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S. DECATUR.

Preston, Polish, 1914.
STEPHEN DECATUR, ESQ.
Cotnmandant' OF tn u S Squadron
lying il the River Thames.
We, the undersigned, tax q the liberty to so
Lett your assistance in behalf ut kir Barnard OBr,-
en-, in obtaining his sons release from the British
chip La Hogue OF New London.
We are si' acquainted with the Young man. and
know ham 70 be sn ADeviesn-5orn eiCzen, His
Istter 10 MS fati'er, dated BOARD tn la Hocue,
the @4th OF March, is sutfe proof OF his being on
beard which letter will be shewn you y IL YOU cSn
Rfe any sssistanee R obtaining he release, either
by letting Mr., O'Brien 20 to tbs ship by hag Of
particular faVer conferred on SIR, your most obedi.
ent servsuu,
Gerard Galley,
.Nath! KiN6aN,
JOS. IuH~
SEQ 4 s HcrnaE,
Jo s. .Iveyy,
CyuStaS z. Smith
r. >. The young mans name IS Barnard.
HARVARD O'BRIEN. son Of p rnsrd O'Brier
anti his WI Elizabeth O. ricn was Lorn in the town
c: Groton, January 60 1885
Extract from the records Of the Town of Gro
Icu.
AMOS. :. NILES, r clt.
certify, that mos 4 Miles, is Town Clerk for
D trre and correct record OF Barnard O'Brien'.
LaeGard C'Brien f. I'm his youth.
MATED GrCto", IN Arrii, 1914.
NOf.S BARBER,
lecf,D0ti FIR fr-oSo-,
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L4BOURER& WdNIKD.
- sasseroeT' Wish 10 H;re, from 20 TO 50 X
-. u" zen liberal wages viii be tiysu 49,;
es'ioa 10 be made n; the Office of Wi,r = y, pP''
March o. - i'4'@-T' q Co
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PROGRESS OF AceIcuLrUnE.

A9''ItD q fH4ftff I!tT IF7lfNfrFt0n LrIrG ncai'
SfV7aHoh Gso. FEB. 81, Iaif.
81 bayo No. ~ si,outl Of the sugar caneuo. and
81 iu5+ng wei. The shoots which haze been mn
81 Tintei contuar u 10 WE'LL without any Other
protection than tho t:.aing care + GOVERNS. then.
With Dry grass, Notwithstanding we have had ssme
ehsrP veatAer. Ga ia2 S,h inst. the ground WIS GO
bsrd N'Esa, rat could NOT work VIII aces :: IL
II Now very varm--s1 much 50 tSst our fruit trees
see frtGa8 cot, and grass bsgioniog 70 spriag''
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W ''h 10 MORN ny numerous suuaerihrrs ami
i the pn7he ~ general, that the Vie7p of tbs
Eritis" po''ess'e"' IN .Neyfh .8Bie'ica, and Con-
ciSe -"51g'y o. me ~ az ~ C,msaa,' IS nov - tbe
press and Nd ue in circulation IN a few ,reaks-
All tho'e who rold ropCsg with aublsriSers Names
So: rder arly requested to send them f,rwarJ.-1
s''o tender nay thanks 20 ~ those who have ipte
rested themselves in my fa'o aud to subscribers in
general.
.h S5CIIK
4FsNy 20 Biw
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tHdHLI>'> RDR ~ .L-IaylOT.
INFORMS the puh'ic, that he has commence
p business e the foot Of the Capitol Hiu, where h..
vi, DC 'hafkiU 70 receive pare Of their patronage
exer''on small be ntipg give general sstfset,on
Apr'l ~. -
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RI OIICE.--I w.sa -2 sell P,sp,atIoD in Po,11e
4 tan eoaatJ, iy.I, oa both sds5 Of me HncS-
InGha'o rosd just below fopk,ns's tin a had
some aad healthy pls.c, has on vood $50
Which from It's pes iar ai,uston, s seldom or new
injured y frost. !he isnd is gen tipberei .'nc
sonians something less taan son sores. viii s,Sl .
9s';"n IA ~ A"o ms@e the terms easy, vbieh ma,
BE- kuOwa ~ Supplying "a the SUBSCRIBE 6y,,; a.
uGrer end ofChsste. sed county
"ho hs5 a'so Tor sale, on sad land &c or 15.oor
get o. rL.7g'A, I2rt Of which is good hen,
Flooring plank.
I'm. LOGWOOD.
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- hetII, -if1T lI.-3tb.

Il 4 L T..
~ 'rtue o. a Deed Of Trust, executed ~ tha
- Suose.insr' b. wilson Lin, bearing date ,he
9fh dsy OF March 1915, 70 secure "a P53ssrt W, S
ren, certain sgrl therein spesiS.d--I II. " ~
saturday thu 2is Day u the present ,oop,, -
W -" AZ brontSs Tavern in IN : Town ct S5aroha,
VS. 20 tne h'sheat bIcuer for esrh-- = ,uo,,., 60.
Hs'oe" jenny, aad her two Children. es,,sa :, ~
V."V' OF 90 n.sny 90 may be neees1sr, ro dc
Tr,,;S ''e oso'' and expenses attending tie
E-a,.l.,.. ~, n MILLS.
-------- 49, ~ IDS
Lii D IN tie CNG,NTY Of P0U7Y5rg5.-
ron SAi-E nT PUEJIG hI:CTIGT
VINO released ms lst'. frnJc III. eoni,.,. ,r
= e~en@H Se siti Cent. iichard ( Crate. and
.,''"s otebned "fT,su,pral pursuit. viii sell ~,
'"S premises, on S.iU -dsy tie 28,i dow Of ~.
"t's 10 ''e H. h 81 bidder that valuable tract ~
soe Nce'eonl l.tiey Iysa, nov cceupied Inv R-s;or
~"u y'fs ,F'nE 5000: three miles north of Pow
,'''S" ''"u'l focae aud ~.taip r,,i!es az svsrsI
'''ES mbHlSoinfifis yn'le wiob gives convenient
market i.r wheat o,her erains or CIV kind ina .
10Y market NuOs; the trouble OF moving tlen-i
as eiAct 81 land - 81 q, les exceeding well en-,
s'hs "go sores, - more than half st nGa IN ,ro,iq
S%N,h'ehy situated 81 tlTse aides q t.s plantation
"ish' teNe pt sinali pert las been esrsd ls,alv
Stree ron GuHes, only baPpg = or g snau c.idsj
ypot'. Tie improvements coryenieo, an5 .r go.
4~r tss"ei family. The water equal to any on This
SIZE nj the roonntas il flows ent Of rscL inc
neat Stone-torsc end is very convenient IN ,b-
We!hGS Al thine considered, this tract l. ,ysu
worm me attention os persons disposed IN fa~rpe
OaS tard O. the purchsse money vii! be rcouirsI
y L,e ume "i s5'e, tire terms OF other psvieents
nice known 81 The same time.
No. :, ~ Jos. MAYO.
- g. Stock Of either of the bsnI., i, ni.h,,o.5
nay be 9a'd ~ heu o. money st TIC rrics Il NAV is
eihng Tor ut tie time 1t sale ~
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May II.
TIE Cam pO3NT Ecr,-r

THE CABIN POINT ESTATE
L DEERltSED IN tAs paper for sale on In, ~.
- q jane, on The premises, is r-pbsS,,, oos
% TIE most valuable the Potomac. .;-e' :.
ii.s RON 1he Mtchoue TO NuIGony Esy. .nr non.
siGAtse ty several fne ponts md ,rc1l
oounaiag N OYSTERS FISH. Wild fowl &c i, III
SEE. " rs EuGpossd 10 eon;sin ~ ieas, IsCn -.
S"hfaoiJ adopted to tie crowt.. of in,.ipr ,,-,
neat, with greet sri,srsnry Of ti,nhsr-t 80,
I'm ne''ate = nTon TIE river, IL ia cry and 49,
a'p suse"ruo'e 8 erest Improvements ms, 49,
Ns'eHen ~ the hcmony, called KirIoa,,s.n. fn-t
Frooah. vat g sione suld) is re cn..t. ,J -"
Que ot o',-s rendered ose ct the NOT be,n,.,.l
firms in Fireinia "e'''iH'
bay II ia
o',tHe n q Iietai ,l1;ust csecuteo A., ~. 60
Scrf"eiS ~ EdTyard fiLkeysof,. 10 ss-,,.
faY'1ea' ~ i5s9 Get. DE tran kigf. 10 i,y g(l
n"FadS'cJ' - il.L 81 som, on tie. ma, ;.c
~ |"e oDHny = -3g,esG, 81 Saturday re-. 't-,p
H"p ~ JtHe r'rts he &ACT OF IsEi ~
yoH1ch 'he Scic = iHsysor Ron L,,.s re..,:, ~.
S2U .5t'eS, more o. lssS, ioyefhr- q,i,a EIfti,
CnEENtHc, Consisting AZ .RLcH, E'ei,.ey. No.. 81
I"4'' o. 50 7,tHci ,tersqf cs nil 49,. ;.
Pay org S't'Tl tf@ gfo'e aid argts gvih sEc co,,s
G{s"3fH$ f+s e',eeR;len Of the sGil tyast--it.
sue |''~ 10 5'' caihi me Yu5scrBs,,. l,c,, -.
HGSfees' SVH ccnveY only -uch tiHe n re 49,
?l'eI'l'9''eG P'oe'tJ, cs Is, IN that CHARACTER, ~
Wm: T. EGGLEST0N,
PkIER BLAND
.Ef1leiII. Mr. lI-3,b
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Lt~00tc LLnd IOs oGlt.
'f-H SoIseF.5ers risn,,.g 20 rs,uuye from his
a present pace % res'deues, rll sell Tract
% LSao, !7ewa 5g the name az UosG,ur's T.ct -
itis situated IL The county ct Aeeonmas, !. has NJ
oe s'ae'tie &c "a, - r!le Other bold .nd l.e,,
river, eH-7defed the beet for Hay;es,ion on va.
t-ssI IA ahare II Virginia II contains About 2,lg
i-''ee Tb"rect 500 ia ellarei and under ,ui;Yre-
'uC psi'nee = covered with the bsst OF timber
n"HciFsiy Oak, Hickory. Black wslput .,d p.,..
tl's piece IS &itSchtd, lsrse lo,r rs -.
S'. htfras, eaPsbie II resring numerous stock If
Sa'u', without iurtAsr sns.cnspce uplsse in the
iHos' severe portion CT winter The present hot
CT o. Sa1 place has nearly one- und~ed mead which
so'' pro io1oi1si sHd mary I1Ors could be ras
'"'ed tielS. The SOL il reaia-.-.L!v f.-t,,e -
+Cal 'e' . te growth Of Indian Corn, Wheat, OF.
%, shJ "'ls7 g-sA not for IN 20 the eiitnate---
ne peculiar stuat,nR ct thil Iisee with resn-o, c
me waters o. the Atlantic, asd TIE. vss, bod, ~
'uei i!DS 2tely contS-0ns TO ,huse ~sters m H.,
sHvc ''-n'' o''-r ~ An enter3 rizng person. gre a,
facility ~ eacress;ng ms fortune by Inc -hr H., ~,
SAT- "A reference 20 MIR. hiSdisoo's Man as u =
S'"'' I've an accurate idea OF the situation a.,
tie pace IS there nodesd. For tn, vshtstja I.n5
ana eighteen slsves thereon 20 cuitjsa,. H. toc.h2
90 ~ othrr %opuTtensnces, I've proprietor ON,
ss'''' E55G having o3l SO per asfe, rating re
heG e. al Soa.4Oo or 500 p.eee. Tao adlassSt
and sod Tor O50 PerNorc.
heye asotheF 7n2u farm of 500 Ac-cc. beav.;-
tl''y situated on the ChesrLeake with ~. S,,e,i
'nS recently crested. but nOj flushed. ybi,b -
% s~'' tie said building is eafculated for cer.
zee! @nlE 6 residence, and has COS, the propv;s,or
- mere = ''k 9~ St an excellent F,ghery on
t'e shores VI t3s place IhisEt,ie Farm !, o;,r..
tru neWt ne centre o. GorthamEton Countv. y,,,%;
. mi sa ~ tle county town, shd nav b., hn,,,b, Co..
SpO~". - med 'nsn would nor fu,i tie feaer,n,o
Ci tbs aforementioned places nverstrsined
ARTHUR UPSHUR.
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May il.--td7 20 Va a w.
r. Is. stock Of either of the banks in Riehn,o,d
Hsybe ?a:d ~ heu o. money. st TIC rrics il NAV ts
'eihng Tor st tie time cf sale ~
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Gerard Galley,
NAH! Kian6aH,
jas. Iu,ti~
Geo Il IS Henar,
Ro g. -lve,y,
CrHStaS =. S.aith.
3 name - R.r,,r,l
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MASSACHUSETTS NOMINATION.
~ ADDRESS
OK gHE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
10 THE

PEOPLE OD1E,HSS.dCHUSETTS.
When a spiri, OF discord is spreading its
baleful influence through every part Of the
State when party animosities have become
fatal to the pcare and dangerous to the Ii
berries of the people when forciblc oppo-
siticn to the Laws ard Constitution of the
United States is threatened and erjoined; it
is believed tiiat m Address to the Candid
Of all parties is Indispensable. Since we are
az war, and its character and success are
known to the public, we shall not infinitely
investigate its origin, or trace its progress
Suffice it 20 say, that disunion at home may
be reckoned among the principal causes Of
its commencement, and is perhaps the only
cause of its duration. The encouragement
which the enemy has received from the OPP
position of this, and some other States the
aids which he has experienced, and the
hopes he entcrtains that those aids will be
continued, in spite Of the laws, have an un
questionable tendency to urge him to adhere
to his pretensions, and persist in his injus-
tice.
Since the publication of the documents
relative to the Russian mediation, the most
| violent abettors of faction and rebellion have
been confounded by the proofs OF the justice
| OF our cause, and our disposition to peace.
| BY the offer to submit the subject in dispute
to the decision of power. at once the ally
of England and the enemy of France, and
the favorable light in which our conduct &
| our cause were viewed by that power; the
| charge Of French influence, is effectually
refutrd, and put forever at rest. And when
| we add, that the offer OF Great Britain t.
treat separately, an offer which grew cut Of
the mission 10 Russia, has been promptly
| accepted, and commissioners are appointed
to negotiate peace. we would ask, wha
| good is to be expected from an opposition
| Of this State to the Government of the "
MON ? Is there not good reason to appre
bend. that the prolcssed & lends ct peac,
| are its real enemies, and that they are now
while a negotiation is pending, endeavorinl
| 10 urge Great Britain to Continuance q
the war, that their projects Of ambition ma
be reaIizeds Let every friend to the hon
or and prosperity of this State, put thisques
ton to himself, what effect will the opposi
ton of Massachusetts have on the pendiD
negotiation for peace
The real friends OF peace in Massachr
sets, are solemnly urged to view this sui
! ject with candid unprecedented minds.--Ths
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BRITISH INFLuENCE.

We see every day, even in the actual
state of war, che power and force of thasin-
fluence against which so little precaution has
been used, ard to which the forbearance Of
our government in every department has
contributed to encourage.
Examples of audacious treason, such as
have beer exhibited in the United States al
most every day since the declaration of war,
were never before seen in any country, nor
ever suffered by any people with such cfi-
minal and stupid apathy.
We are not opposed to fair and honest dis
cussion on the sonduct of public men or the
policy of public measures /; we arc not APP
prchensive of the PRONUNCIATION of truth ON
any snbject--or on any occasion; but the
spectacle was never before presented of q
government patiently tolerating the open pro-
mitigation Ct falsehood and treason. and the
invitation to assassination and civil war
1.-The very worst men in the very worst
times, have never dared to insult nation,
and disregard all the ties If patriotism and
houor, in the manner that we see our gov :
ernmeat ibsnlted, eur nationalrights dspa~
ragged, and the foulest faisehoods Gil cOlaied,
with no other yiew or lnteBtion--and with
out any nher possible effect, than to favor
the is,iTyatiun and outrages OF the enemy,
aud I operate The suicide &C national liberty
and Independence.
This course OF treasonablc proceedings
cannot eDdure--cannot be borne long. with
out the Abandonment Ct oil that was fought
for in the revolution the public safety can
not be assured or durable. should such pro
ceedings be- sufJet. d much longer to eujoy al
cdious and parricidal IMMUNITY the laws 81
fatare aud Of self-prcservation will assert
tbeir power, when neither morals, honor
Pablo virtue, nor the professions OF religion
can operate IN behalf of social rights and IA.
sIoaai indcpedcnce--'hc crisis of war has no
yet been FELT, but it will come upon us, anC
jsoog ,lic household deprived Of its paren
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west as shall keep the leaders of the
east out OF power. -
1t we complain of the savage cruelties:
They deny the facts-though the blood
OF innocence, and domestic love, and
heroic virtue, attest it.
Even though the enemy avows il!
Do the savages offer to join us
This they say justi6es the enemy.
do we propose to raise force so as to do
without the Indians: ~
They oppose raisis p any army.
We propose disciplining and calling out the
militia :.
They take means to render the period so
short, and the discipline so imperfect,
as to.render the militia useless
Or. they publicly avow they will not grant
any.
Our ships are sent to sea and are victori-
Gus I:
They claim the merit of the victories.
Supplies are required for the maintenance
of this navy:
They oppose the supplies.
Reference is made to the constitution in sup.
port Of the laws:
They are great admirers of the sound,
but they seek to burn .he parchment.
They are all worshippers of Washington:
But they use the name as mask-as
they use religion.
They aim at power and prove themselves
| to be totally unfit to be trusted by a.
ny man Of virtue or honesty. W
1t lis horrible picture to contemplate =
Perhaps such uncurbed depravity was never
before even among any rational people
it cannot endure-and the consequence
ought to be calculated upon, before calami-
ty renders all calculation fruitless; to the
enemies of American liberty and indepen
dence, 20 the advocates of the enemy, we
would say" rest in security and in peace /;
"the British nation, for which your bosoms
|" yearn, is the public enemy-and
"despises you as much as she despises
the Scotch and the Irish-but if you will
hug ignominy, either go to her or make
"us not your enemy also; if you cannot
love your country and its laws. in the rame
'sof God and peace, go forth from us and
"be not curse among us, lest you compel
g us to be curse also unto you-remain if
you will--but be warned, you must res
"pect the laws or you will perish-re6ect
that where reason ends force begins-that
the moment that war was declared, it was
law which was to be executed and not
ITO be discussed-and that you have no
more right to quest ion the law to which
you are now opposed, than the Judges or.
the bench, or the corsstabIes in serving
their process-that the citizen who seeks
to weaken the arm of the government IN
"the execution OF the Lewis apublic en-
{ envy, and oughtto be punished as trai'
sstor."
Such are the truths we would urge and
recommend to the consideration of those un
thinking and infatuated men, who are aid
ing the public enemy--not believing that
they will dare to infllct penalty, that will
infallibly fall upon them, whenever calamity
becomes heevy on society & the people are
led to reflect on the means by which the en-
envy has been encouraged to trampie upon
the rights and Liberties of this nation.
duror0.
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sHEEP-THEIR GREAT USE.

Il l ~
Among the various animals with which Di.
vine Providence has stored the world for the
use OF man, there are none more innocent, or
more valuable than sheep. they supply us,
bountifully, with food and raiment, and afford
ample employment Tor thousands OF the poor
people OF the world engaged in vast riety
of wooden manufactures. Every lock Of wool
that grows on its back becomes the means OF
support to dyers, pickers, scourers, carders,
combers. spinners, spoilers, Wrappers, weavers,
fuiiers, prcssers, and packers, who, one after
another tumble and toss and twist and bake
and boil, this raw material, till they have
each extracted therefrom a handsome iiveii.
liood; then comes the merchant who, in his
turn, ships it, in its highest state of improve
ment, to all quarters of the globe, from whence
he bangs back TO his own country, every KIND
of riches inrcturn for this, of all others. the
most valuable coDmodity. 1t does not say to
its owner, "this year you are welcome to the
burden which, hsye upon my back, but the
next, my back SHAH be barren and thou shalt
SDd no comfort from il -no--strip tie poor, AMI
NAL this year, Of its rich burden, useful to it
self as to It's masters men and the next year,
as it anxious TO be grateful for your unk ind
ness, it will present you with another When
hungry. we kill han for food, delicious. indeed,
as its clothing is comfortable-hc yields his
skin to felt-mongcrs and parchment dressers,
who supply us with a durable material to Sc
cure our estates rights, and possessions, and
should our eneriics take the field against us, a
powerful instrument for rousing our courage 10
repel their attacgs-when the parchment Gres-
sers have taken as much Of the skin as they
can use, the glue maker comes after and picks
up every bit and morsel left, aud Herewith
supplies the carpener and cabinet maker with
material, which they cannot do without, aud
which is essentially necessary. before We can
have elegaD, furniture in our houses. When
| the winter nights come on, while we are depri.
we'd of thescbeering light of the sun. the sheep
supplies us with an artificial mode of light,
whereby. all our.pieasures in domestic society
! are preserved with whose assistance VIC can
continue our. work, write or read, and improve
our minds, or enjoy the social mirth Of our la
bles Another part of the slaughtered animal
supplies us with article, all import nj to
decent society, soap. Their horns are CONVEX
ted. by button makers, into cheap sort OF but
tons; and the very trotters are Of service in
yielding species Of oil useful in thousands OF
instances-Thus much for the great use Of
sheep to man.-Buff0n. CHfi
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TlON. I'd DIX DN, EsQ.
Tor G91ernor--aHd he
HON. WILLIAM GRAY, ESQ.
Tor II. GOrfrnOr


and to recommend them to the People, as
their candidates at the ensuing election.
And The astonishing unnnin,ity of near three
hundred citizens from all parts of the State,
encourage us to expect a correspondent IL.
MON among the people
We sbai! not attempt to eulogise Mr.. Dex-
ter. Suffice it TO say, that he is known With
mind which is never iDiiucn ed by local par.
tialiiies OF disionopable motives with unr,.
vailed talents and nhexiblc integrity with
patriotism which apPals the enemies Of his
ceuntry's honor and peace, this gentleman is
held UP to the honest and ,yiriuous for their
support. The leaders OF faction trcnhIe at his
rebuke. When ais attempt was made to call
a convention, evidently to divide these states,
he put down The reasonable project. lie is y
friend TO the government of Tie United State,
aad VIII maintain iis honor and defend IL
rights. He VIII support the administration in
prosecuting the war, until we can obtain an hon.
| orable peace. Chopse him your Governor, & the
| reputation Of your State will revive and its
| prosperity and inflGancc return. Choose him
aud put an end 10 those pitiful ayish So. eches
which plead the cause Of the e..emics of your
I COUNTY,
Mo. cray possesses your unbounded conf.
| dcnce Rich, Intelligent, benevolent, humane.
friend TO commerce, protector Of the un-
| fortunate, = del, nder OF his country's rights
Men OF Massachusetts Friends of s6df
Country's boror and independence Look {
these candidates, and consider well - Ban n
prejudice, aud deliberately decide Wal
YOU be found in the ranks ola faction, who arc
endesvouring TO urge YOU to > reb Hon, which