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10 solemnly swear tor .hirnl
a,,ced 70 tho philadel-

= /, -, DO solemnly swear ter . .,1l, g,
,hat the he - lately produced to the fn.laael.
mia .,ii premium Society for competition, IN my
r ham Was fairly and truly manufactured ~
he United States either BY myself or persons
emnloyed nv nae and for my behoot, out Of
materials the growth and produce OF the - y!
n ,;. States !: and the gamers upon the arti-
Gle. LIST, I'd, Sd and 4th, must inser. m 1nelr
aa.h ~ animation that the article is entire
" made from American fleece wool shorn
from the living sheep, and no part OF wool !
pulled or shorn from the skins OF slaughtered
sheep. 80, .an. a..
Goods for competition, who cannot conform
20 this affidsyit and foregoing regulations, as q
deviation from them can Oh no account Nc
permitted. ,,,,,a.,,ar
Competitors will observe, shat whether e'Il.
,bey arc successful or not, their goods Will bs
sold By the agents Of the domestic society, a
preeablv to their established practice, unless
the proprietor shall give orders to the contra,
nv. in which case the goods Will be returned
to his order.
y No pc. son or company will be allowed to
gain mere than two of these premiums, ana
those for different articles
fSianed,, JOHN DORSEY, President
h,test-Gesrge Bartram, Sec,y.
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From the London Traveller Of Hay 81.

In another part Of our paper we have CIV
en- the substance of some letters received
yesterday from Manchester, relating to tie
proceedings Of the distressed manufactures
in that town and neighborhood, in conse.
qaence Of the refusal of parliament to enter
tain bill for fixing aaiai'anan, fox theilweek-
ly labor. We are sorry to state that it has
been found necessary to have recourse 60
strong measures to dissolve the meetings
took place among this unhappy class ofpco'
pie. The following letter, which we: re-
ceiyed this morning from a correspondent
upon whose accuracy we can place perfect
reliance, contains an account OF what occur
red at Manchester on "Wednesday. The
cotton weavers seem to have adopted very
erroneous idea Of the feelings of parliament
with respect to their case. We were pre-
sert at the short discussion which. took p!aee
on the sub;;ect on Friday list, and we can
ass6rx that 1t was from motives Of The purest
compassion fer them that leave was rot 3lV-
en- to bring IN the bill. There was hit one
opinion in The aouse respectingit, and it was
this, that 1t would increase rather than re.
move the distresses ofthe manufacturers;
that it might do infinite mischief aad no pos
sible good:
s Manchester, WeGaesday esc'.;ay.
/" Your London papers will 10 doubt teent'
with dreadful accounts Of the riots at Man
chester; but having been accidentally both
an eye and an ear witness Of what has In
fortunately taken place here, I send youa
few hasty lines.
A number of the journey1nen weaver
assembled yesterday, not in riotous ORTIZ
multuous manner, but in a decent orderly
style, requesting to have their grievances
redressed, and their wages raised. Some
thousands attended on the ground cauedSs
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reused by the example Of apsople who /.
least expected to take the lead in s0 My
glorious contest, may rise in mass =,
break their chains upon the heads Of H.
oppressors."
70 Great Britain, this exent is al-imno.
ant, and OF which she appears to be SEM
bic, from the prudent measures which j. &
has adopted, in the instructions given h
her naval commanders. The British uos B
lately had forty-tllree sail Of the line emplos
ed in the bIockades of Lisbon and Cad,
and in the Mediterranean, these will be NJ
duced probably to fifteen or sixteen. II
Russian feet IN the Tagus must fall, unles
rescued by peace with Great Britain, a
event which may be expected this sun.
Mer.
But the more important advantages which
Great Britain will derive, will be the inao.
duction of colonial produce of which ii. /
English markets are glutted, into Spain and
Portugal, and her manufactures into the lat
ter, and into the American colonies of III. |
former. The safety to her West indiana
vigation Will be also greatly increased; de-
prived Of the ports in Porto Rico and Cub
the French cruizers will be restricted to The
islands Of Guadaloupe and Martinique, and
the city Of St. Domingo. In this benefit W,
should also have participated, if ogr embar.
go had been of. These events now un1,
consideration furnish additional cause to e.
greet the continuance of our embargo. The
markets Of Spain and Portugal would afford
an arnpleyent FOR the provisions tilat are now
rotting IN the barns of the iarmers-for ii.
fish of the eastern states, and part of the co.
lonial produce lying in the merchants stores,
SO much to his detriment, and to that Of Ii.
public revenue.
In coming tonotice the affairs of our coun.
try, we cannot avoid noticing the fatal erro,
into which the ruling party has fdlen.--
Yielding to their preiudices, they have never
looked for any event but the downfall and
subiugation of Great Britain--they hag.
held her resources, her power, and her con-
seCrcnt energy in contempt. Each wear
they have calculated would be the last OF her
political existence. Our contemporaries
and embargo laws, were certain &c finish the
great work of Napoleon.
In all these hopes and expectations they
have been disappointed, and SO always will
those be, whose measures are directed by
passion and prejudice, and not by the sober
maxims Of reason, and national policy. 1t
is not too late to repair the error let theU.
States look only to their own concerns, and
not be drawn into cooperation in mea.
sures, III which they have no interest, ua-
less the interest we take in measure, from
which, mischief to ourselves may arise. We
however, have but little hope, in seeing any
change in measures; it requires degree Of
magnanimity to confess our mistakes. and
to correct them, which we do not expec!
from our administration. The voice OF The
people proclaimed at the mex. presidential
and congressional elections, can alone rescue
the nation.
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mittcd 10 Madrid for the ratification 81 his
Catholic majesty. At the same session o.
congress-. am act was passed, authorizing
TO 6 erect the shores, waters and lnlets OF
the bay and river Mobile, into custom
house district, and to establish ports OF en-
try and delivery therein 1.-The president and
congress thereby deciding in the most So
Tenn manner, that Louisiana, as coded to
us by France, extends east at least as tar as
the Mobile river.
This act of congress was received at Ma
( drid with our ratification of the convention.
But his Catholic majesty refused to ratlfy
himself, on the grounds, first, that ne was
not answerable fer COMBINATIONS OF our
vessels and cargoes effected within his do
minions by French tribunals and, second
", that as Louisiana extended no farther
east, in his opinion, than the lakes which
bind New Orleans, he demanded a repeal
of the act Of congress, which had embraced
the Mobile, End erected ports OF entry and
delivery on its waters. Here the differences
rested, cur government every now and then
sending messages authorising talks with his
majesty about it. According to Mr.. Ma
Olson, tlis conternptuous conduct OF SPAN
/ is attributed to France. France, ne said,
would .not permit Spain to settle her dit
ferences with us. France zya1'ts money and
she n.s.st haze it," Accordingly, tire mill
ans. ofdollars were secretly shipped eft. FOR
what purpose will hereafter enquire.
In his last message, THAT Of October,
500 the president says, :.
"Cur differences with Spain remain still
unsettled, no measures having been taken on
i.ey t,ert, Since my last communications to
congress, to bring them to aclcse. But I'M
dcra state Of things which may favor recon
sideration, they have been recently pressed
ana an expectation is entertained that they
Say now soon be brought to an issue Of
same soYt."
Wei: they are now brought to an issue
Of some sort, but it is q sort, fear, that We
shall not like.
Here then VIC see that Spain, for the last
ten Years, has owed our merchants near SIX
miN;osas of dollars, and that In the most pro-
vokins manner imaginable, she has refused
even to make arrangements for a final Equl-
..s.ion OF the debt. France would rot SUI
fer Spain to settle with Us. " France 1Oa't-
ed money" Nh. Madison SO whispered IN
the ear Of great fayorite, who happened,
however, to have too much honesty and pa
triotism to keep the secret
And now that Spain is transferred to
France, the deb which Spain owed to our
merchants, is transferred with it, as well
as the settlement OF the Louisiana boun-
diaries. Would Mr.. Madison, if elected
president, ask Napoleon For the debt =
Would Napoleon pay it if Mr. Madison
was disposed and could muster up courage
enough to ask him for it: How viii our
Louisiana boundaries now be adjusted -
Are our half ruined merchants to give Up
their Spanish claims (? Is our country to
yield its jurisdiction!
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-01

, AT what time did you begin to cea-e
TO take these shipments to America, and
to give the necessary orders! The ship
menis to America, take place at parlicu-
lar periods, about The month OF February
and The mouth of July.
Alter the issue of the orders Of council
to which you have just alluded, did you
or your house form any resolution with
respect to the American trade? Yes.
10 what purpose was this determinati-
on! TO abstain almost entirely from any
further export.
This resolution was taken before any
news arrived in the country, of the Anne
rican embargo! Yes it was.
In what way was this resolution execu-
ted! In reducing very much the mauu
tacture, and not purchasing the manuiac
tured goods OF Lancashire, which we have
formerly done to very large amount.
Did you give TO the workmen whom
sou formerly have employed, less work to
each workman? 1 cannot precisely answer
that question:, because our mandatory
was chiefs executed by agency.
Did you give fewer orders 10 those
agencs Much less.
In what proportion? OF those articles
shipped for the American trade, not half.
In consequence of those diminished or
ders for the American trade, has the stock
in hand diminished or accumulated It il
regularly accumulating.
Notwithstanding the diminished orders {?
1t is.
1.-THE orders in council were withdrawn,
would you and your house resume their
former expectation 10 America! We
should 10 a certain degree.
Although the American embargo con-
timed? Yes.
If the American embargo were remov.
ed, and the orders in council still continu.
ed in force, would you aud your house
resume your former shipments to Ameri.
RIGA ?-ln avery small degree indeed.
But ifthe embargo were Withdrawn, and
the orders in council continued, why would
not you then send TO America For twa
reasons first, should conceive that from
the intercourse being impeded between
America and the continent OF Europe,
could not expect to receive remittances
for The property but the principal reason
is that l should apprehend those orders in
council would produce hostility between
this country and America.
Then ifthe embargo were Withdrawn,
the order of council continuing, why should
you be less willing to export? should
not conceive it a likely thing that Ameri-
ca would withdraw her embargo while The
orders in council continued.
Then am to understand that your rea,
son in the case supposed would be, that
America would have less continental trade,
and you should therefore fear to continue
your trade! stated that as one reason
-- 10 BE- Continued.
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WASHINGTON, Jnne Is.

Yesterday the Court Of Enquiry gave au-
deuce TO Gen. Wilkinson, ~ vindication
Of his character against the charges of
Mcssrs. Clark and others. Colonel Bur-
beck presided. supported by colo1els Will
liams and Gushing. The judge advocate,
". Jones, Esq. was present. Between 10
and /, Gen, Wilkinson entered, in full uni
form. addressed the court in very :nte-
resting exordium, and proceeded in Il calm
and argument rive manner to investigate
the several allegations, tracing with preci-
sion the conduct OF Messrs. Clark, Power,
Harper, Keenc, &c. and supporting his mar
rative with various dispositions, original
letters, &c. The court was occupied till
between and O'Clock, when they adj
journed TO meet At II o'clock this day, at
which the General will conclude his de-
fence. The Court was attended by a mum
Der of respectable persons.
Our readers may eXpec, in our next pa
per an outline, As correct as we can pro-
cure IT,, Of this vindiC1tion. II sheds i'm.
mense light upon the current of our ives.
/ tern concerns in general, and gives TO the
world some precious evidences Of the in
/ trigues Of men who have been vaporing al
I the Generals expense for some ume past
{ Monitor,
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TO RENT
Buckingham Connty, June

Court, 1908.
Thomas and Francis Deanc, for the bene-0 -,
ft Of Archd Womack, Plaintiffs,
AGAINST Z
Iohn Francis, Sias FlounoY and Samuel ( 5
and Drury VI Allen aaing partners of :
Hughes Allen e Company, Defendants.
ON The motion of the plaintiffs by counsel, and
~ il appearing TO the satisfaction Of the court
that the defendants, Drury Nj. Allen and Silas
Fournoy, are not inhabitants of this state. IL
is ordered and decyeed, that unless they shall APP
near here on or before SeptembeY court next and
answer the bill Of the plaintiffs, the court viii
then proceed 10 take the SAME for confessed as
TO them. and decree the matter thereof accor.
dingly and that a copy Of this order be forth
with published in some public newspaper Of the
city Of Richmond for two months sucee'sively,
and another copy be posted up at the front door
Of the courthouse of this county.
A py,--Tesie,
Il RIDRIDGE r. u. &.
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ATTENTION (! 1!

THE Richmond Junior Volunteers are hereby
summoned to attend on their usual parade
ground. near Craig's Office, on Monday next,
the fourth day of July, IN complete uniform
ar us and aocousremcn.s in good order, with IL
rounds of blank cartridges, precisely at the hour
OF O'Clock A M.
1t being The anniversary Of American indepen-
dence. It is trusted that parents. guardians and
others, under whose pro ec,ion the members of
this Corps may be, will encourage their punctual
attendance.
RICHARD BOOKER, Cagv.
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ons person in Charleston, for the amount.
(7inres.)
We published yesterday, an extract of
a. letter from Savannah, stating that the
wo Ere nch priyateers, which were not
! ing sine in oar port, had boarded Bal.
Il more brig off Amelia Island, and had
foI chilly "a ken from hera quantity OF Flour,
&c. We now lay before our readers the
affidavit the Captain of the brig, on the
subject of this neiarious transaction!
SITE or GEORGIA, ST. MdRrS.
PERSONAL appeared, Robert Bro willow,
Who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith
That on the fourth day of June, in the
year OF our sord one Il. ausand eiyht hun
dred and eight, while in the brig Charles,
of Baltimore, of which this deponent is
master, lying in amelia sound, within the
province OF East Florida, he was boarded
and taken possession ofby Ant. Bonnaffon
Don Fellr, and Jean Bep.iste Carvine,
owners and masters of the armed schoon.
ers Exchange aud Jeunel Es.eIler, and for.
chilly deprived of two hundred barrels of
supertine iionr the property of this depo.
men; and this deporent further states
that lie v''' be entirely withou, redress, If
the property OF the sax, Bonnsffon, Fellir,
and Carvine, - not attached TO answer
the demand at this deponent and fur
ther, thu: hsis endsmaged to the amount
OF six thousand dol'ars. by the loss of the
Aforesaid two hundred barrels Of -four
ny reason Of he detention aforesaid, and
the failure OF his voyage aud sale Of the
said -four.
Sworn 10 before ne this seventh day OF
lnHe in the year Of our lord one ihousand
eight hundred and eight at ST. Mary's in
the state of Georgia.
ROBERT BEOWNLOW.
HhRMEN CoeRTEL, up.
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Mr.. C. ". Ho9ars Evidence.
(Coriinved }


Although the embargo were taken off,
If the orders we're to continue Although
the embargo were taken off, and if the
orders ,yeIc sui to coaljnue.
For what reason you'd you still refrain
from getting work up Tor the American
,narksis? From the apprehension that
a war might casuc between this country
, and the government OF America.
WouId that he the only reason 20 deter
YOU from shipping for The American mar
kets? Yes it would.
You stated before that part Of your pay
meats at least, ajlho6gh the proportion you
! could not assign, came in the form OF bills
drawn by Americans upon the continent
how should you expect, if you reserved
your shipments, to get that part Of your
payments? ! d. net think that any pro.
portion Of the payments from the United
States could be made by bills drawn on the
continent.
What was the reason for your contrac.
ting your shipments The article prin-
cipa'ly exported to America is hats the
manufacture Of Iia,s in America is graclu-
ally Increasing, and we have gradually
experienced reduction of orders for that
Article.
Then the reduction of your orders a,
the ia,,er end ofthe las, year was not in
consequence of any MEASURE adopted in
Chs county? Not in the smallest de-
. gree.
Then you should no; think your ship
mems would be as e. eusiYe as they we're
before, il he embargo was taken of in
America. not Only on acccunt at The or
ders in council, bu, also on account Of the
difficulty of 81 .uHg remiiances 10 The con-
tnon,? said, perhaps that might have
some influence with me, but not much,
because, not having he'd remittances late
= ~ from the continent, it is not a thing
that ] consider.
Have you reduced your manufacture OIL
any thing bat hats ? No.
Y7n were IN the habit Of sending other
+ manufactures to America Occ asIonally
but NOT regularly.
Ard you have reduced your manufac.
ture for America in hats only In hats
only.
Had you, when yon began to reduce
your manufacture not heard of the stop.
page and condemnation Of American ship
IN the ports of France and Holland;
cannot recoi;ect whether had or not, bu
:, that had no eifebt whatever in the reduc
i ton which took place in my manuiac
i ture'
: Had you no apprehension Of any injur
It 10 The American trade from that, ha
= no apprehension of the interruption in tn
70 trade between this country and Americ
from that.
; To what amount is your annual trad
J.. to America 70 the amount Of about 20
j.. 0OOl. year in hats.
e As soon as you and your house hear
i of the orders in council having been issI
al ed, did you form any resolution respect
IT. log your American trade : To discon'
nue. exporting any hats TO America .durir
the continuance of those orders.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-01
cHARLEsroN(s. e. June II.

A letter from Savannah, 10 gentle
mao in this city, daied the i7th instant,
states that the French priyNcers LEN.
change and La Jsune Eslele, boarded, OF
Amelia Island. brig from Baltimore,
capt. Bcowul0w, and took fcom her 200
barrels of AouT, and quantity Of other
provisions, upon which they fixed thelr
own prices, and gave the capt. an order
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-01
TUNE-BR1rIsH GRExAD1EK.

THAT seat of science Athens,
And earth's proud mistress Romes
Where now are all their glories,
We scarce can find a tomb
Then guard your rights americans,
Nor stoop to lawless sway
Oppose, oppose, oppose, oppose,
For North America.
We led fair freedom hi;her, =
And 10! the desart smiPd; =
A paradise of pleasure,
Was opened in the wild -
Your harvest, bold Americans,
No power shall snatch away,
Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzza,
For free America
Torn from a world of tyrants,
Beneath this western sky;
We formed a new dominion,
a land of liberty:
The world sh all own we are masters here,
Then hasten on the day,
Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzza,
For free America.
Proud Albion how'd to Cesar,
And numerous lords before;
To Picts, to Danes, TO Normans,
And many masters more:
But we can boast Americans,
We've never fall'n a prey,
Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzza,
For free America.
God bless this maiden climate,
And through its vast domain;
May hosts of heroes cluster,
Who scorn to wear a chain:
And blast the venal sycophant,
That dares our rights besray;
Huzza, huzza, huzza, huzsa,
For free America.
Lift up your heads, ye'heroes,
And swear with proud dsdaiu,
The wretch that would ensnare yous
Shall lay his snares in vain;
Should Europe empty all her force
Wen meet her in array,
And fight and shout, and shout and fgheS
For North America.
Some future day shall crown us,
The masters of the main,
Our feet shall speak in thunder,
To England, France and Spain;
And the nations DER the ocean spread,
Shall tremble and obey,
The sons, the sons, the sons, the sons,
OF, brave America.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-01
FoRErcv OFrfcr, MAY 4.

FOREIGN OFFICE, May q.
The RI. Hon. George Canning, his ma
lesty's principal secretary of state for TO-
reign affairs, has this day notified to the nil
nisters of friendly and neutral powers resi-
dent ut this Court, that his Majesty has
Judged it expedient to establish the most
rigorous blockade of the port OF Copenha-
Gen, and of all the other ports in the ISL
and and that the same will be maintain
ed and enforced in the strictest manner,
according 10 the usages of war acknowledge
ed and allowed in similar cases.
WHITEHALL, May z.
The King has been pleasedto constitute
and appoint tbe X ght Hon. Henry Baron
Mulgrave. Sir Richard Bickerton, BARI,
Vice Admiral of the Whi,e-Squadron OF
his Maiesty's feet; William tombstone
Hope, aud Ro5crs Ward, Esq's the Right
Hon Henry John Viscount Paimerston,
James Butler, Esq. and William Domett,
Esq. Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron
os his Ma;is.y's Fleet, to be his Maiesty's
Commissioners for executing the Office of
High Admiral of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and ireland, and the do
minicns, islands and territories thereunto
belonging.
This Gazette lis ewise contains 4 Pro-
s:lamaton for pardoning such seamen and
n,.riners as have deserted, and shall re-
turn into his MaJes.y's service on or before
the 81 st day of December next.