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rfom Washtngton Gig, Dec. IL.
Inc OH Tor the superintendent of Repre-.
sentatives according to the third c.rsr.
was yesterday postponed in the House az
representatives, by msjority of IS votes
gu, the second Monday in February by
winch course determination is expressed
n. not 70 NIX tne ratio Of apportionment until
.ne .eturos from the respective states are
received. The time limited bv iaw Cor ,he
transmission of these returns is the f;rst dav
OF March next but il was supposed thar
the returns would probably be all received
Pr'or 10 that day. SO as to enable Congress,
10 NIX the apportiooment before the consti
tueonai termination eftheir present session.
Nat. Int.
The following is an extract of let.
ter from respectable gentleman ar
Fort Stodtlert, M. t. dated November
10, 1910;
"The account CT Pensacola BEING in
possession Of. the British is false.
Should England be disposed to take
possession of that place and of Mo-
bile, this is doubtless the period az
which such a step seems most proba-
bie--nnost to be apprehended. The
Baton Rouge Floridian army is said
TO be on Its march to take these places.
Col. kemPer, and come other chiefs
or this new army are now in the yici-
nifty OF the fort, associating with such
OF our citizens, as affords much ground
to aPprehend that there Is something
wrong amongst them. IF we have a
war with England, Pensacola and Mo-
bile must be ours, or New-Orleans
willfali. AT no place could the enemy
| and so convenient rendezvous for his
vessels, from which to annoy New.
Orleans, as Pensacola and the cattle
and hogs and corn of this country, and
the Greek and Choctaw nations. and
the savages of these nations, who Iowa
the English. would contribute not a
little towards the support of such
rendezvous"
Gen. ANDREW MooRE, is appointed
Marshal OF the state of Virginia.
| The editor of the Aurora says-
the Z" arbitration system has been to
this state Pennsylvania equal to a
tax of two millions of dollars per an
mum replaced in the pockets of the peo.
pie" When the " laws delay, the
trouble, expence and time lost in at
tending court is considered, we NAV
reasonably suppose the calculation is
under, rather than above, the truth.
Bait. E. Post.
|
Departed this life on the evening Of
The 10th inst. at Mrs. Mary Marx
hams in the county of Chesterfield.
Mrs. ANNE CRAIG, late of the CT.
ty of Williamsburg.
The gentleman who took Waite's
List OF prizes in The Vineyard Lottery
from this Office, is requested to return
them, as there has come forward but
one copy of those lists.
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BosroN, November %.
LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.

| The CopsteIlaticp, captain LEACH, arr.
we'd at this port yesterday, in % days from
| Lisbon, in which came passenger William
Jarvis, Esq. and family. Mr. Jarvis in.
forms u.s.. that an embargo took place on
the 9th of October, on all shipping; which
were required to take a fourth OF their
lcargoes. as well as fourth OF the whole
number of passengers, on account Of the goo
vernrrnt of that place, receiving therefor
a reasonable compensation. From this
source we learn, that the relative positions
of the two armies. on the Goth Oct. we're
within from ~ 70 20 miles of Lisbon. The
headquarters of the English were at Ma.
| fra (about ID miles from Lisbon) making a
diagonal line from fagus to the ocean.
The French, on the os.ier hand were at
Villa Franca (f6 miles from Lisbon and 8
from MARIA, IN an K N. 4. directiou) of
course line drawn between these two pla-
ices will Represent the fronts Of the re-
spective armies. In front Of MARIA is a
chain Of mountains extending, with few in.
tervals, from the river to the ocean. The
movement of Massena TO the left of the
English. at the battle OF the sierra Of Bu-
lsaco, on the 27th of September obliged
them to retire from the heights with so
much precipitation, that they left behind
them at Martagoa large quantities OF pro-
y
liar needs Massens followed up This eveln-
tion with great prompiitude, keeping close
TO the English in the retreat aud Weiliog-
ton, With equal forethooght and prudence,
having happily begun to fortify his new
position, having called in his out-posts, and
concentrated his whole army ms lie
extended eboot 90 miles C16.] He had
been reinforced on he 18th October, by
5000 men from England, Ireland, and as
many more from Cadiz aud Sicily whilst
the Marquis of Romano, and fTcn O'Don-
mel, FROM Spanish Rstremsdura, with. 10, =
600 Spaniards, have crossed the Tagus,
and Joined the combined army. The wboic
force of Wellington, il wosld now be
/ fair TO estimate as follows sfter th- cap
ture Of Almeida, they were estimated at q .
bout IS 000 English 20 600 Portuguese re-
gulars, besides militia, &c. since which,
and before the battle Of the 9th, they
we're reinforced by 600 English their
losses ia that engagement were 100 . but
( let 1900 be allowed this wonld reduce them
70 so 600 English and 10 500 Portuguese.
Their present feinfoTcements be ng added,
they probably have equal TO So 900 En-
elish, 10000 auxiiiaries. The French ar.
| nv are computed TO be 10000 strong
1 their positions are SAID TO be terrifying, and
are solersbly well Supplied excepting with
bread, in which they are deficient; and
! particularly so. in consequences Of the de-
stfuc,iun 81 grain by the Engiish IN theis
retreat. Aboot 10000 peasantry retire ated
along with the British, in consequence Of
Lord WIS proclamation these people, tho
provided for by government, are said TO be
IN great distress.
No papers were brought by Mr. Jarvis
provisions were very dear. Fioar 3 ~
corn 2, rice 8.
/ 10 tue above account we have taken the
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Iirctty to combine all o,fr previous infSs>
mat on, with the intelligence politely fur-
nished us by Mr. Jarvis, aud have made out
what we suppose 10 be. the relative state
and positions ~ 7the Two armies, on the,
ooh October. Il Appeals clear, That the
two enemies highly respected each other {
having been within sight for 20 days with
out an engagement. The great talents of
Massena, and the presumed strength of his
army, would lead US to expect general
action at once, If he is really very superior
gutariy distressing HIS conveys with sup.
plies harrassed in the rear BY b dy Of
1000 militia under general Silviera and
Col. Trant the great extent of his land
conveyance both If mnunition ard Prov
sions (being 500 miles from BayoLne, and
$50 miles IRON Madrid5 10 an unfr,endly
country, surrounded with enemies these
circumstances must soon oblige the French
general either to give ba tie upon terms
advantageous to the English, or to retire,
for the purpose os additional reinforcements.
/ Lord Wellington, on thesother hand, strong
ly posted and abuudantIy supplied, is in no
hurry to risk genera action, conscious
that Fabian policy in the mountains and
fastnesses of Portuguese EstramsduIas is
| the most destructive warfare TO be adopted
aEdinet tnc whey 'kAabufOals Oh tDoocru sEu-
rope. If Lord Wellington attacks Masses
ma, the craft of the latter may overcome
the bravery of the formers if ne only sus-
ta'ns an attack, the chance is, that the bra.
very of his army will render him success.
| fuis--in- which case Massena's want of pro-
visions will force upon him precipitate
retreat: such desperate fighting as with
out example on the annals of.modern war
! fare=eor capitulaton of his whole army.
This latter idea; however, presumption
only to be realized in the event of deci-
ded victory on the part OF Wellington and
Massena's inability to retreat for want oil
supplies.
we have seen a letter from Lisbon, a.
late Is the 2lst October, which states, that
| the French army sis daily dimin shing by
assertions and sickness and their resources
for provisions and recruits are cut off. :"
Italso mentions the recapture of Coimbra,
probably by the Portuguese undtr Silviera
and Trant.
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PORTUGAL..

Official dispatch from Lord Welling-
ton, to his Exceilency Don Miguel
Pereira Forjaz.
Head quarters, Alcabaca, Oct. S.
Most Excellent Ssnor--The enc
my having moved forward in force, his
advanced guard In trout Of Coimbra,
on he afternoon of the 3oth ult. and
mofping of the LIST instant, conceive
It time to withdraw the advanced guard
of tho allied army to this side OF the
river Mondego, on the 4th inst. add
to continue to withdraw the ,rain body
of the army.
:" In the retreat of the British caval-
ry from Fornos, Capt. Kraukenburgh
of the 6rst regiment of hussuars, and
Capt. Cocks of the 18th light dragons,
attacked and charged the enemy. la
this .kirmish Capt. Kraukenburgh was
wounded, but am happy to say but
sligkNy.
~ continued to Withdraw this part
of the army by the roads of Soute AMI
Pombal, for Leiria, near which town
itall arrived on the Sd, and halted dur
ing yesterday, the advanced posts be-
ing at Pombal. General Hill retired
with his corps, by the road of Espinhal,
upon Thomar, where he arrived yes-
terday.
g The advanced guard Of the enemy
arriRed yesterday at Bcdinha, causing
ouyPicquets oretire from gombal to-
watds evening. / have-feceiVed in
formation that their 9Th corps was at
Condeixa, and their other troops on
this side of the Mondego.
i have, in consequence, continued
to withdraw, and our advanced guard
viii TO day be 90 this side of Leirra.
"With few exceptions the troops
have continued TO conduct themselves
with great regularity, and have not suf-
feredfatigue..
fhe army is now at no great dis
tanct from the petition where propose
to recsiye the enemy and continues
animated with the best dispositions.
BY all the information have re.
ceiyed, the enemy suffers the greatest
distress. The inhabitants Of che towns
and villages have universally abandG-
ed their homes; carrying with th9h
all they could transport, and that might
be useful TO the enemy; and by this
means, 10 spite Of the habits and prac
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Kingdem Of Naples. !.

ANAfLES,' CCt. Dc
His majesty arrived here this morn
ing. Before he left the army, he pub
lished the following order of the day,
dated at the headquarters, SciIla, Sept.
20, 1910.
&c Soldiers The expedition of Sict-
iy is adjourned. The object that the
Emperor proposed to himself menac-
ing this island is fulfilled, and the eff
feet of the attitude which he has held
during four months with so much dig
nifty upon the Strait. has surpassed
every expectation. You will now re /.
turn TO your wiater quarters, and you
also, brave mariners, are going TO re-
visit your families. You have done
more than your duty you have sup
ported, with courage above all praise,
more than 6fty combats against trexle
forces, and the success which YOU have
constantly obtained, shew what you
would have done against equal forces.
Yoa have moreover resolved a grand
pr Rem; you have proved, tina, the
efehy's flotillas cannot stop the pas
sage ofthe Strait from simple coasters,
and that Sicily will be conquered when
ever we seriously chuse to do it. Re-
ceiye the expression of my satisfacti-
on. l express it also to the land for.
ces who have powerfully seconded the
view. The eagerness which you have
shewn upon the first call, is sure gua-
rantee to your king of that Which may
be expected whenever called upon for
the good of his service and that of the
country.
(Signed)
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SARDINIA, September 4.

When Lucien Bonapartc arrived here. he
called himself Lorenzo Fabricio, Roman
merchant; but he was soon known. The
Russian minister wished him to land, but
the British minister succeeded and he was
sent to Malta.
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never perhaps ala armies, az least
tuonaparse's army, play for 81 large
stake. To US IT seems as if no less de-
pended upon it than the shaking, pos
isiSly the destroying his power, should
his army experience a total defeat.
Such an event at once rescues Portu-
gal and Spain feeling its vast and
beneficial effect, will see the French
retiring precipitately from before Ca
diz, too happy to be able to measure
back their steps in safety to their own
frontier.
The battle will be fought with GER
tainiy as much equality in point of
numbers as possible. Ofthe positions
occupied by our troops our readers
are already informed. They have q
triple line of redoubts, and Massena,
with no decisive superiority in nume-
ricai strength, must penetrate them
all before he can reach Lisbon. On
the left Of our position, the whole
coast from Vimicra to the mouth OF
the Iagus is.s,udded with forts, which
have been mounted with heavy artille-
ry. On our right, the banks of the
Fagus are Ranked BY our armed boats
even slooss have been sent up the RE
yer. We trust the measure of Ian
ding our seamen and marines from the
feet will be adopted, even If our arr
my be equal othe nemy a fortiori
1t theyore not. The seamen would
man She batteries and work the cam
nor; he marines would serve in line
with our troops. We would make
assurance double sure"--for so vast
is the prize, that every expedieut should
be, and, with the confidence we have
in lcrd Wellington talents, we have
no doubt mas been. adopsed.
The battle of Busaco has been an
excellent prsparative 10 this mightier
conflict. It has given us, not COM
I2vlctiou OF our own discipline and au-
| periority, fer that we did not want, but
. reliance uron tie steadipess of the
/ Portuguese troops. And if we may
judge from The Gazette account of the
battle, the Preach soldiers want that
ardour and animation, when brought
against 1us, ~hich they had agains.
Aus rians, and Prussians and Russian.
For among he PRISONERS taken at Bu-
saco we observe only $50 priyates,
and about 40 officers. The great pro.
portion OF tie later shews that the
French troops werGs intimidated, and
1 that The officers were obliged to risk
/ themselves Ia order fSslead them on.
Surely as the wind ;hasheen invaria-
| bly, fair, many hours will not elapse
beforesyKe receive the expected des-
fsce of Stocks this day at Twelve.
is per- Cent Cons. 6o 8 3-4-Oo.
tor Nov. 60 2 q Reduced 65 SOM
mum "a 4-8 dis.
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AIupA, October IS
'MApRIp Septemter 18.

II has bseh ordered that In future no
Spanish officer or soldier shall be received
into the service.of king Joseph. This has
been always the opfaion OF Napoleon.
Ten thousand French troops intended
for Massena have arrived here. 1t is be-.
lieved their destination is altered, and that
they will now be incorporated with the gar
rfson of Madrid.
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Yesterday received from their Boston
Correspondents, in anticipation Of The
mail:
Boston Exchange Coffee Houss oks,
Wednesday Nov. n.
This morning arrived brig Constel.
lation, capt. Leeds, 20 days from Lis.
bon, having on board VIM. Jarvis, esq.
American Consul and family. Mr..
J. has politely handed us the follow
ing.
That an embargo took place on the
9th October, on all shipping which
were required to take fourth of their
cargo and one fourth of the whole num-
Der Of passengers on account of Govern
ment. receiving compensation. That
the position of the armies remained
nearly as it did on the 9TH Oct. except
ing that the English had called In all
their out posts, which brought the
French within about $ leagues of Lis
bon, .e. TO Villa Franca) on the mar.
gin of the Tagus, z leagues on the side
of the ocean, near Mape, line be-
tween whica was drawn BY each ar
my.
1t was understood, that the French
were terrifying their position. The
English had received about the 18th
Oct. reinforcement of 5000 troops
from England, Ireland, and besides a.
bout the same number few days be-
fore from Cadaiz and Sicily. The
French army WIS computed at about
10000 effective men the English at
about $4,000, aud the Portuguese at
IS 900, besides body of about the lat
ter number of militia.-The English
rad beer joined about the 18th Oct.
by a body Of Spaniafds of 10000 men,
Under General O'Donnell & the Mar
quis of Romano; the same which had
by those Generals been employed in
Spanish Estraraadura IN Nearly 90, 900
peasantry had retired with the British
array in consequence Of a Prosiarnati.
on of Lord Wellington prior to his re-
treat, which (although provided for by
the Government caused much distress
W hiosS pOOf pcoPics
1t was the opinion Of Gentleman
high in Office at Lisbon, that no hope
could be entertained respecting the e..
ventual success of the French and no.
thing but their being short of proyisi.
ons would prevent their entering Lis
bon, 10 short time that the French
army was said to be better supplied in
DFaapy respects than the British, though
~ was understood they were short Of
bread--that the Inhabitants Of Lisbon,
hoping for the best, were however pre-
pariog for the worst--that all the hea-
w baggage of the English Officers
were daily embarking and the British
factory at Lisbon were sbe1t moving
all their eascts.i
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Summary Tneslasions from Pars. papers zee
the Flash from L'Orient

Summary Trapslasions from Para. papers zee
the Flash from Orient.
NAPLES, Sept. az, 1910. s
An'order of the day has been pub
lished at the Royal Camp, Of Pale,
dated 2ad inst.rinforming the Army,
by order of n. M. King of the two
Siciiies. thar every vessel loaded with
colonial prodhce from Whatever source
they may come. whether they arrive in
American or Ottoman vessels, or un-
der any other colour whatever, should
be seized, con6scated and declared
good priz 5, every paper being forged,
< belonging to the English commercc
land that the certificates of origin are
falseRnd fabricated.---
His Majesty consequently orders oil
couf mandants of the Provinces SIC. to
see the, above executed.
Signed
SC~,,~s (c~~>
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The emperor Napoleon is turning his at
tention tothe French Navy in all parts of
the domains under his influence. BY de.
cree passed Sept. az, two Naval Schools
are to be established at Brest and Toaton
the number of scholars in each are limited
TO 800.
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Count Gazs1za.


NASSEL, Octs@Ts
The following Royal Decree, dated
at Nspoleonshoche, Sept. 26, has just
been Publ:shed:-
Jerome Napoleon, go. Our De-
c-ees of the t4th March and II Sept.
last, establishing a line of Custom.
houses, between the Rhine and the
Weser, and extending this line along
the borders of the Elbe from the Sax
on frontiers to Hamburg the re,
port of our minister of finances and
commerce, we have decreed, and d.
decree. Art. 1, that all merchandise
OF English Manufacture, and all colo
NAL produce, shall be SEIZED and con.
6scated on touching the fsontiers OF
our Kingdom, under whatever colour
1t may be imported. Art. 2, ex ep,
all colonial produce captured and
sold at auction by French officers,
peing accompanied by proper certi6
css 8. 1.-THE rsmaining eight arti.
cles of this decree merely rela.e to the
manner of sale, division of the pro.
perty, payment, &c.l
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(Signed)
JOAQUIN NAPOLEON

Mercantile articles from the French
papers by the Sally, to Oct. 9, 1910. -
The duty ON cotton was fixed at fifty
cents per pound, besides the war duty
of 10 per cent.
On the 18TH Sept. Georgia long sta
pie cotton sold for ond dollar, 6 francs)
per pound.
Cocoa, one dollar to los cents per
pound coffee from 30 to 81 cents per
pound--Indigo FIVE to six dollars per
pound--Pot ashes $40 per ION.
90 the 18th, some sale of cotton
Georgia long staple at Bordeaux, pro-
duced at the rate of 16e cts per pound.
HAVANA Sugar rs cents per pound.
The prices fuctuated daily.
An article from Rome, in the Iour-
nal du Commerce mentions, that the
attempts to raise cotton there had not
been successful.
The French ship Eugene had arriv-
ed al Bordeaux, with a rich cargo from
the Isle of France but in consequence
OF produce not rising in proportion TO
the exorbitant duties, would sink all
expected profits.
From Papers received at the O6ice of
the Norfolk Publick Ledger by the
Ship Georgiana, Captain Chamber
lain, in % days from Bristol, eng
LONDON, Oct. "a.
The expected intelligence from lord
Wellington is not yet arrived, and the
J Publick anxiety is woundup to the ut.
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asl, yourselves. OF truth, are these
msn friends to their country!

i Bosrox, November %.
The sAip Alfred, Captain Patch, arri-
wed at Gloucester yesterday morning, IN 81
days from Lisbon. Mr.. John K &c pas.
caenger, has arrived in tows, and obligiDg..
~ favoured us with Lisbon papers to the
10Th Of October, and a list of vessels left.
Lisson, October u.
The movement of Romano, and every
thing, indicates that the march of the ALT.
es. army to the west of the Peninsula, is
the result of apian which has been well
calculated.
October Is.
"A despatch is arrived from Lord We'll
fIiugton. dated at head quarters, Aiuda,
Oct. IS. He mentions the march of Ro-
mana to join his army that detachmcnts
loftroops under Col. Wilson and Col. Trant,
with the Inhabitants of the country who
had risen, were annoying the rear OF the
Fren army, that they had already en-
tered NBusaco and Coimbra aud that all
the north eff Portugal was tranqua.
October 10.
The Anglo Portuguese army has been
considerably reinforced since the battle Of
Busaco.. 1t has concentrated its forces and
FORMED entertainments. 1t has been Joine1
by the Spanish forces of Esquieda. On the
contrary, the army of Massenais diminishing
every day, and his troops are discontented
in consequence Of the privatIons they are
obliged TO endure. Every day renders his
situation more critical, and will soon re-
duce him to the necessity of fighting un-
der great disadvantages, or of retreatiag
! AJUDA, October Is
| Dispatches have been received from
Gen. Miller at Ccimbra. That city was
taken possession of on the'ath. The gar.
rison of the French, and the wounded, a.
mounted to 1000. The prisonerswere sent
to Oporto, and dispositions are made for
the defsnce of the city. Col. Wilson, with
an advanced guard of cavalry, arrived or
1 the 10th at Condeixa. Massena is at the
foot'of the Sobral, extending his line to A.
lenquer.
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NEw-YoRk, Nov. "a.
--LATEST FROM LISBON.

We are indebted to the Editors of
the N.York Gazette for che following
late news from Portugal, which they
Yesterday received from their Boston
Correspondents, in anticipation Of The
mail:
Boston Exchange Coffee HouEs B oks,
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kONDON, vi. <Es .
The expected intelligence from lord
Wellington is not yet arrived, and the
Pubick anxiety is wound dup to the Ut