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SPAIN.

Our Government has positively re-
fused 10 receive, the Chester D'0nis
as Minister from Spaia. The National
Intelligeucer, though it does net posi-
lively contradict The statements which
/ have been alresdy made apnn tAis sue
ject, is nevertheless cautions not 20 a.
kaOwledgs 1t. The txcnse whica has
been given for this refusal; Is, thai the
government Spain is not sett'ed-that
there is yet struggle for the crown,
betweeH the usurper BonaParle and Fer.
dinand the VII, and that whenever The
yiIanous contest is decided, tie govern
ment of the U. Stotes will gladly recoE-
Mise Minister ?rom Spain, (whethcr
that minister be sent by Bonaparte or by
FerdiDand.) This is indeed paltry ex-
Cuse- Has not the independence %!
Spain seen recognized recently, by sall
the allied powers OF Eurepe! France
AID tie U. 5. are the only two nations,
"ho refuse TO acknowledge it. In this
case, as in most others, France and the
I. States stand together against all the
other nations Of the world. 1t does sp-
pear, that our Government are deter
Mined 10 rrovoke rupture sith
Spain-Gos all their acts I,owards her
S'nce her invasion by Bonaparte have
uniformity and Systematically led to
that event. They win accomplish their
object.
Two Seamen belonging to the Es-
sex Frisate. aud who were east a
way in prize vessel, sent in by the
Essex, somewhere about the Capes
OF Virginia; passed through this
Town a few weeks ago. They inform
Cd that while they were on board
Tue Essex she touched at Valparaiso
IN Chill. where she landed 10000
S'ahd OF arms for the use of the In
ssrgshfs. The arms. they stated to
aaVe been taken in at New-Terk.
IN this be true 2
Let asnow cxsr,ine Mr.. Msdi.oa's
JUSTIFICATION of himself foe having COM
'"seesf this system of retaliation" A
1'0s las Of G. Britain, says he, na-
''Sss; as is well known; all aliens
PLYING with conditions limited to
sF period, than those required by
: = States; and naluralized SUBJECTS
'''' are employed BY her govern
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HAVING removed to a si4

HAVING removed to a Sia
tuation near tic female Laneastriah
SCHOOL, purpose taking children to
board, those who are unacquaipted
with me, may receive all necessary
information by applying to Mr.. jacob
Hoffman. one of the Trustees, or Mr..
Town'd. w aueh.-Ths terms sc coils
lars per year, Is to be paid in advance,
the balance quarterly.
Marian Mason.
March ~. DIFF.
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NOTICE.

A GREEABLY . an Act 81 r;on.
IN gress, to incorporate the u ~.
Insurlnes Company y s1tersadria .
Voice is hereby given, that on Monday
the llth day OF Aprilnext, THE Court
House in the Town of Alexandra, the
Books will be opened for the purpose
OF receiving subscriptions to the Stock
OF tie said Company under The difec.
ton of
The Commissioners.
March Is. d,e..
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Public Lease.

WILL be leased on Tuesday, next at
II O'Clock on the premises. the Store
House lately occupied by Richard Cam
mfngs,dec'd, and situated on King Street
nearly opposite Mr.. Isaac Robbins.l
The lease to continue ,ili lst Oct. next.
P. G. Marsteller.
March .ls,
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Land for Sale.

THE subscriber will sell that well
4 known Farm RE7IR EMENT'-
Ii is situated on the Great Hunting
Creek Bridge Road, about miles from
Aleysndria containirr
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Notice.

THE Stockholders Of the Mech&t
MICS Bank Of Alexandra, arc hereby
notified, that a sixth sfaimeDt is called
for, payable at the Bank on Thursday
3lst of March next.
BY order Of the President and DF
lrectGrs.
WIN. PATTON, Jr. Cashier.
Feb. 90 ept3lM
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JOHN PEMBROKE.

About S feet high, rather slender made
and likely--he is rather dark mulat.
toe, and IS years of sge-he is good
Carpenter and Wheelwrighs. tits be.
iisved that he had no other clothes with
him, than what he had ON short
round blue jacket, and pair of striped
homesPun small clothes. He was born
and raised in Prince Georges County,
Maryland, in the family of Mr.. Calvert
near Upper Marlborough, and as he has
many relations among his negroes he
may be Iarking there--he has also re-.
lations in Alexandria and Georgetown,
and many acquaintance in each place
He is very plausible and ingenious, he
has father living in Baltimore named
Nicholas The above reward with all
reasonable expenses will be given sor
apprshending or securing him in any
Jail, if taken out OF the county, and civ.
ing ne notice OF il, and ten dollars il
taken. in the couaty,
David Stuart.
Fairfax Co. near Aiex'a, Marcn Is.
Notice rs legely Giuen,
That Thomas Janney * Co have ap-
piled TO R. Coe, I obacco Inspector for
AieXandria, for the renewal Of certain
note, for hog shead of Tobacco mark
ed w. S. No. 49S, 1913, lS7 tare--
1856, lodged in the Tobacco Ware
house at Alexandria, by w. Stewart
of King George County Va. as lost
by John Stewart the brother of w.
Stewart, agreeably TO his affidavit be.
fore r. Libbey one of the Justices OF
the Peace for the County of Alexan
dria.
March Is.
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PUBLIC SALE.

4 4ODlLuS oIA41IL.
OnT Tuesday the 18th inst. will be cold az
the Vendie Store on a liberal credit
for approved negotiable notes
Coarse & fine Cloths, Coat,
ings, Baize. Flanncls. Bedford Cords,
Calcoes, einghams, Cambries, Worst.
ed Stockings, Domestic Cotton, & Plaid
Bedticking, Gurrsbs, Mamoodies, Johns
lefty Saeosss, Company Baftas, Ii.
mems, sc. SC.
P. G Marstellcr..
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March IL.
SALE BY AUCTION.


SALE BY AUCTION.
On Tuesday next the 18th INST. at
II O'Clock, at the Auction Room
head OF Frederick Street dock, Bali
timore,
SO hhds- first quality New. Orleans
SUGAR,
100 bbls. do. TO. dos b
Being the entire cargo of the .chnTs
ARGo, Captain Rider, imported into
the Delaware They are the only
parcel OF superior Sugar brough, to thia
market. or expected here
VIM. VANCE, & Co.
eAuctionee,'s.
March IS. DIS. 4
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9To sHEw
-, les & BoDI OF rHs TIME
fa' ,osn AVID PRESSURE.
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b ALL

B AL T..
MIR GENERES, has the honor Of
lH informing the Ladies and Gem
tlemen Of Alexandra, that his next as.
sembly WILDE on the 18th inst.
March IS. -
PUBLIC SALE.
ON Tuesday the 22d March will be
sold at the Vendue Store, on lioe-.
raj credit
A valuable young Negroe
We NAN for the term of six years, s.
aep Female Child the age of twenty
eight years.-Ter.ns will be made
known at the place ofsale.
2. G. Marsteller.
March Is, M
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-14
GEORGE INGLIS. /.
To Captain Barclay, &c.
.46sf,uct offhe killed and 4vounded.
Three officers. 3s men-kilIed; nine off,
GERS, IS men--wounded- Total, Al killed.
81 wounded.
LATEST FROM .ENGLANp.

From the Boston Gazette Of the SIN 1lav
A Bermuda paper was received in town
Yesterday, containing accounts from Eng
land, to the the 9th of February. Among
Its most important contents is sum mary
OF British official Bulletin of the late war
operations in France In noticing this docu
ment and the other accounts, from the CON-
tinent, the editor remarks :-"that although
the French gained some important adyan.
tages III the actions detailed in the official
Bulletin, still the computation of loss on the
part OF the allies was greatly less than has
been reported that the main body of Prince
Swartsenburgh's we're not present in these
brief actions, and that to the divisions who
were, Bonaparte opposed. with dreadful fu !.
ry, his whole force. 1t is also stated, that
WinziDgerode had taken Sois sons by storm.
and occasioned a loss to the enemy of ten
Thousand men, and that he afterwards ioiH.
ed General Butcher; that the Swedish. Da.
nisb, Prussian, Saxon, Brunswick, Russian
and English troops, were all in rapid narch
towards France, meeting no opposition on
their way that on the 18th of February a
Scotch regiment reached AlmeIo (; on the
same day Count Woronz ow, arrived at
Liege on the 5,h General Won BuIow quit
ted Brussels. and on the 25th the Grown
Prince vas TO be in old France.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-14

cxs were possible and necessary. we should
not hesitate moment in making them Fl,
naliy Is the combination OF military opera
tons. Or the security Of the Spanish territo-
w, should require us to renounce for time
or forever. the sweet hope of seeing our CT
ty reouiit and re.cstablished, our consent
would be unanimous, especially if. as it is
just. our losses should be proportionably
borne among all our countrymen Of the pen.
insula and ultramarine possessions"
lllustrious Spanish nation, to which we
glory in belonging see what have always
bern, aud what now are, our sentiments
see here also faithful relation of all the
occurrences in our unfortunate city. All the
particulars above recited, arc in conformity
TO the rAost exact truth. and We, all the un-
dersiyaed, Inhabitants of ST. SEBASTIAN,
are ready to answer for them with our lives.
January Is, 1914.
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LATE FROM BERMUDA.

LA ~ EnONA DINANo La
/ Yesterday arrived at this port the 'Swe-
dish brig Nancy. days from Bermuda by
which we learn the following verbal re,
lports:-
Whole Anr.rscan Coat to be Biocladsa.
The Nancy was hurried away from Bcr-
muda, in consequence of informatlol CON-
municated BY Mr.. Stewart, late British
consul at New London) who acted as agen,
for the Nancy, to Capt. Winfield, that the
whole coast of America was declared in a
state OF blockade, and that dispatch vessel
would sail the next day with orders from
Admiral Cochrane. to the commanders OF
the British cruizers on the coast, to carry
the same into effect.
The Nancy was originally bound to New
London, but Captain Winfield being fear
ful the despatch vessel would get there be.
fore him. and he should be turned off, pro-
ceedcd for this port.
Fhe. Families. "a, and transport ship,
with all the American prisoners at Bermu.
da, labout one hundred and Hfty) sailed for
Halifax. about 6days before-Fif,een sail
OF ships Of war, we're in port, among them
the Bulwarks -, Asia, "a, Admiral Coch.
rane. Sceptrc. ~. leaky, going to- England,
another "a. the Majestic. s or seven frigates,
and the remainder sloops of war. 1t was
said secret expedition was fitting out for
America some SAID for the Chesapeake, O.
theirs to destroy the squadron at New Ions
don, and others to destroy she ~ building
at Portsmouth. -
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HUNDRED 9. THIRTY FIVE THOU

HUNDRED B THIRTY FIVE THOU
SAND DOLLARS IN SPECIE. None of
which was thrown over-13 men were xiii :.
ed on board the Epervier and between 80
and 80 wounded: On board the Peacock
8 slightly wounded, and not a shot hit the
Peacock. On the larboard side ofthe Eper.
ver, there ara from forty to fifty shot holes.
Her fore shrouds ON the larboard sides are
cut away, great many shot in her fcremast
and otherwise much injured.--One Of her
guns dismounted.
There were feet water in the hold when
taken. The Eperyier has mounted l6 81
pound cafronades and 2 IL pound carrou
AIDES. She had others guns. which were
under the forecastle, but the captain consi-
dering them of no value there had put them
ia the hold. She was in every respect equal
to the Peacock, but has not quite SO many
men, and was b.ilt in 18l2-rhe Epervler
was to windward and brought the Peacock
to action. Vixen captain Wales Game on
board the Peacock, he informed captain
Warrington she had a fiie ps.ze" but that
there were five feet water In the hold (
her--The coiors of the Epervier were sh,..
away at one time, and captain Warrig.,n
ceased firing, and hailed to know # she H.. 4
struck, when they answered negatively, AID
again--fell to.
The Peacock arrived on last Tuesday at
Savannah. The Adams, Capt. Morris, sail-
ed yesterday. ~
The Adams in her craize, captured an
East lndiaman. of very great value. He kept
possession OF her all night and took cur Az
bout SO ton of Ivory-In the morning there
were 20 sail in his wake and 9 74's amongst
them, which compelled him to abandon his
Pr1ze and make of. He has manned NO
prizes
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-14
BAasADoEs. Feb. q.

Arrived II. M. Ship Galatea, captain Losack,
from > cruize. On Monday last to windward
of the island, saw vessel on FIRE, and kept by
her till day light, when she saw q privateer
schooner to windward.-They lay TO for a
short time when she ran down towards the
Gaiatea, until she made her out tn be vessel
of war, when she hauled her wind and the
chase commenced half q point on the ships
weather bow but unfortunately the wind head
ing tho frigete she escaped About noon on
Wednesday they again got sight of her, about
3 miles to windward, when the Galatca made
sail away from her, in hopes of dscoying the
priva.ecr; the ruse de 9xerTe succeeded, and ut
dark she was within miles Of them in full
chase. The Gaiatea shortened sail to allow
her TO come up, and when within about miles
violent squall came on, which continued half
An hour, and they never saw her afterwards.
She carried large topsa,ls and topgallant sails,
with 8 or 9 ports of q side.
Thursday arrived sloop Concord, from St.
yircents. Spoke Goth February, the sloop
Martha, belonging to New Brunswick, from
this port, going into Port of Spain, Trinidad,
having been captured by an American priva.
teer, and after putting on board several crews
cfyessels she had taken, gave her up to the
master.
This day arrived. II. NJ. S. Pique, Honorable
captain Maitland, from cruize. On the 18th
February she fell in with a feet of 4 sail. con.
Soyed by brig of war, and large schooner
some distance astern of them; the frigate bore
zap to speak the convoy; when the brig made
signal for an enemy, on seeing which the schr.
hauled her wind and the Pique made sail in
chase of her. The privateer, inding the Pique
drawing up with her. tackled and stood close
to the wind, and continued to tack frequently
durngthe chase, but the ship gained upon her
Mt z. NJ. lost man overheard, hove too and
cndcavored TO save hiir,b which accident they
were detained three quarters of an hour, and
consequently lost sight of her between 1 &
and IL at night they again saw her, witAin gun
shot, and soon after lost sight OF her in sauaIl
About eight days ago she fell in with the A.
lnericsn frgate President, to the nor,hward of
Porto Rico: the Pique immediately ho;sted
her colors and invited her TO come down. br,
she refused the challenge. 1t would not have
been prudent for the Pique, ysssellittIe moe
than half the force OF the President, AID half
OF her crew sick, to have industriously sought
for battle with her, We, it is evident on the
other hand the Pique d d not wish p,rticuIariy
to avoidit; and tits equally evident that from
the circumstance OF the Presidents being 10
windward, she might have come to action, and
therefore tits clear she had no inclination to
fight.
CT was known we'll that the frirate which
La Pique saw was not the President. but the
Constitution; that the Pique industriously n
voided q combat, which her opponent eagerly
sought by ,ong chase. The inferiority of La
Pique is not such is described--.he mounts
81 guns.]
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DOMESTIC.
BLOCKADR.


We have been politely furnished by the
Spanish Consul in this city, with the follow
ing official notification of the aew blockade
OF the American coast: E. POSI-
His Majesty's ship Bu!wark. ,
OF Block Island, 4lh May, 1914.
] have the honor to enclose you the copy
OF prociame elton, issued by sir Alexander
Cochranc, KIT. of the Bath and Commander
in Chief on the North American station, for
your information, and other neutral powers
residing within the States, now placed unde
blockade: signifying to them that as the late
Embargo in the United States prevented all
vessels from shipping cargoes 10 the ports OF
that Country, no vessels will be suffered to
depart with cargoes and If they persist in
30 doihg, after this notice, they will be de-
tanned and sent to British port for adjudi-
cation.
have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant.
DAVID MILNE,
Captain and Senior Officer
off Block Island.
To Don Thomas Stoughton,
Consul from the Cour. of Spain residing
IN New-York. North America.
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LosDoN,Jan. II

LONDON, Jan. 10.
The Equity, Shaw, from London to LINER.
ick, was taken and burnt, on the 9th uIt. in lat.
81, 80, long IL, 20, by the Rattlcsnake, Ameri-
can privatesr and the next day she captured
and scuttled the Adston, from Lisbon to Lon
don. go
The Mary transport, from Tarragona to
England, taken by the Rattlesnake American
Prv.aeer, was re-taken, near Bordeaux, on
The 18th ult. by the prisoners, and carried into
Port Passages, on the 27th
The Queen, British transport, with 478 PER.
sons on board, (S25 of them sick and invalid
soldiers, 63 women and So children. from the
British army on the Continent y WAS lost on
Irefusis Reef, coast of England, on the 18th
OF january, and, dreadful to relate, all on board,
except 100 men and q women, persisted! six
Fre9ch officers, prisoners, were among the
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AMERfc AN AFFAIRS

The Second Supplement to the London Ga zet.e
of Tuesday, Feb 8, 1914.
COLONIAL DEPARTMENT..
Downing-Stree Feb g.
Despa'e',es OF which the following are cope, have
been this day received from lieutenant. general
Sr george Provost, bart. addressed TO earl "a
tnuist, Que OF his majestys principal secretaries
Head Quarters, Montreal,
December, ~, I 49,
Having had the honor to report
TO your lordship, on the SOth of October and
the 18TH November last, the affairs which
took place between his majesty's forces and
the American armies, led on Sy major gene.
raj Hampton and major general Wilkinson.
4 have now tho satisfaction, TO inform your
lordship, that the signal defeat experienced
BY the enemy on the Chateaugaye river in
Lower Canada, and near Chrystier's farm.
In Upper Canada, have relieved both pro
yinces from the pressure Of the armies in
yading them, and have obliged the division
OF general Hampton and general Wilkinson
10 retire to their own territory and seek for
winter quarters, under circumstances so
highiy dlSadvantageous as to have produc-
eu NJ ooth OF them discomfort, desertion and
aisea@. he well timed appearance of
small regular force in general Williamson.
front. which had pushed toward from the
Soteau de Lac, to support and give. conf
oence to the Giengary and Stormont militia.
very shortly after the severe lesson his yani,
" mad received from the corps of obseryati.
on operated so powerfully as to induce him
20 commence precipita,c retreat from our
snore TO St. Regis, and u2 the Salmon river.
ana 70 abandon his avowed project of pass.
Ies his winter at Montreal. IL appears tba,
~, Ne, american army upon arriving at French
.n'hs, wn'cn are situated on the Salmon ri
yer, about six miles from its mouth orc
ceeded to dismantle their river craft and
gun boats, ani to arrange on shore. round
'neir block house, q most cumbersome train
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-14
From the plat,sUu,g Re publican of April so.

On Thursday last an express came in from
tne Norsh with intelligence that the enemy's
squadron had Passed Chazy, standing un
the Like. 1t proved to be, however, a Bri.
ush unarmed sloop and number Of barpes.
loaded with American prisoners, who
were landed at Cumberland Head. Tne
prisoners consist of about $50. regulars mi,
iitia and citizens. Maj Willard, and seven
or eight other militia officers, who were Ia.
ken on the Niagara frontier, also came
out. ErE
The person who was executed here a short
time since as spy, we learn by gentleman
VINO has been prisoner in Montreal, was a
Lieut. Barker, of the embodied militia. Our
informant saw and conversed with his father
respecting him. 1t was not estimated that
ne came out in any other character, than
that, of spy.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-14
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT
oF.THs
Late Brilliant Naval Victory

WAsHINcroN CITY. May IL.
Copy OF letter from the Navy Agent at Savannah
TO the Secretary of the Navy
Many 1ge,s's Office, Savannah,
ID May, 1914.
Ihave the pleasure to inform you that
the British sloop of war Epervier, Wales late
master, arrived last evening at Tybee, a
prize to the American sloop of war Pea
cock, Capt. Warrington. She was takeI
after an action of 40 minutes, during which
of her men were killed and several wound :
ed, among whom is her lst Lieutenant, who
lost his right leg and arm.
The Peacock had only 8 men wounded.
She took from on board her prize $500, 900
in specie.
Lieut.. Nicholson is prize officer.
have the honor TO be, &c.
A. S. BULLOCK,
Navy Agens.
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OF artillery, for the preservation of which the
whole OF major general Wllkinson's imam
try IS retained in teEts and huts, at this most
Indictment season OF the year, until the win
ter roads shall be sufficiently established to
enable him to retire his guns TO Pia,tsburgh
A rapid succession of severe frost, light snow,
and sudden thaw, TO which the American
army has been so long and so much exposed,
has made it impossible for me to execute a
my enterprise against it, without risking
more than my means could Justify. A divi
sion OF gun boats, with detachment of
troops, which had ordered on the list of
this month to advance into lake Champlaiu.
for the purpose of molesting general Hamp
tons division, succeeded in burning an ex.
tensive building lately erected at Platts.
burgh. as depot magaz inc; sonc batteaux,
together with the ammunition, provisions
and stores found in it, were either brought
away or destroyed. The severity of the wea>
Their obliged captain Pring, of the royal na>
Wy, under whose command had placed the
expedition, to return to the Isle aux Noix on
the 5ih lin effecting which he was obliged to
cut Channel for his boats through several
miles Of ice.-The enemy's troops were in
considerable number in the vicinity of Platts-
burgi:. but no attempt was made to annoy
our force employed on this occasion. In Up-
per Canada, conjoin, attack on Burlington
Heights. planned by major general Harrison
aud commodore Chauncey, has been frus>
trated by the lateness OF the season and the
severity of the weather.
have the honor, &c.
(Signed)
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-14
CHARLESTON, May z.
PEACOCK AND EPERVIER.

From the poIiteness Of \ Gentleman from
Savannah, we have been favored with the
following particulars of the late engagement
Of the Peacock and Epervier, and otherwise
interesting intelligence.
The Epervier was captured after an en-
gagement of 40 minntes.-She was hound
from Providence to Bermuda.--She had an
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-14
UNFORTIJNATE

The Officers of the Epervier have informs.
those OF the Peacock, that the FROLIC,
captain Bainbridge, was taken on the Goth
uit. by the Orpheus frigate & an armed schr.
without gun being 6red-Thst the Froic
hove over her guns in the chase. This news
may be relied on.