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PHILADELPHIA, July /.

By those who have for number of years
kept daily remarks on The weather ard he
state OF the thermometer, yesterday is
pronounced the watmes, experienced in
this city during the last ten years.
July 2.
The following very interesting inteli-
:sence has been politely communicated to
the printers of the Albany Gazette, by a
gentleman of The city of SCHENECTADY =
1t Is copied from letcr received by him,
from aPefson of eat rcspeclablty a.
Queenstown, 10 upper Canada, dated Juns
10
Our Lieut.. Governor has been sent
Tor by express from the Indian agent,
near Detroit, md sets QUE by land III day,
tor thu; quartet. Il is reported, that some
verv violent resolutions adopted by The
indians ION henting that their usual an
nual supplies for their trade, were stopped
by the hmericnn government at N.sgars)
has occasioned this sudden and unexpecl-
ed measure. God grant, tina, 10 misch,ef
may take place, before he gets up. Col.
Claus is sill there, and The governor takes
with him most Of the ether officers OF the
Indian department"
Arrived schooner jefferson, Campbelt
30 deys FIR, m kingston. June l6,h oil.
Maranilia reel was boarded b. the British
man OF war Ere Fly. heu;. Boyd, ,auty-
SIX hours from N Providence lieut.. Boyd
informed capt. G.. that previous to d..
SAILING offic 81 accounts had Seen rcce =
ed at Providence of u naya! acton 10
the Mediterranean, bel'eey BRUSH 5 a.
dton OF e'gh, sail of the line, and hirteen
rreGch; that the latter were cumnictcIy
Deaien, having .hCee taken and ,wo sunk 4;
and that the British admiral, SIR Richard
Sirachan, was killed; also, that Booapa,te
had made Tal'eyraad king f Porinssl
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-12
PHILADELpHTA. Julv 4.

Arrived, ship CornpIanter Gillies, ~
days from London. Brings English pa
pers to the 14th May which enclose.
The Usage sailed from Falmouth about
The 1S.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-12

ed agains.it, and Is gone to Bayopne, to
n,erss, Bonapa,;e in his favour. Bnna-
parse the Usprper himself of the Grown
Of one branch of the Hourbons, will thus
have legitimate Sovereign belonging To
another branch of the Boarbons pleading
against his sou ior having usarped his
crown and digniy!!
Bun it is impossible not 20 fear and feel
tina, these disturbances may DC detrimcn,
tai rather than beneficial 10 Spain, and that
Bonaparte may take advantage OF them,
to fix his yoke more firmly upon her neck.
Thai he will assist her in rendering her
self independent OF France il werS absurd
10 suppose that he will Withdrew his
troops because they are hated by the Span
Ia d., were M IDLE To be { ----Par
ual successes indeed the Spaniards may
have had againstibsola,ed bodies Of French
troops, bu, irregular and undisciplined va
lour can effect bu, little aga'nsttnem when
their force Is united and concenired =
We wait with ahxe,y for the full deve-
lopement of Boraparte's plans and in,en-
tons.
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MoNrpnAL. .El1,n %

NtON NEAlss ~ !S2C ~Scs
We understand that Oh Monday even
ing and Tuesday morning last, a frscsa
took place at the Provincial line on LAX,
Champaign. The circumstances which
happened were on account Of large raft
which the American Custom House Off
GERS haa mia coed a d " 20 p Z
going TO the Quebec market the cilizsns,
.owdeyer, adjacent the place where the aft
rs aiken, embodied, and in ,eHance oil
ne whole force winch could be collected
IN the OCCASION, brought her thus side the
line. In this transaction considerable
power ara Balls are SAID to have bee. ex-
pended on beth sides, bat no blood she'd.
A small cabin erected on the raft, was
perforated in forty Gifisren, places, by he
balls Of the militia from the Customs House.
We learn by a 'gent.eman fro d Lake
Ontario that person there in the employ
oil the Custom House Officer, was lately
shot dead, when on the watch of those al.
tempting to run property into the Pro-
vince.--fhe coroner's inquest was acct
dental dea.h.
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CO NC r ESS.
HOE8E OF REPRESENTATIVE
FRIDAY, Nopcmlcr II.

y 49, Il
Mr.. agAson, elected from the state of
Vermont, vice Nehemiah knight, deceas-
ed, appeared and took his seat.
BRITISH AND FRENCH ORDERS AND
DEGREES.
Mr.. Bufzoe.9 oHsreti the following resolll-
ton:
J" Reseiued, That the president of the z.
States be requested to lay before tins house
copies of the act oracts of the parliament Of
Great Britain carrying the orders in council
Of the 18th Nov. s07, into effect; and also
an act placing the commerce Of America in
English ports upon the footing of the most
favored nation.
Mr.. b. said he had never met with the
documents here referred to-. He thought it
very important that they should be before
the house and the nation, that tt.ey might
know precisely the duties imposed ca Ame-
rican commerce and particularly that they,
ought to have a copyof the act placing this
country on the footing of the most favored
nation, that it might be. seen, in CARRYING
their own produce to Great Britain, what
immense advantage was given to America.
If he was not mistaken, such was the i'd
vantage that the British merchant might paw
double the freight for American produce to
be exported in British vessels % ngland,
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LIGHT HOUSES.

q "a .l ~ y n = = =. = *
On motion. OF Mr.. Livernorr tie bo... \
came to the following resolution: sass
Resotyed, That the committee &c Co.
merce aid Manufactures be i,.strae,,., 1','
enquire into the expediency Of rebuild, y
2 light houses On Plumb Island, At ,hs
mouth.of Merriilaek river. in the st;,.. ~ r.
Massachusetts /; and that they report 81 81, i,
or otherwise. ~
MIR. Elaott then called up his resolut;o,
laid on the table yesterday but motion
for adjournment being made, was carr; sd
SO to 90: the House adjourned till Moad,S
morning, II o'clock.
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

On motion OF Mr.. G. w. CAMPBELL the
house resolved itself into committee ct the
whole, on the state of Tie union, Mr. Ma
con in The chair.
Mr.. Campbell, after observing that it APP
peared proper that the several subjects con-
tanned IN the Presidents message should be
referred 10 the consideration of committees,
offered tie following resolutions hiehwere
severally agreed to in committee OF the
Whole without division, and CONQUERED i'll
by the house.
I u. Reso!ved, That SO much Of the message
of the. President Of the q. States rs relates
to ourrelations with foreign powers, Be re-
ierred to :select committee.
Q. Resolved, That SO much Of the mes
sage of the President of the Z. States as
relates 20 Notifications for the security of
the seaport towns and harbois, be referred
to select committee.
s. Pesolved, That SO much of the mes
sage OF the President Of the United States
as relates to our military and naval estab-
lishments, be referred to select commit
tee.
4. Resolped, That SO much Of the mes
sage of the President Of the u. States as
relatesto revising and improving the militia
system Of the q. States, be referred to a
select committee.
S. Reselyed, That so much of the mes
sage Of the president Of the y. States as re-
lates to the disposition of the suplusage of
our revenue, to improvements of roads, ca
mails and rivers, be referred to select com
nlittee.
s. Resoloed, That so much of the mes
sage of the President Of the u. States rs
relates to encouraging and promoting inter
nal manufactures be referred to the commit
tee of commerce and manufactures.
Z. Res0loeA, That SO much Of the mes
sage Of the President of the II. States as
relates to our finances, be referred to the
couAmister Of ways and means.
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=
ID MI. Pinkney. sss
- it is Of the greater importance, uaa'
you should receive from each other the ear
iiest notice Of any relaxatiois, as each go
verpmept 4 Under pledge follow such
Al example BY the other. And 81 # Is not 81 's
less importance tlrat the president or con-
oress should be acquainted with facts, that
the Ii proceedings here may be accommodates
to them. 4
{ That YOU may know the grounds on.
which the British orders of November have
been arraigned by this government, lneiose
: s copv Of the answer to Mr.. sErskine's note.
communicating them, . copy OF the note
being also inclosed.
The other documents communicated,
Will put YOU in full possession OF the rcia-
lions Of the United States with Britain, as
resulting from, the issue Of our general ne
gociations, and from that of the mission OF
Mr.. Rose.
This dispatch is forwarded by Mr.. Ba-
ker. who takes his passage from Baltimore,
in vessel engaged, as was the Usage which
sailed from New-York for the special i.ur-
rose of PUBLIC and mercantile correspondents
c e with Europe. She will proceed, III the
first instance. TO L'Orient, where she viii
leave Mr.. Baker, and thence proceed with
dispatches for nIr. pinkney, to Falmouth,
where she wiliremain few days to receive
communications from him; she will then
return to L'Crient, III order to bring back
Mr.. Baker with your communications.
1d. 1zad;s0n to general drmsft'oas
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
july u, 1909.
SIR,
Herewith you viii receive a copy Of the
napers relating to one Of the vessels which
we're DESTROYED at sea by the French fiji
gates, returning from the West Indies. |
observe that, in your letter to Mr.. Cham
paenv, of the cd of April, you have Incl
dentaify noticed this occurrence. If ample
PREPARATION should not have been made tc
the. sufferers, the President thinks it proper
that, as their cases become authenticated,
you should present them IN terms which
! may awaken the French government to the
nature of the injury and the demands OF
Justice. The burningos neutral vessels de-
tanned on the high seas, is the most distress
sing Of all the modes by which belligerents
exert force contrary TO right; and, in pro-
portion as it is destitute Of apology, ought
at least to be the promptitude and amplitude
of the redress.
1t It be conteadetl thatthe destruction, IA
these cases, proceeded solely from the dan
ger that otherwise intelligence miglie reach
pursuing OF lowering force, i, may be an
swered, that if such a plea were oi greater
avail, it would only disproye hostility eof
intention, without diminishing the oaliga-
ton to indemnify, On the most hbtral scale,
the injured individuals. Itinay be added,
that if the outrage on the individuals was
not meant as a hostiEty towards their nat.on
the latter might justly expect a tender of
such explanations as would leave no doubt
on this subject.
/ have the honor TO be, SC. t8
(Signed) JAMES MADISON.
Gen. Armstrong, Minister
Plen. of the e. S.ipaiis.
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VESSELS ~ IL WSt III Ills = - ~ -
production Of these papers important, ana
toyhave considerable bearing On the ques-
zion &c our foreign relations, which had been
made the order Of the day for Monday
next. -.
Mr.. &c. w. Campbell said he was willing to
see all the acts alluded to-; but he believed
they were So numerous and SO cortradlcto-
-ry il their nature, that it would require all
tie skill and ingenuity Of the house to dis
cover the. extent of their operation or to
define what would be the practice under
them. ss sc.
Mr.. Burwell's resolution was adopted
without division; but a short time alter
wards rescinded, on motion Of Mr.. Macon,
seconded by MIR. Quincy, with the consent
of Mr.. Burweli, and the following resolu-
ton adopted, giving more Latitude to the call
for papers:
! aI2eselUed, That the President of the z.
States be requested to lay before this house
copies Of all acts, DEGREES, orders and pro-
CARNATIONS affecting the commercial rights
of neutral nations, issued or enacted by
Great Britain and France, or any other bell
ligerent power since the year 1871 and al
so an act placing the commerce OF America
iii English ports upon the footing OF the
rGost favored nations"
In advocating the above resolution, Mr.
.-pnucv expressed his wish to have all these.
papers. that it might be clearly understood
which power had e1nrna ICED the system OF
=, Il ,,at,tyo1 ct,nolnercR
In discussing the terms OF the resolution
Mr.. =. C. Yacksolz took occasion to observe
that the precise words were ilamateria; Tor
that every edict vioa0ted which affected neu-
tral commerce.
NTessTs. Burnett and Cuts were appoint
ed committee to wait On the President
with the above resolution.
EMBARGO LAWS.
Mr.. f. G. 5facSson said, in order to meet
the proposition Of the gentleman from Yer.
mont MIR. Chittenden) of yesterday, he
would Offer to the house these resolutions
Rssolvcd, That provision ought to be
made by law for mere efectuaiiy carrying
into execution the several embargo laws.
Resoivrd, That no vessel shall be allowed
to depart from one port to another Of theU.
States that does not with her cargo wholly
belong TO citizen or citizens OF the United
States, and be navigated solely by citizens
thereof.
MIR. 3acksoa said, twas not bis purpose
now to discuss The rropriety OF theirador-
ton or the principles contained in them, but
he moved their reference to the same com
nlittee to whom was referred the resolution
for repeating the embargo laws, wh;chwas
agreed 70.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion OF Mr.. G. w. CAMPBELL the
house resolved itself into committee ct TIE
whole, on the state Of Tie union, Mr. Ma
con in the chair. s,
Mr.. Campbell, after observing that it APP
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From fbe 1aticrol hfeilssencer.'
DOCUMENTS

n AccoMrANYING TIE pREsIDENT's MKB-
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J e ROY THE NORFOLK LEDGER. 8
HAup'roN, June Sd, 1908.


Mr.. COVER, SIR,
The charges preferred against me at my
late TRIAL with the sentence OF the court, have
been published in most OF the newspapers
has not also found It's way into the public
prin,s. Those who take any interest IN the
result, and who,are anxious TO form correct
opinion Oh tue subject, would certainly pre-
fer havias the direct and original sources OF
intoraatioa and judgment laid open to their
Inspection. ne great bulk OF ms esiaen ss.
viii fear, always prevent its publications.
fiavia,; contributed BY your paper to tllsse-
inmate the accusation and sentence against
me, i cannot DOUBT hut that you Will willing
Iy assist, by the same means, to distribute
my yindic 9tion. I nave therefols sent copy
OF my dsferfc be ore the cour; martial, and
request you TO publish 1t il, your paper.
Respectfully, AM, Sir,
Your ohcdicnt servant,
JAMESsBARRON.
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: MOTHER WARNfIAG.

Extract of letter from Pablo Sierra, Of the
HAVANA, dated September 81.
We have had second meeting OF plant
ers and merchants, to deliberate on our situ-
alton and it was decided to admit neutral
vessels with every description of goods, until
Spain shall be in situation to provide for our
wants..
1--WE expect large supplies from England,
and think it would be Of great Importance to
America to raise the Embargo before our peo-
pie learn to do without your trsde-for other
wise you may be exclnded entirely by an ar
rangement with England, which may be ca
silly effected, under our present impression OF
your attachment to France, ard hostility to
our glorious cause. {B. ~ I'm.
Honorable Testimony --" know of no
man." said the late, General Hamilton, g who
SO nearly resembles Washington, in all his
great and enviable qualities, as Charles Cotes-
yortA Pinckney." Can there be higher evil
denee of worth and greatness, than such an
enconaimn from such a man p
Aezo York ha1ter.l
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-. = i 4 rersor, VINO, with

- n i 4 person who, with
aei p's e watching over the repub-
.'ss 'ls her laws with discretion,
q 60 sa and justice, may, consistently
'i1a''l .'',,,nles, connect another import
IS ',;nrd upon al rulers IN the
u i. cyl eel the duty disappointing the
D ,he Eternal upon the nation,
s. %, = Christ the Redeemer. Eel
Z :l lss and fellow citizens, let US ann
pr's his measure, and then we may
sud u without the rensure OF pre-
~ sbrcathethe sentiment OF the We
rf,I prospecting our beloved coun-
sh confidence, Este pypetasa !:
! pcrpetusI.. ,n,o-,-, !. J.
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sions for the unfortunate American seamen,
who, in all probability, are confined there in
state Of starvation. S.
NORFOLK, October Ii.

Arrived, brig Fame, Stone, II days.
from HAVANA. Left brig Nancies, Barclay.
of this port, not discharged her BALLAST.
The brig Indian, Wakefield, sailed same
day for Nlantanzas, to load with sugar..
The brig Ann Eliza, Mallory, of and for.
Baltimore, sailed in company. Flour 4s to,
so; porkl14; and Beet r dollars per bar
rel.
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ssapt Malcolm, his majesty's
ship DONEGAL.
xrrVy, or =.

NEW YORK, October II.
.ssteretly morning, the frigate Chesa-
aSs, the British Packet Lord Hobart, the
~ Passenger, and brig Ann, for n. Or
sss the Minerva, for Charleston, and Sc
8 aa Others, went to sea with fine breeze
- It Is now three months since any ac-
= 1a.s have been received from the island OF
= aaoupe and as there are, probably,
20 American vessels emhargoed In
pace, tits In serious contemplation to
4,on the President for PERMISSION to
0's one or more vessels, with Proyl-
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FOR SALE,
OCtObsr RI.

A Tract Of LAND, containing s72 acres,
situate in the county OF Lancaster. sVirginia)
on the main road leading from Richmond 10
Lancaster court house. 6v. miles from the
latter and four miles from Deep Greek, ON the
Rappahannock. The Improvements are,
good dwellin,, house, kitchen, smoke house,
corn house, large barn and store house, all
new, and handsome apple orchard of about
800 trees. Upwards of 200 acres of the a.
boye land IS well timbered with oak, chestnut
and hickory. The terms will be made known
by applying to Mr.. r 7,ahlett, Of Aiexan-
andria, or to the subscriber adjoining this
place.
Edmund Denney.
Centtevi'le, Oct. l4-tl73 law
FALL GOODS.
By lite .Arno, Dia Daltimore, Thar received q
Part Of my Fall Goods,
CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF
Rose and Duffiel Blankets, Broad and Nar-s
row low-pliced Cloths, Flannels, &c.
John Lloyd.
October 2. III wftf
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FROM HALIFAX. :

8 BY a gentleman who left H1allfax q DAYS
ago, and arrived here In the sloop Elizabeth,
capt. Damerell, from Deer Island, we.
have the following information: The pre-
paration of this apparent important expedi-
ton which has been in agitation for some
time past is now nearly completed the time
IS improved with the greatest diligence to
facilitate their departure. The ships now
i'll readiness for this secret object are 19,
most of which are of the line, and 100 trans
ports with nat bottomed boats bullion a new.
construction, for the purpose OF landing in
shoal water, 80 of these are completed and
others preparing with the utmost dispatch;
Is, 900 troops are ready toembark and watt
imp the arrival of reinforcement, which
sailed from Portsmouth the 3do August
unsler convoy; 60 horses with equipments
for living artillery, attended with infantry
and camp eqaipage for $4,000 men, were
all embarked prior to the goth ut. There
are. various conjectures relative to the desti-
nation of the feet, the opinions Of many are
that the object is NewsOrleans or the Flo,
ridas.
Every stranger is strictly scrutinized and
arrested if a passport cannot be produced,
designating his business. I.
Eastern Argus.
By the arrival this forenoon of the schr.
Traveller, captain Thompson, from MART.
nique, we learn, that the markets at that
place were extremely high. Flour was sell
ling for $40 per barrel-butter per pound
So s5 cents-5eef perbarrel S4o-pork $50.
tobacco none In market.
Three schrs. had arrived at st. Pierres,
laden with provisions and fish, havlngby ac-
cident been blown off the United States
coast.
[M. r tap]
1t appears by cur foreign intelligence that
!, Lucien Bonaparte has been applying tor
passports to come to the U. States. What,
he can be coming here for at this time, we
are unable to conjecture unless the preslden-
cv of the U. States has been transferred to
him, as the soverei gnty OF Spain, was to his
brother.-U. S. Gazette.
ne leHlSldISS SiiS AAet' eshAAaes
Aurora, was handed by the American
Consul at Matanzies, to Captain Russell,
of the brig Niagara, who arrived last e.
/ vening from that port.
., Phil. Tr. Anseyicaa.
HAvASNA, Sept. 90.
The Governor of Jamaica, has just COM
| municated to me by a dispatch, the follow
! ing news, which you will publish in your
paper OF tomorrow.
/ His B. M. ship 49,, spoke off the is
land of Teneriffs packet from Cadlz, who
informed that Murat had been completely
defeated, taken prisoner and sent to Seville;
that Dupont had died of chagrin. The UNI
fortunate Carlos WITH, had dieda natural
death, the queen was dangerously i'll, and
the prince Of peace hourly expected to expe.
renee the same the Fernando 9TH, was IN
Spain. and the continental powers had AREA
div decided in conjunction with the English
to ;, cooperate in the extinction OF Corsican