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Thursddy, Way 81.

Agreeably to consignment. the two branches Of the
Legislature assembled in the Representatives cham
ber, when His Excellency ELBRfDGE GERRY,
Governour elect, and His Hon. WLLLL7.h GRAZ,
came in and respectively subscribed the oaths re-
quired by the constitution and laws Immediately
after the above by direction Of the President of ,e
Convention, the Secretary of State proclaimed His
Exce1ency ELBRIDGE GERRY, Governour. and
Ills Honour UILLLi.N CR.iT Lieutenant Cover
nour, Of this Commonwealth u Dee Pct
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Disfressing Fire in Newburytorf, Mass.
Newburyport, June I, 1911.

Newburyport, June I, 1911.
dreadful FIRE broke out here last evening, in
range Of stables below Stetsons stable All Iawren-
ces stables appeared in blaze the first alarm II
ragged until O'Clock this morning and has destroy
ed Davenport's tavern, and all below 10 Market
square z. Rand's house escaped, but his back.
stores and ont houses are gone Davcnport's stable
is ssvcsi Post-Oifice, Custom House, and all the
sores and Offices in Pieasanstreet, with all build
ings from ". w corner Of Esser-stree,, .thdd2e-sk
to Eleazer Jobnsons house the upper side, and
capt. L.. Betons house the lower side all Center
and Libertystree's to Ezekia Princes 2 houses in
elusive, and all Water-srea 20 David Moodys malt.
hJIsc inclusive, up to Davenport's brck-store mot
inclusiye) are one dreadful scene of ruins. About
140 dwelling houses and stores besides back stores
arc destroyed think not less than 200 buildings
have not heard Of any lives lost. Abraham Per-
kns store is the only south side of the marekt
saved, although that of Mr.. A. Woods is not totally
destroyed. The range &c brick sO. es IN the Ferry
wharf, is also a troyed.
There were several engines from the town of Sa-
lem, and many OF the lanes were formed by females
who on this distressing occasion, exhibited lauds-
bic spir,, u energy and activity.
OsH0, Cbrsnitie.
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June s.
VALUABLE S1Lk s Or
& n | N A q y y - s
1T AUCTTON--h Providence.

ON FRIDAY, the 18th June next,
VIII be ssid at Pu6ick .Sncnon, at the Store Of
GEORGE w. HOPPlN,
Under the Huntington Inswance Office,
THE Cargo Of the Ship Iru,utuH, rAoE, Com
i mander, from Canton,
-COJNSIS1TyNC OF
481 bags Of ALUM
$50 boxes White LEAD;
25000 ID. CAssIA;
200 boxes CHINA WARE
quality, having been
,,,.vu. selected by gentle
@o' ens' ''u"S ny man oflong experience
ooeo u ,,. st;, - expressly for the Amc
2l5 do Hyson -, sl;m ,s.r,;u'S..i, mI
90 " Sa.Ih. % is Of an extra quality
ete ete do ho SS A. and far superiour 10
''0 N what has generally
been imported into tbls
lCountry.
10000 pieces short Yellow Nankeens;
1000 do. Blue do;
100 cases SILKS, comprising complete AZ
sortment Of Grapes Synchaus Pongees ssrs,.
nets Concan Lustrings Handkerchiefs, Sal
tins Crimson Curtin Silks, &c. &c.
Conditions Of sale will be liberal, and madc
known at the sale.
Sales Of the TEAS TO begin at 9 o'clock in a.
forepoon, and continued TO 2o'cock in the afternoon
Nv T. e. Hchfin, -dnr''ys.
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4 gentleman from Passomoquoddy there a
person from bahfar, who informed of an arrival 20
DAYS from England. with accounts that the British
had retaliated Non.Intercourse law, and dctaip
ed all American vessels AVID property-E. c. H. b.
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On FRIDAY, June Z, 1911,
ar 10 O'Clock, n. M az
CRANsTON sS SHAw's Office,
2 bhds. 4th proof st. Croix RUM
do. dc. Jamaica do :
IL do. Sd. do st. Croix do.
9 do. Cd. do. do.
IL pipes Gin;
10 casks Porter:
IS bags Bourbon Coffee;
40 do Batavia do.
81 do. HAVANA do.
10 chests Souchong Tea,
S barrels Pimento
2 bags do.
ii bales Cottonj
3 half bales do.
Conditions at the sale.
CranstOn II Shasv, auct'rs.
Juoe
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NEWPORT :
WEDNESDAY, JUNE S, 1911.
TOWN MEETING.

TUWN MEETING.
The annual election Of Town officers for the ensu-
ng year took place here yesterday. The names of
he gentlemen elected, with their respective Offices
hall appear next week
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AIIR kiED,

NIfKKIEO,
In this town, on Monday Evening, May ~, by the
Rev. Mr. Eddy. Mr.. Clark Johnson, to Mrs. Susanaah
Mats lincorrectly inserted in our last
DIED,
In Cransf0n, on Tuesday last after lingering and
painful illness, Mrs. Clarissa EHery. wife of the
Hon. Christopher Ellery, Commissioner Of Loans.
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II is understood that Com Rogers orders requr-
cd him to proceed to Immediately from Annap-
Jls and resume his former station, cruizing along
'he coast, as before, for the purpose Of guarding
our maritime jurisdiction from violation by foreign
cruzers--.kat. Int
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IAN MANY SOIltiN, ON
COLUyMBLa.N ORDER.

COLU.NBL9N ORDER.
A STATED Meeting of the TAM
"A MANY SOCIETY, or CoLumnri.N OnpEn,
will be held on MONDAY EVENING, June 10Th,
;5eing the 10th of the month Of 4" Heats" in the
Season Of Blossoms" at the Council Fire, of their
Great wigwam in the State House, precisely vt
the going down of the Sun.
by order Of CosrANT TAsfR, Crcnd Sachen.
BERNARD HILL, jr. Secretary, pro. tenn.
Season Of Fior0ers, }
Month Of Fiowers, ,29h,S Jme S.
Year cf Discovery, SIG.
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with the artificial dignity OF great men an'
weak minds, they are inseperable from th
subject. The principles OF l776 and the
struggles Of the revolution will never cease
to Influence our Republican coancis.
The body of our people, c,who mus, tight case
OF war, must bleed in the day of carnage ana
do something for their support in every day
rejoice M the prospect that on the 4th o.
March next valuable part oi the common
held will be restored TO them, and that the
British must then withdraw their troops, ar
,llery and bank chests from this county
May they take the HEssIANs with them
We have had in the mids, OF Us too many
snnafmaizcd ci,izens, heading opposition to
our laws, with this peculiar advantage, that
they derived bank strength from the govern.
men, to render their opposition formidable
and distressing. ~
Admission Of the stockholders OF this bank
into larger capital would continue their pro-
fits and increase their influence. Any bank;
with assignsble shares, will expose us to ruin.
We depreca,e the necessity OF a realty ma
Honoi bank, but in the establishment OF oncj
We confde in the wisdom OF Congress, that
II will be the common properly Of themselves
and their constituents.
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From ,he Boston Patriot.
THE VOLUNTEER.

LHPRESS.sfE.NTt-O or, .lL4.N S7'E.fLTNGs
q connect the WORD right with the atlros
cious practice under consideration is a mods
ern abuse of our language, which furnishes
but melancholy comment on the moral
sense and understanding oi those by whon it
is spoken Few men are SO dcpravcd .s not
10 pay an external homage 20 virtue by giving
its colouling TO their vilcst transactions.
Tie present or late British defender Of
the Jun, while he has stood godfather to thc
danrning sin of his reign, the i'Tdrf practice
3 MAN sTEALINc--has graciously given II
chriSnan name. For the preservation OF Bris
tish morals and Of British freedom too, ID
may be well that an abuse of language has
veilcd from the great mass Of an unscrutniz1
ing nation, and rank offence of its rulers
Let then the Briton urge every possible plea
in vindcation of the mposininhypocricy Of
his sovereign and the flimsy sophistry OF his
ministers, on the subject OF man sfea6ng.--s
Where his own countrymcn are the victims;
let him soothc their feelings with the gentle
sounds OF imhrcssment or reeafHon.--Lct
him, IL he wish TO make an experiment ori
the accuteness, OF their reason, recur 10 his
boasted Magna Ch0ria, and by uii tho ateus
mats in his power, endcavour TO conyincc
them, that imhresS ytn,-.5 one Of the ,ishfs
Of Enyishmen. When Lot was drunk, it
became the hunlia,ing duty Of his ehildrcn
to hide his nal -finess.
But mine is not the part OF the advocate of
Engand
Were man-steafng, as practiscd 10y Engs
land, to us mere MeO-efstk injury, The masd
terly and unanswcrabc argniacnt oG the lat6
President Adams, nigh, suffice for the honI
our. The pen Of this illustrions patriot and
eminent civilian, like the sword OF WaShings
ron, ever faithful and efficient in the cause OF
American Independence, has repelIcd the ini
vaders from the field of argument and estab4
shed the boundaries Of eur rights. But il
has not prevented adverse possession nor uns
principled encroachmcnts. Our seamrn-s
the stolen goods, il the language correspond
better with the delicate sense of mercantile
inorality---arc still in Possession OF the thft/s
and it is the duty of every man, in whose
veins runs drop OF American blood. 70
make Perpetual clam Of our right--to raise
the hue and cry against the feion, I'LL we OBJ
tain indemnity for The past, and secn,ify Jer
The, feimre. This is no subject for calculations.
on future fame-It is simply a question OF
tu8nce or in/amy to ourselves. For one, II
cannot attain the former, will never, either
by disgraceiu silence, or mere disgraceful
compromise, adquIesce in the latter.
THE VOLUNTEER.
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A writer in the Boston Palladium asks
" Why the PEOPLE Of the United States are
not put in state Of alarm, Of fear and tfem'
bling, Of appre bension and dread, the mos
ment their Rulers get together J" The PEo,.
PIE Of the Union are no; put In state OF
alarm No one is alarmed but the British
faction. They are fearful, that in conse'
uucnce of the decisive proceedings OF the -
mercan government, Great Britain will be
obliged TO rcnouncc the barharous princia
pies OF proclamation bioekade, or that tho
Non-nteicomysc will be renewed. They
tremble, lest their adored q. Britain shoi'ld
finally be Obliged 10 do justice 20 this coun..
try, or tina, We shall make them scnsibly feel
our p over to ibjurc. They arc under
dreadful apprehensions' that Great Britain
will be compelled by our gosernmept to
cease rae yioiaion Of our mural eonmerrsi
They fear that she will be obliged TO re-
store Our impressed sailors /! These arc the
causes, and the only ones, why f~,ion is nov
In a state OF /" alarm, Of fear and trembling
But while the active and necessary measures
of the American cabinet excite the " drecd
and apprehension" Of John Bulls most h'iins
bic deyo,ecs, the Americas PkorLE feei
their bopes exalted, and their confluence ~
government fsllt assured hsssnr-s oi n't's
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CIRCULATING LIBRARY
FOR SALE.
GEOkGE. ANANTON.

1T AVING reGndulshed the Circulating Library
l. btslness oht. for sale his NEWPORT ClRcu-
LArING Library, consisting of e,eral hundred
Volumes of
HfST0hF, BT0GR.iPHY, VOY.AGES, TRAY
ELS, ,NJVELS, RO.jLiVCES, PL.iYS, Sc.
All of which have b, en- ,ead but not much injured,
and will be sold for less thA half their original value
Pers IN, having Book. an their possession loaned
frch w1rlof j. Edtbone's, or George Wanton's
Circulating Library, are requested to return the
same IN The course Of the ensuing week.
Subscribers TO George Wanton's Library, can, if
they pie ,sc, complete their terms of SUBSCRIPTION
Mr. ~ HAMNONDs Circulating Library. Feb 6.
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ALso,-25O ". Shingles, with quantity OF
Boards and Laths, of tho FIRST quality.
.fiso, jusf receved,
so bushels white beans;
100 bbls prime Beef
900 quintals Goldfish;
Assortment OF Iron hollow Ware
do Stone do;
hhds. 4th proof Jamaica Spirits
do. Sd proof ST. Croix Rum;
2 pipes French Brandy;
Assortment of Nails;
go boxes English Iierrngs.
0T The highest price given for Old "copper",
Brass, Lead, Iron, & Rags.
Newport, Jan. Q, 1911.
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- ESPEC CrFULLY informs his friends, that he
~ has on hand
quantity OF excellent cedar Clapboards,
cedar Shingles, pine Shingle, Boards, Planks,
Joi,s, sc. sc.
Which he viii sell cheap, at his stand on sIIER-
BuRNES' Wharf. .hspt5.
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ROWLAND & EDDY,
40. Il ard II, 7hames-sfreet, Haze for sails,
A Few pipes Country Gin; 20 kegs
N of Butter, suitable for family use 10 boxes
souenong Tea with general assortment Of Groce.
ries, as usual Oct. 81.
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Warranted and common Spoons, marrow, mus
English and Geneva tard and salt 40 Su
Watches gar Tongs, scissors and
Gilt and mahogany frame plncushion CHAINS, Sill
Looking GRASSES; yer Pencl-Cases, silver
Brass Handrons, Shovels Ihimbies, plated Cas-
and longs: tors, Sugar-Tongs,C Can.
Brass Candestcks dlesticks and Spurs
BSiTANNIA WARE, viz. GoLp AND JEwLLRY
Tes-Pots, ,sugar-Bowis, WARE, VIZ Medahohs,
Cream-pot, Table and Lockets, Breas,-P'hs,
Tea spoons, plain, topaz and pearl
CUTLERY, viz. Knives L set, Finger Kings s'u
Forks, Jackuives, PEN gold and hlsgree Ear
knives Razor, Scissors Rngs,oi every descrip-
Shutters and Trays; ton, Bracelets OF elias
Portable Writing Desks tick plain hairwork,
Backgammon Tables; gold Necklaces, gold
Flute, Fifes and Violns Watch-Cbains, Seals &
Hunting Apparatus, Of Keys, elegant cornehan
every description; Keys, set in gold, gold
Patent and common Sus- Epauleu;
penders, Ladies and genemen's
Reeves Colours, different Pocketbouksk q Purses,
sizes; of every description
SILVER AKIN PLATED Fancy 4 common Neck
WaRr-silver Cream. lsces, Of every kind;
Pots, Soup and Gravy With an extensive variety
Ladies, Tea and Table Of Fancy Goods.
Watches, of every description cleaned and repaired
with accuracy and warranted.
Iewelry and Silver Ware, of all kinds, MANUFACTURED
and repaired.
Hair Work and Gold Cyphers neatly execued.
Silver Ware and Gold Necklaces warranted goon,c
the money returned.
s' Cash, and the highest price given for old Cold
and Silver.
NsEport. Asv. z 1910
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The above articles will be sold on reasonable terms
tor CASH.
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GEORGE MILES,

IT AS taken the southern half of the
l. L Fire proof brick store, opposite Mr.. Towns
ends cotfee-house, where he offers for sale:
19 half chests Bohea EAs, OF the first quality,
IS quarter do. for retailing;
few chests souchong do.
One trunk gentlemen's Gloves, assorted.
A few Piece Goods .Slso-
hdis-Pont Gin, in pipes and bbls.
hhds Wilmington Tobacco.
38 6rSins Shipping Butter, and
A SIN Ill Bill of Exchange on London.
Nov. 81.
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CONSIDERATIONS,

on THE hPPRoAcHiSC DTssoLUTioN OF 1BE
UtI1'ED S7.f7ES R.f.hK;
IL A SERIES OF NUMBERS.
BY JESSE ArWATER, ESQ. OF NEW-HAyEN
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% II y a. S II A w,
U.ATCH MIXER,

U.f1CH.u.3AER,
No. 80, 1hames-Sfreet,
Offers for sale, as low be purchased at any
store in the state,
A General assortment of Fashionable and Fancy
IA (,onds-onouO .eLicb are The (1Horrpa--
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GROCERIES
BY WHOLES.4LE 81 RETAIL,
w IL l. | A NJ w II ! Il T.,

offers for sale the store on Long-7rarf formerly
occupied by the Frosressiue Compahy, M IL.
General Assortment ai fsracsFss a'sagkeiy, E.e
Glass Ware, SSc.--coNsIsrIN or
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i NAV be thought by. some, that susilmea-
es.as these would have the, elect OF dil1-
;ngu, into open Wa with both. / think not.
Ern,,y believe that measures OF tins decisive
character, would long ere this, have secured
tonsa free trade, more extensive and unsha-
kled than we ever before possessed. The his
tory OF our former contest witii France, proves
tia she does not want open war with US, but
rather the more safe method of punoering US,
under the idea that we will bear much before
We can be driven to war. When war comes,
piundcr ceases; therefore france does not
want war---as to Great Britain, I hnow not
within the Whole range of human intellect, 4
single advantage that could be pointed out TO
her from a war with Us. On the contrary the
advantages OF pe1ce and free intercourse are
almost immeasurabe, both to her and our
seiTes. But putting aside the prospects OF
present .<sahsage or disadvantage, there are
principles ut issue, tie right of which we
have asserted, and which We meyer Cab aban-
don without proving traitors 20 ourselves al,,!
our poaterity, our government for instance,
has never Tor a moment FROM its first conf
mencement rellnquished It's opposition to the
practice OF inpressn:cnt 1t never could be
abandoned while our constitution exists, be-
cause the constitution Itself declares that al
men shall be secured ii the possession CT life,
liberty and property and consequently the
nan who engages in an undertaking which
the laws of his country have declared lawful,
although that undertaking may carry him three
thousand mics from home, is as much entitled
to protection as he vino is employed at his
own doniciI If my father, nv brother or
my 500, IS to be compelled TO serve on board
a foreign snip of war can see no difference
whether he Is taken 4. SCI: with the & g Of lis
coontly Rying at the mast head Ct bis vessel,
or by press gan5 trorthe walls CT the Cyp-
iol, where the ensighs OF Rational sovereign
~ 'sresaiso Tying. The consequence is the
sane to him; and his country is in both cases
equally bound to redress hiin.---'fiIe mon
strous aasurdity OF France pretending 70 de-
eide for us when we are in Il State CT peace 0:
VA, Is another those things Which, i sub
mitted to, would It once do away eycry idea
OF national Independence and therefore, IS
aTee people, we never Can submit to it.
have .!cw, however III perfectlY, ei.dcayor-
ca to ccnpy with my -rolnisc contained in
my 1ss nuslb>r sIl'! conclutls: yours,
-aRBELA.
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holm G.. LADD
HIS FOR SHE,

Young Hysnn, Imperial ana Hyson Teas,
in chests, fresh ana Of the best qusites.~N
Orie,ns Sugar iii hogsheads & barrels, Rus
sil aad Ravens Duck and She-,ing, Irish
Linen in boxes, bales of India Cot ons and
!. sinc. 20 tons Russia Hemp, casks Pearl
Ashes, writing, * wrapping Paper, Suffers,
soai Leather, Tanners Oil, Malaga * Sherry
sine, 8 by 10 Widow Glass. mould and
dit Caniies, Salt, $50 Lisbon Grass Mats,
sacks OF Hops, Sc. sc.
ALSO,
For freight fest rate SHIP Of 500 tons.
May Is.
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Alexander Moore, Reg.
Ihzs IS to ere Notice.

That the subscribers, of Alexandria coun
~, in the district Of Columbia, have obtain
ed from the Orphans Court of said county,
letters ,estamentarv Oil the estate of SETH
CaRTwnIeHr, late of the county aforesaid
deceased: All persons having cisims ainst
the said deceased, are hereby warned to OK
hibit the same, with the vouchers thereof,
TO the subscribers, on or before the 10th day
OF October next. or they may by law be eX
Guided from all benefit to said estate and
those Indebted thereto are required to make
Immediate PAYMENT. Givea under our hands
eli. oN&h April 1871
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Orphans Court,

Alexandria County, April Term, 1911
ORpzRED, That the executors Of SETH
CAnrwRIeHT, deceased, do insert the fol-
lowing advertisement 8 times in each week
for four weeks, in the Alexandria Daily Ga
zette
Test
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:
lEe London STAR, OF the 18th ult. now liz
tic hands OF the Editors of the New-Y ork Ga
zatte, cciltail.s letter from ali officer in Lol
Nei.lHgton's army, dated Narch ;'oth, with
tie following he;trtrcIding particulars -" To
revert b~ck TO the sudden movement of tie
French had been for weeks in view Of San.
tarem, AID SAW at last with great pleasure
SINE ial.iC 4,iols Of their abandoning It. The
first w;s, setting fire to ono OF tie priucipa,
CONVERTS IL the upper town and part Of the
lower town the volume OF smoke was I'M
mense for tnlec days. On the fourth morn
lug, some information 10 depend on reached
Us, and the bugle of attack reused lis from
our pillows. The haze Of the morning clear
ing up, we could easily perceive the out
sentlGcls were men OF straw, and proved quito
passive In Ect, Il better managed retreat
Was never executed. Not rcstiae of dol
lars worth Remained. Being al :ac outposts
With the 4tn OEasoons and lst Royals, en-
tered with them; and three miserable dcser-
t2rs, VINO Mad ma themselves, We're, with one
too III to Elove, tie only enemy to be found.
"Sucn scene OF horror, misery, and desc.
lation, scarce ever salutcd the eye OF r:,a,.
Smoking ruins tho accumulated filth Of lnoDths
>>--~ SSSiSS
nearly, Caused TO many vomiting The
houses unburnt, with scarcely vestige Of
wood--doors, windows, CEILINGS roof burnt
and where the sick had expired there left to
decay! The number left was great Every
church demolished, the ,ombs opened fer
searching after hidden plate every altar
piece universally destroyed, and tue esfluvia
SO offensive as to defy describing In some
gardens the miserable heads undccayed, stuck
up like sc..recrows; in some wells, body
floating. Down a precipice, to which we were
invited by prospect to look the human and
tie animal ccrc,ses, mingled in decay, repuls-
cd our senses, ant shudderingiy vibrited the
soul at tile savage, horrible diabolical acts of
French army. must here notice one grand
preSauton: the hospital was guarded imrne-
diately from entrance and believe no seri-
Gus illness proceeded from the abomin;.ble Sit
uation il wnirh the French left it. From this
place, a short rest obtained, We rode on pres
sing on them by the goodness Of our cattle,
and the animation OF our men, who were de-
lighted to chase the runaways. Greater spi-
rits, better discipline. and more order, never
attended an army than this. The French, to
confuse our plans, lad marched in three CO..
lumns from Santarem. Two were im,ned!-
ately followed; but no mode or means were
sufficient to bring them to battle. Skirnish-
ing WIS continued, and prisoners Continually
sent to the rear until We reached Pombai,
where Massena seeing himself SO closely run,
halted and By position kept us in check, un-
til his baggage had advanced further in secu.
rity. We were here all ready for attack
and waited forth morning but the French
politely withdrew in the night, and we COM
plimen,ed them with our attendance on the
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The HOUSE and LOT now occupied by
Mr.. John Scott. upon credit .'f 10 mouths.
1t is rented to Captain A. Rose for the rex,
year, at go dollars pr annum.
I s2iM also to n,
a Tract of. AND In the coGnty OF Prince
William, at BANDS Ford. Tract IN Stat
fUrd, ana QUE III Spetsylvsnis-Also al my
HOUSES and LOIS il this p'ace-uPon
t~rnas accommodating 20 apufcnaser
1 sell the above Slaves Tor no i.u;t, they
have been faithful TO me and shall part from
.hem with great pain my debts place me
uader the necessity OF doing this yiolence TO
my feelings do therefore confidently re-
commend them to gentlemen of fortune
hoping they may be purchased by those who
are saah!el 10y INC MADNESS OF Providence to
treat them as they richly deserve
Charles l.. Carter.
fredericksburg. May $50. DIS
The Sale q the G00Uc Property IS
po'tpoasd.
May 81.