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gress.
And we do in the same manner pro.
test against the nomination Of James
Madison, as we believe him to be unfit
to fill the Office Of President in the pre-
sent juncture Of our affairs.
The professors are Joseph Clay, Sam
eel Smith, Daniel Montgomery and
Samuel Maclay Of Pennsylvania-A-
braham Trigg, Edwin Gray, James NJ.
Garrett and John Randolph Of Virginia
John Russell, Josiah Masters, George
Clinton, jun. G. S. Mumford, John
Thompson, Peter Swart and John Har.
ris of New ork-and David r. VIII
liams Of S. Carolina.
MI. Ross. we state it with confidence,
will in a short time return to England
He will be accompanied by Mr.. Foster,
former secretary Of legation ; and Mr..
Mansfield, who came out with Mr.. Rose,
will remain in that capacity with Mr..
Erskine.
lWashinS'0n Fsdsrci:'ss.
Mr.. GARDENER continues to recover
from his wound. He is past all danger,
and it is expected he will, in a few days,
be able to take his seat. We much re-
greet the loss of his splendid talents for a
single dayn. Ibid.
Extract Of letter from a respectable
commercial house in Lisbon, to another
inn. Trk, dated Dec. ~.
"W'ea are authorised to assure you that
the produce Of the United States will be
admitted into Portugal without a certi6-
cate Of origia, and that no questions will
be asked whether vessels bringing the
same have or have notbeen into British
Pores, notwithstanding the late or any
other decree to the contrary, and that
your vessels win not meet with any fu.
ture detention here"
Extract Of a letter from a merchant at
IAntigUo. to a e gentleman in Me1u- Tori,
dated February 3, 1908.
"As yet no material alteration has Ia
ken place in our markets, notwithstaad-
ing your embargo that was to starve US
out. Flour andlumber are the only arti-
eies which have advanced, aud, strange
as it may appear, we continue to receive
very liberal supplies from America
Vessels'are dropping in daily, and we
need not, L. think, be under any appre
tensions at present of starving. The
Packet is momenty expected. 1t is be-
lieved she win bring orders to detain all
American vessels in English ports. At
Barbados they have already embargoed
them"
Letters received from C%hilicothe, da.
ted Feb. 27th. state that the rrpubli-
can members of the Legislature of Ohio
had agreed to support Messrs. Massie,
M'Ewen and Ward, electors Of Presi.
dent and Vice President, who, it is
well understood, will vote for Messrs.
Madison and Clinton.
A. French squadron has arrived At
Bassetefre, Quad. with 1000 troops,
which were disembarqued. =,
More Freedom efthe seas" The
following cases are taken from the Jour-
nal du Commerce, printed at Paris r
December 28-The privateer le lena,
81 DunkirK, arrived At Amsterdam the
f21h ipst. with her prize, the American
brig Rising Sun, bound to England, Ia
den with coffee, sugar, tobacco, &c.
January The American ship Bro
theirs, Fish, bound from Virginia to
London, laden with tobacco, carried into
Calais the 2sth Dec. by the lager Re-
venge.
January 5-Carried into Calais the
ship Hyades, of Saco (Maine) bound
from Charleston to Cowes, laden with
rice, BIC. prize to the Savage privateer,
who also had taken an American ship
from Philadelphia to Amsterdam, who
had touched at the isle of Wight. This
last is sent to Dunkirk.