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SENATE or 7T4E UNITED STATES.

c>1>'~' - VI 4 44-- ONiI r. ~ 81 III ES.
According to the deire expreftd in your re-
fo!uton of the 23th inn. now communicate
2report ofthe Secretary of State. with docu.
ments relative to complaints a-ainf arming the
merchant ihl1e and velIeis of the United States
and The ""nduct of tire captains and crews of
frch as have beeuarmed.
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SnppciHg 20 Gerry, on IN average, zoo bags of
eotton each, The quantity would be $500
bags.
Vcitls cleared from the III OGober 1904. to
the IA eco 0sry 1909, bVGdd TO the lsme potts,
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The following Blanks, printed on handrome So,i,,
TJPe' may be had at ,he Office Of the Enquirer.
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NORFOLK, FEs. II.

Yaacriay cane on Before the fulIen bench eyer
witnel-d in this borsuEh the trial of the NEGROES
charged with thc murder o. a captain of craft, nam
ed Amos. The 6rit tried, named Alo!es belo,p-
ing to Mrs. fIutchlgs of this Borougli-fie wa, de-
Tended by Meirs. Lindiay >nd Writ Mr. LindG,v
defended him the evidence, and attempted tn be,-
that he was not guilty of the charge. Mr.. Writ CON
tnucd the argument, and admitted that, although no
mghr have been the caule OF the death of the decea
yet till from tht nature Of the circumstances, the prC
oner was only guilty of mauilaughter. We reverence
proieionaI talents wherever found and acknowledge
wenever htened to more peripicuous or neat erou
ment than was Delivered by Mr. Writ on the occaf0n
but cannot but lament that they were employed fo
iueeelsully OIL fuch an location. There were feven
magiitrates on the bench fx OF ther we are inform
ed were decidedly of opinion that the priloner was
guilty of murders but the ill-tmed clemercy of one
prevented the culprt from receiving his iuG reward
Another Of thoe concerned met the fate of Moe, and
was purified by being burnt i'll the hand and receiving
80 laihes We never lsw more crowded audience.
or more marked indgnation at the efcape of thofe
raiilaHs from the gallows. We underland two or
three more to be tried this day ReyalA
BY capt. Ward, arrived from Cadiz, we learn that
formal expedition of the differences between srain
and Great Britain had been publihed by his mott Cath
ole Maelly; it is on board the fhip Jenny, incof,d
to the Office Of Rate by cOnlu at Cadiz but CAPT
w. coGE not procure a copy for kmfelf-The king of
SPAN "a thing never done before by hn) relnauilhe,
his rOy portion in all prizes for the encouragement
OF lis navy, aui prvatecrs. The harbor Of Cadz was
oloislY watched by Englh lquadron; notwth-
tandns which the place full Of veels loaded with
grain and -four, w.i,h had become plenty, although
the priceshad nos fallen. The spsniards were buily
enYoved n fitting out fquadron to act in concert
w'si, the French feet. [PaIHs L.gge,l
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br. Mcry'g, 10 tie Secretary Of Sia:e.
PHILADELPHIA, AugG0 81, 1904.
SIP,
] have received Information refpe9irr feyc.
raj vSacls which have Of lste been armed, and
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- For ieversl New Advertisements, fee third CO.
lnmn of the fourth page.
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RICHMoND ACADEM7- lOrrFRr

STAT Of TIE yrbri qr tie 1915 day'5 da4ciqs.
Weia5aay isf, tbe Isib infant
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s. CAROLINA. CsARtssroS, Feb. !.

Vejels cleared at the CuGom-Houfs Of this
port, from the Ut Odober 1908, to the IN
February 1904, bound
To London, ?,
LIVERPOOL, 6,
Giaigow, 6,
1os9l, "a
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Iith DAYS DRAWING.
Prize IF 800 DOLars-No. Sls3.
Prise Of 100 DONays-Nc. 522.

PoltPoned. ="
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Mr. Cr'7Oaigt5ieH reported from the committee of
Commerce and Manufactures, the bill for carving
into more complete eece the lot article of the treaty
OF trendihip, limits and navigation with Spain, with
the amendments Of the Senate. The report r. com.
nlended agreement the bill as amended TO which
the Houfe concuring, the bill is finally palIed.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

never thought of the subject OF :them |;
spoke the voice OF people, out OF whose
mouths no such voice ever came, and did
for the people what it never entered into
the heads of the said people to have done.
la short, i" presumed TO act in thename ct
the beoble," in favor of Mons. Genet's de-
signs, though had they succeeded, the coun-
try that is, the people. would been have
laid bound hand and foot, for ever pros.
traeea. the bloody feet of France.
When men enter upon bad enterprises
to be performed by bad means, it would be
worth their while to consider the risks they
must necessarily run, since, to Persevere
in evh dong, without detection, Is dlflculs,
and to change their means without chang.
ing their end also, would be impossible.
It cannot bat be unpleasant to walk In new
and un.ried tracts ]; and to men capable OF
forming and perpe,rating schemes OF ylo.
lence and wrought must be rather disa.
greeable circumstance to be driven into
the road that leads TO justice. 1t were well
therefore, if politicians, before they COM
mence in hypocricy and fraud, would take
into consideration how singularly awkward
they must feel, il, perchaace, they should
be csmptlled to end with prob!ty and vil-
tue. CORREGID0R-
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02
NEW YORK, August 29.

NEW YORK, August 90.
We have received by captain Waite, Of
the Liverpool Packet, our regular alea of
Lloyd's Lists, London and Liverpool pa
,pers, the two former to the 9th, and the
latter to the lib, inclusive which, tho
they afford very little political news, have
furnished US with a valuable addition to
our marine departments.
Captain Waite spoke, on the 18th inst.
the snip Laura, captain Newman, from
Liverpool for this port, who had been
boarded by French frigate, with two
others in company, and was informed that
they belonged to the combined squadron
on their return to Europe. and had cap,ur-
ed ~ days before, in Lat. 4s, long. 40, the
British frigate Blanche, after very obsti.
nate engagement.
LONDON, July6.
The Jamaica feet are arrived In the
Downs. Two are said to have run on
shore at Crooked Island, and several are
missing.
In our paper of Wednesday we men.
toned an embargo having been laid on all
ships in the Texel, and that the Dutch
feet was waiting an opportunity to come
out. The Swan cutter, arrived at Var
mouth, reports, that the Dutch feet had
come down as low as the fifth buoy Of tho
Texel, but was prevented FROM sailing BY
the wind falling short.
1t is added, that government has receiv.
ed intelligence of the Immediately expect
ed arrival of Bonaparte at Paris, an6 trom
thence at Boulogne to put in motion the
expedition SO long medltated against this
country!
The report of the committee appointed
to prepare articles Of impeachment against
lordviscouns Melville, was yesterday dis
,ributed in the house of commons.
The resignation of lord Sidmou,h,
which we noticed yesterday, is, we be-
iieve, certain. Lord Buckinghamshire,
chancellor of the duchy Of Lancaster, also
resires. Mr.. Vansittart has likewise re-
signed the Office of principal secretary TO
the lord lieutenant of ireland, aud others
expected TO follow.
Earl Camden, will, it is said, succeed
lord Sidmouth, a, president of the eouu-
CD /; and the right honorable Charles Yorks
will be appointed secretary of state for the
colonial department., vice lord Camden.
Lord Sidmouih's intention Of resigning
was, we understand, communicated to Mr..
Sheridan, for the purpose of being cor
veyed to his royal hghness the prince of
Wales.
Some Of the morning papers have stated,
that MIR. Pitt knew nothing of the res;gna.
ton Of lord Sidmou,h till he saw it in the
public prints. We can state, on the con-
trary, that Mr.. Pitt used his efforts to
force his lordship and friends to retire.
Star.
Yesterday a messenger was ordered to
hold himself in readiness to leave town for
the continent, with dispatches for lord
Mulgrase: his destination is kept so pro.
found secret, that he is not to know it un-
til his arrival at Got,enburgh.
July 8.
We subjoin letter from Plymouth,
written by mestintelligent and respecta-
bic friend, 70 whom We have often been
indebted for articles of intelligence on i'm.
Portant occasions, and which We always
found to be correct:
Plymouth, Tuly7.
+" His Majssty's ship Curieux, of IS
guns, captain Betsesworth, arrived here
this day, 2 P. M. BY her we have the
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

August 80. led last
The ship Rhoda and Betsy al lool, ,pd
evening in a. days from Liy1Tp0 oI;,b p,
we have extended our hles o. 10 a1y; l,lsf
pers to the 18th of July, four o11 p,cl.t
than our advices by the Livsrpo. .;,ed. vii
The hour a. which they were ree., he
not permit US 10 do more 'i'an D .unnaf
outlines of their contents in
manner. N lettf
The Grand Siguior ia s''"e'
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pWhen men of rank sacrifice all ideas of dignity to
an ambition without diftin4 object, and work witt
low nltrume nts; and for low ends, the whole compof
ton becomes low and bale BURKE.
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14
Wb2k NisniJsr 3sI.

evening of the 22d infant, in fore next to
the Kings wharf, and is faid to have been oc-
cahoned bya negro fnoking the mufquito cur
tains of bed. AT hrft it was apparently very
tr;hing, having been foon dfcovered, and there
was not breath Of air to increafe il; bu, as
there were neither engines or fire buckets in the
place, the inhabitants could not exringuifh it.
In about is minutes afterwards frefh breeze
came from the Eafward, blowing directly in
range of the town, and threatening it with toar
deitruEion. The inhabitants being unaccuf-
omed to fuch fcenes, and not knowing of any
method TO itopit, were in the utmof conferna.
ton The American captains in port went i'm
mediately on fhorc with their crews and pro-
poicd TO the commandant that they ihould go 10
leeward of the fire, and pull down or blow up
teveral houfes, and by that means flop its fur
ther progreis but this was objected to, and
forbidden. After this, the inhabitants declined
attemptiong TO check the dcvouring elemento
and each one endeavoured 10 preferve his own
property leaving the flames to take their couric.
/ hey continued to rage with the greateR fury
until about fave o'clock the next morning,
when the wind fortunately veered more 70 the
Southwark, and by this mean> few houles
at the Wet end of the town were preierved.
About 500 boufes and flores were burnt, and
the damage by lofs of goods, &c. is eitimated
at ten millions of dollars. Watt quantities OF
money, both geld and tIlver, were melted, the
flames having extended 70 rapidly as not to allow
time for faving it. There were ieveral lives
loft !; one old gentleman, who had a. large guam
tlty of calh preferred being burnt with it rath-
er than quit his treafure he accordingly per-
iihed, and next morning his bones were found
extended over his iron chef. Nearly all our
property, was preferved, owing to the exertions
Of our crew.-The government have lad an
embargo on all YEA Is, and put in requiftion
all providons in the harbour, for the uie of the
truly wretched inhabir ants fome of them pre-
vlous to the fire were living in cafe & afuence,
but are now obliged to beg piece of bread for
their deltitute families. The negroes and the
poorer cahes Of white inhabitants, are employ
Cd in digging among the ruins, and in the wac
ter, for the remains Of provions that were burnt,
and which they devour without the lealt cook
ing. Few, believe, have witneded greater
fcenes of difrefs and devatfation than have been
exhibited by this de6fruGtive fire, -Four hfths
of the inhabitants are obliged to Aeep under
bulhes in the mountains, for want of better
thelter."
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14
GougrefB Of tDe Isnitfe S9tates.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Monday, Dec. 24.-SeVeral members had
leave Of ablence.
Armfd Merchantmen. bill on this fub-
jet was read thire time and on the quefion,
@aA Il paG, lengthy debate enfued. --The bill
was trenuou1y oppoied by Mef1rs, Dana, Grll-
void and Dennis, as inimical to commerce
and advocated by Meffs Eppes, Smile, Jack
fon and Euais. The bill paded, Yeas TO-
Nays 80.
he Houfe adjourned until Wednesday next.
Wednsday, Dec 26.--Several local and pri-
vate bills were pahed fage, and lome private
petitions read and committed.
A bill for carrying into complete effect the
10Th article OF the treaty with Spain, was read
twice, and referred.
7bayaay, Dec. II "A petition from the PHI
ladelphia typographical Society, praying Com
greis to lay additional duty on all books impor-
ted into the United States, was read and COM
satted.
A petition of the inventor of the life beat, was
referred TO committee.
A bill supplementary to the act regulating the
collection Of duties on impofts and tonnage, was
read twice and referred
Friday, Dec. 28'-1'hc Committee of Claims
reported unfavorably on feveral petitions refer
red to them Their report was accepted.
A petition from certain lugar-refners, pray
ing to be allowed a drawback upon fugars ex-
ported, was read, and committed.
I he Alexandra charter amendment bill, was
called up, when lengthy debate enfued.
ter number Of motions to poffpone and re-
commit it, were negatived the bill pafed-
Yeas s4. Nays 81. Gen. Varnum fuggefed,
thar his colleague mir Larned, had made a mfr
take in his vote.--The gentleman voted for the
bill. though he was againtt it altogether, undez
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condp9 and plots Of NJ Markof, who had m
created the differences between the two govern
menss; and had engaged in all the wicked de-
iigns of the enl;gran!s and dilafe6ted pcrfcns
10 France That thefe were the real caufes
which induced the RoGian government to a
soPt that cold and inexplicable conduct towards
France, which it had lately thought proper to
evince upon every oecafon-
s. That finally, if notwithstanding all the To-
iioitude of the emperor Of the French to main
tain the relations of peace and amity between
the two countries, and the emperor Of Rslila
thould Join his arms to thofe Of England, the
emperor of the French would, in that event,
rely on the Kill and valor of his armies and
would maintain, at every hazard, the h nor OF
France, and the lufture of the French name"
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14
i5p TIC aailS.

OF THE LATE FIRE AT ST. THOMAS.
rRovIDENcE, DEC. 20.
Ext,aa sfa letter from mir. Garter, 10 bis friend
here, dated,
st. Ihomas's Nov. 70.
Since laa wrote you, this town has been
completely defroyed by tremendous hEe'
which commenced at about feven o'clock on the
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14
FAIRS OCT. 10.

The RuGians have obtained deci-
five advantages in GruGine, tGeorgia) over the
Pertains, whom they had purified beyond Fri
van, the capital of Perfan Armenia.
$4,000 RuiIians had arrived in the republic
of the Seven Mands,an 5000 more expedited.
Another account fays, that the king of oardln-
ia would repair TO Csg iari, and bat Malta would
be garriEoned by the ting ifh and Ruihans.
10000 French troops had marched from up
per Lay towards Naples, 10 reinforce the army
Of Gen. ST. Cyr.
1t is faid that difpoGton prevails in the
court of Spain, to rale the reigning family to
the Imperial dignity.
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14
GENOA, SEPT. "A.

An agreement has been entered into between
England an Rufia 70 poAels the LAand OF Malta
in common, for which purpoie 500 Kutiian
troops will foon go from Corfu to Malta
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14
ROME, OCT. 3.

The Pope, who fets out on bis journey on the
10Th, viii. be received on the frontiers OF France
BY his Imperial Highnefs Prince Louis Bona
parte.-Ihe Emperor hrmfelf will meet his Ho-
linefs at the gates of Paris, take him into his
coach, in which he will give him the right hand
feat, and thus proceed through the itreets OF
Paris to the Imperial Palace, the Thuilleries.
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14
LONDON, OCT. 20

We are concerned to find, that fone degree
of Misunderstanding tab6tts between the Cabi-
nets of Stockholm and Copenhagen. Ruilia ex-
erts its good offices to reitore harmony between
the two courts, and we truf that they will prove
frccefsful.
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1805-01-14

lrcceiStul.
The Gazette has 1t length Afforded the pub
lie the particulars of the late capture Of the
Spanih money fhips although the official &C
count prelents nothing materially important,
beyond what the public had been in poGciion
of by the reports which preceded it !; fill it is
an intereting document, and will give great
iari8fadion to every Engiih reader. The fol-
lowing is fchedule of the.
GOODS AND EFFECTS
On boardtbs Spoai fgat<5 at The time Of capture ::
evenly five Jacks Of Vigogna wool Ctbe fleece
q tie q0iH Peruvian @eepl 90 chefs and Jacks Of
Coicaril'a; 4732 bars of tin; [JaPp9sd TO be a
mJ2aks and that tbse bars qeiA turn ent to be link,
ar airkf, prsbabJ flpvr, as there Is rat in any
PSrf Of peru 4 fngAe mine Of TIM 1885 pigs Of
copper; 81 chefts Of platina 20,o25 feal
iklns; 10 pipes of oil and FOUR MIL
LIONS FOUR HUNDRED AND T1IR-
TY-oIX THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED
AND NINETEEN dollars, in coin, and ingots
of gold.
The lofs on board Commodore Moore's fquad-
ron two killed, Lieutenant and four feamen
wounded
The lofs on board the Spanifl, frigates was
40 killed, and Sc wounded beEd@s the crew
Of La Mercedes, all of whom, excepting the
lecond Captain, and as men, perIihed, when the
blew up.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-30

ton, not to sink from tie rank to which
ils high dss,ipies nave called Il; it wish
es 20 assure ,c Europe the freedom ofthe
seas add commerce; animattd ~ al en-
tausism equal 10 SO. great an interest, ,.
willnever suffer our brave armies TO want
for moment any OF The means 10 Srosis'
and Conquer.
Copducled by the genius and star oil
Donaparte, they are aboot 10 covec them
selves with ness laurels and splcnd'diy "a
ven,,e the national honor trcachsrorsly or
Tended.
The Tribuna;e give YOU &c acknowledg
n,enl of the reading and laying OH tie IA
Die of the imperial Decree, which con-
tsins your mission, Of the documents reia
tive to The COMMUNICATION when you have
jua. made to i, IL tae name of II. 81, the
emperor and king, and of the speech you
hive just delivered on this subject.
The orators Of The council Of state then
withdrew The TribInes ordered the
speech aud the reply 10 be inserted in the
firoces verbal
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-30

NORFOLK, November %.


FIRE'-Yesterday morning about ~
clock, fire broke out in frame house at
the intersection OF Commerce and Wide
Water Streets, which in short time COM
municated TO the adjacent buildings, and
in little time, ten or twelve houses were
consumed. The loss, except the value of
the buildings, We are we'll informed is
small. While ne fee! for the misforluDes
OF the sutferees upon this occasion, we
cannot avoid aeploring the fatal policy Of
erecting wooden buildings in town. Ne
yer was the error more fully demonstrate
ed than upon this occasion while The fire
swept every wooden building in the vici-
nifty, The brick houses remained undistur-
bed. II is to be hoped, that MS additional
calamity, wi! be warning TO our cilizens,
and that they willcease to erect buildings,
which expose their own and their neigh
oor's property, to almost certain distruc-
ton.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-30
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. %.
HIGHLY IMPORTANTi

Our correspondents a, New York, IN.
ger GATE OF yesterday at noon, had inst
ums 10 announce, tha.the Exchange was in
an unusual hustle, respecting important
news Just received from Csdiz.-Thev
aad We are JOS, starting to ascertain
the authenticity Of the following ,snn,,s'
That LoRD NELSON had attacked ,br
combined squadron in Cadiz ban rAxrs
sEvENTEEN SAIL OF rag IlNE. and co1..
iiLefetg erlf7rted he residue but Tia, c.,1v
10 'he engagement, be received 8 severe
wouoss, "hen' at his own request, he was
placed 10 az armchair on the quarter
deck, where he was killed by chain
shot"
1--WE give the foregoing as we received
il, Observing merely, that all our prev;ons
intelligence rendered it not imorobahle
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-11-30
Horrible MURDER neor Cgarks6argh,
Yirgimd,

Last night, ABEL CLEMMONS, at
his place OF residence upon the lands OF
Colonel George Jackson, within about half
a mile OF the town of Clarksburgh, Under
circumstances of the most unprecedented
cruelty, murdered his wife far advanced
10 pregnancy, and their eight small chill
dren, the eldest ABBOTT IL year. old, by
striking them on the head with an ak,
While they were asleep in three separate
BEDS, lying IN The sanc room! The wouads
that he gave it is supposed produced in.
s,anlaneous death, dispatchiog each one
at blow--and every circumstance indu-
ces belief, That those last dispatched,
we're unsnowing to the catastrophe of the
othefs. Clemmons had been preparing for
some time, and fixed upon next Thursday,
tor hrs removal TO the state Of Ohio. A
man named Neisly who purchased part OF
i'ls crop, went early this morning to the
house and was admitted by CIemmons,
who wss IN great agitation, and apparent
~ iis state OF insanity--the family as
Messy Supposed were-asleep except a III
Gle girl, niece of Clcmmons, who STAYED
all night 10 the hoase--but knew nothing
that occurred. Neisiy after ccnyersing
some tine with Clemmons, left The house
ansusp!cious of what had happened; a
brother of C.emmons's who lived some
mics Oil, and was gong to remove
with him soon afterwards came. 10 the
house and found him 10 it ne enouifed
where the family were--Ciemmons said
sasieep---he approached one of The beds to
awake the Oldest boy, and discovered that
all The children in il were murdered. He
accused his brother with the crime, and
then ran and alarmed the neighbors-be
tore they assembled Clemmons had fed.
Here was exhibited scene the mos,
shocking 10 relate--ihe wife and an infant
IN her arms lay in one bed, four daughters
IN another, two boys and one girl in thi. d
---all murdered by the husband and the
iather-and what is very remarkable, he
had always lived with them in most af-
isciionate manner, and they bore The cha
Tacter OF honesty aud Industry. Glenn.
mons had been for several weeks in gloo
my, melancholy mood, occas;oBed il was
supposed by his great anxiety for the wei
iare OF his numerous famdy--ffe is about
thiIiy-ihreeyears old,5 feet inches high,
built strong, fair complexion, light hair,
md has lost some of his front teeth.
The friends of humanity are entreated
70 use due diligence TO apprehend him.
and The printers throughout the u. States
are requested 10 insert this advertisement
IN their papers few tirses.
JOHN G.. JACKSON.
Signed GEORGE JACKSON.
WILLIAM TATE.
ELIAS STILLWELL.
CisIksburgh, Hirrison couniy,S
VIRGINIA, Nov. ", 1905.