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Spair. A large quantity Of pixies and other
warlikc instruments, and ball cartridges to the
amour, often millions. had been shipped for
the use OF the Spanish patriots. In Ireland
very large force was assembling, which would
Immediately embark for SPAIN
ReAs1L The French in Holland are said 10
ha'e made an application for a loan, upon which
tho principal persons said, that it was totally
impossible tor them, under the nterdict OF all
commerce, TO furnish guilder bat that their
warehouses wire loaded with produce and
goods which would produce more &c thev were
permitted to make sales AL exportthc They
also suggested, that If permission were grant
ed to bring 600.000I in dollars from Spanish
America, under the British dag, the one half
To be brought TO them in specie. and one ha!fin
colonial produce, loan to that extent might be
neg Glazed 1T was ders,ood IN London,
that the source of the relaxation as to the de-
gree OF export permitted was opened bv this
negotiation. and that contracts have actually
been made with an English house to bring
home this specie.
A camp of 10000 French troops was to be
formed near Berlin. The French say, to case
the Inhabitants.
Accounts from Holland state. that above
10000 Preach and Dutch troops had marched
towards the Rhine and that proposition had
been made 30 the King of Prussia 20 withdraw
al the French force from his territories upon
payment ola certain contribution, Such mca-
smres C'ays the London e,litor) are not impro-
baoieS Eonaparte has been actively assiduous
for some time back to send forces from every
quarter towards the direction OF Dain. A;
Hamburg add Bremen the French have made
or"Quisibon of30O0 seamen for their iee,s
The French minister ior the colonies ba.
seni messenger 10 the board Of commerce a.
Bordeaux. ordering that AL vessels bound
the COLONIES, must take on board from 50 to s..
soldiers, according to the size ofthe vessel, VI
n.lO9o) men shdi h.vc Been conveyed in this
nsnDcr TO The West Ihdies.
Price Of stocks. London, June % (noon) !
Consols for July % S-4--Reduced 63 3 s. 1-2
-Cmnium 4 1-2 pr.-Exchequer bills 65
prem-India bonds par
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WASHINGTON CITY, August 1s.
Copy of letter TO the E.for Of the 1onitor, ron,
an iiSttened and respectable coyresbou. leat IN
Rhoas Lslnd.
sRrsioi. (R- IL Ano1st 10 1903

Toy OF q letter TO the (Sdfor az TIE G1oEttoT nom
an erliS tt=Hed and respectable Correspondent IN
Rho!s LsIand.
"Brlstoi, Or. ~ August 10, 1903.
- hasten 70 com ruaicate to you the re-
sui of the general convention OF repubiicans Of
TINS state, holdsn n East Greenwich YESTERDAY.
when delegates from nearly every town III he
s,ate attended
IL was unanimously agreed to-suppo,t the
honorable Is &C Wiibol.r aud Jonathan Russell,
esq. OF Providence. for representative in Tie
next congress Mr.. Russell will like " se be
supported to fill the vacancy occasioaed By the
death OF Nehemiah Knight, esq
Il WIS likewise HaaHinIOrsiy agreed - gu,.
port Constant Taber, James Helme, James A.
drich, and Benjamin Remington, esqrs. IS e.
lectors Of President and Vice Pres dent of the
U tied States, who have pledged themselves
n vote tor James Madison as President, and
George linton as President.
the republicans of Rhode Island viii unite
70 man in support Of the candidates proposed,
aid in my opinion there is no doubt of success
In case Of Mr.. Russell's election, the adj
-n'nistration will gain an bic advocate; excel
led by no one in New England for talents and
correct principles.
T" will venture TO say, you may be assured
that Mr.. Madison will have thc votes of Rhode
Island.
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BOSTON. AurAst rs.

BOo ION, August lS.
Yesterday arrived az this port, the ship Isa-
bella, capt. HICcINs, belonging TO New York.
IL - days from Liverpool Our files of Lon
con papers, by this arrival are t. July 9, AMI
contain much interesting and important ms ter
We have made pretty cosiuus extracts tbs dav.
ard shall continue our sell ctilos on ki an,t,v.
The prominent articles cor aimed IN these Jour
nails, in letters, and verbally reported by he
passengers, are-That IA speedy peace was ex-
pected between TIE Northe,n powers of Ei-
roe, in which England would be- included as
friend and ally That in consequence f Ills
expected eveat. Russian GJp.:s had fallen more
thar 2Oper &C L and colonial productions RI
sen considerably - That al expo ditipn consist
ing OF l8O Transports. with $1,000 men, under
the command OF SIR Arthur Wellesley had sal
led for Spain-Fn;,' besides Il e assistance fur
nIshed by government, a general subscription
OF money was raising throushou, the united
Kingdoms 10 aid the patriots Of Spain, in their
struggle for liberty in one of The interior towns
it is said K $4,000 was subscribed. That LIS
bon was again in The hands Of the Portuguese
That Joseph Napoleon Bona 0arte bad arriv
ed at Bayohne, from Naples, and been proclai-
med King of Spain and the Indies, by a Coun-
Gil, composed of Deputies, created through the
influence and Perfdy OF the French Emp. or
That General Murat, who had commanded The
French troops at Madrid, and been procIa med
been compelled to fy from the capital. and seek
his safety al Bavonne, where he rem ined at
our last dat s--That Mr. Canning, OF the 25.a
June, in reply % some observations from Mem
bers OF Parliament, declared, that Ministers
had not received amy recent communication
from America; that lie understood the Ameri-
can cabinet were negotiating on some impor-
tant matt RS with France that while waiting
the result ofihese negociatiops, he could only
say, i was the wish OF His Majesty TO b. on
friendly terms with the United States and thai
every thing would be sacrificed in that considc
ration bit the honor # the eoamfry-,hat Anlc
TIcan ard itish vessels were in grea; demaho
throughout England-That Insurance TO The u.
States had fallen to ; g,iineas--freights % A
merics, e los a ( 5 per ton--'Inat many YES.
sells were UP, and aumber had 5 siled for Spain
q d its colonies, with goods, provisions, &c
AID generally, that the present Administratin!.
OF England. never stood higher in the esima
ton OF tie people, than at TINS momen,.
Boston Gazette.
Captain Higgins spok vessel from Malta,
firm viii. il he was info med, hat several
French slips of war bad been seized at Mala-
e., and other Spanish ports in the Mediterr1-
Mean.
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CEN. DUpONTss Ap,fv

1t is stated is some ofthe letters which have
bceu received from pain, that the Patri5ts
maf'S use of ga excellent yfse az gatyre in their
tt,ack 0u Gen. Dupont a part OF The force
that attacked that General vas composed Of
Regular Troops, and before the acton com.
menced they changed cl3aths With the peasant.
and others, who formed the remainder OF the
army. This artiRce, ills stated, Was complete
y successful, for General Dupont directed his
principal efforts ~ nst those whom, from the IT,
uliiofm, he took o. b. regular troops AMI i,a,
srken very few precsJliOns = sa.hst those WHOM.
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ne COnSlucreu 10 nc an untiSctDlncu MOD Inc
was, that his army was thrown
into confusion, and completely defeated.
July &.
We have not heard that the dispatches con-
firm the Intelligence of Dupont having been at
tackled and defeated in the Sierra Moreoa or
the contrary, il vas reported. in our feet, that
he had passed the Sierra Morena. and pushed
his advanced posts almost to Cordova. If Du-
poat has pushed on TO Cortlov., it should seem
as ifhis intention were To attempt Advancing TO
Seville. The Patriots aware OF that intention
are sending their force to arrest his progress
they have in Andalusa so OO0 already enrolled,
of whom 5000 are regulars their heal quar-
tiers are at Carmona, about 20 miles from Sc
vile. and their advanced post ut Eciia = Bat
some persons doubt the truth of the report OF
! Dupont having relnquished the strong posi-
ton of the Sierra Morena and advanced "a
| cordova-for his force never was rate 1 higher
! ~ the French papers than 30 900, and proba
bly, does not amount TO above two thirds OF
that number He could not expect with that
force to make head against the whole Patriot
strength of Andalusia.
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IMPoRTANr D1spATcHEs.

We understand Dispatches 10 odr govern
ment, OF great importance, were received by
the Isabella They were immediately forwar-
ded 10 the Secretary Of tate.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-30

LUIS iutH appears 10 nave taken IfS rise
from the following article IN the Nienn
Gazette, dated June -
"NIENNA, June 3.
"li is observed, hat the exch ,nge 81 C0u.
riers with the first eourys # Europe is nor,
frequent than formerly IL appear, as j.
important affairs are under Consideration {.
for on the lAta gresi conference IS T. b.
held, At whicH the Archdukes are 60 gre-
side, and ali tAe governors Of hcrsd cry
domn ons, who are now here, are e. be pre-.
sent theresuif ct the assembly IS ~ ne lai,l
before his majesty on Ms arrival Last
night The Archduke John departcd heoc
uie xpcctcdiy; IT is supposed he Is gnn- 70
the Emperor. Tue Iate events in 5naio
and the p pa doninlons, have caused n
strong sensation, and given occasion 70 ma
ny secrets among the ministers of the dir.
terent courts residing mere Blron Tba
got, known by his influence ~ state aTurs
after the death Of the Minister IT STATE
Prince Kanuitz who afterwards remove
from court, is now returned to one Of on,
suburbs"
The following articles relate TO the sam,
! ubi,s:
A letter received by the last Gotte1burgh
Nail states that the King of Prussia 3 m.
derstooi 10 have recently had a letter ron
Bonaparte, adv sing him to abdica,e nj,
Throne. Upon receipt Of this advice, the
i Prussian Monarch is stated ~ have ,mme.
Idiately set of for S. Pctersbu4gh.
Letters from Holland to the ooh ult.
we're received on Wednesday. They cor.
roboratc the above Intelligence, and add
that Denmark and Russia begin TO see the
dangerous cons qucnccs of their present DO
icy, and are already concerning means Il
correct the alarming error into which they
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-30
LONDtlN. Inlv s.

There is report very generally circulated
tMt Negotiation, are actually gong on be-
tween this conntry, sweden and Russia that
this IS the real cause Of the inactivity OF militia
ry operations in the Nosth--and thai in oese
quenee Of these negotiations, Sir John Moore
and the troops under his command are imme
diately coming home. S. much was tins re
port believed that many OF the articles of Rus
sian produce fell considerably yesterday
Hemp iell no less than 1Oi. ton, and linsecd
AID tais0w III proportion
Jul
A report was yesterday circulated thai Rus
STA had declared War against France, and a
considerable f.ll took place in the price of most
ARTICLES of Russian produce. W. should he
happy 10 have it IN our power . 60 firm this re.
port but II is oar duty TO state, that no such
intelligence has reached tsis country, At least
~ any authentic shape. AZ tbe same time, We
still entertain the oYiaion which sc express d
some days ago, that VIC should very soon nave
tie satisfaction Of - itnessilg q total change In
the policy Of the Cabinet OF ST. PetersBurgh.
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II Question 70 Oihlomatisfs.

1t appears from the late Diplomatic cor.
respondence between our ministers Dlenino-
Tertiary and the British Commissioners.
that the last had agreed 10 abandon their
pretended right upon the subject ofi1ihress-
ment, but at the same time they refused
that any article 10 this effect should he in,
corporated IN the treaty. What is the in
ference to be drawn from the admission
o. their injustice. & refusal to acknowledge
l.! itls ev IDENTIFY that they wished to decoy us
wi their false honesty and Their profes ed
faith, or that they were afraid by the IN.
sertion OF such an article which of course
would be KIN wn to the worid) that o. ser
neutrals would claim the same immAnitv-
as The one they should grant 70 This hiphI,,
jdpouyed nation. Ii the last was he eb;ef
objection, way could not mat he removed.
by what has been done very frequently. bv
sEcRET wRITTEN articles? such pro
position never was suggested, aud indie ed
{ seems that even he informal u,1derafa,,d-
'HS IS denied by the British commissioners,
-
Dia6ohcak effect u Me Embargo.
Ire evils OF tbis measure are now fin.
dig shelr way into the sancta0t g1uetori., y,
OF Christi lnity. There was no CHURCH or,
Sunday lass. and the,crowd whohad col.
ected to receive the blessings OF the mil.
-Pit; tTembied for their sin worn souls "A The
non Appearance Of their Redeefper. thev
could not divine whit had become. of the,r
Parsons; some 5uggested one thing. ard
some. aAnther, md ali vas Consternatica.
ditl II vas gravtiy concluded bv al. thar
II was no wonuer--'twas certainly the I'm
burSO.
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JuIv 8.
SECOND EDITION.

Giobe offer. O'Clock.
II is confidently and generally reported
in the city, chat d Treaty ofPeace has been
signed between Russia, Sweden and D,n-
mark; and that Sir John Moor's exped.i
on was in sight nffPortsmou y this morning,
steering down Channel foi Lisbon
A vessel has arrived at Porl smouth from
Bordeaux, but no communication had been
allowed 1esween her and the shore when
the account Came away.
PORTSMOUTH, Jnly g.
The Alcmene frigatr saiicd thisafternoon
on the coas Of Spain, with money on board i,
and Spanish O'Rcer, who arrived from,
London this morning. Sac did not take the
Spanish prisoners w'th her, being order d
not to re de aimed by them, but 10 pr coed
Immediately.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-30

Captain Higgins spok vessel from Malta,
firm viii II he was informed, hat several
French SLIPS Of war bad been seized at Mala-
e., and other Spanish ports in the MediteIr4-
mean.
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PoRrsmoUTH, Jnly g.
COALITION AGAINST FRANCE.

This idea appears to have taken its rise
from the following article IN the Vienn
& asette, dated June -
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Ter PUBLISHING BY suBssR12fss
4 .F 4 W w O X x
ENTITLED,
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OF THE -
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4. a copious vocabulary OF sea terms and
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s. a dictionary Of French synonymes.
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Z. An Alphabetical list OF the most familiar
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ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
REWARD.
RIM .1Ir.dY on the epemng efthe III inst.
O Bright l4ulatto Man named
3 Q b.
Who calls himself ROBERT THoMAs;

Who calls himself ROBERT THOMAS;
About feet 10 inches high, "a or % yeass
oil age, has large black eye brows, large luil
eyes, not very dark, and is stout we'll insile
handsome fellow His hair is bick, IA. Edt
quite straight, and he wears it nicely Trimmed,
combed and ridged on the top. FL, beard aps
pears very black if sufle,,ed to grow Tor day
or two, but he usually sh..yes il very closely.
He has recently received an injury on the lore
finger of the left hand, and mas it bound up,
and may probably lose the first Joint OF it. lie
speaks deliberately, ard is more correct in
conversation than persons OF his color usually
are. He walks slowly, is very good waf-r,
& delights particularly in attending to horses.
He has a variety of cloaths, and took with
him one dark green broadcloth coat and pan,
falcons with yellow buttons, one cloth coat and
pantaIoons nearly, of the same color, but the
cloth of inferior. quality, with white metal
buttons one blue cloth coat mach worn, one
old brown surtout coat with covered buttons,
good hat and pair OF black top boots. ne
rest of his apparel | am not able particularly
to describe. He is fond OF wearing boots, ana
pays great attention TO his dress.
AS he can read and write very well, he msy
probably produce forged authority tot him
to pass, or procure the certificate Of some one
of the negroes, who, a few years ago. petition,
ed by the name of Thomas and obtained their
freedom in Maryland. II taken out of the
state of Maryland and district Of Columbia,
and secured in any Jail, SO that ! get hlna
again, the above reward will be given, or slx-
ty dollars if taken and secured within the sag
state or district; all reasonable expences WI
also be paid if he should be delivered TO me
in the city Of Washington, or to DR.. Rlchard
Duckett, in Prince Gerge's county, MARYLAND
He is well acquainted in Annapolis, Baltimore
Geo. Town, and the city of Nashln gton.
Allen B. Duckett.
Washington City, May ls--l4. dtf.
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q ceeds any in use. 10 be bad wholesale.
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Friecs-street, Alexandria.
nsho esale Purchasers may be supplied Oh
asaataseous terms.
Richard Horwell.
March 2D dom
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gentlemen, however, wishing to have the
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Sales at Eendns.

On every Tuesday and Friday,
HILL BE SOLD
At the Vcnduc Store, cerner of Prince and
Water streets
AYa7;eg 8 Dry Goods. Groceries, &c.
Particulars OF which will be expressed III
The bills OF the day--All kinds of goods
Which arc on limitation and the prices Of
which are established, can at any time be
v;cwcd and purchased at thelowest limitation
sna prices,
r. G. Marstcller, v. II.
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Public Sale.

BY order ofthe Orphans's Court Of Charles
county, will be offered at public sale, on NJ
DAY, the a4th day CT June next, II lalr; II
not, the next fair day, Al. the residence OF the
subscriber Of the Personal Estate OF
Robert .aieraader, late of Fairfax county,
state Of Vireinia,. misunderstanding OF
NEGROES. 4,
az All persons having claims against saio
deceased, are hereby warned TO exhio'1 the
same, on or before the first day OF December .l
next; they may otherwise be excluded a. rom
all benefit of said estate. Given under u s III.
hand this slst day of May, sos:
Benjamin |. fenda1s'
Maryland, Charles County, ,o,,*
Pomonky. 60
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By N. G.. DUEsEF,

.au1Aof Of Nature Disa1ased ii her mode q
teaching language 10 man, 4thlsed 20 sse
Freacf language, &c. )
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mo. 22o3.
Wanted Immediately,
A quantity Of good clean RL.zXSEED, for
cash, by
Daniel Macleod, Painter,
Bottom Of King-street.
June Is.
Patent Shot, &c.

: tons Patent Shot, assorted, Bio no.. T.
Is hogsheads brown Sugars.
1000 lbs. green Coffee
Imperial Tea, of a very superior quail
ty, in quarter chests, boxes and can.
n;sters.
81 so barrels choice .Whiskey.
Jamaica Spirits tor family usel--ver.
ranted seven years old.
90 boxes Muscatel ftai8ins
With general assortment Of Wines, ii.
quors, and Groceries as uspai----
FOR SALE BY
.Jofepll Vaudeville,
Corner Of King and Fairfax streets.
June IS.
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JAMES S. iNDEKSON,
PUBLIC SALE.

PURSUANT TO deed Of trust bearing date
81 tie 7th day Of february, 1907, 0ad auly re-
corded, frera Sdmfset Craig, nc e fi.e tossa
at Aier1,dsia, deceased, 10 The subscribers,
for the f,ufose Of satisfying c;rtain ds6ts
due from the Sid Craig to tie 6eaks 81 II
Erandra and Uaskington, zviH be sold on
tde h,s na,ses TO the highest bidder, az 1tpdlsc
aurt,on, at - O'Clock, Gu the 3oth day ct
June merit
That handfome three fory Brick
dwelling Houie and Lot,
In fec simple, situated in the town OF Alex.
andria. west OF Pitt street, Ola the north side
Of King-street, ana fronting thereon % feet, 8
Inches, and running back ll9 feet, In depth
.GLSO,
A neat, well finished, two sto--
s ~ Brick dwelling house and lot, N lee SIM
pie, west of Watershed, on the south SIDE q
4 Duke-ssreet, and binding thereon ~ feet, 10
inches, and running back 8 feet 6 lncaes to a
V(en feet alley.
~ The conditions of sale are one fifth the a..
.aonnt in cash, at the execution OF the deed
and the remainder in equal payments at 9, II,
Is, and "a months on approved, lndorseu
aotes negotiable in the bank of Alexandra, Sc
sqred also.by lien on the premises.
John G. Vowel, 7,n...e..
William Laid,
May 20
JUST r EcEIvED
90 r. GRAY.
Esparellcs' Letters from England
Liule's and Moore 3 Poems
Laay's Cabinet
Salmagundi, vols. bound
Military and Political Hints
Ind The fatloxing Ness Flays
Adrian and 0rilla
Town and Country
The Trust
he Won'difHe Coa'l
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; I he first book OF a nation Is the dictionary
o! their own language.
~. VoLNEY.
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FOR SHE, PY
LEWIS DEBLOIS

~ his Sore, near. Col. Ramsay's srha,J,
French Brandy, in pipes
Catalonia Wine, in half pipes and quartz,
New-England Rum, in hogsheads and bar
rels
Molasacs, in hogsheads
Goldfish, in boxes
Cider, Potatoes, 8eets, and Winter feafs
in barrels
Cheese
Cider Vinegar, in hogsheads and pipes