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Michael Lee & Go.
late Richard Lee and Son.
-lVsU z cas- at reduced Prices.

II ~
los chests, half chess and BOXES gun
power, imperial, 'hyson, young Tyson ana q
s Inv son skin 4 cas-, principally OF the Sidney $
cargo, lately landed and OF excellent quah-
ties
lao barrels Rye Whiskcy.
40 barrels * s no. sheads N. T.. Run.
40 dozen old Medoc Claret, imported in
1907.
Is Quarter casks Malaga Wine.
{ pipes Lisbon and tayal Wines.
1000 lbs Coffee.
4ooo lbs. Loaf and Lump Sugar.
40 hogsheads and 40 barrels first e Sc,
cend quality Muscovado Sugars 80
20 bags Clean heavy pepper and plmeato
8 chests Cassia, e Cassia buds
3olbs. fresh nutmegs
% boxes, dozen each, bottles best Flo
renee salad oil
T 100 boxes and half boxes choice LIST and %
quality fiayanna md BIT. Jago cigars
10 bales Georgia Upland oottoa
8 hhds green eopperas
1000 lbs glue
500 gallons picking vinegar
SO demuohns
Whlcn With his usual extensive assortn.en
Of Wines, Liquors AID Groceries will be sold
on low terms Tor cash, and 10 punctual ment
a, a nluaerale credit, by
Joseph Mandevlhe,
Corne, ot kmg and Fairfax streets.
June 81.
Having a desire to decline>the
business of o,ore Keeping at Occoquan' we
wish to dispose of the present smaH Stock OF
C 90 d S
on hand. 10 person who would be willing
and more able 10 keep q store well assorted
than ourselves, and VINO would do business on
. scale sufficiently extensive for theil interest,
end 10 eto Justice 10 SO valuable situation. z,
We will also Sellpr Rent,
that valuable aud convenient Brick Store
House and Wharf.-The at present occupy, being
cacuIYed fora store and counting room upon
the first floor, and for a family upon tne Sc
coma floor, with an excellent dry &c iafuader
the whole buifdiag, together with u BRICK
kitchen adjoining. This stand hassproOaoly
been equal to any in Virginia Tor the sale OF
both Dry Goods and Groceries; and II tue
present growing crops OF grain should be
real.zed equal to its present appearances,
there is no doubt but this Stand Will be equal
to. former times, as we spropose 10 keeP3ap
a constant cash market torTvheat, and VIII
probably buy 70 to 10000 bushels.
Elt,cot, Campbell s. Wheeser.
Occoquan, June D.
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LAND FOR SALE.

rTHE subscriber, living in the county of
i King George, on tho Potomac live,,
finding great Inconvenience in having quar-
tiers at a distance, offers fer Sale his valuable
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Shad and Herring,

JUST REGEIHED,
A quantity ofsprime Shad and Re-,ing, in
barrels, and for sale by
Bryan Hampton and Co.
July 2. s
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Julyia.
Twenty Dollars Reward.

10 T. ' -.
RAN AWAY from me, when lived in
Frederick county, on the 10th OF March last,
Negro DICK, sometimes calls himself Dick
Hcwkins, IS years of age, about 5@feet or
10 inches high, square built, Of ia yellow Com
plexion, the wool on his head is long * bushy,
has large check bones, with a scar near the
corner Of his right eye, the white of his eyes
are redish, orred eyes: has large loot with
alunap on the Joint of one of his great toes
has cloathing when he ran away, was blue
kersey roundabout and trowsers of the same,
an old swandown jacket, Two linen shirts, old
wool hat, white yarn stackings and old shoes,
he, before this, has changed his cloathing -
purchased him from the estate of Mr.. Gee.
Hawkins, opposite Alexandria, in the year
1886, when he was small. expect heaisin
the City Of Washingtonor Alexandra, or.in
the neighborhood where he was raised -,
Whoever takes up said negro and secures
him So that ger him again, shall receive
the above reward, including what the law al-
lows.
Lancelot Wade,
Living near Hancock, Washington county.
July $. laW3we
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81. bred that the yicercys and mills
is' =, & o,vernors OF the said donsinions,
ss'. .yy 8, ;nyiolahly this sovereign de.srrsli'
oo .1o, and If, bv any of those accidents
' nss.yt'' e,nno, ALWAYS be avoided, one OF
VIZ. so,n,n;sssris or spies should enter
'nss c..n;sh territories, by land or sea, i
Ios :, ,,and ed thar he be tried Immediately
9 s. s,n,,n;.hedswi,h death, and The cargo &
s ..sr cop6scafed without appeal 70 his
4 wa s;.s,v Fer1inanel the 7th. This edict is
n.y. q earris tlinto execution with respect to
y lin. which may have on board any per-
=. - persons not provided with the regu-
-, =. o,s snort. and in the name of his present
. :. s even although such person ofper-
sans Be- a native or natives of ,hs said do
uinions.
This public Rotice is given, chat no ln s
;1,,aIs. eitherl,orn Ia the country, or out
of;,. should plead Ignorance ofthea regula-
ian and other means have also been taken
=, = Give /, general circulation.
The princess AMEIIA, We are happy @
,,.rr nasssd the crisis of her disorder on
cs,,,,lay. and the accounts of yesterday
stare that her royal highnsss had a quie.
night.
f;nildhal, several resolutions were passed,
exprrssing the severest Misrepresentation of
,br rejection Of the city petition by the
house Of commons, and OF the conduct of
The Ilyerymsn who signed the counter-ad-
dress. A new PETITION was then proposed
he Mr.. GUN, assepsed q with great accla-
nations, and ordered to be presented by
Mr.. Alderman Com6e. Mr.. Dixon and
Mr.. Ksnblc were pern!sted to declare
fhsir sentiments uninterrupted. The horses
were taken from the carriages of the. lord
mayor ard sheriff Wood, and these gentle
men were escorledto theisrespecsive homes
BIZ an immense coaeourse Of people.
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PNcEs OF CORN AND FLOUR IN LIVER
poor
Corn EXCHANGE, 22d MaY, 181

Corn Exchange, a2d may, 1910.
The demand for wheat. continues, and
full Is. per bushel dearer. Other descrip-
tons Of Grain are also in request. Barley
and Malt each Sd. to Cd. and Oats I'd. to
Sd. per bushel advanced. Beans more IN
CURED for,and IS. 10 as. per quarter higher.
Good Flour is scarce, at further increase.
he following isthe amount Of the Brit
ISL Naval Force upto the 1 st day of May
At sea-, 81 ships of the line, II from SO to
a guns, 1874 frigates, 1 SO briggs, "a cutters,
20 schooners, gun vessels, luggers, Sc
total 576. In port and fitting, 90 Of the
linr,,'z from so to ~ guns, SO friga.es, IS
sloops, &c. $ bombs, &c. Sc briggs cutters,
Is schooners, &c.-tosal 1875. Guard ships,
hospital ships, prison ships, &c. 81 of the
lne, from SO to'44 guns, 9 frigates, z
sloops, &c. bomb, cutter, schooners-
total 81, In.ordinary and repairing, es of
the line, Il from SO to ~ guns, 20 irigates,
81 sloops, &c. q bombs, &c. "a briggs, 4
cutters, 6 schooners, &c.--totsl 64--Grand
total Ills. :
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The small bands Of the patriots are on
the alert in the different provinces with va
fious success: Romano has repulsed an
attack upon Badajoz, and @ 'Donnel shows
that he only wants more powerful and Ell
fcisnt force g do real service to his coun-
try.
.SHh0naa,,y Of Evests. he exchange Of
prisoners between this country and France
has already commenced on an extensive
scale. -Four cartels sailed from Plymouth
on Tuesday the 18th, for Morlaix, with
near 800 French prisoners on board, many
of whom had been several years conHnsd
IN this. country. These will followed BY
many others, as fast as the cartels return
with our prisoners in exchange.
!. a German aper states, under date frorn
Semlin. the 18th ult. that the campaign be-
tween the Turks and Russians had been
opened hy some skirmishing, and that the
army of each power was estimated at one
hundred and fifty thousand men.
s ! he disturbance in the I yrol, mentioned
IN one Of our late numbers. had their origin
In the attempt to enforce the. conscription
system among those braye people.
s The reduction of the Danish island OF
Bornholm in the Baltic, ii is understood,
was the first obiectof the feet under sir +.
Saumarez, and from the state Of It's de-
fences, 1t Is, supposed BY this time to have
fallen an easy cot1uest.
The report of the non-intercourse act
having been suspended is contradicted in
letters from New York, oil the s1st March,
which likewise state, that no further pro-.
gress had been made in Mr.. Macon's bill,
nor was any other commercial or political
measures Of importance likely to be adopt
ed, nntil the return of the John Adams
frigate.
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Diftrict Of Columbia , to wit.

IA I'll Err E,A<S isaac Mrcvs hath, by
wv his petition in writing, applied to
the bonoraels Nicholas fitzhugh, one ofthe
assistant Judges Of the circuit court of the
Districtaof Colu nabia, to:be admitted to the be-
neft of the act Of Congress, for the relief Of
insolsent debtors within the district aforesaid,
Z and has stated therein that he is in actual
confinement in tiie1 Jail bounds of Alexandria
county, at the suit of Samuel NcCiaudi and
being unable to discharge the said claim, with
others against him, has offered to deliver up
to the use of his creditors, all his property,
real, personal and n1ixed-yNofice rs therefore
given, to the creditors of the saidIsaac Shrsye
that son Thursday the 18th instant, between
tie hours Of three and 4 O'Clock 7of the ssn,e
day, at the court house in Alexandra, the
oath Of n.insoventdebtor viii be administer
ed to the said Isaac Shreve, and atrustec
appointed agreeably to the said act of Con-
gress, unless causesbe then and there shew
TO the contrary.
BY order of the honorable Nicholas Fitz-
hugh one Of the assistant Judges of the circuit
court of the District of Columbia this 9Th
day of July, 1910.
&C. Deneale, G.. C.
.July 9. St
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Meranurla Daflp @a,fttf.
MoNDAY, JULY g.

Science OF draa,iag Money from The 7lrsasn-
! ~ rogression in the contingent erheaces 81
NE ta'o Hoases 9fs Congress. Inthe first Sos
sion of the third Congress, commencing the
second Of December 1898, there was appro--
priated for expences of 6rewood, stationary,
printing work, and all contingent expences Of
the two Houses of Congress, the sum OF ten
Thousand d6l!ars. he whole number Of mem
bers, at that time in 10th Houses, was one
hundred and eight. THE amount, divided by
the whole number Of members, is, per head
serenity roo dollars and forty SIC cents
For the contingent expences IF the two
Houses of Congress, for the first session of
the eighth Congress, commencing the 18th Of
October, 1905, exclusive, of the expencc Of
printing the Presidents message of the Esd
of December, 1902, there was appropriated
the sum of twenty ei.gAt thousand dollars. am
that Congress, the whole number of mem
bers in both Houses, was one hundred and
serenity sic, and the amount, divided as be-
fore, Isl per head, oae hundred and ,ffJay nine
dollars aid nine cents.
For the contingent expsnces ofboth House,
OF congress, commencing the 9th of Nov
1909, there have been appropriated, thirty
fur Mousaad dollars. The whole number OF
members is one Hundred End seveutv sir
and the amount, per head, is one Annarea and
nilety three dollars and eis Ateea eeuss.
Contingent 'cxpences pcr,head-
lst session Sd Congress S ~ AS
lstsession 9Th Congress .se 90
I'd session 18th Congress 1913 ,ls
Is'this the aston ishing reduction of nationa,
expeneei and saving Of thepsopTes money
that was to be brought about by the political
reform and economy that were promised;un-
der Mr.. JeFerson9 Was il fer such auencn.
stations Of public expenditure, that all the
mouths of Iabour, male and female, old and
young, were called upon 10 celebrate festi-
walls, and sing Jefferson and Liberty |"
ICON: Mirror.
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SHIP

ENTERED,
Ship Commerce, Bnrnham, Lisbon Salt
Ito Silas Butler.
sch'r. Sally, Emery, co-Boards- ito
the master.
sloop Defiance, Greene, Newport R.I.)
--Furniture-for Fort Washington.
Sloop Little Sarah, Rhodes, Providence
Northern Produce--to the master.
CLEARED,
.Seh,'r Rising Sun, Osborn, New 7 ork4-
by R. Young and J: & T: Vowel.
ARRIVED,
Brig Hunter, Johnson, II days from St.
Bartholu1news --salt-to R.'Patton. Jun.
Left2stfere, schooner Experiment, of Bal.
timore, Philip Rider, anaster, to sail for
Baltimore 9Th.
Schooner Caroline, FaWchild, of do. to
sail fol Porto Rico, 24rh.
Brig Norfolk, Vaughan, to sail oath.
Schooner Fai. american, E. Prichard,
of Fredericksbursh, left St. Bartholomew
22d, for Fredericksburgh.
Schooner Sarah, G. Sawyer, of Cannb
den, North. Carolina, Basset, for. Norfolk.
Left at St. Barts ed ult. sch'r Welcome
Return, Tuhmar, from Fredericksburg.
Va. cargo unsold sch'r~Success. Brown,
Marhlehesd, toysail 18th ult. brig Wash
ineton, Scott, tosa:l tor N. York @a7th in
slant sch'r Jonathan,s Jacookx, of North
Carolina, .so sail IND days.
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IN COMMON COUNCIL,

JUNE 10, 1910.
Ordered, That Council will set as Court
of Appeals on che 10th, fifth and f2th days
of July next, from the hours of ten O'Clock,
A. M. until two O'Clock, p. Al. of each
day. The Assessors Books may be exa-
mined at the house of Richard Le5vis, at
the corner OF King and Washingtonss,reets,
until the said Court, and notice Is hereby
.gipen, that no appeals will be heard after
the said days.
Extract rem the minutes,
ADAM LYNN, c. g.
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To Breeders Of Sheep.

"A 5 the :. tuhhins season" is now APP
1 a preaching, I offer for sale a few fine
wooded EWES, which | have just received,
and had carefully selected, from my small
Hook at Northumberland The liberal and
patriotic gentlemen 'ef this neighborhood,
who gave high prices for Merino Rams, Will
lind 1t an interesting object to purchase these
sheep. They are a hardy breed, Of the
middle size; their wool is remarkably soft
and fine; and, in peint of form, some of
them are beautiful.
M. Flannery.
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LIVERPOOL, May 2S.
SPAIN md. IaORTLGAL.

sSFdI4Y sAiFI3s ibH IGAL.
"A considerable degree Of activity appears:
now 20 be manifested both on the part of the.
enemy and the allies in df Al aaerent parts Of the
peninsula, In Leon, Astorga, after a ire
msndoas bombasdmsnt, has surrendered to
me French, under Junot. "A great part of
The garrison however escaped into Aseuri-
as in the disguise of peasants, but the gc-
vernon having refused to swear allegiance
10 Josrph, on which condition he was ofTrer-
@ed 70 b. continued IN the command OF the
town, and 1000 tnsrs were Sent to France.
One circumstance very strongly marks the.
spirit Of the Spanish peasantry. The go
vernon, when he capituiated, enforced sti-
rotation that the troops ofthe enemy were
r.otto be distributed in The adjacent coun.
Try, assigning as a reason that he could GOT
answer for their seeSfity among his indig-
nant countrymen.
The force under Juaot is stated at 10, ooo
men, Of which humhsr, after. the capi.ua-
ton Of Astorga, 2eoa were despatched TO
Asturias. and were defeated on their march
BY Podief. Only 800 remained at Aston
ga. andthe rest, amounting TO near 5000
men, marched towards Cui9ad Rodrigo,
and We suppose have ioiaecl marshal Ney,
who threatens that fortress, which viii now
he the object OF serious contention. To
both partfcseits possession is of the usn5os.
Importance. 70 the French, as i, would
favor their designs upon Gporto & the north
Of Portugal, & force the allied Amy SOUTH
ward and to the allies. as it is an interest
ing point between the enerhy's division in
Leon and Estremalura. Caidad Rodrigo
is however place of considerable strength,
with a formidable garrison, and though the
French have. brought their heavy artillery
from Salamanca for the purpose of COM
rlnencing the siege, it is not likely, were it
even left 20 itself, soon to surrender. But
the movements of the armies indicates an
approaching battle. lord Wellington, a.
ware of the design,uPon Cuidad Rodrigo,
had despatched general Crawford to cover
, il; and as II appears from adyices from
eOporto, as late as the 10Th of May, the
French approached his advanced guard and
drove in the piquets. This movement has
drawn lord Wellington from Wien, who,
WITH 1900 British and $4,000 Portuguese
! IoeS the direction of'Almeida, and on the
2s1n hpstans was advanced about 3 leagues
souta east OF Almeida The French army
Is eommandedby Ney, and with the force
under Junos, which has probably Joined
HIM, and IS said to amount to $1,000 men.
Other divisions are, however, Joining him.
and the probabilitysofa battle will be deter
mined oy the respective proportion offorce.
1.-THE TWO armies approach near in MONT &C
numbers, We apprehend that the French
!, s'll prove shy Of lighting. They will ero.
psssy finger until they are joined bvs now rv
stiui reintorcemsnts, &.add to their chances .
:. success by the superiority Of their num-
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FOR SALE,

The HOUSES and LOTS at the cornerof
Duke and Royal streets, late the property OF
EHsha! Janney. Also, a half acre LOl at the ne
corner of Cameron and Henry streets, ana
the MILL SEAT at.Occoquan--on very lie
beral terms.
Richard M. Scott, 7ylRee.
For creditors of i. ia,
May g. Cav
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TURTLE DINNER.

There will be afne Green Turtle
cooked and served up at Sebaitian
Spring, on Tuefday next, where the
lovers of-good eating are requested to
attend.
~ Dihneren the table at three
O'Clock.
9ulya6.
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IN OTTO E.

THE subscriber wilrreceive proposals in
writing, until the 18th instant, for furnish
ing OIL, and keeping in repair the PUB
Lie LAMPS, for one year from August
next.
ADAM LYNN, &c. c.
lJulys.
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For Rent,

For Rent,
"A CONVENIENT two story frame Dyen
~ inc House, situate on Cameron stree
between St. Asaph and Pitt streets. Apply
TO
John g. Laid.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-12-10

electianccr Or himself There are
great ofIice-hunders, AID llfkr oftic,-
hunters lie, who asDires I'd 4 highly
responsible, or very lucrative Office,
viii say TO the servile and spifitless Gre
atures about him, )" if YOU will assist me
to obtain this birth, / will remember
you when get into power: yon shall
have this, or that, Or the other affte ot-
fce--you Shall b. secretary Of State, W
prosecuting attorney, or clerk Of the
court" las the case may he.) "A bar
gain is knocked, and means are imme-
diately adopted to gull and deceive the
honest Farmers aud Mechanics Of the
country into belief of their disinteres-
ted patriotism and meritorious talents.
Fellow Citizens beware of such hun
cry ravenous wolves, who prey upon
the peace of society who fatten upon
the iabours of the yirtuous, and indus
trions parts of the community who
f6ment divisions and factions among
the people, to facilitate their schemes of
acknowledgements. tits no difficult mat
ter to point them out. You may easily
know them on the eve Of an election
see how amazingly polite, bow COM
PLEASANT, how smiling their countc-
nance, how sweet and nlsliAuous their
voice, how familiar with their interiors,
how ready TO shake the dirtiest hand,
to greet as an honorable friend the VI
lest vagabond Of the town, TO guzzle the
yote-bnying grog with the lowest men
iaI! They are the greatest republicans
on the day Of election, and the greatest
tyrants when they receive commits
sion. When eloth'd in little brief
authority" they wave their petty scep-
tres with the despotism Of Nero.
Such men delight 10 feeding with the
fuel Of falsehood the devouting flames
Of paityisn- IT il their interest that
the people should Dc divided They
love to float on the scum which arises,
from the ebuIilions Of political acrimo-
ny, and their ailments is the fruit Of de-
traction. DiscouRtenance such char
acters as these, and the people viii be
UNLrED--the goYeInm@nt viii BE- in
safe hands"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-12-10
Ep tps @ails.


WASAlA-sS lO4FD fNOfs IL
The following extract Of a letter,
is from gentleman Of the Gra ref
probability at Wafhiogtop, MiaiGppi
Territory, TO his friend in this city,
bearing date October go, 1910.
She ftuation Of Florida mott
certainly claims the earlicft poiIible
attention Of our government, for, un-
lefs they are adopted into our family
Of governments, there is much room
to fear that one of the great belliger-
ents of Europe will attempt to lay
violent hands upon the provinces, TO
the incalculable injury of the u.
States. Indeed ] verify believe there
is ftrong party in that country in
favour Of its pupilage to meaiure
which could not be effected with
out a trouble and manly itruggle by
every real American within the pro-
vince, aided by hundreds from with
out.
/" ftiwould be in vain for our 60
vernment to forbid the interference
of its ciuzens their iDtereits and
THEN feelings are too frongly emitted
to be kept quiet fpeaators of fuch a
itruggle During the late troubled
fate in that quarter, numbers of ter
ritorians were daily cro1ing and re-
crofling the line in anxious expeaa-
ton of fome military employment !
The ConveniioDaIilts will again meet
in Convention, In a few days, at Ba-
TON Rouge, ard | think one of their
hrit meaturcs will be to adopt con-
ititution, bottomed upon their de-
claration, Of Independence and in
all probbiEty they will fer on foot
an EXPEDITION agaiht the Spanith gar
rifons on Mobile and Penfacola.
Notwithstanding rheic overt acts of
felf-government, l am we'll convin-
ced that the Conventionalif would
promptly and joyfuily acquiefce N a
ny claim Of d2mmancy which the
United States would fet up.
"But opon this fubjed YOU viii
probably be much better informed,
in fhOrt time, BY meHenger who
will be fenr by the Convention to
our government"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-12-10

Suppose that Napoleon refuses, trac.
HeaHy, to annual his DEGREES, until
Great-Britaln officially declares her re-
nunciation Of the principles Of block
ade N; and Great-Britain refuses To re-
yoke the Orders in Council, until
France does foAncatly annul her de-
crees, and besides will not acknowledge
that sue ever maintained such princi-
pies of blockade as Napoleon requires
her 10 disaU0yg.
In the first place, how will Mr.. Mad
lson look His proclamation says that
France already has repealed his de-
crees: Napoleon say 5 he has not, Sis
conditions are not complied with.
Wlli our government consent i'll that
case to revive the non-intercourse act,
against Great Britain, without any pre-
tence ofwant OF good faith, because the
President has misinterpreted the as
ceruon OF the French minister