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Several f-igascs and two seventy-four
gnn ships are stated from variety O!
sources, 10 be cruizins off cur Capos
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Married, on Saturday evening last. by
tie Rev. Mr.. Meade, Nv. JOHN Pow
ELS. merchant, Of Baltimore, to Miss
INN II. CRUISE, daughter of Thomas
Cruise, Esq. merchant, OF this town.
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By the latest London pcpers it is ca
cula,ed, chat in the new parliament, mi
nisters viii have an accession Of fort,
members.
1t is also said that an Expeditions IS
preparing in England for the csast OF
France.
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Letters from Vcru.ont give mos,
distressing accoun, OF the situation ct
that part of Gen. Dearborn's army, late
ly returned from the invasion Of Canada
into that state. One writer states that IN
the "a hours preceding the tims be is
writing 9 have died,and number more
are momently expected to follow.
The election returns for members Of
Congress il thst stats have not Jet been
rcceiyed-in the town of Bennington,
where the democrats have heretofor2
had considerable majority, the fedora
lists have at this clccaon gained the as
cendancy.
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persons who may be emitted. are re.
qaes,ed to forward their contributions 10
Tie r v iir Muir,
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ErtrGct Of letter to a gentleman n
Washington.

I have just heard that the British have
come over at the French Mills, and Ia
ken all the militia there, and gone o.
with them 10 Montreal. This news Is
certain-so much as 4 retaliation of the
battle of St. Regis. One OF DIR men
was killed.
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The Secretary Of the Treasury, says,
that the government must borrow TWEEN
ty millions of dollars, tc carry on The
present war. This happens to be just
about the amount Of the bonds given bj
the importers 0! British goods.
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UTIC !. Sept. 90.
FROM CAPE VINCENT.

In the night OF the Goth inst Capt.
Forsyth. with 20 of his rifle compa-
nv and Sir militia men. embarked os
board number of beats at CAPE
Vincent and went over to small
village called Gananngue, in tn.
town Of Leeds, for the purpose OF
destroying the kings store house at
that place. They landed, uohserv-
ed. a short distance from the village.
a little before sunrise on the mora
Inc o. the 2,St but were soon after
discovered and fired uoon by a par
~ ofthe British. consisting OF about
125 regulars and militia, The A
mericans returned the fire with so
much eject that the British retreat
ed in disorder and were pursued to
the village. where they again rallied.
but soon ;atling the contest too warm
for tAela ,aev ael over a bridge and
male their escape. lsavin; behind
ten Of their nnmber killed (hesides
several who were seen to fall into the
stream as they we're fired upon when
passing the bridge and s regulars
and number oil militia. prisoners.
Captain FORSYTH had only one man
killed anil one slightly Wounded
The aumber Of wounded on the par;
of the enemy was not Assert ined.
The militia prisoners were d;scha's-
ed on parole. Capt. Forsyth and his
party. with s prisoners abont 60
stands Of arms. two barrels of fixed
ammunition. one barrel of powder.
one barrel of fliats and some other
articles Of public property which
thew had taken fron the enemy. then
returned to Cape Vincent. not howe
yer till they had SET fire to his ma
iesty's store house. which was con-
sumrd together with a quantity OF
flour and pork. GAz.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 5.

F,rt .N'iugara.-The Pi;tsburg
paper Of Sept. 25th. states. as an-
thentie and confirmed intelligence.
that the American troops had demo
lished and evacuated Fort Niagara.
and taken position few miles in
the interiur.-i'his intelligence. it
is presumed. is altogether incor-
rect. The Buffaloe Gazetle (ncar
Niagara) OF the 22i OF September.
contains the following para sraph
respecting the condition OF the Fort:
-" We understand that Col. Fen
week. since his arrival has strength
eaed some parts of Fort Niagara We
ryeonsiderably. and put the ordnance
in excellent commanding positions"
Erecutire IucompeeRry.
The multiplied prsofs OF folly &
rahness-Or some worse cause
that have driven this nation into ii
ru;nous offensive war accommodating
with every days experience. Bare
" TO enumerate the evidence would
cccupy columns. Two or three
facts. of recent occurrence, which
have come to my knowledge. are in
point ard worthy Of record. II is
then fact for I state it on the
best authority that either the ma
tional treasury is so miserably emp
~ or the proper department SO def
rient in duty, that the army under
Gen. Dearborn. which has so long
been idling away time near Albany.
was not only unpaid but unproHided
With the common neeessaries. OF
cana; aud when. part Of the troops
were ordered to the frontiers
GFone Thoic regiment Col. Pixies
absolutely refused. and deliberately
stacked their arms,-deciarins
they would not move until paid. In
this refusal they were justified D,
their Colonel an old soldier. "he adj
mi,ted they ought not to march un'
less government would first pay iht
arrears due them. 1t fortunate
ly happened that Mr.. Secretary Gal
latin was then at Albany. and learn
Ing the state of affairs at the eneamp
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nient. he borrowed twenty thousand
ioilars from one Of the banks on his
private credit. by which means the
troops were paid, and cheerfuly
followed their commander.
Another fact l state on the same
authority A detachment Of 500 mi
iitia were ordered to plattsburgh !;
they proceeded two or three days
without provisions, with no other CO.
yering for the night than the SKY or
such barnsas happenedm their way.
and no other food than what they
bought or begged. On the third day.
full half their number wheeled about
and marched homewarsls. observing
that at home they had both beds
and provisions.
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before capt. Hsnt, Tor the North West.
Coast. The ship Hunter, Rogers, Of
Boston, sailed about weeks before tor
tue Fesee-Islands. Left at Mecca, the
snip Pennsy lvania Packet, Lewis, Of.
Philadelphia, for the Fegee Islands, in a
few days.-June 18th, off Angler
Point, spoke ship Romulus. Of Boston,
$ days from the Isle Of France. Tor Ma
niIla. Sept Oath, in lat 50, long. a,
40. fell in with.and spoke the British
Letter of Marqae ship. Patton, of Is
guns, Capt. M'Alas.ers, from Barb. does
for .Plymouth, Eng. and being short OF
provisions. sent boat on board, with
the Sd officer and seamen, and Mr..
REYNOLDS, a passenger, the crew of which
they detained, and sent their chisf officer
with two seamen, 10 the Hannibal's boat,
10 bring captain Hunt, with his papers
on board, which demand captain Hunt
lid not think proper to comply with;
md perceiving they were preparing for
.ction, capt Fl bore away for his port of
dastisstion, leaving his boats crew on
board the Patton, and has safe arrived
here with the English seanen that were
sent on board his ship.
By the Northern Liberties arrived yes
,erday-Sept. SO, lat 40. 20. long. 70,
was boarded by the British frigatc Or
pheus, Pigott, of 40 guns, from Barba-
dos, bound to Halifax. detained 5 days
and then permitted to proceed--she fri
gate had in company ship Pa :ket, Moves
from Liverpool for New York large
ship from Lima for Baltimore, loaded
with copper SC and 10000 dollars in
specie, haA been chased 4S hours by
NINE FRIG TIES and was cut off by
the Orpheus, being single ship out OF
The squadron /; also. brig from Balu-
more, f r Boston, laden with fur
Captain Rose was treated with the ut
most Politencss by the officers OF tie
lrigate.
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i. NAWAY.

W. AS committed to the Jail Of Fair.
w tax County. Virginia, on Fgid.y
the I'd day oil October-a negro uian
who says his name is JOHN, and that
ne is the property Of a Mr.. VIM. Halle
Of Ynr. & unity, state OF South Carolina,
ma that Mr., Halle was taking him to
New-Orleans, and he absconded from
i'm and was taken up and put in Mil
l,t'gtviIl Jill, and that he was stolen
out Of said Jail by Mr.. Edward Doiley,
Who brought him toGeorgetown, chang
cd his name to Edward Davis & pawn
cd him for 81 d2llars to Mr.. Adams,
who hired him to a Mr.. Luwrison to
work aboat on the Potomac. He is about
rs years Of age, feet or 10 inches
high & has small scar over MS left
eye; he is IF yellow complexion,
thick lips, and has an impairment in
rs ,pcech; had ON when committed, a
blue country cotton coat, white Mcr-
saillcs vest, a coarse linen shirt & pan
falcons. The ownc, is requested to
cone forward, prove his property, pay
charges and take him away otherwise
he will be dealt with as the Jaw directs.
Robert G. kedwsll,
Jaitor, FaEfar County, Vuginia.
October 9
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so as she may reach Pensacola
The Brazen has captured tho schr.
Maria. from Trinidad. with coffee.
and sent her to Pensacola.
Forty men, uader the command
Of capt. Newman, arrived at the
Balizs last evening. with "a sufficient
stand OF arms for the defence Of that
place.
A bout has just arrived through
the s. w. Pass, with the crews Of
the schr. Maria, and ship Beaver,
20 in number.
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ALENAh DHlA.
FRIDAY, October 9.
" TO SHE w
"To sHEW
rap VERY AGE < BODY OF THE TIME
IFS FORM AND PRESSURE.

A letter from Philadelphia received
in this place, says" The accounts from
the interior Of our state, represent the
changes in favor of Mr.. Clinton as truly
surprising. In Northumberland in the
Democratic County Meeting, % town
ships were for Madison, % for Clinton,
and one not represented. This is the
center of our Governors inhuence-and
augurs well change in that quarter.
- tits really dwelling to read the varl-
Gus pamphlets, essays, and paragraphs,
which the presidential contest every Gay
brings forth. One OF these produc; ions
is now blfore us, in whicD, amongst ma
n other cogent reasons against the cleo
tinn of Mr.. Clinton, it is urged that i,
will be the INCA IS Of introducing the
Federalists sgaln Into power; that the ".
York Niger, is in fact a 7rojan Nare
IN foal with besieging tories, who are
thus to BE- introduced within the walls
of the cabinet. Many OF those no have
co-operated so tremendously for twelve
years past, in the great work of political
reformation, have discovered that demo
cracy, like every other earthly blessing
is liable to corruption; that even the
best of men may err. and that every man
is no, patriot who processes to hate fe-
dersl men and federal principles. Cd
names are lost in new distinctions.
Ard now the war is not between
The Brethren and The men of sin
"But Saint & Saint s'erhose the tricks
"Of their ozun 7vly tohtics."
We feel no surprise at this new con-
test. The age of miracles is past. Five
thousand men cannot be flied with five
leaves and two fishes in this age Of ap-
petite. The game of In and Out is as
pleasing now as it ever was before, * we
cannot help believing that tic heart O.
even the purest REPUBLICAN Is not aitoge-
ther proof against the allurements CT
place and profit.
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NOTICE

TO the Stockholders in the Fauat::--
ard Alexandria Turnp Ike Company g
h rely given, that the further sun, vi
te.. d ia s>wil. be demanded on the ...FSt
day of December next.
N B. Those who are in AREAS .o''
demands that have been made. ere 70.
ques,cd to come forward and psy tbs e.
mounts due. with legal interest therr'
from the time they became due, be;dr@
the first day of November next i"r-
much AS suits or warrants will DC n;r't
against all dellnqnen's at that th'f J
which will compel them to pay ten r,@
cen'uu damages, as the law directs.
BY order of the President ard D'r!e7
tors, maze on Cd instant.
JOHN HAMPTON, Treasurer.
3uckland, Oct. So having
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LOST.

This forenoon, somewhere upon The
whaTves, supposed to be between Mr.
Vowei's and Mr. Irvin's wharf, Dou-
Die Case Silver Watch, No. ~, made
il London--Yellow Metal Cham, Stone
Sal cracked through the middle, The
finder will confer great favor upon the
tic proprietor and receive reward bv
leaving it at the Office Of the Alexandria
Gazcue.
October9 3l*
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NETWORK, October 6.

Letters received in this city by t e
brig General Silivera. dated Lisbon
The goth Of August, mention that Lord
Wellington, after beating the French in
several actions had entered Madrid.
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THE CHRONICLE,
IN lNNCAI INV or HisToRf P6.h
rIes II iIrSRA4Uk},
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOKElGN AND DOMEoIIC.
BY JoHn E. HALL, late IF Baltimore,
Assisted by several Men OF Letters.
This work will be devoted 70 the fcl.
lowing subjects:-l. An Annual His,n.
tory Of Europe. A Congressional
History of the United States, Wit, cr-
casion.l notices Of important proc, cGs
ings in the State LegisIatures--5. Pubs
lie Documents-4. A Register ol H...
markable Occurrences-s Blbs,aiI.
cal Sketches of persons distinguished at
the Bar or in The Pulpit, in the Closet
or in the Field Proceedings Of leerrs
cd Societies, at home and abroad=@T:
An Annual History of Literature, f..
reign and domestic-s ESSAYS on Mis-
cellaneous Topics & poetical illusions
% Statistical Reports.
Price six dollars per anhutnZ-T@ be
published in four quarterly numbers.
~ The Editors of federal papers
are requested to notice this advertise
ment to receive subscriptions, aEd
transmit them to Mr.. Moses TBeRas.
the publisher, at Philadelphia.
PhilaJelDhia. Oct So
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Bailn Of Potomac

Cc7oBR 7TR 1912.
A. Office isl,eroby given, the Stock
u holders of the Bank OF Potomac /,
,,,st All election will be held at the Court
iouse, in the Town of Alexandria, OF,
Monday the I'd day of November next.
,,r twelve Directors Tor the ensuing
year.
C. Page, Cashier.
October 8. d3teots.
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NEW-fORK. Oct. S

Last evening arrived at this port, the
ship Hannib.l, Cupt. Blunt, in $50 days
from Carton with valuable cargo of
teas, silks, china, nankeens and cassia.
Lett at Mocoa, April 26tn, the brig Cor.
Monsoon, for n. York, via Chill, to sail
in two weeks; snip America, Mather,
of and for New-YoFk, waiting for mex;
crop OF teas, and would not sail before
Sept. or Oct ship Montesque, Wilson
of Philadelphia ship Sally, Field,
Boston, both waiting for next crop ship
Rose, Cary of Nantucket. had bee
there l8 months the capt derangeG
he ships Albetross; O.Cain; and T.
abella, all of Boston sailed 2 or days
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From The .Nezc- Yorl; Statesman,
A Democratic paper.
THE KING CAN DO NO
WRON :"

In England it is treason to suppose
that the king can do no wrong. In
America it is an!i-republican to say
that the President does any wrong !:
il is all dane by his ministers. as it is
in Britain. FIVE blame Mr.. M.di-
son. for the objectionable neglect by
which the enemy had secured the
lakes from beyond our reach: Oh!
say the Madisonians this is the f,r,t
Of miaisIers-just like the British
IF the army complains that there is
no money-it is the fault of the
treasury. just as il is in Britain. II
Rogers loses an opportunity Ola g'o-
riOus victory -. it is the fault Of
Paul Hamilton" fla Furt is sur
prised and taken by The enemv before
our commanders hear of the war
-" il is the fault of Doctor EuStis."
Ii we loose an army" it is the
fault ofthe General" In the midst
Of these disasters. King Madison
can do no wrong; and, even tho
the nation be ruined. he is DANA
ed tory who says that Madison is
not the best President on earth
MARRIED, at Foikstene, (Eng) NJ.
w. HALL Fisherman, to the widow
HALL On the following Tuesday tie
Bridegroom turned his loving spouse
out of doors, and OH Wednesday the
town-cyier gave notice to the Inhabitants
not to give her credit.
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Removal.
e. JOSEPH SPEAR.

hCSI1CtG'btfS 'JO' "'" ''" ''S"So ~" 49,
Eu6i,c,
THAT he has removed his shop 10
Roy al-strcet 10 the one lately Oetup,e,i
by Mr.. 3. Adamson, near the CrHhe
House, where he carries OF the { -
biNrT BUSINESS in all ia taiitts
branc bes--hc also makes and repairs
III kinds of Musical Instruments. su II
IS Piano Fotes, 8Iss VioIs, Vioii::s,
Guitars, sc and will also furnish Ma
eogsny Collins for grown persos fcr
ff-rn dollars He hopes the qua,ity
Of his materials, the soundness OF his
gork and the strict attention he irs
tends paying to his business will en-.
rure him encouragement from seacH
rous public. Ali the above branches
# business will be executed at tas
shortest notice.
November 20. lay
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LOUISVILLE, September II.

LoUfofiLLt, september IL.
On the 18th inst. a court of Over
and Terminer. held at the Court
House in this town. Reuben. "a slave
belonging to VIM. Pope. Jun.) was
tried on a charge Of attempting TO
raise an insurPectinn amongst the
negroes. and was found guilty. The
court adjourned till the 10th when
sentence of death was passed against
him. to be executed Oh the Gath of
October.
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al L y ION !

II = ~ u
INDEPENDENT BLUES-Y0u
are hereby requested to attend Com
pany Muster, on Saturday the 10th of
The present month at half past 2 O'Clock,
With Arms and Announcements ia good
order.
by order of the Captain,
John Bower.
First Sergeant.
October 9 2t
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Land for Sale.


By pirtue Of iced Of Trust .fron
EushrodW~ shington. jun. Esq. y Mr..
Z'fhyre, 10 the su6seri6"rs. 7oe shaN
froeerd to sell TOR cash at P"bAc.1uc-
ton on loh day Of December ne.rt, on
the Premises,
All those Tracts Of Land
situate in the county of Wostmoreland,
Called LAUREL Grove and Niaurye's de-
vised to the sad Washington, il, Col.
Will IN Augustus Washington lis fa-
Their: o, so much thereof as vii satisfy
the debt and interest therein mentioned
and the costs arising from this sale.
joan Murphey, -
Geo: WhlteloCk, =
Carter Mitchell, J:
October 9. eo2m.
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We are authorised to state that
DR.. Thomas Love Of Baltimore
county is candidate for elector OF
President. DR.. Love will vote for
De Witt Clinton, Esq. if elected.
Baltimore paper.
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NtITt E..

THE s le Of Op1E I.INDsAY's proper
ty is postponed until Saturday, the l7la
ins ant.
SAML. SMITH, Trustee.
October 9
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At the commencement at Queens
College New Brunswick. New-Jer-
sew. on the 2sth nit. the degree OF
Doctor Of Laws was conferred upon
the Hon. De Witt linton. and that
of Doctor Of Divinity upon the Rev.
Thomas Y. Howe. both OfN. York.
The assemblase Of persons who
have gone from the South Western
States or Territories across the Mis-
sissippi and into Mexico, on an ille-.
gal and unauthorized expedition a
.,ainst Mexico. crossed the River
Sabine on the 9th. and arrived at
Nacogdoches on the 18th, where
they were received by the people
With open arms. Col. niece, who
commands them. it is said. proposed
remaining there few days for rein
forcement. The city wastaken pos
session of in the name of,DoR Ber-
nardo Gaucretus. popular leader
Of that country and the avowed de-
sign of the expedition is to revolu.
rionize the province, and to establish
republican form of government
'herein. 1t was said, we recollect,
that General John Adair was to have
commanded this expedition bat we
do not see his name mentioned in the
course Of its progress.
National Intelligeneer
The Suit ofBonaparte and his con-
sort on their arrival at Dresden, con
sisted of 522 persons, $50 carriages.
and 500 horses /; that 0f the ElnD~-
rer and impress OF Austria. Of Fl
persons and that Of jerome Bona
parte of22.
In" distance between Eonaparte's
headquarters and those ofMarmunt,
(if tue latter has now ANY, must be
bout two Thousand miles. he
treat MAN himse1'is about twelve
hundred miles from Paris.
At meeting in Norwalk. in
this State. few days since. among
other good sound Je'F;'r oman Iadi-
sonian resolutions the following, be-
ing No. 10. was passed. Thrt pre-
sent suffering is infinitely preferable
to future and Eternal degradation"
We were mach pleased to see such a
specimen Of sound orthodoxy from
such quarter; and We hope it is an
EARNEST Of sincere and unSri-neh
repentance. Happy, indeed. will it
prove Cor the sins Of democracy. if
by "present sn.tfring." it shall es-
cape "5nture and eternal degrade
iion." Con. Mirror.
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ANNAPOLIS. Oct. Z.

We have heard from of the most
democratic districts in Talbot and the
feds had a majority-a gentleman from
Calvert county says that feds are elect
ed, they had m -jori,y of II there ne.
yer has before been majority of more
taan 81. Fed. Gaz.
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MARYLAND ELECTIONS.

The Delegates from Charles County are
Nicholas Stonestreet
Ccmen, Dorsey D.,.,.,
] L Ford
Geo. Psrnhan
No change except in tie election of
Mr. Ford in place of Mr. Rogerson.
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.
john &. Herbert
II \ Calls
F Hall
James Somerville
Tal5o.-S districts give federal ma
iority Of 24--it is expected all dele
gates will be federal.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Federal DEM crat.
Goldsborough 1907 Williams 729
Stewart 1852 Eccleston $50
Leconpte 1855 Graghen ISL
Tootle 1854 Waters 755
Griffith ll25 Bennett 729
SHERIFF.
Patterson 1853 Harper s22
CecH---all federai-average ma io"ity
Sand Lightner sheritf>-heretotor
democrats.
Krnf-2 and e-last year teds.
Dorchester-alifed eral-maior;ty up
wards of 30O--last year fed. demo
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October 9