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a most yexstious and unprincipled manner /;
but still he has complied with the letter u our
iaqv, so as not only TO have justified the Exec
utiyc of the United States in issuing the Pro-
clamaton which has interdcted the importa-
tion of British goods but, as far as the Ber-
lin and Milan DEGREES are involved, so as TO
warrant the present state of our commercial
regulations. The law Of May lst, 1910 was
imperative, and admitted but of one construc-
ton, its injunctions were vigorously and
promptly executed. But, il is said, the Ber-
lin and Milan decrees are not annulled. .Nei-
Aer are they, we reply, so far as we know,
erceht as relates 10 tie United States, which
was all required Dy our law at the hands of
France, in order TO eniitle her to the conclu-
sive privilege she now enjoys in our ports.
Moreover, she has done ali that was hec S.
sary for her 10 do, TO enable us TO demand Of
Great Britain, on her own principles and adj
missions, the revocation of her edicts OF q
Ike character.
The municipal regulations Of France, as
to commerce in her ports, her seizures of
our vessels, and the subsequent retention of
them, however offensive, and Justly so, TO
US, have not the most distant connection with
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, which involv-
ed merely the abstract principle of blockade
by declarations on paper, of which VIC had so
great cause TO complain as one OF the great
community of nations and particularly as,
being the only neutral, we were the eXclu-
sive sufferers by it, Each of the great beli-
gerents solemny declared that its edicts of
this description were dependent on those OF
the other for their existence. With the sole
view of inducing one or the other to recede,
OF testing the verify of their professions, and
thus removing the key stone of the whole a-
brick of paper blockadcs. Congress passed
the law Of May /, 1910. France availcd her
self of it, and has, 10 the best of our knowl-
edge, complied with the letter of our law
Great Britain, by refusing to follow the ex-
ample, has not only wilfully caused the ex-
cluson of her productions from our ports,
but has exclusively demonstrated the faIlacy
of the pretences on which alone she vinoHca-
ted her violation Of neutral rights. This is
a true statement of the case, which neither
argument or sopbistry can irvalidate.
Whatever reasonable ground of dissatis fac
ton we may have at the unfriendly conduct
France manilests towards us in her own
pots, she has to do as she plcases there
her conduct in that regard involves no inno-
vation on national law IL concerns rs alone.
1t will rest with the National Legislature TO
decide what measures it viii be the policy Di
the United States TO mcte her In return.
.Nationa! IHteKgraccr.
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SLHVE TRADE.

We arc informed by gentleman from lia-
vana who left it the 9TH inst. that accounts
had been received there from Spain of pro-
position being made in the Cortes (through
the instrumcn,ality of the British) and adop-
ted, for abolshng the Slave Trade. The mo-
tion was strongly opposed by the deputies
from Cuba, and had given great umbrage to
the planters of that Island, as it will TO
those more contiguous to us.
CBaiin;ore ECsriTr Pos'.l
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We copy The following statement of Capt.
Bingham, IN order to show our readers
with what eHron,ery British officer can
assert falshood Every reader will OBJ
serve the giaring inconsistency OF its char
acter and indeed it would appear he only
waited for the receipt of Com. Rodgers
statement, in order to predicate his absurd
and false account upon that of the Commo.
dore. We shall in future paper, give
some remarks OH this ject.-Edit.
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{" Washington, Juiy ID, 1903,
"MY LORD,

| received through the hands Of Mr..
Lennox, on his return to the United States,
the valuable volume you were so good as to
send me on the life and writings OF Flea cH-
Err OF Salton.
The political principles Of that Patriot
were worthy of the purest periods of the Bri-
tish constitution. They are those which were
in vigour at the epoch OF the American emf
grafton our ancestors brought them here,
and they needed little Strengthening to make
us what we are.--But in the weakened con-
dtion of English Whigism, at this day, it
requires more frmncss to publish and advo-
cate them than it did then TO act upon them.
This merit is peculiarly your Lordships, and
no one honours it more than myself freely
admitting at the same time, the right of a
nation to change its political principles and
constitution at will and the improperly OF
any but its own citizens censuring that
change. / expect your Lordship has been
disappointed, as l acknowledge / have been,
in the issue of the convulsions on the other
side of the channel, Gn France.) This has
certainly lessened the interest which the phi
lanthropist warmly felt in those struggles.
Withom 6efiiending human liberty, a yigan-
tick force has risen m, which seems 10 threa-
ten the gvorid--but it hangs on the thread Of
opinion, which may break from one day to a.
mother.
&c feel real anxiety on the conflict on
which your nation is again. engaged, and
bless the Almighty Being, who in gathering
together the waters under the heavens into
one place, divided the dry lands of your hem
isphere from the dry lands of ours, and said,
here at least be there peace l hope that
peace and anity with all nations will long be
the charter of our land and that its prosperi-
ty, under this charter will react on the mind
of Europe, and profit her by the example.
My hope of preserving peace Tor our coun-
try is not founded on the Quaker-principle,
of non-resistance under every wrong (; but in
the belief that just and friendly conduct on
our part will procure justice and friendship
from others, and that III the existing contest
each of the combatants will find an interest in
our friendship"
I" cannot say we shall be unconccrned
spectators of the combat. We feel for hui
man suflerings and we wish the good OF all.
We shall look on therefore with the sensa-
tons which these dispositions and the events
of war will produce.
(" l feel pride in the justice which your
Lordship's sentiments render to the char
acter of my ilustrious countryman, WASH
INGTON. The moderation of his desires,
and the strength of his judgment, enabled
HIM to calculate correctly, that the road to
that glory which never dies, is to use power
for the support of the laws and liberties OF
our country, not for its destruction, and his
will accordingly survive the wreck of every
thing now living.
III: JEFFERSON
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british OIFICL7L .iCCOUAT,

Of the late engagement between the U. S. tMgate.
President, Com Rogers, and the British soop Of
war Little Belt, Capt. Bingham
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An attempt was made TO burn Dummcr
Academy in Byeicld, by some Internal in
cendiary, who bad nigh accomplished his
black design, before ii was discovered
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-25
V[RGIlVI.4 ARGUS.
RI G H " o N d,
THURSDAY, APRIL Is, 1911.

The news from France, on the sub
Ject OF the repeal of the DEGREES of Ber-
lin and Milan. begins, we perceive, to
cause revulslon In the public senti-
ment. Whist, on the one hand, there
Is faction at home gaping and pray
ing tor confirm alton of the perfdy of
the Emperor ofthe French, it becomes
the friends of the administration to
look at the affair with firm nerves.
1t Bonaparte flies from his contract, it
will only b. another proof of the trea-
cherry of Kings and, as Great Britain
and France have in other things kept
pace with each other 10 acts of out
rage, so they may in this, perh ps, run
parallel; and Champagny and Can
ming go together. Lee US not, howe
yer, he over hastv nor precipitately
sacrifice great object for triiiing i'm
pedimen;s.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-25

agent who at the same time is announc-
ed as the bearer of propositions rn
this government? Is it TO be beli,v
ed, after the refusal to meet us on the
points above stated, that Mr.. Foster
will bring propositions acceptable to
us /? SupPosirg facts to be correctly
stated In the British prints, it is impos-
sible; and we cannot but believe that
any propositions this gentleman may
bring, and any discussion which may
ensue, will only serve, as in the mis-
sions of Jackson & Mr.. Rose, to dis
play more strongly the distance at
which the lofty professions of Great
Britain to maritime dominion throw
every probability of an accommodate
on. Let us not be misunderstood. We
do not anticipate from Mr.. Foster the
conduct which di,graced the British
nation in the person Of Mr.. Jackson !;
he will probably conduct himself in the
spirit of Il gentleman, so far as he can
consistently with the letter of his in
structi ms.
IF things should eventuafe as we APP
prehend (and We have no pleasure
in contemplating the prcspecD it will
be for the people of the u. S. speaking
thro' heir delegates, to nerve the Ex-
ecutive arm, and enforce !. 5orou ly
the present non-importaton, or sub
stitute for it some mea ure more con
sonant to the feelings Of the nation.
Nat. Int.
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MR.. POPE'S SPEECH.

We furnished our readers, in tn =,
neighborhood, (says the Kent cky
Gazette) with this document on Sa-
turday last, and now forward it with
III paper, to others at a distance
we hoFe its length will not deter any
IRON investigating the principle an!
doctrines OF which i, is composed. II
speaks Tor itself in the strongest man
ner--in a language too plan to be
misunderstood. In our opinion, i,
July lustities the remarks OF the ess
tern prints. Mr.. Pope's constituents
generally have to lament that he ha,
yet three years To serve-and hi
friends may regret that he was eve,
elected.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-25

vlsing to inclose the trunk of the tree.
with a narrow bag made with liner
Goth filled with fine salt but he no;
having any cloth suitable for the pur-
pose used a substitute that the farmers
call swinging tow, which he twisted
into large string and long enough to
go round the body of the tree, putting
In salt as he twisted it up, so as to en-
close the tree with salt, about two feet
from the ground-this tree was load :
ed with fruit in the fall of the year,
while the other tees in the orchard
appeared as it fire had been passed
through them which experiment [
think goes, far 10 establish the fact that
the salt used in either way will pre-
serve the trees from the ravages of the
carker worm.
Ihe caterpillar or bag worm I am
confident may be prevented from in
Juring the fruit O. the apple tree, b,
placing turf in crotch of the tree.
tried 1t IN number OF trees in NV
orchard the last season, and there was
none OF the worms TO be seen on thea
through the summer; but one tree
which 1 neglected, found when the
worms We're about half grown, was ike
to be injared by that pernicious insect.
L then destroyed as many OF them as
conveniently could and applied ths
turf, and In few days there was not
one TO be seen on the tree.
Another neighbor of mine Informed
me that he had couple of plum trees
In ms garden standing some distance
from each other; in the summer he
found that one of them was covered
with bag worms, and recoilectne the
advert sement which recommended
the use of the turf, he applied one to
the injected tree and the conseq enc
was that they all left that and took t.
the other.
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hcense, which it isvery difficult to pro.
cure, and COSTS a large sum.
What the event will be (ssys let.
ter which we have SEEM no one can
teli--out beware, & advise your friends
also TO bsware, of shipping any more
property TO this country"
From all We have been able to gather
by this arrival, there appears not the
least probability TO Napoleon restoring
American property, or resembling his
Berlin and Milan DEGREES, which are
still In most rigorous operation.
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F airfed Races {! :!
FAIRFIELD RACES will commence o.
April IS. 1911.

FAIRFIELD RACES will commence On
Tuesday the 9TH May, 1911.
list Day, a subscription is open for four
years old colts and flies, two miles heats,
fifty dollars entrance, play or pay, four En-
tries or 90 race--to close Ist May,
On the same Day at four O'Clock, a cup,
value twenty-five guineas, single two
mile, three Entries or no raCe--io close the
lst May.
2nd- Day. the Jocky Club purse, OF four
hundred dollars, three mile heats.
3rd Day, the proprietor's purse of two
hundred dollars, three mile heats.
1,h. Day, the Farmers Stake "a mule
race,) entrance fifty dollars, play or pay >
five entries or no race. Six are already
made, and many others are expected sub.
scription 10 close on the first day Of the
race--it is supposed that TINS racewill give
great sport
Geotlemen having Horses 70 attend to,
may have genteel accommodates at the
proprietor's n use at Fairfield.
There will be an elegant dinner furnish
ed at the large dining house on the field,
every day Of the races, by Mr. Hull, who
is noted Tor his taste in those things.
Toll collected at the gate and fence as
usual.
Il. SMOCK, Treasurer and
proprietor,
March 10. eptdR
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-25

A method of taking off he impression of leaves,
plants, &c. in a correct and expeditions nau.
ner.
Take half a sheet of fine wove pa.
per, and oil il well with sweet oil al
ter 1t has stood minute or two, t.
let 1T soak through, rub OFF the super
fiuous oil with piece of paprr, and
let 1t hang in the air 10 dry. After the
oil is pretty well dri d in, take light
ed candle, or lamp, and move the pa
per slowly over it in HORIZONTAL di-
rection, so as 70 touch the fame till
1t Is perfectly black. When YOU wish
to take oft impressions Of plants, lay
your plant carefully on the oiled pa
per, and lay piece of clean paper
over it, and rub it with your finger c.
qually in all parts for about half a mi.
mute then take Up your plant, and Be
careful not to drstu b the order Of me
leaves; and place it on the BOOK q,
paper on which you wish to have ar
impression. Then cover it with Z
piece OF plotting paper, ard rub it with
your finger for Snort time, and you
will have an impression Superior tc
the hnest engraving. The same piece
of black paper will serve to take off Z
great number of impressions so tina
when YOU have once gone through I'll,
process OF blacking it, you may make
an impression in very short time
The principal excellenci,s of thi,
method is, that the paper receives TIE
impression Of the most oinute vein.
and hairs so that you may take tn.
general character of most flowers
much superior to any engraving. The
i'm resslous may afterwards be color.
ed according to nature.
DIED AT an advanced age, OF
Mouday II orning last, mrs HESTER
MILLER, OF tn city.
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AGRICULTURAL.

As the sesson is arrived for the in.
sects which produce the csnker worm,
TO quit their wiutry abode, and, ascend
apple trees, it may not be amiss to pub-
hsh a few observations and expert
ments made ON the subiec,.
"a neighbor OF mine observed an ar
tiele in the papers OF the last year, adj
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From IHashi,,rton.
Ah IL Goth, 1S1f.

Every thing gees on smoothly
here. The late change in the cabinet
makes no stir. Something Ike an e.
ruption is attempting in another quar-
ter ; but it will turn out eventually no.
thing more than letter ora ring worm,
which little of the caustic Of truth
will soon eradicate"
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IMPORTANT.

n letter from respectable gentle.
man at Fort Stoddart, TO his friend in
Baltimore, dated March IS, says,
- wrote to you short time since,
giving youan account of our movement
to this piace---and inform you at this
time, that there has been a report in
circulation here for several DAYS, sta
ting, that a British feet had LETT the
Rsvanna destined Tor Pensacola -
which report is confirmed by gen.
tieman VINO arrived here this morning
direct from Pensacola, which place
ne ielt on the 9th insc. and on whose
veracity [ am informed / can RELY -
stating that two briggs had arrived at
Pensacola, laden with arms and am
munltion. which were landing and
that the fleet was Ia, ing at The Bar.
Tacas, which is about nine miles below,
ort does not know he number tina,
there had ben great r,joicings a, Pen.
sacola, in consequence of the arrival
OF the sect, and that preparations were
making TO give up the place to the
British. There is another report. that
the Spaniards will not give up Mobile.
it's post OF considerable importance,
and If our government INTENDS to take
possession of it, nov is the time as
they nave but few troops there.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-25

The following advice was adopted by the
Council of State for The Commonwealth
OF Virginia, on Tuesday the Esd April.
IN COUNCIL, 2Sd April, 1911.
THE Lieutenant Governor laid before
the board letter from Philip Norborue
Nicholas, the Attorney Genera of the STATE,
containing his opinion 'that Bonds & Re.
cognz2nces which are to be taken In this
state until Governor is appointed, ought
TO be ta:ien to George VIM. Smith. L cute.
nant Governor of The Commonwealth OF
Virginia. and to bis successors in ,be Office
OF Governor, which said letter is in re-.
ply TO the application made TO him pursu-
ant to an advice OF Council of the 18th inst.
tor his opinion as to the manner in which
tonds and Recognizances, required by law
TO be given to the Governor and his success.
sors, should be taken under the existing
state of the Executive - Upon considera-
ton whereof, it is advised, that, until the
appointment OF Governor by the Leeisla.
ture. all such Bonds & Recosnlzances shall
be gwen, to George WIN Smith, Lieu.
tenant Governor OF the Commonwealth of
Virginia, now exercising tue functions OF
Governor, and to his Successors IN the OF.
fee of Governor" information OF this
advice be forth with transmitted to all the
courts of this Commonwealth, and to all
public officers and others who may have
occasion 10 take or exact such Bonds and
Recognizances and that copy thereof be
pu oished three times ia each of the news
papers printed in the City OF Richmond.
A true copy from the Journal of tie
Council of State.
Teste,
John w. Peasants, a. c.. C.
April IS. 1911. St.
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ASA OTIS offers for sale.

40 hhds 2
30 bbls. Ist e 2d quality Nuscovado surar.
constant supply IT Loaf Sugar at the N. Y. &
Philadelphia prices.
10 hhde prime retailing Molasses,
3OS Boxes Northern Candles for the summer
use,
100 do do Soap,
500 Sacks Liverpool Salt
Prime Green Coffee in Tierces, Barrels and
Bags,
Antigua Rum in bids.
Stone Ware, Ia Crates & bids.
Copperas in hhds. K Barrels,
Malaga Wine IN quarter Casks,
% Barrels Apple Brandy,
Indigo, Pepper, Allspicc. Ginger, Imperial,
Hysou and Young Teas Mustard, Birthstone,
&c. &c. &c. &c. vat
Richmond, April %, 1911.
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II % M U J. E.

Said Mute is rsther large, aid dark colour
ed and very wild, has long thick maine
and tail. His sides are little rubbed off
by traces.-He was purchased some time
since from Mr.. 8ohannah, but came origi-
naliy from Mr.. Ross Falls plantation, near
Manchester. Any person bringing back
said Mule shall be suitably rewarded Dy
l.. II. Girardin.
April 18th. 1914. .
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The oELSbaArED RuHINNG HORSE,
Sir AAl, Archy,

A fine blood bay, SIX yer-s old this spring, up.
ward Of Is hands high,
tE7iLL stand he ensu ng season, at my stable.
w OAKLAND, in the county of CHI er.
hesd on Nppon tex RIVER, twenty FIVE niles a.
bovc PAte' burg, h,ee below Reyilles E.idge,
and twent. e ght uh of Richmond, and will be
let o Mares at FORTY DOLLARS the seasou,
payab on the 25th aay of December next. for
which amount genrlemem a. a distance viii y ease
end their not s--ONE DOLLAR TO til. groom
tor each ma e, payao a. tne stable door. The
sea: n to commence on the frsI day CT Ma en-,
mex and end the FIRST OF August Should gen
tiensn prefer puttNg earlier, they may fix their
own lime, Us SIR ARCI-Y is nsw 10 the stable
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Delegates elected to serve in the next

Delegates elected to serve in the next
General Assembly.
Amherst, Thomas Moore and w,
Armistead.
Pttsylvonia, T. II. Wooding and
Daniel Coleman.
Prince Edward, Charles Woodson
and John Purnsll.
Cumberland, William Daniel and
Daniel Allen, ir.
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COHEN & Co.

n. B. The strictest attention will
be paid to all orders they may b "a
vored with either for hom. cons mp-
tion or expectation.
+ Separate apar ment is appropria.
ted for the accommodate, n OF I dies.
the entrance ofwhi N is at the II y tin
East corner OF the building.
Richmond, April 80, 1911. IF
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RRE Public are respectfully iu-
r. formed. they may now b. suppli-
ed With the Celebrated Artificial MIN
eral Waters, either from Fountains Or
in Bottles.
The Waters will also be delivered
az the store Of Messrs. VAIL & RO-
GERS, main street, nearly opposite
the Bell favern,] with whom the pro.
prietor of the origin}l estahl;4hn=n.
has f'rmed a connection, AMI who will
'onduct the branch in this City, under
the firm of
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HYGEIAN FOUNTAINS,

AND
h'ohmord Minerl Water Warehouse,
AT THE RESERVOIR, CAPtToL HILL.
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Pans, March 6.


M. Labouchere, a merchant of Am
sterdam, has obtained passport 10
go 10 London on the business OF his
trade. a report was circulated in
consequence, that proposals of peace
were about TO be made to Eugiand.
We are authorised TO contradict these
rumcurs. There have been no com.
muca'ions between the two govern
mems, ror can there be any so long
as the present English administrati
exists, whose principles, those Of per.
Petuai war, are known to all Europe.
ihe journey of VI. Labouchtre. re-
iates entirely TO his personal concerns
lit can have no effect whatever upon
our commercial agairs.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-25

An absurd paragraph is goirg the
round ofthe federal prints, importing
the revocation Of Mr.. Warden's COM
mission as consul to France. 1t is
scarcely necess ry TO state that the re-
port is entirely without foundation.
Nat. Int.