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LONDON, Sunday Evening.
/" OpoRqo, July 9.

:" OpoR4o, July 9.
"Itis reported here that General Bonnet,
with 1900 men have been made prisoners by
the Guerillas.
"The last accounts from headquarters are
on the lsts inst. at Alaegra, midway between
Salamanca ard Valladolid. The French were
flying before our troops. Our force is said to
be $4,000 men, including Guerillas and Levy,
en- inasse: the enemy $4,000. Joseph Bona
parte is said to be with MISUNDERSTANDING
is advancing on Astorga; the lst, 18th, and
18th Portuguese Cavalry are with him, COM
laandad by Gen. d'Hoban.
GIJoN, July 70.
e At present we are better off than we have
been since the beginning Of this revolution;
and according to appearances, the French will
soon be obliged toretire beyond the Ebro, not
TO France. Lord Wellington has advanced as
far as Valladolid, and Marmont is retiring be-
fore him Astorga, with only 600 men, holds
out still against Saltocildes, who will soon OBJ
lige them to surrender, he having 1900 men
now before it. Mendizabal with about 10000
Guerillas, is to operate by land, while sir III.
Popham's squadron will assist him by sea, to
clcarth coast OF the enemy.'
An Anholt mail is arrived. Gen. Toll is
said to have resigned the command of the ar
my to gen. Bcnigsen, who commanded against
Bonsparte last war
There is a report of battle near PoIosk,
in which the French were defeated with the
lhss Of 5000 men, and were forced to retreat
Polosk is on the north bank of the Dwina
and Bagration was retreating in that direc-
i'm. There were no French at Liebau on
the 4tt ult.
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WALsH's AMERICAN REVIEW
NOTICE.

F>he Commissioners will meet at their
Off in Fredericksburg, on Saturday
the Oath day of October next at 10 O'Clock
in the foreEoon, to declare further dividend
in the case of James Smith.
Timothy Brundige,
Assignee.
Dumiries sept. lo-l2 lawa4thOct.
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ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY MORNING, September Il
g TO sHEw
rus VERY AGE AND BoDY OF THE TIME
HIS FoAM AND PRESSURE.
FAMILY AFFAIRS.

The following article, from New-York
Democl atic paper, may serve to explain the
true cause Of the Hon. Joseph Lefevre's zeal
in favor of Dewitt Clinton. As the source.
however, from which the informationis deriv-.
ed, is not,he most authentic, we do not vouch
for It's correctness, but leave our readers to
believe it or reject IL, as they may find con-
yenent or agreeable.
From me .Neqv- York Pubic .4d0ertiaer.
g Though Apostacy is to be lamented, we
ssnno, but smile at the manner IN which man
< is sometimes made the dape Of artful intri-
gaers When De WHt Clinton visited Wash
mgton, during the last session, bis manner
was remarkably courteous -He bad smile
for one, promise for second, and claim Of
relationship for third. He told our wise
representative :, that his grandfather, Clinton,
married lie Fevre; and the poor mans head
Was Instantly turned. He was so licked With
the idea of having cousin President OF the
y. States, that he has ever since been a warm
CIntoniao. What oust we think Of man,
who is 50 easily cozened out Of his pfinci-
pies I"
We understand government have at length
reelyedoheials advices rela,iye.to the blust-
ering Hull and his mouth western army. These
IT'S said, place the whole blame on Hail, aud
entirely exculpatc the administration Such
the report This days IntelIigencer will
Probably furnish particulars.
The Intelligencer says, it's no less aston
shIns than true, that there are srne whose
PERSONAL hatred Of the members of admins
ration SO far absorbs all other feeling as to
Tender their hearts insensible to their coun-
lry's honor or shame" Who these some''
are, We are not told but we can assert with
out the least fear OF. contradiction, that they
are MOTTO be fouad in the ranks of federalism.
No true friend to his country can rejoice in
her Disgrace: !" Some Few imported patri-
DTS indeed, may ehuckle while they indulge
l0elr personal hatred.'
The Aurora, in the usual peremptory stile,
assures the public, that the British party in
America are surprised and mortified that our
squadron was not captured" And in proof
o. this, the learned Col Duane gise;h his read
s's qaent. sgG: of French, in the shape Of a
dernicr resort there being, we conclude,
10 expressions in the English language that
would convey his meaning. We are at a loss
% conjecture who this British party consists
VI; bnt as the Colonel formerly belonged to
''e Bsitish Party in the East Indies, he must
5 allowed to know something of these mat
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Hull, with anamber of his officers, had been
sent from Fort George to Montreal. v
A gentleman who came passenger in the
Steamboat mentions, that accounts had been
received OF the election in Vermont, which
gave the democrats majority in the legisla-'
ture, although that majority had decreased
from the returns Of the last year Gov. Ga
lusha is reelected.
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WORTH WESTER.W ARMY..


The cabinet policy will be to justify them
selves at the cxpence Of the hoary vctel All
whom they appointed to command that army.
On this subject, we shall at present barely
mention few FACTS, from which our readers
will draw their own differences.
ist. When gen. Hull invaded Canada, he
ISSUED his proclamation, announcing to the
people that the force under his command
was bat the gan guard ola much greater"
Cd. That greater force never arrived, and
Hull was compelled as it appears from letters
already published, TO retreat under the CO.
yerof night, precpitately, and with circum-
stances OF horror and disiilay," from the
British side. and
Sd He was here immediately invested by
force SO superior, that 6 from sense oil du.
tvs" he was eomheNed to capitulate 4uitAout
striking 5lozv
We shall pass over the numerous reports
in circulation, that the army was without pro-
visions or ammunition. nor shall we say any
thing OF the former military reputation OF Gen
Hull, who served with credit and honor dur
ing thereyolutlonafy war.
Nothing since the revolutionary war has
produced SO strong an agitation throughout
The country, as the surrender OF Gen. Hull.
One universal sentiment OF indignation, min
gied with grief and shame, pervadcs the ma
son from Georgia to tic ST. Lawrence, and
from the Mississippi to the ocean. The storm
wlich now ia,pends over our poiitical
hemisphere, viii speedily burst-but who are
10 be the victims
The Gallasin paper Of Philadelphia, (tbe
Democratic Press) would impute the blame
solely to the cowardicc or the treachery Of
Gen. Hull-whie the indignant voice Of the
people is lifted up against the im'aeclity OF
the cabinet at Washington. Thetroops OF the
palace fondly hope, that they shall be able to
render Hall the scape goat-the propitiatory
sacrifice to save weak administration.
Shall the revolutionary soldier, then, be con
1lemned, uhheaid? Forbid it honor, justice
and humanity, The first of the Roman po-
cts describes the stern Judge Of hell, the mex
orable Rhadamanthus, as hearing the arraigned
before condemnation
$500 Custigatque, anditque dolos
If Hull has been guilty, let him in the name
Of justice, be condemned and punished--but
let him first have the benefit of iuil. and fair
opportunity FIR his own exculpatlon,. Let not
| the sacrifice of an unfortunate soldier shield
| from public indignation an incompetent admit
Distra1on, but let justice be strictly done even
should it result in the prostraton of the cabI-
net. Fiat juataia--rua Calm.
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T-HE trustees of the ALEXANDRIA

TIME trustees of the ALEXANDRIA
4 MUSEUM, attached to the alexandria
Washington Lodge. No. %, beg leave to re-
turn their most grateful thanks to the many
patrons of this charitable establishment, for
the generous donations already received, and
which in the opinion Of the trustees, will
warrant them in opening the Museum for
visitors, on MONDAY, THE 2isT INST,
a meeting OF the trustees is requested for
a few minutes, pre- ;isely at O'Clock on
Monday morning, tt 18th inst.
September IL.
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Pn1LApELpH1A, Sept. lo.

A Passenger in the Pilot Stage arrived last
evening, informs that report was in circula-
lion in n. York of the Privateer Paul Jones
having capturcdihe British brig of war Young
E,nulous, (lately the y. States brig Of war
Nautilus
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vernment arc determined to make something

.yernuent arc determined to make something
by tie mar.
6 l have been informed, that the Secretary
of the Treasury has proposed the merchants
of Baltimore, and OF this city, AN OFFER OF
COMPROMISE, to take the goods and pny first
cost in England at the present deprecated ex-.
change, loss of interest, and expences. Sure
ly this cannot be the sentiment ofsthc Cove n
ment LII it is, the Lore held out by the act,
which authorizes and requires the Presidentto
repeal the Non-1mporlatlon act, was intention
ally deceptive, and the compromise proposed
is disgraceful attempt to take advantage Of
the Merchant, and ought to recoil upon the
guilty heads Of those VINO have dared to pro-
pose IT,
Lieut. Gamble Of the Marines, belonging
to the Essex frigate, arrived at Washington
yesterday. The Essex has arrived in the De-
laware from a cruise, in the course OF which
she captured British Sloop of War and sent
her into St. Johns as cartel, with large
number of English prisoners, taken from DIFF
terent vessels captured.
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SPECULATION.

From an essay in the Philadelphia Gazette,
: : extract the following paragraph; which,
: well tounded, proves to certainty that go.
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4. GENERAL HULL.

ESuch of the democrats as have ceased to
worship Mr.. Madison, are generally unwil
ling to condemn a brother democrat IN
heard. The following remarks are from
the Columbian, Clinton democrat of New
York
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49, CQstigatque, anditque doloa
NEyV-YORK, September 9.
FROM G,OI'7,ErB URG

Capt. Mann, of the ship Minerya-SGyth
from Gottenburg, informs, that peace had
been proclaimed between England and Swo-
den, and the first English packet hadsailed up
to town. An embargo was laid upon all Swe-
dish vessels supposed to be on account of an
expedition to Pomeranla, conformity with
British nect, on the back OF the French ar
mics, and the whole to be commanded by tho
Prince of Porte Corvo. who was expected at
Gottenburg the Goth of July.
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The North River Steam Boat arrived yes
1erday from Albany, which she left on Mon
day at in the morning. We do not learn
that any Information later that we have pub
lished from the neighborhood of the Western
Lakes had been received in Albany. Gen
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.b,e 10 the supremacy OF the law,
sFc al "A order, and that those incendIanes
and gu MI disturb the tranquility OF society
Who @ Ssail the majesty of the laws, compose
aOd s' r,o,ntemptible and insignificant number
busa lie LIE attempts by some sailors, frequent
III s.rdacicusly repeated, to kuA do7vn q
y any ames,strees, were promptly rePelled.
h9aSs neral of the offenders are now IN prison
spo 81 and punishment. IF this riotous pro-
iG 49,. had been crowned with success, there
f'g T. 20 doubt but that the mischief would
@. Increased to an incalculable and dread
nav. rent And from this small fame, might
~ srisep mighty conAagration, which
ia .,,Id have spread over this city with yoica-
yyp fnrv. The perpetrators of this offence
~ S;t5out excuse. They deserve punish
=. ~. and the future tranquility of the COM
p .nity requires that they should be held up
: examples to deter.
!, his warm and unhealthy season OF the
III necessary to devote particular at
ion 10 the Health Laws. If, III addition to
~ caIamties which grow out OF war, and TO
w. dstresses which now bear With such pc
liar and general severity upon ourpoor, we
ssonld be visited by pestilence, then our con-
J,ion would be deplorable indeed; and 1t
,roaId REQUIRE AL our fortitude to sustain the
,sock Bas whatever may be our situation,
rhetber adverse or prosperous, let us act we'll
,,e psrts assigned toSus humbiy relying up
u the All Wise and All Benevolent Father
oe,bs Universe, that his visitauons OF calaml-
r.or dispensaiions Of prosperity, will rebound
70 cur ultimate good.
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BosToN, July II.
PROGRESS or THE W.dR.

From HaHfar.-The Exchange Coffee
House keeper yesterday received a Halifax
paper of the 29th ult. on which day the Off
cial news of war reached that place.
Haitian, June %.
Yesterday the Tartarus sailed for Quebec,
and Mackarel for England, with dispatches.
IT' There were seven sail of armed YES
sells at Halifax the Goth, probably admiral Saw
ycr's squadron from Bermuda, in the Africa,
Of 81 guns, built in 1901.
British eccopnt Of tile late rcncontre.
Halifax, June 90. Arrived the 27tb His
Maiesty's ship Belvidera, Capt. Byron from
cruise. June Esd, early in the morning, 80
miles S. w by w. of Nantucket, saw sail
of vessels standing S. S E.. The Belvidera
stood towards them---at half past it was as
certained they were ships of wars large fri
gates, a sloop of wac, and brig--they were
then making slgnals--the Belvidera holsted
her private signal, and not finding it answer
ed, altered her course, and made all sail from
them--but- soon found, in consequence of a
strong breeze which particularly favored them,
that thsy nearly all gained upon her. At
half past ii the Belvidera hoiated the British
flag, and soon after the chasing vessels hoist
ed the American, and two ofthe trigates Com
modore's broad pendants at 20 minutes
past o'clock, p. NJ. the leadmost ship
supposed the President, came up within
ball. rather upon the weather quarter, & fired
three shots, in quick succession, which killed
two men, wounded several, injured the rud-
der, and did other damage to the ship--a few
moments after, the Belyidera opened fire
from four stern guns, the only part of the ship
from which the guns would bear upon the
President, which soon after poured in her
whole broad side, and continued firing single
guns aud broadsides alternately until o'clock,
when the Constitution coming up, she ceased
firing the Constitution then fired a few
broad sides bot with little effect at length
the wind freshened, and the Belyidera sue,
ceeded in getting considerably ahead of her
opponents at o'clock the Commodore's
ship bore S. w. distant about two miles, and
the Belyidera gradually increased her distance
until the American squadron was out of sight
at 70 o'clock the two headmosst frigates
were last seen, they were then lying to.
Captain Byron was wounded, as also ! 8 sea-
men, of whom were badly seamen were
killed--the standing and rnnning rigging and
several spars much injured.
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A 7 the request Of many respectable
n friends, ] offer myselfto my fellow-ci-
tizens Of Charles County candidate for the
Office of Sheriff, at the ensuing election;
trusting that my knowledge ofthe business
enable me to execute the duties thereof with
justice and fidelity. Should be SO fortunate
as to be the object of your choice, will en-
deayor to evince my gratitude by ienient
and humane discharge of my duty.
John c. Reeves.
April 80 d3tlawtlstOc
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take the greatest intetest in the success OF
these countries, and ardently wish for the pros
perity and happiness of their brothers Of the
South. will make known to the government
of the United States the friendly sentiments Of
your Excellency and | felicitate myself on
having been the first who had the honorable
charge of establishing relations between two
generous nations, who oughtto consider them
selves as friends and natural allies
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WAsH1NeTo N-C1TY, July 10.

}
AS the sloop of war Wasp, lately arrived,
left Cowes early in June, and Cherbourg
shortly before, she must have brought the
latest adyices from both countries.
We do not pretend to precise know
ledge of the state of our affairs with France
at the time the Wasp sailed, but have un-
derstood that no satisfactory arrangement had
then been made respecting spoliations, or
our commercial intercourse with that coun-
try. 1t is said that the decree of April 28th,
1911, lately published in our Gazettes de-
claring the final repeal of the Berlin and
Milan DEGREES as to the United States,
is an authentic document: but whether 1t was
adopted at the time of its date, or lately, and
antedated, is unknown. IF the first was the
case, we cannot conceive why it was not soon
er published. 1.-THE second, we are at loss
for reason for its having been antedated.
Be this as it may it appears, that, being the
kind of document which the British govern
ment required, it has deprived it of all pre-
text for continuing tae orders in council.
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NOTICE.
July Is

vE7HE subscribers to Ashby Gap Turnpike
l. Company, are hereby notified and re-
questel to par TO the Treasurer OF said COM
pany on or before the first day of August
next, the sum of twenty dollars on each
share also further sum of twenty dollars
on the first day of December next, On each
and every share, by them respectively sub
scribed
BY order of the President and Directors.
A. Gibson, Treasurer.
M;ddleburg, June 2s-July /. sot
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SUCCESSFUL CRUISE.

Last evening the privateer schooner Fame,
Capt. Webb, returned to port, having taken
a s. - of near 300 tons with load Of square
timber, and brig Of about 200 tons loaded
with tar The ship had two 4pounders, load,
ed, but was prevented from any defence by the
suddenness of boarding. Most Of the prison
ers were landed at Machias. The prizes are
momently expected.
The Jefferson had gone into PASSPORT for a
pilot.
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From The Boston Centiael Of July IL.
Arrived belov, and anchored near the Cas-
tie, the British schr, Bream, guns, Lt.Stimp-
son, II days from Halifax. with flag of truce
white, at the foretopmasf head.
We understand she has come for the pur-
pose Of delivering up the men taken from the
Chesapeake, agrecably to an arrangement
made by our Government and Mr. Foster.
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Arrived French sch. Swallow, 80 days from
Bordeaux. We learn that on the 3oth June,
she passed the homeward bound Jamaica feet
land, on the lst inst. IS hours after was
boarded by Commodore Rodgers squadron,
in pursuit of the above feet.
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and Falmouth England, will be continued Tor
six moEths.-Bost. Pater.
The famous repeal of the Berlin and Milan
decrees is now announced under the sanction
the French emperor's own hand. This au-
thentic Instrument, dated Aprll 2Sth, 1911, Is
declared TO have been in operation six months
anterior to that period. Now. if this was a
bona-6de repeal under what authority have
tbe French ships of war, for the space OF one
year and half, continued to burn and destroy
American commerce on the high seas? Bo-
raparte declares il was not under the authory-
tyot his DEGREES. What benefit have the u
States then derived from this repeal Why,
the sublime satisfaction of knowing that our
ships and cargces have been burnt and con-
fscated without the interference of those G.
diets If the Berlin and Milan DEGREES were
AfoFce, then property was conhscated IN viz
tue OF those edicts; If they were not In force
tie con6scation was continued without them !;
aud TIA; is all the satisfaction we derive. The
emperor says, my tender and loving subjects
bum and destroy American property, and II
Is done IN consequence of the repeal or pro-
mitigation of my edicts--it is your duty to
burn and mine TO find apologies for your con-
euct Incompetence with this injunction his
SUBJECTS act, and Bonoparte when 1t suits his
Turn, tells our lop,l ministers at his court that
@eae CONGREGATIONS were committed by the
yomuis5ation of his Berlin and Milan DEGREES.
MS Hast becomes stale story, and IS found
N'eso convenient TO his policy--now he de-
.&es' to give the grace of novelty to the
"Nsaet9n, that all this has been done In con-
4oeace OF the repsal Of these edicts. II Is
%asy un'nportsnt to Americans whether his
r'eees are promulgated, or repealed; for the
%''r Is !ust as fatal to our properly, as tae
'1'hef-Conhagration is the order of the day,
s,,u .ae chorus to the song whose melody our
ssppSuNstratlon delight in SO much, entitled the
IpEeedOm OF the Seas
j., '' % treat this matter seriously. IF this
'speal IS hona-ide one, we will suppose
80 ;;illef1can vessel captured by the French &
SO, 80 before their prize courts OF admiralty
~. ',,a4emnetioO in the time embraced in this
+. t,ls,iaratlon. The captor produces the Ber-
:, : HHan DEGREES under the imperial sancti-
o,.. .'Alals the property as lawful prize. The
~: PRODUCES arevocation from the same au-
po, az the time the capture was made,
low me court TO render Judgment, and
u,l., ~ they award the property captured
& I'm NV at the same time revoked and in
d ,s,.. Pefaaon! We all remember the noted
v, aioh slgnedbythe Duke of Galore which
4, = ssFeef've, or in plAiner phraseology,
tsa.. e,'ssuon, though announced as in exis-
,r,..,. n.y. was not TO take effect until some
lea ,n5 slleerEards. Here administration quib-
Zoo ~ aa PFattled, put the destinies of the ma
sebsco, euaai'ions precedent and conditions
t0'a'' and gFayely contended that mu.
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1tis understood tiat the Emperor, bcfofs
leaving Paris to Join his army in the north,
had authorised the Duke D'Alberg to cont.
cue the negotiations with Mr.. Barlow
With respect to the posture of affairs in G.
Britain, We are led to conclude that the ree
publications from British newspapers throw
as much light OH it, as has been otherwise re-
ceived.