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feet Of all these representations was, that
Drought about by the immediate interest
Whlch France was ennning enough to hold
OUT 70 Prussia, as the reward Of neutrali-
sty' 10 Topping away the branches from
the main STOCK of the Gsrmanic empire,
france iusiaipusiy yielded 10 Prussia a
STARE OF the spoil; and Prussia seeing eve.
ny thing in The depression 81 dustyta, and
nothing 10 the exaitation of France, con.
tribased 10 the destruction of those who
Ws1e her own safeguards. while her recen.
acquisitions cniy rendered her prey so
much the more inyi.lng to French con.
guest,
Il was thus that Rome conquered the
worId--she fought one stale against auo.
thSr -hastersd the weaker by giving
them some poriloH Of the territories of the
stronger; and when those VINO were fear.
ed were rendered impoteus, she turned
bout asd pluudsled 4he victims whom she
had cajoled.
france has even used that very policy CT
Prusa1a, oFwhich she herself was the author
and director, as one of the main reasons adj
dressed to the Germenic States for the de.t.uc-
ton Of the B1aaden5HtgA dynasty.
La what she calls tie bulle1ins of her ar
mics. bit which are ncisaer more nor less
than the prociamations of her Chief to the
surrounding world, full of deception, false
hood and arrogance, ali Of which are backed
by an stimulating power she says that Pzu$-
sse has gained for these many years past in
proportion to the ,eiistresses Of the emDire-
that sac has fattened upon tbs spells OF her
aeighbors-.that she was THE mortal enemy Ct
the head of the Germa,4c States, and that
Prussia was always to be found in ieagIse With
those land France. was of the numEer) WHO
were warning against the .asntie . 9 a,e ,Die.
IL would be easy for Europe to Slew by ar
"ument, that all these were nothing to what
fTs'sse mas inflicted upon those whom size pre-
tends thus to defend. But the day for argu-
ment,is oVer-silence is imposed unless you
speak for France; and valor and skiiI.to back
reason are but little when opposed to furious
ambition, who can traEnpie every thing under
the feet OF his hundreds OF thousands Of mur-
der-taught Tnyrmidons. =
PELOPIDAs.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-18

Mr.. Boyle, from the committee or pub
received from shs senate regulating the
grants of land il the territory ct Michigan.
which report was referred 10 Gommi.tee
ct the whole tomorrow.
The house took iuts consideration the
report of the committee Of he whole ON
the bill prohibiting thrimpo Of slaves
Into the u. S, Il.
The amendment proposed BY tie COM.
mittee, 70 strike out that part Of The bill !,
which punishss the importation IF slaxes
With death, aud 10 insersin lieu thereof
the puntskmen. Ct itaPrisonment not ex.
seeding ter scr less than FIVE years, was
amended on the ,no5;on OF Mr.. G w.
Campbell, by adding fine nor mole than
10000, nor less than 5000 dollars. =
Mr.. Smile called tor a division Of The
question, ard for the yeas and nays On
striking out the above provision.
Messrs. Stnilir .nd .S!oan opposed, and
Msssrs E'airr, Barker aad Kelly surpros
ed the striking il OBJ.
L be Seas ard Eays.yvere taken, which
were. yeas e7.----nayg Ag.
On Inserting the foregoing provision,
Mr. J Randolph spoke ia oPpoaision, on
the gTeund shat sach an excessive penalty
could Dot in such case be cons,,u,ionally
imposed by . goyeEpmcpt posses d OF ths
lnaiiec ;poWsts q The government Of the
u. S.
The question was then Pu; and carried
wl,hoos q division.
ftser the adoption Of various other a.
nsadr.enss the hoa-sosds Cd shs.h:!l to q
third reading.
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From The, Charleston sGaurier.
PoLlT1cAL SrEcvLATIoN--No. I.

THE power. of France seems to.bs d.
-rected towards the extlnctlon Of every ex-
ist.nr government of the world. Since
the fury Of her revolutioa burst forth, IN
such terrible conA4gratlon, she has ezsin.
crushed the republics ofGenoa, of.Venics,
Of Swi,ze,iand, of Holland, 8. all the mi
nor states of Italy has. doae away ahe
functions Of the emperor of Germany,has
beat down TO her foot stoe! the monarch
of Spain, paralizsd Austria, ds,hroned the
kisgof Naples, and as a prelude toyet
greater devastatloa,s she: has annihilated the
power. and has expelled from his do.
en,inions, the successor OF the Great Ere.
derrick.
The iafa,ualion and the temperisiug pc.
liey of Prussia so truly merited chassise-
ment, and TO the. eye Of reason were so
evidently followed by ruin and death, that
the world is little surptized, and not much
affected at the destructiea OF the house OF
Brsndepbarg. s .
The insidious policy ofFrance secured
Prussian neu,rality as long asAustria stood
powerful BY incsssantly representing the
enmi.y of the latter as implacable, and al
WAYS on the watch for an opportunity to
wreak her veneeance aponPrussia. because
Of her conquest Of Silesia; because Of her
balancing effect in the BODY Of the empire,
preserving the smaller states from Aus,ri.
an tyranny and still greater than the ST.
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FRoM THE SAME.


The following speculation upon the
state Of eonsineeiai Europe, we'll deserves
the a,.sosiou of eur readers. It's taken
from the Bottom Gazette and We are
sors, TO add that the Eur Yeau Ea.elisgence
wbisa has come by the Emmeiine, rashsr
tends 10 eoa6rm than disseaasenance tae
opinions j, contains. Every day tie clouds
srs more and more compressed aud thick.
ca over the sad remains OF what was civil.
lized Europe. Ii the man inss whose
hapds the mad liberty men OF EUROPE
have placed tbs donlniou of the wsrld,
were one hon whom, mild, a gesereuss,
mereiful, or sveo a moderate uss ct
such enormous and universal power nigh.
! be expected, then would there q Least ss
sleflhe consolation fer mankind 2has the
they had lost their independence, thsy had
escaped many headed jacoSinism. Busas
nisthere is not one ray ofcomfortlsfssu.
mankiad TO ease their chains, or sosswess-
ssthe bitter recollection that they once
hsd,fresoam, aud ia wantou sicioasaess
threw it away.
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SO barrels d Tar,
For sa5eSy
M.MIL J. |. !. J. + !!
10 ~ sL. sNtA -. Il
..Februaryl8.
Land sforaale.

TENHE subscriber wishes t sell about hfteen
and an half acres Of. Ind, within half a.
nile of}Alexandria, situate on the south side
of the lane, leading from Mr. Hodgsens dwell
ling to the poor house, aid directly opposite
that building. Althoughthis PROPERTY from
its situation must soon hcome valuable, 1t
win be sold. low for cash, sr good negotiable.
paper at ninety, one hnDsaed and eighty, and
two hundred and seventy days. Apply to
JAMES IRWIN, or naysdlfs 900 81
Rsiert Adam. 9'
January 90. tsskt- eote
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-18
IN COMMON COUNCIL,
9th February, 1906.
ORDERED.

ORDERED. "
THAT Messrs. Mckinney, Smith, Z. Jan
ney, aad Russsi, be committee TO settle the
accounts Of tbs treasured, collector and aud-
tor OF the corporation, preparatory TO the ter
rnination of the year Tor winch the present
council was elected, fndlprepars a statement
thereof for publication ~ -
4 ORDEKED, That tMs messenger give speci-
al notice for meeting OF council on FRIDAY,
the goth instent, on tir SUBJECT 81 the powder
house. 80
Test. JAMES NJ. McREA, G z. !.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-18

The British ships Of war which sailed some
days ago from Hampton Roads in quest Of a
French so gun ship which was said to be of
our Capes, We are told, anchored in the Bay
yesterday morning Norf. paper !.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-18
alfranuria Dajtp anbertiser.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.

Captain Chapmaa left at Trinidad, Miriam
ds's ship, the Leaadsr. She has been libelIed
by the crew, and was to be sold. Miranda
was also there but the expedition was corsi-
.dered a. being completely at an end.
Charleston Courier.
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PRussLa q RVSSI.6 IS. FRANCE.

g" The king of Prussia with his army
has most probsbly joined the Russians in
roiaod; but as we apps ehsad the sieso y
saidtesbe gained over the French by the
allied army. will turn out mere report or
an exagGeratiop, we are inclined TO pre-
sumo they have yc, been hanted into Rus.
s'a. AT any rate Prussia has ceased 10
exist. Her cell upon Russia 10 save her
.Sii be ofno avail. Although hunted from
-'heIr own dom,nions, and dwiadled to a
sspiIt''ess fsw.s the sPrussians by sn union
WIN the Russians,i, is supposed by many
be able, no, only TO makesa firm stand
OUT even TO recover their cona,ry This
suuly folorn If neta sshopeless hope.''
! Aronsed and uuprovidea army is no very.
sccsp'asle ally. The june.ion might not
0e Without its effects. There was an iu-
tsss0ee osit at Aasterli,z. The Austrian
army vas but depository of panic; and
sis sabsequsns defeat Of she Russians has
'sssa Imputed amoegss military meo, in
D D. insons'derable degree 10. this error.
russia may De very good ally J; butthst
sss IS very iasuikciens principal, we learn
4. Aus'eriisz. Whateter is expected TO
~ ao0e II must be acknowledged must
sApscied from Russia. The Russians
nave now still better motive GO
s.r upon their defence, than they had
sss s,o'e the battle of Ass,erlirz The fall
oasa s RUSSIAN monarchy and the su5se,
,;a ~ pew partition of Poland brings Rus
r.. sua france into immediate contact.
sous sla therefore. who has hitherto rather
sa' s0s battles of others, will have now
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ARMED.

Brig Eccr:my, Capt. Slnith, Providence
Suneries-Mas
Sch'rc. Dove, Capt. Newcomp, Portsmouth.
Sni1dries-W. Yeaton-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-20
IL IL Gents Single.7

land greatly dissatisfied with the
conduct OF the French.
A great dearth of provisions is said
to prevail in the republic ofthc Seven
Islands.
Our Dover letter states that hea-
w firing took place ON the opposite,
French coast on Saturday evening, but
the cause was unknown. A circum-
stance of this kind always cx.ites con-
siderable interest, as the French an
nounce their victories and other inn
Porsant events in this way.
1t is the intention of ministers to
entirely abolish the new financial svs-
TEN introduced by lords Grenville and
Henry Petty, and to revive the old
system.
A correspondence has taken place
between Mr.. Secretary Canning and
Mr. Monroe, which the former is au.
thorised thus officially to state the dis
appreciation of the admiralty at tho
conduct of certain British command
ers, in having warned some American
ships from entering the port of Ant
werp.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-20

NIT OF copious selections---but such as
we have made, though greatly conden-
sed from the original matter, will be
found to contain the prominent points
OF news.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-20
BOSTON, june II.
Hate Foreign GGuttiligentr,

The arrival at this port, yesterday,
OF the Sarah and Eliza, Holland, from
Liverpool, has FINISHED US with some
late and interesting articles Of foreign
intelligence, Our limits would net al
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-20
OF TURKEY.

Government are in hourly expec-
tatlon OF the arrival of dispatches
from Adml. Duckworth. There is =
mystery in his proceedings before
Constantipople, which must continue
inexplicable until they arrive. He
was furnished with ample means of
destroying the town his instructions
were positive and full as to suit every
possible exigency. Even the number
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-20

No intelligence from the Continent
has reached us this morning. 1t is a
prevailing opinion that an armistice
has taken place between the armies in
Poland
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-20

LoNDoN Ap'il 25.-That part Of the SITE
1ua,d subsidy amounting 10 about half a nil
hon) which remained due 10 tie Emperor Of
Ausuis, has been lately sent of.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13
RESIGNATION.

Days of my youth, ye are gliding away;
Days OF my youth, ye will ihortIy be vanihed
Soon will the warm tints OF farcy decay,
Soon from my cheek will the roies be baniihed.
Brie! as the wild flower that lives on the fpray,
Brief as the bright dew that hangs the morning,
Youth gives its bolloms to lifes barren way,
All the drear waite for an infant adorniug.
Soon Will the hopes of my boiom be hufh'd,
Soon will the hours Of my day dreams be Numbered
Quickly the ihoots of romance will ba crufh'd,
ali will be fed that I've wifi'j or I've Numbered
Go then,ye warm beaming joys OF i day;
90 then, ye moments oil bhis and OF iorrow;
Calm will bend me to times pale decay,
And from e0atesfssa: new rofes will borrow.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13
COMMUNICATION.

DE. FAEF,
! rsnd YOU an extract, faithfully trannatcd from
1le Ceifjig gl46iGed Jo, ne ME If all CGsrebcs in
RI Frea-5 Ea3pe, and 10 ehabfhed by the Archie
Pfeofal a4'ho'i'y,"--'t may aniule Ome of your
readers. A. A.
Exrals from tic Catec'i.ln, publlhed Tor the ulr
Of Churches in tie French Empire.
Qvg'ioo. What arc the duties of chri9ilns towards
,le Princes by whom they governed, and in par.
tioulsr toward, our Emperor NhroLEoY Ia2
A5fsru. AZ elrinians owe to the princes by
whom they arc governed, and 7ss in particular, owe
TO o,r Emperor HArofEoH IT, refpea, obedience
love dety nj itAry fervice tributes ordered for the
preervauon Of hi. empire aud his tbrone we owe
him s5 fcvent prayers for his afst9 and for the fpi-
ritual aud temporal PROPERTY Of the State.
q. Why are we bound ia fGeh duties towards OUT
Emperor
d. Frlt becsufe Col, who create, en1pifes. aud
dfribue5 them at his plr5lure, By diCpsnGbg his
belj1E IN peace aud in war TO our Emperor, hsl
confirmed 5im - our fovereign and has edabiilhed
him q, the nr)vf of his power and as his iuag< nb-
on sarft To honour and ferve our Emperor is the
fame % m honour and ferve God hiulelh Secondly,
bocau(c Lord lsfus ChrH hnlef both BY HE doc
'fi1- = has example, taught VS. what we owe TO our
rulers.
q. Are there not other more particular motives
by which We Goid be more Ari9ly bound to NAro.
atoE our Emperor
H. Yes; becaufe Cod has rlfed him o p, 10 fuch
trying tmcs for the purpoie Of re-eab iing the no
ly worhp of our anceors e9d be the pro,eG or Of
our lacred rgiruI bacaGe be has Brought back aud
preferred ru5- order, BIZ his profound and emerge
tie ~jld,m bseame he defeads the empire By his
powerful arr; beeaUic hs has become the Lord,
2cinted BY means Of the ccgfrcr1tion which he has
received f,n the Ssgoe;~a Po7Gf, the chief Ct the
uGverig charch
D VIA; are we 70 thin. Of thofe who fail in
,h-is duties 'o0=sds or EmkerOrf
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13
FROM II PORTLAND PAPER.
BRIDGEPORT, December "a, 1906.
(TrtHtsH Pap~.J

BRIDGEPORT, December ID, 1906.
Mr.. Seba Smith, Of Bridgeton, (Ne.) hav-
ing removed number apple trees, the lat lpring
from the nuriery, in order begin an orchard no.
thing appeared extraordinary in them but one, which
in natural order bloHomed ard bore handiomc fair
apples, Soon after frelh blohoms appeared OH the
tree, producing in like manner, yoDng aS, and 70 it
has ooStnued boloming and bearing apples, till the
eighth day oil the Prelent month, Deco when the
bloom appeared iisfh and as fair as i'll the fprng
There are ieveral people that telify that they
have ieen ripe fruit fome half grown and others in
different Rages OF growth, and the i'll bloIom at
the fame time
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13
THE ST BSCRIBERS,
TOHN ILCOCK.

JOHN HLCOCK,
IN"OEGfS Ire CiIizsa5 of Rieb1Qoug and Ne Ain.
Il" general, that be has n99ed 10 lie P5,o,I
7O5s'e Re 6ss a3sreS soplet- a0o,seaf Of Lzeystr
di7e' as~f dasr IL A1egTy. PreGer and l1o7,,rl,,
2sasls Ssysl aud oa6oGts NE E,7h eoofe;r,
34,siy efhs joL,o4oin5 ar.i:lgI - '"7y''"s
ONDoN SPriug, PANEL and hand Saws. caC.
8 4 reel and GerrIando.
Gaieel f.ies Of every defcription,
I'LL l.scts, brais and irou,
Wood Screw of every ize,
81 Id &; 81. wrought Sprigs,
100. &, GOD. wrought Nails.
I'd. & 81. f.ne drawn Clouts,
Saadirr's !acks Of every fze,
Brais Nails, S,r4ining &; Cir. Webb.
Plated Br -e Bits aHarted,
Do itirrEP .ons 90.
Brai' mounted aeei blade Squares,
Eze, '''
Stock Locks ofaIl iizes,
Looking and Ladies drciIing Glales
Plated Moulding,
Silver moanted Whips of every fze.
Carpenters < Joiners Tools Of every deeEp.
tion.
Al0' an aGortms7t Of DRY GOODS.
oupeNIne Cloths and Calmere3.
Bennets Velvet and Patent Cord.
Manchener Stuls,
Fashionable silk tIofe,
Role and Duieil Blankets,
Coarie Linens and number or o.hsr art;-
cies 10" tedIousto inherit all IF whs VIII beiod lov
December 49, If
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13

sEw PiLLAS OF THE IMPERIAL THRONE.
Bonaparte contented with the power of the
Sztord, has found new fupport in the fpiritusl
authorizes of his Empire. The Fate has allied
i,lelf with the church and the devout mini
iters of holy God ara called forth TO confecra.e
the uiurpatiors Of military chieftain TIE old
doctrine "t0 refpee the powers that be" is re-
vived in rbe liturgy of France and man GER
.ainly OF no very divine virtues, is held up by the
hypocritical adaatons o(a pampered PrieRhood
as Gods" image upon earth -
tt is, however, new proof Of the dexterity with
which Bonaparte employs every expedient to up
hold has power ; that the fame man who was
eersiniy at one time no very devoted lover of
the chuc h, has now revived and confirmed the
,f!igi745 Pr.a6ieeI Of his people, to add new con-
'if!naiIon TO his own authority: aud that the fame
man, ~ho once dihOnored the fovereign pontiff
by dragging him from Rome to Paris to dubb
him Emperor Of France, is now projecting 70
great VeneTation tor his name, as to employ
'hs very confederation IS folemn tie upon the o.
belience Of his iubetis Surely France is fan re-
,nrning 10 me fame ab,qct fuperaition, which
her revolution had tu!Pended and furey of
s.I the fins III this filming world, the fins of in
tr1grirg governments are the worf--It is no
ioieuirg to thi; p3ure, to lay, that if France is
now returning TO her prieGhood and her king
hood, il is becauie finch evils have been qradu-
ally inPoled upon her by the monftrous coati.
u0svhich were formed againf her fafety Evils
do NOT diH1iniih, from the nature of their eau
lsg and the man of an honeft foul, mutt turn
win nearly equal Indignation from the following
EXTRAS, whether he abhor5 the coalitions of Pill
iiitz aud Pava, or whether he altogether denies
'heis eHiehee. Ed: En-:
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13

PENNSrLYANIA LOOKING UP.

We have particular gradfea;ion in Eating to the
public that bill has paFed ,he houie Of rcpre.enta-
tives Of this commonwealth aPpropriating the fun
Of 100000 dollars for the ecntuclng Of the Caaal
which sto eendu6s the water Of the Sufguehanua aud
Sehuysill the proceeds Of the duties on auctions il
to be received for this lavd'bs and liberal purpofe,
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Bp antborltp.
LAW OF THE u. STATES.
AN ACT


To extr0a NE f01vtr Of granting 7vys Of iq;unioas 10
the Jp4gf' sfbE DG,i57 CoD,E Of tie Ouiied Slater.
Z il e1ased By BE SENATE and Houls of Pee,e/iafa.
- tveS IF tie Usted State, Of 4me,isa, in CongyeG
dDs016fsd, That from and after the paiiing of this
the Judges of the diGr6f courts of IT, S. ha have as
full power to grant writs of niundions to operate
within their REFLECTIVE dilrs in I'll cafes which NAV
come before the circuit within their reflective
dliIrct5 as 10 now exerced by any of the Judges of
the iupreme Court Of the United States under the
lame rules, regulations and reritions as are precr
bed 10y the ievsra acts Of Congress eRabhlhing the
judiciary OF the United States any law to the contra
ry notwithstanding. Provided, tbat the fame fhall
not, uneis 70 ordered by the circuit court continue
longer than to the circuit nex enfuing nor a
an injunction be iiued by diari6t Judge, in any
cafe where party has had realonable time to ap.
ply to the circuit court for the writ
NATHL MACON,
S5r7tey IF bs Hogs If R.byeEatafiOs5.
GEO. CLINTON,
Pise-Py1f2af Of tie UJriIed Sfafes, and
P,5l1saf gf HE Ssnois.
February Is, 1907.
APPRoYED,
TIL: JEFFERSON
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13

A bill has a,fo paaed appropriating 5000 dollar,
towards the eiablihmen, of botanical garden.
IL the eongref> of the Uni:ed States will bus give
equal encouragement to the Chefapeake and Delaware
CaHal, which may be fairly and truly eou6dsred as
The link OF rasHai zsOrk, the example well as the
utility, will bsa proud occurrence Tor the u. States
-dnyoya.
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Ho.fs ef Rtprefatative,, FEB. II.

SIR,
The enclofed rsloiution pafed yeiterday I, is de-
igned TO aicertain if the aumber of feamen allowed
oy law tor the public fervice, make the complement
neceiary Tor, and commemorate with that ebiet3
The committee defre the fuleA nfor.nation ON this
point AS their organ invite your attention to this
iuoJees, and reqae in their behalf all the nforma-
ton that can exhibit it IN he proper point of view
dittinct ttatement on each of the following heads
is likewife requelfed, viz.
IN The number of feamen allowed by law fox the
public fervice.
3D. The number in actual fervice.
Sd The number requifite for gun-boat ard the
number of gun-boats in iervice
18th, The number neceilary for the relief fquadron
defined for the Mediterranean
Receive the ailurances of my refpea,
THOMAS NEWTON, Jun.
Chairman eftbt SeietF Committee
Robert Smith, Fig. seey Navy.
May D.sartment, Feb. Is.
dare.
BY the ACT intituled " An at in addition to an 8
ih'i'uieu Ahact supplementary to the act providing
Tor naval peace eitabliihment and for other purpo
fes, PlAed April 2l, 1906, it is declared that the
whole number of able ieamen, or ordinary feamen
and boys, ihall not exceed nine hundred and twenty
h'e, 925
w HhiSe now IN actual iervice about 700
lhe whole number rsqGiite for one gun-boat
Is "a
The number of gun-boats in fervice is four,
and there are ALTO two bomb ketches
The number of able fean,en ordinary. and
boys requiiite for iuch bomb ketch as the Ezra
or 'einvius, (the two now in iervice) is GO
The number of men neeeGary for the relief
iquadron defined for the Mediterranean is, in
Guiding ordinary ieamen and boys, 4I2, that isto
fay,
For the Frigate Chefapeake, 2e2
Fer the SlOop of War Wafp, 100
-4I2
From the preceding Placement it appears that
the number OF able teanen, ordinary feamen and
boys, is reAriefed to oo5
And that the number now in actual fervice
700
And that the relief fquadron will re-
qure 40
Exceeding the limited number, 1877
IIl2
Beides the 700 men Rated to bs now in actual
ierVlce, we may, from letter received from CAPTAIN
nhaw' dated at New-Orleans, November 90, 1906
preiume that he has entered 400 additional feamen
IN order that he might be the better enabled to aid in
defending the city of New Orleans againa an appre.
hended attack.
l am, &c.
ROBT. SMITH
Honorable Mr. NEWTON,
Chairman of the felea committee.
~ Congrefs have authorized the Prefidept.
III cafe ne fhould deem it neceGary, to employ
fTe bwldred additional feamen.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13
INFORMANT IMPROVEMENT.

Mr.. Malcolm Cowan has obtained patent, in
England, for fails for hps, &C. that may be reefed in
few minutes, in all kinds of weather, by very few
feamcn. The Minotaur, of ~ guns, reyfed her
eourles in minutes, in gale Of wind, without fsnd-
ing man of the deck.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-13

On the goth inhant, a large Seal meafuring nine
feet III length aud fix feet in circumference, was ihot
near Wsnlcot, on the iouth fde Of Long Hand He
had entered pond connected with the fea, and not
being able to return he came on the land and was iho
nsar the road