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NEWS EXPECTED.-1'h British Pack
ct Princess Augusta, was spoken on the seth
ult. steering fo' Halifax, then only 60 days
from Falmouth-of course she sailed on the
10th of Aug ard will bring news from Lon
don at least ten days later than heretofore
received.
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LONDON, July 50.

LONDON, July 20.
A Gottenburgh mail arrived on Monday
morning.-The following is the only article
of any Importance
GoTTENBURGH, July Is.
" The conquest of Norway, by this coun-
try, seems to be given up for the present
The Swedish army has retired within its
own borders, and all military preparations
have ceased. The two armies, however,
remain upon the frontiers. We have no
thing official from England, but report con-
tinues to say, there ha $ been an affair near
Wata, in which the Swedes have suffered
considerably.
Russia is said to have finally determined
to withdraw her army from Finland.
A commissioner, appointed by the Bishop
ard provisional government of Oporto, is
arrivedin this country. He is Mr.. Berran,
Who was the conservidor, or Judge, of Bri-
fish claims in the supreme court of justice
at Cporto, previous to the emigration Of the
royal family. His report of the disposition
and resources of the Portuguese Patriots is
extremely favorable No further military
proceeding had taken place. Junot was
stronger than was first believed. Accor-
ding to one report, he has received reinforce
rnents; If so, it must be the detachment of
Loison from Almedia.
TheIas packet from America brought
over to this country, the celebrated Aaron
Burr.
Government has authorised the gallant
Sir Samuel Auchmuty TO raise legion for
the service Of the Spanish patriots.
= The Rosshire regiment Of militia, quar-
tered ut Norman-oross, on Saturday made
an offer Of their services to assis the e:lorts
Of the Spanish patriots. Several corps of
volunteers have also offered to extend their
services to Spain.
Eight hundred cavalry are embarking at
Rorthheet, which will be joined in the
Downs by others to the amount of 1900.
The ships which have recently sailed from
Deptford will take about IS ,OoO men.
We announced last week, the arrival of
the expedition under Sir John Moore, from
the Baltic, % Wednesday, ut Portsmouth,
10 re-victual and reft for another service,
generally understood to be the assistance Of
the patriots in'.jpain and Portugal. Previous
70 their arrival, commissioner Searle, of the
victualling board, arrived at that port, to
superintebd their equipment, and the ar
Engagements made under his directions cna-
b!ed thor wants to be supplied with faci-
lily that IS uneXamplcd. A large quantity
Of provisions had been shipped on board the
1ldcfunso, Roya! William and Pearl, and
nuaher of victrallirg hoys ve,e anchored
at Spthead, deeply laden With cve,y kind
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war. by the British ami Portuguese, under
Gen. Stanhope.
The Prince William. captain Mott, arriv-
ed on Thursday at G,imsby from Gotten
burgh. with foar vessels; one of which be-
longing TO New York, is last from Gotten
bnrgh. with hemp Cor a market.
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DOMESTIC.
Nsw-YogK. September 81.
GENERAL MEETING. s

At general Meeting Of the Republicans OF
the city and county of New-York. held
at Mar,liag's, agreeaaly to public notice,
on Tuesday-eveRing, Sept. 20. 1908 -
Col. HENRY RUTGERS, Chairman.
IcHABoD Pail, Secretary.
The committee appointed for that pur-
pose, reported an Address to our Fellow
Republicans of the United States, which
be'.S read, was unanimously adopted and
approved.
I'rhe Address shall appear Tomorrow
Res1ived, That acommttec be appointed
to Cause the Address to be printed, and for
warded TO the Republicans of the Union,
and that William Few, James Townsend,
Tunis Workman, Samuel Laurence, Angus
tus Wright, John Mills, Adrian Hegeman,
Samuel Torbcrt, Rensselaer, Ha"ens, and
Jonas Humhcrt, compose the said commit
tee.
Resolued, That the chairman and sesre-
tary of this meeting be added to the COM
mittee.
Resolped, That the thanks of this meet
ing be given to the committee which draft
ed and reported the Address.
HENRY RUTGERS, Chairman.
ICHAB0D PRALE, Secretary.
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who held the oaEce of Xfisgcy uatier the
former adnlinissra.tionIkAd' hax69en continu-
cd by the present one ~ EDIT.
WASHES rbk, Sept 2lst, 1903.
WAsntNc1.

The EpIToR OF THE MONITOR
SIR.
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NEw-YoRK, Sept. %.
LATEST FROM ENGIaN,p

The ship Alitnomac, Marshal, from Hull.
left there on the Cd of August. She brings
to the Office of the MERCANTILE ADvER-
TIsER, aHnll paper of the 3oth July, con-
tanning London news of the 2Sth, two days
later than our advices via Boston, from which
the following articles are copied:
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The story of a new Pope having been cho-
sen on the resignation of Plus VII. which oc-
cupied mach Of the papers of last week, is
unfounded. Prince PignatelIi, Bishop of Pa
lermo, who was stated to have been chosen
in the conclaVc as the successor to the chair
OF St. Peter, has been dead these two years.
The allowance offered by Bonaparte to his
holiness. as Bishop Of Rome, was 100000
sscudi per month.
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a. Notwithstanding the severity of the
storm last evening, the republicans met and
u owGv,; iyia, ti,.,s .0'.s sooSr.. o's,-
mours of opposition were no longer heard.
Republican harmony was undsturbcd by fac
ton. The proceedings were unanimously
approved and the reader of the address re-
ceived the frequent and universal piaudits
of his asse mbled fellow citizens.....Iu6. Id
Vertiser.
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[Regisser1
"ROTTERDARI. Anvil 81.

=
i ne Usage arrived at L'Orient in 90
days, and was there DETAINED 3 days,
till the Police could determine what course
should be pursued towards her, when the
forms OF the decree were pursued, and the
ship having been boarded by an English YES
sci, was declared a GOOD PRIZE and the
Messenger and Passengers suffered to land
and proceed to Paris.
The last news leave the emperor at
Bayonnc, on his way to Spain. You have
heard without doubt the account of the revolu-
ton in that kingdom; what further we may
expect restsnpon conjecture. In the North
Russia has taken possession of all Finland,
except Sweabourg (Which is almost impreg-
nable) and by proclamation, annexed that
country to her own dominions. The province
OF Galllcia is to be coded by Austria to Sax
onv: ard it is said to form. witt, tile tiutchy
OF Warsaw tile Kingdom of Poland. The fate
or Turkey is not yet decided In Italy, the
government of the Pope is at an end. "The
brave troops of Rome" said the French &C.
neral in the order of the day, quoting Napo-
leon, shall no longer be commanded by priests
or women" In Holland, Flushing has been
given up to the French for naval port, and
they have assembled there a strong naval
force. The fate ofthis kingdom is really de
plorable, it is impoverishing every day and
ii the war continues in its present mode,
must be exhausted of all it's capitol A de
cree has been passed lately, to issue a new
stock, bearing interest, of forty millions to
defray arrears. Commerce is entirely at an
end, as law few months ago. laid an en-
barge on all vessels in port, and prohibited
the entrance of others which with few
exceptions, has been adhered to. This mea-
sure was adopted, it is said, OH the alterna-
tive of forty thousand troops in garrison or in
terdiction of commerce with g. Britain
The American property brought in &C
cording to the decree of Milan, remains
without a decision. Leave is however gil
ven, to sell the cargoes, on giving bond for
the same. A privilege however, of no use,
as the bonds must be given according to the
present prices which are TOO high, perhaps.
for the sale of a single cargo.
The two squadrons Of frigates which
got out short time ago, have returned, aft
ter having burnt several American vessels
which had been in England"
Captain Girdon brings dispatches from
Mr.. Armstrong, (who says, was still al Pa
ris,1 tor our Government.
Thirty one mon belonging to three Amer
lean vessels cahIemncd By the Flench, ar
rived in the Ocean.
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MLSCELL1.NY.
SUNIACK.

ne season is now commencing for collec-
ting Sumack. Large quantities oftlis arti-
c!e SO important in manufacturing Morocco
Leather, has hitherto been imported from
Europe, at double the price for which tmay
De collected III this country, where it is ma
i've growing spontaneously in every part of
the United States--The. ANNUAL sunni;es of
Sumack collected in this country has never
equailed the consumption, recourse hsscon-
sequensly been always had ia Europe Yet
no species OF labor has afforded the farmers
more profit, nor any thing more easily COLI
iected and prepared this article now sells
current at 90 dollars per ton, of which 9
boys from Toto 16years Of age may collect a
ton per day where it grows p!entifully.
The method ofcollecting Soumackis simple
and may be accomplished by any farmer;
1t consists merely of stripping the bush of all
the branches containing leaves ONLY, these
are spread out aud made like hay, and when
sufficiently dry so as not tc heat it is put into
barn IN stacks. after which it is put into
tanners bark miilaand siftcd from the stems.
III this state it is put into bags or casks and
sold to the manufacturer or merchant
Sumack is a bush or plant growing al
most every where on barren or uncultivated
grounds; II bears a large bunch of red ber-
mes, which however are not suffered to mix
with the leaves. The time OF collecting SUI
mack commences from 18th June, and con-
tinues Il i frost, the best however is collected
cary and bears better price Care must
DC taken that it does not get wet, a circum.
stance which materially iniures the 1aaiisy.
In the City of Philadelphia at least, One
Hundred tons are consumed apnuallv and
some hundreds of tons might, When rne Em-
barge is raised, be acknowledgements expor ed
to England, aford,ng good ,rc6g tothc ex-
porter--At present this trade IS confined sole
y 10 tue enterprises & one person who supplies
has accumulated ahaalsoma Sortuae c,iere-
by.
Is not the present crisis favorable and
promising to enterprise
Pint Zen Press.
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for which taey ~erc sent, but thnt none would
be permitted to,lo,d ut Antigua which had
brought no cargo into the island. Coffee at
lGaudaioupe was 30 SONS and American: ;.;s.=
duce high. Captain ID. was taken by the
Wolverine sloop of war, and sent into Anti
a qa, where, after detention of Is hours, he
~as cleared on paying costs
Capt. ID. brought a note from capt. John
Ciough, formerly of Salem, who is now on
board the prison ship Point Petre, where he
.tes been confined months; his ship the.
Northern Liberties of New York, is con-
demncd on account of his hating IN for
mer voyage, in the Julia Ann, brought away
a man from Point Petre, who came on board
him i'll clandestine manner, 10 miles from
the harbpr Capt. Z. is treated in cruel
manner, and his situation truly distressing
and merits the immediate interference of
the American Government for his release.
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Wash. Mon.
PORTSMOUTH,. tnne Z.

New Hampshire is still favored with a
Republican Administration. His Excelier-
cy John Langdon, had about four fifths of
all the votes for Governor. The five eoan-
cillors are Republican. The Senate is com
posed of nine republicans and three federal
lists. The House of Representatives has a
majority of Republicaus--and the Secretary
OF State, the Treasurer aud Commissary
General. are all Republicans.
The Boston folks arc said 10 be FIJI If no
Hons The Massachusctts'to have chosen
a MIR. Lloyd 20 the senate Of the Y States,
whose great merit is-tbat ne is an avow-
ed GdUocatc cf m0Harchy, and the sou Of a
notorious tory Of the revolution.
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TIE ENQCr{{2 Ar.
RICHMOND, JUNE 81, 1908.

nj Respectable meeting q he Citizens of
Richmond and dfdnchester, hid hursu-
am 10 Public .Notice. at the Catitol. or
Saturday the 1871 inst
The Governor was called to the Chair;
and
THOMAS Richie was appointed Secre-
tary.
JAMES, MONROE, ESQ. from the select
Committee appointed for that purpose, pre-
sented the REPORT Of A Plan for the es-
adjustment of Manufactures, adapted to our
particular situation
This Report having been read from tie,
Chair, it was, on motion, subsequently read.
Article by article. for the purpose of it.tro.
ducing such amendments into it, as nsieht
suit the sentiments of the meeting.
This Plan having been thus amended, was
ad9pie2 by the meeting nem,i7e csantrQds-
cehte; and is in these words
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PHILADELPHIA, June IS.

Letters from Paris of 18th April. per the
Ocean, state that the Usage was at L'Or;ent,
to sail 10 few days for Engjand-that in
the case of the Edward, Madison, Charles
ton Packet, and another American vessel,
boarded on their passage to France bv Br-
fish cruizers. special report was ordered
by the Emperor-and that by decree of
the Grand Judge, dated the eleventh of
March, Ca copy of which has been rcccivedN
the cargoes of all the American vessels he.
tanned under the Imperial DEGREES, should be
delivered to the consisnees on bond, to wait
the final decision, the valuation to be fixed
by brokers chosen by the parties.
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ICoMMuNIcATEn.1

Mu,Jicesborough, Jun- s, 1903.
On Monday last the inhabitants of this
place, in order to celebrate the 18th of July
with greater eclat, erected by subscription,
superb LIBERTY POLE, ninety FIVE feet
in height, adorned with an elegant Cap, and
the following Motto:
MAY THE EMBARGO CONTINUE UNI
TIL EUROPEAN DESPOTSR RESPECT
OUR RIGHTS.....Ib.
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Of this nature. they must be disappointed
that our nation will not yield it's indepen-
dencc, or become tributary to any other pow
err. In this solemn appeal to heaven, we
national honour, upon our own internal
strength, and in our own unconquerable sit
uation; and defend ourselves with that cncr-
gy, which our unanimity alone can produce.
JAMES SULLIVAN.
Council Chamber, June Z, 1908.
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June Is.

We can assure our readers that the follow
ing interesting letter, which is of the latest
date from the continent of Europe, is from
a Very respectable and well informed A
merican gentleman to his friend in this city,
it was received last evening by the ship O.
cean, capt. Girdon.
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ARTICLES OF 1850 CI4TION
OF THE
RICHMOND MdwUFhcTURrNG cosfrAYr
OF VIRGINIA.

OF VIRGINIA.
WE THE SUBSCRIBERS, do herehv =,
gree to form company, or hmited partner
ship, and do also hereby associate and agre,
with each other, TO conduct business in the,
manner herein after Specified and described.
by &under the name & stile ofthc RIcHmoNn
MANCFAcTURIEC COMPANY OF VIRGINIA.
& we do further hereby mutually covenant 81
agree that the following are and shall be the
fundamental articles of agreement with each
other, by which we and all the persons who
at any time hereafter may transact business
with the said company, shall be bound and
concluded.
ARTICLEI.
The objects of this association are declared
to be the establishment and carving on OF
manufactures of, Cotton wool hemp and
fax, and the dying and fuiling of cloths, and
the promotion OF such other domestic .nepu-
features - shall be directed BIZ general
meeting; but in the commencement oe TN;
establishment, the operations Of the N tr,-
Factory viii be direc Ell to the ling ari
spinning OF cotton and wool, by means of .Se
latest improved ;abor-s saving uacl:ier,. -
be. erected in or near the CITY of Richmond.
ard put into morton by watcT-and to the dy-
ing and fuling of cloths.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock of the company shall
consist of five hundred thousand dollars. r.,
be raised by subscription on twenty thonsand
shares ut twenty five dollars each share:
one fifth or five dollars on each share shallbc
paid To the commissioners st the time Of sab
scribing; and one fifth or FIVE dollars more
on each share shall be paid in sixty days
thereafter, to the President and Directors
If choGen, and Il not, to the commissioners
appointed for the city Of Richmond: the re-
sidue Of the subscription by indictments of
FIVE dollars each, as it shah be called ior by
the authorities hereafter mentioned any
proportion of the said pitp1 stock not cx-
ceeding two-flfth parts thereof may be sub
scribed for by the state, if it shall he the
pleasure Of the general assembly at their
next session to do So
That books be opened on the FIRST Monday
Of August next at tue following places,
| Win
Eichm2nd 0r4 1I0Tchcgfcr. urdcr Tie Al-
rect;cn Of William FoIshce, scur Joseph
! Salcgc, Robcrt Candle, Slmuel G. Adams
and Benjamin IENc,lcr--!n
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GEORGETOWN. Junc If.

We hear that some Of the West India rner-
chants have fitted out a vessel OF So guas,
which is now cruizing on our coast, for the
purpose of taking small coasting vessels la
den with poovsio1s-th It she takes the car
go, pays literally for it. and permits the
vessel to return. The Chesapeake, captain
Decatur, is ordered TO sea, for the purpose,
it is said, of capturing the English vessel
Uash. Ted
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Its with pleasure we remark that the an
ti-embargo resolutions Of Mr.. Wheaton were
opposed in tho Senate b. the Hon. WILLi-
All GRAY. of Salem, and the Hon. Wm.
MING, or hath ;and IN the Eoascby Messrs.
Benjamin Crownnshicld, OF Salem, and ~
bel Wood. of Wiscasset, inasmuch asst has
been suggested that these four gentlemen
own more tons OF shipping than ali the Bos-
ton host, and their federal adherents in both
branches of the legislature We believe the
capital emploved by the former gentlemen,
in trade and navigation, considerably exceeds
all that of the Boston seat. Messrs Phillips,
Brooks, Parker and Head, are capitalists,
out they generally employ their money in o.
Their channels than navigation.....B oSr CHron.
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NORFOLK Lime Is

4NVfNIOLlIN, IUIIV IN.
Yesterday morning the United States fri
gate Chesapeake, Commodore DECATUR,
got under weigh and anchored in the bite OF
Craney-Island. This dav, VIC understand,
she sails on n cruiser. Herald
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IT is reported that col. BURR was pas
senger i'll the British packet which sailed on
Thursday last from New York.

The fact is, that this country is cursed
with set OF men, who are continually un-
dermining our independence, and setting
our best Jaws at defiance. Among these, the
partizans of Aaron Burr are the most notori-
Gus The people little know how intimately
Harper is concerned for Burr. They littlc
know that as far back as the year 1900, con-
fdentiai intercourse subsisted between them.
j shall shortly be able to furnish Mr.. II. with
the copy ola refreshing little letter of his own
TO Burr, concerning the contest between Mr..
Jefferson and Burr in congress for the Pre-
sidenCv--
4" My de0r Colonel
" Keep the game perfectly in your own
hands"
Wash. Mon.
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Mr.. q. 9: Adanss has committed an offence
incapable, against the friends # Union bct7pee,,
Great Britatn end the eastern StateS-In order to
reign over the people as Satraps, there is fac
ton in the eastern states willing to subvert the
union; Mr.. adams has had the honesty to rebeI,
resist, and expose them and he is removed from
the Senate. He has, in his removal, the conso.
lations OF virtuous man, and the applause OF
his country, while those who would betray their
country TO the hagitious designs of Great Britain
already meet the national execration ....B.
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Extract ofa letter fran Salem, dated lime g..
"On Tuesday arrived schooner Raven,
Thorndike, from passamaquoddy, with salt.
BY her we have Information that there is no
relaxation of business at that place, motwith
standing the government force stationed
there. The Inhabitants were employed at
two dollars per day to keep guard over the
stores, and yet under cover OF every fog, han
dreds Of barrels day would find their way
>cross to the British side, when the price was
IL to Is dollars Soprohtabe was the boat
ing business, and the Standing guard, that the
poor people had suddenly become rich.
Captain Dennis, who arrive on tho Sd
inst. at Newburyport, from Gaud.toupe BIZ
way at Antigua. states that several vessel
which had sailed from New-York and othcf
American ports By hermia& 81, had arrived
at both Of these islands thrt those at Cav
da!5upe would probablS procure tlae cargces
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The following SUSPICIOUS article IL from vi
client federal print. Enquirer.
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The heads of departments, before the
president and secretary of state went to Vir-
ginia. had made arrangements to assemble
at Washington about the time when dis
patches might be expected from Europe, in
reply to those that went to England with
Mr.. Rose. Mr. Gallatin passed through this
city to the eastward Thursday...I6.
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-FVStUI4, "UFTt o, IOVo,
In consequence of the Resignation of Mr.
Adams, the Senate proceed to ballot for a
Senator to represent this State in his room :;
and the votes we're Hon. James LLOYD, l9-
Hon. William Gray, 16.-The House con-
Cured, Hon. James Lloyd, 16O-Hon Will
liam Gray, 113
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Last Eve11ing's Muil.
Mr.. Randoihh's Re.oful;o,

=. UT. h0ndoLfh'S Resolufio,s q, II
The house proceeded to consider the ,.eso-.
luton Prospecting the enquiry into the con.
duct OF gen. Wilkinson) on Monday. y
Mr.. Daniel Clarke then laid on the clerks
laole the statement in writing which he pro-
missed on Friday last. This statement is We
ny long, il principally relates to his know.
ledge of gen Wilkinson's being absoiufely
engaged IN conspiracy 9yith the iSxia,,isk
government to se1tarate The Western. statce
from me Union. These states, when thus
separated, were to form an fadehende,tt eo-
per7i0se7at, under the protection and in alli-
ance with Spain; the port of New rleans
was to be open to them, and they. were r.,
have free trade with Spain and it's colonies.
The statement of Mr.. Clarke also mentions.
his knowledge of the fact that gen. w. had
actually been in the habit of receiving a PEN
sion from the Spanish government, &c. &c.
ms statement was sworn to before Judge
Cranch, chief Judge of the circuit court OF
the district of Columbia.
N. b. The above is taken from Federal
paper.
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! sisw y the A;.Slis fs.. ami d. ore.
sssv tssis from fetat 9.ls,.s' =, 81 81 -
1 Inc hasian may lawfully aSsadoh sasss
Z aai,y Of its stacnibers) 10 /, case Of eslssxse
= itecrssifys and it has a right 10 cut ti,cnt
:, = OH frehi the body, If the fndiir sgfefy re-
Z See Vatell B. 4. Ch. 2i S2e4, 1868 B. A. Gu,
2. IL. ft.nn, aoxD =. :.
Mr. Smyth cohceivcs that to prevent dis.
memberng state, we are to RELY ON orr
arms and not on any restriction on thetrea-
~ making power which an ingenious writer
ssuPPoses "hcrhafs' the constitution "mar
be construed to impose"
aga ~, 7-' F- - ~ - r.