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FOR SALE.


HE following PROPERTY, belonging to Ro-
4 bert Alexander, Efq of Woodford county, in
the Gate of Ksntucky:--ALOT OF CROUND, in
the City of Richmond, with valuable Houfe there:
on, one roori of which is occupied by the Jews as
Synagouge-under the houle there are fet of
Vaults, originally intended for Wine Cellar alfo
the Traa of LAND wherson William Alexander.
Elq formerly refded, about three miles from the CT
ty Of Richmond. Two years credit, from the fth
day of January next will be allowed the purehaler.
Of whom bond with good fecurity bearing interea
from the laid FRI day of January, and mortgage ON
the Premiies will be required, and whom convey
in fee fimple with Warranty will be granted
PoGeon Of the tract OF Land may be had on the day
of fae and of the Vaults, but the Jews are entitled
the poGeion of the ref OF the houfe until the firlt
day Of May neztUn!eGs the property is fold by pri-
waite bargain it will be fold publicly the front door
of the Eagle Tavern between the hours of 9 and 8
O'Clock, P M Saturday the 24th day of October
The title papers may be feen and every nfor-
nation granted by applying to me.
VIM. HAY, attorney in fai7 fer
ROBERT ALEXANDER
Richmond, Aug. 7th, 1907. cptf
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Dosl1e8tlc.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.

We ELs7uisg Sseeiort and dc47ertJ Prove he raj
.,ay IF 10. TGR6E SEAi1EIy = (re, ne
CHESAPEAKE.
STATE OF MARrLANp,7
.sLLEcHANr COUNTY, IS. {
Upton Bruce being duly fworn on the Holy Evan
geliRs Of Almighty Gel, depofeth and iayeth, that
among the lervsnts belonging his father (Nonand
Brace is female lsve named ph;liis, earS ,ula,-
TO that at an early age, fhe became the mother of
two children rs universally admitted, by white
man, na'ped IafreSo Ware. This fict was never
queGoned, nd Ware hin,leif, never To my know
ledge, denied it. The children psie,l for, and
7driited to be his and siIuined his Mas a
hoy, and being mYfelf older than either of them, aud
brought up it in the fame family, nothing
lake doubt rets upon my mind asto hs birth and pa
rentase well adured Of It. as can be of any
fact of the kind, and that heard, ever pre-
iunied to luppole otherwife This hoy was rale,,
upon my fathers farm, Pike Creek, 1t the mills
in Frederick County, and being the child of fave,
was reared with the children ofo;hcr lklves. and
iNod upon the fame footing. His mother is Till liv-
ing, ihe j, that nurfed him in his infancy and
ihe, lac confidered, acknowledged and treated his
mother When engaged in the management of
my fathers properly, which did on reaching the
years of manhood, this boy then, about twelve
or fourteen years old. and he remained along wiki
the other frvants until about the age twenty when
in confederation of his colour, the regard rad for
his father, Chen dead) and the dedre exprelTed by
that father have theie children liberated, Ibis BOY
was fufiered go at large, he pron'ihng 20 make
fone Computation, which never has been Ione.-
After leaving me, n working about the ecu;try
fome few years, employed, fomstines Wagon
err drving team and from Baltimore, Until
length learned, he entered board fore veivl and
had gone to fea ami this life had reafon believe
he perfe9etsd in, Hntil for Tome time pan hearing
nothing OF him, Ifuppo!ed it probabe he might he
dad. His appearance may have changed fince att
knew him, he then had his growth in height, aad
vas as could sueis, about ave feet, fix
or ievcn inches high, of fender make, 4 thin inot
and he bent or Rood rather back upon his hams-his
ace foniew hat round, nofe large, lips not thick
aud chin rather fmall--his colour was, iarthy or
Indian like remarkably bright though for muiatte
and would pats FOR lomething white--hs hair
of "a dsrkifh colour, inclined to turl, which he
fouetimes kept tied. and which upon INFECTION
would thew be different from the hair of a white
man, and yet far removed from the wool Of an Afri-
He went by the Of Romulus, and is, |
fhould imagine, now about the age of twenty-eyht
or thirty.
UPTON BRUCE.
Sworn to and fubfcribed before me iunice of the
peace for Allegheny county, this 18th of July, ech
teen hundred and feven.
THOMAS THISTLE.
Here follozrt tie certificate of Tobn Lynn, Crt y
fHsgbany County, Maryland, Gs7vizg bst tie a5oU.
Thomas 7bjfL Eg. IL sjsfifs q fbf PtlGe 9Th. ai.
<sxnty.
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Richmond, Aug. !

u Y zirtne Of q decree effbe court Of tie u. S.
bfor THE 6tfb eirtfGf and djRrif If Vfrgiaia,
6etzveea JoJctkene Morando lie Normand, exetH-
rixof Simon Emanuel .Jniian lie Normanddec'd
p!tf. and Nafbanid Cooley, def. qUiH be 6id, By
public aalTion 10 tbe bigbsR 6idder, at tbeTauern
Of .Jobn K. BrelVer in tie tosOn Of Peierhjnrg,
on Wedncjday tie 5ofb ofScbf. next. far reddy
monty LiiIjsa to tbePoE6oa Of the Ezid CoLey
mil CbyiRmaJ nest that vaiuable fra9 gfLaal
in Prime George county on Jame5 river, called
Sioabiij containing BY eqimafioa Eve hundred
and Js1enfy acres. Tbs land lies about fgv<lpe
miles 6eiosu the fo7On cfPstsyJGmg, 6efzuecn The
zueN kno4u1, prodnaipe Lands Of George Rnffn,
En-. and offks late Riebard Bland of Joy4janJ.
II commands BEAUTIFUL Uie4v effbrborf ofCIig
Point ; is naturally .ferfie in corn, qrbraf and
other mail grain and being Ftaafs on tie mar
gin eftbs riVer, sviH afford 10 its oqvner tbc op.
fion of the markciJ Of Peserj3wy, Richmond
and Norfolk. Captain 60 ley qoW aiozy the
enrebaJert to JozV biJ erop Of qObeaf iamediase
" aJfer the Eaie. FMrtbsr particulars sVM be
made knozvS on The day Of /aie By
PETER EPPES,)
WlM. BAIRD, Com'J.
S. PERKINS.
grbfen7ber 8. f2E
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TOMKINs s. MURRAY.


as-oenmodate country nisrehahts They are in daily
expectation OF receiving by the nip Calpe an aort-
ment oil nie!ul Goods wh;ch they determir ed to
ies by whoieiae On very liberal terms Thy will
or IN IN lex" days ia the ouie presnt occrp-d by
Bonn & Eubher, nearly oppole the Poa, Office.
Sept. 5. If.
Ia King lvih'an ce4aiy Ces,i, 1isgs1 g31n, 1So7.
Landon Csrter, Consh. 4
Agaipt
Thomas Reeves and John Temple, IN CA-NGhSr'
4 Mis- day came the complainant by his council
and the defendant Thomas Reeves not hav wire
entered ms appearance, and given lecuri,y according
10 tie ACT OF aienibg and the rules az this court and
appearing to the atsaeion Of the court, ha, he
not ah inaoi'anr OF this country; On the motion of
the complainant it is ordered, that the faid de(eu
aant, Thomas Reeves, do appear here on the fourth
MONDAY IN November next and antwer the bill, Oft the
complainant and that COPY Of this order be forth
win inherited IN ome newpaper publiihed in the CITY
OF Richmond for two months iucesnivcly, ard sno
'her copy poited at the front door OF the court hou.
oil TINS county. And il is further ordered, that the
usienasnt emPie do not pay. convey away ieeret
any debts by him owing the defendant Reeves, UNI
''i the further order decree OF this cour,
A Copy. Tehe,
Ro: PoLLARD,jr. D. C. c.
'eP'' IL ep2m
1" King WIiAiaw Comfy cea,i, Agqsq e5tG, 1907.
Lawrence Muie, Compl,
Again6
Thomas Reeves and John Temple. an 'AAScrSr'
Dcfts
fi,S Day came TOE complainant BY bi, eonrGsl, md
TIE atfSfsat TbcaTas Reeves, no. Lavisy ente,ed
o., appearance and giSea ,ity according to e al Of
GDfm0y ard rules Of IBIS count, and il aepea,oy 10 tie
J8faei0n c TIE court babe5 net an inba5itanf or;,
COUNTRY On motion Of tie eOananf 1t is ordt-eS Ma.
1naani, 76oma, Reeve,, do appear keye on %,
J,"r6 Monday in NestHbtr next and sr7,e- te biz ell
'Dc complainant and that copy Of IBIS order 8. oyfJ-
p "yf,'ea j'"'f "ezDp4per Pn5iedin tie city I'll
Richmond for f7Uo months aee;veiy and another .os,
6tP3fd at The front dssr ftte eOwiboue of tBis eeusfy
Ind 1t Is turtle, ordered tbat tie dendant 7tme, q,
not pay f0aOey H70Gy eree any debts BY bin. o.pisg
af6s3sfndaHi ReeVes, until tie u,t6e, oySty or s,ss
Gf ibis eouyt.
Csay. ToFe,
no: POLLARD, Jy.D.c.c G.
Sept. J.
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her
SARAH X LEWIS,


Sworn to this 17th day Of July, 1907. before me,
Of The juliees Of the peace fer Aieshany county
alOIelaid.
ANDREW TlUCE.
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{ WILLIAM HART,
OPPOSITE THE SCALE HasySe

Has JUST RECEIVED
5000 VT. Salt Petred Ba- Teas,
con- Green Coffee,
5000 W.T. CoPperas, Brown Sugar in b,rrols
80 Boxes Liverpool Pipes, Loaf Sugar, Nu,meys,ra
fhort and long, 1 other sric.s.
so Barrels Shad. Soo,cb E,rl.v
lind ba, orbc,a I.ordon Muliard, &c.
Real Cogniac Brandy, r1ioeeFss London Brown
French, Peach & Apple o'out'
Brandy, Also:
N England Rum, tied by himielr
Gin. "A'ikey' C. Bounce, -Four. salt, hIolaG,.,
exc. Queecs Ware, with q
Imperial & Young Hyfoa variety ofother ar,iees.
Au OF which he will fell the Lowell ready money
Pf'ses' or exchange Tor coantry produce.
July Ii. r.
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~ H. H0noz,er County Court, 4fngnR mr.. ts07.
tizabeth Bullock, Widow and reiiei of Iohn-1 -.
Bullock, deeealed, and Elizabeth aud Ma =
ria Bullock, daughters of lsid John Bullock
ana Infants oil tender years, By Tohn =
Wordion, their guardian, for the fpecial
PnrPoie OF prOleeuIing this fl; By the court ,.
aligned, p o;,,;a;, 8
dgaiaF
David Anderdon and Jane his Wife Drns. =
! f1io day came the parties by Nathaniel pc,.
l their eounle and the bill and aniser being 81,
cd and read Ms fbveHbon efsers{ and Ae,c.a Ia,
David Royller Walter Coles, Samuel nlo!eby, Jato
Hope and John Dowles fen. or any THREE If < ,'
be appointed to make faIe of the Honfeb",i ~ -;
Kitchen Furniture and Stocks of the fsid IAN Ri
lock, deeeaied on twelve months credit to lie bI-
EFT bidder giving one months public notice in ore IS
the Richmond newspapers, that they take bonds viii,
iecury of the PurchAlers for the elate 70 fold. one
thifd thereof payable to the Plainti Elizabeih Rt.
iocE the widow, and deliver the fame to her, ?, her
part in the fad etate, and the other two tbird r.
of, payable to the o;heir plaintiffs, Rlizabf,b a,'s
Maria Bullock, and to the defendants relpeai eI..
and deliver the iaid bonds them refpe9 vey ths,
they aiIgR unto the plt. Eiizaboth Bullock the yI-
dow, one third Of the balance of the perronsl eea,.
OF the isid deceaed, as her dover therein, and rho
reidue thereof they divide equally between the Other
plaintiffs, Elizabeth and Maria Bullock and the de-.
PENDANTS, and that they report thereof to the COURT ia
order to final decree.
Copy. TeHe,
THOMAS POLLARD, D.c.s.c,
N obedience TO the above order of Court. the com.
mifonersther named, will proceed to cs,rz
the fame into effect at the houfe of Elizabeth sni.
lock, on the 5;h Of next month.
SAMUEL MOSBY,
WALTER COLES,
DAVID ROYSTLR,
JOHN BOWLES.
oePt ~ 1awlmg.
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n IL? content of the parties, the f!e abov,
mentioned, is poRponed till the 18Th day Of CI,o-
Der next when will take place at the oxford Iron-
Works-and by the ike content, will be fold p,dnr
the decree a.orelaid, nine thouand fix hundrrd
Of LAND, more or lefs, Gtuaed on Caawba Cr.et
ana the waters thereof, in the county of Bot.,,,r,
granted TO the iad Rofs by twenty two fevrrsI ~,
tents: one for 1900 acres bearing date the ,o, d.,
OF december, 1885; the other twenty.one p,,sr..
bearing date on the 18th of May, 1856, and which
~ as ioows: one for 362 acres, four for 500 acres,
each twot tor 900 acres each one for uiue,v 49,
one Tor 40 acres, for lss acres, one for 4so
cres' one tor go acres, for eIo acre, ON. r.,
~ acres, tour tor four hundred acres each ops f.
ehree hundred aud iixy acres, one for $50 acre on.
,or $50 acres, and one fer 81 acres; the mere. anS
bounds OF which Lands will appear by the fa;d ~
tents as mensonedln the iid David Rolss deed Of r.
TO hurwei Strle and o,Isrs, bearing da,e on ,I s,h
o, Juae' 1905, and recorded in the Gsneral Cour,
Ihe Tale of the Land aforefaid, will take rIacs y, ,
AZ IS nae, IN the City OF Richmond, on the eia
BEN. MosBY, D. II ros
JOS. SCOTT, NJ v pcr
tAFfRo|E, DAVID ROSS
Sept. Io.
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The dePofion Of Thomas Lynch, of Queen Anne's
county, aud Gate Of Maryland, aged about ioty-fe-
ven years, taken before William Lndfey, gentleman,
one Of the uees of the peace for Gaid county, the
fourth day Of AuguR, in the year Of our Lord Que
thouiand eight hundred and fsyen faith, that he is
well acquainted with the aforefaid Samuel S,rahan,
and his ioH John, who was bound apprentices to the
aloreaid Greenburg Griffin, the father had FREE
quenty informed hm--tbst the fad Samuel strahau
lived at the lanyard Of MIR. Tighman, between
Centreville aud Queens Town. and that John strahan
ION of the iaid Samuel was born there-hat he was
well made young man when be left his fathers,
has iandy compesion-and that he had pretty good
Information IN the tanning buGnefs.
Sworn before me the Gay and year aforefaid.
WIN. LINDSEY.
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STATE OF MARyLAND,1
ELLEGAANY COUNTY, SIS.

Sarah Lewis being duly fworr on the Holy Evan.
gesilfs of Almighty God, depofeth aud iayeth that
ihe lived many years in Frederick county, Of this
fate that ihe lived in the neighborhood Of Normand
Bruce's family, well acquainted there; * that
among bis leryants hs well reeoeGs la wing noticed
very bright muli,to child, approaching nearer TO
white than asy mulat.o fhe ever fIw; that at the
cine l5e irh noticed this child, he wa about four
or five years old; that his birth Of origin l,e never
heard doubted as eing the child OF phlis dark
muIatto woman Glave 20 Normand Bruce, who lived
on Pike Creek By Andrew Ware, a white man;
that ihe knew the f@id child from that time until ne
grew up, and reached near the age of twenty; that
during that time he remained in the family of the id
Bruce hi. aye, upon the fame footing and treated
as his other hayss that when he grew up he was not
a large man, being fp3re, round or faith face !;
that he mul be about thirty years ofage or up
wards; that then he paifsd aud was called BY the
name Of Romulus that his mother had daughtcr BY
the Zane father, Acknowledged and as appear
ed FROM her color and resemblance 20 her brother-
Eetit the erv'ee OF his niater by his pernifion or
fome agreement, fuPpofe, and as underaood af.
seGw aTds vent TO lea.
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The dspohtiOn of John Priee, of Ken, Hand, in
Queen AIMS county, and Aa,e OF Maryland, aged
about foFty-one years, taken before VIM. Lindiey,
gentleman. of the utiees of the peace for fad
county the fourth day of Augu, in the year of our
Lord one thoufand eight hundred and feven, faith,
that he was well acquainted with Samuel Strahan
late Of Queen AIMS county, and his fon John Strahan
that the iaid John Strahan was well made younf,
man, and had iandy complexion-that this deponen,
knows nothing Of his going lea, or any thing Of him
for many years, until he late Information of his being
preAed into the Brth ferviee.
S"ora before me the day end year aforefaid.
WIN. LINDSEY.
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STATE OF MARYLAND,7
ALLEGYANr COUNT, SIS.

William McNair being duly fworn on the fIol,
Evangets of Almighty God, depoieth and fayeth, il
is abouet~elve years ago, when he employed as
an ovcrteer, by Upton Bruce, ion of Normand Bruce
who then lived with his father, on the farm, at Pike
Greek, of which he then hal the management, his
father giving it into his hand, and that ,niong tn.
lads under his direction, was one of very BRIGHT
color, like very dark white man, and plainly thew
I'd the mixture as defending from white and black
paTents-that among the female Caves as one called
Piiis, who acknowledged this boy as her child and
doubt could be of the fact, and was 70 sniverfally
known by the whole family and neigbborhood His
mother dark mulatto, & hs father, as was well
uD;i,riood, was Andrew Ware, who knew WE'LL
The boy vas as much Gave to MIR. Bruce as any o.
TIER he had and no doubt was fuggeAed to the con-
trary that ever heard, nor was his oriyn or birth
Gueioned-that he is by guef, five feet leven inches
high rather fender made his hair ratlcr curly, and
his age to the Seh of this Geponsnts knowledge is
about thirty years; that he underRood he made
fome agreement with his matter, by which he was
iuiered to go at large & the la time this deponent
Jeeollects 20 have feen him driving team, On
the Baltimore road, between fix and fcven wears ape
that he then Paned by the name of Ronir;lus, and
this deponent undsraood he afterwards took TO the
fea. .
WILLIAM McNAIR.
The within fworn to This l7th day of Tuiy, 967,
before me, one of the )uGices Of the peace for Ale
shany county aforeiaid.
ANDREW BRUCE.
Here |olerV, tie certificate Of jim LINN 10 Bk lane
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MARSIIAL's SAFES.

M ILL be fold, to the higheG bidder, for rcadv
w money, under decree Of the court 90 ,bs ~.
nted States for the fifth circuit, in the Vrnina d,
trict, between Phoneas Bono attorney in f Io-
r.eaieors OF Ezekee Edwards. plaintiff, and David
kois and others, defendants, in order to rsile the
rum OF Hxteen ,houiand Tx hundred and fxty. FIX dol
1's ana ixtyiz cents, due and payable the iill day
OF ait month, aud the expenfrs aud charges min,
the iaie number OF very valuable SAWS,
ne Tale will take place At the Oxford Iron Works !,
the county OF Campbell, the 23d day of septe,n,
Der next. FN
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The depoG;;On of Jane, Roe Pratt, of Queen AIMS
county, and Gate of Maryland, aged about forty-iye
years, taken before VIM Lindfey, gentleman, one of
the asices Of the peace for the id county duly corn,
miiioned AID qualified fuch this fourth day of A
guh, in the year eighteen hundred and feven, faith,
that ne is well acquainted with Samuel SrAhsn, and
his Ion John Strachan, who he underiood was bound
TO Greenberry Griffin; that the laid John is well
made man, ard has Endy complexion--and further
faith not.
Sworn before me this day and year aforefad
WIN / LINDSEY
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FOR SALE,
IT'S Ton Liverpool Slowed Salt,
so DO. Do. Common Do,
90 Pieces Soaking,
so Crates we'll aGorted Earthen Ware,
On board the ship yIgant, Capt Bofworth, at Der
nsudA Hundred. Apply to,
WM. BROWN & Co.
July r.
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ZEN. MOSBY, D. NJ.

FOR
JOSEPH SCOTT, III. ". ID.
Augua 18th, 1907. GAS
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The following j, extracted from the Portage. bill
OF the fhip Catalonia, Francis Mahay, mater who
failed about the eSth of January, 1907 for Canton,
and returned about l 9Th March, 1905.
=" Daniel Martin-feaman-hipp January %,
lSo2-dilcharged March ID lso3-time on board,
liz months, l. days-2o dollars month-to,al wa
ges 81 dollars, rs cents.
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Hs,efoAo7v, tie certificate IF jim kjna, to bt ame
lfti7 h. P5estGDg.
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India buinels, as he undernood, that he has never
ieen his fad Con ince, heard from him for feveral
wears, until the notification from the government of
the United Ssa,es--ihat This fon was pretty well
made. aud had light iandy complexion, and that he
was born at the lanyard, belonging TO d certain
William 1ighman on the public road from Centre
Vile TO Qneen's Town.
Sworn before NE the day and year aforefaid.
WM. LINDSEY.
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Hex foovvs IL. certificate IF o,a Lynn, to tie E1ar
c9ta a. f5e psee-irs.
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Ia King ViRiaa Csraiy Csa,t, .dsg.a 23ln, lSO7
Landon Carter, Csnsh.
Aga;pIt
Thomas Reeves and John Temple, IN 'A'iNGlNr'
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Here foi'szr, tie certificate Of Jobn Lynn, Crk y
hLissJany County Maryland, Jesvvizg Nst tie a5o1e
7bO~ss 7bfis, EEg ii jgaifs q fbf pel4e 9Th. ai-
<e2n.y.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-10-16

Gen. WfikirSon'S stmoqV continued.
! think l did mention TO them the pro-
pricty of going IN the attire of private cit
liens to Glide the vigilance of Burr > spies,
many OF whom were III New. Orleans, and
would give him notice Of their departure
from that place. II was also prudent to
send them in that manner, thar the ieal-
ousy of the Spanlards, through whose ter
ritories they had to pass, might not he ez-
cited.
They we're sent privately. for ;he sue
cess Of the enterprise depended upon it
Mr. W'ckham. Did you give rhem written
or oral instructions A.. Rotb. O Have
you copies e the written Instructions? A.
Not here. g VIII Won furnish copies 3
[Mr Hay objected TO the production 81
Chose orders. He said that they had d
right to impeach the crediblitv of the wit
ness, but not to compel INN to disclose the
orders given to those under his command.
q. Were these orders 20 seize col Burr
wherever they could find him A Thcr
we're sent OIL that service expressly.
think the orders were confined to Match
ez Information having been received that
col. Burr had taken MP his quarters there.
.. We're there any orders to scize him C.
ven in court A. | cannot say, but pre-
sumo there were not. O. Were any pri-
vate soldiers sent on this service a. No
| .. We're any soldiers sent to lieutenant
Ioncs's gun boats A. Infantry were furn-
ished to supply the place Of marines in all
| the gun boats Q. Were any Instructions
sent by YOU that the men IN lieu,. Jones,
gun boats should act? \. gave lieu,en-
ant Jones no orders az nc was not under
] my command. q. Was Commodore Shaw
considered un1er your authority A H.
Was rather considered as cooperating with
me but he had discretion Of his own
q. Was there recommendation TO Com
modore Shaw to give directions to lieuten-
an, Jones 20 take any measures to apprc-
lend col Bury! a. .hin.s the orGers re.
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(To DC contiuucd }
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The people Of America, says the Auro-
ra, viii, at length see, m the dtcI, r,,,oG
OF the British minister a C0~~rba
the situation in which they are now pla.
ced--
lie explicitly declares to the corr, cf
Denmark
That it is impossible any longer TO ds-
hnguish bctweeu--.a Hcnlut a7ld ar
cHcUig.
That Tic ordinary covenants Chat SIS,
treaties ana the law Of rauons) cf srg
neutral nation arc not TO s,nnd in the
way Of British poiicv or Interests.
Arc YOU prepared, citizens Of free ana
independent America, to surr.rde- tcur
neutrdiity-you have it now $50 ;unr coz
ton to submit to Britain or 90 Grit her.
No neutral nation IS sufficiently secure
in It's Independence, they say, but anSer
che protection Of Britain--ar1 are n
now ready to DC protected by Britain,
Austria, Prussia, Russia, Holiaud, SAID ~
ia, Naples, Turkey, Italy, y roycr If--=
Sc. Bavaria, have Jcen From such S.,
ttct on--fcople OF America, MAY Heaven
rre crve ypn--Dut me time is coming wien
D,aciag confidence To- that Courage which
es' t5 ishcd your Independence, the sane
courage, The same wisdom, thc same cons
sancy. viii be cal!sd for TO go. serve 70 egg
UNION and CONFIDENCE.-the railye
ny worGs
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