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The Price of Stock in the Bank of Alcxan-
dria was incorrectly quoted in cur Price Cur
rent Of yesterday; it should have been 200
instead of S04.
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Adjourned.

A letter from Halifax, states, that five per-
sons, calling themselves Americans, are now
confined in, prison, at that place, as prisoners
of war, having been taken in the French pri-
vateer brig Adele, captured off Charleston, a
few months since. By their own confession
they entered voluntarily on board, but assert
the plea, that they presumed she was mer-
chairman, and were allured by the high wages
offered them. Application was made to AID.
SAWYER, for their release, but without effect !;
the Admiral observing, that had they been
impressed from American vessels, he would
no. detain them,. after an application was
made for their enlargement but the subject
ola neutral nation, who would voluntarily en-
list under the flag of the common enemy of
mankind, to assist him in his unlawful depre-
dations on the property of their own couns
trymen, and against the only nation that is.
fighting the battles of the world, ought not to
20 unpublished" The names of these unfor-
tunate men, are Alb, Gutter, of Newburypor
ls years old; Richard Hancock, of Wash
ington, n. c.; Michael Daley, of Philadel-
phia; Jacob Benjamin Henson, of Baltimore
and Thomas Lozier, of New Jersey.
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r. GRAY'S LIST OF PRIZES
IN THE
Potomac e shenandoah
NAVIGATION LOTTERY,

FoRTIETH AND LAST Days DRAWING.
NOVEMBER l6, 1911.
No. 6l5o first drawn Ticket 8 $4,000.
Nos. 1920 742s prizes of s 80.
Nos. 998 1924 1854 1878 1869 g 90,
Nos. lo4 7l9 996 48 1923 1872 22ss
2547 1924 $50 1921 244s 347e 3sl5 S44z
1915 $500 5627 $685. 55o4 64O6 $500 68l7
693S, 6940 1884 77l3 1926 1861 1856 s546
Sl79 1907 1851 1920 1887 1888 lo24s
lO492 Il738 1876 1908 1907 l234s
1899 l34es l43ee 1924 1880 1898
1871 1908 l6434 l662s 1904 1917
1878 1907 1925 1886 1870 1926
l9529 1864 ls2o5 prizes of 8 IL each, and
III of S 10.
Cash advanced for prizes at small dis
count, or Tickets in the Washington Monu.
ment Lottery, exchanged for prizes in the
above Letters.
-. Present price of Monument Tickets,
twelve dollars and fifty cents.
r. GRAY.
n November l9.
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a man: that l am incapable OF conceiy-
inc of any couaterbalanee in official hon
ors and emoIualsnts. An embassy, {:
iudpship. the presidency or throne, 20
an honorable and independent mind, would,
in the comparison, be Gas drop in the
hucket-and the small dust OF the ba-
lance" Upon the principle advanced ;;y
Mr.. Adams, what becomes ct ''lle checks
and balances" which are the main pillars
of his fathers g great work" Oh the 4
mericar Constitutions By the constisu-
ton OF the United States, the Senate ana
House of Representatives were intenle'.
&C checks, or the acts OF each other, and
both az checks on the acts of the Prcsi-
dent. The sentiment expressed by Mr..
Adams resolves the whcic business oil leg
;slation into the will Of the Executive. l
have been simple enough to suppose it to
he the duty Of every member Of lesisla-
tive body, in a free governmental detibe-
rate upon the matters recommended by
the Executive to consider whether the
measures proposed were supported by SUI
fic;ent reasons, and were necessary or eX-
pedient for the welfare of the state.---I
still entertain this opinion and that an ex-
plicit reliance on the Executive--a blind
adoption Of his measures, would be re-
linquislment Of my Independence yio-
lation of my duty-and surrender oftie
rights Of the people. But such old notions
are now out Of fashion. Whoever would
obtain favor with the ruling power must
renounce them. "There is no getting a
long, or being any thing, withoutpo Fulafi-
TWAS sentiment once expressed.
Mr.. Adams will not have forgotten 1t.
And while every thing which Mr. Jetter-
son did, pleased majority Of the pee
ple--the only way to obtain popularity
and executive favor at the same time, was
to please the president and support has
measures. TIMOTHY PICKERING.
June 5, 1911.
a.. Letter Of March 81, lsos,. H.G.O1s,E Esq.
d. While the embargo bill was before the
House of Representatives, motion was made,
(and by democratic membcr) to limit the
continuance of the embargo to sixty days;
but the motion was negatved bya majority "
nearly two to one.
Letter to H. g. Otis, ESQ.
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Memorial from the Merchants Of st
Petersburg.

Petersburg.
The Commercial distress of the Mer-
chants of St. Petersburg, have led them
to present the following strong Memo
rial on the subject, to the Russian
Minister:
"S1R-Notwithstanding the advantages
which might have been expected for ONT
trade, from the wisdom that dictated the
manifesto and tariff of the 9th December,
1910, the events Of the present times must
necessarily counterfeit those views and
prevent their salutary effects. commerce
has attained period Of which the annals
of former times cannot furnish us with any
example. The rigor with which it is al
most every where punished, causes an G.
lectrical reaction, the, shock of which is
painfully felt in every part OF the mercan-
tile world.
owe have seen pillars of commerce,
which appeared steady and firm, give way.
The consequences of it increase and por-
tend greater calamities, and tie means
are swallowed up in the torrent OF daily
catastrophcs. Confidence is destroyed,
credit falls into disrepute, and soon COM
mercc will only be known to have once
existed. Russia, which, by her situation,
and the nature Of her Productions, can only
carry on a maritime trade, is more than
any other country affected by the anai!,c-
mas pronounced against trade. Amstef-
dam and Hamburger the only axis on
which the commerce Of Russia turned, no
longer exist for her. Neutra! flags disap-
pear one after another. The Uni'ed
States have threatened to re-cstabiish the
non-intercourse act. il Britain will not re
cal her orders Of council before the I'd OF
February.
:. Eng; land grants no licenses for The
Baltic except it is for corn. All these
considerations make us justly apprehend
that no vessel will arrive during the next
season. We leave it to the wisdom OF
your ExcelIency to calculate the conse-
Guences which continued stagnation O.
trade will produce on the receipt oftayes'
as we'll astllc impossibility inwhich govern
mcnt will find itself Of fulfilling its engage
ments abroad. We content ourselves with
explaining, in few words, that the pro
longation Of things in their present state,
must inevitably drai' the sources Of gene
raj welfare, paralizc industry, unHersc
agriculture, and more and more swallow
up national rights.
"Thsrs is a means Of opposing a dyke
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prom raE Loyc tsLAxo srAR.
ACTUAL WA,

That Great Britain is now at actual war
with the United States, Gas far as that can
BE called war where all the fighting is on
one side) is sufficiently evident.
They capture and condemn our ships, and
compel the prisoners to "bcar arms a.
giinst their countrymen."
The very vessels which commit these acts,
enter into our waters, in deiiauce OF G.
very law but that OF force or power.
They care cndeavoring to stir up the mer-
CHESS Indian savages on our frontier"
They are accomplishing our territory with
ships by sea, and armies Ivy land.
Did Denmark Consider the burning Of CO.
penhagen and the plumber of their feet any
less an act of war than if formal decarati-
on to that effect had been issued by the Bril-
fish government
Did Spain consider the capture of her tlca-
suresllips in any better light than if Great
Britain had previously declared war against
her.
When we have such evidence that Great
Britain has renounced those principles of no
nor which have heretofore distinguished CT
vilized society from the savage state, it be-
comes us to be prepared. Let us, therefore,
watch our enemies both external and inter-
nal
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AMERICAS cEbIzERs.

The proper NfTurz--MoDfP1cAT1 oN,
snd DIRKcTIoT Of our NAVAL PowER, in The
event Of @ar wit' c Britain constitute object
OF considerable comnlexity and OF very great impor-
tlnce. Ia the revolutionary war, our naval force
wpH cii'cnmsfsnrcd very differently from our naval
force ut tbs crisis. Our Acquaintance with the sub
icc' was ther limited, md what we knew was inn
perfectly considered. Our government less set
tied thag NJ preeeht. The was in its character,
defensive within our domnions. From 1775 10 rs,
q. ;litaiu Rad no power TO contend With by sea or
led but ourselves At present she is nj peace with
few. and allied irn'iy "a none.
Va 1888, Great Britain superior in population 10
Spsin s Inferior TO her AZ SEE, though She had no
drains by land. as nov for her fighting population,
and fever separate nd remote dependencies pro-
rect. Spain had the adr .tnge in tic contest IIol-
land har also eonfendcd b. sea with g. BrIfsia
The addition of Tire U. States % tic let of The en-
cn'es of the Britisl e this uhcture would be pro-
latte hat the British government will probably pre-
vent IL by return % reerla'iy and justice Eut we
o. III, from sir recent and lone cont tied conduct
aua from pfu lclce to expect ta ttcv will romDel
us 70 draw the sword There IS no perfect safety in
any oihcr expectation. Prepared for war; We can
coriinIr, Il Providence SHAH 81 dispose it, in peace
------3ut II W. 1cgicct 1t para.son, we may deeply
st'fer w the cv~nt Of var.
The suspended o. limited, or ompacted commerce
81 our country M wil Occ0s'o1 fewer. Iossea hy
capture, dan have sustained N he last tweIvr
months. Bot n We avoid the equipment of heavy
SHIPS, aud conhne ourselves 10 fyng add well armed
crhbeia public and private, We shall have r. ,ricL
BRUSH commerce, on greet number of unfioadly
shores, 10 reward our bravery and earicb onr natl
on. Ships vi The line, after The nnve!fy shall be
worn OF will no. be easily manned Our active sea-
men will prcic- lively and wcll-armcd pFivatecr
sloop Of var, or frgate No country o. supportabIc
wages VIII take our mariners from such ofpizers
lmpres sfncmt alone Conld pfofcce such an effect
Impressncut cannot he thought Of or aslopte Il -
btrOus, active small crlzers will always BE- popusr
and would command ono hundred thousand iaen
from our scapOrts and maritime counties and dis
trcts II IS Ger tin that the superior advantages Of
bgher wages short voyages, popular officers Of the
fcintys and prizc-moley wii occasion our rfiy A.
teers and letters Of Narqnc, toatifsct the great b.
~ Of our sesme1s slips OF The line OF iniced a,y
Very considerable navy cannot BE- nlgnncd while ps
FFtccTs swarm IN cur posts, which Will ever be the
ease This volunteer naval army Of DTvstcers will
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den slumbers. But unfortunately, for US per-
haps more so for them, it W. hd seem as if
we were about to be wakenef toa'full con-
sciousness of our strength. The ocean, the
high way of nations, where the rights of all
are equal and all alike sovereign the ocean,
that clement, which has been SO conspicu-
ously distinguished by the daring enterprise
of our citizens, is about 20 be blockaded, 1--WE
use the turn for want Of a better) by a ievia-
than force that in the indulgence of its Gu
pidity threatens TO subvert all the sacred
principles that have from time ;mmemorial
united nations together. However infatuated
as well as atrocious the step NAV be, it is
possible that England has ere this deterlni-
treat as an enemy every flag that. is not O.
bedent to her cdcts.
Ii this shall be her course q crisis must en-
sue. All tcmporising must cease. Com
merce must be abandoned or fought for.
Halfway measures will cease to be even palli-
atives. They viii aggravate instead Of mit-
gate the evil. Our only alternative will be
fortitudc or courage; fortitude, to bear with
christian meekness the wrongs and insults of
our enemies, or courage to avenge them.
OF the courage of our countrymen we have
no doubt. Let our calumnators on both
sides of the water say what they may, the
it once kindled NAV again blaze out; and il
it does, our word for it, it will blaze with'a
consuming fury. Our resources viii then
stand manifest, they will be felt and con-
fessed.
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aeona to avoid the hardships and the danger,
some without permission, others soliciting it
@pon prctexts that were far from honorable,
others fcigning sickness. otheH in short COM
hitting acts of baseness to conceal their pu-
sillanimity, and these not only merit no dis
unction, but ought to be ca,hicred, other
wise they will still have tieimpudence to APP
pear with their decoration and say that they
were at the siege.
he greater part of the corps were COM
manded by captains, from the want Of the
commandments who had departed. These
captains ought to be Colonies, and those who
have gone Off and have been amusing them
selves at Niilanueva and elsewhere, should
be dismissed the service otherwise Justice
Will not be done, and it is necessary Justice
should be done.
!" AS to myself have never asked any
thing, and wish nothing else at present but
to be exchanged ifpossible. anxiously wish
TO re-enter the field; and in the mean time
l hope that my wife, who is at Majorca, will
receive pare of my pay, a thing, however,
which should not ask if my property was
not IN the power OF the enemy.
4" Before the fall fthe place wrote and
declared openly, that upon the system of
which operations were carried on, or rather,
to speak more properly, mcditated, the ~
1850 $50 .hS 81 Wouiu iitllIDfy DcXOSt.
The superior junta of the prncipalityI cae
inform you ofthis, because / always took karU
to acquaint them of what was passing non
their side they did all that they could, in on
der that the operation of raising the siege
might be attempted. the only operation which
1t was necessary to be employed about and
toeXecute without delay, and in concert with
me, whatever were the numbers and nature
OF the enemy's force which we had to com
bat; but it was all in vain, and every day this
was less thought OF ut head quarters, as will
appear from the letter of General Campo
verde, IN which he orders me to send him
5000 OF the best troops of the garrison, who
were to be embarked in the night of the 9th,
under the orders of Colonel O'Rouan, WHO
CAME to me for that purpose at / 1 at night.
! gave orders that he should embark with
the regiment of Almeira; but this arrange
ment did not take place, and no one has seen
O'Rouan again.
From the same letter may be seen the
confusion which reigned at head quarters,
where the Marquis of Campovertle believed
that division Of 1000 English had arrived in
the place, and the English commandant as
sured me that he had only 1000 men, who
had left Cadiz on the 9th of June The
Marquis also wished that the troops which
he demanded of me should be embarked the
same night, and he could not but know that
this was impossible, for / had no other means
but those which the English lent me, and
the latter had then none that were disposal
ble."
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Dowx1xa-SrREEr, Aug. 10, 1871.


A dispatch Of which the following is an
extract, has been this day received at the
Earl Of Liverpool's Office, addressed to his
Lordship by Governor Farquhar, dated Port
Louis, Isle of France, ID Of April, 1911.
j have the honor to inform your Lord
ship, that his Majesiy's ship of war Eclipse,
Capt. Lynne, returned to thie port ON the 5th
ult. after having taken possession of the
French port Of Tamelavi, at Madagascar,
on the 18Th Feb. and landed the detachments
from his Majesty's 22d reg. and Bourbon re
flc Corps, for the garrison Of that island
The French commandant accepted, without
opposition, the terms upon which the isle OF
France capit1lated. The result of this scr
vice has freed these seas from the last Fr.
flag, and secured to us an unmolested traf-
&c with the fruitful and abundant island Of
Madagascar"
Recent adviccs, Of good authority, from Paris.
state, that however mcrsfyag the result Of the late
Portuguese campaigns may be 10 the pride of tho
French government, as well TO the French army
and nation. BonaPartc consoles himself with the ner
sonal qualification Of scong Msssena, whom, from
his high military reputation, he regarded as Kind
Of rival ~ the opinions Of the people, hufnbIed and
dsgraccd 70 the low rank that unsuccessful generals
hold ~ Ppbhc estimation. The -hrc of Afarmont
aud sou - their vanourno I.......
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AUGUST II.

Letters were received yesterday from the
French coast 20 the 4th instant. Bonaparte
It would seem has again made alterations in
his regulations affecting Commerce and il is
now said, that the merchants may be allow
ed to trade, without being compelled to ex-
port silk or Vines.
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PUBLIC SALE.

DY virtue of decree of the Circuit oour'
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John G.. LADD,

Has for safe, nosv landing from, schooner Ed
3 gle, Cant. Hazues, from, Boston,
2o5 bags heavy Sumatra Pepper, entitled
to drawback on expectation.
so barrels Muscovado Sugars.
500 reams Writing and Wrapping Paper.
IS tons Plaster Paris
IN STORE,
A quantity of Liverpool coarse & fine Salt
in sacks.
Mould and dipt Candles, Sherry Wine in
quarter casks, Whiskey, and Cider vinegar
in hogsheads and barrels, 9 by IL, by 10
and 10 by IL Window Glass.
100 pieces Russia Sheetings.
boxes Irish Linens, sc. sc.
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T III ITO N.

THE subscriber, after returning ms
/ grateful acknowledgements to the citl-
zens of Alexandria and its vicinity, tor the
liberal encouragement he has met with IN
the line of his profession since his residence
in town, beg leave to inform them that MS
NIGHT SCHOOL will commence ON Mon
day Evening the 23d instant, at his Acade-
my on Prince.street, next door to Mr.. w
c. Newton's store, and nearly opposite MT.
]. G. Ladd's dwelling house, where those
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structed in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic
Bookkeeping, and the Mathematics In Its
various branches, will please apply to
John H. Manley.
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RIPPON LODGE
September II
FOR SHE OR X E "

FOR SHE OK II f " L.
CONSISTING of about one thousand a.
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There are about 400 acres open for cultiya-
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ly as we'll as any in its vicinage. Extensive
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grazing of cattle, &c. and two meadows that
produce annually from eighteen to twenty
five tons of hay OF the natural grass. This
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T. Blackburn,
Executor of T. Blackburn, deceased, near
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