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sent this state, in the 18th. Congress Of the
United States. The four, first named gen.
tlemen. compose the present delegation, and
was ON the 26th ult. declared reelected by
Proclamation Of the Governor--viz :-Bibb,
10 500 Troup, IL, $50 Cobb, II SOP; Smelt,
1851 /; Houstoun, Clio Dooley, 4,S38.
BY letters from Augusta, Georgia, we learn
that M. Longstrut, of that place, has inven-
ted a steam boat on principles entirely differ
ent from that OF Mr.. Fulton, and which is
likely TO prove of great utility in the rivers
of the southern states. He has already put in
motion one of Is feet in length feet breadth,
with cylinder of inches diameter, and
water wheels of 4 feet diameter, which car
ries S persons, and goes with motion per-
fectly uniform, at the rate Of 8 miles per
hour, and can beincreascd to any size. This
small boat has already made several trips
up and down the river.
The total votes given, in Pennsylvania for
governor, with the exception of those in E.
Tie county, are as follows,
For MIR. Snyder 66,e54
Mr.. Ross 3S,947
Mr. Spayd 8. $50
Total los, SS7
In Erie the majority only is known, viz.
s55 for Mr.. Snyder.
A Resolve passed in the Legislature of
Massachusetts on the day of adjournment,
18th, and was approved by the Governor.
authorizing the payment. of 400 dollars to
the Secretary. for the purpose of paying the
Electors. --a~ %, 80
The Certificates of the Electors. signed
by the Governor. we learn. are not in the
usual form and that he has attached to
them the proceedings OF the Legislature re-
lative to the manner in which they were
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The Manchester Republican Blues, comman.
dcd by Capt. McRae, have unanimously tender.
ed their Services to the General Government, as
part OF the quota required of this State by law
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" The Editor of this paper is DESTROYS
OF collecting sort of M1,euD, of tie Do
meSHc lNannfactnres Of Yirgi1iia. wrought
out OF six, C9tfoh, Hair, and harficnlarIy
WooI, with or without the dye. He there
tore requests any gentleman 70 seid him. by
private opportunities or post paid, such he an.
tiui, ingenious, or useful specimens, as are
within his rcaCb--to be ACCOMPANIED nv a
description OF the expcnces of preparation.
and the estimated valuc Of the manufactures
with such other information as NAV be
necessary for eHpla'uihg the peculiar qn1li-
tSs ct each.--Thesc specimens will be exbj
bred to the curious, ara the information
WINCH they may Contain, will DC given to the
public.
o. Charity Sermon. The Rev. John Court.
Iney Will preach Sermon at the BAPTIST Meet.
,,,S- House on Sunday next for the benefit of the
Richmond Female Humane Association.
NIcHTIoN-MARpfzp on TbursJav
i've Isl OF J Il month, Mr. THOMAS Tom. Of
sung Queen, to the amiatle Mrs ELIZA Car.
NETT, widow OF Muscow Garrett, deed. and el
dest daughter of captain James Pendleton.
Surely never yet has been,
so divine, so blcst a scene
Cupid has left the starry sphere,
10 wave his golden trssscs these.s
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1t is said, that Mr.. Erskine has receive d
dispatches from his government via Halifax
and that on last Saturday, he was closettetl
Tor i considerable time with the President &
Secretary of State.
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TNHE GRAND LODGE or VIRGINIA.,
i will meet, in the Masors' Hall, in this city,
at 8 o'clock in the evening Of the second Mo1day
IN December next. november g. Gep4tl
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Messrs. Lloyd, Hillhouse, Quincy, &c.
the Enbargol what good will result from
1t WHY even if it does nor operate up
on the .belliserents; if it does NOT enable US
toPrePare better for war-it has the bles-
sea effect OF keeping us clear of greater e.
Wis. The embargo is certainly an evil-a
great evil upon the commercial and agricul-
tural interests of the nation--but what evil.
less than it, could be adopted in its place? Is
Soar less evil than the embargo! Is su6-
n1SSfon to unexampled aggressions and in
suits!
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A LIST OF LIE GRS

II FREEMAN, No. III. in orr nert
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Majority 1885 agt. Monroe.
454
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/. Tn Erie the majority only is known, viz.
S55 for Mr.. Snyder.
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asserted that the previous revocation of our
proclamation, 6 would have compelled the
British Envoy to have offered ample and no.
noraole PREPARATION" to the u S. for the at
tack ON the Chesapeake-Now, it seems
mat the conditions which would have been Of
1ered by Mr. Rose, are known to the United
ota;es, as well as the terms, which our 20
vernment would have deemed Gamble g no.
noraole PREPARATION. These conditions were
published some weeks since by Mr.. Bronson
Editor of the Z" u. ). Gazette" and were
probably derived from Mr.. Phineas Bond
the British consul at Philadelphia Mr.. Rose
IL seems would have offered disavowal of
the attack-the surrender of the captured
seamen--and a pension to the wounded
SURVIVORS, or families of the murdered
ihese terms differ in one important point
from those which would have been demand :
ed by our government. These are stat
ed by Mr.. Madison in his letter to Mr.. Pink
ney OF April q, 1903 to be, "the djsavowal
OF the attack on the Chesapeake, an express
iengagement that the seamen retained shall
be Immediately restored, and that The eu;Itu
queer experience an e.remhlary finnish
ne"t. >-Acc0rding to the Legislature Of
Massachusetts therefore, their course world
nave merely subjected us to the ridiculous
alternative of I" a renewal of the proclamati-
on, Immediately after having rescindeJ il
(IhiS Rshort in our ne.rt.
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7'")'; Majority 1o85l in fay. of Madison.
z Counties TO DC heard from,
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there, the only consolation have hal this
month; every one abandoned me cxccpt the
king; the ungrateful whom lliad loaded
With benefits, did not dareto raise a voice in
my favor. The Gardcs du Corps who sold
their king. will sell his son also I'have no
other ambition now, than to find an asylum
in France, and to have my children with
me- The officer who accompanied him,
Showed him ON the way the newspapers
which affirmed that he possessed a fortune
|of 500 MILLIONS The prince answered.
SlaSdcr will never CEASE to stain my acti-
ons; Net dare challenge my bitterest enc
mics lay any thing to my charge in this
respectA Nothing further could be found by
me than Nic SUNS necessary TO discharge the
daily expSnses OF, y house ike mine. / pos
sess no funls in EAgl md, France or Genoa,
and can Sppeal\No the testimony Of the
merchants ofVhosc d0untries. Ihave employ
ed the benetaGtions (which have received
from my sovereign in purthasing estates in
Spain, which every due knowssSaad which
have nov been taken yrunl ueIby injustice
and arbitrary power Having nowswitnessed
the horrid deeds which foretod, iwish now
for nothing but peace and rspose The ap-
probation and friendship Of Charles the w.
are enough FOR my conscielceN
| The following ,impcrtant document has
been published hetc: 80 -.
BY authority, lraveilers, and the public
are Informed, tiiata.l PASSPORTS and other
instruments issued by the Spanish govern
ment in the name of Fer.ii nand the Seventh.
since the 29th ult. will NOT be acknowledged
lby French civil and military officers
H
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EUROPE.
Continuation Of News by late arrivals.

LONDON, May 90
Dispatches have been received from Rio
de Janeiro, of the date of 18th of March.
We are informed that the following is the
arrangement OF the new ministry
Don Fernando dc Portugal, Ministry of the
Treasury.
Don Juan D'Almeida, for the interior. =
Don Rourigo de Souz Coutinho, for the
War and Foreign Affairs
The Viscount of Aaada, for the navy.
Marquis of Bellas, Chief Of the Justice.
hntono Aranjo obtained leave to resign
his Office OF Minister of State, and remains
Counsellor of the Privy Council.
he Prince is endeavoring by every means
IN MS power to evincc his gratitude towards
those ohave followed his fortunes, and ma
infested an attachment to his person. He
mad instituted an Order of Fidelity. and pre-
sehted Commodore Moore, captain Walker
OF the Bedford, and the other british officers
with the insignia of this order. The Survei
iapte trigate, capt. Collier, arrived at Rio
JaHeiro on the 18th of March. The SurveiI-
lante took out MIR Hill the British secreta
ry of legation, Mr.. Chaimberlayne, and a
gentleman of the name of Morgan These
gentlemen on landing, met with the most fat
tering and friendly reception, but from the
smallness OF the town, and the recent arrival
OF the court, they were with difficulty enabled
10 md house in which they could be accom-
Some letters received from these
gentlemen are written in the highest spirits.
and give the most pleasing accounts of the
state OF the country, and the hospitality of
the people.
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From The Baitinpore Nsrth american.

Extract OF Letter from HAVANA, dated July 10.
lSOS, to 4 gentleman in Baltimore
- Whsn last wrote you, affairs here wore a
oltiereht aspect from what they do this day, in
consequence OF the calamitous events which have
taken place in Span. The change, which las
taken place in Spain, will, have no doubt. turn
the current ofpubiic opinion against that flthless
hatloh' who now only exists on the plumbers She
carries OH from other nations. Her last act of
pernc'ty outstrips any preceding act of the ty-
rant who rules the nation. o.. ttis ~;
a new intendant general arrived here in SIS DAYS
from Cadiz who brought the accounts of the
situation OF Spain, and the declaration Of war A.
gainst France, which was proclaimed in the usll-
al manner throughout this city on that evening /;
and ON the following day, the 18th, peace was
proclaimed with England in the same style and
FORM This day the coronation ceremony is TO
take place, and all officers, military and civil are
10 take the oath usual on such occasions. The
ceremony VIII take place in the Champ de Mars,
ana VIII, expect, be awful and interesting
The Captain General has put all the strong pla.
ces IN the best possible state Of defence, aud ia
ken care, by Keeping up strong patroIes night and
gay, TO save the French from being mastered bv
way OF retaliation for their perfdy at Madrid (
Barcelona
Many families have here lost their relations
al'u Iriehus at Madrid and Barcelona, and are so
enraged, thatit will be difficult matter for eeo
yernment to restrain them. Not one dare amman
IN the street by night, and but few in the tday.
SUCH as are known 10 be either American CHI
zens or Spanish subjects. This gives the finish
ing stroke to piracy in these seas, and hope that
all the pirates in the different ports TO windward
with their prizes and.priyatcers, will be caught
beiorefiey get information Of tho acts oftbis 90
yernmcnt' Dispatches haze been sent of b, eov.
eminent TO every port in e isiaad directing ali rho
owSeys TO be seized and detained, with tkciy br;
ses, and TO D1afe tie cyczos effseaers Tlds nor,
mas already been opened to the British trade ,ye
may therefore soon expect to see it filed with
vessels from the winGwartl and leeward islands
ana stocked with dry goods, whilst YOU arc lock
ed up in the waters Of the Chesapeake, 6S tbo
i'app. expetent ofa perpetual cu!sTgo.1
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SEVILLE. Iune 4. 1903.


According to information received by the Su
Prenle JWIua rom hts Eycelcncy Don Eu.ebi,
A. de Herrarra, the people of Lebrisa, Xerec,
Puento de Santa Maria, Pto Real, and YsIa de
Lesn, have proclaimed Ferdinand With, as their
legitimate sovereign
The inhabitants of Cadiz have elected don
Thomas Morla, for their chief, who adopted i'm
mediate measures to check some disturbances in
that city. This general has given assurances that
he will strictly conform to all the measures and
instructions of the supreme of the Supreme Iun-
ia in compliance with which, he has ordered
the regiments of Numancia, Pavia and Farneicio.
to repair to this capital, and they will be immeti-
ateiy followed by the remainder of the infantry.
The whole force consists of 1885 infantry and
IL squalruns of horse
The commissioners appointed to take posse ST.
on ofthe arms and ammunition belonging. to the
French fleet, had found 5000 musqliets, which
were Immediately sent by way of St Lucar and
Barrameda, to this capital
General Castanos has issued a proclamation.
directing the cities within his command, TO ac
knowledge the authority ofthe Supreme Junta.
Intelligence received by the Supreme Junta,
dated Fuentes de Centos, June 1, states the sur
render of 5000 French troops at Yelye to the Por
tuSuese.
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EXTRACTS.
SEVILLE, June 4

4oEViLLE, June H..
"From letters dated Slst Nav from ca
div, we learn the following :-At 9 O'clock.
A. NJ. of that date the chief OF squadron, Don
Enrique M'Donnel, and Don Pedro Creux.
went to hold truce with the admiral of the
British squadron which blockaded that port.
Ill order TO establish conferences, and at
eiSht In the evening returned with the salts
factory accounts that the British forces con
formed themselves to the dispositions of the
supreme council, Offering ali the assistance
that might be wanted, among the rest s coo
men. that they had prepared fer Gibraltar;
ana ID consequence, they ordered the deten-
ton OF the convoy which conducted them,
and tnat on the day following an officer was
landedin orderto determine upon what mj,bt
be Judged expedient.
From advices received by the supreme
council, it isknown that there had entered IN
to Aelyes corps Of 6 600 French, to the
Portuguese; and the speedy DISCRIMINATION
of the Whole French army in Portugal was
expected"
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BAYoNNr. MAY 9


Our newspapers contain the following par
uculars respecting the journey and arrival Of
the Prince Of Peace -
The Princes Of Peace was, ON his arrival.
accompanied by col. Maries, aid-de-camp of
BIS imperial highuess the Grand Duke of
Berg; he appears to have suffered much
during his imprisonment Not tlay passed
by during which persons did not come to his
dungeon, and tell him he would soon be led
to The ,scaifold. When he was taken from
prison, IN order to be delivered over to the
officer who was to take him to Bayonne, he
had a long beard; during whole month he
bad no clean shirt; he had no person to wait
upon bin.
On toe road he had the consolation Of re-.
ceiNing letter from king Charles ~, and
the. queen, foil of testimonies of their afEccti-
on It IS said that on receiving the kings
letsei1 there we're the marks ofhis tears
When the prince received this he said, See
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fFrom Bells Weekly Messenger, May SOL
THE SITUATION OF SPAIN

THE SITUATION OF SPAIN
There has been perhaps no scene in that
melancholy drama, which has so long agita-
ted the curiosity of Europe, fraught with
more incidents of real calamity and substan-
tial regret, than that which has lately been
rehearsed in the kingdom of Spain.
When nation is subdued by conquest.
or passed subrDissively under fdreign yoke:
the spectators may feel, as the ci9ssz stances
of the case give quality to the Ut, j mix
ture either of sorrow or contempt, btit when
we behold a crown wrested from an ancient
.iiie OF princes by Course of stratayrrr, and
fraud the most foul and unnaturaI---and a
nation swindled out of her independence. by
contrivances which have not even the or,li-
nary spIend0r OF the crimes of a conuuero,. &
which, but for their Astounding cruelty. we
should assign to the lowest class of mankind
there is a complication of feeling in every
generous bosom, which we know not how To
express.
The crimes of the French emperor and
MS councillors, whatever are real and impu-
ted, fade away before the enormity of his
present guilt towards Spain
If not worthy the name OF an aIIv. Snain
has been to France faithful vassaj. SHE
has neither grudged nor disputed her servi-
Jude. Neither in the prosperous nor adverse
fortune o. France was there any vacillation in
her Conduct: she had chained herself to the
oar, and flowed down with the stream. One
would have thought that the steadjness Of
TINS adherence would have procured for her
safety 1t not respect. But no As she has
been more Submissive, so has her fate
been more cruel, her fall more degrading
than that Of any other of the powers con.
quered by France Austria was suffered To
collect and recompose the scattered atoms
OF broken force. There was no deposing an
hereditary prince; notreason hatched in his
palace; no insurrcction fostered among his
subjects. He was left indeed I'm moupaful
and shattered dignity, but he was left re-
spectacle aud safe. Prussia. who was most
hated ny France, as she well deserved, was
disJolnted bat not destroyed. Her king cher
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QUEBEC, July 81.
Arrived on Tuesday. H. M. ship Amelia.
the hon. Frederick Paul Irby, captain.ASail-
ed from Falmouth with the convoy the 18th
May.
Passengers in the frigate, the lord bishop
of Quebec, his family and attenda ants ma
Jor gehrraI Drdr1rr,r 5rIsr srs,u surtE.zz-7
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From u London Paher.
PARIS, MAY IL.

PARIS, May IL.
The Moniteur Of this day contains long
article, dated Bayonne, May 6, communities
ting intelligence which is said to have been
written from Madrid on the evening of the
I'd of that month. The account begins with
stating, that ever since the events at Aran-
Jeu2, the people of Madrid had been in dis
turbed state, and that offence was daily CIV
en- TO the French that for two davs there
had been numerous assemblies, which APP
peared tn have some certain object in view
The cool and prudent part of the French and
Spanish saw that crisis was approaching,
and wished to bring the multitude to reason
The QUEEN of Etruria and Don Francisco,
wished to go to Bayonne. The grand duke
of Berg attempted to rescue them. HE was
as he was going to the
PALACE, and defended himself long, but
was on the point Of falling when ten grena-
diers arrived to his relief. a. the same mo-
ment a second officer was wounded BY ano-
ther crowd. The great street of Alcaia, the
Sun Gate, and the Great Square were crowd
ed. The grand duke gave the alarm, and
flew to hispost; and battalion OF the French
marched o palace, Cannon, hire
the disturbers had assembled. A firing took
place 'front.' two ranks, and in short time
the multitude were dispersed, Gen. Grou-
chy was ordered to dispense the crowds in
the streets of Alcala so pieces of cannon
with grape shot, and a charge of cavalry,
cleared all the streets. Yet the,jnsurgents,
though theyhed from the streets into the hou-
ses, fired from them upon the French soldi-
ers. Generals Guillot and Daubrin broke
open the doors, and all who were found with
arms in their hands, were put to DEATH
General Damesncl made two charges with
cavalry IN the square, and had two horses
killed under him. d. The insurgents made for
the arsenal, to seizs the arms and cannon {;
they broke in, but general Lefraon arrived
Ill time TO save the arms. All who were in
the arsenal were put to death. The French
e,--friSe--- % aS--I~fS,-<r~- SrusS engaged ~,
this affair. When the firing of cannon was
beard in the camps outside the citv. the
troops ma, ched Immediately.
When the Emperor received the tidings of
the above business, he went to king Charles,
and met him coming from the Empress's,
where he had dIned, and on telling him the
news, the king said, " have foreseen this
evl'---those who set the populace on, think
they can restrain them" The king instant
ly resolved to appoint the grand duke of Berg
of the kingdom, and at
the same time sent patents to the councils
OF CASTLE and war. The king afterwards
called the prince of ASturias to him, and
read the grand duke of Berg's letter. He
observed 20 him the result of his criminal
conduct in flattering the prejudices of the
people, and forgetting the sacred respect he
Dyed 70 the, throne and the lawful authori-
ties Popular commotions were like fire
easily e2seited, but it reGsired another arm
thahfis to extinsuish them.
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SPANISH ROYAL FAMILY.

When Charles III. died, the crown fell.
Dec. Is, 1883, on Charles ". born Nov. IL.
la40, married Sept. 4, 1760, to Louisa Maria
heresa, daughter of the Duke of Parma,
who was born Dec. 9, 1751.
A brother to Charles ~ QJnfantade Of
Spain and third son of Charles ILL Ferdi-
nd-Antoine, born Jan. 10, 1851. was pro-
claimed king of both the Settles. Oct. 6.
1859.
Children Of Charles ~.
4. Charlotte Joachim heresa. born APRIL
Is, 1777, married the 9tlsof. Jan. 1896 to
JONAH Maria Joseph, .Psf6gf of Brazil, who
took the reign of the x ilkaoni Of Portugal.
July Is, 1899. re ..#x
2 Maria LouisasJosctb born july 6,
a.s2, married sjeH5k %, 1795, to Ludwig.
Infant Of :paiG, alko Dice shc eth Of MAY,
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REMoVAL by HE PRESIDENT.

EDWARD PORE, Collector and Inspector
OF the port of New Bedford in Massachus it's,
for not using due diligence in the execution
of the embargo laws.
ISAIAH WESTON is appointed irf his room
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s p A N

The following articles extracted from The
Havannah Gazette of Esd July, received at the
Office of the Philadelphia Regster.1
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SEVILLE. June E

N'4- IL l. June ..
The supreme council received by express
this morning, the following advice
" Lisbon, Jpne 2.--For three DAYS have
been seen from hence at the mouth of this
bar, formidable English squadron. Yester-
day myself counted IS ships of war near
V within cannon shot. with 10 sail of t,.ans-
ports without reckoning others which appear
more distant upon the horizon
1t is asserted that part Of said squadron
comes from the Mediterranean, where il de-
troyed in sight of Majorca the united Frerch
squadron which had got out of Brest and
Kochefort, reunited with that of Toulon and
hve Russian ships which had joined them -
1t appears that there have been brought in
tow nine vessels out of this defeat, and which
are now with the squadron at the entrance
of this port. French troops have marched for
different places in Spain. Those of Spain
have defled off for that quarter, some by
orders and others of their own accord.''
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Port Of Boston, AUGUST s.

English ship Minerva, Harker, 81 DAYS
from Liverpool, salt and iron. Sailed 10Th
June. Left about IA sail of American vessels.
names unknown.