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10 81 nOLD.

~ BE- 0OLD,
ut Strawberry Hill, on the 29th iastant,
Q WAGONS, 10 HORSES, 10 COWS,
A number of HOGS, of the best breed,
A few SHEEP,
CARTS, PLoUGHs and other FARMING
UTENSILS,
HAY, OATS in the Sheaff,
WHEAT and RYE STRAW. Threshed with
the Fail, &C.
For all sums absye 5 so, good notes with
approved endorsers, will be taken, and cash
for all sums under
ALSO,
ABoUT ONE HUNDRED I'M EIeH77- AcRRS OF
LAND,
Mostly in wood, laying on beth sides OK
Holmes Run, joining Shoales' Eiill tract, and
the land of WIN. H. Territt, ESQ.
One fourth Of the purchase money will be-
required in hand for the remaGdeT, credit
of one, two arc three years, vii be given
Part, or the shoIe of the above may be had
by private contract any time before the day Of
sale.
HAY deivcre9at Strawberry Hill, may be
had for IS 81 per leo ready money.
September II. 2aw3t.
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Yesterday 1.-THE district court, sentence OF
eoudemnatlcpiIs Lawful plze, was pronoGac-
ed against therig Tellp, and cargo, taken
some time sine byhhc Atlas on her passage
from n. York for Lisbon. with a cargo ef
laoo barrels OllouE
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AlE1lNDRI.at.
THURSDAY Ho|NING, september 4.
(" no sHEw

vaR VERY AZ AN BODY OF THE TINE
his FORM An PR sspaE.
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PHILADELPHIA, July IS.
Our Frontiers.

o,,be l4th instant at noon an express arrlv-
- harrisburg with aletter to Gov. Snyder
m~ Gem John Keiso, dated Erie, JuIy o.
pCD mo the Governor that the British were
pu. ofihe Lake; that the suspicious and
p'' ~. movements Of the Indians on the Ca
;l4 the invitations and lures held out
Da. .nose on this side The lake, and the removal
" C.n,da of the Sandusky tribe (30o) had
~ ~.;,sd 50 much apprehension that he, the
sasoI. had embodied three companies OF
+ militia including the Erie light infantry
.n,,rv. and that general l.acock having
,raeo thattho president 9th United States,
answer to a memorial from Erie, had de-
.l,red his inability to furnish arms, sc. tor
%s militia, it was hoped the governor OF Penn
,rl,snia would take the necessary responsible
f. and issue the necessary orders to enable
=! militia 10 defend their homes and fireaides.
ootbs morning of the 18th, the governor
f,n,tched the express to Erie with " general
odrrs" to the Inspector of the brigade, IN
Guiding Erie, (Wm. Clark, esq and letter
10 general Kelso
In the general orders the governor directs
n, brigade inspector to have in immediate
readiness for field duty two classes OF the M
Gln Of bis brigade, (aot before dratted) to be
oficered according TO law and put under the
command Of brigadicr general kelso. The
governor authorises the brigade Inspector to
purchase sufficient lead for ball and aay guam
iii, Of guppowder not exceeding one thousand
weight, to be paid for out OF the militia State
fund.
In the letter of governor Snyder to general
Eelso he regrets that the militia on the Lakes
had not provided themselves with arms unuer
the same regulations imposedby law upon the
other militia of the state, bat that regarding
The necessity Of the case and relying On the
Eberaity of the legislature, he had ordered
the STATE musquets from Lancaster to Harris
burg to be put in thorough repalr, and would
forthwith forward 500 of them to the brigade
Inspector Clark and also SIX casks OF gun
powder, two hundred weight Of lead and l0oo
fnls.
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another Ase,~nt-Brig Cleaner, blanchard,
q days from Lisbon srrived at Portland on
Tuesday last. July 1t, Wood Island bearirIg
NV. iealsues distance, al P. NJ a priva-
lcer schooner captain M'Cuilock from New
OuyPort run along side in disguise, guns CO.
'erea with t4rpaullps, hailed where are you
nom Answer Lisbon; On which continu-
aiming was kept up and the hail then was,
where ale YOU bound Answer, Portland !;
SNea iour pound shot was hove through my
nalasal and ilisail, With the insulting cb,er-
'@u0 S from him, you arc the Id racal we
ave aIcr heaye too. and | Will come on board
Te; ne then wore round and fired until |
lSN MIN; having set American colors he gave
Chase Two hours left him three miles and
NC save up the chase my sails are full Of
muSAet and pistol shot holes The above
statement Is signclby captain Blanchard
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CHARLESTON, July 90.

Arrived Brig Margaret, Kahn, Porto Rico,
p D. lays-Was boarded on the passage 10Y a
1'iuSa vessel OF war, but neither she nor capt.
Aa.'A' has then heard OF the war
Schooner Lovely Lass, Stutesbuy, St. Ma
rs Inc U. S. brig Vixen, Capt Gadsder,
. ,. arrived there from this port The Bri-
, ,Ss., schooner Wade, Johnson, from Nassau
. e ,o, ! csrso of pine apples and turtle and
''S'V cellars IN specie; and the British sch.
80 ildar, from the same port, VITA 10, 900
-, I0''" > aad been taken in St. Marys Rive by
:, S9h'ooats under Commodore Campbell +;
wv Wy h.il!sa vessels not having heard oil the
IL L. Vh Friday evening last, of the Hunting
a''ales' was chased by the priyateer schooner
I 'eo91scii, from this port-supposing her to
n. NJ English privateer, capt. Stutesbury run
- vessel Into shoal water, and the passengers
.'eW landed IN the boat, leaving the cook,
w. sso' On board the SCI ooner.-When the
S'A'ce'smen got on board and found her to
sa. ~ american vessel, they sent their boat on
ILL., u Inform The crew who they were, and
hen %O'e'y Lass was allowed to proceed on
to.' i'se, a brig belonging to Boston,
mo,; ',ste~-orleans, with Cargo of cotton and
''e'0iS' has been lost on the Florida shore
urno,' esc" and cargo were saved by some
ereS, Tug vessels from Nassau, and part et the
"aa arrived at St. Marys.
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NEW YORK, July IS.

British Fleet-Capt F. Lee, of the New.
London Revenue Gutter Eagle, cruising off
Montaug, on the l4lh inst in the morning, des<
cried a feet standing in for the lighthouse;
which he attempted to speak, believing it to
be the American squadron. After being withs
in gun-shot of one of the frigates, he aseetain@
ed that one of the ships was two decker, and
consequently, that the feet, which consisted
of one ship Of the line and four frigates, must
be British. Capt. Lee, whom they did not at
tempt TO detain, FASTENED into port to give the
earliest publicity tothis important in!ormations
MIR. Sawyer (master of a smack went On
board one of the ships, which they informed
him was the Congress frigate, and sold them
some fish. An officer inquired whether the
Chesapeake was out-whlch was the best
place to water, New-I. london. Newport or
Nantucket; and whether any army had been
marched into Canada.
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on the Cd Of June, between the Spaniards un.
der General Ballasteros, and the French under
general Courroux, near Bornos. The papers
OF Gibraltar in May, mention the junction of
1000 French infantry, with 400 cavalry, in
the direction Of Guadaleta river Bornos is
on that river Construct a triangle of UNEQUAL
sides--the longest of which Shall bear N n
east fren' point, upon which Cadiz may be
supposed to stand at the extremity Of the
line, between 80 and 100 miles, stands Seville,
on the east side of the Guadalquiyer from
these two points, draw two lines, the first due
south, equal 10 SIS miles from Seville, and a
line from Cad!z, 40 miles n. +. by east, will
meetat Bornos, ON the river Gaudalete Me-
dina Sidonia is Is miles due south of Bornos
The Spanish force, according TO their own ac-
count, was 5000 men the French, 5000, ac-
cording to the same account; and the action
Is described as sangulnary and well fought.
The Spaniards are described as having com.
menced the action with great spirit, but were
unable to stand the charge of the French the
rout OF the Spanards was complete they
lcit 1900 dead on the field, among when was
their adlutant and bligadier- general Don Pas
Cal Maupcoy. The Spanish accounts describe
1t as, the most desperate action, and the most
sangulnary Tor its numbers OF any since the
war and they lost all their abiest otiicers.-
The Spanlards do not state the French loss.
The de6rls of the Spanish force were collect
ing south Of the Goulla!eta.
The Spanlards In the fist assault had taken
possession of one Of the French field pieces,
but were all killed and the piece retaken; the
official Spanish account says the Spanish
troops alter the action reiterated in good Or
der. The defeat is attributed however to want
of discipline, and capable officers.
A decree OF the emperor Napoleon, dated
the goth January, 1912, determines the annex
alton of Catalonia i'll Spain, and lis being all
integral part OF the French empire, and forms
1t Into four departments.
|. The departmentDclTer, chief place Gerona.
2. ----Monserrat, --Barcelon
3. Mouths Of the Ebro-LeriJa.
A. -------Del Legre-- Puigeerda
Each department is placed in charge OF
civil project, and the departments are organ
zed ID q military generally, the chief place
OF which is Perpignan.
A CONSUMPTION OF 5000 men from these four
departments, has been ordered to OH the
grand army on the Vistula.
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From tie AurorQ.

We have received Cadiz letters and papers
to the 10Th June; the French continued to
lombard the city of 200 shells thrown from
the French works in the "a hours ending 3lst
MAY, only 6 reached the city. The lombard
ment continued on the 10th June, when seve-
raj shells more than usual reached the city
and did much damage.
The Petit guerrr in Portugal was carrying
on by the enterprizing officers of the British
army, while the principal armies on each side
had entered into canlonments. Marmonts
head quarters at Salamanca, with his left
stretching along the strong line formed by the
Heights of Ayilla towards the Tagus; and
Lord Talavcra at Fnente del Honor, on the
mountain frontier of Spain aud Portugal. This
last position is on the north side Of the Tagus,
close upon its margin, 81 miles west by south
of Talavera de la Reyna, and s. miles south
by east of CiHdad Rodrigo +; and Salamanca Is
but 40 miles north of Ciudad Rodrigo.
Gen Hill uith the light troops, made an at
tack Oh the French outpost at Almarez, and
in sharp conflict, took all the French stores
and arms and ammunition there, with 800 prl-
soners.
A sharp and sanguinary conflict took place
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cANANDATGUA, July Il.

,.,r Of consequence has taken place on
N'Ipa s,s within the last week. MAJ Mul,
te ir0n. rreiurned to this town and resumed
bay has ,i'iur business. Captain Parish has
tie re- ru. aaJ from holding a counsel With the
Is0 re taos Of Indians at Buffalo, and brings
is pa sla accounts Of their disposition to re-
b'ofaOi os : and friendship with us.--Pfhoss
O.o = cart Tronp, we have the following
Fran IN NE forces Lake O3tario.
ftoana' .s R5yalGeorge,tw enty-fourS 50 poun-
Df oso men Elmira twenty-five long 9
Rs' Prince Regent, IL, probably 9
'N''u ,sss Duke Of Gloucester, y do.
papa ,..rican--Rrig Oneida, eighteen 4Poun-
AHi 1os men. Sac calculated TO haul up
l'S NE Lake.-i4e$seRger.
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LONDON, June S.
AMERICA.

General Hull is said to have set off from
Washington to Detroit to take the command
Of 5000 men destined to attack Upper Canad.
HE conquest OF the Cdnadas and Nova Scotia
is the favourte OBJ iect Of the Americans, ana
in the eagerness to undertake it, they iorgel
the danger to which they expose their own
territories, particularly New York, and the
possible risk of separation Of the Northern
from the Southern States. They forget tha,
The conquest of Canada was not found Sc
easy when Gen. Montgomery marched to at
tack Quebec IN l175, and was Killed himself
in the attempt. A very slohg memorial has
already been drawn up by the inhabitants oil
Boston, both against embargo and var
However if America be determined OH war
war she shall have and the guilt OF 1t rest Oh
her head alone For we have lot provoked II,
unless it be called provoking 1t to resort TO
acts of retaliation against an enemy, and re-
fuse to withdraw them uutll the enemy nave
Withdrawn the measures that rendered them
necessary
Undoubtedly we deprecate war with Amcri-
ca, but we cannot dread 1t. She had already
adopted all The means IN her poWerot LurtIng
us-and she must soon be made to leel how
we can iniure her. She thinks that VIC have
already enough upon our hands Ia contehdng
with France-we desire no more certainly
we desire to apply onr resources eXcluslVei!
to the maintenance Of those principles which
Can alone prevent this poor short-slghted go
vernmcnt Of America from being not the tool,
for the tool of Bonaparte they are already, but
his victim But America knows not that the
yigour of the British Empire encreases with
the necessity for eXerting lt--tbat our
elasticity rises with the pressure upon us
that difficulties only make us more firm and
Northumberland dangers only give us the ad-
ditional means Of overcoming them. 1t Is lii
such state Of affairs in such great crisis,
that nation like Britain becomes greater.
We are now The only bulwark OF liberty In the
world-placcd little spot, speck almost on
the ocean, between the old and the new world
ne are contending with both; with one arm
we are beating the armies of the master Of the
continent of Europe, and with the other we
shall snlte his project on the Continent Of A
melica. God forbid that we should treat
with levty the evils of war or that we should
express pleasure al their being aggravated or
extended But some satisfaction it must be,
that we shall be acquitted in the eyes of the
world and we dare believe, even in the eyes
of him who sees and knows, and directs all, OF
having desired or excited this new war. But
let us we gh & compare the additional evils OF
this new war. added to the war with France,
with the greater and more permanent evils OF
sacrificing for any temporary convenience or
relief, those great principles by which alone
we Can hope to remain great, free, and
prosperous nation. Bonaparte desires US Dn
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the ore hand to abandon our maritime rights;
and America lending herself TO his purpose
demands that while we are at war with France
we should sacrifice those principles by which
our commerce has grown to its present height
that we should in fact surrender our trade
into her hands. Against such insulting and
ruinous demands we must contend with tbs
whole force and vigour of the Empire like
the Gaul we must throw our sword into the
scale.
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Extract Of a letter from Li0erhool, dated
June s.

The newspaper which l enclose you con-
tains the latest intelligence, except a letter
from general Gascoync, NJ. P. which mentions
as fact that the earl of Liverpool, and mar
quis Wellesley. will come in together, having
made up their differences in this Case, we
car look for no change of system as regards
America. Private letters from the lower part
of Lancashire, and the neighborhood 10 York
shire, represent the state Of the people there,
though at present awcd by the military, as by
no means settled The prospect of crops
throughout the country was never known 50
promising Wheat and -four are on the de-
cine-thc former d to 22s. per 70 lbs. the
latter 80 per Dbl.
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BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
PHILADELPHIA, July Is

THILADELPHIA, July %.
Captain Garreston, of the brig Jane, arrived
here yesterday afternoon, in days from
Charleston, S. c. reports, that on Wednesday
morning last, he saw THREE LARGE SHIPS OF
WAR beating into the Chesapeake, distant s
leagues, wind w. S. w. Capt. G. thinks the
largest had jury-top-masts and bowsprit; he
pass ed within miles of them.
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TUESDAY MORNING, July IS.
=" TO sHEW
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
COMMUNICATION.

There are few things OF the vegetable kind
that is better than young Beet TOPS. They are
good substitute for Spinnage, and are pre-
ferred by many to young Cabbages before they
head. The Beets are not injured by cutting
the tops. but are benefited by it.
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g. In Consequence of neces-

u III consequence OF neceS@
sary arrange nents, lor the future no person
can be admitted into the MUSEUM, exec pit
II hey have business relatve to the Institutions
When it is ready for the reception Of vlsis
tors, public notice will be given through the
l4edium Of tho newspapers,
July %
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The brig Virginia, z days from Oporto fol
Norfolk was spoken June 3, lat. 81, long. lS

Drafted Militia 1t is with regret have to
acknowledge that III stating, as did, In late
article, that Governor Tompkins had agreed
with the Governors Of the Eastern States in
refusing to place the drafted militia or con-
scripts, under an officer of the United States,
l was nisinformcd. 1t turns out, on enquiry,
to be otherwise The militia this state are
placed undcr general Bloomfield, an officer
appointed by Mr.. Madison. 1t is nota little
curious that not writer has been found in
the United States base and stupid enough to
attempt 10 defend Madison's encroachment on
the constitution i'll this particular. But this
article shall not procure IMMUNITY. More
anon-.N. Y L. Post.
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-KNHE subscribers to Ashby Gap Turnpiks
4. Company, arc hereby n'tiHed and re .
qlestcl to p.f to the Treasurer Of said CONF
.1any on Or before The first day Of August
next, the sum OF twenty dollars on each
hare also further sum of twenty dollars
IN the first day OF Decem er next, on each
md every share, by them respectively SUBJ
scrbed.
BY order of the President and Directors.
A. Gibson, Treasurer.
MdlIeburg, June 2e-Iuly |. Sot
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SHERIFFALTY.

A r the request of many respectable
~ friends, ! offer myself to my fellow-ci"
,izens OF Charles County candidate for the
Office of Shesif. at the ensuing election;
trusting thatmy knowledge ofthe business will
enable me 70 execute the duties thereof with
Justice and fidelity Should be so fortunate
IS to be the object of your choice, will e'1'
deavor to cvincc my gratitude by Ienicnt
and humane DISCHARGE Of my duty.
John c. Reeves.
April so d3tlawtiStOc
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Lost, on Sunday last,
A RREAS / PIN.

Having yellow Stone enclosed in Gold
Kim Whoever may have found the same
and will leave it at this Office, will be reward
ed if required. 81
Tui- 3
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A second requisition of 200 men from the
Artillery OF this state is ordered by Gen Bloom
field One half of this number is to do duty
in the forts of this city, under the command Of
Major Syartwout The other half under the
command Of Major Blocker, is to do duty at
Fort Richmond, Staten-Island.
The first requsition has been discharged,
and has received the thanks OF Gen. Bloom
field in general orders-I6.
1t is said in the Chronicle Of Thursday that
'war is deprecated by the republicans, and 1t
never would have taken place, if the federal
lists in Boston had not broughtthe question to
the degrading ultimatum, that the y. States
could not be kicked into a war" SO it seems
that their leaders at Washington have sported
with the best interest of the people to prove
that they can be kicked into war" in op-
position to their own reason and the plain
common sense of the 4" republicans general
w. This is not calculated to increase our
confidence in the wisd9ns and prudence of such
men as rulers, and we think they will hardly
thank the Chronicle for this sarcastic apology
for their ruinous conduct or for thus artfuly
expressing disapproSation ofthc war.
Boston hGter.
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The Emporium
OF IKE
ARTS AND SCIENCES,

4 NEW, ELEGANT AND VALUABLE PERIODICAL
WORK, CONDUCTED BY
JOHN REDMAN COKE, M. ID.
Pydtsasor Of Chemistry IN the University 81
Pennsylvania
AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT Z PER ANN.
TIE hlst number is Just received, orna-
mepted with handsome engraylngs, and ready
for delivery to Subscribers.
Tie admirers of the Arts and Sciences arc
invited to view this very beautiful specimen
of both the intention Of which is to promote
and extend every species Of useful knowledge
in the United States, at this time peculiarly
interesting, when we are unhappily cut Oft by
commercial restriction, from all intercourse
with the European world.
A Prospectus OF the work and conditions OF
publication, may be seen with the Subscriber,
who is authorised to receive subscriptions.
James Kennedy, SEN
June Is au
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Valuable Property.

Valuable Property.
ON Monday the a5Jh oil May next, will
NJ be sold, at Public Sale, oA the premises
at II O'Clock, A M.--those TWO spacious g
legant BRICK HOUSES in the City OF
Washington, late the property OF General
Washington, situated on North Capioi
Street and running back TO New jersey =
venue, containing the wkote Of Lot No 10
and parts Of and square 654--n1ofe desi-
rablo property is not within tue city.~im-
7nediatcly after the sale OF said Los and
;souses, will be exposed to sale Lot No,
in square SCI, and those highly valuable wa
ter Lots No.I2, IS, Il, in square COZ vain
the liberty Of improving IN 'front.' q them
into bold deep water in the Eastern Bfanch'
This property is sold under decree OF the
Court, and will be sold on credit OF twelve
months--the purchaser to give bond WIN
approved security carrying interest from the
day Of sale~~ 900 dollars will be required IN
cash or an approved indorsed note at 50 days
No ills to be made until thepurc!'ase mo-
hey is fully paid. NV
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fr Superhne Yellow Bark.

Or. S.sNFORD'S improved POWDER
of the BARK, having been used and highly
approved by many physicians Of distinguish
ed character in different parts Of the United
States the proprietor is now encouraged to
offer it to the FACULTY. in general, under the
persuasion, that no practitioner of taste, in
the choice of his means, can TAIL to be sratih-
Cd the use of this elegant preparation.--
IN strength, fineness and certainty OF opera
ton, it greatly surpasses the bark in com-
mon use.
The Essential SILT OF BARK,
prepared by the same.
The above articles are put up iii parcels OF
different sizes, to accommodate the usual
wants of not only physicians, but OF retail
druggists, country merchants and private Ia
miles Sold Nv
James Kennedy, sen.
BOOKSELLER, And no other herson in Her.
Dndr1a.
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PRINTING

Neatly executed at this Office.