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Mr.. Pickering's ADDRESS
TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
NO. Ky.

Fellow CITIZENS,
A few more observations will conclude
what proposed to lay before you relative
to the Embargo.
If any proof IN addition to those already
exhibited were requisite to demonstrate tina,
the British Orders in Council Of Nov. II,
1907, did not enter into the consideration
of the Executive, or of Congress, in i'm.
posing the Embargo, they may be found in
the writings of Mr.. JefFersen, and the then
Secretary of State, Mr.. Madison. The lat.
ter on the cad of December, 1907 (being
the next day after the passing of the en-
barge law thus wrote to Mr.. Pinkney, the
American minister in London -" The
poEcy and the causes of the embargo are ex-
planned in the Presidents message" This
message and all the papers it referred to
were either copied or described in my No.
XII; and the British Orders in Council
not being among them Gas it was impossi.
BILE they should be, for they had not then
reached the u. States-nor was it known
that such orders had been issued) nor the
most distant hint given such orders were in
existence; it follows conclusively that they
were not one of the causes of the embargo.
But Mr.. Jefferson himself bears direct
testimony to the same point. In his public
message to Congress of the Cd of February
1903, (more than six weeks after he had
recommended the embargo) he for the first
| time mentions those British Orders in Coun-
Gil, and says" 1 transmit them to Con-
gress as further pr0ef of the increasing
dangers to our navigation and commerce,
which led to the providcnt measure of the
act of the present session, laying an EN-.
barge on our own vessels" Thus Mr.. JEFF.
| ferson, who certainly knew zDhy and for
what causes he recommended the embargo,
asserts, in direct contradiction to Mr.. John
| Quincy Adams, not that the British Or
| ders in Council of Nov. 1907, were an o.
riginal cause of the embargo, but that they
were ''further proof" that the embargo
was a ''provident measures"
| tits true, thatthe language of Mr.. JEFF
ferson and Mr., Madison afterwards assum-
ed somewhat different form: but this
proves nothing but the artiice OF these gen
tlemen for having long experienced with
what facility the mass of the people received
1 the notions with which they wished them
to be impressed, they perceived that arti-
fee was better adapted than candour to the
| promotion of their views.-I have already
cited MIR. Madison's words, in his letter
of Dec. 23d, 1907, to our minister, Mr..
| Pinkney, in which he says, "the poAcy and
causes of the embargo are explained in the
Presidents message !" but in his letter OF
Feb. 10, 1908, after the orders in council
had been received and published, he says,
" My last Chat Of Dec. 23d) inclossd CO.
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VIII be Sold,

To the highest bidder, far Cash, on SATUR.
DAY, the 3tst Of AUGUST ne*t, betore
The door of ROBERT FuLToN's Tavern,
in Charles. Ior0n,
A valuable Negro Woman,
together with number of valuable articles
Of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE =
the same having been conveyed 20 the un-
dersigned in trust by George Hite, to Sc
cure the payment of a debt due from
him to James Hite, Jacob II. Manning,
and Benjamin Strother, deceased.
JOSEPH w. DAVIS.
June 2s, 1911. is
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Wanted a quantity ofPlank.

THE subscriber will contract for the
Il purchase of twenty or thirty thou
sand feet of three quarter Yellow Poplar,
Chestnut or White Oak PL ANK, - feet
long and from to inches wide, to be de-
livered at his landing on the Potomack, Ell
Their this fall or early the next spring-Also
fer 1000 Locust or Chestnut Posts.
RAWLEIGH COLSTON. 4
Berkeley, April 90, 1911. If
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Spring and Summer Goods.
DANIEL ZINN, & Co.
HAVE just received and finished OPEN
ing large assortment of
SPRING & SUMNER GOODS.
which in addition to their former stock,
makes their assortment complete. The
following is part
Calicos and Chntzes,
Cambrick Muslins,
Dlmities, assorted,
Cotton Checks,
Shifting Cottons,
Irish Linens,
Manchester Goods, assorted,
Fancy Shawls,
Madras Haudkerchefs,
Long and Short Nankeens,
York Stripes and Cotton Cassimers,
Royal-Rib and Marseilles Waistcoat.
ing,
A large assortment of India Muslins,
Hard. ware, Queens ware, Tin ware
Glass ware, and large assortment of Gro.
ceries.
We request all those indebted to us to
call and settle their accounts up to the 9th
of April last, as no further indulgence can
be given.
Martinsburgh, May "a, 1911.
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This decree subjected to condemnation as good
and lawful prize, all neutral vessels which should be
found going to coming from English ports, which
should submit to be searched by British ships thus
denying 70 England the very right he exercised, that
of searching neutral merchant vessels see, among
other things whether they had been previously search
ed by English ships and if, without being captured
such neutral vessels should afterwards arrve with
view to trade, in the ports of France her allies,
they were also to be seized and condemned.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-06-14
Late from France.
Nay 90, 1911.
NETWORK, June 5.

The brig Tantivy, Perley, 90 days from
Bayonne, tor this port, arrived at Boston
on Thursday last. The Palladium says,
the French papers to April IS, are filed
with paragraphs respecting the infant king
OF Rome and his mother. No change had
occurred favorable to America. The PEG.
pie of France were in state of wretched.
ness, and confidence destroyed. MANY
troops had returned from Spain, but con-
scripts were collecting, and were frequent
ly marched through the city in chains -
The U. S. frigase John Adams, had arriv-
ed out.
The following address was delivered by
the emperor Napoleon, to deputation from
the Council of Commerce. Manuscript
copies OF it were in possession of individu.
ais, but as it had not appeared in the Moni.
teur, no printed copy of it could be obtain.
ed. 1t was handed to our correspondent,
says the Palladium, by a merchant in
France, and its authenticity may be relied
on. We have the French manuscript.
ADDRESS delivered by his Imperial
Majesty Napoleon, to the Council of Com
merce IN Paris, 3ist March. 1911.
The DEGREES Of Berlin and Milan are the
fundamental laws of my empire. For the
neutral navigation, cogsldei the Gag as
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That the French Emperor said "there should be
no neatrals' we learnt by the same vessel which
Drought Armstrong's and Chanpagny's letters. 1t
WAS afterwards graveiy denied that Bonaparte had
sad there should be no neu,rals )" but we have
SINCE seen, under the hand OF General Armstrong o.
munster at Paris, the Emperor's declaraton-"rb,
tne Americans should be compelled to take the posi-.
,a.e character OF either Allies Enenies" This So
.,n .l1rat'on OF the Emperor IN his Council, it is
true, Is mentioned by Gen Armstrong AZ h,y;nr been
mace at subsequent period But the preyio1s re-
poft tlat he had said there should be no peutys
oens Pfecseiy the same, and perfectly charscte1s,c
W -'ie Emperor presume no can doubt that il
report. 49, 'i'e " INC
was common artifce OF Mr. TeH;.rson e. ..
company bis communications rel,,v. - 10 &C
somstihs Byitsh, to divert the attention Of ,.o
SAa the PeoPie IroH tue former 10 liz: later
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BclgQrc Of Idolatry.

tt is natural 10 suppose that all Kinds
Of idolatvous worship came on pro
excessively that the Egyptians did not,
at first. worship the Bull, tie Cat. &c. as
real dcities-but esteemed them as ami
mails OF eminent Use, which in time Great
ed a Kind OF venerati0n, and ripened into
belief that they were actual deilies.
We may trace the origin Of idolatry in
every nation to nearly the same source.
peop,e in early ages had true notions OF
religious worship, and did not pray to, or
adore their maker through any inteTmedi-
ate source; but as they progressed in lux
ury and dissipation. obey felt inclinations
oc having objects elaboration. better suit
ed to their comprehension. and more con
genial to their incorrect ideas Of religion.
Sometimes the objects which afforded
them the nest good, and sometimes those
which could do them the most injury, were
worsfipped.
IT might be supposed that in this en-
lightened are and country. no danger was
to be apprehendcd Of our falling into 81
mi!ar error but l fear this is not the
ease. see. daily, symptoms oil the like
disgrace beginning to sprout up among us.
.Hrino Sherp have engrossed The adora-
ton ofthe mass fthe people in this com
try and il they do not. as yet. actually
defy them. they are rapidly advancing to
that step. They think by tie introdlc-
tion OF these, to destroy the British cloth
manufactures, which viii be one grand
step towards running that kingdom.
Nothing but a supernatural generation
for the animal could induce men, possess
ed oc reason, who, before this, held the
love of money as their ruling passian, to
give from 500 TO 1000 dollars for sheep
whose real value could not be more than
twenty or thirty. These, like Joseph'S 7
lean kline. win in few years. eat up ali
the other wooliy herds in the u. S. with
out being whit the better therefor or,
perhaps, without giving us better fleeces
or cloth. 1t would not be strange il some
OF the wise shepherds in this country
would devise means of converting common
sheep into Merinoes; and by this means
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carried with him large Golfer The
mounted the tribune, and made long dis
course on patriotism, which he concluded
by saying that every patriot who prefer
red the ties Of blood and nature TO patri-
otism. ought to be considered an aristo-
crat !; and that every .5acobin ought to de-
stroy his friends and nearest relations if
they were not patriots. He then opened
his trunk and drew out of it the heads OF
his father and mother. which have cut
off, said he, because could not persuade
them to hear the mass Of a constitutional
priest. This discourse and his paricide,
received the Ioudest appIauses Of the as
sembly; and it was decreed that the two
heads should be buried in the hall OF the
assembly, under the busts of Brutus and
Ankerstrom. behind the presidents chair.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
His .Md;eslst lopes the .anericans.

1t seems that the love Of Napoleon has
greatly Increased since the affair oil the
President and Little Belt. He has allow
ed few of our vessels to sail in conss-
Quence Of that action. From this we may
learn how to get the greatest part of car
property out OF the hands Of this privi-
legged r0bber. Just commit few other
asgressions Of similar nature, and no
doubt he will let rs have all that nc does
not stand in immediate want OF himself
But, at the same time, we must take care
not to make any excuse or apology to the
British for our proceeding, least it might
again excite his wrath, and induce him TO
treat us with more severity than he has
heretofore.
Boaaparte, in bis speeches to his senate,
seems very much like country school
master-!,e praises those who attend to
his lessons faithfully but threatens them
with the rod OF uorrectionia case ofremiss-
ness. America sometimes falls under his
notice. When it does you may read the
contents Of his speech i'll the countenance
Of every democrat in the country. His
praise occasions a pleasing smile, while
his threats strike them with terror and
iismay. In this respect they resemble
naughty boys under severe pcdantic
teacher they watch every motion OF his
rod, and love him for his severity.
1t would be quite needless to caution
our countrymen against riskins any more
OF their property under the power OF this
toriR@ tprt.nt; lor sueh is tic !n.ltuation
OF some, tllat they would risk t.leir very
existence, rather than he should think
they were lacking in confidence.
A. 3. G.
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Port of Aieyand7sa


Snip Mandarin, Dunbar, Newbedford--4
ballast, to Lawrason & Fowle.
Schooner Elizabeth, Halves. Barnsta-
bIe-Plaister of Paris, Glauber Salts &c.
to Lawrason & Fowle.
Arrived brig Ann, of George Town,
William Reyes, from Lisbon; sailed from
there July eth. Left there ship COM
merce, of Alexandria, to sail in three
days; Nancy, of Amesbury, to sail ia 10
days; schooner Henry Clemens, of Geo.
Town. just arrived; ship Clothier, of
Philadelphia, just arrived. Spoke, lat.
10, long. SO, brig Hiram, IS days from
Baltimore; same day, schooner Fish
hawk, 16 days from Gloucester, for FL
guira. Lat. III, long. 60, spoke brig Bonif;,
% days from Madeira, fer Nantucket.
Lat. 70, long. e., spoke ship Alexander,
flaming, days frcm N. York. for Lon
donderry. Lat. 20 long. e.. spoke ship
XenopLon, So days from Liverpool, for
New York. Lat. SO, so. n. long. IS, 80,
spoke schooner John, from PHILADELPHIA
for Newbmyport, out days. Lat. 81,
long. 70, spoke schr. Mercury. Of Fall
mouth, from George Town. Lat. SO,
long. 81, w. was boarded by the frigate
Messalina, with IS English East India
ships under convoy, and treated very po-
litely. On the Grand Bank was boarded
by an English gun brig. with seventy sail
West India vessels under convoy, bound
to England, and treated politely.
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French Republic, and who made war for
gen. Washington, by snlisting men within
our territories for the service of France,
has RECOMMENDED his career as writer
for the Albany Register.-in the Register
of the Esd inst. is a long piece signed by
him, and headed "Comments on the d.
plomatic absurdities and Anti-American
doctrines Of Timothy Pickering. BY Ed
mond C. Genet, Citizen of New York,
No. l." The subject of the first number
is the affair Of the Little Belt.
N. Z. paper.
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Our friends the French.

4 letter from John 6. Graepel, esq.
dated Hamburg the 18th Of May, 1914,
mentions the capture Of tie American
spip Hercules, Snow, master, ofNewbed-
ford. by French privateer, and sent in
to Dantzic; and that her cargo was i'm
mediateIy discharged. together with the
ships stores and furniture, being con-
sidered by the captors as good prize. He
also mentions the capture of the ship At
lantic, Of New-York, and the brig Cathe
rine, of Boston; they had arrived at
Dantzic, and were in the same bad situa-
ton as the Hercules. The Hercules was
from Charleston bound to St. Petersburg.
with cargo solely the produce OF the u.
States.
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Amounting altogether to Slll,t52
And only $500 Tickets TO draw.

Present gain Of the Wheel, S26,452
-" The subscriber, in conjunction with
Mr.. Joseph Milligan, of Georgetown, hav-
,ng purchased ALL the remaining tickets in
The above lottery, have obtained of the ma
,agers suspen ion o. the drawing. for two
weeks, in order that every person may have
a chance of obtaining one or more Of the
MANY valuable prizes yet in the wheel, at
he present moderate price Ct 81 per
ticket The next days drawing will be or
Tuesday the 10th September, and on Mon
day the 9th September tickets will advance
10 s dollars. On Friday the 5th Septem-
Der, which will he the 25th days drawing,
the first drawn number will be entitled to q
prize of 1000 dollars.
No. Tickets and shares for sale by
R. GRAY, Ksbg-street. !
September 8
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TUESDAY MORNING, September 5.

Bouaparte, in his late Expose, says
that the s. love OF country characteristics
elevated minds" This is no very aatter-
ing compliment to many OF his most sire
nuous defenders amongst us, who are con
stantly yilifyias G. Britain. their native
country, and ardently praying for her de-
stractioa. In The same document, the
Emperor expresses his determination to
adhere risidly to the continental system,
which, if persevered in ten years longer,
he declares, must ruin England to ma
thematieal certainty. Like Bobadil, he
destroys ''by computation"
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PREoEN L oIhl L or lilE
Potomac 6 Shenandoah Manga
tom LOTTERY.

AJfer the 23d day Of drazving the .toAesying
Prizes remain in The zvheeI:
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Latest from, Lisbon.

The brig Alliance, Captain Brumley,
arrived at New-York on Thursday. from
Lisbon. brings accounts to the twenty
fifth July. Captain &. eontradicts the re
ported battle. Both armies we're in quiet
environments. No news.
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Late from, Lag,lyrd.

Captain Selby, of schooner Meteor, at
New-York, sailed from Lasuyra the 9Th
,, of August. He Landed four gentlemen at
Nantucket, who were said TO be friars.-
; Captain S. was boarded by the British
, ship Of war Emulous, and very politely
treated.
--latest from Lisbon.
The brig Alliance, Captain Brumley,
arrived at New York on Thursday. from
, Lisbon. brings accounts to the twenty
fifth July. Captain e. eontradicts the re
, ported battle. Both armies we're in quiet
F. environments. No news.
The editor, has conversed with a gen
tleman, just from Kaskashia. who states
F. that great injury and depreiations are COM
; mi.ted by the Indians. During bis stay
; in that place (Which was but short a
] number ofhouses were set on fire, which
has completed the ruin of many worthy &
, respectable families in fine, it is most
cruel scene of horror and dismay. A
number Of whites have been murdered, 4
threats OF the same were hourly express
| sed. Companies of from one hundred to
$50, are often, seen, expressing the great
est emotions Of bloody war. Farm
houses, plantations, stock Of cattle, &c.
| Sc. are great objects on which they ex-
ercise their revenge. The gentleman
further informed us. that travellers thro'
that country, were always in imminent
daneer.-Cin. eAdp.
French prirateer Diligence. The New
York Evening Post Of uesday last, men
tons a report Of the capture Of this vessel,
ard states that it>took place on Saturday
last. This report is without foundation,
as she had not left tie Capes at that time.
| On Sunday she made an attempt to put to
sea, but discovering an English fiigate,
| and not wishing to enter into the g un-
profitable contest returned into Cape
May road. Under cover of the night Of
Monday she effected her escape; and,
perhaps, some OF our merchant vessels are
| now enycloped in flames.
The editor OF this Gazette has received
satisfactory proof OF the genuineness of
| the letter ascribed to Capt. Bingham, res
! pectins the Little Belt. Though the au-
thority upon which we called in question
the authenticity Of that letter was highly
! respectable, and deserving of credit, it
proves to be erroneous. The letter was
certainly written by Capt. Bingham.
U. S. Ga9ette.
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ELecti0neering hnpudence.

The following bareiaced article is from
the Aurora, where it was inserted in or
der to gull some Of the ignorant Il credu-
lous electors Of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
&c.
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Rece,ued and for sale,

INCCCEVCW "'sV
100 sacks Liverpool blown Salt, OF An ex.
cellent quality, and good Sacks
New York Pork in barrels
Green Coffee in bags
Spermaceu Oil in barrels
a few bolts first quality Russia Duck. !.
G. Coleman.
September 2 dst
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From the aurora.

"By letter from the seat OF govern
ment, we learn, that it is expected that a
proclamation laying an embargo on all
vessels in the ports and harbors OF the U.
S. would be issued by the president of the
United States. in consequence OF advices
received by the late dispatches from the
U. States charge DIES affaires in London"
This paltry attempt at deception is ex-
posed in few words. The president has
no power to lay an embargo congress
alone being competent to do it. Fed. Rep.
tits fact demonstrative of the pcculi-
ar situation of the times, that there is no
building erecting in the once furnishing
town Of Salem, the present summer, save
a AZ And many tradesmen, fearful OF
becoming its tenants, are removing IN
search of employment. which they were
wont to find at home Salem Gazette.
Citizen Genet, late minister from the
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EXTRACT.

" The co2ulaee made great fire in
the place Dauphine, at which many both
men and women were roasted. The count
ess ofPerignau, with her three daughters,
were dragged thither; they were strip
ned naked, rubbed all over witt, oil, AMI
roasted at slew fire. The cries OF the
sufferers were drowned with the songs and
shouts Of Joy Of the eanibals. dancing
round the fire-thc eldest OF The daugh
ters, who Was not yet fifteen years cid,
be@ged as favor that they would take
away Ter life TO put al end to her tor
ments. A young maa with pistol SHOT
hsr through the head-the mob. enragcd
IN he de,,riyed OF their victim, seized the
youns~ man and east him into the Ere.
saving that he should suffer in Aer place.
when the countess was dead, they bro't
SIX priests; the caHibsls cut oil piece
of The eountess's fesl. and presented it to
fbe priests to eat-they shut their eyes.
ana made no answer. The oldest OF the
priests. q man Of about sixty years 0faSe
was then stripped and roasted: the mob
told the other priests that perhaps piece
of the flesh OF a priest would be more to
their TASTE than that of q countess. The
FIVE priests. after embracing each ether.
threw themselves into the flames: the
barbarians endeayo.ei to draw them out.
TO proIong their torInents. but they were
already stified with the flames & smoke.
The same author furnishes us with u
mother auecdote Of such unnatural barba-
rity, that unless ii had been accompanied
by so many circumstances and told in SO
great detail, it would be scarcely credi-
bic.
Ga Monday evening. at ten O'Clock. a
man. named Phillip. living in the street
OF the temple. came 10 the club OF the ia
cobins, of which le was member; he
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TO give some idea Of French repn5H-
canisa, We present our readers with The
following Extract from Barruers History;
and let it be borne in mind. that these
and similar glorious scenes took place in
Paris, the Head-Q Quarters OF good prin-
pie.