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was by thus Welding to an unreasonable de-
mand, that the court of Spain ~embolden-
ed and determined the American govern
mept to become urgent, and even to resort
to threats 10 the present instance. Be that
as it may, you may infer, from the former
explanations which have been given to your
court on this subject and those which |
have been authorised to cause to be made
20 the government of the United States,
through his Imperial msjesty's charge
d'Agaiyes, what opinion his majesty has
formed on this question, which, having
already been the object of a long negocia-
tion, and of a formal convention betwixt
France and the u. States, can no longer be
a subject of new discussion.
Such Mr.. Ambassador, are the obser-
vations which | have deemed it proper to
make in answer to the preliminary note of
your ex%cellency. l have to add thereto,
that the causes which appeared to me have
alarmed your government whose uneasi-
ness you are to make known are somewhat
exaggerated perhaps from the impression
they have made at Madrid or perhaps from
too wide and enlarged ar Interpretation by
the minister of the United States, Of the
instructions he had received from his go
vernment. There is no reason to think,
that a government, which, like that of the
u. States, is anxious TO establish a charac.
ter for wisdom and moderation, should de-
termine at once upon an unjust war of am
bition /; but as the u. States set a great va.
lue on the requirement of a part of Florida
which suits her purposes, there can be no
doubt but that they will use every effort to
acquire it. This discussion is therefore re-
duced to a single point. Perhaps the fede.
raj government may have thought that a di.
plomatic quarrel would be of advantage in
producing a negotiation ofexchange. I'm
der these circumstances the wisdom of his
Catholic majesty will certainly suggest to
him what should be done to determine a
dispute, which I am satisfied will never be
at Test, until the respective positions of
Louisiana and the Floridas shall have un.
dergone an alteration; but upon this point
1t Is for his catholic majesty to decide ac-
cording to his judgment. The u. S.
have no right Of claim against him. They
were positively informed that Louisiana
was delivered to them such as it had been
acquired by France, and not more extensive.
which declaration shall be renewed as often
and as positively as his catholic majesty
shall request.
"Ibeg your cxcellency to accept the as.
surance OF my highest consideration.
(Signed)
"CH. MAU. TALLEYRAND.
His Excellency admiral Gravina, his ca.
tholic majesty's ambassador.
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pressure, that it was with difficulty tia, Ii.
privy council could get from their carriages
Bonaparte is expected on the coast; h.
is to visit Bologne, Dunklrk and Ostend.
acquisitions have been sent TO diferept
towns on the shores Of the Baltic, to fur.
nish scamen for the French ships of war.
Preparations are making for some grea, tx.
petition.
The French burning decree has been
put in force at Varel-S9 Wagon loads Of
British manufactures made the FIRST bon
FIRE.
Paris papers to Nov. 90. contain NOTHING
but Bernadotie's speech on being present.
ed to the diet of Sweden.
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| PSOitOb'
The French burning decree has been
put in force at Varel-39 Wagon loads Of
British manufactures made the FIRST bon
FIRE.
Paris papers to Nov. 20, contain uo,bine
but Bernadotie's speech on being present.
ed to the diet of Sweden.
PARIS, November IL.
Circular to the Bishops & Arch Bishops.
"Sir-it is with in6uite pleasure that I
announce to you the happy pregnancy Of
the Empress, my dear wife and companion.
This proofofthe blessing which God sheds
on my family, and which is so closely con-
nected with the happiness,of my people, in-
duces me to infor IN Gu, that 1T will be We.
ny agreeable to me that YOU order ~particu.
lar prayers to be offered upfor her safety.
With which | pray to Cod4o have YOU in
his holy keeping.
At our Palace of Fontainbieau, Nov.
II, 1910. (Signed) NAPOLEON.
duke of BASSANS.~
General Mrdnda-We have been "a.
vored, (says the New York Commercial
Adyertiser,) with the perusal of a very
interesting letter from Caracas, dated the
18th ult. from which we are permitted to
copy the following statement of the<rnsn.
ner in which Gen. Miranoa was received
on his return to his native country -
81 avail myself Of the opportunity of a
vessel going to New-York, to inform on
OF the state of things here. General Mi.
randa arrived a few days since, and was
received by his countrymen with all the
enthusiastic affection, which his long de-
votion to the emancipati on of their oppres-
sed country, So justly entitled him to. A
great number Of the FIRST citizens went down
TO Laguira TO escort him to his native city /;
which ne entered about noon on i thursday
last, ouuted on a beautiful white charger.
and accompanied by the governor, and a
numerous cavalcsde Of gentlemen of the
first distinction, followed by an immense
crowd of citizens of all ranks, who greeted
the retarn OF their long absent countryman.
with every testimony of Joy. The general
looked well, and seemed much affected at
the generous reception he received from
his fellow citizens. Ills reception ny me
supreme lunta was equally CORDIAL /; after
"haSh iN PtHNNtaSd W Tic HOuSC Oh Ron
Simon Boliver, late a deputy in London,
and brother TO the deputy at present with
you, where ne received the congratula-
tons OF all the persons of distinction in
Caracas. His arrival has spread general
joy, and INCREASED, if possible, the public
spirit here in favor of the freedom of the
country. Every thing goes on well, in
spite of the Vaccinations of the enemies of
South American liberty. The people have
complicated their election o the deputies
who are to form the provincial congress,
which will meet in about a aonth more.
In a little time South America will become
an interesting scene, to the view of other
nations; and | trust also a benehcial. field
tor their industry. Her resources for all
the purposes of her own support and happi-
ness, as also of carrying on an important
trade with other nations, are greats and,
with a free government, will be highly adj
~vantageous to the rest OF the world"
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PHILADELPHIA, October 8.

Yesterday arrived here schooner Shadow,
Captain Matthews, from Naples and Halifax.
The Shadow sailed from this port for the Me
diterranean about two years and months a.
60; she was captured by the French and sent
into Naples, where, after detention of two
years, she was permitted to depart Cor home:
when she arrived off the Capes of Virginia,
she was fallen in with by the British sloop of
war Tartarus, the day after she had cut & run
from Hampton Roads, for fear of the Jeffer-
sonian gun boats.
The captain of the Tartarus ordered the
Shadow for Halifax, where she was tried and
cleared within days. The captain of the
Tartarus was asked for what reason he had
captured the Shadow, he replied agreeable to
his orders-the Judge called for his orders,
and on examination, he could find nothing to
Justify the capture and of course cleared her;
so the captain after all his trouble lost both tho
substance and the Shadow.
Captain NJ. left at Halifax the goth ult. ship
Thomas Wilson, Brown, of and for this port
from Tonningen, under trial; brig Doane,
sent in on her passage from Belfast to New
York, having too many passengers on board.
A clump yellow sided American snip was &C.
ing in as the Shadow came out, supposed
prize. Off the Capes of Delaware, the Emu
lous frigate boarded the Shadow on Sunday.
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COMMENCEMENT.
PRINCETON, Sept. "a, 1871

PRINCETON, Sept. 81, 1911.
ON this day has been held the annual C0m-
mencement in the College Of New-Jersey.
After prayer by the President, large polite
assembly attended to the following eyer
cises -
A salutaotry Grafton in Latin, by Mr. VIII
liam Taliaferro. of Virginia
2. An English salutatory by Mr.. W. Woof-
ton, of Maryland.
3. An Grafton in testimony Of honorable
proficiency in the sciences Of moral and polis~
ical Philosophy, by Mr.. ]. Hopkins of VIZ
ginia.
4. Do. Do. in that of Theolagy, by Mr.. H.
Belden, of Connecticut.
S. Do. Do. in that of Mat aematics, By M'E,
!. Gouverneur, Of New YoiA.
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From 7Hs vIRcINIA PATRIOT.

Perhaps no measures of the administration
have been conducted with more meanness than
those relating to the Barbary powers: yet it
has been thrown in the teeth of the federalists
that even when general Washington was pre-
sidens, he had the pusilanimity to make pre-
sents and pay tribute, rather than do, what has
since been done, i. e. resist, take arms, s thus
abolish the shameful practice. We cannot d.
rectly turn to the date of the paper, but we
very well remember that some time ago the
National Intelligencer had the etfrontery to
make remarks of this tenor.
IF the truth should ever be discovered, we
have no doubt it will be found that the United
States have paid hundreds and hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the different regencies
of the Barbary coast, of which the people
have been kept most profoundly ignorant. A
part of Lear's expenditures have been pub
iished. They created great astonishment-
Still greater would be the astonishment, were
eyery Mediterranean expenditure made pub
lie, as we'll as the instructions from our late
president.-It will be recollected that among
the charges brought by Robert Smith against
MIR. Madison one was, his total inattention to
the law passed the winter before last to pre-
vent future frauds. But in our apprehen-
sion the great difficulty was, that the President
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From the Charleston Courier.
COMMUNICATION.

Accounts from Washington state, that as
the President is, by the constitution, command
err in chief of the army and navy of the United
States. he will be compelled to choose be-
tween fighting upon the land or fighting upon
the water; as it is very generally reported,
and the report is entitled to some credit, that
he cannot fight upon both at the same time.
1t is therefore understood to be in contempla-
ton at the Palace, to appoint his excellency
Thomas Jefferson, Esq to be Vice-Admiral
Of the feet. The National Intelligencer of
the 10th inst. has declared, that if Sir Joseph
Yorke's squadron should come upon our coast,
the three .frigates composing our navy, must
remain in our harbors. This will be done to
afford his excellency the Vice-Admiral an OPP
portunity to lead out his own dear, dear squad
ron of gun-boats, and gallantly to meet the
British piratical Blackboard at the western
edge of the guph. Should the ocean be too
rough for the dear little things, or his excel
lency get sea-sick, Proclamation is imme-
diately to be issued, ordering and commanding
Sir Joseph to run his ships ashore upon one
of the Capes, that the gun-boats may be haul-
ed up upon the beach along side, and have
fair and steady shot at them. The pretty
little things are at home, you know, on
the beach What glorious fun for his excel
lency /! Oh, could Boney, but stand by and
see the pirates cut up. If his excellency's
No. /, 2, ad mfnitum, can't destroy them, the
Sub-Admiral Fulton, will screw few of his
Torpedoes to their underparts, and then blow
them to the devil. Who's afraid?
Q in q corner
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aLet us reason together"

l-r
let if be understood, that we strongly con-
denim, and heartily detest the conduct OF both
ENGLAND and France towards US. But has our
own government done its duty? We are
freemen, it is our right-it is our duty, and
we will enquire. The slaves OF Napoleon, or
the blind advocates of passive obedience may
prate-we are freemen, and while the right
remains, we will examine the conduct OF our
rllers.
In April 1909, an arrangement was made
between orr government and the British NIL
mister Mr.. Erskine, accommodating our dill
ferences with England. We are told oy Mr..
Smith, the Secretary OF State, that alter the
terms were all agreed on, MIR. Madison wrote
with his own hand most insulting paragraph,
in one of the letters to Mr.. Erskine, such as
neither comported with our own dignity, nor
with the respect due to a power with whom
we were adjusting our differences THAT he
MIR. Smith did demonstrate against such pa
ragraph-that Mr.. Madison persisted. The
result we all know. No British ministry
could hold their places an hour, after ratifying
an arrangement, containing such an insult on
their sovereign.
Is there not every reason to believe, that
Mr.. Madison was aware of the effect that pa
ragraph would produce, and that ne introduce
ed it with the intention of preventing the ar
rangement going into effect!
If this is the fact, is he not responsible for
the consequences that may ensue from war
Does not this fact go very far to confirm
the suspicious of his subserviency to France! !
Ought such man to be continued at the
head of our affairs? If he ought not is it not
our policy and our duty to vote for men for
all the Offices of government who will endea-
vor to effect change in our administration !!
We ask all moderate democratic republicans,
if they do not believe under present circuln-
stances, change in the administration would
be for the public good.-Ihe Cleaner.
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NeW.YOrk3 master, WIS ioauV u ~ ll''> -S"'l in
the month Of June last, for St. JaRo de Cp,
She had on board when she sailed (@5,l JunN
Of tons of stone ballast, 10 n. feet .ums,,
some cases furniture, few boxes candic,,
and about seventy cases and trunks, said u
contain dry goods to the value OF ABOUT 10000
dollars. On deck, she had l.rEe ssil Loaf,
and the vessels boat. Two days alter saiin.
she sprung leak The mate Was irequcEily
observed to go down with candle INTO Inc
run, and once he carried down With hlm a.
let and chisel; at other times he Carried
Mugs of different sizes, and invariably Tie
leak altered Immediately after he hua ceeA
down. When the crew were exhausted
with the fatigue Of pumping, it was sup.
posed he stopped some OF the holes, iog
then the leak diminished. When they were
refreshed by rcpose and rest, lie then Went
down, and the leak increased again. About
the 5th July they fell in with the sch. Indus
try. of Plymouth, and represented that they
were very leakY, and requested the captain TO
remain by them, which he did until the day
following, when the leak saddsHty increased
to such an alarming degree (mmedl:tc!yaf.
ter the mate had been into the iui4) that The
crew left her and went Oil board tie Industry,
fearing to remain on board any longer. Capt.
Bennett mentioning that there were dry goods
on board the Lucy, the crew of the Industry
thinking some ofthem might be saved, went
on board the wreck, and with some difficulty
cot at the trunks said to contain fhsnl, and
broke them open, but found them filed with
sawed cordwood and straSu-Ihey then found
the boxes of candles and saved them, and also
the running rigging, sails, vessels boat Ca
bles and anchors, and then left her. She pro-
bably sunk in short time afterwards, as she
was then nearly fall of watcr-Lat. 3S, So.
The crew repeatedly offered to go into the
run to look for the leak but were prevented
by the captain and mate
1000 dollars were insured in Boston, and
it is reported chat there are 5000 in Philadei-
phia and 5000 in Norfolk. The trunks, said to
contain the goods, were shipped from Phila-
delphia to Boston, by a Frenchnan calling
himself Charles Jamon Cor Jomon) consigned
to Frenchman named John Cor Joseph) Mar
tin, for whom they were said to be shipped on
board the Lucy. r.,
Bennett, and Van Ranst, the mate of the
Lucy, came on from New-York to this place,
for the purpose of going this voyage. Van
NaTSt Is Sala 10 DelollS lo LVCIPool, Ling eie
to have family there. He said he had been
recently master of Liverpool ship in the
slave trade which had been captured. He Is
supposed to have gone to Philadelphia Or
to Wilmington (N. c. from Martinico. The
vessel is said to be owned by Frenchman,
Augustus Nasal, belonging to Philadelphia,
who purchased and fitted her out, on pretence
that he had property in St. Jago de Cuba,
which he wished to bring from thence Tor
Boston.
The foregoing statements are collected
from the dispositions of the mariners of the
Lucy, of those who were on board the Indus
try, and several other sources.
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without /. navy--our sea-ports unprotected
our treasury en:pty-our people grooming
with the weight of ruined commerce, and
pressed by the scarcity of money-the pro-
duce of the farmer hardly sufficient to pay the
transportation to market and our councils di-
yided: the present prospect is indeed gloomy
and shades and darkness rest ufaon the future.
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g., Frr had returned to his govern
% 90" 6nJin. the inhabitants very little IN
m' "'i ,.i,, him. No dou5! was enter
ga :. -, ~. u!rimat- success OF the ia
-, ia n.yal force from h'"''e x'dv"
81 r,,,.d ,hz b;o,:ade of hasnos A!'sS
,,r , i.w DAYS, WHEN several Am7r'taa
..~,, -, is.o ,hu port; but' had aga"
lam, Il, with a iirm determination to 'X-
,...i. al IS, is except British; Those IN
Or ,1a fig b-lag permitted 10 inter, by "a"
.,.,r,..n,-n, m ,de with admiral Dc Cour-
~. u Ii tondroyant OTIS.
C2Bee Hsase B''ks.
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60 S5aussh Meyano Sheet.

70 S3anih Me'lno Sheep.
Will be sold, at AUCTION, at Brosm Lawn,
near Alexandria, On Saturday, the oh cf
February next on liberal credit
Tue Rams e THIRTY fzues
Which sheep were selected by gentle
man in Lisbon, from hoc':: of 500, aad are
from the Cabana's Of the Transumanle, ting
finest and best breed in Spain. Certf -ates
of which, as also the Sheep, will be shewr.
on application to
Lawrasn and Fowie.
January 20.
~. The editors of the National Intelli-
gcnccr, and Baltimore Federal ''azettc, are
requested to insert the above in their papers.
and forward their bills to this Office.
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N 9 L / &c.

NTHEREAS, about the first instant, 9
w negro gnl Ramed CHAAAY, the
property OF the subscriber, about ! 8 years OF
age, was hired to Mr.. Leonard Cuok, aaa by
said Cook discharged from his employ and
ordered 10 come home to mel nave never
seen said negro sin c, and suppose she is
going at large in this town. hereby FORE
wan all persons whatever from harboring
her, az am determined to prosecute any
one so offending.
Benjamin D. Patterson.
January 26 1t
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JAN. &C.
For Sale.

A house and lot situated near the
lower end Of Pitt street.-The lot is 40 feet
front and runs back one hundred fcct--The
house is we'll finished and pleasantly situated
for small fsmily. For terms apply to JOHN
SHAW, Navy Yard, Washington, or to
JOSEPH RINKER, Alexandria, who
will shew the premises.
Jan. IS. eoStlaw4t.
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@ Stray Horse.

TETAS brought to the stable Of the Wasas
w ington Tavern laf sight, small horse
with switch tail and shod all round, had on
coo saddle and bridle-- The owner its re:
quested to call, pay the charges incurred,
and take him away.
Talbot and Hall.
Ian 9E st
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1,35O,281 IL

(a) The total amount of re.
gs'vrrd tonnage employed o.
Their than in the whale fishery
during the year 1909, was ooe,a55 IS
The amount employed in the
whale fishery s,sos II
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As above 91O O59 %
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

Treasury Department.,
Registers l5fce, Dec. 81, 1910.
| do hereby ce'uiy, that the foregoing
statement is a true extract made from the
quarterly abstracts Of tonnage rendered by
the collectors of the several districts of the
United States. for 1909.
JOSEPH NOURSE, Reg.
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CT | intend to remove from this
place 10 a short time, those who have
Claims agsin1 me ale requeited to bring
them forward for settlement.
G, w. EDMONQS..
Jan, &c. 81
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Taken for The AlexaHdria Gazette
THURSDAY, IanuayY "a.

THURSDAY, January "a.
Mr.. Rh.a, Mr.. Macon and Mr.. Eppes,
opposed the United States Bank charter
bill. Mr.. Quincy and Stanley advocated the
renewal The question of posspoaemens
was decided about five O'Clock.
AYES AND NOES
On the motion for indefinite postpoucmers
Of the ordsr Of the day on the bill to re-
new the charte, of the Bank OF tho Z.
States, on terms therein mentioned.
AYES. L. J. Aston, Anderson, Bacon,
Bard, Barry, Bassrt;, Bibb, Boyd, Brown,
Butler, Calhoun, Chcves, Clay, Cochran,
Crawford, Cuts, Dawson, Desha, Epp-s,
Franklin, Garnet, Gardner, Ghoson, Good
wyn, Gray, Holland, johnson, Jones, Kee-
nan, Kennedy, Love, Lvle, Macon, Nj Kim,
M'Aiulrv, Mitchell, Montgomery, N. 4
Moorc, T. Moors, Morrow, Mumford,
Newton, l. Porter, T. 3. Porter, Rea, Rhea,
Richards, Rngold, Roane, Sage, Sawyer,
Seybert, Seaver, Smile, G.Smith, S.Smi1h,
Southland, Troup, Turner, Vaa Horne,
WeskIey, Whi,ehill, VIM, Wi,herspoon,
Wight.
NOES-Messrs. Allen, w. Aston,
B;selow, Blaisdell, reckrnridge, Camp.
bll, J. e.. Chamherlin, w. Chamberlin,
Champ ion,. Chittenden, Davenport, Elv,
Emo,,, Findluy, Fisk, Gardiner, Garland,
Goldsborough, Gold, Hale, Haven, Heis-
ter, Helms, Hubbard, Hufty, Huntington,
Jenkins, Key, Knickerbacker, Lewis. Ii.
vinss.on, Matthews, M'Bryde, M'Kee,
Miller, Minor, Moseley, N-wbold, Nj.
cholson, Pearson, Pickman, Pitkin, Pot.
ter. Quincy, Randolph. Sammons, Scud-
der, Shaw, SheFey, J. Smith, Smell, Stan
ford, Stanley, Stevenson, S,urses, Swoope,
Taggsrt, 1allmadse, Thompson, Van
Dyke, Van Rensselaer,, Wheaton, Wilson.
FRIDAY, Jan. Is.
Mr.. Poyter presented the petition Of the
different religious societies of Philadel-
phia, praying an alteration in the post,
oGce ADD poss-road law, SO as not to in
fringe or the first day Of the week. Re-
Tered Ia the committee on post.ohices an0
post-roads.
The House wen. iRto committee OF the
whole on the bill to incorporate the bank
ia the District of Columbia. The bill re-
new!ag the charter Of the bank Of Alexan-
dria was agreed to.
Mr.. Rot moved an amendment to the
bin, Incorporating tie bank OF Washington
- Provided the President and Directors
shall within one year pay INTO the hands OF
IN, commissioners of the city OF Washing
tor the sum of $4,000 dollars tor the pur-
pose Of amending the bridges and roads OF
the ci,"-which was negatiyed, 400 %.
Mr.. M9ws omery proposed new Sec
ton, limiting the amount al discounts to
double the amount Of the capital of the
bank, Motion lost. The bill was agreed
10.
The committee ;hen took up & agreed to
the bill to incorporate the bank Of Potomac
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Also, the Farmers Bank Of Alexandris
and the Union Bank of Georgetown.
A message in writing wa, received fraR
the President Of the y. Safes.