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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-09
From the National Inseiigeneer.

=. From, the National Inseigeneer.
The following extraordinary publication
from the late Secretary OF, States has an
peared in the form of a pamphlet, as well
as IN most of the newspapers in opposition
to the government, and perhaps in some of a
different character, 1t is now some weeks
since 1t was exultingly announced by federal
prints that Mr.. Robert Smith was about to
publish an attack on Mr.. Madison" We
mad battered ourselves that the conductors
OF these journals had suffered their. hopes
OF dlscord to deceive them, and that re-
sasd tor his own reputation and feelings,
itnot for the public good, would have with
held the threatened publication of Mr. Smith
but the appearance OF his address has dissi-
pated hopes so nationally entertained, and
given birth to feelings painful in proportion
70 the regret we feel at being irresistibiy inn
peeled, by every Conside ration of principle
TO express sentiments, in relation to ils an .
thor, very different from those we have
been disposed to entertain. The publica
ton in question is highly reprehensible in a
variety OF respects, as shameful breach of
oticial and personal Confidence; as an un
derhand, insdious occurrence tn c,rcumsan
stances In which he cannot be chastised by
contradiction, the facts being known only to
me party attacked. whose official station for
DDS reply even for the refntation of calum-
ny; as malignant though feeble attempt to
pull down the government and Constitution
which he was bound by every tie of honor
and honesty to support. We here present
90 our readers the pamphlet complete, and
IN our next number we shall follow it with
some structures. In this task we shall how
ever, conhne ourselves to a single review of
the document itself.
we shall pry into no Office secrets to test
the truth or detect the falsity of any of it's
statements we shall not ask from the
President any facts within his KNOWLEDGE
since he certainly would not stoop 10 i'm
part them for the sake of repelIing pitt
full assault on his personal character. No.
we Will not even strip the recreant produc.
!ioh OF TINS CLOAK, too scant, indeed, to hide
It's aetormity. We take the publication in
60 our closet and dwell only on its inherent
character. expose its nefarious princ;nle
and notice its glaring absurdities.
4. Smiths address to the Peohse of
the u States.
me BrzRsh sloof Of Iyar Satthire. Off
Sandy -Hoo& received her Dishatches on
saturday eveWng, and has sailed for Hall
'ar., On Wednesday night stoke the Bri.
Hsh JrZgote Centurion.-M Y July 1.
ma COMMENCING al Wew Bedford, a
memorial to the President zuas unanin, ousiy
naSsea, praying for change in our COM
mercial foHcy.
The British frigate Gueryier. has ar.
rfDed at HaAfar, in nine days from Ber-
'nuda, and has released Mr.. Diggio, tie
seaman that zoas fareSsed orr of The brig
9f.ltAre. from Portland for W York. mr..
Oatsg1o has arrived in Boston, from Hal
far.
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WASHING JuIy 4.

On Thursday last, Aasustus 3. Foster, Esq.
was presented by the Secretary of State to the
President Of the U S. AID exhibited his creden.
'ials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
poteniary from G. B. to the S.
IHT. 1NOrieT was also. presented, as Secretary
OF Legation, and Mr.. Baker alta ched to the Lee
CATION
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BosToN, June %.

BOSTON, June %
Arrived this morning. brig Mary and
Eliza, Capt Parsons. 26 days from Opor-
to- Soied 2oih May. Capt. p. informs.
thas hard fought battle took place at All
MEDIA onthe 9TH of May, between the com
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me British Jrigate Guerrier. has ar.
riDea at HaAfa1, in nine days iron, Ber-
muaa, and has released Mr.. Diggio, tie
seaman that zoas flressed or of The brig
phtahre from Portland for W York. Mr..
far.
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Ma town.meeting al Wew Bedford, q
memorial to the President zuas unanin,ousiv
PASSED, traying for a change in our COM
nlercial holicy.
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me BriNsh slooh Of .uar Satthire. off
SANDY Hunk. received her DISPATCHES on
saturday eyening. and has sailed for Hall
Ja1. On Wednesday night STOKE the Bri.
dsh Jrigate Centurion-N Y Juiv 1.
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WAsH1NoroN. Jurv Q.

WASHING ON, July 2.
he frigate ESset, Capt. Smith, has at
length arrived in this country. having ON
BOARD nm Ptnkuey, Esq. our late minis
days.
On the same day, few hours before the
Essex, arrived at Annapolis the British
trigate Minerva, Capt Hawkins, of SO
guns having on board augustus j. Foster,
Esq the British minister to our govern.
ment. The Minerva sailed from England
six o. seven days before the Essex.
Mr.. P'nkney arriyedin this City on Sun
day from Annapolis. Mr.. Foster reached
the City the same day, together with his
quite.
BY the Essex dispatches are received
from France, the contents of which ru-
NOR has not yet waited to our ears.
Nat Int.
The Minerva sailed six days previous to
The Essex, but arrived in Bay about two
hours before her. After dischareing Mr.
Fosters baggage, she Immediately sailed for
New -Foundland,
From a Hahfar Paher, dated June 81.
Arrived II. Nj. S. Tarturus. Capt. Pas.
zoe, from Portsmouth, ~ days; II. NJ.
brig Calibre, Capt. Thompson, Bermuda,
9 days.
Erfraeffrom the Journal offhe 6rie cant.
Cook. Patterson, arrived at Pictou,
June 7.
"In long Se. lat. 4s, SO, on the 18th of
May, at 2 ? M. spoke the brig Surprise,
of and for Greenock. from the HAVANA,
which had been captured, by look out
br.s Of French squadron of 6 sail of the
line, on the 18th Of May, and re-caDtured
on the 18th, by brig from the Halifsx STA
don, name unknown, 10 lat IS, long. go or
80. The prisoners on board informed of a
large number of the outward Quebec fee,
having been also captured by the above
squadron
BosToN, June 3D.
Arrived this morning. brig Mary and
Eliza. Capt Parsons. rs days from Opor-
to. Snled 2o'h May. Cape p. informs.
tina; hard fought battle took place at Al
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4. Smiths address to the Peohle .,
the U. States.
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The Minerva sailed six days previous to
The Essex, but arrived in Bay about two
hours before her. After discbareing Mr..
Fosters baggage, she Immediately sailed for
New -Foundland,
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CoNsTAHTIEoPLR, March 3.
we now know, in circums,antial mar.
ner, the events which preceded. and follow
ed the deposition of the Pac,.a Of isarf.... ;
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lation of the facts This is doubtless the
least excusable of all the crimes confessed in
his crimefil pamphlet. Intrusetl BY his coun-
try to manage the most delicate transaction
that could be confded to minister, point
ofnational honor, with rival power, jealous,
naughty, lavish in her insults and frugal in
her acts of justice; then to betray to that ri
val the secret discussions of his own cabinet
on that very point of honor this marks tur-
pitude of,heart, or blunted, muffled, wood
en-headed power of penetration and feeling
too disgraceful in itself to be able to disgrace
the government it betrayed. Should this
. man renounce now his country as he has his
honor, become a British subject and take re-
q fuge at the Court of London, he could not be
expected to be trusted to carry letter a
cross the street.
-drticie 10. Another instance of official
treachery and mock sensibility. Mr.. Madi-
son with his own pen forbade the use of force
in taking possession of West Florida against
any particular place in possession of "a Span
q. ish garrison. And was he not bound to do so
: BY law, by consistency and by the truest po-
ylicy?
Florida was to be occupied because it was
out OF the hands of the recognized possessor.
A private citizen may take possession of his
own property when it can be done without
violence ia the other party. Violence used
by private citizens even in recovering their
own is breach OF peace and contrary to the
law ofthe land. Using national force against
Spain in gaining possession of what we con-
sidered as ourown would have been breach
OF peace also in the eve of the law of nations.
and contradiction of the principle and pro-
fessions on which the order to occupy was
founded 1t would have been war and was
Mr.. Smith Of opinion that the executive had
q right to make war.
1t would have been irnpolitic because it
might have been dispeasing to our neighbors
of Spanish America /; and the government CT
the HAVANA might, under some unpropitious
influence, have subjected the property of our
merchants to some unfriendly proceedings
Had this forbearance of the President not
been used, and had such consequences en-
sued, the censure of Mr.. Smith might have
taken another turn; the honor Of our arms
might have been lost in sympathy for our
merchants, suffering from the incaution and
usurpation OF the Executive, and his consti-
tutional scruples might have reminded him
that it was for the legislature, not the Exc
cutive, to declare war.
Perhaps, however, as there has been a ses-
sion of Congress since the omission of the
President to make war upon the Spanish gar
rison at Mobile, Mr.. Smith may have offered
his official advice to the President to recon-
mend rescue of the national arms from the
humiliation to which the want of Executive
authority had exposed them. But perhaps
also if this had been done by him it would not
have escaped place in his printed enume-
ration OF his merits.
(7o be Continued
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w. c. BEREsFoRp.
(signed)
Marshal and Lieut.. General.

Marshal and Lieut. General.
To His Excellcncy the Marshal General
Lord viscount Wellington, X. B. &c.
P.S. Maj Gen. Hamflton's division and
Brig. Gen. Maddep's brigade of Portuguese
cavalry march tomorrow morning to again
invest Badajoz ON the South side Of the Qua
diana.
Total loss of the Portuguese general Of
hcer OF the staff officer Of the staF, 2 SER
geants, % non commissioned officers and SOL
Itliers, horses killed, general of the staG,
lieut.. COL major. S captains, 5 lieutenants,
ensgns, officer Of tho staff, "a sergeants,
drummer, $50 non commissioned officers
md soldiers, 9 horses wounded, drummer,
Is non commissioned officers and soldiers
nissing--sum total, $50 men, 10 horses.
Total loss Of the English general Of the
staff, ] lieut.. col. major, captains, 10 leu
tenants, Q ensigns, 81 scrgeants, 4 drummers.
SIS non commissioned officers and soldiers
81 horses Killed, officers Of the general staff,
4 lieut.. coils. 4. majs. IS captains, 81 lieuts. 90
ensisns, officers of the staff, 1872 sergeants.
drummers, 2426 non Commissioned officers
and soldiers, 60 horses wounded, 1 major. &
captains, iicutcnants, ensign, % sergeants,
10 drummers, 492 non commissioned officers
ana soldiers, II horses missiDe.-Sum total.
4lJS men and o. horce.S
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Cohy ofa dissdtch from his erceilency Mar,
shat Bereyord, 10 his ereeAency Marshal
General Lard JJ'eliington.
41Y LORD,
In conformity to the instructions which
yonr excellency gave me on the 24th of last
m nth; in consequence Of the state of the
weather, and of our means Of communication
across the Guadiana having been destroy ed
D. he sudden rise OF that river and having
my cavalry at Zafra, los Santos and Villa
Franco, posted the infantry with the head
quarters in Elmeidralcjo, Azeuchal and Vii
p lalba, in which places were the divisions of
General William Stewart, and Major Gene
raj Hamiltan, and the division of Major &C.
neral Cole with the brigade of Brigadier Ge-
: neral Madden Of the Portuguese cavalry in
Merida the brigade of infantry commanded
!; by Brigadier General Kemmis, and the one
Intended Tor the attack of Fort st. Christoval
p M Monejo, the light brigade of the German
- legion, un3erthe orders of Major General
. Baron Alton in Talavera Real, having the
. light battalion Of the Lusitanian legion in Oil
Venza.
AS respected that the waters of the Qua
diana would fall, and our bridge be re-esta-
I ohSbed, It being OF considerable Importance
! 10 drive away the enemy from us, as much
as possible, during the siege, seeing that they
had, after we obliged them to retreat from
Llerena to Guadalcanal, kept possession of
the latter place which enabled them 10 raise
contributions and maintain themselves in the
province Of Estremadura, determined that
small column OF 1000 men, composed of the
hrst brigade of the second division, comman-
ded by Lieut.. Gel. Colborne, with two suua-
urons ct Cavalry, andtwo Spanish squadrons,
should march from Almendralejo by way Of
and IL.
order 70 threaten their right. sending al the
same time squadrons of Cavalry Of Briqad.
Gen. Long from Villa Franco 10 LIerens. 70
support the Count de Penne Nillemur who
was there with the Spanish Cavalry of the
corps OF General Castanos and tomaketheTn
teaf an attack in front, while Gen. Ballaste-
ros, marching from Monasterio by wav Of
Monten'olin, threatened their left. These
manoeuvres had the desired effect: scarcely
uid the enemy see Lieutenant Col Colburne
advance near Azuano, where they had 500
infantry and 300 horse, when they ppecipi-
lately abandoned the place, and retired to-
wards Guadalcanal, and that place Gene
ear Latour Maubourg with the 5th corps
Quilted two hours after the arrival of this
uetachment, and at eleven at night refreated
70 me vicinity Of Constantine. Lieut.. Colo
mel CoiborDe performed this service in the
most noble and judiciOls manner, ~
The weather having for some dars been
me the waters Of the Guadiana having fall
len, and ourpreparations for the siege ~ I3a-
osloz being, through the activity IL Lieof.
Coi, Fletcher, nearly completed, on the I'd
OF May ordered three brigades Of infantrv
one brigade Of the 9th Of the guards. and two
ssquadrons Of cavalry, under The orders Of the
honorable w. Stewart, to invest Badaioz more
closely, on the south side Of the river. which
ne did WITH his usual zeal and vigilance ON
he 4tb. On the 9th inst. ordered the re-
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receive the attack, and oppose the advance
of Marshal Soult.
hive the honor, &c.
(Signed) w. c. BERESFORD,
Marshal and 1t. Gen.
To his Exccllency Marshal Genl.
Lord Viscount Wellington, K.B.
Copy of dispatch from his Excellence
Marshal w. c. Beresfordto his Excellcn-
cy Id. Wise. Wellington.
-El6uhera, 18Th Nay, 1911.
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Foreign Intelligence.
MARSHAL BERESFORD's DETAILS
OF THE BATTLE OF ALBUHERA.-
E7ransiated, from the Lisbon Gazette Of MAY
as1
LISBON, MAY q

Cohy ofa dishdtch from his erceilency Mar,
shat BereStord, TO his creeLlency D1arshal
General Lcrd JDsllington.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-15

If not disposed of at private
sale, will be exposed at Public Auction
on the 24th Of august,
A Lot of Ground, held IN tee
simple, situated on the south side OF Duke
street and the east side Of Fairfax-street.
.dud at the same time and place,
Another Lot of Ground, stu
ate on the south side of Duke-street & east
ward of Fairfax street subject to ground
rent of thirty six dollars sixty SIX cents; late
the residence of John DUNLAP, Esq deceas-
cd. The sale will commence at O'Clock: :,
Terms Of sale-One third in hand one thHa
in six months, and the other third IN nine
the payments to be secured Oy gooa
notes negotiable in any bank in Alexandria,
and by deed of trust on the premises.
Application to be made to
P. c.. MarSteller.
August eo24th Aug
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At the annual meeting of the

Stockholders in the Little River Turnpike
Company, in the town of Alexandria, on the
first Monday in December, 1910, the toll
loving resolution was unanimously adopted
That for the purpose of ENCOURAGING the use
of broad wheel Wagons on the Little River
Turnpike road, all Wagons the br eadth OF
the wheels whereof shall be six inches, shall
be permitted to pass the gates on said road
toll free, for the term of two years, and all
wagons whose wheels shall be the breadth
of five inches, shall be permitted to pass toll
free. for the term of eighteen months-all
Wagons the breadth of the wheels whereof
shall be four inches, shall be permitted to
pass toll free for the space of Is months
from the time they shall first pass the re-
spective gates, which shall be specially no
ticed by the gate keepers-And that this re-
rula,ion shall be extended to all who shall
avail themselves of it within two years.
Jonah Thompson, Seey.
December Is. law
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July Is
Joseph SPEAR,

Most RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends ana the
Public,
THAT he has commenced the Cabinet
BUSHES SIS in all its various branches. near
ly opposite the Vendue Store, Prince. street
he also makes and repairs all kinds of Mu.
steal instruments, such as Piano Fortes
Bass Viols, Viollns, Guitars, &c. and will
also furnish Mahogany Collins for grown per-
sons for fifteen dollars. He hopes the
goodness of his materials, the soundness OF
his work, and the strict attention he intends
paving to his business, will ensure him en-
couragemem from generous public. All
Of the above branches of business will be ex-
ecuted at the shortest notice.
June l8. 60
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PIJRIIC SALE.

PUBLIC SALE.
The subscriber will offer at public sale, at
the Coffee House in Alexandria, on oA-
TURD AY the first of September, at ~
O'Clock, on credit of six, nine x twelve
months, for notes negotiable at the bank OF
Alexandria, with an approved endorsed
The House on Klng-Aeet,
near Washington street, now occupied oy
Mr.. Sloan * the House sdjoining-the house
on Fairfax street now occupied BY Mr.. SIade
the Houses on Joncs's Point, with one or
more Acres of Ground-The House x Lot at
the corner of Fairfax and Franklin streets
three Lots adjoining on Fairfax street, ana
three more Lots adjoining on Franklin street.
He svU DISPOSE Of at Private Safe,
All or any part OF his Land lying on inc
Mall and Hunting Creek.
Leesburg July 22-23 2awtds
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Simon Luttrell.
Ten Dollars Reward.

LOST, fiom my pocket, black Morocco
Pocket Book, containing thirty five Dollars IN
bilIs-two of them were on the Union Bank
of George Town, one of ten dollars on che
Bank of Baltimore, and two on the Bank OF
Washington, as well as recollelted--thefe
was also note of WILLIAM WEDDERBuRs
on the Bank of Alexandria, to the amount OF
40 dollars-also many other papers, which
will be useless to any person into whose
hands they may fail. There was also let
ter from Mrs. CusTIs, directed to MISS
BAYNToN, Philadelphia.
James Dawson,
Agent at Arlington.
August IL 81
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Public Sale.

On Tuesday the goth August, at IL o'clock,
on The Premises, the subscriber will expose
at Public Sale, for ready money,
A Tract of Land, containing
One Hundred and Seventy Acres, situated on
the Post Road leading from Alexandra to
Occoquan, Ave miles from the former, and
seven miles from the latter place-being
moiety Of the Round Hill Tract. This Land
is valuable, every foot of it being suitable tor
grass or small grain, and in the life time OF
the late William Triplett, who resided many
years on this land, the part now offered tor
sale has produced upwards of Forty Tons OF
Hay in season. An indisputable title will
be given.
James Irwin.
July Is 2awts'
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PUBLIC SALE.

BY virtue of deed of trust from WILL
AM WILSON to the subscriber, to secure the
payment of a sum Of money to the Bank
of Alexandria, will be exposed to sale on
credi: of six, twelve and eighteen months,
l,he payments to be secured by notes with
approved endersers and trust upon the pro-
perry to secure the payment Of the notes)--
on THURSD the twenty second day
of August, upon their respective premises,
several valuable PIECES of GROUND, ly-
ing upon Fairfax, Water and Queen.streets,
and 90 feet Alley.
JAMES KEITH.
I,,,u ., dts
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PUBLIC SALE.

DY virtue ola deed of trust from ISAAC
Id SHREyE and HANNAH his wife, TO the
subscriber, executed for the purpose OF sa-
tisfying debt due from Isaac Shreve the
Bank Of Alexandria, will be exposed 10
public sale, for cash, on the premises, OH
the 10th day of September next, LOT or
half an Acre of GROUND, situated in the
town of Alexandria, on the east side OF
Washington street & south side of Wilkes
street
Thomas Swami, Trustee.
August7 Gus
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& PLOUGHS.
Literary Notice.

A Gentleman of liberal education, from
Boston, takes this method of Offering nm
self either in public or private capacity
as an instructor in the Greek and Roma"
CYsss;cks in the science of Astronefay, Ge-
ograhhy, Mathematics, and the 1"SHm ,.;t
suage; and in the art OF Reading . VT
ing. A line directed to N. Il 5. and lett at rus
alexandria Gazette Office, will be prompt
ly attended to. .e,s
August IS
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