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day bllowiqe, and I Threatened him. 60 Friend
Joieph, faa 1 10 him ut i,.or, :. you have gain
ed nothing, and hove Ion my time. You ioo't
know how u manage the matter. Think only
on my prom'ii,. and ucysr heed my threaten
ings. The day following he acc ompifhed his
point. begged entreaird .ien abuftd, and
would have turned him OF. He raied me by alb
ioInte force and had his reward every day for
my I'll hutnor in the moment OF waking--my
thanks and crown an hour after. owe to
poor Jofeph at leaf ten or twelve volumes of
my work"
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NORFOLK, June %.

Captain Brownlow, of the Hannah from Guada-
ioupe, informs us thar the 2sth of May two fhips
OF eighty guns, arrived from France. They faid thcy
formed Fart Of French feet of twenty-f fail of
the line, from Breit; and had been feparated in
torn. ihey had taken merchant ihip on their
paiiase-On the 4th of June the Kngffher, noop of
war, was captured by two French frgates, off Baie-
terre. (Lsdger.
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KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON, May 2s.

On Wedneiday lah arrived in this town, Aa-
ron Burr, efq. late Vice preiideut OF the United
States. On Thurfi1y evr"ing he attended the
concert, and on Friday left town on his way To-
OrieiTs We can confdentlv tate, that Col.
EFF - "gt appointed gov. of LouiTiana. u is
id'd mat he Is not i1tereted ~ the propofed ca
M n The falls of OHIO, but is merely travelling
Tor amufement and Information. He prooofes
re'urninGto kentucky 10 NupnR, when he will
'p'nd fone time at the OIympian Snrings.
Ken. Gas.
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il this be corrett, 1t Is highly probable the land
than thofe rejected by the iena.e of the United
States. and NO ,njRake as to The compe, iation
heing frnn.fera1Ie or. perhaps, he may ,x-
claim, with a falles mipiief in days of oil
)" farewell, long farewell, to all nv grea, nefs."
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MASSACHUSETTS.

1t now appears, that all the returns Ct votes fe 90
vernon had been eonGitationally made, Mr.. Sirorp
would have majority of fix hundred Only and general
EArH, the Republican candidate for lieut., governor,
would have been eleaed, BY majority of fifty or fix
ty over all the other candidates. Chronicle.
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FOR SALE.

T5e Tract sf LAM on zsb,eb C51ir,fel1 eepy.-
bogjc 10 finoioA
I EE lihfsribsrs, heigg deirous Of making dv-
Aon al their lands, will dfpofe Of th4 above or
advantageous the Purehaler, for cath or on
eredt. This trace contains l424 acres; an excel
lent gr(t nd, good and Convenient buildings, that
are SniGTcd Ia the Mutual higranee Comply of ,.is
na;e agaiua fire; tke iiuation inferior to none IN
Many other sdysatages, Gugul.'ly inviting fright be
psrteularized, but we dem it unntceaaiy 20 ~
more, tban 10 icvte hoie wbo win 20 prr,lais, -
come ana view the preirifes
v WtNftIT Jun.
Van. WT!rRI&.
Cheae-fe'd, jane %, 1905. tssN
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Population IF RYEa.

According to tine Pari(h Resiilers of the RulIian
empire for the year 1908, the number OF Marriay.s
was so047o, births, l,27O,34l, deaths, 79i ,97s !;
hence It appears tina. the number of births exceeded
that OF deaths the population therefore en-
creaiiaS in one year hearty half million.
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COMMUNICATION

"A Gentleman in Richmond is in poiIefIion Of the
art OF SECRET WRITING, on plan which com,
prizes ali the qualifications in the article Egnd .c-
NoIUs, IN the Enquirer of the rith inif.
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CHILLTCOTHR, Nav a7,b.

:, Michael Baldwin, "a. has been appointed by
the preiident ofthe United States MARTIAL for
the date o. Ohio. in the place of Day.d lie
sIer, eiq. reE6"eL
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BiseelIanp.

FEMALE DREss.-Ihe government of Switzerland
nave addrefied the following circular letter dated
the 18th of Ian month, to all the lieutenants
The advocate and lefTsr council of the canton Of
Fribourgh fee with great d;fp.eafure that in loms
parts oil our canton, the fair fex have renowned mo-
ralIty which is their brighteh ornament, and intro
dueed and adopted thole coiiumes which are fore;o
rom our manners, and contrary to public deceucy-
Ihoie fanicns extremely foolih aid ridiculous, mui
inevitably make dangerous irnprcil;on OH people
who have not yet entirely renowned ,hofe manners
which diitinguiihed their ancefors-They contr;
butte 20 the contamination of public morality.
adopted with blind enthuiiain, and followed
with fury by the pleafure loving crowd, what fatal
effects may not be produced to thofe whole education
being neglected are but eeby ecured againR the al
lurements Of vice. We tremble for the monen,
when morality fhall difappear
This public fcsndal has 70 much excited the at
tention OF eoeeiiacal authority, that they have adj
dreiied US to folicit attention to repre by the
mott eifcaeous means, this growing evil. Thefe
means will be without effea 70 long as .hofe WIN
in the interior of their families thofe to whom God
and nature have given the moi facred duties of in
cuioating virtue, neglect or feriouny reform them
felves A general remedy nun difcover the exit
ence OF the evil, the knowledge of which is ALWAYS
dangerous and obnoxious 70 tho.r who NAV be alrea-
dy ignorant Of the publicity Of il is fcar-
dal which ought to be avoided.
10 retain as much as poible finplicity Of man.
nsrs in our canton and avoid fuch threatening in
convenences, IT appears us, that the only eicac-
Gus means eoniif in the timely interference of the
tribunal of morals, confequer,ly the juices OF peace
predents ct thele tribunals will receive from then,
the following inftrua;ons
If pertoD Of the famale fex drpfs in firch man
ner as to offend deceucy and morality the iultiee Of
the peace, preiJent OF the tribunal Of manners
muit address the parents, guardians, or hufbauds To
engage them to exert that power which is given to
them by nature. and the laws to bring the perCon
back to the paths Of proprety and prudence and to
appriie them ,hst If they Dill continue refractory
tey muii cite them before the tribunal of morals
:" Ana if th'ie approximations are Intellectual. or
the weakness Of parents guardians, or hubands ar.
ford no hope of amendment and that the exhortatioas
OF Iuitiees of peace prove Of eea, then fa thefe
menaees he executed, and fuch contaminated women
hail be made to appear before the tribunal of manners
which will ceiIiure them for their rreloous and i'm,
moral eondu9, exhort them to fui their duties ard
repreient to 'hem with energy how ride ulous and in
decent is that drefs which, befdes the fandaf that
oecalons expofes virtuous woman to the danger OF
being eonfounded in the pablo eyes with thofe un.
happy females who juitIy merit general eon;enipt-
La C2sfds CoJin.h
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WIN. c. c. CLAIBORNE.

The governor has likewife given his negative
to bill recognizing legal, any rate of intsreft
fipuated by the contracting parties.
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~ nHbsbey ArHo1 Was on Tuefday laft. in
dieted, and convicted at the Circuit Court held in
this place By his honor Chc uice Kent for the MUIR
der oil Betiey Van Anbargh an orphan, by whip
ping her, in fuch unjua;able and barbarous man
fier as to location her death
Judge Kent after an impreilive address to the pri-
f"ner, paiied ientence him, e." You are 10 be
taeen from hence TO the place Of confinement, and
tom thence to the place Of execution and there be
sanged by the neek Until you are dead-and the
lord nave mercy ON your ioul''
Yesterday the honorable Court fixed che time Of
ns execution 20 Friday the srh day Of July next be-
t~eenthe hours Of ten o'clock in the forenoon and
two o'clock in the afternoon
ne trial occupied about Eve hours and an half, and
the Jury were about two hours celebrating Oh their
Verdict.
Thomas R Gold, Rrq was -ounfel for the prifon-
er, and Nathan Williams, Elq Diaria Atrorne,,
snndneied the profeeuton on the part of the Rate.
Co-1Gyg6zpn 61ber. Jn1s 6.
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BUrtoS, the celcbrated Natrralif, was In The
habit of rfing with the Sun, but it was with
great difficulty he conquered his natural indo-
lence. He thus lsfss tie manner in which ne
accompliihr'iit: I" iomy youth was extreme
ly fond "f iieep. and that fondnefS robbed me of
much time. NV poor JoItph "a do,neaic who
irved him iixty Eve years. was of the higher
utility to ne IN overcoming il. pror,ifed h;r
crown for every fine &c Mould make me gel
up al O'clock. re failed No. next dlsv to ronfc
aaG Torment mel dJuisd Elm. lie came IL.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-25

The two bomb Sftcbes, fitting up at Char;ef-
,own, under The direction Of Commodore Pre-
<, are nearly ready for lea, and will Gail for the
Mediterranean in the couIfc OF this week.
neg WI be commandeI by Lccts. Lewis
aud M'Eei.i.
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ANOTHER INDIAN TREATY.

Sparta, June "a.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-04

The highelt price given for.
clean Linen Rags, by the Printer of
this paper.
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PUBLIC SALE.

By virtue ofa'decrce ofthr Ccust Of fhe United
States for enc ftsh circuit ID the Virgins
dsitfiGf, prsns,ancea al The May term. Sos,
in behalf of .RoBnRT BIRD agaspit 7efa.b
Bat;cn. and Jffaae q orr vii! bs ldds the.
hlgsieit biddrf tofrca5y ID ney, SIG
N EST Al III ,8orsP y sssN Ia TiON, iatiie
~ county OF Prince " lllism, called Baek-
lasd- and one ia the scoupiy Of WsitmoreIard;;
called c5arnlh; for the pprpSie pffaiGGg ibe
fun of twelve ttioulsnd dollars swish iptcgSlt
thereon, to be eamFuteal after Jhc, iase Of 5hys
Per ceptufn per amman, trcrl sbs 10th gay. OF
Goyenioer I7eS; and Ibe tpitber fun 81 nine
thou:asid four hundred sna fly four doll4ts and
eighty eight cents, with ike ittersf, 70 IL coap-
puted from the 10Th Day Of May, 1885, 4
: The iale Of the abayssmentioned eaktcs viii
be made on the prern,fes that xof BuSkiand TO
take place on The l4sh dzy Ct Dttot4T next
from whish only Tie fun d sshouf,pd fhtess
bundled ard ferry fix dollars, witb hitcsf. az
Six per ccatu.n PER amman, 10 be compared frorh
the 9Th day Of july 1877, and tbs espeace Of
fale ibersof is TO De RATED, and the reliue from
rhat. called Chantiliy, the isle otwiach aiilaaks
place on the i6thday Of the fame month.
Beajamin Molly, D. NJ
Iofeph Scott, NJ. " p..3i
! September &. slsI 4thsoa. Z
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/ FRIDAY, Oc1oaER 4, 1906
Diilolution Of Copartnerlhip.

THE Copartnerihip diflaeno fulfilling andef
the fira, of .stepb iia41, q ca. Of Alexandria,
was dliEoiSfd the f1rb nitaat, By mutual con,
Isnt: AHpeffonssthat are indebted to, or that
have claims on the fame, arcfrqueilcd 10 come
forwafd ADD fettle, as il is derahle 10 rlcfc the
concern adj faon as polihle. Thofe wheteac
counts are Of long fsnding are particularly re-
quoted GO attend to this notice, and mike
pxymsnss 20 either Of she fnbfcrbcrs.
JOSEPH RIDDLE,
OF Alexandra.
JAMES DALI,
OF Baltimore.
S-sfefnber Is. IT,,
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N O T | C E.

The fubfcriber, Administrator tothe
eRate and effects Of Eagene Hasly, deceaied. re.
quefs all perfons who have claims againt the e.
tate, TO bring them forward, Legally su'hepi'
Gated, for fettlement and thoie indebted viii
plsafs to make immediate payment.
William Oxley.
. Augue "a.
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rpt dppfcHCHutHX NSushe "''y 800
the Unitrd States, 60 that ! get him again,
Negro ABNER;
TE is a font, afong, and active fellow;
/ i undcraands plantation huhrefs well and ia
gosd hosmaker; re is about 8, years old,
about S feet or 0 inches high ne has icfie
old fears from whip which he rereived lev-n-
teen years ago for running away; he has been
my property ever Gnce apd do not rtenlle1
that be has ever been corrected Gnce, althoug
often delesgcd.it; he has moihs' in Fauqoief
county, Virgins, the property of Mr.. John
Broaaughr, AID have been informed he MAS
feen on The road epquirng for faid place, with
"a pals ielting forth that be was fee man, and
my name aGxed to iome Of them. all Of winch
are forseries and ! will give farther reward
of Forty Dollars to any Psrfon that will INFORM
me of the perfon or perfens guilty of The forge
ny. provided they are convicted o. I. the lams.
The above fave went off 2Sth July,. 1905.
Sl THOMAS WEST,
Augpa ID. * - aS2Y ~ 80
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Forty Dollars Reward.

For apprehending arc FIGURING II any gao IN
the UnitrG States, % that ! get him again,
Negro ABWER;
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The Subscriber

Wife, to RENT or SELL, the folorying
Property, on Ksng.jlreet, viz.
q He CORNER STORE, lately occupied
Z BY mr,fsif The Rand is equal to any 10
towo for reiail ftorc ana will be rented very
cheap. Alto, the HOUSE lately occupied by
Doctor HILL; the houfe is very convenient and
10 good repair--shis alto will be rented bar
gain if applied for immediately, For terms, ap.
ply TO THOMAS RIChAR DIS, g
Or in his abfence to Mrs. Hsaoa, living on the
prenlies.
aueua S. dtf
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LAND for SALE.1

4 have about aooo acresof Land,
equal TO any in the aare.of kentucky, ying
near Lexington, which wiiIfel a great bargain;
the title indifputable, and an old military
ene. The terms OF the fale will be made low,
and q very lengthy credK given on acoaGdera
bic part of the purchate money. Thole gentle
men whosintend TO fettle 10 the Gate, and who
with TO purehafe, may 6ed it their in,ereR to.
call upon me. have the certificate OF the hon..
fobu Braek.nridse, Eig. and others, fhewing
the tile, dtuation, quality, quantity and vslue
Of this properly.
John Luke.
AuguR s. diff
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-05
NOTTItE.

- hsretp Ftper, to aHfersons concerned.
w iEksAS Nathaniel White with W;Il;ar,
davidson. both Of the City Of Hiohmona.
p~'Nso 'neir note 70 lanes HsrScd, Of the cotf-
y Of Henriro. for the hire az a revyo 49,,
named Anthony, who made his cIopemsnt md
other Just causes induce rs 70 give timely pot;,e
20 all persons not to purchase said note.
NATHANIEL. WHITE.
Dsesnber 81, 1908. Iw
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-05
John SEABROOg.
Notice.

Hs sab's''6evs and nrate,s Of s5s H,suot IN.
s~aies Comfsay againn Fire N Gool, an 4 T,,,.
r''e ~ zoe Sss'e " VT,ginis, are 5eye5y re9sk,.
20 Gf'e'ft '5ri' aaaof General lkee,inr. "a b. b,
a4'esFSfe n their soas'ifaion on re ss>,ra g,sf.
nesady ~ fa"va,2. asbicb be;rv b. nis,5 da, II
ss'r wssS4. sy fen o'eiset. a. az tbe General on.
pee q Ias~aree ~ ne si,g Of Ristno,s6.
w. f. Asst, principal agent IA. f.e.
keeb-,ons, l0f5 December, 1905. ND,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-05
Il SCHOOL.

'HE subscriber intends opening. a school.
1T his plantation in Hanover county. ahou,
icn miles from Richmond. as sasly Ia the r,,nfh
It January, 1908, a. he shall have the assurauc,
u ak scholars; and wishing to pay partieular,
,ster'ien TO the improvements sf the youtN en-
trusted to his care, will not nn.lerta Ike the ;ns,rc.
rion OF more than hf-esn which number he will
be rnsbled 70 accommodate with board &c
RE purposes to reach the English i. an.,,a o,
grarrna.ieailJ and In such wise az to obvizta
the necsssity for a knowledge Of the dead Ian.
yuages; hs will teach the practical branches OF
Mathematics and Geography. The rnost a,,prov
81 igiish authors viii ba read with = view 20
fcrmnsthe taste. and applying the rules of srarn.
mar; tie sense and scope of Nose ar: hors Dith
the derivation, definition. spd government az
words viii bs sxponadsfl.--Th- sncisYis classic
w. be read IL tran.lstions, whsrc. the I.ayn.r
van become as familiarly acquainted with the
customs, manners and mythology oe m. ,irn..
when and about which shos4 silaors treat. a, ;f
read ~ the osislnz AID in a much shor-ef lime
fne price OF tsitioni bsrd. lodgings aud wa IN.
ing' viii hsfoety pounds for each scholar p.r an.
num- to be paid quarter yearly
JOHN SEABROOE.
n.'csmoHf, Noverbrr 27,b 1904 wtf
+. 81 SkABeook will he thankfu, ,o ,,o.,
Persons disposed 70 encourage him 81 coued;r,
prpis 20 his care. 70 give him ss early info, MARIO,
shereot NJ possible. thar he may be cn.ble,l ;,
2. AXE, Axe. ine. nsessfary arrangements N time
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Dainsair 5l,tsii.eraes.
NETWORK, NoY. %.

The anniveriIry of the evacuation of the CITY
OF New-York by the Bitiih troops, was cele
hrased yeiterday with more than the accultom-
Cd demonstrations of joy.-General Morton's
brigade OF artillery, con6Ging of the frf and
itcond regiments communicative lieut.. colonies
lurtenlus ana. Swartwout COL Van Zapdt's
legion OF infantry, and the ieveral troops of
horic, the whole under the command of briea-
dIer-general Morton, attended on the battery,
where they vert through the ufnal military G.
voiutions with much preciGop, and made a mott
brilliant appearance. They were reviewed by
major general Stevens, and by the French gene
raj Moreau, whole reception was fnch as mn.f
be grateful to the feelings of the iuarous exile,
and was highly honorable 10 the humanity and
public iprlt of our citizens. A grand dinner
was gwen IN the afternoon at Lovett's Hotel by
the oHcerS OF the feyeral regiments, and the hero
of II ohenlinden, was amongft the gueGs
Rage had been erected on the battery for
the accommodation of the officer, of the cor
poration, &c. which broke down with the great
prefinre; and we are forty to fate that a ron Of
MIR. James Walker, in Maidenlane, had the back
part OF his fcul broken by beam falling on him,
and we underltand is iiDce dead journeyman
OF Mr.. Rnck'e, baker. had his leg broken in two
places, his ribs broken, and was ftnt to the hoC.
ptal with little hopes of his recovery Mr.
Bingham was badly hurt in the brean and fever
al Others much injured. Thefe were all under
the platform when it fell. Alderman Moptag-
me, who food on that part of the ftage which
TELL, received cculiderable injury.
The following tcafts were drank at the public
dinner given on Monday, by the firft brigade of
Artillery III compliment to the luxurious Cen.
MoTeau.
/. Our Couptfy-IbcTty's lah afyIum.
Q. The PRECEDENT Of the United States.
9. Governor Lewis His zeal in organizing
and diicipIining the Militia OF this State, merits
orr applaue, and the thanks of the COMMUNE
ty.
4. T." Corporation of the City of New
York.
5. Merritt needs not the funfhine of prof
pcritv 10 thew its value.
G. The Heroes Of American Liberty--Fame
will erttt their Mdufoleum in the bofom of Pof-
terity.
Z. The memory of the Father Of his country,
George WaihiDgton--May each fucceedine
year icatter freih Laurcls over his Tomb.
3. The Army OF the UnitedStates--th germ
of its future glory.
o. The Navy Of the United States--an infant
Hercules, rocked in the Cradle Of Neptune.
TO- The Patriot--the tenor Of whole life is a
compleat defrnce againlt the calumnies of his e.
ncmies.
~. The Militia Of the United States.
y. The Plough, the Keel, and Sword, the
fources of Independence, Wealth and Honour.
ID. The Port OF New-York--Its millions OF
revenue, its harbours without defence, are elo-
quent appeals to the government OF our coun-
Try.
-. The Youth Of America-May they ever
lie the proud hoftages of their Country's lber-
ties.
Is. Tbs Heroes of Tripoli--ricb in the APP
fhuics OF their country, may that ydEe he
ever celebrated which prefers Death to Fri
butte.
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NETWORK, November 90.
From tie B22on Confined, efSatarday.

BY the !hip Charles, capt. Lewis, from Liver
pool, arrived lait evening, we received our Lon
don files TO the 9Th October, inclufive. rNo
details are given from theie papers.
Mr.. Thomas Parry, matter of the fchr. Fan
cy, from st. Johns, Newfoundland, which he
lett the 9th inf. iuforus, that on the 4th, two
London ihips arrived there, in % days, bring
ing London papers, which announced that Ad
mirat Cornwa.!is had had an engagement with
the Brett feet, and Captured eight fail of the
line, which had arrived in England before the
veiiels failed; and alto, that war had commence
cd in Italy, aud victory been gained by the
Aultrians.
II the above dates, &c. are correct, the Lon
don vcileis mrft have failed the 9th Oqoher.
We have nothing to late. Our jaR London
date IL the 5th-and the Charles from Liver
Poo', failed the 9th. Roundabout news is al
ways TO be received with caution.
a letter from London mentions, that Salt Pc
tire had coniiderahly riicn in coniequencc of the
war on the continen;.
Our lat Eng'ithpapers report, that the Frcnc,,
Rochefort f1uadron of five fail of the line, in
lat. 40, long. 9, fell in with an. Engliih Eaif-Ip
d'a fleet from St. Helena, of four extra fhips
and three whalers, conveyed by the Calcutta
of so guns; which, including the Calcutta,
were all captured, excepting the African,
wbaier. The Haddock Hoop of war fell i'm
with the fleet during the action; and immedi-
ately proceeded off Ulhant to inform ord Corn
wallis of the news, that fquadrons might be fent
to intercept them. There were alto fears that
part OF the Engfh Wet-India feet, of 500
fail, from Tortola, had alto been fallen in with
by this fquadron; but capt. Lewis, from Liver
pool, informs us, that Od. IL, off Cape Clear,
he fell in with about fail of Engli:h fhips of
war, and on the fame evening with about three
hundred fail of Englih merchantmen, fnppofed
to be the homeward bound EAT India feet.
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FOR the iolios ing inttreiting particulars rela-
tive To The fiiuatioD Of tie American commerce
20 the Enpiie of Iiayt, wc are indebted 10 the
poliencit Of a rcfpetta merchant of this city,
twho received it from pailtnger in the Grey.
hound, bound to Baltimore, but cap;u ed sF
Monte Ch,iiti. He left Cape Francois the 25.h
OF Cttober, and informs, that the chip Mount
Vernon, White, of this port, arrived of Cape
Francois the 18th Oct. A boat was ient on
thore from her, bat the complexion of affairs
not conportin, with the wihes OF thu iunero ar
20, the projected on to the Bite, where The has
iince arrived in iafety. The liindoltan OF Phi
a1elphia. had been compelled to unload AT the
Cape, and put the property OH board OF her into
TIC hands of the 1ndieene merchant, 70 whole
niiH,ber jhe arrived. Markets were extremely
dull. and coffee came in very now, and was i'm
mediately purchaird up at SO fous. Much dit.
tatisiattion was publicly exprelieci at the late
conduct Of the Emperor. and = appeared 10 be
the uDiverfa wi,h that n - - y
The fchr. Ii land, Luck-., belonging 70 Alex
indria, would leave Cape Francois aboutl IA
days after the Greyhound ALTO the fch,. Mary
Ann, for New-York.
The gentleman further informs, that with ref
peel To the Hindofan, it was the general opiui-
IN, that when ilie had dncharged half her car
go, The would be permitted to fail with the re-
maindtr for the Bte-that her fupercarpoes
tuck clofe to the Indigene merchant night and
day, and would not permit him TO fell any thing
before they knew to whom, aud for what conf
deration Further that the officers of the adj.
mlGiftration at the Cape, though compelled 10
carry the Imperial decree into effect, were vio-
lently oppoied toit, and he thinks, would pun
iti, with uncommon frverty, any Tndipene
merchant who having received a cargo into his
charge, by virtue of the decree, contrary TO the
wiihes of the matter or fupercargoes, fliouid
dare violate his truf in iuch manner as even
&c be proved by prefumptre evidence.