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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-10
NOTICE.

TYNE subscriber intending to direct his
attention to some other object than
that Of Farming. wishes to rent for the next
year the PLANTATION whereon ne now
resides Upon this tract thsre are lour COM
Portable Tenements.
He will sell at p ivate sale all the Stock
upon the Land, consisting Of H rises Hogs,
Cattle, and remarkable fine Aock of Sheep.
He will also sell five six as likely young
Negro Men as any in Maryland de also
wishes to dispose Of the Land at present oc-
cupied BY Mrs. Catharine Chapman, hing
Immediately on z CHA Swamp, containing
about 500 acres lhis land is Of good qua
lily and very we'll timhercd Any person
wishing to purchase any of the above dis
crbed property, had better make early p
plication, as in he event of their not being
sold at private, he viii Offer them at public
sale.
William Chapman.
Port Tobacco, July 1851 lawt}S
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money she had on board, and the shp,s :.
and passengers: they put on board N.Y. ns"
master and 9 men and ordered her for r.,
fax, where we arrived on the 10Th. Bef ms' ;
left Halifax | ascertained that the NV NY
would lie deposited in the Admiralty con ",y
and that neither ship nor money would he ny
ed, until they received instructions from P' ~
land
Extract 0fa letter reeefged in this city from
HaHar, dated July %. ~
The dispatches for Mr. Foster bv IL.
eleanor have this instant been made nutr.. As
The Orders in Council were rescindtd on q.
18th June"
The Boston Yankee Of Saturday last says
We are Informed that British cartel b,
arrived at Salem, bringing an Official accenr
of the repeal Of the orders IL council"
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-10
From Tie Providence Gazette. /,

E ,+
ON SEEING A SPARK FALL FROM CANT
ON A PULPIT.
All. little, fleeing, dying spark,
How soon thy life is DER!
A moment only dost thou shine,
And then thou art no more.
So Man moment only lives,
Compar'd with endless day
Is born, and breathes the vital air,
And yanishes away.
But from the sacred desk, that thou
In brightness fell and died,
Celestial SPARKS of GRACE do beam,
By Heaven alone supplied
Thou little, feeting, dying thing,
Point'st MAN to tombs and dust;
But sparks of grace point him above,
To mansions of the just
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SHERIFFALTY.

At tile request of many respectable
fticnds, ] offer myself TO my fellow-ci-
tizens o, Charles County q candidate for the
Offiee OF SaeriF, at the ensuing election;
trusting thatm, knowledge fthebusinesswill
enable-n,e 10 execute the duties thereof with
Justice and elits Should | DO so fortunate
as 70 be the object ofyour choice, | will en-
devon 10 eviacc my gratitude by lenient
sad humane discharge OF my duty.
John G. Reeves.
April 50 d3tlawtlst0c
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NEW.YORK. August 4.

The brig Nerina, Stewart, from Newry, for
Newly ork, has arrived at New-London The
Nerina was captured by British cruiser,
and all the crew except the captain taken out,
and British prize master and crew put on
board, and the brig was proceeding for Hall
fax.-Capt S. had previously to his capture,
put all the passengers, about so in number, in
the hold, and suggested to the prize-master,
the propriety of opening the matches to air the
vessel, which was readily complied with, when
to his great astonishment, the passengers rush
ed upon deck, and the brig was Immediately
given up
Ertract ofa letter from Gait. Norton, Of the
shit Maria Of This fort, dated Salem, July 49,
"I was captured on the Sth instant by his
B. NJ brig Emulous, who took out Of the Ma
ria thirty two thousand dollars, being all the
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-10
From the Unted States Gazette.

Mn. BRoNsoN,
Excuse me for polluting your paper with
some further extracts from the pages of the
Aurora. But promised to show the public
how this paper despatched commodore Rod
gers,sin 1899, with filth * venom ; although
now, forsooth, it will not permit his fair fame
to be breathed upon; and shrinks, in painful
sensibility, if the omnipotence Of the commo-
dore is questioned, or any fear for his safety
suggested.
aurora, March l5th, 1899.
{" There can be little doubt that lieut.. Ro-
gers, of the Constellation, will be confirmed in
the commend of the Insurgente, as the fol-
lowing article, extracted from his letter, qua
lilies him for commando Although would
not have you think me bloody minded, yet
must confess the most gratifying sight my
eyes ever beheld was seventy four French pi-
rates zsehering in Their gore !" It's pre-
sumed that ar. Sterrct will also be promoted,
as he has manifested his hatred TO haie faces,
in manner which cannot be too much COM
mended."
March 2lSt.
I" Fenno and Rogers vow they will cover
themselves with sackcloth and ashes on the
fast day, and pray with empty stomachs for
the blessing of shortly wading up TO their
mouths in the blood of Frenchmen.
Same Day.
" What pity that Rogers had not toma-
hawk when he was exultng over his fallen
foes; he might have gratiied his friends by
sending them few French scalps as trophies
OF victory.
Some Day.
!" We should be happy &c. receive an &C
count of the family and lineage Of the heroic
Rodgers. We hope that the nation Of Esqiu-
maux Indians will not claim him as svorthy
descendant"
From the Boston Exchange Coffee HOase,
Saturday epening, .Aug. lst.
Ihaye conversed With a gentleman from ST..
Andrews, who left there the oath nlt and have
obtained the following information -" That
the Indian sloop of war and Plumper gun brig,
had each taken three priyateers, viz. Polly and
Fair Trader of Salem, and Argus, of Boston.
The other three did not learn who they were,
but one, was supposed to be the Madison, of
Cape Ann. The Indian and Plumper we're at
St. Andrews, protecting the shipping (about
thirty sally at that place, and would sail the
first safe opportunity for St. Johns. They
had sailed the "Wednesday preceding (29d
ult.) and had got outside, when they were in
! formed that two American trigates were Of,
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w-ORLEANs, June ID,


Flour Of this country on the intelligence Of
the embargo, fell to 8 5 so, at which price it
remained, until within these few days, and tits
now we'll worth 8 so. Cotton on recelptof
that event could not be sold at cents,
but is nov brisk at 9 ID Cts. This sudden
advance is owing TO the no news received per
last mail, aid should the information Of our
next post be equally negative further adj
vance may be looked for as it will heighen
the probability of 10 steps being taken by
Congress which Can prevent an opening here
after the 4th next month. The proximity OF
the Atlantic ports to the seat OF government
will probably debar them from similar bene-
fit
Our receipts from the upper country from
st January to Slst May, inclusive, arc OF
Flour 65,267 bbls.
Cotton 1902 bales.
Bacon $4,000 lbs.
Lead i,oos,o0o lbs.
Lard 1850 lbs.
Whiskey S,67I bbls.
Pork 3,ll9 bbls.
Corn $3.50 bbs.
Tobacco 1873 hhds.
Yarn 1889 reels.
Though the arrival Of Flour seems to be
nearly over, it is thought not to be because
the Upper Country is drained Of that article
but on account Of the poor prospects offered 10
the Western people on their hearing OF the
Embargo, if this be the case, favorable al
teration may yet give us considerable guam
tity. :,
twas computed that 100000 barrels would
arrive this season we have about $4,000 DDS
in town, nearly all Of which was bought up On
speculation at from S S so 8 S 6.
Federal GGzctte
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-15
MR.. FosqER 10 Mr.. aoxRor.
H'asAington. Juue 2 1a

HoShH7Ston, June 8, 1912.
SIR have received your letter of TO
day, requesting an explanation relative to
the supposed meaning Of passage in a des-
patch from Lord Castlereagh to me that /
had the honor to communicate TO Won conf
dentially; and ] beg leave to state to Won
that while I conceive it to be very dificuIt
70 give an explanation upon single point in
note of considerable length withou; refer
ring TO the whole context, and also believe
1t to be altogether irregular to enter into a
discussion respecting IA communication so
entirely informal, yet have no hesitation in
assuring you that my note of May 80 con-
tains the whole substance of the despatch
alluded to.
in the correspondence that will probably
take place between us in consequence of the
new ground upon which the Duke of Bassa
nos report has placed the question at issue
between our two countries, | shall be c-,-
tremely happy TO enter at full length upon
any topic which you may wish particularly
to discuss.
have the honor to be, with the highes,
consideration and respect, sir, your most
obedient humble servant,
AUG. J. FOSTER.
TO tkchon. J. Monroe, &c. {yc. j5c.
NIX. NoHRo2 10 Mr.. FOSTER.
Dehartment u Stafe, June.4 1912.
SIR-l have mad the honor to receive vour
letter otyesterday, in reply to mine Of the
same date.
Asthe despatch Of Lord Castlereagh was
communicated by you to me, in nv official
character, TO be shewn to the President. and
was shewn tn him accordingly, and as the
despatch itself expressly authorised such a
communication to this government, cannot
conceive in what sense such proceed;ng
could be considered con6dential, or how Il
Gould be understood, that tic executive was
to receive one communication for itself. and
transmit to Congress another, liable, in the
opinion OF the executive, to a different or
uouotiul construction. / cannot but persuade
myself, sir, that on a reconsideration oftbc
subject, you will perceive that there can be
no improprety in compliance with the re.
quest contained in my letter Of Yesterday.
should be mistaken in this expectation. I
Halter myself that you will see the propriety
Of freeing your own communication from
ambiguity and Liability to Eiiscops,ruction
With view to this, permit me TO inouire
whether the passage in your letter, stating
the condition en- which your government al
ways ayo1Sl IT'S readiness 70 Is siug - 81,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-15

defs IN ccGncil, namely. as soon as Nance
rescmdcd, absolutely and unconditiohaii,,
her DEGREES, includes in its meaning, that
the decree, musS be rcsc:adcd in relation to
other neutral nations, as we'll as to the Unit
ed States, previous to a repeal of the orders
In Council III relation to the United States |!
1havc the homer to be, &c SC.
(S;gned) JAMES MONROE.
Dug. y. Foster, Esq. sc. &c.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-15
BALriMoar, June II.

II appears by our New-York marine head
that the people Of that part Of Teneriffe, have
been relieved by arrivals since captains Adams
and MassassOt sailed. They are not TO be
laughed to scorn by the Norfolk nonsense aboue
the Sparrows. The n York arrival brings
down flour 20 SIS at OratavO; this, however.
is bus one port--captsin Massassoit of the Lark
was from Santa Cruz where four was S24, &
many Peopls said % be starving,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-15
AUG. FOSTER.
@WV0 -'H|'TVtJ I"Y'
Secretary II STATE.
TRANSLATION.

Secretary If STATE.
TRANSLATION.
Rehorf Of tie Minister ot' Foreisn Pelari-
Ons TO Ills Mycsfy The Emferor and
King, communicated to tie CunserUafive
Senate, IN the sitting If l0gh March,
1912.
SIRE-The maritime rights of neutrals
have been solemnly regulated by the treaty
of Uretcht, which has become the common
law OF nations
This law, expressly renewed in all the
subsequent treaties, has consccrated the
principles am about to expose
The flag covers the property. Enemy's
property under neutral Gag, is neutral as
neutral property under an enemy's flag, is
enemy's property. The only articles which
the fag does not covc", are contraband ar
ticles; and the only articles which are CON
trabald, are arms and munitions of war.
\ visit of neutral vessel, by an armed
vessel, can onlybe made By small number
ofmen, the armed vessel keeping beyond
the reach of cannon shot
Every neutral vessel may trade from an
enemy's port to an cnemy's port, and from
AN enemy's port to a neutral port. The on
~ ports excepted, are those really block
AIDED and the ports really blockaded, are
those which are invested, besieged and in
danger IF being taken Zen hreUeation detre
mia } and into which merchant ship could
not enter without danger.
Such are the obligations of bel!:gcrent ma
tons towards neutral nations: Such are the
reciprocal rights of both--sucb are the max
inns consecrated by the treaties which form
the public law OF nations. Often has Eng
land attempted to substitute for them arbi-
trary and tyraunicai rules Her Unjust pre-
TENSIONS were repealed by all governments,
sensible 10 the Voice OF honor aud to the in
teresis Of their people. She saw herself con-
stantly obliged to recognise in her treaties
the principles which she wished to destroy
and when the peace of Anie9s was siolat-
ed, maritime legislation rested again Oh it's
ancient foundations.
BY the course of events, the English navy
became more numerous than all the forces
Of the other maritime powers.
England then supposed, that she had no
thing to fear; she might attempt every
thing she Immediately resolved TO subject
the navigation Of every sea 20 the same
laws which governed that Of the Thames
1t was IN 1906, that she commenced the
execution Of this system, which tended e
make the commch law Of nations Weld T.
tie ordersin council, and To the regulation,
Of the Admiralty IT LcndcA.
The declaration Of The 10Th May, ami
hilated, by a single word, the rights Of al
maritime states, candy put under interdicti
on vast cnass and whole empires. From
this moment, In sad no longer recognise,
neutrals On the seas.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
(KEN.) LOUISVILLE, Jan. "a.
ANOTHER EhRTHQUAKE.

Yesterday morning [23d inst. a few min.
utes before nine O'clock, the inhabitants o.
mis- place were again alarmed by AN Earth
quake, equal in duration to, x, tits thought,
more severe than the first OH the morning d
the 10th ult. Several chimnies were broken
II, clocks stopped, and glasses thrown Of
tblcs, and it is said by some, that assures
the ground several yards long, and an
nch and half wide, we're discovered in
i've street near the Market -Hous (For the
ruth Of the latter, we will ret Touch. -
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08

Pensacola. MT II was nc. credited .-'S.ie
Spanish soldiers at Pensacola were tiiscon
tented for want of pay. Where is their
lhatriohsn,.?
MIR. Winsiow, from Port AN Prince, in.
forms, that Christophe was fitting out his
heet, and'i' was his determination to Cap
turc all vessels bound to the ports occupied
by Potion.
Major Caleb Gibbs, of this town has bcca
appointed to fill the vacancy atthe Navy
Yard, IN CharIestown. occasicned by the
death Of Commodore Samuel Nicholson.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
rRoM oun coRREsroNpHNr.
Extract Of letter from The Havanna, da-
ted. Jan. Is

E1fract ct a lefter from ne HaVanna, aa-'
ted, Jan. is.
\ All is hustle and JOY in this town, in conse4
auenoe of the arrival of 1000 veteran troops
fkom Old SPAIN, 900 for this place and
S MOO for Vera Cruz. The first division ar
rived on the 18th, and the remainder yester-
daE. The troops for Mexico sail again i'm
mnttdiateiy, that's, as soon as the transports
fill \up their water casks. | have Just retur-
ned from on board the seventy-four, and one
transport, and was greatly pleased to behold
the Strict disc.s5line and cleanliness of the
trooSs: they are very fine men indeed
The tSthccrs, except the etat major, or staff
are al young men, who have Sc en- much SER
vice NJ the Peninsula, and the staff Us CONF
posed\of excellent materials III point OF ta-
tents aAld experience.
The Nraops for this placea are lrrSrd--
They ttsld not arrive at a letter lessor, ~
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
SAvANNAH, Jan. %.

severe shock Of an earthquake was felt
here'this morning, a few minutes after nine
O'Clock. it was much more forcibIe than those
noticedb by us lately * continued more than a
minnie. The nausea at the stomach. giddi-
less OF the head, and movement os The unfx-
ed bodies, were as sensible. in this, as on ST.
milsr occasions lately yotiesS. It's direction,
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
FOREIGN.

NEw-YoEx, Ian. so. X
Latest from Hapanna.-Capt. Dickeu-
son, OF the ship Justin, informs. that Spa
nish feet OF transports, with 1000 troops
on board, oneer convoy Of "a and gur
brig. from Cadiz, bound 10 La Vera Graz,
put into Havana for pro, isions AND water.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
Bosrox, Jan. %.

DOSTOK, JdN.<o'
~ letter from Fort Stoddart, Dec. II, says
thefe was no prospect of the surren!er OF
dpbile; that there Was report tht 5000
Spanish troops had arrived at Ven Cruz,
and that 3oly Of til IN were deslned to
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
Extract Ola letter from Havanna, January
LII 1910 - -

1t is out of my power to send You by this
conveyance the accounts and paper you as
ked of me, on account of the confusion the
whole place has been thrown into. by the ar
rival of the Spanish ship San Pedro Iican-
tara, of n guns, and an armed brig, and a
vast number OF merchant vessels from Vera
Cruz.
" The captain of the "a, Senior Don Fer
monde Bustilios, has declared that they had
been obliged to leave Vera Cruz, on account
of the insurgents rushing into that place in
such numbers and. with such force, us to
make him fear the total destruction of all
the shipping fortunately the most of them
have been able to get off, although num-
Der Of them have been left, and some of those
which are now here have been obliged to
leave part of their cargoes behind them"
furor1
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
CHARLEsrox. January

NJ HNLES1ON, january ".
Yesterday morning, a few minutes past
o'clock, Il severe shock of an Earthquake
was felt i'll this city, Its duration was not less
than forty seconds, and the effect much more
sensib!y felt than ever was known in this
place before. The vibrations were in an
easterly and westerly direction, ;and so Sc
we're that the joists in the large brick block
of buildings in which our Office is kept,
cracked as if the whole was coming down.
Many persons complained of nausea at the
stomach, and vertigo in the head.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08

| by some, is supposed to have been east and
west by others, north and south and, IL
some, both ways. Looking Glasses & lamps
vibratcd and the fixtures in several apaIt-
ment' we're 50 violently shaken. that the
nails were ioosened.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
LATEST ROM spAIN.

Capt. wildwood, OF the brig Lcvant. arr
we'd this port yesterday from Algcsiras, &
last from Gibraltar, reports, that on the
2Sth of Nov. the French drove Bailpsteros'
army, about 5000 men, under the guns of
Gibraltar, with a number of men, women 81
children: there was a great deal of firing.
and some killed OH both sides one Spanish
general was said to be badly wounded On
the 29th the armed ships, gun boats, &c.
moored near the beach opposite St. Roche.
where the French We're, and kept up con-
slant fire the whole day. TwosBritish re-.
-gimepts arrived from Tariffa, to assist the
Spanards; but they re-embarked the next
day, OF hearing the French had reinforce,
ment Ut 5000 men at Tariffa. On the list of
Dec. it was i'umored that the most of the
French troops were marching towards Ia
RITA. Ballesteros' army marched through
the town OF Gibraltar, and embarked on
board oftransports prepared to receive them,
bound to Tariffa, and some of the transports
sailed with the Levant. Capt. NJ. could not
so on sherc to get his file of news papers, as
no boats was suffered to land during the en-
barkation of troops. The French are said
to have from IL to $4,000 mcn'in the neigh
borhood. Markets for provisions good =
lumber. no sale fish, do. -four and rice
good; Indian Corn, none at market.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08

Jan. u
FIRE THE Barn of Col. DAVID r.
WILLIAMS, IN Darlington District. together
with FIVE thousand bushels Corn and thirty :
FIVE bales Cotton, were consumed by fire on
the night Of the 10th inst.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08

Blythe brig South-Carolna, Capt. Sims, arr
rived yesterday from Calcutta, we learn
chat Batavia, aud the whole island Of Java,
is in possession Of the English. Fort Come
tus was taken by storm on the 18th or 25tll
Of August last. We have ascertaned no
particulars, having no papers and no other
oral information than the above.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08

Certain & is. tha. the citizens. gcncr.Mv.
were very much alar med, snd particularly
thc'Ladies.
All parts that we have heard Of west OF
the Ailegany and soath OF the potowi.iac
have been affected more or less, by the LAKE
shocks OF Earthquakes, but no place north
CT this river and cast Ufthc mountain, as
lar as>we have learned, hats experienced
amy thing of them. Notwithstanding ma
ny reports such ,,s twelve acres g. Ground
heir, sana to an ua.atA,nabie dcptii, near
ihc mouth c. The Big sandy river, three
hundred acres OF the Little Prairie on the
mississippi, and.of trees he,ng raised erect
from the bed ct the r'er &c. we are oil
opinion that no p!acc in North America has
iet them much more severely than this.
All lnrthSr remarks Oh this subject, we will
suppress al this time.
Fer two days pass, and Yesterday IN par
tic0;ar, "a considerable qu;:n;,ty of Ice has
been floating down the river. Several boats,
particularly TWO dashed ,cge,her with Sc
verai men on board, have been carried over
the Fails with it. What, las been their
Atc, Nc are mot able 70 say.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
January 90

January ~.
Il letter from Columbia, states, that the
Academy at that place was destroyed by
fire on the morning of the Esd inst.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08

Jose WQTia Benito Re1'cEo, SIC.
+ For Council of the IndirS-jierhahs.
/ The dstested Godoy Prince Of Peace, late
fri5ae minister Of Shain-or Uiceroy o.
DER The King"
(1he. Lnguisition gv0s abolished at the er-
ftress demand Of the heohte. "Ihus ends, +"
says the Gazette, "the e.ristence ofa t,f6u-
raj. erected By Kings, TO serve as a but
fress 10 their tyTanny| J
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
WAsn1NaroN,F Feb. 4.

The bill for classifying and arming the
militia Of the United S:tstes il yet before the
House of Representatives.
The ordinary appropriation bill has pas
sed the House of Representatives, and has
passed to a second reading in the Senate.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08
I'm officer ON board Tie Nautilus.
O,CoNNER.

N. B. To add to our distress, the niedi-
cine chest was stove and when the vessel
filled between decks, it was all damaged
SO that the sick and crippled could get no
relief.