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Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-01-11
WV. PINKNEY.
Lord WeHesley to Mr. P;mEneg.
FoREIGN OrFICE. Fob. 2Oth IL

FOREIGN OFFICE, Feb. 20th, 1910.
The undersigned, his majesty's principal
Secretary of State for foreign affairs, has re-
ceived his majesty's commands, to inform Mr..
Pinkney, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary from the United States Of A
merica, that the king has judged it expedient
to signify his commands to the lords commits
sioners Of the admiralty to establish a strict
blockade of The coast and ports of Spain, from
Gijon to the French territory which will be
maintained and enforced, according to the u
sages Of war, acknowledged and observed IN
similar cases.
Mr.. Pinkney is therefore requested to ap-
prize the American %eonsuls and merchants.
residing in England, that the whole of the
spanish coast aforementioned, is, and must
be considered as in a state of blockade; sad
that from this time, ali the measures, author
ised by the law OF nations, anu the respective
treaties, between his majesty and the differ
eht neutral powers, win be adopted and exc
cuted, with respect to vessels attempting 10
violate the said blockade after this notice.
TIE Undersigned requests Mr.. Pinkney 10
accept the assurances Of his high consider4-
ton.
(Signed) WELLESLEY.
Nm. Pa@&@ey, Esq &c, &c, &c.
Documents TO be continued
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obtained which TO doubt ii asked
case would have been granted. Bet 7
proceeding were permitted to pass nm.
any individual might have the power
the greatest injury to the nation. al ~
mour might move him. lie apprebenSa
proceeding was wrong but gentlemen
in the Senate than he was could perks
ter decide. 0a
On the suggestion of a member, the
leries were cleared. The Senate s,t e
closed doors for an hour; wien we vp,.
gain admitted.
MIR, Clay submitted the following 49,,
ton, which lies on the table of coufse.
Resoioed, That the public perusal n .
Senate of certain papers with open CALI.
by the gentleman from Massachusefls ,a
Pickering in his zeal without a s1ecial ~
of the Senate removing tie Injunction II
crecy, which papers had been confceut,
communicated to the Senate bv tie Pei.
Of The United States, was a palpgbie ~
ton OF the rules Of this body.
The Senate then adjourned to Wednes6,
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NETWORK, January /.

--latest from Portagot-Captain White
OF tue brig Eeiona, left Lisbon on the lsrlr
November, at which time 1t was stated rhat
the serge OF Caoiz was raised, and tl.at Mar
shall Souit had marched from Seville witt.
10000 men to join Massena in Portugal
There had net peen any general engagement
between Wellington and Alassena : bod. ar
mics remained in much the same s~it1stio,
as at our previous a%dvices, but the skirmish-
es between the advanced posts were frequent
The embargo had not been raised. Flonr
Is rs, and markets good Tor provisions.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-01-11
Congress of tDe uniteo States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Dec. 81.

MONDAY, Dec. 81.
A message was received from the Presi.
dent of the United States in pursuance Of
Mr.. Swoop's resolution, offered the 2lst, re
latiye to duties paid in taench ports, &c,
Referred partly to the committee on for.
eign relations and partly to the committee oi
and manufactures and oroered
to be printed. The documents are of con
siderable length and much importance.
n communication was received from the
secretary OF the treasury, an estimate of ne
eessary appropriations for the year ioll.-
Referred to the committee of ways and
means.
The bin providing for the final adjustment
OF claims TO public lands In the New Orleans
anu Mississippi territories, ana providing FOR
the sale OF public lands there, was read a
third time and passed.
Another message was received from the
President of the United States, coatainirg
additional documents relative to duties n
French ports. The former and this message
was ordered to be printed, 5000 copies.
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WEDNESDAY. January Q.

Mr.. Stanley offered a resolution, that the
committee ofeommerce and manufactures be
instructed to enquire into the expectancy of
providing by law for the remission of penal
ties incurred by intractions of the law pro-
hibidng intercourse with France and Great
Britain and their dependencies, Carried.
a letter was read by the Speaker, from
Mr.. Taylor, late of the House, resigning his
seat, he being elected by the legislature Of
South Carolina to the Senate of the United
States.
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from Washington. i'm. 9.

The Senate have tins DAY after considera-
BILE debate passed a vote of censure on Col.
Pickering for reading the letter from TaIiey-
rand which says the French government ne
yer sold the United States any territory east
OF the IhervIlle.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-01-11
NJ. smith to GancroI ARMSTRONG.
Department 81 Slate. Nov. 5. Isl

Department Of State, Nov. 5, 1910.
SIR-As the ground on which the French
%govevament has doomed it expedient to place
the revocation Of is DEGREES, may suggest to
1t the further preteTt of requiring a ~restora-
ton of the French property seized here I'M
der the non-intercourse law, as a condition to
their restoring the American property con-
demned or sequestered under the French de-
cree of March, yoa are authorised, in case a
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Pinkney to III. Smi5h.
Lospoa, Feb 23d. 1910.

SIR have the honor to transmit. enclos,
ed, a copy Of a notification of the blockade
ofthe coast ana ports of Spain, from Gijon
to the French territory received from Lord
WELLESLEY two days ago, ] have not given any
answer 10 this communication.
| have the honor to be, with great conside-
ration, sir, our most obedicnt humble SER
want,
(Signed) WV. PINKNEY.
Hon. II. Smith, &c. &c. &c.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 8.

Mr. Se'bert presented the petition of up
wards of2530 persons of Philadelphia, pray
ing the renewal of the charter of the Bank Of
the U. 5. Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Bi6d offered a resolution, the substance
of which was for the appointment Of 6 com
mittee TO enquire into the expediency of an
nexing West Florida to the Mississippi terri
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BALTIMORE. January 2

Foreign HetationS.-We are informed
that Mr.. Morrier, British Charge des Affaires,
has protested IN form, and handed an able
memorialto government, against our tax
ing possession of West Florida.
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restoration cen be thus and not Otherwise OBJ
tanned. TO acquiesss in such an arrangement.
end, J. Necessary, to give to such arrange
ment aeonventionsl form, requiring the sanc-
zion Of the Senate You viii, however take
care to avoid any expressions implying an ae-
acknowledgement on the part of the United
States, thai the non-intercoGrse law. which
was moi retrospective, has any analogvto t.,
French decree, the injustice Of which essen
tally consists in its Retrospective operation
In truth the arrangement on tire part of the
United States viii be LITTLE more than uomi-
nal, as will appear by the enclosed copy Of a
letter from the Treasury department. Ii NAV
be proper to remark that tie third section of
The act ofMay, orthe recovery o fforfeitures.
under the non intercourse law, contemplated
violations by our own citizens, rather than
French violations, which could not have been
of soiicient importance to have called for such
a provision, pointing particularly at them.
l have tne honor to be &c.
tSigned) r. SMITH.
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Gen. John armstrong, &c. &c.

Here follow several testers from Mr.. Pink,
ney and a correspondence between Gen. Arm
strong and Mr.. Pinkney ON the subject Of
blockades by Great-Britain and France.
which letters were published in June lastl
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tory, or erecting it into a seperate territorial
government. Ordered to lie on the table.
A message was received from the president,
and the doors were closed. They continued
closed till half past 3 O'Clock, when the house
adjourned.
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GDocaneats 10 be continued ]
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-03

ksxAxpE1, ESQ. FIRST Lieut.. Of the cotum6i-
an Infantry, architect, late of, Washington
city. In the list of those whom the shalt OF
death has struck with his unrelenting dart few
have enualled--none surpassed III those qua
lities which dignity and endear man to his
spears the subject of this obituary. To
mind highly cultivated Mr.. Alexander, unit
ed an urbanity of manners that won the aztec.
'tions of every one who knew him. he was
attended to his tomb last evening by the Ma
sonic body to which he belonged, and ny the
corps which he was member OF.
On Saturday evening last DR.. WILLAx
UpsHAw, late Surgeon ofthe sth Regiment OF
the u. States Infantry-a native of Virginia
tread lightly oe'e his ashes, ye men Of se-
pius, for be was your brother,--Weed his
grave clean ye men of goodness, for he was
your fellow---and ye whose Heaven.born souls
ne'er saw the distressed child of misery pass
without sigh-drop tear on the tomb OF
Upshaw, for such was he.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-03
PUBLIC SALE.

The subscriber will offer at public sale, 1t
the Coffee House, in Alexandria, on
THURSDAY, the third of October, At
twelve o'clock, on credit Of six, nine
and twelve months, for notes negotiable
at the bank of Alsxandris, with an APP
proved endorser-
THE HOUSE on King street, near
/ Washington street, now occupied BY
Mr.. Sloan, and the House adjoining-the
House on Fairfax street now occupied by
Mr.. Slade-the Houses on Jones's Point,
with or more acres of Ground the House
and Lot at the corner Of Fairfax and Franklin
streets-three Lots adjoining on Fairfax
street, and three more Lots adjoining on
Franklin street.
He viii dissose Of at Private Ssle,
All or any part Of his Land lying on the
A' 8. COOK,
Iee.burp, September 3awdS
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PUBLIC SALE.

DY virtue Of decree of the Circuit Court
Dof the District of Columbia, for the coun.
ty of Alexandria; on Saturday the fifth Oct.
at a o'clock, will be exposed to Public Sale, on
the premises, Two Lots of GROUND, 81.
tuate on Fayette Alley, between Cameron
and King street, beginning at the distance Of
so feet from the intersection of Fayette ale
ley and Union street, running thence north
seventy five feet z inches, and parallel with
Union street to an alley in the centre of the
said square. Thence west and parallel with
Fayette alley so feet; thence south seventy
five feet inches; thence east 60 feet to the
beginning, late the property Of Miss Amelia
Ramsay, deceased.
Terms Of sale, one third IN hand, one third
six months, and one third in mine months.
Payments secured by deed Of trust on the
property.
Tie Commissioners.
October 2 dts
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PUBLIC SALE.

On SATURDAY merit, the SRI instant, zyiA
be Ieyed for sole, at The Store IF GEORGE
DARLING on Royal sfrees, s.
All his Stock in Trade,
Consisting of variety of articles in the
Dry Goods and Grocery line.
P. G.. Marsteller.
~. All persons having claims against G..
Darling, are requested to bring them for
ward for payment; and all persons indebted
are requested to make immediate payment.
October 8 3ts
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-03
THURSDAY MORNING, October 5.

We have uniformly avowed the opinion that
we should long ago have been upon amicable
terms with G.. Britain, flour own government
had been so disposed. This opinion is not
grounded upon the supposition Of any extra
ordinary friendship entertained for Us by the
British government: Our calculation rests
upon the fact, that it is clearly her interest to
cultivate good understanding with this coun-
try. This has been frequently acknowledged
asdenforcea by some of her Leading statesmen.
She would not therefore lightly hazard the
loss of the great advantages she has enjoyed,
and could again enjoy, in an unrestricted In
tercourse with US and that too at time
when she is contending for her very existence
against powerful and relentless adversary,
who is ayowedly bent upon her destruction,
and whose sincerity, in that respect at least,
no man can doubt. But G. Britain saw, or
thought she saw, an undue partiality manifest
ed towards her enemy by our rulers: and this
il not to be wondered at, when thousands on
the spot do honestly entertain the same Cpl
Mon. What, for instance, but prediction
for France, or animosity towards Great-bri-
tain, could have induced Mr.. Jefferson to re-
iectin so corteNptuous manner the Treaty
negotiated with the latter by his own minis
tiers 1t has been alledged that this treaty
contained no provision against impressment.
This may be the fact; yet Messrs. Monroe
and Pinkney positively assert In ther othciai
letter, that it embraced all the points which
formed Ae object Of their negotiation. ii they
had received no instructions relative to I'm
pressment, it was not their fault, and much
less the FAULT of the British government, it that
subject was overlooked in the Treaty: OF
course MIR. Jefferson ought not, consistently,
TO have returned it with such disdainful pre-
c;Ditation. If, on the other hand, our minis
tiers neglected point Of such Importance,
contraryto their instructions, then they have
asserted an untr,lth, and ought be exposed ];
but from the manner in which they have been
created since their return to this country, 1t
does not appear that their conduct was IN the
least disapproved of.
The ministerial papers are taking their Ola
sly method of telling Congress what they
ou,s: to do, by Informing the public what they
,rsu hape 70 do when they next assemble. Al
though Experience is NJ. correct guide IN
esti.n.ting the future course of SO eccentric
q body as the present National Legislature,
yet, if we allow ourselves TO be swayed by her
. dictates, we cannot anticipate any great bene-
st from their proceedings, They will, as
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NETWORK, September 90.

-
# curious Sea Turtie.--Yesterday forenoon
about thirty miles south east ri Sandy Hook,
species Of Sea Turtle, weighing upwards OF
eight hundred, was taken by the crew OF the
pilot boat schooner Young Pilot. lie mea-
sures three feet two inches round the neck, IS
seven feet long, eight feet in circumference
and seven and a half feet from the extremity
OF one 6n TO the other--is coal black all O.
yer, and has Ave ridges on his back resembling
the Sturgeon. When struck with the liar
poon by Mr.. Samuel Coon, one of the Branch
Pilots, he took a slanting direction from the
boats yawl, and soon run out all the line to
which it was made fast, and came we'll nigh
taking the boat under. After struggle of "a
bout two hours, they succeeded in securing
him, end this morning he was landed at coffee
house slip. He is said to be Trunk Turtle,
anative of the East-Indies, and is the first OF
the kind ever seen on this coast.
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Port of alexandria.
ENTERED

Ship Potomac, Bradford, Cadiz-Wine SC
to John & Thomas Janney and {. |. Catlett
Schooner Experiment, Babbidgs, Philadel.
phia-Fall & Winter Goods, for merchants
of the District.
CLEARED
Schooner Betsey, Fitch, Nantuc!set-by M
Miller. 80
Sloop Eliza, Hentress, Portsmouth-by
VIM. Yeaton.
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FRENCH EXPOSE.


The democratic editors publish the French
Expose with as much reliance on Its state
ments as if it did not originate in country
where official falsehoods could be circulated
with impunity. In France there is no liberty
of debate nor of the press. Every body from
Europe tells us that the accounts of the burn.
lag of British goods arc all exaggeratlons ana
impositions on the people, A person read at
Konigsburg in Paris paper, an account OF
certain enumerated vessels being driven from
that port when they were still quietly moored
there, and had all remained undistirbed -
Those concerned in the vessels never having
known any thing on the subject, but what they
saw in the French print!
NATcHEz, September S.
The letters received by last mail from
New-O Orleans, contain very unfavorable ac-
counts relative to the prevailing disease In
that place, which the writer's say begins to
assume an appearance truly alarming. Eve
~ person, who could leave the city, Is gone
off to avoid the danger.
NEw-ORLEANs, SEM. 4. s
DLED-Yesserday morning, RosERS IL
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PUBLIC SALE.

Under the authority ola deed Of trust from
John Smith, 10 sccuse the payment of a
debt dae from him to Benjamin Baden, the
Subscriber will offer at public sale, on the
premises, for cash, on the 25th instant,
A Lot of Ground with the
Frame Dwelling House thereon erected, on
the north side of Queen street, "a feet west.
wardly from Water street, extending in
front on Queen street 20 feet 10 three feet
alley, and nerthwardly III depth on said alley
ss feet and half iaches-subject to an an
nual rent of sixty dollars for ever.
also,
Another Lot of Ground on
the west side of Alfred street, between King
and Prince streets, in front on Alfred street
81 feet inches, extending in depth ITO feet
to an alley Is feet wide. On this lot are e.
rected two story frame Dwelling House,
brick Stable and other mprovements-sub-
ject to rent at the rate of one dollar per foot
front.
Charles L. hewitt.
nefohor 1fo
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The Subscriber

The Subscriber
INTENDING shortly TO GO to New Orr
leans and Natchez, hereby offers his services
to any person who may have business to tran.
sact in that country.
Thos. Patten.
October 2 d
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- calculate how much al, additional franc On
Zach acre will produce, & a decree will settle
,ae business--The increase Of revenue he
will thus require viii be as sudden as It will
he greet; for it is well known, that In the
n,rishes already assessed according to the,
Csdastre, land has been estimated at the value
i had in 1870, and the tax laid accordingly;
whereas The fact is, that in those districts the
least injured by the continental system, the
value' of land has since that period fallen one
half, and much more in those parts where the
produce Of the land was chiefly intended for
foreign markets. =,
1t appears that this new system, which will
afford such resources to the enemy, IS to be
nut in activity in the year 1913. At that
epoch the French system of taxation is, as
stated By NJ. Regnaud, to extend to Holland;
il may be concluded, therefore, that the whole
empire will be under the same regulations.
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NOW LANOlNSS
From ON board Schooner FEDERILIs7, Cdth
zREFz4HEN, and for sate Sy,
Yeatpa &. Gonway,;~.1.>,
1000 bushels Goa tse Liverpool Salt
:" SO barrels MI scevado Sugar
40 boxes whit clayed ditto
5000 ya!dsTo* Cloth
90 pieces Russia Duck
=. 20 ditto Ravens do.
20 ditto Russia Sheeting
10 boxes Isle Shoals Dun Fish
80 kegs Tongues and Sounds
20 barrels Mackarel
| bale English Seine Twine
do. do Sewing do.
10 boxes Bristol Window Glass q by lt
ton Iron Hoops
quarter casks Madeira Wine
$50 FIRST quality South Amel lea Hides
tons assorted Cordage
A few barrels Tanners. OH
10 kegs Butter, and
3 crates Rhials.
September 80 dot
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.aLEx.a.N.DRI.a DaILY G.aZETTE

TO sHEw
TIE VERY AeE4AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
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r. CRAPS LIST OF PRIZES
IN rHh
Potomac 6 Shenandoah
LOTTERY. .
rHIRTfErA pays bRAwtNo.


No. lssos, prize OF 1000 dollars
No. 1908, FIRST drawn ticket, prizs OF SEQ
dollars.
Nos. 447o 1922, prizes Of 100 dollars.
No. 1905, prize of 80 dollars.
Nos. 4ls 1859 el7o lo62o l44se 1888,
prizes of 20 dollars
Nos. s22 42s Y6s 2ol2 2i55 3773 3o87
1882 csl3 $500 67o4 6749 1851, 1897 1886
74o7 $3.50 s76s so35 1916 .9l4s 1881
ll7s7 1850 1861 1865 1886 1872 i4695
l4o4l 1909 t<sol 1852 1878 1861 1895
l757s 1905 1895 1878 1869, prizes Of
10 dollars--and los prizes Of 10 dollars each.
Gain of the wheel this day, 8 1923
Former gain, 1857
Total gain, 8 1890
Present price of tickets II dollars.
The few tickets that remain unsold, will
soon be advanced to l8 dollars.
~ 2yekets for sale by
r.. GRAY, Alexandra, and
JOSEPH MILLIGAN, II
George Town.
N-%ek>s ~
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-06
From the ,Mar.insburs Gazette.

Any man Of a solerably discerning mind.
who, having the opportunity, will give him
self the trouble to examine th= history OF
this government in relation to foreign cow.
ers since the Accession Of Mr.. jefferson
to the presidency, cannot fail to be con-
vincud of these truths
That there has been a fixed determine.
ton in our cabinet not to settle amicably
upon any terms the points in question be.
tween the United States and Great. Britain.
and that, that determination exists at the
present moment
That it has been an object with our al.
ministration to conjuee up and to provoke
causes Of complaint against Great. Britain.
and to give to those that spring gu, Of the
relative situation Of the TWO countries and
have real existence, an artificial macn;.
tude aud importance that this object ia,
been necessarily pursued with no less ear.
nestness than SUCCESS
That the real differences between the y.
States anG Great Britain arc Of 80 l;,,,c
consequence that they could never ieops,-
die the peace Of TWO, nations who desired
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N O T l G E.

The creditors of George M'Munn
are earnestly solicited to exhibit their claims
to the subscriber ON or before the first day OF
March next, for the purpose of enabling him
to ascertain what sales of the zeal estate of
the testator will be necessary to meet the
paymest OF his debts. The creditors filling
tcattend to thi. notice will probably be ex,
cluLed from any participation in the assets
fthe estate.
Mordecai Miller, Ex'r.
January II. d
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TO RENT,

And possession given on the 10th OF febru'
airy next,
A TWO story HOUSE near the corner
n of King and Washington streets, now
occupied bv Mr.. A. Blaksney. Application
NAV be nads to DR.. Sfcbler.
January ST. Us"