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FOR r EMF,
Coach-making, in all its various
Branches.

E. P. TAYLOR,
ESPECTFULLi intorms his triehos
n and the pubic, tnat &c contih aes 10
carry on the Coach hacking BUSINESS IN All It's
various branches, a, the shop In Fairfax
street, formerly occupied by Rhea and lay
Or, where all orders IN his line OF business
will be strictly attended
From an establishment OF three years III
the above line of business he Is ao,c 20 say,
IS nroef oil his Workmanship, he has many
vouchers.
Gentlemen who may please to favor MN
with their orders for Carriages OF any Slho
or description, may depend ON having 'he'r
7 ,york executed with ncaness and strength.
NE. All kinds OF Carriages ami harness
es made and repaired with nestness and ais-
FOR SHE,
A seeond hard Ceachee with Harness.
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Iuf PubliHied,

ut PubIlihed,
PRICE FIFTH GEMS,
And for sale by ROBERT GRAY,
A Poetical Picture of America,
Being observations made during residence
of several years at Alexandria and Norfolk;
illustrative of the manners and customs of the
inhabitants-and intersperscd with anecdotes
arising from general intercourse with soci-
ETY. in that country from 1899 20 lso7-By
"a Lady.
London, Printed, 8oe-Norfolk Reprinted,
1919
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Notice is hereby given.
That the sixth and last instalment OF zen
DoNats per share, on the subscription to the
FARMERS BANK Of Alexandiia, becomes due
on Thursday, the 2lst instant, and Will be re-
ceivcd at the bank.
John Hooff, Cashier.
Eabm,rv "a "a IT
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rs vet entered into similar declarations but
4, is known that most, if not all of them on the
continent, are in revolutionary state. The
progress made IN that direction by some of
them viii best appear in the documents which
have already been communicated to you.
Ihsye the honor to be,
With great respect, sir,
Your obedient servant
JAMES MONROE.
The HIM. SamUei L. Mitchell, sc. &c.
Which was read ard referred to the Com
mi,tee of the Whole on the state af the Union
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ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY MORNING, December A.
:" TO oHEW
r4R VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TINE
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE. q
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAr, 18Th December, 1871.

REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr. Lewis presented petition from
number of inhabitants of Washington County,
living west of Rock Greek, praying that the
act of Congress passed in 1904, exemptlng
the city of Washington from taxation by the
levy court, may be repealed. Referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Blacklcdge offered the following reso-
luton: Resolved, That the president OF the
U. States be requested to cause to be prepar-
ed and laid before this house, digest of the
system of rules and regulations by which the
regular troops of the u. States are trained &
disciplined. Mr.. b. stated his object to be,
generally, that the militia might be trained
and disciplined in the same way as the regu-
lar army, in case of war. In order to give
time for the house to reflect upon the sub
iect, he would move that the resolution lie on
the table till Monday.
A motion was made by Mr.. Randolph, and
agreed to, that when the house adjourn, they
adjourn till Monday.
Mr.. Randolph called for the consideration
of the report of the committee of conference
on the subject of the apportionment bill; but
the house refused to take i; up, year IS, nays
Sd.
The house again resumed the consideration
of the report of the committee of Foreign Re-
latons, cd resolution.)
Mr.. Boyd was opposed to going to war
We had heard great deal Che observed) a-
bout American blood being split by the Bril-
this plea for spiliing more. He believed
that England and France were proper checks
upon each other in case either should be
overcome by the other, the world would tall
bsfore the the conqueror The people OF this
country at present lived happily under tEeir
own vines and 6g-trees, with no one to make
them afraid infinitely happier than they
would be at the close of war. He should
vote for ne resolution, as the president had
recommended an additional fo"ce; but he Saw
no necessity for rushing into war.
MR. Dawson supported the resolution. He
was convinced that in case of Wal, the coun-
try would be exposed to dangers and cahmi-
ties; but he believed these would be met
with the fortitude they demanded.
Mr.. Stanford said he differed on the pre-
sent occasion fsom many of those with whom
he generally acted. He allowed that he was
one of those who had ciamored against what
was called the French quasi war III 1873 but
he asserted that that war was more jusIhaoie
than the one now proposed to be commenced.
The F rench DEGREES, which were made the
groundwork OF that war, were in every re-
spect as destructive to our commerce Them
as the British orders in council were now.
Nor did he believe that the attack on the
Chesapeake was more degrading to this ma
ton, than the insults heaped upon cur am
bassadurs by thu French Directory, extend
i.g even to the demand of tribute. He was
opposed To war then, and was opposed to 1t
now. With regard to the impressment of
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The Subscriber

II ESPECTFULLY informs his friends
II and the public, that he has opened a
GROCERY STORE on King street, oppo.
site Messrs and r. Tyler's store, where
he has also established TRUNK MANU-
FACTORY, (which is carried on by Mr..
Henry For,, and will sell Trunks finished in
the most complete manner, on low and &C
commolaling terms--both of which are un-
der the superinteneance of Mr. James Wig
CLINTON.
az. TRUNKS also repaired low, and on
the shortest notice.
James w. Mcdaniel.
December Ia st
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PUBLIC SALE.

Will be sold, at Hay Market, in the county
of Prince William, Virginia, on the firf
day of Jan AIRY next
4 number of SLAVES,
Of both sexes and of different ages the
property of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting,
of Snow Hill-among them are some excel
lent house servants, hoster and shoemaker,
and male cook, IS years Of age, who, CONF
bined with knowledge of cookery, for which
he is not excelled, is an excellent butcher and
gardener Added to these qualifications, he
is sober, honest, genteel dining room seES
want, and a tolerable coarse shoemaker.
lit The same time will be sold,
A number of HORSES, and CHAR1OT
somewhat new; being part of the personal
estate Of the late Matthew Whiting, ESQ
and some CORN, made on the estate this
year.
The whole of this property will be sold On
a credit Of six months, the purchaser giving
bond with approved security, carrying inter.
est from the date if not punctually paid.
All persons having claims against either q
the aforenamed persons, are requested to pre-
sent them for payment to
E. Brooke.
December 6. cots
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PUBLIC SALE.

On SATURDAY the 2lst instant, riI be Of
.fered for sale on the fremies,
A five Acre Lot OF Ground
near the Poor House, belonging to the estate
of John Hedgkins, deceased. The lot is we'll
enclosed and laid down in Timothy. and is
one of The handsomest lots of ground in the
vicinity of Alexandra.
VIM. Herbert, jun. Admir-.
with the VIII annexed.
December ii dts
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FOR SALE,

An elderly NEGRO H'OM1H that has
been accustomed to house work, and Is . to-
le'a5le good cook, washer and ironer, and to
this kind of domestic economy she has been
in full practice with her present owner tor
several years For further particulars enc
quire Of the Printer.
December Ia
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FOR SALE,

.dt Northumberland Court-house,
A STORE.HOUSE, and STOCK OF
N GOODS on hand. The situation as
stand for store is superior to any at this
place. Also, Lease on two story framed
House adjacent to the store house ;--out-
houses, garden, clover lot, and about three
acres OF land under a good enclosure; with
the privilege of fire wood, Sc.
Edwin c. Brown.
Northumberland COURTHOUSE.
December l3 DIV
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" PIETY, consists not in outward forms and
customs, but an inward reverence for the De-
1TY, and consulting within our minds whe-
Their our actions will meet his appreciation or
not. The pious man will always preserve an
equilibrium in all his actions-be neither over
bearing to the poor, or submissive to the pow
erful he will behave politely to all, honor
not person on account of his estate, but his
mind attend divine service, respect his coun-
try's law, and will not be DESTROYS of acquir-
ing temporal fame, but eternal happiness"
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Raaslrs, Currants, Figs, &c.
100 boxes Muscatel and Bloom Raisins
90 drums Sultana do.
S boxes Figs
80 Loxes & I.2 boxes Godfroid's Cigars
100 do first second quality Havana do.
10 cwt dried Goldfish
10 900 It's colored & white Goshen Cheese
500 lbs. frlin Butter
100 dozen Hitbcrl's best London Brown
Stout and Porter-very old,
FOR SALE BIZ
Joseph Vaudeville,
Corner of King & Fairfax streets !;
Whh his usual e general assortment Of
The beft Wines, Liquors, Teas,
and other Groceries,
Upon very reasonable terms, for Cash, Pro-
dace, or at the usual Credits to punctual
customers.
December H.. d
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~ Mr.. JOSEPH THOMAS will preach
in the Courthouse, on Sunday, IL o'clock.

~ Ths Rev. Mr.. NORRIS will preach
in St. Paul's Church, on next Sunday after
boon and night.
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expect more moderation from the French
emperor than we had witnessed4in her!
He believed not; the experience Of his cha
racter did not justify such hope-Hwar, ne
said, was always dangerous to republic, anu
ought never to be undertaken but upon the
most profound circumspection. 1t had not
only tendency to subvert liberty, by throw,
ing toe much power in the executive hands,
but it had bad effect upon the morals OF the
nation. He should not recede from the war
point whenever the proper crisis arrived; but
he wished to proceed with cautious delibera-
ton.
Mr.. M'Kee spoke in favor of the resolution,
and of warlike measures. For his own part,
however, he thought the most prudent policy
would be to declare war at once, and keep
our vessels at home by laying an Embargo {;
instead of proceeding in this way for he was
fearful the British government would make
this resolution plea for sweeping every one
of our vessels from the ocean. He should ne
vertheless vote for it, for the sake of unanim.
ity.
Mr.. Roberts also supported the resolution.
AS soon as he concluded, motion was made
to adjourn, which was not decided when our
letter left Washington.
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The London Courier of the 18th October,
says" Several Of the American passengers
have been permitted to land from the Vigilant
Cartel, capt. Coombs, from the Texel, bound
to Boston, in America, one of whom is Col.
BURR, of whom so much notice has been ia
ken by the American Journalists"
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-08
FROM TOWWLNGEN..

The ship Golden-Fleece, Thompson, Gar
rived at New-York) from Tonningen, hursi-
ed away, (having only two-thirds of her car
go on board) for fear of another embargo -
The new duties had taken place in Hol-
stein. and all over the north of Germany,
where 1t had created the most distressing
sensations, Goods were abandoned for want
OF means to pay the duties. Numerous fail.
ures were daily taking place, and the con-
sternation was general. Goods that had
been in store for several years at Hamburger.
and even goods that had been bought at auc,
ton ten years before, were obliged to pay the
duties.-M 7. Gaz.
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dons
2. For thnse goods. which are so de II nsd
tor expectation 10 Hamburg. as aforesaid,
when transported out OF the warehouse or
thither, duty of six per cent from l.:c va
loe, or the double of the recognition to be
paid in conformity to the Placate Of the lo,a
OF Oct 1909, is to be paid in Schleswig Hoi~
stein currency. to the treasury Of the CUSTOM
house OF the place; besides the duty Of
transit already stipulated.
g. The goods which viii NOT be destined
tor expectation in Hamburger, by the decla-
ration requisite according to the LIST. s, add
are of those articles, which We, by another
decree of the day of the date thereof, have
submitted to a duty to be paid in specie, in
case the same enter into our dukedoms by
confiscation or capture shall be liable to the
same duty, and one tenth part more Of the
said duty shall be paid over and above for
the same.
9. The goods, which will be concealed
upon the invitation of the declaration of all
goods being in store, shall be confscated,
and the denouncer of such concealed goods,
shall receive half the value of the same fox
reward.
Which, all whom it may concern, are to-
comply with. most humbly.
Witness our royal hand, and seal thereto
afhxe Done at our Castle of Fredericks.
berg, the Goth ofOct. 1910.
FREDERICK r.
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Ciande snncly. and 10 the defrauding OF the
duties OF the customs. shall be subject to the
psini>hments OF correctional police. in con-
hrmity to the existing laws, & shall be hand
"a over to the special superintendance of the
supreme police. for time not less than three,
and not exceeding sic years, upon conform
iag to art 10.
TITLE lV-Relates t. the distribution
ct the seizures made OF run goods. Title V.
prohibits any compromise to stop prosecute
on, except where the penalties and confisca-
lions would exceed 5000 francs, in which
case negotiation may take place, under
the authority of the Emperor, who will
decide upon the report OF a special commits
sion.1
TITLE vI-ofthe manner in (Which the
merchandise adjudged to confscatien, shall
De DISPOSED Of
Sec. LOT Prohibited Goods-Prohibi.ed
merchandise adjudged to be conhscated,
shall no longer be exposed to sale. Our
grand provosts, and solicitors general of our
provost (supreme) courts, shall draw up an
inventory thereof, with a valuation of their
ordinary prices in foreign countries, and the
same shall be submitted to the approval of
our minister of finance.
They shall then, proceed to burn, other
wise destroy them publckiy, oil which
proceeding they shall draw up hroeeS vey-
DAT
The sum 10 be distributed among the off
GERS OF the customs, or others assisting i'm the
Seizure OF prohibited merchandise, adjudged
tobe conhscated and burnt, shall be regula-
ted by the said valuations, and the same
shall be betrayed as a special charge, out
OF the ordinary revenue of the customs.
.; Sec. 1.--Cf Iari6ed Merhandtz c--Mer>
chandize subjected to the tariff, which may
be adjudgcd to confiscation. shall be publicly
sold by auction.--rhey shall, in order there,
30, lie transported t., and collected in, those
places where it may be presumed that the
sale will be most advantageous. The said
Sales shall tike place once in every six
months, & shall be advertised once month,
at least, prior to the time appointed, in the
advertising papers of the different depart
Inents. with a list of the articles and sorts of
Ineiehandizs and produce, &c. &C.
(Signcdl
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Ditto ~ ound

Besides the said duty, one tenth part more,
OF the amount thereof is also paid, agre a.
Bile 10 the 9th article of the aforesaid decree.
10Y those goods which now are in the Duke.
doms, as are noa destined for expectation.
to Hamburg.
The said duty shall be recovered by the.
Custom house officer of the place ;. and e.
ver} act tending to diminish he same, shall
De attended by the confiscation of the gods
and other pains, which are forfeited by frauds
OF the customs, pursuant to our regulation,
OF the customs OF the 9th of July, 1908.
Which, all whom it may concern. are 70,
Comply with, most humbly
Witness our royal hand. ana sc al thereto
affixed. ID ne at our Castle of Freder;cks
burg, the Goth Of Oct. 1910
FREDERICK r..
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DECREE

Concerning Dusy on Colonial produce is5
The Dukedoms.
We, Frederick the With, by the Grace Of
God, King of Denmark &c, do hereby MAKE
onown; That whereas by another Decree
CT the date hereof, We determine most gra-.
ciously, under which conditions the goods.
mentioned in the Imperial French Decree
OF the 4th of this month, may be exported
irom the Dukedoms to and through Ham
burgh, 1t is also hereby decreed and stipula-
ted. that the following duty shall be paid iQ
Sleswig- Holstein currency for the hereinaf-
ter mentioned goods laying in the ukedomss.
which are not destined for expectation to-
Hamburg, or may enter in future by cenfis-:
cation or Capture, viz.
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PARIS. Oct %

HRI5. UT. n.
The following is copy OF letter from the
Gen. raj Of Division, Droutt, count DEF
Ion, commanding the 9h Corps, to his
highness the Prince u Watr,to, Mar
Genegai, dated
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From the frontiers IF Russia, Der. IS.
According to report. the Count of Got
torp Qate king of Sweden) has sailed for
on board of a Flag of Truce.
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following letter and summary of events in
that quarter.
Sandy Hook. on board shin Golden
Fleece, IS days from, Iosniagen,
SIR.
With this, have the pleasure of hand
ing several Hamburg aud Altoona papers. up
10 the Sd November. / had brought them
up to the 9TH, which intended t. forward
you, but they got mislaid on hoard--,hey
contained nothing OF importance. In one OF
them was decree of the Hamburger Senate,
a translation OF which you have on the other
side. also forward you Il circular from on,
consul in Hamburger continuing DEGREES of
his Inperial and of mis- Danish majesty. re-
lat,ve 10 the Ftench tariff on goods i'm the
dominions of the latter. On the Sth Of No.
vember the decree for searching after Eng
lish manufactured goods in Hamburger, was
put in force by the gems d'armes. assisted
by the officers OF the police, and some ex-
perienced brokers, butthe Quantity of goods
seized was ,ng-,hey werc hourly in ex-
pectation of a bonfire. On the 9Th was to
COMMENCE the decree for branding snug
glers these same measures were to be en-
forced in all parts of Germany. Indeed sei..
cures had already been made in Frankfort
and other places, to considerable amount,
Goods still remained under seQuester in
Prussia OH the Sd Nov.
Respectfully yours, &c.
The following is the circular alluded 60
in the above letter:
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we are indebted to an intelligent mer
chant passenger in the ship Golden Fleece,
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aflv those on which the nrefevt was their beinr
tar'sned with he prescribed French certifca tes
of origin.
The king of Denmark had at last been con-
strained TO reduce his military establishment I
the number. it was stated, of 5000; a measure
ofnecessity, on account OF the impoverished state
of his finances Which his minister mad long adj
vised, but which the King could not before be
prevailed on to adopt. and Il was conjsctured.
thai he at last was induced to it by irresisti-
BILE and imperious command. The ports of Den
max continued shut to the Importation OF colon-
al produce
franslations for the ". Y. Gazette, from
me Hamburg OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
Golden fleece.
SoLEuRE, (Switzerland) Oct. IS.
Her majesty the Empress Josephine, ac-
companied by the French Charge de affaires
Rouger. arrived here yesterday with her
suit. This day her Majesty left our city on
her way to Geneva.
From the frontiers IF Russia, Der. IS.
According to report, the Count of Got
torp Qate king of Sweden) has sailed for
England, on board of Flag of Truce.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 90
Next Monday his Royal H,ghness, the
Grown Prince (Bernadotte) is expected at
the Palace of Drot,ningholm.
1t will be recollected, that few days
since, We published Bonaparte's decree of
the 18th of October last. for branding SNUG
glers, and burning English manufacturers
1t appears by letters per the Golden Fleece,
that this decree was to be put in force all
over Germany, The work of branding and
burning was to commence at Hamburger on
the 9Th ult. The Senate of Hamburg by
public: notice. admonish every individual to
submit quietly to this measure
". Y. Gag.
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TRANSLATION.)
HAMBURG, November 4.
PUB LICawD nm

p y B L ICAWD I'm.
II having been notified to the senate of this
place by the French military administration,
that IN consequence of an imperial decree.
dated 18th October, 1910. all the prohibited
English manufactured goods (merchandises
Angloises provenant de fabrique Angloise)
IN the Hanseatic towns, shall be seized and
burnt; and that in order TO effect this decree.
a beginning shall be made to morrow the
5th November. An honorable senate soil .
cts every citizen Of this place in the most
paternal manner, to submit to this unayoid :
able measure, TO hold these aforesaid Eng
lish manufactured goods ready for seizure.
and to lessen the calamity of the searching
of houses, to deliver them without oDDositi..
on; q in the meantime to rely tn at an no.
norable senate, in the present affecting stu
alton, will leave nothing unemployed to pro-
mote the best interest of the citizens here
so tar as lays i'll its power.
However, as commotions and obstinacv
will inevitably prove fatal in their conse-
quences, this honorable senate admonish p.
very Individual quietly to submit to the said
measure, with warning that every contn
macy will infallibly be punished acoord-
ing to the severity of the laws,
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cIRcULAR.)
HAMBURG, Nov 1. 1910


Annexed You have TRANSACTIONS of French
Imperial Decree, and of two DEGREES, of his
majesty the king of Denmark, regulating
the conditions on which the goods now living
in Holsteia. may be thence exported and i'm
ported IN this city These measures are con !.
tessediy impracticable, and must be modi-
he'd. or all the property which forms the oil
Jsct OF them must be sacrificed.
This is the last day of the term prescrib-
ed tor making the declarations on bosh sides.
and the amount declared fog importation
mere IS next to nothing, because there are
very few articles which will bear the enor-
nous duties. and besides, the French DEGREES
applying IN terms only to Prize goods, there
Is no sufficient security that goods of diff.
ferent description will be projected even by
the payment of the duties The late mea
sures have spread general CONSERVATION and
encouragement among the merchants, and
there isvery little, may say no hope of an
advance OF prices competent to support these
new burthens.
Representations have been made both TO
the French and Danish governments, and
some felief is expected, at least, as far as re,,
CARDS the time prescribed.
am, respectfully,
J. M FORBES
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STOCKHOLM, Oct. 90

Next Monday his Royal H,ghness, the
Grown Prince (Bernadotte) is expected at
the Palace of Drottningholm.