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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-25

E%trdct ON toe 1fonbil' Reviess col rs, b9ee 500
'HlS IS Il first rate publication It's plan is
Il irregular, but most extensive; for it ,akes
IN the whole compass OF Nature (,hat is, VIVA, we
can see or conjecture of it) both in the Psysic.!
and 1hOrGL world. II is in point of originality.
one of the most rer,a rkable production. we have
met with, for besides = mu;i,uIe Of new ;deae
we uio ones acquire an aspect OF novelty in pass.
ing through THIS authors pen, and we do not re-
c"''e@' ar winter who has drawn so constantly
from an internal fund of native genius and deep
observation. he attacks, without respect of per
sV'is, what he looks upon rs erroneous: bur his
as;acks are always conducted with deccncy. can
dour ana ameni'y. He never quits the main
ground of genuine religion "
Extract from tie Monthly Revietr COL "a neyr serie,
"Oft the S'rdies of Nature we formerly gave
our opinion, whic': The suffrage of the public for
period of iif cen years '.cs abundantly confirm
ea. we praise the work for the holiness and orr.
g'nality OF conception on which the plan was
FORMED; tor its cor'pfehensiveness, being
IN certain sense, with nature it.
sens ior the native genius and deep research with
Whlch the author treats, embeiishes and enriche 8
ms ubJect; and for the eloquent and lively die i.
non IN which he discusses topics, which. urrie =
the pen OF an ordinary writer would have been
0u'J elaborate and revolving, &c &c,
CONDITION. or PUBLIC iq7oN.
II shall be printed in three handsome Octave
v olunies, from the last London edition enbcl.
lished with i've engraving, executed in the best
manner x be delivered 10 Subscribers handsomely
bound-plce nine dollars.
Subscriptions received at this Office.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-25
Tie Fenou8 High flooded Englsh Horse
,SMv,o HAMILTON,
8y Bs tom. BY ss sss RS s, Of h Graf ssf

&slee d ton. beautiful brish, BAY,
near 40 nands high. Of high form and elegance,
rising i6years old, in good health and greatper
teetlon, imported by VIM: Ligh,foot, Esq. of
Charles City county, will stand the ensuing sea-
son, At my plantation in Hanover county, 20 miles
from Richmond and > from Hanover Town and
NV Castle, to cover mares 1T guineas the sea.
son, for which note will be required, discharge
bic by the payment of 20 dollars al any tine be-
fore the FIRST OF August next, when the season
will expire, with dollar to the groom for each
mare, paid at ,he stable door. Ten dollars the
single leap, and 40 dollars 60 insure mare with
foal. Good and extensive pasturage. we'll encos-
ed, with branches running through the fizs land
aHo'ding as good Forward pastures as any in thi
part OF The country, gratis. Servants that VIA
he sent with mares will be boarded for two dol
lars per week, and mares fed, if required, on rea
sonab'e terms. The greatest attention will be
paid By my overteer, Mr. John Hog, but no liabi-
lily for escapes or accidents
Any gentleman putting mares to Ham
bleicn may send ore gratis.
GEORGE BLAKEY.
February Is, 1905.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-25
WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT, (seai)

Joe Andrews was got by Eclipse, his dta, AZ
amanda BY On"'nm, nc, dan Cloudy by H.ank--
@'ao, Wedding on marc by P1ror---. f,erc,ai
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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-25
Advertisement.

HE sale not having taken place at the
- time appointed IL former advertise
ment; will be soId,on Friday he 9th day
OF May next, for ready money, ola the pre-.
misses
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25
April Is 1t
O II N K y Der I S.
April IS
OFFERS FOR SALE,

OFFERS FOR SALE,
SO chests frelh Teas, prime quail,
ty, consisting Of Imperial, Hyson, Young Hy-
son and Hyson Skin
Is puncheons jamaica and Windward I.g-
and Spirits
IS hogsheads Trinidad Molasses
S pipes 4th proof French Brandy
Holland Gin
Lisbon and Malaga Wines
10 bags Pepper
barrels ground Ginger
Cotton in bales
Green Coffee in barrels and bags
Sugar in hogskeads and barrels
Loaf Sugar
Alum, Copperas, Madtler, Indigo, Fig,
Blue
Powder, Shot and Lead
Nutmegs, Cloves and Cinnamon, Sc &c.
hprll 20 lpw6w
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Atril %.

One day 5ater from England.
The ship which We noticed in yesterdays
Mrrcan,ile Advertiser as being below. was
.he fas, sailing ship Laura, captain Rose.
ter, 10 90 days from Bristol. To the pc,
liteness OF csp'air RIVE arc indebted for a
Gle of London papers 10 the Is h Of March,
inclusive, one day later than hose received
by the Protection from Belfast; and for
the verbal intotma ion, tha, the American
vessels had not sailed from London. bu.
were waiting the arrival OF the British
February packet. with the expectation Of
hearing of the repeal of the noo.mPorta.
non act, the raising of the embargo, and
the settlement BY Mr. Rose Of all the ex.
listing differences be,ween the two coun.
tries, 10 which case our ve.sels would re.
turn hons with full cargoes.
On he 10 h Of March, off Sicily. capt.
Rasseter exchanged signals with Britain
packet, supposed to be the Norton, capt.
Mather. which sailed from New York for
Falmouth on the 25th Of February.
BY the Manchester packet from Liver.
nool re have completed our file of Lloyd's
Lists ADD Prices Current to the 4 b March,
aod Liverpool papers to the 5th, on which
day the vessel sailed. News had jus, been
received there of the capture of he ship
Emmeline. from Liverpool from N York
by French privareer; and ths, she had
been recap.ured off Bordeaux River by a
Bsi,isa sruiser, had arrived at Ply mouth.
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Levi Talbert.
Extract of the Lazu.
Ahrjls2.

!" IF any fish be put to sale or shipped Of
without having been approved by an Inspector
and the barrels in which they are contained,
have not the said inspectors stamp, mark, O.
brand, upon them, or if any master of any
ship or other VESSEL officer or mariner, shalt
receive on board any scch ship fer exportta-
ton, the offender or offenders shall incur the
penalty Of two dollars for each barrel so ship
ped, to be recovered in any court Of record
in this commonwealth. by him or them, who
will sue fcr the same and moreover all fish
laded or received on board for expectation as
aforesaid shall be fortified.
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Il O T / C E.

The subscriber, Inspector of Fish for the
town of Alexandria, informs the citizens that
it is necessary all fish put up for sale shall be
inspected, and that for their government he
has thought proper to publish the following.
extract from the law regulating the g Inspec-
ton Of Fish
Levi Talbert.
yAtrtIs2. St
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25
IN COMMON COUNCIL,
APRIL 81, 1903

Ordered,
THAT Thomas Herbert, Mathew Sex
smith and Daniel Macleod, be commissioners
to hold an election on Monday the second day
of May, at the Council Chamber, for a mem
Der Of the Common Council for ward no. 2,
in place of John Saffon, not eligible.
Test.
James M. MeRea, c. c.
.4ril23. dt2dMy
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~ The Proprietor of the

u The Proprietor OF the
alexandria DAILY advertiser, viii
difpose of the Establishment on
moderate terms-there are now
nearly six hundred Subscribers
and the Lift INCREASING, TO a
Perion Of Indultry and Talents
tor conducting Newspaper,
this would be a desirable Situa-
ton. Circumstances beyond his
Controul render it necessary to
make Sale, 1T will therefore be
sold a great Bargain if Applicant
on be made foOn.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25

brought TOTO xAoguolu DJrIcuIH PItVatSeist
aud there condemned as 10 the ports OF
France. That place, as wella CiynaVrc.
cha and Ancona, according to rumors
contained 10 the foreiga papers, is 10 be
unisea to the kingdom of Italy. The fec.
bic protest of Plus Y III. against the occu.
patton of his territory by the troops OF 30.
naparte, probably refers TO this.
The British squadron OF the brazils, Is
is said, is TO remain for the present under
the command of commodore Moore.
Expedition to Ssvedea- The preparations
for AIS expeditioa arc gong 90 with great
alacrisy. The .oree wlIlexeeed ,hAtwn'cn
wen,,o Copenhagen. Among oh=r reg'-
meo;s, the following are menuoned as &c.
stlosd for that service:
Lord Ca;hcart's regiment lite guards,
Horse Guards, blue, ist aod I'd drag1on
guards, Scots Gfeys, 18th. 18Th aud i6sh
light Dragons. very iargz torce Of ihot
and a,rse artillery, 5,h foot, "a do 3lss
do. I'D bat,alioo) 42d, or Royal a'sa,a .
ers. (ad 5a,tal'on) 7is' d sh'andyi s. %
do. 74lh do. s7.h or Irish He oe'. t2l)
e2d, Gordon A,ghianders (second btsa-
loo
March IA.
Il is said, the frs, lord of the aamtaly
is sb4u, 10 r-,ire from his situa ion, aodis
10 be appointed governor general OF lndIa
in the room OF lord Mio,o. Il Is DOT vet
known WHO Will be his successor al the
admiralty board bot The name of lord
Melville has been mentioned among O.
thers.
Tie appraised value Of the ships and
stores brought from Copenhagen, amounts
10 4 800, 600 pounds Of this 1900 900
pounds are 20 be disided among che cap
tors; the residue, we hope, well be apph.
ed 10 sid of the public service. Lord.
Ca;hcar. aad Gambler will share about
tory thousand pounds piece.
Government, Ii is said. is 10 possession
ct Information, which leaves 90 doubt,
tina, the projtcs of march by land to To-
dia is conle plated by the government Of
France. During November, more than
two hundred French officers passed Bus.
sorah, On their roue 10 the Persian court.
a French officer, distinguished as Per-
sian nerchaot. was LACEY appre rnded az
Lahore, and amongst other Papers found
In MS possession, was minute survey OF
The country ffom .iefas to Caodabar aud
Cahul
Persia appears a, this momen. to be
torn by civil CONNEXIONS. The Sabador
ST Sod and the U'obeas, have both been
renewing their attacks on Persia ard 10
Dece NIB there were commo,ions 10 Herat
aud Kerslog
Letters from Barcelona confirm the news
of he arrival Of ten thousand French
troops. The French are every where oc
eupying he strong garrisons aod places 10
Spain uod-r one pre,ence or ano her, ard,
It's said, they are to occupy all the sea
ports IN Spain.
The French troops at Lisbon. 90 the 8 h
ult amounted to hirty-tour thousand men;
The weekly mortality was estimated at
thirty nen.
rSICE OF sToCKs.
per cent. consos. 64S
Cons. FOR acc. 64S
5 per cen,. reduc. -
Cmnium s.
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Letters have been received from Genoa
TOE l5h all. which stale ,ha, French
.Y4auron bad arrived at Toulan from the
mAo, Alter remsiniug IN hat port till
IS IS ships already lying there were ready
.ss, ,hsy all departed, bu, IN wha, dl.
ssaOo Is no, in,ima,ed, SONS time be-
is 80 TIE 9th aud loh of FEBRUARY vet
rs oeeo said, that one squadron sailed
H.. loulon on the 10 of January. At
An same time. The French papers publish
,,. ''ount OF oce of their sqoadrons being
.a s0a me Cape de Vcrd islands. on the
ma January. By Danish Eas, India
h,r these latter articles of intelligence
a,,s ssa'n fendered doubtful the oorrect-
iO,, i'ne s'assmen.,ha,it was he Roche
Gan. 'qaadroo which passed the Cape de
AM. % the 2oh January, III aueh i, is uo.
IN. '"a' . wa : "o''"> = -
ss'a american vessels hare been
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25
April as.
For SaIe,

For Sale,
1T II U c T : 0 ~
1T the sn5sc'15ers 4sa ling On Wed'lesday,acrs
at o'clock,
A variety Of handsome MahoganyFur
niture, VIZ.
Desk and Book Case, Side Board Dining,
Card and Tea Tables, Bureaus. Clock, Look
ing Glasses, sc. together with sundyy othe;
useful articles Of Household and Kitchen Fur
niture.
VIM. RELY.
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aleranbria Dailp advertiser.
MONDAY, April 25.

We have seen letter from very re.
spectacle commercial house in Nantes, dat.
ed the 23d Of February, which gives strong
hopes tina, the American vessels detaiDed
10 France under The Milan decree would be
released. This hope vas founded upon
favorable intelligence received at Nantes
from Paris.
IN York pat.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25

Capt. Chester t,m Bo,desux, informs,
that all the Americaa vessels 10 Bordeaux,
which had beeo boarded by the British,
were under seizure.
Doctor Le'ghm n. Of Philadelphia, pas.
seug-r 10 'hr George, is he bearer Of dis.
pa.ches from Nj. Armstrong to the sec'1y.
o! state,
Cap, C further states, ha, our embar.
60 was popular 10 France, as 'hey suppos
I'd ives 4 measure of hossll'ty ags,oss
Gus.4aa,
FIbid
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TO RENT.

A TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE, on
q Prince Street next to Mr. Able Janney's
It is at present in the occupation of the rev.
Mr.. Gibson Possession may be had on the
Goth day Of May, on application so the sui
scriber.
James Campbell.
April IS. law4w,
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25
.COKN AT AUCTION.

Hill be sold at hubkc auction at Thomas I'via'a
warehouse, on Iteanesday nea7t, at 10 o'clock,
About 1000 bushels Of CORN, IN
lots to suit the purchasers Terms OF sale
will be made known at the time and place q
sale.
.darI25. 81
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-25

An intelligent friend who has arrived at n.
York from Bordeaux, has favored us with the
following communication.
TPhil. Gazette.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-02
WASHINGTON. Dec. %

We have had the pleasure of convcvs;np with
respectable and intelligent gentleman just arriv
ed from Detroit. He states that the prcyailnss
opinion at the British settlements in that neigh,
borhood is that there Will be a war between his
country and Great-Britain. In confederation of
tbs oPlmon, he states TINT there are now at Fort
Amhcrstsburg, a British post about eighteen
miles from Detroit, at least 3 coo Indians, almost
exclusively warriors. That thew are all armed
and supported at the expence of the British. and
with great liberality that their arms are gums,
riiies and tomahawlts and that since August
there has been constantly there between two and
. thousand In case OF war, It is expected
that, under tire auspices of the Britisli, gene, 4,
massacre viii take place, for which they are held
m readiness, and from which none but those with
IN the tort can expect to escape. Should such
netlrious measure be resorted to, our country.
men may rest assured that dreadful vengeance
VIII be taken on its perpetrators.....NasI nt.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-02
: -o.eS,ids, and des-nes. Was Their. any gin

r-ceeS,io;a and ,iesrnee. Was there any sen-
cmau, however remote fr0m the shore, who
would not feel degraded and indignapt at
the knowledge that one Singh ship of 100
guns for instance had laid under contribution
the city e Charleston or Norfolk Had the
r'pitcI S,atss now any force TO prevent such
IN occurrence? 1t was the opinion of gen
t,omc. in this country best acquainted with
naval force, that the United States could
,.uster no force, Sufficient to contend with a
ship OF the line Was it not time then to have
slca force! He hoped this amendment
m int prevail. rs commencement to a ma
Fal force.
(De6ofe to be continued.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-02
NORFOLK Tee 90

". ZO.
The British frigate Statira, captain Bromley.
having on board his excellency G. Fl. Rosx. En-.
voy extraordinary from Great Britain TO the Unit
ed States, arrived in Hampton Roads on Saturday
Ledger.
The brig Sumner, captain Brown, of this mort
whose capture by French privateer we noticed
Some time since, has at length been heard from
me supercargo returned here on Wednesday last
- MS vessel was carried into Omoa, a port ON
the Spanish Man, and there condemned with her
cargo Tor a breach of Bonaparte's blockade, Of
ue %lst November The Sumner was from Ia.
'maica bound TO this port So much>>for " fe
6eHSe." .......D.
The following interesting extract Of a letter was
recerfed by gentleman in this place from HIS cor
respondent in Lisbon, dated the 31st Of October.
and politely handed US
" Yesterday courier arrived from France.
bringing the disagfeeable intelligence, inst Our
Ambassador had left Paris the middle of this
month. The Count da Ega, our Ambassadors to
SPAN has also left Madrid. TWENTY-FIVE thou.
sand men are on their march against this country
the advance guard OF which was expected to ar.
rive at BurgOs yesterday. On the 10tl, Of Mo.
venber ths Spanish and French armies are to
march from Salamanca, the place Of rendezvous.
General Junot, (latc minister at Portugal) is an.
pointed general in chief I,sborde and Clement,
JUNIOR, arc generals of division. The reouisfion
OF soldiers abd se1mcn IS exercised with utmost
strct0ess and energy. The Provinces aye with.
out troops; most OF wIiiclfore drawn towards the
capital The lieutenant generals Comes, Freige,
Marquis D'hlorna and Francis dc C,mba, srs
appointed the generals tocOmmand The troops of
Portugal anthony de Araujo AzcvedO (rninis-
Ter for oroigh affairs) left tine place yesterday for
Madrid to negotiate vi tn general l,.not.
The packet from Falmouth arrived this dav.
and lett the mail, rs they must hereafter do, with,
out the Bar. Twelve sail Of the line and FIVE fri
gates British, are of the Bar at This moment,
VIII what lntenuofis not known, perhaps Lisbos
rs to share the fate Of Copenhagen.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-02

Mr. C. said, as this was a subject which
might require some scussion. bring so little
known he should not now press its decision,
but moved that the resolution be referred to
committee of the whole Tomorrow ~ e
After some conversation on the propriety
OF reference to a committee of the whole in
preference 20 a select committee, the refer
cncc proposed b. the mover of the resolution
was agreed to-ycas So, nays 81.
Mr.. .dston said the committee of Revisal
and Unfinished Business had some days ago
made report of bills the term of duration
OF which would expire IN a certain time. A.
mongst others, Mr.. y. said the House would
perceive that the law passed in 1904, for es-
tablishing the salaries of the officers of the
y. S. w6uld expire on the first day of Janua-
ry. The Secretary ofthe Treasury, it would
be found, in making up his estimates for the
ensuing year, had predicted that part rclat-
ing to salaries on the snpposttion that the sala-
RIGS would be fixed ut the same rates as they
were formerly. 1t was proper that this sub
ect should be now considered {; and with that
view MIR. A. submitted an order directing the
committee OF w. and NJ. to enquire into the
subject and report by bill: which was agreed
to.
Mr.. F1ndiey moved for the order Of the
day on the report the committee of Electi-
ons tC whom was recommitted the report Of
that committee on the contested election of
VIM. McCreery. go
This business was, on motion of Mr.,
81 CUNT, postponed till Tomorrow, when
lhe engrossed bill supplementary to an act
entitled An act ffr terrifying the ports and
harbors of the u. S." was read the third time
and passed mem con. %
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In the frontier states in sonic w.,
for if the country should be occupiee s =
nemy while they were hesitating ON on =, y ae
ject, it would cost then more tro ms sN,
treasure TO repossess themslses oft ,
which would be ter uudou5;ed dutv ~ :, o
prevent themselves from being dspo s' an },
it. IF then these states were oisnoSs rs. ea q
chase arms there could be no oh;s.s: r.
permit them so to do, for they couId OA -
had otherwise than from the Z. Sta,a. "0S be
MIR. vi Clay In the course of discus.;.. IS
served that gent.seemed.in the course or su0a'
observations, 10 consider the bill for =. nei'
sihcation OF the militia as rejected. On VS. :.
taken to day their had been present l9o WY
bers. This being tolerable full house ~ a'slS
for the purpose OF giving notice that he ~ WI
call for the consideration OF the report os y
committee of the Whole on the bill ~. Nc
O'Clock Tomorrow.
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MINUTES.
!. ,M3naay,. February 90,

. Mr.. C1otlton presented a resolution compri-
sing an amendment to the constitution 10 rem
der senators of the United States liable to re-
moYal by a majority Ct two thirds Of tbs re-
spectiye legislature whe ehpse them.
This resolution was referred to commit
tee OF the whole on the state OF the Union.
MIR. c.. then presented aresolution of the
legislature of the state Of Virginia on this sub
iect which was referred to the same COM
mittee.
Mr.. Dasvson presented letter from the go
vernon of the state of Virginia, covering an act
of the legislature of that state to which the as
sent Of Congress is required before It can be-
come law. 1t was well known, MI. u. OBJ
served, that no state can, without the consent
of Congress, raise any troops lhe leglsia-
ture of Virginia had passed such law tor the
defence of her frontier, and solicited the CON-
sent of Congress TO it. Referred to select
committee.
Mr.. Dazoson reported a bill authorship the
raising an additional army which was twice
read & referred to q committee ofthe whole.
This is the bill which went through conn
rnittee Of the whole a few days ago, and has
since been committed, in consequence Of the.
Presidents message on the subject. 1t isnow
reported according to the letter from the Sc.
cTetary of war;,
Z Mr. Czohton, frora select committee, re-
ported a bill to revive and make permanent
an act to prescribe the mode of taking evil
1encs in contested elections of members of
the house Of representatives Of the u. States,
and to compel the attendance Of testimony in
such cases Twice read and referred to
committee of the whole
The engrosed bill supplementary to the act
supplementary to the embargo law, was read
! the third time and after a debate of two hours
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Latsf from Eu,obe.
LONDON, January 4

The Moniteur of the 18th ult was rec...
by government with the flag of truce ss's'
A reply has at length been given !, i
British orders in council, on the su5 = ~ =
neutral commerce, ny an imperial desrs, u :
Bonaparte dated Milan, Dec IL, and W. w
happy to hail another instance in which III, ~
mans rancour exceed his ability, This dsr,. ~.
is Intended to provoke hostilitties be,ya'
this country and the United States. t' ~
like the French army in Por.ug al marbs Wv -"
late.
Saturday was fixed for the departure esy,
Thornton for Sweden, ofMr MelIish foeG
city and of MIR. Hill for Sardinia.