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and YOU are well aware how frequsntly poiats
taken upconnected with what precedcs or tot
lows them are iiable5to nisconstfuction.
But sir, a reason paramount to every o ,
for my not committing myself to an.expiana,
ton on any single topic, without the discussion
between us were 10 be connnned,i. the pub.
LEGATION of the highly important declaration OF
his royal highness, the prince regent TO which
I had the honor 70 allude in my note to.you OF
this norning. You will there f8d stated IN
as explicit and authentic a.msnner as lau-
guage can convey, the grounds upon when
his m9aiesty's orders in council will be revok-
ed. i cannot, II is true, as yet, refer you 9TH
cially to this document, but may now be IN
the yexpaotstion Of receiving tin formal sl.
shape within very few days, and together.
with it every explanation possible winch you
may require.
/ have the honor, &c.
(Signed) AUGS. ). FOSTER
The hon. James Monroe, sc. &c.
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Ertract TO the editors fran -4nnah0Es.
hasten to transmit to you the governors
communication, and the report of the commit
tee Of requisition.
On Monday evening an attempt was made
to raise a caucus (by senator Lloyd)-without
success--Last night Tuesday they had full
convention in the Senate Chamber at the pub
lie charge. After adjournment. Mr.. Senator
Holingsworth, meeting Mr.. - of -,
and mistakng him for a congenia spirit, re-
marked, G we'll we could do nothing"-dis-
covering his error, by the reply of Mr. -,
he betrayed no small degree of embarrass-
lnent It's believed, that they cannot carry a
vote CT appreciation. Many of their troops
manifest symptoms Of descrtion. Two Of
them are considered lost. The federaIists
seem rather disposed to observe prudent 81
lence-yet there is some talk Of meeting to-
night If that should be abandoned, it is pro
bable that the assembly viii adjourn to-day
yesterday sine die "A general alarm per-
vades the democratic ranks on the Eastern
Shore. We have confident hopes of regain
ing -, and the restoration of -. Talbot
will be shaken--Mr. Lloyd is so Disguised
with the disahcction of some chiefs, that he
has declared himself nearly determined to re-
tire from the struggle.
These documents were referred to Messrs.
Donaldson, Herbert, Swearingen, Wlson, L.
Duvall, c, Dorsey and Bowles, by whom the
annexed report was made.
Those i'll Italics are FEDERAL
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From the Federal Republican.
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The immense expenses. the state of Mary
land is to incur by equippins the drafted mi
ltia, will sensibly affect its finances. The
loans which it will require, will much diminish
the income and profits of the banks to which
resort must be had, according to the plan of
the committee. This would not be SO intolc-
rable, if the late loan demanded BY the trea-
sury Of the y. States, had not before stripped
them of SO much, contrary to the expectations
and reliance Of the stockholders, OH whom it
is incumbent to look 20 their interests before
it is TOO late.
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that provision may be made BY law 10 e,,s
this department to comply with said Fem,
ton. We take the liberty to transmit h. s
with the correspondence which has a.
place between this department aid the exe,.
tive Of the United States, relative toll !
iect matter Of this communication, tcesE
with the act of congress, entitled g an E,
authorize 6 detachment from the ni!id,
the United States in virtue of which tbs
QUESTION has been made.
We have the honor 10 be,
With great respect
Your obcdient servants,
ROBERT BOWIE s
! The hon, tie General Assembly.
WAR DEPARTMENT, April IS, l8B T
His ErceHe7tcy the Govesmoz Of Tie Star Il
1faryhnd.
S1R-I am instructed BY the Prcsidert
the United States, to call upon the execut;v
of the several states to take egectual peasp,'
/ 70 organize, arm and equip according to i'll
and hold in readiness to march at momen,
warning their respective proportions Of on
hundred thousand militia, officers include
by virtue Of an act of Congress passed Il.
10th instant, entitled "an act to authorize 1
detachment from the Militia of the UD;sS
States"
This therefore is to require of your excel.
leney to take effectual measures for h,yio,
SIX thousand of the militia Of Maryiand, ns,
ing her quota) detachedand duly organisednI
companies, battallons. regiments, brigades 4
divisions, within the shortest period that cir.
cumstances will permit, and as nearly as pos.
slble in the following proportions Of artI.erf
cavalry, & infantry, viz: one twentieth part Of
cavalry, and the residue infantry. There
viii however be no objection Oh the part ofthe
President of the United States to the admis.
sion Of proportion OF riflemen, only organ.
lied IL distinct corps, and not exceeding one
tenth part Of the whole quota of the states re.
spectiyely.
Each corps should be properly armed and
equipped for actual service.
When the detachment * organization shall
have been effected, the respective corps will
be exercised under the officers set over them
but will not remain embodied, or be consider
ed as in actual service, uHtil by subsequsn
orders they shall be directed to take the field
Your excelency will please 70 direct til,
correct muster rolls and inspection returns bc
made of the several corps; and that copies
thereof be transmitted to this department 81
early as possible.
have the honor to be, sir, very respectful
ly, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM EUSTIS.
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coPY.l
IN COUNCIL.
E1ln0H0Ee.

-3nnafohS, f4Gy ~, 1872
SIR--The constitutional powers of this de.
partment beinginadcquate to a fulicompliancs
With the reQuisiion Of The President, commn'
nicatcd through you, calling upon this state
for her quota Of six thousand troops to be
completely armed and equipped for actual
service, ] have thought proper with the adj
vice and consent of the council of state, to ad.
dress letter to you, the object OF which IS to
ascertain whether in the opinion Of the PFesI.
dent of the y. States, the probable course OF
our public affairs will render it absolutely BE-
cessary, that they should be prepared IN all
respects to take the field, prior to the re-
gUIar period Of the session Of our Legislature,
ON the first Monday III November next, IN or
der that We may determine whether or not II
would be advisable to call an extra session Of
the legislature, who would no doubt make tho
necessary appropriation for their equipmcns
We have the honor to be,
With great respect
Your obcdient servants,
ROBERT BOWIE.
The Hon. WILLIAM EuSti8,
Secretary at svar ofthe y. Sa:es.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

bay ls, 1872.
Sinh answer to your Excellency's letter
of the 5th inst. have the honor, by instFu''
tons from the President, to inform the execO'
i've of the state Of Maryland, that the course
Of our public affairs will not Justify delay IN
preparing for actual service the quota OF MI
Iitia required from that state.
With great respect, have the honor to De-
your Excellency's obed't servant.
W. EUSTIs.
His ErceNency Robert Boqoie,
Coz. efthe State Of Maryland.
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! SATURDAY, JUNE 10.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday, June 9.

Tuesday, Ju'e 9.
The following message was received from
the President Of the United States
MESSAGE.
To the Senate and House Of REPRESENTATIVES
Of the United States.
I Law before Congress copies ofletters which
have passed between the Secretary of State
and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary Of Great-Britain.
JAMES MADISON.
June Sth, 1872
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The Governors communication to the LegisLa-
ta1r, and accompanying documents.
IN COUNCIL.
AnnahoHa, June

SI'E7'HIlOlls, : 1Ne 70, 70 7 Il.
Gentlemen-~The President of the United
States having required of the executive of
this state, to take effectual measures to orga-
nize, arm and equip, according to law and
hold IN readiness TO march at moments
warning, her proportion of one hundred thou
sand militia, officers included. we have deem
ed 1t lndlspensably necessary to convene the
general assembly at an earlier period than the
time to which 1t stood adjourned, in order
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-11-16

undeniab'e facts. conc->ss conii not recon-
cnc I; - ~ 'luie nAt - rake Slch step, us
would speedily terminate the war with the
SavagrS such steps had bcen taken as tn
produce much Temporary distress among the
PoStawatamleS and olhcr tribes, and the
destruction OF heir VILLAGES and crops would
emplD many OF their Warriors in procuring
subsistence spr thcir s1utws anil children,
"ncn consel ient, gave a correspondent
react To oar ronL'er settlements that a
winter campaign we'll Conducted was indis-
pensabe To COMPLETE the work which was
begun with 81 'nuch zch. bat which could
not produce ali the benefit that might ne ex-
pected from d REGULAR authorised exoetliti-
on; FOR it would be recolcctsd that The
hountei men had gone out sIddeaig upon
inc spur oi the occasion. with mt cnnpcnsa
non, with view to relieve the frontiers
from the disasters Of Hl!l's hu,nil,a,ing sur
ren'ier aud in such voluntary a,sociations
many men would consider themselves under
less obligations than # emplo, ed by tue 70
ver!nnent, although the party with whom he
hlu the honor u act served beyond the time
| for which they enrolled themselves, and ne
YER Quilted the service un'n llonnrably dis
| charged Mr.. j. observed if the savagcs
arc unmindfoi ct the many acts of bcnevo
| fence, Of justice and friendship exercised to-
| wards them by the u. States il British in
| hnence, or British gold ar any other consi
| Iteration could induce them to Continue the
| savage practice Of embruing their hands A.
| ike Ia the blood NJ the warrior in the Eel
and The infant inits mothers arms; if they
| WILDE bound by no obligation however sa-
creu; by no treaty however Solemn,v made;
~ no dictate OF nature, M matter how self
evident the u >. IRE absolved from acts os
further torbearance and we are called np
on by every feeling at duty and honor tn dis
arm them of their fury aud put hem beyond
| the power of injury. Mr.. j. said he had not
intended To trouble the House with so many
preliminary remarks but he had seen in his
place the Chairman of the committee To
whom the resolution was to be referred, and
&c was anxious that the design and object OF
| the motion should be known, that the com
m'ttee might act with dispatch if it met with
their views.
Resolved, That the select committee TO
, whom was referred somuch of the Presidet's
| message as relates to the military affairs. be
instructed to enquire into the cxpediency of
authorizing an expedition of mounted volnn-
teers against the Indian tribes host C to he
u. States
The resolution was agreed to nen. con-
without debate.
iS ol'i aulnorlSlnS the transportation OF
CERTAIN documents free of postage, was read
three times and passed.
November II.
W-. Ftktn presented a petition from sun
dry merchants of Connecticut, uf Ike te-
nor with those Yesterday presented by Mes
srs. Mi chill and Peasants.
The Speaker laid fore the House the
memorial of Benjamin NJ Piatt. of Nlinoi7
territory, demonstrating against what he
states to have been the illegal return OF
ohadrsch Bond as delegate to Congress from
that erritory.-Referred to the committee
OF Elections.
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On I = u INCVt 9
PORT OF SALEM

"wednesday, .Not'. 4--Arrived via Ports
mouth, British brig James and Charlotte.
win cargoe OF Coal, crates, and few bales
dry goods, prize to the privatecr ship Ame-
rica. Die IS about one year old, 1877 tons
onrt1en and sailed from Cork i'm a feet of
SO sal; under convoy of two gun briggs.
F'7day, .Hov. 6-Arrived, privateer schr.
Revenge, Formerly the John and Georye. \
from cruize of eight days. Rrtract fran,
her 1onrnaL-Nov. off Grand Menan. can
t1rcd the sch. Robin. King. from Yarmouth
n. . FOR 81. Andrews, with a cargoe of plais-
Ter aud hsii ship and brig were in SIGHT
III tae same time, but our boat having been
upset in boarding the schooner after she WAS
captured, we lost sight of the shin and br;e,
IN consequence of the detention in saving the
men. November 2. in sight of Grand Me.
nan, saw ship; after chase OF FIVE hon,s
came up with her; she fired gun to wind
ward, hoisted English coDrs and hauled I'M
heT courses.-At one p M. bore up and pot
"huer her wake astern, hoisted our colors
ana gave her giin. She commenced firin...
herstern guns-we continued firing our large
gun with round and grape-inding we did
no essential damage we hauled along side ta
windward within mUsket shot-we sill ken,,
up brisk lire with our large gun and mus.
kets, during which time she gave ms n whole
oroadside. At p. Nj. our shot being nea,,-
y expended, and no prospect Of the enemy
striking, bore up under his stern within hats
piatoi shot, and kept UP I constan' fire
Our ooarders IN the mean time prepared To
ooard.-At past 4 got close along side I'M.
DER her lee /; she gave us her lee broad side
cut away our lee fore rigging and damaged
our sales very much; we gave three cheer,
| and M. Upon with IL men immedi.teIv
boarded with pistols and swords-at TN.
same time she struck her colors. During
this engagement, which continued for three
hpurN and quarter we had only )ne, man
! slightly wounded in the leg The shin prn.
yed To be the Ned of Glasgow. from :,
5ohna oonnd home with full cargoo ftimber.
she mounted ten Founders, was manned
ny 10 men and is about four hundred tons
| burthen. The mate & carpenter of the shin
were slightly wounded, and her sails higgins,
&c cut tn pieces. The Revenge mount, /
long twelve, and two three Founders. and
mad at the irnc thirty eight men, includ;ne
| officers. The Ned is the same shiD whicIS
| engaged the reazer on her last cruize and
| beat her of.
ameday-.Arrived British shin Ned. late,
Necol, mounting 10 guns, copperboctomed
with cargoe oftimber prize tothe REVENGE.
Same day-Arrived the Birth schr -
-, captured in the bay of Fundv, with
carg"e OF OIL seal skins, plaster, &c. prize
to the Fame, capt. Green
Same day-The new brig Plumper, from
Newoury?ort, to Dutch and Deland.
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no USE REPRESENTATIVES,
November 9

Messrs. Taimace. Sage. Gold, R:dgely,
and Tall aferro appeared This da and took
their seats
a message from The Senate informing the
House of their appointment of the Reverend
john Breckenridge Chaplain TO Congress-
OIL their part was received.
Mr.. Mitchell presented petition Of sun
DRY owners. and agents nf privateePS in the
Cit # Ne~-York, praying for a reduction OF
the dulies "r prizes and price, goods; tina,
prize pr, perry on condemnation NAV be- de
Ii cred to be by them disposed Of and diStri
bu'ed-that tire time necessary to procure
c. ,den,natinns may be shnrtened-lhat Tho
fees If the officers of prize corr,s NAV b..
limited TO a cer' AIN sum, and that rize own
ers and their agrnrs be author cd IN order
prizes arrived in one 1o'tto anc ,ther pc,
thew discretion 81, a: anv time before the actu
~ libeilng &C such prizes.
SO much Il said petition as relates % In
ties was referred 10 the committee e vai
and means, he residue he committee or
Jcin.ed N tlIa' pat Of tie Pre- ;dcrts's me.
go relating 40 the navy aud tie -, seci
zion q he aar b, sea and cn The Lakes.
On motion Mr. Seybert.
ORDERED. hat the peril - 81 the assignee
Of A. nd ~ Bncklv Of Philadelphia. pre
sented a. The last session, ie referred a. to
com nit tee g coWmerce and u,anutactures
Mr.. Lit,le resented the petition Of =.
l. ny praying - be U'ac ~ The pension
Us rn account worlds rccei, ed ia the rre =
SCI war-it was referred to the committee.
of Gains.
On motion Of Mr. Lewis,
The following petitions presented af the
last session we're referred 70 the committee
on ,he District of Columbia: OF ire epigco.
pal church N tic town &C 4 exlndria o.
surdry uhab tanis. Heretofore Included 81. H..
~ the parish ~ Fairfax Otthe Levy Cur, #
the county and common cpancii II the town
OF Alexandria.
On motion NJ Mr. hnson.
Ordered. that the petition @ William Hub
"" presemed u the last session, be refer
re- 30 the COMMITTEE e claims
The Speaker ad before the house let
ter from the sec ,tary of war, transmit
ting statements of tie application OF monies
appointed ior tn depaifu em, which ha, E
bCcu transferred frcu one branch ct expen-
dture to aBothtr. since the last ses~i of
Congress, which vas read. & referred to the
coicHitee &C way and r,taps.
On motion Of Mr.. Pac,n.
Resolved. that the Committee ON milhar,
aBarN be Instructed 70 cnquir, irto thc *
INN.N'NF '' H'''FWfh1 ~ avs lt.i = AiH' ~
Ing a.lrge'herlram iabilit' toarrest. cu he
ing takeu n executi . debt .a,, nor con =
uussiouea fhcer, musician orpri, a,e be ong
irg 70 'hc army Of thc Um'ed States. cr I,
. volurfeel corps when Gale d into service,
Pursuant to law.
On motion ~ Mr. Scybert.
The committee on Post Offices and road s
wc'e instructed to report a bil authorisine
The members of The Senate and House Of
Pc. re. crfr fi'es IN iranl be message rs the
PreIdsnt < the accompany ins documents,
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>.--<--- -s.. .s- -
aiIi the sick and the wouoded--im vain
did he black faS wave over its hallowed
ooh
Hcre Britors, with mtioushandsnnf rried
ms red cross flag, that a7ved the qvctery
Tporld."
**ss
See chit'ren, fathers, husbands, long de-
htorcd,
U'sA,Ouded. ga'hcd, anS margled by The
gv'rd
Here buVd ire hrevd memorial of thy jcime,
nd dosyn 20 Hrh thy triumph ioud iro
cluin."
It was reserved for religious Britons,
marching under the banner Of the cross, tc
acquire the disgraceful celebrity of having
first violated the sacred emblem. hitherto
respected by all nations: Ii was reserved tnI
mortal religious Britcns, to involve the dv-
ing and the dead, the wounded and the con
va'escent. the inirn and the minister o
health, in one common tomb of igneous ruins
ANXIOUS.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.
LATEST FROM SPAIN,

Ship Rehecca. Hamilton, from Madeira
is below, sailed Sd October; left no Ameri
can vessels. The Pique frigate, of A. guns,
had arrived in days from Lisbon, and in
formed, that general Massena had entered
Spain with large rein orcements.
Captain Singleton Of Philadelphia, had
arrived at Madeira from Cadi2, which place
he had left the Goth Sept. and confirmed the
news OF Masscna. he stated his force at 40, :
GOO men. Only one American brig, the
Corporal Trim, of Boston, had arrived at
Cadiz, since the news of war reached that
city The Schooner Draper, Shain, of and
from this port, was captured by the British
near her port, ard sent into Gibraltar
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Indians. We expect to march very sooh
for Montreal. Gen. Chandler, from Mas
sachusetts, has joined us this morning with
400 regulars. We were furnished this
morning with fiints and 60 rounds OF fixed
ammunition. Our two companies that went
out from Greenbush to Niagara, have shewn
a specimen to the world how the 9th regi-
ment will fight. Capt. Nelson, of the state
OF New-York, and capt. M'Chcnsey of the
state of New-Jersey, have fallen victims to
the enemy, and poor ensign Dubois, of New
burgh. and lieut.. Buck are severely wounded.
Dubois, Buck, and Wendell, are the only
officers living out of the two companies that
lett us and went on with s,e army to the
westward. Leonard is promoted to a capt.
Our two companies were pitched upon to
ngnt two companies OF the 49th regiment Of
loot, which have been in service for twenty
years; they fought and entirely cut them up.
DUBOIS has done credit to himself. We shall
have here in week 10000 troops.
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FRoM rHs 4UeoRt

ne news from the north of EuroDe is Of
considerable Importance to the friends of
peace since, should it be true, that the eo,be-
ror HLeCaH6er has sent a SPECIFICATION n the
CorSican Co72torat, the peace of Eurone Will
be sooner brought to a deterrninate Issue
and general heGcc Will be the .necesssrv
eHect--NNe are not, however, so confderk
mat the Russian emperorhasa carte blanche.
though we entertain no ubt whatever,
thai such will be the effect in the result We
rather think that Bonaparte has o,esigo.
on me cHNrch-he has got The hohc on his
SIDE already, and the Greek 6afyiorcb ar
Moscow may be one of his obIccts--a, Isaet
as there are only ftfec, hund,rcd churehce
IN MOSCOW, we may be sustained in the mo-
ton that he means to let his soldiers see the.
INSIDE OF them. We would recommend this
view VI the sabJect tn the fohe of Cou1ect,-
cut and to Or. Morse of Massachueet,s o,d
generally to governor Strong and Co.--thev
can insist upon it, that the church 10 ;U nIor.e
ger, and they can call the 1900 churcbes 81
MOSCOW to witness, and thereby thev can
make a SCI vi, against the scaLti1e. carried
On under the patronage of the defcn6JerS
Of their religion. It will balance the a..
count, and the militia of Boston who firm
oUeI ther Wtpe, but let their swords rest
orignt under their pillows, can produce those
Castlereagh's letter to Mr.. Russell. tope,he,.
with SIT J. b. Warren's late dispatch. asun-
ahswcraole arguments in favor of these bo,-
ffe 7pa'7ots (conjurers we were going to
ssiayD withholding their precious limbs from
the Conflict, and their aHcgiance from tie
country to which thsy are adisgracel
he last battle IN the north bas bee,
fought it seems, at Dfojaisk. This Is !
considerable city, and fnGirarv eto,t :,
on the river Moskowa, within the circle os
the go0erlmeHf Of Moscow, from which Il 70
,westwardiy and on the main road from Smo.i
lensk ON the Dwina the follosinp, IL ,ho
route from Majaisk to Moscow.
MCjaisk to ScheIcowka, q sersts~
Perkoschowa, 26
Moscow, o. -
The Russian werst is 1853 feet Of c,r
measure, and our mile $3.50, so that from
Mgaisk to Moscow is about5o miles or three
days military march.
The Circle Of Moscow IS about 125 niles
IN IT'S average diameter. and the CAPITAL is
rather nearer to the eastern side than 10 tho.
western. Ihcre are seven greet national
roads by which Moscow is approached from
the provinces, and three inferior or provin-
cial roads. In the state of war, and undev
the circumstances of the season. climate
and topography Of the country, the occ,,pa,
ton OF these great avenues will form ne.