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To launch the dreadful ,hlnderbol, of war
Our faered Gag be truck 70 brutal force.
And blood Of natives, track yeiIsls eourfe I


And blood Of natives, track veiIsls eourfe
Sons Of Virginia then -FOUR Hlihing eyes
Shall plainly ten your vic,uoas energies
Thu Asms Of freedom from your eye-ba'is DART
And ipeak th. patriot CLAW of svsry heart.
Oh loudly cher,lh Aiil the .;.ered FIRE,
Till : who!e nation slo~s with honea ire.
Firm and united, when load wars alarm,
Shall call each patriot citizen arms;
When snurdrous minions Ger IN .7ik,nfis Fly,
To rob US of our birth-rght LIBERTY;
Then men,ry every glowing heart ihal Gil
With Warrsns death, & glorious BUNxsx-HILL
Then LlseRrY ihall DER our banners Fly,
And call her fons to asatk or vie7s,yl
Then heart and foul united fall We Rasd,
And bravely combat for our native land
Swift on the foe avenging thunders pour,
And drive the trembling n,ifcreants from the fore
Teach the proud depot who invades orr rights,
A true Columbian for his CHARTER fights.
That Heas'niy psscr protects, and aids our caure
That jgfiee gives our fsords, and jajgi.e draws!
Aud, like rock, while time exits, iha Rand,
Our LAWS, oar rREEDom, * our NATIVE LAND
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NOTICE.

q HE debtors to NE late firm Of GrLt1nr and
, EIaBY, are hereby informed tina, 4 omg,
Clint alone is empowered TO receive payment ~
all the debts due to that concern. All perons bav
ing demands againit them, requeaed TO amply
to lh"p'a, Sin'a, and thofe indebted to the firm,
are earneHly requefed to come forward u;,b.n, ~.
lay and diiehargs their reflective debts
f'r JOHN CILIJAT,
AND sELF,
THOMAS GfLLIAT
JAMES KIRBY.
May 90. ,p9ms
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FOR SALE.
Qelridere, June 30.

NWo TENEMENTS, nearly oppofi,e the Bell
Tavern containing 42 feet front and so deep,
az ireient occupied by SamRel Bell and Vim Sander.
ion. Alto LOT, on the crols Gree, leading iron,
the Bell Tavern, containing 2S feet trout and 40
deep third eaih will be required and and IL
months for the balance.
l am authorized to fell BRICK HOUSE on
ShoekG-Hi, conveniently ftuated for family, for
which good bonds Will be taken
TEIos. NoRyELI..
June aT. n
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ROCKINGHAM SPRINGS, VIRGINIA.
June e7.

ROCKINGHAM SPRINGS, VIRGINIA.
11f Jus's'i6rr' haze opened n House Of ENTERrAIN-
MEsT, at Be Roskiagbans Spring, out for, 0vils.
from Aa,ry0H5Hrg and tgvo fran lejtA-7ogvn,
y ( HERE they will sle their belt endeavors To
~ render the place comfortable TO iuch as NAV
think proper to Witt it, For two years paR, theie
iPrings, have been occaGonaiy attended by inyalids
and although no accommodations within a conyenept
ciitancs to the Spring could be had yet it may be
iAa with truth, that many received comfortable be-
neiit The terms Of boarding ard ludripr will he
LOT Gentlemen ard Ladies three dollars and 90 Cents
per week--for Children and Servants one dollar and
twenty-five esnts--paGurage for Horles 2r Cd per
week Gentlemen may Purciiaie Grain in the neigh.
oorhood, or 1t will be iurnhed at realopab,e rate
by the fubfcribers. ''1
HENRY OVERLEy.
JONATHAN TAYLOR.
July !. o.,
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hNACT opiboyfeg drfae5m,af from he ,yiLtls Of
tie Uaitcd Stair.
Be il ers7sd BY He Ss7afe and HoyfS Of Pebyltsrfa-
Gv1 sftbsUafsi Sfafy of d1ye,ies, IN Co-c,e6 0c7-
HeI That the Preiident cthc urited states be, and
he is hereby authorized, at fueh time as he nall
deem ncceary, to require Of the Executives Of the
feveral Rates, take eeAua h1safres to organize,
and equip according to law, and hold in readi-
nes to march At moments warning, their refpee.
tive proportions of one hundred thouland militia, OFF.
GERS insluded to be aFportioned by the Predent If
thc United States, by the militia returns Of the Ian
year, in cafes where fueh returns were made aud in
cafes where fuch returns we're 10; made The a year
W 'ueh o;h.r data as he fhall Judge equitable.
sec. 2 And be il further enacted, Tha; the Pre-
fdelit may, h ha!l Judge it exPgdi.nt, authorize
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FOR SALE.

HE LANYARD in this place, formerly oceu
pied by VIM. Handy, which is now in geee
repair, with every Improvement neceGary to carry
on the ouiineis eStenilv=ly The flock in faid YARD
which is now in full operation, would behold alto
10 that purchaier would have opportunity of COM
mencing the buneis under every advantage the iitu
alton is capable Of.
A very liberal credit will be given for both the
yard and ftoe on receiving satisfactory ecuri,y for
the payment OF the Purehafe money, for terms apply
to John Cunningham & Co. Richmond, or TO
JOHN & Z. CUNNINGHAM.
Carterfville, June ID.
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4tlaw.
WINES, &,

WINES, &c.
DORT, CLARET & ST. GEORGES WINE, in
bottles. and a conltant fupply Of
BOTTLED PORTER, ALE & CYDER,
FOR SALR Br-
d. J. BURR.
Also "A eonfgnment sf good Northern
CHEESE.
July s.. law6w.
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By oi'f"e ofH Died sf 7ygG f,ov Jo5r Hstiius, Fiji.
Ggenf for 6e Y1gi1ia ConSary, 10 he h6fyjIi,,.
FIR ne f1yb9F f Jse1,i4g tie pei~cat Of oqs T5oa-
ll'd Fop, BD"s,ef Pesad', 7oiib iafe,1P 6ou 25f5
JSiy, 1905, dDefo TJamas PDf5.,/ao,S-
WILL BE SOLD,
10 sbigbf hitter, 70, ,rady money B1/5ye he Eosl.
Jaiy next - go"
a IL the LAND belonging 70 the v;,c;,;s
Company lying between the Canal and Ts5,o,-
River, and Lear to faid RufherfoordS mill.
ROBT. GAMBLE,
GEO. JEFFERSON, y
ROBERT POLLARD, $
CHI. JOHNSTON, q
May "a lac
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dl@ 10, jaLe or rent I:

hy6 TO, Eaie or rent:
A convenient BRICK LUMBER HOUSE Gr-
aed on the bank of the balm, particularly adapted
to the eafy reception and forage of -four, &c For
this ProPerya liberal credit will be given if fold on
receiving iatisiasory ecury for the paym.r, of the
purehaie money, it may be rented on eary terms
and immediate poaeiion obtained, by applying as a.
bove.
Carterfville June 90. oavtf
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Manche0er, Jn,y !.

NANEN from Negro Fellow few days finee,
BANK NOTE, which he Taid he had found =,
OUT which believe was itolen. The owner NAV
nave 1t on application to the fubfcrber, and paying
the price Of this advertisements.
JOEN Fl. STEOBIA.
July 3. IS.
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NOTICE.

1bs Ssols, Pafsr' ard fero1r.s Of he late 1T,r,tt.
f'm IF McCRsDIE iy McMILLAw, Of tk- CIV Of
RiTt.10rS, b'i-c :''.i in he S9gan Of Gorge h4s
Crear ont 81 br a. ,VirJf.a'crf Of Jo5r E:'rtdi-,
6sesait! roAs vra' tie 'viisg a,tssr u 4sT Cred.
, .MeB'inan:
4 tiEHEFoRE, ell thofe who a-e indebted either
by fpeciahy or other~ige, are recuea-d TO
make immediate payment to George MeCr.die, or
MAKE iueh other arrangement as may lie moi con .
ducive the intcte OF the Gid eoncerr, as well! A
to the debtors thereof |, is expected ,ha, Cue at-n-
ton will be paid to this notice. it is de6rable thai
eoie hould be Immediately made of the ,ranfatsi.
ons OF the above mentioned firm
NANCY McCREDlE, AGw'r~.
JAMES PENN, -
GEORGE MeCREDIE,S Aa"''''
Mansheaer, July /. fl
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G0c4oK WELLFOKD
MAY be- couluited at the WARM SPRrvcs =, ,,x
I've time from the 9th day of July to the end Of
the MONTH and after that period, at the swrEt
SrEiNcs, until the middle Of September.
June 81. Is
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FOR SALE,

FOR SALE,
BY TIE bribsr, three doors 5els4p tie ,rarket b,iS.
25 HEos. OF CIDER VINEGAR,
ar hyperion quality, which will be difpofed Of on
- moderate terms, BY wholefale aud retail.
May Is. 1awsm
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July J.
REMOVAL
REMOVAL.
JNCO JOHNSTON,
BOOKSELLER s. STAJIONFP

MAIN STREET RicHMohD:
'e"'0Dfa s'' %i''f mar 1f 0v0'ktfbyse trpo Sso,l
6fozs A71gr5 Royfe, and Bo5onnaa',, ant ad;o;,;,.
MsDr5. Darmiaeh, F9qer amt Safebhs aue7isn R0,, !.
AS conitantly for faIe, on reafonable rerms, an
l. 4 extentve afiortmen. of BOOKS, nehe differ.
ent departments of literature and more particularly
thoie articles iused the demand of country p,s2,
'hant'' whole orders he RESPECTFULLY iolicits
he upper par, of the Houfe to rent, with CON-
venient Kitchen, Yard, &c.
June 20. .,1u
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The documents referred to in the above are
the following, viz:
WAR DEPARTMENT, July 9th, 1907.
His Exeeleney tie Governor Of TIE fate Of PTr-
ginia,
SIR,
The Prefdeht of the United States has di.
reaed me to call upon the Executives of the
fevera! Mates to take ehe6luAI meafures to or
ganfe, arm and equip, according TO law, and
hold in rcadinefs to march at moment'S warn
ing, their REFLECTIVE proportions Of one hun
dred thoufand militia, officers included, by vir-
tue of an act of Conpreis patIed on the 18th
day of April, 1906, intituled, IS I'm a6 autho.
riing A detachment from the militia of the u
rited States" This therefore is to require OF
your Excellency To take eHeetua meaiures for
having eleven thoufaDd FIVE hundred and Gxty.
three of the militia of Virginia, (5eiDg her quo
tar detached and duly organized in companies,
bat,aiions, regiments, brigadcs, and divifions,
within the fhortef period that tircumftances
will permit and as nearly as practicable in the
followi, proportions of artillery, cavalry and
infantry, viz f.: one twentieth part Of artillery
one tenth part of cavalry and the reidue in.
fap,rv. There v - however be no objection
on the part of the PRECEDENT of the u States,
to the admlfon of proportion of rife men,
duly organized in diftne corps, and not ex-
oeeding one teuth pdtt of the wiioir quota
of the Gates respectively each corps 1lould
be properly armed and equipped for actual fer
vice. Any companies of volunteers, who, pre-
vous 10 orders For taking the field, may tender
their fervices conformably to the iecond fiction
of the aforefaid act, or TO an act of ConCrefs
a copy Of which is inclofed) paffed on the
gath day of February, 1907, inttuIed, c. An
act authorizing the PRECEDENT of the United States
TO accept the fervices Of a number of volunteer
companies, not exceeding thirty thoufatd men :"
will be coniidered az a part of the aforefaid
quota OF eleven thoufand FIVE hundred End ixty-
three, according to their numbers and, from
the well known patriotfm Of our fellow citi-
zens, it mutt be prefumed, that under the ez.
lifting circumstances of our country, a large pro-
portion of the quotas Of the feveraI Rates will
BE- competed of fuch volunteer corps, efpecia-
ly, as they will undoubtedly meet with every
encouragement from your exceileDcy, and from
all other patriotic, influential characters.
When the detachment and organization flall
have been effected, the REFLECTIVE corps will
be exercifed under the officers fet over them :
But will not rem1in embodied, or be confider-
ed as in actual feTvce, until, By fubfequent
orders, they lhal he directed to take the field |;
your exce'lency will Pleaie TO dirca that cor.
rect muher rolls and inipeetion returns be made
81 the ftSeral corps; and that copies thereof be
'-1nTmitted 10 this department as early AZ poi
Me.
have the honor TO be, very RESPECTFULLY,
Your ExceileBcys obsdent feryant,
II. DEARBORN.
(CopY) Tefc,
DANIEL L. HYLTON,
CLERK effbe Cou1riI
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uten ft;aened aith fweat ard dun, is NOT the
way, however, TO fecure his attachment or gene
rous lervice although it rpiy happen to be a
peculiar practice III country fraught with Pc
cu'isr privilege.
In the evolutionary war (rsfpe afuy remem-
hered) the Randoirh's, Carte,'s, Braxton's
Dieges's, and many other Young volunteers OF
the fri rcipeaahiIi,y, discharged their fpsrr
horf-s and iersan,s, learnt the ufe Of fta-
bic jacket. halter. bru'h, and curry comb, and
were more highly eReemed by their friends and
their country for their confederation. Such is
now the cafe in the volunteer cavalry of Eng
land: corps unequal!ed in point of wealth and
difcipIine. where private folders of many thou
taud pounds fterling per anr''r- have thought
it honorable to do the duty OF common troop
ers for many fucceflive years.
Let il not be faid then that the pieqnst is the
only effettual means of making t known in A
merica, that every folder ihou!d curry and
clean his own horfe, lead him to water in his
halter, aud never put him beyond brliS walk
till actual itrvice requires II.
IN Old Soldier of 10.
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NORFOLK, July Is.

On Thurfday afternoon, an imprudert young
man, to ridicue the msuruing which the citi-
zens wear in iefpea for the memory of thoie
unfortunate feamen who were naughtered on
board the Cbeiapeake, and in contempt Of thoie
high patriotic feelings which fwel the bo-
foms of our countrymen againlt the outrageous
infults which have been offered to our fove-
reignty, had the temerity to tie piece of Grape
round the leg of his dog, and fend him into the
ftreet. YeRerday morning fome fpirited Anne
ricans feized the offender, and pumped him in
the public ftreets, as laiting memento to the
world, that when American independence is
threatened by foreign enemy, we conGder all
thofe who are not with US in our Recruitment,
to be againt u.s. Herald.
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From :be (Noy}oR) Ledger.
nINrs TO voLuhretR CAVALRY.

In aGull f.rvi"c it has been found bv long
experience, that the horfs and biz rider ihould
he ccn6jercd ard treated rs one component
Kind Of animal, Whole unity of power and &C
tjon alone, can be Ell. Give: hence he ucceiity
Of cheriihiug ruiudI attachment bttwceH the
parties, aud of telcring This noble and docile
animal TO i2qr, b9nor and obry lis maEfr.
To drive full galloP oft The parade through
muddy freets or roads; to call Jack, Sam, or
c rnbo, (7ybieb 6rR be0VeJ in .Gybi) to take
of the fddIe, throw the bride in the dirt,
lJfcak tte girts, replace ton buckle with a
rdpe yarn, turn SoTcI into bare lot, without
rfther corr, fodder or wafer, ard let negro
Bob give him hale more nrcet dilcipne,
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LANDS FOR SALE.

5Jss,ijcr 7ogsiqg 10 ,ona9e 10 ne ssg9e,n eop0f,y,
NFFERS for fsle $50 acres GLAND, it, 'he
y : county Of Cumberland, on Rocky Creek, a
branch ct Wlis river. This Land is OF good quail.
~, lies well, and only eight miles from navgable
wat a, the town of Cara. geo acres are cleared
$50 Of which is freh and in good order for cropping
the greater par; Of the remainder, prime tobacco
L and.
One third Of the purohafe money, will be required
in hand, the balance in one and two years or Ne
groes, in payment for the whole would be preferred
On this Land there feveral barns tobacco houles
&c. nroitly new. Ter terms afplyto
JNo. c. PAGE.
J4y q, Oasm.
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Nez0 Orlean5, June 10, 1907.

SIR,
a publication appeared fome time fnce in
one of the northern papers, Eating that 7 bad
procured in Canada, traterous letter written
hy Mr.. Jeferion TO Benedict Arnold, after his
deiertion.
At that time paid little attention TO lory
which ] thought few would repeat, and was
fure none could ferioufy believe. Lately, how
ever, have underifood that the tale has been
re publibed, and that my fIsnce is cited eli
ther as an adm'Gion Of the faet, or as proof
that am not ayerfe TO its circulation.
In either cafe it bshoves me to declare that
never had any fuch letter in my poiTriTion---
and that never heard its exifeace fIggefted
but in the publication TO which | aude'
am, fir, your mott ob't. fcrv't.
EDWARD LIVINGSTON.
To tie Printer effbe Neav-
CrieauJ Ca2c!ie.
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.r power prevent, fcth aid and intercourse asd
that we do aud will confider as eneres ,heir coun-
try, hcr. who fhall practice adfe different
Ga.
RoS'esS That we alto do pledge our live: and
property in fupport of fnch niea,urcs may be a.
aop,cd 5y chg government, for sv,ngng the Prefent
far us iDiu(r, for meeting the further hofili
ties which it gives room to expect.
R,jo!rsG, Tina, the commanding OF ser of the dit
eiplin.d militia of this city, be rsa-eGed to be in
,eaiinef to repsl Is. he may Be authorized by law
all attempts force intereourfe, obtain iuppes,
contrary to the tenor Of the foregoing revolutions.
Ree!ced. That fer the purPoie of luch communion
ton may be necenary with other ports places,
and fer any other purpoies ariGg of the refolu
tons, and requiring the elaboration or the aid
Of the citizens at large, committee be appointed,
whole dsputation and trua thall continue until the
government of the United States fhal have preicrib
si the conduit and the meaiures which it may deem
erpedieut in the pr.fent crifs, and No longer.
Re/sived, That the aforelad committee be COM
poled of
His esasiIsney Robert Wrisb., fsbn T. Sbaef,
Tsyfmilb T. Ckaje, R.verdy Gbjt!in,
FiNiam KRty, John Cggasray,.
Jebn Kitty, -tiskard II. HarIossS,
Niebola, Carroll, Le4ri, DavaN,
JOJn Mir, NieLOa, Brtzvsy.
Burton WSe!eygff,
Refs!ved, That the thank, Of this meeting be pre-
tented to the chairman for hi, able difcharge of the
duties Of the chair.
O,s.red, That the fore:on refolutions be pub
liihed in the Maryland Gazette, and that copy
thereof be ,ranfmt,ed the Predent of the United
States, fgned by the chairman, and attefed by the
iecretary.
ROBERT WRIGHT.
Teae,
JOHN JouAsoN, Straaly
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PATRIOTIC.

Yeferday morning arrived at their quarters
in Portsmouth, Captains Perten Randolpb's and
Riebardion's &C mpauies of Light Infantry, and
Captain B,Hgg's company of Militia. from
Richmond; at the fame time arrived Captain
Boiling R05srtNon's Company of Light Infantry,
called the "Repubican B,ues," from Peters
burg. Thefe companies are all under the com
mand of Major AMBER. They, though ne
yer Injured to the "tented feid," from what we
have fecn, may be relied on, in the hour of
danger, to afcend to the almoft "inaccelIible
breach. With fuch men, poGeflins fuch feel
ings, America may defy hot of mereeaaries.
H.
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II has afforded extreme plcafure to every
trend a bis county, to witnefs tn. un1nimi.
ty which prevails among Us with rsfpeH TO our
foreign relations. But oHe voice brea,hes from
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The Jan Virginia Argus contains feveraI obf.rra-
TONS reipe&lrg 'hs FedsraiiSs and the Br,ilh MGR
chaGt', which, in the prccnt ilate OF AFFAIRS appear
not only extremely inJudleous aud improper, but r.
roneous. - :,
Whatever differences in political opinions Their.
may EXIT among the citizens of .he Union; yeta,
this Preent time it ought to be the duty of every
Writer to endeavorto bury fuch differences, fchi(s
and parry fPirit III oblivion, and not to give publicity
to any isntiment which may tend TO nourjl, and ex
Gre dheofd. AsreiPeds the Bri,ifh merchants and
iliPPers OF tobacco in Richmond, 1t /, well knsua
thati tar from their being indebted to the planters.
the planters are indebted to theni Scarcely fnol.
ihhinee can be produced where clipper of tobacco
purehaies on credit fhe plant RS and farn,ersneyer
lea ther crops on credit; but the rneA Of thsn are
at TINS moment in deb, to the merchants, and # the
latter took themieyes OF OF renewed BEYOND tss A.
antc as the writer in ihe Argus wifes to make hi,
readers believe the planter au1 farmer in one ref
pect will be gamers for the r. font. We reueat ia.
gam that there IS not lgie Bsnih merchant or fac
tor VINO meri's that lame, or Vrginan who ex.
ports to Britiin from this Gatc al pr+lent indebted
to planter or farmer Int there are many of the
10 the merchants. Pbg. Gar.
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1t was reported for iome days paR, that partie,
from the Brtifh ihFs, were in the prattee of land
ing the Capes for the purPefe of procuring wa
ter, and drawing their feines on the beach. On
Wedneiday evening the General detached party of
Cavalry, under the command of Capt Shepherd, to
Cape Henry, to afeerainthe truth of thefs reports,
ND TO aSt a, location might require. This morning
an exPreis arrived to the general and we underland
that imal parties had been landed for the purpofes
bove mentioned. Two of the lhips remain in Lynn
haven, and two have gone OUT. We dc not prefume
TO fay what the orders of Capt. Shepherd in cafe
landing IS attempted, but iho,Id fappofe tia,
carry the PreEdent's proclamation into effect the
ofcers and crews OF thofe hps being forbid to have
any communication with the hore, that capt. Shep-
herds"LI P''0fm !6fm from landing. Lse-0.
We are informed bya Powton,ack Pilot, that on
Wednefday, being about q leagues from the Light
Houle on Cape Henry, fPoke Englih fchooner of
IA guns, bound 70 Lynnhayen Bay, where ihe went,
but did not anchor In about hour afterwards the
Triumph and Malampus got under weigh, and under
preis Of isil with the fchooner in company Reered
T.. N. T..
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Yeferday afternoon detachment from the
Battalion of Cavalry, under the command of
Major McRAE, fet off for the Eafern Shore of
Princeis-Anue, where we are informed the
fquadron under the command of Commodore
Douglas, rides fnug at anchor colc iato the
ihore.-Ifthefe doughty veterans, Douglas, Har.
dy, HUMPHREYS, sc. are difpofed to try the fpi-
rit of Virginia, they will have an opportunity,
and we have no doubt but they will require ali
the victories they ever gained on the ocean, to
wa!h away the difsrace they will meet with on
the land from the energy of thefe patriotic
Sons Of VIRGINIA. ID.
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Eo isu;iment cat, be more une,rerou. o., ME n.
n'ode@ exFrelbon, than the following which the Ar
gus utters Cor republican brethren osg,, 10 take
care, whie, IN the honeG iiaceity Of .ser hearts,
they LITERALLY receive their cdeyaut z4erfar;ss as
friends, that theJ do not embrace them zoo clo|ey
snu Ne induced TO eoalees in their Pernieious epin
0"i meaning IN Pain term's that every -Fedtta-
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-21

BY letters from St. Jago de Cuba, Of late
date, we learn, that number of houies belong
ing to the French inhabitants of that place had
been recently ftt on fire and defroyed; and
that in ipite oil the utnof vigilance of the Co.
verHor and inhabitants to put flop TO thefe
ou'rages, and to dicover the perpetrators,
four houies were burnt on the sir June. One
of thefe letters, dated the esd fays, " For two
days Pait | have been guarding my property
night and day. We are in dreadful fituaton.
Three times to-day have the different quarters
OF the city occupied by the Freuch been fet on
lire. We khow not what will become of us,
If thefe.ravagcs continue; the Governor of ST.
Jago uies every exertion to put flop to them. %
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-21
ROBERT WRIGHT.
JoHN JouAsoN, Str.taty.
WASHINGTON, Ju'yI5.

The public will perceive, from the fubjoin-
ed affidavit and letter, that there is fome rea-
ION to diftruft the pacific fntiments of the Bri-
tin commodore, as fet forth in his converfation
with Mr.. Tazewell. The affidavit is copied
from the original, forwarded by capt. Decatur
to the Secretary of the Navy; the extract il,
from private gentleman OF refpettability.