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which took place on the eth OF that month,
They have turned me and the crew on shore,
and have landed the cargo, part ofwhich lsay
the nankeens) they have privately Sold /
am well informed by the inhabitants, that
there was vefy little nankeen In the town when
the brig was brought here, ana now can
see al tae French with new nankeen panta-
looms o. Mr. Bell has gone TO Hamburger,
OF his WY to Paris to prosecute the Claim,
and rs II NAV take up 10 months before the
business is haishcd, now beg, gentlemen n,
tn Il YOU viii release me. ne mate can take
charrc of the brig when she IS Cleared, and
nroceed agfeeably to MIR. Beii's order, Please
xr;.e 70 u,e by the same conveyance that you
,lo to Mr.. Beli---say TO the care oil Messfs'
. r;sh, ~ Hamburger, and he WILL forward the
i Litter r., y Antzic. Should Mrs. Abbott Wlsh
- wr;tc beg YOU 70 tai.e charge OF the letter
s,a forward i. In the meSen time gentlemen,
81 co.. would furnjsh her with little mo-
ney during my absence N ,ur;,. - -.
Ii ntrcat, gentlemen, you VIII "ii'0 - nv
soon < let rue know whether you can ''.saSs
me or not. The DIVERS OF tue pli.SS. -,
fMessrs. .Andreal and VOL nav, VIZ WE , tv
eoverror. contriYed TO PRESS o y, VI ~
CRfS, and seat them on 10 r'uoii'a'
m,x tbe FRENCH FLEEr al fhaf ff"re
Tbe names Of the peopie arc as Ioiio"s'
Edward Prebie,
John Green,
San,uel Eusen,
Thomas Hooksr'
John Knowles aud
James 3rEiey,
- I,mes Ant mas taken a bribe, and entered
m hoard the pri4atecr that captured the Orig
WIN ,, osT ss yonr obsdient servant.
EDWARD ABBOIl.a
J The following may be implicitly relied up
' grom,a correshondent az Washington.
) q Axtrl has heard it whispered mere 'oa'
Joux Ogrxcy ADAMS, our ambassador TO
R,ssia, has declined The, appointment OF tine
Iudyeship which was conferred Oh HIN at the
last session this has been a matter OF aston
;shmen, with ad nnstratioq men, who can
d;scover that he is looking nh IN the political
world. and that +" motte Promises may AGAIN
,.;s.,,, J, Boston, This refusal will produce
some embarrassment, as macy former apph-
cants will again enforce their rights at the pa
lace" 1,7
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N O T l C. E.

N q I | & E. .
A Ii those inAchted in any m$nner to the
IN estste OF George StaeHm, deceased, are
hereby required to come forward AID make
paymcut liz sufficient lime to prevent suits
being commenced at the next cosrt against
all delAulters -as such step viii be una
yoida5.e by the adiniristrairix.
Jane H. Slacum.
October II
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IN hos he assembled the sufamit of his am
,;t;on than unforeseen difficulties Presen
themselves to his view. Though .nis' u
,ome measure may be ascribed to has nj
,ure. for an ambitious mind is never a
rcst. and must have victims on when U
vent its fury. This herd OF dcsperaaoe
yere M sooner declared yictors thanthe.'
,eran to contend about the spoil. Ih'
iirst dispute was between the commando
and the former editor of the lntelligeneer
snother chieftan of considerable note (the'
ike ULYSSES. he was fond of sku!king i:
he rear ranks till he found out wl,ic!
yay the battle was likely to end.) on
,ontention has followed another SO rapid
". and division after division taken place
such quick succession, that perso'
,ot acquainted with the history OF thei,
progress would not only think they nae
aever been friends joined together in thr
Strictes; alliance, but would be ready e
wear that they had always been the wors
f enemies. They do not fail to bespal-
or each other with the most foul name
Ind bitter abuse. Two grand parties have
lately been formed, the Matisonians AM
Smithites, seemingly for the purpose o
exercising their ingenuity in striving wh'
hall say the worst things OF enc another
do not doubt the truth of either OF thei'
assertions in this point; for in their mu-
,ual defamations they cannot exceed th'
ruth.
However disadtahtageous these divi
;ions may be to themselves, they canno
fail of creating hopes on the opposite side
hat the reign ofdiscord will soon be at al
end, when the people may rejoice and eA-
claim that ''BABEL THE MIGHTY HAS
FALLEN
CORPORAL, TRIM.
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LETTER
From James Wilkinson to Richard Henr!
Lee.
Tyconderoga. Head Quarters
June Gath, TT.

The only apology ! can render Tor tn,
intrusion, the necessity of some persons
being apprized of the gloomy prospect
which pervade this quarter. who has ao',
lilies TO devise and resolution to execut
some expedient for the salvation OF ttnspos
which, without speedy Reinforcement
and supply of provisions, III MIR. Bui
woyne acts uo TO the fire of his character.
inevitably lost; the Importance OF Whici
few men have considered and still 1ewel
understand. The enemy once In posses
sion of it, may hold it with the creates
facility, as long as they have footing !!
Canada; the consequence OF which, VII
be the exposition Of the extensive iron
tiers of New England and New York t.
their excursions and Vaccinations; il
comnliance with humanity and our oWr
,;oterests. we mnst endeayor to protec'
them. which viii cost us two armies TO o.
ant;pely confined to the defensive. as the
situation of the country, and the circum-
stance of their commanding the nayiga-
lion will prevent any offensive operations.
The subsistence to be derived from the
fertile improvements on Lake Champlain
will contribute largely to the support OF
the rarrison-dciibcrate observation, an
acquaintance with the country. and the
soundest authority assures me oil the JUS
t;oe Of these remarks. Mount Indepen-
lence with proper magazine, might be
maintained by our small army, but to at
tempt supporting it with only seven weeks
proyision, would be to subject ourselves
to Starvation and captivity-f we give
them battle, the great inftriority OF our
numbers will subject us to defeat. l
would therefore, unless there is certain
prospect of an army equal to the defence
Of the place, of two great calamities,
choose the least-withdraw the principal
mart of the army and stores to the south
of Lake George. This at first view ap-
pears irreconeiliable to the enterprizing
iuconsiderate but when the fact is, that
in the latter case we save an army suffi-
eient to check the progress OF the enc
nv down the n. river, and in the former
lose evcrv thing and leave ti,e country de-
faneele s, think the step must be justiii-
fable il these suggestions thrown togeth-
er in haste, should answer any good pur-
pose to my country, my end is obtained.
/ am, sir,
Your most obcdient servant,
JAMES WILKINSON.
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For the .atecandria Gazette.
EDITORIAL TACTICS.

EDITORIAL ACTlCS.
Tn editorial. as we'll as military tactics,
the most splendid victories are not always
certain indications Of success. The con-
merors, feeling secure from the defeats
of their enemies, frequently become re-
miss in duty, or fall into contentious among
themselves while the conquered gain
wisdom by experience, and seeing the
souahbles or effeminacy of their adversa-
ries, seldom fail of making their advan-
tage of it.
1t seems to me that this will be the
case with the democratic editors who ae-
auire,l such fame while they fought under
the banners Of field marshal Duane. Then
they wedged themselves in close array,
like Macedonian phalanx, and the voice
of their commander was echoed from eve
nv mouth while he, with his nodding
pIumes and brazen crest, exposed himself
TO view and brayely bid defiance to truth
and modesty. These were days of yicto-
pr. and show that men under proper subor-
dination, and determined on gaining their
point. can accomplish wonders that were
thought impossible. Every thing fell be-
fore :--Characters. both public and
private, which happened to impede their
way to fame. were torn to pieces and
such was the force Of the engines with
which they east falsehood in every direc-
tipn, that nothing could withstand them
Finally. they succeeded in accomplishing
thsig ends.
But man is frail being and always I'm.
der the septroi Of tickle fortune; no soon
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of the basenes., duplicity and hypocrisy
of Mr.. Madison !!
He takes credit with the nation. wLo
knew nothing of this secret negociat'on,
for sincere disposition to settle our dill
fsrences With Great Britain, while at the
came moment he insisted upon inserting
the most offensive possible paragraph, Of
no possible utility, derogatoryto US, as It
was offensive to great Britain and tins
too after being told by his own secretary
Of state that such was the appearance, and
suci, would be the effect of the measure
Yet this is the administration that our
Cambridge Hutchinson calls wise, Just
and impartial."-Boston Federal Fa2sis.
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CORPORAL TRIM.
For the alexandria Gazette.
GENERAL MOREAr.

Jealousy and suspicion, however neees-
sary in particular eases, are ingredients
which should be very sparingly used.
Suspicion, without just grounds, is highly
reprehensible, particularly where the pub
lie at large are called on to suspect like
wise. These remarks are Occasioned by
reading a paragraph in last Saturdays
Gazette, under the Hudson head, respect
ing the celebrated General Moreau. ]
would be sorry to think that the feelings
of the good people of the U. S. were in u
nison with those of the writer OF that
article.
Mr.. Moreau, being private gentleman
certainly has right to travel through the
country in what manner he thinks proper.
Its to be supposed that man quite de-
void of business requires some recreation.
and the most pleasing employ Tor per
son of scientific research, is that OF occa.
sionally traversing parts of the country
with which he is uaacquainted. In max
ing excursions Of this kind, never be-
fore knew it to be accounted criminal in
man to take as many companions as
might be agreeable TO himself; and even
were it in Russia or Turkey, he would not
be prevented from making such remarks
as he conceived to be applicable, or of in
quiring into the political as well as natural
state of the country.
If the writer of that paragraph (who ap-
pears SO very fearful that Moreau will
carry this country on his back over to
France, and make present of it to the
Great Napoleon, to appease his anger or
regain his favoD was but to give himself
time to reflect on what this celebrated ge-
neral might have been, had he possessed
the smallest desire, he would not have
supposed him capable of stopping to such
low act as that Of intriguing with any
court whatever against his adopted coun-
try. Had he been ambitious, he might,
at this time, have been emperor ofFrance
but, laying aside that station, he might
| certainly have ranked much higher, and
lived more splendidly, under almost any
potentate Of Europe, than he does here.
Yet, cOntented with the laurels he had al
ready won, and fascinated by the Syren
song of liberty and equality, for which he
had SO long and SO nobly contended, he
chose this country for an asylum, where
| he might end his days in peace and en-
Joy domestic ease and felicity without con-
tcntion or censure.
Were the people of the U. S. Justly to
appreciate the merits of this hero, they
| might we'll pride themselves in the acqui-
sition of Morcau as citizen and the
| cautious writer of the paragraph alluded
to would lay by his fears of this country
being by him betrayed (even if it was in
his power. which is not the case) for the
purpose Of agsrandizins his cruel and un-
merciful prosecutor. 1t is uncomfortable
that the Hero of HoIeninden would con.
descend to act as the tool of the Corsican
despot. HOSPITALITY.
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and impartial. '-B0St0n fedSrdt faTsfS'
Fyam the National Intellisencer.
Tile following is copy Of the paper
for the use of the French custom
houses, alluded to by us few days ago.
as containing the lists OF articles the I'm
portation of which into France is admit.
ted by the French Government:
Predictions of the soil end na's.tdcfures
of the United State, esgo'tcd }ToH'ths
list Oct. 1896 to the seth Sept. 1so7.
Fish, dried, smoked or pieklea'
Oil Of Whale, and other fish
Whalebone, spermaeeti candles
Wood Slaves and headings
Shingles
Hoops and poles
Boards, plank and scant'ing
Hewn timber
Lumber Of all kinds
Niasts and spars
All manufactures of wood
Oak bark and other dye
Naval stores, tar, pitch, rosin, tarpen-
tine
Skins and furs, ginseng, beef
Tallow, hides, horned cattle, pork
Hams and bacon, lard, hogs, butter
Cheese, pearl and pot-asiles
Horses, mules, sheep, poultry, mustard
Cotton, sea island, and other
Wheat, -four, meal, rye, buckwheat
meal
Biscuit OF ship bread,
Indian corn, indian meal
Rye, oats, barley, buckwheat beans
Peas, apples, potatoes, rice
indigo, tobacco, flaXseed
Hops, wax, household furniture
Coaches and other carriages
Hats, saddlery, boots
Shoes, silk, leather do.
Beer, porter and cider, in casks, and
bottles
Spirits from grain
Starch, candles tallow, soap, wax can
dies
Hair powder, snuff, tobacco manufac.
tured1
Bricks, bark essence
Linseed oil, spirits ofturpenine
Cards, wool and cotton
Maple and other brown sugar
Bar iron, nails, and castings
Canvas and sail cloth
Gables and cordage
Spirits from Molasses
Sugar refined, chocolate
Gunpowder
Copper or brass and copper manufac-
tured
Medical drugs.
A true copy,
The minister Of Foreign Relations.
(SigneO DUO DE BASsANC.
The above paper, which is understood
to have been issued as an instruction to
the revenue officers as to what articles
were to be admitted, is nearly literal &C.
Ply from the annual treasury report for
the year 1907, as the caption Of it init.
mates. The only article excepted from
the general admission Of all produce of
the United States. are, we believe. those
usually stated in the annual treasury re-
port, in these words:
Leather
All other manufactures Of iron and steel
besides those enumerated.
Merchandise and other articles not
enumerated.
The second of these articles may be in
tended to be included underline head 8. cas-
tings;" whether Or not the amount is
small. The last item we presume in
cludes no specific merchandise, but all
such as Will not come under the articles
specifically enumerated, and does not EN-
brace any material portion Of our usual
experts. 1t appears probable therefore
that it has been the design Of the French
government to admit the importation OF
all American produce, known to be such,
with the exception Of the article Of lea
Their.
NEW-ORLEANs, June 81.
1 tNI1NnAfNCnN of he
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NEW-ORLEANs, June 81.
lNUNDATION.-T waters of the
Mississippi have risen this spring to an
height, never before paraIleled in the re:
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fuerte Of Oliyar, and on the battery OF
casa del Codo. The Spaniards, EnSiisil
and Portuguese preserve their last posi-
tons.
The Castle Of Puntales, and battery OF
Norteros have set fire to the TrOeadero.
.7usns: 9.
F. T. G. have intercepted three letters
from the bishop cf ST Andero 10 priest
and also directed to the minister Azanza'
in which the taking of Tariagona by SUI
chet is mentioned. whom the bishop enio-
gizes, dissracing himself in the midst OF
his triumph, for his good king Joseph
wouId exult over the ruins OF the country.
The bishop thus concludes his letter
:. Others NAV serve him king Joseph bet
ter: but none can exceed mysei. in love,
honor and esteem for him.
The British II. Bulwark. arrived on
the III, with specie from America.
The duke del Infantado sailed on the
soth uli. to reside as al.bassa'ior at Lon
don.
Lord Wellington gave at head quarters
a grand entertainment to general Casta-
nos on the 10Th July. il memory OF the
victory of Baylen. General {. proposed
to celebrate on the 2Sth the anniversary
of Talayera in company with lord Wei
Iington.
The Condo Penne has set out for the
9Th army.
- There remained in port. embarked on
board the transports. 1000 infantry and
some cavalry; force which appears to
have been attached to the last expedition.
A person lately from Paris reports that
the arch duchess Maria louisa (empress)
is again pregnant; and BonapFrte has
promised to beget IL sons. il order to es-
tablish his dynasty on most solid and ex-
tensive basis.
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merous, they are going by forced march,
es to the camp at Sehumla. MaueIids,
Paeba is at st. Sophia with another eorps
Ten other regiments OF janissaries are q,
their route for the grand army, 70 which
Ali Pacha conducts corps from Aihau;s
The Grand Vizier pays great attention "a
the Romeliau troops; he wishes TO attach
them and introduce among them new
discipline in general lie wishes the 4.
static troops shonld adopt the European
discipline, bat old customs are difficult 10
overcome.
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MURCIA. July 90.

On the 10th a French column of 2 to
500 infantry and 100 cavalry, entered
Alvacete where, however, they continued
but a few hours. when they refrigerated
with precipitation to Bara1, whence they
had come. Possibly the cause Of their
retreat was, the intelligence that some
companies of Alcaraz were in motion, as
we'll as detachment from the regiment
Guadix, who were marching to relieve the
garrison on Pennas de St. Pedro. accom-
panied by company Of the horse grena-
diers of Ferdinand VII.
The convent of st. Augustine in this
city, has been appropriated as an hospital
for the army, reserving for religious pur-
noses the church only.
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EJTAS. August +.

Private letter. The enemy are arriv-
ing at Truxiilo, and their detaclments
occupy several villages above GuaGs-
lcuse they still keep possession Of Al
mandraIejo Zafra and St. Martha. They
are terrifying the castle Of FreIenai and
they are i'm possession of CabaIleros at
Heres: they have abandoned OIiyencia !;
but having destroyed i Ravaiins, they
have free ingress and egress as they please.
The English head quarters are at Castel
Franco, and the enemy are III possession
of Cora in Placentia. General Castanos
is in Valencia Of Aleantara, Morillo, in
Caeeres with 1000 infantry and 900 Ca
valry-the cavalry of the count Penne
are in Beja in Portugal.
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A BATTLE EXPECTED.
GEoRGETOwN. (Ken.l Aug. 6

Georgetown. Ken Aug. %.
Volunteers, attention.-Goy. Harrison
will move from Vincennes, about the 2Oth
of September, with an army Of militia.
and colonel Boyd's regiment, and majar
Floyd's battalion of regulars to chas'iss
the Prophet and his tribe, who live up
the Wabash. The Kentucky troops. not
being called on. il is proposed that such
gentlemen as choose, will form corps of
volunteer cavalry. and proceed to the
place OF rendezvous; each man having
good horse and armed with sword, pis-
tolls and knife.
N Those choosing to volunteer, are
requested to send note to col. Dayeiss,
in Lexington, by mail.
The uniform, hat or cap covered win
bearskin, blue cloth coatee and paaia.,
looms, boots and spurs, (and a pair o.
mockasons of tanned leather and scaled
in each mans baggage
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AYaMONTE. Aug. :.

General BalIasteros has been conside-
rably relieved from the erisypilas, with
which he had been afflicted; having been
twice bled; and was waiting with impa-
thence the arrival Of the transports which
are to convey him and his troops to Alse-
siras.
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PLYMOUTH, July 22.

The Landrail schooner is fitting tor sea
in this harbor, and in the event OF an
American war, will cruize between the
Channel and Atlantic, to intercept the
American merchantmen.
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Fr6m French PnnerS.

From the uncommon favorable season,
says French paper, for the growth of
cotton up the Leyant, the crsp promises
to be very abundant.
r!'he English have inundated the Levant
with their manufactures and colonial pro-
duce from their depot at Malta; but
such was the scarcity of money here that
no sales had been effected. The country
being abundantly supplied with coffee from
Arabia. the West India could not be dis
posed of.
The arrival Of Mr.. Pinkney and of
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HERMANSJADT, June If.

Letters from Bucharest, announces the
arrival. Oh the 9Th instant. in this town
of Turkish envoy, dispatched from head
quarters, Will, the interpreter Apostolic
XIV. He was received with distinction
lodged in one OF the best houses in the
town, and guard Of honor given. We
are impatient to know if new negocia.
tons fer peace are the question.
One must not infer from the provision
al mission, that negotiations are upon the
point Of being begun. since it is very
probable that the Refs Efendi, who is at
the camp of Schumla. will be charged
with opening them. Nj. Pierre Fontain,
has also returned to Bucharest from the
Turkish headquarters. Bands of rob-
bcrs infest the great roads of Wallachia
and Moldavia. and intercept the eommu-
nication. A Russian general of hussars
had the misfortune to fall into their hands
on the 9TH June, On lis route from Sen
tescher TO Bucharest. The Russian COM
mander is employing the most vigorous
measures to destroy these brisands.
June IL.
The successor of the late Generallis-
simo. Count CutusOw, has his head quar-
tiers still at Bucharest. When he last
month Inspected the positions of the Rus
sian troops on the right bank Of the Da-
nube, in Bulgaria, he was accompanied
by considerable number Of engineers and
staff officers. In consequence Of this in
specticn he changed the extensive canton
ments Of tie troops, as they were too
much exposed to the enemies cavalry, and
only placed strong garrisons in the two
iortresses of Rudschuk and Silistria.-
Between these two places he has dismant-
led all the towns which were surrounded
with walls, that they might afford no
shelter to the enemy. The Turkish ad-
yagced-guards extends quite to the neigh
borhood of Rudsehuk and Silistria, and
skirmishes frequently take place between
them and the Russians. By the two a
bove mentioned fortresses the Russian ar
my maintains communication with the
right bank Of the Danube, as they at the
same time serve as bridge-heads.
VIENNA, June ~.
Aooocd;no. fo tho lotoct ;ntolI:.o, -:
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NEW-ORLEANs. AUGUST X.

Accounts from the Bay Of ST. Louis
state, that few days ago, an open beat
was captured by our gun vessels off tie
Bay, with So men On board, who il ap-
pears have been engaged in something il.
licit-either plandering or smuggling.
Among the crew captured are four who
were tried some time ago for piracy in
our district court, and although acquitted,
were generally thougLtto be guilty.
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TnIeue;c del .alcuntara. Aug. I.

fBv private letter. General Castanos
arrived the day before yesterday at this
place; the English are moving towards
CASTLE. leaving one division of 5000 men
in Echcm0s.