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NOTES.

|. The Poh Matter General NAV evn.d,o H.
H'Ai'S and alter the times of arrival and dep,r,,.
az any time during the continuance of the con,rct
"e P'e'iouhy ihPulating adequate connenc,,;
thereby. W oeeA"oheo
=, =. f,teen minutes hall be allowed for opening ss
c'oling the mail at all offices where no parcr,r e.?
is fpecfed. '''i'e
b. For every thirty minutes delay Unavoidable
aecidents accePteD in arriving after the times nrs
l'rned III any CONTRACT the contractor fbalI G,rfe,
Wv u''d' ana ii the delay continue until ,re de
Parture OF any depending mall yyberel,v tb, I'll.
defined for iuch depending mail Iore Trim 49, nI%
tio"ai forfeiture of five dallars lha be incurred
a. Newspapers as well as letters are to be fent !,
the man; and 1t any perfou, making prono(,l. H..
iireS to carry newspapers, other than tboG ror',,'
ca "a the mail, for his emolument, he nun a..
III ms Propoials, for what FUN he will corrc :;
WIN that emolnment, and FOR what FUN witbout b,t
emolument. "''Oul 'ii'e
D; should any perions, making propoG,ls def.
an alteration OF the times of arrival and dsn,r,,,ra
DoVe iPecied' he mu0 fate in his propoflis tbe a.
terauons dellred and the difference thew will mate -
the terms Of hi, contract. "'"Ne ]"
O. 'er'ons making pro?ofals are deGred 70 Date
ther prices by the year. Thofe who con,raJe Gill
'her pay quarterly, in the months of Febrva
mr. ags.
the expiration Of each quarter. "''''
T. No other than a free white perron O,,u 49,
Ployed to convey the mail ''''' NC s'''-
g. Where the propeller intends tn convey ,bo nal;
~ tfe pody Of itage carriages be is defrcd to Aa,s
1t IN his propoias. " NATE
y The Polt,inafer General rerervesto binCelf,b.
r,ght OF declaring any contract az an end yvbene,sr
tnree failures happen, which amount to the lof. ola
trip each. 'O'' VI
10 The CONTRACTS for the routes numbered 70
T. are TO be IN operation the ir day of Dqob.r
next and to continue in force for two ar. TO-,
tnat time Tor the routes No. to 81. are to corr.
mence at the fame time, and continue IN for,.. a'.
year and for the routes No So to II. are 70 corr
mence at the fame time and continue - W. .,''.,
the 3lf Of March, 1909. "''''
GIDEON GRANGER,
GENERAL Posr-orrrcE
~%j6t7gf'T CITY, ApyH &c, 500.
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From a late Hermonf Paser.
SUICIDE


Among the many inltances of Suicide which we
are frequently recording have heard of none 70 ex
traordnary, and 70 affecting as the following which
happened in hIiddletown, in this county, the lait
week.
young man by the of IemueI Stoddard of
that town, had paid his conGant addreies 70 a young
GIRL whole parents were neighbours for a coniide-
rable time, till at length marimony was mutually a.
greed to content of parents was given and the day
w1stIxed, when the young votares 70 be uni
ted in marriage. But here, NUT record the dole
full tale-The day arrived when their parents and
their friends expected TO witneis plealant fcene
BUT trivial execute made for the delay. In the
evening, the young man paid his female friend
uiua Witt, at her fathers boae when and where he
related TO her that he had for lome time been (ulpci
Gus that her attachment to- him Indifferent that
her chaitity not invoate, and that friend of his
had now convinced him that his fufpicions were not
groundleis He continued oblerve that as nothing
could diiiuade him from the opinion he had formed
and that if he hould marry her he fheud be m;fera
bic, and his attachment her fill 20 fixed that
lie could not live happy without her. What next =
Suicide, he thought was the only alternative He
propofed that fhe hould depart with him. intin1atinr
that far better world woud receive them, where
their prs would dwell together in the fame bonds of
Affection, which would diflinguh them here The
young man then iaid lie had procured laudanum fuf-
hcient to efea what he had propofed, and handisg
the creduous female vial and taking one hi,nfelf
both twallowed the dofe But the girl fckeneG s.
diieharge from the Gomach faved her from a dread
full end-The feep of her anticipated companion was
eternal He died about O'Clock. C the AFTERNOON
Of the following day.
Mr.. Stoddard wasa about 90 years of age.
The foregoing particulars is as rear as poible the
fubitance OF what our infarman, related, and which,
he Jays, was notify froni the mouth of the frvvipr
female, who, 1t is thought is innocent as 70 the char
2es, which the deceaied alledged aganft her.
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piaerIiann.
MOTION OF THE WORLD.

NJ. BsNzENBERo. protector of phyhc and
astronomy at Duiie'dorf, has given an account
OF twentv-eisht experiments made. with balls
well turned and polifhed, which were caufed to
fall from height of e62 French feet. At a
medium, they produced FIVE lines deviation to-
wards the eait according to the determination
of the plumb line, and the theory gives four
hues and lix-tenths. Thefe experiments were
made in the coal mines of Schebuih aud are an
additional proof of the rotatory movement of
the earth.
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A CARD.

AZ New and Elegant Stvls of taking PRO
Fills i.iNBNESSES, Fngr11,ed in G5Li. ann
framed ior dollars each. Specimens n,ov h,
, ,eeh at the Eagle Tavern, hv-spp,ying to G. p
ro a VINO has JIM arrived in thi, CITY, and ref
public. H. !" .ps
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TO PARENTs, TRuSrErS. -

a Young man from England who has been G,ve
: raj years in The habit Of teaching the Engiirh,
French and Latin Languages. &c. propofes to en-
gage as tutor in family, undertake an Academy in
the country, or enabb School on plantation
where the neighborhood would render flch an obiea
eligible. lie has iluded both in England and France.
and brings high recommendation. Apply at this
Office.
June 3. q,
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From hort ride into the country two DAYS lincc,
we were led to think tina, the caterpillar among the
wheat had eon,peaty disappeared. Our miflake arore
from whiting the field at improper time of the day.
mere IS i'ttle doubt however, tha; thee ravages will
DE much ieis fatal than fra fuppofed and for
two obvious reafons:
Lit. The fun is fo9 bot for them during great
part oil the day when they retire into the earth or un
der any kind of elter. OF courlc their ravages are
not af7vayf going on.
2aiy; Becauie IN no long time they are all likely
to undergo the changes incident to their race tb,,
IS, the caterpillar changes into ebr,C5, and rhe chry
ishs into aGy. Many of ,heie already undergoing
their firf transformation. A gentleman yeGerday
fnewed us ievera'in rho chryfals Gate. BY Keeping
them IN earth, he will diieover, how long i, will be
before they turn TO fly and what kind OF fly il is
that lays the eggsot the caterpillar.
is laid that this caterpillar the fame with the
eo'.on-eatterpil!ar which 70 much injured Georga
and D. Carolina two or three years pah.
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TO THE HONOUR OF SOUTH-CARoLTJA
be it known, that the following is correct
lit of all the imported flaves advertifed in ous
CbarLeGoH paper, of the 5th init.
May l. Zanquebar laves, $50
2. Mandingo negroes, o1I
IL. Young negroes, IS
Is. Gold Coat Glaves 1o4
SaSeS 74o
Ss7fn hundred and forty flaves, expofed to
fale within the fhort period of fifteen DAYS b,
---Let 1t be noted too how their ingenious A.
varice has given new range TO their depredati
ons. The qosRern coat of Africa no longer able
TO gIut their "curfed thirft of gold" they have
truck up trade with the Eaf. The $50
laves in the forego ding liz are from Zangus6ar.
on the Eaitern coat of Africa, faid to be the
natives OF the Condo, Mocoa, and Swahytie
trees. They are much sReemed by the plan
tiers of Mauritius
1t Isl folly to dwell upon the immortality.
the njuftice, the crying fin of this abominable
traffic but is it not furpriGng that a.
varice fhouid be a ftronger principle than
'ielf-prefervation Know not the inhabi-
tants of South-Carolina, how many eaemie, thev
are introducing into their OWE bofom They
had enough Of them before why are they adj
ding TO their number? Do they recolleH fhe
eXecrable warfare which the Britiih were def
rous of carrying againt us during the revoluti-
on? They raifed the Indian tomahawk upon
our borders but there was an enemy within
our own bofom, whom they attempted to rsiCs
into rebellion. Tbey eonbieafIy failed hut for
what redion? Are the people of S. Carolina
ignorant that the fame courfe is TO be purified
by the very next European enemy, who nvades
us On what point, think they, will thisdefcent
be made will it be to the North or TO the
South Suppofe French army were 70 land
among the Southerninhabitants we would meet
them; there is little doubt that orr patriotifn
would triumph over this worfe than Ru(Tian
coalition; but the time would then have come
for learning this melancholy truth. that
the itrength of fate is not always increaf-
ed by an iDcreafed population. But whv
iboud we only learn this lef1on under the
ferule and the laih Had any of the Ger.
manic States thus willingly weakened the
military refources of the whole, it is not ungene-
rous to fay, that ihe wonld have deferved to
have been PIT Under Ire Bann offbs Enrbiye.
1t is known that the contribution poGtiveIv
prevents Congreis from prohibiting the Ha7,e
trade, till the year 1908. When that time ar.
rives, let the moi foemn and irrevocable nro-
hibtion be put upon it. a law of Congrecs
might preventit +; but another Congrefs more
corrupt, than they, might PeIf6ly change it.
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Last Gbe,ii:igs GDaiI.
NEW-YORK, Nav %.

The regular trading fhip Fanny. csp,an T,v,,r
arrived at this port yeterday in the remarkably ort
paiage of % days from Greenock and captain r.
mas iavonred the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser
WIN Creenock papers to the I'd of MAY, ncluGve.
COM ainng London news to the 29th.
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FOR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBER,

FOR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBER,
25 Finds. Loaf Sugar
80 Hhds. N. L. Rum
go Caiks Stone Lime branded Knox
1000 lbs. Pepper
90 Boxes Cotton and Wool Cards
100 lbs. Spani(h Flotlnt Indigo
50 Pieces White platiu,.
50 do. Brown
20 Cai&s Gu, Nails and Brads, aGorted
a few Cafks of Rsifns. aGorted
by 10 Window Glafs
A general afortment Of Shoes.
HENRY HOVEY.
June 8. Cst)
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MARRiED-on Wednel'ay the 2sth ul.. nv tho
REV a. Mr Ford Of Hanover, CaARLEsF. BALES
ear. attorney at law, of Goochland. to the amabls
w M.''s, WARY Harm MILLER, eldef daughter of
Heath Jones Miller, efqr of the fame eorn,v. u
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-03

The Ior 1farafas7oyy at Carron, in Scotland, is
the greateR perhaps of the kind in the world-The
Weekly conlnmption of Goals amounts to IL 900
TONS, at hiliings per ton, and the cenfamption of
each day is equal that of the CITY of Edinburgh for
a week. AS many Goals thereto are confirmed in
the Carron Foundry would fuiice to iupply city
Of 100000 inhabitants-Ope thoufand workmen are
daily. employed in the Mandatory, whole wages IL
mount TO 1901. week, and Sc, 4o6L. per annun,.
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5aIeg at Suction.

On T"sf'ay bs bird, a1d F,iR4y he 6B iyh 7yW be-
Ioid at ne e5iee " tie Ss5t,i6,ys, a qaraiiy of
ELEGANT MAHOGANY FURNITURE,
CONSISTING Of Ladies and Gentlemen's Score.
u taries, with Book Cafes, Sideboards, Bureaus.
lwelIed and Graght Den,s, Portable Writing DeGs.
Curtain Bedaeads, DiHing Tables, &c &C.
TAYLOR T. BROWN, V. Mrs.
June 8. .5c
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VKttNOVkj May 2.
Permiilion, as it is called, is fad to have beeu
granted to the French to pats through the AuHrian
territory and 10000 men OH their march towards
Dalmatia
Private letters from Hamburger, are f,;d IN na,e
that AuRria has declared in favor of RuIia. This
report IS not ianttioned by any of the German Pa
pers.
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DaIes at auction.


On Saturday tie III inn. 7oiH ke 6HafH, p,r5y, M
fs ofDe SnBterijeys at II oelssk, an
4 , NE Bale Superiine Cloths marked ~ NC.
One CAT: Scythe Blades do. do 10
One Cafe HATS do. do %
One --- do 4, a. o.
All damaged on board the hip Arrabella from Ii
veTPool, James Little, mater aud fold or che benefit
OF the underwriters
PROSSER q MoNCURE, V. Mrs.
June 9. ar
MILL be exrofed to fae to the higheR bidder.
" on the eighth day of July next, On the premi-
les the GLEBE LANDS Of the Pariih of Trinity.
in the county Of I.ouifa.
THE COMMISSIONERS.
June 2. enqu.
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JUST PUBLISHED,
H8dJo'Ja'e BY 7bowa' NieboJo7, near tie Capitol
THE THIRD VOL. OF
cars REPORTS.
June 2. nf)
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-03

Eat Forida.-About months aga the Cof-
fee Plant was introduced from Cuba, and plant
ed at Cape Florida. II has fucceeded beyond
the moi ianguine. expectations, and no doubts
are entertained, that it will become the taple
article 10 Eat Florida. This irrornation was
given us by gentleman, who is lately arrived
here from Cape Florida.
CbarIs. Courier.
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The indian Gazette Of the 18th ultimo, relates
ftrpring intanee of the dreadful eeas OF fnperai-
ton among the Indian tribes 1t is as follows: A
Shawanoe Indian informed the chiefs of his tribe that
the Great Spirit had appeared him, and command
ed him to acquant the red people that he was de-
ternined to detroy them, unlels they would forbear
to drink yutjfty andthat it was his pleafure that the
Perfons who were in the habit of praaGng witchcra,
fhoud either give up their Magic Bag, or be punif,
ed with death. The chiefs determined to obey what
they iuppoied to be Divine mandate, and the nfpi-
red perlon called upon to delignate thofe who
were the obiea of the Great Spirts anger-theie
were made immediately TO furrender the implements
of their AIT. Thus the affair ended with the Shawn
noes.
But the Delawares, who alto employed the pro-
phet to ditcover the magcians of their tribe, were
not content with this mild punilhment, but inmed-
ately pronounced fentence of death upon all thofe
whom he deignnted, and terrible to relate, three
n,ierable wretches inlfantly feized, and COM
mtted alive to the flames. One of them is Tcte-
bnxke, the head chief of tire nation, man of so years
of age, and long the object of their reverence and eff
teem Several others were under lentence, and ex-
peaed to undergo the fame fate.
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Lee 1t then he placed even beyond tbfir con-
troll. Let it be folemnly engraftcd into the ho.
ny OF the contribution itielf, that the Fave trade
is to be no more.
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LONDON, April 9.

Statefrnan Office, 3 o'clock, P. M.
We are this moment informed that fac of truce
landed at Dover at O'Clock this morning The bear
er was an officer of the artillery and of the Legion
OF Honours lie would not deliver his dispatches TO
ally to Mr. Fox"
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Fo, carrying l1ais rt5s Uaisaf Slater. on ,l eU-
Fs.R'aa, ToiH Be received d! fb, Cere,al poa. hi.
nm NE j'rf Day Of A@g3f neyt, irelgfve.
6. FROM Warrington City by Alexandria. Col
eheaer and Dptnf,;e., TO Prederekfb,rc > f.
times a week :, NN
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TO THE HONOUR OF sOUTH-CARoLTNA
be it known, that the following is correct
lit of all the imported flaves advertifed in oue
CbarLs2on paper, Of the ] 9Th init.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-18
MokDAr, April r.

The SPEAKER informed the House that
the bill TO compensate the Witnesses who
attended the trial Of Samuel Chase was
for a third reading, on which
Mr. LeIb rose, and said that he had a
motion to make on he subject. 1t was
that the bill should be re committed to
committee of the whole House. By the
provisions of the bill compensation was
TO be made to he whole OF the witnesses
who attended thetrial, on behalf of,he &C.
cused as well as of The prosecution, and
to this he never could or would Consent.
II was the establishment ola principle,
which did not obtain in the courts of the
U. States, nor he believed in the courts
of the respective states, and in the case
of u great culprit. He had been pronoun
ced guilty by great majority of the
House, and majority of thu Senate had
concurred in the decision, and 10 make
this provision for The payment of his wit
nesses, indicated a consciousness that the
decision had been unjust. TO this he
was not willing TO subscribe. He was
not disposed to libel The House by any
aet of this sort for X was libel on
themselves for the members who accus.
ed, TO manifest their consciousness Of
having acted unjustIy by provision TO re
ward the culprit by the payment of his
witnesses. lf it's Just thus 10 provide In
The case OF Chase, we ought 10 travel
back, and commence the business Of JUS
lice in cases of Innocence. II cannot be
forgotten, that an Insurrection was said
to have existed in the year 1894 in The
western counties Of Peni.ylrania, and
that for cerisin purposes this insurreefi.
on'was produced. Victims we're then re.
CURED by certain members Of the 90.
vernment, and ameng them vas a mem.
Der Of this House Gen. HSrnilton0 RE
was dragged from his home TO the city
Philadelphia, incarcera,ed, and bill
against him sent to. the rrabd Jury. Ii
was returned igDoramns, and notwith
standing the innocence of this gentleman
was thus established, he was pat TO an
expense Of between FIVE and SIX hundred
dollars, not cent Of which was ever re.
funded TO him! Are We then disposed TO
provide for an acquitted lrIou, to renu.
nera,c him, 10 give him a premium for
his iniqoities, and to leave Innocence un.
noticed lie trusted not. He hoped the
House would not dishoaor iltelf By such
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CDe5ate in eoarse.)
FR1pAy. April u.


a message was received from the pre-
sident of the United STATES, transmitting
the returns of the militia Of the several
states. 49,
The bill to prohibit officers OF the army
and navy of the United States from hold
ing or exercising any civil offic> W as cad
a third time.
We omitted in our last paper to state
thai the biark in this bill was so filed as
to give ii effect from the Cd of July next,
I Messrs. Stanford, QIincey and Eppes
supported, and Messrs. Gregg, Smiie,
Fmdley and Sloan, opposed the passage of
the bill. The debale turned principally
on the constitu,,ohaiity ef adopting pfin.
.ciple which. il was commended, would have
retrospective effect, BY compelling those
persons, alfesdy appointed 10 both eli.
vii and military Office, 10 yaca.e one of
them. ~
The question being taken, the bill pass
ed--~Yeas 64--Nays 81. u
MIR. ]. Randolph. from the committee
OF conference, appointed on the Disagree
ing votes ofVhe two houses to the aet to
repeal So much Of any eel or acss, as au-
thorise he ,eceipt of evidences of the
pubic debt, ia payment for lands Of tho
United STATES !; and for other purposes
relative to the public debt--made a re-
port.
The house took up this report, which
recommended 20 The house the receding
from their amendment, to. str Ike oat thai
part of the original bill > hien authorised
the appointment of an agent, with power
ipmake purchases of he public debt by
open purchase and allowing HIM one quar-
ter of one per cent. on all purchases made
by him.
A short debate took place on recedine
Mess. ] Clay and QaincsySsupported |;
and Mr.. ]. G. Smith opposed receding -
which-was disagreed to--Ayes S. Noes
IS.
When on motion of Mr.. ]. Randolph,
the house resolved to insist on their a.
mendment.
Mr.J Randolph, from tbs committee
OF ways and means, reported bill, m ak
ing appropriations for carrying inte-e ffe a,
the treaty between the United States and
the Chickasaw tribe of lndians--which
was referred to committee of the, whole
on Saturday. -
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NJ. Newton gave notice that he should
on Monday call up his resolution. propo-
sing an amendment TO the constitution of
the United States.
The House resolved itself into com.
mi,tee OF the whole, Mr.. DAWSON in
the chair--on the bill TO suspend the sale
of certain lands in the state Of Ohio and
Indiana territory.
The bill suspends the sale of lands, on
which ins,alments are due, until the first
OF October next.
A motion of Mr.. Lyon to extend the
time till February /, was lost.
The committee rose and reported the
bill without amendment, which was read
a third time and passed.--Ayes SO.
The bill has passed both Houses.
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SATtapAY, April 70.

"A message was received from the Sc
nate advising that they had considered the
bill 10 aushorise the ere ction of bridge
over the Potomac, and the bill to prohi.
bit officers of the army and navy from
holding CT exercising any civil Office; and
had postponed the same to the first Mon
day OF December next.
a bill making further approximation
towards completing The south wing of the
capiiob IN the city of Washington, hav-
ing passed through the committee of the
whole, was read a third time and passed
The sum appropriated is 10000 dollars.
The house went into Committee of The
whoIe ME-. Gregg in the chair-on the
bill concerning the further safeguard of
merchant vessels in the vicinity of the u.
nited States.
The first section of the bill was read as
follows: 2
See. ]. BE IL snasrea by the. Senate and
House Of Representatives of The United
Sfafes ofrfLdmerica in Congress assembled,
That it shall be lawful for the president
of the United States, whenever he shall
deem it expedieBt, to prohibit the exer.
else of hostilities against merchant yes-
sells in any. of the roads, or places of an
chorage, near the ports and barbors Of the
United States, and also in any OF the tracts
of sea within The principal head lands ON
the coast of the U8ited States, and To re
qeire all foreign armed ships, or vessels
OF Whatever description, to abstain from
seizing, annoying. or moles:ing, any mer
chant vessels, within any ofthc spaces and
precincts aforesaid.
Mr.. Crowninshield moved 10 amend the
section by extending the contemplated
protection 10 6 AMSTERDAM citizens or other
persons"
Mr. Dana considered the amendmen,
superaueus, as The section provided a.
gsinst moies.ing merchant vessels; he was
OF opinion that the improvement Of sea.
me0 would be rnolestaiiop.
Dir. Crowrinshlela held different OBI
MON as 10 The conslrucliob of the section
which only provided against molesiag
a merchant vessel.
Mr.. Ely expressed himself Of the same
opinion with Mr.. Dana
After some further conversation Mr..
Crowninshield withdrew his amendment
and submitted it under anew modification
IN which shape it was disagreed to, under
the idea that it was superfuous.
On motion Of Mr.. Jackson the section
was SO amended, as to apply the proyisi.
on to all vessels whatever.
After some osher amendments, the COM
mittes rose, and the bill IN com
mi,.es ofthe whole was ordered 70 a third
reading on Monsay.s