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Washington & Alexandra Turn
pike Company.


THE Stockholders of the WASH
inpton and Alexandria Turnpike Company
are hereby notified that the third instalment
Of Ten Dollars on each share, is called Tor by
the President and Directors of the said Cons
paliy, and lsrequired to be pad to eAa"fes
Pire Treasurer in Alexan'ria, on or before
the a5lh Gay Of October next, agreeable to an
act OF Congress, entitled " An act Tor the e.
establishment of Turnpike Company in the
county of Alexandria, in the district OF Cos
umbia."
BY order Of the Directors,
G.. Deneale, Pefdent.
September Is: 60
FOR SALE, -
The DWELLING HOUSE and Lots
with the improvements where reside.
,fLSO,
sundrv vacant LOTS, situate in various
Darts of the town of Alexandria. They are
free Of all membranes and will be conveyed,
ID fee sia,p,e to the purchasers
The terms of creditshall be easy Oh Swing
efficient security, and will be lnado knows
~ application TO the subscriber.
Charles Lee
September ~. sssu
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Pubic SAFE Of Manure.

On TUESDAY next, at half past three
O'Clock, will be sold, OH the pubic square,
near the diagonal pums-a heap Of Arg street
Manure, containing from to 500 loads--oh
"a credit cf 90 days.
Philip G. Maraeller.
October g. ST
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IOHN G.. LADD.


HIS FOR SALE,
40 bales German Linens, COMMIT
ING Of brown and white Rolls, ilaxen osna,
burghs, hempen Ticklehourghs' buriaps' ana
Checks and Stripes.
1000 pieces Nankeen ~.
Russia Shecting and Duck
/ bale Writing Paper
so bags Of black Pepper OF the pest qua
sity, andwill be sold very low
Sugars and Coffee
40 hhds Nolasses
pipe port Vine
10 do. Holland GIN
Go. French Brandy
do. Jamaica Spirits. So
A quantity Of soal Leather, Shoes o pc
ro;c;ti and Tallow Candles, Cheese, &c. &c
April Z.
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Patent Shot, &c.

I'dLtHI OIIUt, SSN'
ens Patent Shot, assorted, toho'
nogsheads brown Sugars.
81 lbs. green Coffee.
imperial Tea, of very superior guam
ty, in quarter chests, boxes and can
nistcrs.
so barrels choice Whiskey.
J.maica Spirits, lfor family use)--war-
ranted seven years Old.
40 boxes Museatei Raisins.
with penersl assortment of Wines, Lii
uors, and Groceries as usual
FOR SALE BY -,
Jofeph Vaudeville,
Corner of King and Fairfax streets.
June IS.
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CONG r E S S.
risfn rSs'sf;sSSa;.s,@a.ee.l
ICoNTINuED.
Dir. Gsles's Speech continued. J

1sIr. Giles's Speech Continued.
1 nave been thus minute, MIR. President,
IN the examination OF this part of the sub
Ject, as well to relieve ourselves from the
miseries and apprehensions of our own de-
luded imaginations, as to relieve foreign ma
tons, as far as was in my power, from their
decisions, which shall show in the course
OF my observations, are the principal If not
the only cause of the very hardships and
suRerings SO loudly and causelessIy. COM
planned OF by some gentlemen. Now, sir,
take an impartial review Of the effects of the
embargo laws, as operating upon ourselves,
and what is the actual result? WHY, sir.
as far as they were precautionary, their sue
cess has been complete and whilst in their
general operations, they have been attended
with some privations and suferings, they
have not been without their beneficial effects
On society.
The gentleman next triumphantly tells us
that the embargo laws have not had their
expected effects upon the aggressing beili-
gerents. That they have not had their COM
plete effects; that they have not caused
revocation of the British orders and French
uSCIcCS, VIII US ISdltAiy ditiflItcQ DUE tEfEV
certainly have not been without some bene-
fetal effects upon those nations. Let me.
however, ask sn,is this failure cause of tri-
umph to the gentleman? Does he feel |
more pleasure in the delusive expectation
of a triumph over political adversary, than
In the triumph of the nation over our com
mon anniversaries! Are his political feelings
SO strong, that they are tobe INDUCED, even
at the expence of his own, and his coln-
try's interests? Does he vainly supposethat.
disregarding or postponing all consideration
or the peoples interests, when their all is at
stake, to the indulgence of these petty amino
sites viii give him just claim to the neoples
applause 1.-The does, sir, he is mistaken.
1t Is by the reverse of this conduct that he
can lay any Just claim to their applause
Its BY banishing his preiudices-it is BY
conquering his own passions, and by devot-
ing the whole energy of his mind to their
service, at this critical moment, that he can
bejustly entitledto their applause. This
would be for him glorious triumph-a
triumph over ms own passions /; & it would
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FOREIGN.
W.. PHILADELPHIA.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
ADMIRALTY CFFIcE, Oct. Is, 1870

ADMIRALTY CFFICE, Oct. IS, 1903.
Copy Of letter from ,ice-adlniral lord
Collingwoos., commander in chief OF Els
majcsty's ships and vessels in the Med;ter-
ranean, to the hon. W. w. Pole, dated on
board the Ocean, off Cape Pallss, the 5th
! OF September, 1903.
SIR,
Ienclosr for the information OF the lords
commissioners of the admiralty, two letters
which | have received from Captain Stew.
art, OF his lnajesty's ship the Seahorse, dat
ed the 9th and sth Of July, giving an ac-.
count OF his having fallen in with large
Turkish frigate aild corvette on the evening
OF the 5th OF the month, off the island OF
Scopola, and after. a severe action, taken
the Badere Zaaer, a Turkish frigate Of SO
guns, and 500 men the corvette was not
seen in the morning.
The example which Captain Stewart has
given in this action of gallantry and of skill
by which his own ship was SO well preserv-
ed, while his opponent was ruined. must
be highly gratifying to their lordships. and
marks the highest state of discipline Of his
ship, and the ability of the officers who con
Quoted it.
enclose also a letter from captain He
'enstall, OF his 1najesty's sloop Kinghsher,
of the 9th of June, informing me that he
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Da;h Gazette, s Dollars per 1'l1l's ~
Csusltry Gazette. $ Dollars.
From the FraakIia Reflositery.

a SoNG-coMposEDB BY A SAILOR.
Rad news is come from Washington,
So sailors land your car so
They've now decreed to hem US ln'
by laying an embargo.
The moor old Commerce--haul her up,
Till stem and stern getrotten'
yyh lc Yankee boys must lay ashore'
BY government forgot en-.
I With legs as small as marlin spikes
Pm wasted to scare crow
! No meat TO eat, no gIog 20 drink
All by this darnn'd embargo.
\ No more I'll dance, no more III play,
No more drink rum and brancy s.
No more (which grievss me most OF All
Sing. Yanky doodle dandy.
Old Cufee broke his fiddle string,
Which really Was hard blow,
He could not muster eighteen pence
SAYS Cuffee, damn de barge!
Amen, says I, amen says VIII,
Amen, says Dick and Molly;
] wish the barge wasin hll
Cries weather beaten Pohy'
we cant get out, we cant get OUT
With either ships or cargo,
So here we lay IN statu quo,
By this accursed embargo.
I wish they d hoist their courage oil,
And let us once to war go,
Nor die ashore like rotten Sheep
By Jeffcrson's Embargo.
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hrtit or one noun Siio o st 49,. W +. ofestA
be ,sHercule,a very fine new sesench SIMPLE
ter Of marque, with cargo Of cotton !,
board, from Aleppo and CyFrns, boaaa i
NIarseillcs or Genoa, armed w''h Y guns
e:gi,teens, twe,ves and eighis, manned wild
57men; eommmdedby N.ans. oeroms ca
y,ssa q member ofthc legion Of honor. i
ann happy in being able g say, tia; la,
every reason to be pleased With tic stcatr
excellent conduct displayed by Mr. Z. ST.
dish first lieutenant, and the officers and
Sims company on this occasion. 1hadbu
one man slightly wounded, but su'teredvy.
~ much inthe yards and running rigging;
the enemy had one man killed and the.
wounded.
I have the honor to be, &c.
w. HEPENSTALL.
y;ce.admiral lord ceillnswood, &c.
.Co5g Of another lettry trons vice--a5miralh|
CoHngwood, to the ian. ". n. Ssie, DAT
an 1oera the Oceais, at sea, the lst q SFI
1903.
have the pleasure to inclose, TO bell
before my lords commissioners Of the adm
raItv, the copy Of a letter transmittcdn2
BY vice admiral Ihornborough, IRON cs
! Rosenhagen, OF his majsssy's ship the VI
! lage, giving an account Of that snip h4Yk'
ea1tured, on the 2eth Of July iaslsB
, French brig Of war Rsquln, OF 10 saE
/ (i::ysceel for 18) commanded by tie caPp'ssIl
/ d frigate Berar, with a complement Of
! men.
! ats:s vesse, is represented to benrS
/ new, cad tx for lis faajssty's scGTice,lpk
posed causing Ter 70 be taken INTO II ~
I IS foun! so ca survey.
also transmit letter, with KS incEsHI (
wh;c.l / have received from the non. ca y
l,nnoan, Of his nlajesty's ship PorcaFF
who or several former occasions has p
ed, ia the highest terms, the ability and
gv:nced BY lieutenant Free, n cohaF'
/ similar successful enterprises ag'ihS'at
nenay.
/ ! am S. coLLIscwooD {
lis 5y5g1st4's ship Volass, AssS%a
! .5ound, 81. Aasnst, 1908.
cir, I
/ i have the honor to inform yen mi
,,.ri;yed h. re yesterday morning withAeleI
| an;n French brig, Of 10 gins, and les m
which I had the good fogtane to iali INV
| - the morning OF the essh ultimo, litd'
Iio he norshward Of Corsica, and eafPa
l-.-, etter-a hard chase OF 9 hours, IN Slf Z
| her boats, boom and anchors were thN
| overheard.
/ She is commanded By captaine de best
| Berar, member Of the legion of honor,
had left Ajaccio only the morning before
fell in with her, having put n there on
way trom Algicrs TO Tollon, with PRE-
taken On her passage. she is a very
brig, pierced Ter - guns, butt at Ros-
! fort only II months since, and IS tie SD
which the Wizard engaged some tine s.
60.
Che number Of prisoners have on boz
viii make it necessary for se to 90 to Mf
Ia but shall return to my ssation wispf
delay.
/ have the honor to be, &c. e
SjSned)
Yice-admiral lholnborough, &c. &,
Two OF the brigs prizes belonging to' 81
I-avinia and Spartan, whose crews WsFs'
captured.
E7s 4Naiastg's slip PoycapiM,
al SEA, July IA, 1908 II
My LORD, M
have the honor to inform your loFkS
ship, that on the morning OF the 9th NH
being of Mount Circello, on the coast
Romani, l observed two French sun-eoaE s
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Mad captured French letter Of raarqtls, the
Hercule, Of 1s guns and q meli' ~ -
coast OF Caramanla.
am, &c. ,,-rr.,aon
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lis -Mairsty's slip Poycstpia''
al SEA, July IA, 1903

IM LORD,
| have the honor to inform your lofi
ship, that on the morning of the 9Th nj
being of Mount Circello, on the coast
Romani, ! observed two French sun-eoal
with merchant vessel under convoy, s.
along shore to the westward; as toe u
was aecalmed, sent lieut.. Price, win II
boats III pursuit Of them: alter row II
hours in hot sun, he drove the later /,
shore, and forced the gun-boafs % II
shelter under the batteries OF fort u2ao
At this time, seeing three very suspi'!D.
vessels coming down with fresh ofs.,
from the westward, I was obliged to RI
him but before we caula CIT them oil, "
also got into the same bn-bor. Next hlO'
ing observed that one Of them, a i@I
Polacre ship, lay further Out than the oll:l
and having reconnoitred, thought It P os'~. u
% take her | was the more induced TO-
i, from wish to give check to the ~ aa
,long this coast, which they think nI
heir numerous batteries they can carry Il
Without molestation. As soon as II
lark the boats went in, under the coln'l.:
f lieut.. Price, and from under the llea' A.
re | ever saw brought her out. ohs sasb !
les long 6-pound guns, and had on w.
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Tice-admiral l'honborougt,, &c.
Two OF the briggs prizes belongings
Layinia and Spartan, whose crews wsT;
captured.
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On board his mejesty's clap Kmgfsher, og
the coast Ct laramaaza, cape Blanc tear
ms ~. N. By ~. ten leagues, 9me s7th,
1903.
MY LORD,
It is with great pleasure I have the no
nor to inform you, that, at day light this
morning, saw large sail in the sw. which
| Immediately went in chase Of, and, witt,
the assistance of the sweeps, the wind being
very light, at 1a o'clock, had the satisfac.
ton OF arriving up within gun-shot Of the
chase, who had hoisted French colors, when
| commenced firing on her, which she re-
turned very warmly, and, after a running
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producing its abandonment tie lionorstte
gentleman has NiistatsG u,s. right honorable
Tread s prop. S.s;ous. Tie riI,c hIncrnb:e
gentleman Ncciarcs my rght ,be,a. friend To
have pi edicalcd, that the or,els in council
w>iid IL ne as NY ii,
ncrable friend only argued in opposition TO
tue honorable gentleman on the ether side,
that the orders in council did not ,.rnduce the
embargo; that they were not Substantially
know. in America when the entbargn took
place; and that they were not included in
the complaint made by the American go
vernment 70 congress, on which com plaint the
embargo was founded Nor, sir, @ think
that the orders in council themselves could
have produced any irritation in America.
It were not disposed on this occasion to u
void making any observations that might be
suspected of a party feeling, j would say,
that do think irritation in America may
have been produced by the echo of the dis
cussinns IN this house. Hear, hear, heor! }
Sir, since Inc return of Mr.. Rose, no commu-
nication has been made by the American 90
verumcGt, in the form of complaint, or re-
mrnstrance, or irritation, or of any descri9-
ton whatever ] mention this particularly,
because it is notorious that there have been
several arrivals from America, supposed to
be OF great importance, and that several
try from thence, after having touched at
France. But sir, if the honorable gentleman
IN the execution of his public duty had tho't
ut to move for any communications that hat.
been made by the American government
since the departure Of Mr.. Rose, my answer
must have been, not that his majesty's GO
lvernment were disnclined to make them,
but that absolutely there were none to make
ilfit be asked "whyH' l am unable s,tisfac
torily to reply. can only conjecture that
America has entered into negotiations with
France which are expected to lead to seme
result, and that the communications of Anne
rlca to this country are to be contingent on
that result This, sir, is conjecture alone.
but 1T is founded on the EXTRAORDINARY cir
cumstance OF so many arrivals without any
communications. 1t cannot be expected of me.
that should state prospectively, what are
the views OF his majestv's government OH this
subject. The principle by which they have
hitherto been guided, they will continue in
lvariab.y to contemplate. They attach Is
much value to the restoration, and to the
continuance OF cordiality, and perfect good
understanding with America, as any man
can do; they are ready to purchase that adj
vantage by every justifiabe Cancellation ;
they have proved that readiness by the act Of
! the present session, in which the trade oil
America has been placed on the most favo-
rahle footing but sir, they are not ready to
purchase that advantage, great as they az
know edge IT, at The price off I'll tie surrender ri
those rights, on which the naval power and
preponderanCe of Great Britain is imnuta-
bly, fixed"
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FROM THE TAGuS.

n letter from an officer on board the fec.
on the lagus, of June 10 states g That
an army OF so 900 Spaniards were on their
march towards Lisbon; that Ad Cotton had
sent nag tothe Russian Admiral, advising
nun nun Oh me events which had taken place in
SPain and 'Oporto, and proposing to accept
MS surrender, on the condition Of his feet be-
ing restored to the Emperor Alexander on
the IN conclusion of peace; that body of
FrGnch troops on their march from St. Ubes
10 LISBON had been surrourdedby detach-
lheht OF portuguese, & Spaniards, and taken
prisoners The letter concludes thu
" we expect to go into the Tagus everv hour.
l shall probably come home in Russian man
of var man
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(Signed) PEDRO DE C11uENrEs."
HOUSE OF COMMONS-JuNE "a.
Ertract from Mr.. CANNfNC's Sheech, OF, H.
mericdn affairs.

Wv u NN' S'f' e y oltCtCN on n
mericdn affairs.
" America, sir, is the next subject oe the
hon. gertleman's speech which shall notice.
Of nearly all that has passed between the
two countries the house and the public have
been put in possession by the publication of
the American government presume that
the honorable gentleman does not intend to
blame his majesty's ministers for not having
made similar communications oparIiament;
for if he had thought such communications
necessary, he would doubtless have moved
tor them Without censG.iHg their pruduc-
ton by the American government, his ma
jesty's ministers have felt that the trapsactj-
on being pending, ::syy, appeal from, govcrn-
ment 10 parliament would look as if il were
concluded ] shall only state, that in the
whole conduct Of the British government with
respect to the affair of the Chesapeake, We
have endeavored 70 keep in view the princi-
pie upon which we set out, namely to make
ample PREPARATION for that which was decid-
edly wrong act but to make that repara-
ton under firm determination not TO sur.
render right which the great majority &C
the country has ever considered as essential
to its dearest interest. Sir, may boldly an
peal to the country to determine whether
from the correspondence on the table of the
house, any such disposition on the part Of
his majesty's ministers has appeared through
the whole transaction. That the rupture of
the negotiation on this subject was not at
tended with any hostile feeling OH either side.
is an incontrovcr;Ible truth. The reDara.i-
on was not accepted by America, because
America would not fulfill the condition ON
which alone it was rendered, namely the re-
vocation Of that proclamation by which the
British ships were not allowed TO enter the
harbors Of America, while those Of the enc
my visited them at pleasure. But sir. the
manner in which the British PREPARATION was
rendered TO America, by special mission
was, to all the feelings of nice honor, an cf
fective PREPARATION, aitho' not accepted and
so in fact we have every reason to believe
1T was considered by the American govern
ment. With respect, sir, to the EMBARGO.
AID to the effects Of the orders in council &,
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FALL OF BoNApARTr.

II we may trust to the prophetic intima-
uonS OF clerical Seer, the downfall of this
sangrnnary Depot is likely to take place in
snort time. The revercd prophet Pounds
ms promotions on some passages in the 18Th
chapter OF the book of Revelation, which he
mus interprcts -" The Btaf ri8i1e onf of
me sea (Corsica) 7ciM SeUen heads ind ten
norHS' ana upon his ten horns ten crowns-is
bonaparte' This beast was to have reign
ca Joffy GHd fzpo moHfhs-As EMPEROR Of
france Bonaparte has nearly rcigned this
t%act number OF mohths. The Dragon Il. E..
the DeWD gave himthis power * great autho-
fiy and he caused all, both small and great
rloh ana poor, free and bend, to receive a
n'aFA IN their right hand--i. e. Bonaparte
mas caused all pei sons to submit to his ty-
rahny.-- nc Beasts number was si1 hun
are" A''ee score and Sic which exactly cor
responds with the numerical calculation of
All tne letters in Bonaparte's name, reckon
ing the letters according 10 the number affx-
cd 10 each before the introduction of figures.
thu '-N=40 AL, P==eO, O==5O, Leo
Ed AL, NO, (thc letters of his Chris
tan naUc } BIZ, Us=s110. Oa=jO, NO.
AL, Poo, Al, R==sO, T=dOO, Els.
being The letters in his surname. amounting
altogether to 500, the IDENTICAL number Of the
Beast--i c. Honaparte."-This venerable
cxpounder ofDivine mysteries adds, that the
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rHODf SWEDFN

we have been favored with the following
e xtracts from the Sfockholm Gazette, OF June
IS - ~ N
The first is a report from Field Marshal
hingspqr. dated Brathestad, Jg,e 10. Itsets
4 .t tlat afIer Colonel SandeIs had driven
me russians from Rautalambi, Lappavirta,
anu w arkaus, taken all their maya
he proceeded toK oiwist where after y se,aro
conflict. the Russians were again dafsa.ed
"hen number of prisoners and considerable
storesfeil into the hands ofthe Swedes. san
aeia was stiii pursuing the Enemy. His head
quarters was at Cuopic.
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According. to the German papers. the
greatest activity prevails in the recruiting.
Oh the Austrian armies, and sort of militia.
ry reform is announced. The whole army
IS IN imitation of the French, divided into
ten divisions, three of which are command
ed by the Archdukes of the Imperial house
Ch the 9'h ut. the Government issued a pro
Clamat'on Tor raising an army of reserve for
,heae'ehce qtthe monarchy, at tine sare time
'aElhB care 10 boast OF the friendly relations
nent
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Spanish patriots are the destined Instruments
.of the destruction IF this 5eas,, ;'s ne ceio-
inmates the French Ruler. according ~ ,ae
synbolicai language II the .!asSases which
he 'bus explains, and it is SAD sht1 he con-
fdehtly relies upon th.. tr.ith Of his int ,fre
tatien There are very few persons in the
W orld who can wish that he may prove a
falss prophet.
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MADRID, June. 4.

~. WADRID, June. 4.
The minister of the stale dispatches. nd
interim has made public the following order,
dated May the 22d
" His imperial highness the Lieutenant
general of the kingdom has been pleased to
order, that the ships belonging to the United
States of America, which were detained in
the ports of Spain on the ground If their be-
ing visited by the English shall be set free
In the absence of Don MIGUEL JOSE DE
ARANzA,
(Signed PEDRO DE C1FuENTEs."