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Unless some measures are taken TO 'ib
crate our uuf rtunate countrymen, I have
httle hopes Of their surviving during tie ap
preaching winter. hey have rising IN, en-
huna'red Seam,n and Soldiers at Melville
lard, copped up in one prison, two stories
in height-.Ihe seamtn arc fine fellows,
and the soldiers though greatly exhausted
from their fatigue, are in good spirits.
Would 20 God, / could say the same of
their health; owing 20 their fatigue, and
hartiships they have undergone they are ex
tremcy sickiy, and deaths among them are
frtquep'. trust govcrnmont will take
some measures 70 OBTAIN their liberation.
here is twenty four army officers, and a.
bout the same number Of naval, OH parole
al this place. Dartmouth"
Ihc geDilCman vino furnished the above,
states from his own observation, that the
sufeiings 1T the prisoners there is beyond
description hat The American Agent is
not permitted Co attend to tho G Oh the
land but Mr.. Miller the British agent cX
ercises every cruelty in his powerful one
instance VIXEN the rCll was called. which is
usually once week, there happened to be-
a man abscut-the person next in course
was immediately ordered into the dungeon
the absent ono it was Afterwards ascer
tanned had been dead 4 days-Anoiher was
confined II DAYS on hiatt allowance because
he advise one ofthe prisoners not to work.
Anothcf was confined because he published
in tho u. States papers Of his being robbed
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PonrLANn. Oct. d. 1913.
A BASE ENEMY.

It is with pain and indignation we have to
record the repeated crueitiies of the Bri.
fish toward the Americans who have un
fortunately became subject to their tyran
ny, some by Impresneut and others cap
tured, since the prest al war-but the
greatest proportion of The latter class
Constitute the numOcT stated in tile fol
lowing extract from an officer now a pri
soner in Halifax. handed us by gentle
man who EFF that place on the 8 II instant.
+" DEAR SIR Have the goodness to ob
taiu the Insertion Of the follow my IN some of
our public prints in the form OF an extract
OF a letter directed to Yourself from mc. %
Yours, &c.
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Total force,
1880

Two troops provincial volunteer cavalry, about
15Oi three companies DO chasscurs, $50. the whole
independent OF tIe Incorporate militia in Upper and
Lower Canada; the force and destined tor
frontiers, in struce III the states, may amount
70 10000 men.
. u. ). Since writing the above we lave received
the 18th regiment, supposed Of 5000 and regi-
ment of German. legion, called De WaueSillc's,
1000 strong, both of which have left this for Upper
Canada.
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Qu-Rxc. June 81.

NU7 BEC, JUNO lI'
The steam boat arrived this morning at 10 n'cioek,
sailed yesterday ut S o'clock. Generals Chandler
AMI Winder of the American army. aud five other
officers taken on the 9th inst. Mt The head OF Lake
Ontario, came passengers iu her.
There WAS 20 public news ofinportnncc at Mou-
tre i. Sir J, Yco had lately been at Kingston, tax
ing in provisions. and had sailed again.
All the re-out accounts from the agree ia stat
inc that sur aiF IFS n Gambia are going with eve
ry prospect Uf ultimate success The British force,
including the provincial militia, ia perhaps nothing
short of 10 0O9-that of the United States on tn
frontier or otherwise destined for the invasion OF
Canada, $4,000; but from the specimens have
already experienced of their mil;tsry proves, u
may well be doubted whether amy favorable results
will accrue 10 them in the contest, even with this
numerical superiority
The following is list of our supposed force in
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IA dollars per annum

ton. Let the President act with that ener-
gy which the times demand-he will be sup.
ported by the heohLe-- and it the Senate
dare check his exertions for the Country, let
the odium fall upon them.
The conduct If the Senate is fast destroy
ing itself. it may persevere in It's evil do
ings while longer, bnt the eyes of the ma
ton will be opened; and the propriety OF
curtailing the time Of the service in that boz
dy will be generally assented to- 1t would
be lauShable, were it not a matter of the
deepest regret, to see men who profess re-
pubiicansm and the greatest concern for the
interests OF the country anu the rights of the
people, no sooner become members of that
tndehendcnt body than their tone is changed.
Instances of this kind might be cited from
Kentucky. Virginia, Mary land, Carolina,
Georgia, Vermont-perhaps from every
state III the union.
Kentucky Gazette.
The American Co gress have decreed
that INDEPENDENCE, is dependence on Brf>
fish manufactures It..
The SENATE of the United States say
that the beat way to Eacify our erlemy is to
FEED him well-so say the Dutch.
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Obituary


LVD-in Williamsburg, or Monday nnoroine
me otb OF ms present month, The HoNorAgLF
WILLIAM NELSON, Esq. one Of the JuDces n
me GENERAL COURT Oi this Commonwealth AID
rRoFEssoR OF Law AND POLICE ia the IrI
vERSIiY OF WILLIAM and MARY, in the Hfty
fourth year Of his age. '
By nature blest with genius capable fthe unns,
vaiutble requirements; with temper Indication
be in the pursuit OF Whatever was atItlabe with :,
heart that elowed with every manly virtue uubr;r
and private his whole life, lron early you'll, 70 ms
i'test period, was spent 10 the ardent pursuit Of
knowledge, AMI IN the useful application Of il ben
atMaeii His education was begun, and effected
vt tie University Of William and Mar. under tb.
auspices OF able professors; aud his progress If,
classical learning, sGdJthc BgLLEs I,ET rRE, &c
we'll IS in the more ahstruIe branches Of tte,a,ure
and Science, and in history, ancient AID modern,
Ei'ght he ranked IN the same class with I.ot nj I.
ysEetson, .lodis7r, or 4 B'yfhe. Under fhe las,
OF these Industrious characters, he commenced fbe
study II the law shd being, from family oo,,cc
ton, for many years domeslicatgd with him l,e &c
quired strong resemblance, both iu manners and
IN legal research, and nfurn stios IN his rrest i
struetor aud prototype Of a temper eanellv mn
dest and dHdent Ut his own taier,s. ss that ,rnl,
great man, Ike him, hc sometimes carried his H.
trust 30 far, as to deprecistc IN lie yves Of tIo M
usude, what the more enlightened regarded ,yifi,
tie utmost Difference, and respect Never did an,
r7n III the Judger1 snt-sest VITA more honor H.;
esa9' ssss .#st..!:.'aJ se4 ssgy f5s t;A a.,
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FRENCH PAPERS

Entrance Of the Russians INFO the Grand
Duehy V WdrSaw.--Ihc PI-Ussian for
ttresses declared in a state Of SIRE.
From the Paris Journals we have sub
joined some important extracts. They adj
nit that the Russians have entered the
Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and driven Mac
donald from 1ilsit, though it is pretended
s y ne afterwards recovered that town.
They do not attempt to conceal. however.
that the Russians are in considerable force
IN Eastern Prussia. The private accounts
from the French go further--they state
that Gen. D'Yorck had joined his forces T.
chose OF the Russians, and was preparjnr. Ia
act in the rear Of the French troops, and
pencttate into the heart of the Prussian
states his detaehments had already adj.
xaneed to the neighoorhood Of Dantzic.
kiarienwerder, &c. which had cause Il
those places to be declared Z. : STAG Of
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lsiegs. I'm fact, there IS every probaoiiit,
that the French will be obliged 10 evacuat,
the Grand Duchy and part OF Prussia, il
! order to concentrate their troops, and pre-
serve a footing in that quarter. rhe ire.
qneae mention in the Journals of the Pc
iish tortresses being strongly garrisoned and
provided tor siege WAS not without strOng
motives.
Letter to the Prince Major Genera,
TILsIT, Dec. %.
Monseigneur-I have the honor to in
form your excsliency of the arrival of the
lOtn corps, which tomorrow will be united
ON the left ofthe Niemen Your excellen-
cy knows that the Russians occupied Til
SIT the same day, on which my rear guard
retired from Mittau. The enemy had in
undated with cavalry, artillery, and some
few infantry, the circles Of koscena, Cha
rifle, and T,Ich.
The head of the corps d'armes arrived
here before Puktuponen on the 2Sth. and
found Gen. Laskow in position. General
Autusof had second one at ,cilsit. uuon
the lett OF the Niemen.--Gen. Dieditch
commanded another column upon my right
hank. immediately ordered the position
or fuktnponen to be attacked. the Russians
were overthrown by fine charge, execu-
TED by the Black Hussars and the Prussian
try laid down their arms, we besides took
AN howitzer aud its caison. The light
russian battery, commanded by General
Graumann, fired with great effect and ex-
actness- Lieut.. col. Triskow again distin
guished himself. He lost one Of his brave
captains, Mons. Martin.
My heads of columns arriving yester-
day, made disposition for attacking the
enemy, but they did not think it prudent to
wait an attack which would have been very
fatal to them. They retired OH both banks
OF the Niemen, which they ascended.-
There no longer remained at I'ilsit but
some Cossacks, when Gen. Bachieu. who
the preceding evening attacked, with so
much vigor. the position of Puktuponen.
which covered Tilsit upon the lef, bank.
* entered this town at eight O'Clock in the
evening. Gen. Bacheiu marches this morn
ing upon Ragun. Gen. GrandIeau has his
20 brigade in position, at Baublen. NV
abide camps, Tramnay and CramaveI are
charged with the dragons, at Puktuponep.
l recommended them to his maiesty's IA
vors as we'll as the other officers whom I
will point in the more detailed relation of
our retreat from the Dwina to the Niemen.
Accept, Monseigneur, &c.
(Slgned) "MACDONALD."
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nsw world ut 'ea2I) -,,A sso. ,.,ru.s. .. .,...
fe grateful ai'eehr OF his psiis ~ &, -y-ry
reason 30 suppose that they has. derives. tic u.n.s
oeheBcia aid front lS leStiree, ~ pr1fssss- vi law
II IL hoped that the quite 'si er. lons he ersfe.;
Ar'i eniis hienrd hy .hem. &c proposals. verp s,s
- h'A, '.ot'"ns since, to publish them * tSere a,
reason TO expect thar nece-sir~ scf shave hee rsts,
zoe that puri.nse Is citizen and . tre satri,t
nis SUPERIOR could not be found vyrn uiens s,a.
lent at college, he voluntarily bore srms M The de-
'enee OF his country and hls zeal n der cause con-
unued unaba,ed TO lis last moments. Ills heart
ns.sht DE considered rich anil .nexaustihle mine
where Truth, Hoaor, BeifevGenee and Uni, I. Al,
Char'ty, were blende together, 50 as to sfordfse
richest compound os moral excellence Never dill
friendship appear more esti,nsbe, or domestic y;rt,e
.nors amiabe, than in him. Never was eenero.itv
hssrahty more conspicuous than in his enl,iuct, u,
All who asked, or needed, his aid as far as lis ab.l-
NY psrmit,et' and often, far beyond IT, Al,,o,sl,
"hen perori- ing his charities, lis left hand knew nor
what h'srght hand did, yet time and cirque stances
nave developed multitude, which must ever BE re
memoered.hy the objects of his generosity with The
deepest gratitude. lie passed through BE il be-
ueyed, without an enemy; but, st every turn mos
WIN those who love,, respected, aud esteemed hin,
ne met death with that com posure, and ior,tude.
winch the consciousness of we'll spent life, conii
a'one nave inspired, aud supported, during inser-
ing Illness.
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RECRUITING INSTRUCTIONS.


OFFICERS OF THE STATE REGIMENT.
Each capt. and subaltcrn is authorised to
recruit at any place. which from his person
al acquaintance, or other circumstances he
may deem most advisable.
| The money for the bounties will be fur
ni.hed by Edward b. S. Cary, who is ap
pointed pay master to the regiment and
will also furnish to the recruits upon their
arrival at Richmond (appointed as the place
of general rendezvous the necessary cloath-
| ing. He will in all cases take duplicate re-
ceipts.
| Each officer who is engaged in the recruit =
ting service will procure the necessary
transportation, forage, fuel, straw, sc. for
his recruits before they march from the
place where recruited, aud until they reach
the place OF general rendezvous taking
care TO have his accounts therefor support
ed By proper vouchers.
A descriptive list of each recruit, as soon
as enlisted, IS to be taken by the recruiting
officer. distinguishing his exact height, color
of eyes, hair and complexion, trade or occu-
patton, former residence and place of ma
,ivity.
Once in every fortnight each recruiting
officer is to make to the s.djutant- C enerai,
in RichrH ond, report, by mail, stating his
success in the recruiting service and when
ever the number ofrecruitss at any one place,
amount to ten, they are to be marched, un-
der the orders of an officer, to the general
rendezvous, at Richmond ; unless, under
particular circumstances, the officer recrx-
ting them may think it advisable TO retain
, them, which he is immediately to commu-
| nicate to the Adjutant General
Every recruit must be strong, active and
! healthy, without impairment of speech, &
| free from all other inhrmties which
render him unfit for service, and between
4 R| ofo il &
81, the ccnsentin writing, of his parent, II as
ter or guardian, If any such there be, must
be obtained & accompany the enlistment
| his size will not be objected to.
AS soon as convenient, and within three
| days at turthest, from the time of emil strncut
every recruit must be Carried before a ma.
gistrate, and take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by law
| All recruits are to be mustered when they
arrive at the place of rendezvous by suci
lperson as the executive may appoint
When recruit is rejected, his cloathins
delivered, and the bounty advanced to him
| are to be returned for which the recruit
ing officer is to be responsible.
If any recruit, who has received tn.
bounty, or part thereof, shall abscond
he is to be pursued & punished as a deser
ter.
Il Recruiting officers who have no enliste,
musicians are authorised to engage a drum
mer and hfer at ten dollars month, eac
and one ration per day.
> No recruit Can be discharged except b
the Governor. d.
BY order of the Governor,
WILLIAM w. HENING, IA.
for
MOSES GREEN, A.e.
+ Richmond, March 10th, 1918
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OFFERS TO GREAT BRITAIN


The ensuing clear enumeration OF the several Of
fers which have been made to Great Britain, as e.
quivaent to the abominablc outrage of impressment
was made in speech of Mr.. Kent, in Congress-
We ask for them a liberal and candid examination
and we adjure every American, who reads them, to
Jay bis hand his heart and say whether the OF.
sers have net been such ought to shield our sea
ynen from brutal seizure Ii more must be oonce.
ded, let it not be done By piece-meal-Let Otis s.
Circey with fit deputation from Boston, be author.
Used to lay our declaration Of independence at the
throne TO acknowledge the constitution of the u S
n Reasonable oompactj and implore amnesty for all
who we're concerned in the rebellion which Wash.
.ington headed Bait PAT
Asst. To afford refuge protection to British sea
9d To deliyer them up if they took refuge anon.
81. To make laws for restoring them.
4th To aid in searching for, Selling and restorins
them.
STU. To keep them In prisons when requisite d
Sth. To prohibit Our citizens from carrying them of
9Th 70 prohibit their employment. v
S.h TO faske penal laws for furnishing their emplo
ers.
9th. To make it our duty f. restore them,
10th. To extend the foregoing provisions not only
to Seserters but all ses-fsring people
18th. To exc I'D ftsn our naval services 1,sweII
pnb 10 as private all her seamen, iuctading t6os
;ohich may hereafter be natwaiiSed
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FOR THE INFORMA TIONOF THE
AMERICAN MERCHANTS
u. s. Consulate,

-, Bordeaux. Jan. IS. s
The following are the prices at which
produce has been sold in this city the las,
week-Louisiana Cotton, $40 francs per 1Os
lbs. American weight--Elephant's Teeth
o. % per 10. Pot and Pearl Ashes, 112
Io.son' Georgia, long, 900 do. short, no
inaiso' bengal, "a St Domingo Coffee,
Havana White Sugar. $50; Dry Fish
large, 1o4; do. small, IS i; Logwood. O.
Duties included.
The emperor has refused to grant any
more licences for importations from Eng
land, IN consequence of which some consi-
derable purchases have been made in colo
NAL produce the last week.
WIZ. LEE, C.. A. of the U. s.
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TEACHER WANTED

I EfNTtIDh VIZ n I'd.
"A MAN who understands latin, Greek, and En-
~ shsh correctly, is wanted to teach ia Family.
IN the country from this time until Goth Dee NEXT
ana 1t agreeable would be continued four or five
years, wages would be liberal it would be well IN
maze inpediate application 10 Mr.. John Wood ne
viii he required.
March g. &C.
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ANA w AY from a. subscriber living in t,o,.I.
-: - 'apu county Is or 9 miles from RIshmonJ -
~ssr, yum" n Nest" FELLOW, twenty two or mr.
- ~ -. VINO 'orhlci bsionged To z ollard -,
oi WsrwiokGounty by the name of I)syy' who -
oIons"1 10 ",oh"ond and sold to Wm Fu,ci,r -
w s purchased him. lie made his co.., "t
MN S,%r , a n,g. ue 2ltr'tsns ne Of so' ."
haa reinarSS able soar lis nose. he ne ias'e e
so's OF clothes which " J be unn sesa,,r r. current
o1' the scar viii be Sufficient to sa6a 'F'er,De:
" taken in Richmond and PIT IN ID Ten dolla' 4
taken in Warwick and rnugl; 70 ~ , OF t~en'! Il
EAT'Iis Nfv4,. .hmond
March &c. 81 V. 30 Us
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n obedience to & decree of ChesterGeid County
court, Tor the purposes therein specified, will
ne sold to the highest bidder on twelve lnonthscre
9 On at the Halfway House, between Richmond and
re,erseurg on Wednesday the fourteenth day of A.
prl' next iffar, otherwise the next fair day. all tbs
estate OF Raney c. Vest decd consisting of seven
hEeiy negroes, among which are a pair of Sawyers
a likely Mare--a Feather bed and Furniture g. sun
a Try articles OF household and kitchen Furnture--
AL sums under $40 must be paid down, and twelve
months credit for all sums above that amount. the
purchasers giving bond and approved security 10
carry interest from tie date If not punc,unilv yaif
to the Subscribers f1'
RICHARD GREGORY,o
COLE HOWELL, Cem,nr's,
:. EWd BRANCH,
March g. O.
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UNITED STATES LOAN.

Treasury Department.
,,o.,,o .Harch 1854, 1918.
eeivins subscriptions the Loan auth sr;sed nv tho
act OF Congress of February Sth, 1919 will again h..
opened on the 25th day of tins month ON tb,. s,me
terms ana eoniuons as heretofore, aud contiau> SO
open TIL the Sist day of this month, unless sooner
closed by public notice, the following places, and
FOR the ALLOWING sums respectively, thai is TO saw
1T "ea-York, tor FIVE millions OF dollars
At the Manhattan Company
Meshanics' Bank
City Bank
Merchants Bank
Bark OF An erica
1T PhiIaaelbhiG, for i've millions of dollars
At tie Bank of Pennsylvania
Farmers & Mechanics Bank
Philadelphia Bank
SLephe" G;rard's Bank
lit BalintoF:, Tor one million seven hundred thou
SAID dollars
At the Bank of Baltimore
Cornninerciai and Farmers Bank
Union Bank of Maryland
Mechanic Bank
Ma inc Bank
1T Wdshing'on, Ter three hundred thousand dol
At the Bank of Washington
Office or the Bqnl: of C,o,rmb;a
Pro BosALs will also be reeeived byt,b, socre,..v
OF the treasury until the fifth day Of ADr;i ncvt
from any person or persons, body or hodies cor n
rate, VINO may pher for Themselves or Others, 10
subscribe for the whole part of the residue az t
loan aoresaid, which may not have been suhe.r;h
Cd :oT i'ric- g :!:e ist day &C .pT. next '; ,,,
posas must distinctly state the amount off rcd ~
be losued the species of stock or stocks which Al
parties wish to obtain the price they will allow for
the same. Unless different modification sbouId I
asked IN the proposal, il will be understand that f
amount loaned will be paid into the Treasury in four
! equal instruments; viz. on the 18th DAYS Of AnrI
| June, August aud October next and MT tf,o
stock issued vi" be irredeemable till the s1st dow ~
| December, 1875. -
If proposals shall be made amounting torsther f.
a creator sum than that required, the preference
will, on equal terms, be given to Stockholders of IN,
| six per cent stock OF 1919.
Ii any proposals differing in terms from one spo
Their, or from those which subscriptions have a,
ready or may be made prior to the LIST day of Arr;
next, should he accepted, all the parties. inclutn,
those who have already subscribed or NAV suhscrh
prior 10 the LIST day of April next shall be- psced NJ
the same footing by giving to all the option eitber
the terms offered 10y them, or on wbizh they bav
subscribed or Of those offered by anv other i,erxon,
and which shall have been accented
NO proposals will be received for sum less ths
one hundred thousand dollars. But oonraisq;o
OF one quarter per cent will be allowed to any uers,
collecting subscriptions for the purpose OF incoru
raung thera in one, proposal ts the amount of on
hundred thousand dollars or up,Yards. nrov;d
that such proposal shall be accepted
| All the proposals must be transmitted nv dupI
Gates, Que directed to the City Of Wasbipvton. an
the other (uuder cover OF the Cashier oC,hs RarL
! Pennsylvania to Philadelphia
ALBERT GALLATIN,
Secretary e the Treasury.
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G. STE pEAEM

SSh'iS Leave to inform the Islics aud Contler,e,
of the city Of Richmond and its vcn;,,,
intends teaching 70 play on e piano Fhrtc snd VI
ohn ne has commenced wi,b several yo,rs 7 -.
AZ MRS, broome S Academv. Those Who are H..
July requested to call On him az his Todo; ~
John Lees on Shockoe Hill. or .ddres, t.,.
hnes r. him leaveit at Mrs Groomn, .csiero,,
"r =. ny o.! T. Beek's and GO. in'E Street H. -: .
pp'ication. 'e 'nSae kno w on
March 2s.
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points 10 oar defspec, ard the preparation
whlch are nece ssary To strengthen them
he plans which are takins to reconnoi
're and repel the .Ce, It is nut meet fer nj
TO Sfafc. but We are rousing from Gu!
sleep, and we soon shall be sciGe asvaXe.
Should the enemy dare to penetrate into
the Interior Of the country, every arm will
DC uthiied to strike :,ai Z, wn. When our
means were as nothing TO what h are nc ",
our fathers met the same foe and subdue /
MN. Ihe Nirginiaas have hitherto plum
co themselves upon their chivalry & cour-
age-and if the enemy dares to meet us
upon the soil, which covers the ashc. of
our fathers. they will ind that the Spirit of
the Revolution may have slept. out is not
dead.
A FABRICATION.
Russian 1finister. 1t was currently re-
portedyesterday, that Mr.. Daschkotf would
leave the u. S. as soon as he could make the
necessary arrangements. This being true,
which we have no reason to doubt, there is
an end OF the Russian mediation, Mr.. D.
being considered a gentleman OF high spirit
and independence. it is not unlikely he has
treated IN becoming manner the tamper-
ing approaches of Col Monroe
So says that Oracle of Truth, the Fee
daral Republican of the 18th inst. We
pronounce the whole story about tamper-
ings, Col. Monroe, the end of the Russian
mediation, and Mr.. DaschkoR's leaving the
u. s., as complete tissue of fabric atoms.
The Secretary of the Russian Legation may
have gone on to the Bay to obtain a Passnorf
for himself to go to St. Petersburg with
dispatches. and to call on the Russian mi
mister in England-we suspect this to be
the fact.--The conjecture about an armis
tice seems not to rest on as strong founda-
ton.