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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-05-29

1t hi, BOOK Is STATIONARY STORE,
KxgFrxet, ofpsete Ii. cd Eagle TAVtrx,
70 reaus writing PAPER-AlSo---
10 reams Tea ditto.
Tbe foloavise Books in aaaifios to bis former fses.
Family Bibles 4to. and 8vo.; OAR
wins Botaaic Garden; Haryey's Meditaticns /;
3onnycaitles Algel a; M'c sIyers Cookery !;
anecdotes of Modern Philosophers; Roderak
Random; Hudlbrals Caleb Williams j; Gull.
ser's Travels; Humphrey Cliakcr; Ollians
Poems Gil Bias; Ferguson's ARronemy !;
LcInpriets Gl<ffical Dictionary CisFs'a Saliuii !;
Nepos; Tooke's Pantheon; Vattel's Law of
Nations; Msyor's Natural Hieosy Tom jrnes;
Tobnfoh's sso. and pockes Dictionaries; Con
duaor Generals; SYMPTOMS Euclid; Gibbons
Surveying, Montefquieus fpifis of Law; Smiths
Wealth OF Nations Sorrows of Wer,er; Shakef
peare's works Svo. P;:srims Prosrefs John
Newton's works 9 ve's.
STATIC N Il Il 7.
States AID pencils, Dutch and Irih quilts, wa.
fers in boxes, gold Leaf, Guntcr, s icaies, fand,
and fand boxes, ftes, ,Ru,ed and plain g,afs and
iapap,d inke pds, counting honfe flies and laces,
bimde, >. bandbox and bonnet eaheboards, black
and rid lead pencils, black and red fealiog wax,
INK and ink powder, playing and blank cards,
black and red Morocco pocket books, blank
books, sGofted, Roman & common violin ftrings,
ssd 4 general .affortmcnt Of lchool books-the
wheie Of which will be diipof.d CT on the moa
reafunable terms for cagl. qr
. MayI3. colt
n Intending to remove from this
place in the COURT Of the eniuing famlner, / will
difpofe of the whole of my STOCK, confdefa-
bly, below the ufusl telling prices.
John Gray.
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FOR SALE,


CT to Let, for a Term Of Years, or on
Ground Rent for euer,
Four valuable Lots, on the fouth
fde o. King.Rree,, between Fsyette ADD Henry
arees each ior fronting 20 feet on King .fleet,
and running back 100 feet1to 4 : feet alley. =
The Gtuation of this property is !uch lbcing IN
one Of the mott :hsiyipg parts of the town. as
10 make the poGrfion OF it very dellrable to any
peEion having money To pufchafe, more eifeei-.
ally to dealers in country produce.
Ayo, for Sale,
A Houfe and .I.ot,Ael the, fouth
fide of King e,eet, near Warrington ffeei, AID
oppolrc the fore of Mr. James Bacon. This
iituasion is equal to any in sownfof buhneis.
LMsauyssio Lei, foylfds asrsu Of tex yea,s,@
An haif,acre Loton Duke and Pitt
directs, mot eighty liruated for aGartsn or
Clover Let, for which paspoae any it iseaidl be
7yenGed. AS manure has beer thrown up IN tsesps
upon it for fsyerai years the gioand Cannot but
De as s;ch as could BE- wiihed.s4For terms,apply
to Mr.. JGmss Baeaa,. On King, near Waihipg
son arset, Q. TO the fubfcsioer, at Motley Hall,
oppcilte to Alexandra.
Thos. L. Wilmington.
N. B. To HIRE By tbs month, 49,
A very likely active, BOY,
Abous Is years oij, who has from child
been acceaoned TO wait in the houle, provided
mgnediase application Is made as above.
May 8 ~
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z e " o z Il L.
IA M ES RU SSE l.,

Ia MES Russell,
Has ,saasvsd ,bif Store ~ Ryalfreel, IN part IF
IL. OLo EAGLE TAvEaa HOUSE, one DOR
nwt5ef Kns area 705ert be bas se o1sntd
afrg9 laapJ u
German & Eait-India Goods,
Prints, Dln..ies, Checks, If.jh Linens, &c. &c.
which he will fell by the piece, low, for osln,
OF Gu alhor, credit.
May 2.
IN. B. | will let, f.,f fonr year,, the BRICK
HOUSED have jla LETT, on Fairfax itfest.
R
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Richard. Brooke.
/ have Received,
PER UNITED STATES, #
A few Tons PATENT SHOT and
BAR LEAD.
dLS0,
800 Boxes PIPES.
w. Bartleman.
Nav -. eoee
10 pipes well tlaver'G Holland
Gie.
60 caiks. Dutch L;n!esd Oil,
bales German Tickenburgh
| cafe Brisannias, Is
I do Piatillas Royal,
Iuh Imported from Rotterdam,
III thebrig Nancy, Spaldsng,
AND FOR SALE BY 9
=. 6 T.VoweH.
WHO HAVE IN STORE, %
Aafew pipes old Madeira Wine, IT
for Immediate ufe,
Three hhas. old Grenada Rum,
Three cstks Clover Seed,
Ten pipes 4,h proof Spanifh Brandy.
e. Cah gspenJ for Otter and
Mink Skins.
April IS. d
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A med ,cics which for efficacy and fais'g M
operation iiards unrivaled. The mott autht
ticated rrooIs and aeipe6sahie authorities OF
aiion'thit,s yifsoes, aad i:pr;dug efeess, ios
IRENE ard alarming cafes Of worms, may be if
at the place of fale. Price So cents packet
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-05-29
N OF Ice.

On Saturday the ta day of June
ncxs mall offer arpnblic Gale, at the R0fehoufs
! now occupy, ia rhe town Of CeAeefviiie, all
the Rock have In trails, coaGtting chiefly OF
dry goods. Fhose 20 WHOM I.may kand jnRly
indebted, viii be allowed To puschale at the
day offale.
Richard Brooke.
MAJ 10. d
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Dr.. Cooley's Vegetable Elk
On, COURT Dr0bs,

For Coughs, Colds, Aahmas, lpittrg OF bloc
ard all diifrafts the isngs. LIS nlcfirs fauS
unrivalIed. Price 50 cents bottle.
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7uR fecesued and, Tor Sale
By IOHM GRAY.

1T hi, BOOK s STATIONARY STORE
Ksgfrset, otp.Gte II. oyl Eagts TaVt,n,
70 reams writing PAPER--ALso--
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TO LET,
/, TO LET,
For one or m0,e years.

For ene or more years,
The white Warehouie, on King
Areet. near Col. Ramfay's wharf. Tue Gsua--
ton for buGn.is equal 70 any in town. Apply
10 JOSEPH RIDDLE & Co.
March %. s
EIGHT DOLLARS REGARD.
IRAN. AWAY, from the fuOlcl.bef, living in
+ Lselburg, Laid0un county, 1irsiaia, on ths
10Th April laf.
a siULATTO BOY, named Z EFF, or
n LEWIS, 90 years old, aboas. Feet 8
Or . inches high, 1ender made. big jointcd,
large feet. foud Of ginning, and great talker !:
Had Oh, when he went away mkt grey cloth
-.caassr, white caiimere jacket, blue cloth over
-aalis, oznaburg iiift, aaa around hat. He was
isen at the ifh wharf, IN. alexandria on Sunday
], The arft April An matters of veiiels and Others
are ,forwaracd againa carrying hin off ,heis
peril. Whoever will agprehend laid boy, snet
deliver him 10 me, or fecures him in any jail
70 that ger bin again. ihail receive the sbovf
-ssward AMI al; seafonabic expenses paid.
William Taylor.
May s.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-05-29
Fancy Japan & Gilt Furniture,
In Kiug,freft, a fe0v doays stloqy 81.
EGp5,6reet,

!, HEfubferibers inrenting 20 eeabEih ma
4 nuiattory in the above lire in this town,
aat;cr thsmfeives that they vii meet With that
encouragement which. the firm and heatnefs of
their work will entitle them 10, as tb-y warran,
1T to be equal to any imported.
Try wsll aluays Aet9 on 7iland,
A haBdime a1ortment OF caor feat, rnlh.b
toa, and Wirdfor Chairs, ietsses, rece6 & win.
dow fssts, card. pier, and sea:fahles. laies'
writing and work. aansis, cand,e aud ffc.fareers,
assil.haod and candle itznis, trdHeads, bed and
window cofniilies, and every article OF orna.
mental furniture made 70 oraef, by
sFinlay and Cook,
Who frame prints, drawings, aud Needle.
work, ia the nsasoa nnnner.
Liksxie execute coach, Ego and o,namen,ai
Printing, on the lhos:cis aosice, AID as the moi
reduced prices.
April g.. eo3s-iaw
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IS p r [ NC @ Q q DIS. .
EbuyIes Bennett

CittUf ICo xOCftIICD
Has imported in the fhip Unite.i States, Captain
Spcake, the following GOODS; which he
off,: FOR fa.c, moderate terms. by whole.
laie or retail /:
Superfne Cloths 6 Kerfeymeres.
Rea back fatins ard AoreE,ines.
Cotton kerlrymefes ard colored rankeeas.
: Fashionable waiitcoating.
Silk, cotton, aud: thsead ,h,fe.
Laced and rain camb;ick mullins.
Dnities and .canhrick ditto.
Mems black. white, and drsb ak gloves.
Elegant sex.ra long pic nc, AID plain 81;
gloves.
!, Wsedies and killing hoes.
Bet Virginia Sickles.
SWaldlan's and Biggin's erallifg and gsa's
feyshes. E
Sho,.beits and powdcr.fs&s.
g Double and Jingle bArseiled guns, &c. &c.
r1ay ~, p - dfw. col do.zaw rio
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" A LII ALB (. E tFAMI,..
MEDICINES.
Juf received d;rca from the Patent.es ).
f OR SHE BT
IAMEsAENNEDY, Jun.
DRUGGIST;
Thefollowing Valuable Medicines,
Dir. Ravion's Ants- Bilious AM
Stowacbsl Rtters.
PREP AIRED BY
THO MAS II. Z II w so N
: Member OF the Connection, Medical Soci.u


TeHEsE Bitters have undoubtedly had 4.
IL moit rapid fak Of any Patent Meaic,,..
yer before d,icovsred, and are jully appreciate
for ,lieiv i,9ular and uncommon virtues for /
ao-ips weak and decayed contributions, and II
that train Of complicated complaints 70 commons
the fpring ard tall ieafons. luch as iatermitlas
Fever, ard gati, lag .tsfxmsnl FtOtrs, D.
kn.s1ies, sc. They are ailo very plea(ant BIZ.
ter for common ufc, and ~here. they arc know.
they have taken the place and fuperceded the Ut
of all other btseis in public houies as we'll a,
private tami.ies.-Prlce 50 cents box.
DIR. KEGS: Windham) Bilious pin,
THE great fals aad increaGng demand for tA.t
yalusble pills for thefe twelve years pat, bs
-(pssk their inuinf,c worth. They hav. proYs
Gnguiarly eficacious in Blliyus and 1tllaw i.
s,trs, Jdsnd;ee, Had Aaebs, Dy/.nte,iei. Bi9ias
c5ot,e, Cofives.ts, Frmalf complaints, sc.
Tb, very gr-at demand aus hisa ciesm IN
which -.lsle pills are held throughout the United
States ard the Wet Inaes, has induced msuy to
cousserlc, them /; tic furchafer is reausaed to
obssrre hat the name OF Samuel Lee. jua. ith.
i.t.usee) is Affixed to each bill OK directions, in
his owa hand writing, or shcy will not be senu.
ine- Price SO cents abox.
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DR.. Rawjon's Anti Bilious Pills,
Or, Family PhYEc.

The extraordinary celebrity thele pills have
gained, the uniyeI!ai demand for them and efsen
in which .hey are held by medical men of ,ht hna
e.ninenoe, are fuficient Testimonials OF their IN
trinGc worth. In great COLDS and iudden attacks
Of dfofders, an early ute OF thefe pills often pro-
dacss III. hsppieR effects, and taken once in eight
Of ten daysin cafes of indigestion, headachs, diz.
zineis, pains II, the itomach and bowels, aylen,
teries, diaseb@ss, sdropGes, &c. and a liberl
dfe of Jay anti bilious biuefs in the intefmediis
tine has relieved patients almoa TO mirace.-|
Price a cents b1z.
1hompjoa's aromatic Tooth PsM|
Forf,hr |s.lyy- ii the teeth and gums, and ic1
wIai.ea;ng and preleiy;pg the teeth. 1t likewlE|
takes of all dilas resapie inells from the breath
which generally arifrs from icorhusic gums and
bas teeth. Ih;spsie is much IL ufs, and higt
~ efeemcd hy all thotc who value the ptefervau
On o. their tcsth, i! may be applied at all tns|
with the created iaiety. 1t is neatly rut up
pevter boxes with paper dnes;ors. Price
ents box.
Dr.. Ra1sfon's Worm Powders
a medcice " Inch f,r sRicacy ard fafety ms
operation ifards unriyaIled. The moa auihe"
ticated proofs and lefpeGahie at ;loriiies OF
aionfit,ips yirsces, aad fu!pr;dUg efef!s, 10
tteme ard alarming cafes Of worms, may be led
at the place of fale. Price 50 cents packet
Dr.. Cooley's Vegetable Elixir
On, Coagb DROPS,
For coughs, Colds, Alfbmas, fpittieg OF bioa,
ard all difrales OF the isngs. I.s nicrrs ftauS
u,utrivalIed. Price 5oeeots a bottle.
DR.. Cooley's Rheumatic Pits
p Price 80 cents box.
Hiilkley's ItIfallible remedy fol
the Piles.
Prize SO Gents a Box.
Very particular directions accompanying "'
Of tils:e valuable medicines.
He has hkewsje )or Sale,
A general a1or,,nens of Drugs. Patent MI
cine,, Shop tufoi,u:s ard Walls: FEW bao'.
foGc Hall Lamps Indian Shade (; proof. Wan;
Efcnee OF Spruce PATENT Backing .a'os',
and Sherry wine black bottles in hoeihsess'"
Paints ground in oil and few barrels Pc.
feed OIL, which be will fell on reaionao'e ms
for cath, or TO panttual eaaomsrs on ~
credit.
@e1 A generous allowance will be mace
.shoie who purchafe the above Msdiciaes by
dozen.
March 81. 3sr.1
PRINTED DAIL1 BIZ
G g NJ q ~ II e NJ
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DR.. Rawfon's Itch Ointment.

A certain and fafe application Cor that di(a.
gseeable complaint called the ITCH. Price a
cent. a box.
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Kalaa5ls PROPERTY or Sale.

a piece Of ground, on the wet fide
.Nnf Union. tfset, and 20 the fourhwafd OF Eeank-
In Rreet; beginning on Union frecs IS scet 8
and half iaches 20 III. louthward OF FIanklin
areet, aud running fouthwariiy with Union itrsst
GSsfeet ma halfinchss, and extending back.6a
feet inches.
Another piece OF ground, lying on
The fouth 6de OF Rankin Rreet, and weR fde of
Potomac ftreet; beginning at the interlcefion Of
she Rfeets aud summing weftwardly with Frank
lin erect 3sfeet INCHES, ioushwardly, with Ps-
somsc Erect, SO feet and half inches.
An half-acre of ground, on the wetf
Aie of Royal ascet, and ionsh Gis Of Gibioo
direct.
The above propertyis part of the
eitate Of the late captain John HARPsR, who
directed il houlc be fold for the payment OF bis
debts. /. will thefef0scbc difpofed of at pub
lic auction, on. tie prsmifes, at ten o,clock in
the forenoon, Of the Err Saturday in ]aae next,
to the highea biddes. Oac fourth Of the pur.
chafe money 10 be paid down, one fourthin Elk
months, one fourth in twelve months and the
r.mzioder in eighteen months, from the day of
5 faIe. A good title viii be made on the receipt
Of the 6IA payment, taking deed Of truR Oh
the property, TO fecure The renaining payments.
MARY HARPE % Execu:rix.
VIM. HERBERT,
SAMUEL CRAIG, Ex.,....
JOHN. DUNLAP, --'
w. HARFSHORNE,J
May S. sasa4N1&d6t
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chic reference to that circumstance In making the
motion for continuance, | Gated that in conformity
to the law and ufage of Virginia, when prefent-
ment was found, the ordinary procefs was by FUN
mons to the next term, and that during the interval
between erving the procels, and the time at hicf
1t was returnabe, the acculed was enabled to prepare
and collect matter for his defence It is extremely
probable that Tome other motion would have beer
made, but for obiervaton that fell from the Judge
ON another part of my argument ftated that the
! jury were to aels the fine according to law Thu
| opinion was oppoied and denounced as Wild notion
Finding that the Judge had made up his mind on thai
iubjec, and that the law of Virginia was not conder
ed as obligatory, had no idea Of making any mott
on to the court founded the doGrne which he hae
thus denounced. My opinion before az that time
and at the Prelent time the opinion which exprec
led officially on late oecaion, is that where the
laws OF the United States do not otherwile require OF
provide
M, Ma,fia faid that he apprehended thi, t.ti
timony was Of no kind of consequence
Mr.. Hay. was only about to Rate the reaCon.
why nothing more was iaid on that ltbjsa, or amo
ton founded on it,
The P,1fd.af. The Senate obieG to that fort o.
teitimony. You will peaie to confne yourCelf a.
much as PolTble to faas.
Mr.. Hrs. only meant to have tated fac9 that
the exPres declaration made by the court to the coun
lei for the accusd in relation to the dostrine iuN
mentioned, puta Top to my mentioning any idea. o,
making any motion founded on that dotlrine
Nh. Raadeibb. with to ak the witnels, who tell,
Us he has been iSteeD years practitioner at the bar
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fet the fpritfa topfail, in order 10 get clear of
the enemy's ihip but the men ordered TO do
this duty, were all killed by the mufketry of the
other ihp, and the Cleopatra being now able 70
bring only two guns TO bear upon the Fre3ch
hip, and that with very little effcta, from her
hyperion hight, and the French rnufkctrv fweep-
ing the decks, the enemy at length fucceeded
in boarding, and at a quarter pafl five p M. (af-
ter tevcre and bloody conflict of nearly three
hours) the Cleopatra was obliged to give over an
Intellectual rehitance, and to firrender to fich A
Hyperion force,-aided as il was by an unfortu
nate accident. After che action the CLEOPATRA
WAS mere wreck, having no mats Handing but
her miZenmait her fore mat. mlin-maf and
alto her bowfprt, have been fhot away: and the
next morning the French ihip had no mats
Handing but her foremaf her man-mat and
| rnizen matt having gone over the iide
To form iut opinion OF the very gallant
defence made by the Cleopatra. in this fevere
action, with frigate of flch hyperion itrencth.
it is only neceiiary TO fate the comparative force
and numbers on board the two fhips.-La Vile.
de Milan was laid down fora II, is a lhip of 200
tons hurthcn with 5 ports of a lide upon her
main-deck, upon which ihe had mounted in the
action % French Is Founders, each carving q
90 pound mot; II long FOUNDERS upon her
quarterback, and long 9 Founders uDon her
fore-caltle: with crew of $50 men, he6des 90
FTSnCn officers, ana 4 nuinOtr or tOldiS rS who
were going paf myers TO France. The Cleopa-
tire mounts 80 twelve Founders, and had 1919
men in this aston: 60 that in fizc, number of
men, and weight of metal, La Vile de Milan
was nearly double the force of the CLEOPATRA.
There were % men killed and SO wounded on
board of the Cleopatra among the latter were
officers. including Mr.. Mitchell, (the eldef fon
of fl Andrew Mitchell,l who was dangerously
wounded in the ihoulder. We have not heard
how MANY were killed and wounded on board
the French flip: among the former was Mon
iieur Reynaud, the Captaine de Vatican, and
among the latter Mons. GilIet, the captain of
tn frigate. After the Cleopatra had been about
week in the poieiiion of the French frigate,
the Leander, captain Talbot, mot fortunately
hove in fight, and after Mort chafe, took both
ihips (without the leaf reiitance on their part
and brought them with her into this port. The
action happened three degrees to the fouthward
of this port.
Francis Gore, Efq. fon of the Earl of Arran,
is appointed Governor of thefe Hands.
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BERMUDA, March 9,

Wednefday came in from crrize, his maief-
tvs hip Leander, Capt. Talbot, with the French
trIgate La Vile de Milan, commanded by Mon
iieur de Reynaud, C1pitaine de V1iTeau, and
member of the Legion of Honor, and Mo- fieur
Gllliet, Capitane de Fregate, under iury-nafts,
which flip had been taken bv the Leander (;
and alto with his majeay's fliD CleoDatra, capt.
Sir Robert Laurie, Bart. ALTO under jury-mafs,
re-taken by the Leander A very defperate en-
gagement had taken place between the Cleopa-
ira and La Vile de Milan, which ended in the
capture of the former, and of which the follow
ing are Tome of the particulars, ftated as accu-
rately as we have been able 70 procure them.
About o O'Clock A. M. Of the 10th of Feb
La Vile de Milan hove in fight, and the Cleo
patra gave chafe, hoifing American colours to
induce the other to bring to. La Vile de Mi
Ian however continued her courfe. and the Ca-
opatra, Though under prefs of faiD could not
come up with her 70 AS to bring her to action,
until half paft two O'Clock p M of the 17.h Of
Feb. when the action commenced and was con-
tlnued with great fury on both fides, within
half cables length. During two hours and 4
half, the Cleopatra had greatly the adv1n.a age,
notwithstanding the great fuperiority Of the
force of the enemy, and would in all probab-
| ty have foon Obliged the French lhp to furren-
der, (having at 5 p. NJ. lhot away her m1intop-
fail yard, s. her mats being very much wound
| ed,) had not the wheel Of the Cleopatra been
unfortunately truck with fhot, which render
ed II immoveable, and the rudder al the fame
time 70 choaked as to be wholly inc1-able of
directing the movements Of the hip. The Gle
opatra having fhot ahead, was, at the moment
of the wheels being truck with the fhot. at
tempting TO crofs the bows of the French fhip.
| 10 as to rake her, when the enemy fleeing the
accident which had happened, and that fhe was
| wholly unmanageable,) with the wind ON his
beam, and heavy fwel, rim his head and bow
iprlt over the CIeopatra's qu'rter-deck, and a.
vaing himfelf of his great fupcrority in
numbers, under tremendous fire from
| his muiketry, which almof cleared the
Cleopatra's decks, attempted TO board
| They were however, with tine greItef brave
ry, driven back By tn gallant few who yet re-
NAMED to defend the nip. An attempt was
made to hoia the foretop-mafi ftayiai, and to
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TUESDAY, Feb. IL.
Mr.. HA7- in eonfinuafion.
ljourned at s P. M.

a very fhort ftatcment will clofe the detail
which have to make. 1t was the intention of
the council, who appeared in behalf of the ira
verfer, to have defended him on the ground of
the unconfttutionality ofthat fiction ofthe law,
commonly called TIE iedition law, on which
the indictment was founded. The gentlemen
afociated with ne in the defence proceeded
to argue this point. They were not permitted
to address the jury refpetting it. The treat
ment experienced by Mr.. Writ ON the occahon,
have already fome decree Rated. recol-
eet he was interrupted by J. c. at feveraltimes,
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PENNSYLVANIA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE AURORA,
Philadelphia, March 81, 1905.
SIR.-- In your paper Of this morning, appears
what "urports to be letter of refgnaioa from
me to the governor, on the 5th of April, 1904.
1t is certain that fuch letter was prepared by
me, and a few copies truck off ar confden-
tial preis, one of which would feem to have got
abroad, but without my knowledge or agency.
Bur it was not delivered to the governor, and
therefore is not TO he conidered as a refignati-
on delivered, or accepted, though it contains
the honeff icntiments of my heart on the occa-
hon.
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Yours

PHILADELPHIA, April 7tb, 1904.
His exceilency Thomas M'Kean, governor of
the fate of Pennsylvania.
have feen the addrefs of two thirds of each
houle OF the Legislature, for the purpofe of re-
moving me from the bench ofthe fupreme court
of the Fate. / know that by the contribution
your excelency is not bound to remove. But
chufe to remove myfelf, and, under thefe
circumstances, decline to hold the commifIion
which had the honor TO receive from your ex-
cellency.-l have waited the coming of your ex-
ccllencyto the city, to reign it.
The addrefs ftates il to be in confeouence of
my letter to the fpeaker of the houfe of repre-
fentatives, relative to a judgment of the hI-
preme court, in the cafe of Thomas PaTinore,
for a trefpafs on the administration of iuHice |:
or, in the language ofthe law, confem6t. NV
fituation was deicate-I had concurred in the
judgment, though the evidence of this before
the committee and the houfe was contradictory.
and not politlve. But it was the fact. and 7
could not, in honor, ftand by, and not fubrnit
myielf to the coniequence. The houfe have
continued 1t contempt; But latter myf.lf.
that your excelfency will think, that ON tnf
part of thu houie, there may have been rniCcon-
ceptiOn vt the icope of my letter, or particular
expeditions. it was in my mind, as have ey-
oreiitd it, to relieve the sdminifration with the
public, whole furmiie was, though uniuI, that
the committee of the houfe had left me ont
through favor and ELECTION. For, conino in
with the republican administration, was con.
hdersd as belonging to it not i'm the deciions
Of the bench, hope, but in political f.nti-
ments.---No contempt was intended.
am Sir, with great refpcd
your excellency's mott obedient
Humble iervant.
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D1ntetfir 5nteIilgente.
NETWORK, March %.

Captain Taber informs us that at the time of
his departure the frigate United States, captain
Rogers, was at Lfbon, undergoing fome repairs,
and wonld ihortly leave that port TO Join our
fquadron in the Mediterranean. Hoftlities be-
tween Great-Britain aud Portugal had not COM
menced, but fuch an event was conGdcred as
unavoidable.-[ Mere. AdO.