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was re 1urei to exercise eouu6 d;s.rat;oo IN q.
sing them.
mat notwithstanding such ,dvice, and not
~i'"s,snuin% inc communication conveyed in tive
paper NO. o. from which the secreta.v OF the.
navy must have inferred, that at er tn. yesr 1905
Tue drafts upon James Mackenzie ind A. Glen
NE would have been considerably less than they
n.d previously been the said Mackenzie and
S'enhe were, on the 4th November IBO6 n
'erWIwn upon TO an amount exceeding Ii, SEQ
ou"'s slerong' while IN the hands Of the navy
gents NJ Leghorn, upon whom it must have
oeea expected the principal drafts would have
oeeh made, there were funds probably exceeding
tnat amount from which facts i. would appe.r
'hat 1t the Ulcers had dra wn upon Lerhorn i'm
Sesd OF drawing upon London, the a. s. would
"o' nave stained, they are really To sustana
ny loss by Degen. Purviance & Co That Depep
furviaucc and Co. would have paid suoh drsf,s
| ~ strongly to be inferred from the facts. that
.hey were then in high commercial credit and
hsd always promptly 4 punctuay paid the drafts
OF our officers upon them
mat the secretary ot,he navy did, on the 18th
JuY, loO7, direct the hen commanding oilicnr
in the Mediterranean, to draw out of the hands
.. tne agents at Leghorn, prior to his leaving the
mediterranean, all the funds in their nos session
belonging to the navy department
mat IN consequence of such order, the sum of
anout oo.ooo dollars were dra wn out of the hands
OF the said agents.
any time, directly or indirectly. officially or pr;
Vsteiy, give to the agent who procured the bin,
OF exchange, any instruction or intmation as to
the persons from whom he was to make the pur.
chases OF the said bills of exchange
ana the papers submitted further afford all
the information, in the possession Of the navy de
partment, with respect to the sellers and draw
crs the bills in question
Every other Information that occurs to me, as
IN any manner tending to explain or eluctlate The
nature OF the transactions, consistently with the
expectations OF the house, is also afforded by
tnese papers. 1t, however, the information thus
offered should be deemed imperfect, shall be
at all times ready to use my best exertions to
meet the v Jews Of the house
All which is
Respectfully submitted,
>, PAUL HAMILTON.
Honorable
Joseph B Vdrnun,
Speaker of the House of Rebyesentatiyes
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FROM the W York e. Posi-.

MIR. EDITOR,
The arrival OF the Pacific from Liz
VerPooi, with news of a relapse in tn. heath,
o. the klnS or England, has rendered ~
enquiry at the present conjuncture, more
tnan ever interesting, "What will be thu,
changes consequent TO the demise of thu
present sovereign?''
BY notable fiction in the English law.
the :" hfns neUer dies" When George.
the bird breathes his last, that moment ia
he Prince of Wales King; and mourpinr
VIII De ordered throughout the British do
mihlons, TOR term of months, previous To
the coronation of George the Fourth,
ne Parliament continues the same unt;l
the Septennial period of lis dissolution, IN
Tess the KING wills it; it being preroga-
i've OF the crown, to prorogue, dissolve and
can the Parliament at pleasure
IL mas oeen Customary, on the day of q
coronation, to release debtors and prisoners
'oF petty offences, and put an end to the
wars and misunderstanding of the previous
reign.
Il such blessings are 20 result from the,
succession OF new monarch to the English
throne now desirable would be the event
20 every lover OF mankind and of fnsticer
That such will actually happeS. il woula
ee PresliiPsuois in uIe tn affirm. There
Will however, an event then occur OF far
more Importance to England. than peace
with foreign countries-a reconcilia,ion
with vast portion of her population. Inc
Catholics OF Ireland. BY the cor,n4 ion
oath OF George the Third, he could not,
without perjury, agree to the emancipation
OF the Catholics, but the oath is to he ne w
modelled, and the ara of the ascension Of
George he Fourth to the throne of En-.
gland will be hailed, by millions of her
SUBJECTS, as the dawn oftheir prosperity and
liberty.
1t does not, however, appear to me. that
any of these effects can result from re
gency, appointed during the lines of the.
King OF England, or even, that the heir ap.
parent would be included in such an ar.
rangement
PETRO PETROVITCH.
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WEST FLORIDA.


FROM information that may be relied on.
we learn That on the night of the 10th in
Stant, detachment of twenty four men. at
OF near Mobile were attacked by a Marty
OF Spanish troops from the fort twelve Of
whom were killed and taken, and several
others dangerously wounded. We under.
stand there wer- several of the countv of
washington of the party.
They are said to have been A part of the
force which had joined Col. Kemper al
though he himself was not with them.
AT the time Of this rescounter. the neonle
OF the county Of Washington and also of the
eastern part OF Florida, did not know of the
proclamation of the President. The SPA
niards under the Command of Gov. FoIche
surP ISed tins DETACHMENT in the night: in.
tending at that time to oppose to the last
inc CohVen lonaisis; IN whose cause this
party had engaged
we learn also by a letter from the bon
H. QUINN, that Col. Kemper and several
others' CITIZENS ofthe County of Wasbinvton
were N custody of the civil authority, in thu,
part OF the erirtory and prosecution
Tor a nisdemeanor in setting OH foot An ex :.
Pedit on against toreigi. nation, with WHOM
ded. vas '"'eh-
DISSATISFACTION.
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arce our last. we have heard sothiux
from Mobile. The current bell is. sanS
!. VI" De surrendered on demani, witaaue
difficulty. Colonel Gushing was
Orleans at the date of our last ac .
waiting transportation some of tn ~
boats in which ne embarked at this D, =
mad been condemned II New )risse.
NOT being Sea-worthy. -WeeAy Csroni-
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TO MEN OF SCIENCE.

Inc tate bad weather began after christ
mas day when the Noon chanyedin Periree
and was IN maximum of latitude and de.
clinaton, but of different names: and in a
auadrature. or 9ndegrees from the Nodes
apu terminated IN storm on the night of
tue olst uit. blowing hardest about IL o'clock.
at the very time when the Moon was b;sec-
ted by the plane of the Ecliptic mr. exaciv
IN the descending Node. which a, tbi, time
is IN the vernal Equinox. The like circum-
stance will not happen again in less time
than IL years and 224 DAYS but it will ,ake
place in the Autumnal Equinox, in half -
revolution Of the Nodes. or about the 2Ofh oe
April, 1920. This incident is mentioned in
continuation OF the Newtonian System OF Pht-
iosopny and 1t is dedicated to the memo
~ nf ITS iilustrious founder. w. NORTH.
."aneS'on, South Carolina. January 3,
ny the Census just taken. the population
or Maryland is something over $50 900
In 1901 az &c
Increase, abost 63, 600 We are sure OF
one more member in Congress; perhaps
two.
When the official returns come in. the A.,
Dove will be found few hundreds short of
the present number; of whom about one-
third are SZaves. The return will furth-n
shew great increase of domestic Mr.
factures.-Bah. Fed. Gcz.
, The U. States schooner Revenge, capita
Ferry, was lost on Wednesday on Wa ch.,
NIL Keet. at the east end of Fishers Island.
near New-London crew all saved.
chain Bridge has lately been erected by
MT John iempleman of Georgetown. ca.
consisting OF an arch 244 feet long, with pas
sage ways on each side covered ten chains
OF five hundred and sixteen feet each pas.
sing over covered uprghts of framed work.
wh'ch rest on stone abutments forty seven
feet long, and thirtv-seven feet high.
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DoaleStlc.
A MARYLAND ACT.

10 prevent the increase Of Bankinr Com
hanies.
4: Bel enacted by the General .dsaemkl,y
OF Maryland, That after the LIST dew of Ia,
nuary next, 1t shall not bSslawfal for any per
sons TO associate together for the purpose of
FORMING themselves into banking company
without first applying to the general ASSEM-.
bly,, and obtaining an act of inoornora ton
but IT persons shall associate together with an
intention OF creating banking company.
ana snail proceed to appoint day to receive
| SUBSCRIPTIONS tor the shares into which the
capital stock is to be divided, each person
VINO shall act as a commissioner. director or
manager for receiving such subscrjntione
snail forfeit and pay 1000 dollars, and half tn
the h'ior'ner, and the other half to the com
ty, to be recovered by action of debt in the
county "here SUCH an offence may be COM
mi;ted.
2. And be it enaered, That if anv person
or persons snail act as commissioners direc
tors or managers, for the purpose aforemen.
tioneo, that any person, co-partncrship or
body polite. that shall subscribe for any
snare or shares in such contemplated bank
shall forfeit and pay the sum of 100 dollars
one halfto the informer. and the other half
70 ne county, to be recovered by action of
oeot In the County court of the county where
such offence may be committed.
NiA'o' 1. NATcHEz. Dec. a.
ETfract Of a letter from gentleman ar RI.
ton Rouge, TO a gent ieman of this nsiph-
6orAood, dated Dec. IL 1910.
Yesterday peaceable possession was "a.
Ken by the Governor of the Town. Fort and
Dlstrict OF Baton Rouge Notwiths,and
ing the rumours of opposition and desperate
defence, there was not on tne mar, rs tho
troops, IN the Fort the least resistance r.
vernon Claiborne arrived yesterday morning
near Baton Rouge, and ordered the tebarkas
ton OF the Troops Immediately. which wac
effected without molestation froH, sI;ora
confusion among the Troops. SHORTY af,e.
the deoArkatioD, the Governor received n
message ron the Fort announcing that there
would be no resistance; and an intention to
eVacuate. Accordingly at halfpast o'clock
me troops IN me Fort retired, and the Uni
Icu o.ates troops marched directly IN the
Governor preceding the army. escorted in
~ 1ozoh 0y troop Of Florida Cavalrv
,'n.neuia'ely upon the u. States troops en-
tefihg'the For, the Florida Flag, was taken
uown' ana the American Flag hoisted. with
grand federal salute,
Every BODY here seem pleased in III q
extreme, and do not hesitate to ayow. tbeir
Partiality for the American government
and asser that they believe, the event oe
yes'e day will forever establish their liner
~ property and happiness"
Senerai Hampton, we learn is descending
ene river and hourly expected at this place:
MS horses and suite have reached Washing
ton.
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SECRETARY or THE N5Yy
OF THE

SECRETARY OF THE Navy
wade IN obedience to the Resolutions ofthe
rouse Of Representatives of the tsventy-
Jourfh and fqoenty Sevcnth nh-Rest,ee-
ing seOeral bills Of Erchanee drazun on
Desen, PurUiance e Co. Wavy Aeenfs
@ ne United States, al LegAorn, in J.
tally.
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Gurope.
PHILADELPHIA, January IL.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

W BY the ship Magnet from Liverpool
We have received London Gazettes fo tbs
22d November. They contain nothing mar.
ttilcularly interesting. With respect to. the
Kings health, the following are he !Aiesr
bulletins; from which, however, it is impos-
slble to perceive the nature or extent ofhis
illness ~ 1852
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THE KING.
WiHdsor Caskie. Non

Windsor Castle, WoD. 19, 1910
his majesty passed a quiet night, tho
with little sleep, having slept several hours.
Yesterday eyening-This morning. he is
quite as we'll as yesterday"
, Nov. 20, hdf-tast g, IN.
1.-The Kings fever has not increased in
the Course OF this day--His majesty has had
some sleep this evening"
,,. November FL.
His majesty continues much in the same
STATE as ne was yesterday.
H. X. Reynolds, II. Halford, w. He,
oerden, NJ Baillie, X. Willis"
LONDON Nov. 10.
~ IS understood that every effort will be
made to reinforce Lord Wellington. by send
ing several more battalions from this coun..
try and Ireland. Every regiment of the line
mas been detached from Cadiz, and onIv
the foot guards remain in garrison there -,
several regiments have also been sent from
Sciiiy, and others are on their way from
Halifax, N
Government have advertised for a large
tusal
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Extracts efieters hert5e Az,o,.,

'"V'8 yIeFfeT8 flerkhe Magnet
LIVERPOOL, Nov 81.
IL IS confidently asserted that licenrs,
are received in London. from Fr,n. -
t"'' hmsTic''n ships from this cu-l,ry, ,ra .
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Inc U. States schooner Revenge, capita
Perry, was lost on Wednesday on Wa en-,
NIL keet. at the east end of Fishers Island.
near New-London crew all saved.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-04

when all his neishbors are wedding theirs.
1t gets hoed but once, because harvest
presses hard upon him-the early frosts
generally Kill half what the weeds don't
choke !; and the consequence is, OFT an
acre which Gught to Weld him 80 bushels,
he gets but fifteen OF. twenty. Come MIR.
Scrabble. pull up-oyertake time for once
get your crops in well, and IN season,
and yonr labor will be easier by half and
twice as profitable.
when was last at Applebery, went
to see my old acquaintance. Mrs. McJcap
though very clever woman, she never
vet learned to s'take time by the foretop."
The consequence was, her kitchen looked
as though. it was SUITS holy day. The
hearth was covered with pots, the sink
full Of dishes, The dog was running away
with the dish cloth, and madam in full
pursuit with the broomstiek, CHANGED to
step on mashed potatoe, UP flew her
heels. and I do believe on my honor she
would have shewn her garters, but she
had just pulled them OF to tie the brok-
ell dashcr Of the churn together. When
her ladyship had adjusted her dress, she
made thousand excuses for looking all
at skies and sevens, but really she had
got a little behind her work to make a.
mends the good woman seized her broom,
and l WAS glad to retreat from being buri-
ed in the dust. Ladies, listen to old RO-
bet. Whatever is worth doing at all, is
WORTH dsing well. Do one thing at time,
and finish what you begin. Keep your
kitchens as neat as your parlors. BE re-
guiar in your domestic duties. Always
wash on Mondays, and for the credit of
your daughters, ifyou have to rise by day
light be sure to have your clothes hung
out before noon, and your baking finished
before dinner. Keep your children neat,
and when they grow they will keep them
selves clean. AS to the article Of scold-
ing, know it would be useless to prohi-
bit it altogether, but | pray YOU forbear
as much as possible, for there is nothing
so lily becomes the rosy lip ola pretty woA
man as seowl or an angry expression.
The Cleaner.
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June 1.
Tn;rersity of PENNSYLVANIA.

Thursday the 3Oth ultimo, being the
day appointed for the COMMENCE
MENT OF Graduates in the Arts, the
Trustees anG Faculty assembled at the
University, at nine o'clock, 4. NJ. and
thence proceeded to the Independent Ia
bernacle, in Fourth street, the use Of
which was now kindly granted, as it had
been on some former occasions. by the
Trustees Of that liberal Institution.
The procession, headed by the Charity
Scholars, and Janitor with the Diplomas,
consisted Of:
The Board Of Trustees Of the Univer-
sity: the Professors in the Arts and in
Medicine, preceded by the Provost and
sieeProvost; the Candidates for the de-
gree Of Bachelor Of Arts !: the Students
81 the Collegiate Department the Scio-
lars Of the Grammar school, preceded by
the Master and Tutors; the Scholars Of
the English School. preceded by the Mas
ter and Tutors: the Clergy of the differ
ent denominations The Marshal Of the
District the jude Of the District and
Attorney !: the Sheriff and Coroner Of the
County the judges of the Supreme
Court the ProthonotarT Of the Supreme
Court tie President and AssistantJudecs
ot1he District Court Of the City and
: County the President and Associate
judges Of the Court Of Common Pleas ::
tie Prothonotary Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas the Register and Recorder of
. the City; TIE High Constables of the
( City: the Mayor and Recorder: the Ci-
t. Treasurer: the Aldermen; the Clerk
c: the Mayors Court: the President and
Ienbers OF he Select Council the Anne
rican Philosophical Society !: the Gentle
men Of t.Ie Bar: the College Of Physi-
ciaHs: and Citizens.
! The Exercises, introduced by Prayer
and solemn Music, were as follows.
The Salutatory Grafton, by Dir. Samuel
3. How.
Az Grafton on Classical Education, by
NIr. Robert B. BelyiTle.
An Grafton on E!oquenee, by tIr. Ri
Ter II. Radcliffe.
The Protector. an iropica! Grafton, by
Ar. Joseph P. Engics.
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The f5llo.riRs is from the Boston Patriot
FRANCE.

Brother Gales lately issued from the
National Intelliseneer. something in the
shape OF an editorial injunction on Us TO
suspend our suspicious OF want Of gJoi
faith in NaGcleon-or st least Ia keep
ti.e,.l 10 ourselves and Indirectly int
mated. that the indiScre,ion OF some 81
The republican papers on this Subject,
might show want OF good faith Oh our
part. and incur the dispieasure Of this
same Napoleon. By what mental H,a-
ehirery faith Is proPped up against the
weight of accommodating facts-and tho
rational conviction growing out o. those
facts knocked down at Washington. j. at
once beyond ogr comprehension and our
proper sphere of enquiry.
I'hat the tgrunt C' France does not rrt
cease TO riol0ts oar neutral rights, and .rIil
them fhe sacred obligation OF his o.ca pro-
sg;se-is too well established by facts that
s5eak louder than words, TO be disputed
BY any but those who are under the most
obvious and obaurate influence of-!he
mcGT.
Tie policy of throwing out Of sight the
real merit Of or claim TO indemnify for the
past, and srzhrsty fer the fatHre, founded
IS il Is on TIE eternal plinsip!es OF justice
and grounding, or rather laundering
this claim upon q triangular negotiation,
iawhich we shall De sure to End ourseise
at the sharp eeFner-upoa contract 10
be kept by as for CTR faiths sake. aud
broken OF abandoned at pleasure BY Tie
adverse pary-ttis policy ard lis success
Ne Leave 10 those, If such there ARE a
had quarters, who bare Tic power Of ger.
ts.nia; political miracles.
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From THE DESK OF Poor ROBERT,
THE SCRIBE.
TAKE TIME BY THE FORETOP.

Old grandfather Time, so Ear as Z
have seen him pictured in ali the edition,
Of the England primer, is Is bald as
cobler's lapstone. The text cannot
therefore be taken literally. To make
YOU understand it Alright, and it is full Of
wisdom, is ny present purpose. Gentle
reader TO 90 take time b. the foretop."
means nothing less than to do your bnSi-
ness IN seGsGn.
Are You mechanie-enter OF your day
book every thing you let eo on credit at
the moment YOU dispose Of it /: never put
it off till another time TIE memory Is
trcacherous and You may fofget The num-
Der OF the price. Post your books every
SATURDAY. Look frequently at your ac-
counts. He who looks at hi, books often.
understands his accounts, and always
turns 10 them with pleasure: while the man
who ONLY posi-, his books bat Once wear,
and turns 20 them but seldom, atuay, does
Il with reluctance he hates - sgt;ie an
account and had rather lose a few cents
than draw off the bill and thus he loses
t.ic worth OF good COW in the year b.
his Incidence. ! mentioned cents. IheT
are little things but rccollect what old
Robert says: naHy mickte maL:fs Il
r,.ch;e," cents make doIlarS-grains OF
wheat, though little things, make tIlou-
sands OF bushels. :. Take care Of tie
cent, and tie dollars viii take care Of
Themselves" Go in debt as Little as pos
sii,ie. and never for things HUi absolutely
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PHILADELPHIA, .nay 81.

Yesterday being the anniversary Of the
birth day Of Ferdinand the 9TH, the law
ful and patriotic king Of Spain, splendid
entertainment was given by the Cheyalier
D'onis, in honor Of the DAY. at which the
most cordial sentiments and wishes were
expressed for the mutual prosperity and
honor Of the Spanish and American peo-
pie.
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NORFOLK, Map 29.


Extract Of q latn from centteman in
BGtim0re 10 his .friend IA tbs place,
dated .Nuy %, 1914.
=" Dir. Patterson has ilst now received
letter from his son, WHO lives with Mr..
Russell. charge Dc; affairs at Paris, dali
ed in March, stating, that ,Eonapawc had
offered to restore all the properly scgges-
tered antecedeht to the 1st Of November,
upon condition that America would de-
clare war against England, and burn all
British goods [; but that there were no
hopes that property taken since, would be
rest0red.'
Dry 81.
We have conyersed with gentleman.
who perused Lisbon papers to the sth Of
April, brought by Captain Goodwin, Of the
brig Julia and Mary, They contain no
further details OF the operations Of the ar
mics, than have been ALREADY published.
The last despatch from Lord Wellington
was datedthe 9Th Of March. which has
been published, The French army were
understood TO be On the retreat to tie
frontiers, though there Vas 10 official a.
count other having evacuated .AlmciGa,
and other strong places which they occu-
pied in their advance.
The pursuit OF the French arr:y vas
reiinquishcd from the impossibiiity Of Eel
lowing 1t, in such az exhausted ccuatrs.
Provisions and supplies we're going frani
Lisbon, t. bc sent up the 3iondego; ur-
til they arrived, it was supposed tie aiil-
ed army would het advance.
We believe this has beer the frs. time
for many years that the French hare been