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CHARLESTON, May ~.

Geaer0I Acknowledgment Grfhths,
arrived on Saturday from hio Pongo,
touched at St. Bartholomew, from
when:e he sailed ~ days since. The
morning previous &c his departure, ae-
counts were arrived, via St. Kits, that
General Miranda had landed his forces
atMagaretta," whence he had crossed o.
yer to Cumana, = which place immediate
~ snrendedto his arms. 1t was fur.
ther stated that wherever he erected his
standard, the inhabitants and natives,
hceked to join him; that his flag was
flying on everyfort from Cumana to La
guira, and that he had obtained complete
possession ofthe provinces Of Cumana
and Caracas, with little or no opposite.
on. The whole Of this 6ne country may
now be considered as lost to Spain.
Iimes.J
T. "Margaretta or Scana Marg0rerta
&c Ia Caracas, an island of Terra Fir.
ma, in south America, from which it is
parted by strait - miles wide SO miles
w. Of Paria, or New Andaiusia. CO.
lumbus discovered it in his third vow
age, ammo 1893. It Is 20 miles in length i;
and being always yer dent, affords most
agreeable prospect. 1t abounds in pas
ture, maize and fruit but there is q
scarcity Of wood and water.-Fhere was
once a pearl fishery on its coast, which
produced one pearl, the fines. ever seen,
valaedat6 ~, 900 sterling, bought by the
king Of Spain. The Inhabitants are q
mixture Of Indians and Spaniards, who
are lazy and suPerstitious. Here are
several sorts Of animals, particularly
Wild hogs, with 6sh and fowl-N. Lat.
II. IS. w. long. s.. II. .-.------
I Cnmand, or Cumana, the capital Of
New Andalusia, a province Of Terra
Firmy, South America. II sometimes
gives it's name to the provineeR The
Spaniards built this city in 1910, and il
is defended by strong eastle. This
town. (says Dampier) stands near the
mouth ola great lake, or branch Of the
sea, called Laguna de Catriaco, about
which are several rich towns ), but its
mouth Is so shallow that NO ships OF bur-
den can enter il. II 10 situated leagues
south Of the North Sea, and to Ties. w.
Of Margaritta in about 10. 20. N. lat. and
in e4:.o. w. long. .... Morse.
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MARTLMsBURG, May 80.

Extract efa letter from a gentleman at
Hnesnnss, dated Nay cath, Btse6. w.
L" A strange and very singular disease
is said to prevail 10 the Illinois country.
1t seizes only girls, of twelve years of
age or under, beginning with head ache
and fever. and generally terminating in
death on the third day. A gentleman of
Prairie du Rocker is said to have lost
all his daughters--I have not heard fur.
Their particulars" ~. .~
4CGLEs SrRoHo, Esq. i. reelected
Governor of Massachusetts by plurali-
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Jefferson County, %.
May Court, 1905.
Thomas Flagg, Plaintiff;
against
Edtuard Ridgway. Thomas Lazsnby and
Sally his Ipjts, and Robert Lasen6y
and Margery his rOite, Defendants.
In CHANCERY.
THE Defendants, Edward Ride.
i way, Thomas Lazenby and Sally
his wife, and Robert Lazenby and Mar
gerry his wife, not having entered their
appearance agreeable to an act ofAssem-
bly, and the rules Of this Court, and it
appearing to the satisfaction of the Court.
that they are not inhabitants of this Com
monwealth, on the motion Of the Com
plainan, by his Counsel, it is ordered
that the said Defendants do appear here
On the second Tuesday in August next,
to answer the bill of the Complainant,
and that copy ofthis order be forthwith
inserted in the Berkeley and Jefferson
Intslligencer for two months successive
ly, and published at the door Of the
Court House Of the said County. ,
A Copy. Teste,
GEORGE HITE, CHS,
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man was asleep, with one Of his little
children in his arms; the 6rststroke was
in his temple, he turned, and the girl
gave two more in his forehead which pot
an end to his existence. The girl, her
brother 1907 II years old, and sister 9
or syears old, rolled the old man on a
hand-barrow, to carry him of the OIL
dest girl took one end, her brother and
little sister the other, but the little girl
was unable to carry her part, and her sis
ter [the murderess) whipped her severe
ly to make her carry it, but could not.
She then opened the cellar Cor potatoe
hole and rolled him in. where he lay
until Saturday, when he was found the
three children two smallest ones slept
there every night. When the girl was
apprehended she said she had killed her
father, and had done so because her IA.
Their had killed her mother. Since her
being committed, she says she did not
kill her father, but that it was her bro-
Their, and says she was scared, and con-
fessed she had killed him to save her own
life, being afraid the men who took her
would hang her the brother and sister
say she killed him, and flung him in the
cellar where he was found the girl in
tended on Saturday night to have cut
him in pieces, so As. to enable her to car
~ him off. The old man drank hard,
and WHEN drunk was very cross in his ia
mily that she used to tell him Of killing
her mother, and he frequently whipped
his daughter that on Sunday before the
murder was committed, she got an axe
to kill her father, and put it under the
bed where he lay, by which it appears
she was determined to commit the muir
der on Sunday night, but did not until
Tuesday night then did intend to have
cut him in pieces, to have removed him,
which in girl other age, is astonish-
inv ~
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BALTIMORE, MAY 81.

Our very distinguished fellow citizen,
WIN. PINcKHEY, tbs present attorney.
general OF the state Of Maryland, has ia
ken his passage from hence, with his IA
mily, in the, Diana. bound to Liverpool,
as minister extraordinary aud pleRipoten-
tiary at the court of London The Dia-
ma is.expeeted to sail this day.
, If distinguished talents and unsullied
virtue can o tain to this country the bless-
ings Of peace and neutrality, we may
calculate on successful ISSUE Of the miss
sion. of Mr.. Monroe and Mr.. Pinekney.
We understand that Mr.. PinckIcy
still retains his Office Of attorney-generai,
and that he has entrusted the discharge
ofthe duties Of that Office, IN the court
ofappeals, court Of CHI ncery, landofice,
Baltimore county civil and criminal
courts, to John Scott, Esq, who is au.
thorisea to supply such vacancies as may
happen to occur in the deputy-prosecu-
torships, aud otherwise to represent the
attorneysgeneral.
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policy OF Prussia, Is regarding Great
Britain and the allies, we had not brought
ourselves to believe, that she was 60 de.
graded, IS to obey the mandate of Bona
Parte. But we have been mistaken IN
this particular, as appears from a Liver.
pool pager Of the NINTH Of APRIL,
which was politely sent us by captain
Johnson, Of the ship Merchant, arrived
from Liverpool in Hampton Roads, in
81 days, bound to City Point. By that
paper it appears that ALL PRUSSIAN
VESSELS IN GREAT BRITAIN
ARE STOPPED-war is Of course in.
evitable.-A the effects which this G.
vent MAJ produce, we do not pretend to
calculate on, butt we are persuaded that
it will reproductive of serious inconve-
nience 70 beth parties, and to the COM
mercial world in general, in which the
merchants Of this country viii come in
for their share. It cannot be supposed
that this conduct on the part of Prussia,
will not be followed by measures Of re-
taliation. The blockade of every port
in the North Of Germany may be expect-
ed, a circumstance that cannot fail to re.
duce the price Of our own, and the colo
NAL produce in this country, by depriv.
ing US OF The markets Of Hamburg, Bre-
men, &c.
The King Of Prussia has brought him.
self to that state. which it has been fore
SEEN. and foretold, he would reach, II
he did not oppose the views ofths French
government. As far as relates to Prus-
STA, il must excite no compassion for a.
ny thing which she may suffer, but the
fate Of Hamburger, Bremen, &c. must
excite the sympathy ofevery generous
heart, while every independent mind is
fred with indignation. The oppulenee
Of those cities arose from commerce,
and principally in their intercourse with
England, and this intercourse must
cease, because BuonaParte willis it!
Captain Wills, who arrived here yes
terday in the ship Shepherdes., FROM
Loadon (via Cape de Verbs left London
on the sth of April, he left all his papers
but one at the Cape de Verbs, which he
has favored, US with. Captain W. in-
forms US, that at the time of the embar.
60 on Prussian vessels. it was supposed
there were three hundred saii of that ma
tioa in the River Thames.
The FRENcH ADMIRAL L1kors TAKEN.
Saturday arrived in Hampton Roads
hrs Rritanic Majesty's frigate Tartar,
Captain Hawkcr, from Bermuda. Three
days since boarded the American ship
Hunter from Lisbon bound to Alexatl
dria. Os the 18th April in lat. Is, loug:
50, the Hunter was boarded by H. NJ.
brig Raven, from the squadron. under
the command Of Sir John Borlase War
rem, then in sight, with the French ship
Marengo, admiral Linois, of 81 guns,
and the frigate Belle Poule of 40 guns,
captured by Sir John, on their passage
from India to France, about the middle
Of March. The squadron consisted 81
thirteen sail, including the Two captured
ships.
Linois was returning. laden with the
~spoils of three years successful eruize.
The Hunter went up the Day yesterday.
BALTIMORE, May 81.
Our very distinguished fellow citizen,
WIN. PINckNEY, the present attorney.
general Of the state Of Maryland, has Ia
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NORFOLK May 20.

BY captain Block, in SO hours from
New. York, We received the papers Of
that city to Thursday, which contained
y vague account Of a rupture between
Prussia and Great Britain. Venus be
candid to confess that we placed no reli.
1ance in this intelligence because we could
not see, upon wha. grounds rupture be-
tween those two governments could hap
pen, unless that Prussia should have &C
guessed In the views Of Bonaparte. to ex.
dude the commerce of Great Britain
from the notth of Germany. Per6dious.
awe have. always viewed the general
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-12-15
Dortlano,
Momday, December Is, 1906.
From Europe.

Or End Of the Negociation.--Lord Laud-
erdale arrived in London, from Paris,
Oct. l3 On demanding his passports they
were neither refused or granted the object
Of the French Government seems to have
been to gain time, and ascertain what line
Of conduct the kng otpruss.a would pur-
sue.
Ir the most active preparations were
making in England, 10 continue the war with
vigour and effect-A warm press otseamen
took place, and every thing shevvs that an
extensive and energetic system OF measures
Will be adopted "A numbrr Or transports
with troop. have sailed for Puenos Ayes.
CT Verbal accounts state thar the French
nave defeated in 1taY III second en-
gagcment, and cora ,jcii-d to retreat.
" The operations III the armies il Ger
many, are stiIl more intcreresGng. The first
scene in this Quarter IS represented to have
been an action between the Prus,ians and
French raider tx command of Murat. A
Prussfsf cafta'n arrived IL ondon from the
Wes1r declares that tie forces under Murat
amounting TO $1,000 men had been killed
Dr taken
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foreign gntelligeme,


LONDON, OCT. ii.
Our Dutch papers bring the accounts
from Naples down TO the 10Th of last month.
they are very copious in the details of a
jaltry enterprise against a fort occupied by
small band Of the insurgents. They say
nothing Of Massena, or the success which
LAS followed his energetic measures for tran
utilizing the CalablIans. 7'he fact is, that
ebe hold which the French have upon that
country is most precarious At present they
maintain themselves in it with difficulty
and If thirty thousand British and Russians
ould be brought to act against them, their
otal c! .ulsion would socn follow. Even
heir own accounts admit that the whole
,3untry is eainst them. Those who were
most forward 10 receive them when they
irst entered the Neapolitan territory, they
nave since discovered, are as little to be re-
led upon, as those who opposed them iii
he field. .
DECLARATION OF PRUSSIA
His Prussian Majesty, in letter to the
Commandment Of the Garrison OF Potsdam,
1as thrown some light upon the nature of
the differences between him and France.--
lie mentions bis object in arming TO be no
less "than the security of his own and the
neighbouring Statts.'' From this we should
infer that BOnsparte had conceived the pro-
ject Of including Sa@ony and aesSe, in lis
OF the Rhine, and consequent
" depriving Prussia OF that Influence which
she has obtained over the1n for length Of
time. There was sufficient in this plan to
have alarmed Prussia, and it is by no means
that she should have come to the
determination Of encountering the whole
bower of France, rather than submit to IT,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1806-12-15
COL. BURR.

For some time past, as often as tie
mail arrives, which is daily, We have
received icCount, coniectGres * sur
misses res sccting the views and designs
Of Col. Burr. Many affirm in positive
terms tina. he is attempting either to
severe and.recta seperate governments
in the western part Of the Union, u il
maturing plan to attack SOM OF tie
spanish provinces in South America,
which will cormit the peace and gov
eminent Of tht United States :-Other
accounts state that his only object L
private speculation. Were we Aispos-
cd, our limits would not admit a con-
else summaryldf all that has appeared III
relation to this conspiracy, as it is
call'd much OF which undoubtedly has
It's origin in party motives. Gen. Es-
ton, whose integrity and verasity no
one will question, has asserted public
", that Col. 2urr did propose TO him
the last winter, when at Washington,
plan which, if attempted, would a
mount 10 high treason and that be
!, (Gtn. e. Immediately stated the ceti-
yersation to Mr.. Jefferson-but that he
took no notice Of it. But the President,
now thinks, as appears BY a Ia {. procla7
nation, that somebody, (for no individs
ual is tlathed) is ehdeavodtihg IL ex-
cite civil commotion Or preparing some
unlawful expedition. The molten
made in the Federal Court held at
Frankfort, (Ken.) the 18th ut. by
! RIr. Daviess, Attorney for that D.s'-
trict, was not acted upon--the Cave
being Of opinion that the matter 4: .lltot,
come within their cognizance- ihe-
| Attorney then moved for warrant, TO-
summon grand jury, before whom nc
might prefer an Neutrality-suspicious. CoL
Burr, which was granted;
| "About one O'Clock enSatHrdayyCol.
Burr entered the Fedetal Court attend
| d by General Posey, General Hop
ins, and Henry Clay, Esq. and after
,aying seated himself ior few mir
ties. rose and addressed the tsourt :.
Re stated that he had been On the eve
If his departure from Lexington, Of
which he hal advised his. isi=ndss whsls
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.,,,,r, ! now cursed in segree beyo"S
al former exanple,) in Watershed
A., house occupied BY one Men-i7'
there was public gambling tabs Kept
where a dispute arose between an ita-
ian, whose name is Colminer' the keep
ers Of the table and some other persons
nresept, about the game from Words
they soon came 10 blows when the ltal-
ian drew dagger, which he used with
srch effect that he soon staoed tour OF
the party one named DafiS' expired
n ! few hours, another named Watson,
,,i4d Of his wounds on Saturday, two
others were wounded, and one Of them
is now in considerable danger. The
Italian made his escape, and has not
been since heard Of
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artit!rs by the aeails.
BOSTON, DEG. II.
GEN. MIRANDA.

Extract q a letter from Tt4i1feaa, dat
I'd November IA
Miranda is here with his army
IA the most deplorsble condition. TLey
have hardly Tread 10 eat After his at
tack on the Maine, he proceeded to
baroadoes, but was fearful TO land, the
shore being lined with Sherifr,s wait
ing TO lay hold Of him for debts con-
trscted there. He immediately lef,
that place, and arrived here few DAYS
ago; IN consequence Of which d meet
lng q merchanl5 and others petitiont 4
tae government to compel him 10 leave
the place. They have not, however.
BEEN successful. The governor has
pledged himselfthat he would carry on
no oti1 nslre operations while here IN.
less Instructed so 70 do by his court
-tie'is eSecrated by his own followers
really pity number of those youro
men whom he has shainefnlly deceived
Miranda is SO much in debt, and :,
many people are ready, to Law hold j
him should an opportunity offer that
thlhK he VIII never leave this Island ;,
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NONIMPORTATION A.

| When TINS scarecrow measure y, L..
ferson, was adopted, it was per.,.L. NJ
stood, thatifthe subjects of dis Ute nv. ,,-si'
this Country and Great Britain sI,o al1Ss"
amic-bly adjusted, it would never II =
operation, or not longer than until ,bs ~
meeting of Congress. The presidsn, 1T.
address at the opening Of the preser, 7"
sion, observes that the differences No..
the two governments are in train ~, ~
terminate in friendly manner VET N III
nothing in resPec. TO this act :--asit isfno..
become the supreme law OF the land. ~ I,
sert a list Of the articles prohibited far N.
Information ofmasters ofvessels and NO.
chants trading to England, viz.
All articles of which leather istbo
material of chief value -
All articles of which brass or in !
the material of chief value lin in sheeis
excepted
All articles Of which hemp or fax Is
the material Of chief value
All articles Of which silk is the matt. 4
rial Of chief value
Woollen cloths, whose invoice pric.
cs shall exceed FIVE shillinss sterling;
Wooden hosiery of all kinds;
Window glass, and all other msnu:
features of glass
Silver and plated wares
Paper Of every description
Nails and Spikes;
Hats
7. Clothing ready made /;
Mlllinary Of all kinds;
< Playing cards
Beer, ale and porter; and
Pictures and prints.
Il For several Of the above articles there il
. great and indispensable demand, partieu.
latly those OF wooden, Glass an Paper;
s.Etl it is much doubted that sufficient SUD-
piT Of these articles can Sc Afforded from
nome manufacture, unless at an exorbitabt
Price. Should the public experience ser-
ous inconveniences from the operation oTthis
law, it may be marked down as one OF the
blessings Of Mr.. Jsferson's administration,
The penalty for importing any Of the above
enumerated articles into the United State,
"a the forfeiture ofthe goods together VITA
thter fold their value.
IsLn Sinrr. tte d5oye gYGs fAt al.
tK1e, sVe have received message DE-
H5ered BY me President 10 Congress,
recommending SUSPENSION the nom
ipi-Dortation act, which zyiH Hndou5trl-
~ lake fltace.--Quere, JtoHEz ii not
habe manifested more candor and ind.
flehdencs on The Part eftbe President u
hate recommended q REPEAL rather nan
suspension Or ne act ? Cfor conf
nance OF 1t zg0tad have PIT the Unltci
SIdseS ~ q situation non Inlike the at + Il.
me nGnger) as he states in his message
fdaF the British goOernmenI are dishost9
20 remore every subject Of to7EIiuin.,
q sHttension has the afhearance ofa r.!
hung IN in terrorem 10 ketl4 III iesi .iis
British Ministry u
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BdTILES IN TTidLf,

A gentleman, arrived in London
from Legholn, by the letest arrivals
from the Continent, states, thar nrior
to his departure, 1--WE have not been able
to ascertain the precise date, but know
that u IS recet) accounts had reached
that city from Naples Of great and con-
tlnued disasters having befaIlen the
French troops in Calabria
1t was fully understood there. that .
second engagement had taken place, n
which the French were Completely A.
feated. Gen. Jourdan is stated 70 hava
been killed by rhnsket shot discharg.
ed from tree by Caiabiian. Nlassc.
ma Is also said to have been dangerous
" wounded; and most Of the btiicers
Of rank either killed or wounded TIL.
victory, though glorious, was pnrchax.
Cd with the loss of many valuable lives.
After tins sanguinary affair, the r..
nainder OF the French fell back upor
Naples; and il was even sad thar ,heT
mad quilted that city, and had soneb,
shelter in the Roman territory.
| We also learn, that a. RI 5 9ect ,bIt
Banklng-honse In the City received +;
letter from Nienra, dated the 94th q
sept which states, that INTELLIGENCE,
, Aad been received there ofthe total dis
perslon OF the French troops In Catabri,
on the 22d Aug. when most Of the az;
Ger OF rank were killed prior to IN
night Of the French. This decisiiy
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STANDING COMMITTEES,
Appointel br lie .ShenLer--


Committee Of Elections. Messls Findlcv,
Elmer, Eppes, Chiltendsn, Schureman,
Bidwell aud Ellis
COMMITTEES Of C7airts Messrs Holmes.
Moore, Moore, of S C. Bedingsr, Stanford,
Stanton, Talmadge.
Commerce and Nar,factv-es. Messrs
crowninshield, MCreery, Early, Dana,
Newton, Marion, Richards.
Ways and Mans. Messrs T. CLAW, r.
Nelson, Quincy, ID. K. Williams, Mosclv.
Garrett, Meriwether.
CO7Iasittce If Esr6l,e Lands Messrs Bowie.
Morrow, Darby, Basset, Russell, G. w.
Campbell, Hastings.
cemaaittes IF Reoisal ana ifaSris1e3E Business
MessFs Tenney, AlscUn, Claiborne
accounts. Messrs. Conrad, Davenport,
Cuts.
Dec. 4-".A 5ak Jer he saretalilE III.
uoa-iml bortatioa Act rrcs tssice read an! refer
re- T. = committee Of ne zshsLe to7 to-a.oy
yQfg-
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blow is said to have been 5itsh ~
armed force of insurgents, headeu oy
woman Of the name OF Rossi' "iooe
husband was inhumanly Du'cheleu ~
tile French, for being ininlcal to the
Usurper's government. This ior,nloa-
bic force call themselves the Army
of Vengeance" Joseph BonaParte, the
accounts state, fed to Florancc.
BERLIN, ocT. Y-The French Am
bassador La Forest IS departed but
the Secretaries of Legation, Caillard
and Laiard, remain; however, they
only stop to make some domestic ar
engagements.
A pamphlet has been distributed 70
the whole Prussian army, emitted An
Invitation to the German Warriors to
preserve their ancient glory"
The Ambassadors of Bavaria, FIes.e,
>Darmstadt, and of the Prince Prlmate,
will soon quit this city.
Besides the $4,000 Russians which
are on their march for Germany, twen-
ty regiments of Cossacs have received
orders to march for the same country.
LEIPsrc, OCT. Ave learn, that
two Russian columns, each OF $4,000
men, are in full march, one through
Warsaw to SiIesla, under the conduct
of the Prussian General Chlebowski, ne
being Commissary for the purpose
The second army passes through Lith
uania and East Prussia. The Russians
have raised great magazine at Llbau,
by Which it is presumed third Rus
ian army will arrive.
The Prissian Army of Reserve, I'm
der the command Of the Prince Eu-
gene. Of Wirtenburg, which assem-
bled near Custrin, advances by quick
marches along the river Spree, towards
Berlin, &c. In order 10 be near the
Grand Army.
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parade to 5ehtld within oae ~.
no hquor 70 be brought % i. = ia'el
place Of parade. : 'eI tlc
Joseph g. Swift, Esq. Of Taunton
is appointed Captain Of Enrinesrs' Msss.
Army Of the U. 5. u Tie
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LONDON, OCT. i6.

LON UDN1 OLT. y.
The Hamburg Mail, due yesterday,
arrived this morning. Dutch journals
to the l4th instant, and Paris papers to
the 10th, have also bcen received.
The Russians are advancing by
forced marches to reach the scene of
action--arrl Austria seems to be. pre-
pairing for the possible event of beng
called into the field.