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NAPOLEON.
FROM LINC'S N r GAZETTE.


At sitting of the Municipal Body Of Ma
drid, the 9th OF December, the C~orregidOr
presented a most bombastic and fulsome ad-
dress to his Imperial and Royal Majesty,
imploring in the most abject and servile man
uer, the protection of the conqueror NaDo.
leon, for the citizens of Madrid generally
also his imperial pardon for ali the inhabi-
.ants of the city and country, who have borne
arms against the French.
His Majesty answered, that their condi-
ton would be prosperous and happy, if the
inhabitants adhered, with good faith, to the
constitution and acknowledged, with since
rity, Don Joseph Napoleon the first, for their
lawful King; but in the Contrary case,
Spain should become a province Of France.
Here follows a DECREE of his Majesty,
dated the 18th of December, at the camp of
Madrid consisting Of 20 articles the object
of which is, principally to relieve the poorer
classes of society from burthensome. taxes
and personal services. BY articles 1 and Q.
The taxes called acreage and coionGtc are
abolished in all the states composing the
Dutcby Of Berg and Cleves. The Cedivant
Serfs, as well as the other inhabitants of said
Dutchy, are to enjoy civil rights in all their
plenitude.
BY Art. S, Are abolished, the duty of do
mesticity the duty of manumission, and en-
reimbursement the m%ortuary duty the cor
vses; manuel, transport and all other per-
sonal services, &c. &c.
decree of the emperor Napoleon, dated
at the camp of Madrid, 18th December, pro-
hibits the alienation of different branches Of
taxes, and orders the holders Of rights and
titles to such impositions, to pay tile same to
the royal treasury.
Another decree Of the same date abolishes
throughout Spain all judiciary tribunals of
the lords. No other but the royal jurisdiGti-
ON now remains.
1t must be extremely Notifying to every
American, and must rouse the enmity oi
every ma who has the least pretensioas
to American feelings, to hear Of the cruel
ties practised upon our fellow citizens in
France, whom chance has thrown upon her
shores.
We learn from capt. Lindsay who came
homo passenger in the Batavian, (and we
have heard it before) that the crews Of all
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plcted a total of four hundred and eighty
thousand men, which had defilea thro' Bor-
deauX for the Spanish peninsula. The con
quest OF Spain and Portugal was regarded as
a matter of course. After that had been
done, it was supposed the emperor would
leave 100000 French troops in Spain. and
recruiting two or three hundred thousand
Spaniards. together with his other forces
turn his attention to some other object. The
q%uidnuncs at Paris openly spoke of the APP
preaching derangemert of Austria, and of tire
probability that Joseph Eonaparte, (too mild
perhaps. for the throne of SPain.) would be
made king of the Austrian dsminiuns.
Nj. Dashkoff, who had been appointed
charge-des- a~ffaires, and consul general, BY
the emperor OF Russia. to reside near the =
merican government, was at Paris about
the fifteenth of December, intending To de
part in about six weeks for Westinghouse.
Monitor.
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EUROPE.
WASHINGTON, March 21.

BY the arrival of the brig Batavian at New
York, government has received dispatches
from General Armstrong, the American mi
mister at Paris. These dispatches are as
late as the Goth Gay of December, and were
entrusted to the care of capt. Bunker, a pas
senger in the Batavian. Our official advices
from England and France are now of a Cor
respondent date.
we have once more to repeat the uIgra-
clous tidings, that the emperor.of the French
manifests no disposition to relax his anti
neutral system. Surrounded as he is by my
riads OF soldiers, and invariably accompa-
hled by victory in his career Of conquest, he
seems TO have forgotten the idea of national
justice, and merged all other consideration
in the contemplation of Ais gigantic hoLicy,
which is a monster all eyes and no bowels.
III is impossible to account for the obstinacy
OF Great Britain. Calamity appears to have
rendered her only more perversely ~infatua-
ted.
We have received Paris journals to he
goth of December. There are some of a la
ter date liz town, which we endeayored to
procure, but were unsuccessful. The two
articles which appeari in to days Monitor,
stated pienna and AIgiers, are copied from
The Intelhgepcer.
o. These i'll the last Enyuirer.
10 enable the American reader fully to
understand the nature of the NC W from Con-
staitinopie, it may be necessary to state that
the Janizaries of Turkey have, for a long
time. deposed and created sultans at their
pleasure. Like the PrGtoriau bands of an
Gent Rome, they rave become the curse of
the Ottomans, OCcasioniDg frequent and bloc
dy revolutions. To get rid of this DANCE
rous corps. it was, a few years back, attemp-
ted to Introduce into the Ottoman army the
.Ntzam-Gedid, or new military tactics, as in
practice among the several nations of Eu-
rope, by which means a new military class
would be organized, by which the Janiza-
ries wouid be htld in. check. In this, how
ever, the Janizaries saw nothing but their
own ruin and the attempt has, it appears
cost tue lives of two or three of the Grand
ociSniors. At any other time, such commoti-
ons would create some ferment in the cabi-
nets OF Europe but, asthcre can be no doubt
but what the whole Turkish empire will be-
fore long undergo a radical renovation, these
occurrences can only be regarded as minor
events.
We are happy in being enabled to say,
that cur consul at Algiers has established
with the new dey the relations with tho ".
o.upon the old & friendly footing sothat the
revolution therelwili have no baleful effect
as 1T regards us. Authentic advices from
Tunis. likewise announce that our affairs
With that regency are perfectly agreeable.
In the early part Of. December last, the
french general Junot duke of Abrantes)
passed with his division through Bordeaux.
Els orders from the emperor were that he
shonld be at Lisbon IN the 18th Of January.
About the middle Of December there passed
through 'ilo sane city (BUydeaux) a divisf-
on OF 5000 men being TIC last that serc
ueStincd tor Spain. Tins body oftro3ps com
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HOUSES & LOTTs-FoR SALE-By vir-
IL tue of tie last will and testament of Robert
Means, decd, will be sold, to the highest bidder,
Mt public auction, on Monday the tenth day of A
prii next, the following LANDS & IENE-
MENIS, in the city of Richnaond-that is to
say
Some wooden HOUSES and a piece of LAND
opposite TO Crouch's Tavern, on the street lead
ing up by the governors.
Several brisk IENEMENTS on the cross
street leading to ShockG Ware-Hou,t.
A HOUSE & LOTT upon the b nin.
A moiety OF another HOUSE upon the Basin,
and the third Of the LOTT belonging to it.
The TENE MINT where WIN. Robertson,
ESQ. now resides.
The 1ENE MENT where the Testator lived,
and n naked LOTTofLand adjoining to it.
Part OF a naked lot Of LIND, lying between
the clearinghouse OF Augustine Davis and the
Basin.
The sale will commence az the house where
the testator lived, and vii! be adjourned to the o.
ther teReInsnts successfully, until the whole are
sold. Twelve months credit will be allowed (;
the purchasers to give bond and approved secu-
rity together with a deed of trust upon the pro-
perry, TO ensure punctul payment of the pur-
chase money.
i DANIEL GALL, Executor
Of the kate Nh and Testament Of
ROBERT MEANS, Dsc'd
Morch 81 tds
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March IL.

odFANNIH, March IL.
Gait. Barrie, IF me 8Eooh Dauhhin, aryi-
Ded fhfS morning from Gu7dalouhe. 7vhich
mace he (cT on the 1871 ofFebruary, informs
fhaf on the 26h Of January, zen. PreUost
landed 1900 British fro2ES at 7rinite, in
the island IF Afartinico, 7yho zoere immedi-
afely attacked and beatcn by The Frcnch,
7otth INC loss If 1900 men, 70hilst that Of
the French qeaS only 400. Our i7forrrqnt
states, that among ire Brifish troohs 7o~re
a Sreat nusrber IF Ncgroes-that .Hdmiral
PtHaret had 8ignjfed 10 the British com
mdnder, h0t unless they 7vere dismissed
from the ARM, he 7UouM cause aufhe bLacks
on the Island ~ be Hteqpise armed-this NOT
haptng been done. tie French 7Oere engaged
in the crecuhon Of The threat, and had
5000cf them under Grm8, sVhen Can't. Borie
sailed.
CAPT. b. aids, haf admiral Vi1aret hut
caused all The FreHch vessels al Yfin,dad
cahabie f6eing armed. tote burnt. 10 ire
Dcnt heir being matte Usc of6y Tie british.
rive cffbe English TRANSPORTS sailed inlme-
dtateiy after IRE eng2gcneHf far So. Lucia
and Dominica, 7Yith fhsir SICK and sgouaGcd
on board.
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March 81.

II HE Subscriber will practice the LAWin the
i county Courts of Goochland, Henrico,
Chesterfield, powhatan and Amelia.
John ROBERTSON.
Manchester, March Z. oaw1m
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LfPERIHL DECREES.
Extract OF the %n'uutes o. the secretary of
Safes 0sice.
In our iMperial camp OF Madrid

In orr impe"ial camp OF Madrid,
the 12'A December 1908.
NAPoLEoN, By the 6 ace IF God and fhe
C1nStiInHi0n. EMPEROR Of the F3.cach. King
q, lt"l3 and hr0tee!org he C2gtadera!i9a
II tie Mime
C~onsidering that one Of he greatest abu-
ses s0htch hare creft into NE finances of
Stain, proceeds from. the ~aienaTiom Of dT
Jerfnf branches CfMr fareS-and that.
h%oTocUer, the tG.reS, from tier nature, are
inaHenabie.
We haze decreed ard do decree shat fol-
lozvs :
From the hudHcation ofthc hrcsenf de
cree, the iadipiduais 7yho mav De in tos,es-
sion, 7vhethcr BY (he kiug's douutios, or by
safe or am other cause, fanyh PORTION 1vhgt-
soeUer@ the cl0I or ecclesiastical faces,
sHGH cease 10 e"Joy them, and the hcraous
fared shaH6e hoi1rn 70 h,'oDe that then aye
faia he7r ares 10 The kings agens and 10
the treasury
AEorHER nFcREE.
W. haze 0ecreeG md d. decree zyhat fall
.4rt. l. Ill mano5j45ace Is abolished in
Stain.
n There crisis no h erjiurisaiehion than
tie royat jurisdiction.
1ffLAN, Der. e..
Scne ietfcrS from 3qgnnne msntiou that
his erctHrncv 1Mr. .Hlilni. he minister
SfcFetary II State, iGa rcce'Ucd orders from
ms Snher'dl majcsinfo rchair 10 Paris and
5"aft f." him in lhat cify' This nezys, 4yhich
~" h1Oe 'Wstb 'en assured is true, hycyes
fAGf thr ShdrTsh buaiHeAS is niuch ad1,anceG:
aud, qohpt IL IN erecting FIR ne French and
rattan snbject9 - kqozp. is. tho tie I'm
hcror 7OiH mos be long absent from his ca
fifak.
A London paper, Of the 18th December,
says-Ihe following account of the total srp-
piiGsN(Sent and ordered) of the description
under mentioned for the Spanish armies. was
transmitted by the chancellor OF the exche-
qner TO the Lord Mayor, and read at the
city meeting yesterday by Mr.. Hogcroft =
for ''''''S $1,000 men 241, 900
Cloth for 10000 do. "heh'
Great coats, so 0 o
Cloth for great coats, $4,000 100000
Shirts, q5 oOo
2hee'inS, 100000 yards.
IAlico' $50, 0CO do.
Linen, 1875, 900 do.
ohoes-as many as can be procured.
OF the above articles the following have
been actually forwarded to Spain at diocrent
times:
Uniforms complete for $500 men.
Cioth Tor do. so. 600 Ito.
linen ana Caico, 100000 yds.
Great coats, $3.50
ohlrts, $4,000
ohoes, rs, 900 pair.
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PROCLAMETYOW

~BoNAPARTE TO THE SPANISH NATL
ON.
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A London paper, Of the 18th December,
says-The following account of the total sup
plies Sent and ordered) of the description
under mentioned for the Spanish armies, was
transmitted by the chancellor of the exche-
qner to the Lord Mayor, and read at the
city meeting Yesterday bY Nh. HnNcroft
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-08-16
JOHN WI DAVIS,


~sSse> 80. f10O9 1H0McssotFecIs
a N Elegant and we'll chosen assortment
IA of ladies' and gentlcmen's SHOES, of
the latest patterns, viz :--Iadies English kid
SLIPPERS and Ties, different patterns; do. do
spangled Sandals Ladies French silk Quilted
Slips and Ties; Ladies, misses and children's
black, blue, red, green, yellow, fig and tea
coioured morocco Slips and Ties, with and
without heels |; mems and boys morocco, and
seal-skin Dancing Pumps mems and boys
calf and seal.skin fine Shoes .Aso. black,
red, green and yellow morocco Skins, horse
skin, caif-skin and meats -Ica,her Boot I-ers.
Boot Tops Skins for binding, Boot Webbing,
silk Cord .Likepise, A handsome as,ortrnent
of HATS-He keeps constantly emploved. a
number of experienced workmen in his Man
nfactory, ffom which His Shoe-Store Is con-
stantly supplied with warr1ntcd Boots and
Shoes of every description Measures taken
as usual Cor Boots and Shoes, and made at
the shortest notice.
.diso--a few pair, Of low priced Morocco
Slippers, at fifty cents pair.
The smallest favors viii meet with due
attention, and be received with gratitude. All
orders from town or country win meet with
pilnctual attendance
w Wasred, Two experienced worxmen
IN the above busincss---.zso, a lad as an
apprcasice, IA or 5 years Of age One from
thc country would BE preferred
.St-y{sorf, June IL, 1909.
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S. STACKHOUSE's
(.AEW LNT,E.N7EDJ
PATENT CHURN.

7NiUS Churn viii work much easier than the corn.
i mon one; besides, it has the advantage of col
icctng the buttcrin rolls il may also be made to any
size, so as to chun any quantity the possessor may
wish and Il may be fixed in such manner AZ to work
eislisr by hand, water, wiu4 or any other power
6ood Cream has often been clurued into the best
Butter, by this excellent and simple machine in eight
or ten minutes, and deposited in neat roIsproducipg
mon way.
- The above chum may be had Of BarrxAt
MorRo, in Porssmenfh, or RosEar & NrcHoLAs
LAwToS, no. CT, spsiag- -Sfress. Ae1fers.
Aur1rst .
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The two Prizes Of 2,500 Dollars each will be drawn
as follows The first drawn blank on the 18th day of
drawing, will have the first 500 Tickets from No.
4O0l to 4500 inclusive and the first drawn blank on
the Goth day, will be entitled to the second 500 from
No. l0,501 to 1900 inclusve but should the FIRST
blanks on the ,sth and Goth days drawing be either
OF the numbers from No. 1901 TO No $500 inclusive
and also from No. TO- sol to No. ii 900 inclusive then
that case the frstdrawn blank succeeding (not one
ofthose numbcrs) shall draw and be entitled to the
respective 500 Tickets.
Five hundred numbers will be considered one days
drawing, and the fortunate blanks determined accor
dinghy. The drawing will commence in September
next Prizes less than 500 dollars will be paid in
80 days; of 500 and 1000 in 90 days and the high
est Prizein go days after the drawing scompletedn
current Bank Bills.
sssa9's 'ssss PERRY E "'"'''"- ,n-4s~
Boston, June !, 1909.
TICKETS tho above Lottery, may be had of the
Managers, of J. c. SHAW, and of l.. ROUSATAN.
lERE, at the office OF the Newport Murcury.
.Ne,eport, Jut 5, 1909.
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ATTENTION a (!

THE Subscribers contemplating Disso-
. luton Of Partnership, an adjustment Of
their Accounts becomes necessary, they there
fore solicit all such as are indebted to them
by Notc,or Account, TO make immediate pay
meht, as their business will shortly be closed
NATHANIEL SWEET, & Co.
July i2.
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0J Subject 10 no deduction, end not fsrs BsasLs 20
Prise
Capital Prizes detcrminable in the following man.
ner
The first drawn Blank on each DAYS drawing. cx-
cept the days which the Prizes of 500 dollars come
out, shall be entitled TO to 100 dollars each aud the
last drawn number every day to so dollars. First
blank the Cd day, entitled to 500 dollars.
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APPRENTICE WANTED.

III MIN lOE w hN ED.
NJANTED an Apprentice, to the Rake
Wv ing business. A smart active Lad A.
bout y or - years Of age, who'csn produce
GOOD rccon,mcudstion,may hear Of situation
by applying at the Office Of the RAode-Lsfard
Rstn5gror.
N: B One from the country would be pre-
fered. May 10.
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alDireitanp.
Mr.. .fE.fAgS'
CORRESPONDENTS CONTINUED.


SINS,
IN former letter, it was suggested that
i found myself obliged TO say something of
the peace of l7s3
Mr.. Hamilton, in his pamphlet, page z,
says, I" The principal merit of the negotiation
with Great Britain, in some quarters, has
been bestowed on Mr.. Adams but it is GER
tainly the right Of MIR. Jay, who took lead in
the several steps of the transaction, no less
honour..ble to his talents than to his hrmncss
The merit, nevertheless, Of n full and deci-
sive cooperation, is Justly due to Mr.. Adams."
This invislions paragraph, II am chsritsbly
disposed to believe, was owing partly to want
OF information, and not altogether to malice,
or u desire TO excite a misunderstanding be-
tween me and MIR. Jay. AS shall be oblig-
ed to take course somewhat circuitous, in
order TO shew it in its true light, request
the candid attention Of the reader TO some
documents that may at first appear tedious,
but which in the end will be found important,
ii not essential.
l. God forbid that should attempt 20 dimin-
ish ray Of the solid glory of Mr. Jay, in this
or any other transaction of his life. A man
and his commission were never better united
than Mr.. Jay and the commission for peace
with more integrity, constsncy, fortitudc, in
telligcncc OF address.---I have constantly said
this in all Companies and upon all occasions,
Tor SAX and twenty years, and now rejoice in
an opportunity ct transmitting it 10 posteriiy.
AS the negotiation Of the peace of 1888,
was transaction pregnant of events which
are iutl OF instruction TO the people OF Ameri-
ca, to future Presidents and Congresses, and
l.
government, and the English too, ] hope
shall be pardoned if some things should np-
pear at iirst sight TO be the effect cf ostcutll-
ION or vanity. The subject Is too serious
for any considerations of this kind to have any
influence upon me. In the autumn OF 1879,
attended my duty in Cambridge, Is a mcm-
bcr OF the convention, while il was forming a
constitution Cor the state OF Massachusetts
Returning home to my family in Brsiptrce,
on Saturday night, the 4th Of November, l
found packet from the President Of Con.
Grass, containing two cosnsnissions, pccoSr-
panied with siI,ntfuctiohs, and the orders Of
Congress, to cfsI6ufk as soon as possible for
Europe, on board the French frigate lie Sen.
sibIe, under tho command of Captain DE Chs-
vannc. M
The 6rst OF thcse commissions constituted
me minister plenipctcntisry to negotiate
anu su''.."ae 49, WIN uaoss n'asaln tne
sI.vnu, ;" neBoela'o -, 'icAv - cc.nsneFce
VIII 'na' power. "c Afse was - tncsc
The delegates ofxl,e UnheG States Of New
Hampshire, Msssachusel<s1 13ey, Rhode. Island
and Providence Plantations, Connections,
Ncw-York, New-Jcrscy, Pennsylvania, de-
lawarc, Maryland, Virginia, Norsh-C -Csrclina,
A'o'l''"' anu ueo's'a
| 10 eH syhs sAaN see Aicse hrrsenfs, scgd grsef-
ing
~<,,s - rs .t
bcs,;,;,;es AZ Atost ch,;s,;sn nss ~ M
=, Ti,,;,sd stsscs ~ ,hs n,' ~.
IA NJ. p,;,srr;. rxs;sss. q, .h~ ~,,". - r~sy
-..1 :. 49,. ~ -s.s~ yy~s;.. - .s. r,.'&-
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NOTICE.

TNHE Subscribers have formed conncc-
4 ton in business, under the firm of
.1VANTON & RATHDONE.
GEORGE WANTON,
GEORGE S. RATHBONE.
Newport, August 2, 1909.
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NOTICE

NOTICE \
NHE MANAGERS the Newport Me-
l. THODIST CHAPEL LOTTERY,
have determined to commence Drawing said
Lottery on the frst. MoNBAy of SEPTENpEx
next
.Nswhorf, May 81, 1909.
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year of the independence Of the United States
of America. .a1
Signed by the President and scaled with
his seal. n, tsrs .l,l W
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, President,

MS seal. ..l, rt.,. .l I4tt N
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, Prss'dsn,,
and seai.:
Attest, CHARLES, THOMSON, Sec'ry.
The commission for making treaty Of
commerce with Great Brissln, was in these
words
The delegates of the United States of
New-Hampshirc, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations, Connect
cut, Ncw-lolls, Ncw-jsmey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carroll
ma, South-Ca,v!ina, and Georgia, in Congress
assembled.
10 az ssso staR see nsse trsssnfs, send Grses-
ing:
1t being the desire of the United Statcs,
that the peace which may be established be-
tween them and LIS Dritvnnick Majesty may
be permanent and accompanied with the mu-
tual benefits derived from commerce.
Know ye, therefore, that we, coniiding in
the integrity. prudence and ability OF the hon.
JoHY ADAMS, Esq. late Commissioner OF the
United States OF America, ut the Court of
Versailles, late Delegate in Congress from
the State OF Massachusetts Bay, and Chief
Justice of that State, have nominated and
constituted, and by these presents do nomi-
nate and constitute, him, the said john
Adams, our Minister Plenipotcntiary, giving
him full power general and special, to act in
that quaity,to conIer,agrec, and conclude with
the Ambassador OF Pienipotentiary Of his Bril-
tannic Majesty vested with equal powers, Of
and concerning treaty oil commerce., and to
transact every thing thut inay be necessary
for comp.ctcing, securing snd strengthening
the same in as ample form and with the X
same Q fleet ss IL We were pcrsonn)lY pre-
sent and acted therein hereby promising ia
good faith, that we will accept, ratify, fulfill
and execute, whatever shall Lc agreed, con-
cludod and signed by our ssid Minister Plcni-
potcntiary, and that We will never act, nor
suffer any person TO act, contvery TO the same,
in the whole nor Ii rny part
In witness whereof we have caused thcae
presents to bcKivcn IN Congress, ~ Philadol-
phia, the twenty ninth day of 8op(tmbcr in
the year Of our Lord, one thousand seven
hundred and sevcnty ni;lc, I'D in the fourth
year Of the Indcrcndcnce cishc url1ed ssstes
ct America &.
Signed " the Presideas and sealed With
has Seal.
X SAMUEL IiUSrlNcToNt sEf4d.a.,