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Lands, Lots& z 'enemcnts.

Or such par Of them may be accessarg 10 pay
the said dsbt and interest. with the charges and
expense ofsaIe.
An estate or plantation. in ti,e coun,y Cooch-
land. called GILES. ccniainiss BY es,iniation
fft-en hundred acres. be tie same more os less.
living on The waters of Byrd creek and parchas-
ed NJ the said David H7sS &c the representatives
OF lanes Cole, OF william, Cole and John Hughes.
and adjoining the ands of Richard Aslan,s and
Samuel 9fsharcscn, according tons know, hdun-
C;arec as heid Nv ~ said David Rnss. Also, RIO
following Lots IN the town Of conmbia Finvaa-
ns county, 20 wit: 10, No 60, on which the
warehouse IS ba:'t No. rs, on which is a store-
house, now or ia,e in the occupation Of John
Forbes. No 74, now or iase ~ n occupation OF
siro,her. no rs, now or lac in The occvpa-
ton of Mrs Pyice.
TT. ssis viii take place ~ John Nap;es's "a
verr, ia tlls town Of Columbia. cn Thuv,'ay tho
25th lav Of mex, m Nth and tie lands and ene-
ren,s Aforesaid viii he ser up in thar order which
shall appear brst TO suiv the purchysers and most
beneficial 10 the parties concerned
JOHN -WICEIIAM,o
BEN MeSBY, eTsus,cesx
GEO. GREENHOW,
Febrrarv Is. 1905 td-
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10 RENT OR LEASE, FOR TEN OR
TWELVE YEARS.
Il LOT Of LAND,

no. ". N tse 'ovn of Manchester Enquire Of
DR.. D.. Du-val, or.
VIM. Richardson, u.
r. lir,,ary 20
-T-Hs subscribers Will ofer Cor public sale, on the
pr-rnises or The ibid Tuesday in March, be-
ing The 19'h, IF not previously disposed of by.
pris aie barsajn)
T,sdf VGhtad'e and sve7 Rno17 HI,
Lyingon FsiI", creek, resr Falling creek c,.urel,,
in the county OF Ches,erheld ard Within niles
of tlie .pwr nf Ma.cscetsr--tl, nil is in soot
rcpairarc works pair OF ISv-r :, coiosnc ,.torrs
--,hrrc isFtse,sd 10 The mil s,,or; SIX oeiea OF
LAND the neighbofhood OF the mill IS thicl,iv
se,ted and the custom considerable. Possession
viii be gwen on the first ri oocscr next and lie
terms of payment are, one ia in hand. antitce
bala~ce in t--o equal annual payuienis, the pps
chnser giving bcna with approved ,ccurisy for
the balance. These who may be iucners 70 pur-
chase viii be she,yn the premises on application
TO James or William Eal:er
.toyiaBaEer. I'm. Rascr.
3Hoe. RrFcr. James Sakrr.
Chesterfield. Feb, 22J, 1905 d.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-06

The subscriber WISHES TO sell for
CASH Or on credit sil,he irst day of January
next, the
11vo Brick Tenements,
adjoining the house Of M. p,risc;n' Mostly.
JOHN PEHDLETON.
CIV ~ Richmond, NV. lob 1904. sw
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A Tract of Land,

Containing $500 acres, be the same more or,ess,
lying IN the county otCanpbeIl. on the branches
OF hia's creek, now in the possession OF Mr.
plsitp PAYNE, who will shew tne :and to any
person disppsedto purchase. Under an Empress.
sion tina, those who wish 20 purchase win view
the premises. il IL deemed unnecessary m say
much OF The quality, scihcs IL to say, thar it IS
esteemed very Nausbleisaa, great pan of it
capable Of ptoducirg xce;lent tobacco.
ROBERT G. HARRISON,
pEY TON HARRISON,
Es'rs- Of Cane1 II Harrison.
Feb. 12th, 1906 tsa
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~ virtue OF deed oft'urt ex.o,nsi 10 lhe
~ su5scsiber, BY Edws,a Gather Clarke, Zee.
and Molly his wife. which deed hears date he
2Sth Of 0aober, 1870. ami IS recorded in Henri
co oaHge, to sscnre q sun 81 money, due 70 Byrd
George, OF Hs,.riro cpuo'y. viii bs exposed 70
SALE.to the higsest bidder. for cash, 90 the
...s.e Is.
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TRACT 27c Lard,

In rsnsica ccnniy, ~ r mich the ssid Clarke re.
tlslra iof someone psevious ohis deaih. This
land is sitna "a below The city Of Ri-hnnond, or
Boar swamp. rrrediaseiY on The stage road lead
ing TO williamsburg The ,raa contains hy sur-
vevs made 81 John Williamson, COMFY surveTor
Of denfico county. 327 acres. the land 20 be re-
served by 1h~ purchase. be the quantity more or
less About IS acres of the Ind are cleared
.herc Gre a tolcrefie dwelling houss AID out hous-
e. and small orchard ON the land, The sale will
ccsanence al II o'clock.
pHILJP EOsBDREE NICHOLAS.
fengpyy 2s1, 1925. Trss,ec.
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LAND FOR SALE.

500 ACRES Wing in the county of
Granville and STATE OF North caroIins abou, ?
miles from Taylors bridge on the Sou u side Of
Tar River, and on the road from Granville court.
house 10 Raleigh--Near two hundred acres OF
which IS cleared aud under teIerabie i,npfcve-
nepts On the Wess side OF the said road thcse
tolerable dwelling house and ofher necessary in
provemcnts And on the East side there Is
Plant 4 good dwsiIing house. large
barr, kitchen, spinning house, Z other necessary
houses. with an orchard and good gzsdan. The
qaisy and soil of tn, land is well adapted 20 the
cultarc Of corn, wheat and tob4cco. The subscri.
Der viii sell the whole or eparate psfceis, as
may best suit the purchasers. For terms
apply to
Fsh,u>yy 7th. 1905 81
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~ pursuance OF deed OF trust,
i from Thomas II. Drew to Garter III. Harri-
son. bearing data the 10th Of December, 1787,
will ne SOLD, at Public Autsion, at Fowler's
Tavern. in Gainesville, for ready money. on the
OH of Iiarch next
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MAP OF VIRGINIA.
PkOPC SXLS,
70. rvaIIsaixc ny srsscsirTlox.
II Hip or TlkGIlVIA,

roaMrr rnoN ACTUAL SURVEYS,
md giis LA7ssT IS ykLL rs NOISY ACC :
RA7r oBsERYdq1oxs.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-06

( WILL BE SOLD, FOR CASH,
q Y virtue Of deed OF irus, exccued to the sub
I = sctiber BY Robert Mastla. to sccuse the pay
ment Of a DEBT due Bsown. Eivcs < CO. at the
dwelling house of said Martini on the Iith. day os
March next,
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Tore sold for rcaaymoney,,

-" y 7'1T4E~
TSpursuance ola decd of trns- from Dav:a Rosa.
Esq. in order TO raise the sum IF four .noussaa
nine hundred and forty two doll..s :...r fosty two
cents, with interest thereon, 70 De computed sf-
YER thc rate Of Eve per centun pes annuni. from
the 18th day OF tl.ismonia. due f,omtie said IA
vid Poss. 70 the trustees cf James Durios, dec.
the following
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

Reynolds, soon. For Baltimore, Diana,
Holbrook, Immediately Fame Lewis, 25th
July. For Portland, Jane, Huas. For
Charleston, Mississippi, Dawson, a5th Ju-
~ Julius Caesar, Hall, a few days; Hope,
-----, do. for sale or charter Eunice Lee
lay. For New Orleans. Rober. Murray,
--, daily expected Hampshire, Talbot,
in few days. For Boston, Amphion,
Wilson, goth July Packet, Trott, goth !,
Dryaae, Davis, in few days Sally, Web.
Der, ssth July Merchant, M'Laug hlin, in
all July Pomona, Allen, do. For Virginia,
United States, Speake Fredonia, NAL
colin; Intrepid, Sseid !; Dumfries, Beard /;
George, Towns protectrcss, Everist
I've Brothers, Pennington, hourly expect
I'd; Edwin, Thomas, 14th Peter, Mich
OILS Edward and Charles, Pettlngtll, 18th.
For Savanna, Eliza, Stokes, In a lew days.
For Madsira, brig Rising States, Dickey,
goth. 500
The Louisiana, 49,, from Trieste, at
Hoylske.
The American ship Mary, Brown, frem
New York, for Liverpool il taken by Spa
nish privatexr add sent tor Spain.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02
PUBLIC SALE.

PURSUANT to Deeds of TruR from Philip
i Wan,on to the fubfcrlber will be field on the
Premifes, at public auction. at II O'Clock, A. n.
on the Sth DAY Of October, enfuing,
SIX Lots of Ground,
Handsomely dtuated on Stump Hill, about two
miles wet from Alexandra, defcribed in the
plat of laid tract by the numbers Is. .l9, 20,
-, a., and Is, lying in one body, and contain
about sc acres, being fabjea to pay of the orr.
& mai purchaie money two inhalments doe ed
January and I'd July paa, in amount s97 Is.los
dollars--The terms of uua are CASH; but
iomc credit will be allowed on satisfactory fecu.
rity.
In like manner, UiH be Sold,
In the tewn OF Ctntrtvnle, IS miles from Alex.
sndris, at II O'Clock, on the i eth day of DC.
tcbcr uexs,
A valuable Lot Of Ground, toge-
ther with the Improvements thereon eor6fting
of good Frams Dwelling Hoafs, Tannery Of
Vsss, Park, Houie, &c. convenient for the tan.
ming Lniineis.
Samuel Craig, TryQes.
September 2. eotf
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

The brig President, of this port, was
spoken che 10Th of August, SO leagues from
Bermuda, bouad to St. Bartholomew.
Captain Latham, Of the brig Neptune,
(arrived at New York, on the 25th Aug.)
spoke the schooner Sally, from Guadalupe
for Newburyport, and was informed that
feet of twelve sail of the line had arrived
there Ave days before, supposed TO be
part of the combined squadron which had
returned to the West Indies.
When captain Chammings, of the Gene.
reus Friends, left Guadalupe, no part OF
the combined squadrons had arrived there,
as was recently reported.
(Mer. Advsrtiser.)
A letter from governor Sewer to the e.
disor of the Knoxville Gazette, dated Mar
bic Springs, ED July, says, | returned
from the treaty on Friday evening last, at
ter spending two weeks to no purpose.
The Indians offered TO make Duck river
the line from the mouth up about four miles
above the old or present line, thence a pa
rallel line with .he present one, to the road
leading to Blackburn's, taking in about 4
miles eastwardly of the present line /; thence
with the present line as high up as to be
opposite the head Of Cove creek, IN the
Walaut-eove, thence straight line across
so as TO intersect Buffers line, giving all a
-bove adjoining Kentucky, with the four
mile slip, and from the Duck river ridg
to the river. The commissioners refused
to accept it, or any less than the boundary
line OF the state.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02
N OF / C E.

The Citizens of the Town are foil
cited to Rritt and immediate attention in venti.
lating their cellars, and under ground apartments
land thofs who have not already white wslhed
thofe places are agsio advited to do it, as from
TIE late rains, uch procef appears to be xosO,
noie than betsre neceGsfy.
John Vaudeville,
Superintendent Of Police.
September E. d3t
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02
p LITE K 4 TU r E.

DARENTS and Pupils will pleafe to take
L Notice, that L. JANNrY and ". JASsIr
and DAusHrEs's ExgLB Schools. will both be
opened on lecond day, the lecond of next month,
called September, in tbs houfes lately occupied
by William Ktsqssrtby, in St. Alaph- Rrees, near
Prince, agreeable to former notification, adj.
drefed to the Citizens Of Alexandra generally.
N. 3. The Latin and Greek department.
will not commence, until it is known what nun.
Der Of Stsdsnts can b: obtaiRed.
Sih mo. STA. d3ts
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

PRlNrINc, tn its various branches
executed wir5 aeatnsls and d.lpatsA.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02
For SaIe-or to Let,

THE DWELLING. HOUSE whioh I now
occupy, on Royal.Rreet. As | am going
to remove, pogeGoR may be had the h,it day OF
Augu&. lOSEPH SMITH
July III Law
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02
alerannrfa DAILY aDberttser.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.

The brig President, of this port, was
spoken che 10Th of August, SO leagues from
Bermuda, bouad to St. Bartholomew.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02
French and Spanllh Languages.

A French gentleman, lately probes
sor of the French Language in college in Ma.
ryland, offers his feryice to the citizens OF Alex
sndria as teacher of the French ami Spanif,
Languages. He aastefs himfelf be will be found
fully adequate to the talk, and folicits public pa.
tronsse. Apply a, Mrs. Spears boarding hsuse,
or to the Printer.
September Z. o3t
N. B. On the ssth infant az EVENING
SCHOOL will be opened in M. cs7ving School
Room, on King freet, two doors above Wa'h'
ingsoA Rreet.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-02

euaOssss;rn,l for Philadelphia, Liverpool,
Ro,. In Laura Edis, in few days.
s,el. hathaway; Cleopatra, -, in three
For n. aosanna, Sesrge. daily expected.
Eu,ro..~s York, Mac, Kempton Oliver
Led, s,... Bennett, 1S,h July; Mars, Reed;
B.ae. "r1lllamson. 18th July; Rhoda and
Rsnrv cry, immediately; Telegraph,
ss1.o,. 18th July ; Rose. Jenkins, Goth /;
Rool, Immediately and Orb,
Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-08-23
Public Sale

MIL bs offered % public sale atmy,
Wv plantation on Tuscaiofa cresk,
smiles from Marinsbazs. On he tab
day 6f September next, the following
esaperty, wiz J number Of milch Cows,
and Beef Cattle, sa head Of Hogs of dif.
ferent sizes, Sheep, Wind Min, Fafm-
ing utrnsils, necxcellent Case of Draw.
ers, one corner Cupboard, with plhFr
Household and Kitshtn Furniture. and
avariety 81 oihsr aftisles 100 trdip0s %
mentipn. The sale 20 ccmmence Il Ten
o'clork. when due attendance, and i.
reasonable credit will Be given By
JAMES MILLER, sen.
August rs, 1905.
Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-08-23

tance; but some would not yield 10 such
shameful emotions. By new regnlati-
ons, published within these few days, il
i evident thar there i perfect UNDER
standing between The officer ~ the Ha-
wanna and the officer here the hrst Is to
publish bis regulation ii the HAVANA,
that every article Of the cargo must Be
entered IA the inanifest, and certified BY
the Spanish Consul In tie port Of the y.
nited StAtes -forinstance, Philadelphia.
This ediet Il Immediately sent on to
Philadelphis. and the Spanish consul dc.
stl4res such % be tie law 81 Spain be-
lieve he says his haiesty's orders, &c.
I'll The & l tine concert, played between
the king ! osieers, and We must pay the
fdlers.
HE factii. IN times Of peace, there
are regular traders between London and
Cadix when one of thrse puts up for
freight, she win receive goods for TWEEN.
" or Fifty different houses in Spaia FOR
The shipment % each houEe, ! sonsulss
cefti6cate must Be attached thar IS,
twenty or fifty certikcases.
No lav Of Spain, ] believe, enforces
such exactiou upon the trade with the
United States and her Spanish colonies.
Bat the sub-agehts Of his most catholic
majesty fand with what right, our exc
cutive, ] hope, will euquire1 think pres
per 20 make laws for no other purpose;
and, instead Of charging - Two dollars
fort certificate Of each shipment, they
charge the peaceable Americans with
from one % two dollars upon every artiS
Gle inthe shipment.
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FROM THE REGISTER.
.ybaaisk esarfiians oaam<,iieaa Esmnercr.

.ybaaislI exarfians on Il mericaa Commerce..
B 's,,.r, = 1 s..,....f !. So.
-. 8 - :. ..ass.sssn. .psn. |" s
-. u. -!
slpplss e Z a'lsasen, g sn'sn US y
10y 3 Is .s 3. ~ 1890 49,
- .s,'u .'.l lsi'ss y. Z. - ua
wssn as'snus SO: 49,. ~. sns nMet'-
s.n as ss..s s'spa1 y III as ; 1870 81 g
,o.,.ss >. No.. ~
s.as ~ NJ 81 0 sosni,S 1s.. M ~
Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-08-23
Public Sale.

yFIlLI be sold AZ public vendue On
Wv "Wednesday the asth inst Il the
substriber's pizutation near Flagr Mil,
one mile from Martinsbutg. 4 quantity
Of Rye By the bnahel. mich Cows, Corn
Ia he ground, Hay IN The staek Houses
hold Furniturs, &c. Six months credit
win BE given, on giving bond with ap-
proved security. The sale viii bsgin
about 8 o'cioek-
JOHN VAN AlETRE.
August -. isos.
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heart 81 the Union. in the capital civ,
which sal1tes itself by the imposlngsitleI
Of the Metropolis Of BrotherlH love, We
can discern without artificial glasses,
every form Of faytiDn. The voice of dc.
mocra,ic 6eRds, louder than The inlcr-
maxwell of Vlrgns Alec,o. dsafen. the
general ear, Dfpision runs like wiid6re
through the whole camp ot Sedition.
Every man carries venom on his tongue,
and poison X the point 81 his sword. In
! lawless and sapricious COMMONWEALTH.
IN the powers Of anarchy, nsdness, Al.
surdity and malevolencc delight % dwell.
Men agree IN nothing. excepsso perpr-
tuate delnsion, and 10 santify folls.--
They wFangie in their council chamber,
'and wrangle ID their conventicles. They
hate and pcrsscute each other, with Ill
the malice and vindictiyeness of repub.
lieanism. Having renowned "a s6bfi-
ely ofintelIeeea- having shut their eyes
10 the broad blaze of the steady lights Of
experisnce--hssin stopped their ears
10 exclude the warning voice ofeserkal
Wisdom, they rush forward. and with
the savage fury Of Milton's lend,
A,m'd,sitt Ari 'anes a.d faSy ~ u
etlre n. 81 IS
oe, Hravr,ls Aga iouoess y fsyef rs
sisflsss nay.
Men dissgrre and divide upon minute
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dock 20 nm, who divided the Light rom
the darkness.
The Merchant who opens his counting
house windows 10 the breezcs Of morn,
may perhaps find i reward ID he custom
fslhe early purchaser.
The LAWYER, who has CROPPED the pre-.
cedinR day, in the intricaEics Of special
pleading, When he views the peaceful
lace of morning, and IS enlightened By
the bsamy sun, may pershance, from the
serrnity 81 ths Hour, be led 10 con the en-
logianl Of . l3lessed are the peace ma.
kers.
While the blythe husbandman, whom
I Providencc has ordained 70 n,ingle plea.
sure vita proft, finds, amid his lowing
I,hcrds, blrntinR sheep, and nushing
fields. ~ { settlement 10 he task 81. he
comiAe day.
cannof sonrlude this paper without
..s. 80
49,. s.s. s :. ). 49,. So-
g ind ti,ns Tor me accomplishment Of
both prohtA,le aud pleasuraDls paFpuses.
though We cannot literally, Ike the y.
r1sntais. gather : 2 cluster o. cdmpaor
~ the vineyards Ct Engsdi tho We
cannot sse.sr e { The mountain e my,rh
ana 60 ti'e mn q f. :. 4; though
me : osmsg rgaafs does not redden N
our valves nor I c.stsas;is nor *eia.'
nanen, scent our groves, vet even -
tins western Wild. We may Ind the lily
OF the yallies, and the rose Ct Eragrariee.
i-stus. therefore. forsaking the fever
ish dreams of1he morning pillow, shlke
Of ths enfeshling chains Of Sloth, and
/ godown into the garden % feed IN the
gardens sndtp gather lilies. z Let u,j
Inspect the fruitssof the waller" and
see whether the vine flourish. Ply
the = rivers ol walkers let rs walk and
sxpatiats through The leafy cloistsrs in.
The snP!e q Mature.
sssssssssssssssss y
!. s., q, g. !, =. . . , . 4,
> ! - !. : : : I =
- 81 & !. ! 8 s . !. ! : - = Y
m The .oc::aI state. which i Obvious.
IL framed for ~. pro,not,on sc m. gr,,...
81 rood. I creduloAs nan mich, s,,p.
poae that there would IS Is d.e;.;i,,E....
But thiis mistake Observation would cor.
reet. even e sbe had onlv hall &, I've.
ana neered viii, ,hat fkyongh = 49,
! iarkiv. Where onlv two or tI,fee z ~,
sathered to6ether. such Il the hoat;l.
~ q - = 80. s-r - g. : s. 49,
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4 variety IF 1x1NKSj re- 81 d
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THE AMkRlcAN cAprivE

Near Tripoll,s borders ] bes0ught the
cool shade,
Mypi,y ut.s fousd By the cla1k Of j
chain & 8
I saw apoeres psiys rsslin'd On hisspade.
Il Sleeps nv country r. 81 cried y shall /
nrser visit IL more, Is
!. The land Of my EAshers and freedom.
enjoy
& Will never Thy voice shake this guilt.
hardened shore,
!. And warn Il that vengeance has wak'd
todestroy !
2 o where i the vaIor TIA. asw % re-
pei,
= The lawless Suggestions of GaIliass
power
4. o WHARF dothose spirits magnanimous
dwell
= who seon'd . submit. i per;loas
hourl
I. r, .:. .s.,say vhsln'd dee = gloomy
Z or.hs eonqueror lsvell'd shy ,ov'tins
pride - Is
= Ono. Byshshlood q our heroes /
swear,
= Thy prosess shall never 3 yaiAly de-
ga.
= vhsalstely ny shapders assail'd de
blue sky,
ofNar,
= Thy genius approving, looked down
\ from on high,
Z Apd'own'd wilh ! smile The Ameriean
TAR.
\ Where now are these heroes hat led
the bold 6ghss
4 And The eagls and stars boseto Tsipo-
Ii'swalll
\ Alas ssons Of glory. ouruavy ! delight
4 Condcmn'd ina contest nnsQuaito lall |
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-08
MEDITERRANEAN AFFAIRS.

There is tcarcely an incident in the whole h;c.
rory or tine biockace and attack of 'ffri3oii
when does not diiplay the mo(t heroic and en-
n"oHng lPIrlt. The more we know of the con-
duct OF thoie Americans, the more do we adj
mire their enthuliafm the more we Ihould ev-
ult i'll the character of freemen; in that Ro.
man energy, which a free government is fo
well calculated to infpire. The fame enthuG.
aim ieems to have pervaded every man of our
navy and TO have extended it's influence among
our captive countrymen in Tripoli. By an ex
tract from letter publiihed in this days paper
from the mott inditputable authority, we fee
that thett victims of uncivilized war and bar
harlan periecution have nevertheless refufedto
be raniomed by their country ;theyexpecftbeir
delIverance not from the refources of our trea-
fury, but the vaour Of our feamen.
should fortune favor our plans fouId the
Blockade of Tripoli be maintained with Glccefe
10 as to prevent the inhabitants from receiving
an abundant fuPply of Provihon and afntnuniti.
on; thete expectations cannot be difaDnointed
When the Blfhaw yentured to wage var aqainff
our nation, what were his objects They were
depreciation and tribute. His CRITTERS were in.
tended to capture the American veiItIs: and
our loHes were expected to Dragon ms into an
augmentation of cur annual tribute. How has
ms iea-robber been disappointed He is un-
49, ~ N"PttiC a unSiC american VeiteI. n
terruPt Jingle branch of the American trade
HIS own CRITTERS on the contrary are block
ca up in his ports, and the commerce of Tripo-
II is amoa snnihiIated. The capture of the
crew of the PhIid> phiafeemed indeedtohaveoi-
ven new impulie to his linking hopes and
on the maternal care OF our government and the
known generolity Of our citizens he erected his
dazzling calculations Of rich ranfom and nj
an extended tribute. But the laft campaon
has removed the cup farther than ever from
his lips. His towns falling into ruins bcfdeq
him; and the fhris,5 gifts dying inhabitants az
iail bis ears. WHAT now can he expect , New
attacks, and freih cslamates. His capital NAV
Till remain in his hands. The capture of Tri-
poll appears not TO be the object of thc American
iquadron. But lheyarc attcmptingtoadd TO its
runs, and TO compelth the Bailaw to make this
ample calculation: Whether "to retire from
unjuit demands ,yil! not roR him les than a
war; A'rcadWhdd he funk $4,000 dolls. in
his demand after the action of the 18th of
Augnft aud if the fane fortunate far CONT
uue5 to ihine upon the American enterprise,
we may entertain hope of breaking the chains
OF our captive countrymen without ranL51,,
and OF making peace on our ogyH terms