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CNUMBER i9.

grand army but the Infamous and Improve
Ned attack upon the Turks, RATED up az enc
my againt Rufia and friend TO France th.
mon dangerous to the one and advantageous to
| the other. - 80
wife miDiRry would have opened no door
LOT Tue French to approach mda---but the at
TACK or the Turks has put that power and Per-
ia unuer the influence OF Bonaparte, who will
abandon it, until he flall have given a death
blow to the B'tiili Esft India poiith ions, in
Gaze of protrae,ion of war in Europe.
Ou.-awed IN Europe, without a cuRomer
Tor bale of goods, or friend to give barrel
Oh rour IN that quarter de pending in fume
meafnre upon the fupplies of wheat from
france, hs epemy--an honef ard wife &c vern-
neht would have made concefions, fooner than
nave involved itief in war with America, it's
oet cuitomer, its bef friend, a country necef-
iary TO the very ex6ence of tie Britiil, people
at home and their colonies ahroad-but il not
6niy refuied to make conceffions, but proceed
ca 10 murder and opprefs the Americans, from
whole hands 1t receives bread for its people I:
II mas compelled us to reiolution to refort to
war rather than fubmit any longer to its tyraR-
nv and infolcnce
Such is the miniitry, appointed to guide the
heim OF Britain, in the form, which Britiih
per6dy and yilainy had raifed fuch is the DO
iIcy or the miniftry, which is Represented as the
only barrier againf the universal dominion of
bonaParte fuch is the government we are told
TO admire.
DO not thefe things call to the mind of our
readers, the conftant advice and admonition we
have given this country? Do they not eRablifn
Poiitions over and over laid down, that to cali
cuiate on any thing jult or honorable from fuch
government would be to prepare ourtelves
Tor INFINITE modification and disappointment
:. QUEEN deus 7nlt psr6ere, prius demenfat-aud
1t would ieem that heaven bad pIsred the Dre.
TENT n'iniftry in power to punifh the Englifh ma
ton for having fuffered their government to be
for centuries the common foe and diffurber of
mankind, the llaugh,erers of millions of inno-
cent people, and the caufe of the horrors,
which iniurrettion, flavery and cppreffion have
produced in every quarter of the earth.
aurora.
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NOTICE.

That BY ~rfse Of Deed Of TyyR, sxeeafed by sJn b.
Him 10 and duly p,oVsd admitted to reeo,d in
bedfria e0r,f b0h8fn in tits city; 7Os on Wtdasc
dGyfte 29~ day IF TIE eeigg moaJ, esegS 10 [ak BY
fHbHe 0"fsioa, he0a @t 9femlle' Jar req9y money,
NE half LOT Ne sos, oppoiise to the re-
y Gdence of the Rey'd Vim. Dawlon in this CITY:
There is upon the fad Lot, an excellent Kiln of
Bricks, and which are neary burnt, containing as is
iuFpoled at iea!t, $4,000, aud which will be difpo-
led OF with the Lot as appertnant thereto, or 70
much thereof may be neceiiary to raife the fun,
OF cool wiki the COTS and charges Of executing this
unG.
sAML. McCRAW, ?
Wa. MeKIM, 1'Y'f"'
Richmond, July 8. tdG
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June 20.
TO BE SOLD,

On he Prenjs', ." be cob Of July next, far eoG
a LOT OF GROUND, in the town Of Colum
n bla, in Fuvanna, deiigna,ed in the plan of the
faid town by No. 63-and adjoining the Ware-honfe
which there is rwo ftored Stone Houfe, now in
the occupancy Of MeTrs. Herndon and Morn
There is alto The faid lot, wooden building, of ?
moderate fze The aforefaid property is conveyed
to in trsa, feeure certain fun of money due
by Vim. ]. Stone to GilIiat aud Kirby and Others.
MATTHEW WILLS,3
THOMAS WILLS, { TrnEe,i.
WIZ. PASTEUR, )
June 20. ep4w.
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TO BE SOLD, FOR READY MONEY,

BY 0i'fatefa Desdsf 7rys, streptsdfo u. BY Mr. Hi.
liam Skp1Oi1, Js, fbf ourfes sieprisg tJe Payment
ETA certain Jim Of money, tbvein nueniiOne4-zOt R4Y
on M0naay the 2ofb eftbe eIiag msnt5 bet4v-er ID.
6'n'i Of one and H,es ofio'k, proceed tesA, at fBo
in The City Of Rie5mond, to tie 6isb-
sa bidJsr, for ready money,
Y I MAT valuable TRACT Of LAND, lying in
L the county of Cumberland, called MIL
MOUNT, containing feven hundred acres--the fame
having been conveyed to the lad William Skipwith
by Col. Henry Skipwith.
We ihal likewiie, ibould the above mentioned
Land not produce the neceGary fun, proceed in like
manner to Eel one other TRACT of LAND, in the
county of Amelia, containing hundred and thir-
ty acres, together with Criit-Mill thereon. The
fad Land and Mill having alto -been conveyed to
the iaid VIM. SkPwith by the faid Col. Henry Skip
with.
JOSEPH SCOTT, 1ua..,.
w. WARDLAW, 5 1'H"ff''
June 90. tdC.
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ENGLAND

Cobbet declared, that England was already
hated and defpfed on the continent, bnt, that
in America, it would he very foon abhorrcd
and condemned much more, the prediction is
REALIZED, and much fooner even than we had
expected {; never perhaps was there 70 general
an execration of the Britifb government-the
nsmter Of its p1rtifanS at prefeut does not e.
quail the number Of tories in the revolution.
Cullen declared that, il Bonaparte had been
permitted TO feleet a minltry, which would
bet promote his views, and bring ruin upon
their own country, he could not have chofen
let better fuited to the purpofes, than the
villains DNad0S, CaRiereagb, &c.--The truth
OF this every days experience has proved.
Shut ont from every port on tho Atlantic,
Baltic and Mediterranean, an honeh miniilry
would have fought to keep open a free commu
nication with the Archipelago and fea of Mar
mora-but among the fri acts of madnefs and
periidy was the convection of the Turks from
friends to enemies, cutting Brtifh commerce
of from the only mart in Europe, and that a
MOT important one.
The ohjed of an enlightened miniRry would
have been to prevent The encreafe and difper.
hon of French usnufI6tures--but the attack
upon the Turks has effee,ually gratified long
and polite defire of Bonaparte 20 puff the ma.
nuts6tures Of France into the extenhye provin.
ces OF European Turkey.
! The otJett of wife mini0ry would hav,
been to- make no more continental enemee
butte bring all poIIibIe force againft the Frenct
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Agreea6t 70 a" 0rdtr Of tie COHaty Court Of amelia
tie C'smigFone,f 0fPoinfed, zuW proceed at AsqrEa
Court Hoge, on TbHjSay TIE l6t5 eff Juiy TO cram
i1e, tte and h7Hdae he claims that may be exhibit
ed Hsaigf the saafe Of John Bs.faa, dseegisd:-
4 LLPerfons having claims againll faid efiate, are
[ y hereby requefted to make them known on that
day, Imported by proper vouchers or seRimony
All perions indebted TO faid eitate are hereby no.
ihed, that coercive meafures will be relorted to-
provided their REFLECTIVE claims noe immediately
discharged. This notice will certvnly be plead IN
bar in default Of the REFLECTIVE claimants making
their claims known on the aforefaid day.
A. S. TONNES, d. S. for
WIN. MURRAY, Shift.
July 1. tdc
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TO BE SOLD, FOR READY MONEY.


In purfuance of Deed of Trul, from David Rofs,
Elq. bearing date on the 5th day of July, 1906,
and recorded in the general court, order TO raife
the fun Of s7,76s 25 100 dolls. and nteren due
ON Surdry bonds, 10 CRANBERRY and Hancock and
to Litreton Waller 1azewell, and further FUN of
10000 dolls and upwards, with intereit due ALTO on
iundry bonds, TO the faid Cranberry and Hancock,
and the charges and expences OF fale
HOSE we'll known MILLS with the appurte-
4 hanses in the city of Richmond, called the CO.
Iumban Miii;. / wo undivided third parts of the
Deep Run Coal pits, in the comfy of Hsnrico, con-
tanning about 1850 acres or lefs. Two uadvi-
ded third parts of the Falling Creek Coal Pits in the
county of Cheerheld, containing abou, one hundred
Two undivided third parts of the Dever Coal
Lands in the county OF Geochiand, containing about
ninety acres, which three .everai tracts of Coal Land
held in psrtnerhip between the laid David Rofs
and Iarnes Currc, decd. ALTO all cha, traf or parcel
OF Land in the comfy of Goochland, known by the
name of Goochlans court-houfe, containing about
fifteen hundred acres leis; Alfo twelve hun.
dred acres OF Land in Goochiand County, called How
ards Neck, before pledged Gaego and Gillon, for
debt due TO them and ieeured by deed of ru bear
aDg date on the Oath day of May, 1906, and recon
ded in the general eourt.
The Columbian Mills 81 appurtenances are fubjea
TO a ground rent to Samuel Overtou and the laid
Mills and the two tracfs of Coal Land, fra mention
ed are pledged for the iecsrity of undry lums OF
DeY, ilue 70 Mrs.. Frances Iabb and VIM e. Giles ad
,,niitr&tor of John Tabb, deceafeda large proper
'on of which, Rated by the lad RoGs have been
paid & other etates pledged for the balance For
further Information this fubje perions inclined TO
psrehae, are referred to the iad Ros or it may be
Obtained on application to the iubfcribers.
The greater part of the debt due to P. Chiffon, and
Secured by deed OF trua shove mentioned, bearing
date the 24th day of May, 1906 has been paid there
being now balance due him Of only 1854 dis.
f,o1a renT,n %
of which will be exhibited on the day of fale
The iales will take place 1T the EagIe-ravern, on
1'ueiday the 9Th day of September next.
r.. w. ROOTES,
WILSON ALLEN, 7rgRFf''
July II. tdf
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June 90.

RY virtue Of Deed of Truf, executed on the 9th
Il day of May, 1906; whereby David Rofs con-
veysd us, tract of Land called Coles, in the coun
ty of Goochland, containing by then late iuryey,
1910 acres; alfo, another trad fma diliance from
that called Coles, containing 200 acres more or lef
it being the fame land that the lad Rofs purchaed
from John Hughes andwife, and afo the traa of land
called Mount ProPe, the greater part of which lies
in Fluvanna, containing by elimination 1900 acres.
except 225 heretofore fold by the fad Ros out
of the faid ra, to Samuel Petit, to rafe the fun of
eleven thouiand and four hundred dollars, with inte
ref thereon, from the IN January, so7, together
With q! charges aTd cSPe;;ocs Of fc aud ia puliu
anee of requiftion made in writing, under the pro-
viiions OF the faid deed ihall on the Sd day of
Auguf next, before the front door of the Eage-ra
vern, in the city of Richmond, fell for ready money.
all and iinguar, the land and eates above mention
ed, at which time and place, oonveyances will be
made to the purchaiers. A particular deierip.
tion OF the above property, may be ieen by tracing
the references contained in the faid deed now of re-
cord, in the general court, under an acknowledge
nent OF the fame in court, OH the 18th Juns, 1906
FaA THOS. NORVELL.
- w. ALLEN,
VIM. c. WILLIAMS.
June ~. tdf
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NOTICE

" ME Partnerlhip known by the firm of Lyle and
u MeCredie, is diiiolved by the death of the part
ner George MeCreiie. The fubfcriber, the furvi-
wing partner of this honfe, requeis all oe indebted
TO thar concern to make fpesdy payments to him, as
ne is now the only Perion who grant the proper
receipts and discharges for thofe debts.
1aofc ==!io MAY have claims on ihat inn, are re-
qpefed to come forward that they may be adiufted
and paid lanes LYLE.
MancheAer, July IL. sw.
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THREAT OF OPEN WAR 1

Advice is this morning received, from ref
peetable fOurce, that the commanders of the
Britiih ihps OF war in the Chefapeake have de-
clared, that they will confider Proclamation
from the Preiident, (imilsr to that againR the
Lesnder) as an aGi Of war, and will immediate =
y commence hofilities: they have threatened
to take the Cbefapeake." ReLG Phil GAG.
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LANDS FOR SALE.


7be Snb'er5eys authorized . sell tie three e1pinr
9,aat Of LAND, lying in TIE esantie, Of AiSemarie
f FiHvanna, to rvif.
ONE Traa of 400 acres, known by the name of
~ Dickenfon's Traa.
One other Traa containing 242 acres, being part
of 400 acres, known by the name of Hafings Nark's
Tra3, adjoining the above mentioned Tract. And
/ One other Tract of 1853 acres, alto known by the
name of Haaings Marks Traa, aud is faid to have
valuable Mill feat on it.
All three Traefs have great abundance of heavy
pine timber of the bea kind, and convenient TO
navigation.
Should shefe Lands not be difpoftd of by private
contract before the third day Of Augut next, they
will on that day be offered at Public auction, at the
Eagle Tavern, in the City of Richmond In the
mean time, all perfons defirous of purchaing, will
Pleafe apply for further information to
TAILOR e BROWN, ". NJ.
July l.. rdC
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BALTIMORE, July 7.

The United States fchoouer Revenge, now
at Baltimore, is under orders TO be in readnefs
to proceed to fea. She is to convey to our mi
niiter at London, dispatches inRruSiing hin to
demand of the Britilh government the explana-
lions and latisfaetions, which the late outrage
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JAMES RIVER COMPANY.

1T meeting file Prsdtni and Di,ezos .ffte asrs.
RiYer Company, on fbe Sd July, 1907.
ESOLVED, That the Treaiurer pay to the
shareholders, dividend vi fix per cent OH their
flares, for twelve months ending the soth
June lat.
Extraa from the Minutes,
ROBERT POLLARD, elk.
July7. 2tfl,.
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July l..

Bank Of YTrgiuia, eib July, 1907.
| HE PRECEDENT and Directors have this day decIa
Il red dividend of 4 per cent. in the Capital
Stock which will be paid after the fifteenth infant
JOHN BRoCKENBRoUGH, Cej2ier.
st.
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s. JACOBS.

s. JACOBS,
.Deigg alom to decline, fbe DRY GOOD EnEae6.
lin sobieb be has been engaged for Jane finr,J
reqacgRJ GHfb2S i1ds6fcd TO hin 70 max Peg
anfef, as /1if5 qvW be inRiia!rd agAinR al
6ehV7uenff at the AAgaR term /: and ifany
bHve riaim5 asafze bin, tbey AaH
6fPAi@ on dei4g PrcJtnfed.
Lately received we'll feeeed aHortnieu, Of
GOODS,
Suited 70 the prefent aud approaching feafon which
will be fold st.he lowett Poilible price,
...AM6NS WEIGH ARE.
z AoIss z ID and Mo- Fancy and Leno Mullins
h rocco Shoes, be6 ! and Wells,
Quality. Cheek1 Silks, 3hawls &
bales Mdwiannas, Habit Shirts,
10. Coia', Hofery Cloves & Cal
Do. fine bite Cotton, Icoes
Do. Cheeks. COTTON h ;;lI, tI,,t-eIIss
3 Do. blue Oily TTandkTs superene and common
Elegant cotton sni thread Cloths, &c. &c.
Latss' Gun Powder by the Keg
Juiy7. #.
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DR. THOMAS r. w. GRAY.

ESpRCTFUJLY Informs the public that he
intepds to practice PhyGc, Surgery and Mid
"ifsr7st Tsppahannoe,, and hopes that by an I'M
renitting attention to I'll the duties in the different
departments o: lis p-oielion, be will give genera
iau'iaStou, and mcri; the confidence and patronage
o. all thofe who may pleafe eonlul; him, He al
10 pro, 'ofes to keep consutIy for lale, aud uPor
Inndera e terms, the various medicines which are ge
DeTaliy known aud vfcd.
bAys. On,
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R1cAMoND TUESDAY MORNING. 5llLr H. 1907
RIcHMoND gURNpJKE .coMp mn.

RICHMOND TURNPIKE COMP ANY.
ut meeting :fbe Dheti'r,, beida f,6e Eagtsf Tavern
nfbt CITY IF Richmond, on 11enaay evening tbe s.i
IF Jane, 1907, :
- ESOLVED, That the Stockholders in the fad
N company, pay to their Tresfurer, on or before
the iirit day of Ausuf next, the further fun of five
dollars upon each fhare held by them respectively.
in the fad Company.
Copy. Teae,
N. SHEPPARD, Clerk.
May 90. If
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TO RDITOpS-

q PERSON adequate to conduit the mechanical
part Of Printing Office, would engage in per-
manent ftuaton, if immediate application be made
a. 3. Pon- Office Richmond. All nreefrary reoui-
iitions will be given.
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MANCHESTER TURNPIKE COMPANY

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
EN1AT general meeting of Stockholders in the
Il Manchester Turnpike Company, will be held
at Brooks Tavern in Manchester, on the fri Mon
day in Auguft next when buinefs of importance to
the interelt of the company will be fubmitted for
confederation.
By order of the Directors,
Jas. BRANDER, elk.
July 8. ~" tia.
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JDollle6tlc.
NETWORK, JuIy G.

The thirty-frt anniverfarv of the inden.n.
dence of the United States was celebrated in
thin city on Saturday with fervour of entbu.
h"im almoft without example. The recent
coward'y attack upon our national fovereignty,
and the atiaiiination of our citizens on board
the Chefapeake, have amalgamated every local
prejudice; and no other fentiment is uttered or
Conceived, than that which is honorable to The
American charaeter-" an union of all bopet
men in defence of the liberties, the indepen-
dence, and the uniullied integrity of our coun.
try"
| Captain Gibbs, from Cherboureh, informs us
that he brought out with him the French nanrrS
to the 22d of May. but that he had given them
on his pafiage to the commander of a Britifh
mp or war. No engagement had taken plsce
between the French and Ruff ans; but, fuch
was the petition of the two armies. that the
news OF a dreadful and Deceive battle was ex.
Peeted every moment.
The Preiident of the United States has ar.
pointed the Secretary of War, the Vice Pref.
dent, and Colonel Williams of the CORPS of ar
'illeriits ard engineers, Commifiioners TO car
~ into effect the ACT of Congrefs appropristiDo
certain ium of money for the protection of the
port and harbor of n. York.
Mere. AdperfjJfr.
. az '"e .oulS vi d very mort Time between
iixty and eighty GUN BOATS, fully equip.
ped, will be hatoned at the moft expofed points
OF the U. S. to repel any aggrefion that may be
offered.
E*frad from tke Logbo oftke Re4eaue Gutter
Aaivc.
Monday, .1me 29fb, 1907. Cape Henry
bearing South d6ant about two leagues. AT
half Paft four, put the pilot on board of pilot
boat; about this time, fhip Of the line Then
about two leagues diftant) fred gun to bring
| us to, and at the fame time manned one of her
cutters, armed With fwivcI, and gave chace
for one hour, during which time they fired three
| times, but finding they could not come up.
gave up the chace, being about mile and three.
quarters diitance from US. At 8 p. M faw a
ihiP or fome other vcGel which altered her
courie az we altered ours, iuppofed to be fri
gate.
| Capt. Lemarque, commander of the French
prlvs'eer Jenny, which arrived on Thufdsya
| left Point Petre, Gaudaloupe, on the 10th nil
! (May) informs that on that day, French advice
boat arrived there in PC days from France
which brought ont the bulletins of the Grand
Army, as far as the 77ih-ihat thefe Bulletins
contained acc cunts OF fplendid Victories obtain
ed over The RufIsns in confe0uenoe of which
great rtioicings took place at Poini-Petre.
(CbarIcaon Paper.J
Captain Lovely Of the fchr. Wafa, who ar
rived at Baltimore from Barracod, informs that
he was chafed Ivy an Enghfh cutter from Lyn-
haven Bay up the Middle Ground, which fred
feversl fhot at him /!
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FOR LIVERPOOL,

FOR LIVERPOOL,
,o One bundr1i HID. TOBACCO 7rant-
Z. <rEyIXIss Ter j,';g5t at sof per 3D. and S par
q cent 3yi1aage, per the Amerieaa Regjc
ES3SSAxttsesSsferdS HfP,
MINERVA, Captain KHELE,
Apply to Brown and Rives, Richmond or to
ALEXANDER lECKIE, or
THOMAS WILCOX
Norfolk, June 81. ep3w.
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THE SUBSCRIBERS
HAVE JUST RECEIVED SUPPLY OF
COLOGNE MILL-STONES,
OF DIFFERENT SIZES, go
NM HIGH will be difpoied of for CASH or
w approved negotiable NorEs at 60 days.
TAYLOR e. BROWN.
June 1e If.
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FOR SALE,
IT'S Ton Liverpool Slowed Salt,
so Do. Do. Common Do.
60 Pieces Saeking,
SO Crates well aIorted Earthen Ware,
On board the Ship Vigant, Capt. Bofworth, at Der.
muda Hundred. Apply to,
WIN. BROWN &c Co.
July s.
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In the courfe of very Mort time between
ilxty and eiEhty GUN BOATS, fully equip
ped, will be fiatoned at the moft expofed points
OF The U. 5. to repel any aggrefiion that may be
offered.
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Captain Lovely Of the fchr. Wsfa, who ar
rived at Baltimore from Barracod, informs that
he was chafed Ivy an Enehfb cutter from Lyme
haven Bay up the Middle Ground, which fired
feversl fhot at him /!
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-09

.;ou. nv idea respecting niirand4 { TAX az.
;or he bread gu: Of hi. mouth must 8. nave :,
. r1 beg il may be remembered g, $ q q
Il, ,P.u t;Te that Colonel Burr dsscendss fro g
,bs vice presidential chair with great 6 Ca Cot
;ng q the pubic confidence, but Y 9 inc e
confidence of the executive. And LOT
,he.s reasons His slep-son, judge Pre-
yos, had been appointed dis,ric. judge to
he .tefritory Of Orleans. The republican
body Of the senate had addressed governor
plaom6eld % enter nolle prosequi % his
behalf, 10 case Of gfeas hardship and !, d s,
licacy. The senate had addresses , 9 n' g =
the most lauering ,erms,ao Dc. Hrowns'
the gentleman who had married MS Wi's,s
sister si E had b-en appointed (solsly on the
recommend Of colonel Burr secretary tsi
70 the territory ofwhich ! had beer appoint
ex-governor. -
5[Wilkinson's explanation to be continued
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MINUTES.
,FRlDAY, December 4.

The Speaker laid before the house le,'
from the secretary Of the treasury, incluJ.
ing an estimate Of the appropriations nec,s
sary for the sefvic: OF the year 1893, an
account Of ,hsreceipss and expsudituresfa
the year past, and an account OF the balsn'
ces of former appropriations remaining ou'
expended; which was referred 70 the COM
mittee OF ways aud means.
The bill from the senate, making an ap.
preparation Tor the soore eF+cIual defence
of the ports and harbors of HE Uoned
States was read twice aud referred to tn;
same committee of the whole to whom
was referred the bill fer terrifying coI
ports and harbars and building gun 5olts,
Mr.. Chandler prosecuted the petitions Of
suudry Inhabitants Of Bengal, in ,ke di;u't
Of Maine, praying for III. erection ola
port OF entr5; which was referred &c th'I
committee Of commerce aud maautic't
lures.
The unfinished business of yesterdsvor.
Mr. .4Rand0lph's resolutions, was shen'a's
Ken up.
The yeas and being abou. TO be car
led as agreedto yesterday CO the 5econdrE
solution.
Mr.. Epbes moved TO amend j, by sHi
ing out the words, " the whole body VS.
the militia of the United States" and rrM
sert -,housaud OF the mills 81
the United States aud Tor armlng snuoA Il
hereafter. thousand, undlfN
whole body Of the militia of the UOiF'&
States shall be armed.'' &
The yeas and nays were agreed tobe H%,
ken on this amend IN el.. q
A debate ensued Gin which Aias"n
Chandler. Bacon, Wesherel! and SGT h'I Is
took party on the p-iociple Of the rtso' &;
ton IA
Mr.. Randolph 70 presea, more Dc }
taking place irun the consideration o. 1s
mendmenis. and TO expedite the bYslo''eS
that the flor the defence Of the sea p
naight be taken up, moved for The prefISs &
/ question on the amendments. rs
Mr.Speakev said that the previous Wa
! ton could not be taken 90 an amerdnGs
the question beirg in this form, shat s
asain qaes,ioo BE- DOW pot e. @
Mr.. Pana9ph con,ende that ID an S
men' under confederation wss IN 0 IS
{! qasslion. W