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A Ii persons having claims against the Is
"A tat Of VIM. Friend, decd. late Of Man.
chester, are hereby required TO bring them for
ward, as early rs possible, that arrangements
may be made for payment and all persons in
debtcd TO said estaic, are earnestly solicited 10
make payment, as speedily as possible. The ST.
;uation Of the estate being such, as to render IL
impossible to grant loager Indulgence.
THOMAS BRANCH, Executor.
Chesterfield, 7;ov T. 12m)
JOHN STAPLES, Of buckingham County
81 Will be a Candidate before the General As
sembiy for the appointment Of REGISTER of die
Land Office. December 2. fep2w7J
EOR SALE, 3s7 Htd, nI31 Inspected T'0-
l. BhCCO,
1000 lbs. Soal LTiAT'HER,
10 Tierccs common YHISKET,
8 Casks real old rectii-d DO.
10 Tons country bar IRON, Nv
WV. w. DICEENSON.
SOY. D. Ldm]
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EOR SALE, the TENE AfENT on viii oh n,
4 subscriber lives, situated on Church. u;lI
within about one mile ofRichmoud Aiarke; con,
{ ming two and half acres of Land, well enclosed
anl highly improved. The buildings consist Of
a Urge and well constructed Dweliny. Logsc,
Laundry, Kitchen, D1iry, Smoke Rouse, 3 Stoycs,
T'ef C6sce, Couch HoHse, Barn, Stable, and I..-
HoRss.
All these buildings arc in complete crdcr for.
he accommodation Of a large and genteel family.
who may Ir,ve easy access TO all the advant9res
IT the city and live as retired as they could wish
JOHN ELLIS.
Nov % OawHf
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M ANTED as 4 TUToR in private family
w aperson qualified to teach the Latin and
English languages grainmaticaily, and Ar;thme-
tic-Apply to the Printer NOV Is. It'll
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'sNHE GRIND LODGE or VIRGINIA,
Z will meet, IN the Diasons' RaH, in tins CITY,
1T O'Clock iii the evening of the second Afon.ley
in Decembet next. november 25. Iey4t1
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N consequence OF a Circular Letter from :,
Committee os the officers of the late Penn
syivania line, addressed to me as well as to Sc
verai other officers Of the late army it has been
suggested to me IS a proper measure, to call
meeting OF all the officers OF the former CONT
mental line, who continued in service to the end
OF the Revolutionary war. have therefore APP
pointed Monday the 18th dayof December next,
at the capitol nthe city of Richmond, ,or such
meeting Being the day to which the society of
or Cincinnati stands adjourned.
-
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CDebafc to be eontinnedJ

Those who have been accustomed to read
the I1Rrora, cannot be unprepared or taken
by surprize, unless they shut up their under
standings. We now repeat, more close to
the point of contamination, predictions made
more than two years ago-THE BRITISH
CoYERNMENT ARE DETERMINES THAT
WE MUST TAKE ONE OR THE OTHER AL
TERNATIVE -
SUBMISSION TO THE ROYAL PRO
CLAMhTIONS, AND PAYMENT OF
TRIBUTE ; OR, VAR.
Let no man deceive himself by incredibly
let not tue vipers in the bosom of society
poison thor lull the people into false secn-
rity; we might aver chat the misuves of7par
are already prepared, which are to speak
this language in our ears
AS in nm, people Of America, buckle on
your armour carly, and prepare to meet the
foe of your early prosperity and of your glo
ry-your liberty and ndependence..o.1uro--
m.
The Spanish "a St. Lorenzo, sailed from
Havana for Cadiz, on the 18th inst,having
on bo1rd 10000 dollars in specie, and 1900
boxes sugar, &c. present from the patri-
OTIS in Cuba, to the patriots in Old Spain.
We have heard that the great preacher
LORENZO DOW, died lately in tic Mis-
sissIppi territory, where he had just removed
his iaEily.
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JNo. PoINDEXTER, c. L. c.
NOV l. l1aw8w)

HIS day is published, (and may be had at
4 TGco6 TOhnsea's Books ,ore, :.dioiriinr the
ot-Brdge.) Part S Of Vol l Of HENING
& !hUNFoRDh REfo21'5, containing the De-
clsions OF the Supreme Court of Appeals of Vir-
SInla, at the October Term, 1907, and compile
ting the first Volume
At the same place may be had the said olurr,>
lot o5e pases) elegantly bound in calf. Price to
subscribers S to npn-subscrbers SO
OF The size ofthe volume having FAR exceeded
the limits at first contemplated, (Which were 500
pages on.y,) the authors have been induced to
furnish IT TO subscribers at the above price, 4hch
IS considerably less, in proportion, than tllat men
toned in the Prosbe>tas.
Gentlemen who take these Renors in nura-
6ers, will be permitted to return t.,n at any tre
wrh'n SIX months, < receive volume for which
: umpe's they will be allowed the original COS; in
partpayment for the volu,ne. NOV 1 r1awtc1
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HN Saturday the 10th day of Dec. next, will
W be soil, at public auction, the following
HOUSES LOI'Y,St to wit The Tenement late
ly occupied by Mrs. Byrd, with ground on the
cross street opposite 10 Dr. Meetings. lott, sufii-
cieat for carriage house and stable.
The Tenement now occupied by Miss Bennett,
adjoining the former.
Also, TWO Brick Tenements on the main
street. leading from the turnpike road to tho
Swan-Taver, 8. l9 feet of unimproved Ground,
lying between said houses and the one occupied
by Mrs. Vamett. The terms of sale will be, one
fourth in months, mother fourth in IL months,
and the remainder in 9 8: yearg.
THOs. NORVELL.
NOV. 10. It
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N. B. Any person wishing TO purchase the a.
bove property at private sale, Will be pleased to
appyt +. N.
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Louisa, Novenifcr ID. f1a,,4rusIl
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CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY. March 10.


Mr.. DAWSON having moved tor the order
OF the day, on the bill for raising an addition
al military force.
n Dill was received from the Senate, au-
thorizing an additional military force which
was twice read, and on motion Of Mr. Do4y-
son. referred to the committee appointed ON
our military and naval establishments.
On motion of Mr.. 7aiimadge, the House
went into committee of the whole, Mr.
iriSg IN the char, on the bill authorisinp
detachment of the militia
The blank in the bill for the sum RI be
appropriated for the immediate expence of
the militia, If called out, Was filled with one
million of dollars.
MIR. hcHy observed that the bill author;s
ea the retaining each class of the militia IN
service tor six months Ee had ALWAYS been
OF opinion that this term was much too Iony
he thought four months as long term as
each detachment ought to be kept in service.
ne therefore moved to strike out four /"
and insert six -
Messers, Tallmadge, Gardner, and With
ereil commended against the amend nent. that
the authority given TO the President bv the hill
was to call them into service for a term nor
epceedtnS SIX months that it was wen
known that during the revolutionary war. the
army was continually confused, disorpanized
ara sometimes defeated in consequence of
the term of service of part of the troops ev-
Pilng on the eve of an engagement and
that SIX months was as short a time as II
was polite to fix for their continuance under
arms, n 1t should be necessary that the militia
should be employed.
!Wr. helty'S amendment was negativedbv
large majority,
The committee rose and reported the bill
winch was ordered to q third reading to
morrow, mem. con.
On motion of Mr.: 11orro7v, the House re-
solved itself into committee of the whole
Mr. DEsHA In the chair, on the resolutions
authorlsing the President of the u. States 70
loan Certain number of arms and artillery
to the state of Ohio.
S. . w 1Nye'
The second (artillery) was negativcd.
MI. d. montgomery, from the committee
10 whom the subject had been referred, re-
ported biii making compensation to Il. M.
flke and his companions. Twice read and
referred to a committee of the whole.
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THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, MARCH 90, 1903.
FOR THE ENQUIRER,
N UBfBER II.


To Messrs Joseph Clay, Abraham Trieg
John Russell, Josiah Masters. Geo CiSs5S''
ton, jr. Gurdon S. Mumford. John III on,,-
son, Peter Swart, Edwin GRAY. w. Hope
Samuel Smith, Daniel Montgomery, Iobn
Harris, Samuel Maclay, David X. Will
ans, James X. Garnett and John Ran
dolph, members of Congress.
GENTLEMEN,
Your protest deserves farther
notice. 1t is for your good, that YOU should
Know what the people think of it and of it's
authors; what we think of the cIearness nj
your heads and the purity of your principles
Ii Will be salutary to you, Also to know a lit
tie more OF the people, on whom it is your
pleasure to be making experiments.
How lily your precepts and your practice
agree on the subject of caucussinr. and to
what undignified shifts and mistatcments of
fact, you have been driven in order TO dis
crlminate your own cases from that which
you denounce, has been already shewn. We
have seen, also, of what elastic materials
you have deemed your oaths as members re
Congress to be formed. But this subject de.
serves obe considered farther. AS part
OF our public servants, it is important for us
TO understand whether your moral and Doli-
teal principles be, even yet, firmly and per
man0ntly hXed, or whether they are still
upon the same sliding and slippery founda-
ton as heretofore
As the grCunds of your protest against the
late Caucus, you tell us that a Caucus. COM
posed Of members of Congress, is ain di-
rect hostility 9eiM the princilties qfthe can
SftHffon )" that it is "a gross as8ngybfion
Of ho7ccr not deie8ated 6g The hecjJlr - Z
this be true, tits, to our plain judgments. as
clear as light, that such caucus is cri-
minal asSemblage, and that every member
ct Congress who enters il, commits perm
ry in doing So This conclusion cannot pos
sibly be avoided by any man, unless he is
prepared to maintain the paradox. that 70
assume power rot delegated by the consti-
tuition, x to act in direct hostility to that con
s'ltution, is to support it. But let us hear Won :.
we donot say that consultation among the
members OF Congress respecting the "Der-
sons 10 be recommended as candidates for
the two highest Offices in the union. NAV
not IN s'"c erfyaordinary crisis be hro-
PER- You do not! Although such a CONSUL
taton would be Gin direct hoSffEtv uyifh
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chased by 4 French ship ofthe lire and frlgate.
Admiral y then concluded that the French fleet
had gone 20 the West-Indics, and shaped his
course for Barbados, and from thence running
through the Islands to this coast.
1t Is difficult To conjecture what course the
French fleet have taken Ifthcy had been bound
To the East Indies, or even the Rio La Plata,
they would not have come four degrees TO the
Westward of Madeira. Is 1t possible that this
Meet having on board four five hundred officers,
and Thousand engineers and artillerists have
shaped their course for Mexico! Miranda was
IN London, no doubt urging the British govern
inent to form All expedition to MeNico-but a.
hove all the organization of Mexican army I'M
der French officers, would have powerful eff
feet on the American frontiers. We shall say no
more, time will discover Ill things, and we hope
our approximations without foundation.
LEDGER.
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CHSE or JOHyV SMITH
In SENATE Marnh Il

This being the day assigned by the Senate for
the further consideration of the report made in
this case, Mr. Smith being himself absent, an.
Peared by his counsel, who read long letter
from him, addressed to two members of the &c.
nate representing the circumstances which had
prevented him from obtaining the evidence deem.
ca by nm material to his defence. After read
ing the letter Mr.. Harper suggested the hope that
further time would be allowed, andtI,at the case
of April u '''uu'e
Mr. Ailh0use moved postponement to the
first Monday of April
04esSrS. Robinson, Crawford, Gregg, and inae,-
ton. ff 49, 'i'iS mo
mr.. KitcheH expressed hope that; if a post
Ponement obtained, it would not be to SO distant n
day ''''i'' d
-Nf. HilfhouSe acquiesced in this suggestion.
Mr. Gnes moved postponement to MONDAY
week week This motion was supported by Messrs
giles adams and Bayart, and was opposed by
Messrs. 5. Smith and Andersen, when the ouec.
uon was taken by yeas and nays, and the motion
negatlycd Yeas Is, nays II.
AT the request of Mr.. Smiths counsel. the I'm.
siness was postponed tin Tomorrow.
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n report Of TIC receipts & expenditures Of the
United States for the wear 1906, was received
fofm tic Secretary of the Treasury, and refer.
red to the committee Of Was and Means.
Mr.. FdE HoyHe prcsertedS petition of num-
Der OF inhabitants OF the city of Washington.
Paying revision of the law respecting the writ
i capias which was referred TO the committee
on the district Of Columbia.
Mr.. Maeoa held in lis bend resolution. on q
subject which he wished to- present TO the con.
Sideraton of the House u was, to III. Get a
committee Of the House to enquire into the pro
pricty ct allowing large discount for ri oinpt
payment ot The purchase money for public lands.
The present discount was eight per cent, net 50
great ~ the profit which was derived from some
stock OF the United States, and Unis AN induce
ment was offered TO withhold payment. Itsecm.
cd to hnn that il would be good policy at this
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PHILADELPHIA. March IS:

Captain Eldridgc of the schooner Betsey,
wholeft Barbadoes February str, informs,
that an Admiral of the Blue had arrived
there with IL sail of the line for the pur-
pose of attacking Martinico which he
Immediately declared in state of blockade,
and had taken and sent to Barbados sever
al vessels attempting to so in. OESt. Tho
mas, capt. T. was boarded by a British sloop
of war and treated politely, who informed
that he was in pursuit OF a French priva-
teer; that there were four French and Spa
nish privatecrs IN and about sail Rock pas
sage, taking all American vessels going to
or coming from Porto Rico, and advised him
to keep well to the windward side of the
passage.
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DOMESTIC.
BALTIMORE. March Is.

DA lMoRE, March 10
Broke Goal last night about dark, by picking
the lock and forcing their way through, nine OF
tine criminals convicted to the roads, and one pri-
soner by the name of Morris Amongst the cri.
minals are, Judge, Dohcrty, Robinson, Swim.
cher, &c. The public are requested to appre-
bend said criminals, either of them and thew
viii be compensated on application to the super.
VISOR OF tie turnpike roads, the sheriff of Bal
tImorc county.
We are informed that Mr.. Greene was severe
ly wounded in attempting to oppose them 1t is
feared he VIII not recover; being stabbed in
three Dr four places. Several others were consi-
.dcrably injured.".WhiS
March 16
the Happy Couple, Captain Lowell, we have
Fcd New-Oflcsns papers to the 18th Febru!
They contain GOtlIas Of Importance. Bv
&c convey ancc sc are favored with a short
ON orr correspondents, dated 18th Fe-
YIN which it does not appear that any
WAS apr elcnded as they m Ike no
r. OF french officers disaiIccted
4. Gazette
Nrw-OrtE4Ns, Feb 13.
: since bill was Introduced into the
Of the legislature Ot this territory,
" which is 90 prevent the sale of lands
PTS goods or chhteIs, for any amount
dollars on writs Of execution during
Fuauce of the embargo. The bill was
cad and referred to committee Of the
on Monday next
petitic1iis now IN circulation against the pas
u Of the bill and we understand has alrcad,
YJbtancd the signatures Of great proportion o.
the most respectable inhabitants OF this city.
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NORFOLK. March 16.

There was small error in our statement re.
lative to the sailing of the British sud French
fleets. The Fleet sailed from Rochctor ON the
17th January intelligence Of which was cornmn-
Icatcd 90 admiral Duckwouh, oil Dshant, on
the act; lay. The British feet first went of Fer
roi, it 5cug probable that thc French feet had
gone Uilher To- join small spanish feet in tIat
port FROM Fcrrol they tlc0 went off Lisbon.
and from thence towards Madeira. Il vas near
Madeira tiLt admiral ID obtained the first proba-
hle intelligence ofthe French fleet He was in
formed w. captain Picrcy of the Comus friruc.
that IN. srees ,.rt vi Madeira, hc had been
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EUROPE.
GIBC.ALTER, january %.

Positive information has been received,
that the mbincd French and Spanish squad
rons were living at single anchor in Caiiz
Bay, apparently watching adorable OPP
portunity to effect their escape.
Here follows "A list Of SIS american vessels
laying i'll that harbor, at the time OF Capt
H,llards departure: besides several other
American names not rcco.ccted OF this list,
s arc from n. York, from Salcnr, from
Boston, from Philadelphia, from Balt-
more, from AleXandria, &c.--Of these,
had been condemned, ) iibellcd and waiting
their trial, & are mentioned, which had
been turned off from some OF the eneray's
ports, some of these were returning home
some going to England, the destination of O.
theirs uncertain.->fc confidently trust, that
they will return home, rather than 60 to En-
g,and, to throw themselves in the way of an
mbargo.--Many vessels were waiting for
the first conyoy.1
Eetrdct Of letter from BayLadoes, dated tie Goth
az February, received BY ths brig .ide!I!He, Wood
S5ard, arrived at dieXdn!Tia
g Martinique is closely blockaded by FIVE sail
OF the line and irgatcs, under Admiral Coch-
rane. Admiral Duck worth ioincd him few days
ago, with 5 sail OF the line and proceeded to St
Doh.ingo, in pursuit of sail of French ships of
the line, from Rochcfort q; Brest--lf they should
not ind them at ST. Domingo, they will steer for
the Y. Stales''
"Plour continues at 30 dolls. but provisions
will nowt;ll, on account of the safe arrival of 30
sal! of the Cork feet, which came in last evening
1.-The only American vessel now here, is the
schooner Venus, which is TO sail for New-York
OH Che 24th February
Capt Rainier, of the Caroline frigate, in a let
.tcrto Sir Edward Pcllew, dated M,lacca Roads,
Feh-25, 1907, states, that on the 9Th Of January,
hc captured. after severe action, the Spanish
ship St. Raphael Cor Pallas,} Spanish Register
ship belonging the Royal Company Of the Phil.
lipines. mounting 1 q guns and 81 Men, command
Cd by Don Juar y -ptista Monteverde, having on
board upwards of 100000 Spanish dollars, and
400 quntals of copper, besides valuable car
go. She ySas from Lima bound to Manila She
had 81 men killed and wounded before she struck
An uccourt sheSvins ,Dhat has been redeemed ef the
ENoLrsH NATIONAL DEBr, the LAND TAX,
ard IMPERIAL LOAN, to. Nov. ], 1907.
Redeemed by annual millions T. 66,963.118
Do: by II per cent per ahnun on
Loans 61,e22, SIS
Do by Land Tax 22,942,SI3
Do by il per cent per snh,im I'm
periai Loan S14,728
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Total & 152,34S, 52e
from EWGLdMD..


London papers to Jan. IS, are received at Port
land the. however contain very little informa-
tion of Importance it was reported that there
were Some attempts made negotiation be-
tween France and England The ministry of c.
Britain, according to these reports, had refused
the mediation of Russia and Prussia but were
wiling to open negotiation basis consis-
tent with the principle of national security, and
the independence Of: the continental powers.
But little is sad on American affairs, though
the papers uniformly express a desire TO preserve
q friendly understanding with this country
The English stop All Vessels bound to enemies
ports-and the DEGREES of Bonaparte are enforc-
ed.
Letters from London so late as January 18th,
from most intelligent sources, concur in the OPT
mon, that negotiation for pe4ce is certainly a.
bout TO commence between England and France
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SATURDAY, February 10.

Mr.. Morrozv reported bill authorship
the loan of arms to the State Of Ohio; which
wastwice read and referred to a committee
Of the whole.
The bill concerning courts martial and
courts ofenquiry were again taken up. The
question being on the passage OF the bill,
Messrs. ]. Montgomery, Holland, Nicholas,
and Fisk supported the bill, and Messrs.
Sloan' Pitken, Randolph, and ]. Clay oppo-
sed it. When the question was taken by
yeas and nays, 81, to So. And
The House Immediately adjourned.
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tine TO allow greater discount for payment of
ready money. Influenced by these reasons he
offered the following resolution
ResoiSed, That the committee on public I. lands
be instructedt to enquire into the expetliency of
showing greater discount to purchasers ofpub-
hc lands, tor prompt payment, and that they
have leave to report by bull or otherwise A
greed to without division.
Mr.. S,niney, after predatory address of
near III hour, submitted the folio wing rcsoiuti-
ON:
Resoived, That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to the
House the dispatches addressed to this govern
inent by the American minister ut Paris, touch
ing the proceedings Of the French government
IN reiat'on to neutral commerce, which have
been received since the dispatches of that
minister, which were communicated to Congress
oy message on the 10Th Feb. 1908.
And the question having been put Will the
House now consider this resolution ;" 1t was
negatlved by Yeas and NAYS, 66 to a..
THURSDAY, March II.
Onthis day motion of Mr.. Da7vso,, TO an
point committee to enquire at what time
1T would be proper to adjourn, was after
short debate, ordered to lie OH the table
Inc tciiowlng message was received from
the resident OF the u. States, and referred
TO committee of the whole on the state of
the Union
10 The Senate and House of ReAresrnta-
tues ot' the United States.
have heretofore communicated to Con-
gress the DEGREES of the government OF
France OF Nov 21, 1906. and of Spain of
feb ~, 1907, with the orders of the British
government of Jan. & Nov. 1897
now transmit decree of the Emneror
OF France OF Dec. 18th, 1907. and similar
decree OF the Sd of Jan. by his most Catho-
lie majesty. Although the decree of France
has not been received by official commune
cation, yet the different channels of pronmI-
cation through which the public are possess
ed OF it, with the formal testimony furnish
ed by the government of Spain in their de-
cree, leave us without a doubt that such an
one has been issued. These DEGREES and ar
GERS taken together, want little of amounting
to declaration that every neutral vessel
found on the high seas, whatsoever be her
cargo ana whatsoever foreign port be that
OF her departure or destination, Shall be dee
med lawful prize: and they prove more and
more the expectancy of retaining our YES
sells, our seamen and property within onr
own harbours until the dangers to which tbev
are exposed, can be removed or lessencd
TIL: JEFFERSON.
March 18th, 1905
1he House went into committee on the
report OF the .commiftec3of Elections ON the
contested election of Mr.. KEY; ON which
however no decision was had,