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Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-05-13
4 uariety q BLANKS
=. For sale a this Office.

Cash givenfnr clean Linen and Cotton
RAGS atthis OlRce. f.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19
April le.
e. EDUcAT1cN.

TOSEPH COMING respectfully ac9uaints
d his friends arc ti.e-putl'c that he ass ca-
gagged as an assistant a gentleman sot good
family y,ons Bern in SzO.Sserland.
Whereby nc is enabled to add to the course
of instruction pursued in his school The
French, German and Italian Languages
:*ntient ard t,odern History Arithmetic,
EucIid's Elements. Geography with the use
ofthe Clohes ard MAPS, Trigonomctvy, Mem
suration, Surveying. Navigation and the Lunar
Observations, Aralytics, "stronomy, &c. &c.
Likewise Algebra and Firxions, with theis
Applications to the yarioGs branches OF the
Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, will be
taught as hitherto by hin SSH At lis School in
St. Asapb street
y. B. Those who wish to be Instructed in
the above Languages, will please to apply, AZ
the number Of Pupils VIII be limited.
5byyI "a
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19

fnents which in the sincerity Of my heart, I
have expressed, may give offence for often
nothing offend so much as TRUTH. Yet do
not desire to offend any man. But when see
the dangerous extent ofexecutiye influence !:
when | see the great council OF the nation
called on to enact laws deeply affecting the
interests OF all classes OF citizens, without ade-
quate information ofthe reasons OF that call
when observe the deceptive CLOSES with
which the mischiefs of the embargo ae at
attempted to be palliated and hostsTsoa eve'afs
adduced as reasonsto justify the measure 3
when know that the risks OF continuing ther
commercial pursuits against all kno7on dangers
Can and will be more accurately calculated by
our merchants than our government when
if any ,aegu dangers to commerce wcre.Impend-
Ing, of which our merchants were nnlnto:med
but Of which the government ATTAINED the
knowledge through its minister at Paris or
elsewhere, it WAS plainly the duty OF the exc
cutive to make those-dangers known TO con-
grcss and the nation: and if since SO made
known the merchants ana sea~taring citizens
would. for their own interests and safety, have
taken due precautions TO quad against them:
and as it hence appears certain that an embar-
go was not necessary 10 the safety Of our
seanen, our vessels or our merchandise -
when sir, sec and consider these things, and
their evil tendency IN word, when OBJ
serve d course ef proceeding which to me APP
pears calculated 10 rnislead the public mind
to public ruin cannot be silent. Regardless
therefore Of personal consequences, have
undertaken to communicate these details
with the view TO dlasipate dangerous Illusions,
to give . my constituents correct information
to excite inquiry and to rouse that vlSIlant
jealousy watch is characteristics of RE-
PUBLIC ANS, and essential to the preserva-
,oa OF their nights, their liberties and their IN
dependence.
l Rave the honour to be,
Very especially,
ST.
tour obedient servant,
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
us ecceNeucy lines SULTAN governor
ofthc c0mmoawealfhQf Massachusetts.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19
.alanotia &&jaap aaaertiser.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10.
WASHINGTON. Abril is.

Messrs, Helms, Iray, Franklin and Jacob
Richards, obtained leave of absencethe re-
mainder OF the session.
Mr.. Dana, from the select committee, re-
ported " a bill concerning associations for the
security of navigation," and ''>a bill fer the
encouragement and security of the seamen of
tie i. So Referred to committee OF the
whole on Wednesday.
Mr.. Ecc0a submitted resolution directing
TIE speaker to write to me governor Of Mas
sachusetts, informing him Of the death of
Mr. Cromninsbie!d, IL order that measures
ma oe taken 10 I'll tire yacancy.
M, Ely presented petitions from sundry
Inhabitants of Massachusetts, complaining of
the operations OF the embargo. Referred to a
committee of the whole on the State Of the
union.
The bill to continue in force the act to ex-
tend jurisdiction in certain cases to state
Judges and state courts, and the bill for the
relief of Mathew Smith and Darius Gates,
were read the third time and passed.
The bill from the Senate to establish
turnpike company in the county CT Alexan-
dria, was read three several times and passed,
with small amendment.
The house AGAIN went into committee Of
the whole on the bill making provision for
arming the whole body Of the militia.
The motion to fill the blank with one MILL
on Of dollars was lost~-as also was motion to
FIJI it with $780, 900, lost-S3oo,
900, lost-S2co,ooo, carried yeas AZ, nays
Sc.
Mr. Rhea offered new section, to provide
e. II !; IL
states, III proportion to their militia Carried,
rs to 81.
The committee then rose, and reported the
bill as amended. It was agreed to by the
house, ans ordered 10 De engrossed for third
reading to morrow, ayes 81, noes S3.
MIR. G. ". Cqmt6cA, from the committee
of ways and means, reported bill making app
preparations tor the support of an additional
military force for the year 1903. Referred
to committee OF the whole to morrow.
And then the house adjourned.
The senate have passed a bill to authorize
the president. under certain restrictions, te
suspend the embargo. 1t was made the order
of the day for to morrow.
There are strong characteristic traits Of Be-
NAPARTE in the sub Joined extract. 1t is from
the funeral Grafton of the Bishop Of 1leau e,
upon Henrietta Maria, widow of King Charles
lst of England. Abiding TO CROMWELL, he
says:
{" There arose man of an incredible de1tM
Of mind, equally an able Politician and a re-
fined hyhocrite, capable at once OF under-
I" taking and conceahng every thing alike &C
Il tive and iuflefatioabIe IN heace and In 1Ud3',
who left nothing 10 Fortans that ne could
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19
N 0 T ! c z.

THE citizens eff Alexandria are requested
to make out LIST Of their taxable property OF
the following description, in order that tsey
may be prepared to hand the same to The sub
scriber when called upon.
Richard Lewis, %DeDor.
April Is. div
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19

E|I1uEI q Me I-d7V u fHe NOTlIOi"ff"n.
And if any master or mistress Ct fannie
~, or any owner of taxable property, shall
neglect or refuse to give in list Oh all male
tytheables, belonging to- or residing III his or
her family Or of Ill his or her taxable pro-
perry, within FIVE days after demand made
thereof by any assessor, the person SO oHende
ing, shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars.
and If any person whatsoever shall wilfully
omit or misrepresent in the list given in, any
tythabse or any taxable property, or shall in
any other manner conceal the same troEa the
knowledge of the Assessors, the person so of,
Tending shall forfeit and pay double the amount
of the tax imposed upon such tythabJe or taxa
bic property. Every raerchant, shop-keepeH
mechanic, or other person, having in his Of
her service or employment any clerk, iourney-
man apprentice or assistant, shall render an
account of the. same in his or her list of tytha-
bles, and shall be accountable for the capita
ton tax hereby imposed, in like manner, and
under the same penalties, as if such clerk,
journeyman, apprentice or assistant werea
member of his or her family.
4 priJ rs
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19
4 List ofMs Taxable Pyobegty.
April Is.

Leyies, wholesale merchants, retail dittos
shop keepers, tavern licences, stories, lamp
tax, horses, cows, carts, t.rays, two wheel
carriages four wheel ditto, dogs male and
female, and biscuit bake houses.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19

wrest from her either by courcH or toresSght;s
/" upon the whole, so always rFSsrflant and reg
I" dy, that he never let slip an offsorlu'l'SS
g that came in his way; and, in short, one
e Of those Turbulent and auaacious spirits that
& seem born to CHANGE e lie WORLD,
NEw-YoRK, April l6,
Arrived schooner Mary, Woornet, l6 Gays
from Matal,zes Left ship Cotton Planter,
Long, for Charleston; big Trya), Oliver.
for Newnort; schooner Molly, Bird, for st.
Mary's. Flour go dollars pork Sc beei
"; pine lumber 80 dollars (; hoop poles, ! 10
dcliars.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-15
(EXTRACTl
(EXTRACT)
Mr. Madison, Secretary Of STATE, to Mr.. Monroe
DATED, DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Mr.. Madison, Secretary IF STATE, to Mr.. Monroe
DATED, DEPARTMENT OF STATE
March 5, 1904
" The treaty of 1894, so far as it relates to
commerce, having expired on the 1st day of Oc-
to5crlast, Chat being the date of the prelimina-
~ artcies) the commercial intercourse between
the two countries is left to the regulations which
the parties separately may think fit to establish
1t may be expected, however, that the friend
ship and mutual interest between them, will bro.
duce continuance on both sides of such regula
tons as are just and equal, and an accommodate
on to those principles of such as on either side,
arc otherwise than just and equal On the side
OF the United States, their commercial regulatl.
ons place Great-Britain in every respect on the
footing OF the most favored nation. Great Bri
tam cannot say as much with respect to hers
One instance at least is explained in a letter from
TINS department to Mr.. King, of which copy
IS enclosed, in which you will see that although
the act ofparliamentto which it refers be no lon
gera breach of stipulation, it is not less volati-
on OF equality than il is of sound policy. Witt
respect TO the British Indies, it is not known
that the United States are on a worse footing
than other nations, whatever want of reciproci
~ there may be to the liberal regulations of The
United States. With respect to the East-Tn
trade, 1t is understood that the treaty of 1894 b,
denying to American vessels both the coastine
branch OF It and direct intercourse between In
dit and foreign countries, other than America.
the United States we're n both instances placed
on worse footing than other nations, AMI even
OH worse footing than taey themselves enioyed
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-15

are the suppression ofimpressments, and the
definition of blockades. Next to these in
importance, are the reduction of the list of
contraband, and the enlargement OF our neu-
trail trade with hostile colonies. Whilst you
keep in view therefore, those objects, the
two last as highly important, and the two
FIRST as absolutely Indispensable, your discre-
ton in which the president places great con-
hdence, must guide you in all that re ates
to the inferior ones.
With sentiments Of great respect & es-
TEEN,
i remain, sir,
Your most obedient servant,
(Signed) JAMES MADISON.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-29
entertainments 9fIGctions.

", P,1ts BrogrsT4 agaia.--A letter dated
New Cattle, Delaware, Aug. 1, TO the editor
oftbe u. : Gazette, remarks that "the CRATE
an return made by the crew of the French
brE Superiour, capt, Brouvard which lately
u philadelphia, and which Is ttill in the
river, ought not 10 pats over in ilence -
Some Of the officers and failors belonging 10
the laid p-ivaJeer viited Wilmington few
davs ince ii 2uriuit of Ieanan who was for
nerlv one Of her crew They found him az
work with a bIaaklmi,h TO whcm he had hr-
ed himfelf-They entered The 1hoP with
drawn lwords. seized and hurried the man OF
without giving him time TO put CO his coat
rcsnn0t lav, whether ne was deierter or
ro---eDort however, declares that the term
for which he had engaged had expired, and
that his papers would have evidenced this,
If al opportunity Of inquiry had been giveA'
The whole affair was 5ranfa6ted as expedi
,iousy as poiIihle; and i IS the more atom
;0nirg how quietly the Door fellow was imug-
gled Of, when we conhder, that duck or a
Dig could not have taken their Pahage IN one
Of our vefels, without having il proclaimed
through the whole country. And now Sir, 1t
remains for our political caiuifs 10 decide
whether it = A greater fur on the American
character to have the Sovereignty overhauIed
on board a national hip, or boarded on terra
frma in our very Rreets by thoLe whom our
holpi,aEty has Kept from harWng"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-29
From TIE C54,ls7oa copyier sf 1aiy IS


A letter was received in this city on Satur-
day lalt from IN American gentleman at Par
10, dated 10th April, sos, Gazing, that the
condemnation Of The cargo O. the American
hip Horizon, Mcclure, belonging TO Meiirs
Alex & John Mcclure, merchants Of this
city, has been finally confirmed BY Bona
parte.
twill BE recollected that this lhip was on
a voyage from London TO Lima and was
lraHded on the coaG Of France, in gaze Of
wind, on the SOth May, 1907 There was
no queiton as to the neutrality Of the velel
and cargo but as moh the after was Of
Britilh Manufacture, it was condemned under
the Milan decree The cargo was ieized by
the French, and the officers and crew imPri-
Toned for three weeks every day undergoing
feparate examinations as to the nature Of the
property On board &c. humanity (hudders
At the idea Of fuch an outrage. ShiPwrecked
perlons and properly are entitled TO kindnets
and protection from All nations Even hottie
ihipg, If driven into the enemies port by hreis
Of weather are allowed TO depart in peace
But here was the vefIe Of a friendly power,
with neutral cargo on board, and iatisfatto-
riiy proved TO be 10 to the council Of prizes,
wrecked upon their COAT in gale Of wind,
the cargo ieized and condemned, the crew
imprifoned and treated worie than enc
mics
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-29

IN lhort time you will Re called upon to e1-
erciie the important privilege Of elecung
your rulers 70 adminiGer The general gov
eminent Ifthe men competing the major
ity Of the prelent COngreis, have, by their
nea(ure Of interdiGting commerce, promo
ted the PROPERTY ofthe country, they have
discharged their duty. But far from Their
having effected this Object, they have adopt
ed policy unneceGary and ruinous il the
extreme It will, if PeriRtd IN, deitrCy
the agricultural and commercial ir.ereits of
the countrv.-We ak a candid and ferrous
perufai Of the following -fay on the nature
and inevitable effects Of he EMBARGO, 'a5eE
from the Ameyisaa Daily -AlveytJ'ey, and leave
It to the good fenle and judgment u our
readers to form their opinions,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-29

Notwithstanding thc number or
very valuable enays with which our
public prints abound, tending 70 ex-
pose The pern;ciou9 effects Of this
favourite meafure Of the Executive,
have feen none that have exhauted
the fubje6 and as We are threaten
Cd with its continuance, not merely
for yea, but for period aitogeth"
er underlined it becomes US to
weigh well It's bearings and confe-
tuehces.
When Mr.. Gallatin lately Pahed
through this city, he is undcrNoCd
20 have faid, that the Embargo would
be continued until It produced the
intended effect Cd the belligerantS,
if it were for three gears more. This
effect Guppose & be itarvation-and
iffo, venture % predict that the
youngeh man il the country will not
fee an end Of it.-Ihis thing IS much
Of piece with the profound ProPo-
:Gtion Of Lord North, at the com
mencenent Of our revolution, to
ftarye Us into terms, ty itationing a
line Of frigate8 Oh our coat to keep
Of fupplies and IS certainly mott
admirable calculated to Convince the
world, that America has n11y as
much political fagacity at Waiting
ton, as Bri;aia then had at St.
James's.
i Teens % BE- dil(in6tlY admitted
10, biz. JeBergoR is hottie TO the
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-29

A pretty little fun truly for fin
gle philofophic experiment ! y! a
fun lacryfcrd either to the diltemPer-
ed brain Of viGonary protector and
theoriR or, what IS even more de-
grading to the American character,
Gcrifced 70 tie uIiriate ambition gf
Bsnabartr.
| ALERT not that all this lofs viii
take place precifely in twelve months
of embargo, but, that il nluf and 7UiH
trGFved fooner or later, if the fyf-
TEN be perGlted in, is as Ger
tain as the filming Of the fun
and that ;his fytem Of ruin IS to be
continued, no man can doubt who
reads the public prints devoted to the
prefent administration where we
find the Embargo fill praiGed as ar
act Of luch exalted wifdom as 70 in
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-29

ther by the reduction in price, or tht
inevitable defrudion Of infe9s and
the weather, the country will loft
at leaft one entire crop Of its pro
duce of the value Of a,le hundred am
forty millions Of dollars ~ Our
planters and farmers, on whom thi:
enormous lofs mutt principally fall,
will derive little confolation from the
reflection that, while their own pro-
duce is thus doomed to PERTH or
their hands, they have actually to
pay comfortable advance on many
imported articles, which long habit
has rendered agreeable, if not ab(o-
iutely necefary to their comfortable
accommodation. i now fpeak 81
thofe articles which we have ufually
imported from Europe, Canton, and
Calcutta. Thefc | value, from an
inspection of public documents, at
fxty millions annually. The high
rate Of exchange, which has rilen
from SO to 8o~-the advance Of in
furance and other charges Of impor-
tation--will make thefe colt the con-
fumer enc third more than if the
embargo and non-imPortation acts
did not eniit.-Thc merchant, il is
true, feels leGs Of this lofs than the
farmer and mechanic for, if he
pays more for one article, another
has rifen on his hands. MOT 70 with
the farmer and mechanic, it is all
dead lofS to them and in country
like ours, where three-fourths Of the
Inhabitants are employed in agricul-
tural purluits, the planters and far
mers mutt bear large proportion Of
the tcVenty niLli0n5 FINK BY this opera
ton.
The country will fuffer a diminu-
ton Of at leaf tive thirds Of its an
nual revenue ariGng from duties on
imported articles, which will add an
other ten nulll9nr to the lft.-Various
other lofcs and privations Of confd-
cradle magnitude might be taken in
10 this catalogue Of evils but truit
that the enumeration, already made,
will carry conviction TO the mind of
every man that the embargo is cakui4-
ted TO do infinitely mare milcbigf 70 cur
Ekyf5 than 1tber5-and il is j mott
Notifying reflection to the pride of
an American 70 perceive, that this
boaRed rod of terrors has become a
whip for our own backs. We have
(hewn our teeth without being able
to bite; and even our enemies, while
they contemptuou1y laugh at our
imbecili;y, will ultimately profit We
ry largely by our folly.
What the nation is doomed TO lofc
BY the remote effects Of this Pando-
ra's box, it is not potEble now TO az
certain. have faid enough to thew
that thcfe effects are Of a magnitude
which defy the powers Of calculation.
The amount of the prefent Tutoring,
being more within our grafp, may
be eltimated with fome degree Of &C
curacy f; and thefe make, from the
few items enumerated, to be up
wards Of tue hundred and eLeVer Mill
ion5 Of do!L1r5 II! viz.
Lois Of Ghip owners in
freight and decay Of
fhipping, &c. D.4r,214,ooo
Lois Of but one crop Of
our produce I4o,ooo,ooo
Enhanced expenses Of
Importation on GER
tain articles 1000, 900
Diminution Of annual rev.
enue Io,oco, 900
D.2II,224,ooo
A pretty little fun truly for FIN
gle philofophic experiment !! a
fun )acrifcrd either to the dlltemPer'
"a brain oF a vi6onary protector and
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-18

1t Il frankly s~cwcu. III Your exniarssion- Of
the orders, 20 be intcnded as an encourage
meut TO British manufactures, and q check
20 the rival ones of france supprc IS also,
though withert the same reason for it, the
enquiry, why less rigorous restrictions are
applied tn the trade OF the Barbary powers
than are enforced against that of a nation.
soch as the u. s. and in relations such as
aave existed between them and Great-Bri
tain.
Icannot however pass without notice, the
| very nnwarransable Innovation contained in
the two last of the orders. In one of them,
n certificate. ct the local origin of a Cargo,
although permitted in the port Of departure
and required in the. port of destination, by
regulations purely domestic III both, and
strictly analogocs in principle to the regula-
tons III the commercial code os Great Bri
ttan, is made a cause of capture on the ir g.l
seas, and of condemnation in her maritime
courts. I'm the other order, the sale OF a
merchant ship by a bekgerent owner to a
neutral, although transaction as legal,
when fair, dealing in any other article,
, scondenned by n general rule, without an
atom OF proof or of presumption, that the
transfer in the particular case is fraudulent
and the property therefore left in An enemy.
! In fine, sir, tho President sees in the E.
diets Communicated bv YOU facts assumed
which did not exist, principles asserted
which never can be admitted; and, under
the name of retaliation, measures transcen-
ding the limits reconcileable with the facts
and the principles. As ifboth were as correct
as they are unfoundcd He sees moreover
In the notifications of this system, regula-
tions violating equally our neutral rights and
our neutral sovereignty. He persuades him
SELF therefore that Your government will see
in the justice of the observations now made
| in addition to those had the honor verbal
i. =. state RI in the first instance that
the United States are well warranted in
looking for speedy revocation of a sys-
ten which isevery day augmenting the mass
OF injury for which the United States have
the best of claims to redress
have the honor TO be, &c. &c.
JAMES MADISON.
The hon. Dauid NJ Erskine, Esq.
| &c. Gc. sc.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-18
nov. a..
I. G1awfS5Fl


hSEk ED---from the service of tic Unl-
- ted States, on the 9th instant, & Private. If,
the 5th regiment of infantry, named Holm
FERGuSON-30 years OF age, feet ) II ip-
ches high, swarthy complexion, dark hair, blue
eyes, has sickly appearance He was bonn in
Delaware county, state of Pennsylyanis-by
profession a shoemaker The said Ferguson,
had on ut the time of his desertion, q round SAL
lnrs Jacket, slash sleeves, dark tirab colour bl,,
striped Virginia cloth vest, and Corduroy PAN
falcons, torn on the knees--Vrginia cloth shirt
and an old pair OF half boots, bound with cord
which he generally wore under his pantsIoons.
ALso :--Deserted ON the same day, GABRIEL,
JONES, 81 years of age, S feet 8 IL inches
nigh, fair complexion, hazi. eyes ; auburn hair
when spoken to las down look-Born in Esq
sex county, Va.--bfed a Fsrmcr-He wore a.
way round striped Virginia cloth coat, white.
home spun pantaloones, and vest of the same
Whoever will apprehend the said desertcrs,
AMI deliver them TO me, TO any officer in the,
service OF the United States, shalt receive TWEEN
" dollars reward,-or ten dollars for either
EDWARD BILLIARD, Can't.
,, 5th U. S. Reg. infantry
Sept Is. r,r1
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-18

nj OTICE--By virtue of deed of trust, exc
~ cuted by Roht. Woodcock, The subscriber
VIII offer for sale, to the highest bidder. at Ches-
terrified courthouse, on Monday the ninth of Ia
nuary next, the tract of LAND wherein the said
Robert Woodcock resides, in Chesterfield coun-
ty containing two hundred & four acres OF la.i,ii
more or less, and adjoining the lands of Samuel
Farinai'. Ephraim Garthr;ght, Henry Woodcock,
Thomas Gregory, John Hancock, Enoch Adkins,
Marke Farmar and Samuel Farmar. This sale
is made to satisfy debt OF one hundred and thir
ty-teur pounds eighteen shillings and six-pence.
1t being the balance due from two hundred and
ten podnds, with interest from the seventh of Iu-
~, one thousand eight hundred and eight, due
from the SAID Robert Woodcock to major Win.
free. THOS e pEVES
NOV. q. rlaUt2NrNl