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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-25

Observations on the influence Of Sell and CH-
mate ,tpon WOOL; fran auhieh is dedac-
ed a certain and easy method Of improc-
ing the q,tality Of English Clothing Wc0Ls,
s and preserving 8 the health Of Sheep; zpith
hi,ts fer The asaaagease't Of Sheep after
Steering apenquiry into the structure,
groufh, and fd1nlation. Of rrool dhair !;
and remarks on the means By 7ohieh the
Spaaish breed sef Sheep may be made TO
preServe the best qualities q its fleece an
changed indifferent climates.
By ROBERT BAKEWELI4.
H-uh occasional Notes and Remarks, By tic
RIGHT hon. LORD .soMERvILLE.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-25

That it viii sooner or later be every wkere
applied to the short-Yooled sheep OF Bril-
tain, / am fully persuaded; the ointments,
and the modes Of application may be chang
ed but the practice will remain SO long as
the soil and climate of our isle remain near.
" what they are at the present time.
10 be co1lt1alled.
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B0mbs.
Vesuyius, Devastation.

Sixty IS Founders, ba:1ering; 40 twenty
four do. 40 pieces Of field artillery 10
eighty six pound car!onsdes 40 mortars !;
many hoHitzers an lnlneuse number OF
congreve rockets shrapntli shells; and an
ample supply OF ammunition Tor seiSe.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
LONDON, May IS.

The following article will show th It at
the commencement of the present war, Aus
tria was aware of the possibility of nearly
all the disasters which have yet happened
to her.
" Secret Instructions from the Rmheror
Francis III 70 C3unt Von .4iehhoif. Pre-
sident of the Government of Saifz5nrg.
Considering that tire uncertainty of MI
itary operations renders it necessary TO take
such measures of precaution as crcu a :
stances may require, his Majesty the Empe-
ror has been pleased to make known the
steps he has ordered to be taken, and the
motives for SO dpirig, by virtue of Decree
of the council of the 2Sth inst, in case the
enemy should make an incursion into his
hereditary dominions.
b" In case the enemy should approach the
metropolis, the town of Pelt shall be the
centre of acts affecting the whole monarchy
and TO that point the public money belong.
ing TO all the threatened provinces snail be
sent.
Z" HIS Majesty has nominated for that pc.
risd a Council, the members of which shall
be made known at proper time, aud wno
residing at Vienna, shall act in concert with
Lower Austria, and f not pr vented, with
the other provinces watch might be posses
sed by the enemy, and of which all persons
shall, as circumstances may require, receive
the necessary Instructions.
CHS Majesty makes this resolution
known to MIR, Court Councillor,
commanding him to preserve the profound :
est secrecy till the monent the enemy may
occupy ms district.
(Signed) "ALo vow UGARrs.
Vienna, 2stb ,lhrii, 1909.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15

Mr.. CevalIos has received from his
government, and communicated to our mi
nsters, proposition made by Bonaparte
to the supreme Junta, Offering to Withdraw
his troops from Spain, provided they were
allowed to retire with their stores, sc.
without molestation. The Junta replied in
the Affirmative, upon condition that Bona
parte should renounce all pretensions to
the throne of Spain, and engage that he
would not hereafter Introduce an army in
70 that country. To these stipulations Sc
bastiani, who was charged with the over
ture, declared he was unauthorized to &C
cede; and in this state the matter rested
at the date of NJ. Cevallos's dispatches.
Statelo has written two letters, to the
iunta, in the name of Joseph Bonaparte,
conveying the most Aauering promises, and
engaging not merely TO secure TO members
Of the patriotic government their present
property, but greatly to increase it. Mar"
shall Victor has written to general Cuesta
to the same effect, aud entreating him for
the cause of humanity, not TO compel his
master to the further effusion OF blood.
Sebastiani has likewise addressed letters
to Jovellanos, to Saavedra, TO the Juntas
Of Cordova aud Jena, intended 20 shake
their loyalty, and their confidence in their
means OF resistance. This correspondence,
which shews the weakness and the fears
Of the enemy, together with some letters,
addressed by O'Farrell to general Caro-
and others, in Valencia, have been PUBLISH
ed by the government with the best effect.
ILondon Courier.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,
Il PROCLAMATION.

NM HEREAS in consequence If a
Wv communication from His Bril-
fannie Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary, rdeelar-
ing that the British Orders in Council
Of January & November, 1907, would
have been withdrawn on the 10th day
June last; and by virtue of authority
given, in such event, by the 18th sec
ton of the act of Congress entitled
eau act to interdict the commercial
intercourse between the United States
aud Great Britain and France and
their dependencies and FOR other pur-
poses," Il, JAMES MADISON. Pre-
sident Of the United States, did issue
my Proclamation bearing date on the
10Th of April last, declaring that the
Orders in Council aforesaid would
have been so Withdrawn on the said
10th day Of June, after which the
trade suspended by certain acts of
Congress might be renewed And
whereas it Is now officially made
known to me that the said orders in
council have not been withdrawn a.
greeably to- the Communication and
declaration aforesaid: [ do hereby
proclaim the same, and consequently
that the trade renewable on the event
Of the said orders bciugiwithdrawn,4
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15

r,it OF the French, and had made gres,
,Rvock among the retreatins troops. Gu
;sSa's army was advanCiag to effect juno
ION with the army of General Venegas,
Stationed at the other pass Of the Sierra
Iurena, leading into La Mancha, from
hndalusia, wiiicn when effected, they W ere
directed to march directly to Madrid,
Were Joseph br.aparte was stripping tina;
city of all It's vaiUsoIes. preparatory to his
resreat with all the French troops beyond
the Ebro.
lac French arny under Marshal Ney,
IN Gal Ga was completely cut Oft by the
army under Marquis de Romano. They
had taken refuge in Ferrol, where the in
nabitants were so violent against the French
:hat they were obliged to keep within their
barracks. 1t was expected that Ferrol
you'd surrender in a few days, the harbor
of VIII Oh was closely blockadeI bya British
squadron. The Spaniards had re-taken
St. Sebastian and st. Andero. These sue
cesses would enable Sir Arthur Wellesley,
alter the captarc of Marshal Soult's army,
tohead mis- coursc at once towards Madrid
20 effect iunc.ure with the Spanish ara
mics; which alter driving the Preach out
of Spain were to enter France by bay
onae.
The Spsnish army under General Blake,
| consisting of about $4,000 men, from the
provinces of Muccia, Valencia, snd ARA :
gon, were rapidly advancing toward Ma"
drid, To cooperate with the other armies
IN pursuit of the French; and the Spansh
| army under General Reading, waicn was
| above 40 900 strong, was, after the de,t
of that Officer in Catalonia, also put IN
der the command OF Sen. Blake.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed
French, where all the clergy had CD ne 10
the unanimous reso uIioa oftak!n5 u arms,
and immediately to join the armies.
Marquis Wellesley. the newly appointed
| ambassador from England to Spain, was
momently expected a. Cad q: his apo Mt.
J ment had given the greatest sariSt ction to
| the Spaniards, as the nomination of suc5 a
person insured every possible support TO
| the Spanish cause which could he afforded
by G.. Britain. The army of Sir Arthur
Wellesley was receiving reinforcement
from England, which WAS to be augmented
to 90 600 men, 10 600 of whom were to be
cavalry, with a large train OF Tying artil-
lery, supplied with SurapueIl shells, which
did so much execution at tue battle OF IA
miera.
Great quantities of clothing, arms, sc.
had arrived from England for the SpansI
armies, both from the British government
and from individuals, vino had subscribed
large sums to the Spanish patriots. All
the dollars which could be collected by the
British government had been sent TO Cadz
and other places, for the use ofihe SpIni-
ards who were in great distress for want of
money, as the expected renlttances from
Vera Cruz, Cuba, &c. had not arrived.
State of the strength of the principal Spa
nish armies.
Gen. Cuesta a. 600, in Estremadura.
Gen. Venegas 33 600, in Lamancha.
Gen Blake $4,000, in Arragon.
Gen. Reading 40 600, in Catalonia.
MD. Romano ~ 600, in Gallacia
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
TURKEY.
CoNSTAN rINopLR, Anr;, .

we have accounts here that Ru,a;,s
CORPS has crossed the Danu ,e above WA.
len, to iona Servian army of 90 600 men
, alarm fresh instructions nonpsr
the JanissarIes has snbs.dsd. Some dsvS
oacS, Tue rJtnissaries, as. usual. received
tneir pay and rec. The grand seignior.
very unexpectedly appeared on horseback
at the oistrioution mess of rice was nre.
n, ca 10 MIN 10 tasSe; h. did SO, i gnted,
~e"e aoou' the oirrdckS, AMI wiki particu-
iar condescension ,nqd red az out their yrie-
vances, and promised them redress. phis
C used great surpri c anong the ia ,issar,es.
VINO Unanimously cried CIT, they deman,
osu hoth'hs out that the grand seignior (yno
was h'h'eif one OF their own corpsl would
not suppress II. The sultan assured men
Ire had no sucn design, buS would only grad
uaily reform their abuses he exhortei
mem AZ the Sd ne time 20 ore Hence. an
PROMISED 10 CONTINUE them IN ms favor
ms occ isionsd a general shout of low.
anu tney UNANIMOUSLY swore obedience 10
.ae suiSdh ne sultan then wished to- know
VIZ "'" proposei raisin, an nsurrectiol:
illey were lnnedI ttely named. and by orr.
der OF the grand senior, 200 of them were
I'm nedidteiy executed Fac Aga Of the
!an'sstries lost his place, and tae captain
lachd, oeid Ally, was sent into exile 20
broussi, IN Asia. All this happened VITA
remarkable tranquility.
MAYA.
we lear that before few month"; -.
EXPIRED, we shall see the Russians and Ser.
VANS under the walls of the c ty. II isDe
heved too that the Seymens (of new militia.
formed after the European manner,) out Of
hatred towards the Janissaries, who caus-
ed tneir dismissal, may unite with the en-
envy however, the anarchy which prevails
all the provinces will probably Cause
the Russians to meet with little resistance
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
ROYAL DECREE.

The Supreme Governing power Of the
Kingdom, considering it to be the primary
obligation TO free the country from the evils
which have iii nov an c ed il all which
have been occasioned ~ the arbitrary laws
to which il has been supjectj pursuing the
just and mild intent ons of our beloved King
Ferdinand the With, who was DESTROYS t.
reconstitute the Monarchy, re-establishing
in 1t the National Representation Of is an /.
cient G 1rtes, desirous that the nation should
take before the eyes Of Europe ard Of the
Universe, the noble ADD strong acts of
people worthily and leg lily constituted, de-
sirous that this great work should be per.
formed, which the circumstances command,
and the aeroic sacrifices of the peopi, re
quire, anxious that 1t should approach to
that degree of perfection which men are
allowed to obtain when they proceed with
good faith, and with desire Of doing right,
has decreed as follows -
1st. All wise Spaniards who have ma
ditated on projects Of Reform with respect
TO the Constitution the Kingdom in general,
AS well as on the par icul4r branches of
public administration, are invited by the
Junta TO commun cate their ideas with full
liberty, and a TREY gay judge may answer
best for the good oft.eir country.
81. Those writings sh ~ De sent 10th
Junta through the Secreiary's odce, within
the term of two months IRON the date of
this decree, aud authors viii subscribe
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
LONDON, June IL.

We have received Lisbon Gaxettes 70
the 3cinst. The Supreme Junta of govern
nent In Spain has directed decree. con-
nscatiug all the property of the Spanish
Mobiles, and other persons who had adher
ed to the French interest ordered also
that those persons therein named. sho,
be arrested aud carried before the 'rrihn-
nal of Public Welfare, to be tried and pnn-
isned for high treason. The papers con-
tain correspondence between Marshal
8sresfori and the Portuguese Gen. NJ .hv
announcing some partial actions between
the latter with the French, who were shu,
|up in Lugo, when Ney marched to the AS
turiis. lac amount OF the French force
IN q alicia is between 6 and 7,O00men. In
AN action which took place in Ponte- m euvo,
between NJ ma aud Lugo, the French los,
5000 men in killed and wounded. -besidss
two thousand Germans, VINO deserted and
cane over to the Spanish army. Lugo nab
been recaptsred, and 1000 prisoner, taken.
According to the accounts Transmitted. the
situation of Marshal Nsy is very preciri~
Gus. There was every reason To SUPPOSE.
iron the aspect of aK.irs, that Gailic :,
yonld he speedily cleared of the enemy. a
french colunn Of 5000 infantry and thirty
horse, had been completely routed near
Santiaso; the renains has hed to c orunua.
toandoning the former place, which the
spanish troops entered Oh the 23i, finding
considerable magazines of arms aud am
muniti therein. The MARQUIS de la
Ronana Was at Santiago. Vigo is occu-
pied by his brother, with a force of 1000
men.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15

From Barbados paper Of the 18th OF
June, the following information relative
to 5pain is obtained, received there by
the lr'glte Uadaunted in SO days from
Cddiz.
The French army under Marshal Vic
tor, which LACEY encanped at the entrance
of the celebrated passes OF the Sierra Mo-
rena from EsIrenadura into Andalusia,
aud when had been repuse1 in all its at
teOpts 10 force the Spanish army under
General CusSta, which was guarding those
passes, aud u)ol which depended the pos
session, 5y the Spaniarls, of Andalusia
bad been, 10 consequences of the British
army under Sir Arthur Wellesley, COM
PEELED To make a pfec plate retreat, from
their position, upon Madrid, leaving about
four thousand sick behind in their canton
ments. General Cuesta's cav dry, about
79J0 strong, had seen detached in pur-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15

"MY LORD,

al have the satisfaction 20 acquaint
your Lordship, that the honorable captain
Stanhope arrived this evening with dis
patches from liuet. general the right hon.
sir Arthur Wellesley, giving an account Of
MS having defeated Marshal Soult in three
actions, and retaken Oporto on the 18th
inst. In the last action, the lieut.. general
in front Of the French army. The Bluffs
under the hon. lieut.. general Paget who
first crossed the river, maintained posi-
ton with the utmost gaIlantry againts re-
peated attacks Of the enemy, till they were
Supported by other regiments. As soon
as the two other columns had passed, one
at Oporto, the other at Ayintas, Marshal
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pected, and safety and protection shall be
granted them.
9. All foreigners or inhabitants of the CT
ty shall have liberty granted them to &C
wherever they please, without being moIes
ted in their persons or properties.
10. Horses shall be furnished as may be
wanted to whoever shsl wish to depart,
they making their own bargain for the pay
ment OF them.
IL. Stages shall be given on each part for
the warranty of the fulhlnent OF the pre-
sent capitulatioD, which shall be exchanged
after having been approved, on one part,
by the General of Division Lauriston, and
on the ether, by Colonel Pechy commander
of the place.
Done at Raab, 22d June, 1909.
Signed. The Adjutaut Commandant
@. MERGER.
DoRkE', Major.
.fhhroued, lie Gen. Count d K LAtRIsToN.
! .4hhroUed, LIE Col. du Corps d'Eugene and
Commandant de la place de Raab,
PKcHY
A private letter gives more particular
detail of the loss of the French, in the bat
tie of the 21st and 22d May, than any we
have seen. The letter alluded to is d ,ted
Vanel the 1lth inst. and states the victory
1 WI euS ShiC'uukO a. hoPSiii W nave
been most complete. The French lost 35,
600 killed and wounded, As eagles, and a..
| mong them FIVE belonging to the Guards,
all their ammunition, baggage, and artilie-
| ry nine Generals, II Colonies, 500 Of.
fcers taken Lspnes and Oudinot mortaliy
wounded, Massenna slightly, and 3 Generals
killed.
1t is said that government have come to
| the determination, to send immediately on
foreign service, the whole of the disposal
BILE force of the country and with this
! view, has instructed all Commanding Of
hcers to recall the absentees of their res
pective regiments, and 10 hold themselves
n read ness to march at a moments notice
The loss ofthe Au,tiians, on the z1st and
22d ut. was between Is and Is 600 men,
and the reason of the great disproportion
between the loss of'tlIe two armies, is at
ed by Bonaparte himself in his Buliet n,
viz. that for some hours on the 22d, the
Austrians kept up dread III FIRE upon the
French from 200 pieces of cannon, while
the French,s' deprived of their parks OF
reserve, were under the necessity OF being
sparing of their ammunition" Reinforce
ments are of course pouring in to JOIN the
Archduke Charles from different quarters,
so that there does not appear to be any
ground for experimenting that Bsnaparte
will be able to oyerwhelm the Austrians by
the immense superiority of numbers.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-15
LONDON, June IL.

Accounts have been received from Buenos
hyres, brought by vessel fro n Cadiz,
announcing the total defeat and submission
Of LINERS TO the patriotic party, who had
established junta, proclaimed Ferdinand
VII. and forced LINERS to sign declaratl-
on that he would surrender the govern
ment on the arrival of the person ap pointed
TO succeed him. In the conflict we learn,
that % of his adherents had been put to
death.
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Ssult retreated In great confusion, wild.
much loss in men and artillery.
"I have the honor to be, my Lord, Sc.
"CASTLEREAGH."
t.P. S. The loss Of the British in killed
and wounded, does not exceed $50 men.
The right hon. the lord lfayor.
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SPAIN s. poRruG ".

THE SPANISH CONGRESS.
The following is a copy of the decree of the
Snpre,ne Junta for assembling the ancient
Cortes OF Span.
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eDdnegtlc.
WASHINGTON CITY.
THURsDA1, AUGUST 10.

BY THE
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~ probable thst this reason had more
Influence than any other upon their de
termination.
Not a single French reg. has been
drawn from Spain, except the imperi-
al guards.
General Coun, Laurist on continues
the siege OF Raab with the create ;t
activity. The city has been already
burning for "a hours, and that army
which gained at Essling SO great a
victory, that it took 10000 muskets
and 1000 cuirasses that army which,
at the battle of kisee killed SO many
men and made so many prisoners, tina;
army which, according TO its apocrv-
phal bulletins, obtained such great adj
vantages at the battle Of Raab, quietly
sees its principal towns besiegsd and
burned and Hungary inundated with
parties, and makes the Empress, it.
dicasters, all the valua lie effects of its
governments be carried off to the from.
tiers OF Turkey and TO the farthest ex
tremitIes OF the Empire.
An Austrian major took fancy to
cross the Danube in two boats, at the
mouth OF the Marsch. Gen. Gillv.
VisuX wen. to meet him with few
companies, threw him into the water
and to 40 prisoners. (Moniteur.)
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From the american Daily .fdveytiser.
WONDERFUL CURE.
Mn. PouLsoN.

Mn. PouLsoN,
send for insertion, the following
extraordinary cure efa CANCER--This disease
wlnclriias hitherto been accounted incurable, &
winch, like the smallpox, a century since, when
It se'zedupon the patient, hurried him into hone.
less despair, now sinks by the hands of the physi
clan, aud its clouded mists are dispersed by the
light from the medical armament
sfrs. Mary Schuyler, who resides in Fourth
street, near Vine street, aged about forty years.
was attacked in the face about two years since,
with the Career, which had devoured one third
OF the nose-repeated applications TO check its
rayages were used but used without success.
When she was in this awful situation friend ir.-
formed her of the cures whice had been el,cct-
ed by physician from Reading, PENNSYLVANIA.
and she Immediately applied to J, for assistance
who, IN about six weeks, Completely removed the
disease, and Restored her 10 pcricct health-du.
ring the cure, she was not one hour prevented
from pursuing her usual business, not confined NJ
all TO the house. She gives the above statement
tor the benefitof those, who ike herself, are la
boring without consolation, under the scduree of
that formidable enemy to the health aud happi.
ness oil society.
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a NY person who may possess file of virgi.
MIA Papers for 1878, will render service
to the literature of the state, by forwarding it 10
this office; af,crt has served the purpose of u
tty tor which ii is in ~,s'el, it will be thankful
~ returned in the same state of preservation in
which it was received In general, all authentic
documents, either. printed or manuscript, rela-
tive to .he Revolutionary Nvar, viii be thankful
iy received, used aud returned as before mcnti-
oned. Communications, 10y letter too. upon this
subject. b. those now hving, who were engaged
nesses ofimportant events, will be thankfully re-
ccivcd.
March 81. If
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March %.

ANDING from the Schooner RICHMOND
- Isaac Seaman, Master -
SO Boxes Raisins,
10 Bales Soft Shelled Almonds,
Casks Green Coffee,
10 Barrels Prime Pork, and
i Pipe London Particular Madeira Wine,
IN STORE
II Hogshends Brown Sugar,
IS do. Melasses,
Tierce: Green Coffee,
IS Boxes Havannah Segars,
3 Bales Welch Planes,
Family Flour in barrels and half barrels,
Young Tyson, Hyson Skin and Souchonr Ten,
10 Boxes Mould Candles,
For SALE ny,
GEORGE WATT.
January II. tf