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from them. Petitions should be, there,
fore, stroug, and they should tell the
prince ond lis satellites, Ina, it would
be better tnr the still voice of the PEG.
pie to be heard before that cloud
burst out which was at present so por
tcntcus. H. trusted II would be heard
and he hoped they would proceed H.
good order. Yet he did not like the
idea OF SO many JaDissaries round IN,
throne, nor did hc think it was conso-
nani to the constitution to debar the Ii
'>sIry of London from that throne
(cheers) IF the prince at all !ell fol-
the people, their pale faced appearance
and miserable hagsard looks mus,
shew him his ministers deiude him BY
their accounts of the country being
fiourishing- If he would not receive
he petition on the throne, force him 10
take it even in his carriage, compe!
him TO see you are not and won't be dc
barred, (applause) Corruption ha.'
gene too far TO suppose ministers would
&C faithful at levees in giving pe;itiops
and they ssGnid, therefore, be given L.
himself He would suggest the neces.
sity OF reform, in addition TO the Tor
ner speaker on tho ground of the IN
Que Influence government exercised
through the country by their excise Of
fccrs. He believed these excisemer
70 DC a race Of the most disgusting
tyrants which had ever cursed hu-
man nature. aud he had no besi
iatlon lii saying they were placed il
thsIr situations for the express purpus,
OF hunting down independent prinCi.
pies, as tar as the terrors of their pow
er ex,=nded (cheers) He himself
while public aucuoneer, had beer
threatened in Kingston public make
, place by Mr.. CLARKE, the supervisor
because Lis principles were iudcpen
dens. Cloud sheers) Ee sPesk fot th,
people was,the ineYi,abie ruin of eysr.
. nan whom the !args OF tyranny could
reach He cono;ld ~ suggesting
the pToprIe;y Ol mdre attention Uein,
paid 10 QUE wooden walls which ia.
' ever been the glory o, our ancestor.
and for which 1t vas our duty 10 pro
vide By reform in parl'am nj, .,
the G6olninn OF our uncaiied for bar
deus, and by prudent reucnchElent o
those eSpences winch proHlgacy AM
luXurY had produced. there yet &c
manned hope fnT the country. lrtru.
to ourselves, we need neve, have en-
emles at home, ard Whlie uAited a
home, he drhsd all THAI the malice. en-
w or rage u foreign foe could dc
wise against us-Ooug -'ecJs)
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Yesterday the house Of delegates
were engaged on ;he bill for suspend.
ing sull further specie payments iihe
house resolved itself itself into com.
mittec OF the wholc--Mr 3 ker in tire
chair
The bill as proposed by the select
.ccTAnnitIee, it viii be recolected, is in
she following words
Il Bill, 70 SUSPEND for a further time, tie
mex enkilkss an " In Gct TO hroUide
more c6tctnaAy 10, he tapmenl Of
shscie b. the several 5lnks of fh.s
c2a2morgUcaith.
Be IL enacted by the General isscm-
Oily That the aci entitled s An act, to
provide more effectualiy for the pay
ment Of specie 10y the several banks ol
this commonwealth, shall bc fur,ha.
saspsnded anil the 10Th day Of july
neYt. and no longer.
PyoOtdcd, That no bsnii within this
cs'n HoI"eattn shall avail itself of the
bench. of this a5t which shall not, on
o.. before the 10th day Of January next.
have res. ned the payment in specie Of
ali notes under five dollars.
Mr. Hay offered the following a.
mendmeni by way of substitute FL.
Be h enacted by tie General Asseal
oily Of YirgiHia, Ihat Iie operation of
the acl passed % the 23d DAY oil Feb
ruary last, entitled " An act 10 proyide
more effectuaily for The payment OF!
specie by the several banks Of this com.
mOnweallh," aud suspended by an act
OF ;he present session until the 18Th
.day of December next, be, and the
same il hereby suspended, SO long as
the said banks shall refrain from dc.
cIaFing and making dividend OF the
proh-s OF the said barks, already ac-
cred and undivided, or hereafter &C.
cruin,. and no longer,
This . It shall commence, and be il
Torce. from and after the l4,h day Of
December neS,.
EIr, CbamJeria,'ne proposed to a.
mend this substitute, by striking out
all after the second wori {" suspend
ed") in the first paragrapJ~~a1d in
serting in lieu o! it, the folio wing
" Until the goth Of February, 1917,
jf congress shall adhere to its re9oiy
or the subject Of dues TO the United
States--out il it shall extend the iiuir
on that suDjeu. then TO the Period 81
4 Aended "
A.Nessrs. Smith, Anthony, and Ro-
bcrtson rof p spoke in favor OF the O.
riginal bill--Mr. Thweai in favor Of the
substitute-and Mr. Scott against ii
NJ pobertSou sDote u,inst Nc
Chamberlsyne's Amendments 10 the sub.
su,u,c-Mr. Mercer { of l.. spoke i
favor Of the principle of it--lhough b
preferred a modification of it, in poiD
of form.
Finally the amendment 10 the SUI
substitute was lost--aDd the commille
rose, aud had leave 20 81, agaia.
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rassrnsn, which was fel, by the person.

rassnent which was felt by the persons
who were assembled--sn embsrrass
men, which we participated in, and re- :
greet as much as those who were influ.
enced, we think, more by an undue de :
gree of sensibility on the occasion, than
by reflection and their deliberate iudr-
mcnt, to record this declaration of their
disapprobation of the agency which VIC
innocently exercised in the DISCHARGE,
as we thought of our public duties.
We now consign this matter ulti
maie!y TO The candor Of our friends and
the public, persuaded that we have pur
sued the very course which our wish 10
promote til. public interest, the nature
OF our sitaatIop, and those p, nciples
which have always governed our pro.
fessiop, required we should pursue
and that the gentlemen who censure d
Us without view to cur peculiar situa
ton, woulG cheerfully retract their cen
sure when irIiistion left roo,a Tor re-
aectiou. -~..--
British Edncrid. Speak
ing OF the arrival OF Lord Exmnutb' g
dispatches, the London Times OF Sen
tember 20. has the foilowirp -. |
IS said the noble commander In chic.
(Exmouth) Is coming home. We
should DC bet'sr pleased 10 hear hat he
bad stce ed his COURSE TO the Bqy OF
.Nailes, il j. were bu, ~ let tive Amcr;.
cars see what an English squadron /.
a'ter having reduced set of inso,en
pirates to submission i, is soepes,e,
IN some joIrnsls, That the Asneticau
squadron mean to lie iu the Ray OF Ma
pies until their rid,cuI2us demand an
The Ncapolitan Government is brough,
To favorable issUe---in p,ain te,r,s
| hat thCy lie there to iadnrda,r the Me-
apoli,aus. Now, If that Oe ths cas-. !,
WOULD be BIT, fair 20 send force 10 il,
| tir,date the Americans; and NJ bod,
| is more &; FOR hat Office lhau Lord Fx
! mouth. As matter Of righe, GUY ship.
are no less free 20 anchor in Tic Bay
han theirs. As matter OF Soiicy. we
should he unwisc indeed to suffer them
TO obtain unfair advantages over our al
~ By the display of force which 30,
eaa .frozca INFO silence II will be HIGHLY
,ondemnablc not 10 keep an eve on III,
'lusie:inG pretensions of these mare
/ TIM HrSfsr(q ! 'Fhc caSe ne Ar,,,le, :.
9 .fdgra"f one. If these things az.
done IN the green tree,whGl will be don,
IN the dry 20
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Nxw-YonR. Nov. ie.


by an arrival on Saturday, evening"
from South America, we have receivcs
lhe Bucnos Ayres Gazette TO Sept. 8.
TRANSLATED
The geDetal session of Congress clio
sed in the great and worthy city of Saint
del Tucuman, on the 9th of July, 1916.
The congress OF the United Provinces
resumed its previous discussions, on
the great and august subject Of the in
dependence of the people which com.
pose them. The voice of the whole ter
'ltory was universally conslan, ard de
cls'ye Tor solemn emancipation iron
the despo,ic power of the king o.
Spain. MISUNDERSTANDING ,lia,tseir rc.
preventative devoted 10 so artuous 2
task all the energy of their talents, the
uprightncss OF their intentions, md IL
interest which the sanction Of their ia,e
require from the representatives of the
people and their posteri.y ; and at the
closing OF their ses SONS, they were q l..
ed if they wished tina, the provinces OF
the union might be free natioJ, and
independent ct the kings ci Spain and
their mctropoIis,they Immediately cried
cut, full OF the holy asdor of Justice
;nd one otter another repeated success
s'Ycly their unarimous sud spontaneous
decision for the ipder end, nee of the
country; N virtue of which, they have
dcoreed tie following
OECLARATION.
We, the Representatives of the Uni.
I'd Provinces Ok South America. in
Gencrai Congress assembled, invoking
t'at cternsl power who presides over
the universe, in the name and by the
u,"o'ny OF The people whom we repre-
sent. processing 10 heaven, % all ma
ions, and TO al men. thr justice. whici,
'9ies our decisions. solen,nIy decia, I,
n the face Of the whole world, tina, i,
IS the unanimous and ueques,ionsble
viii Q. these prosipces TO break tie
burthensome chains whicb Vote then
70 the Ki'g of Spain, TO resume the
'Ght q which they lave been dIspo.
| Scssed, AID inveSl themselves with the
| nigh Character 0: free nation, and IN
dependent o' King Ferdinand rho Sc
| zenith. his successors ard their metrop
obs: TO remain consequently in tru,i.
oF right, with an ar pie and full power
10 give 10 themselves the fcrm or q.
vsrnment which justice dictates. am
the increase oi Their actual eircun 80 a..
ces demands thus all and each &C th,fr
publish, dccla'e, and confirm, obifr;uc
| themselves through us, to the To,fj.
ment ard maintenance of ibis tool.
WI, p'edg'ng IS security and yuQran-
tee their lives, fortunes and horors.
The present Declaration shall be ccn.
nluHicated to all whom it may contcfr :;
'nr is puh'ication. and N vi,qae nf th,
respect due 10 all Datiansr-.letthern a,x
] plain bY manifesto The grea, motives
| wa:Shse have giyfp place 70. this solemn
declaEa,ioD. Past in ,he. IIai &C Sss.
| sio9s = Signea win or hands, sr'
! sealed With the seal Of congress, anC
| teSi6sd by our Secretary.
h.. Hare follow the names of the depu.
ties Of the diiereOt states and pfo
ytn~aS
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THE SUBSCRIBE,

~ ms Store, on Cameron SErecE, Otto.
sirr Me Market,
10 addition 10 has iorner stock 81 Ii.
quors, Wines Teas, Groceries 30. kc.
as just received
IS hhds. Pennsylvania Rye * his
KEY.
Which, with the articles above are offered
for sale.
In few days his store or tie re~ood Aoot
will be complete where he nowoHers for fale
general afortment OF Plain and CIT Gals,
China, DelPb, and Queens Wue, &c SC.
Tea Trays and Waters, Bread and Knife
Trays, great variety, (ome of them very
elegant firt quality Britannia Ware in
ietts complete; Cuet rtands, a variety
Copper, Block 7 in and Iron timed Tea
kettles; Coffee Mills, Iron timed skllets,
all hzes; Bell metal Preiervlng pans, Bel
lows, American and Britifh Chatting Dim
es Grdlrons, Frying pans, Coal hods with
filters, Coal boxes, Sh wells, &c Brnihes,
all kinds German Looking glaGeS, snuff
and Tobacco Boxes. variety; plated can
dle-fticks, iome of them elegant Market
| Baikets, &c with gTcat variety of other
| articles too numerous 70 mention, all OF
which will be fold on moderate and accon,o-
dating terms. VIM. DUNLAP.
Sept. To-
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THE pU8LlItc.. - (

Are requested 80 suspend their OPT
Mon relative t9a statement iRllhe form
Of an advertiscmcnis taken frqm ,i,.
Kingston (Jsmaic9) pspersupder ,late,
Of The 18Th October, signed by one
Hector jIitchSti, and copied into the
American papers, reiauve 10 piracy, as
/ do unequiYocaIly pronounce the same,
as far as prospects myself, 20 be utter
y false.
JOHN C. JOHNSON,
Those papers WHICH have pu5iishe j
Slitcheh's advertisement, viii please
give publicity 10 the above J G. J.
.annafoH .MOD IS, 1876.
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Public Sale.

THIS DAY, at half pait 10 AM.
VIII be fold AT the Venjue fore, corner oC
Prince and Waite Greets,
Superfinc and fecond Broadcloths
Imperial Cords
Elannels
Toilinet VeGings
Blankets
German Sheetings
Ginghams
Mariclles Veliings
- Shawls a.
Sewing inks and cottons, &c. &c.
viii be added to this days fales, for can,
bales fine Cloths
November aa.
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SHIP s2N NEWS
2 o r z @ F H&<ss&tSa 4 L xANDPIH
ENTE RED,

ENTERED,
ScGT Mary. Clemtnts, Baltimore, en.
tered and cleared for Georgetown.
Brig Castor, EVinsIow, St. Andrews,
via Portland
Schr Daschagos, Isanda Casia Msz,
Oporio.
CLEARED,
Schr juliet, Dnape, New-York.
Brig Alfred. NoSTis. Portland.
Schr Jolly Jack Bsochus, George-
town. ARRIVED,
Portuguese schr Discharges, Isanda
Casta Mez, master, GO days from Opor-
70, with ballast and specie, 10 James
Keith, Juo.
Brig Caster, capt. -. from St. An.
.drews, with plaster, to John Ketiel &
Co.
Schr Mary, cap, Clements, BALI
more, with sandrles, to merchants Of
the d,.trict.
Schr William s, Eleanor Colbert, {,
Hampton Spoke IF Blackslone's is
AID, ship Disna, capt Harper. from ca.
liz bound to his por,
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Phiiodeihhic. ~ 81.

81 Voc -
Ph'odcihhia, NoU 81.
Tbs New Steam Boqt-On Tuesday
evening last, the elegant s,eam-boat
New-Jersey, Moses Rogers, master,
sailed from this porj far Baltimore,
This boat is coppered completely, and
furnished with powerful copper. boil
srs she IS finished in style Superior
70 any ever built in this place the
workmanship of the main and ladies Z
cabins IS executed with greattas and
with every possible accommodations
.or passengers.
Her engine was constructed by Air.
Daniel Large of this city, epginee7 /;
II appears to be an Improvement Oh
the plan proposed by Mr.. David Prem
lice, asd exemplified in one of the fer.
~ boats on the Delaware. The cylcn-
der is fixed upon an inclined plane, and
the shafts Of the two wheels are fur
Oished with crank common TO both,
which crank by correcting road puts
the fixtures of the offender aud air
imp In motion, without that trsmor
and noise which is so injurious 10
steam boats in general, and unpleasant
10 the passengers. Her speed, la the
.rIals which have been made, exceeds
that OF the fastest boa,s at their COM
nencement, and 1t she continues to
improve, she will be one Of the most
2pctitlOus steam boats in the United
States. nc expenses have been with
he!d every opportunity has been EN-
ployed to fit her for the station in ,hc
me Of steam boats, for which she Is
intended, between Baltimore and Elk
lor. Captain Rogers was the first vino
went to sea in a steam bnat--he nsyI
gated he Phoenix in 1906, from New
York to Philadelphia 10 1918 he navl
ga,eG the Eagle IRON this port to Balti
more, and now towards the close Of
.,oy embcr, he proposes to conduct this
steam boat TO the capes OF the Della.
ware and from tht'noe to Baltimore, b.
way of Norfolk in Virginia
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WILL be fold for caih. on MONDAY.
w the fecono day OF 'ecember next, AZ
Niount-Pi-aiant. on the Ieeibure road
where Stephen Donahoe formerly lived, The
Store Of John o,,ih
Committing OF a varietyof Dry Goods Gro
cures, Glais and Queens ware, &c. &c,
ALso-ttouiehoid and Kitchen Eurni.
tsIe, -Iiome good Beds and FurnitnreS
farming dteniiis, Hc:fe Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs, aud a--ruantity of good HAY The
above proSerty7yNill, Ger he fold on
THAT dag. Faken BY execution 10 fatisfy
Ropert nd John Gray, their debts and COTS
= he faie wall Commerce at TEN O'Clock,
and CONTINUE from day to day until all is
fold.
GEO. MILAN, D S. for
II Peake, iherif OF Fairfax county.
november 40.
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JOHN G. JOHNSON
N,cahinekor. A.cr aY

Ucahirstor, .N'sv. 2T
The Cheva!ier Jose COrrea &c Serra
had an audience OF the President on Sd
turdsy last, when he delivered MS let
ters Of credence as Minister Plenipo
;entiary Of His Most FJithful Majes;y
the King Of Portugal, brazil and al
erarNeS
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n" Elegant elliptic brass wire
tenders, chandeliers, brontz mantle orna
ments, teleicopc hearth brulhcs, wax ia
per fands, tea trays, walters, etc. etc. re
ccived per fhiP Franklin, (yia Baitimore)
from Liverpool, and now opening for fale
by the fubicribers at their warehoufe on
King freet, two doors above the Indian
Q9een Tavern, We expect o. fall lupply
of
CUT 81 PLAIN Glass
Per the Henry Clay, expected to fail about
the 9Th Of September lat
TRIPLETT & NEAL.
November &, taw3w
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,JCHN SCOTT,

II AyING disposed of his goods to
& Mr.. Richard Wood, Hair-dresser
aud Perfumer, Fairfax street, AIexan-
dria, respectfully informs the ladies and
Gentlemen who wish to purchase. that
hey can be supplied with the following
articles on the same tcrlas which he Of
fered them -
Fashionable tortoise she'll combs
Nets for the hair
Kili-beaux,
Heart-breakers,
Beaux -catchers, and
Russia oil, for promoting the growth
of the hair and whiskers
Packwood's razor straps.
NJ" A separate room is provided for
the accommodation OF the ladies.
February 90 SIT
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ERROR CORRECTED.

The InteIligeneer Of the 2sif inst.
..n,.;us an expose Of the state Of the
o.,ks IN the District Of Columbia, in
Inch there is a very material error.
No statement Of the situation of the
rseaaaies Bank IS there given to the
,srchants Bank. Ks OILY the chartered
Ranks were or could be called on fol-
statements BY Congress, the MerchaDts
rank furnished none.
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From st. Domingo.

A friend who has just arrived troh
the Kingdom Of Hayti, has FURNISHED Us
With the Royal Gazette of that state, a
variety Of printed documents, proclama
t;ons. &c. from the royal press at Cape
Henry, Francois) and verbal inteill
sence Of the state OF the country. hihs
|3Ienry. TChristopbe1 was at peace witt
|petiefn and the world. regulating the ci
il policy OF his extensive territories, ant
encouraging the progress of cultivation
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Extract Of letter from c flie,,d, dated
Caieatta, Sept. 10. 1915.

! send You few Calcutta papers by
the brig Indus, Of Salem, which IS now
% the point of sailing for the United
States. ] have very little reformation to
communicate what fellows is all except
what the papers contain.
The Emily arrived at Madras in IS
days from New York, took in part OF her
cargo there, {u;e first ship that took In a
cargo Since the peace, in Iudia) and went
10 Calcutta to complete her loading,
where She arrived ON the 20th August.
The ship keEsinston arrived at Cal
ca;ta On the 18th August; was very near
being lest on the western sea reef. at the
entFance of tie river, where She was run
aground by the pilot, but GOT OF with the
loss Of her rullder--her time Of sailing
uncertain. The ship Hope, of Boston
tosail in two or three weeks, and the shiI
Fsyorife Of salem. TO sail in about tn
sane time. The tine Of sailing OF th'
Emily is uncertain.
AL kinds of goods here, suitable to
eur market, are very high and scarce, i
consequence Of the manufacturing 9
'Gem being stopped when the war toe
place.
Ehe aforementioned vessels are a
NE Americans mere.
Tue ship Sidney, Capt. Myzic, arrl'
81 At S.adgaS en- tie Cd inst.-E. Pcs!.
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The Subscriber.

Contemplating change Of, residences
is DESTROYS Of employing person capa-
bic of managing his Farm in his absence.
The Farm is situated in Jefferson
county, Virginia. The labor of ten men
is employed in its cultivation. The soil
is very rich the enclosures excellent ;
the crops abundant; in addition to
which about enc hundred beeves are an
nually grazet and sold from the farm;
This establishment requires superior
ACTIVITY, industry and intelligence, in its
management. To person thus quail
fed very liberia! wages will De gi,en, J,
A healthy man with small famil "
would be preferred. Application to be
made to tie subscriber on the premises,
who will be thankttl to any friend who
can recommend a tnan qualified as above
to Give the earliest information to
| Henry S Turner.
| Wheatland, ieb 10 law4w
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IN CHANCERY.

The defendants James y. Westcott
and John Westcott. Rot having entered
their appearance and given security
according to the statute and the rules
of this court. and it appearing to the
satisfaction Of the coart: upon affidavit,
that the said defendants James d. West
colt and John Westcott are not lnhabl-
tants OF this district: On motion OF the
complainant by his counsel, it IS or
dered, that the said defendants James
d. Westcott and John Westcott. do ap.
appear here On the first day OF April
Term next, and enter his appearance
to the suit, and give security tor per.
forming the DEGREES OF the court; and
hat the other defendants John Douglass
Grown, Robert Gray, James 5. scott
land Mary his wife, and Ann Eliza West
'cott, do not pay away, convey or secrete
1.-THE debts By item owing to, OF the estate
on effects III their hands belonging to The
said absent defendants James y. West
|cott and John Westcott, until tie iur'
Their order or decree Of this court
and that copy of this order be
forthwith published for two months sue
cessively in one of tie public newspaper:
published in this county, and that ano
Their copy be posted at the trent door o
the Court House Of said county.
A copy-Test,
G. Deneale. C c
raI * 1aW2m
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Port Of Alerandyia

CLEARED
British schooner Fame, captain Tires.
for Barbados, with: PEGS -four, crack
ers. and 81 horses on deck by Adams
Herbert y Co.
Schooner Hetta Franklin, Kelly, Proyi.
dence.
Brig Economy, Farrow, Boston.
ENTAaED
Schooner Peace. Cross, Georgetown.
Brig Clalissa, Hunter, ditto.
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Public Sale

IN Tuesday next the Sd inst. will be
sold at the Vendue Store,
One bale super6ne London broad
cloths,
One ditto second ditto,
Two ditto planes,
One case cambric prints,
Ooe ditto domestic cottons,
One ditto cambrcs,
Also,
Stockinets,
Velvets.
Corduroys,
Benncts cords,
Irish linens,
Madras handkerchieis,
Woollen and cation hosiery. SO
p. G. MarSteiler.
March