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Hugh Cox.
71uenty Dollars REGARD.

~ AN AWAY from the subscriber, on
II Monday the second day of March, IN
Charles County, State of MARYLAND, bright
Nsulatto Man by the name of PHIL COM
monty called PHIL WHEELER, about five
fset eight or nine inches high, stout and &C
tive, about thirty years of age, has remark-
ABLY grey eyes. He is a good fiddler, and
coarse shoemaker had on homespuh
yarn and cotton round jacket and pantaloons;
there is no doubt he will change his clothes;
It is therefore thought unnecessary to de-
scribe them more particularly. Phil is an
artful fellow, has two wives In the county,
one at MIR. VIM Courts, Paccawaxoh, the
other at Mr. Walter JeamsDns, near Port
Tobacco Ten Dollars will be given, II
taken ia the County and If out OF the
State and secured in any Jail SO that get
him again, the above Reward, and all rea~
sonabIe charges paid, if brought horne.
Thomas b. Iubma1l.
NIB. All masters of vessels, or other
persons, are hereby forewarned from harbor-
ing or employing the above described Ne
gro man at their peril, or under the. severest
neoalties OF the law. TB.T,
Mrch 20 Nv
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WILL BE SOLD,
AT the Warehouse of Mr.. Samuel Williams,
No. 10, Bowlcy's wharf, Baltimore,
.1T AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 22d APRIL,
40 BALES & CASES
Calcutta, Canton, Russia and
other Goods
WILL BE SOLD,

AMoNG WHICH ARE
Baftas, Glrrahs, Sonhas, Cossas, Mamoodies,
AIiabad Choudagarys, Enerties, Swans,
Company Long Cloths, Checks,
Madras pattern Hankerchiefs, Seersuckers,
Sooty Ronals, Custas, Company Bandannos,
ella Handkerchiefs, Kermechie ditto,
Chintzes, Black Silk Handkerchief,
Check Lustrings, Sewing Silks,
Russia Sheeting, Do. Diapers, Ravens Duck,
London super6ne Cloths,
Yorkshire DO. and seconds,
Casimeres, Berlins and Stockinetts,
Chintz Furniture, Cambria Dimitles, sc. &c.
Most of the Calcutta Goods are fine.
Catalogues will be delivered and the goods
ready for examination, on Tuesday the 2lst
inst
baltimore, April gill dt21Ap
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NOTICE.

T-HE subscriber having obtained from the
Orphans Court of Charles County, Ma
ryland, Letters of Administration on the per-
sonal estate of CHARLES MAXIM, late OF said
county, deceased, requests all persons having
claims against said estate to exhibit them
with the vouchers thereof on or before the tirst
tav of October next; and all persons indebt-
ed to the said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to
Hugh Cox,
Administrator of Charles Mankin.
Port Tobacco, April Id. d3w
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NEW ORLEANS, March ls.

The case Of the Doly.-the following facts,
relative to the destruction of this vessel by the
French have been furnished by respected
friend
The brig Dolly, capt. Holden, owned by
Mr.. S. Henderson of this city, left Liverpool
bound for the HAVANA and this port, on the
9th day of November.
Ea,tract Of a letter received by the ozvner Of
the Dolly, dated LiUerhool, 3oth Oct 1911.
|" The Dolly goes to sea in the morning, if
the wind is fair-passengers on board, Mr.
Harrison, w. SOUL John Soul, NJ. Philippi,
VIM. Franz
A letter received in this city, by the last
Fort Stoddert mail, from gentleman in Bor-
deaux, under date 9th December, states that
he had Just received a letter from Mr.. Philip
pi. dated Brest, informing him that he Mr..
PhilippD had just been pue on shore by the
French frigate La Meduse, who had fallen in
with them after being 90 days out from Liver
pool-that the passengers and crew were ia
ken out and the vessel and cargo burnt at sea
the name of the vessel is not mentioned in
the letter from Bordeaux, but the account be-
ing from passenger, proves her to be the brig
Dolly. Capt. Boyerof the Francis, who left
Liverpool one day previously to the Dolly, saw
the passengers as above stated on board the
Dolly, he further informed, that some Spanish
gentlemen had just before the sailing of the
Dolly taken their passages in her.
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one barrel water, and that got stove the first
night, and we lost all the water We had none
afterwards excepting what we caught from the
Heavens, and this from the spray of the sea
became so intolerable salt, that it added TO our
thirst. We saw several vessels, but none OF
them came near US. We remained in that ST..
.tuation until the soth Of January 1912, when
we were taken off by the ship Saratoga, capt.
B. Baker, at which time there was heavy
swell, and we were so weak that ropes were
thrown to us, by which we made ourselves
fast and were hauled on board, with our clothes
which consisted of but one suit. On our ar
rival at Portsmouth, we were kindly treated
sy Mr.. Nieoll, the American Agent, and
capt. 4. Tombs, who gave US passage in the
Nancy
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PHILADELPHIA, March 20.

CoALs ~ NEWcASTLE.--Saturday last sail
ed from this port the brig Mary, loaded with
Flour on government account, for n. York.
We are told this -four with or 10000 bbls.
more are purchased at 10 dolls. per Dbl. by
the contractor for the supplies of the .25,ool
men, and is to be carried to Albany, where it
is said since the laying the embargo, Hour can
be purchased at 6 or dollars per barrel
When the freight is added, it will by some
persons be considered saving, and no doubt
will be almost as valuable one as the Henry
saUng, to our exhausted treasury. From
such squanderers of the public money
" Good lord deliper us"
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= MOSES LIPPITT, Chairman.
THoMAs BUReEss, Secretary.
BALTIMORE, April 90.


gy captain Belts, from Lagnira, we learn,
6at on the 10th of March, at O'Clock, P. M.
there was very severe shock of an EARTH
QUAKE, which destroyed nearly the whole
oitbe CITY Of Caracas, and all the town Of La
spa, with all the neighboring yillages-ten
thousand people were buried in the ruins
two thousand FIVE hundred in Laguira-one
American only persisted, VIZ. MIR. CROW
ELL, Of New York. Four shocks were heard
and felt on the night following, not heavy e.
noagh TO do any damage On the 27th, the
survivors, were employed in digging the dead
fOm under the ruins, putting them IN large
Lighters, carving them outside of the ship
piag, and burying them in the sea. On the
.Sth the sea was sorough as to prevent them
ekng the dead off-.then they built a large.
6snear the wharf, and commenced burning
item, and burned about forty at a time in one
Ere. Onthe 10Th, the stencil had become so
tsa that they Quit digging the dead from un-
Der the rains. All the survivors pitched
tents on the plains of Magetere. On the 4tb
dApril, there was very hard shock which
made hevessels trembls as if they had been
Har reef Of rocks in heavy sea and from
aboard the Independence, we could see the
fountains move like ship In heavy sea,
I'D large pieces scaling OFF them. At halt
hst S,the independence sailed, SO that could
mtell what damage had beendone.
c. II. Books.
Robert <. Lowry, Esq. writes from Laguira,
Gserdate Of Sd instant, and mentions the
Vaiuslon and disnsay as indescribab!e fol-
nSns the destruction by earthquake, IS
ealOle scene Of robbery. He was preparing
Saa Immediately, with what he could snatch
isn the hands OF plunderers, to Porto Ca
Ta0a which had escaped the shock.
Loss ff6r Schooner Mary .4nn.--Captain
.'saua Ferguson and his brother, who arrived
y ne ship Nancy, Tonbs. from Portsmouth
Isls have furnished us with the following
sssuculars OF the loss of the schr. Mary Ann,
uoycr, Monmouth County, New-Jersey, Oh
ys4sSage from Barnegat to New-York:
& zee %, 1911, got under way with the a
~, mentioned schr. for n York, with car
w wood, Joshua Ferguson master and own
&a Isaac Ferguson, brother to the cap
sS The Wind S. E..aud pleasant. When
ss avn few leagues of n. York, the WIND
s.'9sy yeored round to the Northward, and
~ maj to the Northwest, with heavy gusts
l,,s 0~ Il intervals Finding we were DRIFT
S ep sea, We reefed our sails. On the follow
~, y Inc rain mast went over the side let
4. s. anchor, hoping by that means to bring
Ii, 6 sn5 keep der head 20 the wind. Two
s,s,S''cfWarcs lost our foaemast, sails, spafs,
). as' &c She then was a mere wreck,
ls,as state Of starvation. We had only htty
- meat, four or FIVE rolls soft bread and
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,b nee ,sscens on our long and defenceless
den us Sims manned and now noored on
sl.cOass side Of the Atlantic ocean, can in
) s O'sV' he riding on the waters OF our bay
sey oa5 What could then save our seaport
's.Da.,ber with all the vessels IN our har-
psa',, , svs conHagration, pillage and military
SIS We are now without protection !:
sS.eu s;s that part of the militia, not drafted
I'd V'slt - tbe war in Canada, would be as
Ecss% the hand of ruin would pass over
sn9s,9 and the enemy, laden with our
u '' ,aaye rs with our houseless wives and
'7ol ,.s - amidst the smoking fragments OF
n' sp,. are these consequences OF war !;
us,s dreadful will await US. A war With
INA, sill bring as into alliance withFrance,.
Eog''1 n;once would make the last page ofour
JAP rs nation. All the horrors of War
Sss. be endured !; but who can endure to
slave? If we are allied to that pu-
Ioa s.,;lencc Of tyranny; our laws, freedom,
tra p ss.Isnce. national name and glory, are
i1sePpg '1 ant from the memory of man If Boz
a'lsa sends to this country ships, and
laps. - soIdiers, and French generals, we
Igs .oon be like Holland, and Italy, and.
.l' a.syIand. and every other country, where
ssi' .sonroe of nations has been permitted to
q p n,' therefore, that, inasmuch as our
n ..,,nent seem determined to plunge the
s0'. s,ru into war, unless deferred therefrom
u. ,ss warning voice of the people, loudly re-
g.. .sg against this measure, IN the APP,
no ''sh;nc elections, we will use all fair and
bile ..rable means, to procure the election OF
\. ,;,;qens named in the American Prox );
s y we know them to besmen of fair fame,
N ND Oure integrity friends to PEACE );
s ~ TO their country, to its union, COM
.a.r agriculture, manufactures, mechanic
=. laws, liberties, institutions and national
. "a, We will oppose the election
L r,hs citizens named in the Democratic Prox;
@. we know they are the friends of an
,Sri0istration which advocates War, Excise,
s,mn Acts Land Taxes, and of consequence,
s;oaal debts and national poverty. We
nor.over invite considerate men of all parties
: svamine and see if these things be not SO );
,,1to oin with us in one great and patriotic
,rort to preserve the peace, and 1t possible,
n,tOre the prosperity of our common coun-
MOSES LIPPITT, Chairman.
THOMAS BUReEss, Secretary.
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Loudoun Land for Sale.

A TRACT near Goshen, contrasting up
~ wards of three hundred acres-which
is by its proximity to this and other markets
its nearness 10 the new turnpike--the
large portion of wood land-the comfortable
Improvements and the fertility of the soil,
rendered we'll worthy the attention OF any
person wishing small farm in an agreeable
neighborheod.
Also--a House and Lot (called vVaping)
in the Town of Centervile, which in point
Of situation, possesses many advantages over
most property in that place: The terms may
be knosnby applying in person, orby letter.
to :.
Geo. N. Rails,
Alexandra, April /. Ia"
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~ =
Mr.. Morrow from the committee on the
public lands, reported a bill making turther
provision for settling claims to lands IN the
territory Of Louisiana. Read twice and re-
ferred to a committee Of the whole house.
Mr.. Lewis from the select committee made
a favorable report on the petition of William
and John G. Laid, of Alexandria, which was
read and referred to committee of the whole
house.
Mr.. Newbold had leave Of absence from
Monday week next until the end of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Stow from Monday
next.
A message from the President of the u.
States, received on Friday last, was read. 1t
recommends the appointment oftwo assistants
to the Secretary at War. Referred to Sc
lect committee of five.
The house took up the unfinished business
of Friday, the bill making further appropria-'
ton for the army of the United States. Mr..
Sheffy's motion to strike out the 9TH section
ofthe bill under consideration. The question
was taken without further debate and deter
mined in the negative. Ayes So, Noes IS.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossod
and read a third time.
Tho house in committee Of the whole, Mr..
Breckenridge in the chair, on bill from the
Senate, establishing general Land Office in
the Treasury Department
The bill underwent some amendment & de-
bate, was reported to the house and ordered
to third reading.
The House in committee of the whole, Mr..
Nelson in the Chair, on bill for the relief of
John NJ. Stout. The committee rose report
ed the bill and the house ordered it to third
reading.
House in committee Of the whole, Mr.
Stanford in the chair, on bill for establishing
Corps Of Engineers.
The consideration Of Mr. Williams's mo-
ton to amend the bill by placing it at the dis
cretion of the President of the United States
where TO fix the Military Academy.
A debate of some length ensued, which had
not terminated when our letter came away.
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The Senate have agreed to the resolution,
adopted by the House efRepresentatives some
days since. for appointing committee to en-
quire into the expediency of a recess, and
have appointed committee on their part
consisting of Messrs. Bradley, Goodrich,
Lloyd, Reed and Worthington.
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Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Ahra II, 1912.

REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. Quincy presented the petition OF Jo-
seph Head, Of Boston, praying permission for
his ship, the Ganges from the East Indies,
now on the coast, to enter the harbor of Bos-
ton under such restrictions as may be deem
ed expedient for the security of his property
Referred to the committee Of commerce and
manufactures.
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ALEXANDRIA.
THURSDAY MORNING, April 90.
4" TO SHEW

"To sHEw
rHB VERY AGE AND BODY OF The TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE"
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Vaccine Institution Lottery

Commences drawing on Wednesday the 9Th
of May-and contains
4 prizes of 8 10000
s do. of 5000
10 do. of 1000
Present price of Tickets s 7-and will ad&-
vance to 5 7 10 on Monday the 4th of Mays
~ Tickets in the above Lottery--and irs
the Potomac & Shenandoah Lottery, End Class
Baltimore Medical College-and Rockville
Academy Lottery.
FOR SxLE By
r. GRAY.
April 80 If
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RHoDE-ISI.AND ELECTION.

RHOOE-lSl.AND ELECTION.
We learn from, an authentic source, the e.
lection in Rhode-Island has eventuated In the
complete success of the American Prox, by
the choice of Federal Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Senators and majority of the
Legislature.
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Abel BIakeny.
PUBLIC SALE.

On Monday the ! It'll day of May next, being
the first day of Loudoun County Court. be.
tween the hours of and o'clock. teri
noon, will be exposed to sale, for cash, at
the Tavern of Nicholas Peers, in the Town
of Leesburg,
a Tract Of Land formerly
belonging to John Spencer) lying in the said
county of Loudeun near the Gum Springs
and through which the Turnpike Road from
Alexandria to the Ford OF Little River passes
for considerable misunderstanding by
an actual and recent survey, 400 acres.
James Sanderson.
Colin Aud.
March IS 2awts
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information Fed. Ref.
Ertract Of letter dated Frederick County;
Md. .Ah,a 90, 1912.
/" We yesterday experienced most teffl-
nc and devastating storrn.-lt commenced d.
bout O'Clock, from the North, having given
intimatlons Of its approach and progress, by
the gloom and distant thunders; the Wind
blew tempestuously, it first rained moderately
accompanied with hail Of an extraordinary
size, and in quantities unprecedented. The
effects are terribly destructive, the grain in
the fields driven out of the ground; fences
thrown to the earth; blossoms and trees OK
fruit destroyed; few of the windows, expos
ed to the direction in which it came have es
capped with an unbroken light, in Short, whste-
yer was exposed, has suffered fism the ifresis-
table fury Of this tremendous storm.
The quantity of hail which fell is very
great, 1t continues in large heaps notwith-
standing the rain which had fallen during the
night. We have not yet learnt the extent Of
Its ravages.
New York, April 90.
The ship William and John, 10 days from
Alexandra, with corn, -four, bread ard rice,
bound to Lisbon, put in here leaky The YES.
sci belongs to Mclean and Somers, of AIexs
anaria, and comes to order tits feared some;
OF her corn is damaged, as she had, at one
time, 9 feet water in her hold. The ship--s
20 days from St. Barts to order. Left brig
Harvey, Hide, of N. York. A lumber loaded
schooner had arrived there from Carolina, that
had been boarded by two French frigares and
a brig-informed that they had DESTROYED i0
English & II American vessels on the cruise.
There were also cruising off St. Barts. two
Spanish picaroons, looking ont for Americaia
vessels bound to Spanish ports that had de-
clared independence
" 1t afforded" says the Augusta, Maine,
Herald, /" great satisfaction to- see the yeaez
rable John GiVey, aged l22 years, appeal at
the poll on Monday, and give his vote for the
patriot and statesman CALEB STRONG.
A building, belonging to Col w. y Mitch
ell, IN South-Carolina, was lately set on IRE
by lightning and consumed, together with IT'S
contents, consisting of the whole product OF
his last years labour, among other articles
10000 w.t. cotton loss estimated at 90 1860
dollars.
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ORDER OF PROCESSION.

FOR THE
Funeral Of The Hon. GEORGE CLINTON,
ICE-PRESIDEWT IF the y. STATES.
The committee of arrangement will attend
at Mr.. O'Neal's, the late residence of the de.
ceased, this day at 2 o'clock P. M.
A detachment of cavalry from the district
of Columbia, will assemble there at the same
time.
AT half past o'clock P. M. the corpse of
the Vice President will be removed from Nr.
O'Neals, to the Capitol, i'll charge ofthe COM
mittee of arrang ement, escorted by the caval-
ry
On their arrival at the Capitol, the corpse
will be taken from the hearse and deposited
in the Capitol until O'Clock.
At O'Clock theProcession will move in the
following order:
l. The Cavalry.
g. The Marine Corps.
8. The Chaplains to both houses Of Con-
gress.
A. The Physicians who attended the deceas-
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April 80
NOTICE..

THE subscriber having beer duly appoints
ed according to law, MEAsURER OF LuMBERs
tor the county of Alexandria, and CoRDER OF
WooD, for the town of Alexandra, gives in4
formation that he is ready to act in that capas
city.
Abel Bakery.
Union street, near A. Scholfeld's
Lumber Yard.
April % d6t
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Yesterday morning general Dearborn left
this city in the Philadelphia packet. Various
rumors have since been spread to encrease the
apprehension of war. 1t is said he is on his
way to Albany, where he expects to collect
force of 5000 men by the lst May, when ne
is to advance to the frontiers of Canada. The
non importation law, it is added, will remain
unaltered with the consent of large majority;
and about the middle of the week, letters OF
mark will be authorised, which will be prompt
ly followed by declaration ofwar. We have
GOOD reason to believe that these dreadful ac
counts and prophecies have been proPagated
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PAIL BEARERS.
Mr.. Tallmadge Mr.. Macon
Mr. Summons Mr.. Brown
MIR. Butler Mr.. Sewer
Mr. Nj. Clay Mr.. Wright
s. The Family Mourners
Z. The President of the y. States.
8. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate OF the
u. States.
g. The Senate of the y. States as Chief
Mourners preceded by their President pro.
tenn. and Secretary
10. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of
Representatives.
III. The House of Representatives of the u.
States, preceded by their Speaker and
Clerk
10. The Heads Of Departments.
Is. The officers of Government.
IA. Citizens and strangers.
Nat. IuteiHsencer, Atra 81.
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" 1t afforded" says the Augusta, Maine,
Herald, /" great satisfaction to- see the yeaez
rable John Gilley, aged I22 years, appear at
the poll on Monday, and give his vote for the
patriot and statesman CALEB STRoNe.