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To be Rented by the Subscriber,

TO be Rented by the Subscriber,
THAT cemmodious three story BRICK
IL HOUSE, next door to DR.. Dicks shop,
on Prince -strcet-Possession to be given on
the first Of August next.
fT As intend to leave this state early in
said month, beg that all those that are any
ways indebted to me will please call and settle
the same on or before the first of August a.
foresaid; and those that have any legal clairrS
against rae Will please exhibit them in due
time. ANN JACKS. :
JULY. ep6t" y
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RUSSIA.


The taste Of Russia, till of late years,
was barbarous* the manners Of her !ow.
er orders, still savage; butin grandeur &
yaslness Of idea she towers above modern
Europe, and alone resembles the ancien,s !;
TO attempt to assemble all the Tartar ma.
tions TO pay dbcisance to the throne at
Cherson TO make the Egean resound Will,
the shnnder of the Baltic; to re.sstablish
the Eastern empire, by planting the 'Rus-
sian standard at Byzan.ium Constantine
pie J are ideas which soar above modern
times. l hope and trust that France and
Russia z0iA notultim1tely divide the zUOrM
betayeenthrn From DR.. Aythu,Rrouune's
Sketches, tVfstten ten gears since
The palace of Czarsko Tclo, is blue and
gold, like the coat of an ancient beau; and
one of the most famous pictures of. Peer the
Great, drawn under his own direction repre-
sents him with a lady on his lap, pot Of por-
ter in his hand, ana trumpeter behiad his
chair sounding his fame.
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From The Winchester Gazette.

From the Winchester Gazette.
MR.. BOWEN,
A man was this day apprehended 10
Middlsbarg, and sent to Leesburg jali,
there to remain until the Sd OF July, when
he will undergo an examination before
called court, on suspicion of being horse
thief. he calls himself Joseph Hebner,
and says he lives in the state OF Ohio
bu, witness depesed on his examination
before ths magistrate, that his name is
George Keesler, and that he was last sum.
mer discharged from the penitentiary. He
had in possession TWO horses: one black,
abou, six years old. rubbed on the breast
with harness; the other a grey or rather
white horse. There can be no doubt but
these are stolen horses, as he attempted TO
make his escape on foot, by leaping from
the one he rode, and leaving both in the
possession Of the person who had aPpre.
,heuded him. BY giving this statement
place in your paper, you will perhaps ena-
bic the owner or owners to regain their
property, and contribute to bring to justice
villain.
He had in his possession a note for III.
los. given by John Glen to Hezekiah Jones
and CO. by them assigned to Ozias Austin,
and by Austin to David Brown) the last
assignment made on the 18th inst. which
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RICHMOND, July 8.


Is The Executive of Virginia have been
10 almost constant session since Monday
morning nine clock, occasioped by the
arrival of an express from Norfolk, who
brought the letter from Richard Evers
Lee, Mayor ef that borough, inclosing
copies Of the inso|ent letters Of the British
commodore, ]. E. Douglas, and OF his
firm and magnanimous answer.
Many important and interesting mea
sures have been adopted by the council TO
repel the invasion which they have unan.
imously declared TO be actually existing,
and to enforce the presidents prscIama.
ton; but we are not permitted in the pre-.
sent crisis, to publish a full account Of
thei, proceedings. We are authorised to
say, however, that a detachment OF mill
tia. well armed and equipped, is ordered
10 march to Norfolk Immediately; and
another TO be stationed at Hampton and
its vicinity; aid that the commandments
Of all the regiments on the sea coast, on
the BAY, and on the shores below the tails
Of the rivers James. York, Rappahannock
aud potowmac, are ordered to hold the
troops under their command in readiness
to oppose any attempts by the crew OF any
British armed vessel to obtain supplies ct
water or provisions; aud TO call them out
10 resist aud repel any such altemPss.------
Capt William Richardson's and captain
Peyson Randolph's companies Of infantry,
and captain Benjamin Sheppard's troop OF
savslfy are TO march 10 Norfolk immed.
a.ely, from the city Of Richmond; capt.
Thomas Boiling Robertson's company OF
Ugh, infantry. another company OF 'nian.
Try, and captain Bowden's troop OF cavai'
ry, from The town of Petersburg; major
Ichn Amber commands the infantry, and
MAJOR John M'Rsa the cavalfy; and The
whole, on arriving at the place OF their
Destination, are to be under the command
of brigadier general Mathews.
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fish seemed determined 10 take every AAieri-
can vessel they could meet with--that they
had taken several and sent them to Halifax,
and that they had then in co. ship and brig
from the West Indies, bound in.
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induces ! suspicion that he has lately pasa.,
ed BY thai nams). He had also a silver
watch marked on the stem | w.
ANiddle6urg, June %, 1907
Fran the M n american Citizen.

The Proclamation will'be read with IN.
common INTEREST: il contains an able expo.
sition of the repeated wrSngs which we
have suffered from the navy of Eng!ard,
and Of the unusual if pot surprising pa
.iedce with which these wrofgshave been
endured. in interdicnon he president
feeling with the nation at large, has very
property gone to The extent OF his power;
sbut have we the :rneaps ct carrying tie
Proclamation completely into effect; = 90
not mean the abstract means FIR our re.
sources, Our power, cur zeal, and cur u
nanim:ly are All great, but the .prepoyea
means those which may be called into
Immediate and e3fcifnt ac'fen The inter-
d;ction is Two fold; itexends 10 ihe tn.
trance Of the waters ard hastors, and 10
supplies after Inc entrance shall have 'been
effected The latter can and wlItbr Carl
ed into comrle,c eEscs. bur suppose ,has
ia defiance OF the proclamation, The inter
die,ed armed ships cfais B,itsnnic nssjSs-
~ eater orr waters aud har.sors ~ here
are our means TO rani.h The egg. ession*s
IL chas,ise the alditicnalinselt ahefeto
drive them gu, Let our ciizens reflect
upon the puesticn. aha adopt. p,otnp-iy 81
dopt Whatever measures maybe necessary
to remedy the evil. We want At dnus.
ultimately have an eIEci-ns armed force Of
some. kind, aod if the govefhnIens vii not
provide one for US, Why no, By SUolt.ntary
contributor prepare il ourselves.
This is no. time tor temPsrisfng mea.
sures. W. koew enough OF and, have
suffered saaiclent'from the British govern
meot. Negoeia,iou, zuthaut TIE necessary
.trevious steps. would be faIlowed by frssh
ou.rages. We have loag been amused By
the British government and abused by lis
ccust martia!s. ST.. lid net Congress be
Immediately snvsned--iniercou;s sus.
pended IAN emh ,rgo laid, aud The naoss
prompt aud vigorous measures Of defence
be adopted? W. are a yfeng aad v;gor.
Gus, a wealthy and powerful nation, ard
when our rights and honor are a, stake
(and they are at presently considerations Of
expence should BE out of the question:
A government that will not peosect its ci.
tizrns is unworthy of .heir confidence.
An elegy upon lady who had been
. q Z e II
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BALTIMORE, July q.
Arrived. brig Rising, Sun, Burr, 10 days

Arrived, brig Rising, Sun, Burr, 10 days
from Point Petre. Quad.
Left brig M.Cramor, Of Portland !.
Active, of Gloucester ship Mary, Of Nor
folk !; Washhg,on, Of N. York. July s,
spoke ship Horizon, Of Kennebeck, II
days from Alexandria, for Cork. The
Hasten, of Newbern, sailed in co. saw her
.boardediby an English priyateer in sight Of
ST.. Kits, and made prize of her. Came
into the Capes on Saturday morning; saw
nething of any ofthe English ships with
in the Capes. On Friday about is leagues
from the Capes saw 9 large ships standing
TO the southwark and eastward supposed
Them chips Of war.
Capt. B. reports that captain Wing, Of
Charleston, who arrived at Guadalupe
from Barbados, reported tina. a packet
had arrived there from England, brought
al account that war had been declared by
England agains, the United States, and al.
SO az English brig brought into Guada.
loupe. direct from England ia II days,
gave the same acconnr by her papers"
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alerannria DajIp aDharttsfr.

MARRIED last evening, by the Rev. Mr.
Mir, Captain BAIL II. DAVIDSON, to MISS
ELIZA Hunter, daughter of Mr.. John Hun
ter, all Of this town.
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Five Dollars Reward.

nTRAYED from the Commons of Alex
- ,dria, on Monday the 9th inst. BAY
HO4.SE, fourteen and half hands high, with
short switched black tail and main, cropt
short in the foretop, brazed face, about five
years old The above reward will be given
TO whoever brings him home to the subscrl-
Der.
O. F. Magrath.
Jsly 10. cost
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..n, from ST. Pssctsburgb, which vas At.
,sndea with much trouble. We DOW have
GOOD authority 20 announce, that his excel.
Srnev. The Russian ambassador is anthorax. i
ed by his court TO grant passports 20 a..
British subjects who may be deslrous Of
entering The Russian territories, provided
/ .oeh persons be properly recommended TO
his excellency by his malessy's govern.
ment.
The war in Poland having nearly ex.
! hars,ed The stock Of provisions We under.
s,and that govern me Ms is about to send up
~. Baltic, for The use Of our allies, large.
ooaotity Ct Irish bacon, and other articles
If domestic consumption.
49, Rank stock, 2s1 4--3 per cent. cons.
ga s-8-onniams IL.
s GoTTENBuRGH, Hay s..
Yesterday Swedish vessel arrived from
colhrrc. after having carried thilher car
20 Of h-rriags.s The eapsain has brought
= !r,;er for his cwners, whereinitis msn-
toned Tia, Cslberg is bravely defended a.
gains, the French, whc have not yet been
able is take single ou,wsrk, no,wishssand.
ING al he sacrifices they have already
made, especially 10 possessing themselves
Of a fort, that commands the mouth Of the
harbor. The inhabitants have not The
least fear that the place will be taken, but
on the contrary thlnk Of acting offensive
I1au II.
This.day tie king sets cut from Malmo
, for Ys,ad accompanied BY The cid gen.
roll, where they are gsing directly TO
embark for Suaisund. l1is majesty in.
tends 10 take the command Of his army,
which, will in shu.r time be joined, &C.
cordiss 10 the bes, information. by 10 600
PIcssisn aud 10000 British troops, who
are daily expected TO arrive 10 the Bal.
TIC.
The qaeen, the duchess of Brunswick,
aud the royal children, are co SET out at
Inc same tire for this place. and pre-.
partitions ara making here for their reeep-
lion.
FRANKFORT, Mcy 6.
The divisions of gen. Moilisor s boudet
which have arrived IN The vicinity of Augs
: bars, received orders, The latter end ofshe
month Of April, TO march without delay
for Lsipsic and Halle.
. According 20 accounts from Buca, his
majesty the emperor has decreed. that all
The subjscts of the house of Austria, as
well as the Hangariana, from II TO 40
yeats of age, shall belong to the army
w:hoss exception of rank. They are to
BE- provided With arms aud uniforms and
.sugas their exercise; aud 10 this manner
national guard is to be formed, which is
10 be called out in case o. necessity.
The states of Hungry have agreed TO
support his msjes,y w'5h ali their power.
A rrgasar guard of 5000 men is TO be
formed aai supported az The public cx
psnss. and IN time OF war ihey are toserve
10 commoa wi.h oihsrreginenis.
ca :zz---
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DEPARTED this life last evening, Mrs. Inn
Ferguson, mother to Tholnaa Preston. Her
friends and acquaintance are invited TO attend
her funeral this afternoon at O'Clock, from
his dwelling house In Duke Street.
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TO cant. JoHs BoNsAL, and the RIFLE CoRrs
ofthe to7vn Of .4ie1anarla.

To cat. JoHH BoNsAL, and the RIFLE CoRPs
ofthe to7vn IF .fieTanar1a.
TIE offer of your service, IN support OF
the rights of your country, merits and meets
the highest praise and whenever the mo-
ment arrives in which these rights must ap-
peal to the public arm for support the spirit
from which your offer flows, that which anil
mates our nation, viii be their sufficient safe
guard c.,c,
TO the Legislature will be rendered a faithful
account of the events which have SO justly
excited the sensibilities ofour country, OF the
measures taken to obtain reparatlon, and OF
their result-And to their wisdom will be-
long, the course TO be ultimately pursued.
In the mean time it is our duty to pursue
that prescribed by the existing laws; towards
which, should your services be requisite, this
offer of them will be remembered.
Il tender, for your country, the thanks you
so Justly deserve. so>r
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
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8 DUANE sersus CHEETHAM.
The Aurora maintains, aud will costi.
nue. TO do so. tia: he must be either toof
or an enemy.so his country, thar proposes
napies for Notifications.
(Aurora, July 81
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An elegy upon lady who had been
twice married, aud had left thirteen chill.
areu, IN an Irish paper, bsg'ns ,hus--
/" Adi.u, sweet 4Naid."-Lon. pap
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TURKEY, C1roan The same. J

We are marveiously prejudiced 10 de.
spising the Turks as we do. We speak
Of then as the quintessence Of folly aud
ignorance. Their prejudices are great.
their politics false, and their aversion to
Improvements almost uncouquerable /; but
the people canno. be so ignoTact, who cast
cannon, and build SO gun ships; nor so
foolish, who supper, themselves as an EN-,
pire notwithstanding all the superiorknow.
ledge of christian Europe. hey do no.
read priated books, bu, they have abun.
dance Of manuscripts; they do not study
French or Latin, but persic and Arabic
are their polite languages. Will you be.
lieye their divan is ignorant Of the affairs
and the Interests Of Europe? Their exist.
enee, If they were such as commonly re.
presented, would be sanding miracle.
T Has not la'e eeenfs strengthened this obi
ni0n Of cur learned c0untryman,]
VULGAR ERRORS, (from the same.)
More than a century has elapsed since.
sir Thomas Browne published his works
on uulear errors. The world proudly
thinks there is little occasion for any new
work Oh the subject; believe that very
opinion is one of its vulgar errors, aud that
it is great desideratum at this day.
[Woula nat the common opinion treodzent
at this time in the United States. that the
SpaniaYds are paAroons, and thar 8 or 10
regiments zuouM conquer. and retain Mesi,
co, have place nthis wished jor vvorA.1
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empire. think colosel Dupies,cr was
mentioned as the friend OF colonel Burr,
and as am informed, came to St. Louis,
as his agent, and brought with him com.
EMISSIONS aud psoclamations. Mr.. McRae.
Did you see him 1t ST Louis A did. "A
colonel's commission it was said was Of.
fered TO colonel Chotau, who attempted to
throw il into the fire. Mr.. Hay. From
whom did the proclamasioDs ADD commits
sions come? A They were said to be from
colonel Burr. Mr.. Hay. Who was TO-
have commanded the horse? Mr., Dela.
90, who had been an officer Of the horse
10 the French service, and il was said, was
offered distinguished commend 10 colo.
uel Burr's army A colonel Dupiester, II
was said, brought Oh letters, one to Fro
venchere and another TO Timothy Kibay,
The common friend Of colonel Burr aod
general Wilkinson. Chief fustice. Did
you see these letters! A We had q little
democratic club intended 10 connseracs
those gentlemen. A Mr.. Wherry TO whom
Provenchere showed the letter, .oek copy
Of il, aud brought it dowu 10 Us. Mr..
Wirs. What was 10 the letter ? A. some-
thing to this purpor,: /" He wasready !;
hoped they were ready /; and, that .as ex-
petition would begin 20 move about the
18Th OF Nov"
lMyor Bru6''s evidence to be continued
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lSpeech to be c0ntinued.]
MINUTES.
MosDAI, November %.


Mr.. Elliot, from the committee appointed
to enquire what alterations were necessary to
be made in the act for appointing an addition
al Judge, sc. in the mississippi territory, re-
ported a bill for extending jurisdiction IL GER
tain cases to the territorial courts, and for
other purposes which was read twice and
referred to a committee Of the whole house
tomorrow.
Mr.. Marion presented the petition of James
Wilson, which was referred to the committee
Of commerce and manufactures.
Mr.. Jcr. Morrosv said that by the several
acts for placing On the pension list persons
who we're wounded in the service Of the u S.
40 provision was made for persons wounded
on the froatiers OF the q. S. or elsewhere
since the revolutionary war, many persons in
that situation were undoubtedly entitled to
relief. He therefore offered the following re-
solution, which was agreed to.
Rescued, That the committee appointed
on the 5th inst. to enquire what compensation
should be allowed :or issuing commissions,
giving authority to take testimony or eSami-
nations .elatiye to claims or applications un-
der the act to provide for persons who were
disabled by known wounds received in the
revolutionary war, be instructed TO enquire
whether provision ought not to be made by
law for placing on the pension list OF the u
S. persons who haze received wounds in The
service of the y s. subsequent to the rcvo-
lutionary war, and who were called into ser
vice under any of the several acts of congress
providing for the protection of the frontiers,
such persons having served in the militia
in volunteer corps, or in a regular torce' OF
under special engagement, and that the!
report by bill or Otherwise.
Nh. CHANDLER presented the petitlon ol
sundry inhabitants of Kennebeok, inthc dis
trict Of Milne, praying for the establishment
Of port Of delivery, which was referred 70
the committee of commerce and Manu'dS-
lures.
An engrossed bill for allowing add!tioH"
compensation to the secretaries OF the MISSES
sipp, Indiana Louisiana and Michigan terri
tories, was read the third time and passed.
The engrossed bill for the erection o.
bridge over the river Potomac, was ABOUT -
be read for the third time, when =.
Fir. .Nsisou moved that it be recommlt'ea"
a select committee for the purpose oil a'iieno'
ment. ,;.b
On this motion debate ensucd, IN w'l!'A
the motion was supported by Messfs. N'''lp
Sloan, Smile, Key, Crogiiinshleid' Ds' '..
Bacon Sc TalImai,,c, aad opposed .? Sie'''''
Lewis and GARDENER. ,.
: The reasons given in favor OF the re-. =.
mitment, we're that the corpor&tion YVES ili''u'
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Our power to look back upoa ,sesn. ~,
mlneinio them, had precludea ali a,,,
ration. We had received blow, 49,, !,
was ousof the question to eptr. in, - :
meris o! the dispute which had ,ro,...e nc
III. To Great Britain the door Of H. 49,
sion YVES shut, was barred, aud she NM.
knock with the Ugh, tap Of solicitation hs
fore il could be opened to her. Bull, W..
gentlemen calculate upon throwing The d,s
fculties into which the couotry was hru, ~.
upon those whc had opposed the mss.r-a,
Of imbecili,y and irritation which led
them. He could 20. consent to take mr..
himself any par. OF the credi. which ~ ).
non-lmpsTta,ion law conferred upo, -.
supporters, howeyer anxious they n;.'t.
be 10 share it with him,
If the gentleman who had alluded >
something in Galatin 90 the ausacss nm,
Love- aud who had bsgaa very CARL
instruc. 10 the meaning Of terms which !,
seemed, they had been all their lives Oslo.
without understanding Ga sprciGaeu Of HI.
em embarrassment and modes,Y which NJ,
f. had NOT expec,ed) had read ii,.lr f.,
Their he would have found this passage
i" It was this transaction which on.
rise to the following motion made 10 n.
house OF representatives 10 February, 1909
viz. " Resolved TIA. the secretary Of n.
treasury has violated the Law passed The
Ash OF August, 1890, making aporopra.
t'ons OF cettain monies authorised to h.
borrowed by the same law. in the follow.
log particulars, 10 wit: LIST, by applying
certain portion of the principal borrowed,
10 the paymen. Of the interest falling due
sPon that principal, which was not auho,
ised by that or any other law, &c ALhs'
1t IS now demonstrated by the official state.
ments (from which the Statements Nos. II
add IL are abssracted) sha. thas resolution
wac strictly and literally true, it was az
that time nega,ived by large msiori,y."
Now gentlemen would pardon him for
90. feeling thar religious Difference for the
dlc'a of majority which some of them
when be saw iha, a resolu.
ticn, demonstrated b. official statements
to be strictly aud literally true, Nigh, nc.
be nega!iyed by large major.
ty.
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TO RENT.

FER fbTes Q, fve ys,rS
HAT valuable T1fN-fARD of tse late Mr.
L Jaeob Boekus aud now e supied CT the suhicri-
Der htuated on tire ai-srrset OF this s.y between
the Capit" and Bsi'" 81 the canal, it, convenience
are hyperion To aay oshsr ~ this place y i,ry- Cur
ry'ng Shop, Cellar a,., dying loft, i,acous Bark
Horie' two Bark Mills AID Houies, a Liam Hou,e
and every other rsqui;e for the ,an;ng of from 70
5000 hides year, exelnhve Of hihs: A,fo on the
fame tenement convenient DWELLING House.
Kitchen, Smoke Houfe, Stable and Garden, the rem
tar may be accommodated With about one hundred
cords ct escsllent red aud black oak Bark in tho
Bark Hou!e at a fair price.
Propofais Tor the above will be received by the fub
fcriber.
Bond with approved fecu,ty will be r, CURED, and
Polefion given of the w.nie, except Few of the
watts, ON the t'rit of September The reafon al.
lgned for offering the foregoing property for rent, il
the i'll ta,e Of health Of the Subcrbrr to paw tba, M,
'en'ion the buinsis requires. A1d1c.,S ELcAN.
april 3. Iawn
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PARIS, FEB. II.
BRAND sAwurDRIM.

The grand saphedrim has opened It's felien. His
exeelleney the m'hitsr ofthe interior has appointed
to preide in this religious alTemby, the Rabbi David
sinzhe'm o. Stralbufg rsfPeaabieer his age, hseha.
raster hislesrning x hi piety. The Rabbins Segre Ct
Coogna, both known by their valuable theological s.
literary predictions, have been named, the one as
fra afIeIor, LAB bet daJ the other as fee0nd aG,nor
(sss,ss,u.) M Ssgre is municipal councillor az Yer.
cell, Piedmont. COlogna, ez.ieg1ator in Italy, is
now member Of the electoral college Of that eoun.
Try.
On the 9Th of Feb. at N o'clock, the members Of
the sauhedrn naet with their chief and went in pro-
eeflon TO the grand Synagogue. They were attea.
ded By the members Of the ftG aGtniblJ. Here a
prsysr fuitabe TO the oocalion was dlributed wti-
zen in Hebrew and French Hebrew hyniu, COM
pofed by the Rabbi Segre, fra afeIIor. Then an ode
Ia HEBREW translated into Italian aud Latin by the