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LEWIS L CLARE's
MAP Of NORTH HMERICH,

From Lo-gi,pds % Ireu, 10 TIE Pacific Otean, and
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teasive Efq.e:sal N0'cs d,vehSiors fee
Ieefcqb, me5ce5t fb,se tecften iTcles,
Embracing ali their iaye discoveries, and that
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nov exiant, as well pulhsacd as IN manuscripts,
from, rne collective ,rtu,ma ION Of the best nto,u
ca trayc ers ,hro Ugh the various portions of thss
region, and Corrected by a series Of several hun
drsA ctl..:ia observations, ma5s b. Captain
Lewis duTn. las axe tSnr.
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THE ten Legatees IN
tirl.d.,o l. Nd, ugder the Key Ar AvRrs
WILL des ed 70 mcer the Is, Oaeber .,
tire G-een ePFi - 10 empower some person %
aNP 70 tne ur-s of Ohio and Ken lucky, 20
ave the 4 is aiyiu b tween then
Robert Morris.
Louisa Nuaust IS IS17. Sw
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03

Public Sale Of Lots.

~
The subscriber will, on Thurslay the 18th
day of November next, expose to sale, on
the premises, near the new turnpike gate,
SEVERAL LOTS, being part of Pear
sons Tract.
! HE land is fertile, and full OF young
i growthof hickory, eak, SC. There is
some springs of excellent water on the lots,
with handsome and conr snient sciars for build
ing. Meadow may be made on each lot -
They contain from eight to fourteen acres, ac-
cording to the survey and plat, which5is to be
seen in MI. Snowden's printing Office. The
lots will be sold on credit Of sixty, ninety,
and one hundred and twenty days, the purchas-
ser giving bond, with approved security, forthe
payment at the stated periods The title pa
pers will be shewn on the day of Sale, or and
time previous to that day, by
Charles Little,
Ex'or of i. West.
October 81. dts
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
C. &c r. Waite.

~ One of the above firm will personally
attend the drawing daily, to take down the
numbers correctly, as viii also ono Of thsir
cierks.
The next New York Lottery will not con-
mence drawing till April .next---sickets OF
which lottery may be had at sWaitc's offices,
No. "a and No. So, Maiden Lane New-Fork.
: - Distant adventures, accompanying
their orders with bank notes Of any destrip-
ton to either of WaItss Offices, in Newly rk
or Baltimore, may have Tickets and Shares
forwarded 70 any amount with the utmost
punctuality, and the earliest advice sent them
OF their success. All prizes sold by 6. and
R. Waite, will be paid by them,
TIT Tickets in the above lottery are to Be
had at ]. MARcH's bookstore, George Town,
where the prize list will be regularly received.
October 49, 3taw9m
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
GREAT BARGAINS.

INTENDING to remove to the state Of
a Tennessee as soon as possible, wish to
dispose Of the following valuable and increas-
ing property upon lew terms which property
/ inherited from my ancestors, who have had
legal title to the same fer upwards Of one
hundred years.
One tract well known by the name
ef ABIxepox, being On ths Potomac river
between Alexandria and George Town, and
nearly opposite the cityof Washington beau
tifully situated, containing asont -Four Hun
dred acres, now leased to the MIR. Wisss TOR
three hundred and sixty dollars per annussa
with other stipulatiens contained III the said
lease.
One other tract contiguous to the
FIRST, leased to William, Fraser fer forty dol
lars per annum, containing aboat sixt a
cres.
One other tract containing ten acres
of bottom land, adjoining tbs FearMile saii
tract.
One other tract contiguous to the
Abingdon estate. and within two and a half
miles Of George Town, consaia;ng Z IS acres.
Tie greatest part of this land is hsasily sG-
ysred with red and white Oak.
II @,
Three thousand acres on sae Scioio
River, in the state of Ohio.
This tract descended to me from aay aness
George d. Alexander, being ono ,saoissy Of
she land be was entitled to for bisnilitary SCR
vices during the revolutionary wal. All the,
title papers with the wills hinder which ara
entitled to the above property, are ia the
hands of BALpxIs DADE, Ed. to whom APP.
piicstien will please to be naleSfor terms &c.
he being legally authorisedto contract and
dispose oe all the shove yalnafae property, for
Which socssand satisfactory sit.ss vii be Civ
sn.
WAter S. Alexsrder.
Aagnst IS. go
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BE SOLD r. En-. -.

No e q SOLD, IN four di.tiae, i,
4 gether, four acres Of LAND NJ g
l.' rom oe and quarter acre 10 r..
sarIl, most eligihly situated without ~ -
tory 81 Columbia, extending is : ~, - ~.
.Fo ON siooSn-street 70 Great EIun,isgs.r.,. J
intersectirg Jefferson, Franklin, and =.
street, and bounding east and ives, N - .
Cite and P ayne-streets. "a Eli
a plan OF the ground and further pa,..v,.
May DC obtained BY application to is'
. James Patton.
). :. .. 80 81. taw,f
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
HORWELL'S !

Celebrated Patent Sal1endsys
OR Ease, Elegance, Strength, &c. ffarscy--
eceas any in use. To Be had Wholesale
and regeil at the MASuFA slaRY, lower end
OF Prince Street Alexandria. Z
~. q. The Subscriber has a complete as
sortment we'll adapted for the Winter Season,
and can supply Wholesale purchasers on adj
yantageous terms
Richard HorzYeH.
Sept IS deras
3 D1REcTIoss.
The buttons on the back parts OF the waist
band ought to be placed the same distance
from each other, as thetw center BIZ tons On
the Saspcnders, to prevent impfoper strsin-
ing and thereby de stro ying the ease designed
in the construction Of the article,
Richard Hcrwcil.
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Patton and Blu EhcrS,

Cahfain Eroodhoilse, ana the Mary, Ce1tai,s:
Rab6igf, from Iipsrflaph, q gsgssrss ass 81
l l'R 1 q NJ NJ q II G 4 Il \
AMONG wnIsH 4 r b. s
Waggon boxes blistered, Crowley g east
steel sheet iron shoyeIs and spades; pa
tent shot siloyeIs and tongs; green wire
tenders; Coal hods brass battery kettles ];
patent and copper tea kettles and s'cwpaIis ];
ditto iapanned and brass lamps japanned
plate WARMERS; chatting dishes britannia
coffee ana tea pots penkrivcs and rafors Ia
Bic and desert knises and forks, plated and
brass wares, of various descriptions coffee
mi LIS; s files locks bolts So screws curriers'
knives Acshers;; workers 7; graining boards.
and steels saddle trees gig and carriage
harness gig furniture
sTuRy HAVE ALSO on HAND,
a large assortment Of bar iron, seal and up
Per leather and Spanish hides
AMP DAILY xxBzcr
An assortment Of Brafs AndiroDs,
and Looking Glales.
10th mo. ~, div iawsw
For Sale 5y.the Subscribers,
Lisbon carpcting for summer, Of difIsrsst
qualities,
BpceIlos and carsaxsIlo Wines il quarsss
casks,
Window Glass ofdifcrent sizsa,
Mould Candles of superior ausIsty u
.aaall boxes,
Soft-sheIed Almonds in bags
A quantity Of patent Iron Hollow ware.
II. q. IIoDe & Co.
Ssane =. eo
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
t. A Great Bargain. I

THE subscriber offers for sale the House
be lately purchased Of the Bank. 1t Will be
seid much below its real value, and q credit
given that shall suit the purchaser.
sfff no, sold shortly it will be rented,
"a. Holbrook.
October 9. co
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
This is to give notice,


MAT the subscribers of Alexandria eoun-
Il ty, in the district Of Columbia, haye,ob-
tanned, from the orphans court of said coun-
sty, letters testamentory on the estate of Su.
sauna Hamilton, late of the county aforesaid,
deceased !: All persons having claims against
the said deceased, are hereby warned to cxhi-
bit them, with the vouchers thereof to tho
subscribers, on or before the seth day of A.
'pril next, or they may by law be excluded
from all ;beneht to said estate and those IN
sdebted thereto are requested to make isnnaedk-
ate payHlsnt.--Gi under our hands this
soth daysof October, 1907.
Andrew JAMESON,
Richd. Weightnaa.l, = !.
October 30 eoow.
up az ~ 90
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03

~ 81 S. rs .sI- s
If,{euh M and y73Ie.
81. ], SIS !. 3 a. y 81
ef'sfs AaNs - 'z 49, : 81
., {. s S s s go 3 6 ], 5
S. s - s I sSSas s 5, J. S
An a1OTtfnent or Nv lNE Ill LII
ouoss GsoerRlks, Is
81. IS. 49, - -. $.
8 - 8 ~ 8 - s.' -
S , s's7 -.
$500 ssss WINES
s 1850" - 80
9! Mia'as
S Sh So = as
Z o1slSA
Old ST. Estsphe MeSloc larst n easss ss.
enc dozen
"A fen dozen &ne old frontlnac
Ditto do. best vine bittefs
jamaica and West-lnSAa rum
New-fsn gland dc. -
Cogniac, Bourdeaux and Naples h,sady
HOLLAND and country gin
SchieaaIn ginin cases
Irish whisxey, very old
79 barrcls Pennsy lvaRsa re TAssE$y
Cider in barrels
W. Kite wine and Cid vinegar
Fl0rsaes oil in TASKS
q hogsheass Hayanns honey
DO, choice retailing melssses
Gurpowder
Imperial
Hvson IF. AS
Young Hyyon - $500 a,oEx,
Hyson-Skin and SO = Sd
Souchong
Aspseevaslo sugars, different qualities
S ps,,valss Is hife do
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
] NO W IA NDIN&s

81 fosstll sybaryf fro'': On board slcs sleff0
p5einstts, rom 81 .lago e ess5a, ard sr
saze 5y TIE saJssri 6e,;a
62 hhds Molasse;
65sbarrels green CoHce
a26 boxes Segars, Superior qua
s. y1LSO on HydND,
IS barrels Coffee
roo lbs Bees Wax rs
270 Spanish Hides g
TO ,ooo bushels Salt.
Wadsworth and Batlss.
Sent. q. div eetf'
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
/, MARY'Sa COLLEGE. Is
GRIND ID TIE Z,
81 r sI xSIN " " ~.

DALI
n wTHORISEDb BY the general assembly
IA Of the state Of Maryland, the scheme Of
which is the most brilliant ever offered 70 the
citizens Of the u S. containing BESIDES large
npInberof other good prizes,
prize Of 10000 dollsss.
Il d. Of 5000 ~
do. Of 10000
3 do. Of 5000
3 do. of 500
do. of 1000
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03

Not two blanks to prize, and the lowest
:pri1c is twelve dollars. The scheme contains
ealy 2r.5oo tickets 10000 of which are ae-
tually sold to company Of gentlemen, in n.
York, to whom the Managers have obligated
themselves to commence the drawing in the
city of Baltimore, On 1HURsDA1e The slst
day ofDxcgxszR nert, and to draw 500 tick
cts per day.
Tickets and Shares are now selling in va
sicty Of numbers and very rapidly, at 1IN
DoI14Rs end Hair each, for short time
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
[AMES BACON,.

AMES BACON,
s4fAs Glaexny SToRx, on KTng-stseef, has in
adxisisn 70 his former sfsek, added
A freh Supply Of Genuine Aruclesia
the Grocery Line;
Which makes his assortment complete.
ne xsw o6ersJor sxie, ~ bis xsuaI tow terms
Mufccvado Sugars, ofvarious qua
lilies, h
loaf and Lunp ditto.
Imperial, TEA4,
Hyssn, parsieularly selecs-
s :!::;.s s'''' :. .''''' :
Best green Coffee,
Chocolate, eta sarsries aasas
Madeira,
Rusellss,
Sherry,
Lisbon, W F e =.
TcneriEe,
Malaga, and
Genuine old Port
@sgnac md Bour6eaux Bmadg.
Old Jarnaica Spirit, For family uss,
Antigsa, St. Cresx, st. Vnespss, and Nsu.s.
England Ram, y
Holland Gin,
Irish and country whisky,
Molsssea,s Wine, and Cider v nae sar
Steaghton's Bittszs,
Mace, nutnegs, cloves, sassia, pimeato,
Cayenns and black pepper, race and grolae
ginger, basket salt for table use, pearl barley,
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
C. 81 r.. WAITE'S

l7Tsifalq Fortunate Ls74.ER OFFICE, corner OF
BfzaxE9 end cxaRLxs-SYxEE9s
BALTIMORE.
The grandeur ofthe scheme of the above
Lottery, together with an assurance from the
Managers that it Will positively commence
drawing on the slst day Of December next,
have been sufficient ;nducenent for the sub
scribers to come to the city of Baltimore for
the express purpose of facilitating the sale
Of the tickets.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-03
q he SUBscRIBEgs

Berg aestrous Of bringing TIE a6ajrs o. ~.
s. FIRM y HO MPSON and VEIT1CH # ;. ~
.fnal close, ofRER FOR SALE n. s,r e a
usy '''''''
Red PROPERTY w.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-22

copy. But I will state this proposition
10 the attorney. IL he does not find this
letter BY Monday, will he consent to a
subpoena duces ,ecum
Mr.: Hay Ihaye 10 objec.ion.
Chief Justice. suppose az order may
be made to issue subpoena duces tecun,
q ddressed to the attorney general for the
United States. in case this letter is not
found. Mr.. Hay. / have no objec-
ton.
a desnltory conversation ensusd be-
tween Mr:Hay and Bolts, on the arraign-
ment of II. Blannerhasset. Mr.. Hay was
averse to insrrrrupting the jury after j.
h ad been once empannelled for the tfial1ot
Mr.bulr he was therefore anxious to
have Elapnerhasset Immediately arraigaed
and if possible TO have some day faxed
for his trial.
Mr.. Bolts did 20: think i. possible for
the court TO FIX on particular time fer
his trial, or for the attorney to furpisa any
means for calculating it.
Mr.. Blann erhasset was nnt prepared for
his trial bus he was yhcn preparing a
brieffor The information Of his counsel /;
which might enable them 10 give a de
<apiiive answer on this subject
Mr.. Hay was willing TO grant them any
accommodation they might require. At all
events the court would only have OCCASION
TO meet one hour sooner on some day,
for the arrangement of tn affair.
Mr.. Bots promised that he would no.
.;!y the attorney some day ia the next
week forthis purpose.
The court adjourned then till Monday
- O'Clock.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-22
NORFOLK. August S.

Arrived snip Inland Mary, Frss,, !,
days from Lonaou.. The brig In. nN
Dalton, Of aud for Norfolk, md salo sh .p
perdsss. Deare far New YORK, .s,a Y
CO. Lsf' there ship thomas. Bsu,b :
and for Nosfola il tentdays ;-pis's
Moore Of and for do. July Is; CAN.
Jones, OF do. for City poin. 15ss Tuly :
lodia Packet, Ringo, Of Portsmouth, 4
Hampshire, FOR Norfolk, uncertain 3
niasa, Murphy, Of and FOR Baltimore, ls a
Fair American. Davis, of snc tor do. "a
July; Lexington, Frost Of asd, for 4.
uncertain; Indian Chief, Lilly, Ct N. Y
destination moi known Minerva - :,
and form X; Eleanor, Lord, GIN -.
aud Tor n. Orleans in IS DAYS; C,o,n,
Dade, oftsnd for Alexanaria, sncst,;a
Isabella, Green of CharIesiop, JUS, au,,d
:rom Mon,esideo Pigou, Coles, Of Pr
ladeIrhia, from do. destina,ioa ROT known :.
New Galea Of and fer Bos,Sn aoA lSly
Sachsm, Johnson. OF aud FOR alexandra
in 10 days Hugh Johnson, = of b.,
ton, destination not known; Noun ",
non, Cogshel!, of New Bedford for B,N.
more, two days brig Androscogsia, Coz.
ran, Of Norfs!k, des,.pa,ioa 10, kaoyu ).
spoke June IS, 10 la,- 40, SO, long. q "a
brig Happy Couple, from Bslsimers boped
10 Bordeaux, 20 days cut. August 8. Ia
81, IS, lcpg~ ~ brig Orion. from Ne,
Orleans bound 10 BOSTON, 20 days ou.
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algranorla DAILY apbssaset.
L0MMUN!CATNN.
SATURDAY, AUousr q.

Mr.. SNCWDEN,
IL RAY no.be unacceptable to III;
readers OF your usrtu! paper 70 b. furnish.
cd With 9 shore account of Camp Mesiog
lately held in Fairfax, abou. nice nils.
from A!exandria, and which has esciled 50
much interest.
The Camp Meeting was belo on the
land Of Mr.. John Chi!ds,s.hs ground vas
welt sg:ied fer The. occasion, aad had been
previously prepared BY clearing IF theuo
Ger growth which answered very weNN
forming a Brush fence abound ,Ae grcuud
On the inside OF which .:oodthe tents fcra
ing two circles nearly arouad the iaclcsas'
Seats had likewise been prepared, which
were sufficient, it was supposed, 'oacc'n'
moda.e sig thousand people. The saaS
for The preachers was erecsed on The Iopa
and east "a of The camp ground, iron
which, 10 the west. The .grouna pfessa'a
beautiful rising, which was q convenient
both to preachers and hearers. ,Jhs'rSt
Left within the last row Of rents was ag:
enough rohsye contained from ten tQtHsyt
sho':sand persons with convenience. W
the back OF the. preachers stand q poflo'"
ground, which was marked Of tor 'heto
lored people, that there rpfsht be 20 H'
ture of whiie and Black.
On Thursday, Augas; 6. al o'cl''t'
the afternoon, the. meeting began. A'l%
pressiye scrmcn eYss preached 90 linen
they that feared the .Loz! spake Often o.
TO aao,her,.&c." At a moderate cafu''
ton fifteen hundred souls were pre'ep'
on Friday perhaps Two thousand, oa.o'D'
stsen, four TO FIVE. thousand.
The geuerp calculations as to nu',O'"
on the SAbb,.n was from eight TO tea ''oy
sand. o. Monday, as was to besspss !
ed. the congregation, had decreased 'o ~.
bout xi1at it was on Friday. Il "s' W.
posed, as above stated, that the ssa''s's;f
t,.ncieot 70 accommodate six thopsa0u;
that calculation was accurate, when 'S .a.,
probable on the Sabbath there '"I ~
have been ten Thousand, or upwsfo''
after all the seats were filled, supr
there must have been more than lou, :.
saod standing. Asto Wagons s' %. s,o
aees, of d;fferen. descriptions, 'he' IN.
Der could NOT be well ascsrialoeo' al
number Of tents were from huodSeu'
,Etsy to an hundred and seventy ..,ea,,
The order preserved at the Me- III.
aImos. upexampled, and was o~'Os ,e.ep'
ferent causSs s: frat, TO a fnos' :, pre-
chief manager, whose duty J: ~, "a ,sn. a.
serve order; to attend 10 INC or
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-22

cannot scpe with geniss and wisaon
tory T has again attended the sun, - ~ w
him whom it's accustomed 10 obev y Of
mlsfortunss have befallen she Russ; sassl
my, sacrificed, like the Prussiaus. = s y a'
lslaadess, who pufchased The blood ! - 's's
sions IN all parts of the globe, 10 Il. l. =
for their interest, and for in,eres, a,o ass
/" The cTimina! hand Of the autb,, 6 !,
war has again in,crfered 10 sspa,., ne
princes, VINO were r=ady:to Approach .'
agree. Their pfepoudersnce ia .hsi, ,' 'la
pets has again involved their galIau, Az, s'a''
10 fresh dangers 's'
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-22

hcstr;aise Far treason. Mr.. NJ artin's rule
Is ) good rule, when it Aourishes 10 the
mind Of good man s il is "a good rule
for Uusopia and ARABIA happy: & look TO
the ,r,als Of Pea IA Ireland; Y hen men
who had fought ii thee.batsis of Wexford ;
when men al the yefy focus of public il.
lurnin alton were to sit On the trlatot Alex.
andsr Hamilton Rowan. Gould such men
have gone into the jsr, box as # they had
.aeserseen the books ON which.Eese charg-
sss Had been predicassd.; As it they had
-beenS dropt from another piannei! From
the blainsof Cullodsn and Wexford, from
London and Dublin let US come back TO
our own thresholds. lie who could Pc
ruse the public prints OF North America,
for the iass 10 months win adamantine
indifference; he who could read the depo.
silions of Eaton and Wilkinson without
some Interest, cannot be a.Eaau. I-sypeal
70 the beach whether there is that base tri.
.eid,tv OF character 10 the inhabitants OF
NORTH America Look atthis very panel;
have they taken DC Impressions Mr..
Writ embraced variety of other points,
which our limits do. nor permit Us TO detail,
and 10 strain Of eloquence which It ID
impossible for Us to transfuse.
10 be continued.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-08-22
BOSTON, Angus, IS.

BOSTON, august IS.
America and Br1taia.-We learn by a
gentlemap who arrived 10 the packet, that
Messrs. Monroe and Pinckncy still gave
encouragement, that treaty would be con-.
pleted Between Grea. Britain and this
country. The Leopard affair ofeourse was
not known there.
The 7sth bulletin, which We gave in the
las, Centlnel, was prefaced By The follow.
ing observations on the negotiations Of
Peace, which were supposed 10 be on ioo.
duriog the winter, viz.
The negotiations which were carried
on las. winser, led to propos is which
France could not, by soy means accept
Il was proposed 10 convene general COZ
gress of all the bslligcrent powers, the
turks alone excepted. Russia would
.bsreby have attained the end which she
nas in view, 10 the present war, witnoI.
striking blow; that power, IN ITS blind
a tao hmsnt to Englaod. would thereby as.
lnconsiderately as ever, have supplied that
empire with fresh means TO tvrsnn2e in
its interior, for even the conquest Of Eur.
key, which the cabinet Of Petersburg mus;
,hrn aave expected on the part Of France,
could not have prevented it After many
mou.hs spent in preliminary negotiation,
Il was atIeogth agreed tina, all tao powers
at arrsheuId send deputies to the con.
gress, which was to be held at Cspenha.
gen. This matter, which, BY the unfair
proceedings Of the enemies of France, had
been involved ID SO many difficulties, while
it might have been determined in three
.seeks time, had scarcely been settled,
when they desired France to declare he
fundamental principles on which the COD.
grees were 70 negotiate. The authors CT
The war had probably the intention 70 lay
snare for France, and borrow from her an
swers fresh speeious arguments for raising
new opicries against the ambition of France
with which they are accustomed to ire Eu
rope. They imagined DOT, that by their
captions demand they should afford France
fresh mat,ets of,triumrh; bu. the magma.
.,iu,i;y OF the mperor Napoleon. destroyed
ali! their hopes, by frankly declaring, thar
the basis of all, future negotiations, Gust
consist in an absolute equality Of al-the al.
lies OF both parties, and that the latter must
mutually agree TO sys,em of indemniGca.
ton.
6 This answer was delivered without
the least delay it was neither equiyocal
nor extravaganza, and forced the enen,ies
OF France to acknowledge that the opening
OF the congresswas no longer obsuuc,ed
by any impeachment, They had scarcely
declared this opinion, when the friends y
the war caused the Russian army to ri.
vance from their can,onments withoutcon.
siderlng, that by this very measccs they
solennniy acquitted France. in tbe eyes Of
ell. Europe, OF the blood of nations, which
was YET 70 be shed. The emperor Napo.
leon had again proved, durIg four months,
what the whole of his political and military
career SO evidently lshyws, tina, be readily
llsseas to every proposal Of peace and is
wiling to accept il, as far as the hoaor of
the nation will adclit which Providence has
entrusted TO hx care. Bot impossn, age