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DIED on the 22d uitimo, at his sea. in the
County OF Amilersl, Col. SAMUEL. MERE
DIIH, III tie I7ti year of his age, afttr a lin.
seiinS Illness Of II months. Col MERsptru
was a ti1n and decided patriot, at the commence
gnent OF the Americas revolution, and is to 81.
ranked among tie fist defenders orhis e%ountry's
rigiits-he died AN inieXiblc rep,tblic..L
In the discharge ofhis domestic duties, he had
no superior il may be truly said, he was alice.
Tomato, tender and lumme--he b0fe Ills long
aud distressing illness without a mjrmur, and
met his approaching end, with the 6rmness OF .
ieyOut christian.
ENOR SALE, 4 likely MijattO BoT, about j.
K years ut age, has been accustomed 10 house
a%eryice. For terms apply at this Office.
january 10. 2awtf
Tor SALE-An excellent yOug ridira
4 HORSE, enquire at thisEofice, or at o..
Bar ofthe w sshington Tavern. .
January 18th tsO9. . Il
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A~pPoINTMLNT ny THE GOVERNOR OF PENN.
WALTER FRANKLIN, Attorney General Of
the Commonwealth, in the place of Joseph b.
Mexican, removed.
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TRUTH.

On the first day of January, 1899, there were
lying in the ports and harbors here mentioned,
the following large quantities of shipping the
principal part of which are totally dismantled,
having been deprived of their usual channels of
trade nv the eu,ba ro-y,
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Candles, 8 bits or Ga cents per Id.

The following is a copy of DIR. Leib's biii,nov be.
fore the Legislature of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
An Act 10 prohibit foreign Pyeee9ents or AdjuIica-
tions from being qaoted or read in tie Coayt& of
this Commonwealth.
SEc.1 B il enaced, &c. That from and after
the passing of this act, it shall not be lawful fop
any counsellor or attorney, or other person, to
read or quote, within any court of this common Z.
wealth, any precedent or adjudication of any
court except such as has taken or may take place
in some court within the u. s.
SEC. 2 Be IL enacted, That it shall BE consi-
dered a misdeHleanor in office in any Judge of
this commonwealth to permit any foreign prece-
dent or adjudication to be read or quoted in court
where Ire o~ffciates or presides.
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PHILADELPHIA, january Il.
SERIOUS AND IMPORTANT.

A letter has been received in town, from N.
York, stating that an express arrived there from
Boston on the evening of the 1tth instant, bring
ing information that very serious disturbances
had taken place, and that the people had deter
mined to oppose the acts of government. A
meeting of the citizens of New York had also
been called to meet ON Friday yesterday at 10
o'clock, to deliberate on the late measures of the
general government. In the Province Of Maine,
the people had met and appointed C,nlnritfees Of
Sntetp s.a Correspondence Ten vessels are sta.
ted TO have sailed from New-YorI in de fiahce of
the embargo laws and the brig Mary lane for
Ced her way out of one of the Eastern ports, af-
ter an engagement with a Revenue Gutter, who
had the clue other niain-sail shot away, and was
obliged to sheer off In Ne%buryport, a cam sn.
the property of the town, was seized by some
persons. who were conveying it 10 the United
States fort, near that harbor the magistrates
of the town became alarmed and rescued it.
S;;ohis the amount OF the News we have at
present-Fyeenan'S Journal.
U This picture is highly charged-and ike
most of the fairy tales of James Eliiotts Journal.
eXaSSepatedt to absurdity. EN- oUIRER.
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Extract Of a letter jran, 81. CrOis, dated the soA
November, 1903.

/" We are all in anxiety here for the event of
your embargo. Il continued, it will be rainous
to this rs well as every other island depending on
youfor lumber. Ore third of the estates have not
materials in the lumber way. 1 au now deliver
ing pitch pine scantling to be converted into
slaves. / hope soon TO see the American colors
again in our harbor, Prices quoted, viz.
Flour per cargo 81 to % dollars by retail IS
TO 80.
Prime Beef "a dollars.
Pork, SO to 40 do.
Candles, s bits OF Ga cents per lib.
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HAvANNA. Feb. 8.

HAVANA, TeO. ..
The day before yesterday, at half past four o.
CLOCK the brig Hope entered this port, consigned
to Don Santiago Drake, merchant, which sailed
from JaInaica the 28th ult - Besides the News
which a passenger gives, the said Drake has re-
ceived a letter from his correspondent, as a cor
roboration, in which it is sail, that oa the 2Gu
OF january the Packet from England had arri-
we'd at Jurhaica, which sailed from falmouth, the
list ct December, bringing tie most agreeable
news, that just before she sailed, a vessel had
arrived from Cornnna, by which it WAS .cpoIted,
that the generals CaStanos and Romano, and a
part OF tlie English army, had given sattle to
Marshal Ney, who had an army of $1,000 men 4;
th"' It mad been a most bloody action, in which,
the victory was @eciicd for the SDaniards. ;be
French having lost $4,000 men, between killed.
wounded and prisoners, aud of course were COM
pletc!y defeated.
We publish this news with the more s.tigr,cti.
on, bcCausc It Is = confirmation of what we l,ayc
before PUBLISHED, grounded ypon vague reports,
whereas ms appcars TO rect upon better %autauri
ty, to satisfy ti'c curiosity Of Our readers...H,
yaiL
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qaartsrs-t 10 their assisfdnee-7He eemfral
BOARD hadsaceessipeiy rensoveS from dram
lne< 10 1oiedo. and from Toledo to Bada-
jog. IWash. Mon.
The following is an account Of the total SUD-
plies (sent and ordered) ofthe description under.
for the Spanish armies AS transmit.
tel by the chancellor of the excheou.r to tho
lord mayor, and read at the city meeting yester.
'''~v by Mr.. Sowcroft
Sui~ of Clothing 49, o1.Ano mrn2 s.I.4OO
Cloth Tor Isl, D,r, 49,. ;;.u
Great Coats so 600 }
Cloth for Great Goats $4,000 s 100000
Snr,s $4,000
Sheenhg 100 900 yards.
Ea'hco $780, 600 do.
Linen It2 GEO do
Shocs-as many as can be procured.
Cf the above articles the following have
been actually forwarded to Spain, ut d,iicien;
times:
onh"rms complete Ter 5S. 500 men
Sioth 'nrGo. $1,000 do.
linen Tor DO. 100000 yards,
N:e'' coats $3.50
SHIRTS $4,000
ohoss $4,000 pair.
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February %

BY the Spanish brig General Phafoy. inst ~.
rived here from the Havaima, in ii davs. VIC have
received papers of that place to the ION instant.
The following account, being very important, we
hasten to lay 1t before our patrons Just as we re.
ceiycd it.
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Extract Of a letter from a Respectable gen.
Heman at Cadiz, 10 a merchant in Salem,
dafed Cadiz, Dee. 4, 1903.
livery thing in Madrid is in the greatest
confusion. The French armies are advanc-
ing and every thing IS taken up for ,he OBJ
Ject OF checking the advance Of the enemy.
III lact nothing else is attended to, or can it
be expected in the present state of things
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Translated for the Herald. .fyom an Extra Ga
&effe' Pn0IShed at The CJfce Of tie H4vaana
aurora, u the 9Th 81 Fe6ruayy.
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Ws c-l.k
you-I need not now remind you OF wlas
took place by your order on that day-oo
far as related to myslf, the effects have been
too severely felt ever tobe forgotten. q
person insulted a wounded reputation and
injured funds excite feelings in the breast OF
a man. which call for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
would not wait such a call a soldier can
not with honor, refuse to repair the wrongs
he has done, SO far as may yet be IN his
power. To obtain this is the object OF the
present note. General Hopkins, who will
hand you this, is my friend, fully acquainted
with my wishes-to his decision ! submit
myself. It's not convenient for me to remain
long in this city | hope to hear from you
on this subject as soon as convenience will
permit.
I am sir,
Your most obedient,
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N

Battalion Courts of Enquiry WILDE held at
the court house, or Tuesday, the Soth IN
stant, for the assessment of fines and a Le-
gionary Court of Enquiry will be held at the
same place, on Saturday, the 10th June next,
for hearing rppeals, and performing other
duties required by Law. The court wili be
opened at ten o'clock on each day.
Philip Triplett, Adjt.
I'd l.. M. D. G.
May g.
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Your most obedient,
JOHN ADAIR.
Gen. James Wi2inson.
ORLEANS, Goth AbYH 1909.

On the e1st instant | waited on general
Wilkinson, at his quarters, with this note
[alluding to the above,] The general po-
sitively refused to receive it, and gave as his
only reason that generalAdair had threaten
ed and menaced to assassinate hlm-He az
ter some conversation on the subject inform
ed me, he would send me his friend, to
whom I might explain more particularly the
object Of general Adalr's note and that he
would receive from him such impressions
as should govern him on the subject. A. L.
Duncan, ESQ. as the generals friend, and my
self had an interview on the 25th. The re-
suit was that general Wilkinson declined
receiving any communication from general
Adair, which was finally made known to NE
on the 25th.
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thread and thread -

vinegar, watches, White 99asco' tar.
manufacture Cd. iSao, Niae.
,oa am,os f.h ;, Ashes 1pot, c..,,
and ard, hemp seed, bi%,s( roas @1.5 SKI Skin, +,
(unnanafsetured) lead, Gs,) non
mats, pitch, Russ,a sin. '',Sscd nj
fish, soda, tar, tai Iow l'Ps seed
wax, wool and vine. 'o0"lco,
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Eyom q file of Cale1ttn D..

V".0H7I0 PQber !. y
q JaH. 1909. [Pcr he 1&. : :. q.
| ne American slip C.onokr. s,.;.
Lebon hedges, west coast Of 9, arr
The Esd OF Nov. from England dunn
ship Mary Ann, Beatie, at Ps5'n, ~
cd Of Nov. in 90 days from SAIL
Of the above ships were Ioading ~.
per, and the Mary Ann had ~ T :.
considerable supply. S
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SAM. HOPKINS.

/ publish the above documents, not on
account of any effect they may produce as
to my own standing in society f; but that the
people of this city who feel and respect their
honor, truth or honesty, may the better
know the man, with whom they are in
some measure obliged to associate.
I am no duelist, nor do | wish to acquire
a name in that way-I have been denounc-
ed as a traitor to my country f; and although
no specific charge has been produced against
me, vet the denunciation lin the manner in
which it took place. was IN my mind as I'M
~pardonable as it was ungrateful and irrepar-
able-more especially as the outrage was
committed under the orders of the very
man who had been for years soliciting me
to Join him in leading an expedition into
Mexico; the act which he now has been
able, through his own and good affidavit
men, to twist into treason.
In justification to my own feelings | may
be allowed once more to assert, that [ nc
yer have been engaged in any military en-
terprize, or political scheme whatever, cal
culated to disturb the peace OF this city, or
do an injury to my country-And as treason
(the crime with which Ihave been charged
cannot be committed by a single individual,
I call On the person to come forward and
declare himselfwhom / have ever attempted
in any way to seduce from his allegiance to
the government of the u. States.
There is not a man living, whom, to my
W knowledge, has been engaged in any
reasonable project, or received a pension
for reasonable purposes from any foreign
government, Gen. James HiAinson, except
ca.
Low and contemplate as this man has
stood for some time past in the opinion of
my countrymen, as well as myself, | would
not have stopped to invite him to a meeting
had it not been that be is still permitted to
wear the coat of a soldier, and WELD the
sword of my country. Nor would | have
believed that he could have been stimulated
to meet a call of honor from any man, had
il not been for his late vaporing and Boosting
as a duelist in the Atlantic states, added to
his own declarationssto that effect. | have
now done with him in this way, firmly be-
lieving that he is a COWARD, and that to
apply any weapon of chastisement to him
more formidable than a horse-whip. would
but disgrace the arm making the application.
Holm ADAIR.
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WANTED TO HIRE:

An active vii disposed DOi'
about Is years Of age J.. print
April %.
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~ JaH. 1909. PR The l{ge.
he American slip Csopok,
LeDon hedges, west coast Of S,m,'
me @9a OF Nov. from England .
snip MARY Ann, Beatie, at Padann !. 5
"a OF Nov IN 90 days FROM Sal,no
OF the above ships were loading yI 5
per- and the Mary Ann had pror, 4
considerable supply
f
oe PENANG, NV. IS, la1
VI saturday arrived the America
orig ereoie' last from Madras.
The arrival Of the ship Maol,,.,
river Hooghiy, was the srbicel of Ill
congyatulation al Calcutta she nUa
ed as the hMbinqer of rood n.n ~"'
most a general ioy was d5tf,seJ .G So' OK
place, il being at first supposed ,b,,
ference were settled between Fna%. '1 I
America, and that a renewal nj. o.
intercourse with India had t.r>n VIC u
SUSPENSION Of which. ever g, pace
, had caused a great stagnafoo IN s'o' \
es of the trade of BENGAL wa WINE I'l
motive of the MaedalSn's ,, n",n me
known though NOTHING f3ro rrE,.'"l'.'
yorable could be IN. fred r.o., VI U
(she having sailed under $500 ~, r''
from the American pavrrnn ,n'1' -, lSi
! withdrawing the disaTno;nsn,.n. lrm ana
lie e~xpectatiop. she W, r]arsiraI ~ ~ 'g'
| ed as a vessel Of the n1,., e.. 49,. .,'' .
very f,%cil;tv evtrndsd ~ ~ I-''']
| American vessels anI : gIac :. 20 81 o ~
footing as their own gIiPs, VI w. }.
From The British .bins or NO., :, :
every c~ivilitv and nojiI1nsss % ;" ~
ed tho, could hove been J~s;raI va, :.,Y i,
REGARDING the rev. in no ins,aas =.
there an 3t,emst 10 examine cifbr .r.' ,5s .
or thei, projections.
There war three Anerican GILL;. :,
william prisoners Of war. who he'd h
tak[uin October last s%ervinr on board
French national corvette Il Ysga: on
,I;co,;or zinc made clai,n;rg tbam as
'ra,:rooe rs aovern,r y@.n.E,I !, ,.,,
2 =.
2Watk;nso, J, ramm ~ Of =. V,~I,Ie
An cn63rpo was laid on 81 Calcutta
,be zib of N9vrmber bv the o,r.fnm.
which wa understood r. bs anr5man,Dt.
dnrirc The war, ex.ept;nr for the res1
]arno;6fs1 conyovs, Frsn.5 frir,,cs
nr;vaterys had rrrat,yl;srrssspI f%e trad
india, particularly h Fl. b,v Of Bengal
A short time nrey;oYs 70 ths arIiiyl
the Maodalsn. the French corvette La
~ 80 ,aten ct The s,nJbss4s BY Il
~ fr;oota Ia NToJrste ranfqin EiioL,
rsra }ono. cbase Tb;s caryrtte was
ea,ne y]ossel tbat Iast wear rnder the n
&c ,p'saaaA"t ' "on,nonIsd br the n
O. 60. - leI W. Ill., a' an ,aanr r,L h NJ
- H." ~ 49, ""D o. -,,'t acc ~ ,,t, o}ber swift sal
~ Wv ~ Jay :" @;4 = raoa;.;t;on bv the
'''e -la & III, f France &c . nat
ressel and etat;onsd Of the Sandh-
fbere che had fer some time eladcd all
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NEW YORK M.

The brig Merchant, Weeks. .
wanna 10 days since, The brig Cum "a at i
Tor Boston, in 10 days. S''sa't {
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May Oath, 1900
SIR,
II have the honor Of transmitting to you
herewith, 70 be laid before the House OF
Renresentatives, the enclosed paper marked
q which will afford a general view OF the
stare and disposition, at this time, OF the
vessels belonging to the navy Of the United
States, and Of the gun boats.
II appears proper here to observe, tor the
;nformation Of the House of Representa-
t;ves that the frigates Constitution and
Chesapeake, the ship Wasp, the brlgs Hor-
net and Argus, and the sohooners revenge
and Enterprise, were in commission PRIOR
so.tbp massage OF the act, entitled " An act
antho,ising the employment OF an addition
Il naval force passed s1st January, 1909,
md that the frigates President, United
States & Essex, the corvette John Adams,
.Ls hr;as Siren, Vixen and Nautilus, and
ssbe cutter Ferret, have been put n COM
mission since the passing OF that Jaw a
ureeably toigs provisions that the frlgatts
TTnited States and Essex, and the corvette
Iobn Adams have had such thorough re-
s;r and Improvement, that practlca! gen
sls,oen ~nronounce them to be, at this time,
s,sftsr and more Efficient vessels than they
,~sre when originally launched and that
sbs f,;gate President is now undergoing a
.horongh repair which is nearly completed,
and being repaired under the advantages
agorded 6y extensive experience, she will
be. IN all respects, greatly superior toWhat
She was when first launched.
RESPECTFULLY submitted,
PAUL HAMILTON.
The hon. SJfoseph 3. Tarnum,
Sbeaksr q The Il. Of Representatives.
(A) 5.
ExHIBT, she7riag the state and dtsPosz-
ton, at this time, Of the 0essels belonging,
to the Macy Of the Unafed ofases' ana q
the. grsn-boats.
Sod S.ates. at Norfolk Chesapeake, at
posron Essex, at Norfolk all oHHlcered,
,nanned. yictualled, and in other respects
prepared for service.
Corvette John Adams, at Baltimore Oh
csrsd and nearly manned and prepared.
Er;aate President, at Washington Off
cered, and nearly manned-Wili be ready
for service IN July.
shin Wasp, at Philadelphia in all re-
spects prepared for service.
Brig Hornet, at Norfolk do. do.
ARGUS, at New York Go. do.
Siren. gone to France ; do. Go.
vixen. at Charleston do. do.
ch,r REVENGE. at N. York do. do.
Scbr, E.nterprize, at Norfolk Offered,
victualIed, and completely repalred-and
nearly manned.
Brio Nautilus, at Washington cutter
Ferret, ditto both preparing Tor service,
but recruiting orders not issued
Fripates Congress, Consolation, New
Work Adams, and Boston, at the Navy
Ward. Washington require repairs.
GUN-BOATS.
OF ,n-Boats at New-O Orleans; orders
Given to reduce their crews to the number
required for their navigation and safety.
Is do. at Charleston,
ri do. Norfolk,
10 do. Baltimore,
20 do. Philadelphia,
50 do. New-York,
Q do, Westerly R. I. Pin ordinary
2 do. Norwich, CT.
d do. Wilmington, NC
/ do. Boston,
8. do. Portland, Maine,
i do. Lake Ontario,
2 do. Lake Complain,
Q do. Washington, in the yard with
out expence.
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Dailv Gazette, s Dollars per ananan.
C0nstrv Gazette, S Dollars.

Jetter from the Secretary of the Navy,
transmitting a general viezO Of the state
and disposition Of the vessels belonging to
The Nagy offthe United States, and Of tie
Gun Beats. bag 25th, 1909. Ordered
to lie on TIC table.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
May Oath, 1909.
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DO. WaslluStOH, III tI0 NV "It'T
out expence.
GEN. WILKINSON AND CEN. ADAIR.
From the Nezo-Orleans Gazette Of the 28tA
APrik
MADAM FoUR1cE's, April goth 1909.
SIX,
AT no period since the 14th of Janu-
.sry, 1907, has it beenin my power to address
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-05-09
'E~7o the subscribers to the Ristor.
Of Virginia.

WHEN l issued my prospectus in
August last, l was under the impress
sion that Mr.. Burk had prepared ma
terials for composing the fourth vol
ume OF his work. My surprise then,
will readily be imagined to have been
great, and my embarrassment extreme,
on finding that this very difficult task
unavoidably devolved upon me, and
that Mr.. Burk had not left behind him,
either in manuscript or in print, one
single document, relative to Virginian
History ola later date than the attack
on Norfolk in 1878.
had received information that on
ly materials had been collected for
composing the History of Virginia,
but that even part OF the fourth vol
ume was actually written; from this
information, enormously given me.
proceeded this part of the phraseology
In my prospectus, viz: that 6 had
undertaken to complete the fourth
volume, left mfnishedby the death of
burk." What then supposed | had
to perform, was, to complete an un-
finished volume, part of which was
actually witten, and materials collect
ed tor composing the whole. On the
contrary my undertaking has turned
out, to be, the labour of collecting ma
terIals, for an entire work commencing
with the Revolutionary War. But /
have the satisfaction of assuring the
subscribers, that / have nearly over
come the difficulties which unexpect-
eddy obstructed my progress, and that
the delay in the publication, which /
forsee must take place, will be more
than compensated by the increased
value and authenticity of the materials
from which the Fourth Volume of the
History of Virginia will be composed.
have thought proper to make this
communication, as well to account for
unexpected delay, as to shew that had
the situation of things been, as was
led to believe they were, 1 made no
assertion in my prospectus, which |
could not have veriged-no promise
with which l could not have complied,
SHELTON JONES.
Richmond, ay 9Th, 1909,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-05-09
Richmond, Nay 5fh, 1909.

SIR, -'11s ''"' i0oS.
have great pleasure in forwarding tn
you the enclosed communication from the
secretary OF war, and have to request that
the shes of the President of the limited
States, therein contained, may be fully
complied with. To that end send YOU a
copy OF the said communication, for each
OF the Commandants of Regiments within
your Brigade.
Accept my hearty congratulations ON the
late happy change of prospect with resnect
to our foreign relations !; permit me to hone
that on all occasions similar to the one
which produced the late call for a portion
OF our citizen soldiers to be held in readi.
ness to take the field, the militia of Virgil.
MA Will, as they always have done, promptly
step forward in vindication of her national
rights and honor; Effec,ually to do so, it is
necessary that no relaxation of effort to
oosa'n military knowledge should be permit
ted to take place in consequence of present
PACING appearances / have therefore
tand trust it will not he deemed unsea
s0naoie) to exhort my Fellow Citizens of
the militia. jealousy to employ themselves
IN the acquisition of a Knowledge of that
art which may be their greatest security in
the day of battle.
am, with great respect,
Sir, your obed't Servant,
JOHN TYLER.
~ ~