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TEN DOLLARS REWARD.

I } ANYWAY from the fubfcribsr, OF Thurfday
night the 1T inf negro named LEWIS,
he about five feet nine inches high lout and
well made, has fear Of his hands q believe
his righD occafoned By burn when fnall he wore
away home-ipun fhort coat and pantaloons dyed of
a light olive colour, took with him black broad
cloth coat and ven, but expect he will change his
name and cloathing and attempt pafling as free
man, and will attemp, to make hi elcape to Norfolk
by water. Matters of vetes and all others are fore
warned from harbouring, employing, or taking him
away At their peril. The above reward will be paid
Oh delivering him to Joieph Trayor r. in Blandford,
the fubfcriber.
ARCHER TRAYLOR, fen.
N. B. | have underitood that he was feen in the
city Of Richmond during the Broad Rock Races dreG-
ed in black think it is probable he is ftll lurking
about there He has pert walk, good countenance.
very active and fond of waiting on gentlemen.
A. T.
CbeRerfeld May OF. IF.
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NOTICE.

'HE partnerhip Of .foka Bstlsr q Co. at Carriers
i vile, is this day difiolved by mutual content.
The collection of all debts due to that concern, is COM
mirted entirely EpNam M 'ko,zi. the acting part
ner of Wiiiaw1f'K eaxie e Co. and to him alone
or to any he MAJ appoint payment to be made.
JOHN BUTLER,
VIM. MKENZIE & Co.
All perldns indebted to the late concern Of 9oJs
Bmler u Co. requefed to make payments to mr..
Robert Aitn, as he alone have authorized to grant
discharges for the fame.
VIM. MKENZIE.
April 10. IT,
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GENERAL MEETING.

UE-V UtlIII III q a 7 Two.
As a iuficient number of members, to conlftute a
meeting, did not attend on Saturday the 18th cur
rents am therefore authorized to give notice that
meeting of the company will be held at Mr. Brooks's
tavern, Saturday the 9th of July next, when it
isexpeaed members will be puntlua in their atten-
dance, which bunefs of importance to the intere of
the company particularly requires.
JAMES BRANDER, Gu.
MancheRer, June 20, 1906.
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a LII prrjons baOiag eiaim5 GgainR tie elqa.e
n Of John HoomrJ, dee'd. Of tie Bozuine-
Green, are regretted to make tbe,n knosvn, tkGs
brovifoa may be made for a final kttleuenf.-
lind tbeje mdebteG muR make immediaic Bar.
ment 10 JOHN HOOMES, ant
JOHN G.. WOOLFOLK,
Executors Of John Hoomss, deed.
ian. 2s. IF
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SALE OF SHARES.
NOTICE is hereby given, that all fhares upon
y which the tenth requiition lhal remain I'M
paid, will he offered for fale at Mr. Brookss tavern
on Saturday the 9th of July The iale TO conf
mence It IL o'clock in the forenoon.
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LOST OR MISLAID.

A DRAFT No. Sso7 on James Gibbon, efqr. for
{ a 81 dollars, granted by Thomas r. Tucker, Efq
Trealurer of the u. S. in favor of Thomas Richie
Any Perlon who may have found it will oblige the
Editor by leaving it at the Enquirer Bookstore.
Tulv l..
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July 1.

TNHR Subfcriher has large quantity Of very
good BRICKS on hand, which he will fell on
moderate terms:--
ALso-Six or feven ,houfand weight Of manufae.
tured TOBACCO, he will fell low for cafh, or in
exchange for goods.
JOHN TIN9LEY.
July g. nfl
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JUST RECEIVED, FROM BORDEAUX:
a Large aD0rtmect ef Caret Wine, of diff
l. a Jerent qualities i; Champagne, ldoageax,
w"te SHfarn' I'm A Craze Burgundy, LaGeth,
Nh cat Of Froatienau, old Mesioe of diPtrey.
qua htie', trs1 AncbOvie5, tj-sl6 Ohz,es, CARERS,
an !f16ey1fae Szustt OH.-For j1zAr on rea(ouabe
terms BY
ALEXANDER PLAINYILLE,
Jnue 81.
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NOTICE.

A IL perfons having claims againa the eaate Of
[ L Robert Bifcoe, deed. late Of Powha,an county.
are requeted to bring forward the fame properly au
thentcated, aud receive paymentand thofe indebted
TO the eaate, defred to make immediate pay.
nens to HENRY l.. BISCOE,
-, Adui0J1yato,.
july (4w)
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THOMAS NORvEJI.
~ For fale, 10 SHARES in the JAMES RI
YER COMPANY.
June s. MY
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>Ht iubcriber has removed his Brokers' Office
J to themidd!e tenement, in poqor 'rerpan's oey,
ou'.aing, the tira door above Melrrs Pickett, Poll
lard and Johnton, and the feeond below the Poi Of
nee where he will attend particularly to all buff
nes csnided to him.
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MANCHESTER TURNPIKE COMPANY

June "a.
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Mating appropriation 70, br/PPort ef5e macy Of tie
u Sfafe5, during The ye1I BoyEand oigbt bIaSrel
and Gs
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LEWIS NJ. RIvALAIN, elk. B. D.
July 4.
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8 Gcst= 1naisS.
CHARLESTON, Feb. Ia.

gentleman who left Point-Petre (spa !, on
the esd ult. in the brig Amlry, cant. Dun.
LAP, TOR Savannah, and touched a, St. Thomas
from which place he failed on the a,it MI,
mas furn'ihed us with the following intelligence.
In pafling the illands Of Nevis and ST. Kit,s
ontae Goth uit. lie counted nine fail of the linz
and one frieatc, under Britiih -colors, being >,
anchor under the batteries, which were fi,ppof.
ca 10 be the fleets of Admirals Coo HRANE. and
lOucKwoRTR, united: On his arrival ar 81
Thomas, he was informed by the captain Of an
American veifel, who arrived the day before
from The city of St. Domingo, that on the es,h
ult. in the Mona Palisge, he was boarded Nv a
French fquadron of 10 faiI of the linz
and 10 frigates, by whom he was detained
two hours. The fleet was underaood
to be commanded b. Admiral GANrgrAumr
ms intelligence was confirmed by anothtr
veiiel which arrived at St. Thomas Ifn
from the city of St. Domingo, the CANAAN
OF which ftated, that in coming out oftbat mort
ne paiied the Game French feet of 10 fail of ~
line and Il frigatcs, then Handing in for tba,
place. ia ,'"
This intelligence confirms the accom-, fyo,n
Jamaica, Of French feet being at f., III
gentleman who furniihes it, arrived at this nor,
yeaerday in the fchooner ADVENTURE, harine
got on board that seiltl the day before, off the
'o'''' VI oa'Hii"An river. Courier.
Il
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NEW-YORK, Feb. IS.

ny the fchooner John, from Antigua, the
Editors OF the New-York Gazette received ma.
peIs, from which the following nterefipp ar
ticles are extracted :: 80.
81. Johns (44nhgu0) Jan. l4.-On Sunday
arrived oft this harbour, under CONVOY of h;s
maJeity's ihip Fifguard, that part of the Cork
feet bound TO Jamaica, and proceeded ,imn.-
Giateiy; at the fame time his maiehy's fl,ip
Northumberland, from whence admiral Coch-
rane landed at Englifh harbor.
January le.-Vice-admiral Duckworth and
rear,admlral Louis, with S ihips of the line, ar
rived at Barbadces few days paf. The Sirius
frigate being in lat. 80, fell in with ls l,,;ps of
war belonging TO the enemy, and immediately
haftened to vice admiral Collingwood with the
intelligence, who difpatched admirals Duck
worth and Louis in puriuit of them. OFF the
Cape de perd iilands, they cbafed fail of the
enemy's line, fnppofed to be part of the force
and fufpetting the remainder
might be defined to the Weft-Indies, made the.
belt OF their way to Barbadoes.
January 2l--His majefy's brig Hart, which
arrived at Eneliih harbour on Saturday eve,,;n,,
laft, bias brought the following intelligence
son the 18th infant, to windward of Mari
galante, the Unicorn boarded an American. who
informed BIN that two days before, vixen he
was in lat. II, long. SO, he fell in with fail O,
t"S eneUny ShhPs ana Orig, Heerng weftward,
and that he was 10 clofe as to be Certain thew
were all two deckers.
On Sunday laft the Britih fquadron under
the command of admiral Duckwortb, amount
ing to feyen fail of the line, was difcovercd from
the Shirley Heights, Handing to the welward
And on Monday, fix fail of the line, one q,
which wore blue flag on her mizen top gallant
maf head, were feen holding their courfe to.
wards St. Kits.
II the above reports be authentic, there can
DC httle doubt that our gallant admiral is il,
purfut of the enemy's feet but, we fear
too far a-ffern to juftify a ftrong hope of his
being fortunate enough to overtake them,
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From The Mez0-1te- I Daily Aa:0.sfit;r.
COMMUNICATION.

from the Placement laid before Congress In Isos
OF the various imports into tie United States f,n
Oct' 1902, TO Sept. 10, 1905 il appears thar fo.
feisn ipifits 10 the amount Of 1924 400 gallons Jana
20 900 gallons OF ale aud porter. were impor,ed
curing mat period. TINS, it leems. we annually
import hgh mne millions o. gallons of ardent intoxi
eating iririts; and, including ale and >p,rter obcvs
nine millions gallons of liquor all of which NH
be made at home. Reckoning them 10 coR ne =. an
average ievsnty hive cents per gallon, and taking
tne1n Only at nine millions of gallons they will come
to no ie!s fun than fix million feven hnnJred and e.
ty thouiand dollars. An enormous fpml cana m
more Than hall our revenue. ~ grievous fun, Maid
pf Poiohon' luxury. When we refea on this
PfooiSious expenee argument |. ne eiary I'm cor
vince US OF the necefity of obtaining fub0itmes ~,
lei 'oiat.'aptageousterms. The value of malt L.
quors' Doth IN moral and political view to cour.
Try 'naf continues them initead of ardent LIQUORS need
en'y be hlnted at TO be uuderilood. The ouan,;tv
o. gram that would be neceTarY 10 make liopors ~
me amount OF imported brandy, rum gin, and r,ah
liquors would DC about 100000 builels of bar..-
What noble encouragement 20 the farmer u,o,E
the iaie OF three millions of grain make erclG,
the hops, ttaves, hoops and fire wood toOetb.r -
the other materials necaary in the builjiu,., or CO.
nufa6aores. ''s' VI 'ASt'
ROW beneficial to the country would fieh ? mana,
iacture be,in WHICH mof of the work is ne,e,,nst
oy hrc and hores, aud but few abonrers are vs,..5
'"'eiy ieeh an attempt made, In the nj5h
OIL d war,to refrain even from esrryaao The g.
reign iqaors from the Brith Wea indies; and rho,
the nsceiites OF the times did nos allow q. b. en
forced we may expect che return of peace "a
zee carried into execution, and the Wen Indies fun
p''sd with Proviiions from Europe, Britain Is fra,
ing every nerve 20 briug into cultivation every acre
o. iand IN tina, country. We niuit in few years loia
ths trade to the Brrh Weft India colonies With pre-
Whons and Britain, who has laid the foundation of
her PROPERTY in her manufae ares, has from the
riches arihDg from them aud the imn,enle lo,Iu Of
people employed in them. given fprno to her syr;.
culture by her late corn laws, She has gu; of the IL
nted States from iuppying her with proyifops and
with great difficulty petitions prcfrnted by ,ls
manufacturers Of Manchester, Glafgoy, &c. ooeneI
her ports to receive produce from her own COLONY Of
Eanada. In f!iort time, as Sir Iohn Sinclair md
the other members Of her board declare. we NAV e
Peet TO lee Britain the granary Of Rurope. Fy,rv
natonis making improven' ents In agriculture. and
few years will enable them to pars proyion, no, onl
70 uPpiy any nation aElosg th,mfelyes whole harvei
may isii, but alto for the fupport of the Wenrn,
u'e'' IL behoyes us, therefore, to be looking on, for
new markets for our prosfons, that our agricultural
piogrels rnay no; be nopped
& FRIEND TO AMERICA.
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ing prodigiess and the campaign of 1896 flicws
what prosi'gies, Bonaparte is capable of accom-
pliihing but Il is fcarcely within human poi
tibilitY, that any force 70 inferior in number, &
thus attacked could refiit with effect the weight
of numbers; if thofe numbers were conducted
with the leaf kill or courage. ~,.,.-.,...
Such is the only plan by which there appears
to DC poiiibility of reiitting Bonaparte.
VIII any iuch plan be formed, and if formed
will there be that unity, Kill and forciight re
qnlhte to carry it into effect OF will there be-
iuffcient diicretion in the allies to prevent the
diicovery of their delign and the adoption of
lone new military de6gn, by which the whole
may be frudrated ! Time alone can determine
thefe anticipations.
Along with this VAT plan we muft fippofe-
the archduke Charles, in Hungary; John in
Gallitia; and rafting an army of $4,000 Hun.
gar'ans tn them we NUT oppofe Mallena p,ir-
'uing them into Germany, and rendering the
archouke Charles and John at leaf harmless
/ on the Bohemian iide, the archdukr Ferdinand
WITH his force of $4,000 men, might form co.
.umu OF the grand army, if the force under gen.
paraguay D'Hi'liers had not been reinforced
as ms column did not amount TO zo,ooo men
while on the other hand, flould the PrufI;,ps
nnoer Hohenlohe, proceed by their left. and
open communication with the archduke Fer.
oinand, the whole of Francona and Suab;a
might be overrun Wirtemberg laid under CON.
tnoutlon the communication between Franc,
aod Germany cut off, and Augereau in turn
cooped up in Ulm.
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merely gueHed att She power iinmenIe in
retources, defyius = foreign ehery, becaufe
tangible IN no quarter of attack. She is for
trsfs in frsxen fea, an imprcguable bulwark
in deierts, 'mmeafbrable and inexplorable. She
is thus natural ally to no power, becaufe fe-
'ntrinic ard. Where can The be attacked? In
Aha! Can France excite the Porte againft
her :! No; the Port fubhfts only on her pacific
inhgnlhcance. In her Perfan and Tartar bor-
ders The is equally fecure. You can fcarcely
collect an army of Pertains to NEW their face to
a kuii'an ioid'er; you can icarcely tempt borde
OF j artars to rob the granary of Ruffian pea
.ant. In Poland and Sileia ihc is infenGbie to
tear quite miitrefs of an immenfity of territory,
'hs Is bringing 1t into account by che rapid inn
provement OF agriculture, and there are no re-
oeis TO be found at the plough fhare. She is de.
TERED by no foreign enemy; fhe is confident
in her own people.
Such power ia more formidable in war than
any other IN the univerfe, 'becaufe fhe can bear
her whole force upon Jingle point. She can
pour ner armies into an enemy's country, and
need fear no attack in return. Wherever iht.
goes Inc NUT fucceed, becaufe there is nothing
TO Haclsen her efforts to draw her back with
precipitate retreat to her own defence. Rufiia
rs the only power in Europe of whom this can
be faid. 49,
France knows not the enemy f1e has provok-
ed. One Ruiiian army follows another like the
waves of the fea. In vain you raife barriers ia
lorpofe them they will battle the proudeft and
the ftontelt. The hydra head of a Ruilian ar
my viii iprout with regenerating powers as
long MS there is ? fword to cut il. l. :. az.
| The preiept object of Ruffa is not ambition,
the emperor is above it. 1t is aot fear of French
pows r, the emperor fcornsit. What is it then
1t is the chaf1ifement of the difurbers of the
peace of Europe; the liberation of Germany
hon an infuting enemy the emancipation o,
Italy from dornineering and graphing tyrant
In word, it is fidelity to honorable allies, 10y
atty to the caufe of opprefeI fovereigns, gra.
t,tude and feniihility for great and undeferved
tufteiers, aud benevolence to the human race.
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european 5ntriTigenrr.
ST. PETERSBURG.
Esfrod et's litter, MoV.mber s.

H"TI"D Y Tf1TfTj NoV-Nbfr 8.
The frof has commenced here with more
than ordinary feverity. The Neva has been
frozen thefe fix days, and many Of the fhips are
bound up in harbor
Since the departure ofthe emperor our court
has been dull. but the city is full of activity /;
the troops pour in daily from the PROVINCES in
iDmenfe numbers; indeed the whole Rufian
population Is excited to arms; nothing is fpoken
Of but war, & that war is expected TO be fiiccefc-
ful IN It's termination, however difaRrous in its
onfct. The Ruliian armies, more numerous
and better dnciplned than any IN Europe, will
loon exhibit lehHnto the world Of what bra
very uoder eood generals, and Ioval under
beloved emperor, can effect, to reicue the fouih
Of Europe from an ambitious depot. Runia
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The words lr,naat and mn are diplomats,
and as fueh mott proper to be ufed, and the
more 70, a. they feem to be appropriate tc the
principle of the firt refolntion. But, MIR. Pre-
iitent, the latter part of this refolution, by
which decentralization may I've made. and new
arrangements entered into with Great Britain,
70 far amelioratc fbofe precedent <vordJ that the
PRECEDENT will pofIefs ample powers, according
to true expedition Of the whole taken toge-
,her, and he viii not, in my opinion, be tram
melted in the manner the gentleman from Ohio
conceivcs. In fettliDg national differences, it
has ever been Recefary, in fome points to give a
little, and in others to take, according as the
peculiar circumstances, upon which the nego-
citation might happen to turn, either upon a
point of national honour, or An interefting point
of national commerce, or both 70 connected as
not we'll to We fevered. Upon the whole, MIR.
PRECEDENT, do believe il will be highly inpor.
tant that the Senate Mould, at this interefing
moment, exprefs their opinion upon our nation.
al concerns with Great Britain in fich language,
that the fenfe we entertain of our injuries can.
not be miftakcn. The principles and policy oil
our government require, that we fhould prefer
negotiation in the fra inaance and the adop
ttion Of the refolution, by frong vote of thi:
body, will doubt!eis add great weight to the
Object. If, however, ~e fhould unfortunately
be driven to the dernier refort, truft we NAL
never recede one point from the ground we
have taken, as expreffed in our 6rit refolution
~ 10 be continued.
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fel and cargo. excepting quantity OF Hogs
Lard, belonsingto Mears. John Warden and
Sons. Although the prime iple on which this
condemnation was founded, is not new or no.
vel, the arguments produced we conceive will
he read with no little interea by our commercial
friends, and therefore intend giving them a
place the Gra dearth of news that occurs.
A,Nryie0H,
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THE LETTER.
"oureu, Gibraltar Bar, isD Mo4.,so-

onfeu' Gibraltar Bay, STD Mo4,. lso..
!" My LoRD Marquis,
Ills majefty having been pleafef 70 order
"d. the IhiPs or Deutral natiot;s trading 70 m.
ports OF Cadiz and San L,icar with fIii, n
as are NOT eoifraband of war, hall he r,rrT,i,-
blockading fquadron. -" ''''" "''
nave to-requet your Excellencv will he
piea'eo TO order this, his majeffy's conce zion.
10 DC igmhed 'o.the Confus of the neutral oa.
tons rehding in Cadiz. ''''' "''-
have the honour to fi,hfcribe mvt.,e nv,
Lord, your mof obedient f'rvant, ''''
&C. COLLINGWOOD.
o ms exceilency, the MAJ quis de la Soana,
Governor of Cadiz, &c. &c. &C."
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BALTIMORE. Feb. o,

Yesterday we received, via Philadejpb;a.
from our valuable and active correspondent AZ
Naiiau, the fubioined proceedings of the Court
OF Wee Admiralty, in the cafe of the brig g
w. with our regular file Of the Royal Gazette
TO sin ult. incluhve. The only intereRing ar.
t,cle they afford is the judgment delivered bv
Judge Dyer, in the court of Vice Admiralty. il
the cafe ofthe ibip Sampfon Of phiIadeIpbi,
Alter lengthy inyeaigstion Of The facts before
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Captain Bartlett, from KiugRon, informs u, tina,
afew days previous to his failing Britifh friqate ar.
rived there with intelligence Of French feet of II
ia OF the line having been feen Handing to the welt
~-ro me inhabitants OF Jamaica were much a
larmed at this report, and the government, imv,edi-
aely ordered two of their largea vees of war TO be
hauled into the channel way abreaa of Port ROYAL
Harbour. M. ia
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COURT OF YICE ADMIR- HL7T,
NASSAU, FEB. I, 1906.

Nassau, Fen. I, 1906.
Before bis Honor Henry Morefon Dyer, Eja. Sele
Judge and Co,nm;;Dayy.
Brig 5. w. Wells, Maj,
This veiiel went from Baltimore TO Trinidad
IN Cuba, under the charter party for the VOYAGE
out and home, and fuinilhsd with fperial IL
csnce, from the Chevaier de Yruio, his Cat!s,-
tic Majety's AmhaIIidor to the United Stat.
OF America landed her cargo at Trinidad ard
received on hoard another cargo, which was
itated to proceed from cargoes ut EnelilA Gips.
captsred by Spaniih privatrers, and carried i'm.
To Trinidad, the fame was fhipped by Mr.
Ch'id, and accompanied by his Affidavit, DE-.
c'af,ng the property in the fame 70 be in Tho.
mas Tenant of Baltimore, merchant, for whom
TIE fame WAS now claimed.
HIS Honor the Judge having heard advocate.
ana proctors on both Gdes thereon, and prcof
read, admitted the claim, but diretfcd further
PROOF 70 ne made within three months rs well
w'tn reipeo TO the outward Cargo, and why the
cnafter party lthe breach ofwhich would fur.
,ect tse party to a: penalty of 5000 dol.ars} had
been broken by the mailer; and aft, in f,,et,
further proof to thew, in what nanner AMI WITH
what hands the properly in the prsfcnt CARGO
had been acquired. 81
Juno, PACKARD, Matter.
His Honor the Judge having heard advoca,ca
and proaars on both iides, tte document rro.
duced in further proof, "a further proof csie :,
having been read, admitted the documents ~
EXHIBITED, hut the fame being Inefficient f., ,hc
court to ground its deeifion, his honor diref.
ed that further proof be made within fonr
months with refped to the nature of the trad.
OF neutrals to the IAand ofCuba.
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Dn,i,rttir 5ntsI!igenre.
COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BOSTON cssrns1
"Mar6lsbsnd, Fel..1e ,aoc

"MR. RUssRL-Sir-By The arrival. ne H..
ichr. Two Mothers, at this port. in 60 49,
from Cadz, we are furnifl,ed with = c,," ,e
homirai Lord Collingwood's letter to the &C.
vernon OF Csdiz, relaxing in fome degree tho
o ..e or that port. Prefuming its publ;c,-
non may ierve Your commercial friends, il is
incloied. Yours refpeffully."
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Captain Howell. of the brig Achilles, from
Porto Rico, informs us it was reported there
that twelve fail Of the line and as many frigates
NAG seen Teen 10 irrward fteering Gas was fup-
Poied) tor the city of st. Domingo. Seven
Achilles failed. ~
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4 PRlEND TO AMERIcA.
PHILADELPHIA. Fehrnarz %

captain Toby, from New. Orleans, informs.
that al the spaniih officers had LEFT tha, place
tor feniacola, being ordered on, and All Other
SpanIih fu'jeAs were packing sp TO depart.
it was reported ye6erday morning, on tbs
su'no.'tg nj priva'e letter from New.York,
'od' tnt Ffsnra had taken St. Rartholomews,
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NETWORK, February 81.

At the time captain Mpncriffe left Jamaica
news bad been received at Montego Bay Of a
rrencn Meet being TO windward, and the IL
land was Immediately declared under Martial
law. Mr. ~,
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TLurEiay. FL "a

Mr.. John c. Smith from the committee to
whom was referred a refolution of the Houfe
Directing them to enquire for what claims a.
gaiuf the United States, barred by tautes OF
liHitation it is exprdient 10 make provlion, re-
ported a bill making further provifon for ex-
tinguiihing debts due by the United States ;
which was read twice and referred to 4 com
mittee OF the whole Houfe on Monday next.
nr. Johs c. Smith, from the committe of
claims 70 whom was referred the petition of
Willis WHton, reported refoution, that the
Petitioner have leave 20 Withdraw bis pc, i;ion |;
Referred TO a committee Of the whole tioufe to.
morrow.