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MarsinsbuFsh, Feb. IS, 1911.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-25
By last Nights Mail.
POSTSCRIPT.
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.

Capt. Buckley, arrived here last even
ing informs that on Saturday last, off the
Capcs Of the Delaware. 40 miles from the
land, he witnessed an engagement between
two ships of war. which continued from
4 till half past six o'clock P. NJ. when one
Of the ships struck. After the engage
ment. an officer from one of them came
ON board Captain BIS schooner, the Ann
Eliza. who proved to be an officer from
the British sloop ofwar Atalanta,capt. He
key, who informed, the ship that had just
struck to the ATLANTA, was the French
frisate Interprenante. of SO guns. bound
from Brest to Newly ork with despatch
es, and some cargo. The Atalanta had
one man killed and four wounded. The
Interprenante had thirty killed & wound
ed-The Atalaata mounts 2i guns.
Captain Buckley did not learn how long
the French ship had been out, or what
became of the dispatches.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-25

Tobacco, can only be sold by governments
and no prices are as yet hxed.
COLONIAL PRODUCE.
Cochineal, p. lib. SO {. IS, duty II t.
current.
Cocoa, Caracas, 3 60 a s 75-duty,
? ~. small sale. Island and Maragnon,
s 40 a s so.
Coffee, Martinique and Guadalupe, 4
al % Bourbon, Goa 375; Caracas,
Havana, and St. Domingo, 20 as 60
g 20 expected to be higher.
Indigo, Bengal, fl % Spanish, ~
a 2S-i 90, current.
Pepper, so a S60-2 20, slow sale
Pimento, a 5 5000 do.
Rocou, 7Oa37 3-2 20, DO.
Tea, Hyson, 10 a t2-i 95 dos
Sugar, white elayed, per 100 lbs. 800
$50; brown do. SIS a $3.50 Mus
covado, $40 a s60-t25, all in demand.
Logwood, 70 75-ai, plenty
Fustick, 60 e5-27 so plenty
Brandy, 18th proof, per SO velts, ESQ a
go. Cargo Wine, red, per ton, $50 a
$50; white p. do. 2fO a 260-ail with
four iron hoops on each cask.
Claret in bottles per dozen IL 10 a>6O.
Exchange on London, II f.per ! sterling.
Do. on United States, 4 +. perS
American vessels loaded with the pro-
duce of the United States, have lately
been admitted by special DEGREES Of the
Emperor, under condition of exporting
the net proceeds of their cargoes inFrench
produce, Of which 2-s must be in silk
goods.
Colonial produce is only admitted un-
der special permits, on condition ofexport-
ing is the proceeds in silk goods, and
the remainder in other French produce
tons. l.
No vessel permitted to sail in ballast.
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BALTIMORE, July 90.

FROM FRANCE, another schooner
has reached this country. Iu addition to
accounts under the Newly head, We
are politely favored with the following,
from very respectable sources:
BouRDEAUx,. June f1.IAfter men,
tioning a great number of vessels, as stat
ed in another part ofour paper, this writ
err adds i ".T'he Globe from your port is
at Bayonne, the Vesta at Lateste. All
these vessels, with brig from n. York,
Cant. Nichols, & brig Meteor, for Phi
ladelphia, only wait for their papers from
Paris to sail. Times are very dull, and
every thing here extremely gloomy. The
schooner Jenny, from New Orleans, ar
rived about 90 days ago :. there is re-
port of her being seizede'
BoRDEAUx, nth June, 1st1--Since
our last adyices most Of the Americas
vessels that are in the ports of France,
have by special DEGREES, been admitted
TO an entry on condition of exporting two
thirds of the estimated value Oftheir car
goes in silk. goods and the remainder in
other productions of France. But no ge-
neral measure has yet been adopted for
the admissions of such vessels as may
hereafter arrive, and they will probably
be subject to the same tedious formalities
and restrictions as have been experienced
by those which have arrived since Novem-
her. There are however many persons
who still believe that commerce with A
merica will soon be placed on favorable
footing and that the duties on American
produce will be diminished very consider
ably, but we are far from coinciding with
this opinion, as the view which the en-
peror has clearly manifested convince us
the present system will be maintained,
and while that continues there cannot be
any profitable trade between the q. States
and France, unless it be carried on in the
manner we have before indicated.
Business continues in deplorable state
and American produce without any de-
n,and. Some common Georgia cottons
have been lately sold in Paris at feur per
lb. which is little more than the duty and
expences OF sending it there. While this
excessive duty is continued it will never
answer to send inferior American cottons
To this coaatry. for large Leyantine cot
tons are brought by land into France. and
the latter pays only one third the duty I'M
posed oa the former.
We enclose a Price Current which how
ever must be considered as nominal for
almost every article Of import except su-
gars.
United States Produce, or admitted as such
Dates 10 n. G.. inciudiay additional
4 - Duties. Remarks.
Ashes pot, p. Icolb. IS a 5sf l6 so plenty.
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PROVIDENCE, (R. H. July 49,.


Arrived, yesterday, ship Union, captain
Bates, in 10 days from Dunkirk. The
Union came as cartel, and has brought
from 60 to 20 passengers, consisting of
captains. mates and sailors, who have long
been detained in France; and MIR. Mel
vile and family, who have resided there
several years. 1t was not in our power
to obtain a correct list of vessels left in
France for this days American. but we
are promised list, and a particular ac-
count of the treatment Of Americans at
the time Capt. Bates left there.
July II.
The following journal of Mr.. Smith is
presented to the American public as spe-
cimen Of the favors they are to expect
from Napoleon. The author is a real A
merican seaman, of firm honor. as may be
discovered in the facts he relates. Tie
was mate of the ship Nancy, Of Baltimore.
pursuing lawful voyage at the time OF
capture. He arrived here in the ship u
Mon, with near fifty others. who had suf-
fered the same French treatment with
himself. The Union brought ninety OF
these unfortunate men from France. Ma
nv left her to seek that employment in
England which their own country could
not afford them.
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JOURNAL.

On the eth of August. 1909, we were
taken by the French privatcer IS Grand
Duke de BurgL." I.with four ofthe sal
lors, was carried into Calais; the ship in
to Dunkirk.
August sth.-The four sailors and my
self put into gaol /; nothing to subsist On
but black bread and water. wrote a let
ter, to day, to my captain. So end these
Or hours.
august 9th. To-day gentleman by
the name Of Davies, came into the prison
to see me, and informed ME that he had
gotten letter from Dunkirk, mentioning
that most of the sailors clothes. and mine,
were stolen by the privatcersmen. No
thing to subsist on, these "a hours, but
black bread and water.
august 10th. This morning Mr.. Davies
came into the gaol. and informed me that
the four sailors and mysef would have to
be marched off to Bologne; and at nine,
A. M. the Gems d'Armes came, put us,
all Eve, in irons, and marched us off like
SO many criminals. The weather proved
very warm and sultry. As the sailors and
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-23

Oily OF RICHMOND TN pursu-
~ ance of an Ordinance of the Common
Eall OF the said Guy, entitled "An Ordi
DFnoe 20 amend the Ordinance TO prevent
DOGS from going at large in the Cry of
Ricbmond, Notice is hereby given, that
bo dogs will be peTmitted to run at large
within the said Cry between the first day
of Ds1t month aud the fifteenth day OF Sep
tSmtet next
n. Sheppard, elk. Co. Hall.
May 18th, 1871. Isu
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-23

lust arrived per the Brig Diligence
capt. Tracey, from Liverpool, very
general assortment of
G o o D S,
contained in s13 packages, and will be
sold by the piece or package-viz-
Superfine Cloths, single and Dble. Milied
Cassimeres, SwansdoUns, Dble. Milled
Drass, Coatnss, DufFils, Plains. Kerseys,
Kendall Cottons, Rose and Dull Blankets,
Pellicse Cloths, Plain and Spotted Elan
pes, Imperial apd Fancy Cords, Velvets,
Velveteen. Veiverets, and Cabby Velvets,
Ladies. Gentlemen and Youths Worsted
and Cotton Hosiery, Negroes do. Irish
J lens, Brown Hollands, Shifting Cot.
tor White and Color'd. Cotton Cam.
brio, Callcoes, Disnities, Jeans, great
variety of Muslins, GA Seeded Mull Robes,
Jubilee Corded Gau2e, Cot and Diagonal
Spider Stripes, Jubilee Corded Jacenet,
Birdseye, and e Diapers, Toweilipgs, and
Table Eamask, Cotton and Thread Edg-
iDgs and Laces, Fancy Embroidered Mus
lin Trimmings, Ladies Bordered and Prin-
ted Pocket HaBdks. Fancy RcmalIs, Mad
rass and Puliicst, DO. Fancy Silk and
Cotton Cirghams, Mems Silk Hats. Men's
and Boys Wool do, Servants Glazed d..
Suspenders, Sewing Cotton and Thread
assorted Coach Lace, GaliocHs, Sc. sc.
Together with q great variety of HARD.
W1t&E and CUTLERY, and a few Ca.
ses Particularly e,s,tnbir for Country Stores,
Mer.'s Saddle Trees, Chaise do. Black.
smiths Tools, States.
ALSO-ELEGAFT TABLE CHINA
SETS, well assorted, Crates and Casters.
The balance of the Fall supply is expec.
ted by The first arrivals from Europe
ON HAND,
Powder and Shot assorted. Cotton ard
Wool Cards assorted Swedish and Coun..
try Iron, Jamaica and Antigua Rum, i'm
parted in 1905, New do. Pennsylvania
Wbiskey. Green Coffee. Salt Rice, Cot
ton FLAX, Indigo Copperas, Salt Petre.
Cot and Wrought Nails assorted, Bar
cad Soap, Cut Herrings, Tar, Lumber,
Be. sc.
would, also sell, 7,OoO Bbls. Tar, Tur-
pentine and Resin $50, 00O White and Red
Oak hogshead Slaves, deliverable in Nor.
folk, or a, City Point. ~ Cash given for
Coontry Produce.
CHARLES WHITLOCK.
Ricbmsnd, Oct. -, 1910. reptf1
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-23

M ANTS place in a genteel family. a
W Lady capable Of Teaching Reading
Writing Sc Arthmetic--also Plain Work
aud Marking, and also will instruct them
in making their own Dresses. --Esquire Of
the Printer.
MAY is. St.
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To Stone Masons.

he Subscriber has a JOB Of STONE
= WORk Of considerable extent, (which lie
wishes 20 let and for which, he will pay a liber
~ pr'ce to an expeditions and punctual under
ister.
John Mayo.
Richmond, May 2o,h, 1911. st
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-23
-Four Dollars Per Annum--Paid, in Aduance.l
FALL GOODS--The subscriber has received
l. by the Averick from London aud Cora fror
Liverpool, general assortment, Of
G. O @ ID S,

suitable to the sea:on.
AMONG THEN Ann
London and Yorkshire Super6ne Cloths and
Cassimercs
Union, Bedford and Bennett Cords,
Swsnsdowns, Toilinettes and Dinin's 5.4 and
; 5 6 d dbIe. Mill'd Cloths,
Coating, Bcarskin, Frieze, Flsnnels & Baizes,
Plains, Kerssy'x and BlanketJ
Cough and Brathwai!e's unpt Cottons
Yam Hose, Wcrstedand Cotton Stockings,
Hhdfs. Shawl, and Mus!ins,
Silk Velvc,s and Sewing Silk,
Irish Linens and Drogheaa's.
Queens Cord, Veivets. Tbicksetts and Con-
stituion Cords,
A good assortment Of Saddlery, Hardware
aud Cutlery.
Smiths Bellows, Auvils and Vises,
Flat Bar, Crawley & English Blistered Steel,
He continues to transact business on commits
WON, and has for sale,
ON CONSIGNMENT,
Queens Ware. Whisky, Shad and Bar Iron.
ROBERT GAMBLE.
Richmond, Nov. g. 1910. IF.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-23
Richmond, Nov. 9. 1910.

lust arrived per the Brig Diligence
- capt. Tracey, from Liverpool, very
general assortment of
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TIGHT ROPE.

|. Mr.. DOMINGO will dance variety Of
Country Dances on the Tight Rope, with
Feats on the Chair.
He will vault over the Balance Pole iii
different ways.
g. He will jump over two Ribbons With
his ieet in irons, and alight on the rope.
4. He will so through a surprising feat
on the Rope placing Chair ON it, on which
he will stand on his Head.
S. He will walk on the Rope, & nor touch
1t yith his Feet, balancing a number of Can
dies and Tumbler at the same time.
6. Mrs. DOMINGO will dance Minuet on
the Tight Rope.
7. She will balance Hoop and Glass with
her feet in Irons.
g. She will walk on tho Rope with Hoop
in her Mouth. and Glass of Wine on tho
Top of the Hoop.
9. She will dance on the Rope with i
Wheel of Fire attached to each Foot.
10. She will sit on the Rope in Chair,
without any assistance.
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Public Sale.

Pursuant to deed of trust from De,sms RAM
say and Jan. allen, his wife, dated the 10th
day of June, 1903, for the purpose of SEE
curing the payment of sum of money
therein mentioned, to John & Joseth Die
on, will be sold, on the premises, to the
highest bidder-one half for cash, and the
other on credit to suit the purchaser
land the surplus, after paying the debt,
may be on such credit as the purchaser
shall be able to obtain from Mrs. Jane AL
len Ramsay, to whom it is to be paid)-
on the 27th day of June next
A valuable Lot of Ground,
fronting IS feet inches on Union-street,
and 60 feet on Fayette Alley, adjoining RAM
says wharf on which is erected good sub.
stantial oak frame house so feet fronting on
Fayette Alley, and is among the most pub
lie parts of the wharf, and packet landings.
The sale to commence at IL o'clock.
G. Deneale, 7Tatke.
May 80. sawts
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BALTIMORE, June +:
FIR the Federal Gazette.

n
Communicated for the Federal Gazette
Extract Of "a letter received this morning
from Providence, r. L. by respectable
gentleman in this city, dated the Sist
hit.
.sWe have accounts this day by an ar
rival fram Halifax. OF all American YES
sells being Embdrsoed in England, and a
.A:,p- Intercourse being passed against this
couatr,. similar to car own against them
4 gentleman from Passanlaquoddy, saw
there person from Halifax, who inform
ed OF an arrival tsosniy days from Eng
land. with accounts that the British had
rctaiiated cur non-importation law, ami
detained all American vessels and proper
ty.-Bestoii paper. .uay 81.
The Paris papers contain an account OF
Mssseoa's retreat, brought BY one OF ms
Aids, WHO lsft Celerice, March 2S. The
retreat is said to have been OceaslOned
sDleiy 81 the want Of provisions. 1t states
that during the retreat. March 10, lii a
skirmish, they lost killed and is wound
ed, and killed and wounded i or 500 OF
TIC English that On the 18th. they de-
stroyed mary English. and lost Soon
the 18th, the French lost 200, the Eng
lish 1863, and general officer. The ac
count proceeds, So NOT tumbril, nor q
baggage Wagon, nor one OF the sick. has
been left behind. The army are in the
best positions, the soldiers in fine spirits.
and necessary stores and refreshments
daily arriving" One avowed object Of
the retreat was to open the communiea-
ton with Ciudad Rodrigo, where were
the stores OF clothing aud Of provisions.
AMI money for the soldiers, who had not
been paid for months"
Boston paper.
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Fort of alexandria.

Arrived, schr. Maria, captain Nelson,
SO days from Lisbon-salt and fuit-W.
and C. Smith of Georgetown.
Sailed in company with ship London
Packet, capt. Huston, bound to Baltimore;
brig Anolostan, Fling, bound to George
town brig Presage, bound to do. Left
there, brig Eliza, Lucket, of and for A
lexandria, to sail in about week. Ship
Century, Finley, taking in salt, to sail for
Alexandria in about two weeks; schr.
-, captain Baxter, to sail for do. in
a few days.
Spoke schr. John, Atkins, from Balti-
more, bound to Martinique, out days,
lat. 20, Is, long. 81, so.
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SLACK ROPE.

Mr.. DOMINGO will perform much greats
er variety of Feats on the Slack Rope, than
has ever before been exhibited by any one
but himself
- Doors to be opened at o'clock, and
Performance to begin at Z, precisely.
~ Admittance, Fifty Cents--Children,
half price.
June s. th&s
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THURSDAY MORNING, JusE 5.

The sehr. Maria, capt Nelson, arrived
at this port, On Tuesday evening, from
Lisbon-seft there April 26. the day
before be sailed, went up to Lisbon, and
was informed by his merchant that
the rcioieiass aud illuminations which
were then going On were in consequence
of adyiees having been received OF the to-
tai evacuation of Portugal ythe French.
The combined British and Portuguese ar
mics were on Tic frontiers and did not in
tend following the French any further.
The transports were preparing to leave
Lisbon as soon as possible; and it was
conieetured they were wanted to carry
troops to Russia, for which country an ex-
petition was preparing. A number OF
the men of war had sailed, probably for
the same destination.
There was feint rumor at Lisbon, OF
an accommodation having taken place be-
tween Russia and England.
The Enquirer is continuing his " Poll
ticul Plsadings, Smith Us. Madison. .
The squabbles Of two such doughty he
roes as tie Aurora and the Enquirer, will
at least be amusing they are now en-
deaYoring to establish each others repu-
tat;on as correct .criters and most dam
gerous conflict it may be To prove that
the Aurora possesses neither learning nor
wit, the Enquirer produces a vast deal
of both: we subjoin few specimens
From the Enquirer.
"The Aurora has taken upon itself the
Office of a Critic---of a Critic IN cords
1t is with pain that we diverge from the
reneral track Of discussion, merely TO
measure cords and gage the length
breadth, and depth OF grammatical eA-
pressions yet, We only pursue the exam
p,e which is set to us. And who VIII ne
State to follow the steps OF so great
tfGdcr O.
Speaking OF his alsusion to the tooes
Of his brain, which col. Duane under
took to ridicule, the Enquirer says j:
1--WE had supposed that this form OF I
EXPRESSION was within the compass Oh
srsru brain-and yet the Aurora has not
lobe enough to embrace the idea y
Walker says that Lobe is used COM
monty for part of the Lungs :" Taking
this to be accurate, We are ofopinion that
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lust Received


By the slooh DESPATCH, schooner ForHtude,
and sloot Monlezuma, firm NorfoK-and
for sale by the subscr Der
800 so S Sss's's ~a'eoDss' Sugars.
40 boxes Havana white & brown do.
SO bales Upland Cotton, of superior
quality.
10000 pounds Green Coffee.
10 bags Ginger.
boxes Irvine.
casks Fayal Wine:
so barrels Ncw-York prime Pork,
100 barrels Tar.
10 hogsheads Antigua Rum.
40 tierces new Rice.
20 crates Queens Ware.
Also, by tn: brig Sydney, Crishin, fran LIZ
vertoel, via Norfolk.
Nine bales and one box, containing super
fine navy blue and black Cloths, Plains, Kerr
seys, and worsted Hosiery.
Newton Keene.
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1t is frequently the case that several
members rise together, when it is very
difficult for the Speaker to decide who
first addressed him. M.Kim, Holland
and Wright, once rose together. M.Kim,
who is little deaf commenced speech.
Wright did the same. The speaker OBJ
served that the +" gentleman on the right
first addressed the chair. Wright strong:
ly installing right for Wright, tho't him
self entitled to the floor, and proceeded.
Order, order" was vociferated. They
had not proceeded far before it was dis
covered that the gentleman from Mary
land on the right, was not Wright, but
had right to the floor: and the gen
tleman from Maryland on the left was
fright. but had no right to the floor
Mr.. Wright finding he was wrong, then
sat down with an Or And that &c ~
was enough for Wright. Why should a
man say more, after he had thus fully ec-
pressed HIMSELF ?--Ibid.
Erastus Root once had ingenuity enough
to make miserable pun. Some one had
observed, speaking of the claim of Gen.
st. Clair, that the claimant was an honor
able man. F." We are not" said Root, So to
have our money taken away by honors
too; we lose enough by tricks."-Ibid.
MARRIED, on Thursday, sOth of May
last, at Mr.. Robert Graham's seat i'm
Prince William County, by the Rev. Lee
Massey, Doctor John Bronaugh, to Miss
Funny Graham, daughter of Mr.. Robert
Graham.
MARRIED, on Sunday, I'd instant, at
Dumfries, by the Rev. Mr. Chs. Oneal,
Mr.. Timothy Brnndige, to Mrs. Mary
Linton-both Of that place.
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t. The President and Direc-
tors of the Great Hunting Greek Bridge Com
pany will receive proposals until the 18th in
Slant, for travelling the road from the south
ern abutment of the bridge to the intersec-
ton of the Mount Vernon road. The road
to be gravelled l6 feet wide, 10 inches deep
in the center and inches deep in the sides.
John Hoof, 7rea'r.
June s. dot
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ON THE STAGE.

Mr. DOMINGO will perform much great;
er variety of Feats on the Stage, than has
ever before been exhibited by any one but
himself