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TIL. EXPEDITION.
lsaMsCTE

HAAsc-.TE. ApT!2l.
ORDERS have been race..eti / !. The (,..
loving 'sEia:epts 10 embslk .; 4 .nses.e
'nme d;a.etY T5sy a.e TO t....fe Il 20 be,.
on tic dsss Undetmersiored, ~.
"a 1t. lI1aGtfy c.thc Gc.iAan icgios a4thias,
list 90. 90 2sth
Isl kc55 eitA-a lineGerman inlantry 2s:u
I'd Go. do. o7,;,
5th 90. dc. GER
17tn dc. do. 9q,h
s Th- IL, bsral;onoi lbz SCI stg.rrn, !,
siso ucGer embasksiiou orders. snd.. !, !.
sa7fosed, vii! :.amedissrly iu.tcv ~ ;.
boye rcg'men's; near SOC picked .,ra F,
ina "a bauailon of the Sc regimen, CIR.
yssteiday draf.ed, 70 con:p.e.e The H., b.
sasiop, and marched 10 Caaleros,y 10 isa.
IL is afsmsa,kab'y Goe body Of active ,',,-,
msa. O her British rf.n!ry ree;m'aa
a'e a!=o n.eetioned as briog u,,det order,
tor emo7fk'og; they are not yr. correctly
Known HE nuashsr Of Btiish ;uf4o,,
To en'ba'k Is SAID le b:: sis yegineols.
We understand ,hs, .oly one ,eeio,.o,
Of cavalry tshe Sd tight Dragons Gam.,
ieg,ou) has IS yes received orders "a can.
blk. his is aae reg ment, it i. cam.
mandsd ~ colonel bafoo r .dcn sca j.
pearsy 500 strong; b. n,en aud aorse, are
10 hoe coalition. Tbey are a, errssa,
qnar'sfed at Ransgase. S5aoar barracks,
AID oy the coast. 4 Part If he transports
for 'nfsn " are already sr,.ei 10 H.as.
ga,e ha'bor mare are expected lsvm the
Owns shs dsy and to.morfow. The
horse ships are lying ready equipped in .he
river. spd f:w hours sal. viii take ,hem
10 Ramsgsts.
Various conjec,ures gre formed as to The
destination If .a's expe di:ior, bot we hope
j. xii! be KEEP. q p,otound secres un;i J,
has sailed We aonw that commodore
Oven, ct The Clyde frigsfe, Cate OF the
INN ar:aiite) has been sent for 10 town.
iheye are eight or nine sail OF TIE line
10 toe Dowos. end iwo OF three fig, ay.
ing, one Of which is tia. OF admital
Keats.
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BY THIS DAYS MAIL.
PORTSMOUTH, ". H. June4.


Captain Daoc from Sici!y. 10 60 days.
confirms generally The information brossh,
by captain lHansor, ADD 6isen 10 she Ceui.
DEL Of tie 7lh ui'imo, that largr Ff.psh
squadron had lett pore, snJ bad beep pur.
sued by lord Col'ingwood, accompanied
by admiral Thoraborough aud 81, K. ].
Spaehso.
The lass accounts b. fore-h. sailed, ets,.
cd, tbs. the Preach squadron bad arrived
in The gpif c! Tarrento, where it wss sup.
posed, they expected to j,ina small Rss.
sian squadron from ,he Adr,a,ic, ADD al.
forwards proceed towards The Black Ssa,I
with IN intep'loo Of forming Junction win
the Tuskish A-e..
Adp,'raI Martin with FIVE sal of the Inc,
WAS al Palermo.
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AeH2s.

~ Ap,i.2s.
.'''f1lsg Sa' br.ns Gu very ioteres,lsr
&c VS. s;osn st.s ilonsiers Of NORWAY we
lss'n, hssshs Norwegisns have cut dowo
Inc MOODS, md laid the branches of ,hs
rses ACROSS ths roads, so a. 80 ,ende, ,bs @
impossible, especially 70, aiqilery. C.a.
Armteldl has joined the Swedish a,my
there. The Swedish gan boassats III :.
ing to the Souod: Accounts from aiio ..d
aFryery gloomy. The Swedish ann :
still reIess'ng. Swerbo-g is howees. {.
pable OF making goad defence tlou ne.
strong situation, and having j, is SAID, .
garrison d 1000 mtn.
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hEW-YORK, June 10.


The ship Flora, Ad4ms, from NswO''
leans. laden With sbDu. 700 bles Of cct|
ton. came Up from the quarantine g'ousa
on Tuesday evening, ADD anchored 10 nc
North river, opposite the battery btI
tween 12 and | O'Clock yes,c,day nornaS3
che took FIRE in The cabin, end ru'dowd,
to the waters ridge. la TIE mesn tlce SUI
CO, OF slipped her cables, aud was 'uo a
shore 90 Gibbst island, where she now
lays, with thc loss of her main snd m'as'{
mast, rigging. ADD part OF her cotton
The vssss! and cargo, we understand, aIsE
owned by Mr.. w. W. Woolssy. WI
haze not learos how the Gre originated.
Captain Tredvell, If the Elizabeth l'o'.
Gibraltar. Informs, that the British 'lo't
Of war Squirrel arrived al Gibraltar vs."
informs 100 that french squadfou %
sail of the line aad so transports nae ~,
ed by M,Dorca, supposed to DC o0ono
Ceue or AIgssiras. A fliga'e was y, ,a III.
diaiely dispatched for information % ;"
Es;.ish squadron off Cadis.
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IN COMMON COUNCIL,

ID JUNE, 1903.
ORDEsfD, That Mcssrs. MsGnire, Preston,
and Johnston, be committee with power tc
cause the lower end of Prince street to be re-
paired Provided it can be done for the use OF
the dockage thereof, and that they let out the
end of Duke street, on the best terms to be
obtained.
Test,
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We are authorised to state
that the Oceoquan Bridge is fl
nished. and ready for the ac-
notation Of passengers.
May 20 dim
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las. M. MsRea. c. e.
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LEWIS LANNAY,

LEWIS LANNAY,
las Just ctened. IN Nogal-areef, north Of King
street, ncat door to Midnight and Stew
arts handsome. assortment ct
American Printed Callcoes,
Bed Covers, sc. which he offers for sale
low, during his stay here, which viii be only
four or i've days,
Orders Cor PRINTS of any PATTERN, will
be duly attended to by the BALTIMORE CAL
Iso PRInTrNc CoMpANY, Ne. l57, Balti-
*serr street, Baitimore--
WHO HAVE ON HAND,
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By the bale or piece.
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~ Printing in its various branches
neatly executed At this oGce
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The gres, corn growing countries have
iakep The alarm a, the prcjeeted pian OF
prohibiting The use Of msls in the dis'l!e
res The high sheriff Of The county Of
Norfolk. in compliance with requsision
signed by several respectable gentlemen,
tor that purpose, has convened 2 gsrera;
meeting Of The freeaolders Of tha, eounIy
sssae Castle of Norwich, on the 28th inst.
TO 'ake the suhjsct into consideration. A
provincial mestog Of the 'auced interest 10
the norsh cast par, of Essex, upon the
same suhjecs. was held a, S xroaWalden,
on saturday last, John Wolfe, esq 10 the
char; when . petition ag~ipes the report
Of ne secret committee, recon mendng
substitution Of molssses, and the discon,:.
nuance OF the use Of malt 10 the dissiile.
RES, for one wear. was unanimously agreed
to, aud traiS ni,ted 70 the members for
that county, to be presented by them to
parliament immediately after the recess,
Similar meesisgs are conyened,o meet a.
Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldcn & Brain.
tres IN The course Gf he prssea, week.
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BY THIS DAYS MAIL.
Latest from England.
BOSTON, 4,xaxst 19.

Yesterday arrived at this port, the ship
Isabella, captain Higgins, belonging to n.
York, in SO days from Liverpool. Our
files OF London papers, by this arrival, are
70 July 8, ard contain much interesting and
important matter. We have made pretty
copious extracts this day, and shall continue
our selections on Monday. The prominent
articles contained III these journals, in let
tiers, and as verbally reported by the passen-
gers, are--Ihat Z speedy peace was ex-
pected between the Northern powers of
Europe, in which England would be includ-
ed as friend and ally. That in consequence
Of this expected event, Russian goods h. Il
fallen, more than 90 per cent and colonial
productions risen considerably. That an
expedition consisting OF $50 transports, with
10000 men, under the command of sir
Arthur WELLESLEY, had sailed for Spain
That besides the assistance furnished by
government, general subscription of mo-
ney was raising throughout the united king
dolns to aid the patriots of Spain in their
struggle for liberty; in one of the interior
towns it IS said k5o,ooo WINS subscribed
That bis Britannia majesty, in addressing
-J3 - ''NAN-i Noo-AAS
his Parliament on their propagation, had
promised his utmost assistance to Spain
and as an unequivocal proof Of his zeal and
attachment to the glorious cause in which
the patriots of that country were now en-
gagged, had rescinded al. the orders in coun-
Gil, relating to the blockade of Spanish and
Portuguese ports-l'hat Lisbon was again
IN the hands of the Portuguese-and the
Russian fleet surrendered to the English
That Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte had arriv-
ed at Bayonne, from Naples, and been pro-
claimed king of Spain and the Indies, by
council, composed of deputies created thro,
the influence and per6dy of the French en-
peror-Ihat gen. Murat, who had COM
rlanded the French troops at Madrid, and
been proclaimed lieutenant general of the
kingdom OF Spain, had been compelled to
fly from the capital, and Geek his safety at
Bayonne, where he remained at our last
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SEVILLE GAZETTE.
Road Lle at Len, .7Me 10.

1t0YUf 1910 " LtIH, i "/te iV'
At a quarter past three in the evening of
the 9Th inst. the batteries on the channel del
Trocedsr opened upon the F5snch squad
ron, consisting of 3 ships Of 49, line and one
frigate. Those Of the arsenal ofCarraca, of
the Store houses and the magazine situated
at the point of the Centera, followed imme-
diateIy and were supported by the fotilla
stationed in the said arsenal, and by that on
the Cadiz station, which anchored opposite
Fort Luis, while the French ships them
selves lay in the canal Of the Arsenal, in
such a position, that they were out Of the
reacho the cannon of the castles, as well as
of our OWE squadron. The French ship Of
the line Algesiras, finding herself greatly
annoyed by the mortar battery of the Cen
terra, directed the whole of her Ere towards
it, and succeeded IN dismeunting its ordl-
nance, butwithout killing any Of the men.
The gun boat, No. II, commanded by en-
sign (of frigate) Valdes, and Escaiera's
h;istico were sunk, but no lives lost, as,
during the whole of the engagement, we
had but three or four killed and as many
wounded. With respect to the enemy we are
unacquainted with the extent OF their loss.
Their ships have suffered in their hullss but
not in their masts, the Algesiras alone hay-
ing lost her fore top mast, and cross Jack
yard. A few shot from the enemy frigate
/ fell into one arsenal, one Of which killed one
of the slaves. Three reached the stores,
bat did no harm 1856 in the magazines
which were empty and others, in various
other places. One of the enemy's gun
boats blew up, and three boats were lower
ed from the stern of one of their line Of
battle ships, but whether with people in
them, is not known. The firing, on both
sides, ceased at O'Clock; and, during the
remainder of the night, our batteries threw
a few shells, and the French did the same,
SO that it did not appear to be an action, but
rather minute guns upon the death of ge-
neral officer, until 9 this morning, when the
engagement was renewed with greater &C
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dates That Mr.. Canning, on Il.
June in reply to some observatinns y
members Of Parliament, declared H. ''s
nisters had not received any recent e e,s ~
nications from America; that he r ,''a'
stood the American cabinetwere neoo a'sS'
on some important matters with frss ss
that while waiting the result of these vs.
Citations, he could only say, it was the a
of his majesty to be on friendly terms
the U. States and that every thinax
be sacrificed to that consideration. bn,t
honoy Of the country-That American
British vessels were in great demand C
out England-That insurance to the +,
had fallsn to guineas-freights to Az
ca k4 los. a KS per ton-That nlanv :
sells were up and number had sailed !
Spain and its colonies, with goods ~
sions, &c.-and generally, that the n rs
administration Of England never ~.
higher in the estimation Of the people, i,
at this moment. =
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From Gibraltar papers to the I'd TuhJ, recsi-
ned at The office Of the Mercantile Adver-
tiser By the ship Ocean.
EDICT.
FERDINAND VII. king Of Spain and the
Indies, and in his name, the Supreme Board
of Government of both empires.
In order to carry the Declaration Of War
against the emperor Napoleon /. into full
effect, orders as follows:
I. Within four days after the publication
of this, any Frenchman, or any individual
under the protection of the French flag, that
may wish to enjoy the privileges of the
Spanish Flag, shall personally appear before
our Board of Finances in this Capital, and
make his intentions known and, upon his
taking the oath of allegiance shall be ex-
empt hom all sequestration, and enjoy all
the privileges attached to the National Flag.
The same, shall t. done in the other towns
and cities, before their Boards, or Town
Councils when there IS no Board.
II. Any Frcnchman, or any individual
under the protection of the French Flag,
that shall not present himself within four
days, shall continue to be considered as a
subject of France an d, without any other
formality, all his property, of whatever it
may consist, shall be Immediately sequester-
ed.
III. All merchants, and every other per-
son, that may, by virtue of any title what
ever, have in their power goods, rights, or
claims, belonging to Frenchmen Or to midi
viduals under the protection of the French
Flag, are ordered, under their responsible
ty, to keep them in their hands, without dis
posing of the same and, within four days,
they shall be Bound to give in sworn return
OF the said property to our Board Of Finan-
ces any one that transgTesses these orders,
being proceeded againstaccording to lew.
Given in the Royal Palace of the Alca-
Ear at Seville; June z, 1903. BY order Of
the Supreme Board.
(Signed)
JUAN BAUTISTA PARDO, and
MANUEL MARIA ANGULAR, Secretaries.
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tains among the mercantile community, down
to that undistinguished walk Of life, from
which hi. uncommon industry, combined with
the honorable sentiments of his heart, and the
accuracy Of his plans, have in q. long course
Of years raised him. But the pcstlle initial pro.
gress Of the embargo, which palsles the hand
Of industry, and crumbles lis productions ir-
to dust, would in less than another year, as
completely turn our citizens out into hopeless
poverty, as the military executions BY which
Junot, Murat or Bernadottc. squeeze out the
substance OF both rich and poor.
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NETWORK, Auyust &c

I.
Arrived, ship Ocean, Dodge, ~ DAP
rom Glbralter. Left brig Tiger, Fancy, y,
Boston, from St. Michaels, discharTsns
corn; ship Charlotte, Myryck, of N y : l ',.a
detained, ship Freedom, Ford, OF oas st
from England passed. up; for Valencia s .1pa.
18th June; brig Swan, Mills, OF b sne,
from Gibralter for Valencia; brig; A lila,
Lovet, OF Beverly; do do; snip cs, ,n,nr
Wonder, Of Philadelphia, sailed IN eop aSsu.
for Cadiz. AT Cadiz, July 6, snip y ship
herdess, Doane, Of New York u n.d the
Howard, Marsh, Of Charleston, sinsI lime
Goth June, for England At Mafa' ymf
10, brig Ann, Caldwell, of N.Y. IN Bet.
for the Levant, ready for sea: and sn,9 ! Do
sey, Bowes, Of Salem, for do. -"
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IMPORTANT LETTERS.
I" For, Li0erbool. 9uh,

=
/" F-on' Liverpool, '7ulyA |
"The events which are now tak;nr NJ.
in Spain have revived our hopes, and :
crust, hold out rational prospectof !, !
fectual stop being put to the progress 4.
French we're making towards the subs-'
ton Of Europe We have also zDeA sran;a
expectations, that Russia will soon be rrl
ed amongst the number of our friends.
"This unexpected, and we may alnor
say, miraculous change in the politics Of
rope has had very material effect on ~,
market: Russian, Baltic, and Medterr,.
an produce of all descriptions is rapidly.
Ginning, whilst our Colonial produce in
rapidly advancing ten to fifteen p.r crr
advance has been given On Coffee, fromt,
supposition that the North of Europe vo,h
be Immediately opened to us, and HEM,
depressed full fifteen pounds per ton,
ssRice is in brisk demand, as it is c.ss
rally understood that Spain will be in e er.,t
want of provisions, and considerable Al.
vance has takenplace. Timber, Slaves. Ash.
es, and Naval stores Of all kinds, will, q
course, feel an Immediate effect. Tarba
dropped in London fall 4s per barrel o.
the I'd inst. sale of a quantity, per the 4
merican Eagle, was effected here at Assn
that timeI the news from Spain, and of tn.
peaceable inclination of Russia, was mo-
known. At the present moment we dom
suppose sales of Naval Stores couli. bed
Iected at all.
"The very abundant crop we may ena
and the hneness of the weather, viii tendu
keep the prices of corn and wheat down,
unless large quantities should be export,i
TO Spain and Portugal; and from whstIo.i
Hawkesbury said in answerto lord Holland
the other night in the house of lords, We
suppose that it is intended torescind th.m
ders in council, as far a. respects thx
two countries, and indeed we hope the wT
er of France will be SO c,rtaiEed as 10 ID.
duce the ministry to repeal them a!togsAr;
and we think it likely.
a very great demand has existed iE
some time for Tobacco, and prices are 70,
up exceedingly high"
From L9nd5r Juys
Cotton Goods have risen from 10 too
per cent and all kinds in great demand
Ashes and Cotton, have fallen Favd
no sale. The people of ENGLAND in hsh
spirits-and looking forward to events o.
glorious import"
So we 60 OH DISTRESSING EnglandN
cur Embrrso while we are zLovalsEW
ourselves.I
Another letter from L;ve,aae', Of Il;
same date, says, The prospect Of Pea:'
with the Northern Powers is so ggea::, The;
Hheat and Russian Gooas have fallen $
per cent within ten days and colonial wi
ducticns considerably advanced, in the e'l
pectatioa Of market being opened w
Spain and the continent"
Thus the English are to have the non'
poly Of all the markets in Europe wn''
our wise and philosopaic President is :ryn0
the experiment of the Embarso.l
NETWORK, Auyust 20, :,
Arrived, ship Ocean, Dodge, AZ Gay;
{, ON Cibralter. Left BRIG Tiger, Fancy"
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From tie Baltimore North .dmerean.

extensive merCnaDt III NEW Lug aiiu, aiiu :" Aio
generally has ahoat when there is no embar-
&c, property to the amount OF halt a millions
declares, that /" his estate has declined more
than ten per cent in value, since the operati-
on of the embargo" Suppose, therefore, as
Mr. Gray is a remarkably judicicus and pru-
dent man, as we'll as very wealthy one, his
whole property was worth, before the embar-
po double of what he usually mad at sea, the
value ofhis estate may be computed at mil
lion. Deducs from this only ten per cent, he
saws its diminution exceeds this proportion,
and it will follow, that the operation of the
embargo has already cost him s 100000.
the letter, In which Mir. Gray makes this
declaration, is an answer to some structures
upon his motives for approving the embargo,
which accounted for his opinion upon selfish
principles
Every merchant, planter and farmer IN the
United States, texcept few who have plenty
Of ready money, unengaged in businesss has
suffered more or less than the proportion OF
Mr. Gray, assonishingly high as that IS The
farmers and planters. indeed, have found It
difficult 10 get half price for their crops
And in the name of all that is true and reason
able, what do their losses and embarrassments
accomplish Nothing bat the qualification
of tho ignoble passions of our present rulers,
and trial ofthe moonstruck experiments or
Aman, who has relineuished his researches
into the economy ofthe republics of spiders,
ants and butterflies, in order to practice his
tortures upon his fellow beings
Eonaparte's government does not put It's
hand more deeply into the purses of It's slaves
than this policy. Ii he had already come here,
/ do not think that he would have obliged SO
respectable and hrnden: man as Mr.. Cray,
TO decimate his property in the first months.
9f his whlskcred Sableurs had demanded one
hundred and 6fty thousand dollars tor the tlrst
years quietus, which is at the rate OF ten per
cent per annum, they would have compounds
ed with Salem merchant for $4,000, and In
consideration of his having voted for the en-
barge, this would be quite enough. do not
nay that they would be finally contented till
they got all, or tillthey had reduced this wor-
ny gentlemen, from the high rank he sus-
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alefannrta DatIp 6a7fttr.
COMMERCIAL. and POLITICAL.
,xsa rns AI1x4sDs14 .DA1lr GAzETrE'

1890
Mr.. SNowDEN,
DESTROYS Of informing my fellow. citizens OF
every circumstance touching the important
causes of Agriculture and Domestic NJ anu
factures, which may meet my knowledge or
observation, hasten to present you with the
copy of letter Just received from WILLIAM
SrxArrox, Esquire, Of Northampton county,
Eastern Shore of Virginia. This letter being
u answer to certain Queries transmitted to
him, relative to Smiths Island.
e .Sorsh0mnson Couny, sth -Angasf-
DEAN SIR,
have endeavored to comply with your
REQUEST in answering the Queries respecting
Smiths Island. The Queries put TO the
following gentlemen, viz. Capt. James Floyd,
Stewart Saunders, George Powell and Will
am Costin. These four gentlemen am con-
voiced are best acquainted with the Island. !
got them all together, and the following ans
Wers they gave to your Queries. 10 the hrst
Ouere, they suppose the Island contains 5000
acres of land in all, and of this 2coo acres, OF
pasturage, ft for sheep. To the second Que
nv, they say, that the Island will support l 500
sheep in summer. To the third, they say,
that the Island will support 1900 sheep IN
winter, and that it is able to support 800,
winter and summer. In the 9Th Quere you
desire to know something respecting the un.
dergrowth of plants, and bushes. They say,
that the. Island contains very large quantity
of plants and bushes that answer to support
sheep in winter.
q have thus, Sir, endeavcred to answer
your Queries as correctly as possible, and
am -
G Your obedieut servant,
s. WILLIAM STRATTON
Bv perusing this important document, slr'
our fclloM-citixens Will at once perceive the
manufacturing resources which our country
possesses in physical point OF view and
upon inspecting the specimen of Smiths
Island wool, in your possession, they Will be-
hold the manufacturing riches, which have
been provided for our use, by the benevolent
hand of nature. The pamphlet which you
are now pressing, will further inform the pub
lie Of my intention OF deyoting Smiths Island
to great national object, and display the plans
arranged for that purpose.
trust, the energy and patriotism OF our
fsllew.cilizsns, will not be found wanting in
cid Of this great undertaking, which creates
the warmest solici,ude, and viii command the
best labors of, sir,
Your very obedient servant,
GEORGE w. P. GUSTS.
Arlington House, 22d August.