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EDUCATION.

TTIE inhabitants of Alexandra ara
respectfully informed, that onMon-
,av the 2Sth instant, a School will be
opened in Prince Street, at Mrs. Fletch-
er's house, in which will be taught tho
Greek and Latin Classics, EnglishGram.
mar, Geography. Geomstry, NayigatioH,
and the other branches of Education
usually taught IN Schools or Academies.
The terms OF tuition will be very mo.
deratc and parents wishing to haze
their children instructed, arc assured
that no exer,ion shall be wanting on the
part Of the subscriber to render gencs
raj satisfaction To all those who may cons
fide their children to his care. For
terms, sc. please apply at this Office.
E. Maltby.
From Yale College, Connecticut
September 81. ST.
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NORFOLK, Sept. Is.

Arrived sch, Eleanor Ann, Paddock,
from this port, bound to St. Bartfolo-
news, PIT back in distress. Sailed Tom
Cape Henry August 10; the next day
was boarded from the French psivateer
brig Diligent, captain Grassin, from this
port, where he had reitted for cruiZc,
who, alter plundering US OF two barrels
pork aid two kegs crackers, suffered Us
to procccd-August 90, in a severe
gale, carried away the maiDmast, ftretop
mast and lead of the foremast, leaking
a, the rate Of three spells IN hour put
back to reIt.
Captain Themmon,er, of the Swcdis b
schooner Nancy, spoke Septen Der +,
Spanish schooner Mariana, Domineo,
from Porto Rico, bound 10 Boston, who
on the I'd. in lat %. long &c. 90, board
ed the wreck OF the English sloop Sir
John BorIase Warren, ard took of Mr..
William Crossing. of TrigIdao, ard ser
want giyj, WHO gives the !ui.owing ac-
counts
That on the 18th Of August last; him
self, wife add servant girl, took passage
at Triniaad, OF boa'd the English
sloop Sir John Borlase Warren, captain
lowell, for Bermuda. About - days al
ter our departure from Trinidad (ha"ne
understood the day before we were IN
lat. 81, 10Y on the morning of the 25th'
about one o'clock, the sloop was hove
On her beam ends, my wife and myself
being locked up in the cabin, so that 1t
was impossible to get out. understood
however, that the mast had been cut a.
wav, and the sloop had righted. The
night was passed in miserable situa-
ton. In the morning, not hearing word
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Py1vrsBuRBE, Sept. II.
Ped .Ns7os from Fort Wnrne.

Bad Nszos from Fort Wnyne.
Two expresses Just from fort
Wayne. hring Information 30 this
place (pigaa) that apt. Wells. hear
ing that gen. Hull had advised capt.
EeaId The eommaujant at Fort Chi
eago, to eyaeuate hi fort, went from
Sort Wayne to CGeago with one
white maa, and abat 50 or 10 Mia
mi Indians. In erdr to escort the
garrison in. Tiiatthe day alter he
arrived there q Sret number OF In
dams being presea. council was
held at which 4: he public goods
were distribn In the evening Of
the same ebay disraehes arrived from
Maiden. to the liians, stating that
oil the tribes had oined Ill. British
that Detroit pa fallen into their
hands, and exh4red them to drink
IN. blood of ouEpople. The next
morning, 18th n. capts. Wells and
Eeald. with thS frees OF the garri-
sDn and their Emcn and children.
amounting to but 100, started for
Wort WayIe, Nh were attacked a.
bout half a mi Z from Chicago, by
nearly 600 In 5as, who massacred
them ALL! D a few Miami In
dams escaped oell the news. Be-
yeral Of their lefs were killed.
4 number q fendly Indians are
on their way othis place TO claim
protection fiji n our government.
Ahout 700 q ehere who manifest
their friendly OPPOSITION to our Peo-
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UKbANA, (O) August Is.
Orders By tAe Commander in Chief
ZANESVILLE.fO.A Sen. .

Since our last, the Indian alarm has
subsloed. But CUR extreme frontiers,
are in danger of the tamanawk AND scalp
ing knife. The fate Of fort Chicago has
probably been experienced at fort
Wayne, unless happily, 500 mounted ri
demen from Piqaa may arrive in time,
WHO are said to bave as-chcd last Sa-
turday. Lower S.ndd,ky is said to be
In possessions Of the British. Immense
numbers OF troops ara marching to all
points. The Kentuck4as are under full
way. About 800 miiia left this place
last week, Tor Es,'lawaEs, and second
detachment are expect to move every
hour.
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spoken on board, and the vessel beinp
hearty full of water, made an effort.
and succeeded in getting up four d not
aPerson on deck. bur supposed they had
gone OFF IN the boat. lii this situation.
we put ourselves under tho pr,t,ction
OF Divine Providence dashed nv vile
a"d negro girl TO tue taiifierei. who're we
awaited death with impotence, having
nothing to subsist on but a few ORANGES.
and little rum got out Of = hogshead
noatlns about US. Oh the 3ist of Au.
gust my wife died-waitins with impa-
nence our lot On the I'd OF Septem.
Der l heard voice, and not being able
% get up, tAe girl told HE there was a
boat with three men approaching us,
which proved 10 belong to The Spanish
Schooner Ma ANA, capt. Domingo, from
Porto Rico, Oh hoard OF which vessel we
we're taken, and to whom we owe the
preservation of our lives.
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NEW YORK, September y

arrived the = .. ship OF war ALERT,
lieut.. J. P. Wilmer, commander, |. DAVIS
from ST. Johns, Newfoundland, wit, 2s2
American prisoners Of war. The Alert
was captures on the 18TH of August by
the .. s frisate Essex, David Porter
Esq commander, and on the 18Th Of the
same month, the Alert was stripped OF
her armament, and sent to st. johns,
with her officers and crew, and other
English prisoners Of war, amounting in
all to i2o men. List Of American PRICES
left at st Johns, newfoundland, when
the Alert sailed, VIZ. brig LYDIA, Nor
gan, from Gibraltar for New York u
Mon, Gardner, from Oporto, for Phiia
delph.a; ship Anacreon, Benthal, of
Ne"bnyport, from Liverpool for Nor
folk; Palatox, Hi.ch;ns, from S.. Ub3s,
for Boston; Arab, Delano. of New Bed
ford, from Grecnock, for New York
scbr Three Feicnds, Peckham, OF New
Bedford, from Lisbon to Boston schr.
Elizabeth, Crowell, from Yarmouth f;
brig Macy, Briggs, from ST. Uees, for
New York ship Orient, Andrews, from
Gibraltar, for Marblehead; brig Cyrus,
Ring. from Spain, for Gloucester schr.
Caroline, Hammond, from lisbon for
n Bedford; brig Cleaner, Dunn. from
Lisbon, for Boston ships AdIiatic,
rrcd~e.i from Cadiz, for New York
pocahontas, .A.well, from Lisbon, fer
Boston; Iriton, Rodgers, of aud FOR n
Bedford, from LIAhon; Caster, Lewis,
from Piymoulh 70; New Bedford; Per-
,eyerance, Cole, from Liverpool, fer
Baltimore; scirs. Polly, Nicholson, for
Chatham; Pilgrim, Higgins, for Ply
Inouth; Swsl,ow, Atkins, for Go. and
William H.v:a, Rogers, for do. ali from
The coast Of Labrador with fish ; brig
Eliza, Warmers, from iceland, for Bos-
,ou, RocalAid, Pay, from Lisbon, fer
New York; schs. Washington, Brown,
from Gibraltar, for Boston; ship VIM.
Tell, Cobb, from Catl,z. for Boston and
WIN. P. Johnson, F3lihssby, from Lon.
dondcrry, for. New YORK,
Ar. the ccrtle schooner Hero, Craft,
lays FROM Bernud., With 4 nericin
captains and mates. pris oners Of val sert
home ~ narole. Sept. IS, LIT IS. A.,
long 81, %, was boarded by an."fficer
from his majesty's fliga,e Orpheus, WHO
informed tnat two DAYS before they bed
captured TIC brig Ann. Of Sal r., from
Calcutta and The day before had chased
an American privatcer, vino escaped hy
superior sailing. Sepr. S, lat. 80, 3@,
long. 70. IS. spoke schr. C'lzon, ct
Washinstou City, SAID 20 DC toc HAVANA
from Alexandria she appeared to be
steering ior Bermuda, and the officer on
Geck had the appearance ef. a navy OIL
Ger. The day fore sailing from Bcr-
mu,la, arrived the brig Lila, Ranney,
tor ST Bets, prize to the Orpheus and
ship William, of B@!.imorc, for ,isbon,
With upwards of 5000 bbls. of -four,
prize to the Recruit sloop Of war The
"tiic~rs Of the james Madison were left
at Bermuda.
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DIED, on Wednesday evening last,
at her fathers in Prince William cotinty,
Virginia, Mrs. MELINDA DUNNIreToH,
wife Of VIM. ?. Huntington, late rner:
chant of Dumtries, in the Goth year Of
her age, after a lingering and painful
illness, which she bore with Christian:
like fortitude, and resigned her soul
into the hands of God who gave it, With
lively hope of a joyful resurrection Ia
everlasting bliss. Her remains were
inferred on the 18th inst. at the family
burying ground, attended by a train Of
weeping friends. She has left 4 widows
ed husband AMI infant son to lament hef
loss.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l3s
UNAWARE ELECTt6N g

In he election which took hIseS 6I3
the l5th inst. for assessor end itisbrrtbsx
IN Duck Creek Hundred, the tedefaE
majority was SO. At the elsctioh held
for senator in January last, that tiuhdtrd
gave majority for the Aem6efsiies
candidate OF VI. The number Of v6tek
then taken was $50, at the, last eIectiSh,
there was 344 SO out OF this small niifa:
Der, the federal gain was l7s. In Eittlas
Creek, where the democratic majority
has usually been about so or SO, tae ls.;
deralis's had at the last election d niiaiSf.
lily of 70. In Manderyi'le, the fsderai-
lists had majority of 245, the usual fes
deral majority being at former elections
about hall that number. And i'll Miss
pelier, the federalists have stlc6Seaed
by majority of 24o, making a5ihajSri=
ty in the county of 544.
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ilgates close ID With WE filis ind
ono iaIthe oi6ng, streting % 4Sj ,.5tlks'
port Same day these ships boxsaSsa i
smack took out 4 few fish; a,ll bIit 81
board SIX Irish passengers, taken "a sikss
brig charle. Fosset; from HubliEy Sltst
llnnenss belongins to Halloween lss (
enqaired wiicther there we're sny sijirs
OF war in this port, and eSbtsssed &
wish to find Com. Rodgers. : Sd,iacfSh !.
This dee. consisted Of the ssSStatiea:
Nymph and Acasta. There are 8 kefa(
other British frigates on the G5ast
The Smack arrived here in tTfss hours
alter leaving the English squadron. y;
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The Alexan dria Museum,

AEVOTED to Charitable purposes,
~ and belonging to the Alexandris
Washington Lodge No. 81, IS open fof
the reception OF Visitors, every dat Id
the week, from 10 A. NJ. to 2 PM. {6ans
day excepted> on the following terms
Subscription Tickets which admit The
whole Of Family, or such part as rnsy
present the ticket 5 per year.
Subscription Ticket for the admission
Of Single person S per year.
Single visit for grown persons, -
cents. =.
Single visit for children, - LIZ cents
September % ~.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. l8.

Yesterday about O'Clock in the az
ternoop. Tue Powder Mills about three
miles from town, on GwynB's Falls,
owned BIZ Mcssrs Lorman, S, Co. blew
up with tremendous explosion. Five
or six buildings were blown to pieces
but happily, - lives lost. One OF the
buildings having been half an hour on
fire before the explosion, afforded ample
time to escape How the Ere originated,
or what is the probable loss sustained,
we have not learnt.
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Edmund Edmonds,

TNTENDS, on the LIST Of Octobet )
open his ScKoot. in the room under
,he Brock Lodge lately occupied By Mr..
Paradise. He will teach the English
Laneuaee Dramatically Wrains, .drifh-
mrtir, Book. Keeting, Mensaratton, Sur
yrving, Aeebra. Navigation, with ttd
other branches of the Mathematics.
His night school will commence Oh
the evening of the same day.
Alexandria, Sept. 2is OF
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NOTICE..

TNHE subscriber intends leaving the
District OF Columbia in a few
days; he therefore requests all persons
having claims against him to present
them in the course of the present week
tor payment.
THOMAS CLAGETT.
September % DIST
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oGDENsHJRG, Sept.

On "Wednesday lasts The vessels lying
~ this harbnr, ten in Humber, sailed for
the lake. They have lhr t'.eir defence,
thlrty-t~s FOUNDER, lhree six pound
ers' two long iou" Panders, an2 two
swivels. Several Of tte troops station
ed here yolunteercd,kio man the yes
sells.
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During LIS, week 4:ar,y 100 English
battcsnx, laden with tili;sry stores and
troops, passed this viltgc Oh their way
to the lake. Til. b:oparation on the
part our enemy, gees usto thinkthai
if general Dearborn's srmistice does no'
lead to a peace, it wigoe of 'ocalcu!ahle
injury to the prosecution Of The conquest
of Canada.
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The following statement will sbew the
number OF voies that vii! be given by
each state, ut the ensuing election, for
President and Viee-Presiaent Of the U.
States. Our readers can make their
own calculations as to the probable re-
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pie; they are very sorry for our mis-
fortunes, and are fearful for their,
own safety.
have endeavored to find out their
minds, and to set them right, and
shall continue SO to do.
From the pubIic's faithful servant.
~ STEPHEN HUBBLE.
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lished the fort There had been some
plundering:
After the eapitulation Of Mackinak, the
British bent their course for our
fort at Chicauga, on lake Michigan,
which is in their possession before this.
UKbANA, (O) August Is.
Orders 6y tAe Commander in Chief.
HEADQUARTERS,
Ur6an1, Dug. l9.
Brigsdier general Edward w. Tup-
per has been called to take command of
the forces now collecting from the scve-
raj divisions of the state of Ohio. He
will be received and obeyed according
ly.
The commanding officers of compa-
MES and detachments will report them
selves to him, as they may arrive at their
several places Of rendezyous.
r. ]. MEIGS, Gov. Of Ohio.
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BOSTON. Sept. rs.

Do'ol IN. o'pt 10.
The squadron IN THIS har5or is ma
king all due preparations to fiji for sea.
A signal FOR the sitting of Court
Martial was made Yesterday on board
the President flag skip.
Captain Hull, IN consequence OF the
death of bls brother, IN: requested Of
the Secretary of the Navy short fur
Tough, to enable him 10 settle some de-
mestic affairs, which has been granted.
Commodore Bsinbridye is appointed to
the Constitution, and he hois!ed his
broad pendant OH board that ship yes
,erlay afternoon.
The Constellation, IS guns, is under
repair i'll Washington, and viii be ready
to put to sea in few days.
Capt. Pierce Of he ship Ganges, from
Liverpool, detained or the Hook by the
Bri.i.b frisa,e Bclvdcra end after
wards dinlissed, was informed by captain
Byron th:. be had captured five AmerI-
can vessels and sent :hctn 70 Halifax one
Of thcyn was the privatefr Bunker HI!!,
cqptaiu evils Of New Ycr!,, who, he
observed. VISA hoe clever fellow, and
was vcrv comfortable IL HALIFAX"
NOTE -C.pt Lewis, WHO las AZ
ri~cd here in cartel from X Xxx be-
fore the above article W. Published, re-
auc$ted us to express Lis gratitude tor
the liberal AID humane treatment he
experienced from captain Byron and the
officers Of the ne'vdcra and also Tor
the dignifcd, gentlernanly and beneSo-
| lent department Of admiral SAWYER, III
Halifax, towards him, in common With
other prisoners Of war there.
New.London. September 10.
NEWS FROM THE OCEAN.
Several Gun Boats belonging 4 this
station, came into port on Monday even
Il -. Cun<loy fte rnnon sav two BrltlSh
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albany. S-Dt u


By letter from Lewiston, we are in
formed that the whole nu;nbc" Of troops
in service, on that part of our frontier,
viz. at Niagara, Lewiston, BuHllee, &c
does not exceed froms So1 to 1000 men
While on the British idc, IS affirmed
that the number of regalor troops is moi
less at this time, than 1900, aud rein
fcrcements daily arriving, and that he,
have upwards of so pcccs of cannon!
mounted OH thoir fortifcalions
We have, at different tines beer in
formed, that !arge bodfs Of militia, ano
several regiments of IN" regular troops,
were ordered to reinforce maj2r genera,
Van Rensselaer,. How does iFkarpcn
that they never reach .taclr place of des
tination
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ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY, September %.

TO sHEw
rRk VERY AGE s. BODY az TIE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
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A letter from sneman at Pitts.

A letter from a ssn'eman at Pats
burg to the printers oi,his paper, Of The
date OF the GIN insr ssys, the troops a;
this place, consist ofEsrrgiinents of re-
gular troops the - and 18Th under
coils Pike and B'ai;y--a part Of Inc re-
yiment Of col. Simpns and 4 militia re
giment under col Cbk CT Washington
county. Gen. BooFSeld arrived this
.norning. The p,aiS9al officers at this
place, are maj. gen. 4ooers, brig. gems,
Bloom field and Petit, colonels Thorn,
Clark, Pike, Simnns and Brairlr.-
There are also - II 4 majors. The
whole number OF troops short OF 1000.
General HULL ar,is,d AT Montreal on
Saturday last in gres, pomp!!
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SUPPLEMENT 70 the Petersburg Court
Gazette, ofJune %, (Jaly lo.)
From the Headquarters In La

SIhftsment 20 the FetfrS0RFS IoH''
Gazette, QfJune %, (Jaly TO-.
From the Headquarters In La
moz, June IS.
The different divisions Of the army
continue to farm junction. It'll clear
from every circumstance that the French
Emperor has been forced, in consc-
ouence of our mode OF conducting the
campaign, 10 change his original plan
Of operations, which only terminated in
useless marches, as we had abandoned
the spot which would have been most
advantageous for him in the event of a
battle BY such a procedure we have
iMpart attained our object, and expect
also. in future, similar result.
To-day on. army is stationed in the
following places So
The Cops of Count Wittgenseein, in
Kimshary.
The Corp, of Count Bagereinwadt,
TutsChkow, Johnwallow, have encamp-
ed before Widzer.
Tie Corps OF Gen Dochtero, in Blu,
dea.
The Reserve ia Klmoz.
On the 18th Of June, the Col. of the
regiment of Polish HenlAw Caiewa, was
dispatched, together with the corps un-
der his command, by Maj. Gen. Korp,
In order TO reconnoiter he enemy. In
the evening OF the goth, he received or
ders TO direct his march across the dis
trict of I.autupa 10 the town OF Swenzl-
auc., for which pee he set out early
ON The next day, alter having assembled
his orde,tes, in the hope OF hndlng his
regimen, there; but the places through
which he had to pass, were already oc-
cupied 0v three regiments OF the enc
my's cavalry.
When Col. Galcwa perc ired himself
to be thus completely hcmmed IN, he
formed his troop into column, and pro-
ceedet 10 cut his way through the en-
e,.y's cavalry. After having accom-
piishcd his object, and gained wood,
he charged the horse yagers, who at
temr.cd a second time to intercept him,
and put .hem to Hight.
His loss consisted Of one officer and
.46 D, iva,cs; that Of the enemy amount
I'd 10 two commanders OF squadrons and
siderable number of heulans, gre
nadier. and yasCrs killed.
From the Headquarters near Aksna,
June 25, (July Z, \. 5 }
This doy the army occupies the fol-
lowing positions -
The corps OF Count WltcheRst'en' at
Brrslan.
TIE Cd and third corps at Dedln.
The 4th at Nawsoky.
The sta at Melaschi.
The 9th corps A. Narogrodl'
The movements of the enemy have
been more frequent, which has caused
same skirmishing.-(ien. MAJ. Corf,
commanding the rear squadron OF the
Cd and Sd cops, has rePulsed all the
.ttacks Of The enemy in the road 10 Dos
ma By bis skiIfsl dispositions he has
snccceded in keepina the enemy In
check, although they had great supe-
,;ori,v of cavairy-The horse artillery,
nader the command of Gen. Count Ku-
tuSow forced them to retreat with loss
We. have made prisoners Col. Punt.
non. i, the service of Wirtemburg. and
so priva,es. The commander In Chiel
praises ,he conduct Of Count Hutaisofi
and likewise the bravery ofthe Imperial
lCosacks ard Polish Huians.
o..
From the Bu6aloe Gazette Of Stffem'
berl
The latest accounts from Detroit say
that the British had taken nearly all tue
public stores to Maiden, and had demo
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RUSSIAN BULLETINS.
Rehort efthe oherssions ef.Ae War..

i Retorf efthe oferafions of che War.
Head Quarters June ls, July ~
The French army appears to have d.
'vided itself into two corps, the one fol-
lowing our movements, and the other
cndeasoring to out-nank US On the right
The first corps Of our army proceeds
oa is march according 10 the plan adopt
ed, and has already effected its junction
with various divisions. The enemy ia
accommodating US, has made attacks on
several points, but has always been res
pulsed with loss: In one Of these skir-
mishcs, Count Delow Denizen, Gene
raj Adlutant to, his Imperial Majesty,
took several prisoners, among whom is
Count Octavins Segur.
Ca the 18th the corps OF Count Witt
gspstein was between Wilkomie and
Ha,lmcny. The corps of Lieut.. Gen.
Tutsckrow aud Count SoherwaloF are
approaching Swenzsnhy. The corps of
Gen. Dochie.oy is on the march from
-Ochmany to SSenzenny. Gen. Pidtow
has left Bralostock, and is drawing to-
wards WilIecka. Prince Basration con-
tinues to approach the first corps.
Psatscrih: to tn. Petersburg Gazette,
25ts IF Jaas, (July7
Dated Head Quarters June 81, (July 81
During these two day no important e.
vents have taken place in the army re-
latins to it's farther concentration bat
IL his established itself at Swenzenny,
near Vidoy, BIZ this movement the COM
muaication with the corps of Gen. Doc
toroF are completely secured. That
General has been just joined on his side
BY the Count Pahlen, who at the begin
ming ofhos.iiities was at Grodno Thus
the several corps Of the armies have re-
NAMED entire till now, and have not left
a sissle detachment. Seven squadrons
Of French cavalry, with cannon, have
been vigorously repulscd by the rear
guard of the first army corps.
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NETWORK. August 4.

Wa are indebted to friend for a Halifax
paper Of the 22d ult. received by the flag
Ketch Cleaner, now in our Bay.
Besides the extracts which follow, this pa
per contains Sir John Coape Sherbrooke's
Proclamation Of the Dist ait laying an embar-
go on all vessels in the Ports and harbors OF
that Province, until proper conveys are arrang-
ed This is done in consequence Of our decla-
ration of war
The same paper contains the governors
Address to the Assembly of that Province,
which convened the 2lst uitimo, having been
specially called together to meet the exlgen-
cies growing out Of the American war. The
governor recommends the necessity Of putting
the Province in respectable state OF defence.