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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-16

CHARLESTON, Oct. 4.-Arrived at the
bar last evening, the Cartek s,oop Eliza,
Mattacks master, bound TO New York with
80 prisoners on board, II of whom came 40
To town last evening in one of our Pl,s boats.
he ochr Nelly, Smith, from this port
| bound to New York, and the schr. Rum
iney, Hamilton, from here bound TO st. Bar
tholcmews. have both been Captured and
carried into Nassau. On board the 3nrn~.
ney were found two negro. follows belong
lrS to this city, which seems 10 be owned,
| by the information at Nassau, by MRS
Harvey and Mir. Lindsey. The Schooners
Phebe and Jane, from Philadelphia, bound
TO Savannah, have also been captureI
and carried into Nassau with several other
American vessels. The privateer schr.
Rapid, belonging to this city has captured, al
small British privateer mounting one gun,
and sent her prisoners to Nassau. The capt.
OF the Rapid being short of water he landed
with his boat and seven men at Cat Island
to Obtain supply, but unfortunately tNfey
were taken & made prisoners. fss
One OF the officers OF the schr Ncnpareit
and five Of her seamcn belonging to .sh;s
port were exchanged for the capt. of.the
British priyateer and the same numbei, cf
British seamen, who were part Of the nnniee
Der which arrived last evening. AT tie
time the above prisoners left Nassau, there
were confined ON board the prison ship 81
prisoners and Kept on very short all
ance.
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N ORk. OCI. III
LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.

Mr.. Ricketts,, who was passenger III the
Whampoa, from Lisbon, arrived in this city
yesterday morning, and has furnished the
Editors of the Mercantile Advertiser with
the following official copy of translation oi
the Declaration of the Regency of the King
dom of Portugal.
1T being eXpedient to preserve these
Kingdoms n a state of most perfect Neutral
ity, during the continuance Of the war which
has unhappily broken out between G.. Brit
ala and the ". States Of America, and 10
that end to prevent all disputes which in
such cases frequently arise on the subject
of prizes taken by the vessels Of The beilIge-
rents.
"The Prince Regent, our Lord, renewing
the provisions of the Decree OF the 50th Au-
gust, 1880, commands that no prizes taken,
or which shall be taken. BY the ships or yes
sells of war of either nation from the other,
shall be admitted into the ports ofthc King
dOms of Portugal and Algana, excepting on
ly III cases where the Laws OF Nations re-
quire it /; declaring, however, that, even in
those cases, they shall not be permitted to
sell or unload the prizes thus brought in, nor
be allowed to remain longer than. may be
necessary to avoid danger, or procure such
innocent succours as they may stand i'll need
Of
The proper authority will publish the
same, and sec { executed.
q" Palace u Government, 1871 ofIagHst,
1912"
from Lis6on--A gentleman Of ono of the
most respectable mercantile houses in this
city. to wiiom VIC have often been Indebted
FOR articles OF intelligence from Spain ana
Portugal, has th,s day Obliged Us with Lis
bon papers 20 ,ne 31st Of August inclusive.
FROM which the following important dis
patches are translated.
C7ran@iafed jdr khe.A. York EpenieC Pest. +
LISBoN, Aux 81.
Extract of three Dispatches from his Excel.
lency the Marshall Ccnerti Marquis IL
Torres Ncdras. C.ord Wellington) ad
dressed 20 his Excejeucy Don misuei
Pereira forjaz
Head Quarters az Madrid. 18Th Aug. 1912
Having found that Marshall Marmont's
army vas continuing its rctfeat towards Bur
gos, and in such a state that il coald MOI fer
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Total 694 427o $50

Return of Ordnance, &c. taken at the Cas-.
tie OF Salamanca, July %. 1912.
Blk French eight Founders, French four
FOUNDER, Spanish four FOUNDERS, ] French
3 inch howitzer-Total IL. Five ruubril.
with ammunition. The exact quantity u
ammunition carried on each tumbril is not
yet asCertaned.
(Signed) HOYLET FRAMlNGHAM.
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Travellers, take care
Three Hundred Dollars Rs7eard.


HAD stolen, from behind the stage
between Alexandra and Occoqoah
Mills. twelve miles from the tarmer' *
four from the latter, my Trunk. twas
cut off a few minutes before Daylight,
last evening. This Trunk contained
nupsbsr of valuable papers CT pnolc
and private nature, a quantity OF cloth
ing, among which was marine oh'ceF
full dress uniform. pocket and memo
randum book. The pocket-book con-
tanned Virginia Bonk Notes 10 the a
mount of One Hundred Dollars ; also
Draft on the Petersburg Bank issued
from the Bank Of Washington, Tor two
Hundred Dollars, drawn IN my favor
date and number not recollected. Inc
above reward will be given tor the de-
tection of the villain and restoration OF
the property, or Two Hundred Dollars
will be paid for the property alone.
VIII ~ ALEX. SEWER.
occoouan Mills, Oct. Is Ct
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joseph Mardev,lle,
Corner Of King and Fa'yfar Streets,
HIS FOR SHE,


las Chest Ia and ia Chests rev
I;unpowder. Imperial, Hyson: Young
tyson, Hyson Skin and Souchong
IS 600 b. Coffee
Is hhds. Mu:cavado Sugars
800 barrels do.
so o ID loaf and lunn Sugars
NO barrels New England Rum
IS puncheons IVES, lna!a 20.
leo Dar'cis Whisky
pipe. french trsndy
80 Hogsheads retailing Molasses
80 b-.i Pepper aud pimsnto
$50 H.. Srcniso indigo,
1000 III choice Nader
500 lb. refined Salt Pe;re
IS ca.k> Gun powder
Which with his usual general ass
.orts,ent of the best Wines, L!qu,,rs
nj Groceries, ne will dispose Of oti
rtesGnab!e terms.
Aug. ~.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER %, 1912.
United States Of America

DIs7R1cT OF CoLU&BIA, TO WI7:
VyTHEREAS Libel h,t.a been flied
w in the District Court of the Unit
ed States for the District Of Columbia,
BY the United States Attorney tor the
said District, against the SHIP ARGO,
her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture and
her Cargo, stating. alledging and pro-
pounding that after the passage OF GER
tain Statute or Act Of Congress, entl-
tied " An Act to hnterdict the CONNER.
cial intercourse b.-sasen. ti3e Ul9R
States and Great Britain and France Ha
thei, dependencies, and after the pass
ING the Statute or Act Ct Congress- ea+
titled " An Act concerning the CONNER
cial intercourse between the Cnited
States and Great Britain and France and
their dependencies and Tor other purpo-
ses;" and slter the passing of one other
statute or act Of Congress, emitted " An
act supplementary to the act emitted an
oct concerning the commercial inter
course between the u States and Great
Britain and Fance, ard their dppehden
cies, and for other purposes; and afFer
due notice Of the said acts, at the Gus
tom Houses respectively, that is to say,
on the twenty second day of September,
1919. certain cargo Of goods, ares and
merchandise, of the growth. produce OF
manufacture Of Great Britain. was I'm
ported from the port Of Liverpool, stu.
ated il Great Britain, into the port OF
A,exand,ia, IN ne District of Alexandria,
within tie p"rper jurisdiction Oh tHls
Court, b. E&Hn Smith, Thomas Janney'
Joan Lloyd and others, in certe'n Snip
!; calls 4 the Argo, wholly owned by no
mas G. Amory and Company and Henr,
Pctersn,,, residents nifhin the Un'ted
State, and commanded by It.9ry Peter
son, which said snip dcpar:e@ 'ttae
aforesaid BRITISH part subsc9GS - 's A.s
second day Of February, IsN, c'Wy
10 the Aforesaid act of Congrc 10y
reason Of the violation of wi,ich sid acts
o! Congress, nd by virtue thereof, the
said Slip, Tackle, Apparel and Farn'-
lure, and also her Cargo aforesaid have
becone wholly forfeited and liable to
be seized and condemned il this Court
And pursuant to a warrant from tie
Hon William Cranch, Chief Judge OF
tie United States Cirtuit Court, OF the
District uf Columbia, commissioned to
hold the District Court of the United
States. in and for the District OF Column
oia-l do lie, eoy give public notice, that
Tic said inforn,allon and libel Is tiled by
Walter Jones, Ja"r Esq. attorney OF the
United States, for the SAID District. anc
trial viii be lad On the said libel and III
formation at Tie District Court OF the
Uri.cd States, to be holden on the third
Monday IN Nov. next, at the Court
House in Alexandria, at 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ OF which al! persons Interested, are
10 take notice and govern themselves &C
cordinsIy.
Given under my hard at Alexandria:
TINS Esd day Of September, III The year
of our Lord, 1912.
Warrington 30, q.
A1r.Aal, District Columbia
Scptember "a.
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SALE OF LAND.

nURSUANT to Decree Of the Su-
perior Court Of Chancery for the
Richmond District, in sui, between
Benjamin DuIany, Plaintiff. and Tnon IS
Larkin, Defendant, will be expose. To
sale for cash, before the front door oftie
Courthouse in Dumtries. on ths sigh
day Of November neat, a Tract of Land
lying Oh Bruad Run, in Prince william
County, containing BY estimation 9oi
on which the aforesaid Thomas l.arkiA
pow resides. Any description Of this
.fsnd is deemed unnecessary as it is pres
Isspsa that those DESTROYS Of purchasing
viii -sasw the land before the day Of
Tex Commissioners.
October IS ~ d3W
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FRESH MEDICINES.
IyYJ HiRPER, 1r,

FlLLl[M H1Ni EN, H.
sPOTHECdRY end DRUGGISTS
Mr. ,narta, Fairfaa Street, OPPOSITE
BPY1v RauPSONS, AID meat
Door to Jh'O LtOYD'S-
VyAS lus, recsived in addition 10
II AIS former Stock, general as
.ortmeot of Medicines Of the first qua
litv, all OF which he will sell wheia'
sale and rc.ail, on as good terms as
thew can De purchased IN Baltimore OF
Pa.iaaelphi, Country Merchants ana
Pavsicians can be supplied on the
b,s, OF terms for casa, or on a eoou
credit HE has also received se-
neral assortment of SarS'ca! i"'f'H-
wraiH, Ekewl'e
The i5I.o'v,"s Patent hea'e'"e'
p;z -
Wheat,a's J;undicc Nitters,
TO I,ch Ointment,
Coa!e.'s Y. ,ctable Elixir, for Coughs
Colds. Asthmas, Consumptions' &c
R,wsoH's Worm Powders,
raampsan's Toothe Pasis,
Esssncc oil Mustard,
Sinu's ;tcn Ointment, sc. &c
81 The highest cash price given
for snake Root.
March z.
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I.IINI AWA Y.

METAS committed to the Jail OF Fair
w fax County. Virginia, OF Friday
the I'd day oil Octoh":--a negro man
who says his name is JOHN, ard thai
he is the property Of Mr.. VIM. H"'i"
ofYorh C.u;ty, state OF South Carollnp,
and hat MI H.ile was taking him to
New.O.leans, and he absconded from
him aid was taken up and put in Mil
ledeevill ] il. and that he was stolen
out of said Jail by . Mr.. Edward D"lley,
who brought him toGeorgeto"n, chang
ed his name to Edw.ld Davis & pawn
ed him for so dollars to Mr.. Adams,
who hired him to Mr.. Lswrison to
work a boat Oh lhcPotomac, He is about
25 years Of age, feet or 10 Inches
hlSh & has a small scar over lis lei'
eve he is # a yellow complexion,
thick lips, aud has an impeachment III
his speech; mad on when committed, a
blue country cotton coat, white Msr'
ssilles vest, coarse liHen shirt & pam
falcons. The owner is requested to
come forward, prove bis property, pay
charges and take him away; Otherwise
he will be dealt win as the IAN directs.
Robert G. Kcdwcll,
Jaaor, fahtar County, Virginia.
October 9
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Charles Lee.
49,, ANN CARVE 1.


VOU will please to take not,ce, 'na'
On the first aay ofthe Circuit Court,
oI n. District Of Co!umbia, to DC he'o
for the county of Alexandria, in Apr
next, or US soon thereafter as counsei
can he heard shall move that cou"
:, .sa award DS j judgment as ,ins, you in favor
.f The cnmnon Council OF Alexan.ria'
for the sum Of Fifty Nine Doi'ar'
Sixty " Eight cenes-beios the c smoun'
Of Take. dae from ycu to the Common
Coa,cil of Alexandria. upon you Lot
.ima,c at the corner of Queen an
Fairfax streets, Cor the years 1909
6,7,s. 9. 10, II, IL. 10000
According to at Of Congress- paS'e"
25th day Februar', 'eof -.
John d. Slm"s,
mr. for the Com. Count. Of Alexandra
August Il ~
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Rv Jous F.. HALL, late of Baltimore,
Assisted by several Men OF Letters

This work will be devoted to the toi-
lowing subjec,s:-l, An Annual HlstoI
tory of Europe-2. A Congressional
History Of the United States, with o;-
casiona, notices of important proceed
;ogs in the State Legis'atures-S' PUB
nc Documents-4. A Register OF Ne
,narksb|e Occurrences-5 Biographi-
cal Sketches of pcrsonssdistlnguished at
the Bar or in he Pulpit, in the Closet
or IN the Fields. Proceedings o. learn
ed Societies, at home and sbroad-7'
An Annual History of Literature, to-
reign and domestic-s. Essays on MIS-
celianeous Topics & Poctical illusions
%. Statistical Reports.
Price six dollars per annum-l" DC
published in four quarterly numbers.
a-PTne Editors Of federal papers
are requested to notice THIS advertise r",,
mcnt to receive subscriptions aud
transmit them to Mr. Noses 1AoMAss
the publisher, at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Oct, So,
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NJ The SALE of Opie Lindsay's
Property which was to take place this
d.v. is POSTPONED anil Saturday nerf,
Tn. pain inst when it will actually be
offered for Sale, unless sold at private
sole in the mean time.
Terms will be made known on the
da; of sale; =, .,,,r,, r.,.,..
October IL
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t,OJ !Ck.

AER. LYLE MELLAN and Ed
"a WARD KEAION will conduct
my business, during my abse'ce from
,nwn. All orders Tor work will be pune.
tualiy attended to ty them till my res
turn; and my friends MAY rely upon
having their work faithfully executed
Benjamin D. Patterson.
October 81. st
N. B. Mr.. Me!lan is authorised to
receive money Tor work which may IN
future he done and pass receipts for .hs
same. 3 DIP.
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Valuable PROPERTY to Let.

Valuable PROPERTY TO Lei.
u OFFER on rent, fS term oil years.
the BRICK Tavern, lofts &c 'nefe'o
.,,,achel. situate at Fairfax Court House
to those who are acquainted VIII TINS
nropcr,y, and its situation, description
is unnecessary, TO othersl' may oePr"pei
20 observe, that the tavern Is a D',cA
building, large and convenient N',n q
kitchen, family house aud large s'ao'e'
ON Nh acre lot, ~ith one acre adjaceh'
far a garden, and pasture lot OF +
,cres-That 10 d person calculated 10
tcep Tavern Oh large scale, ana III
q nroper manner, no stand in this state
or pcrhaps elsewhere, holds ont more
aa,ter;og prospects Of gin to such an
occupant. Those who wish such an es-
t,blis hmen,, are inyitcdto view'hc preml-
SEES. which ION application will be shewn
by Mr. JOHN RADCLIFFE, or the ouo,
scriber Possession TO be had on the nrs'
DIV Of November next.
I'd. Radcliffe.
September IL S'awe
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Yeaton8 Conway,

Yeaton q Conway,
Hare just rsseivea from New. fsrk,
30 barrels prime Pork
20 do. Cargo do.
20 do. prime Beef.
~ STORE,
10 hhds. first quality Sugar
80 pieces first do. Russia SheesinS
10 do. Russia Duck.
Ship Chandlery and Groceries, as ,st'al'
October IA
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/ he alexandria Museum,

/ he alexandria Museum,
nEVOTED to Charitable purposes,
Z and belonging to the Alexandria
Washington Ledge No. 81, is open for
the reception of Visitors, every DIV In
he week. from 10 A. NJ. to 2 P NJ. (Scn'
day excepted on the following terms:
Subscription Tickets which admit the
whole of Family, or such part as may
present the ticket S per year.
SubscriptIon Ticket for the admission
Of Single person s 2 per year.
Single visit for grown persons, IS
cent.
Single visit for children, ~ l-2 cents.
September %
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FOR SALE,

HIS fOR N.dLE>
Muscovado sugars III h.ds. tieFces and
West India Rum in puncheons,
Coffee and Pepperin b1gs,
Imperial, Cunpo"dcr Young tyson
Skin, and Hyson Teas OF the lat
est lmpnrtations, in quarter chests
and boxes,
Russia Hemp and Iron,
awetes Iron assorted,
Russia Sheetings, Duck and Ravens
Dack,
bale Spanish Wool,
8 by 10, 7 by 9, g by l. and 10 by ~
Bristol Glass, in whole and hall
boxes,
Soap, Candles and Codf III in box
Figs,es,
Lisbon Floor Mats,
Whisky and Apple Brandy IN tlerces
Few or casks old Sherry, London Par
ticular Madeira and Streights Red
Wine,
Cord-pe and Lines Of various sorts,
Writing and Wrapping Paper,
Mem, Womcn's and Children's Shoes
in. barrels and boxes,
Bottle Corks in bales,
Sole Leather,
Few sacks Liverpool Blown Salt,
Chalk and Plaster Of Psris
Also, PLOUGHS of the most approved
construction and one pair French
Burr Mill Stones.
october s.
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VOL. XIII

SALES AT VENpUE.
On every Tuesday and Friday,
WILL BE SOLD,
Al the Vendue Store, corner OF Prince
and Water streets,
A Variety of Dry Goods. Gro
ceres, Sc.
Particulars OF which viii be expressed
in the bil's OF the day.
All kind of goods which are on It,
imitation and the prices Of which are
established, can at any time be vie%eo
and purchased atths lowest limitation
p q. Msrfeller.
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p q. Msrfeller.
F,ve Dollars Reward.

FIVE dollars NC" al "a
sTRAYED or stolen from Gen
Lees stable in Alexandra, on wed
nesday night, the 26th OF August Last,
. bay Celdlng, ,ae property OF Wshtr
Jones Junr Esq adnut IS hands MY"
nr wears old, a rood head and nack'
slim boly, long 3.nshy tail with some
white hairs about the 'o,'-hs looms
Ike a colt, bu. mas been broke to the
saddle, is easy in his gaiis AMI mas
an airy appearance when mou"tea
Tn. ajoye reward AID I'll reasonable
charges will b. paid to my person VINO 40
will d,liver him to the subscriber !"
Alexandria.
Charles Lee.
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SUSPENDERS.

An assortment of the above article
may be had at the Mandatory, lower
end of Prince Street-Handsome Pat
terms and low prices.
Richard Horwell.
August "a dom
N. b. A few of Horwelrs patent
and extra quality Nett Suspendsfs' u
nished in very superior stile.
PUBLIC SALE.
PURSUANT to decree OF the CIR
cult Court of the United States tor
the County of Alexandra, will be sofa
at public Auction for ready money, on
the 2Ath day of October next on the pre-
misses, piece or parcel of ground with
a Brick House and other Improvement,
thereon, situated on the south side OF
King Street and to the eastward OF Pa
trick Street in the Town of Alexandria
1t being the house in which MIR Charles
Love, deceased, resided for some time
previous to his death, The premises
NAV be viewed by application to either
ai the Commissioners.
Jacob Hoffman, com'r.
Thomas Swami,
September q. aes
THE CHRONICLE,
u,c1oDr pOIT.
TICS g LITERATURE,
rOpEJGN AND DOMESTIC.
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=, Iuyuh1 yIEW OF H1s7oRT PoLT-
1rcs g LITERATURE,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
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EWQUIRER-oFFICE, Oct. IS.
Tie Sfqunton Contention.

4 ne Ofd1tnto75 Contention.
Amidt the other false assertions in their
Address the following is not the least bold
or extraordinary 1.-THE subject of i'm
pressment alone remains to be provided for,
and we have the highe8t authority /oy as
serHn8 that disappearing rs it did, from
our late discussions with England, it has
not been for SeUerdi years beyoHd the reach
81 just and honorable accommodation, on
the principle OF convenient and reciprocal
concessions Ut is unfortunate for TIC AG-
dressers, that they did not descend to sDe-
cihcations, and at once say zvlias were the
terms Of accommodation which G. b. would
accedc to- for, III that case, the heohle
might decide jar Themselves whether the
terms we're rs iHst and hOnora6Pt as the
Addresses view, them. Their silence is.
therefore. 20 say the leastof it, very suspici-
GUS but, if we may call in the beQas Of
their church TO eXpound for Us what is The
federal creed on this point; we take upon ne
20 say that these gentlemen haze fallen into
assertions which hey are unable to prove.
II We ask then the oracies OF the party
20 tell us what they have hitherto deemed
Just and honorabfe terms, on the point Of
fmfressmenf, what is their response Mr..
timothy PickcuHg, on the 2Oth + cbruarY
1900, rejects project of Mr.. Liston for
the reciprocal delivery Of deserters, which
he views as utterly inadmissible, unless it
would fut an end to impressments." On
his part he (the said T. Pickering,) laid a
couner -project before Mr.. Iiston, which
expressly provides that " nothing in these
stipHlations shall be Construed to empow-
er the civil, military and naOqi officers of
either Of the parties forcibiy TO enter into
the territory. forts, posts or Uesseks Of the
other &c. with view TO compel delivery
of such persons as shall desert" &c The
other members of Mr. Adams's cabinet
gave their written opinions x approved of
this idea, and Mr.. Stoddert Secretary Of the
Navy, delivered it as his seridAn opinion.
. thati was better to have no article, &, to
meet all consequences, than not Co cnumeratc
merchant UeSsels OF the high seas. among
the things act to be forcbly entered IN
search Of deserters." MIR. John A1arshall's