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THURSDAY, 24th MARCH, 1903.
Ono 46.)

There is it's said, in Asia's widest gloom!
A hideous mountain issues from its womb
SO high, Its monstrous top appears to rise,
And daring, hurls defiance to the skies
There, soPs chilled beams lingering ray retains,
When night for hours below, has stipd the plains;
There, noxious winds gerpetualIy blow,
And winter clad in everlasting snow;
TIL impoisond air the growth of verdurc stops
And nought but nghtshade, their leafess stalks
Sad dismal cavesi imme asurably deepi
Where demons all accursed, are doomed to creeps
No beasts, but fiery dragons prowl the place,
And hungry vultures of the feather'd race,
No human footstep thither dar'd to stray,
That fondly homeward could retrace its way
This the dread spot the avenging Jove decreed,
Where erring Gods should expiate the deed
There chain'd Prometheus on rock was laid,
And famished vultures on his liver prey'd.
No farther classic information goes,
Than just to bring the subject to close.
This horrid mount $50 ancient history says)
Was Mons Caucasus calld in Latin phrase
Which in plain English, not to longer dwell
Is simply CAUCUS term for HILL"
Thus fnsh'd Quidnunc. With presaging mind,
The pair would own the question well dehn'd:
When thus the Gent who open'd the debate -
6 l thank you for your long and learned treat;
And though the greater part take on trust,
Yet your concluding lines know Just,
And what is worse, most aptly they apply
To present times--I own it with sigh
View the curs'd caucus whichever way tits meet,
1t lays Constitution at its feet!
Our first and dearest privilege does blast,
And throws the right of suffrage cast.
Shall we, who boast that freedom here, alone,
Her sacred fame is felt and truly known,
By tame submission forfeit all the claim
To dear-bought freedom but the empty name
Forbid it Heaven our sons, to memory dead,
Should thus forget the blood their sires had shed
A trhing cause, compar'd with this alarm,
Arousd the sons of liberty to arm !
The questions not, which candidate shall go,
Whether, in NAME It's Madison or MunroeS
But, must fill the presidential chair,
With whom midnight caucus FIXES there!
No, by my soul the mean attempt shall fail,
For freemen's votes will fill the adverse scale
Nip in the bud this innovation dire,
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From the Wrg'inidn.

From, the Vreinian.
IN the last Virginia Gazette there appeared an Es-
say with poetry suboned, under the signature of
Ru0ibnldahS, the derivation of the word caucus.
AS he apparently had nothing in view but to excite
laugh (and in that he certainly succeeded)
fran from expressing my regret, that subject serl
to the liberties of my country should be treated
with such superabundance Of wit and levity.
Impressed with this idea, and fearful that my Eel
low-CitizeAs may be led away with talents which in
this instance think misapplied (though the work is
evidently hostile to caucuses, | have been induced
with considerable trouble to investigate the sub
ect in serious manner, by endeavoring prove
its real etymology from the best authors and apply
its shocking principles, the sober reflections of those
whose peculiar interest it at this critical period
watch with unceasipg attention the ntrgues of men In
power, and their obedient adherents
---" Cautious, h0yrens, Caucasus.'
CAUCUs-Caucus still the camorous sound
From ev'ry mouth, in eternal round!
Through the long week. which tiresoe here I've been
Not will tell me, what mean;
I've search'd the usual Books in every store,
But all are silent, though I've search'd a score:
Is't Whirlwind, Comet, Conhagration,
Embargo, Fast, Proclamation?
OF foreign growth from France purloin'd,
Or from word mongers coined
Is't the bottle which we're lately told
Did whole troop of miscreants hold
Is it--but tr'd of guessing, let me ask
Of you my friend fexpIan the rksome task
Quoth he, I'll try-although the questions tough.
CAUCUS is--CAUcUs is not that enough ?"
A Quidnunc the watch who'd heard the whole,
Roars out, bright solution, pom my 81!
Oh for a short hand pen at any price
To note definition concise"
Amazd, the wondering pair look'd round to see
From whence arose, tn intrusive rePartee:
Quidnunc abash'd, with lowly bending head,
Confessed his rudeness and for pardon pied.
The plea was granted, upon terms--that he
T'explain the matter should at agree:
Reioic'd to find greater task imposed,
He srnil'd assent--and thus his thoughts disclosed.
/" First know DER English books Tve many por'd,
And classic volumes studiously explor'd
But from the latter, only, caught ray
To light my labours in this dsrksome way.
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foremost in the ranks Of honor, in the de-
r. l. s1rrhts

foremost in the ranks Of honor, in TIE de-
fence of his conntry's rights. i,
Yes, Sir, this insulting overture Will
doubtless burst the strong letters OF the pre-
;ud;ces Of thousands of other American pa
triots. who will rally to the standard ot their
own government, and will teach Mr. Can
ming. how little he knows of the American
character, or the American sensibility when
he thus ventures to insult it.
Sir. the sentiments contained in this ex-
traordinary note Of Mr.. Canning's, are not
rev TO me. have seen them for some
months in some of the Boston newspapers );
it contains nothing more than the ridiculous
intinations contained in them, reduced to
the form Of a diplomatic note, not at al I'M
proved, nor dignifed, norbetter calculated
to effect their object, by the sarcastic inso-
slence of Mr.. Canning.
Upon an impartial review OF the whole OF
this part of the subject, Mr.. President, !
tlll;r.,,, am warranted in the conclusion, that
the embargo laws have not been without ma
terially beneficial effects upon both the beeiil-l
gerents-that they have presented strong
Appeals to the interests Of both; but that
these appeals have not produced their COM
plete effect. Ihave no hesitation IN saying,
Sit, that when the proper time shai arrive,
if these orders and DEGREES should untortyi-
nasely be persevered in, | shalI, for one, be
ready TO make still stronger appeals to their
interests-appeals limited only by the "llose
force and energy Of the nation.
sSbecch to &c Continued.
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Late Foreign News.
LONDON Oc52s@r 81.

LONDON Cc52h&f 81.
We received this morning, Spanish pa
rers, containing intelligence, from Cortun-
IA TO lie 25til, from Madrid to the 2oih
ard sron, Lisbon to the 18Th inst. Sir Da-
vid Baird 5 army began to debatk at Cor
rama on TIC Gath ttl!. and tie troops that land
ed proceeded on their march Municipality.
sIIhe latest accounts from the theatre OF war
s~a f.a.ed sac 18th. Ihc head quarters Of,
General Crstanos were then at Iudela.-----
the advanced posts of the Spaniards had ia
ken without resistance, a magazine OF corn,
which The French had established at q short
distance n. ". OF that place. This may be
considered proof Of the ensny's weakness.
Ina country SO barren AMI exhausted, IN
consequence OF being the theatre OF war for
so may months, It is not TO be suPposea
that they would not have made an effort, II
able &c save their magazine. he French
occupied the road Of Ronces Waller, and Tie
Spanish army was only waiting Tor the arr
val Of gen. Castanos to advance It's position.
The Snsnish forces formed selniciTclc,
which was gradually contracting its extent
AMI closin9 upon the enemy. Gen. Blake
continued to have his head quarters at Bill
boa on the 25th bat there is no mention OF
the battle which we, are led 70 suppose, by
loose paragraph IN the CoGrann2 papers,
had been fought at Vltioria.
The answered. the British government 20
the propositions from Bonapafte and the
emperor Alexander, at Efiurth. were final
" adjusted on Friday,afad Oh SATURDAY. they
were dispatched to Dover with Mr.. Shaw,
the n1cssergpr who Immediately sailed in a
flag Of truce for Calais,wFere be landed,aal
proceedetto Paris. The flag OF truce re-.
tars.ed to Dover yesterday.
Negember 2.
1srm;nasion o tde co7Jsrencea at Ell El.jfistitth
-Nabo5 e2a S ret,!.2. IT, Po,is--l7's IN
we5ss odrasions asaiast Spain.
We haze received some German and
Dutch papers, the latter Of the 26th last,
containing the Paris news TO the 22d. The
conferences at Erfurth have broken up
The raval vas.als whom BonapaTte had con-
yened there have returned TO their respec-
tive homes, having received the commands
either Eege Lord who has returned to
his capitai. Ii was on the night Of the 18th
Napoleon reached St. Cloud. On the next
day.he held a council, when the expose or
speech from the throne, with which the ses-
SION Of t!le legislative body IS usually open
ed, was no doubt prepared. That event
was fixed FOR the 2el, and Napoleon would
probably set out soon after. for Bavonne, TO
direct the operations of the French army a
gainst Spain. Preparations had been made
for his reception at the castle OF Nlerac, near
Bayonne, for which place the Imperial
Guards, the precursors CT all his military
movements, were under marching orders
at Paris the ED. 70 render the whole
ofhis forces disposable against Spain, and
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BY TIE LAST MAIL.
BALTIMORE. December 90.

e., the sh;5 BrGsanza, EaA, arriped at 4Neoo
1ofk Ill III cars f:,2sl Livtrp0o., the Eaitef
Of tie FEDERAL 6aactte ht1s received ms re-
s7sfar fles at Ligerp9oI ba3ers 70 TIC az
saa Lol.dsn 10 ase SiA tn NCfVEAfBER
from z;aich IS lopied the f0llosviag
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RETURN OF Mr.. SHAW.

A flag Of truce arrived in the Downs ct S
O'Clock last esening with Mr.. Shaw, on his
return from Paris, with the reply OF Hapo-
leon and Count Ron,apzoif, on the part Of
his master, the emperor Alexander to the
answer Of our government to the PROPOSE
tons from E.riurtl1. The character OF the
reply has not 0anspire1i. Mr.. Shay was
received with much po.itensss and attention
GA bis journey to and ~ Paris. The Feo-
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-15
PEACE WITH AMERICA.

The question of the most general interest
is, what is to be our future connection with
America-are we to have peace or war?
1t is to be feared that upon this subject, the
public feeling, under the management of par
", and the fermentatiois,o Of somewhat of the
old teaven, is in dreadful state of irritation
w nat is the vulgar cry Let us have war
with America! 1t will punish he. insolence,
destroy her commerce, cripple her future at
tempts at rivalry, anc throw her back whole
century in her national growth.
She has been dieted from the imbecility OF
her infancy to her present mature strength
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mas,s, can be gsaii6sd to his hearts con.
tent with the PRIDE of power, the insolence
of authority, and the self importance OF
Office. He can coon be convinced, that
these self sauna republicans, who used 10
glamour so loudly abou, equality, are as
self sufficient, as ccxcombica!, and as pre-.
sumpiuous as any body would choose TO
have them.
Its quite amusing to hear parcel OF mec,
like our congress, discoursiug for days &
weeks about what they do not, and indeed
cannot understand. Soae of their TALKS,
if we may be permitted to use a phraseo-
logy of Mr.. JeRersoo's "red brethren, =
remind Us OF that dispute 10 which the
cages OF Bologna were engaged for three
days and three nights. These very wise
Legislators enacted, MAT the mao who drew
blood from another, should safer death.
a poor fellow was taken very Ill IN The
street, and physician, who WAS called 10,
20 his assistance, bled him a question
immediately arose, whether the physician
oughF 70 BE- hung 81 not which, after ave.
ny animated, grave ADD elaborate debate,
was determined 10 the psga;ivs BY small
majority.
EWash Fed !
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e. The Proprietor Of the
Alexandraa Dolly advertiser, will
difpose Of the Establishment on
moderate terms-thefe are now
nearly SIX hundred Subscribers
and the LII INCREASING, To
Perfon Of Indulfry and Talents
for conducting a Newspaper.
this would be a desirable Situa-
ton. Circumstances beyond bis
Controul render It necessary to
make Sale, II will therefore be
sold a great Bargalnd appllcats-'
on BE made loon.
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Mednejdoy, ApraI 18th, 1903,

THIS DAY is the third day of drawing
Of the NEw-YoRK STATE LoTTERY.--Pre-
sent price OF tickets Eight Dollars, but viii
shortly ADVANCE.
Tickets, warranted undrawn, may be had
at J. AIarch's Book- Store, IN George foam,
where regular Check-Book of the drawing
both blanks and prizes is kept.
-. Prize tickets in St. Mary's College
Lottery taken in exchange for undrawn tick
cts in the New-York State Lottery .-All pri-
zcs sold at j. b1arch's Book, Store, viii be PAID
there if agreeable to the holder 9th ticket.
April l3. 81
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ROBERT CRAY.

ROBERT CRAY,
eria, cGcra FIR sale, zdiolesate or retail,
The following BOOKS;
100 American Preceptor
100 Columbian Orator
S. Dwisht's Geography
II Eutropius
81 Iess's Tutors Assistant
so School Tes:am cnts
IS yYebster's Selections
u Webster's Mercantile Arithmetic
500 Nturrsy's English Reader
1000 Introduction 10 Reading
Is MARS Caesar
Is Erasmus
100 Philadelphia Latin Grammay
20 Ratlelnan's Rutl;ments
100 SCOTS Lessons
$50 Ashe s Grammar
10 ECtpopius
36 Entick's Dictionary
Is Jones's Dictionary
SO Ramsay's Life OF - ashinsto1
7 Guthiie's Geography, 2 vols. qpsr,
to, with Fo!io A,l4s
So School Bibles
e Family Dc. ass8.!sd
4 Bibles, octayo, With Camie'z NeteS
IL Horace Deiphiai
IL Virgii Go.
u Ovid Go.
l2 Caesars 90.
y SaIlust's &c
10 Lcanlen's Creek and Latin Tesla
lnelt
Cicero De!phini
Juvenal do.
Terrence DO.
- BowditcIl's Practical Navigator
% Universal History, abridged, for tbs
use Of Schools
"a Morse's Geography, abridged
IL Goldsmith's England, abridged
10 ------------ Rome, abridged
10 History Of America
500 Dilworlh's Spelling Book
100 Webster's do.
100 Universal do.
SO Columbian do.
ID Murray's do.
10 Misses Magazine.
And a variety Of Books in the df-
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April -. iawlm
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THE PROTEST.

protest that no more I'll get drunk
IT'S the curse and the plague of my life,
It ruins my credit, MY health, and my purse,
My peace and my comfort; and what il
still worse,
1t yexes and angers my Wife
protest that no more I'H get drunk,
1t torments and embitters my life
To ruin 'twould hurry its yotry headlong;
And reason declares that / am quite IN the
wrong,
And SO do the tears my Wife
protest that no more IsH get drunk,
Nor lead such wretched vile life;
It's attendants are poverty, shame, and dis
grace
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,n ~'a'aras on different Subjects. -Mr, Jef,
- 80 We are 'ctd, studisd law &c the ear.
r.'s Q: his lfe, bu, diI not continue
S,s . The practice. 1, would seem as
= q he and his prime disciples were We.
- - q toe practice pow. for they have
1, a'arrsiiing with their ssrvan.s ever
NJ, ~sy came into power, and a!w avs
!, Success.
q, 'sme"ber 10 have heard, some ten
A,b. i've Years ago, that republicanism, or
ao, ) nersonianism, was of a purifying
6c a = nat 1t dissipated ali she aris,ocra-
a,,,. s' which wilt be settling down upon
"a, MODS, let them do as they nay. sad
IA 'sa'Imed poor mortal's thoughts,
ah Aoe them IN truth, "bit a little low.
tso ~ TIE angels" There arc very few,
q su'ys, who can vouch f,r> The ruth
ss,, ssseriions A man who stalks :
AsS.. ne Democrats in The Hobbies of the
q ,s.;@a representatives.. or waits on some
nopors Of the diFsrens depar.-
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|@Wcdnesday last, the site CT . battery was
|IoHoa Wagburton point ca the Potomac.
lbs has always been considered as the best
Saaioa Oh the river for arresting the pro-
|aa o hostile vessels: the channel APP
|Fschag very near to the shore and SO chang
y lis direction, as to subject every ship
lAca passes to be FAXED for { considerable
|S,n,e rs She approaches, aud again after
Ss &s PASSED.. R@3toaitor.
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And variety Of Books in the diG,
ferent departments Of Literature and
Science.
April -. lawlm
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-30

Gfitwere any thing short Of the establish
ment and practical support Of an, exclusive
dominionover the seas) must, in some mode
or other, be accomplished, whether France
followed her example or not. IN the first
case. the avowed purpose Of the British or
ders would be fulfilled, and commerce
would resume its accustomed prosperity and
expansion. In the last the just resistance
of the United States, more caicacious than
| that of the British ordersl to French irre-
gularities and aggressions would be left to
its fair operation, (and it was impossible to
mistake the consequences while the COM
merc;al intercourse between the United
STATES and Great Britain being revived,
would open the way for return TO good I'M
|. derstanding, and, in the end, for an ADJUST
mentso of ALI their differences.
On the Goth of ] uly I met MI. Canning
again, and was soon apprized that our dis
cussions, if continued at all, must take a
new form. & ss @
Assthere is no reason for OBTAINING the
ST. Michael, she viii be dispatched ifame-
Esdiatcly for = Orient s-e'
20 1e eansinasa.
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a COLD WATCH,

WAS left yesterday morning lying on
a rail of the fence nearthe Spaw Spring
whoever has found the<same, and
will leaveit with the printer, 1hall re-.
ceiye a liberal reward.
Sheis double cascd EnglshWaich,
makers name jacob Gregg, AlexGa-
d7,a has black ribbon chain, with.a
gold seal and key; the stone Of the
seal is cracked. Watch makers, and
others, will please detain her if she
should come into their hands.
Iune ~ d
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Alexandria DaGp 1Dbert;Sar.
MONDAY, JUNE II.

On Wednesday the 2ssh ult. the u. S.
gua.boat No. II, captain Owings, was
struck by lighsnipg whilst lying of 10 the
stream opposite the city Of New Orleans,
and had two men killed and two severely
wounded. The two former were alofs
when the mast was stuck. The boa, Gus.
tanned but little injury.
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TIE Members OF the Washington sccie-
ty, of Alexandria, will please to take notice,
That a regular stated meeting Of the said So-
ciety, will be held atrGadsby's hotel, on Mon.
DAY, the 4sh day of July next, at J O'Clock,
in the forenoon, where their punctual attend-
apce is requested. The Society will move IN
procession, at twelve clock, to the Presby-
terrain Church, where an Grafton will be deli
.yered by John d. Smms, Esquire, one OF It's
rnembers.-The south part of the gallery in
the meeting house, will be exclusively set a.
part for the military and the music
Nv order of the Standing Committee,
G.. Deneale, Seey.
June s27.
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I. OG1LVIE,

Being detained in Alexandra dsy longer thaA
he intended, proposes 20 DELIVER, "
THIS EvENIke, AT 3 o,cLocK,
~ E1r. sGeneres' s Bail room,
A DISCOURSE,
Cn.a subject deeply interesting to patriots
and parents, in which he will have occasion 70
offer some observations on the importahce OF
Female Education.
Aft er delivering this discourse, HE WILL
RECITE A TALE, which for f+aity sof sen.
timent, elegance Of narration, AMI felicity Of
incident, is probably uhrisalled in English h
,teraturc
June 81 II
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sailed yesterday morning from the Downs,
10 blockade, as il issupposed, some port
on the Dutch COAST.
Arepor,preyailed yesterday, said TO havs
been brooght from Holland, Of az action
taking placcin the Mediterranean, IN which
the Frcnch experienced sigaal defeat.
We have 90 doubi Of their having beende-
fra,rd, If there has been battle.
The American ships Hannah, Ann, Ran.
Sger, Reward, Nsp,soe aud Magaower, have
been seized by . French priyatesr IN the
por, of Alicans.
The following official communication
was Oh Saturday made 70 the American
uaders:
4fnseyleQp Consulate,
May =.
Whereas By communication received At
this ofice, from his excellencv William
Pinknsy, esq. minister plsnipo.ensiary of
the Uoited States here, It appears that be
hath received information from his Britain.
mic majss'y's principal secretary VI state for
foreiga affairs, of the establishment, OF The
mos, rigorous blockade ofpors Of copheu-
hagen, and all the ports in the island OF lea.
laod. This is therefore 70 give notice there
of 10 the American merchants and Others
within this consulate, that they may govern
themselves accordingly.
William Lyman.
The Brazil and Eas. India feet sailed
from Portsmouth yesterday lhg latter VIII
nc,touch al sae cape. Lord Srangford, sir
James Gambler, and several ohcefs sailed
10 The Brszilaeet.
The expedition which lately sailed from
The Downs, will rendczvous a, yarmouth.
The Mars, admiral Keats, and the Andaci
Gus, with several transports a. rived here
yesterday.
a letter was yesterday received by are
spectacle hessr 10 the Russiao trade, which
implies the complete acqu,sscence OF the
Russian court in the views Of Bonararte.
This letter which is daied S.. Petersburg,
18Th Of April, (N. S states, that The eG
peror has issued 40 Ukase, tnrbiddlng aoy
iptc.course whatever besweech.s territories
and any nentrsl power, ua.il the conclusion
OF general peace. L. The terms OF this
ukase. none but ships belonging to those
powers which are 10 actual alliance with
Russia are permitted TO eoer any Russian
por',
Mr.. Johnson, kings messenger, arrived
on Thursday, at Harwich, by express, and
Immediately proceeded on board the Beaufoy
packet, Capt Norris, for Gottenburgh, which
Immediately prepared TO set sail, without
waiting to take mai, on board. 1t is said
that Mir. Johnson is the bearer Of dispatches
of The greatest importance.
Admiral Lord Gambler left town, this day,
to Jake the command Of the channel feet
Foreign Office, Nay 4.
The Right Hon. George Canning, his Ma
jes!y's Principal Secretary of State for foreign
affairs, has this day notified to the ministers
Of friendly and neutral powers, resident at
this court, that his majesty has Judged it ex-
peeaent TO establish the most rigorous block
AIDE of the port of Copenhagen, and of all the
othsr ports in the islane of Zealand; and that
the Same will be maintained and enforced in
the strictest manner, according to the usagss
of war acknowledged and allowed in similar
cases.
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