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fror, Newport the 5th OF November iaR, for
Nor:h Carolina where ! arrived, and landed
my cargo, and took in cargo Of ftaves and. shin-
giles for jamaica, and filled on the 18th IF IAN
uary, and arrived fate on the goth; fold my car
go, and took in cargo of rum and caifl, and
failed the 10th of Feb. for N. Carolina again :;
and on the goth Of the Came month. at 7, A. NJ.
the weft end ofthe Iae of Pines hearing N. N. w.
aifancc 5 leagues, was brought to bv finall
privateer boat, mounting one large fwivel gun,
and manned with about fifteen men, chiefly
Spaniards, under French colors, who took poi.
fetiion of my vefel, and carried her to anchor 1T
the aforefaid Tile of Pines; after ranfackinc the
veiiel, and plunderng me of many things. and
uhng me veryroughly, they faid they ?,ould fend
my vcfFel TO St. Domingo----and accordingly
took me and my crew all out Except free black
man. whom they utterly refnf-d mel and put us
on fhore AZ the aforetaid iiland, without any way
to set off, or any means Of fnfenance, EXCEPT
one dozen of Siiruit; and got under way with
my ve'iei and the privateer, and left us After
that found the habi.ation of Spaniard, three
miles from the fhore, being the only one on the
iand he gave me dried beef to eat here we
aayed for five days, when another French pri.
vateer came to anchor there to get water.---and
hearing them fire, went to the fhore where
found their boat, and rot pai1agc on board.
where was politely treated by the captain. who
on the iouth fide of Cuba. ION my paf1age
from the lie of Pines faw my fchooner ahead
of us, beating up for Batrabano, being the port
where the privateer was fitted from, and after
wards arrived with my fchooner.) 1 then got
hories and conductor, aud travelled over TO
the Havana; on my arrival there, went with
the American conful to til. governor, and ac
quain'cd him with every circumstance and in
formed him where ne might find the fchooner
but finding no encouragement for getting nv
veiiel again, iuftice was not to be had there nor
has been in any inftance; therefore, with the az
hfance of the American confu protelted A.
eaini all piracy, &c. and particularly agana the
government oftbe United States, for not Tending
out cruizers into thofe feas to protect our trade
againft fuch VAT number of pirates Cited out
and cruifing round that iland, and taking every
thing they fall in with ;----and the conful told
me he had acquainted our government with this
long time ago, hut TO no purpofe. / then a
bandoned my vefIel to the Spaniih government
and got pafiage with captain Hudfon, in the
hip Eagle, TO Newport, where we arrived on
the Path March, deftitute of clothes, SC.
Schr. Matilda, Wallace, from Jamaica to
Newbern, was pundered by French privateer.
In exchange for a yawl which they ftols, the
Frenchmen Unified on the Americans taking an
old canoe, faying " take that home and add it
to your fleet of gun-boats.'
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do not know for what it is fled; unit, VIC are
informed on that point we fball be under the
neceiity of OBTAINING the witneiies from that
fate. 1t is intended to fhew that there were
men of different political fentiments on that ju-
ry?
Mr.. Rodney. We have nothing mere to prove
from that lift than what has already been fiat
ed.
Mr.. HARPER f,id the council for the refpond-
eut, would have no objection to difcharge all
| the witnefies; but mutt object to difcharging a
part of them.
The Proficient. IF the gentlemen do not a.
gree upon the difcharye of the witnenes, 1 will
take the fenfe of the Senate on the point.
Mr.. Harper. The particular fituation of
Mr.. Thilghman's family requires his return to
Philadelphia I mutt therefore requen that his
further attendance be difpenfed with.
The Managers confented, and MIR. T. was
discharged.
The queftion was then taken by the Prefdent
on the difcharge of all the witneiies, and loft
there being Is votes in the affirmative, and II
in the negative.
Mr.. Rodney requefted the difcharge of the
witnefles from Delaware which being content
ed to by the RESPONDENTS council, they were
| discharged accordingly.
| 1t may be proper to notice that, from time ia
time, during the trial, witnefies were d;fcharg-
ed with content of the parties.
| ITO be eonfinued.)
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SALEM. ApriI 10

Several vehels, lately arrived, have paed through
large ichools of fifth, foundings, floating upon the
iurace OF the water One veel was near three hours
in clearing them. Captain Dochindorf, arrived AZ
Bolton hove out mis- boat and took in fevera by hand
OF two kinds He thus defcribes them =" The large
NH feet long, inches acroi, iuft below the head
IL inches thick; Hap or comb near the head Oh
the top of the back fna fin the whole leno,b 81
the back; nearly fwaow tail two fins iuft below
the head, on the belly fin on each fide and near
the head the head large and thick the back, de,
and fms of grey, yellow and white regular fpeckles
the belly of faint gold color and white; the law,
iomething like Ihark,, with large and fnall teeth
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LONDON, February 90.

BRITISH MINIsrRY-The ftrengrh of the
Britiih minifterial party and of the oppoiition,
was tried IN both houtes of parliament on the
18th February, when an addrefs in favor of min
iltry was moved in relation TO the rupture with
Spain, and after production of the important
papers detailing the negotiation between the
two countries. The addrefs was carried in the
hoofe ofpeers by Il4againf s6-minif.riaI ma
jority rs. 6mi!ar addrefs being on the fame
d7v moved in the houfe of commons by Mr.
Pi.t, an animated diicuiIion took place, which
lated till 2o'clock on Tuefday morning-the
debate was then adjourned till the afternoon.
when it was returned and continued till A QUAR-.
ter paf fix O'clock on Wetlneflay morning.
when the houfe devided-forthe addrefs SIS, a.
galnt II lo6-mi.. igeriai maiorify 2o7.
The Hand Of Malta is fa.ed in late ccounts
to he in iituation of high defence. Above 6fty
very valuable Spanifl' prizes had been captured
and carried in there, within fhort time after
the news of the war. Among them were four
traciports containing SpaTifi, regiment of in
tantry 500 ftrong. and quite complete, that had
embarked AT Barcelona FOR Mnorca, and were
captured by the Superb, a Britifh "a, iuit as
they were entering the port of Minorca. The
troops IN gaITifOn at Malta are as follows-
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Do,afatr 5l,te''taenre.
WORCESTER, (M.J April liz.
THE ELECTION.

THE ELECTION.
NO reprieved c,ilprit ever difcovered more
Joy, no " acquitted Jlon" more extacy, than have
tine federaliits at the fuppofed event of the late
electIon.-From their boating exuIi alton. one
would imagine, that they had achieved fome
mighty exploit--that ioTne " onderfr,l reyolpti
on IN their favor had taken place in the publ;e,
mind. Nothing can NOR perfectly prove tbeir
nliferable and forlorn condition, than the eager.
neis with which they cling to this Iaft hinge ring
hope. So accufomed to defeat are thew. that
at the leaf Tendance of viaory, even when
their LOIS exceeds that of their opponents, they
are buoyed up TO pitch of farcical exultation.
What is the ecoalion of this Dragging and boat
t'il tile! Why, forfooth, lthe FEDERAL incumbent
IN the Office of Governor is probably reelected.
by lefs than balfthe majority, which he had af
year.
After the moft unprecedented exertions. in
conjunction with the mott Il principled mea-
iures, the Federafts have been OBLIGED tn com
pound with diminution of their majority prea.
ter than the majority which is left them. Tn the
towns now heard from, the majority is Q, 1877.
In the fame towns latt year, the majority was
$3.50. Difference in favor of Repubicanifm
3,032. This Ultimate is made without reference
to the great increafe Of votes, which, of courfe.
would feem to require proportionable increafe
IN the plurality. Suppofe the fame change
ibould take place, in the courfe of another wear.
which party would have the advantage We
leave this very a6Rrne calculation to fober the
minds or thofe boity foitp politicians, who feem
abiolutely to have run wild with ioy, at the vaft
and atoniihInp lncreafe of Federalifm.
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NETWORK. Anril 10

In Saturdays Gar. we fated, that French
general was killed on the ramparts near st. Do
mingo. This is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Paddcck
informs that it was Bngand general killed
from the rsmparts.
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MEMoRANDn.

Enoch Toby, mafter or commander of the
chr American Lady, of Freetown, Mafi. failed
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Men.
Rolal Artillery 500
goth regiment 500
Z".h TO- 1850
oo,n 90. 1000
De Watteville's do. 700
Britifh chaiIeurs 500
loves Corhcan corps 500
Two Maltefe regiments 1000
Total, $3.50
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w. i. Lake, commander of the frigate To.
Paz, has captured the French privateer genera,
hpgereau, mounting II twelve pound caro-.
nades, and SO men.
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Captain Bacchus from Martinique, informs, that
the day he laed an embargo which lated three dav,
wa,taken off. The embargo was laid in coniequeDee
OF the French fleet having failed from Fort ROYAL.
Martinique their deaination was not made known
BM
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a letter from Bordeaux, Of January 3oth fays, TIE
society OF Public Iniiruaion, this place. have ele
ca Mr. Lee, the American Conful, of it: members
his is laid to be III eoniequeuce Of fon1e communea
ton he made to the Prefident of the Commercial
College, on the advantage Of Commerce between the
United States and France" Mr., ~,
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WEDNESDAY. Fen. 90.

Prefent, the managers, accompanied by the
Houfe of Representatives. in committee of the
whole, and the council of judge Chafe.
Mr.. Nicholfon. We expected witnefs from
Virginia; but he has not arrived: witnefs
however, from Maryland is preient, whom we
with to examine.
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PHILIP sTEWART-fworp.

Mr. Stewart. was.
Mr.. Nicholfon. Do you recolletf any part-
cular expreflions ufed by judge Chafe in his
charge to the jury?
Mr.. Stewart. have but IN imperfect reco-
lection. l have never feen the charge, nor have
i heard it read lince it was delivered.
Mr.. Nicholfon. Had you not fome reafon for
attending to the charge, other than your duty as
agrand Juror!
Mr.. Stewart. There were forne things which
fruck my mind with fome force.
Mr.. Nicholfon. Had yon not been a mem
Der of the egilatue of Maryland?
Mr.. Stewart. i had.
Mr.. NichoIfon. Did he not throw fome
cenfure upon the members of that Fate !egina-
ture!
Mr.. Stewart. felt fomething of the kind,
but cannot tell his exprenions.
Mr.. Nicholfon. Do you recolleG bis fpeak-
ing of the fons of fome gentlemen who had az
fitted in framing the contribution of MARYLAND
what were his exprefions?
Mr.. Stewart. If ] were to hear the charge
read could perhaps point them out.
Mr.. Nicbolfon. will ftate the queftion more
precifely. Did he ufe the words degenerate Jons
did he apply that epthet to the members of the
Legislature
MIR. Stewart. To the bef of my recollection
he did, he fpokc of degenerate fons of fathers
who had formed the contribution of the fate,
which they were about TO deftroy by the intro
duGion of the general fuHrage bill.
MIR. Nicholfon. Did he recommend tos.he
grand jury when they returned home, to ufe
their Influence 20 have fuch men elected az
would vote againf the judiciary bill then pend
ing before the Legislature
Mr.. Stewart. do not recoleS.
Mr.. Harper. ] will ak you FIR, whether the
word degsHcrafe was inferred by You, or did you
actually hearit?
Mr.. Stewart. believe heard it.
Mr.. Martin. Have you ever feen any publ
s1\En of the charge?
sSfe40ar. have not.
- Edenf. IF n6 furiher wifucnes are 70
I'd, would enquire whether gentle
it necefary to detain thofe who
hued
y. Il Is potliblc that gentlemen
cir account OF The tta;...ony
10 dii?ute on that point the wit.
nay he difcharged.
There is a liR Of the grand iu-
u. tie circuit court in Delaware
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From the american DaiJ .Adve,4it.r.
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Nat. LnteL]
The captain de Frigate, Outlet, command
ing the frigate La Vile de Milan.
To his excellency, the miniRer of the ma.
rine & OF the colonies at Paris.
.Ionfeigneur,
have the honor to inform you that the fri
gate La ViNe de Milan, which departed from
the French fort at Martinique, on the 18th Pin
vofe current, on the 9th of the fame month.
IN 90, 90, north lat. and &C, 8, wet long from,
the MERIDIAN of Paris, fell in with an Englilb
frigate which we obferved to avoid us. The
next day, in lat so, and long. 81, we again
law her, purfnng us being the better fliier.
The came up with us at 8 O'Clock i'm the morn
ing, the wind at north wef ; two tier of can
non which we flcwed, appeared TO be the rea-
ION why fhe defifed from the chsfe, when fhe
came within the dihance of three miles. About
8 O'Clock, p. NJ. fhe returned to the charge.
and took her petition on our larboard, quarter.
we maneuvred with our mizen topfail, IL AS to
force her 70 fight on our broadide. Now the
cannonading commenced, as very brih &, kept
up with the greateit fpnit. After two hours r.
half of ohfsinate Sighting, all the time under
ia'I, me enemy bore away in order to go round
the Vile de Milan, who feized that moment to
board her on the larboard quarter. Our French
ieamen effected their boarding and made them
felves matters of the EngIifl frigate Cleooatra.
commanded by Captain Robert Lawrie.
She carries tbirty-nine cannon of which fen
are "a pound carronades on her quarterback.
We left at Martinique two of our guns for
the defence of that colony.
The Englini frigate has LOFT All her MAI. ex-
cept the mizen mat. During the night after
the engagement, we experienced very heavy
Tea, and the main and mizen mats of the VILE
de Milan were carried away.
We had Ii men killed, and the enernv a.
EngIifh 2s.
Capt. RegDaud, was killed towards the end
OF the action. was wounded by ball which
paf1ed through my hi,.h.
We are employed IN making Jury mats for
the two frieates and il is my int nioa Ia arer
for the Ea,lares
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An erroneous tatement having been given in
the Engih prints of the naval engagement to
WINCH the following official letters refer, we
publifh them for the purpofe of correcting if.
Nat. Intel.
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Don Cabrera appeared at the bar in a full fui. of
regimentals, fword, &c.
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Bar6adoes. BY his ExcelIency the Co
vernon, &c.
=. q q 4.
a PROCLA M ATION.


Whereas by my proclamation issued
on the 10th day Of this inst. October, in
Council, did admit certain articles there
in specified, of American produce to be
imported into this island in foreign bot
toms and whereas on the 18th day OF
this month received letter from Earl
Camden, one Of his majesty's principal
Secretaries OF State, dated " Downing
street, sth September 1904" whereof the
following is an extraet--''I am to INSTRUCT
you not to open the ports Of the island o
yer which you preside for the admission OF
articles from the American states, which
are not allowed to be imported by law { ex-
cept in cases ofreal and very great neces.
sity) and not TO fail to apprizc me in ever,
instance wherein you shall so do, and q
state a; the same time the reasons which
induced VOW to adopt the measure.p
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pHILADELPHIA. June z.

Chevalier de Foronda, consul general
from bis Catholic majesty to the U. SIN
forms The merchants and traders whom il
may concern--That the intendant OF the
Havana writes him under date the llth
uit.ihat neutral yesseIsbognd forsaid port,
or any other in the island Of Cuba, shall
have the manifest of their cargoes duly
certified by his majesty's respective con-
suls and that INSTRUCTIONS to that cod have
been transmitted to the different ports of
entry for the most erart compliance there
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badoes, brought there By an English fri
jgAte direct from England, in l6 days pas
sage--as follows, the Toulon Flee. an,
the Brest Fleet, went out and formed I;
junction with the Spaniards in Cadiz, ant
sailed from thsnce, destination unknown
such is the news of the day with u.s."
EXTRACT OLA LfTrER, DATED,
Liperhoot, Af!rst 30
Our Cotton Market is extremely dull
and very little has bsen done in it since
our Price Current of the llth inst, In.
deed so Hat that there has not been pos.
sibility of forcing sales. Two sales Of Sur
rinams were advertised, but not pu. up ;
and yesterday 426 bags and bales Upland
Georgia, il6 of New Orleans, ~ bales
OF Demerara, and 249 bags Sea-Islands,
were put up 10 auction, the former kinds
were Withdrawn without an Offer, and a
few lots ofthe latter only sold at Is 6 I'D
a rs 10 i-2d-one Bowed Sea Island at
9od--io Stained at Sd and 7 at ss, which
are full Sd I'D per Id. lower than the pre-
ceding sales.-This attempt at sale has
greatly AIDED to the depression before ex-
perienced, and it is impossible to quote
selling price at which any thing of conse
quence can be done. Some good Up
lands have been sold I'D a l9 Lad. we
have been trying very superior New.Or-
leans without an oEfer--22 lid % is
en- asking price, but nothing can be done,
though we have heard a small ]ot has been
sold at % l-2d-Cottons in general may
be quoted I'd lower than our prices Of the
the 18th inst. but in fact even that is
only nominal. =
We have before stated to you that the
stocks of Cotton are principally in this
place that the supplies in other ports, as
well as in the hands ofthe Manufacturers,
are light & that we should not consider the
Quantities collectively heavy in face of
regular demand. The great source of
the mischief is The dull sale and accu.
mulated stocks of twist--it is going off in
a small degree, but at very low prices,
though Spinners are sustaining heavy los
ses, the alarm and want Of confidence in
them are very create and spread very
materially to the importers.
It is impossible to state what prices
may break, and what turn the market NAV
take in the present state OF demand.
Demerara ships have brought about
5000 bales.
Sales OF Mahogany and Cocoa have,
been attempted without bidders. Fustick
is dull and rather declining. The sale of
Ashes is not SO brisk as at the date of our
last advices; and Grain and Flour remain
very heavy. We shall in a few DAYS
hand you fresh Price Current; in the
interim we beg leave to our last.
The rate OF Insurance TO the United
States continue hcgeabout gs. Sc to New
Orleans to S.
IL IS again rumoured that Russia is
ex?esied shortly to take a decisive part "a
gainst France, but we place no confidence
in any idea of the kind.
C. There are various reports fron the
West Indies, but no dependence upon
them; and on this point you will have ear
lier information than we can.
Z" Permit us to recommend the greatest
caution to you in your shipments.
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WASHINGTON CRY. June 10,
EXTRACT oFALErrER, DATED,

In ambition to the intere sting informant.
on contained in the following official pa
pers, we are enabled, from an authentic
source, to state, that atSURRINAM ma
val stores, az well as all the articles emu
merated in the subioined proclamaions,
are admitted in any neutral vessel.
CUSTOM HOUSE,
Bridge 1ow,,, 9th .AGrit, 1905.
Mr.. ORDERsor,
WHEREAS in His ExcELLrNcY's
second proclamation, bearing date the I'd
inst. the preamble alledges former one
to have been misunderstood, we request
that you will be good enough to iDserl un-
der this, His Exc llency's proclamation,
bearing date the 23rd October, 1904, and
likewise, that bearing date the I'd inst. in
order, that the public may, By being able
TO compare them, be satisfied tina, no mis-
conception has arisen on our part. The
two proclamations differ in these parlicu-
lars -
LIST. The former one lays open the trade
10 and from this island, with all neutrals
not in hostility with His Majesty !;
and the latter restricts il to Americans on
ly, and goods the actual produce of the
United States and
2ndly. In the number of specified arti-
cles which the former proclamation adj
mils here, the latter excerpts TO the impor-
talion of horses.
II. DAl RYMPLE, Collector.
SAM. REDDISH, ComhfroRer.
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PaEsiDExr DwrcHr's sEamoS ON DU-
FILING.


FILING.
It is unnecessary to offer any remarks
in favor Of this elegant Discourse. The
talents Of the author are well known and
duly appreciatedin this city. In our view,
the discourse before US is one OF his ablest
productions. The following is an extract
from the Sermon -
re the duellist is mere creature OF So
lici,ede, ID whose life or death, hsppiness
or misery, no human being is particularly
interested ifno bosom will glow with his
prosperity, or bleed with his suffering if
no man Hlourner will follow his hearse.
and no eye drop tear over his grave !:
still he is man. AS man, he owes ten
thousand duties to his fellow-men; and
these are all commanded by his God.
His labours, his examples, his prayers,
arc daily due to The neighbour, tie s;ran.
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Now. know We, that in conseouenc,
thereof do, BY and with the advice O
his Majesty's council for this island, re
woke my said Proclamation of the 10Th
mt. and do, by and with the advice anc
consent of his Ma|esty's Council as. alore
said, issue this my present Proclamation
informing all concerned. that whereas |
look upon The following articles :--scan,-
ling, PIanks, slaves, heading, boards, shin
giles, hoops or squared timber of any sort,
horses, neat cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry,
or live stock OF any sort; bread, biscuit,
Hour, peas, beans, potatoes, wheat, rice,
oats, barley or grain ofany sort; as being
of the first necessity, and such as the Co.
iony cannot exist without, no more than
she can be supplied with from Britain or
her other colonies: I do by and with the
advice of his NJ jcsty's Council for this
island, permit the above articles 10 be inn
ported into this island in the ships or YES.
sells ofpowers not in hostilities with his
Majesty; and that for the space of one
year, and until this proclamation shall be
recalled by me or the commander in chief
OF thus island for the time being whereof
all concerned are to take notice.
Given under my hand and seal at Arms.
in the Council chamber at Pilgrim, this
2sd day of October, 1904" Sc. &c. sc. 4
" Bar6adoes. BY his ExceIlency the Co.
tf vernon, &c.
GA PROCLAMATION.
Whereas on the 23rd day of G Stober
last, did for the reasons therein menti-
oned, issue my proclamation by and with
the advice Of his Majesty's Council, adj
hitting under the restrictions therein
the importation Of certain ar
ticies in neutral bottoms. And whereas
the intent and meaning of my said procla-
nation seems to have been misunder.
stood: Now, know we, that the intent of
my said proclamation is to allow under
the restrictions aud for the time therein
specified, the articles therein enumerated
(horses ,excepted) 10 be Imported from the
United STATES Of america, being the actual
produce of the United States, ia neutral
ooffoms, and the vessels OF the said states
are not to be allowed to enter at the ports
OF this island any articles whatsoever not
being of the produce of the said states.
And my said proclamation of the 2srd OF
Oct. last, with the Interpretation herein
given to it, stands hereby confirmed.
Given under my hand & seal at Arms.
in the council chamber, this Cd day CT A.
pril, 1906" &c.