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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-11-30

composing the council of regency, L
continue, Professionally, in the exercise
OF the executive authority, under the
same stiie and title As heretofore. and
until the Cortes shall have selected
the government most convenient or
suitable to che hation.
Theconscil If regency previous to
the exercise IF its aforesaid functions
shall ackno~lsdge the national soye.
reignty of the Gortes, and shall swear
obedience to the laws and DEGREES
they may enact; fdf which purpose the
aforesaid council Of regency shall. on
the com munication of this decree. Inn.
mediateiy attend in the session cham.
per OF the Cortess who wait the per-
formance of this act, and declare. for
that purpose, their session perman, ent.
The formofthe Acknowledgements and
oath to be taken ~ the couurii of re.
gency Is as follows go Do you acknow.
ledge the sovereignty of the nation re.
presented by the deputies compoasnc
these generate extraordinary Cortes!
DO you swear obedience to their de-
crecs, laws, and the c6ns-itutiou thev
may establish, conformable to the ga :
cred purpose for which they have as.
'sembled, and to order and cause the m
to be observed and executed Tonre.
serve the independence, liberty and in
tegrity of the nation? The holv; catho-
lie q apostolic religion? The nouarchi-
cal form of government of.the KING.
dom! To re establish on this throne
our beloved king Don Ferdinand the
Seventh of Borbon ! and to act in ali
things Tor the good and advantage Of
the nations Should ye comply with
this oath may God reward We, if not
ye shall be answerable to the nation
according to its laws.''
The general and extraordinary Cor.
ties confirm, for the present, the bower.
OF all the tribunals and courts of Justice.
established throughout the kingdom
that they may continue to admin;ste,
justice according to the existing laws
The general and extraordinary Cor.
ties confirm, for the present. all the
power of the civil and military aathori-
ties, of every class whatSRer.
s The general and extrsJt binary Cor.
tesraeclare the persQRsaSAe deputies
inviolable, and that no autH ti,y or par
ticular person can attempt any thing
against the deputies, except in the
form or manner prescribed in the re-
neral rules to be established for their
government, and for which purpose a
committee shall immediately be an.
pointed.
The council ofregency will take due
cognizance of the foregoing, and shall
Immediately pass to the session cham.
Der OF the Cortes to take the oath pre-
scribed this decree shall not for the
present be published or circulated
throughout the kingdom until the Cor
ties ps.int out the manner most ccnve-
nient SO to do which will be witbou,
loss of time.
Royal Lsland Of Leon,
SEPT the 25th, 1907
l. - RAMON LAZARo DE DoU.
zYARISTo PEREZ DE cAs7F sr3.1e"''
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Late and Interesting
INTELLIGENCE FROM SPAIN.
[conmunica'ed and Translated for che Philadel.
phia Register.
Saon THE eAp'z e1zirrr. Der. 8, 1910.
THE CORTES,


Don Ferdinand VII. by the grace oil
God, king of Spain and Indies, and
during his absence and captivity, tie
council of regency, professionally au-
fhorised, to all whom. these presents
shall come. bsis known: That in tie
geuS|sf and extraordinary Cortes as
sembled in he royal fslshd of Leon,
the following was resolved and de-
creed, TO wit:
The deputies who compose this
congress, and represent the Spanish
nation, dsfthemselves legitimate
ly eonssSl as the general extra
ordinary Cnr8<s, and that as such they
possess the rational snvereignty.
The general and extraordinary Cor
ties Of the Spanish nation assembled in
rhe royal island of icon, in confor.
nifty with the geneV will of the ma
ton, most energeticahy and unequivo-
eslly PRONOUNCED, Acknowledge, pro.
clam and 8@ar fealiy, anew, 10 Our
: Lord Den FERDINAND TIE SEVENTH
OF BoRBos as their only legitima ate
king, they declare null and void the
cesston Of the crown which is said TO
have been made in favor Of Napoleon |;
not merely on account Of the violence
with which these unjust and illegal
acts were extorted but principally be-
cause the consent Of the nation was
wanting thereto.
As il is not right that the legisls-
tive, executive and Judiciary powers
should be united and vested in one
fsnd the same body, the general and
extraordinary Cortes reserve to them.
selves in its full extent and power, the
legi Aative authority.
4 he general and extraordinary Cor
ties declare, that the persons to whom
the executive may be delegated, dur.
fSng the absence OF our Legitimate kins
the Lord Don Ferdiuand the Seventh
shall be responsible to the nation fol
their conduct during the time Of thsir
administration, and in conformity &c
the laws.
, The general and extraordinary Cor.
ties authorize the indIviduals at psesen
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NEWARK, New Jersey T.
THE STORM.

Inc severe storm of wind and f4f5 winch
commenced on Friday the 9th sinstantz.and
continued with but little intermissioiI klll
sne ioi'owing Wednesday. has caused. a
i.esn IN the rivers, creeks and brooks in
nus vicinity beyondsany thing in the recol.
lection OF she oldest iiihabitant. The Cause
ways between the Passaic and Hacken.
sack bridges for a considerable portion Of
the time were ccaplfAeiy inundated with.
water-so that trdye Hing Was not only dan
gereus but at tin utterly imprac,ic able,
Inc DOCKS IN this~town were Overlooked,
anu nave received injury = especially the ex-
.ens've wharf recently built by the Com.
mercial Company. Nor has the dam ages
oeen limited to this place. We are sorry
y near that they extend throughout this as
well as Morris and Middlesex couneies.
Mills have been injured nsili-dams, bride.
es' &c. &c. very generally swept away
oy the pressure of the torrent. In New.
srunsw'ck the water completely Inundated
tne lover part of the town, ksing in some
parts rom to $ feet deep. The damage
3 stated 20 be immense. In the northern
part oil Essex the ravages made by this
lood OF water IS ininuieIy described IN a
letter 10 the editor, dated
paterson Nov. Is, 1910,
y "This pace has suffered extremely nv
the high water, (which accustomed partly
as we learn by the breaking of all the con-.
siderable dams &c. in the upper part of
the coontry0 rose to a height never before
witnessed. Owing o their secure si,uati.
on, and the unwearied exertIons ef our CT
tt'zens--the principal manufactures have
Sustained but very trifliny ipjury-the Pat
efson bridge, the society's W mill, small
idweiling house belonging TO Major Goodwin,
smiths shop, and considerable other pro-
perry IS swept entirely away. The South
westerly end of Major Godwin's two story
stone dwelling house is entirely down and
the house otherwise materially injured
yet we hope II win by the ensuing spring be
| again Mt tor the reception of the public
several other stores and dwelling. houses,
together with the grist mill are materially
injured. The damages are immense, BUT
happily no lives we're lost "
"The falls presented scene awfulIy
sublime, and calcuIat3 to raise the re.
hectins mind from .naihre up to natures
Cor"
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they do in the4sffAirs Of fhis cou md
lit would serve bSth. There are two
eazettes now published here, and a
weekly paper going to issue, upon the
statistics, &c. of this provinces. Have
you heared from your friend. Iex.
pect letters from home by general
Miranda, who F,foming out. The
supreme junta has roSided me with
apartments till | SET led, and have
received me in t1|b'mos1 Friendly man.
ner. The climate is excellent. and
when there shall be more activi,v and
industry, and consequently more gale.
y and sociability among the people,
this city will be q pleasing residence. =
Extract to the Editor Of the Aurora. dated
Cork, (Ireland,) Ger. 9, 1910.
Il is not news I suppose, to tell
you that we are in bad case in this
country. We have no other here uu-
less it is that OF our army in Portugal
which the whispers say are retreating
owing to some nisfortune towards
Lisbon it is very much feared that
their communiQCiP4uish the sea will
be cut off s.thei 4 Ne ,roops get
ting ssady to s. frSX This place for
Portugal, ,very-6( troops they are too.
The death of man Of the name of
Goldsmidt in London, great money
trader, has agitated these counties in
strange manner, every one appears
anxious to learn the cause f his sui
eide, when man must be worse than
blind who does not see it in every cor.
ner ofthese unfortunate islands. "The
gloomy month of Novembcr" has gone
back upon October this year in Lon.
don, and I should not be surprized to
hear of "a great harvest of horror, for
the prospects on the continent and e.
very where else, are not bit better
than here, and you may judge what
fine sights we have, & how comforta-
Bile s. securewe must be when this city
which a couple of companies of artille-
ry and three or four companies of o.
ther soldiers, was formerly enough, is
now honored wisb.the protection Of all
most as many thousands, as companies
mot quay or street, that has not mi
litary guards and captinNs night and
day, we have four fhoussnd infantry,
besides foot and horse artillery doing
duty here, and beside that, two regi-
ments of 1860 strong yeomanry. 1
have managed SO far to avoid warming
a red coat. I hope there will be no
quarrel with tire American states and
England, at least till leave this, as
shall do by the beginning of the year;
thousands only want the opportunity !;
but misery will send thousands to their
graves who could live happy with you |:
I never repented leaving America but
once-and that is ever since."
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From the London q 7lmes'' ofOct ~

It is stated in letter from HAMBURGER nj
the orders of the French Government n ~ ,bs
King of Saxony has imposed yery heavy
duties on all articIes of colonial produce
These new regulatpns were to be in force
on the 9th instant, froiASwhich time dutv
of 40 dollars was tofe levied on every
hundred weight of indigo, 100 dollars on
the ike quantity Of cotton, and half this
last sum on every quintal Of sugar and cot.
Fee. 800
The negotiation for The exchange Of mr.,
soners is new generally conceived to have
terminated in the way which we most sin
cereIy deprecate, and which is most painful
to the feelings Of humanity. The proposal
of the French government is said 20 have
been this :--thst for every 5000 French
prisoners liberated by US, we should re
ceive only 1000 Of our own countrymen.
tbe greater part of whom have suffered -
long ard unjust captivity of seven years,
and 1000 Spaniards and Portuguese com !,
paratively but recently captured whom
we were likewise to have the expense OF
shipping and supporting to their own c0un.
try. The injustice of this proposal is OBJ
vious to every ore.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-11-30

T. He subscriber. one doQr east of the Bauk
- and fronting the ca OIL south, will sc.
eom.nodste a few nembe. bf the ensuing Gene.
raj Asssnsi[y upon mOdHa,e terms. She will
also board any gendem8 by the dav, week
month OF ysay.-- M AK rfIA>H. SANStJasss
November 80, 1870
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-11-30
RALEIcn,IN.C.l Nov. %.

y
A letter to the Editors of the Star.
dated st. Mary's Georgia, Oct. 80, in.
forms that few days before number
of men deserted from Gun Boat No.
162 commanded by Lieutenant Lewis
5. Muse, and from No. 8, commanded
by Lieutenant VIM. St. Clair, and took
refuge on board Spanish armed mer.
chant ship lying in Amelia Sound. AS
soon as the intelligence reached those
.ollicersfzhey manned and armed two
boats, boarded fhe ship, brought away
and con6aed5he deserters. The Spa
n,sh comIpeatlant at AfnzIa, demanded
Iha<z'zt n'sn be restored b the ship
This Lieu nant Ebert, xhe u. States
conmapdaHt on that station refused,
but nevertheless put Eieutenants Muse
and s.. Clair under arrest until the
pleasure of Government shall be
known. Tho the act Of these ofEic RS
transcribed the bounds of their au.
thoriiy, it isa fault which We presume
our government Visspotyiew IN We.
ry serious light, a. il may fxasonablv
be ascri6ed 20 their zeal md Youthful
ardor. Lieutenant Muse was lately a
resident in Raleigh aaai.is young
gentleman of merit.
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PHILADELPHIA, Novsmher ~

Rapid Sailing. ---On the right Of 2Ist
October, the ship alexander, Ballard. 10
days from plymouth, Eng. was totally LOST
on the lower Sugar Loaf at the rnouth OF
Kennebeck river.
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france, ally rs IN England, build a navs,.
| restore the alienand sedition acts, and ink
" IN debt so that our oniy remnant If biz So
euness would b. Inability to nav the Inter
est by taxes and new Icons.
Alter such federal .scts how long SHOULD
s Sm os = re repas , ~ Inou.snt, SIS =.
Our ships would SAM BE- tm,ssion Of h ,
most gracious hat or men v oula
De impressed as they are u England. and
ms snonic have adnirals~N the blue, y,.i-
tlo", white and red. And we should SUP.
port religion and liberty as England does.
UT farmers would be tenants, and on r me-
chanics would be iourneyn,en to !. cor IS
pripcely manufactures, who know no,h,os
OF the arts. but the great Engiisn ar, OF
oecomins enormously rich, and Worthless
ny the hard labor of the million.
n. -. Independence Was born in i77s
1t Is now in its S5th year; il will live.
thrive ana be held in honor hencefo,,b. and
ior ages after These federal editors an
nave ceased to MORN over this ruined coun.
Try. 30 no more at present. Let them
bowl and lament, 1T is = part OF their days
MoaTotK K, Nov. IL.
The Norfolk Races, y&ch ended
with the last week, were NE worst We
ever witnessed, notwirl Btahdinr the
aid OF Dromedary, xI.s%as started
on Saturday, but who like some of the
race.horses faew the way. The FAroA
Banks and other places of genteel a.
musenaent were well attended bot
were somewhat .deranged by the vigil.
lance and activity of one OF our ofici Il
citizens, who, we!as informed, made
twhat is vulgariycalIsd) GRAB
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made areport which was laughed at
Tor its wsakness aud folly. He was
himself an objectof conte,nos and RI
dicule being destitute of every sem.
blance of talent. But, Why allow him
to draw up any projects If it was
merely to penetrate. English views,
through his scheme, (dignifed with
the name Of Report It was iustifia4
pic; but on any other ground, we
cannot reconcile such indhIgence with
honor Or justice. {Whir.l
81 ~. WAsHINcrok, Nov. g.
we underst.nd ,hs me Dire tors Of the Wash.
ined the Loom now .syorkihc; H. i M.
neighbourhood. have rsEse tSsr the I6s, an. .n.
swers their mos, san Pine SlPe1 sion,. and .sas
the only obstacle to suibg the rsisndf.cl orv 70
great advantage Is the negligence of subscr;iIr.
IN paying up their instslments. n =
The second semi-anuual EXHIBITION,
OF the. columbian Agricultural socie-
~ was held at Georgetown vesterd Az.
a large concourse Of members aud Vi.
sitofs, with their ladies and families
were present. Among the visitors
were the President and family. the
Postmaster-ceneral, the Treasurur.
auditor, the Russian Minister, the
Mayor, Mr.. Barlow, Mr.. Irving, and
many other gentlemen and ladies of
responsibility. Owing TO the late in
ciemency of the season, but few cat
tie were exhibited bur RI romnepea.e
lor this deficiency there was a great
Quantity of cotton and wollen domes-
TIC fabrics, comprehending much good
Sloth, oianketing, carpeting, hosiery,
&c. &c. The blanketing appeared to
De most admired, though much praise
was given to several pieces of cloth and
Competing.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
HIGH COURT OF CONSCIENCE
PAINTERS Us POST MASTERS.

Has was cause, wherein the defcnC, nj,
wcr- charged with having been in the pyacti, g Of
pniloiaiHE nezpspapers, directed to other post Off
'es and their own; Of abusing the envelore Of
packets and packages BY throwing them bout
their post Off ses; of not asserting ,,.ir ,,1;L IN
priOate of teloniously legdine the papers of
sH5seri'ers to nos-su5scrib,,s, whereby tic sub
scrher hath been deprived Of his right, and tn,
PRINTER charged With failure in the performance.
ethis Grty--of falling 10 forward ne wspapers bv
tao proper msiis Of not informing the printer
when requested, by sgbscriber. OF his removal
resignation, &c.-and, lastly, OF ,eceiping monies
due the Printers. and neglecting 10 forward the
same
This Cause had been argued by very able
council on both sides, when Judge COnscie1ce de
l,vered lis charge to the Jury On the Law. The
Jury then retired about ten minutes, and return
ing into Court, exhibited the following verdict
and opinion: We of the fury, find for lie pain.
t'fis the fnli amount of principal and interest lid
m the indictment, and Whatever damages m -,
hereafter BE- sscertaiDed. We also beg leave To
submit to the Court our opinion, touching tne
premises. viz That in all s,rn;isr cases, the par
'yor parties offending, in either the aboue eia-
ges, shall be re moved from the Office of PSI
Master, and thereafter considered SIS unfit 10 hold
any Office OF nnst Or easao!ament under govern
mcnt
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-20
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

The writer Of the piece signed "Probus" ma.
been pleased to suppose, that in my publication
under the signature OF Z, l charged number IF
the members Of the asse molly with improper mo
tives, m their opposition to the original Bill.
as reported by the committee, for dividing the
Courts of Ciancery
think 1t due to the members Of The assembly
and to my own character, to declare most go.
lemnly, that had no allusion to the gen lemen
in the assembly, who opposed the original Bill.
and advocated the substitute Of Mr. Preston !;
80 far from it, that the piece signed z was writ
ten, and published before the substitute was of
tered my aliusion Intended to the OPPOSE
,iors on, OF doors and particularly, as (ought 70
nave been seen by Probus) TO the publication
signed A. o. This writer began the controversy.
he wrote very con;emptuouSiy of the plan peti
toned for, and being friend TO that plan, felt
some warmth upon Tic subject, and wrote in an
swer TO him.
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other 70 the orders in council. What WAS
the representation of Mr.. Erskine "a TO tho
Chesapeakei " That the American GOV.
crnnent would be disposed to receive n,
Sufficient PREPARATION, in addition tn the
prompt disavowal and recall of admiral
Eerkcley, the restoration of the scamen for
chilly taken out of that vessel" What was
the reparation rendered by Mr. Erskine p
Precisely what is here stated with the add;.
ton only OF a provision for the families Of
the unfortunate sufferers. IF acceptable to
the American government. No mention is
made OF any conditions in the representation
OF Mr. Erskine on which the instruction was
iouDded--nor sit probable that any con,Iit;.
ons were contained in the instruction itself.
But, SIR. let us takethe disavowal as stated
by Mr.. Jackson. In page IS, of the corrr1-
pondence, will be found the memoran,nm
,endered to the Secretary of State ir the
following words:
The Presidents proclamation Of July.
1907 prohibiting to British saips 81 sar the
entrance into the harbors of tic United
States, having been annulled lis majesty
is willing to restore the seamsn taken out OF
the Chesapeake, on reserv;ns to himself
right to claim in a reguixr way, by appica-
ton to the American government, the dis
charge of such of them (if aG,) rs shall be
proved to be either natural born subjects of
his majesty, or dcserters from his maiessy's
service.
T. "His majesty is willing to make a provisi
on for The families of such men as were slain
on board the Chesapeake, in consequence OF
the unavthorised attack upon that frigate,
provided that such bounty shall not be eN
tended 70 the family Of any man who shalt
have been either a natural born subject of
his majesty or deserter fron, his majesty's
service"
Mr.. Ehhcs's stieech 10 be continued }
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New Orleans, Dec. 10, 1899.

The Legislature Of Georgia, At their late ses.
s'or, passed an act to prohibit DUELLtHc, &c
whereby it is enacted, that from aud aft er thS
nist day ct March next, any person or persons
VINO shall give, bear, or accept challenge.
knowing IT 10 be So, IN writing or otherwise, or
having given, horne or accepted challenge. or
shall n any way be concerned therein. or rcces-
sa'y thereto, either as second or principal in The
promotion of duel, and being thereof dul,
convicted, shall not thereafter be cspaDle Of
holding any Office Of honor, trust or prof, within
this State"
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arrived this day, e., MIR Lang would
say ne British man rf war Francis James
Jackson, from an unsuccessful cruise We
have been favored with the following re
port from her log book October II. spoke
he American fugste Hampton, who treated
as ca'alic'iy Is. passed The Annapolis.
Under press ot sail; II, hove in sight oflhe
Ship Washington. Alter rcconnoite ring i,er
strength and weisn. cf her metal, resolved to
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COMMUNICATION.

Alexander Parker has resigned his com
mission as Colonel of the 5th Regiment of
imdntry.-When the Colonel accepted his
appointment. 1T was with an expectation of
being immediately employed in active SER
vice. The arrangement with MIR Erskine
seemedto renderit very improbable that his
services wcnld be necessary and under tn t
impression aud at that period he rendered
ms commission to General Wilkinson in
New Orleans. who referred him to the Sc
cretary at War When he reached VirgI
MA the d'savowal of he British government
was known, bur it was then too late TO take
any ether sep than the one he had pre-de
termined on.-In rendering his resignation
to government, he has, at the same time, of
tered his services in the event Of actual war
"A TREND acquainted with the circumstan
ces mas deemed it proper to say thus much
on this occasion, lest for having taken such
step at the time like the present, the Col
might be injured III the opinion OF those TN
acquainted with his character.
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| AND FOR SALE.-Tfc tract Of LAM;
- Laying in Matthew'S county, vhercon Tho
mas Gibbons lately re5id,d, and was formerly
de spfoperty at Doctor Frederick w 1tc,rn
deed end ~ him purchased Of Mr. John lIayes,
containing about 20 sores; this Land is conve.
mentiy situated on North river, and commands a
handsome prospect Of Mohiacl; bay aud said ri.
cer--on the sad Land is . convenient dweIlie,r
house with four rooms below, and .averal out
houses the soil is fertile and ibc iiver abo;r,ds
with FISH, oysters, ard aid fopi IN season, the
SITUATION - very healthy Terms will be nade
Know" and POSSESSION Immediately gwen to the
purchaser by
RICHARD BILLUPS.
Also the Tract of Land on sad river, con
tanning Is acres, vhi:h Mary Dudley. died ms.
sessed o. ill bo Sold a. public s,io;ior on lie 2d
day rf April next, md ti'ic made by her law.
iUi nefrS Apply IS hove.
Mathews County, Jan 49, g.
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CT rRANsLArzD yoa THE NOR. HERALD.
81. PIERRE,s. CMnr- ! Ice

ST PIERRE's, CMay. Dec. 20.
-Four corvettcs aud four fGgatcs. carving
eonsGnpls 'or the enforcement oifh. garrison T
SsuaHsioupe, have been dispatched from the pofis
u France Two 1t The cOrvette3 were taken in
The European ssss two have lust been ,ster.
1t SuadaloUpe two fr,srstes have bcen destroy cd
there, ard The two others will not escare the vi
ghance OF our ships cruizing off Cuadaioupe"