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CongreS Of the United States
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURspAY, February 8.
l7aken far tile alexandria Gaze.te.l

A quorum not appearing within the walls
at the hour sppsinted,a motion for adjourn.
ment was made. The question was taken
by ayes and aess, aud STOOD ayes :, noes
STA number Of gsn,leme canning in
while the clerk was calling, q quorum was
formed. and the house proceeded 70 bust.
ness.
Akr p. B. Porter after long 81 eeeh, in
which he took an extensive view of wha,
has BEEN calleda a grandsystrm efin:ernai
navigation, offered the following rs.plu.
ton
Resolved, That committee be appoint.
ed to examine into the expedicncy Of ap-
propria,ing par. of the public lands or the
proceeds thereof to the opening and con
strueting such roads and canals as may be
mos. conducive to the general interests of
the union, andshat they haVe lea,e ssreport
~ bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Lioermsre moved to strike out the
words in italics. This motion was lost.
The resolution wa. adopted, and com.
mi,,ee apPoinsed consisting sfswen.y mem.
bers. .1'... .-.... s-~. r. ~ -,
Thebill to prevent the Issuing OF sts.
1ettr,t, except in certain cases, was read .
third time and passed. ~.
On motion of Ar. Lyon the bill from
the Senate, for laying out road from Cum.
berlsnd, in the state of Marylznd, TO the
state of Ohio Mr.. MINOR in the chair.
The bill was reported to the house, and
dered to third reading to. morrow. H..
2 On raosion of Az. 7aAmGdge the hun.
dred thousand militia bill was called up
dr.. Daaa's amendmens before the house.
Nr. Butler spoke against the amenamess
and in favor of the militia in bis state IS.
Ca-olina.)
afr. Pickma1 was q aims, the amendment.
Mr.. 'T,eup moved to amend the amend
men, by adding and that the state Of csa'-
:necsicus in esnidsratiou q her being equally
repfe.enssa in the senate with Ncw-Hork
and Psuu.ylv.ni., without IA equivalent
she shall B. required - fu:nish q quota OF
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VALUiBLE PROPERTY
i o r S A L L. ...I

Valuable PROPERLY I
FOR S A L L. -. !.
A three story BRICK WAKE
HOUSE at the colncr Of Union and Prince
streets % feet front upon Prince and -
feet inches fro:t upon t"ion-street. &c
cupicd by Jonathan and David Ross.
A HOUSE and LOT occupl.
ed by J cob Leap; ,nis Lot trorts 81 feet 4
inc,... on Union street, aud 81 feet inches
on 20 fee, alley it will be sold altogether
or divided as my best SHIT purchasers.
A vacant LOT binding on
Duke, Patrick, and Wsli-streets, being one
fourth Of a square. -. s'5;'s.".
For terms applyte 49,. -
John Janney.
limo. 10. &c.,. <f.' ~"~
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by either government. Particular ports, d.
mong which are Os,end, Dunkrx& Havre,
are to be assigned for the reception of these
vessels.
Price of Stocks. Cons. 63 81 4s. Re-
duced 50 81 42-s per cent. SO 1OO.s-
Omnlum, 81 dis.
August Is.
Hamburg papers to the 1st, Paris to the
9TH, aud Dutch letters to the 9Th instant,
are received. An article dated Vienna,
July 20, says that the Turkish army has-
ing taken position on Mount Balka,t, tho
Russian general did not deem it adviseah!s
to attack it, but took circuitous route and
arrived at Rasargik in Romslia. 1t is stat
ed from Leshorn that between SEQ and AGO
men having landed from three frigates in
Corsica, were attacked by the inhabitants,
and compelled TO re-embark with consider
able loss, a decree has been publishec by
the duke of Reggie, prohibiting all at
Temps of the Dutch to emigtate to other
countries, under very severe penalties.
It is said that Bernadotte and Bruno are
both in disgrae, and it is even asser,ed
they have been confined BY order of Boua-
parte, but there does not appear any au-
thentic foundation for the rumots.
The Gazette. contains his maiesty's pro-
clsmation for proroguins the Parliament
from Tuesday, the 21st Angus, to Thurs
day, the 1st Nov.
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LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
New YORK, Sept. 10.

SEES. NEW AOhA, ctP|' 4 % =
|. From France.-We learn from captain
Kimm, ofthe Emeline, from St. John de
Luz, in France, that the grand sale OF A
merican cargoes ssques,ered in Spain, COM
me need at Bayonne on the 1st OF August !;
the completion of which would require i've
or six, weeks when, it was generality be-
lieved. all the vessels would be sold.
We have received from capt. K. a sche-
dule of American property; each cargo is
designated by letter of the alphabet. The
first sales commenced at a, and so on TO
the end. The first sales OF cotton was at a
dollar pound logwood 275 dollars ton.
and other articles in proportion all tree ct
duty. -
Letters from Paris to the 25th> July, stat
ed that our minister knew but little of the
proceedings there, and communicated moth
Ing. There Was no appearance, however,
OF any change in favor o. the commerce OF
the u. S. except the late Imperial decree,
granting liceses to the manufacture: IS 70 Ina
port in French or American vessels from
Charleston and New York, Only the produces
of the soil, Excepting tobacco} and cake IN
return the produce OF France; winch was
considered an evaslve answer to tn1lr petl-
tons for supplies.
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H TUITION.

THE subscriber very respectfully informs
4 his friends and tie citizens of Alexan-.
dra. that he. intends opening a y IGHT
s c Il 0 0 l. on Monday evening, the 24fh
Instant, end soicits a share of public ratrc-.
nage-his terms are moderate.
James Smith.
Sfhfem6er 20, DIST
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e. French Night School.

:, HE subscriber will reopen his NIGHT
SCHOOL for teaching the French Language.
at the corner of Prince and ROYAL streets, on.
inc llFst Monday IN October next. Terms Of
tuition may be known On application 10
= ohm Frignet.
= Is; Ladies and gentlemen win be wait
GU on at their places of abode at such hours
as they may appoint. Tclms may be known
by applying as above.
September 81. o..
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STRAY HORSE.

WAS BROUGHT 10 the Livery Sable
w Of Thomas Richards, i slack horse.
with three white feet, and he left hind foot
b'ack-a W hite star in lis forehead, and sd.
die marks. The owner isrcQucsted 10 CONS
prove property, pay charges aud take him
away.
SEPT %. g
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aI,rausrsa zaGp 6ssstts.
STURDY, SEPT. e.

Nv Of the English people seem deter
III 70 prove that they win be no slaves
~ -, ,asn those OF fashion. Alta ball CIV
~ Lady Campbell, last summer up
s,rd, Of 500 persons of fashion began to
'..,mble at eleoen o'clock; dancing COM
laced at tscshe;' supper at three; dane
continued till Rine ;; breakfast at ten;
e., which the lords and ladies separated
q, sleep. The Prince of Wales about 20
Gears ago invited Mr.. Fox aud Others to
5newi,h him, after returning from Parlia-
u,n, Some very important business was
IN the tapis, and the House of Commons
did not adjourn til seUen O'Clock the next
morning; after which large company
dreG with his royal highness.
A member oc Congress in a southern
paper, dcclaimiug against the importation
Of English manufactures, observes, that the
duties laid on them by Congress were not
laid for the sake of encouraging home ma
nufacturcs, bat merely to raise a revenue
and recommends such heavy duties, that
no more can be imported. Traitors to
themselves, they continue to supply harde
sfrsIbsrs with the only n:eans Of their ex-
istncs." A horde Of robbers is kind of
language quite becoming in a democratic
member Of Congress: bur 20 pretend that
| The only means of existence possessed by
the British is their commercial intercourse
Ujh this country, evinces either the palpa-
bic falsshood or extreme stupidity of the
writer. The emoargo and non.in,ercourse
have Sufficiently satisfied every reasonable
democrat Of the impossibility of materially
l@]urng Great Britain by refusing her ma
nuiac'urcs, and denying her our own raw
materials.
itwould be source of no inconsidera-
Ole amusementto read over the speeches of
tome of our leading members of both hou-
S' two or three years ago. They spoke
mol Of the probability, but Of the certainty,
not 0nly OF injuring, bat absolutely starv.
ing Great Britain. Her manufacturers were
'0TsOel, and compel Parliament 20 sue this
country Tor forgiveness, aud acceps cf such
'am' as our lcnient government might
sNaose to prescribe. Without a fleet to
"'he oGr neutral rights respected, and to
'''0s US to trade e's.where, and bidding
''paa's to the only power capable of pro.
'.OaS or lnjarlnS us, we were to enrich
ourselves and bring England upon her knees
O''0rs US. We, with half a dozen ships
''a dozen gun.boats, were to pro.ec, our
''u'''sfce with the rest of the world, and
'"p the commerce of Great Britain. En-
S,ao' lighting Tor the prevention of univer.
'1G0muation, FOR as indeed, and for her
very existence, observes the deep ma
~" our detestable policy, yet withholds
sr '1pf'ssionofthat just anger, the exercise
d "u'e0 might at once sweep the ocean of
- american merchant vessel & exsiccate
WY foun. of our commerce. Instead Of
''S'nS her resentment, she seems to
'' contemplated our infa,uation with a
90 OF pity. Instead of retaliation, she
H.. ~ TO have smiled at the puny efforts of
&c "'''e' and have only said, edo thy
4 ~ - 0arm." VIII any one deny that, if
!. ~P''sd' she Nigh, have kept small
- OuS Cur cOacta owl
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!
thar. anxious as our democrats may De Tor
war with England, and consequently an
alliance with France, they are desirous that
the blame of first aggression may tall heavt'
" on the English, that war, if it occur,
may appear to be on our part defensive.
England, sensible of this, has magnani'
mously avoided those measures OF retalia-
ton to which we had hoped to provoke her.
This moderation has more than ever en-
creased the rage Of cur infatuated demo-
Gratis. England knows, and the wise and the
polite OF our own country know, that war
between the two countries must continue
and end IN reciprocal injury, immense on
our part, partial on hers. But our great
injuries will be of little benefit to her -
hence much of her forbearance. Her JUS
,ice aside, her policy demands the continu
ance OF peace.
But, we supply horde of robbers with
the only means of their existence" our
cotton, wheat and tobacco. England is
rot yet starved. IF she has bad crops of
wheat, she can supply herself elsewhere
even from France. Her manufactures have
not stopped; cotton is elsewhere obtained;
the temporary Inconvenience of not being
supplied by us has led her to look to other
places for this article, where,she can be per-
maneutLy supplied; and much to the perma-
nen, injury of our growers of that article.
No nation ever starved from the want Of
tobacco.
Have we not tiled this system of starving
England long enough? And what has been
the result thus far? A psnnyless treasury
and half destroyed commerce: What
has been the advantage to US All the be-
ne6t of self-indicted penance. Yet some
of ou- political Hotspurs are des,rous Of
again trying the embargo. Even that mea-
sure would now be too late to answer the
grand purpose for which it was first laid.
It zV0ua not satisfy Bonabarte. Nothing
we can do will induce him to restore VIVA;
he has plundered. An open declaration Of
war with England is the only measure we
can take to secure his future good will. To
this he has long been inssigatins us, to this
the government has long been instiGa,iug
the people and to this the iacobns have
long been instigating one another. But the
people at large vii! rot pull out their eyes
and, to use Duanism, till this is dqne they
will not see the necessity or policy of a war
with England.
Some most daring and fagitious act alone
on the part of Great Britain, can induce the
people of this country to so to war with her.
The affair of the Chesapeake and the I'M
pressment Of few hundred Americans,
will not be deemed sufficient cause. Now,
more than ever, will the government fad it
difficult to rouse the people to war. In his
next message to Congress James Madison
cannot omit to notice the late conduct of
France: Congress cannot refuse to act up
on it s: cannot refuse to show resentment, or
adopt measures for redress or retaliation.
Bonaparte has declared his determination to
continue this conduct towards us till we Join
him IN hostility to England. TAus has he
dictated. Will the House OF Representatives
pass resolution to send to the secretary OF
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FOR SALE.

FOX SALE,
~o nork Horses and Naggon. They
VIII De sofa bargain. Apply to the Print
September 90.
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sNOTICE.

------ IsNC ILE.
THE Stockholders Of the Georgetown and
Alexandria Turnpike ROAD Companr are na
quested to pay an instalment of ten dollars o.,
each share, On Thursday the c5,h Octohar
neXt' to William Whan the Treasarcr, at the,
Bank OF Columbia. 81 LIZ"
by oracr of the President and Directors
J. Mason, Pr.
Georgetown Sent 90
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FOR SAL F..

I'm 0'a'd the slap Pacific lying at H:ee's
zVharf
l2o bushels Potatoes, and
40 barrels Apples.
apply to the Master OH J5ara.
Sept. g.
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Died, at Scituate, Mass! on the 18th
instant, the hon. William Cushing, ESQ.
act. II, one of the associate justices of the
supreme court of the u. S.
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ces vanish away and both the peace and Sc
curity of the country is established The
respective judges taking care of giving ex =
act information as to the quality of the arti
Giles SO stored.
The Junta of Caracas omit for the pre-
sent. TO make many other remarks which de
pend upon the circumstances of the momc 1T,
and from the opposition that some foreign
nation may offer TO the consolidation of our
government. IF such should be he case.
the department of Venezuela has sworn
TO maintain its independence, or bury itself
under the ruins. before being subject TO any
foreign nation whatsoever Even if our
friendly allies should be stimulated by an
ambition which our good faith and political
calculations could not foresee, we would pre-
Ter cur total determination rather than 10 re e..
nounce the title of Free and Independent
Spanish Americans. Let us not speak of
frenchmen-~r hs difficulties which have
been brought upon Us by the invasion of their
armies. and the horrible execration which
every honest man. he he a Spaniard or not,
must declare against them, guarantee our
security. We shall enjoy it wiihou, moles
tasion, it we only keep ourselves united i'm
principles and sentiments and il that peace
and brotherly love which has prevailed du
ring the Glorious Revolution of Caracas,
WI equally aniu;atc the whole department.
of Venezuela
Such are the wishes OF the Junta.
Authorised by TIE Secretary OK the
War Department
Caracas, May 10Th, 1910.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY IS.
AMERICAN DISPUTE.


Mr.. Whitbread rose and said, that having
read and considered certain papers laid be-
fore the house respecting the Negotiation
which was carried on between Mr. Erskine
and the American Government, he was now
perfectly prepared TO state his opinion upon
them. The Right Hon. gen lenSaD, his Ma :,
Jesty's late Secretary for Foreign AF.irs.
(Mr. Canning) had publicly Charged Mr..
Erskine with having departed widely from
b. n he letter and spirit of his instructions.
Mr.. Erskine denied the fact ; and the cues
ton at issue in the face of Europe was, whe-
ther or not the Right H anorable c.atle nen
mad deviated from the truth. He for his
own part was persuaded no such i:npu,ation
cn"lI De founded against the Right honora
Die gentleman. Bul -
l1ere the Chancellor of the ExchcQuer
rose ana deprecated The progress of the non.
SFntlemtn IN speech which might lead to
an irregular debate there bein. no ouesti-
on before hs house1
Mr. WniJbread did not mean to bring
forward any notion on this subject; he
wished 10 save the house the trouble of a
diScuSsion. HE question was at issue, as
between the right honorable geatlemaA Mr.
Il siiine, and himself. What he wished to
say then was. thar III HAT was wanting to
the vindicatioD of MIR Efskine, was the D b..
hcatlon OF hat letter how before the world
l'hd from an attentive perusal Of that letter.
ne thongtlt me piRdieafio7 contGEefe DIT
HHL fhese instructions gvere nor ITazyu min
'VtfA ne accuracy try ough ~ hqU been,
nor ~ due attention 10 a iqzy zvhfch had
'hen recrH ~ hassed IN .dney1ca Under
Stahding however. that an intercourse was
no" IN negotiation with America, he did
subject
Mr.. Canning expressed his surprise at
inc course pursued by the honorable gentle
man. and thonshi he had Il right to complain
"I MS want OF candvr in thus deserving dis
cussion, winch tor 50 long time he had ap-
l'eareds so anxious to bring forward. For
MS own part, he had always courted il. &C
the only way in which he could show To the
World that what he had done in his Official
character with respect to Mr. Erskine, would
pear the Strictest and nost minute investi-
ea'Ioh Iaere was nothing for which he
was more anxious than that the investigate
on Of this subject should be entered into in
the fullest manner. H had never said any
ing tending to traduce the character of
Mr. T. sk'ne.
H. mad affirmed and re affirmed. that
M. Ersk ne had acted corrrrary 10 his in,
StrHcf"nS not on!y as 20 he ietfer, bnt fhe
s/HTA o. mem aud e was ready 10 make
u appear ~ argument, whenever the hcror-
@o'e gentleman, or any other of Mr E.rs-
kine,s friends. should chuse TO bring il for
%ard ID bought The honorable gen ,leinan
hid not treat hi " fairy. when after he had
stated, that If certain documents were bro't
,tor"a 1t wouId appear that his (Mr.
conduct would be found faulty
and repteheasib.e and now those very do
,nncnts were brought forward The honora-
Die gentleman deserved his former ground,
md he was left without any opportunity of
letendlhS his official character from the
charges which had at different times been
made against it.
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QDOllle8tGc
WAsH1NeToN Jnlp 6.

WASHINGTON July g.
The Anniversary OF our Id. ,1cndence lsaz
on Wednesday celebrated with the disnn.
guished honors which have here been lnva
rlaby paidit S4iules ushered IN the davis
and were repeated at intervals during tue
day.
At ten O'Clock an Grafton was delivered d In
honnr OF the day, at the Baptist meeliar
house by MI Robert Pix.
About noon the spacious rooms of the
Pre- ildent we're opened to a large and bril-
liant asscmbiage of both sexes, who partoc,.
OF the liberal refreshments provided, and
enjoyed with the utmost harmony. the uiss
surcs of social intercourse.
Various dining and evening parties ensued,
at all of which patriotic and convivial plea,
sure reigned. and the day terminated WIN
out any incident calculated to damp the nc
neral joy-.Nat. Tat. D"
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CAARLEs4oHJuly 3.

- A"H 4 n Nv ~ x ~ III
Cdht BRooES, Cfthe schooner Sally. ar
'yDcd az ms tar on ,Saturdnb /,-om Ma
artra. 'hfo'Das rs mar fhe day beE3rc he
aa'frd british gun-6rig a,7TUed az tia,
fAace !" daysfTom L,sboa, qoifh he IN.
f"Hfgence !haf grca, baute had ben
u 'tSHt on fAr Confines ofE'orrUyaG DC. zy-eu
fhr confined 8yrsish aid Portuguese arm
a1la ne Fren"h hat ne .fgh.ing c2ntinu
ca Ter three days and thaf he Ercnch gytre
c2mhls ciy dJca'cd 7yith Srcaf koas il
soas also Sfosed ,hgt rte F~e"ch FRUITS ta
ken I'r'SonerS.7reye mary ofihem 50 con,.
Ffe/efy 7rcrn our zvifh faGgue and hinnger.
as ~ De nnabfc ~ j!r2ceed On ihsir ma. eli.
II 9vas hk~7visc Asserted 'A4r fAe F'reyc6
had been comhrittd'o evqcuuts dT,drid FIR
me 7van qFtroUisions. ana that The PaIyf
ofa h4d f9ken possession Of lhur cjfy II
re'nforcemsR II 5000 mcH MGf. had a1.rfyrd
at L'a6'n }rrD, Ehgiund re,naincd IN b,1 I'd
me tran&fior!s, me Por'us uese ASSURING fhc
connta1dey, Ina Ihe British ,roohs hen in
me es"n'Ty 'oseth~. Nth ne l'ortuguese
IRONS 7cefefniiy com nesent 10 defend fhe
hNgGom
The Portuguese are represented to be in
the h'ghes spirits imaginable. and 70 enter
tam The most sangujne hopes of preserving
their Country from Frcnch tyranny.
Great rcjoicings had taken place at Ma
deira in consequence of this victory over
the flench.--CoUrier.
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PHILADELPHrA, July q.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.


Yesterday arrived, brig CHsar, captain
Powers. from Liverpool. by whom we have
London & Liverpool papers 20 the 23l Nav
but have only time to extract the follow
ing:
LONDON. May 81.
Mr.. Brand makes this day his motion for
a parliamentary reform. |, is supposed
mat the DEBATE will occupy two DAYS =
We understand that he does not intend -,
propose any specific reform, but only that a
committee be appointed to report their o.
pnlon OF th@ necessity or non expcdiencv Of
such a measure.
Letters were yesterday received from the
Dutch coast to the 18th inst. which state
that Bonaparte ard his empress were ex
pected to visit all the principal town, in
Holland. Great preparations we're making
Tor their reception st Rotterdam These
letters say nothing OF the decree reported to
nave been issued against the Americans,
ana which, IT really adopted, is likely to
De extended to the Dutch ports
Accounts from Lord WELLINGTON state
that his head quarters were at Almeida. on
the 18Th, Gen. Hhi's brigade was at Castle
BEN, and Gen. Payne's at St. Pedro. The
advanced corps of General Hhl's brigade
was within ten miles OF tho enemy's head.
quarters at Cuidad Rodrigo. Gen. Gran
lord vas ut Gelegos, between Almeida and
Cuidad Rodrigo. The British force amount
ed to 23,C00 men, which would be reinfor
ced BY about 5000 more, who were on their
march from Lisbon. The Portuguese troDDs
are about 5000 strong, making together
5ou; coco men.
The enemy arc about the same lumber
!Ney having teen joined IVY the divisions Of
Kegnier and Lison, and Iunot being ON his
march from Astorga, to join him with 10 600
Iniaiuy. and 1000 cavalry. Zen thousand
rpore troops were to be drawn from Vala
d0li.t. Lrison's division was CT The 5th. ON
the right bank Of the Aguada.
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COMMUNICATION.

sOa Wednesday a numerous COMPANY din
ed at Longs Hotel iu con,memora ion ofthe
era vt our independence. They were honorei
WIN the presence Of the Heads Of Dcpart
ments' OF he Russian minister, Count Pah-
len, ana MS suite Governor Claiborne, Gen.
Wilkinson MajnrLevis several o.ber strao.
gers Of distinction, an: u.icsr. Of the ,rene,al
and local governmenl