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From, a iale HaVauna faher.
GENAVA. Nov, 26.


From the Western FrCntlcrs we
hourly expect important intelligence.
We are informed the Arpis!lcs Gil TIC
Niagara river Was terminated on Friday
at,ernoon las: at FIVE O'clock, snd 81
day light the next u,orniag Fort Ma
para opened a FIRE on The BRUSH,
which YVES continued nn,Ii night. 1t
aas CO. fidcnl!y expected Gen. Smy,h
would make all attempt to cross 1t
Black Rock in day Or two. T!s long
expected 1000 Pennsylvania militia a'<
rived at RuEaio the iSth Inst.
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own; but whose effrontery will take no
denial.
The management ofthis matter give
me leave to odd Sir, is delicate point.
io'. although no one VIII dispute the
right es Congress 10 make appointments,
eyory person will assume the privilege
OF Judging of the propriety OF them
and good policy, in my opinion. forbids
the disgusting whole Corps to CRAFTY
the pride OF an Individual; for j. i. by
TIE zeal and activity of our own People
that the cause must be supported, and
not By few hungry adventurers-Bc-
sides, the error of these appointments
is now clear and manifest, and the views
of Congress evidently Defeated; for BY
giving high rank to people Of no repu.
ta,ion or service. you have Disguised
their own countrymen or in other
words raised their expectations to an III
satiable pitch for the man who was a
Captain il France. finding another who
was only Sabsltern there, or PERHAPS
ne;hing, appointed to Majority with
us, extends his views instantly to Re-
gimcnt--In like manncr the Field Of
Ger can accept of nothing less than
Brigade, and SO on, by which means The
man of real Rank and Merit, must be
excluded, or perhaps your whole Mill
Gry System diserderei.-In the mean
while ] am haunted and ,eazed to death
by the importantly Of some aud sissa.
tisiaction Of others.
My ideas in this representation, does
not extend to Artillery Officers and
Engineers-The fist Of thcse will be
useful if they d, no, break in upon the
arrangement Of that Corps already es-
tablished by order OF Congress s-The Sc
cond are absolutely necessary, * not obc
hal hcre--but prope p"ecan'ion should
be Observed in The Choice Of them, for
we have at present in pay. and high
Rink two (FHenchacn) who, in my
Judgment know nothing Of the duty o.
Observation-Disclosures of this profcs-
sicu ought to produce sufficient and au-
thcn.ic testimonials Of their skill and
knowledge, anti Got expect that POM
pous narrative Of their Services, and
loss Of Papers [ll.e psua! excuss) can
be a proper Introduction into our At
NY.
TIC freedom, with which ! have de-
livGr,d ny sediments Oh this subject,
viii I am persuaded, meet your excuse
when ! assure YOU that have nothing
else in view than the good of the Ser
vice.
Ey the time. or before this Letter can
reach you, Congress will be visited bya
person who calls himself
who according to
1. 1--we. -
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To the politeness of a gentleman Of
this place, we are indebted for the op-
portunity Of presenting our readers with
tic suhjoined letter from General Wash
ington. written in the year l777, to dis
tinguished character, at that time, re-
preventative n congress from Virginia.
The subject of it, is the introduction OF
,FrsRchmen Into our army. We know
that the !ustre which the support of this
great snd good man impaired - the fe-
4erai Cause, rendered him, while living,
an obiec. Of hatred and dctc4c,icn, 10
manY OF thoSc who were iniIn!cai &c It's
success; nor can it be concealed that
men may now lie found amongst SIS, who
are Jealous Of hi, fame. and even ready
to dcpfcciatc his merit. Still however,
there can BE- M doubt, that vast maio.
rity of his coErtrymen, vsnerate his me-
nory, and arc disposed to profit by the
legacics Of MS wisdom. T1e subicct
and The sentiments * this letter, are
strikingly applicable TO the present time.
We are again at War with the same pow
CT, and treHchmen are now, and VIII
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Copy o Letter from GesrT'i George
u ash!Hg:oa 10 me hen. 81
FWg"ia, dated
NosHIsrowy, Nav l7th, l777.
"DEAR SIR,
"Under the privilege of friend
ship, take the liberty to ask you, what
Congress expects am to DO with the
many Foreigners they have, at different
times, promoted to. the Rank of Field
Cficers land by the last resolve two
to that OF Ccionels'
In making These appointments ]" IS
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Duane seems to be worry much out
oftempsr with 8" the Ns1c- England
Religion" The Brissdier- Gene
raj" is very '!ueh out Of his ele-
ment when he txlks about religion.
1t is, as Nj. Madison says. ga no
gel and I'M fortunate" toIick for hi
talents, or his feelings to be exersis-
cd with. we advise him to drop it
entirely Or leave it to the care Of
binns, or Irvine, or Gales, or, The
pleases, all three Of them, and confine
his lators to the more sonsenial sub
.iects of Far and Geography. A
complete Typographical! description of
Russia, with all its " seuen great me-
tionGl roads," sc. dc. j. much want
ed at the present sime.-4As fox war
it's his Paatimc especially whes at
suci. a safe aE0 comfortable distance,
as from here 10 .',Gsco1c.
ConnecIicEt .mirT0r.
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ALEXANDRIA,.
MONDAY, December 7.

"TO STEW
THIS VERY AGE * BODY OF THX TINE
ais FORM AND PRESSURE"
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FOX SALE,


At my yard, on Kinks wharf, a guam.
MY OF FIRE WOOD.-The prepristec
directs the sale to be for cash ealy.
WIN. HARTsHORNE.
18th mo. Z. ,, law3w
Hot Pressed Playing Cards.
TREHORE and Dcsiiver's superfins
4 hot-pressed thick and thin Eagf3
Cards by the sicgle Pack or Dozen.
ALSO,
Clout's genuine Durable Ink, at ~
Cents per bottle.
And hsndsolnc assortment of Gle.
CANT Penknives,
Are just received, for sale BY
JAMES KENNEDY, Sen:
December - eoiD
Charles County Orphans Court.
OcToBEp Term, 1912.
TRHE petition of CHARLES JONES
81 BsucE was preferred ard read,
SITTING that he was DESTROYS to know tho
extent Of the debts against the estate q
John Bruce. deceased; and praying the
court to direct him, the said petitioner,
in what manner to advertise fos the Cre-
ditor. to bring their claims properly au-
thenticsled by the time prescribed BY
law. Whereupon it is ordered BY the
court, that notice comfortably to law for
meeting Of tho creditors of the estate
OF the late John Bruce bs given by ad.
yertisemsnt, inserted once III each wees
for three succe ssivs wesks in tbs Ale,s-
andria Gazette.
A true copy.
Humphrey Barnes.
Rsgister Of wis,
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CHARLESTON, Nov. ~.

From HArATNA.--By the Spanish
schooner La Carload, arrived last even
ing in II Gays from Havanna, we have
received tho papers of that city - the
l0tn inst.-They contain copy OF the
treaty of alliance recently entered into
between Spain md Russia; the official
account of tne surrender Of A.torgs, By
the French; and some further psrtlcu-
lars of the recent operations against the
French in Spsin--Caalz dates to the
I7tn CT Sept.-Trah.lsiiops OF such ar
ilcics as may be considered generally
Interesting, will b. given hereaiter.-
The day before tho La Carload sailed,
several vessels, under convoy OF go
vernmcnl big, and having On board a
bout 1900 troops, arrived at HavanHa
irom CaGiz; thcy we're to proceed to
l.; Vera Cruz,
November Is.
From. iale HaVanna fiafer.
Bc9ty in SevMe.-Ihe allied armies
Of Britain AID Spain found lii Seville, at
the late capsure-nine millions pouhGs
of tobacco, prepared metal Tor 24s pieces
Of artillery i'll the .oundcry, $50 marks
of SILVER, with the mint in perfect repair
2lO0 cartcuCh boxes, 600 new camp
boilers, 10000 n!uskcts, 10000 bombs
and grenades, 500 gun carriages, IS
gun boats, 1860 swords and cu,iasses,
500 chests n,ushet balls, 2co horses, 80
mules, $50 goo fanees. oil wheat (about
$4,000 bushels), 1000 pipes OF wine,
rum &c.
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We learn Dr. EusTIs, Secretary of
War, resigned his situation on Wednes.
day last.
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CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
fRehorted for the alexandria Gazette.


fRehorted for the alexandria Gazette.
SATURDAY, December S.
MIR. M'Kim presented the petition Of
Joshua Barney end others, owners Of a
number of private armed vessels, stating
that they had fitted out number Of pr;-
sate armed. vessels FOR the purpose Of
annoving the commerce. OF the enemy-
that during their cruise they had CAP
tnred a number OF American vessels
having on board British manufactures,
which thev conceived were coming toto
the I. States contrary to law-th:t par,
OF these articles they believe were Bri.
t;sh propelty--th.t the government had
intccicred in behalf of such property
aud ti.cy were apprehensive intended
TO rcleace ali tie property, and praying
Congress to tahc the subject under
consideration, aud graz, such reliet>as
may he deemed proper. Referred to
the committee Of ways and m cans.
Mr.. Dawson presented two PETITIONS
Which were referred to the committee
Of claims.
The house in committee Of the whole
a;aiG resumed The consideration ofthc
Report of the committee of Ways and
Means on the subject ofthc late impor-
tations of British Manufactures.
Mr.. Roberts continued his observa.
tisns in fsvor Of the report; he o%cu.
pied the floor about hours and half,
and when he Sat down the committee
rose reported progress, and had leave
TO sit again.
The Speaker laid before the house
the annual report OF the Secretary fthe
Treasury, which WAS read and com.
mittcd to the committee of ways and
means.
Adjourned.
We learn DR.. EusTIs, Secretary of
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DOCUMENTS
AccoMPANYING THE PRESIDENTS MES
SAGE TO CONGRESS.
Concluded.

<0t - Ct"OpStf StttSfb " slST- JSUSSetts
Foreign Office, .sug. 20.
Although The diplomatic relations
between Che two governments have been
terminated, by a declaration Of war on
the part OF the United States, L have
MT hesitated, under tie peculiar cir
sumstances of the ease, and the autiio-
rity under which you act, to submit to
the Prince Regent the proposition con
tanned IN your letter Of the oath inst,
for suspension OF hostiIities.
From the period at which vour in
structiOBs must have been issued, il is
obyiors, that this overture was deter
mined upon by the government of the
United States, i'll ignorance of the order
in council Of the Esd June last, ard IS
you inform me that YOU are not at IL
berty to depart from the conditions set
forth in your letter, it only remains for
nc to acquaint you that the Prince
Regent feels himself under the necessity
OF declining to accede to the PROPOSE
tioa therein contained, as being on va
rious grounds absolutely inadmissibIe.
AS soon as there was reason 10 APP
pTehend, that Mr.. Fosters functions
might have ceased in America. and
thathe miShhhayc bean obliged to with
draw himself, IN consequence Of war
seins declared, from t,Ie u. States, be.
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| fore the above mentioned order OF IL:
Fad OF june, and The Instructions con
| segment thereupon, could have reached
him, measures were taken for adtho-
rizing the British admiral on the A
| meriean station 10 prepose to the go
sernment ofthe u. States an immediate
and reciprocal revocation of all has.
| lille orders, with the tender of !yi, ing
full effect, in the event OF hosiilities
being discontinued, 70 the provisions
ct the said order, upon the conditions
therein specified.
Frnm this statement you viii, per-
eeive that the view you have taken of
this part OF the subject is incorrect !:
and that in the present state OF the re-
lations between Tie two countries, the
operation of the order of the 2sd June
can only be- defeated by a refusal on
the part OF your government to dcsist
from hostilities, ~ to comply with the
conditions EXPRESSED in the said order.
Under the circumstances of your hav-
ing no powers to negotiate, l must de-
cline entering into detailed discussion
OF the propositions which YOU have
been directed to bring forward
l camnot, however, refrain one sim
gle point from Expressing my surprise !;
namely, that, as coalition preiimipa-
ry even 10 suspension OF hostiities,
the government OF the y, States, should
have though it to demand, that the
British Government SHOULD dcsist from
itsiancient and accnstoF'.d practice of
ImprcssiRg British seaInen from the
merchant siips of i foreign state, sim
ply on the assurance .hat law shall
hereafter be passed e. prohibit the em-
ploymcnt of Britis!ifscameB IN the pub
lie or commercial service OF that state.
The British government now, az
heretofore, is rea d. 20 receive from the
government ef the q. states. and ami
cahly tc discuss, any proposition which
Processes 20 have ~ view either TO
rheck abuse in the exercise Of the prac-
hce OF impressncai. or to accomplish
By means less Liable &c vexation the oh
iaet for which inpressInent has hither-
to been found Necessary. bat they can
not consent TO suspend the exercise OF
a right upon which tha naval strength
Of the empire mainly depends, until
they are fully convinced that means
cal be devised: and will be adopted, by
which the object TO he obtained by the
exercise OF that right can he e:Icctually
secured.
1 have the ',onanr to be. 5n-.
Your most out humble serv't.
(Signed)
CASTLEREAGH
j. Russell. Esq. &c. &c.
.Hr. Russell to .Hr. .uunrcc.
LoSDos, Sept. 8, isi2.
SIN.
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SIR,
enclose herein o copy of note,
received yesterday from Lord Castle
reagh, which will acquaint you that
lave obtained my passports to return TO
The Uuited States, and that Mr.. Beas-
leg is permitted to remain here as agent
for prisoners Of war.
Immediately on demanding my pass
port l addressed to the consuis circu-
lar OF which you will also find copy
enclosed.
The S~iftsu-s packet sailed On the
3fst OF last month from Falmouth for
America and it is very probable that she
takcs cut instructions. suggested Ky the
overture made here, hut there Is no rea.
son to believe tina, they can be OF a liza
ture to satisfy the United States.
have the honor to be, with great
consideration, Sir, our faithful Ubedi-
cnt servant
IONA. RUSSELL.
To the Hon, Jemes Monroe, &c. &c.
Lord CastiereGsh to Mr.. Russell.
FoRE1eN OvrIcH, Sept. 2, 1872
SIR,
have laid before his royal high
ness the prince regent, your letter of
the 1st inst. in which you announce
your intention to embark Immediate
Iy at Plymouth on board the ship Lark,
for the United States.
have alreads had the honor Of for
warding TO you an admiralty order for
the protection Of that ship as cartel,
on her voyage to America, and | here
with enclose to you a passport for the
free embarkation ofychrselt ard family
in conformity to gonr request. The
lords commissioners Of his majesty's
treasury will issue directions 10 the
commissioners of the customs to give
every facility TO the embarkalion Of
your effects.
If, previous to your departure froa
| England; you can point ont TO me any
particular manner il which can fact.
litate arrangements, beg that you viii
| command my services.
His royal highness has commanded M
TO signify to you, for the Information o
your government, that there will be M
difficulty in allowing Mr.. r. 6. Beasley
as stated III your letter to reside in Thu.
country, rs the United States agent fol
prisoners of war.
= have the honor TO subscribe myself
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.Nr. .Uonroc to Sir j. y. Warren.
Department of State,
Oct o. 1919

49, VI v" MI ~ ID ~ uT-TFRs
Department of State,
Oct. e., 1912.
STR.
] have had the horour to receive
your IFiter Of The seth nit AID to sub
init it 10 tho consideration Of the Pre-
sident.
1t appears that you are authorised
to propose q cessation Of hostiliiies be-
tween the u. States and Great Britain
on the ground Of the repeal Of the or
dcrs i'll council, and, in case the
proposition is aeceeded to, 10 take
measures. IN concert with this govern
mcnt, to carry it into complete effect
on both sides
You state, also, that you have it in
charge, in that eveat, ts enter into an
arrangement with the government Of
TIE United States Cor the repeal Of the
laws which interdict the ships u war
, and the commerce. of Great Britain
from the harborS and waters Of the II.
states. And you intimate. that il the
proposition is not acceeded to, the or.
asrs IN esuncil repealed csp2it;snsIiy
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April %
THE FRIENDS OF SCIENCE AND NO.
RALITY,

A RE once more respectfully reminded,
IA that the subscriber is, attempting to
collect Books and procure Tracts to be printed
for the assistance of the destitute on the from.
tiers. All in this vicinity who feel disposed
to lend their aid towards promoting this be-
nevolcnt design, will please to send their Of
ferings, whether books or money, to the care
of the Rev. Dr.. Muir, or to the Rev. Mr..
Wilmer, or to the store of Mr. Robins, or to
Mr.. Kennedy's bookstore, il Alexandria,
From which place their offerings will be
transferred and faithfully applied to the pre-
motions of Science and Morality in such pla-
ces where such means of instruction are want
ing, by the publishers humble servant
Thaddeus Osgood.
April .
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Edmund |. Lee.
1912. ids
Alexandra Museum.
10th Apri', 1912.

TIME Members of Alexandria Washing
i ton Lodge, No. %, have for some time
had in contemplation the establishment of
Museum attached to their Lodge, to be COM
posed Of the works of nature and art, and
having finally adopted plan, they are aware
that in announcing the same to the public,
the success of such an institution in this
place raay be questioned but they have
lately re- eired, as generous donation, such
collections Of precious relics, as has en-
boldened them to risk the experiment. The
receipts of this Museum are to be solely APP
piled to charitable purposes. 1hey solicit
the patronage of GENEROUS public, their
brethren in general, and particularly those
whose occupations often call them to distant
chimes, where curiosities, both natural and
artificial, are easy Of attainment
1t must, necessarily, take some time to
bring such an iDstitution into notice; but
when we view the works of nature and art
combined to attire, and exhibiting Heavens
choicest beauties, we shall feel amply paid
for our labor and our care: and as ldleness
and intemperahce, industry and economy, ne
yer root in the same soil, We can only offer
pledge, that white the former are studlous-
~ avoided, the receipts Of this institution
shall be faithfully applied to the relief of the
wants of the latter, whom misIortune shall
con8ign to travel the rugged paths OF life
The subscribers therefore request that any
article, suitable for such an institution, may
be forwarded to them al their expense, either
as a donation or or deposit
G. DENEALE,
TIL SANFORD, Trustees
JOHN ROOFF: : Of the
ADAM LYNN, Museum.
RICHD. WALSH,
Blu order of the Board Of TRUSTEES,
T. MOUNTFORD, jun. Manager
April IS