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LOST,

Somewhere about MiIlers wharf, RED
MOROCCO POCKET. BOOK, containing 4
number of valuable papers of no use to any
person but the owner. The FINDER will be
handsomely rewarded and no questions asked,
on 'cayingit at M. Millcr's store.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-11

On every ordinary liecaee. 5 dollars. on
every 100 dollars of The reift. 70 he ascer-
tanned by the rent I'D by the tenant but
if in the occupation of the proprietor, to be
ascertaincd by the commissioners Of the re-
yenue provided, that no ordinary, shall pay
less than 10 doalars--On every four wheeled
riding carriage, except phEtons and stage
Wagons, S IS cents per wheel-On all
phEtons and stage Wagons. 80 cents per
|wheel.--On houses and lots in town, s Sc
cents, on every 100 dollars OF the rent, to be
ascertained by the rent paid by the tenant,
but, If in the occupancy of the proprietor,
to he ascertained by the commissioners Of the
|revenue,--On merchants licences to sell by
[only, Is dollars. On hawkers and pedlars
80 dollars.-Not to extend to planters and
farmers selling salt, tea, sugar, coffee, spi.
ccs, iron or steel, to their neighbours, wher
such articles were purchased as returE
load on carrying their produce to mar.
ket
70. To authorize the executive, to distri-
butte arms in certain cases.
This act merely authorizes the executive
to arm such portions of the militia. as may
be called into actual service, or who from
their particular situations, NAV be most ex.
posed to invasion or insurrection. ,,:
60. 10 establish a toll gate at Whites
gap, in the South Mountain,
81. Authorising William Waller Hening
to publish an edition of certain laws of thi.
commonwealth, and for other purposes.
This collection is intended to embrace the
statutes at large, from the first settlement Of
Virginia, to the wear 1872, without nterfcrns
with the plan or materials of the first and
second volumes of the Revised Code, pab.
llished by Mr. Pleasanss -. .
80. To amend an act, making provision
for improving and keeping in repair, Ger.
tain parts of the state road leading through
the county of Randolph.
SO. Rcmitting fine imposed upon Geo
IWeathers.
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s'n."W'tr. Ak ;s.1s, a fuitns:sr pt,rk.ss
new, tor VIC extraordinary heat OF the: p,.s
s"innicr> which continued SO intense in E,,-
rope throughout the whole month o. s,c,,s.
nc ascribcs it to the extreme purity or the
face OF the Sun, which last year was turned
toward the earth. For near two months NE.
observed none OF the spots which arc coIf.
monty perceived in it. Hence M. Casell;
concludes, that the SUMS rays having been
emitted IN greater abundance and with less
interruption, produced that violent degree
TOT heat, which, though it scorched the fields,
nevertheless increased their fertility.
The Paris journals have recently menti-
oned two examples of longevity, very re-
markaoie both on account of the age and
names Of the persons. One is a lady' whose
name IS Lajeunesse { Youth, } who is 1o9
years old and the other man, who, not.
withstahdins he has arrived at the age Of
{ Stirring, >)and has no other symptom of the
winter of age than deafness.
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THE WASHINGTON LETTERS.

A publication of very extraordinary ma
ture appeared last evening i'll your paper, re-
lative to the aiedged caucussin5 1T Wash
ington.
do not intend to deny the assertion, that
the sense of the republicans there has been
called for or, that 5. r. Bradley, issued the
Circular which you have been induced to- pub
hsh As a sincere ell-WiSher to the cause,
admire and heartily approve a mode of a
conference, which is so well calculated to
draw from the wisdom of the whole party,
collected in their representatives, their sen
timents on tine great subject i'll question. If
the cohcnsses, as they are termed, are in
tended by Mr. Bradley, to mature intrigues,
which your correspondent says are in embryo
at Washington, it is strange that a rhan Of
Mr.. Masters pretended virtue, should have
been invited to their corncils--and it certain
iy became his duty, as a real patriot, to ac-
cept the proffefed Invitation, miDgle with the
midnight conspirators, and by n firm undaunt-
ed opposition, defeat their sinister designs.
The real patriot, instead Of reposing in igno-
rance, or indulging in vain surRise, should
penetrate into the secret conclaye, examine
the form and pressure of thehidder danger;
and with an honest frankness proclaim it's
approaches to his countrymen. But if no
guilty Vaccinations are discoVered--if on the
contrary, he should perceive in these mid
night meetings, e generous attempt TO em-
brace the scattered wishes of the republicans
at large, in one. collected interest--If
spirit of coiiriiiat,on, unison of choice, OF
important information is to be gained BY this
convocatiop of our representatives, in the
name of the principles we cherish, let it be
called, and let not the unhallowed whisper Of
Jealousy or ambitionreproach 1t with crime
Our representatives In the state Iegisla-
turc, have neyer deemed it criminal to re-
commend to thGpeepie, on the eve Of gu
bernatorial election. suitable candidates Tor
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UPPER DELAWARE WARD.

The democratic citizens of Upper Della
ware ward, assembled at the house of John
Miller, OH the 25th inst. agrceably to public
notice; MICHAEL BRICHT, was called to
the chair, and ANTHONY SIMMONS, chosen
secretary. Tnc following resolutions were "a
dopted, viz:
Re oLved, That this meeting now proceed
to eject i've citizens to be a committee II, -
this ward. TO meet such others as may be Az
pointed from the different wards, for the pur-
pose OF nominating representatives Tor the
city, to meet the general convention, TO be
held at Lancaster on the first Monday in
March next, totix on candidates for the of
ice OF governor of this state, and electors of
president and vice-pre sidcnt of the United
states
Whereupon, the meeting accordingly elect
ed Michael Bright, Anthony Simmons, John
Miller, Thomas Cash, and Jacob Leiler,
RESOLVED, That the said committee be in
structed to promote al address in the gene =.
raj ward committee, to the chief magistrate
OF TIE United States, expressive OF the high
confidence the democratic citizens of this CT
ty have III him, and their entire appreciation
Of the measures OF the administration.
RcS9tUed, That the said committee be au-
thorised to call meeting of the democratic
citizens of the said ward whenever they NAV
deem it necessary.
ResotOed, That the above proceedings be
published in the Aurora
MICHAEL BRIGHT, chairman.
ANTHONY SIMMONS, scC'ry.
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FRENCH EMPIRE.

PARIS, Nov. IS.
Count de Potoski, Polish Noblemap, has
arrived in Paris with numerous rctinue.
They write from Russia, that the cabinet
of St. Petersburg is very busily employed,
and receives daily dispatches from foreign
courts. Until now, a thick veil covers the
object of that active correspondence.
New. IS.
A letter from the French Consul at Bar
celona, dated 24th October, and published
officially i'm all the ports of France, announ-
ces that the Algerine vessels have received
orders no longer to respect the French flag;
but to capture all the French vessels they
may fall in with.
The solemn entry of the Imperial Guards
took place this day at noon--that Guard has
been received by the municipal body, agree
ably to arrangements published by the Pre-
feet of the Seine.
An immense assemblage of people crow
ded on the passage of these columns, and had
extended far beyond the triumphal arch, that
had been raised on the northern road.
The municipal body, preceded by the
councillor of State Project, having reach
ed the head of the columns, the Pre-
feet addressed a discourse to his excel
lency MarshaI Bcssieres, under whose Or
ders lhe Imperial guards were marching.
IL Which, NHSOOtlbC lBC ttlNCT ndNlU6 IT,
piled, they were followed by cries thou
sand times repeated of YiUe U Emfereur &!
and at that moment the golden crowns voted
by the city of Paris were affixed to the Eagles
ofthe Imperial guardst aInids the circle form
ed by its Staff. The municipal body then re-
tired under the triumphal arch, where a nu-
merous orchestra performed Lechant de re-
tour" wrote by Mr.. Arnault, and set to mu-
sic by Mr.. Mehul. 1t was at the measure
of this chaunt that the whole guard dehlcd in
the following order:
The fusileers Of the guard; the chasscurs
on foot; the grenadiers ON foot tho chas-
seurs on horseback the Mamelukes; the
dragons; the grcnadiers on horseback the
gendarmeried'elite. Zach regiment being
preceded by its superior officers and generals
In that order they proceeded amidst an i'm
mense croud Of people, to the Palace Of the
Thuillerics, passing under the great arch OF
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-11
DOMESTIC.

Inc Corporation have received authentic
information from the seat of governments. that
Blocks are Immediately TO be sunk ia the har
Dor OF Ncw-fork. Whatever system of de-
fence may be adopted, it is TO be hoped that
its erection viii be int,ustedto men Of science
and experience. 1t is said that the ,consi-
Iteration Of this subject viii be,among the first
acts OF the Legislature, who met this weekae
Albany. Pub. .d1i,.
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MANCHESTER. (Pen.) Ian. o.

This day the question was taken on a gen.
eral postponeGlent Of the impeachment 9th
governor, and carried-Yeas ~, Nays Al.
Abraham M Kinney was absent.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-11
NETWORK. Feb. ..

A file of French papers to the Cd December
was received yesterday at the Office of the
Mercantile .ddVertiscr by the ship Lo-
renzo, captain Dill, from Bordeaux. They
furnish very few articles OF political or
commercial Importance.
The Lorenzo left Bordeaux on the 5th of
December, the embargo having been taken
off on the day preceding. 5
The English blockading decree had been re-
ceived in France. No idea was entertain
ed that war betweenher and the United
States wonld take place unless the latter
should suceumb to the measures Of the Ca
binet of Great-Britain.
Mr. Lee, the American consul, informed capt
Dill that War had been declared against
this country by the Dey of. Algiers. This
intelligence is confirmed by private letters,
which say that the schooner Mariana,
capt Sheffield, from New-York for Leg
horn, was captured by the Aigerines; but
the capt. retook her, threw four Turks o.
verboard, put four ashore, and carried his
schooner and the prize master safely into
Naples.
Two hundred thousand French troops had
marched towards Spain and Portugal.
The schooner Fortitude, Belts, from New
York, was lost going into Bilboa, about
half of the cargo saved.
Translated FOR THE MERCANTILE
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PROFITABLE PATRIOTIsM.

PROFITABLE PATRIOTISM.
A proposal to sow all the F!axseed prepared
tor expectation, and detained in ouf ports
by the embargo.
We manufacture all the fax and hemp
we can import. The cultivation of fax and
hemp have always been profitable, partiSu-
.arly since the troubles in Ireland, and the
advance of our duties. The non-importati-
on law excludes Linncs from all the British
dominions. Our Baltic trade for linens Is in
a precarious state. Our merchants and farm
ers have OH hand a Considerable quantity of
tiaXsccd, which would have been exported
bu for British and French blockade and the
embargo. Let all the owners of,lo near our
GOWNS, and all farmers apply the,ase selves to
the purchase and sowing of our whole stock
OF titxseed, lying on hand. 1t viii Weld sure
and great profit, and will make a hahn re-
ootution in the business # or country. 1t
will relieve the holders o. fiaxsecd 1t will
lessen one of the inconveniencies Of the en-
barge. It will shew ali our fore gn block
aders, that we are In earnest about making
for ourselves remedy for foreign INJURIES
1t will be PROFITABLE pATaIoTIgM
Democratic Press.
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EUROPE.

From the N. 4: EveninS Post Of the 3Oth uit.1
To the polteness of merchant of this CITY,
we are indebted for file of Hamburger and Ley
den GaScttcs to the I'd of December.-Sueh
trarslations as we could procure in time for this
evenings paper follow. The following official
document shows the hand of Jedb .
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SABLEs, Nov. IA.

For these few days past strong division
OF the enemy has appeared off our coast.
Lately the Rabbet English schooner brig,
which is stationed off our harbour, having
captured a chasse-maree that was crossing
the gulph (being bound for the Islc-Dieu, la
den with pitch, tar and rosin,) she put three
Englishmen on board the prize, having also
in her the captain Of the casse-maree The
latter was soon after overt2ken in a gale of
wind from the S. w. in which she had all her
sails carried away, and was cast upon the
coast of st. Giles. BY this accident, the
captain was saved and the English made pri-
sonerS.
I This morning several vessels, forming
part Of to: conveys which are in our port,
having sailed out, under convoy Of the Pin
mare stationed here commanded by Mr.
Guine, lieutenant De Vaisseau, member OF
the legion Of honor, armed with FIVE scamen
and an officer, armed with cutlashes and mus
kets, belonging to the above schooner brig,
sailedin among these vessels, which imrne-
diately took possession OF her, without meet
ing with much resistance. Those English
men have been conveyed TO the Jail Of this
town, with exception Of the officer, who is
free upon parole. They have been treated
with all the regard due TO misfortune
CAsvTg. The
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-11

The following article will show the means
which are adopted by the Republicans of
Pennsylvania, for the ensuing elections for
President and Governor
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FROM BOSTON. Tan.

FhO-H OOSIUN, jon. 20.
Capt Shaekleford, who has arrived at Glou.
cester from Nantz, must have left the river about
the 25th Nozzle brought dispatches for go.
vernment.
French Frdternity.-A letter from HAVANA, da-
ted Ian l, says -" A brig has arrived here in
SO days from St. Sebastans, the capt of which ill.,
forms, that an embargo had taken place in France
on American vessels all their papers were taken
possession Of by the government, ands guard of
soldiers were put on board cact, vessel Forty
thousand French troops marched through ST. Sc.
bastians on the 9th Nov for Madrid.
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Communicated for the Philadelphia Gazette.
."s Extract Of ietser.

(OSihl1uHlcatcu IUr TIC I'TIIIaOcllTII INZettc.
~" Extract eta ietser.
AMSTERDAM, Dee 4th. 4
Since cur last commercial ad.ires, every day
new rumors of measures against importation Il
produce from England were in circulation and
also that the English ON their side, had advcrtis-
ed European vessels would be prevented entering
anyport of the continent, as long as neutral YES
sells coming from England were admitted also
The American flag is mentioned to be excluded
from the rigid resolutions of both parties, for
which we refer to the news which may reach you
by direct opportunity from France and England
AL these difficulties give newprospect for the
success of consgnments from Your country. The
sooner they can reach US the better but we beg
leave to observe, that the purchases with YOU
ought to be made not i'll proportion of our this
days exorbitant quotations AZ it often happens
when things are at the highest crisis to see some
change by unexpected events.
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Translated FOR THE MERCANTILE
ADVERTISER.
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26th, which contains the following. intelligence
disastrous Co commerce "A letter fism NJ. Roia-
bound, vice-consul ot France at As,aeira, states,
that an Algerine division Of 10 vessels, such as
sloops, schooners and cutters, has bceu cruixing
since the 9th, at the distance offrom three to four
leagues, in sight Of Almcira, with orders to cap
ture French vcsscls, and that three of those YES
sells, which are not naned, have already been ia
ken. Besides the Rails (comn,ander) of avessel
arrived from Algiers Mt Almeira, under the Alge-
rine flag, and which came into the latter port ON
the 18th Of October.
The date Of the letter of NJ. Rambonntl has de.
clared, that eight days before his departure al,
Algerine frigate and xebec left the port of AL.
giers with orders to attack the French flag.
| request you, M. Project, to give information oil
| these circumstances, If you think proper, to the
merchants of Genoa.
(Signed) FAMEN, Axens.
Milan, Noe. 1.-The emperor and king is ex.
pected in this capital about the oath of this month
all the preparations to give to this monarch re.
ception worthy Of him and Of his people Of Italy,
are completed, well hero as in the other cities
of the kingdom which it is believed he will Vi.
SIT. We expect at the same time the king and
Queen of Bavaria. the queen of Et.uri, the queen
Of Naples, and the prince OF P,oini,ina. The
French troops which have been hitherto canton.
cd III Istria and dominiuns of Venice, are PC
morally III motlun and advancing to Dslmatia by
forced marches. +" The great road" they writ,
from Trieste, OF the 2S,h of last month, &" five
leagues from hence, which leads to D;la;ttia. is
covered night and day with troops, artillery and
baggage Wagons, which are repairing to this
/ provinces"
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cAsELLI, the celebrated. Neapolitan AS
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RAYoNNE. Nov. 10.

All the letters from spain for Irance hav-
ing been stopped at Yrum, we receive 10
more news from Madrid We have in con-
sequence nothing to fix our opinion upon the
conspiracy, but the contradictory reports of
some travellers, who have informed us that
the Duke PInfantado, being at Viueria when
the guard went to arrest him IN his hotel in
Madrid, fastened to return to that capital,
where he delivered himself up to JUS
tice. Don Amarillas, eX-viceroy of Pampe-
Iona, and Don hrtinga, Governor OF Bilbao,
are among the persons arrested.
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DUNES ~.
Oct 81

Ertroct f'om the &eech Of GovERxok
1IcHESoR. 10 The LEGISLATURE of Vermont
dcivtred at the ofaeniur of their Session
The business which our constituents have
Constitatipnally assigned to their general as
semoly, the civil and POLITICAL interests of
the state, are the great objects which will
necessarily engage your attention 1t cannot
be concealed, but that these have been CON
siderably affected Bya late law of the Uni
ted States, and the measures pursued to en-
force it. Among a people accustomed to no
nest industry, C under government which
mad ever permitted then freely to dispose of
the NUTS OF their labor, as a natural and
unalienable right, it was to be feared, there
might exist strong deposition to evade it's
restrictions. Nothing tut an appeal to their
patriotism, and strulg conviction of the
utility of the measure, would enforce ODE
dience tc law, width, in its operation
9lghted the best hopeI of the laborcr, and
DESTROYED every incentive to useful and no.
hou'apie enterprise. While, therefore, we
regret the stain upon tie character of a res
Pectaoie portion or OUT citizens, in conse-
ouehCe OF the conduct bf few who had vi
dated law Of the general government sus
pending our commerce. by an embargo.
without limitation WI sincerely regret.
That the law was not accompanied with that
evidence of national recessity or utility.
which at once would have commanded ODE
dience & respect. Wemay also as sincerely
deRlore, that instead II an application in the
hrSt instance to the civil AUTHORITY, it was
deemed necessary To lave recourae to militia
ny and: and feeling in common with nv fell
low citizens, the evils WHICH result from that
law, cannot but nope, that the wisdom of
the national Legislature, will induce an early
repeal OF the same. If, However, this should
not be deemed wise or expedient, must
strongly enjoin the necessity of QUOT sub
mission to the privaticni and ncQiv ehiences
that may be experienced, until we are reliev-
ed IN a constitutional way. Nothing could
be more erroneous, dangerous and inconss-
tent with republican principles, than an a
vowed or hostilc opposition to the law. Our
duty aud our interest, as citizens, are un-
douotedly, to obey the avs of our country,
and to avoid and diseoultenance every mea-
sure, that tends to impdr the maj esty of the
laws, the authority ofthe government, or
the sacred regard which is due to our fede-
raj constitution. To enact wise and lust
laws, and to elect able and faithful magis-
trates, are among the most important arti-
cies OF the business, thit will demand YOUR
attention Wherever jlsticc sduly admin
istercd and the laws fai hfutiy executed, the
public opinion wiz receive its proper direc-
fion, and the public mind and feeling will be
composed.