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The American pienipotemiaries 10
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roisci u al Ia, articles 70 which
they migat nat aSrcr. aa;l ~ 80 ali
the suhi' ,',s 'lceacd material By tie
VUsi'ca States, aai oriitcd in the
prejet "f Tn" undersigned.
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OK rNDAGUA. N. Y. Nov. 9.
.ht!.tNt HOLY.

~ r.i!NSi BcLi.
Or lbc evening or,he G;h ult. The
house 81 Air. jacob Provost. in Pre-
Die. (cnurt'andl County.l was dis.
covered 10 he on lire. The famii,
had AL retired 10 sleep. when Mir.
l.. was an skcned Ivy . noise up stars.
UU 0prning the d"or communicating
with ihe upper apartment. he found
inai the fire had extended TO ever,
part Of the room. His two s0Bs,
WHO slept there. Que aged IL and tie
ether years. persisted in the llames,
The miserable father now irauiir
viii g,ie', WAS severely burnt IN en-
dra,orIns 10 force hss way into the
room. a;ost OF the fprniturc WAS
DESTROYED. The fire issap .,osed 10
have escaped lhrolsh aacfeyice Of
the chimney.and communicated with
SOME ca aba,iiblcs which had been
left hrarsil.
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~ - 4 -.
Departed this liieSin Dumfties, yir
ginia, on Saturday Tie 26th litimcs Mrs,
Ca,harine bfascheft, selictpf Mr.: James
Muschcit, hale snarebsnt Of that place.
This cxcslshf woman adorned viii.
the lus,re ola supsfiers yifsse ssery dc.
partmeot Of life III whish Che sis calico
10 aci, her exampie ssa Eifs. a mother
sne mattress will leok Sc &c me nbered i;
and those who kpsw her a. = TREND will
lorg dwell With fond regret upon those
social qualities which ebdrsfed her TO o
numerous acquaintance.
No excellence bow ever can exempt us
from the stroke OF dta,h, she has paid
me debt of natuIe and. entered upon the
tamb which isepeD TO receive all man.
kind. Her place in this world knows
her no more rBut the Gospel assures
u. that virtue like hers lives beyond the
Ton b and that her lot is now among the
blessed in Heaven This hope comfort,
ne heart Of bin whs offsrs this tribute
ofrespect TO her memory, who well knew
her virtues and deeply lmsnts her loss.
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Adaaas, Herbert s Co.

adams, Her5ert s 20.
Have just rece:ued and c6er for Sale,
% 900 lbs. green and white Cofiss
IN licrcss b5ls. and 'baSs,
IL coo 'lb-. loaf Su.,ar,
I04 bales Upland Cotton,
2 h5ds. Molls.cs,
10 .oxes best mould Candles,
6 t.erces RICE,
Is. hal tier, IS do.
IL quarter casks l.. r. fcncrife
WINE,
7 Chest, IMPERIAL TEA,
half Ches do.
ALSO,
80 900 lbs, Prime SOnL LEATHER
Dec. 3
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State of MARYLAND.

State of Maryland.
To all who-r the /oiinvnn'ay concern
PUBLIC NOTICE.
There wall be 4 petition TO the next
General Assembly of this state, for
law to sell and d ,p Sc of the real
estate Of Jain Weston late Of Hartford
county, deceased ; fer the purpose Of
making an equal distribution thereof,
between the lawful heirs OF the deceas.
cd.
". B The singular situation Of the
property Of the said deceased, and the
heir, Untitled to portion. thereof, is the
cause Of this manner Of notice.
BARUCH FOWLER,
for Lewis Weston & Elizabeth Philips.
THOMAS WOOTTON,
ARABELLA WOOTTON,
JOHN SMITH
August Is. lawtlD
THE C0RS.iIR,
A new sna elegant POEM by Lord
Byros. is Just received for Sale by
James Kennedy & Son.
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John G.. LadI

0o!H6 " L<te1S,
HAS FOR SALE.
100 bits Russia Duck,
So bales ciolce Upland Cotton.
u chests Ynung by son and Hyson
Skin TEAS,
box C"s.a-l cask pearl Ash,
!o2 bags C"iT.e and Pepper.
Rgssia Saeetinss, Widow Glass,
Chd'gs OF 'as'ros kinds. Twine and
Bed Cords, Chalk and Spanish Blown,
Sre'maco j C'nr!es, Feet Mats, Sheath.
Ing p per, AID "ne 'en plae Steve.
ALSO,
A SCHOONER CRAFT, Of about
50 tons, in complete oder.
December J. l.w7l.
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Land for Sale.


TIE .'hscrIber offsrs tor sale for
Cash FARM CO tainldg about 80 aLrcs
about five mics from ,hIeaaadjIa, On
the Colchester ro' d. adjoining tiie larrs
of Mr.. Haywood footr and AIR Dennis
Johnson. tho greater part af ~hlet IS
meadow land snd the remainder w,ll.a-
dapted to clover and tho production (
vegetables, a. oundins IN excellent
springs, from which the meadow Land
may be wa,ered.
Also. two hundred and sixty acres Of
Land. alI in wood and ,ihL Il, except a.
bout hity acres cleared and undcr I. good
fence, on the RAvep,w orth road, about
six miles from Alexahdris, and adjoining
the lands of William Hepburn. Daniel
Du'any and the late Robert Moss, and
about a mile from the Fist msn,ioned
farm.
CHI: sIMMs.
Nov = r',-
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PRIFTINS
NEATLY Rx1crTxs At Tnas OFFICE
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NEW PUBLICAlIO
Jra reeeived e fer Sale BY
JOHN A. STEW a RT.

Faaniy Instructor, &c. &c.
THERE cannot he better recoms
men "a ION eff reti to this wark than tis
following aprrpe tory nc,c 70 10 f. i.
tors troW the Rev. Vim. II. UHmer. :.
" Gertlemrn,"
Il gives me much p'essure to
earn that there Is prospect at siec-
dy publication 81 the Family instruc.
Or know but few books. net 10
The Bible, so well cslcu aied 10 isnhc
families kno7o and hve their duty (; ID
shsll not fail to extend us rirou O in
5 far as will be in my power.
w. II. w.
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JUST RECEIVED
.1nd for Sale
A few C-sks Irst quality GOSHEN
CHEESE, and quantity OF SOAP.
VIM. Garner.
James Kennedy & Son,

Oct. II
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-05

my sfinsurgents near pascuaro, destroy
ed the iunta of Chimpaneingo, and deli
vered the town Of Oaxaca. On the o.
Their side, the intrepid Alvarez has clear
ed ND from insurgents ali the country
from pueblat TO Guatuzco, and complete
IL annihilated the whole band under RIM
cow. A convoy of goods, provisions,
and several millions of dollars, is march
ing from Mexico to this place, and ano-
,her from Potosi had just arrived in said
capital the Cd inst. esteemed to be one
of the most valuable that ever came out
&c po,osi n.
p. s. After ! had written this, Intel
ligence has reached here, that the con-
yoy mentioned above was already nea,
Jalapa and that no insurgents al AL
have been discovered in the road from
the capital to this place. Twill wri'e
to you moro extensively the mrs. OPP
por,unity; and perhaps it will be- wn.o .
the frigate that is prepared here 20 .aAs
eight millions of money to HsYahha, !,
shall leave here. II waits but ior the
arrival of the convoy We expect No."
Cadiz, carrying $4,000 veterans 10 re,u-
force the national armies Id thiS KING
dom, which canpsf fail to arrive WITHIN
few days, according to ohic'si iio''es :,
given to his excellency the 3Sicefoy, aao
the governor OF tbis place.
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srection the allies are is matter OF more
difficulty.
The three last mentioned generals, y
IS said, were marching upon the heels
Of Blucher, Sacken, York and kiiest.
Il seems therefore that the French apd,
the allied armies have changed grounds
and that the allies instead OF being dri'
zen beyond Troyes, as would be sup
posed IRON q part Of this Journal are
still between the Seine and the Marne,
and have, in fact probably driven the
French from their positions on the north
of the Seine. Blncher's army It Is said
was manGuvring upon the corps OF
Rapusa at Fuerte Gaucbier 40 miles
west of Paris; and or the lst Of March,
it seems. by On unofficial article, they
had ~ aneuvred him to Lusy, on the o.
ther side of the Marne, distance OF 80
miles from Fuerte Gaachier, and ten
miles nearer to Paris
Where Schwartzenburg's army i:, we
cannot ascertain from the accounts
which have reached us. But it is pro-
badie that he Us posted on the Yonne,
with his left towards Fontainbleau, SO
that Bonaparte's army along the Aube,
are nearly surrounded
Ragasa was on the l4th at Etoges, 20
miles from Paris, and there it is said ne
DESTROYED Russian division, taking 9
cannon and 1900 men. On the 18th he
wa. marching upon that is towards
Chslons, but he reached only Sezanne,
which is Ia miles further from Chaions
than E,oges. On the 26th he was at
Feuette Gsuchier, 90 miles still further
in his rear, aud on the LIST Of March was
at Lu.y..
The Dake of Castiglione (Augereau)
who at tie last account was at Lyons,
with an army of 10000 men, is recover
ing the conquests Of Gen. Bubna, at
Chsmberysin Savoy, Geneva, Macon and
Bourg.
Ina London article, it is said that the
British troops in the Netherlands had
made an unsuccessful attack on Antwerp.
This is perhaps probable, yet It is not
the best authority. In some late French
papers, were some paragraphs purpsrt-
Ing 10 be from London papers, which
.nen the papers OF those dates were re-
ceiyed, were not 10 be found in them.
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NETWORK, May !.
CANADIAN PAPERS:

Since our last We have, been favored
with Quebec papers Of the l4th instant,
and Montreal of the 18Th.
QuEBEc, April IL.
II now appears be rneues,ienable
that an exchange Of prisoners will take
place within month or two.
Great Britain in hcarcipg her seamen
instead Of sending them where they are
wanted, acts the part OF miser with
bis guipeas. She deals out sailors To-
the Canadas as though they were SO ma,
ny drop. Of her hearts blood. And SO
they are.
April IA. 5
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.
The election Of Members TO repre-.
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NEW.LoNpoN, Apr! IL

In our last paper We mentioned 'b'!
commodore Decatur had it at Lis evfn
to command the Guerriere or Presldsll
Under standing on impression has ,
consequence gone abroad, that the -
cretary of the Navy has in this case 6
ven preference to con. Decatur "
feel it our duty TO state the re'aln'
llacts. Com. Rogers, Immediately q
his arrival from his last cruize, reesl''
ed from the Secretary of the Navy "a
Ioffer Of the command Of The Gaer'lsrt'
| which ship it was believed could %
| made ready for sea ct an earlier pe'cl
| Than the Pre:ident.-under which A.
prehension the con- modore accepted q
the commaDd Of the GuerrIere but "a
| his arrival at Philadelphia, binding 'is
Guerrero not in that slate OF i0rw'''
lness which he had expected, be ii'os'
| ed the Secretary that he preferred T'
tanning the commend Of The Pfe'0.A
but in the interim the Secretary ~
proffered the President to Com. W
catur. Thus circumstanced, CON-
Rodgers courteous:y offered to COW
Decatur his choice If the ships, I"
The has chosen the President CO'
Rodgers will command the Gue,sS'S
| rhe commod,res. we understand, WI
lake their officers and crews WIN 'D,.'
Yesterday Smack, Sawyer "a ,Is,'
on her passage from New.Yerk % ~ |,
tic, was captured near this port ~
said she had -four on board. rr.,.
Two ships and brig were On ~, ~.
Haven on Sunday last. Videts ''ss :.
,,ap,iy On guard /; and every Po,' y,
precaution is used to prevent SUPP
apd to repel the enemy Win vi. ,;,v j
case Of an attack. The vast qHSn'H, ..
ticur and The goods there 'pu , ~
Than leo sail OF vessels, afe
temptation. III.
A few days SIEGE two Tsn 10 .,,ioi
from this place, bound 'H,o .eHn ~, had
River, for fsb, we're taken On ID 4
The enemy's ships and ea'" ,,sr. n
touching To,pedoes. lbes =, rel
forme d they bad the mares Q. wv
Of those concerned in The io'P ,.tepa
& theirs not being enrolled "2 mi d
be dismissed. One Of them va ,sef
| irons for short tine (; othe'N' ,.asl
treatment Was as well as .ntt .loousl
particularly onboard she sylPu
var. 4 .ndr
The officers are much eh,ss .,sAs|
Harmed by the Torpedoes, Ae ,.,i,. M
since one exploded under W. f.
yard OF the La Hogpe, ara I'M
lume Of water over her fore''or
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BALTIMORE, April 80.

Seventeen sail of the FlotilIa, undt,
the command Of Commodore Barney,
have lett this port en- crulas as lsHa
the Potomac.
We regret to learn that several he,.
Wy barges, mounting - pound can
nonade and long -, are LEFT Tor ih
want of crews, while the corps q Sa
Fencibles, originally destired for thr
service, remain here inactive, cnirsh
their not being under the con!fouls
the Navy Department.
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Ertraes Of a letter from Vera crRS
.2sfsd JanuGry %, 1919.

Dr,R SIR-The gallant and indicate
eable Liano has just signal'zed himself
bv glorious Achievements against the
fierce apeststed Morelos. lie set out
from Mexico in most active march, &
fell on a sudden upon Arroyo and seye.
raj other leaders of the insurgents. at
Hapu,aou putting to the sword all their
msr, those oaly excepted who Did sur
reader at discretion, and a few who made
their e1cape together with Morelos
-th,oue h the thick woods. The $50 De-
reo,her he was at the distance OF tour
learses iron, Valladolid, which Moreios
intended 10 enter during he night OF the
sasie day, with force OF 10000 men
strong. II was not possible tor Ilsno to
reach that city with the whole oil his ar
nov before il should be entered by the
insurgents and therefore ne took Dat,
,alien from the regiment of Corona and
3 100 nor senen--with only this fercs nc
marched, and entered the city nihe
ssame night, not withstanding the oppesi.
ten Of the insurgents. he lost 6us ~
soldiers killed or wounded. The 24th,
The whole of his army advanced < join.
ed. him and the said detachment In the
fase Of the enemy. The 25tb, be attach
ed the whole army OF Aoreios, and cut
il to pieces ), 500 Insurgents killed, CO.
sered the field ofba,tle; 500 were made
prisoners, and shot so pieces of can
non, a great deal of ammunition, wag-
CONS, SC. were found in the lamp of the
enemy. Merelos was Hying IN the great
est disorder. Llano pursued him with
unrelen,iog ardor, and met him al Ia
y carnbaro, ssppoHed By the broken re,
mains Of his army. In . moment DID
Llsno, attack them hetsok there 10
pieces Of artillery and roo musksss. and 9
pns 10 the sword great plumber CT IN,
surgents. He charged them, wneo thss
Aed and those who escaped his hands
did fall into the hands Of Armigo, who
las &c last put 70 an end that hslnoas ar
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Ertracf ola Dispatch from 7homas ~.
Boyty, Lieut.. Col. Com. "a Regt. y.
M 10 the Gopernor, dared I" deco.
mac CT. House, Apr I l4fh, 1914.
At ten o'clock on Monday hight
the 4th inst. received information from
Captain George Scarborough, that the
enemy had anchored in Pocomoke sound
ne ar the mouths of ODancock and Pun
colleague Greeks, in one large frigate,
a brig and two schooners that having
taken all the live stock from Watts and
Tangier island.,i it was evident from the
position that was taken, an invasion OF
this county was intended. Eordered on
duty four companies Of the second regi-
iment and formed four camps on the Bay
shore, one on the north and one on the
south side of the mouth of Pungoteague
creek, one on Onancock creek and one
on Chessimissix creek, and ordered the
other companies of the regiment 10 be
ready to march at moNcnt's notice.
The companies on guard have been re.
lieved after tour of six days BY eocr o.
tber companies. The Regiment, as
companies) have formed in three di-
visions and assigned days duty to each
The enemy have taken sounalpgs off
the mouths Of our creeks. The enclss-
cd reports, the one from Major Finncy
ct Pungo,eague, the other from adja-
tant Jeynes at Onancock, will inform
you the force and situatioa of the ene-
my. 1t is evident he intends fixing a
permanent; camp on Watts and Tsngier
islands, now in bis possession. Bar
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cHILLICOTHE. April =
FIRE! La

On The 18th inst. the err INN. 4
ing house Of General a -, uilss
uaied on Fruit Hill ahou. = ,rIr J
4 halffrom this place vas
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sent the County 81 Quebec, eo,on..
on Monday last, aud continued IN
terday. 'ss
The following was the STATE, or !.
Poll at the close-l0 o'clock, Ism =
rril:- !"
Messrs. Brehaut, 4sa
+ Gauvrcau, 47s
z. De Bonnie, sla
A. GrAselle, 2s7
Mersrs. Brchaut and Gauvre.u !,
accordingly declared duly elected '
Messrs. Gs Bonne & Grav,lje ,n
mitted letter 70 Thomas Wilson, F.. .'
the Returning Officer, notlf,iuo
they would no longer attend, and ~
testing against the Election on sera NV
OF bribery and corruption and o,s.r =
legal means slledged TO have been en-
ployed. ~
James Stewart Esq. the former me-,
Der, and Mr.. RIcherdit La Chs,,H.
have been elected for the county ofaos
treal, without opposition.
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RICHMOND, April 80.
OFFICIAL.

Ertract ofa letter from ". Lambert,
Esq. TO the Goueraor, dared "BonFs
3. ojfhe Rathahannoek, Lancaster e0u"-
~, Yrguia, Ahr0 Pad, 1914
On Monday morHing, the 18Th inst.
four British barses filled ei'h nten, pas
sed up the Rappahannock, IN my view'
on their way TO Carriers Greek, where
they captured two schooners; one light
called " Felicity" the property OF Raw
leigh Currill, residing on that Creek ;
the Other, called /" The Antelope,
James Hughes, master, bound IRON
fredericksburg TO Baltimore with $50
barrels OF flour on board--they also took
some sheep belonging to the estate OF
Martin ShearmaD, lately deceased: this
was effected without opposition, It being
not only Court, but Election day w
I .aucaster County, Of which the enemy
nv some means not yet discovered, must
have been apprized.-fhey sailed down
the river in apparent triumph, followed
on the shore by few militia, and joined
their ship lying in the bay.
;" This morning, the same number OF
bargss passed up to Carter's Greek, &
took some negroes belonging to the Co
rctoman estate they were fired at by
$ or 6 of our militia, and one OF the ene-
my. supposed to be an officer, was seen
70 fall /; they are, at this time, going
down, Rearly in the middle oiths river,
in full view Of the place of my residence.
Should they attempt to land at any point
below, they will, probably, meet with
warm reception.
~ " have just seen OF the men
engaged with the enemy this morning
lit is their opinion that several were
killed or wounded-aone OF ours were
hurt"
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MONTREAL. Aprils.
We understand ship oil SO ,n,,
has been laid down at Kingston: d,
length OF her Keel is said 70 be Is,
feet. The greatest activity is ds.
played in the. dockyard :-nolbin,
but a reinforcement q sramea = =
wanted 10 insure success on Lax,
Ontario, next campai;.
April i6.
We learn that an exc ange orpb.
soners will soon take place. Il il
said those OF the militia, taken ),
Fort Niagara, Buffalo &c. and coa
fined here, are to be sent of on Wei.
nesday next. General Winter ka
here yesterday. or his way frsn
Quebeek to the United States.
Restrictions in Canada.
Gov. Provost has issued a proeI,
nation, prohibiting the expor,als,
from Lower Canada, to any eounuy
or place whatever, Of wheat, -FOUR
meal Of any Kind, barley, rye, oat.
peas. potatoes, biscuit, salted pork &
beef, until Superintendent.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-26

WAsHIEGToN, March 81.
Cory Of a !etier from Lieut.. CREIGHTON.
commanding The IT, S. Brig Xattlc.
snake, TO the Secretary Qfthe Navy, ala
ted
Wilmington, N. C. March 9th, 1919
have the honor to announce to YOU
the arrival OF the u. S. Brigs Rattle M Ike
and Enterprize. under my command. after
a crdize ot eight weeks. The Enterprise
Joined me Yesterday, having separated on
the 25th at. to avoid capture, bota vessels
beng closely pursued by frigate or razee.
by the enclosed report from Lieut.. Rem
shaw. you will perceive the chase continued
70 hours, during which, tine he was under
the necessity Of tightening his vessel by
throwing overheard his guns, cutting away
his anchors. and starting his water. This
is the Sd time we have been chased by su
pefior force, and i'll every instance the good
fortune OF the Enterprise has been wonder
fully manifest.
In obedience 10 yoar instructions Of the
I'd January, aftcf leaving the u. States, ]
passed TO the eastward OF Bermuda, and
having reached the latitude of Is deg.
SO MN. n. and long. 60 deg % min. w. /
bore Up, and on the 29th Jan. made the Isl
aud OF Anegada and Virgin Gorda, hence
by st. Toomas down the north sides of
Porto Rico end S. Domingo, through the
wIndward passage, along the north side of
Jamaica, round toe west end of Cuba,
hrough the Florida passage, aud SO to this
place.
In the windward passage we were cha
sed 10y frigste and carrowiv escaped cap
ture. For the preservation Of nne and per
hsps both vessels. I was under ths necessity
OF separating, but was joined again By the
Eaterprize OF Cape Antonio OF the 14,h
February, coafornIabiy to previous arrange
meut.
On the l0.h Of February we we're agai,
chased by line Of battle ship, but outsaIlcd
her with great ease. The same vessel.
which we learnt 70 be the Bedford, II, pur
sued the Enterpr.z@, witen On her way to
lOs me of Cape hntonin for nine bours-the
latter escaped by manteuVrc at night.
/ Should hsye continued to cruise on
the ground YOU recommended, but was cen
tnGsliy taken fcorr the Sa.ion BY vessels
It became my ou;% 70 pursue, IS well a,
the prospect Ct falling in with a co,voy
that had passed rive Havanna abost eizh,
or ten Gays preVicas 20 my appearing OH
ths, place.
have the honor to enclose you lis. Of
yessel' captured AID spok.n during th.
croise siCog the former yon will per
.eivc The private armed scho per Mars Of
u g-Hss and Is meu, fhis capturs affIrds
me the more slti,ia ,'i0n, as she belonged 20
that nest o. pirstes commonly called Prov
1ence priyatssrs, She is fine vessel built i,
baltimore. aud well calculated for public