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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19
NEw-YonK, July II.
From our Corresh ,ndcnf.

| From Our Corrcsh 5ndent.
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE MAIL
From Salem, Juiy o." The boat Sally
of Barnstab e, arrived at ipswich yesterday,
with American prisoners. On Thursday,
90 lea. f. 5. +. of &. Ann, she was captured
by La Hogue, ~, aud released, after ha-
wing the following endorsement on her re-
gister:
us Mjesty's shin La Hogue,
III 5 q. July 8, 1918.
81 have warned the boat sally, Of Barns
stable, TO return Immediately TO her own
coast and in consequence OF the dcpreda;i-
ons committed by the Young Teazer, and
other American privateers, uEon the Bril-
fish fishing and coasting Vessels, belonging
to Nova Scotia. but more Particularly from
the inhuman ndsasage proceeding OF caus-
ing the American schr Eagle to be blown
up, after having beeh taken possession ofby
n. NJ. 5. Families AN Act not t. b. justified
on the most barbarous principles Of war
fare. have directed Ii. vi. cruiSers on this
Coast to destroy every species of American
vessels they may fan in with, flags of truce
only excepted.
Given underiny hand, SSc.
"Signed -THOS. b. CApEI., Capt.
VcSS-is eah,urcd by La Nogue-Swedish
us A~'Nhp <AS'NAh, ~ A'oiii oN' botko iOf
Portland, cargo molasses /; brig Fanny, from
n Haven for East Port, Cargo 1900 bbls
-four; schr. Two Brothers, OF Two Friends
schr. Swift, of Easton; all sent to Halifax;
-schr. Polly, of MaibIehead. with wood,
burnt; siocp -, OF DuXbuyy, do. sloop
Eunice, of Ipswich do schr. F,iedship sent
in as cartel, With prisoners.
The Sally left La Hogue on Thursday e.
vening. The officers informed that on the
lst inst. after chase of 81 hours, when with
i'll a few miles of the private.r Young Tea.
ger, in Il bay to the w. of Halifax, finding the
water too shallow for The ship to follow her,
six boats, containing $50 men, were dispatch
ed To capture the Y. T-when within mile
OF her, from SoI:lc unknown Cause, Ike priva-
teer blew up and every soul OH board per
shed, except one man; he was taken from
The lore shrouds, with the less of 4 leg and
both arms. He was taken Oh board La
Hogue, and died aex. morning, without be-
ing able to speak.
The Ellen, (mcntioncd above) was board
ed. in lat. IS, long. 6a, from the privateer
brig Anaconda, of N. York, bound home from
a long cruizs-had captured five Brazilmen,
and had Oil board loo, COZ dollars taken out
OF the Packet Express---- She had fallen III
with an English feet, aud took two Of them !;
bat soon after they were retaken by an In
gish brig Vt war, with which The Anaconda
exchanged several shot,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19
IVAsn1xcqox CIrr. Jun 16.


Yesterday morning soon after day light,
several Expresses reached this city. an
nouncing that the British squadron. or a part
of it. was in our waters, forty or fifty miles
from this place, aud mepaced an attack Oh
this city or some neighboring town.
Orders were forthwith issued by the pro
per authority for the asscml,hge OF our Mi
litary Forces, and by ten O'clock all the Re
guars ehcamped in the neighborrhooG, and
nearly all the Volunteer Companies of the
City ard Georgetown were on the march for
Fort Warburton aud its vicinity. In about
three hours, near three thousand men were
under arms. The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed not Il man shrunk from the combat
which appeared to offer itself.
The Secretary at War went down in per
son /; Colonel Monroe (the Secretary Of State)
and many gentlemen not attached To any mi
lItary corps, have gcDs down as volunteers
IN business ceased, not in consequence ol
the magnitude of the alarm, but because So
great proportion of our citizens had left
the city. We hope this place NAV not be the
destination of tie British force bat, if it be
we are confident they viii meet with defeat
and disgrace. We scarcely regret the oc
casion, as it has offered so honorable a tes-
timony 10 the spirit OF our people. We shall
30 OIL DEfA DG dlltN III IEttfDNG tfil
firm the apprehensions Of our readers f..
this place. by ascertaining the destination o
the Squadron.
National (atei6gcncer.
At 10 o'clock last night, one OF Captain
CaidwelPs troopers came up express iron
/ Fort Warburton, and brought the p!essin.
intelligence that the enemy has not advance,
SINCE the alarm was frat gwen. notwth
standing the very favorable wind which ha
blown these two days. HIS force is fourteen
sail in tho Potomac.
The friga;c adams les, with some gun
boats, near the for; at Warburton. which il
in very good order and well garrisoned.
We think it likely, ssthe cause for imme
date alarm is done away, that most Of thu
volunteers, whose alacrity has done them G
teInal homer, will be permitted to return {,
their homes to-day or TO morrow,
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THE MONSTERS.

, o'Cio k, PM.
Another Express to the Governor has ius, ~.
rivet----ihe following is AN Extract from the
despatch. ''S
Hesfn'0relana County, Mattoe Bridge, 5fh %,
abor, IL O'Clock
Col Richard Parker, of this county. bc;nr
absent, L conceive it becomes my duty to rn,tee
known TO YOU the following Communicative
MAJOR John Turberville Of the End Bat resid.
ms III The lower part of this county, informed
me very carr this morning that about 16 Britt
lsh SHIPS OF war Nere seen Yesterday from n
Pace near Yeocomoco RIVER, vhich is branch
OF inc Potomac, pass up ,he Potomac with
crouded sail, and supposed TO -. in pursuit &c
IT, scorpion Soop oi War then hr.ng before
her. AiJ0r Turberviilc alsU mentions that ON
the evening Of Yesterday the ehemy's bar!,ss en-.
tered Yeocomo in pursuit fan arms sschooScr
belonging TO the Gun boat squadr which wa.
at anchor in tiiat river; that IN action tos.,-
place between the barges and schnr. and th.
schnr was captured.
Maj. I. mentions that C>nt. I5rrsnv flo
Commander OF he Schr. was hase,y murdered
alter the enemy boarded, when tn ere were bur
three men on the Deck, one ofzuho,n asssa far
quarters, Srhich was refused And Mr.. SIC
Cl'ntic the ,Aidshipmsn and the other man,
jumped over board & succeeded with several
Others IN making their escape thro' a shower
of balls from their musketry The BODY oe
Liggany was found on board & was TO be bi,ri-
ed Yesterday with he donors Of 1ear. The sch-
was left On fire; but thrr' The vigilance Of some
OF our mch who repaired to her, it was ex-
tinguished and exertions are making 10 save
the guns, &c -ThGre are at th.s nomen, 4
frigates with their Tenders, under cronded
san Just oil White point which is about three
miles above Mattox Creek. They are sup
posed to be about l. miles below Hooe's Fer
~"
(Signed) WIZ. NELSON.
Mayor f The lst Battalion
Of NAhLla ~ ne County Of Westmorckand
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19
E,om Sackct,a Hur6or.

UTICA, July D.
The ftet under Com Chauncey. sailed
from the Harbor ON Friday last. We un-
derstamd that some movements of the enc
my had been discovered, which were sup
posed To Indicate an intention on their part
to make another attack upon that place.
The new ship Gen. Pike. remains in port,
not being yet finished. Gen. Lewis arrived
at the Harbor OH Friday and took command
of the land forces.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19
from the Inquirer Ezra Of ffiaGy.
ALARM IN FRGDEaICKsBURe.-

OF Abou SUnyiss. this morning (FTidzy J
an Express arrived from EyedeTicks6ur9-an
ppf info the G0Vernoy's hand tbs following Des.
patch.
: fredericksburg, Thursday, July 18th, Q o.
sir,
From information received this morning
~ express from the col. Commandant Of Xing
ieorse County, The British heet consisting OF
several frigates and number Of smaller yes"
els are in the Potomac, and lay last night op
posite to llooe's ferry. Captain Green with his
Volunteers has gone over 70 the Potomac this
morning. Tbe militia OF the town are now un.
der arms, aud expresses are sent to inform the
officers in the adjacent Counties. Three rife
companies from the 5lst Regiment arrived
mere afew hours ago, on cheir march to Rich
mond under orders frbn your excellency.-
rhey are commanded BY Captains Burweil, So
m rs and Gilkerson. We wish these eompa-
MES TO remain here till 1t is aseerisincd what
course the enemy means 10 take. Whether he
means to proceed up the river, or land his
forces wgih q view to pluaderJ or TO make al
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19

DER SIR,
The National In.elligencer will
inform you that the Secretaries of State,
War and Navy, repaired TO the tort OH the
Potomac, about Is miles from this pace,
Fort Warburton, or Washington, on the first
intelligence of the approach of the enemy.
The Secretary of War still yemained at, or
in the vicinity Of, the Fort yesterday. as
am informed by gentleman who left there
yestei day afternoon. fhe British squadron
was said to be about forty miles from War
burton, counting by water communication.
Apprehending that the enemy might land
below the Fort, aud attack il in the rear,
detachment has been ordered to take post
at Piscataway; and the Secretary ct State,
with corps of cavalry, has proceeded fur
Their down, to Port Tobacco, TO reconno,tre
The foe will have to encounter Tpuch of
skill and Courage kessrs. Monroe and
Armstrong being on the spot, will be Of great
service. Col. Carberry, veteran, will, oy
his example, infiame the valor of the troops
and there are, besides, several other officers
OF approved ntrepidity, and considerable
experience. Pray contradict the assertion
ct that iyiHS Oehicie the Federal Repubh-
can, which says that there was great pa
mic and confusion on the annunciation of the
approach OF the enemy. / can assure you,
that news OF danger never was met with
more frmncss and less noise. There was
dcffrny but not the least confusion and If
there was single palpitation, it vas in the
heart OF that villain who, traducing his
countrymen, might fear their ultimate ven
geauce. No bells sounded, and hardly IA
drum was beat. Measures were adopted
with promptness and yigor, but with the
greatest good order. Tile volunteer corps
defiled through our principal avenue with as
much composure as itt had been only
Review Day. 1t was remarkable that on
this occasion, TIE companies were uncom-
monty full.---Such as could not get
ready with their companies, follSwed in de-
TAIL Capt. Davids Gas Company march.
cd with lis band of music. as If to a banquet,
under the command of Lieut.. Boyd, " no is
the marshal of this district. Capt David
son, although suffering under smart bill
Gus lever, joined his company nex: day, by
water. What was very Interesting, was,
troop CT boys in uniform, with fusiis, pro-
ceet.ing with the greatest regularity with a
strong corps of rif,cmcn. Fear not for us,
my friend. We are Competent TO the ext
gency. If the vanguard of our force is de-
featcd, they will find raiiyieg point in the
additional military bands thas are organ-
zing in their rear it is MOTTO be wondered
at mat the women should. be alarmed after
the conduct of the brafes ct Hamp,ons But
even in this the Federal Republican lies
Our women are not ',Rying.'' Some s,d.es
who have country acquaintance. AID to
whom IT is as CONVENIENT TO BIZ ab-chj from
| the city as to remain in it, haye gone or are
about going. Bat all this is done without
Confusion. The object Of the Federal Re,
publican must De, as 1T always has been, 70
aid the foe"
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MEASURES no MEET r1IE ENE,lY

OF Within ire minutes after the Express
came in, the Executive had adopted Us mea-
sures. corps OF mounted rae,nen & troop
ers, have started for Fredericksburg, and will
reach that place Tomorrow, at SURPRISE Snch
Is .he ivnaenss 6ene57t Of mounted traassi So
quick in march SO rapid in execution Col.
McDowell (of Augusta has gone ON from the
Flying CIrip, near tais city, TO take the COM
mana. Tents, &c. sc are on their way. We
have no fears for The safety of fredericksburg
Our troopers will wit ON the enemy until they
see him out of the Potomac.
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TIE GOVERNORS REPLY.
Hifhm ord. 9uly 18th. 1919

SIR, N
have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ccipt OF your favor, under date the Oh cure vt I,
with your address 10 tlra eitizens Of North Ca
rolina, by which ] ain informed Of your inten.
tion TO raise a corps ofyolunteers whose object
is, to tender their services for three months to
Virginia, to aid in her defence against the ruth.
less ard baTbarous foe, who has so long waged
against US "a species Of warare, as cowaTdly,
as It is base and baTbarouss
This tender, sir, is accepted. RiAernen mot
mounted) viii be the most acceptable force
II however rifles cannot be procured with you
for the volunteers, they shall upon their arrival
at Norfolk, have good muskets, az least -
contemplated. you will have the goodness to
repair to Norfolk, and report yourself TO Gen
eral Taylor. IL is important that we should be
Immediately advised Of the number you calcu-
late upon.
should do great injustice to our feelings
were to withhold an expression Of our CRATE
fol acknow ledgements for your aiiectionale and
magnanimOus conduct. Nor do the emotions
it inspires, Cow altogether from selfish conside-
rstions. We see, III tho part you are acting
that spirit which bound us'together as band
Of br Tiers, during the revolution, and carried
us in triumph tbro' that gloroas conflict and
which, can it be kept alive, Sill give, under
providence, Immortality tosour coniederated
republic, the last hope Of man.
Ihave said that the enemy has carried or
war, base and barbarous. He has desolatec
pri Ssts property, he hssPut TO death the sieS
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WASHINGTON CRY. Jnlv ~

rs WASHINGTON CIrr. July II.
The bill TO prohibit the use of British Ii
censes has passed the Senate, and been twice
read in the HOUSE.
The assessment bill waits only the sigma
tura of the President to become law.
MAJ Int
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NoTIcE.
THIS is to- info~nAtbe putfis penerally. that
a my wife JAJ3RRANsFOiiD, has lately
left my bed and 5b1A WITHOUT any just caass
whotsoever--I tteffbdke forevorn all persons
from harboring or rLaIA Sining hcr,--alsso from
trading dealing Will her on my account, as
am determined to prSsacutc such as are above
mentioned, and as TO fcaipgs, &c. l will not be
Tespo Isible for any ,ebt u her contracting
R0BERTABRANSFORD.
buckingham, My leth.t
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Land for sale.
1SGdE Subscriber ofers for Sale very
Il Valuable Tract of
l. A ID.

Lying in the lower end of Louisa County
on the South Fork of Pamunkey River, con.
tanning 600 acres, and known by the name
of Nichols Neck, distan ! from Richmond
about thirty miles. Tract has been
very justly considered the most valuable in
that part Of the country, being very fertile.
and lying remarkably well :---1-,heie viii be
Corn and Fallow sronnd enough to seed
stoot crop Of wheft on the place in the fail
of this year. say Poo bushels Attached to
it is a very va!n9blc Mill seat, with an order
of Court to btld thereon. The convent.
enccs and advantages OF this Tract Of Land.
situated but short distance from several
good Manufacturing aud Saw Mills, in q
healthy neghborhood, good society, With
good SPRING C nyenicnt 20 high and beauti
ful situations, can be duly estimated only by
ewing it; any farther description is there
fore thought unnecessary. The terms will
be liberal & made 10 suit purchasers, either
Cash OF Credit or artly both
JOHN SHELTON, in.
jury ~ Stp.
AISO--FoR SALE,
Several likely NEGROES and good WORK.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19
Notice.

SHALL petition the next General As.
semby Tor u rele45e to my son William H.
OF the COMMONWEALTH right to all the pro-
perry OF which James Anderson, deceased,
diel seized aud poses ell of
VIM. EDWARDS.
Surry, July s. If
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Notice

r WILL SELL Tract Of LAND con.
A tanning about 500 Acres, in the County of
Goochland, on Pickmhole Creek, adjoining
the Lands of Mr.. William M. Richardson,
Mr.. a. Bryce, and others
JOHN FORBES,
Near Col1nBia, Hkginia,
June ~. wtf
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Speaking of the war with America, Ri,

Speaking of the war with America, she
London StcteSga2.:, aayJ---
The heart IF every British patriot mus,
be affected is the most painful degree, while
Teading or c 1T, n laring the Issue Of the few
naval combats We have had wTh-whom!
Why, with ourselves, as it were. With
our truly alter tg3. IS the Sic an lily phrase
is. What do ministers not deserve who
have involved their country in this unnai-
ural war? But over5earing insolcnce is the
concomitant ut weak minds. The Amer
leans were to be blown out of the sea. Such
was the nauseous Boosting of the slavish
corrupt abettors These very champions
Of pen and ink will, in short time, oe put
To tue proctor their own courage asd con
duct. We shall see how manfully and
nirepidiy they will stand BY their prodigal
patrons. when these are about 10 fall. 1t
will be ten TO one but they give them push
themselves, and endeayor to make their
Gmende to an insuited public, by Affirming
that ii they had guessed them to be composed
OF such stuff they woulds.neyer have sided
with them. We feel the more indignation
against our unworthy ruIers for involving us
with Americ because il is plain, by the
correspondence between MIR. Joel Barlow,
the American minister, and the duke oil
Bassano AT Paris, that America was anxious
to avoid a rupture with England But we
are committed. and The loss of the Peacock
is another specimen Of the bite fruit of this
depiored and detested quarrel :!
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19
COM, Lauri.:on marched from Torsau

Count LauriA.on marched from Torgau
upon Dol rilugs.
Count Bertrand was at Koenigsbruck.
The Duke Of Tarento, with thellth corps,
was cncamped at Bichossweda and Bantzen.
lie had vigorously pursued the enemy on
Tie 18th and 18th. Gen Miloradow Itch,
with an after guard of 10000 men, and 40
pieces of cannun, on the 18th, wished TO hold
the positions OF Fi>chbach, of Caprllenburg
aud tina. OF BchoSswerda, which caused 8
successive battles, in which cur troops con-
Quoted themselves with the greatest intrcpi-
dity. The division Carpenter, distinguishes
ed itself in the attack on The right. The
enemy was turned in his positions and foil
I'd in al points one OF his Columns cut of.
We made SEQ prisoners. He had more than
1900 men Killed and wounded. The antilles
nv of the lllli corps, made discharge of
1000 shot in this culnba.
The wreck II the III nssian army, COM
manded Nv TIC King il person, which had
passed at MeiSsn, directed their course 10y
kenigsbruck, to Dauizen, TO join the Russi
an army.
The corps ofthe Duke OF Reggie, passed
the bridge of Dresden yesterday at noon.
The Emperor has reviewed the corps of
cavalry and of "6eaur cuirussiers" of Gen.
Latcur Maubourg.
1t is said the Russians have advised the
Prussians To- burn Berlin and Potsdam, and
to lay waste all Prussia. They have begun
already to set the example, and have burnt
the little city Bischosswerda.--The King oil
Saxony dined the 18th with the Emperor
The Cd division of the young guard, COM
maudcd by Gen. Baneis, is expected to-
morrow at Dresden.
On Sunday, the Esd, the Empress will
go III State to the Metropolitan Church,
where will be sung lie Deum, in conss
quecce If the victory gained by the Empe
ror and king over the Russian and Prussian
army, in the plain of Lutzen. At in the
morning discharge of artillery will an
nCunce the Ceremony. In the evening the
Thuiieries and Public Ed6ces will be illus
minated.
DRESDEN, May 10.
1t is believed the Russians are retiring to
the Oder. 1t is probable the French army
will be soon on the Vistula.
pRAYNE. May g.:
We were many DAYS n doubt of the result
Of the sanguinary Conflict in The enviro,is of
leipsic, yesterday " { heard that the allied
arm; Ire in full retreat, and that hey had
1898 Dresden. We are ignorant OF
the cause OF such retreat. The account
published bv the Russians at Dresden. men
tons advantages gained, on manifest con
tradictIon TO the .precipitate retreat, of the
allied armies, a retreat which exposes TO
great danger the cities of Hamburger and
Berlin. Many private letters state the los
ses of the pruss.ans in the battle of the Cd
to be immense.
IoNDoN Nav IS
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LONDON, MAY IS.
CATHOLIC QUESTION. -

We hope to congratulate the country up.
On great victory gained by the Protestant
constitution. Hard and close was the con
test, but the Constitution at last prevailed,
and tie principal clause, that is, what the
advocates Of the Catheics view as the main
one--the clause by which Catholics were to
be admitted into Parliament, was, OH the
yooti,n of the Speaker, rejected by a majo-
rity of 25l against c&7. Not being abb to gain
the Consent Of Parliament to this clause, the
advocates Of the Catholics are said 10 have
abandoned all renal ling clauses to have
. given up the whole measure.
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ard the unreslsiins, and he has iutr gcd il the
most brutal v'o'ence on our 'e:;lai' /, such
conduct cannot hu; irritate she ave ring hand
Of Heaven. "I'he Almighty has . attrib T..
which can take sides with such Al .nemy. ,,
We turn, with DISCUS, and hor Dr., from tb;s
foul blot, in the character, of man I, ana dw..lI
with peculiar con,placency, upony sur generous
friendship, so ennobling 10 our NJ ttIrr, enh,nc.
ed by the honorable mention you make orrb.
aid furnished you BY our fathers, in the hour
OF your distress, and the ack owledgcmens
that the mingled blood of the he !.ues of y;rr;.
MIA and North Carolina is the ement c. oar
connection.
l tender TO yn'' and Your 5rar e and patriotic
ccohi'a'iohs' my wafmest wisse b Tor Jour well
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-19
WAsH1NDroN CRY, July Ia.

Our readers will readily excuse us for
devotng nearly the whole of our paper of
this day to the publication Of the highly in
tcresting Report from the Department of
State ON the subject Of our Foreign Relati-
ons. No subject could offer itself OF greater
Importance, OF be more fitly and conclu,
sleeiy treated, than that which had drawn
forth So able a vmdisaton OF the admins
tration from TIE pen of the Secretary. The
Report from the committee of the House of
Representatives yesterday, on this subject,
merits equal attention, and cannot fad to
meet the appreciation of every man, who
has not drained the cup OF party malice to
the diegs. Nat. Int.
The new Sleeps of War ofthe u. S. Ma
Wy, lately built at Erie. are noble vessels
They are of the rate OF the Wasp and Hog-
net, each mounting Is 50 pound carronades
anilt. -iong t"eiSos. -s..--.-ss. ----.-
One is called the LAWRENCE in honor OF
our lamenled Hero-thc other the NIAGA-
RIA, ID.
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A sword has been presented by several gen.
tlemen of Philadelphia, TO MIR JohS o.
NEAL Of Haver de-Grace as token Of res
pect, for his gallant exertious in defence of
lhal place against the attack Of the Brltish.
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JAS BARBOUR.
Gen. CALVIN JoHEs,
Raleigh, ". Carolina

.Gr Gen. Wilkinson arrived IN Milielrcv;lIe
60 on the evening of the 6ui on his 1av "a
the Head Quarters'ofths N a rmv lie passed
through the Creek Nation, wi yhout in,crrunt;.
on.
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VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RiC II M @ Nd:
MONDAY, JuLr 10. 1918.

Extract Of tef.er 10, The Editor, dated
Washington City, Juty II, 1913.
nr.D