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FOREIGN.
o. CONTINUATION
Of EEhacfS .fro.H Lond0n Prints,
Received BY the Pacific.
LONDON, April

LONDON, April 4.
VENICE, March II.
"The four sail of the line on the stocks
of our arsenal will be fit for sea by the month
of.June next.
SARRAGossA, March Q.
Marshal Suchet Duke of Aibucra, will
shortly be in possession Of the important port
of Alcant, which is in no condition to offer
him the slightest resistance.-Ihe mighty
armies of which the Spanish goveinm mt
boosted SO much. have vanished like mist.
A few plunderers Continue to infest the
mountains of Catalonia, and they lately
made their appearance even i'll the Heigh-
borhood OF Iarragona, but General Count
Ellison being dispatched with small de-
tachment against them, he dispersed them
CON pletely, killing some. and bringing in be-
ween sixty and seventy prisoners. The
troops of his Majesty did not sustain the
slightest injury"
"PARIs, March o..
Yesterday, at two O'clock, his Majesty
mounted on horseback, and followed only by
FIVE persons, viewed the works which arc
carrying on at Jena Bridge.
Gazette de France, March %.
BUCHAREST, Feb %.
"All is tranquil here. a Congress is e.
ven spoken of. Since the rupture of the
armistice, the Plenipotentarics have not
met. The Courier which has been so long
expected from Petersburg, has not arrived,
and the Turkish PIenipotentiares are still
without any information from Constantine
ple.-Same hafer.
Letters from Manchester, received this
morning, state that the disturbance in that
town had entirely subsidized. The House of
Commons was last night chiefly occupied Ia
another discussion OF the Gold Coin Bill, and
its extension to ireland. The bill went
through Committee, after the house, in "A
division of az to 81. had negativcd an a
mendment moved by Mr.. Parncll, to delay
the proceeding ID days, in order to afford
slime for a Select Committee to inquire into
It's operation on the landed interests of that
country. In the course of the debate, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer took an oppor-
tunity of stating the amount Of the revenue
in taxes for the last year, ending the 5tl
of April, current. From this it appears.
that though the Customs have fallen of, the
Excise has improved 10 the amount of abou
600.o0Oi. including, however, the product o.
new duty, calculated to have raised about
100000 The totals are
Excise, 1912--17 $50, 000l.
IeIi-17. 39aoOOk
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WHO SH2LL BE THE NEXT VICE.
PREGTD


The Boston Patriot has taken occasion
frequently of late to press Governor Gerry
upon the union as &c next Vlce-President
& he has been pressed upon such considera-
tons as are altogether inadmissible as thew
respect either Mr.. Gerry or any other gent.
The Patriot of Saturday last in no less than
three distinct articles, urges the nomination
Of Mr.. Gerry. We republish the principal
article on this subject, which is a sort of
manifesto IN favor of this gentleman's nom
ination. Dem. Pre.o
From the Boston Patriot etN1ay 9.
THE PRESIDENCY
The Albany Register has come out
with nomination of Dewitt CLINTON,
Esq. TOR Tie President ofthe United States.
and has followed it up with calculations *
remarks tending to shew that by the inhu-
ence OF new Viee-President, this gentleman
may supplant Mr.. Madison.
=" But his calculations are made too fast
Ihc electoral votes of New Hampshire.
Massachusetts and Vermont will be con-
trolled by fhe Republicans, and the Repub
licanS of these states will not suhhort Mr..
Clinton, either for the first or second Office
Of government.
Reasons will be given at a proper time
oHt the Jdct is so, and in all negotiations
and arrangements at Washington, this fact
oi'"utu W hHO"II anu remembered. The
Republican Interest of This section of the L.
States must be consulted, if it is an object
to preserve the party and continue the un-
animity which has thus long subsisted a
mong its various members-In fact if the
" leading men" in the Legislature were so
disposed, The heohLe Qf'thiS 8tate would not
consent, nor ought they TO consent to alu
arrangement in 7Ohich tie iocai and Gariic1
a(ar tHtere8ts Of the northern SECTION shonld
not be- rcIrcseHted.
ga southern President is not to the Repub-
licans so terrible thing as the Federaligts
have represented, but that one of the two
great officers Of government should come
from this quarter is fair and reasonable
claim. New-York has enjoyed this privi-
ledge for right years and it isinow the turn
OF NEW ENGLAND, and in this instance the
voice Of New-England must be heard
Governor GERRY will unite tho scnti
ments OF this quarter and on that account
$ been recommended /; but The nth is that
the next Vice-President whether Mr.. Ger
~ or another, ought 10 be citizen eff Weqv
England. We presume there can be no
reasonable objection to this"
N. YORK, May IA.
By the arrives Ct the ;chr. Benjamin yysuLIin,
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JOHN G.. CALHOUN.
PRILADKLpHIA. Nav Is.

PHILADELPHIA, May Is. 81.
THE LOAN. The report which for
some days has obtained currency that the
commissioners of the Sinking Fund had "a
greed TO take the unsubscribed balance of
the loan Is incorrect. We state the follow
ing facts upon such authority as entitic them
TO implicit credit.
The loan will be re-opencd in few DAYS
at per cent. that is, on the same terms ex-
actiy as before. A certain sum will be ap-
portioned to each State and the books will
remain open until it is all subscribed. o..
Near sig millions have been obtained
that IS, the loan has succeeded beyond all
former example. Under the act of Nav
81, 1896. g vol. $3.50 authorising loan of
fve milliens at 6 per pent. only $4,000
were obtained, although General flashing
ton was then President of the u. States and
the Bank of the United States acted as the
agent of the government, and although
books were opened at its branches in all
the principal cities of the union 1t is ex-
Pected that the Secretary of the Treasury
will address letter Oh this subject to the
Committee of Ways and Means
Dem. Press.
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tainly is desirable. How in the present in
stance this has been turned to my detri-
me {, will briefly state.
Previous to the Recommendation of an en-
barge, the Secretary of State attended
meeting of the committee of foreign rela-
tons, at its request, to furnish such infor-
m ption of the eXpediency of such a n'ea-
sure, as the members of the committee
might require. 1t was agreed OH, and tina.
the President should recommend it to Con-
gress next day.-l moved in the Commit
tee that our proceedings should be kept
secret. Mr.. Randolph said he would not
teel himself bound by the vote ct the COM
mittee, and as it had no power, (not being
invested by the house with it, to enjoin Sc
crecy, the motion was Withdrawn. Ii was
no longer possible to confne the knowledge
OF what was intended to the committee.-
On my return to the house from the com
mittee, which was a considerable time after
1t had adjourned, found the information
OF what was intended already out. To coun-
teract the specuations which / expected
would commence, and in order that the in
formation might be used as fairly as posi-
Bile, thought it my duty to mention it to
some members. Under these crcumstan-
rces, mentioned it to MIR. Quincy not
dreaming that my name would be used, or
that 1t would be turned, to aid the operation
OF party contest. In fact | mentioned to
him, at the time, that my only reason for
communicating it to him, was to prevent
unfair speculation and that IeXpected he
would use it fairly for commercial pur-
poses did not speak to Mr.. Emott or
Lloyd, or In their presence about it. SINH
lar information has, believe, been given
bv most or the members of the committee
Guess then my surprize when found my
name selected to give authenticity to it
not in the manner intended it TO be fairly
used, III the ordinary way for the purpose
of commercial equality only. but in man
ner to influence the result of your state cleo
ton. Every circumstance that could as
certain Its nature, and ought to influence
commercial calculation omitted-such as
its duration for sixty days only-and that it
was step preparatory to war, both of which
were communicated to Mr.. Quincy. Sent
of by post, so that the information should
be equally ditfused through every part of
the Union, but with unheard of dispatch.
Thus has the object of the communication
been lost sight of !; and my name almost
cruelty introduced under such circumstan-
ces as are we'll calculated TO njure me in
the estimation of my friends and country
Confined to the object intended. it could on
iy have prevented unfair speculation. To
this purpose, thought it might have beeu
indelicate; yet should have objected to
the public use of my name. 1t is superfu-
Gus TO observe what is the necessary tenden-
cy OF such treatment. 1t must in great
measure sever that liberal intercourse
which, II possible, ought to subsist between
gentlemen CT different politics.
am, with esteem &c.
JOHN G. CALHOUN.
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The general amount Of the whole taxes o,
the country has diminished about a million,
as confessed by the Right Hon. Gentleman
who stated that of 1912 to be 81, 800, OO0i.
while that ct 1871 was o., lS6, OOOl.
ANHOLT MAILS.
BAsLE. March IS.
The following article has been published
here
Count Gottorp makes known, that as
subject of the King of Denmark, he will
subscribe. from the 29th of this month [Fe-
bruary,l his name Gotiorp.
Gwsfavus .4dothhus Count Of Gottorf,.
Basic, Eco ~, 1912.
SWITZERLAND, March 10.
Count Gottorp continues to reside at an
i'm here /; he leads most retired life. He
has but one domestic. rarely appears in
public, wears but one order, and only sees
people of his own way OF thinking. The re-
port Is, that he is going to marry a certain
Miss -
From the CoreSfondcnten, Of the 21sf
March
Whilst England foolishly declares that, in
virtue Of her Orders i'll Council, the Euro
peah Continent is bluckaded; this Cont
nent OF her own accord, shuts her ports, and
blockades the English fleets, leaving them
exposed to all the fury of the elements.
~ Viz ii'Soii iiiiSs d'lclnCI SCuli1SUl taxes
similar measures TO those OF England, TO TX
tend and completely execute her System /;
she must blockade, not oni, all the ports of
Europe, but also those Of the two hcmis-
There's, and OF the whole world, in countries
IN which her asurpations have not yet des-
poiled Il their flag and means Of defence
1t Is no longer the old Continent, which is to
be conquered, or defended, the new World
must also be preserved from her attacks.
The powerful hand which is accustomed 10
open to our soldiers the road to victory, and
TO marx out to states, conquered or pro-
tected, new boundaries, more requisite to
the wants OF the people Or the interest o.
S!vereigns. This hand has also pointed on
to commerce new route and commercC
hastens to act upon 1.-THE great obstacles
which Old habits presented have been van
pushed; all difficulties will soon tlisaD
pear 1t is easy to tOrcsec what ouY COM
mercial relations with the Levant, by Illy-
ria, will produce, by examining what have
been the results of this commerce in 1911.
From the 1st January to 9Th December,
1911, the depot of Spelatro has reCei,ec =,
l3'1,258 francs worth of goods, aud that
ot SastalnezZa to the amount of 10, 069 600
francs. What new routes, what new COM
mercial relations, will not the unjust preten
sions OF Government, which wishes to shut
the road THAI nature offers to all nations I'M
der the guarantee of reciprocal indepen-
dence, opcne
DRESDEN, March 10.
Great preparations are making here to
receive some persons of rank who are ex-
pected.
GeTTENBURG, April 4.
Not word Of news. We have been with
out Russian Mails for some weeks, and the
Gulph still remains frozen
PLYMOUTH, April H.
Sailed the Morning cartel, LAWS master,
for NiorlaiA, with Americans and other pas
sengcrs.
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Ernset ofa huer from Me Hon. Mr.

Extract Oft letter from Me Hon. Mr.
Calhou7, ~ his friend, in MassachusettS,
dated Washington, 14th AhrH, 1912.
DEAR SIR,
Ihave heard the probable result of your
election with great pain. No American
can be Indifferent to the politics of your
State and hoped that in the coming con-
test with England, in this second struggle
for our Independence, she would have re-
yDembered her former glory. You know me
too we'll to suppose, tbat would willingly
lend the use Of my name to prejudice the
republican cause in any part Of The union
1t IS ny misfortune and not my fault that ii
had been used TO aid the cause Of our OBJ
ponents You know have ever endeavored
10 treat gentlemen Of opposite politics with
oandour and liberality. hope it is my ma
xure, ana whea it can be safely done, it GER
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FEDERALISM AND THE LOAN.

When the Federal Administration want
ed TO borrow few millions of dollars, they
opened their books, and To- eighty thou
sand dollars were subscribed!!i When
the Republican Administration open their
books for loan, in two days, near SIX
MILLIONS, seveHty.fVe times as much as
the federahsts got, were subscribed--yet do
our federal editors hop on their hot beds
of sedition and clap their wings and crow
and exult as much as if they had gained
victory.
Federalism borrowed at eight per cent ::
Republicanism can have money enough at
sic per cent: yet we are told there is no
confidence in the Administration, and that
EederaHStS haze all the money!
Dem. Press.
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CIRCLEv1LLE. MAY ..


On Monday last, capt. b. Fryatt, with
COMPANY of about sixty Volunteers, left this
county for the place of rendezvous-From
thence they are to proceed Immediately to
Detroit.
We understand. that another company
have already volunteered their services from
the county of Pickaway, and wait their
country's call to march.
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LONDON, April 4.
VENICE, March II.
" The four sail of the hue On the stocks
of our arsenal will be fit for sea by the month
of.Jme next.
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WAsnINGToN, May To-
~ We are requested to state that
meeting of the Republican Members of the
Congress of the United States, will take place
at the Senate Chamber in the Capitol, ON
Monday Evening next at O'Clock p. NJ. fer
the purpose OF designating such persons as
they may think MOST proper IT, be supported
rs candidates for the Offices of the President
and Vice President of United States at the
ensuing Election.
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N. YoRE, May IA.
Dy the srriy9i Of the schr. Benjamin ggausIin,
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KENT ASHES.
MAIDsToNE, August Z

NiXiam Brown, private in the Roy.
FL Artillery, was indicted for the w'iiui
murder of Isabella M'Guire, child CT
the are of seven years. The prisoner
was servant to Lieut.. Webber, and
bore a most exemplary character In the
regiment; some things, however, had
been stolen from his masters closet, &
he was suspected Of the THEFT He alb
sented himself all the night OF the 4th OF
April, and on the morning of the sth, as
early as between five and SIX, he came
back to the barracks. and wakcned per-
son of the name of Jefferys, with whom
he had lived. After some preliminary
conversation, he told him he had COM
mitted a crime for which he must be
hanged, and desired TO be taken to the
euard-bouse. Adam Little, sergeant
major. there received him in custody, &
desiring to speak the sergeant in prl-
yatc, he then told him that last night he
had murdered a little girl The SER
geant desired him to state further partl-
culars. He said, that getting over
stvie, which led into lane, he saw the
child at play, who cried when she saw
him tina, he then took the child in his
arms, and with his finger and thumb
strangled it. As soon as it was dead, he
carried it under his arm for some dis
lance, and laid it on some stone steps in
place he described.
A witness WAS called, who found the
child in the place where the prisoner
described he had left it; and the surge
on stated, thai by the marks under the
throat, the Child had evidently been
s,rangled in the manner described by
tho prisoner.
The prisoner could ascribe no motive
for this act. but tule. the rseant he hid
no malice against the child, and could
not tell how he came 10 do it.
Mr. Curwood, as counsel Tor the pri-
Soner, examined as To whether the prl-
soner might not be laboring under tenn
porary inflammation Of the brain, from
the Improper use Of mercurial medicine.
The sergeant said, he knew the pri-
soDer had administered mercury and
laudanum to himself without medical
advice, but he did not know in what
quantities.
The Lord Chief Bon. in summing up
the evidence. stated, that the mere afro
city ofthe act itself mnst not be consi-
dcred evidence of insanity; otherwise
the most guilty criminals would escape,
and here was evidence much too slight
to infer any arrangement Of mind.
The jury found the prisoner guilty,
and lie received sentence to be executed
on the Monday.
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PRINCE BAGRATION.

Ibis prince Is as accomplished as he
is valiant; and unites with graceful
person, countcnance of the most he
rolc Cast. Hi, complexion bears the
marks of many climates but his eyes
arc bright and piercing. His nose agui-
line; and his mouth expresses all the
sweetness and afability of his nature
His department is modest, digni6ed and
engaging. Such a man is the Prince
Bagration, the Z" flower Of Russian chiv-
alsy," the admiration Of his enemies and
the friend Of all good and great men Of
every nation.
After the fall of Dantzic, he saw the
olive whitening, which bound Russia to
the English empire. 1t burst asunder,
and the brand OF war was lighted. His
troops were again assembled; but MOI
to retrcad the plains of Italy, nor to re.
ascend the sleeps Of the Alps. He
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LONDON, Sept. I.

LS1Noo-Nt ~ ~ -
Extract Of letter from Port Mahon,
July |.
The Swallow brig Of Is guns, capt.
Silly, has jest anchored here, alter one
Of the most sanguinary engagements
that has taken place for a long tine-her
ma.,s, sail, and pins arc desperately
cut up. 1t app that the action, on
the part of the ehcny, had been lii agl-
tation for several days, K that the largest
of the French vessels WAS called the
REWARD, and the commander of her
was formerly commapdant Of the Pro-
serpine friga,c, at Toulon, which ship
he left but short time since. with 10
chosen men; and he stood pledged to
the Minister of Marine to bring tho
Swallow into Frcjus or to forfeit his
eXistencc-ner did he st the time. bar
gain for the auxiliary assistance OF u Is
gun schooner, which he also brought
i',o action with him. The America. OF
"a arri, cd last night-she boarded hsh-
ing boat, v no informed her the brig had
every gun dismounted but one, but one,
by the shot from the Swallow-her star
board side almost completely stove in
and $50 men were killed in her and the
schooner, the greater part of whom tell
in the several attempts they made to
hoard the Swallow. The little tewn Of
Freius was scene Of mourning, from
the number of people belonging to that
place who served as volunteers in the
enemy's brig md schooner. There were
several troops embarked the morning
preceding the action, who all received a
promise of being enrolled in the Legion
of Honor, after the capture of the Swal-
low--thcy were all ranged along the
gang way, bowsprit & rigging, coming
out. The Swallow passed between the
brig and schooner, within 80 yards of the
former and ten OF the latter, opening
fire of 81 lbs. of canister, and 80 lbs. of
mu:ket balls, from every gun on bo.h
sides. The enemy's brig had a long 9
poander iii her bride port, one OH each
side her forecastle, and nine 80 Id car
'onades ON each side; and the schooner
eight long 9 poanders on each side
Thus were they more than double the
force OF the Swallow had every adyan-
;ssc, as the water was smooth, and were
alone beaten followed in under their bat
tcrlcs by fair artillery, the Swallows SUI
periori,y in tactics being lost, as there
was neither wind nor sea. The Swal
lows loss has been severe, but from tbs
nature Of the action it could not be ex.
peCted 70 be otherwise.
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An article from Riga, Of Aus. 81 ),
says. "this place has not been ill.,
vested, nor is there mach danger. Of
its being SO from its great strens 'h,
and the late brilliant success efG en-.
Witgenstein, who had checked The
career ofthc army, marching against
f. and driven them back se:lral
leagues.
The expediticnfrom Sweden. a.i
not sailed on the 10th, but suchwas
the vigor and resolution in recruit.
ing for the army, as to Danish Ill
suspicious of the fidelity of the Grown
Prince.
The French Emperor has esta.
blishcd Chamber of Commerce at
Dantzic, with permission to grant
licences TO encourages the trade Of
that place in other words, TO en-
able him 10 obtain supplies for his
army.
A fleet of IS sail Of the line, and
10 frigates, are ready for sea in tbs
harbOr Of T0ulOn.
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Further European Advices.
BOSTON, Oct. ~.


We have received by the way of
Halifax and N. York, London dates
from the 2sth to s1st Aug. Those
of the s9th announce an important
victory gained by the Russian Gen.
Count Witgenstein, on the sofa and
S1st July, ut Dover Jacibera, be-
tween POlotzk and Sebesoh, in which
the French Marshal OuIinot lest
5000 prisoners. 5000 in wouadcd and
prisoners, 70 pieces Of cannon, and
ali his baggage. This account, tho
denied in the French bulletins, is au.
thcnticated by letters from different
quarters in the North of Europe. and
by some minute particulars of the
battle as well as some ullerior ope-
rations Of the victorious army. The
same dates also announce glorious
victory over the French on the 18th .
August on the plains near Brislaw.
small village about midway be-
tween Polotzk and Riga, in which
the French lost $4,000 killed and
wounded, and 1900 prisoners the
Russians 1900 killed and wounded.
The latter report, from the Lon
don paper Of Aug. 81, appears to be
discredited; and We ourselves think
probably without foundation. The
intelligence comes from Gottenbury,
under date Of Aug. 2i; while the
French bulletin of the day preceding
from the seat of war, is wholly ST.
lent on an event. which if true, would
have been mentioned in some way or
other.
Of the battle of the sOth and slst
July, the Gottenburg letters say, We
have full and ample confirmation Of
the victories gained by the Russians,
under Gen. Count Witgenstein. The
St.Petersburg official Gazette, states.
that Count Witgenstein had gained
signal victory over Marshal Oudi-
not, and taken, killed and wounded
1000. with 20 pieces cannon and all
the baggage"
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.h.,.ed The march Of his brave folio "
If of' Finland and there, under Russian
oa,ors. contend with the enemies OF
f Ersnes. with the late friends of Russia!
Mys,eriou. policy Of courts: amazing anna Ing,
versatility of cabinets, whittier VIII you 10
,..d ~. The Prince Bagration, the
cnno,eror Of Britain's foes, is now IN
arns apairs st her on the shores OF Both
MA. When virtue SO meets, then may
hostility die; and there may peace again
n,;nol- the olive with his laurel; once
more may it bind the united hands OF
the two greatest empires in the world
England. and Russia !!