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alrglnta Nrgu9.
R c H NJ o N D,
TUESDAY. DEcEmsER S, 1909.
FRoM WAsuINCroN.
70 the Editor Of the Nryinic Arg4s
December 2, 1909.

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resolution will lead, | hope, to some
thing worthy of the nation and worthy
of himself. The President is as firm
as rock, and all the secretaries have
advanced TO the line where they mean
to stand: There will be no linchinp
In the executive department, and 1
sincerely hope there will be no wine
ing in the Legislative body. There is
not man in the cabinet who will not
risk his place and his life too, rather
than recede a step. You have by this
time seen the correspondence. What
do you think of it? The documents
are all interesting. Jacks on is mere
political Godger, who endeavors to save
his head from the buAetings of our Sc
cretary of state. The Presidents mes
sage is specimen of elegance and con-
ciseness, and force in compos tion.-
lie is not, perhaps, SO gigantic in the
grasp of his intellect as our venerable
Jefferson; but he is more invulnerable.
The sage of Monticello is, in my esti-
nation, perfect Ajax Telemon in
mind; but Madison is the mental A
hilles of America. The blows which
Ir. Jefferson dealt around him were,
indeed, tremendous, yet MANY reco-
vered from the stroke, and he frequent
ly left himself open for attack but
from the blow of Mr.. Madison no in
tellect eyer reviyes, and he is SO guard
ed at all points that he is invulnerable
10 the shafts of the keenest archer. The
heel of Achilles was open to the inflic-
ton ola wound; but Minerva has been
more kind to Madison she has dipped
him so completely in the fountains OF
Genius and Wisdom, that all his facul-
ties are sapcti6ed and unsusc eptible of
injury. These are no invidious COM
parsons the men are both great /;
even great enough for Immortality
through the medium of history.
What think you of the style Of our n ew
Secretary of State His pen is the
spear OF Ithuriel; there is dignity and
legitimate logic in every letter. Jack
son, like the Devil in Paradise, at.
temPts delusion in a variety of shapes ;
but he was not, like Satan, eventually
successful. He has been detected and
exposed on the tree of life, as well as
in the recess of Pompolcncy as well
in the affair of the Chesapeake, as in
that OF the orders IN council. Mr.,
Smith betrayed his deformity, and the
damon has spread his wings and down
away. The British envoy lets himself
OF every now and then ina deolamato
ry vein, and tt e tories cry out, charm.
ing The silly asses know IS much a
bout literary composition as they dc
about political honesty.
Jackson presents but three impor.
tapt points for consideration, to wit.
/. That Great-Britain will neye
cease to maintain the orders in coun
Gil, in one shape or another, unless A
merica will make a compact amount
ing to the same thing.
2. That his Britanpic majesty will
whenever it suits his dignity, and i
required by British smugglcrs, totalll
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MASRfrB--O1 the 25th Of November
BY the Rev Mr. Boggs, John HORACE
OPSHAW, $50. member of the Scre q
OF Virginia, 20 the accomplished and rr.,i.,'
" aamired Miss Lucy ELIZA r. BAY.
LON' daughter Of the latc joan Baylor.
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NOTICE. IL is che subscribers wish to o..
IN de all debts contracted to-. and 20 &c. "a.
all m MES due John GTanbcry ESQ. as respec-e
the Columbian Nils. Il Is 70 be hoped tho.s
indebted viii come forwatd and pay OF thcir
accounts, and all those that have claims VIZ
como forward and receive payment without tei
lay.
SAMUEL LEIGH.
CelgaSian Mills, Dec, 5th, 1909. p-s
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~ IN order 70 give as much Of the in
terestlng documents accompanying the pre-,
sidents message 20 Congress ~ possible
this day, W nave published an extra half
sheet, and hope to be- able to give the rgsis
Argus.
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Whashiagton, 11M October, 18ol


SIR have had the honor ofreceiv-
ing your Official letter OF the 9Th inst.
towards the close of which you inform
me, that it had been thought expedient
to put an end to all verbal commupica-
,tion between yourself and me, in dis
.cussing the important objects of my
mission. Considering that very few
days have elapsed since delivered to
the President a credential letter from
the King my Master, and that nothing
bas been even aliedged to have occur
,ed, 70 deprVs me of the facility of ac-
cess, and Of the credit 10 which, &C
cording to immemoriaj usage, am by
that letter entitled, I b,liege there
does not exist in the annals Of diploma
cy precedent for such determinati-
on between two Ministers, VINO have
met for the avowed purpose 0 termin
aing amicably the EXISTING Differences
between their respective countries {:
but, sitter mature reelection, I am IN
du, cd TO acquiesoe 10 il by the recol-
lection Of the time that must necessa
rily elapse before I can receive his ma
les,y's commands upon so unexpected
an occurrence, aad Of the detriaent
ihat would eusur to the public service,
il my ministerial AUCTIONS were, in
the interval, TO be altogether suspend
ed. shall therefore content myself
with entering my protest againsta pro-
cScding which I can consider in no o.
Their light, than as q violation, in my
person, OF the most essential rights OF
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-23
BALTIMORE. fane 90.

Arrived. schooner Rewastico, Calvary,
h DAYS from Trinidad (Cuba.) Left there,
foth Nav, brig Astrea, for New York, IN
y davs Matilda, for Wilmington, N. G.
Uncertain; Success, of Salem, do; schooner
Hamilton, of Portland, do; sloop kenne-
6,nl for Havanna, next day. On the 18th
MJav off Isle of Pines, was boarded by
6(Er.nch priyatcer schooner commanded by
|Tsan Marie Lafon, who was hrst commis-
H;brsd out of the City of st. Domingo.
4 small open boat, armed with sSlv-
and fifteen men and in the course OF
his cruize be shifted into three different
,ssss,s he had taken, and increased his
rev 10 fifty men of different nations,
AMONG their. three Americans he rob-
3 ea the Rewastico Of three seroons OF
Indigo, the property of Richard Jones and
<Tholnas Macilroy two barrels VI Bread
and a large cask OF water. and several other
|s,ores of the vessel aud some OF the captains
and crews cloths. Just before he LETT US,
{hr sent one of bis men on board captain G.
and is now on board of the schooner-be-
&fore he sailed from Trinidad, he learned
from the master Of the brig Matilda, of Will
&snington, n. c. that the same prlvateer haG
hobbed him of $50 hams, and his clothing,
SIC. May 81, off Cape Bonayista, spoke
#schr. Hawk, from Trinidad, who sailed the
day before us, bound to HAVANA, supplied
us with bread. June I to the leeward OF
Havanna, spoke ship South Carolina,
Thompson, from New Orleans for N. York
10 days out, supplied US with water.
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Taken for the A!eaaldria Gazette.l
TcoNcLUDED.1

NoN-INTFRcoURsE AcT.-Amendment
permitting armed vessels of both France
and England, under consideration.
MIR. Gola This amendment, as to Eng
land, our state of amicable negotiation will
justify its provision as proper; but as to
France, we see no such amicable DISPOSE
ton manifested to make it apply to her, and
i fear We will not. What does this bill pro-
pose! That there shall be nom intercourse
IN commerce, = it regards France, yet her
armed ships, her public vessels are to be adj
mltted into our waters. Is Inconsistent with
the ground taken on the last session of Con-
gress, Tor excluding armed vessels! That
ground was not taken on account of vio-
lence committed by such in our waters, but
upon the ground of commercial non-inter-
course; to exclude all nations having in
force orders or edicts in violation of our
commercial rights; and this had like
common application to both belligerents.-
10 admit the armed national shipping OF
nation and exclude her mercantile ship
ping will present perfect anomaly
lhe only ground which can guard US a.
galnst the charge of Partially to foreign
nations is to have broad principle OF &C
ton which we must not deviate from. But
II this amendment is adopted, it will be an
abandonment OF that impartial principle we
enacted at last session of Congress | will
patiently hear gentlemen state why we do
not come under the imputation of submls-
SION, when we abandon that principle we
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-23

MIR. .Q1ihifY laid on the table the ioaoH-
ing:
Resolvea, That the President Of the q.
States be requested to take measures to as
certain the title ofthe United SITES to all
the alluvial, islands, acretioqs and banks on
the Mississippi, designating particularly the
title to those opposite the city ofsNew Or
leans, and the wharves and suburbs adJoln-
ing the same. 60.
The house took up the resolution from
the senate authorising the adjournment OF
the present session on the goth past, and a.
greed to the same, with ne alteration OF
18th for Goth.
"A message from the senate announced
concurrence in the amendment OF the
house to the resolution for adjourning the
present session Of Congress.
The house resolved itself into a commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Marion in the chair,
on the bill relating TO a diminutlon: OF the
naval establishment.
Mr.. Pitkin. moved an amendment author-
Using the president to sell all the gun-boats
he might not think necessaryifor the pub.
lie service.
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We have been favored with Kingston, j.
papers to the 18th Maya military search
tor suspected foreigners took place at Port
Rowland Kingston-Eighty-sevcn of this
description (73 males and "a females were
|apprehended. Excepting seven, however,
4 they were afterwards released. a vessel
from the HAVANA, with $50 bbls. OF flour
arrived at Kingston, May IL. There had
been numerous executions OF blacks, On the
charge of conspirins against their masters.
(I6d.
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SHIP

ARRIVED,
Brig George Washington, Sheldon, Pro.
vidence-northern produce--the master.
Schooner Ceres, Weeks, New York
.sundries-ditferent merchants.
Schooner Eliza Ann, .Travers, NewYork
-sundries-dlferent merchants.
SloopL Lively, Smith, Providncee--north-
ern produce--the master.
No clearances this day for ports beyond
the capes of Virginia.
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aseranbrta DatIp @a3ette.
-----Oso--
FRIDAY, JUNE 80.

We are informed that our government
have declined to recognize Mr.. de War as
joint Eacargado de Negocios with the Che
Waller de Foronda, to which he had been
appointed by the supreme central junta, act
ing in the name of Ferdinand VII.
NORTH american.
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NEWHAMPSHIRE.

On the 18th inst. Mr.. SMITH, the federal
Governor of New Hampshire was escorted
into Concord by handsome cavalcade, to
meet the legislature. In the Senate there
are found to be federalists and S demo-
Gratis; and in the House IS federalists and
70 democrats.
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FOR SALE,
Februar 2

A Tract Of LAND. containing 27s acre
situate in the county of Lancaster, Virgins
on the main road leading from Richmond to
Lancaster court house. five miles from the
latter and four miles from Deep Creek, on the
Rappahannock. The improvements are. 4
good dwelling house, kitchen, smoke house
corn house, large barn and store house,
new, and handsome apple orchardo f about
800 trees. Upwards of 200 acres of the a.
bove land is well timbered with oak, chestnut
and hickory. The terms will be made known
by applying to Mr.. p. 7,Ihlett, of Alexan
andria, or to the subscriber adjoining this
place.
Edmund Denney.
Centseville, Oct, l4-li7l lay
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SEINE ROPE.

DEFINE NOT e.
THE ubscriber manufactures and has tor
ale, at house on Washingion-street, OPP
posits Jacob Hofman's sugar refinery, Seine
andHauling Ropes, of all sizes; Seine& Sew
ng Irvine Shad & Herring Irvine Sack
ng and Bed Cords; Plough Lines & Traces.
Also, Tarred Rope and other Cords.
Jofeph Harper.
Februar 2.
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THURSDAY, Tlu,e 20.

THURSDAY, J1n1e ~.
The reading Of the report and papers on
the contested election of VIM. Baylies was
finished, and concluded with the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the election held in Ply
mouth district in November last, was legal
and proper.
Resolved, That VIM. Baylies is not en-
titled to a seat in this house.
Resolved, That Charles Turner is entitled
to seat in this house.
The report Was referred to committee
of the whole on Saturday next, and ordered
to be printed.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
Say and Upham from tomorrow till the end
of the session; to Mr.. Kenan from Satur-
day till the end to Messrs. Goldsborough,
Tallmadge and Ely, from Monday till the
epd.
Mr.. Gold, from the committee to whom
was referred the resolution for settling the
boundaries of the public lands atWest Point,
reported bill appointing commissioners to
settle said boundary. Read twice and re-
ferred to committee Of the whole on Mon
day next
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n @ T I c F..

THE subscriber intending shortly to leave
this place, requests all to whom he is Ing
debted to call and receive payment; and all
who are indebtedto him are hereby request
ed to call and settle their accounts, as my
circumstances will NOT justify any longer N.
diligence. ,,~o,
June s. cow
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az Piano Forte.

HF P1dIlU TOftE.
THE subscriber takes the liberty to inform
the Ladies and Gentlemen of Alexandria and
its vicinity, that he will instruct them to play
on the PIANO FORTE. For further infor-
nation please to apply to him at MIR. D. JEN-
k1Ns's, opposite the Indian Queen tavern, IN
King street.
Godfried Miller.
June 10. eo3T
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WEDNESDAY, June 20.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.

sEs AT a meeting Of the members OF
the Board Of Health on Tuesday the 25th OF
April, 1909, at the Council Chamber IN the,
,town of Alexandria.
The board proceeded to the appointment
of a President, when GEoRGE DENEALE was
duly elected-and on ballotlng for Secretary
JOHN STEWART was duly elected.
On motion ii was resolved that notice be-
Given to sbe inhabitants Of the town. that at
ter, the FIRST day Of May next, the law requires
the cleaning the footways and cutters, and
the Board Of Health have given directions to
the Superintendent ofPolice, to have All tbs
laws for preventing ard removal OF nulsances,
30 be strictly iafofced, and each member OF
this board will in his p~artlculsc district en-
force a due and regular observance o. us
same.
ORDERED, That the several Districts and
the allotment of the members OF this DoaFe
60 the same be published for two weeks.
ORDERED, That the arrangement OF She
members of the board for the performance o.
the duty imposed by the order OF the SAA
June, 1905, be as follows
list. John Mnncastcr, eastot Fairfax, :oalR
of p~rince-streetS.
I'd. William Patton, west Of Fairfax South
Of Prince and east of St. Asaph-streets.
Sd John Lloyd, west ofSt. Asaph and south
of Prince-streets.
zth. Joseph Riddle, east Of Fairfax, be-,
tween King and Prince streets.
5th. John, Stewart, west OF Fairfax as1d east
OF Columbus between King & Prince-stgeets
9th. Samuel Harper, west OK COLUMBUS Ee~
tween King and PriDce-stfeets.
9TH. Andrew Jameson, east OK Royal and
north Of King streets.
9Th. George Denea]e. west CT toyais AofHN
Of King and east OF Columbus streets.
9th. William S. Moore, west OF CoiqihbpS
and north of King streets.
JOHN STEWART, Seet
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~ Yo2S, dbri' %.

he election in this city which
rs sysning is not yet accurately
The canvass is not corrPleted.-
.mationreceived from the various
Dssfore our paper went to press,
- result extremely doubtful
j. no doubt that the cause of
,.riaciples has very generally pre-
9.o,rhout the state.
=, Of Kmgs-In this county last
1p'g were two democratic tickets, In
Ne of which, the federal candidate
sIa ) small majority. This year there
oos democratic ticket, and in addi-
.s5s there was some disaffeetion on
,.rsl side on account of some local
- still, however our candidate sue
,sd.-In this county, heretofore de-
-. the American cause has gained
.aorsble victory. Mr.. Conner, a firm
/ 5r,;ded Federalist, is elected by a
apnr majority.
3 as has given a large federal MAORI
|gsahcstsr IS said to have given US a
rr majority than last year.
Eoad it prove the fact that the FRENCH
ETIcEEr has succe dec n1his ciy,yet
|hve cause for mutual felicitation. We
,eiren, TO our brethren of this ssate and
n states, honorable testimony Of our f.
n and patriotism ; and we have proved
the political tide is setting strongly in
rsror. We have every consideration
us to renewed and continual ex-
Throughout every part OF our
ths march Of correct principles IS
ii and rapid. Tlis elections Of the east
c.hs south prove that the people are
ming to the Washington s.andard.-
principles which have ever been pro-
ID and practiscd by the federal party,
and VIII again govern our country
have, in all probability, prevailed IN
sla,e at the present election; and the
is not distant, if not already arrived,
nthey VIII again prevail in this city.
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(NsrtoN Ledger. J
OSS OF II FRIENDSHIP.

LOSS OF SCHR, FRIENDSHIP.
The schooner Friendship, Captain Jacob
EaY, sailed from Kennebunk, on Tuesday
orins last, at Z O'Clock, in company with
homer Sally, Captain John Bowen. At
past Z she was upset by a heavy flaw of
Ill., and two persons were drowned, VIZ.
span Benjamin. Rhodes, and Mr. Ellis
vphy-eyery exertion was made by Cap
"a bowen to slve them, but the wind n
fsashs so much, he was obliged TO leave
f wreck. The remainder of the people on
Eaa were ssyed-the widow Downing, OF
SaneOunk, was saved, by taking her out OF
Y cabin windows. About half past eight,
gun boat was seen steering for the wreck,
. soon after came to anchor close by her.
BQston fahe:.
LIE British frigate Proserpine, of 80 guns,
SPAN Otter, has been taken by the French
saes Penelope, and paulina, near 9ou-
oip Ann ard Hannah, Rymer, arrived
s@orfmg-leh at Turks Island tbs 10th
4ot, a schooner from Washington, N. c.
N distress. A-Freneh privateer had
II N the passage the beginning of April,
Saplured . brig said to be from n. York,
~so'sh schooner and a British slooP, ard
~~uefed several American vessels.
PHI. tafer.
yesterday came on before the Judges
slinSton and Peters, the trial of general
udei Bright and others, for opposing the
sasi OF the United States, IN the e~ecn-
- MS Office, on a bill found against them
@e grand jury of the federal district court,
"a Se said offence.
ns following jurors beirg inpannelled,
lS Taai began aboutl2 O'Clock.
"llam Sharswood, Matthias Corless, Ii
~ I'own, John Gallagher, Benz. Thaw
Jennings, Thomas. Algeo, John Phil.
conrad Seybert, John White, Junior,
N. harrington, George A. Wray.
afternoon and evening being spent II
tr rSadlngs Of the lawyers the jury had not
at a late hour last night.--i6id.
l. wing to the ambiguity with which tbs
uiPsrlal Decree is Worded, we are q
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a loss for a definition of its precise import,
IN relation othe American property at pre-
sent ieopardized in France. The phrase
" par suite de Pembargo," IN consequence
Of the em6argo) might seem to implyin a
more extended sense, that all American
vessels complying with the specified provi-
sions of the arret,& which had been embar-
goedin consequence oftheir papers not being
conformable TO the restrictions of the Bcr-
lin DEGREES, were liberated while in a more
limited view, it may be construed to apply
onp to such oessels as had been declared in
a state of seqnestration, in consequence of
leaving the United States after the passing
of the American embargo laws, which it
will be recollected the emperor undertook
to enforce. And this latter construction,
while In its consequence and tendency, it
has, lowing to the small number Of vessels
that were detained under this act) a much
less auspicious aspect to the m Of
the United States than could be wished
This opinion we are sorry to say, is but too
well warranted, from some of the late pro-
eeedings of the French prize courts.
(Bost. GasJ
SARAsoSS4.-It appears that Saragos-
sa was not wholly subdued, until after the
garrison had sustained $50 attacks, which
were made night and CAV without intelmis-
sion, for As days. In this memorable siege
the French are presumed to have lost near
" $4,000 men and to have encountered
from the unexampled bravery Of the infa-
bitants, every kind of oppositlop which hu-
mas ingenuity, stimulated by patriotism and
the thirst OF vengeance, could devise. AT
ter the first breach was made, which was a
bout 80 days before its final %sabduction, the
assaiiants were SO powerfully opposed in the
streets, and from the houses, as to defeat
tie execution of any Immediate surrender
OF the place-they were compelled to con-
quer street by street end house by house
for every house was a fortress, and was
defended uurI blown up. The details Of
the siege are highly interesting, presenting
a daily Journal of operations for 80 days,
in which the French were unrcnittingly en-
gagged in fighting the inhabitants, and de-
stroyitg their dwellings, one by one. Such
un.xampled heroism, is without precedent
IN the annals Of history.