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Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-10
Feb. 10.
Alexandra Library Company.

Alexandra Library Company.
H. Members Of the AIexandria Library
Company viii please to take notice,
that The ;.sau,I election for z President md
eieges, Directors, will be heid at the Library,
on E,sanday, l6tsa instant, between tie hours
OF three ant. s.x,s p. NJ,
lanes Kennedy, sen,
LIBRARIAN.
February e. 'sa
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sS5ans5b Consul Generals Office.
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. s, 1907.
HIS Catholic ria! esty's censul general, near
the u. Staees, communicated to the merchants
and traders thereof, under the 8th OF august,
8o5, the following decree otthe inteadant Of
H~vanna
." nAyANNA, July 8, lso5.
"ssignior Don Rapacl Roubaud, intendant-
general OF this island, has determined, in a
decree .ofrhe sssh Of June iast, that the regu-
>latiens pointed cut in TIE manifest or ordi-
naacs, OF the sta Of Feb. anterior, Tor the ge-
neral administrator Of the fesenaes OF the
rs ars.e, To-. the coatnerceof neutrals, receive
the following addition.
Tie census or vice-eonsuis of the neutral
ports: from whence expeditions are made, AID.
; ia the case of there being no eensuis resident
therein, the persons anthoslsed BY. The. nltnis-
fer plenipotentiary Of his majestyl snail ceaa-
fy to the accounts or invoices, WITH the e:1-7
preston of the particular port OF tic lsan 70
which they are directed; with an individual
relation of the number, weight, measure, qla-
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e. Birth Night Ball.
:PIIRIIc SALE.

PUB LIZ AZ.
NN WEDSESD.4Y next, at 3 O'Clock,
~ viii be sold, at pubic sale, at tie house
OF y5hn LiShtf6of, deceased, OIL Duhe-street,
I'll the PERSONAL PROPERTY ct the
Said deceased.
All porsons indebted, III any way, to the
said Joysa Liga.joot, are requested to make
payment; and those who have demands a.
gai,St hin, are desired to present them to
the subscribers.
Elizabeth LightfooL Adm'rx.
John LishtEoot, -Adm'r.
February 10.
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aIeraaorsa DajIp !aanesassr.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 10.

I. /. y -t y = 4
A lestSr fsom Baltimore communlcated te
iss editor Of ,ns philadelphia Reg,nsr,
dated the 9Th inst. cop.aIns she follow
ing.
9 General Smith has this Gay reeeivea-
positive infsraasien from Wassiagtcn,
.ha. the treaty betweea this cana1sy ans
Eaglasd has been siunsd. Mt asasrse
VII. be the 5saFey O. tse sane, saa saay sc
very scen e2pse;td au;.
The taaia trade is placed on tbs
same feosisg as il was 10 ] sy's treaty ass
as 10 the west indies, on taat OF tse nsst
favored cation, Em pofters of predsce
isom rus eas s7ies' ace,osies viii DC a!lp we,s
teeSnsfs 10 another sessel. after shs eastes
have been accured and tas properly sts<s.9
for one mouth. What relates 10 the sea-
men, il seems is net ,incladed 10 tbs Urea
~, bur agreed oasie appsndiss laa ies.
ol;rsd to believe Eogiand viii ros rsssEs
tea general blockade of tns ports Gu sgss
ceadssas. oowethat they have come 30 3.
proper understanding with shis countf ~
at least l.saeuld suppose shss ear negoei.
a.ors Eould 4nal have conceded what they
have doas, if they had not been pretty
certaia thar our tyaae SO Eafope would be
lsttuEmolss!ed 49,
From the HaEfax Royal Gazette Of am :
zaru13.
T The brig Adventure captain Hills, hss.
arrived fram Nevis, stser passage
OF thirty DAYS. Capssiu If. brought no
papers, but confirms the news of the ar.
rival Of 6fseea ,houssad troops at barba..
does and the arrivsle of 3 packet from En.
gland, with the Intelligence of thr defeat
OF ths French army by the Prasslans amd
and Russians Csplsia H. fursaer states
that about Que hundred sailse vessels Of
war aud transports with sfeops on board
had assembled st Domihiea aad were
hourly expected TO SO agalas; Aar,iniqus.
Phil. pas.
Nere Ne1Vs.-The influence Of France
mas already begun to operate strongly on
'ns affairs of Denmark. The ship Asia.
arrived q, Providence, from Ams,ercan,
isit shs Texsl on the 2s.h OF NovsSaser,
sas captain says rsporIcame TO the
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-10

q And tier Pee. a.ether Is 6 cry
K g AID loo..'a so 5ssiel.g g caiA1sotee5l /,
8 Shr tolc Us tisazsslc sooh sssu4f. iie,
6 Ala D.s4e us. .yu. e..e.4 olise- vel.
g She said tia. VI en tie w.r IS Ger,
g Perhaps we n ~ oas ist.ef see:
- But Il We neve} 9Aa .4i.ii 40 q,
!" TIat Cor ~. 4..ses .l.S-1 Mos.ld be.
g She kissd Us 10th, al.la. tier. Gle died,
:. nlll " G 10 more : i..otssSi lstte-- :.
:" Here inai!y q eis.y We Sat sild cried
. iosct.lel oi.Fo5r i.Acsilers srHTe.
But when our father came not lerc,
s. 4 thcuszzsst If re coui;@ 2!s!si tl.e SEA,
g NVe, should be sure. 70 1sseet llnl deere, !.
g ana V:.ce. 80. ss.ot.-> ,.-..3IIJ @e.
Z; We hand in hand went many q nile,
Il :. Ana asA i or way CT al re mex,
g Al,ei soA.e did si.il, enc some eid smile,
8 And We. Of come &c yiclua3 get.
/" But whcn NO reacli'd the sea, and found,
{. Twas ore great Water sound.u s spread,
:. We t.-o,t ti.at 1.tl.er sIIe vas oFoRh'ti,
a. lA1ld cIiecd arc VIZ. i q 5otl we've ce@a.
e Sc, we rstarn'd to notlcr's grave,
g And cpiy cong WITH Ter e ,}e!
" For aoody, Vhen ti.is bread sic save,
- SAID iatiser' died beyci,dt tie SEA.
!" Then since 10 parents have We i.ere,
(" Nc'll - s-,aa seek for GoD around--
+" Lady, pray can you ,sil . where
: that lioD, CIR father, may be found!
lie Ives IN EEITca.;;'r n, 1Ilot!s.: said,
And Go21y s2ys that mothers there;
" So il lie thinks We want us aid
8 tha.-, pc.3aIss, SELL Scad hin here
! clasp'i tae pr2ttIcrs to my. breast.
Ahd cried Come LotA >snt! IiyeMlth me-
III ciotie ye, iced yc, siye ye rest,
L3.ad Wiz g, cc-:iti Tac1.l2r lie.
And God VII BE yca: fatl,er still;
lW4s il2 ii .-4-rey se,.t nc l4e'e,
10 tess q, 70 o1ey s.s sill,
zoe. s.Sp3 t. s,.'t4:.e, ycuf !.eart2 TO cheer:
@-e4s.--e4>--s. , aa>4----.
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Texsl, two days before Ia sailed Of
4Dsnmark being At war with England aud
that in consequence, Two or three Ia.
nish ships. that were iysog At the fsxsi,
ready for sea, wentbAsk TO Niea Dleppe.
Iosa.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-30

In his custody could produce was an au-
thenticated bill OF sale from another per-
son, and that the parties themselves were
unable to preduce any evidence concerning
themselves, whence they came, Sc Sc
How must judge act in such a case ]
answer he must judge from his own view
lie must discharge the white person and
the Indian out of custody, taking surety,
II the circumstances of the case should ap-
pear to authorize it, that they should not
depart the state within reasonable time,
that the holder may have an opportunity
OF asserting and proving them to be liheally
descended in the maternal line from fe-
male African slave; and he must re deli
yer the black or 'muiatto person, with the
flat nose and ewoolly hair to the person
claiming to hold him or her as a slave, un-
less the black person or mulatto could pro-
cure some person to be bound for him, to
produce proof of his descent, in the mater
nal line, from a free 5enacie ancestor.-But
II no such caution should be required on Ell
Their side, but the whole case be left with
the Judge, he mustdeliver the former out of
custody, and permit the latter to remain in
slavery, until he could produce proofs of
ms right TO freedom. This case shews my
Interpretation how far the onus 5tro6audi
s'iteSb a Vic tit Olncr
and is, / trust, a sufficient comment upon
the case to shew that do not concur with
the chancellor in his reasoning on the ope-
| ration of the first clause of the Bill of
Rights, which was notoriously framed with
cautious eye to this subject, and was
meant to embrace the case of free citizens,
or aliens only; and not by side wind to
overturn the rights of property, and give
freedom to those very people whom we have
been compelled from imperious circum-
stances to retain, generally, in the same
state OF bondage that they were in at the
revolution, in which they had no concern,
agency OF, interest. But notwithstanding
this difference of opinion from the chancel.
Tor, heartily concur with him in pronoun-
! cling the appellees absolutely free and am
| therefore of opinion that the decree be af-
| 6rmed.
| (Jadge ROane's ohinionin or nert.
] This court, not approving of the chan
"cellor's principles and reasoning in his
decree made in this cause, except so far
as the same relates to white persons and
native American Indians, but entirely
disappearing thereof, so far as the same
relates TO native Africans and their
descendants, who have been and are now
held as slaves by the citizens of this state,
and discovering no other error in the
SAID decree, afiirms the same.'
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-30
w. HAIGHT,
Upholsferer and Paper
hanger,
FROM NETWORK

d ESPECTFULLY informs the inhabis
u tants of Richmond and its vicinity, that
he has taken a house in the main-street
nearly opposite the Old City Tavern, where
he has for Sale, large and elegant assort-
mentof the following Upholstering articles,
viz. 5000 pieces of French, English, Dutch
and Americana aper-hangings, with elegant
BORDERS to suit Fringes, Tossels, Cords,
Bed-laccs, and Curtain-bindines OF diff
ferent colors and qualities; Sophas, Set.
tees, Easy chairs; Hair, Moss and Flock
Mattresses likewise, large and fashion,
able assortment of MdHO GA.NY FUR
NI7'URE, made by the best and most an
proved workmen in New-Yorl, viz. Side
boards, Bed-steads of different kinds, Din
Vegetables, with and without ends: Card
tables, Portable Desks, Sattin-wood ladies'
writing-tables, Foot-stools, Wash-hand-
stands, Bntlcrs' trays, Secretaries with and
without Bookcases, Letter-cases with ta-
oles, Knife boxes and Music-cases, with a
number of other articles too tedious to men
ton.
Bed and Window Curtains made in the
most fashionable style.
w. HAIGHT, flatters himself that hi.
knowledge i'll the above business, and the
constant supplies which he shall receive,
will entitle him to the patronage of a ge-
nerous public.
All the above articles will be disposed
OF on the lowest terms, for cash or negoti.
able notes.
Live Geese Feathers, and Horse-hair,
bought and sold.
| Richmond, November Sd, 1906. v9n
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-30


Tne following case, selected from Hening
and Muufortfs Reports lately published,
and now for safe at this Office, it is hoe
ped will be interesting to our readers.
The very able aud enlightened opinions
tielircred.b by Judges Tucker and Roaue
vare well worthy of the perusal, net of
LAWYERS only, but of every liberal-mind-
cd friend of the rights of human nature.
The points decided were, 1st, That where
q;iifel persons or native american H9i-
ans or then descendants in the MATER
nal line are claimed as slaves, the onus
fro6andi lies on the claimant; but it is
otherwise with respectto native africans
and their descendants, who have been
and are now held as slaves. Cd, That
in suits for freedom, a variance between
the evidence and the case stated by the
piaintiffwiil notberegardedb by the court:
but the decision viii be according to the
rights of the parties, lii the case made out
BY the evidence at the trial. 81, That
if female ancestor of n person asserting
{, ii ght TO Freedom is proved TO have been
an Indian, it seems Incumbent on those
who claim such person asa-slave to shew
that such ancestor, or some female from
WHOM she descended, was brought into
Virg MIA between the years 1879 and
1891, and under circumstances, which
according to the laws then in force, Gre
ated right to hold her in slavery.
II seems also deducible from this case, that
no native American Indian could be
made slave under the laws of Virginia,
since the year 1851.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-30
NOIICE.

HY virtue of n deed of trust, parcel os
- choice NEGROES consisting of ten
Men, that have been accustomed to live in
the upper country, and as likely as any in
the commonwealth, will be offered for Sale
to the highest bidder, to satisfy debt due
Carter Page, esq. by the Messieurs Deane's,
at cumberland courthouse, on Monday the,
10th OF January next, (being court day y a
credit OF twelve months will be allowed, the
purchasers giving bond and approved secus
rity. 1t is agrecd-by the parties that the
subscriber shall act for the trustee.
SAMUEL TAYLOR, Jr.
Nov. II, 1906. wtds
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Notice.

HE subscriber requests all indebted
- to him by bond or on open account. TO
discharge their respective debts. This mo-.
uhcation is given in conset, uence of his de-
Ginning the mercantile business in Manches.
ter, and intention to remove therefore the
necessity of an immediate compliance with
1t by those who wish to avoid law suits.
COLIN MAcRAE.
-,ltueIiesNCIf JgtH Jan. 1907. 2w
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yETILL be SOLD, for Cash. on ,he twenty
w fourth day of the present month, at the
house of Robert DraGen, " $50
Il tractor Parcel of LAM.

II H0cT or parcel OF LQna,
containing by estimation seven hundred and
twenty-five acres. be the same more or less. he.
lag me tract OF land on which the said DraITsn
now resides, and adjoining the lands of Ceorrc
DiVeTs, Thomas Garth, sen. &C. king on he
waters Of Ivory creek in the county of sIh~.
mare'-A!so, two NEGRO MEN, Sancho and
Squire, twelve head Of Cattle, FIVE head of Hor.
seS, ntty mead OF Hogs and five Feather Heda
ana furniture conveyed to me in trust by said
Robert Draffen, to secure the payment Of = deL.
due Brown. Rives & Co. and for other r,,r,,o-a.
as in said convey ance expressed BENZ onlv IN
'eresied as trustee for The benefit of otners. VIVA
only convey little to said property as trustee.
Fleming Turner, Trustee.
Milton. January lst, 1867.
80 Owing 10 the advertisement above M,
having appeared in the newspapers three weeks
previous 10 the day of sale, agreeable TO the re-.
qaisitions contained in the deed, the sale Of the
above property is postponed (land, negroas, &c \
ana VIII Certainly take place on Tuesday, The
twenty fourth day Of February next, at The home
of said Robert DraGen, on the terms abovs-
mentioned.
go. fleming Turner, Trustee.
Wilton, 9th January, 1867. 3w
ENTILL be SOLD, Tor Cash, on he
w twenty-third day of the present
month at the house of John Mullens, jr.
Il tract or parcel Of Land,
being the tract on which the said Mullens nory
resides, and adjoining the lands Of ia zeel Brown.
James Harrison, &c. supposed TO contain two
hundred acres, be the same more or less. CON.
veyed TO me in trust by said John Mulcns, ,r. 10
secure the payment Of debt due Brown, Rives
e 20. &c. as in said conveyance expressed-Be.
ing only interested as trustee for the benefit OF
o'hers' will only convey title to said land vested
in me as such.
Martin DazgSon, Trustee.
Milton, January LIST, 1907.
~" Sale of above mentioned trac, of 1ary.
By consent of parties. postponed ,ill 2s,h
cay Of February next--on which dav. il vii
erta My take place at the house of said Johu
Mullens, ir. ''"
@bIarfin Dawson, Trustee.
Milton. 23d January, 1907. S,1
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DISAPPOINTMENT.

= " T Y NIlAst
In conformity to the wishes of all the para
ties concerned, the sale of the above men,.
tloned NEGROES is postponed until the
Fourth Monday in March next.
SAMUEL TAYLOR, Jr.
Agent for the Trustee,
January 16, 1867. wtds
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Notice.

THIS day, by mutual consent, the co,,,r,
nershiP Of JOHN & GEORGE nov;
LAND is dissolved. All those indebted
to said concern are requested 20 nate 80
. ..;'.e payment, rs no indulgence can be
gIven-and those having claims are desired
to call on John Rowland, who will set,Ie tto
business Of the concern. VIC '''e
JOAN RowLAAo.
n, GEoBGE ROWAN
Richmond. 18th JAN. 1907 9w VII
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-30

y AN away from the subscriber, about
IA Christmas, a negro man named JOHN !.
he is about six feet high, rather likely and
extremely polite when spoken 70. For
two years pasthc lived with Mr.. Anderson
Barrett, and is generally known in Rich
mond, where he has wife-he is about
IS years ofage, and is a carpenter by trade.
] viii give five dollars for his delivery to
me in New-Kent county, or secured in Jail
and apprised oft
HrmiSfead Russell
January 90, 1907, tE
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-30
Private Acadeny.

NORlNG the ensuing year the Rev. G.
~ II. DEyENISH, will resume and pur-
sue the professional instruction of youth, at
the Sweet Springs. The extreme healthi-
ness OF the situation, the cheapncss ofboard-
ing, the total exclusion from every oppor-
tunity or Indictment to dissipation, and the
singular advantage it enjoys of being visit
ed by number Of literary characters, ca
paole of inspecting and experimenting its
management, render this among the most
ligibie situarionsin Virginia for an institution
OF this nature, and are among the principal
reasons which have induced him to maka
choice OF this most delightful and advanta-
geous place, as the seat of his seminary.
His course CONSTRUCTION will be divisible
INTO two parts: The first will comprehend
English Grammar, Geography with the
use OF the Terrestrial Globe and Maps, E.
iocution, Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Eu-
sid's Elements. The greatest attention
Will also be paid to the study. of the dead
languages, where it may be the desire of
parents or guardians. The second part will
comprehend Logic, Political Economy, His
tory, Composition and Ethics. 1t is his
most anxious wish that : majority of his
pupils may be composed of BOYS from nine
to fifteen years of age, who will be continu
ed under his direction till they shall COM
plete the course. |
Under these circumstances he f]atters
hlm'elt 1t would be i'll his power to render
permanent and Substantial services. and II
inspire his pupils with love of virtue,
knowledge ndpredilection for msnly. use.
ful and honorable sentiments and pursuits,
which would exert predominant influence
in life.
He wishes to receive from 90 to 25 pu-
pills. His charge for tuition will be 10 dol
lars per quarter, paid in advance, for boys
under IS years of age, and 10 1-2 dollars
per quarter, paid in advance, for boys be
yond that age. His charge for board, wash
ing, candles and fire (the fees of tuition not
includcd) will be 90 dollars per quarter,
paid in advance, for boys under Is years
of age, and % 10 dollarsper quarter, paid
in advance, for boys after that ape. Each
boarder must furnish his own bed, or be
subjected to an additional charge of 7 dol
lars per annum, payable as above, in case
of having it furnished.-Parents who NAV
wish to place their children under his di-
rection will please make application to
Messrs. GEORGE and ROBERT TURNER,
Richmond, or to the subscriber al the Sweet
Springs.
e, IT nRVENIcIJ
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G. II. DEvENIsH.

N. B. THE Academy will go into ope-
ration the first Monday in February, 1907.
The hours ofpublic tuition in this seminary,
will be from o'clock every morning (Sun-
days excepted) till ] O'Clock, and again
from till o'clock in the Afternoon. No
vacations that can possibly be avoided will
be permitted, Mr.. ID. conceiving them G.
qualify injurious to the morals Of the teach
ers and pupils.
Sweet Springs, Nov. %, 1906. wat
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-12
CHARLESTON Nov On

The United States brig HORNET,
DENT, Esq. commander, anchored iii this
harbour yesterday in 10 days from Malaga
she tired salute on passing Fort Johnson.
We learn by this arrival, that neutral YES
sels OF all descriptions are captured by the
beIligercnt powers in the Mediterranean
All communication with Gibraltar has been
1nteiriicted on pain of death. It was report
ed that the French were about to embark
forty thousand troops, in Russian bottoms, for
the invasion of Sicily, but their success would
be doubtful, as the British were erecting for
titications, and using every means in their
power to oppose them. The Portuguese were
in daily expectation OF the arrival of the
French, and the Royal Family were making
preparations to so to Brasil. When the French
troops took possession of Leghorn, in August
last, they seized all British and .dmeTican
property, and lodged it in the public maya
zines, until the claimants can prove it not
to be of the manufacture of England The
Ex-Bashaw of Tripoli remained at Syracuse
in good health.
The HORNET, in gale ofwind on the coast,
sprung her main-mast, carried away several
main shrouds, and received serious injury in
her sails and other rigging Times.
December 1.
The ship .Hlfred, capt. FISHER, arrived at
tliio PVT yCoISiu'tIJ III ~ DAYS from the
Downs. By this arrival we have been favor
ed with regular files of London papers to the
18th Oct. the day on which the ship left Lon
don. We learn, verbally, by this arrival, that
Mr.. GEORGE ROSE, son to the late Secreta-
ry OF the Treasury, had been appointed on a
special mission to this country, and had taken
leave of his Majesty, preparatory to his de-
parturc. Admiral BERKLEY had been re-
called, and Sir john BoRLAsE WARREN ap-
pointed TO succeed him in command ON the
American station.-Mr. MUNROE was still at
London, buthad taken his passage in the ship
HngH8fHs, capt. HOWE, which was to sail for.
Norfolk shortly after the Alf-ed. it was the
universal opinion in England, when this YES
sci sailed, that lhe differences between the
two countries would be settled, without war.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-12
SALEM. November 90.

. From ire Baitic.....By Capt p. Townsend,
of the ship Susan, who left Elsinore the 22d
of October, and St. Petersburg the 1st we
learn that the Danish ships had sailcdfor En-
gland, but that the English feet still remain
ed offZedland. No English vessels had been
stopped in Russian ports, though several had
sailed under the apprehension that they
would be. While Capt T. lay at E.lsinore,
an English feet of merchantmen passed up
for Russian ports. 1t was generally believ-
ed that war would take place between Rus
STA and England.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-12
ST. PETERSBURGH. Sent. G.

BY a. manifesto published yesterday, the
peace concluded with France, has at length
been published to the nation at large 1t
states, that owing to the cXertions made by
the Russian troops, and by all classes of the
nation, the war was brought to such an issue,
thatevery important ACKNOWLEDGEMENT might
have been obtained; but as this could only
have been dime at the expense OF an ally.
his Majesty thought it beneath the dignity of
the Russian empire to accept them, and there
fore contented himself with securing, in some
measure, the frontiers of Russia
We understand that the general Savary
VIII soon assume diplomatic character.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-12
NETWORK. Dec. 4.

A London paper OF the 1857 Oct. says, the
appointment OF Mr.. 6. II. Rose, who kissed
hands the preceding day, isnot to succeed Mr..
Ersi.inc as minister TO the United States. Ii
does not imer1ere with that gentleman's min
istry. MIR. Rose is going Oh 2 special mission.
MEM o8rAL.-Thc proposed Memorial to
Congress, by certain merchants of this city,
in imitation Of their friends Of Philadelphia,
is quashed for the present. We understand,
that when the Committee appointed at the
Coffec-tlouse met, in order to perform the
duties assigned 70 their charge; the questi-
on on the Memorial was taken up, and after
considerable opposition, the measure was fl
naiiy relinquishcd as ali improper and an in
ciicCtual eXped.ent. 1t was likewise conced-
ed, shat Congress were the only competent
authority to decide, whetherlhe Non-Impor-
ta;ion Act should be carried into execution
under It's present notifications, or not.
PUB. .fiU. Dec. a.