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-, neutral rights y illegal bleskaass'
s J. ;.;sd /. an euosmoos extent BY Orders :
: Council, vas : principle cause Of tne
...s These orders, however, and wlln
,hen the blockade of May 1900, ana -
!. understood, all other illegal bloekanes'
have been repealed, so that, tnal c.s: >
Of war has been removed. Al that y
aow expectedis that the British govern
meat will unite 10 more precise sen
nitiop Of blockade, and in this no dlth'
Guilty is anticipated !; for having eeciar
ed that no blockade would be icgai'
which was not supported by an adequate
force, and that the bleckadcs which II
nigh, institute should be supported oy
an adequate force, there appears 20 DC
according to the ju,t Interpretation o.
these terms, ne difference ofopinien on
the subject.
ITO be Continued.
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Of excise he referred psa;rul.r,, :.
the new taxes proposed q BE Ind -,
shoes, cSndlss 6c.--Mr g. a,,c,i
several objections isg The sstabll.hnsn,
Il = National Bank, on the p incip,e re-.
commended by the Secretary of III,
Treassty, and adopted by the commit.
tee of ways and means; such baak \.
thought, could no. long exist; f,r al.
though it might posssss a nom.psl ca.
pilal OF SO millions, its cap..ai would in
fact be bu, millions, rs ~ millions bv
the proposed plan, were to be paid in
stock. Such an establishment, he re.
peated, could not Iong eoniaae its orr.
aticns Mr. Oakley then took a ysrv
extensive view Of the causes whicl led
to the present war, which, however mn.
necessary and inexpedient as he cor.
tended Il wss at lis c0mHcDceMent, b,r
which, he SAID. having now ASSUMED
character entirely different, nust BE- ST..
ported--in o! der that by placing an pie
means in the hands Ut those whose du,v
it was to carry 1t on, the whole fespon.
sibility Of its failure might rest upon
their shoulders, il it should ta For
these and various other ,rcasoLs, was
in faver Of additional and equi.eblS tax.
es. He spoke about 3 hours.
Mr.. Eppes spoke 10 reply n Mr..
Oakley. He contendea pTincipall, thas
there was no inequality IN inlsrn.l du.
ties. Mr. Oakley's motion was lost !;
and Mr.. Eppes's Was agreed to.
MIR. Eppes proposed another amend.
ment, relative to the duty on distilled
spi its. This produced some discussion
when the committee of the whole ro.s
without deciding CD it.
And the House Adjourned.
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COMMODORE PERRY.

COMMODOHE FEEH1.
The Common Council Of heW-I YORK
on Saturday, held an extra meeting,
and in pursuance Of resolution
therefore, passed. the Freedom ofthe
City was conferred on the Hero OF
Lake Ene-when his honour tho
MAYOR, delivered t',c following ele-
CANT and appropriate address
/" SIR,
"Ihe ilIustrious achievements of
individuals. in science, and in arms.
constitute the glory Of nations =
patriotism, therefore, lnitcs With po-
LEY, in confirming those honours and
rewards, which are. due to distin-
guished merit.
{" After we have signalized our
selves, in con4uering the enemy OF
our couatry, a task, perhaps m9SDs.
difficult, remains to attain "a Wv
tory over ourselves. He vile 10 tho
moment of triumph, and ia the full
career Of glory. reposes himself with
humility, upon the Supreme Being,
exercises the duties of bpmiuisy 10
the vanquished, and display that no
dest department, which is ever iie
companion Of elevated minis exh.hiss
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NEW.Y0RK, Oct. 20.
By THE STEAM. Boar FULToN.
Gazette Office,

Albany, October II. 1914.
Extract ola letter from an officer at
Sackett's Harbor to gentleman
in this city, OF. IL.
owe are still fortitiag this post
with breast works, thu. viii avs
round the whole barbsEx
battery that will mou 'snu s's"
We are in daily essge's' I,a's Of =, ~. ~:
, .aeh from sas snt asm, b, land 4 water.
-. :." No., 81. is still in port. ] think
s"r.e p1 th. An be defended against any
'", n.y. r. y enemy can bring against US.
~. Wee at this post is ahou' 4ooo
r.ii,ia and 1000 regulars, and large
.5ree Of militia coming on. some OF
which have already arriyed.-Gen.
Collins arrived ssluc time since, asd
has assumed the csmmasd Of tho
whole, being the senior officer"
Report says Gen Brown has broken
-, with his army from his cncan,p-
uaent at Erie, and Joined Gen. lizard at
Lewiston, and that some iaporant
operations may be hourly expected.
From the Ontario Repository, Dc.
tsbtr. ii.
From the West, We learn nothing
or importance. Gen. lizard has AZ
rived at Lcwistown with his forces.
The British are said to be ut Chip
pewa. About 700 regular troops ar
rived at Fort Erie, from Detroit and
Erie, on the 9th inst.
Col. FeDwick's regiment Of light
artillery, about $50 men, passed 'bro'
THIS village yesterday, OH their way
tn the western frontier.
From the BuGalee Gazette, Oct. II.
Col. Smith, with the 18th infantry,
and Col. Ball, with q detachment Of
light dragons, have joined Gen.
Browns army.
Tie army OF Gen. lizard has been
eneamped at Lewis:own few days
since.
, Capt. Bunker, Of the Fulton, in
forms us, that just before he left AL
bany letter was received from
Sackett's Harbor, dated October IA.
stating that there was no other news.
except that tile British we're scaling
their guns at Kingston.
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CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.

-. Friday, FEB. g. i
The bill for the better organizing, paying and
Supplying the army Of the U. S. read the third
time and passed.
Mr. Smith, from the committee on the me,uoria,
lof Oliver Evans reported bill for the relief OF the
memoris!ist, which vas passed to the second read
ing. Ia 49,
MIR Brown, from a select com mittee, reported
the bill for the relief OF James era aford, without
amendment.
The Senate theu rent into the confederation of
Executives business, after which it adjourned 10
Monday ne:a.
go. .Jfondly, FEB GO.
jonathan Roberts elected Senator from Penn.
syyana, appeared and took his seat.
The biil providing for the Naturalization of Ger.
tain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi ter
ritofy (the Yazoo elaimants) read.a third time
and passed by the following vote
Fsrthe sili--Messrs. BIB of Ky. Dedsoe, Brent,
Grown, Condits Dagget, Dana, Fromentin, German,
sifss, Gilman, Gore. Horsry, Howell, Hunter,
King, lambert, Morrow, Robinson, Smith, Stone,
Txyior. Yarnams Wells-24
:.3saissr the hl-Eessrs. Bibb of Geo. Chase.
eaiiiard, Lseoek, Roberts, TAFT, Tarner w orthins.
,or~-S.
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al service of the same, and whereas it is re-
presented to the General Assembly, that
he militia now in service in this state
suffer greatly from the inclemency of the
weather:
Resolved, Tbst the Executive Of this
State be requested to purchase watch coats
or the use Of the militia now in service az
Norfolk. or elsewhere, in the State, and fer
ward them To the commandment at Norfolk
tor distribation--the cXpsnces whereof to
be paid out Of the military contingent fund.
And the question being put thereupon,
was unanimously determined III the afiir-
native.
On motion of Mr. !GeAden. seconded by Mr..
Mercer, the following preamble and rssoiu-
ton were agreed to by the House
Whereas it would greatly promote the
welfare OF this commonwealth, and the pros
perity of our sister states. to form q more
intimate connection between the Eastern
and Western waters of the United States,
ard w'th view 60 that object, the Cen
eral Assembly of Virginia. at former ses
sion, appointed Commissioners to survey the
head waters of James River. and the great
kanawha. with instructions to ascertain the
Ipractioabiity of extending their navigation
| TO the base o. the chain of mountains which
divides them, and the shortest and easiest
portage across it, a trust which was accept
ed and fulfilled by the Commissioners, who
acted therein. in manner that entities
them to the thanks of their country !; and
as the result of their laoours has never been
presented to the Legislature of he Union,
nor the governments Of the several states
wife cannot but feel an interest in the &C
complish;sient of an enterprise sa important
to the arts, manufactures and commerce, OF
tile United States
Resolved, therefore. that the, Executive
of this Commonwealth be, and they are
hereby. empowered and requested, to caus.
the report Of the com missioners to be re
printed, and the map and reference sccom-
tpanying it, to be reduced to, conyenien,
scale, engraved, printed and annexed "a
the report and, reserve two Hundred & fiji
ty copies thereof for the use of the General
Assembly. to forward copy to each of the
commissioners whose names are subscribed
to the report, to each member of the Con
gress of the United States. and to the Elk
ecutiycs of the several states and territories
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light toit-& hope that you will not put IN
execution exc the project which you tell me Of,
TO BURN THE TOWN-since those
houses and property do not belong to Anne
rcans, but to true Spaniards.
10 the bearers of your letters, have or.
dered some small presents to bs riyen-.
And remain, forever your good father and
friend, A
(Signed) MANXIQUE.
DELAWARE PAPER MILL BURNT.
EXTRACT eta letter from Mr.. HIN. Youup.
10 Mr.. ~. ". Voodsuard. Of PLRadel.
hhia. dated
"RoeKLAND, (Bran9y4vine } Eco. 10.
Dear Sir,
The bearer will Inform, you ,haA the
whole 1T the Delaware paper mill, ,oeether
with all the stock and machinery are Ie,-
sroyed by fire, no lives are lost Eur has anx
person been hurt.
The fire spread from part Of the vat
next TO the Brandywire creek. Il is mn, a.
ccr,ained whether from the in or m,s;,,e
OF tne vat house. The hands from the wool
{" factory rad passed aboal half as Of IL. cu
Cieir way home from the other su;e IS The
creek. wien no light appeared. rhe alarm
was given about Q o'clock. At FIRST +, w.
hands might have saved all, but when the
hrc entered ths main body of the min. i,s
ravases becams Uncomfortable. Very little
damage is done to the building intended for
the woolen factory. Some of the apnarat.
Us for the WOODEN Manufacture was in the
other cad OF the mill the create s. part Of
when was removed, by che ACTIVITY II thos,
"hohad first received the alarm, blu. it vac
,@pessloie 10 save any of the machiner, e
me paper works, except one press. Pro-
Sidenualiy the night was calm. by which
me atynS mouse with paper in it. and the
manson mouse with its furniture are safe -.
Had the wind been high, and tIie COTS drv
they must also inevitably been DESTROYED -
The loss is mingled with many mercie..
No suspicion Gifts being the work of an in
cendiary. : " :" IN
Yours, &C."
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" Yours, &c."
From the Boston Petr;o, .


AT legal town meeting OF the inhst;,,nt, ~
L, Lmeo'nv'e convened the 9th day o.: February A.
ieI4' LOT tue purpose OF t.siBg into considerable,
Que ehPe"eney or Mexpedieney of petitiohing a..
rresdemt OF the United Stated, or the Legislature
oil the State OF Massachusetts,. of, TIL. subiest ~,
Eve 10 repeal or amendment OF the Eu,hrao
Law after due eonsiderat alton and the serse nj r.
me.tng oe'ng tsken, IT wasvoted to choose Captsin
1os'ah otetson Moderator, by large, majority. A.
to choose Committee of FIVE To dr.,cL, A.,
tohs ami the following gentlemen we're .bossn
VIZ. Philip Ulmer, Esq Nathaniel Milliken- t:.n,
James , Mshoney, Mr.. John Mahoney, anJ,Maior
saeo" liner, VINO drew up the following r. sjlu.
een' which were accepted By the town by a are
majority, ordered to be published
resolved, That this town has full confidence Il,
'ie administrators OF oar present Republican po-
aeM .na1 we rest in full assurance that they
have wisdom and energy to support the R;pb,s mi
inaependeneeof the free and enlightened n. o,,n
these United States. Engages I'm war brgsd uno,
US Sy proud, naughty. and tyrannical nstos. We
, s'.r 'h''spensabe duty to u.s. our utmost en-.
"envors 70 support II in the most risorou, ,,onoa
until we can obtain permanent and bonorahi'
pesce-a peace which shall secure to n, thosa -
cred rights which we're obtained by the nstr;n,. oe
..:s ''sn.s winch we are determined never to So
erince To the pride Of British or reli,or;. /, q, n
VAN Pratt!ers OF their deltled allies in The s;.
.ore OF assaebuset,s-1 therefore,; We do NOT besi.
a.s 70 raise our hands in support of the war until Il
sha,i Tel inmate in such peace. -. 80
Heso!ved, That we view the late a!e,.,s = =, :
CbiefNl agirrete of tha wealth M ,h
aye ann ftooss Of sssTrescBs.tTyes, % breatb;n,
snl'l o. nissolarn of the Union. and rebeI;nn a.
ga,nst Ihe General Governments, rather .I,sn snr.
H. "a un,on pesce anil h~nionys amopg iree, en-
| nsh'ened pcopie-whieh ought 70 be the eb;es am.
3 Station ''' II" sseh
He'oived, That we neither fear the thru ar, M,
saIa the lotteries OF the songs. OF confusion sal
sang oy rtbeious party IN the legislature
resolved, lhsta laree majority Of this town viii
s Tue RISK OF Their hives snd property, use al. lsw'
.n means to snpport the Laws and Con, i.ut,on NJ
te.s o"leo states q will hold in utter snn,eup,.
a.I VINO may endeavor TO eyade rec s.re-snd
sueh IS do, We win use Cur Bsmrw endrayor, =.
bring to condirr Punishment.
lSignsd1 JOSEPH sTRrsoN
o. Mod razor
'a"esf' JACOB uLMER,
CLERK pro temPoie.
The Meeting was called a, The reoue,t ~ "a ~
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ANNUAL RETURN ofkfe MILITIA
Of VIRGINIA.
Iirritfir LcyisLqkEre

Tie folloaips rfcaaible and resolutions
,a.reAuced respectively by Col I'resfon
snG Nv. Stiic,i, passed both tiomses on the
LIST day Of I've late sessions Of the Legisla-
tere.
A r.ots s. was r,ads Nv M. Preston, that
&c Iloaac DO sgree to Gle iolswng pream
bic ard resa,u los:
TEe,ess the la Of he II. Ssqtcs do No,
=. og;a. e,oS.:ug fol tic militia is the sc,I.
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On Ihursoay evening boat loaded v5;,b
mutton and 8hoes, bound from Conpect;c,-
river to the bockading squadron off ". Lon
don, was taken at Lyrpe tie property "a,
detained, and crew Effected their escape.
From the Correspondents of the Columbia,
I'iansbHreA, Fe5,i6,
YESTERDAY General Wilkinson retnr,e5
to TINS pace from French Mills. which he
left last Sunday morning, after burn;o~ " nc
boats ard huts. One third Of his army mar.
ched for sackett's Harbor, and the otber
two thirds FIR Plattsburgh.
FEB. "a.
Succeasfm Recruiting WE intended vec-
terday, but forgot, TO copy from the Even;no
fost OF tuesday. note of the success wb;cS
has attended the recruiting service IN ,h;.
city since the last act for raising the bounty
on enl'stments. Such great numbers bavs
joined the standard Of their Country. thai a
NUMBER OF ofhcers have raised their Quota
syes,.y; ana the Post seys, that three have
Closed their rendezvous. 1t is evident tha,
men enough are nov to he had for the ~,
ney. And should there be any comnIa;n, IS
ne want OF money, as there formerly was of
be want OF men, we trust the defc;encv
VII be promptly supplied BY povernmen,
from the resources put in their hands Re
cruits are raising here for the following d;f.
ferent corps viz. 9th regt. infantrv AZ,
70. Sd artillery. Com. Lewis's fotiIls. and
Commodore M'Donnough's squadron on lake
ChamP'sin' land perhaps some not r.rol~
lected,) besides the privsteer York. ana a
number OF letters of marque fitting for sea-
Columbian.
Yesterday morning. the corvette John A.
dams Iapt. Angus, dropped round into the
North River, where she anchored to wal,
LOT 'he emoarkation o. Messrs. Clay and Ru 4.
seil' our newly appointed Ministers. tn re-
par to Gottenburg, to negotiate for nesco
WIN commissioners tina, may be appointed
on the part OF G.. Britain. ita quar-
past . O'Clock in the afternoon, the shrva
gentiemen' with their suites. took their De.
the Adams, under salute from Lcr -
AS soon y they reached the deck If the
corvette. her aecbm was weighed. md sb,
dropped d,wn between Cas,Ie Williams GA
fort hear1orn, where, ircn, .be lightue,s Of
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W, -, JOHN RODGERS.
Hon. VIM. Jones, secretary of the nayv

LETTER. or TIE CoFEREoR or PENS arm.
ne following is copy of a Letter f,ono
the troUeTror Of Pensacoia to the Crect
dnd'ohs, found IN Witbe rford's house. AZ
ter the late Battle fought by General
ClaIbornc, st the Town caIIrd Rrco,,
ehae6, (or Holy Grouna) on the .6Ioba-
ma, some aljusion towhich wa, made IN
the Generals Official letter to the SEC
OF war, published in the papers a few
uays ego 1t sbews," SAYS the General. .
We IN, crest which the Spanish Govern
Ineht taxes ~ the success Of our SAVAGE
enemies" 's'
PENSACOLA, Sssp.. %.
Gentfmer--I Tsceiyed the letter tb.,
you wrote me in the month Of August Inv
wnich, aud with great satisfaction, | was
informed OF the advantages which your
brave warriors obtained over your enemies
represented. as promised You, to the
capt general of the Havana. the reo,aa'
(which the last time / took voY Lg IL
mana ye made me, OF arms and munitions
but until now j cannot vet have An an
swer. But | am in hopes, that he y;i,
send me the effects which reouested|-
you. '""'' '''iO'" '
am very thankful for your generous of.
ters TO procure me the provisions ond wor-
rIors necessary, in order to retake the nos,
OF Mobile and you ask me at the same
time, II we had given up Mobile to the a.
mericans 10 which answer. for the
present cannot profit Of your eenerous
oHer--not being at war with the Americans
who did not take Mobile By force--s;nce
they purchased it from the miserable Off.
Ger, destitute of hosor, who COMMANDED
mere, ana delivered it without authority !.
i6,y winch r-Asons. the sale and delivery oi
that place is totally void & null-Sc bone
.hat the Americans will restore it again r.
Us, because nobody can dispose Of thing
.sat rs not his own pfoperty--in CONSEQUENCE
o' Which The Spani1rds have rot lost their
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dersl gentlemen. & e
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NEW-YORE FL o.,

On lhursoaY evening boat loaded with
mHffoH ana Shoes' bound from Connecticu-
river to the block aiding squadron oF NJ -
don, was taken at LIME tie pro,,er,y o..
detained, and crew Effected their escspe
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Exa,a,t Of letter .tonl nse,,jey eftie H3use .,
Rsbre,erf0t peS, too Member ofthe Lecislgfure
eSPirginia, dated Washington, Feb a.
(" Dear Sir--On receipt OF your letter Of the 26ih
nit. which was much retarded in its way here. n
presume by negligence of the mail. } applied to
fr. Eppe1, who laid before US the rcso .tio calling
upon the Secretary at War for Information as to the
claim Of Virginia, as to what parts would be paid
what rejected, and what principles & iios far
Legislative interference would ts necessary
{" The Secretary made report which has been
referred 10 the committee the f1ilitis from whom
we are now expecting remedy to be recon- r,endcd
60 the IL. r. / never had doubt of the elrim, O.
the ststes being fully paid, ultimately By the Gen
Govt There are SO many states in the uaion Who
lave bee compelled TO make individual exertions
ard expenditures, for their peculiar sas.ty A.
gsinst ineasou, that il may be almost cons dsred
question o. common interest among them.
Added to this, sepse OF justice e. Of the honor
of The u. States which is certainty committed IA
tliose s;ztes who By tIjes eaertiobs redeem them
fthe u. 9ates) frors ;he Obligation they ase ander
IN ensure safety TO the particular states n st AwaYs
iiaperousy require Of Congress ripple reiin6efs 30.
fen for all expenditures necessarily incurred in The
common cause. / do not tainx the application
made last year failed from any other cyuse than
ti,e want Of time fully to digest this business in the
ssssion, mean the summer session. Every dispS
.inn exists the part Of n. Dslegatgs 20 forward
tke cia.in q cur state. q ~ po exeitioas on OH
Part viii ba spared, 20 relieve car native couhtr,
ifor an unequal and unjnst Press'ise ia this com
mon struggle OF all, for Whit o1ga'y concerns all
DEsTtrDNr T,r+t
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~ DEC. 70.
An officer of the allied army has arrived
TO inform M. De Wa,teyiIle CEN. ch;sf -,
the Gordon of neutrality, that the enemy
entered IN the night at different points. and
that part of Their forces would pass
through Switzerland.
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PROM THE sosToH PATRIOT.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPFMENT

The following letter fram Connec Cur. sffor,. ,
cue TO the csuses which produced H. ia,e erby,,;,
2, the w ar and Embargo Com mittee.--It seems IN
henyites OF the metropolis have again he en- foiled
IN their attempts upon Conreciicut With nIessurs
we observe, that our brethren of that Stat. hove
TOO much aense and spirit to become the dune, of
gang OF Boston desperadoes
The public will remember that ut the var, ,;,,,.
~hen TIE notorious spy, JOHN Henry, Vas com.
munng with those Z" individ1ials' in Ro,,on yyho
were "equeIy bound 4vith himself" in the dari
seCet OF ms mi'a'oo, similar propositio1, was made
10 Connecticut, which met a similar fate n viii
also be remembered that a call wss sabseouen,Iv
made upon Mes,rs OTIs and BIcELow Inv ~
Repubscan Legislature, for the LETTERS wb;cb
passed between them and tie Governor Of Gomez
hcn' which was REFUSED /! All that eonId eve.
he proesred from them, wssa pitifuI. onibbIi,1 .
encs 'Fohu'
we nope the sober-miaded citizens of Mas,a.hu.
setts VIII Put forth al! their strength elect Dryrnn
GRAY, with a republican lesisisture 8, ,bsn 80.
Pectfny petition them to erobe this wicked aSciy
TO rhe oeyy quick.
S*s'0ct of a iet'ey from Csnaecticnt. do,ed
..,r Ne~<daven, Monday, Feb. 20
s,.. ms ne' every one asiRQuiring what the
governor and Council Of Come etcut hsd been col
leo together Tor, but oae could sc apy ,nsw.r
ne sccrht was kent within the bosoms Of a seIec,
tew; L 'uipeeted some treachery was on foot. I'm,
G US er'an no facts at length learnt that a
committee OF Massachus- it's Henryfkes had m ode !.
can upon the Governor to know il the neonIe oe
Connecticut we're ready to ioin Massseiusstt. in
me Propos ID resistance tothe National Government
Un Thursday the Governor and Council met q,
iartiord, when his EKceiency laid the eommunca.
ton before his Council After rems;nine in Ss.,on
through the day; the Council gave IL az their w.
pin'on' that IL suas NOT adorable 10 adhere N
he fr,ect, to which the Governor readily sssented
90 seems that even Connecticut is not ready to
ION issue IN the wicked and foolish pIans Of The
British faction in and about Boston Same Esr ~
tne Con" ectieut Henry men ha been heard 10 ex.
press the,r regret that their governor and Coun.
en- should thu. finch in supporting the noble .taad
.sSen oy the legislature of Massachusetts" The
SUBJECT sp ears to be kept secret here, in eonse
quenee OF the refusal of the governor and council
70 act IN the busneSa-These facts you may rely up
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The following n~isneholy secisent occurred on
board tse Constellation on Wednesday last: Mid.
'h'pmsn HALL, heing in the mizep.,op, for the
purpose OF Seeing the top-gAllant yards sent down.
accidentally feil FROM thence Upon the deck, IA
distance OF 100 iee,. and aishtng his head, VISA
INSTANTLY .illed. In ms fall, he struck che toiz-n.
yard, which broke his right arm. Though not Is
time IN The navy. and NY his activity intelligence K
attention to his duty babe sir to be All ornament to
the profession. Herald.