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NCRICI K, 0cteIw IS.

Arrived schooner AIohaSlk, lie Breton
IS days from ST. Jago. Sailed in company
sioop Maria, Frederick, bonnd TO NoFiolS'
and schooner Perseverance, Iuppsr, iof
Baltimore. Left there ship Three Sisters
Campbell, Of Philadelphia brig Mara
Wolf, of New Iork-rime Of sailing ''a-
known; brig Detsey, Bolton, Of Bai.Ifno'f'
and schooner Eliza, Husbands, DIDO. Do'A
to sail in two Or three days. IheI(ch0'ona
Thomas, of Boston, arrived tacoH pr three
days before the Isiohswk sailecl4p9Ah aF
loss of her mainmsst, and very 1uen o~
mayed, loaded with -four. On the Stn SIM, ~
spoke the brig I ouisiana, Tabbs, Of f'l W.
delPhia, off cape Maze, Il days from Oh
Jago bound to Barracoa. Flour ct ST. Iaoo
IS dollars, beef 60, pork rs, elaret WIZ
70 dollars per hid. lard 81 dollars P''
CWt.
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ness there at the public espence. fut =. w ],
s even the case, the trifing exPence Would
he sufficiently compensated BY giving an
early proof that the natives Of this country
consider mankind at large to be their coun-
+,vn,er as soon as thew become inhabitants
of he same soil, and that they are dlvested
Sc the very shadow Of selfshness. Inc
last adieu gave Mr.. x***, who lett Eu- =
rope a year before me, was as follows -
q Remember to use all your influence 70
nreyent convicts being received among you;
You. are hereafter to expect from Europe
the best part Of mankind 80, and prepare
an asylum for them" own my ambition
/ long to see. my prophecy verified. ! am
confident that | could contribute to that, ana
10 the obtaining other advantageous ooJ3ects
better than a native, but much better IN
company With native, such as have de-
scribed, than by myself. A coed specimen
before their eyes in the beginning is most most
material point. / will be obliged to ycu to
deliver the irclcsedto col. $3.50, from whom
YOU will receive DR.. 's letter 10 me-
With my compliments to col. --, hsr.
, Mr.. -, Mr.. , and all other
good friends,
lam respectfully and sincerely,
Dear Sir,
Your most obedl't hunb. servant,
PHILIP MAZZEI.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-03
TRANSLATED
roE TIE NORTH AMERICAN,
from tie Haraznd 1410-ora Extraordsnarp0f
October 6, 1908.
Published with permission Of the Superior
government.

|
A friend Of ours hss favored lis with the
following manuscript copy Of an article
extracted from the Cout Gazette pub
l.shcd in LcEdon en- the 18th Of Au-
gust.
Cen the eth arriyedth dispatches, which
were on their way to the United States
Of America, on board the French pilot-boat
Ecureuil, captain Guideau, which was car
ricd to Falmouth by the brig Of war Cnar,
captain Sewell, which capture and occurren-
ces we published in our Gazette Of the Sd.
Among them much attention is due to the
letter written by Talleyrand to the president
of the American Congress, dated the 1sth
July, which is as follows:
You will new know, citizen president,
whether the measures taken in order that
YOU might suspend at once all comn,unica-
ticn with the Spanish colonies, reducing
them TO the extreme Of distress and misery,
has conduced to your future interests. Al
ready Spain has fallen INFO the power of the
Great Napoleon, and his August Brother
Joseph Napoleon, whom the Spaniards ex-
pect with anxiety and acclaim, is on his road
to occupy that throne. In consequence the
American Spaniards are about to break the
yoke o. al infatuated government, which
not distinguishing its own interests, still
less knows the way to make them prosper.
Two formidable empires, connected by
indelible ties, will be formed in America
That Of the great Napoleon and that which
the Anglo Americans know how to form by
their virtue and heroism, and which they
will now enlarge. The emperor and king
hopes that as soon as your government re-
ceives the first notice from his emissaries at |
your different adjacent possessions, you will
fly with your succors, opening the ports at
the time reciprosally, as will be done in those
of Europe, in order that the feigned embar-
60 may cease, which has been the best Of
all the means adopted for the plan concert
ed and now prosecuted" This and other
documents, which will be published, will ]
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IN COMMON COUNCIL,

Ordered, That James Lawrason, lho1nS'
Shreve, AID Ferdinand Marstellsr, be Con',
missioners TO hold an Election OIL F17dNy 80.
INST. at the house lately occupied by hops ,
Stewart, on Prince street, in the 4th war; ho
for the purpose Of eIecting member Oh , .ns
Common Council for said ward, III inc F'''''
of James Russell, deceased.
Jas. NJ. M'Rea, c. G.
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WEST-NDIES.
NETWORK, MayA.
FROM ST. BONINGl


by late accounts we learn, that Potion was
within one mile OF the Cape, where Chrstophe
has liked his residence, as the capital of his en-
pre-, or what he calls his republic
The English have no greater influence than n.
French, in determining the fate of Saint Domin.
go The negroes are cowardiy, and incap, bic of
persevering undertakings. itis ye1y difficult to
tram them to the military service, thev are very
dsorderly, and form pretexts for esertion ON the
most frivolous causes
General Ferrand is supposed To possess ccns;.
derable influence over Potion. who hasservcd in
the French army, and has a particular d,,i,k. r.
Engiishmen. Potion has acquired adyanta,.. O.,
yer Cbristophe in variety of shapes.
Some time ago it was announced Ia, so,ol
letters that the mulattoes had Established tbenn.
selves at Fort Dauphin, and on that part of the
Spanish boundary which is generally called Inc
Worth part OF st. Domingo. But il IS NOT nroba.
bic that they are in situation to penetrate to the
Cape IT they, are speedy termination will he
put TO the reign OF Chrstophe
The embargo has had the same effact mn, ,Io
colonies as blockade. The nc gIces of St Do.
lnins5O can find sufiicencyof no,Irjsb1nent b,f #
is by no means ut present provided with resour-
ceS tor blockade or siege. Within fifteen dave
either the assaiiant would be repulsed. or the
submission OF the colony would take place ON ac
Count Of a scarcity II provisions.
Iheh neglect OF laying up a sufficient stock has
been very common IN the West.India Islands II
IS ON tlS't account that the French calculate Tn re-
duce ot. Domingo BY cutting of the usual SUP.
pies, general surrender would occur as tbev
ave now, very b,diy provided with any of theme.
cessa1es OF HE, owing to our embargo. and the
general state of Europe
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FOP THE Enquirer.
PIN D ARIC ODE s.

4 ODE Itd-Td THE PRorEsrERs
Sweet Messrs. Trigg and Clay and Co.
WI. thuo the Grs.se0 trumpet blow
Why ring the dreadful tocsin in our cars
Say has tie British Lon fed
Or Bonaparte new conquesis made!
Most wort ny Sirs !
Or Aaron Burr again committed
Or General Wilkinson acquitted?
!. Speak speak and be no longer hesitant !!
Whyno you Say, not quite as bad as thar
Then pry'the precious Protestants, say what
BOUNDS, Sir j. Madison may be tile Presi-
dent
- very shocking matter to be sure
And ii ti,s, great Conress.,,ten, ye baulk us
We look for mucn, and TO- find little more
Than John Jay, 'Yazoo, Hamilton and Caucus !!
The mountain laboui'd, & . mouse brought forth.
Adieu sweet Nj -ssrs. Trigg, and Clay, adieu !!
lndulgent Mammoth, smiles ON men of z1orth,
But turns witt deep contempt from such goa
SEDLEY.
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On a shora visit, Mar. Int.

DIED, on the first instant: Mp JAMES De
SEAR, OF Chesterfield, IN the SD year of has
age.
DIED-on tie Sd Inst after iingern: III
ness, Mr.. MARcuS L&cAS. N old and respect
able inhabitsnt o. this ~
o., the first y OF this month, departed ,hs
life ut Red ii Ii lii Ch;,:iot,c county, MIS-. Ans
HENRY, cons r. oi la F.,yctte Henry, Esq ana
daughter of Mr.. Lion Eican.
Death i'll singing oil this lovely victim, bercft
IN attectlon,te husband OF n dearest earthly
stay, tender infant of mo,Ger, and an amiabe
family OF daughter and 4. = STERN whom were
united under an exterior of 3e"uty al those vir-
tues taat rendered Their possessor happy in her
self, and excited The .dmf.tioT nd ,,N OF others
This sainted hc.ng nd nol attained ner nlne-
tcenth year, and through the del lciing vision of
prosperity, behcid herself in POSSESS on Of every
blessing that can attach i vlrtuous mind 10 this
sublunary state but when death threatened u pri-
'st,on OF ali earthly blessings, nrr last moments
exhibited the camness and res gnatIon oil y soal
that iooked1orwArd to etern..i Deatitude
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Captain Brur,scy, ofthe ship Hope frem Can
ton. informs us, that on the Doth of April, in
Tat. 81, IL, long. 90. IS. he was boarded from
. Spanish felucca schooner, s,rivateer, with 35
men, who took out capt. b. his officers, and all
his men excepting four; then robbed the cabin
OF two chests of tea, 3 boxes Of china, 500 W.T..
powder, 80 muskets, 90 pistols, and a number
III other articles broke open the captains and
crews chests, desks &c. took all their wear
ing apparel, money, &c. and threatened to stab
the second officer because he refused to leave the
ship. The privateersmcn said they believed the
Hope to be British vessel under American CO.
lours, aud threatened they would have prize of
her, were it not for the wantof a sufficient num-
Der of men. This privateer, the day before, had
captured brig under British colours.
On the day capt. Neville sailed fir m St Mary's,
the United States C,n-Boat No. 2, commanded
by capt. Ebert, seized and took possession OF
an American schooner from st. Augustine, as
she was attempting to evade the Embargo Law
by passing to the Spanish side.
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BALTIMORE, May 9.
LATEST FROM HOLLHWD.5

On Saturday evening, arrived at this port,
the fast sailing brig Susanna, Samuei Frank
lin, master, in IS days from Amsterdam,
which port he left OIL the 18th March, by
permission of the Dutch government. H.
her came passenger Mr.. Rittenhouse, the
bearer of dispatches from general Arm
strong, our Minister at Paris nc set cil' yes
terday morning for the scat of government.
Capt. F. informs, that NO vessels had arrived
at Amsterdam since the sailing Of the Eli
"a, huntington. except brig belonging to
Boston, wh'ch was captured and brought III
by an Amsterdam privateer. the ship
Lexington, Gardner, was to sail in III days
by permission Of that government with the
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produced happier effects, than in Baltimore,
where, previous to that e.cnt, there was not
a single organized company. There are
now upwards of forty, consisting of from 60
to 100 members, completely armed and c.
quipt.
On Monday last, the brigade of that city,
commanded by general Stricken, consisting
of four regiments of infantry, battalion of
cavalry, and a Battalion of artillery, was re-
viewed by major general Smith. After the
review, number of evolutions were per-
formed, the whole concluding with a sham
fights an adroitness, precision and order,
which was highly honorable to the brigade
and gratifying to every beholder: In SPLEEN
dor OF appearance. and exactitude of disci-
pine, there is little hazarded in pronoun-
cling it the first brigade in the U. States.
Hash. Fed.
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May 6.

Arrived yesterday, the French pfiTateer seh'r.
LA CoNF1ANcE, Capt Gcmer, 81 days from
Point-Peire, Guadaloupe, in distress mounting
SKIES, and one 10 FOUNDER, and carrying IL
men: This IS the privateer that lately captured
the Duke OF Montrose Packet. We learn, by a
passenger, that -four %, pork 40 and beef
20 dolarsa barrei--ilIat all the sugar plantations
had been flied with ground plovisons--That
Hour, &c. was daily arriving from the British :
sldnds-That the French big Surveillance, had
arrived at Guadalupe from Rochefort with dis.
patches, and that four French briggs had arrived
at Martinique from France, with flour in sacks.
= nat the English mad taken the Island of Desc
radc--and, that CuadaiOupe had been put in a
complete state obedience, and did not fear IL. 900
men
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6NQU7RER oFFscG.
(CRCULAR.)
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Hidy 9th, 1908.

SIR,
informed you in my letter OF the 2sth
ultimo, that the President considered "uhu-
suai shipments, particularly of -four and
other provisions, of lumber, ana Of naval
stores, as sufficient cause for detention of
the vessel pot and pearl ashes and nax
seed ought to have been added to the list. But
he has given it in charge-tc me 20 call YOUR
attention still more forcibly 10 that object.
Asst was the great leading object of the lc-
gislature in giving the power Of detention,
ne considers it his duly IN the execution of
it, to give complete effect 20 the Embargo
Laws. He recommends, therefore. that, eve
r. shipment of the above articles for place
where they cannot be wanted for consunp-
ton should be detained. He perceives no
neces ,ityat present, for the transportation of
Hour * similar articles, from one port of the
Chesapeake SC its waters, to another port on
the waters of the same bay /, or from any
port whatever to ports in the Chesapeake,
Delaware or Hudson, CT to other places
which export sucn articles And in order
to prevent the ipconveniencies which the
want of sufficient supply might occasion IN
some states, he has written a letter to the
Governors of New-Hanlpshire, Massachu--
sets, SOuth-Carolms, Georgia and Orleans,
copy of which is, by his, ofder, enclosed for
your information.
| In order that he may also be enabled to
Judge of the I'm which the, law and
his instructions are carried INTO eRsct. vot,
will be pleased to transmit weekly TO ais de-
partment, a statement of the vessels Iden
with articles of domestic produce, wsich
shall have departed from the district during
the week, shelving the species and quantity
OF articles, and the port of destination Yes,
sells not masted or decked, packets and ferry
boats, vessels which give no bonds, and those
employed in carrying fre-wood, manure
stones and similar articles, need not be in
serted in the statement
am, very respectfully,
| Sir,
! Your obedient servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN.
| The Collector Of !.ichmonG
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PROCL ALHfTION

Of the Russian General in CAist, to The Sa!ssHcys
81 Finland.
SOLDIERS,
Ny most gracious Emperor has thought it
rsh' ior inc protection and prosperity of the
Fms, 10 order ms troops to enter Finland
1t Is his majesty's pleasure that am to as
sure you OF ms most gracious sentiments to-
wards the inhabitants of this country i'm general
and towards you, soldiers. in particular your
i,.te Is more to be iariented th;n that of other
Fms, because you are obliged to leave YOUR
wives, children, relations and friends, to ilg,lt
Tor an u'yust cause Soldiers, have NV most
gracious sovereign's command to assure Won.
that such OF you as shall lay down your arms, Shall
De perfectly at liberty to join their friends and re-
ial"ns, besides receive two rubles for a musket.
one rueie tor sword, and ten rubles for a morse,
Ian there be among you, soldiers, any man
VINO sets SO little value on his WI happiness and
welfare, as not to listen to proposal so well cal
Gui"ted to procure him peaceful and happy
lfe' under the protection Of my most gracious
COVER gn!
The original signed by
. "RUXHOVDEN"
Head Quarters, Louisa, the 10th r22d ! Fe.
bruary, 1903"
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SALES IT AUCTION

NsN Saturday the 14th inst. will be sold, With
~ out reserve, at the house lately occupied by
Mr.. James Fisher, over the store Uf Messrs. Kir-
by. Drake and Faylo.'s, the following Household
FURNITURE, &c. viz,
Elegant Mahogany Chairs,
DO. Tea and Card Tables,
DO. Prints,
DO Looking Glasses,
An elegant M.ntic Piece Glass,
A complete sctt Of Table China,
An elegant Tea Urn,
An elegant silver Tea-pot, Sugar-dish, ma
Cream-pot,
Beds, Bed.steads and Furniture,
Anelegant Mahogany Desk and Bookcase,
Carpets and Hearth Rugs,
An elegant sett Of Cut Class,
One Mich Cow, and variety Of other articles
Also, likely Negro Fellow < a Woman.
Terms of sale--Cash for al Sums under x So
over s so a credit of months viii be siven, for
,ptes negotiable and payable atthc Bank ofVlrgi-
ria, with approved endorsers. The sic will COM
nenee at 10 O'Clock.
PKoSSKR & MoNcURE, Anc'rs.
May - (2D
EHE Creditors of mum, ,nrey DaLney are
4 hereby notified, that a second dividend will
D. made at the house Of Ra,stOn x Ple4sants, on
Monday the 9th of june next
CABL. RALSrON, IT,.
HENRY HOVEY, 1/"s'ee''
Richmond, May ~: leptOth }+msl
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GRAN ILAND e HARDWOOD,
COACHAIdKkRG

d ESPECTFULnY MORN their friends and
~ the pubic in general, that they have COM
between the Bcli-Tavern and Col. VI yo's bridge,
where they are prepared to make and repair,
GIGS, pHETONS, COACHES, Sc. in tie
ncatcst and most ias.Ion"0ic main. r Al nev
s9ogk done by the subscribers, will be W ARRANGED
for twelve months, except t should DC broken by
accident. SAMUEL 6 K.1NJLAND jr.
AACHiB.ILU K. la Won.
Richmond, NJ " l2ti, 1898. IS, ~ .
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AMERICAN HEMP

The Secretary of the Navy will receive un-
til the 1st of November nex t, proposals for
furnishing scafer rotted HEMP of the growth
of the U. States, to be delivered either at
Portsmouth, n. H; Boston, New London,
New-York. Philadelphia, Newcastle. Bal
timore. Norfolk, Wilmington. N. e. /;
Charleston, 8. G. Savannah, Geor. or N.
Orleans.
For well s5afer-rotted & well cleaned Ame-
rican Hemp, the Secretary of the Navy is dis
posed to allow liberal price beyond the u
sual price of such hemp when dezo rotted.
Any person Transmitting proposals for fur
nishing supply of water rotted Hemp, will
be pleased to state the price per ton, the
place where, and the time, when it would
be delivered.
Navy Department, Sd HHdg, 1908.
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COMMUNICATION.


You will herewith receive a report of the
evidence in criminal prosecution, which
was lately conducted in the District Court
OF Prince-Edward. The case is characteri-
sed by an atrocity, WHICH h-Oba5ly has not
been eqnaHed, and certainly never surIass-
ca by the wickedness of nan. Many re-
spectacle gentlemen in this quarter have
expressed wish that the particulars of
Biankss liorrd crime should be laid before
the public. Iattended the trial, committed
the. substance of the testimony to paper, and
have since submitted it to the inspection of
several gentlemen who heard it, and have
expressed to me an opinion, that my report
does not by am means exhibit an exaggera-
ted picture, but that it might have been much
more strongly colored, without doing injus-
tice to the criminal
FarmViile, Itrk2o.
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This unfortunate woman who was not fii
from the period OF child birth wRensAe was i.iil
dered, had ever maintained good reputation
and was distinguished by the mll'liess ot hes
temper, and her Industrious attention 10 domes-
tie duties nor was single circumstance IN her
conduct, mentioned by witness. or ever sug-
gcsted by Blanks, whcl, afforded amy ground q,
complaint on his pare, or the slightest l;Ai"tioa Oh
his crime. During the whole trial he preserse t.
an inhexible composure OF lace, unmoseu oy tiie
narrative OF the witnesses, or by the exhibition
OF the bloody garments, which appalled, every o.
Their spectator.
An attempt was made to she& arrangement
Of his mind But there was nothing in the cvi-
dcnce to induce even suspicion of his insanity,
although he was defended ON that ground Tic
Jury did not hesitate to render verdict convict
ing him of murder in the first degree, and sen
tencc of death was pronounced against INN, by
the presiding judge OF the court, on the TN d'.y
of tie term.
Tn this statement of the case nothing has been
given but what was established In open court, by
,ineqliiyocal testimony. But the female witness
es, out of court, h;,, averred, that 1t they had
not been restrained by feelings winch always pre-
vail with the reputable OF thcIr sex, thcy wodl'l
have developed facts winch would have .sgSra
waited the features of this horrd case iniiteiy be-
yond any thing which appeared on the TRIAL
Some of them have been communicated out
they are too horrible TO be told.
Yotes. for members q Congress IN TIE CITY
Of .Vezv- o1'H.
Reh,iblfcan. Federal.
Wiiilaim DennI,g $500 Barent Gardener 4S2U
G. s. Mu,ntord SOFA w. II anderson 4Sos
Average Republican Majority, lO"5 IL.
Last year, tine Republican Assembly Iickethad
but majority of 424.
Very different has been the result in the
counLies. There were only : federal mean
bers in Congress from n. York, during the
last session but there isnow reason to believe
from the returns, that Van Rensselaer,
Knickerbacker, Livingston, Gardener
Emott, Salmons and Gold ahe elected. the
federal prints calculate upon mne at least
1.-THE state legislature too. has no doubt, ia
dergone some changes There were only "a
bout 80 federalsts out of 112 at the last SEES
sion Now, the federai hiint$ pretend II
calculate on majority.-Chcetham paper
speaks in the most melancholy strains on thi:
subject 1t avows that \. York has com
pleatiy disgrQced herself
| P6tes for the Governor ef Massachusetts,
from 432 Iozras.
1903. 1907.
SuM0an. Gore Sullivan. Strong.
za,1o7 S9,51S 40,6o8 $685.
GEN. MoREAu passed through this Cit'
yesterday morning on his way from the Soutl
to the North. He remained only during thu
snort time necessary FOR changing the Mai
from the Petersburg to the Northern Stage
| ODE. list addressed to J. R.-M. G. to whom
| SF.DLEY lifts 1.-the untried song" and de
dicates "the infant lay" is susceptible O
dou6ie entendre, which the author ma,
j not have intended, and for that reason
alone, is laid aside. The three others, shall
follow in the order in which they archum
bered.
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Extract ofa letter (

Extract efa letter firm, a m@chant in df,sfey-
dam to lis coyreSPOndent in this city, datei
March 4th.
'' AS respects political information can only
inform you tliat it seems TO be the determination
of Bonaparte that all the world shall be at war,
& that he will carry it to the very last extfem-
ty, more especially viii, England, his greatest ri
val 1t will serve as a specimen Of his very hos
tile measures, 10 observe to you that three day )
since cartel arrived here with prisoners from En-
gland, which was Immediately ordered out a.
gain without having mad the least commune On
with the shore. Not even fishing boat is allow
ed to pass the fort withoIt guard on board, so
fearful are they OF having any communication win
Great Britain. The emperor has ordered a ne W
levy Of 10000 recruits exclusive of which his
army is computed at 100000.
" An eubargo took place here on the 25th OF
January, for what purpose is at present unknown
The American Consul has petitioned for one OF
the ships TO depart for the United States with al!
the unio, innate American seamen. This request
has been granted and it is BY this conveyance |
now address you."..Ib
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EUROPE.
LONDON, March 81.

BY the Cottenburgh Mail which arrived YES
tcrday, letter has been received of The date of
March sixteen, which states as follows:
lhe King OF Sweden mas issued proclamati i.
on forbdding all intercourse with Russia.
Great preparations are makin,. in Denmark .or
The INVASION otth.s country All the ships OF var
III this port will be free from the ice to- day. aod
proceed Immediately for the Sound.