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Miss Hunt.
Mrs. Francis.
Mrs. Weed.

,elss Przes-amounting 10 Dolls 5000
1882 glaslks.--Sum raised 1909
Including expenee,
Esor, tsIess bove Scheme, it appears thai
it ere are less than two blanks TO a prize, and
ss.4at tic pr.zes are to be paid without dtaaev
laon.
] The drawing will positively conlnsace ea
the 2 ltn OF next month, and viii be COR pete
ed in ten weeks TIcKE1s at IS 50 cents,
for sale at r. GRAI's Book STORE, wfefc
+ ON Saturday, an sntire,new Musical Opera,
in two acts lneDer ferteraned hcre) Called
Youth, Love q foily--wi,h the grend hortes
,,trnieal me!o drama, Of Valentine y Orson.
So The doors to be otened at eir, ard the
Performance 10 eomnexee precisely al .qs-ar.ey
tass seven o'clock.
tit Aenyiltonee-Bor, One psArri--Ful,
sepenty- Five Cents-GoAery, Fly G nfs.
til Boz Tickets to be had At khs Bar cf Gads-
dy's Hotel, and q me Office Of khe Dolly NJ a!
yertiSer.
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! Patent Shot. &c.

2 tons Patent Shot, assorted, B, g no.
Is bogsheads brown Sugars.
5000 his green Coffee.
Imperial Tea, of very superior nIaE-
..ty, in quarter chests, boxes and caa.,
n;sters.
SO barrels. choice Whiskey.
l.maica Spirits, flor family use3wag,
ranted seven years old.
40 boxes Muscatel Raisins.
With general assortment Of Wines, g.
susrs, and Grccerie. as usual
ron SALE Ry rs
Joieph Vaudeville,
.eerser1of King and Fairfax strssss.
5nae Is,
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\ > y
From The Isth Is TIC seth June, rainy and
misty every day
On the 3oth June the Thermometers go at
Eahe Presidents house. Four men killed ut or
absu, the acw bridge road from Washington
Major Swan having resigned his appoint
7ent as pay.rnaster OF the army OF the Z.
&Ssates, Robert Brent, his successor, entered
Upon the duties Of that office on the 1st inst.
10 whom comm nications for the department
B may hereafter be addressed.
Archibald Mac Neil, esq. appointed cor
Esul Of his Britannia majesty for the Orleans
territory, has been recognized in that cha
racter, BY the president Of the U.States, and
an .exeqeatur. has been granted to him &C
eord;agly,
Arrived at Newport, sehr. Maria, capt.
petcrsin, in 4S days from Nlontesidco, ri
Rver Plate) with valuable cargo OF bark,
&copner, &c. The Maria sailed from 33alti-
more the day before the embargo law took
keHect, aas. has made a safe and profitable
noyage. Capt. P. informs thatbusincss at
|ZrsIonsevideo was. totally Mt a stand. Left
there, May II, ship Superb, Tracy, OF and
for Boston, sc.sail IN IA days, ard ship 49,,
Stevens, Of Plymouth, Mass. just arrived
from Curracoa- tie only American vessel
||Rt Montevideo. No American vessels at
Ruencs Ayres,
Il We are told, and there seems no reason
to doubt It's correctness, that William Du-
arc, tie editor OF the. Aurora, is appointed
"a lieutenant colonel in the army OF the u.
Estates.
q This is piece Of intelligence which we
are fully aware, must Ell the whole people of
this couIsy with asscnishment and indigna-
ttion. What could induce such an appoint
nent, andhow a'll the secretary Of war ac-
count to the people of Pennsylvania for so
great an indignity. offered to them. What
had become Gt all the revolutionary patriots
and heroes of chat state, to which it appears
an oficer of this rank wSs assigned: Are
they all dead, or are they ali federalists, that
this imported .incendiar y--this. calunniatar
|Pf Washington should alone be found wor~
hs of that appointment? Did Mr.. duane
[appS,,for it! Is so, government, perhaps,
Eare rosso much to blame as might be imagin-
led. They are in his power, and their repu-
|tation depended on complying. with his de-
mand. Had he asked the chief command,
i must have been given him. If he has so-
Pieised this rank we ought TO thank him for
is moderation.
But may itnor be a stroke, of policy---a
kiEd of purchase on the part Of the secrcta-
y OF war! We know that MrssDuane has
tupported Nix. Madison for the next presi-
aency. We also know that the learned, sa-
acious and polite secretaryyis friendly to
he election of Mr.. Clinton. ,Duane's pa
Der has great influence on the minds Of the
Democrats. IF it could be brought over to
|he Clinton interest, it might do wonders.
md what way more likely to affect this most
tesirable purpose than by garnishing colonel
'aaDes shoulders With pair Of epauiett's,
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altranDria DaIp @asetse.
THURSDAY, JuLy IS.

Ma. SNowDEN, :
The following memoranda, # you Judge OF
az use. or amusement, is at your service.
July y.
~ information from Washington, the Their
a,ne,er has been as high as $50 ] have
f.srI that il has been as high in Alexandra,
m, mine has not exsesdcd IS this year hi
|therto. IS, &C -
h,ai in 1905, llhe year OF our cpidenic) i
ros, 10 $50, tie IS, l4, and 18th OF July,
and on the 18th, to lcio.
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DEFINITION or FICTION

By Faction ] understand a number of ci-
tizens, whether amounting to mejerity or
minority of the whole, who are united and ac-
tuated by some common impulse Of passion
of interest, adverse to the rights OF other
citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate
Interests of the community.
Had every Athenian citizen been Soers-
tes, ,dlt every Athenian assembly would haye
been a:mob.
Thc Dean Of St. Patrick paints, as natural
as life, those duteous knees crookng knaves
Of faction, who have been drilled and mar.
.shalled in the trainband of Democracy lilo
hath neither opinions, nor thoughts, nor ae-
lions, orftalk, that he Can call his. own, but
all is conveyed 10 him BY his leader, as wind
is through an organ !; the nourishnsnt ne re-
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ana CihppMH nlM e6H10e OF ms nODby$
horse. Only let him mount his hobby,
and he cares but little what course he
steers.
Wash. Fed.
The French government paper in this
city says $ There is no instance in the war,
In which the French invaded or conquered
any territory to which they were not pro-.
yoked by military aggression actually eora-
nitted, or conspiracies cherished to procure
or promote the asgressions against France
there is not an instance In the whole war
AL the invasions have been acts of refaIa-.
ton, or rendered essential to the preserve
ton Of France
We place this upon record merely to
show what the French government alleges
in its own defence. We will simply re-
marx upon it at this time, that we are oyer
and over again told, upon the same authority,
that we. have long had and still have in this
country powerful and numerous British
faction who are plotting and executing just
such conspiracies as are here spoken of, to
procure and promote aggessions against
France. So that we haye already furnished
precisely the progosation which, in the OPT
men % VIC 4AutO.a - l'ao JusS1N.u ~. Io:.
&c 81 sai So1''ilsss.al Illopc' ana y -, 8.
the same manner lasslly ene s eol'au =. q
the United States, whenever a FRENCH force
can get ut us. twill be merely an $ act Of
retaliation rendered essential to the preser-
vation Of France. Our fears upon.this head,
OF America are now becoming Sensible o. 2,
tltlr real SITUATION, anu announcer eiec'lOn WIN
drive tfossl the places OF pubic trust those
men whose weak or corrupt measures nave
brought the country into Its present deSrad-
ess condition.
~. >. G'cS.J
Bonaparte' Aurora continues to assert,
that - the detention q me Osgse 7cs1s ty our,
MINISTER, and necessary measure o.. ms
part." Necessary indeed! The same KIND
! Of necessity as induced the king OF Spain to
abdioate his throne. IN Ike manner the
churches OF Portugal aad Spain have given
their treasures to the arch plundyer---" It
was aasceSSgsY measure on their part. 1t
is too true that our government deems it re-
cessa,y topermit their instructions in regard
to foreig1, embassy to be reviewed and zee
yersed at the court Of St. Cloud; but it is
rather humiiiating thatwe should be remind
ed Of this necessity in paper printed in our
own language, and published in the meuer
polls Of the is.
Did.
The Aurora says that England is s the
sac ass:yyressor OF America, the sac dis
tur6er OF the world. 30 then there is
~ assFess.on n 1he open anu wan, U "
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FED. Cox.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.

= y
The admirers Of Mr.. Jefferson are CONT
.nually prating of his economy. Economy
is certainly most essential virtue in the adj
ADMINISTRATION of any government, particular
" of a republic; but there is wide distinc-
tio1 between Ecpnomsf and barsizno'ly. -, 49,
That disposition, which prefers to have the
country exposed and defenceless, rather
than expend the nseessary sums upon ford-
fcations and to support respectable mill
tary andnayal force, proceeds from cone
tracted and illiberal mind, and ii deserves
the sppellation Of economy. We refer our
readera to an eloquent and an enlightened
Statesman for an account of the discriminate
ing qualities of these two things, SO COM
pletely opposite, that one may be ranked
high in the list Of virtues, the other in that
OF pe1nicious vices.
6 II may be new to bis grace, but i beg.
leave to tell l-sm, that mere parsimony .isnot
economy. 1t is separab!e in theory from
it; and in fact may !, or may not, be a part of
economy, according to circumstances. Ex-
pence, and great expence, may be an essen
stial part in true economy: If parsimony
were to be considered as one Of the kinds Of
that virtue, there is however another and
anhigher economy. Economy is a distribu-
tive virtue, and consists, not in saving, but
in selection. Parsimony requires no rrov'-
dence, no sagacity, no powers otconblnation,
nc Judgment. Mere instinct, and that
not Of the noblest kind, may produces thu
false economy in perfection. The other G..
economy mas larger views. Il demands a
discriminating Judgment aud a firm, sagaei-
Gus mind. 1t shuts one door 70 impudent
importantly, only to opea another, ard q
wider to unpresulning merit. "-BurSe s tt-'
fsys to lord EnS1uiAiam.
.(Be!t. Fed Repab.j
writer in democratic paper printed in
Vermont, com plains that the number of the
opposers of the present administration daily
encreascs That none but foreigners are
permitted to trade with the Indians, WHO, in
consequence, are imbibing hatred towards-our
citizens and governments; and that the fur
trade, on which the British set SO much va
lue, is all running into their hands.
Fhe following is extracted from an edi-
sorial article in the New York Oracle:
6 Bonaparte has made neither declara-
ton of .hosi;lities nor an absolute resolve to
continue in peace with us. He has decreed
that all American vessels which are found in
European seas after the 2Sth Of April, shall
be liable to seizure. This measure is pre-
dictated upon the superstition that they must
have escaped from the u. S. in.conuayen-
ton of the embargo law, or that they were
carrying on illicit commerce under cover Of
their flag. The same decree, contains ano-
herremarkable clause which amply displays
the cunning policy Of the French govern,
ment. " That American vessels shall be
subject to embargo in France as long as the
embargo continues in the y. S." because
they assert that we laid the embargo under
the idea that tie English, under the orders
sf council, would seize our vessels, and that
it,would, in such case, benefit us.
DEFINITION OF F.ACTION
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foKng HWon Tea, MANY aetll4tz.xee
Tobacco. sc. Sc.

ls or. chests young Hy,on Tea,
First quality Chewing Tobacco,
Common do. from the manufactures y
Richmond, in,Whole and haa4lf1kegs, warrants
ed,
Mess Beef, in whole and half sbargels--
which will be sold low to close sales,
7 by 9, g BY 10, 10 BY - English cEowp
Glass, in half boxes,
SO hhds. retailing Mo|assel,
4 A few hhds. well favored Jamaica Spirits
New-England Rum, in hogshe.ds.
10 hhds. good Sugars, &c.
For s1le, on moderate ferms, ~
John q Thomas Vowel
July ~. .s.g cost
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WlTHERS IS SANGSTER,
lgvorm t5lir jsiends, thst lAey hove juss re.
sesyed fress ytess- Ysrk and Ph,ladeatMe,
A ssyffLy OF
Fancy g Summer Goods.
Which, With their former stock, renders
their assortment complete.
They request those who have made me-
naorandums, TO call and settle them, as they
are determined TO sslIfor cash only.
July ~,
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ard clapping him astride Of his hobby
horse. Only let him mount his hobby,
and he cares but little what course he
steers.
Wash. Fed.
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A Ihird DlYidcnd

IN The CASE or L.10NkS S111z.X
HAS been declared Of fxe per cent, on d J
claims legally proved, payable by the sub
scriber al spumfries, in - days from tho
seth of juno last,
3 TIMOTHY aRUNDlpCE, Assisrg.
7 LILY IL. ssawS.9.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of these writers,
though mcstveneinous and constant in abus-
Ing federalists, wiilyet stop to tell US that all
the democracy Of the country is united IN
defence of present state of things, and IN
their praise of the men and measures that
produced this szpeet .nille,lianp Of rest. They
add, g the greatybody Of federalists are with
US; they approve the embargo Now hear
a democrat, Of the first water ministerial
list, with strong lungs. The " Whig,0 con-
tending that the embargo ought to be raised,
says,
aShaH we become Asset of political fla
gellaafs, and scourge osrse'pes for the sins
of our enemies: No. The people speak q
mother language. That. language i" VAR
WITH .ENGLAN.D.
Again: In another place, after severely
censuring the government for not imInedi-
ately declaring war when Rose left this
country, correspondent in the Wing
says,
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-22
FRIDAY, April Is.

AS soon as the Journal was read,
Mr.. Bacon said, rise with feelings of the
deepest sensibility, to perform solemn and
painful duty. 1t is TO announce to the House
the death of my friend and colleague, Mr..
CRowNINsHIELD, who expired this morn
ing at o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Fisk,
RESOLVED, unanimously, That a commit
tee be appointed to take order 10 superintend
the funera of JACOB CRowNIN ESQ.
late representative from the state of Mas-
SaChusetts.
On motion of Mr.. ID. r. ETlLians,
RESOLVED, unanimously, That the mem
bers of this House will testify tn cir resDect
for the memory or JACoB CRowNINsH1ELD
Esq late a member of this body, by wearing
Grape ON the left arm for one month.
On motion of Mr. .Nezvfon,
ReSotUed, unarimouSiL, That the mem
bers of TINS House will attend the funeral of
the late JACOB CRowNINsHIELD, Esq. to-
mori ow morning at 10 o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Smile,
kesotved. unanimously, That a message
be sent to the Senate to notify them of he
death OF JACOB CRowNINsHIELD. late a
member OF this House and that his funeral
will take place Tomorrow morning. at 10 o.
clock.
On motion of Mr.. F.ndley, the house a.
greed mem. con. to meet at O'Clock to-mor.
row morning.
On motion of Mr.. .We7uton, that the House
now adourn-Agreed mem. con.
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arming thes~.iose ocdy of the militia Of ,,,.,
". States. " '''S
Mr.. RandoLhh moved to fill the bian. i,
the blu (the sum 10 be annually apnrunr;at-
ed tor this purpose,) with one million OF dol.
lars. ~ wy
After some debate the committee rose.
without taking question, and debate aris;n,r
on the question whether the committee have
leave to sit again, and quorum not appeo,.
my ing within the bar. a motion was ,made that
the House adjourn The question ON ad
ournment was taken Cat half past fve) by
and negatived 50 to 80
The motion for adjournment was then re-
newed, and Mr.. Taylor calling for the Yeas
and Nays, on the motion (6o'clock) it was
|negatived 80 to 60.
The House then adjourned, on motion Of
Mr.. Bur7veH 81 to %. u
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SATURDAY, April I6.

The House met at 9 o'clock, and after rea-
ding the journal, adjourned till II O'Clock. in
order to attend the funeral of Mr.. CRowNIN-
SHIELD.
The House met according at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Q~fncey presented petitions respect
ing the operation of the embargo in relation
to tish-Reterred to the committee of the
whole, to whom the subject had been refer
red.
A bill from the Senate to continue in force
for a further time an act for the more efIcc-
tual preservation of peace in the ports and
harbors OF the u. States, and the waters uD-
der their jurisdiction, was read three times
and passed without a division.
A bill for the relief of Darius Gates and
Matthew Smith, went through committee
OF the whole, aud was ordered to a third rea-
ding.
The bill to continue in force an act to ex-
tend Jurisdiction in certain cases to state i,ld-
ges, and TO state courts, went through com
mlttee OF the whole, and was ordered TO a
third reading.
The House took up the amendments of the
Senate, to the bill concerning public contracts
Al to ST.
Mr. BaSSet congratulated the friends of
the bill tina, another sanction had been civ
en- to the principle established by the bill -
sanctioned it ; the House of Repre- sentatives
mad gwen 1t their sanction by large major
lty, and the consent of the Sena,c was man
lfested. The only material amendment
made to the bill by the Senate was, that Of
renders were to be punished by fine instead
OF impeachment. All the branches of ero-
Nernment having declared that the copnec-
tion I'D contracts OF members of CONGRESS-
was political immoralit, and being SO no
one could object to Furnishing it He there
fore hoped the amendments, though mate
RAJ, would be agreed to, as it was Infinite
~ more important to establish the principle
than to Tx the mode of punishment.
After considerable discussion on various a.
mcndments, some of which we're withdrawn
and others less important agreed to, the
flouSe cOncurred in the amendments pro-
posed by the Senate-Ycas So.
he House then resolved itself into com
mittee Of the whole, AZ to IS, Oh the bill for
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THURSDAY, April ID.


enabling merchant vessels mutually to arm and
assist each other, and for the security of Anne.
rican seamen, was discharged from the further
consideration OF them, and they were referred
toa select committee, with leave to report bv
bill. ~
A bill from the Senate for continuing in force
an act declaring the assent of Congress to GER
tam acts of the states of Maryland and Georgia,
was read three times and passed.
Mr. Clarse presented a memorial of the lepis-
,ature or Orleans territory, praying an alteration
IN the ordinance Tor the government of the terri
tory. Referred to a select committee with leave
10 report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. pan Cortlandt, presented resolution of the
Legislature OF the state of New-York on the sub
lcct OF the exposed situation OF the port of New.
york Referred to committee of the whole
House on the state of the union
Mr. Clarke presented memorial of the legis-
iature OF the territory of Orleans praying for the
erection OF port of entry on Bayou
Referred to the committee of Commerce and
Manufactures.
The court martial bill was received from the
Senate with amendments
The House then went into a committee of the
whole, on the resolution relative to the embargo
NJ essrs Randolph and ID. r. Williams olDosed
the resolution, and Mr.. G. W. Campbell SUPPORT
cd it at great length.
When It o'clock the committee rose, 40 tc
~, the Chairmansdeciding i'll the affirmative and
obtained leave to sit again
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CHARLESTON Anr;l %

CHARLESTON. April -.
The schooner Citizen, capt. Sturqes. ar
rived yesterday from the City of Washing
ton, has on board fifty-two Marines, under
the command of Lieutenants Masters and
Pinckney, sixteen pieces of heavy ordnance
and provisions for the United States brig
Hornet, Capt. Dent
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With great respect, &c.
(Signed) JAMES MONROE.
LxtyGct efa letter from 51r. Nonyoe TO Mr..
NIdison.
LONDON. InNr O .1Qn

LONDON, JUNE 9, 1906.
On the 31st ultmO accounts were received
here t"m the United States tl,at the President
and senate had adopted thc measure Of a special
ni"slon to this country, in which Mr. Pinlrev
and myself were associated These accounts
which appeared 10 be well founded at first, na,c
hoen confirmed since b, letters - individuals, so
That the fact seems 70 be nqucstonable Ihave
not received official information OF it but expect
u from you daily.
suspension Of further proceeding in the bu
sintss III which have been engaged, seemed 10
be t'c natural consequence Of this measure as
soon as It was known. Ithas, accordingly, alres.
dy Prodn' el U'at effect, and VIII probably pre-
serve 1t int'c same state till Mr. P;nkncv arrives
hope, therefore, that shall soon have the plea
sure oF seeing him
My foimerlctters, the last of which was Of
MAY ~, showed bow ths bushes stood at that
time have Since seen Mr.. Fox twice, on the
4ih and again on tie 9Th instant The iird inter.
Neww at his OWN house, on the anniversary OF
The Sings birth, in go1cral rendezvous o. tho
q plotnatic corps. In that touched on some IN
.,cres'nB subjects, particularly the odtragcs late
y conIaittsd II NewToF by thc Bri.sh crui.
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WASHINGTON. April ~

On Saturday the remains of Mr.. Crozon-
tnshicid were attended, from the house of
Mar. Machin, by the members Of the two
Houses and other citizens, who proceeded a
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ENQUIRER OFFICE.

~ we have ma le every effort to Law the
remainder of Part Cd of the Documents he
tore our readers,-We shall proceed in our
next with the Sd Part. 40 0Ni
From the documents presented to our rea-
oers' we can see no satisfactory reason to
support the assertion, so repeatedly made bv
inc friends OF Mr.; Monroe, that but for the
appointment of Mr. Pinkney. he could ba',..
made an honorable and satisf,ctorv Traat,r
with Mr.. Fox '
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Ne5p Menbeys.

MARRIED, on Thursday the l4th inst. bv the
Rev MIR. Buchanan, Mr. W1lLtAM I.owNrs-
to the amiabie Miss ARIAwxA WonuIry
GrYNN, both ofths City.
- handsome pail>-Brirle ,c1n & Bride
" And who can say, or who ca, u,;sL h.. -
" 1t should ne so ~
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On Saturday the Senate ordered to a third
reading bill authorizing the President to
suspend in whole or in part the operation
OF the embargo, in the event of such peace
or suspension of hostiiities between the belli-
gcrent powers of Europe, or of such chan
ges in their measures affecting neutral COM
merce, as may render that OF the u. S. suffi-
ciently safe in his judgement.
The Vice-Presidento of the U. Shaving on
Friday retired from the chair of the Senate.
Gen. Smith of Maryland was elected Presi.
dent pro tempore. Nat. Lut.