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captains or others, you will lose no tine in
stating to me their nature and extent, so tha,
means may be taken to ob,iate them.
am with much regard,
Your obedient servant,
S (SigneD
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
VIZ. LEE. Esq. Consul OF the
u. S. Bordeaux.

Rnle--" The owners, consignees or cap
tains OF the American ships in the port Of
France, or her dependencies, must previously
to their clearing out, give the consul or vice
consul OF their nation, in his publick capacity
(and which shall become matter of record in
the Office Of the said consul or vice consul)
sufficient security by written obligation, that
their return to the u. States, will be prose-
cutcd directly and bonqfde and that they will
not voluntarily touch at any port or place on
their honHward passage, by doing which
they will subject themselves to future capture
and detention by either belligerent.
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7. a " =.
The United States Court for the district OF
Peansyipania, has passed the following SEN
tence ON the persons concerned in resisting
the marshall in the xccution Of a writ Of arrest
by said Court General Michael BsigAf, three
months imprisonment, and 200 dollars fne
James .ffkinson, charles yes5faN, .d6ruAdm
Ogden, Charles Hong, William Cole, Samuel
Wilkins, Daniel P6yie and John Xnihe, each
month Imprisonment, and so dollars fine.
We arc informed that there Is now hi cir
culation in different parts Of the country
species of counterfeit coin, which are attcmp-
ted to be palmcd off as gold We deem IL
our duty TO caution the publick against re-
ceiving it, as il proves to be nothing more
than gilt counters. We are also infosfned
that person in neighbouring state has
been recently committed to prison, for pass
ing coin of the above description.
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In thfs town. yesterday morning, Capt yosxps
WAsRES, aged 20. His. funeral viii proceed from
on Friday next, At oalock, ,-Friends and reIatona
arc invited TO attend
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&C. of E.) who declared, his intention not on
ly TO oppose the motion but to move an. ad-
dress highly approbatory of the conduct of the
Noble Duke as commander i'm chief; and
thAt his removal would be highly injurious to
the army, and pablick service. Mr.. p. repro
bated the connection with Mrs. e.. No dcci-
sion was had cn the motion.
The Russians We learn nave marched bo-
dy of troops on the ice acrosc the Gulf of
Bothnia, captured the Swedish Island of A.
land, and were preparinS ice boats for an cx-
pedition 10 Sweden proper. The distance
from Aland to the main is about 80 miles.
MARCH l3.
The Hope, sloop of war, from Lisbon is ar
rived at Plymouth with dispatches, brings
nothing new a. the accounts by the last pack
ct are of later date on the 9th inst. she
fell in with the Surveillance frigate, and
feet from the Brazils, and were informed that
on the st inst.they saw six sail Of French
mcn of war scoring S. w. The Washington
packet arrived from Lisbon, saw on the ist
inst. in lat. AZ, six large ships steering N. w.
Three French men Of war have slipt out
from L'Oricnt and are destined on an impor-
tsnt expedition. They were scan ON the I'd
inst. in lat 48, long. Is, under press of sail,
and il is believed that they have most inter-
esing object in view.
!. Our Falmouth letter says" The Surveil-
lGnte,o the Sd of March, in lat. 80, 80, long.
10, 10 saw four soil of the line, and three fri
gates, lying to, to leewsrd, and in the act of
burning brig but several large ships ap-
psrenily of the line, appearing to windward,
they crowded all sail, and stcod to the west
ward.
d, The first is undoubtedl7 The LOricnt
squadron |; the latter supposed TO &c Admiral
Duckworth in pursuit.
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BY NAIL.
WASHINGTON, ApnIL :


Thomas Fitzsimons, President of the Cham.
Der Of Commerce at PhiladeIphia, to the
secretary of state. fa
PHILADS DSsPnIA, April Esd, 1909.
SIR-The proclamation Of the president Of
the United States published here yesterday
aas necessarily engaged the attention of Che
merchants of this city, and ! am particularly
requested by respectable number of them
to ask from you an explanation on a point in
it considered as very important. That is,
whether the 10th of June refers to the dcpar-
ture of vessels from the United States, or to
their arrival in Great Britain or its dependen-
cies.
Without presuming to hazard an opinion
upon that point, it may not be ipiproper to
remark, that If the latter shall h0 declarcsr to
be its true intent, and meaning the advantages
to the u. States will be incalcuiabioI IA
respects expeditions to India, it may b ob-
served, that If vessels do not sail bcSors ~
Z 10th Of june, <hey must -es,cousstss aIs -
delays and dangers of the adverse mcnsou16s.
Ard - it rcspects shc export Of articles, de
growth or produce of the United sSHa&es, thc
advantages are too obvious to require cnum-
Grafton.
Under firm persuasion that it is the de-
sire of the president 70 give all proper facility
!. to the commerce the u. States the user-
chants Of this city, wish this question to be
submitted to the president as soon as your
convenience will permit, and that you will be
pleased to favour me with his determination
thereon.
! arm, with great respect, 49,
(Signed) THIS. FITZSIAfONS, /,
President of the Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce.
Department Of STATE, .1hrl 26, 1909. :.
SiR-Your letter of the 22d instant have
received, and have the honour of stating TO
you, that in pursuance of the statute, CONS
monty called the nonintercoursc act, the pre-
sident having by his proclamation merely de-
clared the revocation on the 10th Of June, Of
the British orders, has left the fact subject 10
the operation of the law thereon.
In answer however to the question particu-
larly propounded by you, it with propriety
may te added, that the day stated in the pro.
clamation, viz. the 10th Of June, refers to the
arrival of vessels In G. Britain and its depci-
dencies and in the u. States, leaving the time
and manner of their clearanccs to the discrc-
ton of the owners, as far as law and usage
may Justify.
have the honor to be, sc.
(Signed) 49,. r. SMITH. 4
Thomas Fitzsimons, esq. president =
Of the chamber of commerce ~
Philadelphia. 81
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IN COMMON COUNCIL,
s%~ NOVEMBER II, 1909.

ORDERED,
THAT the street commissioner cause a
we'll and pump to be sunk at the intersec-
ton of Gibbon and Watersheds.
The following order was moved and Sc
conded, to wit:
ORDERED, That committee be appoint
ed to superintend the tobacco inspection for
the ensuing year, and that they be author.
ised to contract with the Inspector for his
services for one year, and guarantee to him
ON behalf of the Common Council, the pay
ment of his salary or any part thereof which
the receipts of the warehouse may leave de-
6ciens.
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], never was enjoyed, however, III I'D -. -,
measure and extent, nor ever will be, I'LL
men generally throw off the selGshncss OF
their nature and become OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
In every age of the world the strong have
been disposed TO cypress the weak, as we'll
I upon the sea q. on the land. In those peri
| ods both OF ancient and of modern history
when the nations of Europe had no conside-
| rable fleets, the sea was covered and infsst-
ed with pirates, or combinations OF despc.
| rate Williams who, with self-assumed au-
shortly, plundered every vessel they met
with, and frequently murdered their crews.
To go no farther back than the former
part OF the seventeenth century, we Ind
that number of English and French ad-
venturers, known by the name of Bacesaie,s
attacked and captured trading ships of all
nations. They attacked and plundered some
of the Spanish settlements OH the American
continent numbering the men, ravlshing
the women, and carrying them-into captivi-
tY. Thes: piracies they carried On about
! fifty years, to the lextreme annoyance OF the
commercial nations of Europe, as we'll as OF
the American colonies. Hordes OF the VII.
est outcasts and most atrocious murderers
were in fact, the severeigns of the Ameri-
can seas, for the space of about hall a eentu-
-, by reason that there were no armed fleets
of sufficient numbers and strength to check
them; and the successors of those banditti
might have continued to be the so,ereigns
of these seas even to this day, if the naval
powers of Europe had not at length suppress
sed them.
Suppose the fleets Of Earope w ere now all
DESTROYED, or reduced down to a level with
our own gun-hoat feet, the consequence
would be IN immediate ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
the horrible reign Of piracy. New hofdes
OF buccaneers would arise !; the seas would
be covered with them land no vessels could
sail without extreme danger ct the plllage
of their cargoes and the murder OF their
crews. When there are vast numbers OF
national armed ships which constantly ira
verse the ocean in every direction, tho they
are frequently insolent and oppressive, they
prevent piracy very few villains being des-
perate enough to embark in that business
when they know that they would every day
be liable to be captured, and that death
would be the certain consequence.
(Gon. Courant.
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And on the question shallit pass ? Tho
yeas and nays were as follow:
YEAS-John cohagan, Edmund I. Lee,
Aaron Hewes, Alexander M'Kenzie, ko-
bert Anderson, Jonathan Butcher, Tho
mas Shreeve, Joseph Dean, and Charles
Mcknight.
NAY-yoHN SUTTON -
So it was carried in the affirmative, and
Joseph Dean, Thomas Shreeye, and Jona-
than Butcher appointed committee.
ORDERED, That the large. engine house
to the south side Of the council chamber he
removed to the south side Of the small en-
CINE house, and the pavement be continued
to Fairfax street and also the space to the
west of the council chamber stairs be clos
ed up. - e
ADAM LYNN, C.. C.
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Mew-haoen. ICon.) Oct. II.

On Tuesday last, child of Mr.. Tho
mas Dougal, about years of age, standing
in George street, had the wheel of loaded
Wagon pass directly over the back Of it.
neck, without doing it any essential injury.
On the same day, in the same street, child
of Mr.. Joseph Nichols had the wheel of a
loaded truck pass directly over its leg with
ont breaking it.
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From the Portsmouth Oracle.

Self evident propositions, in the manner Of
the CHRONICLE French paper published
in Boston.
1acodin 7uznts-The Iacobins want
France to conquer Great Britain, and 2!
ways have been, and still are wiling 20 pay
tribute to France in order to effect SO darling
an object--but the people will not pay trs-
bute.
They want to destroy all hopes of a re-
conci;ation with England, and to conhne
our trade to France and her dependencies /;
while friends Of commerce are determined
to hold the balance between the two powers
with an impartial hand.
They wish to involve us in the contest of
Europe--that we should afford our aid to
crash the only power standing between Bo-
naparte and universal domnion--but the
people will never engage in an expedition
calculated to elevate tyrant BY the destruc-
ton of freemep.
They persuade the people to give them
the power restrictions, & prostration of
the habeus corpus, embargoes and non-in-,
tercourses are the fruits of their elevation.
Think We the people don'trEEL it?
They wish to do away the present fede-
raj constitution, and assume the Corsiean
as our angus, head then should We have
the pleasure of furnishing our contingent o!
conscripts, of fighting the English, and
wearing the splendid t'appings OF. the ty.
rant. The ribbon of the Legion OF Honor
would not then be confined to one only Of
our countrvmen. Alas Like the circle
bouncing earth and skies" 50 fit before
them their golden dreams.
They wan. to establish Bonaparte in Spain,
and thus subject another fine country to the
inquisition of that lynx eyed monster-but
while the God of armies favors patriotism
and delights in virtue, shall their wishes
prove abor,ive. -
They wish to increase the power of France
by adding to her dominion the Ocean =
while the world exclaims, her power is al
ready too great; the ocean is yet free; zvoe
BIZ to as, if she control it.
They want to destroy republicanism and
plunge US in the bloody labyrinth Of jaco-
binism that crucible in which our virtue
would be evaporated, and we should be
fitted to receive the fraternal hug'-bur
every old wing, every true federalist, every
honest man is against them. (,
They have endea, ored by expressions to
produce civil war, and consequently Sc
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,paration Of the ssatss-~burshs virtue Of the
people is proof asains. all their wiles; the
people may be irsitated, but their patriot
ism will induce them to suffer rather than
take arms. ~ -
And finally after throwing away our con.
st;tu,ion, and learning to curse the Prlncl'
pies and memory Of its illustrious father,
Washington, they wish this country to un-
derso a 8 regeneration" similar in its effects
to that which has been felt by Holland, Swift
.zerkrd, and Germany by Venice, Genoa,
Piedmont, and the other Italian states.
Il DUCHESS AND a PRINCE.
Mrs. JEROME PATTERSON of baltimore
{frst wife of Jerome Bonaparte) has been
created DucHrss of the house of Napo-
leon, with salary of $4,000 crowns per
annum. Her son is created PRINCE OF
the French empire. It is also said colonel
Tousard, late of the American Revolutions
nv army, is appointed his governor, with
the rank of General. and splendid salary.
Baltimore is 10 be the Imperial and Royal
residence for the present.
(Freeman's 3ournah)
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REMARKABLE PROVIDENCE.
:" But say unto you, that not even a
Sparrow shall fall to the ground without the
will of my father which is in Heaven"
BIBLE.
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aIeranDrta Dailp @a;ette.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Is.

His asGjissty's 1oishss anticipated.--Nir'
Armstrong in one Of his dispatches which
Jefferson suppressed, but which afterwards
same to light through the medium ola Bos-
ton print, informed Bonaparte that if he
would Weld little in certain point, iswould
be thu uiest means to induce the United
States to accede to his mgesty's zvishes as
expressed in the February preceding. What
these wishes precisely were, we never were
perm;,tedio know,for the despatch contain
tanning them has not vets the light -
We must therefore only conjecture. ven
ture m. conjecture ; others may have dit
ierent one.
In the Evening Pos. of Dec. 9, 1soa,was
n,b|;shed a curious account OF a secret trea-
~. that had been concluded between Bona
parte and che prince of peace, now known
20 have been his creature at the Spanish
Court. This state paper was brought to
lgh, by aSpanish Nobleman of the highest
character, OF the name of Don Pedro Ceval-
los, the first Secretary of State and the fact
disclosed has never, as know OF been cues
ton. One article runs thus !:
"i2. His majesty, the Emperor OF the
French and King of Italy engages to recog-
pise his Catholic Majesty the King OF Spain
as Emperor of the TWO AMERICAS, wten
eaery thing il ready for his majesty''s assHm-
ing that title, which may be either at the
general peace, or at the farthesi within three
years therefrotn."
This think was pretty explicit bargain
and sale of the United States to Bonaparte's
vsssal the king of Spain. The actual trans
fer was to be made only after the conclusion
Of the WARMTH England, but this war hav-
ing lasted longer than was then supposed
possible, for both Bonaparte and Jefferson
have more than once predicted her destruc-
ton before this time, it seems the emperor
ofthe French begins to be little Impatient,
and by way'of anticipating his " majesty's
wishes" has sent US brood Of young nobi-
lty. A clutches and a young duke are al
ready completed: Mr.. Jefferson has long
since been member Of the Legion of Ho-,
nor, and | presume the states will in ahor,
time be parcelled out in due form to his VIC
,orious generals, his Neya, Soufts, &c. all
properly transformed into Royal R;ghness-
a
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TO RENT.
to Church Music.

. A PERSON qualified to teach PsAtMoDT
is wanted in the Rev. Dr.. NUNS church,
To such person great encouragement vii
be given. Apply to tho Treasurer of said
church. I
November z. etawt
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Bank of Potomac,

November Sd, 1909.
INFORMATION is hereby given the
Stockholders of the Bank Of Potomac, that a
dividend of -FOUR PER CENT. for the last SIX
MONTHS, has been declared, which will be
paid them or their representatives On Tues:
DAT NEXT THE SEVENTH INST.
BY order of the President and Directors,
Charles Page, CASHIER.
Nov 3. 5taw9w
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FRENCH 7lRANNl.
Translated for the Norfolk Herald.

MADRID, Sept. 8.
His majesty 1oseth, issued in 1Jfuiy last,
the follozving Decree.
s All the inhabitants of cities and other
towns OF Spain, who have sons in the ar
| mics Of The insurgents, shall put IN the ar.
my Of his majesty as many men as they
have men in the army of the insurgents, or
pay into the public treasury sum OF money
according to the means of each. Those
who have more than 5000 ducats income,
(16so dollars) shall pay $4,000 reals 600
dollars for each man they are required to
put into the army. Those who have an in
come Of 1000 ducats (11oo dollars shall
pay 6ooo reals 600 dollars), and those
whose income exceed 1000 ducats $50
dollars) shall pay 5000 reals $50 dollars.
All those who have less than 1000 ducats
income shall be arrested and held as hosta-
ges or carried to France where they shall
be detained until their sons shall have de-
serted the insurgents and returned to their
respective towns and submitted to the au-
thorities. The elder brothers, relatives and
guardians of those who have no fathers,
come within the purview OF this decree,
& are rendered answerable for their young
er brothers, or wards"
FIR. EDITOR,
Occurrences like the foAoroing one 50 rare
III happen that communicate 1t to you fo,.
bubhca.ion:
The schr. Sarah, M,baer, Of Kingston, IN
Jamaica, zuas ON her voyage thence to this
fart, struck By .Szvsrd Fuh, about twel0e
O'Clock at right, being ont three days. Tile
S1eord penetrated through solid timber IS
inches thick, and protruding within the ves-
selub7vavds of7 inches, passed into tierce
efcoHee. He stuck until7 o'clock next NOR
mig, 1ohen he broke away, being severely
1v0unded BY strokes ofthe harpoon. The
schr. being hove down yesterday, the sword
1uas fond and extracted.
YAlNES BADGFR,
Akate Of TIE schr. Sarah, Milaes.
Baltimore, soM Oct. 1909.
(Bah. American.
REMARKABLE PROVIDENCE.
"But say unto you, that not even
Sparrow shall fall to the ground without the
will of my father which is in Heaven"
BIBLE.
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tn T. &c. Pest.]

The return Of the Wasp sloop ofwar was
noticed in Our last, and it appears thu, all
hopes of accommodation with France, are
extinguished, but upon two confitions.--
Ether that we must declare war against G.
britain, and resist the right of her vessels
searching our merchant ships. The first is
aplam proposition, and requires no COM,
ment: the other would in effect be the
same, but deserves some notice. France
assumes it as a right, which she has, to
capture and condemn our vessels, provided
'aey have been visited by, or in more
common phrase boarded from British
c'mzer. 1t is presumed that France does
not possess any benigerent right which does
not belong to her enemy. A French cruz.
"cannot ascertain whether an American
vessel has been visited by an English cruis-
eror not, without visiting the American
'aa'P, which act would produce the capture
the American ship, if she was afterwards
VISITED or boarded from an English ship
us subject that. we cannot reason upon,
MS ridiculous in its principle, and insult
asn high degree to the understanding
our government, inasmuch as it con-
alns an indirect proposition to force US in
~. war with her enemy, and upon ground
'a,sh would place us in the wrong.
Inc right ola belligerent to visit & search
Neutral ship, is so we'll settled, that it ap-
safs NsArd to offer any argument to prove
val let their practice. We have long been
psssuaeied that nothing will satisfy Napo-
son, but surrender of our independence,
gong into a war, from which We can
Ss'Se no advantage.
lMoJoA Ledger.
Freedom 81 the Sea.--All mankind are
o..: ofthe ocean it belongs to no
S %s''on exclusively, but ought to be free
asa~ay tor every nation, that has occasion
" 20 business upon it. This natural right
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n Q T E..

UNDER the authority of deed of trust
from Lewis Summers for the security of Ro-
bert Moss, the subscriber will expose to pub
lie sale, on SATURDAY, the 2sth instant,
at 2 O'Clock, at the tavern of William Padget,
near the premises, TRACT. of LAND, in
the county of Fairfax, situated on the old and
new western turnpike road, about FIVE miles
distant from Alexandria, containing Sc acres
and one fourth Of an acre. A credit of sixty
and ninety days will be allowed.
r, |. Taylor, T.y2ee.
November 6. 3tawts
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-14
sFNATE-Fcb. 2.

Mr.. Smith Of MARYLAND, from the Joint
committee appointed on the subject, report
ed the following resolution. which was adop.
ted:
Resolved, That the two Houses shall rs.
semble In the chamber fthe House of Re-
presentatives OF wcdns sday next, al IL
O'clock; that one person I've appointed
Teller on the part OF the Senate, to make
a last OF the votes rs they shall be declared {;
mat the result shall be delivered TO the
president Of the Senate, who shall announce
fhe state ofthe vote, and the persons elect
ed, to the two Houses assembled as afore
said, which shall be deemed declaration
of the persons elected
Ordered, That Mr. Smith be appointed
Teller on the part of the Senate.
The resolution has been substantially
agreed to by the House Of Representatives.
aud Messrs. Nicholes and Vandyke. M.
pointed Iellers on their part.]