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chains Of mutual beneh., than ever in former
ages promised to pepetuate the alliance be-
tween two independent nations, and to place it
out OF the reach OF human folly. Pre- eminent-
ly is America advantageous to Great Britain,
and Great Britain scarcely less than necessary
to America, if the gradual formation of a
learned class and of natural gentry, if the
growth OF arts and sciences, if the diffusion of
taste for the humanizing comforts of life, If
stimulus for Agriculture, if commerce and
commercial cities that alone can supply the
stimulus, if union, if safety, if national indie
Pendence be rightly placed among the neces-
sites of young and free country. 1t is
British capital, which directly or indirectly
sets half the industry of America in motion !;
it is the British fleets that give it protection
and security. Truly might America say of
the mother country, her war IS our peace, her
expenditure is our accumulation, her grandeur
and opulence the best nurse of our prosperi-
ty, and her naval sovereignty the sole pledge
OF our national independence. Even now,
and for years past, how has England enjoyed
!. her wealth and power! In an almost bound
less expenditure OF both for the support of a
generous nation, in fighting her own battles,
and at the same time those of freedom & COM
mon humanity, for ard with the patriots of the
Peninsula, the history of whose wrongs and
sufferings comprises more guilt, baseness and
horror, than were ever before crowded into
the same compass of time, and whose heroic
efforts, though commenced and carried on un-
der the heaviest obstacles, with the fewest
means, and with no other hopes than were
found in the name of Great Britain, added to
those drawn from the spirit and sanctity of
their own unconquerable hearts, have atchiev-
ed more, and still promises more for the COM
mon cause Of nations, than all campaigns, and
all the disciplined armies of the whole Cont
nent for twenty years. Well then may Anne
RIGA rejoice, if it were only that the honors of
liberty, which had been withered and blasted
by her first imitator, the Republic of France,
have been retrieved by regenerated Spain.
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Port Of alexandria.
ENTERED

ENTERED
Schooner Emily, Spiiman, Bermuda-5ail
last to the master.
Schr. Sally. Potter, Pawtuxeta-Domesic
Goods, to the master.
Schr. Federalist Trefethen, Portsmouth,
Sugar, Sail Cloth, Rum Sc. to William Yea.
ton.
Schooner Hero, Graft, Philadelphia.-Fall
and Winter Goods for merchants of the dis.
trict.
Sloop Industry, Wilson, New47otk4Aditso
ar There will be no market for
Butchers Meat on Sunday, until the
first Sunday in May next.
!. HARRISS, c. M.
September 80.
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BosroN, September %.
SPANISH YYPEDITION

SPANISH XXPEDIIION
Yesterday arrived the brig Hamlet, Clark, in
50 days from Algcziras---Brings no account of
any recent Fighting, but confirms the report
that a Spanish expedition had gone up the Me-
diterranean. Transports with 5000 troops
under convoy, with 5000 barrels ofHour and
other provisions, and between 20 and 80 pieces
OF artillery, left Cadiz the 2Sth of July, touch
ed at Algeziras, & went through the Streights,
their first destination said to be Carthagena.
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Trial of Mr.. VIM. Parkinson.

THE Public may now be gratihed with
i the perusal of one of the most extra
ordinary Trials that perhaps ever appeared
viz The TRIAL Of Mr.. WILLIAM PARKIN-
SON. Pastor of the first Baptist Church IN the
CITY of New York for an Assault Bat cry,
on Mrs. Eliza Wintringhem, one of the mem
her. of his churchill AIKEN in short hand by
w. Sampson, Esq
For sale by
Cotton & Stewart.
Sepkmber2s
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r. GRAY'S LIST OF PRIZES
IN THE
Potomac e Shenandoah
NAVIGATION LOTTERY.

rwENrY-NINrH DAYS DRAWING.
September eth, 1911.
No 2s9, prizes of 500 dollars.
Nos. lO703 1854 prize of 100 dollars.
Nos SO95, 5oO9, 6764 lSo45 lss4s, each
so dollars.
Nos 1924 l5s4l, prizes of 90 dollars.
Nos. 6 1877 S6S e33 lOl6 244l sl4l 1868
1871 S946 S527 1890 $500 5455 SLY 1886
1858 1924 1854 6lO9 6S99 6799 WIS 8ll6
s99S 1892 1884 92l9 lO473 1884 ll489
1906 1875 l2445 1897 1906 1904 1882
1850 l4Ss9 l4SS4 l4Ol7 l4758 l64S5 l77lO
1888 1858 Is457 1876, prizes OF IL dol
lars, and s. prizes of 10 dollars.
Gain of the wheel this day, s 2572
Former gain, 1920
Total gain, S 1854
Present price of tickets l6 dollars, but Will
advance Oh Tuesday morning to II dollars.
First drawn number on Tuesday next the
first of October, entitled to 900 dollars
The following prizes are still in the Wheel
viz. and only $500 tickets to draw
of $4,000
10000
5000
2 1000
500
W 100
R. GRAY.
September SO.
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.aLEX.aNDRIA DanY GILLETTE.

TO sHEw
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TINE
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-08

titled to all the privileges of such. 1t GER
tainly never was imagined, that this rule OF
the common law as applied to England, was
narrowed in the United States, and we ven
ture to assert, that general Armstrong IS the
first man that ever did think, or pretend to
think that a native of the United States was
not a citizen, no matter what was, or might
be, the condition of his parents, they being
free white persons.
1t is no part Of our purpose, to attempt an
elaborate argument upon this subject. From
what has been exhibited, it is proved that the
minister of the United States did refuse his
protection to a native citizen of the United
States, and permitted him to be treated as a
prisoner of war, contrary to his duty as a
minister. The general had been so long in
France, that he perhaps forgot the law ofhis
own country, and substituted that of France,
which considers the children of an alien, as
aliens, though born in France.
We understand that Mr.. Mcclure ascribes
his treatment to the French police. He had
spoken freely Of the conduct of tha French
government in seizing and condemning Anne
rican property, particularly as it related to
the memorable case of the ship Horizon;
this was enough in that happy land to incur
the displeasure of the French police; but how
far the politeness and condescension of the
American minister, was equally suitable to
the occasion, we leave it to the public to de-
termine.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-08
BOSTON, January 81.

Arrived below, brig Ida, Steele, 42 dav,
from Bordeaux.
Tyonslakions from Bordeaux papers, to Na.
pem6er so.
BORDEAUX, Nov, %.
A ship, supposed tobe an American, ha.
been totally lost, with her crew, at the en-.
trance of our river.
Public sales of ships at Bayonne the 18Th
Of Dec. 1910, will be sold to the hlohes,
bidder,
The ship Willing; ship Eagle, Wells:
and Franklin ; brigs Tansivy, Roebuck.
Andrew, Fox, Hawk, Rose in Bloom, En-.
,erprize, St. Tammany, Mary Ann, Post.
Boy, Young Connecticut, Freedom, Sally.
Betsy, Hetty and Salem. After the sale
OF these vessels, they were to proceed 10
the sale of their cargoes.
November 90.
The American cartel Catharine Rev.
Masterson, will sail 10 ballast from L'Ori.
ent for the United States the 18th of Ianu.
airy.
The American ship Rodney and cargo,
taken by the French frigate La Josephine,
which was to have been sold the oath of
November, is put off till the 18th of De.
cember.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-08
Congress of the uniten State8.
M oNDAY, January %.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. Swoope offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the Comptroller of the
Treasury be directed to Inform this house
whether any, and if any, what steps have
been taken to effect at the Treasury a set
element of the accounts of Joel Barlow, late
agent at Algiers, and of Charles Pinckney,
late minister to Spain, and what amount of
unliquidated balances now stand charged in
the books of the Treasury against the said
Joel Barlow.
Mr.. Shelley moved for an a~mendmea, so
as to include the several persons to whom
public monies had been intrusted, & against
whom balances appeared on the books of
the treasury. After some debate the orr.
ginal resolution was ordered " lie on the
table.
The house then took up the bill to incor-
porate the Protestant Episcopal Society OF
Alexandra, which was read a third time
and passed. For it 4s. Against it IS.
The appropriation bill. for the army, ma.
Wy and civil list were passed.
The House then went into debate on the
bills to incorporate the several banks of the
District. Mr.. Randolph moved for u re.
commitment to a select committee. Mr..
Shefcy moved to divide the question of re.
commitment. After a lengthy debate the
question was first put on re~.commitmens of
the bill to incorporate the bank of Alexan.
dria, and lost, So to 4s. The question
was then taken on referring the farmers
bank, and carried, SIS to SO. A committee
olive was appointed. The bank OF Wash
;ng,on bill was also re.committed, the u
nion Bank, and the Potomac bank. The
House then adjourned at a quarter past
four.
TUESDAY, January 90.
Mr.. Virgin spoke some time preparato-
ny to offering a resolution for the amend.
ment of the constitution so as to make the
Judges of the Supreme and Inferior courts
removable from office at the address of both
houses of Congress. While speaking, a
motion was made to adjourn, and the ayes
and noes called: Ayes 10. Noes SO. Mr..
Wright finished his speech and offered his
resolution, which was Immediately reject
ed, As to SO.
Mr.. Ebpes offered an additional section
20 the non. intercourse bill, which he wish
ed printed, to be considered when that bill
should be before the house. Strike out the
ninth section and add: And be it further
enacted, that no vessel owned wholly by a
citizen or citizens of the u. S. which shall
have departed from a British port prior to
abe I'd day of February next. and no mer.
shandize owned wholly by a citizen or citi
xens ofthe u. S. imported in such vessel
shall be liable to seizure or forfeiture on &C
count OF any infraction or presumed infrac.
zion OF the provisions of this act, or of tn,
act to which this &C, is a supplement.
THURSDAY, January 81.
MESSAGE.
To the Senate and House Of Representative,
0she United States.
lay before Congress a letter from tn,
charge d'sffairs of the United States at Pa
sis, to tine secretary OF state aud anothe
from tho same to the French minister of 70
aeign relations: also two letters from tn
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-08
NETWORK, January %.

- -E-E
LATEST from France.-Yesterday arrived
the schr. Maria Louisa, captain Skiddy, in
rs days from Bordeaux. He left the Cor
dovau, on the 1st of January, 10 company
with the American brig Three Apprentices,
for N. York, and schr. John, bound to Mar.
blehead. Left at Bordeaux, brig New-Or.
leans Packet, from New. York, and last
from Gibraltar, under sequestration, and
schr. Friendship, Snow, from Ba)timore.-.
Schr. Liberty, from Philadelphia, arrived
IN the river of Bordeaux on the 18th De-
cember-schr. Bird from Salem on thee 2
December. and another American schr.
from Boston, name not recollected, had
just arrived. Ship Commodore Rodgers
was to sail from Bayonne in all Decembsr
last with passengers, and was to bring out
MIR. Lescalier, a French Consul General
tor the United States. The u. S. Frigate
Essex, arrived at L,Orient on the 5th OF
December, and the Messenger who went
out In her as bearer of dispatches from tins
government, reached Paris on the. 18th
The Presidents Proclamation renezOing
the non.intefcontse with Great Britain, and
removing it as TO France, had been publish.
ed throughout the French Empire, aao
had occasioned great joy and rejoicing.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-08
PARIS, Now.
OFFICIAL LETTER.
From Marshal Prince Of EssAng, (Masss-
ma to the Prince Berthier,

MAJ to Me Prince Berthier.
FL. 9: Ahnqaey, Nov. 8, 1910.
Monseigneur. Your highness no doubt
has received my letters written from Viseu
and Coimbra. After the well known events
OF the 18th, 14th and 18th, the enemy shut
hla,self up in his ehtrenched camp upon the
heights of Lisbon. | have daily offered
him battle, but he will no, quit his strong
holds.
have sent Gen. Foy, with an escort Of
200 men, to give directions to my rear.
guard, commanded by Gen. Gardanne, Of
the 9th corps, which at this moment is up-
on the frontier of Portugal. have order
ed him, after arriving at Almeida, to quit
his escort, and proceed for Paris, to inform
your highness of the actual situation of the
army, and correct the ridiculous reports
which have been circulated respecting It.
The army is 10 a good state ; and every one
is anxious to signalize himself, and merit
the appreciation of the Emperor.
(Signed)
LIE PRINCE D'ESSLING.
[0 The Moniteur accompanies this let.
ter with the information given by Gen Foy,
WAiSii u tut NtdSoCud UlQ DOt choose 10
commit TO paper. 1t says, that the army
was abundantly supplied with bread, cattle.
provisions, rice, wine, rum, sugar, and
coffee, the latter brought up the Tagus by
arrivals from America ; that the mills had
been rebuilt; that in the vallies of the Tia.
gus, they found subsistence for a or S
months that Massena had thrown a bridge
over the Zezere, and had collected his ma
gaines at Santarem, which he had strong.
ly fortified (; that there were very few sick
in the French, but many sick 10 the English
army. We do not and in this article any
OF the usual TRADE against The English, mo-
thing of victories, and coverlids of glory;
but it concludes with observing, that the in.
trenched camp of the English made their
position very respectable, fortified as ii was
with every species ofcannon, anddefended
by from 40 to $4,000 British ,roops.l
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-15
(COPY.)

From Mr.. Pinkney to Lord Wellesley.
Great Cumberland Place, Aug. 81, 1910.
My Lord,
/ have had the honor to receive
your official note Of the 18th instant,
communicating the resolution of the
British government to establish a
blockade of the canal Of Corfu, and
shall not fail to transmit copy of it,
with as little delay as possible, to the
secretary Of state of the United States.
In the mean time / take the liberty,
in pursuance of the sentiments of the
President, heretofore signihed to me,
to observe to your Lordship that, as a
blockade essentially implies a force
on the spot for the purpose, and as the
notification required in the case must
be a warning to neutral traders of the
fact that blockade exists, the COM
munication, which your iordship has
made to me, derivesits title to the ack.
nowledgements Of the United States,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-15

hore to receive, without delay, an OF.
fetal communication.
j have the honor to be, &c.
Signed Wm. PINKNEY.
Hon. X. Smith, &c.
Mr.. Pinkney to Mr.. Smith.
London, August 81, 1910.
SIR,
I have Just received commune
cation from general Armstrong, dated
the 9th inst. announcing the absolute
revocation of the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES; and have, in consequence,
sent anoie to lord Wellesley, reques-
ting to see him. Lord Wellesley is
out Of town, but will, it is said, return
Tonight or tomorrow morning.
General Armstrong has not trans
mit:ed any copy OF the Official notice,
mentioned in his letter; but, pre-
sumo, it is the same with that publish
ed in the Moniteur of the 9th, of which
/ am in possession, and with which the
quotation in general Armstrong; let
ter, agrees.
do not know, whether his con-
struction Of that document will be
thought here to be liable to any OBJ
jections. think it impossible, how
ever, that, upon any Interpretation of
it, this government can hesitate to re-
peal its orders in council.
A Copy ofgeneral Armstrong; let
ter to me is enclosed.
Z have the honor to be, &c.
Signed VIM. PI,JKNEY.
Hon. r. Smith, &c.
Copy of Gen. Armstrong; letter to
Mr.. Pinkney-
Paris, August 9th, 1910.
SIR,
have the honor to inform you,
that his majesty, the emperor and
king, has been pleased to revoke his
DEGREES of Berlin and Milan. OF ibis
interesting fact, 1 had this morning
written and official no ice, in the fol-
lowing words, viz: "Jesuis autorise
vous declarer, m onsieur, que les de-
cre,s de Berlin ct de Milan sont revo-
ques, e., qua dater du Ter Novembre,
lis cesseront d'avoir leur effect" *
Sincerely hoping, that you may be
able to turn this circumstance to some
useful account, l forward iI per tripli-
cate, and am, sir, with very great res
pect, Your most obedient and very
humble servant,
Signed JOHN ARMSTRONG.
III. E. Vim. Pinkney.
General Armstrong to Mr.. Pinkney.
Paris, August 9TH, 1910.
SIR,
hazarded line or TWO yester-
terday, by the way of Mor,aix, mere
ly to inform you, that the imperial de-
crees of Berlin and Milan were at last
given ue. now send you, by more
direct conveyance, a copy of the Duke
of Cadore's letter to me Of the 9Th inst.
and am, sir,
With very great respect, &c.
Signed JOHN ARMSTRONG.
William Pinkney, Esq. &c.
Fxtrad of letter from Mr.. Pinkney to Mr.,
Smith.
London, Friday, Gath Aug. 1910.
transmit a copy of my answer,
formed upon your recent instructions,
to lord Wellesley's notification of the
blockade of Corfu. Is it not worthy
reflection, whether an attempt to bloc
kade an entire sea like the Adriatic,
should not be protested against, what
ever may be the force employed in
closing the passage to 1t"
(COPY.)
From Mr.. Pinkney TO Lord Wellesley.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-15

in the morning. The instructions
contained in your letter, concerning
the inequality, supposed TO be an
tended by this government, IN the
state of our diplomatic relations,
shall be executed with the discrcti-
on which undoubtedly they require;
and I am persuaded, that the result
will be perfectly satisfactory to the
President. In the mean time, l
think / can undertake to assure
YOU, that no change has taken place
in the opinion OF lord Wellesley, as
announced in my private letter to
you, Of the Attn Of January, that
a minister plenipotentiary of rank
should be sent to the United States.
Certainly ITO idea has been enter
tanned here Of a permanent or long
continued charge des afaires. 1t
could only be intended to send one
in the first instance. And | have
reason to be confident, that for some
time pastit has been in agitation to
appoint minister plenipotentiary
without delay; that lord Wellesley
has in fact thought of and mention
ed a person; and that Mr.. Mori-
er's departure has been put Oft in
consequence.
In the case Of the Chesapeake, I
have already stated to you, that l
think there viii be no difficulty, if
the farther punishment of Eerkley
is not made. on our part, a sine
qua non. Your instructions are
very clear, that this is not to be Pc
remptorily insisted or.
/ have nothing to add to my COM
munication of the 26rh uli. con-
corning the British blockades of
France, before the Berlin decree,
except that mean to press lord
Wellesley on that subject, at our
next interview, as I did at our last.
/ shall not fail, at the same time, to
draw his attention to the orders in
council and the intercourse act.
Ineed scarcely say, that if events
should make it proper for me, IN O.
bedience to the Presidents COM
mands, to return to America, [leay-
ing a charge d'afaires] shall lose
no time III dong SO.
have the honor to be,
With great consideration,
$ Sir,
Your most ob't. humble serv't.
Signed VIM. PINKNEY.
Robert Smith. Esq &c.
Mr.. Pinkney % Mr.. Smith.
London, 23d July, 1910.
SIR,
1 followed up the conversation
with lord Wellesley, mentioned in
my letter of the 9th instant, with
short note, of which copy is en-
closed. requesting information con-
corning The intention of this gov
crnment to send minister pleni-
porentiary, without delay, to the U.
States. as the successor of MIR Jack
son,
Reflection seems to have SUCCESS
ted to lord Wellesley some obiec-
ticas, which did not occur in the
course of our conference, to giving
this information in an official man.
ner.
I was aware of this on Saturday
last but was not willing to forego
a written communication on mat.
ter which had taken character of
some delicacY and importance.
Lord Wellesley has cndeavored
to avoid lis own difficulty and mine,
by sending me the letter marked
" private" Of which / have now
the honor TO transmit copy.
As this letter is in conformity
with his verbal assurances in con
ference. and appears to leave no
doubt upon the point to
which il relates, / do not suppose,
hat ] can properly undertake to
question its sufhciency, either by
pressing for more formal commu-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-15

Translation--"I am authorised to de-
clare to you, sir, that the DEGREES of Berlin
and Milan are revoked, and that after the
first Of November they will cease to have
effect"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-15

from TIE supp aitinn ;has il WIS meant
IS = iricndi, premonition, which, tho
{ / Itself TO legal restraint On
neLtraIs, nor inducing any penal con.
sequences, might useEuiiy influence
the course Of their mercantile expai!-
tions. In this sense the communica-
tion will be received by the Psesidel.t,
as mark Of that frierdl. attention
which ough. in all cases to be recipro-
cally maintained, and in this sense the
President will be the more disposed 10
regard the communication, as a differ
ent one wou.d contradict the dekaition
of blockade, and of the requisite no.
LITIGATION thereof, contained 10 the orr
cers Of the British government to
commodore Hood and the judges of
the vice, admiralty courts, as oommu-
nica'ed to the American government
by Mr.. Merry, on the 18th Of April,
1904.
have the honor to be, &c.
[Signedl WIN. PINKNEY.
The most noble the Marquis Wellesley, &c. &c
AvAhs ibhhS1 W AsAts
SIR,
I dined yesterday with Lord Wei.
lesley, and found that he had only re-
turned to town in the morning. He
still complained of indisposition but
it certainly could not be considered az
uniting him for business. In a short
conversation before dinner, he told
me that my note respecting the Berlin
and Milan DEGREES should be menti-
oned to his colleagues to-day, and that
should have an immediate answer
that the affair of the Chesapeake
would be settled to my satisfaction -
that he believed he should recommend
to the king the appointment of nil
mister plenipotertiary 10 the United
States, either this week or the next
that he had two persons in his eye,
[both men of high rank but that he
could not with propriety name them
to me at nrescli. AS FAR as the OPP
POI tunity permitted, 1 urged prompi-
tude on all these subjects as indispen-
sible, and expressed my confidence
that they would be disposed of in sea-
son for the approaching meeting of
Congress.
You perceive tha., notwithstanding
past promises, nothing has yet been
done, and thai there is no securiiy that
we shall have any thing but promises.
l am truly disguised with this and
would, if | followed my own iaclina-
ton, put speedy end to it. II is bet
ter, however, to do nothing of an i RI
ta,ing nature, until this government
has had full time to act upon my note
OF the 25lh. Even if i. sh3 uld decline
to repeal the orders in couacll, which
1 am told 10 quite possible q moderage
course on MY pare will nave the re-
COMMUNICATION ofputting itmore clear
iy in the wrong. Ii it should decline
to repeal, the President may be assur-
ed, that will not fail to present such
q paper, as conduct so extraordinary
will demand and if further DELAYS
are affected, that shall demonstrate
III very decided terms.
l have the honor to be, &c.
Signed VIM. PINKNEY.
lion. Robt. Smith.
Here follows NY pinknev,s romro,n;e ,,;o-