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ROYINR FOLLY.


There are tens of thousands Of thoughtless,
deluded, but we!l-,neaning democrats, who
think themselves good " Republicans" who
rejoice excessively at the successes of the
military despot of France; and NEST heartily
wish the downfall ard conquest Of old Eng.
land, from whence they descended They
k"ow that nothing under heaven can hinder
Bonaparte from sending his cut-throat le-
gions, and having MS projects, sub-prelects,
comlnssories, and lazy officers OF his legion
of Dishonor, in every state, county, town and
parish in the United States, but the British
Navy, and which it is the great object OF his
continental system to dcst"oy--yet they, de-
.uded souls, have the folly to wish that very
navy sunk in the depth OF the sea, or bearing
the bloody flag of Napoleon over the globe.
Such gross deluson and infantile ignorance Is
truly lancntable. 1t reminds one of the poor
silly BOY, who, on the death of his father, ex-
ultingly exclaimed go" Vel, Fatker is dead,
and can now cut breed for 'nyseJ---I 7Vish
Mother zoas drud, ard then coutd siread the
5uttc, soe."-Boston Certinel.
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Mill for Sale.
I will sell or | will let, for d
April IS.

will sell or l will let, for d
Term of years, grist and merchant Mill d
70 acres of good fertile land in Fairfax coun.
ty, Vir.,inia, on the direct road leading from
Lees5urg 10 Alexandria, 81 miles from tho
former and 10 to the latter, and l3 toGeorgeA
town and the City Of Washington, and not
more than three miles from the great falls Of
the Potomac river, and 10 miles from any
other merchan, mill, and in good neighbour.
hood for wheat, corn, rye, dte. and 1t being 50
Immediately on the road where all kinds Of
horse fool will sell 70 great advantage. IRE
Mill House is built with brick ], is 81 feet
BY 50 and ) sto,i S high, and on a never flil.
ing stream, with water wheels, one pair OF
god country sto les, and one pair Of kve feel
French Burrs Of good quality, and conve-.
riencv FIR cnother pair, part Of the works
alreauv framed and seasoned timber sufficient
to fini.h them {; it has every conveniency and
necessary machinery for tbs manufacturing
-four and country work. The works a: al
most new and in compete order, with good
dwelling house, kitchen, coopsr's shop &
other buildings necessary, and a good peach
orchard There is about acres OF improved
meadow, and or more may be aided; tho
balance is well ,iml;ered. a farther descrip-
ZION is unnecessary, as the purchaser will Grst
view tho premises.
William Sheppard.
April co.
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,rr;d hive cor.s.:a;d ia pease end sainsa nc
-; il Being he only ceh,re in tho continent
;, eo.,nsr.r,.. All sort Of colonial Articles
.ra ,orb,d.n 70 he imported here, rs well as
81 Fngl:s, ,n,,,ufAcs,fed goods. We have
,nv 90. Frenea Consul, Mr. Renjouss.
l.e bega,, bis oper.sso's some weeks as,, !.
writing TO the Freach MINISTER IN o.oe hnplm
.s.at he vas i:.toln'ad ny ms spie&tnat d par.
CT Of Ensiish manufactured goods was
,.n,or,cl, a.cked up ii Cotton bales.
s. Consequence. the King sa7e orders) though
E,,,ins, the consti,u.ion) to scarce, the ma
|razin-s where i,Ly but, TO their grea. NOR
4 ,ication, there was nothing but cotton"
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sures necessary to be adopted for the reno
val Of the grievance, and the author OF 1t.
a short and spirited discussion ensued, In
which Messrs. Perkins, Jones, Weld, Thorn
dixie and Apthorp took a part and on the
suggestion of the probability that the custom
house collector Was ignorant Of some facts
which the committee had ascertained, which
tcins known n,ight induce him to retrace his
steps, and from desire to adopt conciliatory
measures before a recurrence to more eff
eient proceedings 4 committee consisting Of
the hon. James Lloyd, John Coffin Jones, and
Thomas II. Perkins, Esq'rs John 7. Apthorp,
ESQ. Benjamin Weld, Esq. honorable Israel
rhorndike, Mr.. Caleb Loring, Mr.. Daniel
Sargent. James Perkins, Esq. Mr.. John Hol-
land, Mr.. Oliver Heating, Stephen Goldman,
Esq. Mr.. John Parker. Mr.. Benjamin Rich,
and Benjamin Pollard, Esq. to take such mea-
sures as they should deem necessary on the
subject; aid to Call meeting when they
shall be ready to report.
1t was then unanimously voted that it be re.
commended to those citizens who have ves-
sells in readiness to be cleared at the Custom
house, to offer TO the collector their papers
authenticated as usual. to have competent wit.
nesscs of the fact and if he refuses to grant a
clearance on such authenticated papers, to re-
tain their vessels in port until the committee
Shall have reported. The meeting then adj
iourned sine die
We are happy to learn, that on further con-
sideration Of the subject, the Collector yester.
day" rocked his decree land that vessels
will be cleared out as usual, until he receives
further Instructions from Washington.
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NORFOLK, April, %.
ARRIVED

Ship William Keis, Prince, noticed in our
last, from liverpool --Spokc, March 18th, in
St. Georges Channel, ship Dryade, Rick,
from Wiscassett bound to Liverpool, g. days
out, in distress for want of provisions. and
scarcely able to keep the ship above waite" in
consequence Of her leaking had lost every
thing of the deck---April 5th, lat. IS 40. long.
50, 50, brig Eliza, Taylor, from Charleston
bound to I-s;on, le days out---9th, lat. So, ion.
"a, %, ship Ann and Sally, Atkins, from A.
lex..dr!a bound 70 Lisbon, 6 days out---l2th,
lat. So, 80, lon. 70, scnr Norioik, Ssaward, OF
and FROM this port for Lisbon, days out.
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ADVERTISEMENT.

By virtue Of a deed OF trust bearing date the
twelfth day Of October, eighteen hundred
and seven, executed to the subscriber Ivy
Alexander and James Smith, and Rachael
and Margaret Smith, wives Of tho Said
Alexander and James Smi,h-will be sold,
on the premises, on SATURDAY, the
twenty. fifth day Of May next, on sredn
of SIX, twelve and eighteen nonths-A
A VALUABLE
House and Lot of Ground.
In the town Of Alex ,ndria, and bounded -
follows:
EGINNING on the north side Of Duke.
ID street, in the said town Of Alexandra,
one hundred and twenty three feet FIVE inch
es to tile eastward of Water street, and runs
ming thence eastwardly with Duke street
twenty seven feet Zen inches; thence north
wardIy with lire parallel to Water street
one hundred feet; thence westwardly with
line to Duke street twenty seven feet ten
inches; thence southwardly in direct paral-
lei line to the beginning.
Noes with approved endorsers, neEotla-
bic in the b INK Of Alexandria, will be re-
quircd Of the purchaser Tor the pay n1ent OF
tue purchase money ia three equal install
nents, and a lien OH the property.
James Keith, jun.
Trustees
April IS. dts
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RosToN. Ah'7l 20.
Custom Hcuse Imhositiou.


Within few DAYS Mr.. Collector Dearborn
has issued decree directed to Justices Of
the Peace in this town, announcing, that he
the said collector will not clear vessels whose
sea letters and roles d'Equipage, arc anthem
.ticated by Justices of the peace and that he
requires that they be authenticated by the
Victories Pu6Ec, who are all democrats. This
new species of custom house oppression be-
Ing rcpugnant to the usual mode Of doing the
business, and to the instructions OF the secre-
tary of the treasury on the subject, who In
those instructions enume-,.tes " Justices of
the Peace" first in the list OF officers by whom
the Authorization is to be made, and even
makes no mention whatever of Notarles Pub.
lic," which officers do not, we are informed,
exist in some OF the states has excited the re-
sentiment of not only the mercantile interest,
bu, Of every unpehsioned citizen, who values
his rights and liberties, and detests. npstart
tyranny and oppression. These feelings pro-
duced meeting of large number of mer-
Chants in the exchange coffee house, on Tues.
d.y, when the hon. James Lloyd, esq. Was
called to preside, and BEN amin Pollard, esq.
appointed secretary. After COO. and dispas-
sionatc discussion of the dietum Of the collect.
or, and the expression Of their indignation at
the prefecture, a committee, consisting Of
tie hon. Janes LLOYD, Thomas II. Perkins,
and John Coffin Jones, csq'rs. Messrs. Benia-
min Weld, Oliver Heating, John Parker, Ca.
leb Loring, John 7. Ap.horp, James Perkins,
and Thomas 6. Amory, was appointed to take
the opinion of counsel on the subisct, and to
report at the ad ioarnment. On Thursday e.
vening the meeting was more nurerously at.
tended than. before and the hon. Chairman
Introduced tic subject j. very pertinent,
concise and energetic manner.
The report of the Committee was then read;
which was, That they had consulted the Hon.
Messrs. Dexter, Otis and dickson, on
the subject committed to them, who had 81
ven IN opinion in writing IT his opinion was
then read---It stated, generally, that Justices
ofthe Peace are in the practice Of administer.
ing the oath on Sea Letters, or Passports, ard
on the enrolment of the seanenj whlchare ne
csssary to be certified previously to clearance
at the Custom-house being granted So nat
their opinion is full as to the competency OF
Justice Of the Peace to administer these oaths
under the Laws of the United States, and con-
sccuendy that it becomes tie duty OF the Col.
lector, in such Case, to grant a Clearance; ana
that if be refuses he thereby becomes liable
fer az damages result ng in consequence ihe
fact ofthc illegality of the new decree beng
thus ascertained, the Hon. Chairman again
cellcd the attention of the meeting to the IN
teresting subject, and pointed at three courses
which might DE pursued to express the
opinion of the meeting, and of the mea'
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tioa considering, that their FIRST effects VIII
be to inundate this continent with all the fury
OF the democratic passions, and that they
must Of course terniuate in the destruction OF
liberty, By the establishment Of military u
surpation; for all republican history is preg-
nalat with the maxim, that it is anarchy syhiei
presents the frs: STEP fur the tyran, 10 NOM: in
the ladder Of u,a5Kion"
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NEW PUBLICATIONS,
ind other Valuable Books,
Just received. Tor sale by JAMES KssNRDI,
senior, Book elicr, King street. )

The American Lady's Preeeptns-a new
school book
The Americans Guide-containing the
Constitutions Of the United States, with he
latest Amendments Declaration Of n.
dependence-thc Federal Constitution, and
Waskingtos's Farewell Address
Smirke's Review Of Battalion Of Infantry,
with elegant and appropriate Engravihss
MAYORS Plutarch, for the use Of Schools
Hamel's French Grammsr and Exercises
Du6ef and Boyer's French Dictionaries
Duief's Nature Displayed
Edgeworth's Moral Tales for young people
- Parents Assistant
Tales Of Fashionable Life
A School Testament, on 6ne paper, With
new and handsome type
Walsh's American Review Of History and
folilies, No. 1.-THE I'd is daily expected
Che Archives Of Useful knowledge, tho
three FIRST numbers, b Dr.. Mease--at I've
dollars per annum.
AprilA mkthH
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BALTIMORE, April eS.

MAD DOGS.--To put our fellow citizens
or their guard, it is necessary to mention that
several Mad Dogs are now in or about this
city. On Saturday evening q gentleman was
attacked by one, but fortunately escaped /; a
few minutes after, the same dog sprung At a
boy; he was saved by the intervention of an
other dog, which was bitten, as wei! as several
others. 4 mad dog Was killed this morning in
Gly-s.reet. Our city swarms with this gene
r!ly useless and dangerous Animal, and much
d-,nger is to be unprecedented from them if
great caution and care is not used. Several
persons have lately died Of the HydrohAodic, i'll
and about Philadelphia.
DUEL--Died, on Friday night last, Mr..
SAMUEL WRIGHT, Of this city, merchant, of
wound received in duel OF the evening OF
tho SAME day--A la,nentab!e victim, to his
false ideas of honor. He has left wife and
two small children to dcplore his loss.
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n 0 T &c &.

I INTEND 10 remove from this place IN
a short time; those who have Just cl.ims =
gainst me are requested to bring them for
dcbted are requested to call and settle.
]. Cleaver.
Alexandria, April Is. djt
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IN Hauhtor Reads.

Ship Cato, Thompson. IS d.ys from Liver
pool. Lift ships RoI', SANFORD, for this port
in i few days lnd,a Packet, Early, uncertain +;
and several oth"r names not rccoiiected.
Spoke, April le, lat. 81, lon 81, brig Abigail
iron, Alexandria, bound to LISBON, days out
18th; LIT. %, lon. So, schr. Jacob, from Phiia'
drlphia bound to Oporto, II days out
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St. DOMINGO.

The differences that appeared to have been
composed between Potion and Eigaud, in the
island Of S.. Domingo Cor Hay.i have Burst
ito fresh fame. !: gentleman lately from,
Port au Prince, relates that strong syrato:ns Of
a contest between the n,uilattoes and negroes,
were visible tine former were numerous in
the district Of Aux Cages, the seat and center
OF Rig,ud's power. There is little security in
this afflicted island for the lives Or property Of
strangers: and, War, which AMONG people
more civilized leads to an open generous con-
test, where Mercy to the vanquished treads
close on the heels of Victory, here assumes
the character of a massacrr,---a fcrocious, bru-
tai, and promiscuous slaughter of men, women
and children. Whis
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In late quarrel at Ncw-Orleans, between
two Choctaw Indians, one stabbed the other,
and he iell lltecss. BY order of one Of the
chiefs the murderer submitted to immediate
dc4th--he laid down beside the man he had
killed, and the rest the tribe stoned him to
d.ath.
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Wilson's american Ornttho!ozy.

The I'D volume OF this splendid work Is
JUS; come to hand, and is ready for delivery
to subscribers, who arg requested to call for
them. Such gentlemen as are DESTROYS Il
being possessed of cop es will please to app
Immediately to the subscriber
James Kennedy, sen.
Bookseller, King.strset.
April IS. cost,
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the ed of August, and informs US, that
there was nothing new at that time from
the Armies. Gen. Blake had arrived at
Cadiz. with his army in a very destitute
condition that the French continued oc-
casionally to throw shells into the city,
but without doing any material damage;
and that 12 Greek vessels entered the har-
Dor or 5 days before the Manlius sailed
laden with grain.
Captain W. further states, that pack
ct had just arrived there in IL days from
England, bringing London papers to about
the 18th or 18th July, which did not con-
tain either Capt. Bingham's Letter, or
the result of the Court of Enquiry.
Mr.. S. Smith, supercargo IF the Man.
Illus informs, that the American vessels
captured off Cadiz by his maiesty's ship
Leopard, after being detained or days,
had been released and arrived at Cadiz;
that a British packet had arrived from
England, and brought London payers as
late as the 18th Of July, which stated that
the Americans were preparing to leave
that country from an apprehension OF war
with this. The American consul had
sent his dispatches and the merchants
their letters on board the ship COmmo-
dore Rodgers, Storey. that sailed the day
before. Capt. w. left Cadiz August 2,
at which time there had been no fighting;
the armies remained as per our former
adyices.-Erening Post.
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HsSsian Flies.

Gilbert Browne. of New-Yor has pub
|lished method Of destroying The above
Troublesome Insect. lie recommends his
practire from experience. and says he in
tends to apply to tho Legislature ofNew-
York for premium. The following is
~ extract frem has publication:
:. This fy blows or lays the eggs or
nits in the wheat while it is in blossom. 4
these continue dormant until TIE grain IS
sowed. and then it comes up with the
wheat and is always discovered in the
FIRST joint, where it is Impossible for The
Nv IL deposit. The method TO destroy CT
prevent this ay from getting in the wheat
is as follows: Soak the wheat in weak iye
81. lime water. brine or chamber lye, ma
nv things will answer this purpose, such
as soaking the grain all winter in baskets.
Care should be taken that the grain be not
soaked too long so as to Kill it,"
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cHARLEsTON. August. IS.

pobbery Of TIE United S!ntes Bank,
The yYgI,s Of the late Office OF Dis
count aud Deposit in this city, were iouaa'
on MourLay morning hast. TO nave Deeil
eiandec asely entered, and robbed OF 20
and an h Ii boxes of gold and silver COM
containing ts5.7fS dollars and is cents IN
value. 1t is sapposcd that the building
vas entered between 2 o'clock on Satur-
day, 1.-THE time at which the bank eiosea)
and Monday morning; and the robbers
have as vet made secure retreat Win
their plumber.
This unpleasant circumstance has eX-
cited the utmost solicitude in the commu-
nity, as involving the character OF our ell
tv. and there is no doubt but every exer-
ton will be made by our citizens to detect
the daring villains. Not the least trace
of the robbers is to be found in or about
the building and when it is considered
that the bank stands in the most conspi-
cuous and most rrequented part OF the ci-
~. immediately fronting the gnard-house.
the mind is lost in astOnishment, that so
extensive asystem ofp!undef should nave
been consummated without detection
The only article the villains left behind
them. (and which it is hoped may lead q
to discovery is pair of tcrtoise-s hell
mounted spectaeles, which being OF Pc
ealiar make may be the means OF detect
ing the person who has heretofore worn
them. They may beseen at the ofiiee oil
j. III. Mitchell, Esq. The agents OF the
stockholders have offered reward oil
Ten Thousand Dollars for the recovery
of the money, and further reward oil
Two Thousand Dollars to any one con-
cerned, M.o will inform upon his accom-
plieess
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Prominence. RI August so.

On Tuesday last the eleetien of Repre-
so,t.,t;,as 20 our General Assembly was
held Throughout the State. we are hap
nv 70 inform our friends that SO FAR as
Our information extends the result Is aus
tie;ous TO the cause Of liberty. The ie>
dcraIists stili have the same majority
The sutFrages of;iie people gave them last
spring. The following gentlemen were
reelected in this town: James 3. Mason,
Samuel w. BRIGHAM. Tristan Burses'
and Benjamin Hoppin, Esquires.
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.,ow not but what our own servants may
ha em,loyed as spies against us. This IS
Droe;srly the situation Of this country at
81 hesitate not to say. that things are
coming every day nearer TO close ; anu
TINT s9uth- america will be independent is
certain for its impossible to be other
wise"
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NATCHEz, August s.

DIED. In this place. on Thursday
night last. Mr. V. BONsAL, printer. Tor
merry of the house Of BOnsai X Miles, IN
Baltimore, (Md.) aged about i5years: d
OH the evening OF the following day his
remains we're inferred in the baria! ground
AT the S. Z. end of the city:
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va-scotia and its dependencies, is prohi-
bted for six months, from s0th June.
Capt. Scott, keeper Of the Raleigh pri-
son, has returned to Raleigh, after an IN
successful pursuit Of Owen, kennon and
Lassiter, the three villains who lately
made their escape. Owen was followed
as far as Brunswick county, (Va.) where
all traces Of him were lost. Capt. Scott
offers Reward of One Hundred Dollars
for the apprehension of Owen, and Fifty
Dollars each for the other two.
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EALEIGH. q. c. August so.
EDWARDTINkER

The murderer, reached this place on
Tuesday, in the Stage. from the Philadei-
phia prison, in which he had been confined.
On "Wednesday morning, Sir. Jones, the
sheriff of Craven, and a guard, proceeded
with the prisoner towards Newbein.
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By last Nights Mail.
BALTIMORE, September 5.
THE ELECTION.

THE ELECI1O.N.
Owing to the loss Of Dorchester, and
Frederick. which was equally unexpected
by the public, and unlocked for by the
people of those counties, the Senate OF
MARYLAND will be democratic by four
votes.
Dorchester which usually gives from
i to 500 federal votes, has presented a
majority against the federal ticket OF
about $50.
The majority in Frederick is about 1856.
NEw-YoRK, Sept. 8.
From Cadiz.-Capt. Story, OF the ship
Commodore Rodgers, informs that ten.
Blake embarked at Cadiz, with $4,000
troops, about the 18th of July, and sailed
supposed for Carthagena. Previous TO
his departure he took up his commission
as Regent and Geueralissimo OF Spain.
AaTEsT FROM CaDIZ.
Yesterday arrived at this port the snip
Manlius, captain WATSON, in 20 days from
CadiZ.
Captain WATSON sailed from Cadiz on
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ATTENTION.

\ LEGIONAEY COURT viii be held
"A for hearing Appeals, and Other purFo-
scs, at the Court House. on Saturday the : 81
instant, at ten O'Clock IN the morning.
September u