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MARTInsBuRc. July %.

me iollowing article Is republished from ths last
|" Washington Federalist," for the pnrpose of
saying that ii Is mistake. We have NOT Con-
yersed with Maj Stephenson since this article
came TO hand, but several ofhis friends hayelas-
sured VI, that be has not yet consented to efier
% acandidate for Congress g. md whether be
i viii oenot, is uncertam. We concur IN the o.
pinion oEour friend, the Editor 81 the = wash.
ingtnn Federalist.s that there i nou majority
offederaiists in this Congressional districf, and
have awelL founded hopes that we shall be allie 70
send Federal representative 70 Congress after
the Al Of March next. although the particular
person . not fixed upon-We have Just now
been informed, that the democrats have COM
! menced their elsctioneering eanpaign, and we
think that of friends should slso Be on the alert
for, although great change has evidently taken
place m the minds Of many democrats in this
district, yetit yiIi esquire some excrtion 10 de-
feat the schsz6es Of our political adsersaries.
II 8 We are extremely pleased 10 hear,
that Maj. James Stephenson, Is totsbe a
candidate for the, congressional district
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fH Be continued.]
Carlisle July8 3.

Carlisle JulyS.
A very, laughable circumstance hap.
pened in this place, on the morning OF
the Ain day Of July. A number Of de-
moerats had assembled in the centre
square to ere . cannon, and usher in the
day ID q suitable manner. "A certain
person.. who shall here be nameless,
was invited TO perform the Office of gun.
ner . sly vag) with the match waving
in his hand, din the act Of applying
it to the touch hole, the rejoicing demo.
Gratis vociferated with shouts that made
the welkin ring, hltzza for Simon Say.
DER! but Id :! the cannon remained
profoundly silent, tie match having been
directed to one side Of the touch hole
this was several times repeated to the
admiration Of the by standers-Wheu he
exclaimed IL win not 20 Of for Simon i!
and again waving the match round his
head, he Grid huzza for James ROss!!
and giving il the proper direction off it
went to the no small amazement Of all.
WASHINGTON CITY, July "a.
The Schooner Hope, Capt. Wood
ward was co. sail yesterday from Ale,
andria, to carry more messages to Francs,
and by the way IF France, to Enslan&
Capt. Haley. is the bearer of the dispatch
es for Paris, and Mr.. Atwater of those
for London. 81.
There is scarcely paper issued from
democratiek press, ofla,e, that does
not contain sehe sling at COMMERCE ;
yet there is NOT a man in the communi.
", of any description. who does not,
directly or indirectly, derive advantages
from CommsTee. We, only wish the
time to come when the whole people shall
believe these retailers Of Mr.. Jeferson's
ideas, as much in earnest as We do. Il
win make a greater revolution in public
sentiment than our country'has ever yet
experienced. A large portion Of demo-
crats believe this slang against commerce,
Is trick to answer temporary purposes
Of party. Buff they are not binder than
.beetles they win see both IN town and
country, on our wharves and in our mar
kets, in stores shut up and mechanick 3
chops silent. pretty serious dsmoastra-
ton that Mr. Jefferson IL carrying the
Ioke too far, for mere Joke. If they
should then End themselves 1t q loss to
know Why We are half ruined. and with
out auy prospect of turning back, let
them take up Mr.. Jsferson,s Notes on
Virginia, aad MI. Madison's famous
Rssolutions. he whole system now
in process, win appear perfectly plain and
intelligibls. RePertory.
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mourning the PSn3|t ~ 800
From The indirect war thus cothulen-1
eed upon the con'merce Of ! friendly
nation il distanf s &c, they were encou-
rsred by the pfosfect 81 gain, 70 ap.
roach nearer d DIR harbours, until
some Of them became completely block
aded BY the armed vessels Of foreign
bellieerens powers Our yessels were
finally arrested I'm psssipg from one OF
our ports TO another, and our clflzens
have been SEIZED. and some Of them
murdered within the jurisdiction OF our
own laws. Nor did they cease their ex-
periments upon our childish forbearance
without 4 trial oft, BY an attack upon
the rational Gag. ~ y X
Daring these gradual eucroachments
on the part Of the belligsrents, and con-
sequenily our gradual degradation, the
American feelings could not be confined
to an uniform silence. The 6re Of resent
msnt was kindled in the American breast
on various occasions; but H. was extin-
Euished by the cold liquid Of modsra.
ton and forbearance Of injdries, poured
out ia copious abundance from the foun-
tain head. As difficulties were made
TO increase upon Us, and 10 satisfy the
frequent demands of our citizens upon
the government, imPloring . resistance
of the repeated distress and insult, the
nation has been tanta6sed with the sham
proseetiouof gun.boats while the gov
eminent still continued their full rslianee
upon the main battery, erected upon the
temple ofreason, and disehargiug most
powerful words and arguments against
our unjust prosecutors. IL Il . 4
PRESENTATIONS we're issued against GER
tain armed vessels entering our waters,
after the general irdignation Of our ci.i-.
zens had burst out In every quarter Of
the union and even manifested the dis.
POSITION TO avense the injuries Of our
country, either with or without the sane.
,ion of government. But what was the
eiFsc, Of these proclamstions Was
there any thing i'm them which discover
ed spirit 70 resis, national insult Or
were theybu. another proof TO foreign
nations, tha. an appeal TO words Is our
only defence! Judging from subseqnens
Proceedlngs, 'nsy 80. ~. = - f,one
producing 4 rslinquishment sfshsir UNI
Jpst snctoacnmsIss, - 80. ~ e sse..r,,
tended, evenly ~ s;. - 80 rh.;-
msn1' % !ns -. q, -. I $3.50
csaes -. - -
3. ltsr.mitv. A M.
n, -. 80 II. ! ~ 49, soIid princi.
49, .r.s..i:.- ,,,>o. ker own ensrsi.s
Pc Is - -: ,;oo. 20 pur.n. ~
~, $3.50 - r,rha.;no in.t;ce is
oeiosly .,s $50 = 81. 1;sL.a nro.
Pr'ne,P'es Issu g.,,,r. IL. bfo,..,,,
. n = - -. ,,,,ca u.---For ,here
:"s HY..1 = 4. 80 =, o,,r enemie, :.
= no - y -. = 80 1900. whsn ,,e
wa .', - - - .s...i...r. af nron.,,v
t1me,y suoa': - ~: 49, = 49, e;,izsn. M.
~ W .ssess.s' '...;a sor.,. 1870.
S Ov y ...enlPs y u al ealenl.,el
~. = s.s ~. = ;r;..,ic- al m.
.Isoas - E.sss 1870. {. ,ho.s
49, - -. ,.b;ch INNS, -.
49, u y ' - 900 -, ,h-v will sub.
-. -. 49,. q: ~, s.eh Ave h.en
= - = ss ~. - ..;.-. 81 our own
.e 4. ". =. ). 1880. nolicv. I
sOSs.u1'. - :. - ,h,s declara..
SNSupSbtSS Ssss - - 49, - I,
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now represented by John Morrow
Major Stephenson who has heretof5te
been 1 Representative, i . federalist, a
man Of understanding, and = gentleman.
These is NO doubt thar the federalists
have alarge majority in that dis.rict, and
il win only be for the want of exertion,
and : concert Of action, if they do not
succeed" -. j.. -. 3
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The following fnErcH PnoJEcr j. extracted
from the Baltimore sWhg-the same paper
which dared 70 connect, BY a proAigate CON-
Parison, the name Of the GREAT WAsHfNe-
TOE with Mr. Jefferson's Lieutenant Colonel Vi
Rifemen-Eetthe people Of the U. STATES 70
Aect on these things, before It is too late.
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The secretary Of war, 4is arrived in
New.York for the purpose Of inspse ting
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-09
From tie Ne7v- York Evetunr Past

French iniquity and. insolence.- The oa&
al French paper, the Moniteur, of the l.h
of November contains an article respecting
England, from which We extract the follow
ing.
Let US speak of the situation into which
England has brought Portugal The prince
regent OF Portugal loses his throne he loses
itlniuenecd by the intrigues of England he
loses it because he would not seize the Eng
glish merchandise which was at Lisbon
What then does England, that powerful natl.
ON She sees with Indifference what passes
IN Portugal. What will she do when Portp
gal be taken? Will she seize upon the Bra
I'll? No: ifthe English make that attempt
the Catholics will drive them out TheI
Of the house al Braganza will remain ncF
proof that the destruction of whomsoever at
taches herself to England is inevitable"
What will the Freuch hireIngs say, theF
who have SO long endeayored to excite nation
al animoslty here against the English, because
they took the naval and military stores from
the Danes, solely to prevent their tai
Ing into the hands of the French army then
in march to Copenhagen, for the purpose OF
employing them against the English. VIVA
will these French hirelings who have SO long
been stunning our ears with their clam9rs
gainst this act Of British attrocity as theyE0
cal. it, say, when they find It published toiH
world that Bonaparte is determined on tn
defaronement of the Queen and Prince regge'
OF Portugal, and the destruction of The king
com, /" because the Portuguese would no.
seize the English merchandise in Lisbon:
at his commanl-for his use3 What F'
the same base seryiie mercenary w:etches'lI
now, when they see the Hsnrper threa;enlrS
destruction to whomsoeycr attaches hinseli'
tbs English 7? After this, / fancy it Is -
from Mr.. Jefferson that we are 10 exoe;
treaty with Great Britain. After this @q
doubts will disappear from every mind III
$ propositions of an infamous nature Lo1
have been made by France to this csuF r !
It IS time indeed for US to awake, 4riss' y
be forever fallen
FIN expression of Mr.. Dewitt Cla''n'
not many days since.
-.-------------.--
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-09
CHARLESTON, Ian. IS.

Yesterday arrived the snip Charles Garter,
captain Dr.; sfale, in 48 days from London !.
and the snip Northern Liberties capt Watt,
in &c days from Greenock. By these arr
v.is we have received London papers TO the
10th, and Greenock papers to the 18th u!t. in
elusive
The articles of .nostimportanee~i the de-
selaration the emperor of Russia, which a.
though not declared to be So, is tant,n,o,n+
80 a declaration of war. The British rave.n-
ment have Therefore, laid an eInbarre On II,
the Russian vessels in their ports. and or,,c ;.
ed their cruisers to detain all such as faev
should fall in with. The Influence If pn,.,
naparte has added the only inarat;,oe n,t;a,,
otlmPortalsce TO the eAemies Of the Rt;t;sL
and has woven another laurel for the brow of
some OF hcr naval commanders. The p,s-
sian nava: officers have learnt the arr. Of war
IN the British navy, but. they viii .most nro-
badly soon nave in their power to evince
10 the world whether or not they have i'm
proved by the lessons which have been o;v.
en- them It's generally believed that Ssws>
deh VIII be compelled to jo;lrin the confeae-
racy.
he temporal authority of the Pope Is al
mostat an end. TIE French have taken
possession ofthe castle Of St. Aaye,a, me-
!safaloly to the erection of another kingdom
IN ieaiy,o which LUc1Es BosApARrE. IS
70 De the head, BY this title of king Of -
tium. - -
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-09
BAYONNE., .Mopember 10.

All the letters from Spain for France hav-
ng been stopped at Yrum, We receive no
more news from Madrid. We have in con-
sequence nothing to fix our opinion upon the
conspiracy, but the contradictory reports of
some travellers, who have informed us that
the duke l'Infantado, being at Vittcria when
the guard went to arrest him in his hotel In
Madrid fastened to returh to that capital,
where he delivered himself up to justice -
Don Amariilas, ex-viceroy of Pampeluna,
and Don -Artinga, governor of Bilboa, are a.
mong the persons arrested.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-09

o. states Of Hanover, as well as the country,
under whatever title, shall be sequcstratcd,l
and possession taken thereof in our name.
i. The woods and forests are comprised in
the properties mentioned in the preceding ar
ticle. An inspection Of the registering shall
Immediately set off inpost from Paris, in or
der to take cognizance of these objects, to
take an inventory Of the property, and to
send 10 Paris, as soonaas possible, al list Of the
leases of those parts which are to let:
III. The same operation shall take place
in EIanau, and another inspection OF the re-
gissering, who will be sent thither, shalliulili
the sane duties.
! ". AS soon as these inspectors or direct
ors shall be arrived at their destination, they
are to send to the minieter of Finances a
sketch of the inventory of the aforesaid pro-
perry and they Shall re main notwithstanding
at their said place of destination until pos
session be taken, they proceeding thereto
coniointly with our intendant.
Journal de Paris.
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FRENCH EMPIRE.
HANOVER 40, II

= = 1StSf @'VU- To q -
ne following IS the Imperial decree which
has been issued respecting Hanover, and the
principally Of Hanau:
Extract from the registers of the secretary of
states office.
Palace IF Sc. Cload, ztd nag. 1907.
We, Napoleon, emperor of the French
and king OF Italy, protector Of the confedera-
ton OF the Rhine, decree as follows:
Art 1. All territorial and aliodial property,
aal houses and possessions, and an general ali
Pssase property which belonged to the .,rince
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Gen. Sebastiana the rrereb -,
the Porte, las left con.,an,;naa,n,,,0. ss'sts
The Turkish government torn t p,e iort,G,
distracted in tEeir councils bv tbs isse'lots
Bonaparte andAlcxander, viii ,,a a.auencs
fall sacrifice to the insiduous f,jsd rla1'e
the one, and the overwhelming DOW
other. Q r'"'f oi4
The city of Berlin as well as the n,
are in state of the most complete p misa
The inhabitants are threatened with , rs:,
execution, for not paying the contr it,lla'l
which the French have imposed upon ' y
and which they are entirely unable 70 VIZ Stl
Bonaparte has demanded five millions II rs y
from the king of Prussia, and reouirsa lVs
eight of the strongest Prussian fsrs Wy
should be gar;isoned by French troooS ', Ss
the conclusion Of the war. MY
Buonaparte, it is said. is gone to =, !
the purpose Of meeting all the kings l'" w..
ces, of his own making, at Milan. he h f'a'
the king and queen of Naples, the o,les rTa !,
Etruria, the king Of Bavaria, &c. to be tba'
but 1t is not known for what purpose H.,
great personages are to assemble.
The prince of Asturias has Leen re.
by the king of Spain, through the interfrs,S
of Bonapartc, who has presented him y:
the Gordon of the legion of honor. Hist;@
ness, it is said, confessed bis guilt to his s.
al parents, and not only received their y
don, but has been placed at the head ot r.
Spanish army destined to invade Poyhq,I
If this account be true, the power 81 4.
Prince of Peace is completely oyertuIos1
Buonaparte has employed him as long >, !,
thought necessary, and will ROW, pyobIr
sacrifice him, as the surest way OF obt.Ii,M,
popularity with the people of Spain. TheT,
belation of the prince was received with q.
utmost joy by the people, WHO drew his 81.
riagc through the streets amidst the Orl.,
acclamations.
Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, in II.
Swiftsure OFF, guns sailed from PIymoD's
on the 9th ult. for iialifax.
Price OF Stocks at London, Dec. 9, Con.
soils, 6s. Clnninn, 5-4 premium.
On the sa5th ultimo, in lat Al. 80, lcup
IA, Capt. Drysdaie spoke the British eoysi,
inent brig Redwing, one Of Sir sgd. Smith;
squadron, who informed him that the Poru.
guese fieet, having On board the royal fanI;
OF Portugal, sailed from the Tagus, on The
22d OF November, bo1nd to the Drazils.-
ihe fleet consisted Of sail of the line, four
irigates and two briggs, accompanied with 4
sail of British line OF battle ships. The emil
grafton of tie Portuguese royal family
South America will he attended with prodigy
Gus advantages to the British. It will open
the most extensive mart for their manutat.
lures, and will pave the way for the fall ot;h
Spanish powerin South America.
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these vessels, which. Immediately took pos.
session of her without meeting with much re-
sistance. These Engiisimen have been con-
veyed to the Jail ofthis town, with exception
of the officer who is free on parole. They have
been treatedsswith all the regard due to mis-
fortune.
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NETWORK, Feb. 2.

NETWORK, Feb. Q.
We are indebted to the pclitcncss OF our
friends who have furnished us with liberal
extracts from their letters, together With
intelligence received in conyersing with the
passengers by the Lorenzo.
The troops which de6led through Dor.
deaux & the adjacen: country, we're only
between 70 aud+sO GOO. their destination
was equally intended to act sga;nst portu
gal md Spain. Z he latter being 10 IN.
dergo total chanse u government, and
TO be included 10 the dynasty oiite Bona.
parties.
The spouse Of Lucien (whom ~he hac
married withou. the consen. Of Napoleon
lately died Of a very short illness. II
was g.nersIIy believed that this widowed
prince would shortly be married 10 some
princess, and be installed IS king Of Spain
and Portugal, which kingdom Viii assume
some new and more appropriate nan,e
It was whispered mls;eriously 10 fashi-
enable Ct. cles. ,ha, the emperor Napoleon
a.--Mi!an, was engaged in sffec,iog his fan.
ciiul change 10 The political state Of Eu.
rope. The kingdom Of Italy is 20 be en-
creased. and assigned for the maintenance
OF his beloved empress, from whom his
matrimonial ties are to be cancelled BY I'll.
vorce, from the hands Of his holiness the
pope. The empress will then reign over
Itsly, and the crows to become hereditary
in roe family Of the Bsauharnos. through
her son the pfesept vice roy CT the same.
The emperor Espoleoo Invested with
tile Of emperor Of the west, will ally him.
self TO the house of Russia, ty marrying
the princess Catherine, sister 10 the empe-
ror Alexander, who is TO assume the tile
%! emperor Of the east, and place his bro.
-ther Constantine, on The throne at Con.
ataD,lnople. which city is 10 bc he me,ro.
pills OF kingdom formed principally from
she don'inions Of Turkey ia Europe.
The serge OF 6 brsl,ar was spoken Of,
but rot IS a mater Of primary import.
acce.
Cambacetes The arch chancellor Of the
empire was at Bordeaux, where the most
splendid entsr;ainm rDss were. given OF the
occasion.
The embargo a: bordeaux was laid pur.
snsn, to the equipmer, and sailing Of the
secret expedition Of which 2 frigates have
arrived st Marsiu,qae
The embargo Wzs ysken OF 90 the 4sh
Dec.
lhs prevsiling opinion at Bordeaux a,
the departure, Of the Lorenzo captain Dill.
were HAT war woula be declared by T ! ance
against toe Uniseta States, ca the event Of
thar adJas'men, with England
MIR. Lee, American consul a, Bordeaox.
has addressed his dispa'cAes to the secre.
'afy CT state; supposed to contain au eff.
clal account of the slgerioe declaration OF
war against the Unlted States, and of
the actua. ccmmencemen ct hos.;!it,es.
lse emperor Napoleon, arrived a, the
loot OF moun, Cenis On the .29;h Novem.
ber-a' IurIo in the evening of the same
day aud 90 the day after a, noon he was
a, Milan-his arriva! at these places were
conveyed to her imperial majesty by TIE.
leg'aphic dispatches
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KEEL, November 10.

We learn that major-general WattersdcrH
died suddenly at Aalburg.
The court martial established at Copenha-
gen, and presided by prince Frederick Of
Hesse, has commenced its sittings. Major
general Pcymann, yiee-admiral Iatkens, gen.
Kirchhof's and-de-camp and col. Bielefeldt,
the master of the ordnance, have been pro-
yisloneiiy put under civil arrest,
It is said, that the other members of the
chancery Of Schleswig, Holstc;n and the
German chamber of annuities, arc to repair
to Rentzburs in order TO be near his majesty,
We understand by the last advices from
Nibor, than there is net now single vessel
cruizing N the Eelt, and that.a great number
of deserters trora the t9anoverianlegion were
arrived at CCrSoer and In the enYifons
Lieutenant general Castenkiold, is reestab-
lishec. in the command OF Zealand, LaaIand,
Falster, and h1och, and his vanguard, under
the orders OF major general Ewad is posted
at Rochschild Maier fieuen, is raising at
Laaald a regiment OF Light dragons of eight
souatlfons, Who are to be called Dragons of
Zealand and IN North Jutland, lieut. colonel
Jean de Ranzau, is raising a corps of horse
and feet rangers The arrival Of our Ger
man regiments in the Danish islands is ex
treraeiy rare.
1t vas rumored that there were English
priHsteeFs at Gottenburg or in Scania; but
yesterday lieut.. Lullen Of the navy, dispatch
Ell as a courier from Christina, with dis
patches for his royal highness, arrived here,
having passed through Gottenburg and Co
penhagen; SINGS which that rumor is no
longer credited The English crew who
manned our ship of the line the. Neptune.
which was stranded off Ayeen, are in The
island.
BY adyices from Eisineur we understand
that some men OF war appear to be assembled
off Helsing5ord. The English have burnc,
or stranded ship Neptune 1t is remarked
that;tne only ships the English have not been
able to carry off are the Mars and the Ncp-
tune.
Since the 18th, no vessel has been cleared
out from our custom house Tie English
cruisers give chace to all the merchant YES
sells coming from the North Sea orthe Baltic.
They drive them upon tie coas, df Sweee Ell
and donot allow them to pay any duty to our
custom houses.
Major Zeselika who commanded II JIelgo-.
land, has been acquitted by TIC court martial
which was charged to examine intb his con-
duct.
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- g - flSs 1FtJNt i 4.
Tor these few days a strong division OF the
enemy has appeared offoar coasts
Lately the Rabbit English schooner BRIG,
which IS stationed eff our harbor, having cap
tured ciassemaree that was crossing the
gulph, being bound for the isle-Iaieu, laden
with piteh tar and RESIN she pu, $ English
men CT board the prize, leayiog also in her
the captaia OF the chassemaree. The latter
was soon after overtakeR by gale of wind
from the S. w. III which she had her sails
carried away and was cast upon the coast at
ST. Giles. By this accident, the captain was
saved and the Engiisa; made prisoners.
This morning several vessels formino nart
of the conveys which are in our port. 5al;n,r
sailed out under convoy of the Pinnace. sta,;onn
ed here commanded By Mr. Guine, Geuf Il.
'Vasseau, member of the legion of honor. -,
English boatmanned with S seamen and an
officer, armed with cutlasses and rnuskcts be-
longing to the said armed brig, sailed amono
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Translated for the Mercantile advertiser.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-17

IN act ~. a PyoeeEon and Chorus.
The uoeal parts BY LADIES and gentlsmss
Of the company.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-17
August II.
N O T &c E.

IN consequence ofthe retirement of James
II Hooe from The concern of Robert /. Hooe
and Co. which has hitherto been carried on
by the subscribers the same business will be
prosecuted under the same firm, by Robert
r. Hooe and iohn A4uncaster, with whoa the
settlement Of the old concern remains.
Robe t T. Hooe,
James II. Hooe,
John Muncalter.
July ISIS. eott