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CONGRESS.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Dec. 81.

tuesday, Dec. 81.
The following resolution, yesterday offered
ky Mr.. Bradley, was agreed to:
Rescued, That the members Of this House,
Gill wear Grape on the left arm for one month.
In testimony ofthe condolehce and sorrow OF
the Senate, for the calamitous event by
which the Chief Magistrate OF the State of
Virginia, and so many of her citizens perish
ed by fire i'll the City of Richmond, on the
night ofthe Goth OF the present month.
The President communicated the memo
rial of the House Of Representatives of the
Indiana Territory, approbatory and praying
the disappointment of Gov. Harrison which
was read.
The President also communicated their
memorial praying Congress to admit the
tfrritory as free and independent state
into the union also their memorial pray
ihg the Office of Sheriff may be elective,
for reasons therein stated at large which
memorials were read.
On motion of Mr.. Worthington, these PEE
ttions were referred to a select committee
70 report By bill or otherwise, and Messrs
Worthington, Gregg, Leib, Franklin aid
Campbell of Tennessee were appointed the
Committee.
Mr.. franklin presented the resolution of
the General Assembly of North Carolina,
approving tile sentiments contained in the
message of the President of the United
states to Congress, at the opening of the
present session, resolving unanimously, that
they will cheerfully cooperate with the ge-
nerai government, in the prompt and effec.
tual execution of such measures as may be
deemed best calculated to promote the in
ttrests and secure the union, liberty and in
dependence of the United States, which re-
solutions we're read.
The bill for the relief Of Robert Fulton
was read the third time and passed-Yeas
21---Nays4 4.
The bill to continue in force for further
time the first section of che act, entitled
=" An act further to protect the commerce
and seamen of the United States against the
Barbary powers" was read second time
ana referred to select committee to Con-
slider and reportthereon, consisting Of Messry.
Bradley, Lloyd, and Dana.
Ine bill directing the terms on Which
lancs sold at public sale, and which revert
Tor failure III payment, shall again DC sold,
was read the second time, and referred to
the committee appointed on the 18th Nov.
to enquire if any, aud if any, what further
provisions or alterations are necessary for
the disposition Of the public lands Of the u.
States.
The Senate resumed the bill for the estsb-
iishnent OF a q'iartcr-master's department /;
which was read the third time and passed.
The Senate resumed the bill, to authorise
me laying .ut and opening a public road
from the line established by the treaty ol
Grenville to the North Bend in Ohio; which
was passed 20 a third reading.
HOUSE or RhPRESE.NTfTYV
TUESDAY, December 81.
After some petitions for claims had been
presented,
AZ. NoryoIo, from toe commit .ee ON pub
tic lands reported q bill allowing yascisa-
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ID virtue of deed Of trust, executed by John
~ Pollard in his life tine and Sarah his wife, to
John Posser and the subscriber and recorded in the
county court of Hen,ico, win he sold the pren,s-
es, at Public Auction, by the subscriber, the
sving trustee, at IL o'clock, Monday, the 9th day
Of this month, ffair, fnot, at the same hour the
next fair dsy, certain piece of GROUND in tue
said deed mentioned, being part of Lot No fifteen,
and fronting the ssstrect leading from the main
street to Shocke warehouse, together with all the
Houses on the said piece of ground, for the shortest
term for which any person will take the same and
pay in ready money the OF one thousand nine
hundred and sixtysix dollars aud seventy-one cents
With lawful interest thereupon, from the first
day of April, 1909, due under the said deed of
trust, and the costs and charges attending the sale
VIM. MONCURE.
Jan. 4. ids
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AZALuARLE WEsrERN 1.ANns -rhs ..h

VALUABLE WESTERN LANDs.-The sub
scriber offers for sale exchange for other pro-
perry in the state Of Virginia. S167 acres of land in
the state OF Kentucky, the of Sandy River.
de will also sell or exchange valuable of 500
acres lying in Russell County, Va. within four miles
OF the courthouse and including the Copper Springs
The land lying in Kentucky IS divdedinto tracts from
500 TO 1000 acres each, but will be subdivded into
snaer parcels for the accommodation of purchasers.
his iani was located at an early period, and the IT,
&c is indisputable.
ROBERT G. SCOTT.
Williamsburg, Dec. 90. w4w
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NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.


OocUmcHts accomtanying the reGeyf or
me committee TO 79hom 7oas referred mar
TART Of the P1 esfdents message Telatf-5.s
TO tie 1aUai establishment.
SIR, ~ A01A'
am directed by the committee to w.idff,
was referred SO much of the Presitlsrt,s
message OF the 5th instant as relates -. the
naval force of the United States to request =
reply from YOU 10 the several questions which
follow ; and they have also directed me TO
ask as early an answer as may BE Convent
emily practicable
1st. What number of the vessels of war
Of the United States is now in actual serz
vice; and what are THEW names, rates and
stations
I'd. What number Of vessels is laid mn Il,
ordinary what are the names and rates
what will be the expense Of repairing and
equipping them for actual service within
what time Can the same be ACCOMPLISHED
ana what viii be their aggregate annual
expense IN service, with THAT OF those novo
employed
Cd. What will be tic expense of build
ing, manning, and completely equiDpiner for
actual service vessel Of each rate of those
most Useful and most usually employed in
modern naval war and what will be the
annual expense of maintaining such vesseIe.
respectively in actual service
18th. VIII any, and if any, what force a
vessels, rot exceeding the rate of fripater.
afford reasonable prosection 10 the coast.
ing trade aid the mouths of the barbors
OF the United Statesl If such be deeney,
incompetent, what other force is deemed re-
9uisi.e
5th What materials, for hp builda,S ana,
naval equipment are deemedimye ii a .
and to What extent in quantity, spd VIVA,
amount IN value, would II be practieabIe ana
advisable 60 provide the same
osb' What IS sh': nutntsr q: grt, sr.$ -
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NEW ARRANGEMENT OF srAcEs-rhe

NEW ARRANGEMENT OF STAGEs.-rhe
IN Public respectfully informed, that in future
the accommodation Stages, between Richmond and
Petersburg will run in the following manner, viz
One Stage will leave Richmond every day at eleven
O'Clock, A. M.-.line the Hslf House, and ar
rive at Petersburg the evening ofthe same day
One other Stage win leave Petersburg every day at
10 o'clock, A. M.-dine ut the halfway House aud
arrive in Richmond the same evening
Great attention will be paid to the accommo-
caticu of the Passengers by the
PRoPRIEToRs.
: Jan. 4 e
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BY Thomas Ritchic.

CT CONDiTiONS---Five Dollars year, to be
l,.ud annually IN advance. Those who do drec,
their papers to be discontinued ut the end Of the year.
will be considered engaged for the ncAt.-None will
Dc discontinued, until all arrearagcs have been paid
AOVER fiSEMENTS.---N will be inserted in
thus paper unless they are paid for guaranteed by
,some respectable person in this city Manchester.
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The London Statesman Of Nov. 1s, saysS<-
F." 1t is mentioned that the Marquis Welles-,
ley IS to proceed again to India, in his
former high situation, probably with tbs
Christmas feet"
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DOMESTIC.

Ky LOU svILLE Dec 20.
We are informed by Mr.. Shaw, of this
county, who left Post-Vinccnnes ON Monday
.ast, that few days previous to his leaving
there, Eve Kickapoo chiefs had waited on
Gov. Harrison, with white Gag, in addition
to the two mentioned III the Governors let
ter but nothing had been concluded on be-
tween them and the Governor, previous to
his departure. 1t is his opinion, the war will
be renewed in the spring.
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sure in believing that a more accomplis' "a.
corps Of officers OF the same rank would nos
easily be found in any other service.
Fred'k. Herald.
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GTATE of TENNESSEE, Bedford eounty.--
y Fourth Circuit, October Term. 1911.
Elihu S. Hall,
In Eoutfy.
David Ross
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the court here
that David Ross, the defendant i'm this cause, is citi-
zen of the State OF Virgina--Thereupon, on motion
of the complainant, by his attorney it is ordered by
The court that publication be made in the Richmond
Enquirer, for three weeks successfully, within four
mouths from the first day of November, 1911, re-
curing lin to appear and the complainant.
said bill of complaint, at before the next term
otherwise the same shall be taken for confessed.
copy. Teste,
JAS. McKISTCK,
Clerk IF Bedford Circuit Court.
Jan. l. vsw
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PORTLAND, (lNaine, Dec. 10.
BRITISH FRIENDSHIP OR .NOTE
SCOTIA PIRdCFJ

On Tuesday last arrived at this port the
brig Done, Doane Rich, master, days from,
Halifax for Niscasset, to Moses Cartoon,
Esq.
In September last, the Done when of
Long Island. bound to New York, was de.
tanned by the frigate Guerrier, capt. Da-
ores, and ordered to Halifax under the re%
tence OF having more passengers ON board.
than the act allows; although they were ALI
regularly cleared out of the Custom House III
Belfast.
The release of the Done was affected bv
| compromise OF 200 pound sterling, and the
eXpences, (aAhoush there qvos n, f,iai,)
amounted to nearly the same sum 4, mis-
shameful business will not be passed BY With
out iuii investigation into the regularity Of
the proceedings, more fill statemen Ct
present IS unnecessary.
Passengers in the Done. Mr.. WITH: 1Vvef,
capt. Haskell, late Of WIN. Gray's brie. Ex-
press, condemned in Halifax capt. =. s.
Fales, OF Bristol, Or. ~ all put on board
| schooner Sally Ann, off Cape Elizabeth.
from Passport, for Boston Mr.. Hales from,
A1ondon, and Mr.. Samuel Hurry, Of Wis
aasset
left at Halifax, Dec. 10, the ship Thomas
wilson, capt. Brown. OF Philadelphia, who
daily expected his nial to come on Sailed
IL company with the October British packet
for New 9orl-, Sc days from Falmouth.
-Argzts.
While the Calen was lying at Spithead, g
scaman from the Constitution deserted to
the british frigate Havana He was de-
msnded by Capt. Hull who was referred,
to the port Admiral at Portsmouth, and by
him informed that the seainen should not be
restored until the Admiralty board had in
Strucfed him on the occasion. in dav or
two aHer, an American sailor swan {ror,
the ftavanna to the Constitution, and being
demanded by the British commander, Capt.
Hull refused to deliver him, until he had
received instructions to that effect from
the United States, taking for the basis of his
refusal the precedent which the British Of
scer ad furnished HIM in the FIRST instance,
Inc AFFAIR stood thus when the Gaien sailed.
Boston Reher.ory.
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIONS

TUESDAY, December 81.
After some petitions for claims had been
presented,
AZ. Moyo5v, from toe Committee ON pub
tic lands reported bill allowing gafcisa-
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WAsHINcToN,J Jan. 9.

WAsHIN cToN, Jan. 9.
Inc House OF Representatives have gone
through the details of the Senate's bin, In
WHICH they have made no material aiterati-
ons, except two. The regiment of light ar
tHlery is converted into ordinary artillery ;
& proyiso is inserted that he officers shall
lot be commissioned for more SIX regiment.
until sufficient NUMBER o men Shall ID. raj
SEQ to call Tor the appointment OF greater
,humner' Inc qaestion On the passage of
inc niii to third reaolng viii probably be
debated to-morrow.-.N lat
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Mr.. SNowDEN,

Mr.. SNowDEN,
know Of no way to express my astonish-
ment and contempt OF the conduct our go
vernment is pursuing, better than through
your widely circulating paper. AS John &
dams once said to friend in one Of lis letters
* You and | must have some secret COM
ounion together" There appears to be
general depression Of times EVERY thing
that is commercial is almost stationary The
hayward, unaccountable policy of our rulers,
>oniounds the most prudent calculation of the
merchant, and renders it unayaling, as those
Of the regular bred gladiator who enters tie
lists with an untaught, lefl-handed adversary
Now, sir, why are these things SO? are
tAey indispensable Then it is the duty of
tne whole community to come forward in the
majesty Of their strength, and volunteer in
support of present measures, their lives,
fortunes and sacred honor" But if our go
vernment is partially and unfairly administered
the sovereign people cannot be too soon In ar
resting its progress to destruction.
Our country appears on the eve ola most
disastrous war; and what is the object The
most flaming war-hawk among its advocates
is ashamed to particularize, and so he answers
the freedom ofthe seas. This, although an
indefinite answer, is. I admit sufficient to go
to war for, but then to wage it imhartially it
must be a triangular, or rather a qnaduhfe
warfare, because no less than three powers
on that element, deny us the free navigation
of it. Our troubles originated not SO much
from our being of the Issachar breed, as from
our sneaking contemplate partiality. Bona
parte, though unable, except by stratagem,
10 get ship ont Of his own harbors, with all
the arrogance Of Lucfer issues a decree,
unprecedented in like circumstances, that no
nation shat trade Eih Britain; which decree
Britain retaliated upon her the neat gear.
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Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ta&SDAr, lhYl 3, 1912.

d TRRpoRrED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
s DIR. M.Kee frCm the committee to
whom was referred the amendments Of tue
: Senate to tie bill for the relief Of the OIL
GERS and soldiers who served in the late
ampaign on the Wabash, made report
hvhich they recommend non-concur
renee with the amendments made by the
Senate to the first section Of the bill. and
Magreemeat VITA the remainder.
The amendments to the first ssction
asc away the extra allowance proposed
bbe granted to the regular troops and
militia.
The Hoase disagreed to the Senate's
fntameniments and agreed to the others.
Mr. Nelson from the committee 70
ThOal w&s referred the resolution relative
to the bounty Lands TO officers and soldiers
Of the Virginia line on state establishment.
made report which concluded with the
blowing resolution:
Resolved that provision si;onll be made
ar securing beth officers and soldiers o.
'he revolutionary army o. Virginia or
sale establishment; in The land or SCI,
SFVles OF The said state, the bounty lands
Valch were promised TO them eitner By
. law or Resolution OF the SAID common
eealIa, ont OF The lands not otherwise as
2p,.'pslaIed, and lying North West of the
nher Clio. within the Virginia cession,
%@ OF Sood qaailty according TO tiie
que in'eai and ,aeaning of the promises
= u.''e on the pare of Virginia and thai
= sa'L2ieauy o. good land within the
%anlaSS aforesaid, cannot there be f0ant
Sd' saese bouGties shall be satisfied out
%nlY other public land ofthe u. States
y y leFetoicre otherwise appropriated.
n "cierfed TO 4 committee ofthe Whole
!, S'Sse' ana made the order OF the day for
Monday next.
4 W. brandy stated that in the absence
S%S oiairnan OF the committee Of TO
s 81 relations he WAS instructed by that
luiluec TO etfar TO the House some
TEUsluOns Cor their consideration and
/ iIu were intended for the members on
i I' therefore moved that the galleries
al S1re,i' which was accordingly done,
elm n'e Doors closed, and remained clos
aa past three O'clock, when or letter
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1zventr D0L as r zcGrd.

- IN AWAY from tic subscriber, on
u Monday the second day Of March, in
t.ar'cs County, State IF Maryland, bright
u'al;o Man b. tie name of PAIL, COM
monty called PHIL WHEELER, about five
eel eight or nine inches high, stout and ac-
tive, about thirty years of age, has rem ark
ably grey eyes. He is good fiddler, and
~oarse shoemaker: had on homespun
warn ana cotton round jacket and psntaloons;
there IL no dnubt lie viii change his clothes;
t is therefore thought unnecessary to de-
scribe them more particularly. Phil is an
artlul telow, has two wives In the county,
one at Mr VIM Courts, Paccawaxon, tbs
other at Mr. Waiter JeaGHsons, near Port
Tobacco Ten Dollars will be given, if
taken in the County and if out of the
state and secured in any Jail SO that l get
l,,Fn again, the above Reward and all rea-
sonable charges paid, if brought home.
Thomas 3. Tubman.
N B. Al! masters of vessels, or other
persons, are hereby forewsrned from harbor-
ING o. employing the above described Me-
gro man at thcirperl or under the severest
n.nalt;.s of tho law. TB I,
March 20
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NEw-YoRK, March 81.
IMPORTANT.

lRlE Oh AN
The Governor Of this state on Friday last
Prorogued the Legislature OF this state for SIS
days, In order to prevent the final passage of
the Six Million Bank !! Who would have
believed that Governor Tonlpkins would have
taken thls hsh-handed measure 1t is SO,
and Governor Tompkins is answerable for the
consequences, What they will be, is impos-
slble to t0rctcI.
Extract eta letter from .fl6any, dated Oh FIJI
deg last.
a lettersan give you 10 information which
you will not have heard again and again, from
the mouths Of those gentlemen who go by the
saIne Conveyance that carries this. The 60
vernon has ventured on prorogatiou of the
Legislature. The sensations il has almost
universally excited, are not to be described
Two protests are now framing, and to &C sub
mltted to public meeting OF the members of
both houses this afternoon. The Governor
assigned his reasons at length, a copy OF which
III send by the next mail
6. ?. NJ. The meeting above alluded to is
now holding at the capitol Mr.. Huntington
in the chair, and NJ. Raoclif secretary. Tbs
protest has been read By Mr. GrosYenor, and
is under consideration. Several gentlemen
have spoken very ably on the subject. You
shall have the gvhaEe t0-mo'ro9g."
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COMMUNICATION.
WI HINTs, syI9ED 70 TIE TIMES

]4INTS, SUITED 70 TIE TIMES
No II.
a., seems to be toomuch Of hr9andHy in
w.. ~'n'lns ourlist of Generate only, at time
e.m, 80 Complaints are entirely against an
Is ~ NOSE principal power to injure US ex-
len. ~ Toe 'gc:.r. What have our gallant
ad.. y iripoH, and of the war of 'es, done,
oti, :, ms marked neglect, at the present
ss M. oS0 to2hcrn, and them only perhaps.
ter,,;' "o& ior protection and for redress,
I" Can be obtained
BETA.
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RIcHMoNp. March %.

The Executive Council have appointed Ro-
bert Nelson, ESQ. of York, Judge of the Chan
Gerry District of Williamsburg, in place Of Sa-
muel Tyler, ESQ. decd.
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generally be accused Of very long forbearance
In this case her hardness was obvious it WAS
to see if the United States (being the only
neutral worth mentioning) had finder enough
to !" show hasty spark" from the blow gil
ven them but she looked in vain we took
it like christians, saying &C peace peace It's
the Emperor 20 Then went out the retallato-
ry orders saying--7o nation shall trade 4oitA
France. All !! how the merits of the case
were now altered. Now it was England;
therefore the cry was Starve her to death
with our Embargo. The futiity of this mea-
sure was however discovered before we were
driven quite into bankruptcy.
Coaxing was resorted to again--we declared
If one ofthcm would be civil to us, we would
play the very mischief with the other, by
having nothing to do with her. Then one of
Bonapartes ministers took it into his head to
work a traverse; whether by his own autho-
rity or not, it is not known,-namely to tell
our minister that the French DEGREES should
not operate against Us after such time, that
is, 1arouided-and I--and on conditions, &c.
&c. sc. suffice it to say, that falacious as it
was, and burthened with many conditions, and
coming from no better authority than the mi
mister OF foreign affairs, it was all orthodox to
Mr.. Madison: he greedly swallowed the
bait himself and Is bent upon examining il
down car outlets also. What man most de-
yout!y wishes to be true, he will make HIM
self believe is SO, if he can find any authority
to answer lis purpose hence we see him
coming out bright and early, on the day after
! this minister appointed, with roaring pro-
clamasion that the DEGREES in question
lad ceased % olhe;ate ogajast rs.
Now with submission to Mr.. Madison, we
all know this IS unfortunately not the truth );
ana t 10 most astonishing m@eed that he should
at this late hour, persist i'll his error, when
there is not an easteriy wind that blows which
does not bear us sufficient, from the prisons
ot '<''''' "''u i'''ii '0 iiuli'et'US de'0SlloHS
Of those aho have escaped with the skin Of
'"''' ''0'',' 20 SIvs '"' ''' 20 MS ''9 ''s@'S"
proclamation +" na' was THIS Said pFoc'ama-
ton founded OF and maintained 10 this day
The solitary, ambiguous note Of ChemtGgny.
AID what have we 70 rebnt this The sub
sequFnt declaration OF c"GHfsSay's master,
that the Berlin and Milan DEGREES shonld con-
sttutc the fundamental laws of bis Empire
and, what VIC consider much more conclusive
(not having the highest opinion OF the Empe-
ror's world are qaE FACES THEMSELVES. as
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/" What and without my leave? (says CIump)
"Aye, that would (says Cioddy);
Quoth Clunlp, "then thou my hide shall
thunlp,
Or will bump thy body
So tot they Went, both Chimp and CIod,
AS fast as fist could iag,
Till both lay SPRAYING on the sod,
And scarce fist could wag
" Now, where's your oxen, Clod," (says
Clump)
"And where (says Clod) your ground?
Both sigh'd, and carcase rais'd OH rump,
In vain for both look'd round.
Tir'd ofthe sport, they curs'd all jars,
And all deceiying eyes,
That look'd for oxen from the stars,
Or, pasture from the skies.
On Saturday arrived in Hampton Roads,
H, B. Ms brig Plumper, Lieut.. Bray, is
days from Bermuda, with dispatches.
Norfolk Ledger.
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DEATH or CHANCELLOR TYLER.

A letter from Williamsburgh, dated on
Monday last, says, "Chancellor TYLER died
this morning about o'clock"
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,~PBy permission of the Speaker, on Sun
newt in the Chamber OF the House OF
o.nDs,eetatiyes, the Rev. Mr.. Nc LEOUD,
SiFf ire pupils Of the celebrated DR. Mason,
%N.e. York, VIII perform Divine Service.
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p,,pg employed new Carrier, such Of
hrDbsc,ibers as may be missed will please
'a' ';afarmation at the Office, and the omission
s:.n be recihed.
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TIE House Of Representatives remained in
v,,on with closed doors on "Wednesday eve
,i,g iii near ten O'Clock, when, it is believed,
,5I was passed, which imposes an Embargo
brs limited time.
The Senate were Yesterday engaged with
dssd doors on the subject which occupied
me- House the evening before.
The Senate have rejected the bill for the
ri,f Of Arthur St. Clair.