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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-26
Diaria of Columbia, County of Alex
andria, 4.

Aopenloc1' lefn7;, 800.
Warren Ashley, comhtainant,
Against y, fysc,ce,,,
join Drew and VIM. Harris
horne, dsfesdaa:s.
The defendant, John Drew, not
having entered his appearance and given
security, according to the act of assembly and
the rules of this court, and it appearing to the
satisfaction OF the court, upon affidavit, that
the said defendant, John Drew, is not an inha-
bitsnt of this district--on motion of the cola-
plainant by his COUNSEL 1t is ordered that tins
said defendant, John Drew, do appear here on
the first day of July term next, and enter his
appearance to the suit and give security Tor
performing the decEees of the court and that
the other defendant, William Hartshorne, sie
not pay away, convey or secfete the debts by
him owing to- or the estate o. effects LII las
hands belonging to the said absent defendant,
John Drew, untilthe further order or decree
of the court, and that copy of this order be
forthwith published in both ofthe public news
papers published in this county for two months
successiyely, and that another copy be posted
At the front door of the court house of ssid
county.
AsCopy. Test.
G. Deneale, c. c.
January 9. .sw2m
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Valuable Property for Sale.

Pursuant to a decree Of TIE circuit court for
the district of CoIumbia, held at Alexan.
dria, and the last will CT beyamdn &rere,
deceased; his executors offer for sale,
= \ THAT fJyalua6ie Pr9hewy at the corner Of
Il King and FsiriaS-strests, part Of vkieh
is occupied by, Charles Bennett. Tie lot ex.
lends 40 feet "a King and 20 feeton Fairfax
street, is subject to rent charge Ct so dollars
Fer annum.
To those who are DESTROYS, either 81 sccur>
ing good stand for business, Or vcstans. their
money in real estate, tits is most inviting
piece osDroperty. A small part ftnemon
will be required in hand or i'll an approves
note at GO days---on the balance liberal ere
dit will be e-geI,. For terms apply to eitseE
ofthe executors or to Benjamin shfcFe.
William Patton,
Edward Stabler, Ea'rs.
John Ianney, }
November %. "a"
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For Sale or Rent,

N EY Land. TOBACCO IYdRE-7dso- y
sWl SES, and other buildings at Boys. s.
Hole; at present in the; occupancy Ct Mr. Y
John w Undertake. Possession may be had
the first of April. For further particulars APP
ply to Mr.. lillian r.. Gyynes, near the place,
Mr.. 17lhanr WSed6er5urn, Of Alexandra, or
the subscriber.
w. Fitzhugh.
February 81. 2aWH
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A MAJORITY of the stockholders OF the
~ Alexandra theatre, having agreed to
purchase tle ground rent of sos per an
nun, arising from the ground On which the
theatre is erected, size this iffbAc notsc to
stockholders residing out of Alexandria, that
unless they forward notes to the subscriber
PAYABLE at 8, 6, and 9 months, ION the hrst
Of January, 1907 for their proportions, b
the first day OF MsFela EeXt, a deed will be
then taken for the property to those who shall
agsc to the above purchase by that day.
Any stockholder disagreeing to the above stl-
pulations, will only be entitledto the one and
thirtieth part of the heat proceeds OF tie sale
of the property, sold at public auction by the
direction Of the trustees of SAID theatpe, On
the seth august, 1905.
Guy Atkinson,
Agent for the Stockholders.
January 2e-3e. PAW lstM
Rg- The above theatre to rent.
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WI, S.. BE SOLD OR LEAS-
I'D. ON GROUND RENT,

For a term Of Years, or tor euer,
A NUMBER OF yALuApLn asDs s nLIea-
BLY, SITUATED BUILDING LOTS, In
this I own-oa. Fairfax, Cameron, Water,
Union and Princess streets. Tney will be
laid Of to acconodate purchasers. Applica--
ion may be made to lillian Hsrosrt. hsq,
or to the subscriber near Patuxent Iron works,
Prince Georges County, Maryland
7chn e. Herbert.
Febr,a ry L. 2awtf
! Distri9 oE Colunbia, County Of Alex.
andrias 4
aoyefasber Tss.m, 1865.
sJehn c.. White, cosnhls;naat,
Ella. pssa ss'i nd Philip 5
Marsteller, q fsndaats,
Fhe defendant. Elias pebutss, no.
saying. entered his appearance and given Sc
carity, according to the act Of assembly and
the rules of this court, anI-it appearing to
the satisfaction Of this court, upon affidavit
rts,a. the said defendants, Elias Debutts, IL not
an inhabitant Of this district, on 1aetioa;es the
complainant by his counsel, 1t IS orderea thss
the said defendant Elias Debntss, Go appear
1 here on the first Gay of July term neSf' ala
enter his appsasan to the sat and e,iye seehe.
rity for PERFORMING the DEGREES OF the court,
sand that the other defendant, pnlllp Y. Mar
steller, do not pay away, convey OF seafste
the debts by him owing 10, or TIC estate or
effects in his hands, belonging to toe sad alb
sent defendant, Elias Desutts, untH the Tyr
taer order or decree of the court, and tast a
copy of this order be forthwith inserted IN
both of the. public newspapers Pubiisslea IN
this county for two months saccesslEely, AID
that another copy be posted at TIE front seer
of the court house OF said county
A Copy, Test.
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Notice is hereby given,

Notice is hereby given,
vHAT ell persons who ma. be found tres
Il passing on the land belonging to c. NJ.
Yalangen, situated on the Potomac River, near
Alexandra, below the mouth of Mol Frost's
Bun, and extending to a Inc belonging to
Mr.. Peter Sheron's, nearly at the lower ex-
tre1nity ofthe Pccosen: and from thence back
from the river to the north branch Of Little
Huhtipg-Creek, viii be prosecuted TO the ex.
tent OF the law in such cases provided.
C.. w. Valergen.
February 15 sawsw*
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Distrietof Columbus County Of Alex
andria. If

John Corse, ConY1iafnanf,
against III Chaneery.
Arthur 7stcCann, & Jokn
Hodgkin, DEFENDANTS.
THE defendant Arthur 'M'Can'l'
not having entered his appearance, ana Sls-
en security according to the act OF assem-
bly, and the rules of this court, and. 1t app
pear;s}g to the salts faction of thescourt, upon
affidavit, that the said defendant, Arthur
McCann is not an inhabitant of this district
on motion of the complement by his counsei'
it is ordered, that the sad defendant Arthuf :
Mccain, do appear here. on the flrst Gay g :.
July term next, ard enter his appearance 70
the suit and give security for performing the
DEGREES of the court; and that the other de-
PENDANT John Hodgkin, dc not pay away, cons
vey, or secrste, the debts ay him owing to or
the estate and effects in his hands belonging
to the said absent defendant Arthur Mcca Ill
until the further order or decree OF the. court
and that copy of this order be forthwith
inserted in both of the public newspaper pub
lished III this county for two months success
sively, and that another copy be pasted at TIE
fro door Of the court honse OF SAID County.
copy-Test,
q sneneafe C. e.
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tSttl' S,cI u l3C lotli = lIiSoti SS1'i, '.-'s'
said oeieniant Enoch Ward, is not en- lnhabi-
.tant Of CHS tistrictr-on motion Of the cora-
pi5ilsnt y his counsel, 1t is ordered, tia the
said d,ifssseiart, Enoch Ward, Go appear here
on the h5st day OF July tcrnae1'5Ae. ana eh:cr
f.is gl3peafa!lce e Tie SUIT ana slsesssul.
--of I1cfioFialag tiAe aecFees OF khc. couis sio
that the ctAeh dciehsiaAt' 1ho1res hloors,' 60
hot pay away, convey, or secfe1e' the oeots
~ lilA OWING 10 OF tae .ss1a'e.,a,'u ehee's II
IS ns',les,, peio1sihs 70 w se1s 80.
eheht E-hocn " ard uhli.he lsit. = y -:
or aecfee OF the couil-al;a ei'at q coty q ll'1S
order De loftiiHlth iilselec, "a po.l % .lle a-
nc newspapers uolislleo =, "a. .lls sou1.'y ~
}?o ilioiitfs suooesoiFo.y' '''',' '''' 1870
py Dc posteo 81 'ht' iioi'' 0oo' " ''-" ~p'si :
mouse 81 s,ae county, Z,
a true copy--fS IS
Y. Deneaies Cas-.
january 8. lawan
H1i1Y,ci -of ToLInhi9. County of Alex-
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was not concealing some movement, He
came TO Wartembour, Seebug, Meusgu.h,
and Bischofsbeurg. He has had some
engage with the enemy's cavalry, and
has made about one hundred Cossarks pri-
,sopers.
The Russian army have begun to con-.
scentrate the coast Of Bartenstein on the
ALE ; the Russian division on the coast OF
sCrentzbourg.
The enemy has made movement OF
one days march towards Koningsberg.
The whole of the French army is cautioned
and is supplied with provisions fsom the.
cities Of Elbing. Braunsberg, and from the
resources which are brought from the isle
OF Noga., which is OF very great fss1lli-
ty,
Gen. Toulier has invested Colberg.
A division of, 12 600 Bayarians, com.
manded BY the prince royal OF Havana,
has passed the Vistnla at Warssw, and has
Just rejoned the army.
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the 26,h ut. The French head or,..
We're al Osserode on the 18th ult, and l =
We believe, is the latest intelligence WIS 'A'
has been received from thai quartyr A's''
letter from East Prussia, of the Ian "a,
mentions that they continued there ., ~ =
preceding day, but thissis probably ! s ,us
take. The latest intelligence from b. -
is of the 2ls,, and it is almost iaoo.s,s,
that news from East Prussia, eoas;a-,'.
the difficulties Of communication. ,a.
3hayereached thst city 10 four DAYS -
The continental journals are SO ex.r.,,
Fly reserved respecting the transactloo, ~
Poland, thatitis not easy 10 discover st y
is doing there. Wecan, howsysr, Ds,e s1''
thar Bopaparte is not likely to repa,s ,ts
Vistula without once more appe.liop T. u, !:
fortune. The part Of his army wb;. sua''
been coa6ded to Massens, has been :. Sa'
" reinforced. eUacommoa egor,s 'ues'
been employed to fill Up the immsrs. 1 :.
produced 10 the Fseach army BY II. VOID
culinary, con6iess +. which it has re- ,a san.
y engaged and, if general Benz .a'e'
Can maintain himself ioravery shan =
against TIE talsnts aud strength :. ,'.'s
vii! be broughsio bear against bia Wv s".sa
not very aPprehensiyecf his uI,imas - a.. ''s
cess. w.
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BY THE LAST MAILS.
NEW YORK, May IL.


The brig Alonzo, which arrived at athis
port Yesterday, left Bordeaux on the 9Th.
of April, and the river on the sth. i
was currently reported that she brought
Paris papers containing Bulletins from the.
grand army to the 7sJ, and that they ans
nounced 1.-The complete overthrow OF the
Russians,under gen. Benningsen, who was
represented to Be prisoner. We do not
learn, however, that her Paris papers are
later than the 3oth efsMarch. a hle OF
these is ia possession OF the editor or the
Mercantile Advertiser. I. furnishes US
with two additional bulletins (the 65th and
66th) and these are the only articles OF sui.
6cient interest to be worth .rapsla.ing.
Gen. Bsnningsen, according 70 our last
accounts Of him, was sick at Konlpgs.
berg.
Translated far the Mercantile Advertiser.
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Sixty Sixth Bulletin.
OSterode. March ii.

-OSterode. March II.
The grand army continues 10 canton.
ments, where it is taking rePosr. Little
combats have taken place between the adj
vaneed posts Of the TWO armies. Two re.
gimen,s of Russian cavalry came onshe
4 9Th to disturb the 6o,h regiment of infan.
try Of the line in its cansonment Of Ling.
nau, and before Gu,s,ad,. One battalion
Of that regiment took arms, ambushed
themselves, aad fred close TO the enemy,
who left 80 men on the field General
Guyot, who commanded the sd ,anced.
posts of marshal Soult, has had several
engagements which have terminated 10. his
advantage.
After the little battle Of Wiliembere,
the grand doke of Berg has driven all the
cossacks from the right bank of the Ebe,
10 order to assure himself that the enemy
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Yesterday arrived the fast sailing ship Btu
tus, captain Craig from Londonderry,
with passengers. BY the attention of
those concerned, we are favored with
sDublnpapsrs.o the 28;h Of March, and
Berry papers to the 7!h of April, from
which we have only time and room for
the following.
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PHILADELPHIA, NW ~

Yesterday arrived the snip e. - ,s,sa
captain Kennedy. 40 days sFoa' r - n,
Left there trig Daniel and ffsus'" and,t
ers, to sail 10 days for this p0,' # III
ship General W ashing'on, " e., M5'.wYai
port, ia abou, 70 or II days - ,s. s
The British ship of war Anda 1.,,',, p
four ether ships Of tbs llns' q 'u1 ion. esi
trigs and cutter, have Tor sou'' =
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ALTON, H2rcb o.,

- =, :, =. =. = -, z'177tT ~.
On tho 18th inst the French toll .sb;n,,
toned at S'ad, carrying IL guas and =.
men (soldiefs and sailors) was bo,rd,s T. !.
2 boats belonging to the British frie,,e >
toned of the mouth of the Elbe, and ~
ried, without tle loss of a man On he 49,.
of the British. r"
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EXTRACT OF 4 DIspATcE FROM
CEN. BEMNINGSEN
I" Konigsbers, Feb. 10 (2e J 1901

I" Kanigs6erg, Fe5. 10 (2a) 1897,
General Selmeraszky. vho h., ~,
effected a junction @ish my army, hasG;,t
with him 400 Pfussian prisoners, fro<.
TO 500 Freuchmen, AID a great deal o!b.e.
gage, which he has taken from the enemv.
The retrosrad- raaret, Of Bonapa-;e .ah:,
resembles a algh. ti1an retreat. l.n
solely the swiiIress of our Co.sack' shus.
es tina; we are indebted for the eaormau,
quantity Of prisoners TIA, have ben daily
made since the battle Of EyIau. Thsaar
before yesterday they took 200, yesterday
15o, and to-day 3s5, 4 officers, beside.b,g
gage.waggons; fcras- and provisions. Eve
ry thing that We cen GENE up with is'aEcr
The French soldiers. dying Of hunstr &
fatigue, no longer feel q disposition o De.
fend themselves. Attic mcre sigh ofcu
troops they throw away ,hsir arms add d:
maud bread. Ny advanced posi-, are 8
Liebstad,. The whole army is ia FIJI
march. NY head quarters alone reasoa
Konigsberg, as my i'll healih, snd the es
,renne taiigue-t have undergone, coGpsln:
to take few moments oireposr here. Sc;
our Tomorrow. 1'he Prussia division
commanded By general piae!z. is at W
extremity OF my iight-wirg on the h-ghs
of Brandeb.rg. General SednoTa'aS{
general Lesoeq, fo,m ioee'hsr ny let
wing. The grand army is IN The esai's
and in this order we advance toward u:
Vistula, embracing Thorn OF one :'ds'@
Elbing on the other. | hope mytroop; S% !,
soon shew themselves on The ciher s'0e d
chat river. In the mean time, my al'a'"
ed guard, reinforced by general PlHoS ;
Cossacks, considerable part c. whon' nav
already reached their des'iaa'ion, PH'yJ,
the enemy withou, relaSalion, and rs''S'
them by theI petty warfare, wbica IS"
strange to them rs it is Advantageous
U.S.
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Translated far the Mercantile Advertiser.
FRENCH GRAND .1RMY.
Sixty Fifth Bulletin

OSterode. s1Oth 1Vdych, 1907.
The array is cautioned behind the Pes.
sarge. The prince Of Ponse Corvo at
Holland and at Brauensburg.
Marshal Souis AZ Leibs,adt and Mob.
rungeD.
Marshal Ney at Gnstadt.
Marshal DaYous, at Alenstein, Hohens
stein, and Dieppen.s
The headquarters are at Osterode.
The Polish corps of observation, COM
manded by general Zayonchsk, is at Nei.
denbourg.
The corps Of marshal Lefsbvre before
Dan,zic.
The SIN corps on the OmuIew.
A Baverian division, commanded by
the prince royal of Bavaria, at Warsaw.
The corps Of prince Jerome in Silssia-;
the s.h corps Of observation 10 Swedish
Pore.ania.
The places OF BresEau, Schweidniz,
and Brieg are demolishing.
General Rapp, aid-de.camp Of the es1.
.ptror, is goveyno- ct Thorn.
We have thrown / idges over the N;s.u
Ia at Marienbourg and Drischau.
Having been Informed, On the 1'ss of
March, ,s'ast!1c enerny, encouraged By the
position which the army had taken, had
Showed themselves all along the right bank
Of the Passarge, the emperor orGerea mar !,
shsls Suuls aad Ney to r-connoi,re, and
to advance to repuise them. Marshal Nry
marched 90 the Guts,adt; marehal Soult
passed the Fassarge at Wormdist. The
enemy Immediately mad. general move.
nen,, and rstrea,ed towards Koningsberg.
Their pos,s, which had retired 10 grea:
haste, were pursued leagues Seeing
that the French did not make any other
movement, snd that they were pursued
only by the advanced guards who had Left
their regiments, two regiments of Russf-n
grenaders returned back, and in the night
approached the can,oument Of Zochstn.
The 5osh regimen. received them with the
bayonet. The 27,n and The se.h behaved
In che same manner.
lNhese E.t!c conba.s the Russians
have had one thousand men killad, wound
ed, or prisoners.
After being thus assured Of the III owe
nen.s Of the enemy, the army has return
ed into its cantonmen,s
The, grand duke of Berg, informed that
acorps of cavalry had approached Wilem.
berg, caused it TO be attacked by prince
Borghese, who at the head of his regi.
ment, charged eight Russian squadrons,
overthrew and pu, them 10 the eroute, and
made about 100 prisoners, amongst whom
are 8 captains and subalterns.
Marshal Lefebrc has entirely surround
ed Dantzic, aud has beguu at that place
the works OF decentralization.
tec;.A CD d jio.s
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EAT PRUSSIA. lnrehtn

The imperial Preach head quarter, xsr
still at Os'erode yesterday. The ccr,soi
marshal Massena is in o,o,ioa, AID ira,,,,
AIT operations are expected.
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BANKS OF THE ELaE, N1rh %

BANKS OF TIE ELSE, NZHo" '''
We have received accounts tfoEi ~, !.
ode of The IA h ins.. I,Woul4 app:&~"'
the head quarters would not be rem ''s. Il
soen as was expected f; since the later "a "a
OF February nothiog OF con'sq1''es ~
occurred ia thar peighborhoad TIE w. :.
mics are occupied with recs'p'dg nv ~
inforcemeats. The French d!fSc' On. -,
selves in great strength towards ~ ~. ), ~
Of marshal Masscna at Warsaw, ""'. .,.o,
cortliog TO every appearance va ~
remain inactive.
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PHILADELPHIA May IS.
Latest from Elsrobe.

!. =
Latest from Euuobe.
Yesterday arrived the fast sailing ship Btu-
tus, captain Craig from Londonderry,
with passengers. BY the attention Of
those concerned, we are favored with
sDubinpapers to the 28h of March, and
Derry papers to the 7!h of April, from
which we have only time and room for
the following.
LONDONDERRY, April r
Notwithstanding number Of those de.
luded persona denomina,ed Threshers,
have been fosnd guilty and received sen.
lence of Deah at the last assizes OF Sligo,
and notwithstanding the wholesome les
son which the lac special commission,
which was sent into that part OF the cocn.
Try, should have afored them yet such is
their blind delusion, ,hat,hey are still con.
.nulug their Gepreda;icas in that par: Of
the country.
The ship Wes,point, Thompsoa, add The
American, Smith, for New York, are
cleared out, aud will sail the first fair
wind.
According to letters from Hamburg ard
Allona, considerable aPprehensions were
erter,a;ned IN the former city Of the land,
ing of an English force either in the Elbe
or some contiguous po,tsin the Baltic. So
general was this impression that the French
eommapdant aud minister both prepared
. for reireat.
a strong rumour again prevails, thu,
Austria, has drawn the sword againa;
France.
DevER, March 90. &.
BY a ship which arrived in the Roads
this afternoon from tn. I'rxel weIearn that
accounts had reached Holland Of the Aus
| trlans having taken the field agalns. the
French and that the latter were treating
GU, of Poland in all directions. 1t was
ascertaiped that the diplomatic corps had
all esdy arrived at Eerlin, and had brought
| miserable accounts Of the state of the
French army.
LONDON, March %
Government has received dispatches
from the Marquis of Douglass at Peters.
borg, as also some accounts from Vienna,
! which are said TO be of very gratifying
I description.
A letter from Go,teuburg states that.
+ Part of the 500, ooOl seat BY the British
governmental the emperor Of Russia had
been detained at that place. The proba.
bili,y however is,>tha, the part alluded 10.
has b.en allowed to remain at Gcttcnburg
as par, Of the subsidy due by Russia to Swe.
den. The bullion left there for that pur
pose,is contained 10 81 casks of S 900 dol.
lars each.
| March 81.
| Aa account from the seatof war received
through most respectable channel, adds
great weight to the statements we have
already given Of the dep!orable situation of
the French army. Il is described as re-
treating with great rapidly. and in much
confusion, and SO daily harrassed by the
Cossacls, that numbers continue 10 be
made prisoners. lis added that when Bo-
raparte's proposal for an armis,ice was re-
jec,ed. he really sent to general Bennisgen,
to request that species Of warfare hess
severe might be adopted. This ex,raoS.
binary message is supposed 10 Rave origi.
natedsln the remonstrances of some of
his generals, owing to the French army
having been DO less than days without
bread !!
Aprl1.
Yesterday mail from Husum arrived,
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LONDONDERRY, April z.

The ship Wes,poiat, Thompsoa, aud The
American, Smith, for New York, are
cleared out, aud will sail the first fair
wind.
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more humanity in his corapo .h i.aoss
In,anki;ntl ): yo,irlay then suppose his zee lings
were none Of the most comiortaple o,' .Ais
oecasi,n. The Chesapeake returned PVT s
few sf,ot--they we're scarcely prepared W g
we began, and were Thrown n siich eonius'.
on. thatthe greatest part Of the people asz
serted their quarters. 81,
q The number Killed on board the I, Sn % sa-
peake, according to their own statement ss Has
6--and IS were wounded
s Iwenty-s shot went through the null
seven between wind and water; the sals Wel $
completely riddled, and have not d ,''ll'
but that in ten minutes more she Weuld hase
gong down, the sea beng SO smooth every
Shot told after the first broadside, Wlch Was
chiefly at the rigging.
s. & Commodore Barron was Slightly WOUND
ed in the leg by splinter--he behaved IN !, the
coolest way imaginable, and stood at the open
gang way sshe greater part OF the Time lf 3.
If any thing can place this matter III N d
stronger light, we need only compare the as
.surances OF Commodore Barron, with the re-
s,,lt OF the deserters claimed SIX were ta-
ken out of the lfrigates; upon the searching
her, two were killed, and one jumped over
board the gunner of his majesty's ship Chi-
chester; who bassly deserted his country s
Aag, was found dead, acting IN that staaon'
on board the American frigate, ana many
others were left by Captain Humphreys, BE-
cause Il ey could rot be identified =