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cpinion, that ip the present state Of his
csmplaint, & ii would 90. be pradenls.o
risk The operation 81 couching.
alerannrta patlp ADVERTISER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 90.

SATURDAY., sNovrMBER 90.
a gentleman arrived al New York ia
the ship Young Factor and who wens on
shore al Deal on the 18th Of October,
states that all approximations Of war With
this country had subsidsd 10 England, and
tina, most Of the American vessels recently
sens into The Towns 10 consequence Of al
expectation Of ar had Been released and
|, were pursuiag their voyage.
a great GOODNESS AZ present sussisis be-.
tween the courts Of St. Petersbusgb and ST.
lanes. Several DEGREES have been issued
81 the court of Denmark one Of which de-
clares, /" free ships 10 be free goodsn apa
ss ensmy's ships enc ny's goods 4
in conformity to the treaty of Tilsit, all
trade and communication with England. has
been prohibited, by severe edict oflhe prus-,
sian court. -
Twenty sail Of neutral vessels are stated to
have been condemned and sold at Amsterdam,
for breach ofsthe decree prohibiting the In
tercourse with England, but none of them A
memcSls.
Extract OF letter from a respectable ,nercan-
Il tile house. at Nantes,of ed September, .o7 !,
to house in Phil
Unless you have a certainty OF your ves&
SCI not being taken and carried into England
We recommend you. not TO ship to- Eraacs,
fos nc vessel viii be admitted that has been 10
England
It is With pleasure we announce to the pub
lie, thatthe MoNuMEsr to be erected TO- the
memory Of the officers of the Navy, who fell
during the different attacks made By cur.
squadron on the city Of Trpoli, in 1904, has
arrived at Boston, IN the U. States frigats
Constitutions, and that It will shortly be land
ed at the navy yardsat this place.
The expence Of this beautiful piece of
Sculpture, which, for grandeur of design. c.
legance of execution and size, far excels any
thing Of the kind ever seen on this side OF the
atlantic, has been betrayed out Of tie slender
means of the officers Of tie navy.
Weunderstand that the manager. Captain
David Porter, intends, in behalf OF his bro
Their officers, to present it to this city, only re-
serving to himself the privilege of choosing
the spot where it is to stand, and that Mr.. La
tro5e has generously offered his services In
putting it.up.
To convey some idea of ills Monument,
we suoIoin short though imperfect desdrp-
ton
Its base is l 6 feet square, and its height %
feet. 1t is composed Of the purest white
marble OF Carrara, with ornaments and in-
scriptoHs Of gilt bronze. The pedestal is
n.
sentative of the actions, trophies of war, SC.
SC. in bass relief, and supports rostral CO.
lumn, srrnounted BY the arms ofthe Uai,ed
States. Fame standing on one side of the pc
destal, with the palm and laurel, crowns an
urn, which bears this inscription
He Decoyae Euacto,alrsi in bell0 Viyorum Ci-
neres.
History, seated at the base, looking back,
recording these events. Mercury, the gcni-
us of Commerce, iamenting the death OF his
protectors female Indian representing A.
merica with two Children bearing tie Fasces
explaining to thers the events, and four large
bronze lamps representing the flame OF inn
mortality.
On the pedestal appears the following In
scriptions in letters of gilt bronze Erected 70
the memory of Captain Richard S0mers, Lieu
tenants James Caldwell, James Decatur, Hem
ny Wadsworth, Joseilh Israel, and naidshii1man
John II. Dorsey, uho fell IN the different attacks
thar syere made on The city Of 7riaoli, in the
gear Of orr Lord, 1904, and in tie. year
XVIII Of the Lldehendence Of The United
STATES.
a flame of glory inspired them,
And fame has 1rown'd their deeds.
History records the eyents--the Children
& of Columbia admire, and Commerce laments
their fall.
" rs a small sri6ute Of reshect 10 their memory,
and admiration Of their Dalor, so no''shy % imi-S
tation, their Brother Officers haze erected this
monument.
The monument has been imported in 5