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who are in the streets only as spectators, Will
subject themselves to the danger OF suffering
with the guilty. .
August $, 1912.
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BOSTON, August $.

NO1IFICATION
The inhabitants ofthe town of Boston. cn,
lIhed as the law directs, are hereby notHed
to meet at Faneuil-HaIl, on THURSDAY the sh
day of August tomorrow at 10 O'Clock
M then and there, upon the request Of ii.
committee, chosen at the meeting Of tie
friends ofthe Union, Of independence and Ii.
berty, held on the 18th day of July last, at Fs.
neull-Hall, to take into consideration the ex
pedlency of choosing, and ifthe town shah sec
ut, to choose delegates, to correspond with
and meet such other delegates as have or NAV
be chosen in other counties, whenever such e.
lectlons shall have been generally made in the
different counties in the state provided the
pubic exigencies shall appear to require the
meeting OF such convention, to consult to.
gether tor the common good, and to adopt
such measures as the public interest may re.
quire.
Mso, upon the application of great nun.
per OF the inhabitants, to consider the subject
OF the alarming attack on the liberty fopnon
and OF the press in Baltimore; and to adopt
such measures as may be deemed expedeOt
Tor aiding the civil authority, in the prescrVa-
ton OF the peace Of the town, and in the sup
preston of all riots and tun1ults, if OCCASION
should require.
By order ofthe Selecfmen,
THOMAS CLARK, Toan-C lGrk.
BoStcn, august 4, 1912.
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LANS!NDURGH. Sept. Is.

.Noneu.-Air. Galiatin was again
at Albany last week. hunting Tor
money. Il is said he can make no
arrangement with The city banks re,
Ia,iye to his treasury notes: ana
unless those banks consent 10 take
them. he dare not issue them. Con-
sress were ready enough TO declare
war. and 10 authorize the issuing OF
the notes in question: but they
shrunk from iayiug :hc taxes n'ers-
.sry to constitute = innd for redeem
inc them. as frG'n the botto'n.ess PIT.
And banks tru-, neither foe or irirnd
without security Of some SORT we
understand. however. that rash e
nopoh has been somehow obtained.
to nav the troops under orders 10
n,.a.es,, 60 the northward. and that
thew will probably march this week
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HORRID MURDER.

On the 22d July the family Of Mr..
Here Doncet, of the county Of Opelous-
as, New-Orleans, (Mr. D. and his cid
est son being absent from home) were
murdered by young negro man d slave
on the plantation. The children had
Ibid down TO take an afternoons nap
Madam DoTcet was occupied in spin
ming and had from the window observed
the negro sharpening a broad axe on
the .grindstone. On en1uiring what he
was about, received for an answer, in
very impatient tone, that he was pre-
pairing to run away. The fellow cn;er-
ed some time after with his weapon, and
advanced upon his mistress with suci
rapidly that, notwithstanding be, alarm
he Instantly cieaved open her skull, and
then repeated his blows ACROSS her face
an in other directions, withou, her do
ing any more than to scream so as to
raken her eldest daughter ling asleep
on The table in the same roo,u. The
d4ughter few as by instinct, to the ali;
OF her mother. but only came in tin,e 20
receive the same fate The noise b.
this time produced. brought out OF ano
ther room young son who seer e the
destruction dealing around. at once at.
tempted his escape, but was pursued by
the regro to fbe adjacent fence and there
put % death The negro then returned tc
house * murdered the little children
in their s'eep, < collected al the victims |
into one pile. He afterwards set out t.
catch the best horse On the plantation, sp. |
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Ercm tie Norfolk Ledper.

We assert with confidence, that the
administration and its ficrds are daily
losing ground in every part of the coul.
try. Yes! even in Virginia. In the
d'stric, represented by Mr.. Gray, the
people have taken him at his word, ard
although he wishes to decline, yet hav-
ing promised that he would serve, if
they desire il, they claim hi. premise,
an; viii elect hin-indeed, no one will
offer against him-his recent conduct
has greatly encreased his popularity.
I'm tits our district of Norjoik, it only
requires respectable character to be
put in nomination, and change is Ger
tao. Letters from Mr.. RaadoHh'a dis.
trict state, that bis re election is placed
beyond question. MIR. hthes, it i.
thought, would gladly retire from the
contest.
We look with hopes that will not be
disappointed, that Mr. Basseft will be
provided with . successor; the petriot.
Ism and numbers of the frceholdeys, in
the respectable couhties of Acccmack
and Northamhton, will assure their
friends on the western shore an active
and Jealous cooperation.
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for ages, the strong hold Of Protestant

for ages, the strong hold Of Protestant
cnristianity-whici every where exhi-
bats temples of religion, institutions of
Jenev0isnce, nurseries of science, the
ids and means of human improvement
"a nation, which, with all the corvup-
lions OF her government, still enjoys
many OF the best blessings of civil liber-
~, and which is now contending for
her own independence, and for the in.
dependence Of other nations, against tine
oppressor of mankind. Wien | view
my country taking part with the oppres-
sor agalns, that nation, which has alone
arrested his proud Career Of victory,
which 10 row spreading her shield over
desoiaied Portugal and !Spalr-which is
the Chief hope of the civilized world
blush-I mourn, On this point, no
language can be exaggerated. We are
llnkin, ourselves vita The acknowledge
ed emery of manklnd-with govern.
meni, which can be bound by no pro.
misc--no oalh---no pliahtcd faith
which prepares the way ior It's ar,ni.s
oy perfidy, bribery, corruption--whlch
pii!agcs with equal ranacity It's eneinies
altd ,lilcs--whict has lett not a vestige
OF liberiy where il has extended its blast
ing sway--which is, at this moment, IA
vaging nations that are chGrgeable sith
no crime bat E.tred OF foreign yoke.
Into contact and communion with this
Dlcody ration, We are brought by this
sar-and what can We gain by building
up It's power what, but chains which
&c shah deserve 10 wear
VIII il be said, that France, while un-
Iu3t to the world, hss yet, by her special
nndntss a;id good Offices and fidelity to
This country, brought Us under obliga.
tons to become her associate
we then fol gotten her insulting language
20 our government-haye we forgotten
our properly, which size seized in her
nwn ports without 9 colour Of Justice
have we forgotten orr ships burnt on
the ocean? This is the nation with whom
we are called 10 intcrwcave cur dcsti.
n'es-whosc conqoesIs we are ready to
al
On this sub ect too much p!ainness
Cannot be used. Lei oar government
know. we deem alliance with France tic
worst ni evils, threatening at once our
morals. our liberty and our religion.
The character OF that uation authoriscs
IS to demand, that VIC be kop, from the |
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tsrehtly for the purpose cf flight. The
horse being some bat intrsc,ablc. car.
rcd him u the fence OF neie hbor (
ara some one observing the fellow. ak.
ed what he'was doing with the horse
ne replied that some Spaniafds had come
and murdered his mistress, &c. The
enquirer and his companions immediate.
Iy proposed to SO to the house and
one of them more suspicious tina tho
rest, thought proper to seize the negro,
who after being detected In several
ialsehcods, and6nding particularly tha.
no tracts after recent shower Of rain
could be shewn ct the Spahiards, con.
fessed his crime He said that Ills Ia.
ther was warrior, and that he had :nhss
r'tcd the family courage-that what hs
had killed before he would not think Of
counting, but if they only let him loose.
he would Let them see how many he
could kill The same bardihood attend.
ed him through his trial and On his
being sentenced to the gallows in two
hours he appeared anxious to reach the
spot, and when there, would not wait
Tor The cart to be drawn from Under him.
but told the bye-s,anders to get out Of
his way and let him jamp-which hs
did ;!
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DEFEAT OF NARNONT

The Snaaish o,iicia, account. of
the complete overthrow of MalSal
Mavnont, aa,l the Gx ''Grandi r.
nv Of PORTUGAL" w.lich werep-
nounced in the last Ceutinel. Ire
amply Established. Lord Welib-
toms official Gesiatclies of this h.
portant event, were brought to D.
gland the 18th August, by sd
Clinton. and the substance comb
hieatel ~ Telegraph 10 London
The dispatches ware immediaF
issaed ia IA extra Gazette, and
casioaed general il'uminatiorif
I,endon. ['tT0Capt. Gambler, iip
England. ha.! paper which q
taiael these dispatches, whicha
gave to Admiral Warren, whomt |
spoke on his passase.] These T.
ciais make the French loss IA. !;
il killed. wouaded and piisols.
The allied loss 500 killed. and 50
wounded. Among The British won
ed were their three Lieutenant-l
ncrals Dcrcssard. Cotton and Lei
not dangerously. The Prince 4
gest has created the conqaeroc VI /
qnis of Wellington. Tine Ia,t DIES
patch Of Lord ". was dated At o.
medo (about 30 miles from the field
OF battle, and about 50 fron Valla
doiid.) AMI "a demi- official note from
Sir Howard Douglas. serving with
the Spanish Geaerai Satocildes. @!
August Cd. stated his Lord~ilip's Ii.
q. TO be on that dag az Gach'ar; and
the French had abandoned tGoG sick
an,. wounded il Vas;ada!id. ihe al
lied army WAS daily ha"rassing their
enemy and taking Rrisoaers.-fhe
French had evacuated st. Antonio.
and other posts Oh the bay OF 3iscay.
and marched in the direction Oi the
PyrenIes.
The Freac.i had net -ce"ded from
the siege OF Cad;z. on the 18th Au-
gust; but were boin5ardias the ell
~.
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SHIP : T WIS.
PORT OF .aLEI1NDRLf.

The Swedish schocne, Maria, arrived
Al this port, had 81 days Passage from
St. Bar,holomews-Spoke nothing Elk.
cept the brig Adhesion of Georgetown )
Informed them Of the war, which they
had not heard of-snppose they got int5
the FIRST port they could make.
The day before the Maria vailed, tbs
schooner Cept. Bevan, arrived frorn
P'Il d lphia, and few days previous
brig from Baltimore. Flour 20 dollarz
barrei-Lnmber very high.
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AIGER1NE. WAR.

A vessel arrived a, Portsmouth On.
H from Gibraltar, hich place she sail
ed from Oh the 5th august, hari0g on
board col Lear, CnnsuiGenersl tiem
the United States TO the D'y OF Algiei
whom. TIE Dey ordered "f, with the
American tribute declared War again.
the United States, and sent out his Reet
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Chillicothe. September 2s.
GOOD NEil 81

An express from General Harrison
mas just arrived in town. About
1900 men are encamped near fort
wayne. The indians, which were
about it, would not stay to fight. The
mead Quarters of the north western
army, are at St. Mary's between
fiqaa aud fort Wayne. A detaeh-
meni OF the army, under col. Wells,
has DESTROYED five Indian towns ;
burnt III! Tie corn, g.. One Of the
twps which has hern destroyed, was
Occupied b.! the potoaatamies. and
two by the Fiiamics. We have not
beekahIe to ascertain. TO what tribes
tie Cher two Indian villa. ,ss belong
cd.
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JEwIsTowN. Sept. 8.

Gen. Rroc., is now at TOR
George and his forces are IN aeu-
y;,y what he intends next We know '
not,-He ordered the eyaenatioh Vi
Detroit before he left the upper eoul-
try. We are building strong pau paw.
ries. Gen. vanIRense.laer IS my
respected and beloved. We noPo -
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a, %. eKpeet reinforcements and sup
Plies ; for our soldiers com plain they
nave no pay, no shoes, and few ne
cessaries.
Troops and artillery are march,
lns Tor the Lakes, accompanied b,
oboat builders and mariners.
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MARYLAND. ELECTIONS.

The Elections for members Of Cor
gross, delegates to the General Assem-
bis, and Sheriff of the d.ff,rent coun-
lies, took plaoe throughout Maryland on
Monday last. We have not been able to
=eee@s.in tho rosuit except for the city
et Bltimore, where lanes Lowry Do
Madison and I'm. p. Barn ~y arc chosen
Delegates, and Jo.1 Hu!chns, sheriff, a.!
democrats, We believe. The CITY and
county OF Baltimore form one con-
,ressloral Observation-Disclosures McK;m,
Peter Little and n. r. Moore, are
h candidates. The returns from the
county had not conc in. The ma
Jniiiy in the city is in favor of vi Kim
and Moore. From Prince Georges
County VIC learn that in three districts,
Vansviiie, Biadcnsburg, ana Maribo-
rough, 5anhorne has majority Of a.
bout 100 votes over Dr.. Hent ne pre-
sent War representative from that dis
trict--.here are other districts in this
county to be heard frsm, which will 70
doubt encreass Nanhorne's majority
considerab le--from Anne Arundel the
other county of this district We have not
heard. montgomery County we learn
gave MI. Hanson an immense majority,
ald the calculation is that he will be
elected by at leas, 1000 majority.
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NETWORK. OctoherS.

Yesterday forenoon tile streets of this
city wete crowded with people gazing
at the Sun, Moon, and Star The
latter was visible to the naked eye, ap.
pArently but few feet below the Moot,
and rather to the northward and west.
ward Of it.
October
This privatcer Teazcr. Of New.York,
has captured and sent into Portland tho
British brig Isabella, eos tons, one year
old, with a cargo of crockery-ware, bales
of twine, nails, sheet and bar iron, ah4
baliasted with coal.
HEwIr's CAsE-John Hewitt wss On
Monday last brought up before JameS
Farlie, deputy recorder on habeus eaYs
fus, to try the question whether a mill.
tia man could be compelled to serve in
the artillery at Bellows Island, in cons
sequence Of the Governors order. But
the hearing the question was adjourned
to this day, when by the consent Of
counsel the application WAS Withdrawn,
for the present, III order that it may be
brought before the supreme court, at
October term. and the opinion Of all the
Judges taken thereon. E Post.
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atwaat feetins straws tho Americas
friends of Boaaparte will catch. to
anticipate his successes in the inva-
s;en Of an Empire at Peace and in
Amity with the United States. And
vet these same conjurers will fire.
oaently tell YOU that they hate the
tyrant. whom they wish to celebrate
as a eonqusror.
Russia hadconcluded a Peace with
Turkey: and the spirit of the Rus
sian armie, and people appesredun-
dismayed.
The expedition from Sweden had
not sailed, though it was reportclto
be in great forwardness. BOnapatte
had left corps under Macdonald, n
Sa aogo,ia to watch il. \
Peace between Sweden and En-!
gland vas confirmed, Lord Cathcart
had been favorabiy received;u Got
teaburg; and Mr.. thornton had
sailed Tor Copenhagen, on the invita-
ton Of the King Of Denmark.
The report from HeliSoland ola
great battle having been fought in
Russia in which the Russians lost 90,
900 men, has been eUatradietet.
The people in England UNIVERSAL
ly believed. that the repeal oftbe
Orders IN Co:meii. wOAid effect an
immediate ecace with tie Uated
States. Weak souls! they l3ow
not the secret springs which Si'l
keep open the doors Of War.
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FRONTIER NEWS.

PIA-sBCRG. Sept. ~.
i" Gpr officers say conhoen'i' We
.hall mareh into Canada before 'he
middle OF October.
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\Af,tAANL;!i!t.
WEDNESDAY,. Cct96rr Z.
- 9 Sttt. "
10 sittw
rHR VERY AGk & BODY OF rRK rIMK
lis FORM AND PRESSURE.

A
| s-1.Slas1.<.s.s.-zs~a
amongst the many desirable effect!
which our dec.aratlou Of war WAS eXpec
eu to produce upon &. Britain, not ODE
was calculated upon more confidently
than that of uniting The people Of Eng.
| land against tl.c measures OF their 90
vernment. This nigh, possibly have
been the case, had the Osders in (.ur-
eH been continued. They would have
become still more odious 10 proportion
TO TIE degree of suffering p,oduccd BIZ
them. They would have been regard
ed AS the cause ofthe war. and these ~ IN
advocated ;hem wcuid b.yc tcer chars
cd with tue consequence, .! tits wois
OF all evils But The rorcc l!n @! tics.
orders wall Tier the c.,se. TIE p,o.,e
Il E. gland Will discover tia; The, did
no; produce the war-That an accom-.
mtd-uon did not depend upon their re-
oval They vii. naturally begin to en-
quite into the real causes oe the war
their pride sill be touched; their inter
est will take alarm at The idea o. . war
undertaken for the purpose of iumiii-
aiing their Pride and subjpguting their
PROVINCES, They will rnife III opposition
Y such war, and IN the support Of such
Measures as will most eivctual!y coun-
lract the o. eralions Of the enemy Mr.
EougLam, the able and inveterate foe
lie Orders In Council, did himscifdc.
t'e that if the rcrocation Of these Or
IS did rot produce an accommodation
b America, he WAS prepared to lend
faid in the support IF such measures
sould most chcctualIy meet her hos
Views. The odlun attached before
ne people OF England to the orders
itufcil aid their supporters. will be
tTrred 10 us and to orr war. They
~bPposed to the ORDER because they
dRsl,ed he means Ct ihl;I p,'nfit and
sTence, and hey will un;'e against |
OUR for the same rcason. They |
wepposed to the authors and advo. |
cats the orcets, l., cause .hcy sew !
,hci,ernined to persis, in system
viii. perated most iniur,ouslr upon
the ieri,y OF the country. For the
samson their preiudices and oppo-
sitior be excite4 a@,i,st The ad,o
Gates { val in Amel;ca. They will
disCOs their measures an irreconc:l-
.,,s
' and a Il alliance to their most dead
y ioef
Ihcyving remarks are taken from
| ert.,;vered at Boston on the
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- EEn. /

"
An excellent BRICK DWELLING.
HOCSj On the south side OF Duke.
street. This House has IN excellent
Stable ard large Lot Belonging to it.
Possession to be given immediately
Enquire at the Office Of the Alexandra
G.zette.
October eosw
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Col. Delacroi1, Frenchman, an alien,
and n'i"ien of Bonapsrtc, has been APP
pointed Colonel in the United Stat. s
army On this most daring, most hu-
initiating, most unparalleled, most por-
tcntops outrage on American feeling,
VIC shall make few remarks in our
paper OF tomorrow. Our blood curdIcs
when we record it--ouv CHECKS a,e suf
fused with bushes for the t!ishcror If
our country-Our indignation at this ,e-
hcctien on our national character, and
our melancholy forcbodincs Of the fu.
ture destinies of our beloved country,
now evidently l:nhcd to the fortunes of
the great destroyer, can hardly find Ian
gage to express their nature and their
extent. Let everlasting ihfany rest on
the head Of that American who would
join the corps of this Map, or disgrace
an American sword by drawing it under
the command OF any Ercnchman.
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/ HI, SubSl RIB. K

H. SUbSt RIB.I<
WISHES to purchase several female
SLAVES, from Virginia, between the
ages of ten and tbirty.-Also, twentJ
WOOD CUTTERS, will meet with
employment, if immediate applications
made to
RiCd. B. Alexander.
Preston, Oc. 6-7 3ts
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4 FEW Hundred pair Men. fine,
a aid Womtns morocco Shoes, boys
leather Shoes. sc. ave for sale on board
the Brig EXERT, Webb, master, lying
at Ramsay WhaFf.-Apply 10 the mas.
ter on board.
October 7. 3ts
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to make depredations on American CEN.

uCTCCs p
Mr.. Jeffersen's "Red Brethren
who passed through this place seine
weeks ago, OH visit to the President,
returned here last week in splendid
stage coaches. This "TRIP has Cost The
United States very handsome sum-
Among other valuable presents received
from the government. there are num-
Der of first rate rfes This information
viii. no doabt, be highly gratifying to
the frontier people, " ho have had their
relatives and friends butchercd bv the
tomahaSk and sca,ping kuiie OF the lie.
rociaus savage. PH!sbury Gazette.
Or Thursday evening The 10th ult.
Col William Russell arrived at Vim
ceDncs, from the Illinois, with about six
hundred mounted rangers, and five hun.
dred infantry, with which he marched
on the loth To succor Fort Harrison
On the 9Th he encamped within thirty
five miles of the fort, which he was OK.
peCted ID rCaCn CHI the 10th.
Gen. HULL arrived. at his seat in
Newton. on Saturday evening last, in
good health. We learn, he still consi.
ders the act Of sprrendering Detroit as
a measure dictated by impcrious nec,s-
siy; and that he chi Joys the satisfaction
ct having saved gallant army and
garrison from an inevitable destruction.
He Still! speaks in the highest terms of
the troops he commanded. He admits
that there is blame somewhere and is
ANXIOUS Tor fair and impartial inquiry,
that the punishment NAV fall on the
guilty. Boston CentmeL
100 American vessels had been licenc.
ca on the 18th OF August lat London)
bv the Bsard of Trade, on condition that
hey nrncpoIe6 RI fj>a -.r,. e
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100 American vessels had been licenc.
cd on the 18th of August lat London)
BY the Bsard of Trade, on condition that
they proceeded to the ports of Spain aad
Portugal. Ibid.
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SHOES.

Preston, Oc... 6.-7
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The Freac,, had not -cc"ded from
the siege OF Cad;z. on the 18th Au-
gust; but were bom5ardias the ell
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may require : and they are requested ,,
as they shall deem it expedient, to apply ,s %@
selectnnen of Boston for a regular and co ~ a'
tutional town meeting, when the said sr' "su'
may be discussed, and such firm vigorous NM M
effectual measures may be adopted as NAV 81. ''s
the circumstances Of the country, and nav ,r ~
worthy the character of this ancient and ;. a'
triotic metropolis. Is
II true cofy--.fHrst,
H. d. SEDGWICK, scs',.