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NORFOLK, March .,

We are indebted to Captain Dickson Of tho
ship Anacreon, from London, for papers 10
the 18th of january. Such articles as ar,esr.
ed to deserve notice are copied into tins dav's
paper In contradiction to the apprehension
of one party, in England, and the prediction.
OF the other, respecting the evacuation Ct
Portugal and Spain by the British armies, ,ye
have seen letter from Plymouth, in -gr:ca
port the Anacrcon called, dated the 27;iI Of
January, which states that fleet of transports
with troops sailed few DAYS before ior Lis
bon, and that another was to sail on that day.
1t may be said that these are the measures OF
the kings administration, and that the regents
administration, is expected to change the mca-
sures in relation to Spain and Portugal. We
do not believe thatthe kings ministers wo4ld
send more troops to Portugal in the last hour.
OF their ministry, if they knew, or thought,
that the regent had determined upon an oppo-
site conduct. We cannot pretend to know
the resources and means of the bell;gerest
nations, buttrom the view which we have Of the
state OF the Peninsula, we should consider az
abandonment of Spain and Portugal, a. ,bis
Juncture, as weak, cruel and perfdious policy,
to be paillated only by necessity, and that ne
cesstty to be made out most clearly
It the article which respects the exclusion
OF our ships by Russia, is correct, it would
seem that Napoleon, for we consider it as his
work, is determined that our intercourse With
the continent of Europe shall be confined IN
France, and that under such licenses and ~
strlctlons as shall be agreeable to his royal will
ana pleasure. We some years ago got into
great rage with England, about the coIonal
trade as it was called Town meetings and
Tammany societies were every where assem-
bied to vent their indignation. Federalisrs
We'd with republicans, and each tried theirbess
in the composition of the most bitter anathe~
ma: Now Napoleon forbids the importation
ct all colonial produce into the continent Cd
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RsaGnssns.nssza..zx.s.'ss --i...a,...'as.-~s=-.-
For the .dleranaria Gazette.
The Peasant.
THE peasants blest, who in his. cot,
= Secure from flattery and deceit,
The bread his honest labour got,
In peace can eat.
Whose family to cloath and feed,
Doth each new day his hand employ
But tolls we'll pleas'd, tn approaching neee
To satisfy.
Oh! happy state which so contents!
Who's cheerful though he's poor;
Who asks of heaven what nature wants,
But asks no more.
The miser's fears ne'er rack his breast,
Each night he lays him down in peace;
No dreams Of rapine breaks his rest,
He sleeps at ease.
Rises each morn with early dews,
Statutes with Joy the welcome day;
And in the fields his toll pursues
With spirit gay.
When nature asks for nourishment,
On some soft messy bank he sets;
And food that 5 sweeten'd by content,
He thankful eats
No guilt or fear, his joys dismay,
Each little thought fresh comfort brings
And happy till the close of day,
He works and sings:
When yon bright orb retracts his rays,
And village maids love ditty's hum.
He, thougtticss with gontlc pace,
Goes whistling home.
There he his leisure hours enjoys,
Laughing at merry tale or Jest;
Till sleep o'erpowers his weary eyes,
Then goes to rest.
He passes thu. his earthly days,
In health, content, and soothing ease,
Till he the debt of nature pays,
And dies in peace.
Each neighbouring peasant mourn his end,
Dropping a kind unfeigned tear,
And prays for their departed friend
With heart sincere.
May such tranquil bliss enjoy,
Crown'dw content, and free from blame,
And may Just deeds whene'er l die.
Record my fame.
ALBERT.
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JUST PUBLISHED,
AND FOR sale Ar THIS OFFICE,
SP E E G II
OF THE
Hon. JOSIAH Q y n I Y,

IN THE
House of Rehresentatives Of the United States,
February Is, 1911, on the amendmen's o.
ftred By Mfr. Ettes to the Bill stltltlemen-
.aru to. the "act concerning the Commercial
Intercourse between the United States and
Great Britain ard France, and Their Gefen-
denotes, and for other PURPOSES ana 7'h'ch
frotosed TO revive and enforce tie non-ln-
tercourse Lap against Great-Brttan'.
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Public Sale.

On TUESDAY next, will be sold, at the
Vsndue Store
About 100 Me,an0 SKINS, with
the Fleece. OF a very superior quality. The,
will be sold in cots 10 suit private families.
p. G.. MarSlteller.
Mar, n %
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M A I L S.

The northern mail will arrive at O'Clock,
P. VI. aud close at 7, p. NJ.
The southern mail will arrive at 4 O'Clock,
A. NJ and close at half past O'Clock, P NJ,
George Cilpin, T. M.
N,rrh
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lust Published,

md for, safe at This Office,
An GRAFTON, delivered by RcHA RID
BLAND LEE, Esq. at the request OF the w ash
ineton Society, on the 2ad Of February las
in comnemoration OF the 'Btr's J Wash'as-
ton.
March IS.
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March %.
Ground PLa,Rer.

Ground Platter.
The subscribers have on hand and intend
keeping constant supply Of G X O w d
they offer for sale.
John M'Pherson & Son.
month 9th. co
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By last Nights Mail.

NETWORK, July1s-i o'clock, p. NJ.
Afterpart of our impression was work.
ed off, our boat came up from the Mar
rows with London paper containing the
following important article, as respects
this country.
From the London Pilot, Of May 2s.
BY the John Adams frigate messen-
GER has arrived from Mr.. Russell, Charge
d'Affaires for the United States at Paris,
who left that capital on the 18th instant
he has brought an account for MIR. Smith,
the American Charge d. Affaires here, com
pretending list of all the ships Of the
Republic which have entered the har-
bors Of France since the ed of Novem-
Der last, and which were placed under
provisional sequestration. 1t is officially
notified, that the sequestration has been
7cithdra7cn, and that the VESSELS 1Cith
their CARGoEs, are at the disposal Of the
masters and propieterS.
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informations relative to the state of the
union lie shall communicate.
After giving the above short statement
of facts. we beg leave to propose to the
people of the United States few queries.
1st. Has the President Of the United
States performed his daty, agreeabiy to
the requirements of the constitution !?
2. Ii he has not, is he not guilty OF High
Treason against the nation, and liable to
impeachment?
5. Ought not immediate measures to be
taken to convene Congress, that the nom
importations may be repealed, or extended
to France Us we'll as Great Britain
i. If so, what measures would be most
proper for the people to take in the case !?
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of the Reviewers assertion by preference
to the Journal Of the Senate.

to the Journal CT the Oefidtt.
The reports Of contemplated War be-
tween Russia and France were still kept
up in London at the last dates. OF their
probabilityevery person can draw his own
conclusion. 1t may be we'll enough, how
ever, to remind those who pronounce such
an event impossible, that policy is the on
~ tie Which binds the sovereigns OF Eu-
rope: Fear keeps some quiet, interest u
mites others, while ambition urges third
to schemes ofaggrandizcment. 1t is evil
dent that Bonaparte is by no means SO
formidable now as he was year or two
ago. The invasion of Spain has cost q
vast deal of blood and treasure and it
that measure was not unpopular at the
commencement, it has probably become
SO: The French people must dread the
idea of marching into country where
they are universally abhorred, and every
moment exposed to secret death. Under
such circumstances, war with Russia
might embarrass Bonaparte extremely,
particularly when it is considered that
some of his ablest generals are in disgrace:
These would at all events be useless, il
they did not prove treacherous. We 30
not pretend to say, that in case of another
coalition against France, the Great Napo-
leon could be overcome by any means
by force, or stratagem, or casualty. We
are aware that many sagacious politicians
consider such supposition as the gros-
sest absurdity. True it is, the greatest
generals have fallen victims to fate in
some way or other: lntemperance, as
sassination and suicide, cut off Alexander,
Cesar and Hannibal but "they manage
these things better in France" Napo-
leon is superior to the lot of mortality
he zoilL live to accomplish the downfall
of England: he has predicted it himself,
and he is not only invincible, but infatiibie
also!
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COMMUNICATION.
Mr.. Printer,

Among the many blessings which attend
this free and happy country, there is one
which seems to be peculiar to itself: that
is, that we have such stock on hand of
newly imported patriots, that we need
not be at loss for good advice and wise
council, this century to come.
1t ought to be matter of joy to the PEG
pie here, (who are not envious Of supe-
rior virtue and merit to think that man
Just arrived from Europe, without ever
having studied our laws, constitution or
policy, should, by kind of inspiration,
know more about them than we do our
selves, and take infinitely more pains to
see proper persons elected to ill public
Offices. In addition to all this, the inter-
est which these men take to expose pre-
tended patriots to public derision, whose
only merit consists in having served few
years during the revolutionary war, or
sometimes having held Offices which other
people could have filled as well, is truly
praiseworllAy. 1t is worthy OF remark,
that you scarcely ever find that false de-
Ecacu attached to one Of those foreign in
spired politicians that you so often meet
with in our own countrymcn. These lu-
minaries Of liberty comprehend all the
complex machinery of our government at
single glance, and are kind enough to
tell us wherein it is wrong, to point out
how it may be amended, and do all in their
power to assist us in guiding its opera
tons, according to their own correct no.
tions Of policy.
One thing in particular ought to raise
our gratitude towards this host OF wor-
thies, that is they bring along with theman
inyeterate hatred to the nation which has
heretofore been our enemy. Even should
some Of them happen to come from that
country themselves, they know SO much
about the tyranny of its laws, that they
despise it from the bottom Of their hearts.
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Numbers Of them know, by weefal expe.
rience, the sad situation of the British
Jails, which open their devouring Jaws
on all who wish in any way to change Their
form of government for the better.
As a great portion ofthe presses in the
United States are in the hands Of the lead-
ers of this phalanz, and as public Informal
ton is disseminated in considerable de.
gree by their means, it cannot be denied
that they are well worthy of notice. and
still more worthy of praise. He who IS
destitute of gratitude must likewise be
destitute of honor-And the ruler who
could withhold lucrative office from one
Of these, to bestow it on person who has
not labored in the vineyard of reformation,
and who has no further claim to it than
that of being an American, and perhaps,
merely capable of filling it, / should consi'
der in no better light than the man who
neglects to pay his laborers, in order to
bestow their wages on his friends.
GRATITUDE.
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GRATITUDE.
PHILADELPHIA, July is.

PHILADELPHIA, July IS.
We are informed that twelve handsome
eighteen pound carronades were recently
seen on the end of wharf in Kensington,
not league from the French privateer
Diligent and it is also said, that they
arc not there now, norris it exactly known
where they have been removed.
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r. Gray's Last of Prizes

r. Gray'5 List Of Prizes
Potomac and Shenandoah Navi-
cation Lottery.
ELEVENTH Days DRAINING.
July l6, 1871.
No. 1924, first drawn number, prize of
$1,000.
Nos 1891, lo,s3s, prizes of Sloo.
Nos. 1914, l2,4lo, prizes of $50.
Nos. 1870, 500, 1864, 1874, prizes Of
$50.
Nos. l4lo, 1898, 1867, 1881, 1882, 1850,
1884, 1892, 1854, s424, 1854, 1883, SOIL
56sS, 1919, $500, 5ll6, 6o77, e65l, 65le,
1891, 84l4, slSl, $685., 1864, lo,oo3, 10000,
1858, 1928, 1926, ll,94l, 1884, ll75s
1854, 1904, l47ol, 1920, 1889, l4s4l,
1929, 1895, l545s, 1929, 1911, 1928
1857, 1866, 1872, 1882, 1870 1915
1874, l9,447, prizes of Sl2 each, and 80
prizes of $40 each.
The wheel gained this day s 2,o3%
Former gain, lo,4le
Present gain, l2,4so
Present price Of Tickets l2.-Next day
of drawing on Friday the 10th inst. On Tues.
day next the 23d inst. which will be the 18th
day of drawing, the first drawn Ticket will b
prize of S 5000.
Tickets for sale by K G.
July II.
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Planners Packet will sail for
Norfolk, on Saturday next, wind
and weather permitting.
July II.
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"rO sHEW
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF The TINE
MS FORM AND PRESSURE.
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government approved of the expedi.

government approved of the expedi.
ton.
That the Col. sent the Presidents
Proclamation to maj. Dupree, as he
stiles him, at Pa,cagoula, May be
very tru:, and he might have added,
what we belive is also true, tina. the
same Du2ree exercised the most des-
potic power, and plundered the in.
habitants Of properly to the amount
of s $4,000 or more. BY what au-
thority he acted will doubtless be a
SUBJECT of future enquiry.
Wrsn maj. Hargraves was defeat.
ed, the Spaniards seized upon all their
supplies, one small building was burnt,
and several negroes were taken from a
man at whose house they were Assem-.
bled and who was therefore suspect
ed of having joined that party. That
the Spaniards have seized upon or
destroyed the property Of peaceable
citizens, because they were attached
IN principle to the American govern.
nent, needs other proof than the as
sertioo of col. c. to suppo it. That
the people Of Florida have been gre at
ly harrassed, and suff red painful anx.
iety of mind, and that many of them
fled from their dwellings, is well
known, but by far the greater part
OF these troubles were occasioned by
Kemper and his volunteers.
Though the militia were asse mbled
al this place for the avowed purpose of
Perfecting them in military evolutions,
yet II is, ceytain that captain Gaines at
MopHe ogaA notified that they would
oSthsrd6nSA very short time, and a
coraPany "a mounted riAemen actually
proceeded to that place; and when it is
known that many of the officers had
been actively engaged with Kemper
below the line, and mans more APPROX
ed OF the plan, the public will be the
better able to appreciate the merits of
col. Caller In this business.
1 am, sir, very respectfully, &c. &c.
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COMMUNICATED.

Departed this life Nav 81, 1911.
Mr., RICHARD BATES, OF Gooch.
lard county, at Norfolk, where he
VI Mt witNa hope of removing or at
sssHd. $melibraiing rapid declinr.
Which had bafied every effort of his
PHYSICIANS and friends. This LAST ex.
pertinent too proved equally ineffectu.
al his disorder rapidly and regularly
gained ground, and at length removed
bin from "those who loved him, those
he loved"
Although opposed to long newspa-
per publications on events of the me-
lancholy nature of the one above stat-
ed, yet the feelings of his heart com.
pei the writer OF this article to add the
tribute of a few words to the memory
OF his friend.-To his idoiizine and
respectable family he was inexpress;-
bly, dear; by his numerous friends he
was sincerely beloved by his acquain.
tances ne was greatly respected, and
by all ne was known to possess with
every social virtue mind as firm as
his soul vas noble by the one he was
enabled to NEE, every trying viciss;-
tude OF the world, even the final papqs
OF Death, with immovable fortitud -
by the other he could look down with
contemPt on every allure ment TO dis
honor, every temptation to swerye
from the strict path OF integrity and
rectltude.-Such were his virtues. such
his merits that embalmed in friendship
and enshrined with love, the memo
ry OF this excellent being will live Co
cheer apd soothe those'he hss'left be-
hind hims
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BosrsN, May i.

Ehe, DEGREES Revived in France. ="
BxtrAst Of a letter from French gem
tlemsP of veracity and information,
to a mercantile house in this town,
ds,ed Nantz, 18th March, 1911.
. Your flag has never been treated
with more rigour. The DEGREES of
Milan and Berlin are e-eslablished.--
There is a prohibition to admit any
American vessel, or to suffer them to
leave a French port, without new
order it IS also forbidden to speak to
the Emperor Upon anY subject reIa-
ting TO the Americans. "-Centinel.
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ofshose who were attached to Ameri-
can principles and residing in the ter.
ritory declared by tie Presidents pro-
elamation TO belong TO tAe Uaited
States"
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Nav g..

Upder the head of DEGREES RE-
vIvED in France" the Centinel ofye..
terday publishes what is yled an
" extract of letter from Nantz, dat.
ed 18Th March" The Centinel has
heretofore denied that the DEGREES have
ever been revoked if they have not
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TRAC rs of LAND,


with their sppur,enauces, or so much there.
OF as may be necessary TO pay certain debts
in the said deed of trust mentioned, that 10 TO
cav;
.NNB tract situate In the county Of Montgo.
" mery, containing 300 acres, being shat
TRACT Or which the said Andrew LEWIS now
lives---one other TRACT adjoining the last
mentioned on the north, containing ten thousand
acres--one Other tract adjoining the hrst men,
toned, being an inclusive survey, containing Sc
ven thousand seven hundred acres-one otIier
tract adjoining the last mentioned at the west
end, containing four hundred and fourteen acres
lone other tract called the Chestnut NECK,
Containing three hundred and sixty SIX acres
one other tract called SEY2NAS tract on Bot.
tom Creek adjoining the FIRST mentioned tract
Of eighr bundred acres, and cont aiming ore hun
Died and. fifty acres--one other tract also ad.
Joining ,he fTss mentioned tract called E4oth.
nou; Garden, containing one huRdrcd and $kenty
eight acres---one other tract adjoining lie last
mentioned. containing one hundred and thirty
acTes.-one oihert act adjoining the inclusive SUI
vsy OF seven thousand seven hundred acres above
msHuoned containing eighty acies=7one othr
tract adjoiaing the same incu i've survey and '.
tanning one hund ed a res==one other tract yi1 NJ
on both sides Of Litils River containing one hun.
dyed and Fifty acres, on which is titua Hopeweir
Forge---one o'her Taet adjoining thereto, con-
tanning one hundred and forty scres--one osher
tract djoining the same, called the Saw-nili
trac. d optsining four hundred and thirty eighty
acre,A-ihd one Other tract adjoining the last
mentioned tract, containing one hundred acres
(which said several tracts of land are situate
ia the county Of Mon & merry
EDWARD JOHNSTON,
Surviving Trustee.
N, B. The above mentioned properly is stu
ave on and about what is generally called the
BBNr MOUNTAIN, and considered very
valuable estate, particularly tor gazing Any
one wishing for raore particular info ion,
r'sy spfAz 70 Chsrles Johnston, residing in
Canpred ccun'y, near Lynohburg, or 10 Robert
Pollard, George Pickett, or Csilego, Richard
Il CO. 10 the eily Of Richmond.
May 9Th, 1911. ud0
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Delegates elected to serve in the neg,
General AcsannhI..

Delegates elected to serve in the nexe
General Assembly.
Franklin, Nathaniel H. Claiborne
and Silas Care;
Henry, George Hairston, Jun. and
Patrick II. Fontaine.
Patrick, Samuel Hughes and Ter
man b .ker.
Sanford.
Bedford, Isaac Otey and VIM. Hop.
kins.
", Nelson James Woods and George
Rockingham, Arch. Rutherford and
William Bry an.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-09

been REVOKED, how can they be re.
yivedf With respect to the letter, it
is very much doubted whether it as
ever near salt water.
Chrt nicle-
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BY virtue Of deed of Trust, from Andrew
Levi, of the county of Montgomery. will be
SOLD, by the Subscriber, to the highest bid
der, for ready money, at the Eagle Tavern in
the city Of Richmond. upon the twentieth day
Of June next, The following
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From wAsHINcroN CRY, MAY ?.

From WASHINGTON CRY. Nav ?.
We have no further intelligence
from Fsance. Although there have
been several arrivals iat>ly from diff.
ierent ports of that country, it is un-
derstood that no advices have hen
received from our charge d'affairs re-
siding at Paris 1T later da,- IN an
some time in January. Little Deepen.
,oence can be placed on the report of
caP'alns OF vessels, who are FREQUENTLY
Htrestei In the state men,s they MAKE
and whose meaus of information -.
troeessarily limited. We have tber..
lore no authentic information of m.
state OF things in France subs.
to the second oil February. H.,
From the Baltimore American.
IL we Can judge from circumstance,
10 or more properly speaking ,hs
80. VI Nuoa, IS on the eve of a reyoI,-
ton in favour of free and ;nsaaa.-
government. We have received the &C.
VI introductory number of the 60 Americas
ratriot, printed at Havana nv Don D.
gro Nieheias Palmer. The public NAV
I =. some idea of its object by It's contents
!. Is IN the hands of translator. aud viii
ee gwen at an early hour. This Is The
nrst paper of the kind that was ever dared
TO DC published in that Island, and beg,ns
mus The empire of tyranny is az an
end, and that of Liberty COMMENCES ,ha
reign OF despotism gives way to tba, of
Jusuce ana reason" The editor promises.
at present, ITS publications ON a scr;ue
type, every Tuesday, on a very small
speet ana An enlargement as soon as suf.
nc,ent iount shall be received-which he
moAe etly expects from the u. S.-If,h;s
lslgn (which is the centre of commpni
caten oetYeen Spain and its Amercan
colonisss>oe once revoIutionized, their in.
dependence from European thraldom NAV
be considered as CERTAIN"
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the country, and with accurate and
curious details with respect to the
Egyptian monuments: they have pre-
sente us with interesting dissertations,
iPeenlous ny potheses, and, in a word.
pex have enriched The arts and the
seienSes But they have thrown no new
light IpRt, the early period Of the his
tory OF Egypt.