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~ iSGlNlA, TO wJT.-At a Chancery Dis.
V trict Court, held in Williamsburg, the 5th
day of November, 1903.
Samuel Coleman, executor of IoIn McLean,
PafntiT-against Richard Fletcher, executor of
Francis Ruflin. who was executor of Robert
Ncwsnin, Samuel Butler and Martha his wife,
late Martha Cooke, Martha Cooke, infant daugh-
ter of Robert Cooke, and Martha his wife, by
John Newslm her guardian, Join Eewsum,
administrator oiRobert Cooke, deceased, George
n. Taylor, Richard +. Taylor, Robert BurclIe,
and Ann his wife, Watson Stott and Sarah hi,
wife, and Elizabeth Taylor-wbich George K,
Richard r, Ann, Sarah, and Elizabeth are chill.
dren of Richard Taylor, deceased, who was 2
partner OF Richard Taylor and Company and
George Wrey heir dcvisce and executor ofIscot
Way, WHO WIS exc cutor, heir, devisce & legatee
Of James Wray, who was a partner OF Richard
Taylor and company. Defendants.
The defendants Watson Stott& Sarah his wifs
not having entered Their Appearance and giyer
security according to the Act of Assembly, & tbC
rules Gt TINS court, z. it appearing to the s~aiisf,cti
ON OF Tie court, that they are not inhabitants ofthi
Country. on tue motion OF tie Plaintiffs. by theii
council, IL is Ordyei That the said defendant
do appear here, 90 tho first day ofthe next terms
ami ans wcr ttc bjl Of the Pinint.if: and that
copy OF tbs order be f~ortl,wj,l iase'.cd in som,
newspaper, of the city Of Ricbsond, for tvs,
months successfully, and posted oa lie front doc
of the former Capitol, in this city.
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ted, to the Subscribers; and those indebted arc
sotcltcd 10 make immediate payment, as .tiits
VII be in"dIScriminatcly instituted ~ ainst all de
Iinquents.
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I~acuary % ow1p
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King William. Feb. 10 oaw4wg

VIRGINIA, TO wIr-At a Chancery Dis.
trict Court, held in Williamsburg, the 5th
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BATTLE OF TAM.

Api1l ~.
On the 18th at day break, the duke Of
Auerstadt marched in two columns the di-
Visions of Morand and Gudin composing his
right. The division St. Hilaire arrived at
the village of Peissing, and met the enemy,
superior in number, bat inferior in valor.
From that moment the campaign was o.
pened by combat glorious to our arms. Ge-
neral St. Hilaire, supported by general Fri
ant, overthrow all that was before him, fore ed
the positions OF the enemy, killed great
number and made from six TO seven hundred
prisoners The I'D distinguished itself on
this day, and the 57th maintained its ancient
reputation. Sixteen years since, this Tegi-
meht was called in Italy The Terrific, and
it has well justified It's name in this affair, as
by itself it successfully attacked and over
threw six Austrian regiments.
On the left, at 2 O'clock in the afternoon,
general Morand met likewise am Austrian
diyi ion, which he attacked in the van, while
the duke Of Dantzic, with a Bavarian corps
which came from Abensberg, attacked them
in the rear. This division was soon routed
from all its positions, aud Ief! soU,e hundred
dead and prisoners.
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The old regiment of dragons of Leven
her was destroyed by the Bayarian light
horse and its col. killed.
AT the clo IF the day, the corps of the
duke of Dautalc formed junction with tina,
OF the duke of Anerstadt.
IN all these affairs, the gems St. Hilaire
and Friant have particularly distinguished
themselves.
These unhappy Austrian troops who had
been brought from Vienna, with the noise OF
songs and flies, were made to believe that
there was no longer any French army in Ger.
many, and that they had only to do with the
Bavarians & Wir.emburgerS.- shew-
ed all their resentment against their chiefs
for the errors iuto which they had led the NJ,
and their terror was very great at the sight
OF those ancient bands whom they had been
accustomed to consider AS their masters.
In all these battles our loss has been in
considerable in comparison to that OF the G.
nemy, who lost many officers and generals
who were compelled to put themselves in
the vain to encourage their troops. The
prince ofLichtenstein, the general of Lusig-
nan, and several other officers were wound
ed.
The loss of the Austrians III coIcnels and
officers OF inferior grade, is very considera-
Bile.
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BATTLE OF PFAFFENHOFFEN.

. -NIJIIII 70
On the 10Th, General Oudinot departed
from Augsburgh, arrived at the break of day
at Ptaffeuhoffen, met from three to four thou
sand Austrians, attacked & dispersed them,
and made 500 prisoners.
The duke OF Rivol, with his corf8 d'arme,
arrived the next day at PtaffenhOfFen.
The same day the duke of Auerstadt left
Ratisbon to fall upon Neustadt, and to app
proach nearer Ingoistadt. 1t then appeared
evident, that the project OF the emperor was
to nanGuvre the enemy who had dacamped
from Landshut. TO attack them at the moment
they thought themselves secure, and TO march
towards Katisbon.
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COMBAT OF THE CAPTURE OF
LANDSHUT.


The battle of Abensberg having uncover
ed the flank of the Austrian army, and the
magazines of the enemy; on the Dist, the
emperor at the dawn of day marched towards
Landshut. The duke Of Istria overturned
the cavalry in the plain and before the city.
The general of division, Mouton, ordered the
-grenadiers of the 18th forming the head of
the column, to march over the bridge with
fixed bayonets. This bridge which is of wood
was burnt but was not an obstacle 10 our in
fantry, who passed it and penetrated into
the city. The enemy driven from their DO
sition was attacked by the duke of Rivoi.
who came from the right side. Landshut fell
into our hands, and with Landshut, we took
80 pieces cannon, 5000 prisoners, 5000 bag
gage Wagons, and three superb sets OF pom
toon bridges, together with the hospitals nd
the magazines, which the Austrian army had
begun to form. The couriers, aid de camps
OF the commander in chief, the Archduke
Charles, and Conveys of sick people coming
to Laudshut, were very astonished to find the
euemy had the same fate.
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BATTLE OF EcKMUHL.

ItPIII -
Whilst the battle of Abensberg and the
battle of Landshut, had such important re-
suits, the Archduke Charles united with a
corps Of Boheuoians commanded by generals
kollowrath, had obtained at Ratisbon a tri-
fling success. A thousand men of the 65tlI,
which had been left there to guard the
bridge of Ratisbon, had NSeceived no orders
to retreat. Being closed H. by the Austrian
army, these brave fellows h& ing exhausted
their cartridges, were competed to surren-
der. This accident was very much felt by
the Emperor, who swore, that intwenty -four
hours the Austrian blood should how in Ba-
lisbon 20 revenge the affront done to his ar
mics
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bonds to an enormous amount not to violate
Bonaparte's Milan and BE Rim DEGREES. The
French Minister is, it is said. in favor, as far
as he dare be, of a relaxation of the DEGREES,
but Bonaparte would not hear it mentioned.
Talleyrand is dismissed from Office and is
in disgrace.
Mr.. Dashkoff. the Russian Charge DAT
flares to reside in the u. States, with his ia
mily and suite, came passengers in the Fair
American.
On the oath April, Ronaparte issued a'pro-
clamation in which he says. "before month
hence, we shall be at Vienna" FREEMAN
Journal.
TRANSLATED FOR THE fREEMAN's
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Nos.

The duke of Auerstadt has given in these ,lif
crent affairs, new proofs ofthe irtrepidity when
characierise him.
The duke de Rovigo, with rs much earnes,-
ness as intrcpi'ty, raverscd the ene,tv' u icrs
ireq"eht!y IN order to make known 10 the ds-
fereut columns the intentions OF the emperor
or l20,0oo men which composed the Austri-
an army, all were engaged except the ., goo
uhder general Beilesarrle. Ia the Freucb Az
my, on the contrary, nearly one half eiia no, hfe
a mns6et The enemy astonished al the rapid
movements beyond calculation, have found ,li!,n-
selves deprived of tli4ir foolish hope, and are
transported from a delirium of presumption in
to approaching despair.
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BATTLE OF ABENsBERG.

hfklL ~.
The emperor resolved to fight and de-
stroy the corps of the archduke Lewis, and
that OF General Hitler, together 6O,uOO
strong. The 20th his Majesty went ia
aoensberg. He gave orders to the duke OF
Auerstadt to hold in check the corps of Ho-
|henzollern, of Rosenberg, and of Lichten
stein, whilst with the two divisions OF Mo-
rand and Gudin, the Bavarians and Wirtem-
burgers, he would attack the front OF
the army of the arch-duke Lewis and OF
general Hitler: and that by means of the
duke OF kivoii he would cut off the enemy S
communications, by causing him to 60 to
Freysing, and from there by the rear guard
OF the Austrian army. The divisions of Mo
rand and Gaudin formed the left and moved
under the orders of the duke of Montebello.
The emperor decided to fight at the head of
the Bavarians & Wirtemburgers He caused
to be united in a circle the officers of the tw O
armies, and spoke to them for a long time.
The prince royal of Bavaria translated in
German that which he spoke in French. -
The emperor made known to them the con-
hdence which he placed in them; he told
the Bavarian officers that the Austrians had
always been their enemies, and that it was
their independence which they aimed at
That for two Centuries past, the Bavarian co
lors had been displayed against the house of
Austria. But that now he would render
them SO powerful, that he would make them
henCeforward irresistible
he spoke to the Wirtemburgers of the VIC
tories they had gained over the house of Aus
tria, whilst they served in the Prussian ar
mics and of the late advantages they had OBJ
tanned in the campaign of Siiesia.-He told
them that the hour of vanquishing was come,
70 carry the war into the Austrian territory.
thls discourse was repeated to the compa-
MES by their captains, and the different ar
suments which the emperor had made pro-
duced the desired effect.
The emperor then gave the signal for com
bat, and apportioned his maneuvres accord
ing TO the particular character of his troops.
General de Wrede, an officer of great me
rit, placed before the bridge of S;egenburg,
attacked an Austrian division which was Old
posed to him. General Nandamme, who
commanded the Wirtemburgers, fell upon
them on their right flank: The duke OF
Dantzic, with the division of the prince roy
al and that of general De"oy, marched to.
wards the village OF Rauhausen, to arrive
upon the high road of Abensberg to Lands
hut. The duke of Montebello, with his two
French divisions, forced the left extremity,
overthrow all that was before him, & came Ia
Rolir, and Roshenburg. I'm every quarter
the cannon was engaged with success The
enemy disconnected by these arrangements
only fought an hour when they beat retreat
Eight pair of colors, twelve pieces of can
non, and 1900 men, were the result of this
affair, which has cost us but few men.
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FIRST BULLETIN.
HEAD-ouARrERs, RATIsBo

HEADQUARTERS, RATIsBoE,
April %.
The Austrian army passed the Inn the 9th
April. On that quarter hostilities have be-
gun, and Austria has declared AN inplacablc
war against France, her allies and the Con-
federation of the Rhine.
The following is the position of the French
forces and their allies:
The corps of the Duke of Auerstadt at
Ratisbon:
The corps of the Duke of Rivoli at Ulm
The corps OF General Oudinot at Augs-
burgh.
The headquarters are at Strasburgh.
The three Bavarian divisions, under the
command of the Duke of Dantzic, are divi-
ded in the following manner:
The first, commanded by the Prince Roy
al, at Murich. The second, commanded
by General Dcroy, at Landshnt. The third,
commanded by General De Wrede, at Strau-
bling.
The Wirtemberg division at Heyden-
helm.
The Saxon troops, encamped under the
walls of Dresden.
The corps OF the Dutchy ofWarsaw, com
manded by Prince Poniatowski, at Warsaw
On the 10th, the Austrian troops invested
Passau, where a battalion of Bavarians shut
themselves. They invested at the same time
Kutfiein, where likewise Bavarian battal-
on shut themselves up. This movement took
place without the firing gun.
The Court of Bavaria Quilted Munich to
go to Dillengcn. The Bavarian division
which was at Landshut, went to Altorf, by
the left bank of the Iser.
The division commanded by General De
Wrede. went to Neustadt.
The DIXIE of Rivoi departed from Vim,
and went to Augsburgh.
From the 10Th to the 18th, the army of
the enemy advanced from the Inn towards
the lser. Parties OF cavalry met and had
several skirmishes, in which the Bavarians
had the advantage. On the 18th, at Pfaf-
fenhoffen, the Cd and Sd regiments of Bava-
rian light-horse, overthrow the huzzars OF
Stpschitz. and the dragons of Rosenberg
At the same time, the enemy presented
! themselves in considerable force to fall upon
Landshut. The bridge was broken, and the
Bava.ian division, commanded by General
Deroy, opposed a strong resistance to this
movement. But being menaced by columns
which had passed the Iser to Moorburg, and
10 Freysing, this division retired in good or
der towards that of General Wrede. And
the BaVarlan army concentrated itself near
Neustadt.
The EMPEROR DEPARTURE
FROM PARIS, April lo.
The Emperor was informed, by means OF
the telegraphc, on the 18th, of the Austri-
an army having passed the Inn, and mmedi-
ateiy LEFT Paris the same moment. He arri-
we'd on the 10th, at Louisburg, at 8 O'Clock in
the morning, and in the afternoon CT the
. same day, at Diliingen, where he saw the
King of Bavaria, passed half an hour with
this Prince, promised to bring him back to
his Capital III fifteen days, to revenge the
| attront done his House and to make him
greater than any OF his ancestors had ever
been. On the 18th, AT TWO in the morning,
his majesty arrived at Donauwerth, where
the headquarters were established, and gave
Immediately the necessary orders.
The 18th, the headquarters were remov-
ed to Ingolstadt.
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Mr.. Purviancc politely loaned to the Ed-
tcrs Of the Freeman's Journal, flies Of the
Journal du Soir, the Journal du Commerce,
the Gazette Nationelle, the Gazette de
France and the Journal de L'Empre, to
the 5th May inclusive, from which We have
h'ade rs copious TRANSACTIONS as our tirOe and
limits would permit.
The American property in France, is in
4he same situation as heretofore, and no yes
ssi tau clear Oat t., France. without givipg
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His exceilercy the duke Of Trcviso, has arriv.
ed a. Burgos. II comes from the other side OF
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TRANSLATED FOR THE fREEMAN's
JOURNAL.
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NEW-YDRK, Fan. IS.
IMPORTANT,
HID usry JGts from England.

Yesterday arrived at this port, the ship
ph;,lipsburg, LeHingweil, from LWerpooi,
and the British Packet, Princess Amelia,
from Falmouth ]; The former lett 1.iverPooi
on the eth Of Nov. and Cork on the 12th
of December, and the latter sailed from
Falmouth on the 9Th OF December, s from
Bermuda the t4th inst.
By these arrivals the editors OF the New
York Gazette have received regular hles Q.
London, and Cork papers, to the ofn ana
9Th alt. a month later than our former news
paper advices. j.,
twill BE seen by the extracts that follow
that from the 9TH to the 18th OF November,
there had been several most bloody and san
sn,,,nary battles between the patriotic troops
81 Spain, and the French army under mar
sl.al Nev, who, 1t seems, ultimately Obliged
Gen. B'akes troops TO retreat. But we ma,
.hat on the 24th. Blake attacked Neys ar
s nv. passed the Ebro, took Caparossa, O.
bl,ping the French army to retreat.
IJoon the whole the last news received IN
ENGLAND from Spain, gave fresh hopes that
the Patriots would ultimately succeed IN
their glorious struggle.
On si,e 7th ut. the day before the British
Packet sailed, two fine regiments OF British
cavalry, left Falmouth for Spain. This looks
very much like despairing.
Bonaparte again threatens to invade Eng
land. while her troops are In SPAN.
One OF our London papers state report,
& that the Lord Hobart Packet brought out
IS millions of dollars as a present from the
! IL. S. to the Spanish patriots :! 1t was dis
believed on the ground that we could not
do an act that would offend Bonaparte.
We ind nothing in the London papers
respecting America, except coplous ex-
tracts from our papers.
MIR. Purvianee, passenger in thePhiliiPs-
burg, is the bearer Of dispatches IRON Dir
Pmkney.
The fate of sir Hew Dalrynple was moi
decided, his trial was still progressing.
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THE EXTRACTS.

LONDON, Dec. =.
1t was on Wednesday stated at Lloyd's
that intelligence had been received of Boz
naparte's arrival at Madrid, on the ! 9TH III
timo but from what quarter, or by what
means, such statement was brought to the
Coffee House, we could not ascertain.
Mr.. Munro, one of the Kings mcssen-
gers, who arrived yesterday with the Co.
runna mail, and brought dispatches from
Lord William Beatipck, and Mr.. Frere,
brought also dispatches from generals Be-
derrick and Leith, having passed along the.
line of March, of sir David Baird's army.
The accounts received by government were
given in substance in bnlletin.
BULLETIN.
"It appears by dispatches received from
Corunna, dated the Esd, and from San I'm
eente de la Barquera, dated the 10th ult.
that the account of general Blake being de
feated is confirmed. He was engaged in
continual actions from the 4th till the 18th.
On the nth the Asturians having been
worsted on the left, the French got posses
sion of height which covered the road on
which they retreated, and they were thrown
into great confusion, and general Blake re-
tired to Reynosa; but French column ap-
pearing upon this road from Burgos, he re-
treated by Solo to San Vincente de Ia Bar
guerra. There, upon the 18th, he had col
lected near 10000 of his troops, and the
marquis de la Romano had taken the COM
mand, and they would soon be in state to
advance again.
"The French had occupied St. Andero
and Santona-the former on the 10th, and
the latter on the Goth. But by the exerti- !
ons of general Leith, all the provisions, ann
munitions, and stores sent by his country,
had been removed.
1t appears that part of the army at Es-
trcmadura had been defeated near Burgos
by the French; bur there are no accounts
of their having advanced beyond it. Cen.
Moore arrived on the 10th at Salamanca
General Baird was atAstorga."
To this we add, on the credit however, of
private letters, that the French corps that
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considered as official, but i appears to De
highly probable. TheP ositionsat =. Ylh-
cente de la Barqucra, is an strong
one, and the French army must have been
very nnch weakenedby the numerous SAL
culinary conflicts in which il has been en-
gagged.
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ing labor, in presence Of the enPeroI with
great dexterity and address.
Some time after, when they have flci-
emily labored and manfred their grnds,
the emperor repairs again, in precision,
and begins the sowing of the 6eld, ways
accompanied with ceremony, and atpded
by the laborers of the province.
The same ceremonies are performs on
the same days, in all the provinces the
empire, by the viceroys, assisted by the
magistrates of their departments, irpre-
sence of great number of the labor Is OF
their respective provinces. have Been
this opening Of the grounds at Canon and
never remember to have beheld any OF the
ceremonies invented by men, with alt the
pleasure and satisfaction with with lob
served this.
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THE EMPEROR AT THE PLOUGH
From .Trauels sfa Philosopher" BY N
le Poavre.

On the fifteenth day of the FIRST moon, in
every wear, which generally corresponds to
the beginning of March, the emperor Got
China in person performs the ceremony OF
opening the grounds. This prince in great
pomp, proceeds to the field appointed for
the ceremony the princes of the imperial
family, the presidents of the live great trl-
b,,najs. and an infinite number OF nandarlns
accompany him. Two sides of the field are
occupied by the emperor's officers and
Guards the third is allotted for all the la
borers Of the province, who repair thither
to behold their art honored and practised by
the head of their empire; the fourth is re-
served for the mandarins.
The emperor enters the field alone, pros
t-ates elf, and nine times strikes his
>. f INST the ground in alteration OF
= len, the God of Heaven; he pronounces,
with loud voice prayer appointed by the
tribunal of rites, invoking the blessing of the
Almighty Sovereign on his labor, and on
the labor of his people, who form his family
--he then, in quality of sovereign pontif Of
the empire, sacrifices bullock, which he
offers up to Heaven, as the source of every
blessing: whilst they cut the victim in
pieces, and place them on the altar, they
bring to the emperor plough, in which are
yoked pair of bullocks, magnihcently a
dorned. The emperor then, laying aside
his royal robes, takes hold of the handle of
the plough, and turns up several burrows
the whole length of the field; then, with a
complaisant air, having delivered the plough
20 the mandarins, they successfully follow
his example, emulating one another in per-
forming this honorable labor with the great
est dexterity. The ceremony concludes
with the distribution of money, and pieces
of stuff, among the laborers there present !;
the most active of whom finish the remain.