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ted States. Two days afterwards the pri-
yateer fell in with two small vessels, when
the above gentlemen, and the crew of the
Otsaws were put on board of them, and Ian.
deshoa tue coast of Porto Rico.
X PORT Of Kingston Clam } .AhrR1.
Arrived, schr. Macaria, Holmes. Bai.i-
more Chippewa, Clark. do. brig Octa:
vus, Philips, do; schr. Tuckahoe, wilson's
Philadelphia and Bermuda.
Port Of Bridgefogun Bar6adoes, PsSap:
Arrived, American schr Spencer1N<3eri I.
with tobacco, prize to II. M ship ID ,sh CIR,
ana Barbados Brig, captured on the 18th
nsta MT, from North Carolina for St, Bars
mo iomews she was originally destined for
borde aux, but having encountered a severe
gale OF wind she was obliged to bear M :
the Dasher h ad lso captured brig laden
win Hour, aud It'll said ordered her for this
Island.
NPHILADELPIA, April 90.
Inc following articles which are not found in
the papers, are extracted from a letter, with
which We have been favored, dated
ROCHELLE, March 26.
When Napoleon presented himself at the
gates OF Greno L., he was refused admit,ance
he Immediately took his pencil from his pock-
q, and on sip OF paper wrote to the commas
dant, " Monsieur lie Msrechal you will open the
gates to me at such an hour Thi brief rer
quest, which conferred the title of MarechsI.
was instantly obeyed, and the gates were epeu~
ed.
Inc news ofhis landing at Frejus was COM
munIcated by Telegraph in "a hours to Paris.
The Count D'Artois and Marshall Macdon-
aid Sc! out post for Lyons, arrived there. rev
viewed the troops, and found them decided for
the EmPeror.--They Immediately Quilted the
city-and on'the next day the same troops were
reviewed by Napoleon.
Several of the towns enrolled volunteers for
the King, but not one among them that had es
yer been soldier
The city of Marseilles raised q subscription
OF 2,OOO,O0O francs to be paid to the regiment
that should take Napoleon dead or alive
Soult, the Miniter OF War, was set aside as
friendly to Bonaparte--RRd Cambaceres declar,
ed openly tor HIM, and was arrested.
me King, binding he had no party, left Pa
ris-his brother the Count D'Artois was taken
prisoner; The Emperor had him liberated
without seeing him.
The Austrian garrisonsjin Milan, were all cut
OFT Ill one night in general massacre, similar
10 the Siclisn Vespers-this shews that the
italians do not like their new masters.
The Congress at Vienna has broken up, and
De I'VE there are but few, who are content with
its decision.
II Is certain that Lord CsstIereagh must have
discovered some duPlicIty, which induced him
TO ADVISE his government to make peace with
the United States on any terms-hence the des-
patch oil the negotiation, and the signature OF
the Prince Regent so close.
The dislike ofthe English in France is create
er than ever, and is shewn in insults offe1.d IN
Register.
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JUAN MARIMoN, President
Of the Congress in Commission,

CarfhageHa, March IS, 1915.
BY the American schooner Macaria. which
arrived on Sunday, in 81 days from Balti-
more, we received the intelligence of the
Ratification Of the Treaty of Peace between
Great Britain andlthe United States.
Captain John Simpson, late of the shin
Ottawa, of and from Liverpool, bound TO
this port with a valuable cargo of mer.
chandize, as also DR.. Croker, and Messrs.
Mounsdale and Comberbatch. late passeD
gers in that ship, arrived on Wednesday in
the sloop Don Hermanos. The Ottawa
sailed from Cork with the last fleet. but Sc.
parated from them on the 10Th February.
AID joined the same night the Bermuda
ships, under the Leonidas frigate, of &c
guns, they being iutermixed. She kept
company with them until the 18th, in lat
20, long SO, when she received permission
from Capt King, the Commodore, TO part
from her, and proceed to this Island, but,
on the 9th ult OFF Altave, was captured by
the American privateer schooner, Kemp,
Captain Almeda, Of ID guns, and 90 men,
out 81 days from Wilmington, when the
ship was manned and ordered for the Uni
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ted States. Two days afterwards the pri-
vateer fell in with two small vessels, when
tne above gentlemen, and the crew of the
OtsaTs were put on board of them, and Ian.
derhoB the coast of Porto Rico.
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twelve years he had become the arkj,er Of
the person and estates of bis master. hcy
have seized all hrs riches, which were inn
mense The renegade physician Mahmet
has lately been stranged by the order of the
same minister.
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RESURRECTION IN CHINA.
From the Bombay Courier. III

WIZ VIZ N|"NtOHS COHFETj JLly u.
letter from the Viceroy of Pek n, twelve
days after the attack Oh The palace, to the
Viceroy OF Canton, states, that the chief
town OF the district Hwa, in the province of
Honan, was destroyed by the insurgents and
the officers OF government put to death; hat
the whole district of Gan yam was in posses
sion OF the insurgents that, on hearing O
the imperial troops advancing to attack
them, they burned the chief town of Can.ya
in the province of Pe-cheie, and fed that
they had taken the chief town of Ting taou
district, in the provice of Shan-tung, &c.
1t is said, that the imperial army had, in
some districts through which they passed,
put men, women, and children to the
sword.
The rebels, in aplace where the famine
was very severe being incensed against ve-
ry corpulent Mandarin killed and eat him!
Inc Chinese are credulous in the ex
treme, especially about the interference of
invisible beings and departed spirits in their
affairs. IL is reported, and generally be.
lieved, that as the imperial army drew near
to the rebels 10 battle, there was lightning,
and the appearance of man in the clouds,
with red fiery angry countenance and
that the leader of the rebels was struck
dead. This imaginary being was, it is SAID
a Imam who, in his life, was very en-,
inent for his virtues, and (being deified)
was expected to appear for the deliyerance
OF the country in some season Of distress
The imperial army gained great victory,
for the others are said to have been dread
fully alarmed by this appearance
The leader of the rebels in Shautetung.
whose name is Lin, affirms himself to be
Law-peueu-te, man famous for goodness
and valour, who lived about a thousand
years ago He POUNDS this assertion on the
commonly received opinion Of the metemp.
sychosis.
There are many and various opinions about
the causes Of the present disturbances in Chi.
ma. Some think it is the consequences OF the
appearance Of a comet, which was seen up-
wards OF two years ago. Others say, aud the
Emperor's letter seems to confirm IL, that Il
rose from the Justification Of one of his own
brothers Three of his brothers were said to
be engaged with the rebels.
Several attempts we're made to take the life
Of his majesty one by endeaVorlng to convert
his pipe into rocket but happening to be
reading an official paper when the pipe was
brought to him, and holding il careIessly in
his hand, II went off close by his ear, without
hurting him he then rose and struck the page
that brought it, so that he soon died
One of the eunuchs Of the palace brought a
cup OF genseng to his majesty, but his maes-
ty felt an aversion to it at the time, and gave il
as mark OF his regard to a faYsrite page, who
drank il, and died in the course Of the evening
The Emperors dissHected brothers, togeth-
er with the eunuchs, are thought to have been
1t the bottom OF both these plans. Eighteen
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eunochs were put to death during the attack
on the palace, several Of the ladies nut AN end
to their own lives.
The Emperor had been out hunting at his
summer house IN Tartary, and was expected TO
return the night the principal attack was made
." ene Pahace, but was uuayoidably detained
sLverM Gays longer, and thus escaped the snare
are loyal say that these ESCAPE, are bv the Ter,
mlng'ie 10y the decree of heayen.)
mere are other persons who think that the
oppressive government of the Mandarins. tope,
ther win the famine, are the more immediate
causes OF the rebellion and il is highly pro :.
| osoie that these, too are at the bottom of IL ;.
TOT however good the laws of China NAV an.
per IN DOCK, 1t IS well known that at present
"aSe very diherent appearance in the
'""u' W "'os' :" the Mandarins and q season
sc'r'ty' When the people cannot nav the
punt C duties, rs often embraced bv them IN
give vent TO their mur,nurinrs
IN several Provinces of China the ramin. w.s
c'rV sever ~ tell during 1918, and it was
feared would be still more SO in the present
Year The yellow river, which rises in the
",nn's,nS OF rybei and falls into the sea near
~ Na'Nn' had broken down its banks and
't,'.rsea the rice hr'd' in several provinces.
AZ canton IN February, there was subscrip.
tioa set on foot by order ofthe Emperor. pro.
fesse iy tor the relief of those prov;nces
~ was not ascertaned to what extern the re-.
en'oh was Ink " tn be carried II APPEARS TO
nv "eeh the most serious Of any during the
Two last cen'u"i"s I, was however, s,,nosod
''". .,. Tue imperial army would finally prev IL.
NC reoeis had t'kep themselves 10 he
,"ga: OF tee-hsne. which are about 400
miles IN circumferen.e anil unIees ,I,s -,
RAJ army can cut off their provisions. they NAV
ro'n out Tor long time, as numbers Of d;saf.
'Scesd persons will join item.
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National Legislature.
IN SENATE

Friday, February "a:
The bill tor the relief OF Solomon Frazer,
and the representatives of Charles EccIes-
ton, was committed to Messrs. Smith. Var
mum and Anderson.
A report was received from the Secreta.
ry OF the War Department, shelving the
expenditures on account of the National
ArmoTies, and of the number and kind of
arms manufactured and repaired at the
same III the year 1914 which was read.
The bill tor the relief Of James Savage
and others, and the bill for the relief of
Thomas Sprigg the bill authorsing the
'scharge OF A b. Ross from imprisonm ent i:
the bill for the relief of WIN. p. Bennett i:
aId the bill authorizing the sale Of the land
NICE IN said distric, Of the lands hereafter
forfeited in the Jacksonville Land Dis.
T,ct were read second time and com
pitted.
Mr. Anderson reported bill "to pro.
woe Tor the ascertaining and surveying Of
me boundary lines fixed by the treaty with
The Greek Indians and for other purposes >,
and the bill was read.
Mr.. Bib, from the committee on Foreign
Relations, reported bill to repeaI certain
acts therein mentioned wiz the acts nrohi
biting trade and intercourse with our I.,e
enemy, and prohibiting the admission iato
our waters OF the enemy's yessels,) and the
bill was read.
On motion Of Mr.. Bib, the Commune
81 Foreign Relations were discharged 6, ono
t1s iurther consideration Of the petition ol
Justin and Elias Lyman. y
The bill to lay duty on gold, silver and
plated ware, asd jewellery and paste work
was read third time. A motion wa, mali
oy Mr.. fFomentin to postDope The t,,r,L ~
consideration Of the bill to the second Mon
aSy ~ March next, which was decided a,
4EAS-Messr@ Fromentin, Geldsbo,
Wells--9. ut
FAYS--MessTs. Az derson, Barbour Bar.
Y, slo6' Brown, chsee, condit, GailIard
Iss s%an, Giles, Lacock, Morrow, Roberts
WbA Nn-1s. "u"'
In vss hen passed.
'ne flis yesterday ordered IN a ,b;rd
fsadins r~sTs read third time and pa,ssS
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NEW Your Eah

,,y. NEW York. Feb Is.
IT we received this morning the Montreal
raia OF the 9TH of February, from which
We nave made the following extracts. 70
S"w WIN what rancorous incidence the
W SWa speak of American affairs.
III. ahy need AN apology for giving it a
on Jan; unr paper; we have none but in
our desire to crafty the public cnr;os;,y
ny tins time, we trust. thew will bsve
FOUND that it wonld have been ouite as well
20 nave waited before they ventured TO
CRACK their jokes about New Orleans -.
ms 10 the capture of the President friqate.
zoo. tney hare learnt before this time tina,
snelr Sndymon. instead of " doing the bu-
soess alone when the President offered
,.n oat1ie was glad to slacken her speed
~ .ne romone came up. John Bull or his
Eanaeians must not say too much about his
late victories by land or sea.
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a motion was made by Mr.. Taylor to
postpone 10 the second Monday in March
the bill for laying Direct Tax on this
District which motion was decided as fol.
lews:
YEAS-Messrs. Chace, Gaillard, Nor.
row. Robert, TAFT, Taylor-6
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson. Barbour, Bar.
! ry, Bib, Fromentn, German. Giles. Colds
borough, Gore, Hunter. Kerr, King ,Lacock,
Lambert, Smith, Thompson, Turner, VAR
mum. Wells, Wharton-2o.
| The bill was then passed.
The bill for The relief IF Jacob Shinnick
and Shutz and V"geler and others, being I'm .
der consideration
Amotion was wade by Mr. Wells to post
pone the same TO the I'd Monday in March
next, which was ncgatived. IL to 8, and the
Dill was ordered to be read third time
| The bill tor compile ing the buildings of
the Military Academy a, West Point, was
passed to third reading.
On motion If Mr.. Chace -
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Fo..
| reign Relations be instructed to enquire in
to the expediency of making further provi-
sion for the collection of the revenue.
Saturday, February IS.
Among other business done To-day, was
the following:
Inc Senate agreed TO the modification
reported by The committee of Conference to
tee resolui ion respecting General j. cksou
Ihey agreed to the joint resolution 20 re E,
quest the President to set apart a day of
Thanksgiving for Peace.
Ihey agreed to the amendment made by
the House to the bill repeating the act re.
specting the hotil!a force.
They passed the bill making further pro.
vision fer completing the Public Buildings
at West Point, &c. and the bill to continue
in force for limited time the bill establish.
ing trading houses with the Indian tribes
They also passed the bill from the House
to lay Direct Tax on the District of CO.
lumbia. and the bill from the House for the
relief of Jacob Shnnick and others.
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ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Norfolk. 22nd FEB. 1915.
~ ~ a N -.
GRN2PHL OPDE

The President Of the United States has
directed that his thanks be presented to the
Militia who have served at this post since
the var, for their zeal aud perseverance, in
the defence Of their country and rights !;
tor their patience and fortitude, under the
many priyations and suffering which they
have encountered and for the patriotism
which they have so eminently eyinced on
all occasions.
By command,
JAMES BANCKHEAD, Adj Gen.
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Dill to perpetuate so much Of the act Tor
staying executions Ito expire to March en-
SUNG as relates to the recovery of the A.
mount OF the bonds taken by virtue of thar
act--whicb was granted.
Ar. Barbour submitted propos;fion
Tor continuing IN force the whole of fbs
same act until the lst of August next-His
proposition was laid on the table.
Thursday, Dec. IA.
several Petitions, Motions, Bills, and
reports, engaged the attention of the
House on this day.
Inc most important item in the proceed
lngs of the dry, is a resolution proprossd
by Mr.. Mercer, concerning the petitions
Tor the Incorporation Of new Banks-yr,
Mercer proposed TO discharge the Commit.
tee OF Propositions and Grievances tron,
the iurther consideration of such petitions
anu 10 refer them to select committee
WIN leave TO report thereon or otberv;so'
ana with proper Instructions TO ascerta;n
the extent of the depreciation of the ra,a-
medium ofcurrency, if any such elenrei;a
tlon--also the real cause and nrona, ra
lneay OF that depreciation-aud Likewise
20 enquire INTO the existence of uncharter-
Ne' y duy--dnu into the means of
securing to chartered Banks their proner
privileges. and to the commonwealth ex-
ehplon from the abuses of private Bank.
ing ms resolution was agreed TO. anil
committee appointed tbereupon.
NJ, Tuesday, December15.
Banks No"'ih'''ee on
Ab'n reported by Mr. Rutherford, to amend
me law concerning emanc pated slaves was read
the lst time and ordered to second reading
The memorial of The President and ID rectors
81 o. the Bank OF Virginia against the complains
81 certain persons IN Norfolk-referred to com.
mite OF proportions and grievances.
MT baroour's proposition Tor leave to bring
N bill to continue the law for staying exc
cuions va, ejected
Inc Speaker announced, that in consequence
~ III neaIln, john w. Eppes Esq. had declined
accepting the appointment of Senator OF the
U. ,.
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sufficient distinctness) the e,otion was Or
dered to lie on the table.
SeveralmotI insiructing the Post Of
ice commmittee to enquire on the subject
OF particular poast-roads, were moved and
adopted:
MIR Taylor O. n. Y. from the committee
Ioi elections. made report on the petition
tor Nestei Willoughby Jun. contesting the
election OF William 5 Smith, member re-
turned to serve in this house from New
York state.
/. The report states it to be ascertained tn
the satisfaction Of the committee that the
whole humber ofvotes given in the district.
oi Which is composed ofthe counties of Ma
olson and Herkimer, was 5292 of which
2oiO were returned fo, William 8. Smith.
2f66 for Westel Willoughby, Jun. SOC for
!" Westei Willougliby,,s and seven scat
ter'nS votes; that it is proved, the error of
the omission OF the word, Juniors to a
part OF the returns was committed by the
returning officers. the votes having in fact
been given tor Westel WiIlouehhy. Junior.
ibe committee recommended that Mr..
smiths seat be vacated, and that Mr..
SYllloughby declared entitled to his seat
The report was referred to a committee
of the whole house.
lac Speaker laid before the house let
ter from the Secretary of War transmitting
a list of specific appropriations, transferred
from one object to another during the late
year, &c. which was referred to the com
mlttee OF WAYS and Means.
Tuesday, Dec. IL.
n great number of petitions were pre-
sented, general statement of which is re-
served Tor another day.
motion was made by ATr. Yancey.
having in view change of the rules of the
house, so as to admit stenographers to more
!eeligibie stations for reporting the proceed
inSs OF the house, than the present Galleries
afford: The motion lies on the table one
day of course.
The report Of the committee of cleo
tons on the contested election of VIM, s.
smith, by We,tel WillougAby. Jun. was
takenup in committee of the whole and.
after being reported to the house. the case
was SO clear, the report was conquered in
without opposition. The seat of Col.
Smith is therefore vacated, and Mr.. Will
lough>y duly elected and entitled to seat.
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VIRGINIA LEGlsLATURE.
House OF DELEGATES,
December 10.

- OtCtulOef 10.
The house was chiefly employed in
hearing petitions--One for a Convention
to De called with a view to anne d the Con.
stltution and extend the right of sulIraoe
to all those who pay taxes aud to all those
who perform military duy-one for leave
to erect a toll-bridge across James River.
near "estham--One for the establishment
Of Branch OF the Bank OF Virginia. or the
Farmer Bank, at AblngCIon-2several far
lurnplke-rOads--and one from sundrv ..
manciPated persons Of color, pravinS Cor
leave to reside, as free men, in the com
m0nwealth.
The above petitions were all referred
Mr.. Rutherford asked and obtained
leave to bring in a bill to amend the law
concerning emancipated slayes--bis OH
Ject would be to authorize superior courts
o. law to give such slaves, when worthy Of
IT, permission to continue in the State.
Mr.. Lane moved for leaye to brin. in a
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Reaction in COnneytic,,t.

!, At the town meetings in Connecticut
last week, further attachment to the gene
raj government is seen in that state. In
Litchtield, 1.-THE present residence of OIL
yer WoIcot, esq., the town officers, for
the iirst time IN IL or Is years, are all re-
publican. And in New London, for the
hr't time IN inaAy years, the republicans
succeeded in all their candidates. We
trust In persevering efforts and renewed
eyertIons IN the approaching spring. The
hartford convention did more than we
were aware for the republican cause in
New England, as succeeding elections will
prove C0luntb.
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C ON G r L 5 S.
IN sENATE.-Dec. II.
Mr.. GoLas6orough of Md. atfende

Mr.. Gotdsborough of Md. attended.
Ihe following Committees were appoint
ed on various parts of the Presidents Mes
sage, VIZ:
On so mnehusrelatesto Foreign affairs
Messrs. Blob, Dana, Taylor, Barry and
On the .lIiiiHa-Messrs. Yarnum. La
cock, Wilson, Tichenor and Turner.
On Military .gbairs-Messrs. Barbour.
Williams, Rugges, GOidsbOrOugh, Condit.
On .Narai gGairs--Messrs. TAFT, Dag
gett, Sanford, Fromentin, Howell.
IN Finance and ar uaitorm currency
---Nessrs. Campbell, Chace, Bibb, King
and Mason.
On OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Hunter.
Roberts, Talbot, Condit, Thompson.
IN Rocas and Cdaais-Messrs. Nor
row, Brown, Horsey, Wilson and Gore.
Oaa National Seminary of Iearning-
Messrs. Brown, Fromentin, Sanford, Da-
ma and Hunter.
Mr. DaggeH presented petitions Of GER
tam manufac urers Of Mould Candles /:
Blr. Roberts that of the PHILADELPHIA. ma.
nutacturers Of Snuff and Tobacco. and of
ma't Liquors.; which were referred to the
committee on Manufactures.
a report was received from the Secreta-
ryot the Navy, in compliance with sundry
IIesolIutiops passed by the Senate during
the lastsessicn. transmitting certain infor-
nation, ON vsrious points of naval ADM
nistrahon, required by the Senate.-Or-
dered to be printed.
Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The Senate did not meet to-day, HAVING
ADJOURNED over to give time to the work
men to prepare the fixtures in their new
rooms.
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R0USE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY. Dec. II.

Sir. Vose presented the petition of Sbu-
bfel Carpenter, of Vermont mir. Picker.
ing tliat Of John Cranspersey of Massa-
chusetts Mr. Gold that of Noble Morse o.
New York Mr.. Barbour that of Jobr
Potter Of Virginia Mr.. reynolds that o.
John Pritchett of tennessee MIR. .gleqoD.
der that Of Michael M'Dermott of Mich.
gan Mr.. WLean, Of Ohio, that of vii.
liam Vineyard Of Ohio, respectively pray.
ing for pensions which were all referee
to the committee on that subject.
The following new members appeare,
and took their seats, viz. Messrs. Clooto,
Of Va. PIckens OfN G.. Cuthbert and Tel
fair Of Georgia, Hoger of S. g. Archer O
nd. Burnside Of Pen. and Porter ofT. Y
and Mr.. Easton, delegate from Missouri
Dir. Nose presented the petition Of iona
y. Eastman Of n. II prdying to be reliev
cd from payment Of a sum of money. thei
m his possession as pay-master Of the Al
my Of the y. s. WHICH fell into the hand
oi the enemy on the capture of Detroit
whicl was referred to the committee o
Claims.
Nh. Bro1on presented petition Of He
zekiaA Prince, apraying compensation fol