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81. 4RyfRY'S COLLEGH
GRAND LOTTERY.

OF. 4N-1N4 . S-IG.lsEtJ3 -
GRAND LOTTERY.
BALTIMORE,
Authorised by the General Assembly of tho
State OF Maryland tue scheme OF which lottery
is the most brilliant ever offered 10 the citizens
of the United States. CO aiming bc.iacs large
number of other good prizes.
! Prize OF $4,000 Dollars,
do. OF 5000 Dollars,
do. OF 10000 Dollars,
2 DO. Of 5000 Dollars,
do. Of 1,5OO Dollars,
do. g 1000 Dollars.
Not two blanks 20 prize, and the lowest prise
twelve dollars The scheme contains only Si5Oo
tickets, 10000 of which are actually sod to n
company OF gentlemen New York, to whom
'hs manages have Obligated themselves to come
mence ,te drawing in he city of Baltimore.
On 7barscGy RE 3 !Si DIR Of D.cturLcr rcs.,
And 20 draw 500 tickets Per day.
TICKETS ~ SKiRES
Are now selling III variety of numbers and ver-y
rapidly at Ten and half dollars each tor We.
ry short time, at
G. & Z. WAITE's
Truly Fortunate Lot'ery Office, corner or Mark
ct and Charles Street, Baliirrosc.
= The g'acdlm oc the Schcrie ef the above
Lottery, together with an assurance from the
managers that it will positively commence dra.v.
iEg on ihe 3lst dag OF December next, have
been sufficient inducen1ent for the subscribers
to come TO the city Of Baltimore ior ,he expcss
purpose OF facilitating rhe sale e tht tickets.
G. tS r Wi{1E.
g" One of the above f n will personally
attend the drawing daily, to take down the num-
bers correctly, as viii also one Of their clerks.
Tne n.Ns New.York Lottery will rot com.
mence drawing iii April next Tickets os
whish Lottery may be had at Wales Offices,
Maiden Lane, New York
n. b. Distant adventures. accompanying
Their orders with Bank No,ci OF any description
to either of WAITE's Offices in Baltimore of
New orE, may have tickets and shares for.
wafded 10 any amount with the u,n0st rmGtu.
ah;y, and the earliest advice senr them OF ,hsir
success al, prizes sold by c.. G. X. Waite will
DC paid by lhtm,--A list of all prizes drawn viii
DC .en; to the printer c! this papea, Tor the in
spttti1n Of advcrturers
Ofi,b-g l4.h, 1907 ic3n
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TO RENT,
1 no I e176UlentS.

TN large B,.ck gouse on ,hc main s,ree,, on
ohcchoe Hi'l, nearly opposite Mr Wyhe's
Eriek buildings The lower s,cry Is uea,ly lit
ted Up Tor an hpovhcoa.ie's shop and the M.
per apartments arc we'll calculated for board
rs house for which purposes they lave been
used for several years past Also the rr9e.
pare OF another house. adjoining very convent.
eu' tor Inc accommodation OF a small family.
Possession OF tbe former msy be had imn1edi-
a;ely, and of the latter ca NE Ist day OF De-
cember mex,
So ROBERT HYDE.
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TEN or fifteen likeiyyoung NEGE0ES, con.
sistiag Of men, wcnen, AND children, For
terms apply TO Mr. Daniel Mayo (a6oy. the
oonrt hOuse) where they may be seen. or the
sub .erbsr.
JOHN CRUMP.
Powhatan, October Il, 1877. #
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-23

NOTICE IS hereby given, that a
j = petition will be presented to the next Ge-
neral Assembly, OF the Commonwealth of Viz
giuia praying that ,he rsat OF the said common.
wealth to the real estate oil VIM Z. hst..Gec.
who died inics,ate, may DC released loJ lbC be-
ueft Of bis Nephew, heury J. rruho5, Who
is AN alien, having only resided thee Years in
this state, the whole Of 'Hat ur'c m lis civ.
Who prays 20 become a ciuz.H gul,r ti- sans
"a.
Richmond, O9ober Il 1857. w6,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-23

NOTICE, that a petition will he
L ure-cu,ei 90 the mex General Assembly Of
Virginia, praying that Ann r Irvine sdm'y oe
Water Irvine, ice. may have leave TO sell a
tao of land in the county OF Buckingham ais
50 house and lot w The town Of New. Can.
ton. w3i" ca IS 1907
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-23

m he form Ct dvprailOH.
], Jacob JACKSON, second l.icutcran,
10 the regiment of trti,iecs,s, d. c=rtif'
and say, yh..t IN the third o. inar;n day
Of Januafy. 1907, AARoa buRa arrived
at tie Chickasaw Bluffs 10 the nighttime,
wilh one boal, and sent u the command
lug officer Of tIe garcsOu, wishing t. NHo~
whether he could have quarters IN the gar
rison during ,lie night. Being ths com
handing y cniy odiccFthere, Informed
the niger that thesAid Burr could be
accommodated. Accordingly he came to
The garrison in company @rh several o.
ther gentlemen end The next r61fnjng he
asked me whether had heard &C the at
tempts made ia Kenupcky 10 prosecute
him, under an apprehension thai he was
abuu! to invade the Spanish douiniOns,
I answered Ina, had not. Tie thsnwent
on 10 ob erve, that he had bees ptosccut.
! ed, but that nothing could BE m5de ou.a.
geiust him that he was golng on pro-
lecl winch rIany wished TO know, bot
that from heir iaquls,tiyeness, he was not
/ DISPOSED to CRAFTY them /" ~ vas 1 pro.
(" jcct however, said he, which was no
" norsblc 10 myself, and which would be
" ihe making Of those who should follow
Is me, provided they survived the under.
'' taking" lie continued to observe that
the subjects of Spain were IN very dis.
trsssed situation, * that bis proiect would
tend to relieve them from the tyTaVuy OF
their government. l was then asked BY
him, what I hOught the opinion oil mY
brother & member ol congyess,> was on
the subject. answered tint ! did not
know. lie then asked What 1 thought Of
such project myself! | answered, that
q the y. States were going 10 war with
Spajn, should be very glad to emba K 10
the crtcrprtze: 0n which he remarked
that the leading characters IN thc Uoitet
, States did not mean oprnly 30 carey on {
war against the Spanards, but that thej
secretly favored hts views. | then toto
him thai, if such was the case, was vii
ling to ergegs in the euttrpIize; and afe
telling me again that the leading men u
B. the u. S.a cs thy which ! supposed b.
{ meant 4. y include ,h. heads Of dtparmeg,s
e approved his measures. ne remark Il tina
" he wished to engage young men that b
!. wished vc to go with him ior one; 81 tia
l. in case l complied, b. would give nae
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-23

We recommend 20 the particular az
teUiioG OF our rcaters the following tes~
tmy@y of Lieut.. .Laeks97r, delivered on
Moudey last, on ne motion 10 commit
We~sis B'Iyr, RksnnerbaSsct and Smith.
The hiends Of Col, B4rr who sill pretend
10 believe that the object OF his expedite.
OIL was only to settle Washi'a lands, are
requested to peruse this document, slfer
which they may persist in asserting his
inncceHce II they cun.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-02-17

Al fonr in the afternoon, when both di-
visions OF the cavalry had arrived, gen. La
sale attacked the enemy with his usual in
trepidity, which has always formed the
character of the French hussars and va
gers in the present war. The enemy's line,
though formed deep, was broken-thcy
were pursued into the village of Zehdenick,
aid thrown into confusion in the defiles.
The queens regiment Of dragons cndea-
vored to recover themselves, but the dra-
goons of Grouchy's division soon showed
themselves, fell upon the enemy, and made
dreadful havoc among them. A part of
the sc 5000 cavalry were driven into the
morasses; 500 remained upon the field ; 700
with their horses were made prisoners
Inc colonel and great number of officers
| o! the queens regiment are included. The
coIors OF the regiment are taken.
Marshal Lannes' corps are in full march
tc support our cavalry. The cuirassiers are
marching in columns to the right wing, and
another corps is advancing towards Gran
see.
We shall be at Stettin before the army
that are marching there which being out
Ranked, is as good as cut off alreadv. Un-
disciplined as they are, there is reason ia
hope that not man of them will escape,
and thatthe whole of that part of the Prus-
sian army, which lost two days, without a.
nv advantage, at Magdeburg, in order to
collect themselves, will not be able to reach
the Oder.
The above mentioned affair at Zehde-
nick, as martial achievement, is remark
able-neither party had any infantry-but
| tina: the Prussian cavalry is much inferior
to ours, is proved by the events of the cara
paign.-They have never been able to make
stand against halftheir number OF French
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were his confederates. They are repre-
sented, under oath, To have been the bear
ers OF the duplicates of Burr's letters in cy-
pher to Wilkinson, and to possess Burr's
coincidence they use arguments in additiz
on to those in the letter, to invite Wi,kin-
son to accede to their views: admit that
they have correspondent with Burr on the
subject since the delivery of the letter
That Swartwout informed Wilkinson that
Burr, with a powerful association. extend.
ing from New York to New Orleans, was
levying an armed body of 1000 men from
New York and the western states and ter
ritories, with view to carry an expedite
on against the Mexican provinces, and that
500 men under COL Swartwout and major
yler were to descend the Allegheny, for
whose accommodation light boats had been
61siH and acre ready---said that New Or
leans would be revolutionized when the
people were ready to join them, and that
there would be some seizing
Here then is evidence of a connection with
col. Burr of a reasonable nature. What
is 1T The act of Congress defines mispri-
son oftreason to be neglect to disclose the
knowledge OF treason. But the prison.
ers have not only known of the treason
but Carried reasonable letter, knowing
It's contents; endeavored to further Burr's
views and wishes, and to seduce Wilkinson
from his duty. The offence exceeds mis-
prison OF treason, and as there is no inter-
mediate class of offences of a reasonable
nature between misprison and treason, it
| must be treason.
1t has been observed by the counsel for
the prisoners that no judge could commit
on an affidavit made before any other Judge.
This distinction is certainly new, and be-
lieve unprecedented. In all general war
rants for arresting a supposed offender, the
direction to the officer is to bring the party.
before the person issuing the warrant, or
some other justice Of heace, SIC. which
wouldbe at leastnugatory, ifno person could
inspect or regard the iffidavit except the
person before whom it was made. There
fore l conclude that Wilkinson afFidavits
| made before justices OF The peace O: New
Orleans, whose commissions appear to be
properly authenticated by the secretary of
state, are evidence at this stage of our en-
quiry.
| l am therefore of opinion, that the pri-
| soners should be committed for treason a.
gainst the United States, in levying war "a
gainst them.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-02-17
TWENTIETH BULLETIN.

NHHItVFftWVHFBf Utts II
As the military movements are no lon
ger uncertain, they are become still more
interesting, by the contrivances of marches
and manocuvres. The interchangeable grand
duke Of Berg was at Zehdenick on the 2cth,
at three o'clock in the afternoon, with 4
brigade oflight cavalry, under general la
fallc, while the division of dragons under
the generals Beaumont and Grouchy were
marching to the same point.
The brigade under general Lasalle pre-
serted itself to the enemy, who opposed it
with 6OOO cavalry-ths was the whole Of
the cavalry of the Prussian army that had
escaped from Magdeburgh, forming the
advanced guard of prince Hohenlohe's
corps, directing theirmarch towards Stettin.
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FOREIGN.
NINETEENTH BULLETIN OF THE FRExcH
GRAND ARMY.

GRAND ARMY.
Cbcy!crtenbWg, Der. 81.
The emperor left Potsdam at ] - o'clock 10 in.
spect the fortress ct spandau. He has CHARGED
general Cssseioup, commander Of ,he engineers,
y 18th improving the Notifications Of that l,iace
This is n fine piece of work the maya zines a, e
n'agn hcent and meal oat,, &c. have been found
IN them sufficient TO serve the army 70, two
mon'h his ;-besidcs ammunition sufficient TO dou
be the provision for the whole of the artillery.
In he palace there not the ieass order
observe ', 60 hat tie sword oF The great FYedr-
rick was easily found at Potziom. together with
the scarf which he wore during the seven years
war; also The insignia Of the Black Eagle. The
emperor took these trophies with transport, say
ings would her have these than twenty nil.
lions then psusjng little he added " shall
send these 10 my old soliiers, who served in the
war Of HanoveT--I shall present them to the 20
vernon of the invalds; in that ho.el they shall
remain
After the queen Withdrew from Potzdan, the
Portrait of the emperor Of Ru, STA was { urd
which she had received from that monarch. At
Chartot,enburg was found the Lorre spondenre be-
tweeni;he emperor ofRussa e the king for3 yrars
past, together with some memorials written by
English authors, 70 prove iha, nations were IN
der no obligations TO observe any treaty made
win the emperor Napoleon. bur that it were ne
oessary for every power 10 range itself on the
side OF the emperor of Russia. These documents
ought TO form historical records: they sbevy. If
IL were necessary, how unfortunate princes arc
when hev suffer women 10 interfere in state
affairs. The notes, reports s. state papers were
cen'ed with musl, and laid mingled together up
on the queens toilette This princess had turn.
cd the heads of all the women IN Berlin. But
nov a7oih-r change ha -rCeefdrd.
A great part Of the effects sent away
from Berlin to Magdeburg, and embarked
upon the Oder, has been intercepted by the
light cavalry. Some of the regiments of
hissars have made prizes to the amount Of
upwards of 100000 francs, and it is repor-
ted that they exchanged their silver into
gold, with loss of fifty per cent.
The palace Of Charlottenburg, where the
emperor resides, is situated one mile from
Berlin upon the Spree.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 10.
From 7HE aurora.
POLITICS FOR FApNtEpc


mat was most animating spectacle
winch was lately exhibited in Baltimore.
a musical festival was held, to which each
person who chose 10 be an auditor, subseri-
ed small sum for admission. The pro-
ceeds were destined to purposes of ehari-
V-and congenial with so benevolent a
purpose, the performers were composed
OF the members IF UGriouS Chrfstia7 chur-
ehes, and the auditors of every religious
denomination. In what other country could
SUCH spectacle be seen Where but in
this could the voices Of various sects be
iounn united IN the sweet concord Of chari-
~ and roleraToH P-FARMERs Won owe
tins all to our principles Of government-.
sich concord III ud net see nor hear
an Whe clSe-the interests of other 90
vernmeentS depend on imposture, religion
is empl% e. only as an engine of the state
the machinery Of state is constructed upon
principles the reverse of concord 1T is
constructed upon principles Of discord.--
ana 4 sfafe church is employed at once u
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From our Gasene es,rn of 7ucsfnr.


This day, about o'clock the aid deca-np of gen.
Wilkinson, read the following in the Coffee
Horse, and had it posted on the books,
GEs. WILKINSON regrets that !. is NOT in
his power, from pressure of public Interests
which imperiously commands his attention. TO he
at the Coffee House as he intended This day.
He therefore takes rhs mode of warning the
merchants and ship owners 70 hold their " ssels
In readiness TO haul off into the stream, should it
he found necessary, at the shortest notice Blu,
he begs that this may be considered merely as
salutary precaation. not that he believes Col
Burr is at Matches or that he will ever reach
this city under his own vo,,on; and he warns
the citizens not TO respect the rrrnors in circu.
lation because the general by letter from Col
Burr's own hand written to DIR. Bolman. is Am.
thorised 10 say'that the cconel's utmost calcula.
ton of force did not exceed 5000 men. and thar
he would, in person precede the main BODY
with about 1000 men to Matches, where he in.
tended to halt
The faithful cstizsns may be assured that with
moderate exer;ions only. and the decisive ex.
pulsion of traitors, the storm will burst over the
heads OF its authors, and hurl them hea i.lonr to
per'liticn, whilst the inhabitants of this city shall
dwell in security.
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House OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
UNIFIED STATES.
MONDAY, Feb. 9.


! The house resolved itself into a commit.
tee of the whole, Mr.. Varnum in the chair
ION the bill prohibiting the importation Of
slaves into the L. ).
he provision, Furnishing the Importation
OF slaves with Imprisonment, was stricken
out, q the punishment of death substituted.
The committee having passed on to the
seventh section, it was read as sollows:
That all such negroes, mulattoes, or
; persons OF colour, as NAV be forfeited by
virtue of this act, shall, at rte eackense of
me Tinted States, be conUeved TO such hkoce
or ft0ceS in The United States, as the Pre-
Stdent hereofma direct, ard there be in
aenfured, as apprentices or servants, or
/ otherwise eDlhLoyed as The President nav
JHdFe most ben fetal far them. and most
sGte for the United States PRoVIDED,
! Ihat no sHch negro, muiatto, or herson of
colour, 8haH be- indenfured or emhLoved ar
dforeSafd, ercett in some state or ter,iforu
IN which SLAVERY as nor Permitted, on. in
7uhtch broU'"ton rs noz0 made far a GRAIN
al aooHhon 81 S(oVery; nori IN any state, in
Fontch nchFerSonS are NOT ferDlitted bU kQzv
10 Or tndentHred or emhioyed as aforesaid
ana " any Such negro, muiGtto, or herso7.
! 81 colour, 7yhcn SO indeRtured or enJnkoued.
ShGH be L@der the age Of years, me
term Of such tndtntUre or enrichment shall
H0I eTfeHd orn0nd tie age oJ fgvcnfg-one
years and ja6oUe the age If years,
me term snail NOT erceed yeaTs -
mr. tary m'ved'to st, K oIt all the words of
the section IN l'aics. and to insert in lieu there
ct the follow ing words:
Snail ny The marshal of the district or ter.
r'tory having custodP Of the same be delivered
over to such officer of ine state or territorial 90.
vernmenI as may by any law Of rhe state or ter.
ritory be drected to receive them, TO be disuos-
ell OF as by any such law may he provided.
ms motion as Warmly advocated by Mess.
Early, Marion, Clay, Holland, y. K. Williams.
| and Aston and streGuousiy opposed by Mess,
! Smlie. sloan, Bedinger and Goltsborcugh.
Mr. ID ". WI''ian,s atter the usual hour OF
adjournment, moved that the COMM tee should
rise.
This motion was supported by Messrs. Early
and Macon, and agreed 70 WITHOUT q division -,
when the committee rose and Obtained leave 10
sit again.
TUESDAY, Feb, 10.
message wa ,CeiVed from the President.
furnishing the information requested bv the
house on the subject of gun boats.
After the tran,aeton of good deal Of minor
business, the house again resolved its IF into
committee OF the whole--Mr Varnum IN the
chair-on the bill prohibiting the importation
OIL slaves into the United States.
Considerable progress was made in the dis.
eussion of the Provisions of the bill, whentbe
committee rose and OH ained leave 10 sit again,
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NEW ORLEANS. Ian g

Yesterday about J o'closk the U. s. schr Re.
verge. lieut. Read, exchanged salute with Fort
ST. Charles, and sailed up he river to Join the
squadron which is stationed At Point Coupee.
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CONGRE SS.
House. OF REPREsEYrAqIyES.
MONDAY, JAN. 26.
DERA'TE.-

In fhe House of Representatives on tie
/ 6iH 10 sushend the hriviiepr ofthe 7urit
Of Ha6eas Coritus, for limited time an
rerfO;t, r0SPS
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-12-14
Interesting Debate in Congress.
from Washington, NoU. 81.

from Washington, NoU. 81.
Mr. j. Clay presented a memorial from
sundry merchants and traders of the city Of
Philadelphia, praying, that the act prohibi
ting the importation Of certain goods, wares
and merchandise, passed 18th April, 1906,
may be repealed.
MI. Clay moved that the memorial be
referred to the committee Of commerce
and manufactures.
MT. Rowan hoped the petition would not
be referred to any committee. He thought
It would be beneath the dignity ofthe house
70 give It any consideration. Had he been
IN congress at the time the law passed, he
would have voted against il; but as it had
passed, and we had received flesh insult
rom Great Britain in the attack on the
chesapeake, he would not vote for its re-
peal.
Mr.. J. Clay said; that as the petition was
couched II decent language, anu involved =
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-12-14
WhoIe NJ. sos.

Mr.. Randolph said, that the gentleman
from Mass (Mr. had grossly 1rlisltpaeT-
sfood him he did not allude to that gentle
man as denouncing his friend from Pennsyl-
vania, Mir J. Clay. The denunciations had
been heard BY the house, al least they had
been by him. [See above But he had sard
that the gentleman had endeavored to make
this party question, he still thought SO,
his calling for the yeas and nays proved ~
He would call the attention Of the house 10
a period when men Of different political SEN
tirhents held the reirs Of government; Peti-
ton after petition had beeT presented against
the sedition law end yet they had always
been received and heard, although, he saIds
it was almost impossible to couch such pc
titions in respectful language. He contend
ed that the merchants did nc allude to the
rights Of the words which the gentleman
Mr. Crownnshield) had quoted; but they
said that doubts were entertained that other
subjects had been connected with that
And had they not a right to doubt ? He
thought that if the gentleman (Mr. Crown
inshield) would exchange few of his Ger
tainties for some Of their doubts, he would
not be worse man or less efficient politi-
clan. He belle ed it to be a novel thing in
legislation, that because the house differed
in opinion from petitioner, the petition
should be rejected
The question was then taken on referring
the petition to committee Of the whole
house, and was lost ayes so, noes 80.
The petition was ordered to lie on the Ia
bic
This interesting discussion [of which the
above is but Sketch lasted about hours.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-12-14
A9isfeIldnp
TRAITS OF LIE.

There are people Continued the
corporal) who can't breath without SLAM
dering neighbor." " You Judge too Sc
verely (replyed my aunt Prudyl very
feware slandered who donot deserveit.'
" That may be (fetorted the corDoral)
but | have heard very slightly things
said Of you." Ne! Exclaimed she)
Me! slight things ofme ! what can
any body say Of me 20 {" They say Gam
swered the corporal gravely, and draw
ing his words to keep her in suspence)
that-that yOu are no better than you
should be-" Fury flashed from the eyes
ofmy aunt" Who are the wretches 2"
" ! hope they SANDER no one who does
not deserve it" remarked the corporal,
jeeringly as he left the room.
The feelings of my aunt may be we'll
conceived. She was sensibly injured.
True she had her foibles. She was
peevish and fretful But she was rir.
idly moral and yirtuous. The puresr
ice was not more Chaste The Pope
himself could not boast more pietv.
Conscious Of the ractitude Oft her con-
duct, she was wounded at tie remark IF
the corporal. Why should ncirhbors
SANDER her She could not conjecture.
Let my aunt be con5oled She falls
under the common lot OF human nature,
A person who can live in this world,
without suffering SANDER, must be too
stupid or Insignificant to claim atten-
ton.
The corporal told me the other day,
that he could compare slander to no
thing but one Of Fuiton's T5rhedoes. IL
is Of the most destructive nature and
yet acts 50 secretly and underhandediy,
that its object is taken unawares, and
blown into atoms In an instant. II
groPes in the dark, and works by I'M
discovered springs still its compost
ton is SO hellish and powerful, that no
strength, no discretion can guard a.
gainst its effects. 1t is most grati6ed
when its exploits bear upon great OBJ
jetcs. The corporal, would have pro-
ceeded, but the simile was too palpable
to require further Illustration.
YOUNG YORICK.