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FROM THE WESTERN WORLD.
Rv m.
AuguR 10.

Tbs RtntRcky Sbanib AS5ciation, BIoa0f't Con.
-LpirHy, and General MiSonda's expedition.
NO. ".
A principal Win with the confoir,ters was
10 nave iuhJect To their control, as large por-
ton as pofiole of the Congrtfs Lands in tn.
Wenern Territories. The confeoueuces ot th;s
pohcy are man'teit. BY being proprietors of
large tracts, they were enabled to make choice
ot iettlers to prohibit the efasIi!hment OF
thoie meu that were uufriendly to their de igns,
ana IN fnort 10 he lords of the foil even with.
"u' TIE AID OF foreign power. We have hat-
"a already one company, viz. The Ohio Land
company, many OF the members of which,
we're aetnated with thefe views, & III league with
the kentucky Spauiih Confpirasors. But tbs
leading company of this fpccies, originated
with general Jonathan Dayton, The intimate
friend and correspondent Of WiikiniJn, Irhn
brown ddd Aaron Bar. a iI- OF letters yhich
was produced IN the Ctaneery Court OF New
York i'll 1900, by FraBcs Ch;lds, defendant. in
ani"er to Ei of ConpIaint to jonathan n.
Lawrence ani Jonathan Dayton, tends to throw
coniidtrabe light upon the art ard intrigue
OF Jonathan Dayton, the fpeaker of Cong7efs IN
the ADAMS Naturalization. In one of theft.
letters TO Mr.. Childs dated Philadelphia. 5,h
feh. 1896. general Dayton fays Z" A cu,npa.
ny has formed itieif here, which will abCuu ! 6
or 1900 Land Warrants amounting to Ieo or
10000 acres. | have deiired MIR. M,.ker
30 iisn IN the name OF J. II. Lawrence and Co.
iuch number OF ihares as amount to 80, 1000 a.
ores, payable in warrants. IF yOu or he with to
come IN, IT is 70 arranged that you can cone in
for part OF the $4,000, after the bla1 of fbe
d6oeiefion and its oljs8J are made knoqgn 10
g0H-wriieto me- by the next mail, ard believe
me yours with eGieem. ID"
In 1896 when the bill entitled {! An act pro-
viding tor the flls Of the Lands OF the Upited
States In the territory north weft Of the river
OHIO, and above the mouth Of Kentucky" WAS
under confederation, general Dayton was par.
ticularly anxious for two reaions, that the fec
ton III the bill which provided for the admit
hoh OF military warrants G,ould he as liberal
as poiBble-lt. Beanie Dayton was poG,Ged
OF number of warrants him{elf-2d By the
Ambition OF military warrants without any H.
imitation IN payment the lands would be much
iOoner lettled. IN a letter therefore which he
writes to- Childs, dated 9th of April, 1916.
there IS the following paragraph-sE The f.d;.
on IN The And-oihce bill which provided tor the
admiiIion Of military warrants in certain pro-
portion, ~ payments was upon ,ry Gtrgs6;ge
that Vt wou be more favourable aud screp,s.
be to the army, TO have A part equal TO the wa.
oath tract, appropriated for miitt Ary riyhts near
the SciOta truck out. There did pdt aooear
20 be tlngie member oppofed to- give iucn 4
| traet IN lieu osthe other plan, and the bin for
| locating military warrants viii be 10 sacnded.
iFbe Disadvantages of.'ke orsiosl plan were, that
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FOR SALE,

MY Plantation Gtuated in the county Of Chef.
N terrified on both hdes of Falling Greek, feven
miles from Mancheffer, adjoining the lands of COL
Matthew Cheatham and Mr.. Branch Chca,hain, con.
tanning 4eo acres 200 Of which is cleared and
In good order, the balance well tinbered ard equal
TO any land on the creek. The Dwelling Houfe &
kitchen new, the Dwelling fioufe has three rooms *
psflage the lower floor & three above the ktch-
en- 30 by 20 feet with other neceary .houfes all
OF which are in good repair, with excellent peach
and apple orchard-allo two valuable mill fsats lying
on the above creek. The payments will be one half
on making RICH, to the Land. the balance in two
annual payments be ,eured By deed of tru on the
land-The purchaler will be permitted 20 TOW i
crop Of whca, Immediately, aud poGefion given the
frtt day of November next The land can be newn
to any perron by application to the fubfcriber living
on the prenlifes, and the price made known.
WILLIAM CHEATHAM.
September g.. e;awg.
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WiELlsM 9 MARY coLLEGs.

AUGUST, 1906.
] IS hereby traae known to the public, that there
4 will be etahiithedin College plain, but t.eccn,
table upon tie lowell teras which will iscure the
inttuten s,aitAi lota, The board will commence or
the 3rd H1on!ay in otto'Itr, the period fxt.. for
pening the lectures in the philosophical and .ra,henia-
teal choois.
lis ALTO notified. that all junior euients w III BE-
compelled co lodge III College, board at the public
table to devote certaia Rated hours to fuLy TO APP
pear at the calling OF roi! at O'clock in the evening
during the winter term, and az g. during that Of the
iusamer, continue in their rooms after they have
retired from the roii 'ri the next morning and TO
ob.erve other regulations, which cannot fail 10 BE high
y beneficial to youth
The Object Of thefe arrangements is, not only to
dini,h the expense Of itudent at this College but
TO guard, as etectuaily be done againt dill
nsticr and :dien-fs R- .h;e l...- .,..-yA c.ae.,,
more reGriaive than thar hitherto adopted, will be
readily pdrfued. Parents and Guardians who wit
nels the inrreaed tendency to thoie evils againft
which the College holds itf.H bound TO oppore every
barrier within its power, will heti,ats TO aI,p-ove
oi thrie means, which may be deened neceifry Tor
10 tautary pusPo!e Eur lilen, appreciation is not
uihcent. Their cooperation a!ln is eiiential They
are, therefore, earneaiy requeaed take care that
Their luns, or wards, tail be compelled to o5ferve
prudent and wife economy. Ii is maxim, rot 10 be
forgotten, that the Improvement of youth will gehe-
ray be invere, as their expence nor IL it lefs true
that their expenditures viii be in proportion to the
temptations, which m(applied liberality muG ex-
cite. Let then no money lie furnighed hey ond mo-
derate fun; and, let credit be allowed, except
Tor fpecihed articles and to fpeciEed amount This
advice TO Parents and Guardians, will il is hoped be
duly appreciated, and departed from in no iltance
IL is nnPoiibe, that the wife1 fyfem of education
can give to youth thofe neaimable benefits which
might otherwile be derived if Parents and Guardians
do NOT itreHuouiy, and zealouly compel ebedencs
10 thar economy, which y here 10 earnefly recone
I'l'"dtdi and, that every may know what may
Be nidered as the neceilary expenditure of Rud-
ent, at this College, it is flated, that
The board for the coure, will ndt exceed dos 100
Fees TO two protectors, 30
Candles, fuel and waihing %
Pocket nonsy, to exceed do
oO5
by 'he S"ci"ty. J. MADISON, p
AuguR 10. (A2tSs,A
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JAMES WALKER.

Va ArcH y CLOCK MAKER, a little below the
w Capitol, and near the Bank, will attend to
all commands in the line Of his buiinefs with which he
may be favored.
As is the peculiar Characteristic of all quacks and
buuglers in all trades, 10 prafe themfeves pat on airs
Of eonequenee, p!onife much, and pretend TO great
deal, ]. w. will not even routh upon biz eeea5aijes
tn; merely fay, that he hopes thofe who may choofe
to !6re7O Hoy eyo1 in liz 7ray will have good reaon
to be iatished with the performance Of His work lie
will De completely 6a.isied when his Giil as an aria
meets with iueh encouragement as it osght iu1iy
CLAIM. AugSa 49, eod.
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NOTICE.

THE Copartneraip of GILLLAT - K7RBr.
4 by IFS iiaitation, would expire on the FRI day
oil mex. month; but the members OF that firm, have
mutually agreed to extend to the frh day of May
nex:-Ail Perions indebted thereto earneGly re-
quoted to come forward without DELAY and nav of
VIA, they respectively owe, as longer INDULGENCE
ought not to be expelled. ThoGe who have unfet
lied accounts and cannot make inn4ediate payment,
hoped will execute bonds for their REFLECTIVE ha
lances.
GlLLIAr T. KIrBY have already received par,
OF their FILL GOODS, and by the 6rn arrivals
from London, Liverpool, &c the relidue is expe6ed
which they will fell low for caih Country produce or
approved notes,
GiLLTAT e KIRBY.
Auguh 10. eP 9u.
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AuguA |
IN CHANCERY.

IN CHANCERY.
Lonija County, july Court, 1906.
Robert Donald the elder and Andrew
Donald, fsrviviug partner OF James
and Robere Donaid, & Co. Pitts
againtt,
William Hodges and Frederick Harris, Defts
r. NHE Dsf.ndaut, William Hodges, not having
entered his appearance and given Gecurity aecor-
ding 70 the aG Of ai!enbly and the rules OF this court
aad it appearing the atisfation of the court that
he is an nhlbaat Of this fate; therefore, ON
the motion Of the plaintiffs by their attorney-It is
ordered and deeresd by the court, that the 4id de-
!endant DO appear here the iccond Monday IN DC.
tober next, and anfwer the plaintiffs biil aud that
copy ofthis orl:l be forthwith inf=rted III fome oae
oil the pubic papers printed in the City Of Rich
nond, for egh, weeks fuccsilively, and pubhhed at
the front door of the ccur:-houfe of this County on
i0lne Court day.
A CopY.
JOHN POiNDRXTER, C. L. c.
September s. eo2m.
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scorTvlLLE Jockey CLUB.

VIE races will commence at this place. ON Thurc
A day the Sth Of September, free Tor any horfe
mare or gelding--@eigh:s a. tfual
~ Day.--Tlree mile heats, for the amount Of the
lubierif'ion, after dejuctng contingent charges
fay, about one hundred rounds.
2nd. Day-Fhe propristofs purfe, two mile heats
half the amount Of the arit day
Srd. Day.--An handy cap purfe---,wo mile heats
or elegan, gig.
WILLIAM ARCHER, See',y oAs club.
Po"hatan, Court Hsuie, Auguh e9. (epsw)
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WORTHY OF IMITATION.

MAJ JAMES SAWYERS an Intelligent officer
Va and lo!dier, in the late revolutionary war ;
h.scpened four MILITARY SCHOOLS in the coun-
~ Of Pttfyvaua, for the pnrpoft of Distributing Mi
kiary knowledge amongft his fellow citizen, There
are at prefens upwards of one hundred perfons I'M
Il.
>,.'.r1l,. ...,,
young gentlemen of a'piring minds From the Gk,ll
and attention of Maj Sawyeys and fpirit with which
this in,tution is conducted there is iite doubt but
that Pittiylvuna may foon, in point of military know
ledge invite eoaiplrion with any Of her pghboar-
ing counties.
September 9. Ftp.
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NOTICE.

WHAT fhaIl on the goth day OF the preIe Mt
month, at the Unsn- Tavern, in the City of
Richmond, proc-edto eKpo(s to fiie by public AUG
ton, to the hghelt bidder, for ready money a CAR
RAGE, and a pair of elegant. bay HORSES, we'll
broke to harnefs. under deed of tran executed to
the fubfcriber, by Meriwether Jones, Efqr. in his
life time, for the purpoies therein mentioned, aud
which deeds of record in the office of the Rich
n,ond Dnsria Court.
ANDERSON BARRET, Traaer.
September 0. tdI
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ut mesfiag Of tie Di'e7o's Of tie R!ebwsna Ta,nbi!-
Co'spsny, beHat EAsrarS Faia7's faVe,n ia tie eiiy
q Risb~saa, on 7n;fily tie 29B Of Jaiy, 1906.
I } ESOLVED, That five dollars be paid on each
IN flare held nv the Stockholders in the f4id COM
pany TO Nathaniel Sheppard their treafurer be-
fore the fra day of September next.
Rea'0sd, That proportions be received from any
PerionS inclined undertake the work the Turn
pike until the r day of O4ober next, and thar the
fame be flied IN writing with the clerk of the Compa-
ny by the perions making fach proportions.
AN extract from the minutes
". SHEPPARD, Clerk.
n. B. have been dire Sted by the preGdent and
directors to re9u. the pf's H'ah;-,r rrnpnftinns
for undertaking the aforementioned road, make
their a,e,uen,s in fuch way, as TO give the amount
uPon lupponion, thar the road is fron. forty one
hundred feet wide and aiio inform them that the
time for receiving Propoals, poiponed till the fra
day OF November next
N.SHEPPARD, Clerk.
September Q. OO
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ME fubicriher will fell the farm, on which he
lives, containing 1850 acres, 800 of which is in
'-,OH' ti'o iariu 10 wen atiAPteu growth OF
wheat, corn, grafs, and lies remarkably well. The
improvements conia of dwelling houfe, containing
eght rooms, new kitchen, laundry fervanss houe,
ice kou!e, Fables and barn. The payment for this
property will be eafy, as will take well feeured
BONDS, negroes or give long credit receipt of a
fourth Of she purch.!e money.
CHARLES CARTER.
CniPepper, Sept. 2. (sw.)
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September Q.
TO RENT,

VIE TENEMENT formerly occupied by MeiT.
K James and Alexander Dunlap and lately by
VIM. r Stone, at the wee end of the Market bridge
srd adjoining the houfe in which an eStenlive Ven.
due Store is about to be eflabhed. II agresa-
Die, would fell, Reasonable terms, q Leafe Of
about ieven and an half years in the faid tenement
WILLIAM M'XiM.
Augua l.. eotf
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Tas "wEsTERN WORLD

Hr'ro7 ofa hf'er from a o>o,I.,,oa ?.
~ LoMGaHaJ II lis G-icnJ in g'l d, o.' As"-
ted Ass9 3, 1900. -'-''''"'''e' due
ne Governor has been, for fonc tioY m
o . e"g'ee5 IN preparing Tor publicttiorr 80
internal fcheme, pot on foot in Kc spo,S io'is
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May 90.

4 LFxANDER STUART, Eiquire, of Rich
IN mond and Col. William Daniel, Of Cumberland
county, are 70 obliging undertake my law buff
reis, The former will give his attention to it in the
federal court and in the of appeals. The latter
IN the iuperor court Of chshcery for the chG,ond DIFF
tria.
CREED TAYLOR.
JulyIs. GE9
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(laSv3sO.J
FOR sAIr-,., ~. ,,,..a -.

FOX SALE-6n the io1ve4 tey2,,s:
$500 fatks Of LIVERPOOL SALT, and go crates
Of LIVERPOOL EAR THEN WARE of r,ner;or
quality & well aforted, JUN arrived in the !hin Mer
chant, Captain JonNsos, from Liverpool, d, Rse-
muda Hundred
CVERTON ANDERSON.
May 90. ,t
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4 Ia perans haz'iag claims againe tie crate
= n IT Jobn Roosse5. kee'd. Of tie Bosviing.
Cresn, are re7acaed to make them knsqva. frat
Pr0Dihon may be mate for a final jeifieaenf.---
|9na f1efs ia9e6fea mn n4ke immediate par
mem to JOHN IHCcAES, aid
J0HNG. VOOLFOLK,
F'seeRfors Of stoba HaonieJ, lee'd.
Jan. az. If
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VIZ. +. RICHARDS,
NAT. PERKINS.

~. Ss there Ia, been eouijd rabls irdulgsrce, a.
ready given, hofe ndebted 20 the late couscrn Of
Wm X. Richards, & Co. nc fostaer cas BE- ex2cAsd.
NAT. PERKINS.
Gooshlsad. Aogua o5 lsw1
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July ls.
WANTS A SITUATION.

a 1emng man subo can gip,e good Information
a Of bis ebaraaer, ./5Jvety. and iadnyqry !;
spoufd soiains5 engage az an aDyJ7ant in a gre
ee'y, or bar Keeper, book-keeber, or Ee5eriniea-
eant for any gentleman, in a seufeel eaiiing.
6aquire eftbe printer.
September s.. mn
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APPRENTICES WANTED.
1.-TWO Boys about the aye Of fourteen, wanted a.
apprentices to the gold and filverfmirh's buIi-
nefs, by
JOHNSON e REAT.
: Aueua s. If.
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NOTICE.

1.-THE Co-partnerfhip of william r. Richards, &.
Co is this day difolved, b. mutual contest.
The collection Of all debts due tina; consern. or
VIM r. Richards, is committed 70 MAJ, Perkins alone
to whom thole that have Demands will apply Tor pay
neht.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE,
4 LNely ycuns NEGRO MAN rho has been
aee'ii1ned,o work in the crop--For terms ap-
ply at tie Enquirer oEfee.
Augnt i. IF.
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7bs Renipchy StpaHi@ A,S5ciatian. BIOuaf'5 Con
ApirHg, and General Mvonda's expedition.
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JOHN PolNDEXTER, C. L c.
September s. eo2m.
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of lieutenant Gr William Parker, of this fhip,
calamity boarded, carried. aud brought out
from under the fire OF the guns of the town and
Terre de Visja and alto from under the fire of
more than one hundred mniketeere, his Catho-
lie maieRy's ichooner Giganta, of nine guns,
viz. two "a Founders, and three Founders,
long guns, aud four Founders, fwivels, COM
manded by Aliere de Navis. Don Juan de
MORE, with crew OF 4s meu. The two %
pounders are in her bow, and me is, in my OPT
MON, very FIT for bis maje4y's fervice, particu-
larly at Gibraltar.
When it is confdered that this fchooner was
moored with chain, within half pi!tol fhot of
the lhore, and had boarding MEETINGS up, and
that The was in every refpe9 prepared to re-
ceive the boats, as was alto the batteries and
mniketeers, too much prisfe cannot be given TO
the officers and men employed in the enter
prize, and am confident their conduct will
meet you lordfhip's appreciation.
In this affair Mr.. Charles Forbes, mdlhip-
man, and three men, were badly wounded;, &
three others Nightly, their names are herewith
incloied. The enemy had men wounded, one
otthem mortally, the Others ieverely. There
were none killed on either Gde.
have the honor to be, &c.
7. LIVINGSTONE.
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Ert''a7 ofa letter. from Mr.. Robert UIit;nfon, at
SWyrna. dated TIE 27sb Jaue, 1906, reeei7,sd
Per brig P5obe, Cabt. d5ransy, from Smyrna !;
arrived ftIs morning.
On the 2oi inf an exprefs arrived from the
Ragufan agent at Conltantnople TO the confiil
here, informing him that the French army had
entered Rasuia rhe 9Th ult. and took pohetiion
ct the caites In confequcnce of this news, the
Ragniau veiIels, feyera whereof were loaded
tor Europe, are re!andng their carsoes, and
VIII remain here for orders from their priuci-
pals. by order of the Raguian conlul at tais
city.
Onthe Goth int. arrived here the American
brig Globe, John Williams matter, from phila-
delphia.
ROBERT WILKINSON.
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NORFOLK, Sent. 10

ETtra7 Of a letter from TIE Captain ofaa d,ae-
rear DG1si 10 bis friend in tbis place, dztsa
London, JHly 90.
expect [ ihall get away by the 10th Of
Aaguit, and 1t is probable MIR. Monroe may
coA'e with me; he wilhes to do 70, asd thinks
''e w., - va. r"A Scrs 10 wei De aDle 10
tranfatt hulinefs; the recovery of MIR. Fox is
very uncertain. fad nothing to Mr. Monroe
on public buiinefs, and from his expecting
win and an expectation of returning with me,
conclude that he apprehends no difficulties
70 detain him. The opinion here is, that all
matters OF difference between this country and
Ours. will be amicably adiufted. The mrr.
chants do not appear to apprehend any rup.
ture, though ionne few declined lhipDing goods
for their correspondents in America, but they
may have had other reafons, than the fear of a
rupture am no politician, but fee or hear
nothing that gives me reaton TO fuppofc there
w'Ii not Dc an amicable sdjutment of diffe-
rcnces.'
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but finally, he told capt. Nj. that the papers
were all forgeds and he could not give up the
property. In the meantime the psople, fonle
OF whom had attempted to- eicape and get home,
To give Information of their titua,on had been
taken up, their money, (about GOO dolars) ia
ken from taem by the Governor, and they
thrown into priion, where they remained feve-
raj months, but were ut length, on'the repeat
ed Fluctuations of the captain and Others, libe-
rated but they, alto the captain were or
dcred not to leave the place. They remained
fome months in this iituaton till finding the
veilel and cargo ruined, no hope of reeaie or
redrefs, and fufpicious that the governor, Ia
iccure himfe,f from refponibility for the pro.
perty thus wantonly deGroyed, might find
means to take care of them aud prevent any
information getting home to their friends they
determined at the hazard OF their lives, to at
tempt their efcape, which by the Providence
of God, they happily efe6fed, aud arrived
iafe at Trinidad in July laa, leaving every thing
behind them in the hands of the governor.
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L'IMpErzux DESTROYED!

We RoP the Prefs, after having f,ne of our
papers worked off, having ieen 10 ne of the OF
hcerS OF TIE Brtiih frigate MELAMrus, who IN
torm' that on Sunday marnins they deferred to
the ionthward of Cape Henry ne of battle
mp diimaited, which they immedi' ly gave
cnaie to and run ahore on Curri;uck, about 81
n,les to the 5. of the Cape, and after taking the
officers and men, (amoanting to about sooA or
hre to her, When Ale was totally defroyed.
she proved 70 be the L'lmbeteaux, Mons. L.
v. Belaw, of IA guns. The Melampus is now
in Hampton Roads. Hsralg
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Captain d. gives rs the fo;'oein.. infor,r7..-
on--on the 9oth of Augun, lat 90, IL. long. 81.
II, fel'in with the French fhio of war I,'Eo,e.
of "A guns, commanded by Mons. perofe de. Ia
Croix, who had Ion all her lower mars and
howiprit, ALTO her ruitler, and o,herwirr much.
damaged in her huh. Captain d. was ordered
on board with his paprs, and detained, his W (.
ie! ordered to follow the man OF war, with tie
following velitls, viz.
daoupe bound TO New-Yorl. brig Sally, Ca.
vlna, from Baltimore to Trinidad fchooaer
Nancy, G'azisr. from Martinico 10 Bottom.
On the fsh September, they detained the fchr.
Sn!anna, Thompfon, from GSadaloupe 10 Phi
ladelphia alto Danifh brig from Mantsnxes
to ST. Thomas.
Thefe veilels were all detained, and made to
keep company with the L'Eole, to prevent CIV
ing Information. Captains Thompfon and Deck
er were kept on board the. man of war, and
were treated politely. The mates and crews OF
the other vefics were taxed ont and Fren.hnen
put on rd.-rtry made the beR of Their
way for the Cde!apeake; and on the I.tll "
tins month, Cape Henry bearing n. W. by W.
ditant about Is leagues, iaw from the poop
an Engliih feventy-four gun hip, alfo friea;e.
In the firtt iIftance it WAS determined 10 abs,,
don the L 'Eole, and to endeavor to efcape IN,
the American veiiels that were detained hut
afterwards they reio'ySd to ttand III ior the land
and if they could not eicape to endeayor to ran
her on thore.
1t world appear that they were not ftsn by
the Engliil ~, or if fen were fuppofed 10 be
bound TO the nor,hward, which courle was held,
until half pait ten at night, when they bore J.
way for the Cheiipeake, and got into the Capcs
about nine O'Clock on Friday morning and pro-
ceeded up TO Annapolis.
AL the account that captain Decker could
Obtain, with relpect to the ref OF 'ero.ne's
!ieet, was, that they parted Gu the nigat Of the
18th Aueui, in the gale.
The following is a tradition of COPY of 4
note given captain Decker By Monfieur lie Ia
Croix:
On board the nip L'Eole, vcHtl ofhis i'm
perial naieay the emperor Of the French, com.
manded by Mnnfieur de Ia Croix, captain de
Vatican, and officer of the legion of honour.
This flip was difmafted of her lower mats and
bowiprit, aud alto Ion her rudder in a hurri-
cane on the night OF the ls5h AuguR, in lit.
25, So, NJ and es, So. from the meridian of Pa
ris.--.Dated on board The faid fliip in the Chef-
apeake bay, the i2,h September, 1906
Ledger.