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the two ct,satries.
Tae favorable change IN The rcla,ios of
his NJ. iesty with the United States, w!.ch
has been produced by the Act Casually term
ed the Non-Intei course act) passed in Inc
last session of Congress. was also anticipa ed
by his majesty, and has encouraged fur
ther hope, that reconsideration of tho ex-
issing differences might lead to their salts
factory adjustment.
On these grounds, and expectations, am
instructed TO communicate u the American
government, his Majes,ys determinations of
| sending to the United States, an Envoy Ea
Extraordinary invested with full powers III
conclude u treaty on all the points Of the re-
latons between the two countries.
In the mean time, Gith view 10 con.ri-
butte to the attainment of SO desirable All cb-
Ject his Majesty would be willing to with
draw his ORDERS in Council of January ard
November 1907, SO far as respects the Uni
ted States, III the persuasion that the Pre-
sident would issue Proclamation for the
renewal OF the intercourse with Great Bril-
tain, and that whatever difference of opn-
ion should arise in The Interpretation of the
terms of Such an agreement will be remov-
ed i'll the proposed negotiation.
IhaNe the honor to be with sentiments Of
the highest consideration and esteem.
Sir, your most ,obedient
humble servant,
ID. NJ. ERSKINE.
Hs o.. R Zoo r. Smith, ;
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
.HlIERIC.3.
II PROCLAIM.4TTOM
H. SMITH.

whereas it is provided by the 11th section of
the act OF Congress entitled" An act to intertlict
the commercial intercourse between the United
States and Great Britain and France. aud thc;-
dependencies; and for other purposes"-that
" IN case either France or G. Britain shall so re
woke or modify her ei'!cts that they sbal;ccase
TO violate the neutral commerce of the limited
states the President is Authorized 20 declare
the same by proclamation after which tl,. ,r.d.-
suspended by the said act, and by an act LAYING
an embargo on all slips and vessels in the poris
and harbors Of the United States and the several
acts supplementary thereto NAV be renewed ,yi,I,
tie nalion so doing. And whereas the Hon.
DAVID M"ntsgne Erskinc, ms Britannia Maies-
US Envy Extraordinary and Minister Plengpo-
tentary, has by the order and in the name NJ ,;a
Sovereign declared to this government that the
British Orders i'll Council OF January and my
1907, VIII have beer withdrawn as RESPECTS tl,e
United States, OH the tenth day of June next :
Now, therefore, 1, JAMES MADISON. presi.
dent ct thc United States, do hereby proclaim
t'at the orders in council aforesaid, will haze
Deen Withdrawn ON the said tenth day OF Inv,
next alter which day the trade of the tinted
otates WIN Great britain, as suspended bv tht.
act OF Congress above mentioned, and Al, ~, H..
ing an EInoargo Oh all ships and vessels in 49,.
porto and harbors Of the United States. and liz
several acts supplementary thereto, may ba ~.
Rewed ' NC
Gwen under my hand and the seal oe tbe
United States, at Washington. the nine :.
IT, teenth day of April. IN thc wear NJ n,e
LORD, one thousand eight hundred and
nine, and OF the Independence of the
United States, the thirty.third
JAMES MADISON,
ROBERT Smith, Secretary eff STATE.
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mo. Wy
Mr.. ERsKyNE TO Mn. SMITH.
WAsHINCToN, April 10, 1905.

WAsHINcToN, April 10, 1905.
SIR,
In consequence of the acceptance, by the
President, as stated i'll your letter dated the 1871,
inst. OF the proposals made by me on the part
ct his Majesty, in my letter ft,e same da., fer
the renewal OF the Intercourse between the res
Pecuye countries, l am authorised to declare
that his MaJestys orders in council of january
and November 1907, will have been withdrawn
AZ respects the Uaitcd States OH the 10th day Of
June next.
have the honor to be,
With great respect and
Consideration,
Sir,
Your most obi. servt.
tSgned) d. M. ERSKINE.
Hon. RoBERT, SMIrH,2
&c. &c. &c.
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(No. III.)
Mr.. ERsKINE TO Mr.. SMITH.
WAsnINerox, April 18th. 1900

WAsnINcToN, April 18th, 1909.
SIR,
! have the honor of informing you, that
ms Majesty, having been persuaded that
the honorable PREPARATION which he had cans
Ell TO be rendered for the unauthorized at /.
tacE upon the American frigate Chesapeake.
wo"ld be accepted by the government of the
y ni'co o5ates IN the same spirit of concilia-
'.on, W,sh whIchit was proposed, has in
S.luGted me to express his satisfaction.
SHOULD s'. sucn happy termination of that az
l",r axe piace--not only as having removed
ing fair prospect Of Complete and cordi.
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New York, April 20.
LATEST FOREIGW NEWS.

Last evening arrived at this port the brig
Cumberland, Captain Meserve, in A. DAYS
from Liverpool. which place the vessel lief,
On the 9th of March, and capt. NJ. has DO
litely favored the Editor of the MERcAN-
TILE ADVERTISER with file of the Lon.
don Courier TO the evening of the Sd of March
from which we have copied the following ar
ticles of Intelligence.
Our London papers are nearly filed with
the examination of the witnesses against the
Duke of York.
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(NO. lN.)
d1R. SMITH 70 Mr.. ERSKINE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
April 18th, 1909.
So.
Che note, which had the hono~ of re-
ceiving from you this day, ! lost no time in
laying before the President, who being sim
ccrely DESTROYS of satisfactory adjustment
OF the differences unhappily existing be-
tween Great Britain and the United States,
has authorised me to assure you, that he
will meet with disposition correspondent
with that of his Britannia Majesty, the de-
termination of his Majesty to send to the u
nited States special Envoy, invested with
full powers to conclude p treaty. on all the
points of the relations between the two coun-
tries.
am further authorised to assure you that
in casehis Britannia majesty, should, in the
mean time withdraw his orders in council OF
January ard November, 1907, SO far as re-
spects the U. States, the President will not
fail to issue Proclamation by virtue of the
authority and for the purposes specified in
the eleventh section of the statute, common
ly called the Nom Intercourse Act.
have the honor, sc. &c.
(Signcd) X. SMITH. 2
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NATCHEZ. Feb. IL.

NATcHEz, Feb. IS.
ETtraet Of letter from tie hon. Judre
January. ivy
In consequence Of a late arrangement
between the Marquis Foranda and Mr.. Ma
eison, our might've slaves who had taken re,
iiugc In the dominions of his Catholic Ma.
Jesty, viii be re tored to their respective
owners on application"
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LONDON, March 1.

question was asked by Mr.. Ponson.y
IN the house of Commons yesterday. whe-
Their the Treaty which had been said to he
on the eve OF being concluded with Spain.
had been as yet ratified? And I'd whether
the report to which he had alluded on a for
mer night, viz. that the force sent from Lis
bon had been refused admission into Cad;z
was true or not!
Mr.. Canning replied to the first question,
that the ratification of the Treaty had not
been received; and to the second, that he
could not give any precise answer, though
he did not know of any such circumstance
having taken place.
The gallant Sir David Baird is immedi
ateiy 70 be elevated to the Peerase, with the
title of Fiscount
Sir John Moore's family are to have pen
sions.
Gen. Hope is to be made a Baronet. and
get the first Red Ribbon.
Cork, Feb. IS.
Inc Expedition to sail from this port will.
we understand, be under the command of
MAJOR General Beresford. 1t will consist
OF SIX regiments, their destination is not
mentioned. The transports have not vet ar
rived for their embarkation.
The troops under Major General Sher-
brooke, still remain at Cove, waiting for
instructions to proceed OIL their destination.
March 8.
Peace 6etween Great Britain and Tmrkeu
Fro6a6ihty Of zuar 6etrveer austria and
France.
Dutch Papers arrived this morning to the
28th ult. They contain very important in
telbgence-War between Austria & France
is openly spoken of, and all article in the
Leyden Paper, of the 9th, informs us Of
the measures which have been aopted by the
cabinet OF Vienna measures which can only
nave oeen adopted in the contemplation oi
an immediate war.
peace has certainly been concluded be-
tween Turkey and Great Britain-It was
signed by the Turkish Minister, Haiku IF.
fendi, and MIR. Adair. A fresh insurrecti-
on had broken out at ConstantiDople. and the
Feace with England is said, in an article
from vienna, to have been the immediate
consequence of it. The Russian Generals
as soon they were informed of the event.
broke OFT all negotiation with the Turks.
Peace with Turkey was signed ON the sth
of January.
! An article from Arragon, dated the 11tb
| OF February, mentions that there are 40 ooo
men in arms defending Sarragossa tina, In
not is beseiging it; that the works 3, trench.
es are pushed on to the gates of, the town. e q
commandment kept up without in,ermission
ne enemy hope to force the place to sur
render by famine more than by force Of
arms
LiNTz, Feb. 8, (6y 7cgy ofRranee.
The anxiety which the reports of new
war Austria had cccasioned, has been aug.
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Prices at Lisbon, april 22.-Indian Corn
25a1 IS. Beans, 2 SO az Is. Flour,
Dbl. 10 II dolls. B,ei, No. /, "a dolls.
Pork, No. /, %. Rice, 6 a So. Cod
fish, 5 S SO. Butter, Is cts. 50. Ba-
con. 125 a 100 cents. Bees w ak, SIS 90.
Pitch a dolls. Tar 4 a s. Saves, pipe,
100 aos. hid. SO, bbi 80.
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BALTIMORE, Mag 8.

Arrived, Swedish schooner Dlageness,
Ipsenholn. IS days from Barracoa. Lett
there the Goth of May, brig Speedwell, OF
Newburyport, for Savannah brig Hum
bird, Philadelphia, uncertain; sch'r 49,,
Bell, for Alexandra, in Sol days; sch'f
-, Hodgiuson, Philadelphia, uncertain !;
brig Edes, of Charleston, for New Orleans,
with French passengers. A Spanish schoon-
er from Baltimore arrived there days be-
fore. The schooner Eliza, for n. York,
sailed the day before.
Also, brig Elizabeth, Morton, Is days
from Porto Rico. Left there Esd May,
sch'r Flv, Jones, of Philadelphia I; schoon-
CIR Chance, Wsldson, ofdo. from n. York ];
brig Aurora, Picks, of do. schooner Eli
IA. of Newbern, n. c. Speedwell, Brls-
tol, r. l. Resolution, Pendleton, New
bern sloop -, Beven, of New York !;
two schooners arrived same day. Passed
two briggs in the bay bound up.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-12
VALUABLE LAND
Il q K S. ID L +,

Distant % miles from Georgetown and A.
lexandria, lo miles from Occoquan Mills, and
twenty from Dumfries. and within two miles
and half of the Little River Turnpike Road.
II consists of Five and Twenty Hundred acres,
WING on the waters of Bull and Little Hockey
runs, in the counties of Fairfax and Prince
William. The quality OF this land is excel
lent, and, to grazier especially, would be
source of GREAT emolument, from the quantity
oflow grounds of witch there is not less than
Five hundred acres, ready, from the strength
Of the soil to be sowed in Timothy. This land
is decidedly benefited by the plaster OF Pa
ris On it is very good settle tor mill, the
stream being one of the most constant IN that
part of the country. There are about 500 a.
ores IN wood, heavily tiInbered. The improve
raents are, dwelling rouse newly lifted up,
consisting of two rooms below stairs, with
store room and two convenient closets tree
lodging rooms above stars, all excellent cei i
ar, Kitchen corn house, meat house ana sta
bles. Likewise the overseers house, ore III
each county, with other necessary houses Tor
negroes, &c -.
Between and 800 acres in addition. tor
sale, in Prince William county, on Bull Kun,
near ITS conAux with Occoquan@ This land
lies about 10 or Il miles from the Occsquan
mills, and has nearly one thru in woods-lts
quality is equal to any in its immediate neigh
borhood.
Persons disposed to purchase may be sup
piled on the first named tract with large
stock of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs farming
utensils. The subscriber willing to emlgrate
southwardly will dispose of the above mem
toned property onthe most reasonable terms.
Information respecting the property may
be had by application to the honorable Judge
Washington of Mount Vef1aon' II. 3 lur-'
ner, Esquire. of Jefferson county, or IN the
absence Of the subscriber to Bernard Hooe'
Jun. Esq. living near the premises.
T. Blackburn.
Rippon Lodge, near Dumfries,
Va. June IL. o.
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Another Iettey-same date.


GIVE have now to advise you that ex-
presses have this day been received here,
with accounts of the arrival of the Pacific,
from New York, with dispatches at Fal-
mouth, and Of the Sally, off Dartmouth
from Charleston, which she left On the 18th
ult. The intelligence brought by them of
the partial repeal of the embargo, and OF the
passing of the non-intercourse against ~.
Britain and France, has put an end to the
uncertainty which had for some days pre-
vailed here on these points. The holders
of American produce had begun to draw
conclusions favorable to their interests from
the circumstance that no vessels had arriy-
ed in this country from the U. States in SO
long period after the termination of con-
gress; and prices have of late been gradu-
ally advancing. The effects on our market
produced by this information, shall be COM
municated from time to time"
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RALTIMORE, 1une 9.

Arrived brig Erminia, Kirk, 10 days
from ST. Barts. Left there 21st May, brlgs
Three Brothers, and Eliza Vickery, from
Baltimore, Just arrived /; schrs. John, Feb
city, Enterprise and Courier OF do. and a
number of othe rs. Sailed in company with
srhr. Chance for New Haven. Off Hat
te,as spoke ship U. S. of Wiscasset bound
to Charleston. The schr. Racer, Brown,
hence to Porto Cavello, in running down
the Maine, struck on a cluster OF rocks In
the night, and was lost, the crew got on
small nninhabited island, where there was
no water and were obliged to proceed to
Curacao, where the supercargo remalneo
70 pet assistance and see what could be saw
ed from the wreck.
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10 lbs.

WEIGHT Of carcase 10 lbs.
Tup at Mr.. Burwelps 8 lbs. OF. unWash-
ed.
Tup at Mr.. Davis's 8 lbs. unwashed.
The son Of old Bakewen, Of Arlington,
sire OF the above, and 8 years OF age, gave
9 pounds OF. unwashed. Several young
Ewes of his get gave upwards OF lbs.
Your obed't servant,
June 9th, 1909.
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.,,ents in the possession of those go
ments respectively, and all ports and
&c n the northern parts of Italy, to be
Toned from the ports of Orbitello and
nro inclusiveiv shall continue and be
.ct 70 the same restrictions In point ct
9ssndnavigation without any exceptions,
~ q the same were actually biockaded by
.o;rstv's naval forces in the most strict
i q r;coroi t manner /; and that every vessel
sa;no from and to the said countries or CO
ne plantations and settlements, together
~ ali goods and merchandise on board
IN becondemned as a prize to the cap
81 Ind 6;s ssa;ssts IS further pleased to or
: and It IS hereby ordered, that this Order
|sag haze effect rsm The dag Of the date
's,xof. zyi.H respect 10 any ship together
[sthi s cargo suhich may Be captured ssto-
ESn,eat to such day, on any voyasr zotlich Is
|,aIshaN be rendered LEGAL 6y this Order, al
|o' such voyase at the tine efthe commence
|~mt 81 the sane zvas ualasgfal aaapr0hl6lt-
sgmdss the sane former order, and sitch
,bns isb0a dsing brougtit:ial shall be released
e'Ssys li,ssiy /; asidzuith RESPECT to az SHIPS,
|t.s}f,1t r NTH their cargoes, zvhich mag De
ssst.yes Ia any v0yGsge 7ohich rcas permitted
|s|'S<y The exceptions ffthe Orders aoo0ealen-
ind fst sylticd IS not permitted accordin:g to
4, breois;;9as ofthis order; his Majesty IS
ssassd to order, and 1t is hereby o5dered,that
,,ek SHIPS and their carg'oes shall not be ia
|SL b condensation, unless they shalt haue
y, ,xeiucd actual notice q the present Order
I;3sye such capture, or n, default ct sitch
astiee, mil affer. the expiratio'a offhe Ike
;r,errals fran the date ofthis order, as
wrs alslred for Constructive aaotice an the
|gdrs Of The 25th Of Nauem6pr 1907. and
|tSe 18Th az nag 1908, at the se0eral places
|cug attitudes therein specified.
Aad iAe yig,df honorable the lords commits
,;sasys qfilis maiesfsf treasury, his mo,es-
|n's t,aaeipai secretaries 81 state, the lords
esmm;ssioners Of the admiralty, q the Jndge
ftle hig,it r0,rt 81 aa1aliralty9 aadJttgges Of
he eo,lrts Of oice admiralty, are to giue the
secessarg directions herein, as 10 then. re-
psrti0elsy nay atperfaln.
STEpH C0TTRELL.
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Black River Lottery,

NO. 2.
Prizes in the qvheel at the close ct tie 8 Isl
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PHILADELPHIA, 9une 8.

Extract ofa letter from iUessrs. Hughes
and Duncan, dated Liverpool AprH Is.
.sExpresses have tins day reached here
with accounts of the arrival OF the ship Pa
ci6ic, with dispatches, &c. At present 1t
is impossible to make sales and prices are
wholly nominal"
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qIeranDrta Ea!lp 6a;etfa.
MONDAY, JUNE IL.

On FRIDAY in the House of Representa-
tives the committee of the whole house. on
Mr.. Eppes' bill, making provision tor the
support of the public credit and tor the re-
duction of the public debt, on motion, rose,
without coming to any decision thereon, and
got leave to sit again-Soon after the house
adjourned.
Saturday the senate met at IL, and pass
ed the bill for carrying into effect treaty
with the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians,
SC. anc. a resolution, that the president OF
the senate and the speaker OF the house OF
representative do adjourn the present ses-
sion OF Congress on the Goth instant and
then adjourned after 10 minutes setting.
THOMAS PAINE died at New-York on
Thursday the 9th inst.
Nix. SNowDsN,
PERcEIvINc that you frequently de-
vote portion Of your useful paper to the
important concerns Of Agriculture and Do
nestic Economy, have taken the liberty
TO enclose you an account OF the oHeeP az
hbited by Richard Kidder Meade, Esq. OF
Frederick county, at the late Winchester
Sheep Shearing.
Mr.. Meade has obtained three premiums.
For the best Lamb--the greatest average
Aeeces of flock above so, and the greatest
average of flock above 20.
The following is a detail of the 20 Bare
NEIL lambs bred from a descendant OF the
celebrated Blackwell, of Arlington, the hfst
premium Sheep in 1905.
Is averaged lbs. 4 OF. unwashed.
Tup called Frederic Blackwell, n1ne Pou'las
six ounces, zUeN mashed.
VII. &c c.rcase 159 lbs.
Wether called Mua lbs. Is OF. well wash
ed.
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BOSTON, June $.
Latest fran Lisbon.

s
Yesterday arrived the brig Julian, Capt.
Williams, 40 days from Lisbon. lhe
F,ennh had not made any movements to-
wards Lisbon. Sir David Baird Justarrived
with 1000 troops from England, which en-
creased the British forces In that station to
q, coo-the Portuguese army was 5000
strong, well equipped & in high spirits. The
combined armies had got possession oi all
the heights and passes for rs miles round,
completely fortified, and were determined
to make stand against the French, It they
approached.
capture OF Vigo BY the English. Also, the,
capture Of Oporlo by the French. Alter
the surrender OF Oporto 1t was given up to
the troops Tor plumber during three days
wherein the most horrid excuses were COM
mitted.
The accounts from Spain were contradic-
tory and but little reliance placed upon
them.
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NEW-YoRK, 5une 5.
Later from SPAIN.
STEpH. COTTRELL.
Translated fran Spanish papers received B.
tie Ek2a DIN.


SEVILLE, AprI Is.
frons the Lisbon Gazette Of Aprii4.
Letter of the brigadier Francisco de Silvey-'
re, to his sxcellency Don Miguel Percy
"a Forjaz.
tits not yet in my power to transmit
/ 70 your excellency all the particulars OF
saat we found in the fort Of St. Francisco
| Dc Chavcs, which surrendered yesterday as
Informed your excellency in my letter OF
tatdatc, the town having been taken by an
sssaul, on the 10th of this month"; can on
Fassure your excellency, that the maya
znessof the town are better filled than they
we're when we lostit and that in the first
assault We took upwards Of 200 prisoners
|adkilled more than 800; that during the
siege of the fort, We killed more than 100;
mat we have taken pris oners the command
ant, lieut.. col. of engineers, six captains,
Netherlands, ensign, 10 surgeons, 4 a.
| pothecar 8 civil officers, and 749 sol
diers; we have also taken IL cannon, an I'M
nensity of arms. and IA Spanish prisoners
with the exception of the sick, WHO are
still in the hospital of this place. have
marched them all to Vile Real, and set at
/ liberty the Spanish prisoners, excepting
those whose wounds obhge them to remain
/ here.
| transmit to your excellency the articles
which granted, which i was of opinion l
ought to do, for if the fort had been taken
By assault all the arms and ammunition, of
which we have so much need, would have
been plundered and put out OF the way
We also found so horses with,which ! intend
mount as MANY soldiers.
My plan is to harrass the rear.
GRENADA, AbrH2.
His excellencv Don Francisco Palatox y
Nelci, general representative of the SUI
preme central junta, in the kingdom OF Ar
,,ason, and his excellency the marquis dc
lazan, captain general pro tempore OF the
same, DESTROYS TO manifest TO the public the
Aiamons articles resorted to by the French
ysnerals in order to conquer the kingdom
nave directed to be printed the order sfor
We delivery Of the town of Mequlnenza,.
such their brother, the captain general OF
dragon, was compelled by violence to
s9n, and the noble reply of the governor,
sho is resolved to defend that place to the
ast asrecably to the orders which ne has
'sesived.
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ToRTosA, April 1.

The French, according to appearances,
intend to quit Barcelona, and their van IS
marching towards Moncado, on the road to
Corona and Vich; according to the &C
counts Of several persons from Barcelona
they are taking away the cannon fromMon-
iuich, and are destroying every thing that
they can in order to escape. Our troops
have left Tarragona in order to occupy Vii
la Franco.
In this placesls the division of the mar
onis de Lazan, commanded by gen. Blake
through this part of Arragon, the French
are marching towards Saragossa--God grant
that it may be never to return.
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Total gain of the wheel 500 dollars.
First drawn number this day is entitled to
ten thousand dollars.
Present price of tickets u dollars.
For sale BY
RoBERT CRAY,
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Extract ofa letter from Lisbon, dated april
90, 1909.

g Our political situation seems to be
Strengthening daily, as relnforcements are
arriving daily, and no means spared to de-
fend the place the enemy seems shy OF
making advances, which is descriptive OF
weakness in numbers on his part. Tbs
rise or fall in value OF produce from your
country materially depends upon the turn
OF army affairs"