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TOMB OF WASHINGTON.

Er.raet from an interesting and eloquent Ora
tion, delivered by JosEPH EoPxINsoH, Esq.
before the Pennsylvania Academy Of the
Fine .frts.
"When some eminent citizen, eminent by
his virtue, deyotes his life, and all his faculties,
to the service Of his country when, by an
Industrious sacrifice of him:elf, he averts some
dreaded calamity, some threatening ruin, what
has the gratitude, the justice Of republic to
give )? How shall she acknowledge and &C
quit the obligation? Instead OF rank and titles
incompatible with her principles; instead Of
grants and pensions which exhaust the public
wealth, and excite rather spirit of avarice or
luxury, than patriotism, the vast debt is cheap
ly paid By the skill Of the artist, ccnsecrated
by the voice of the nation. Such rewards nei-
ther encourage nor CRAFTY any sordid DISPOSE
ton, but operate only on the generous, the dis
interested, the sublime passions Of the soul.
They neither give power, nor endaneer liber
ty; vet they satisfy tic patriot, and excite the
noblest emulation. The greatest minds arc
impellcd to their boldest exploits by the sug-
gestiohs OF honor, and the prospect Of some
public and permanent testimony of their merit
and services. "a peerage, or Westminster
Abbey was in the heart and on the lips of
the immortal NELSON, whenever he was about
to plunge into some perilous enterprise.
When hereafter our commonwealth shall pro-
ducs Nelson's blazing with glory +; when we
shall have statesmen and generals, rivalling the
heroes of the ancient republics, in the purity
Of their virtue and importance of their servi-
ces, performed by incredible exertions, by ex-
trcme suffering, by premature death, where is
the art or the artist TO bear down to future
ages the fame of their achievements, or pro-
claim the gratitude of their country. Shall
we disgracefully apply to the very enemy they
have defeated, to commemorate the triumph
Must the conqpegor thus s,oop to the con-
quered, acknowledging a degrading and NOR
tifying inferiority? Athens was the teacher
of Rome in these things which really dignity
nation, after the arms of Rome had subjngated
the liberties Of GREECE; and Athens is now
remembered and revered more as the mistress
Of learning and the arts, than for all her vlcta-
ries.
But shall any future patriot hope to have
his memory psrpetuated, when WASHINGTON
lies neglected Not stone tells the stranger
where the Here is laid. No proud column de.
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UNION TAVERN.
III tbe Sim Of the Am-~;enn len,

at the Sign Of the american Arms.
The subscriber takes leave to Inform
lis friends and the public, that he has open.
ed Tavern in the large brick building
the corner OF King and Patrick streets,
the town of Alexandra, where he Is provided
with every thing necessary for the comfort
able accommodation of travellers
His stables are large and convenient, and
attended by careful and trusty hostler.
He solicits the countenance and patronaeess
his friends. and the public, and assures them
Of his utmost exer.ions to afford evcrv ,ossi-
bic satisfaction to those who MAY I've pleased
to visit hi. house Ten or twelve eenseea
beardsrs a.al be taken on reasonable terms,
James Wigginton.
Janxary 70. iax1v
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BY LAP Nights Mail.
BALTIMoRp, March le.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

The ship Essex, Wingate, arrived last even.
ing, in so days from Liverpool, from which she
sailed on the 25th january. The latest paper
we have seen is the London Morning Chron;.
Gle of Jan. Is. 1t is chiefly occupied by the
parliamentary debates. The Prince of Wales
was regent, but had as yet performed no Off.
cial act. A vessel belonging to Lieut.. Gov.
Gray, Of Massachusetts, it was said, bound di-
rect rom America for Morlaix, had been car
ricd INTO Morlaix by French privateer.
Three ships had arrived in England from
the French coast, BY one Of which letter had
been received which stated that Bonaparte had
said to bis foreign minister, that America
should take part on one side or the other in
the European dispute, and that he was indiffe-
rent whether she sided with France Or En-.
gland. --Sru6-: Business had expert
enced great stagnation at Liverpool.
The Morning Chronicle augurs, that the
rumored note of Marquis Wellesley to MIR.
Pinkney, was of an unfavorable nature, from
the circumstances Of Mr.: Pinkney's intention
to return in the Essex frigate.
60 Dispatches from Mr.. Pinkney of a
late date were brought by the Essex.
49, In the London Morning Chronicle Of
Jan. II, Mr. Forbes formally contradicts the
report of having said any thing about the
French DEGREES.
From Jamaica.--We learn by the sch. Fe-
male, arrived yesterday in Is days from King
ston, that an English squadron of five sail of
the line, had been ordered to go Tor the pur-
pose of capturing Christophe's squadron, tor
having fired into the boat of an English frigate
and killing three men. Captain V. under
stood before his departure, that the squadron
had sailed.
G. H. Books.
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.",, - NEWS.
Part of alexandria.

ENTERED,
Schooner Fair Play, Blunt, N Providence;
ballast; to F. MarstelIer and John Young
Sch'r Louisa, M'Pherson, Norfolk; sun.
dries to merchants of the district
Sloop Despatch, Henry, do. DO. e: T. Cat
lett.
Brig Sally, Kennard, do. do. William Yea
ton.
Brig Rapid; Potter, do. do. Newton Keene.
CLEANED
Brig Betsey, Skinner, Jamaica; BY Rich
ard Vejteh.
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For the Aerandriai Gazette.
SOLUTION

SOLUTION
To the Enigmatical .1nasrnna in last 7ussday's
TAPER.
Once love fell deep in. love, 'twould seem,
With Lrda false and fair;
In dale hard by Eurota's stream,
Or at its lade-the swans were there.
This drove Tyndarus, horned spouse,
On lead to mediate
And next, to deal in gaming house,
Which se.L'd the lnonarch's hapless fate.
JIM.
~ AS Jim" declares ton honor that he
had written the above solution before our paper
Of yesterday went to press--we cannot refuse
its insertion.
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ha. been brought about? II they will turn
their thoughts back only very few years, In
stead of this deplorao!e condition of affairs,
they will reeoilect nothing but one continued
round of prosperity. The merchant bought
the produce Of the country and paid for it -
he sent it abroad and was there paid himself
with profit; the laborer found employment,
and he was paid for it; the trader great and
small sold his goods and he was paid; the
car1nan had as much as he could do,
and received his money for his work
in word we had circulating medium sutfi.
cient to meet the wants and conveniencies of
the country, and it was scattered in every di-
rection the people in the mass, were as hap
py as they were prosperous.
. Ambitious, and office hunting men saw
it, but they had the art to sow discon-
tent, and the government was transferred
to other hands hands which were i'm
! mediately employed in pulling to pieces all
that their predecessors had been employed in
rearing and fostering. The Now party in
particular manner, have been engaged in the
destruction Of trade and commerce the ruin
Gus consequences Of which have fallen with
great and sensible weight upon every metro
polls of every eastern state; aud New-York
! being the largest trading and commercial me.
, tropolis in the union, We have felt and now
.cel these destructive consequences more than
any other people. But is it not easy 20 see,
that to hinder and stop the trade s commerce
of the city, is just as fatal to both country and
town, as it would be to stop the blood in the
human body! Death must inevitably follow,
and the limbs and body mus. all perish tcge.
Their. How can we exist without circulating
medium and how can we have circulating
medium without We have thriving trade and
an active commerce The expectation of be-
ing able to obtain the former without the latter
Is more than idle. Is it not then very clear
that it is the mischievious hand OF govern
ment which alone has brought the community
to its present deplorable and alarming State
and from that source alone can we expect re-
lief Sure, am l, that if the people would
only reflect, remember and compare, it would
re no argument to convince them, and if
thy were once convinced, they would only
have to recollect that the remedy was III their
| own power, and might be applied with certain
! effect at their pleasure,---.I: Y. T.. Post.
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clares that his country il grateful If but an
infant perish, even before its smiles have
touched parents heart, yet q parents love
marks with some honor the earth that covers
it. It's the last tribute which the humblest
Pay to the most humble.
" Yet cen these bones from irsuit to hrotect,
Some .ffcR memorial still erected nigh
UHh uncouth r!hymes and shaheless sculpture
dee&T;
Amn'0re. ffa's@s tribute Of sigh"
The strqHEer ohio, in days TO come, shall vi
sit our SHIRE, 7cW erctdim, shczv ne the stGfue
efyour 9fAsHIsc7ow, that ! may contemplate
the mejestie form that eneomhassed his mighty
soul; that may gaze ufsn those featu,es once
lighted r;ith epery rfrtue; and learn to lore
virtue as beAoid them. 3las there is no
such statue. Lead me then, zmericsn, TO The
tomb your country has PROVIDED for her DELIVER
er to the everlasting monument she has cree
ted TO his fame. .4las i! his country has not
givem him tomb; she has erected no nuonn-
nlent to his fame. His grdve is in the Bosom
u his own soil, and the cedar, that scas 7ua-
tered by his hand, is all that rests u7ton it. Tell
me srhence is this inhuman suhineness? Is it
en0y, jealousy, or ingrati'ude Or is it that,
in the great struggle .for hos"er and tlace, epe-
ry thing else is Forgotten evsry noble, gene
Tous, and nationai sentiment, disrcgardrd or
dcshised :? Uhateper be the cause, the curse
efmgratHude is a1lon us mil it be remercd."
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Brig Martha, bade, Lisbon; n. W.nies
and Co, =
Sloop Union, Wright, New:Yofk; diAefs
ent merchants.
Schooner Greyhound, Evans, Philadelphia
do.
The brig John, of and for this port, was left
at jamaica lS days siacc,
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ORPHANS COURT,

Alexandria Csu'ay. Feb Term, 1911.
ORDERED, That the administrator de bo-
MS non, Of William Shreve, deceased, do
insert the following advertisement times in
each week Tor three weeks III the Alexandria
Daily Gazette.
Teste,
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-21
Alexander Moore, Reg.
This Is to give notice that the

subscriber of Alexandria county, liz the dis.
trict of Columbia, has obtained from he Or
phans' Court of said county letters Of admi-
nistration de bonis non, on the personal es.~
tate of WILLIAM SHRENE, late OF tho
county aforesaid deceased :--All persons
having claims :gainst the said deceased, ars
hereby warned TO exhibit the same with tl,e
vouchers thereof to the subscriber, on before
the 25th day Of August next; or they may
by law be excluded from all benefit to the said
estate: and those indeb'cd thereto ere re-
CURED to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day Febru-
airy, 1917.
Samuel Shre,e, senior,
Administrator de tOnis non Of
William shreye.
February Is. 3taw3w
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JUST RECEIVED.

JUST RECEIVED,
Large China Oranges, Lines, Lemons!and
Rai.ins, of the best quality together with
all kind of Groceries, and sweet Cider by the
barre l-tor sale by
A. Willis.
March 81. ~
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freight ouanted> for Lisbon.

Four to five hundred barrels freight is
wanted to complete the cargo of good vessel
now loading for Lisbon, which will be takon
on reasonable terms by immediate application
to
John G. Ladd.
March 81. diff
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CLOVER SEED.

Just received and Tor sale, few casks of
fresh Clouer Secd-by
Gibson and Ross.
March ~. st
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-04-22
A Valuable Estate for Sale.

I'm the second MONDAY in May mex, being
AFBuckinghsm court day, will be sold FIR cssh
20 tne highe's bidder thar valuable tract of land,
whereon COL Samuel Allen lately lived. and
wherein Doctor James T. Hubavd now lives,
containing sbom one thousand acres. in the said
county Of Buckingham.
This tract Of land is shropghout of vk good
quai'yy and would be productive either "a a plan
ter, or DEMONSTRATING thereon a larE Nana
tion in very good condition. with an abundance
OF low ground on a branch OF WiIises river, for
meadow, aud the lands Co clear, excellent for
teoacco- There is also Griss mill on meyer
iiaiiing stream, capable Of being made with but
little expense the most valuable in this part of
me counsry---.A large and excellent dwelling
mousse and other useful and necessary houses for
farm. The sale will be made by virtue of 4
deed OF trus., made Ivy Doct. lanes 7. Hubbard
TO the subscribers. to secure debt therein men.
toned, due 10 Col. Samuel Allen.
VIM: Daniel, r
Archibald austin. Afus'eeS'
March 90, 1911. ids.
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Tour Dollars Per Annum-Paid IN, Advance.l
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1OTFCE.-By virtue of a deed !

OTTCE.-By virtue of deed
y oftrust, executed to us by Ed.
mund Penn, on the 9th day Of Ane.
1909, TO secure debt due to lanes
L. Anthem, we Will proceed 10 sell for
cash, to the highest bidder, before the
door Of the Eagle Tavcrn in the City
OF Richmond, on Monday the goth
day Of the present month, one certain
hACT or parcel of LAND living
IN the county of Amherst, containing
pine hundred Acres, described n said
deed. as lying onthe north side AZ Buff.
fsloe run, adjoining the LandkF Da-
v'd 5. Garland, Samuel Meredith,
John Camm, William Armstead, Will
liam Cabell and James Higginbothan,
or so much thercofas will satisfy said
trust. Said TRACT OF LAND is
represented to us as very valuable and
well worth the attention of any BODY
disposed TO purchase in that part Of
the coun ry. Selling as Trustees we
VIII convey only such title as is YES
ted IN VS. by the said deed.
THOS: H. DREW, !
JOHN FOX, lrustees'
Richmond, April 4th, 1911. I'd 8.
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'"p,shsd eHrSHartto an Gcl ofthe General Assem-.
bly, Of Virginia, 6assed on tbe 6t;b I', ~.
6rVary' one thousand eigd, bundled and eiyLt. re-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-12

Mr.. Gregg, MIR. Bayard, Mr.. Lloyd, NJ.
Pope and MIR. Horscy were appointed acoor-
dinghy.
A message was received from the House
otRepresentatives asking a conference on the
subject ofthe apportionment bill, they having
appointedmanagers for that purpose on their
part.
Mr.. Leib moved that the Senate suSisf on
their amendment to said bill which was de-
termined as follows:
For wsisti1S-NIessrs. Anderson, Bayard,
Bradley, Crawford, Cuts, Dana, German,
Gilman, Gosd'ich, Gregg, Iorsey, Howell,
Hunter Leib, Llcyd, Reed, Robinson, Smith
ct Md. Smith CT \. Y. TAFT and Varnum-
81.
.Against insistiag-Messrs. Bibb, Brent,
Campbell, Ohio, Campbell, Ten. Condit,
Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Lambert, Pope,
Taylor. Turner and Worthington-13.
SO the House determined to insist OH their
amendment.
Onsmotion of Mr. Crawford, Mr.. Bayard,
Mr. Leib and Mr. Varnum were appointed
managers of the conference asked by the
House.
The bill for the relief Of Robert Fulton and
others, was read the second time.
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Virginia Legislature.
HspsE pr DELEGATES,

NTHpRspAY, December Sch, 1911.
Ordered, thatMr. Taylor (osBotetourt) and Mr..
ficlu be addedto the committccsfOr Cour!s Of jus
toc, Privileges and Elections and Propositions and
Griesances and Mr.. Coleman (of Iittsyhana) TO
the Atnousy Committee.
Ordered, that Mr. Baker (of Patrick be a
member NJ the committee IL Propositions and Grie-
vanees. and that Mr.. Baker (of Nansemond) and
Mr.. Baker (of Northampton be members Of TIC
Committee Of Claims.
By Joint ballot with the Senate, George William
Smith, Va. was elected Governor Of tie Common
veadHor one year,
IA sI'sseSse3 bill 2 To amend an act, entitled,
" An hct1scoporatisg company o. establish a
Turupk ohm Die Ifile River Turnpike road 70
Fauqmct e6dri-lpuse,' was read third time, aud
passed.
Ordered, .that..xfcssrs. Robertson. Thompsoo.
Preston, Maall, J. Selden and ~ Scldon be com.
mitee to announce 70 George VIM. Smith, Esq his
election - the Office Of Governor Of this Cannon
wealth.
On motion, ordered, that leave be granted f.
brins in bill, +" To provide for taking the census
OF this Commonwealth :" and that Messrs Mercer.
jackson, Bnwyer, Rigand, Griggs, r, Ter. Ssndford
aud Ice lof Norfolk borough) do prepare aud
bring in the same.
Leave vas also granted to Lrng in q bin "provi-
ding Tor The more cftstuM collection aud payment
INTO Toe treasury o. thc tlxcs upon lands, srd for
a"ie inS nc lsws imposing taxes upou real proper
~ tnd Alcssf. Jackson, Bceson, Coplin, Wilson.
Nichn,f teung, ffWtcncy, Etaus. Cantrill, M'Co.
nss 81, Sifsiines we're appointed to prepare and
Pshto'sNeie presented and read from = number
OF uiss iniighitants Of Norfolk and Princess Anne
counties, prs5ing Tor Che estsblisbment OF a Bank
AZ Norfolk Also,
petition of Jcan Courtney and Others, prayinc
accomplishment Of the gonInlnn wcaItIt's riQbi 10
eertsiD lands IN Nononrsr. eounfy
\ petition o. Thomas Courtney to similar e.
f,c,-.nd
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- Deeem6er s.

.,iytrefsiies, from the committee on the sub
jet reported bill for the relief of Robert
fulton and his associates; which was read
and passed to second reading.
Mr.. Cuts gave notice that tomorrow he
should risk leave TO bring in a bill to annex
the towns Of Kittery, Elliot and Berwick to
the district of Portsmouth.
Mr.. Franklin presented the petition Of
Commodore Porter, praying to be remuner-
ated FOR certain expenses Incurred in the
prosecution TO condemnation Of certain YES
sells seized by him at New Orleans. by the
REIMBURSEMENT to him Of such proportion of
the lines IN those cases as accrued 10 the 90
vernment>-Rcferred to a committee consis-
ting Of McssTs Franklin, Anderson and Good
rich.
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tons to me Of the LIST, llth, 18th, and 3Oth
OF December last They are necessary to
account for, not the general character nor
substance of my late correspondence with
Lord Wellesley, but that particular part of
the last paragraph Of my letter to that no.
bleman of the 14th Of January, 1911, which
is contained in the following words: "The In
formation which have lately received from
the American Legatiqp at Paris, confirms
what have already stated, and l think
proved to your Lord,hip, that these DEGREES
are repealed, and have ceased 70 have any
effect"
have the honor, Ss. &c.
NVAf. PIEKNE.Y.
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December G.

MrsCutts askedand obtained leave tobrinc
in bhl to-annex the towns Of Kittery, FL
Hot and Berwick to the district Of Portsmouth.
Which was read and passedto the secoEd res
ding.
MIR. Gregg presented a memorial ofthe
PTesideat and Managers Of the Union Canal
Company Of Pennsylvania, praying the aid
Of Congress TO enable them to accomplish the
object Of their institution, which was read
and referred TO select committee Of FIVE
members &C consider 81 bill or Otherwise
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-12
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,.
December s.

December 5.
Mr. Dawson, from the committee on that
subject, reported a bill for the relief of the
inhrm, disabled and superanuated officers and
soldiers ofthc late and of the present army
OF the u. States; which was read the first
and second time and committed to COM
mittec of the whole House.
Mr.. Morrow presented the petition of sun.
dry inhabita1ts Of Fayettc, Green Montgomery
in the Indiana territory, praying an extension OF
the time allowed by law for payment for tie
public lands.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph.
Orcered, that the committee appointed TO en-
quire into the faithful application of public mo-
MES, be authorised and empowered TO send for
persons and papers.
Mr. Mitchll presented petition of Isaac
Greenwood of the city of New-York, PRAYING
that additional dates may be laid on the irnpor,
tation OF mariners and surveyors magnetic
ccmpasses-RGferred to the committee ofCom-
merce and Manufactures.
On motion ofMr. Miteh.ll,
Ordered, that the petition of Hovt and Tom,
merchants of New York, praying the removal
OF peading suit against them from the District
Court 10 the Circuit Court ofthe United States,
on account of the inability of the district Judge
10 hold court, be referred to a select commit
tee.-Nessrs. Mitchill, Calhoun, Gholson, Mil
nor and Wright compose the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Newton,
ResoiVca, That the committee of Commerce
and Manufactures be instructed to enquire
whether any, and if any, what alteration and a.
mcndments are necessary to be made in the Sc
veral acts of Congress establishing ports of en-
try and delivery.
An ,engrossed bill allowing a further time for
complaining the payments on certain lands held
by the right of presumption in the Mississippi
Territory, asread third time and passed
The bill to authorize the surveying and mar
king of certainroads as contemplated by the
treaty of Brownstown, went through commit
tee OF the whole, Mr.. Basset in the chair, and
was ordered to be read n third time.
The bill making further appropriation for the
support ola Library, went through acommittee Of
the whole Mr.. Nelson in the chair, and was read
a third time and passed. This bill appropri-
ates thousand dollars year for additions to
the Congressional Library.]