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city But believe me, this is done nv
the authorities in direct opposition "a
the public sentiment for at no perioa
of Flench history were the bulk of IN.
people of this nation So inveterate a.
gains, the English. You will hay.
seen the farce between the esidep,
and some of the members Of the Ie .
gislatiye body The latter. snspect
ing the kipp meant 10 dismiss them a.
.oon as the debate ION the budget we're
hrisheds brought forward in the mids,
OF those. discussions, a project to regu
ia;e the f.-,ste elections. The presi.
dent, having his cbe'from the minis
feIs, opPosedcthe report OF the com
mi'tee OF efectiops,Hin which. -thougi,
disgiaced in the attempt, he 6nali,
succeeded. When the discussion OIL
the budget WAS completed, and forty
two millions with SEES. were voted
% the clergy, together with fifteen
Hundred thousand francs per year &c
the duke OF Berri for Il services, (say
100000 dollars The king, whom tn,
royalists call the Solon of the age, dis.
MISSED this humble chamber!
The state Of the country is wre,ch-
ed indeed :bread and wine. the staff 81
the Poor;.is enhancing IN price 8 labo,
is lower thar ever; all the n:oney the
lower classes can collect goes for taxes
willie The opuisrt are gathering into
herr CT Hr's ali hey can collect, fear.
ng revolution. One Ct the best wri
rrs on snance in Fance' has proved
haiti the present system Of taxation
was persisted in TO- TIVE nty fnur years
he whole territorial value of Frant {
would pass through the pubhc che S
IN that Perio" /! Thase are The blessed
fleets ci iegnfmaey." Twas 10 tn.
ronsuFs etfire yesteid day the gtea,ei
part OF the morning, engaged in perus
lag our gszettes, whic h he gives US all
Tree access to, noiwi, standing the su
thorItIes here have endeavored to pre-
vent 1t Turing that short time, Ave
French others of different grades, and
eleven manufacturers of various bran
ches, applied TO him for passage to
the United States, most of them in {
starving condition. These classes oil
Peopls look with envious eyes towards
me western world, regarding il as the
on.y asylumlett for suffering humsni.
ly."
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pleased to promise not only forgiveness
but salvation and life eternal 10 him
hat truly repenteth.
Whatever feelings, therefore, Of
hostility may have been cberishe d.,
whatever sentiments of revenge or ha.
ued may have been entertained, how
ever clan'oro IS may have been the cries
OF Justice, all should now subside, for
all are about to be expia,.d by the
blood OF The unhappy man who has ex
cited them. He that hath shed mans
blood, by man will his blood be shed
Tie murdered and the murderer will!
Don sleep the sleep Of death together
may their sins be forgiven them and
ogerher may hey rise 10 life eyerlast-
ing Dem, ,Prrss.
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he hereby ID au,horised ssd required 20
appoint a prize agent, whose duty j.
shall be to disburse the monies aforc
said, or to refund any balance thereof
under such rules and regula,iops a. the
said secretary may prescribe (; and thar
all monies not claimed BY. virtue of this
act within two years from the day wher
said sums shall be put at the dispose
of the said prize agent, shall he deem
ed and held par, Of the navy pension
fund.
30 II. CLAY,
Sneaker ofshe House Of Refr essrta
| ffvcS. -
JOHN GAILLARD, =.
President Of the Senate fvo temtore.
| April &c, 1916.
APPROVED, So.
JAMES; MADISON
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THE DEATH WARRANT

With feeling the most solemn
'nd impressions the mos, awful we takr
up our pen 10 ,'ntorm the public tha,
he last act required by cur constltu.
ion and laws has teen ,oiisummated.
i he life of human b ing is Declare
forfeited to the: eommuDiry, and1~it it
@decreed thar he shall die-ihat he shall
Sc put to death. and th4l. ,thatr--Neseatil
shall be -Ressttcc; ,-SInlenl and sig nds,st
nious.
fbesfatai warrant is. arrived, and de
!ares, that between the hpurs of 10
sd on Saturday she iob day oC,du.
gust the sentence OF theJaw. be exc
suFed What anguish OF. heart what
fsony-oi soul what bitterness Of re
pentance ishls, vino, yet but in .he-23d
year of his age. inHtbe morning of his
days1s thus, to be cut off I! ne king
nj terrors comes before HMM his most
critic form, Let the solemn Stiffness,
he decorous deportinent of every hu
man being shew that while they delest
ne crime, their hearts are not harden
I'd against, but melt with pity for the
"Onde mned criminal. Forgive, as ye
nope 10 be forgiven He who was
greatly tempted has fallen How ma
ny would have fallen under simila.
emptations and trials. Re ye here
fore charitable to the miserable mar
who is about 10 pour forth his very
liel's blood as an alonement Tor ms
crime. Oh, be not even content o fox
give biE--let your prayers m,ugle
"Ith his and together ascend 10 the
throne OF the living God, in behalf oi
his wretched young man. tNnuid
10 that God that he had fallen in bat,l,
that when his bosom was Dared 90
meet his couptry's foes, some yigor-
us arm had struck HIM to the earth to
rise no moTeEt
But it was otherwise ordained BY
hat mysterious Pro idece, who pre-
sides over the desiinies of all. The
bullets passed him hai mless--irom he
hottest Of the fight he returned .unhur,
10 The bosom OF his coHUtry-of his ia
mIly. o may The being that team
pcrs the wind to the shorn lamb, bind
up their broken hearts and sustain
heir fainting souls in this, then huur
vt Gitteresl afH clio; he returned ex
uhing, and iuIi Of hope he looked Tor
ward TO leugth Of days-7short sighted
nU"tSl his eye saw not into iulurity
SIS ear heard not the decree whicn had
SOnC form: crime so alroclous enter
Cd Goi into bis Imagination, therefore
re iorcsaw not the dreddlul reribuiiob
nc had TO make. the' shameful death hs
bad to suffer Let justice be done !;
let tie laws be oboycd let the war
ant be exccrteu bui let all be done
~ sober sadntSs aud iih due solem
LAY. Let US not forgst++rat me viclInl
Is uzn, ths' &c slso are fail human
helngS, and thai.,it becomes Us not 10
Prlde ourselves ~ our Strength, nor u
steel our hearts against one who j.
bowed down by adversely :; who, cover
d with sorrow as witr o garment, is
CHAINED to he-very earth whose esys.
whose very hours are numbered aud
Who IS about TO appear before the
Jud2u eDt seat Of God, the Fa.hc
t,m:grty, VINO readelh the hearts oil
men, and who hath been gTaelousiy
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CHARLESTON, july Q
Mela ehoiy accident.

Mela choiy accident.
On Sunday afternoon last, capt. E.
tliis, capt. Joseph Redman, MIR. Ste
pden Thomas, and Nr. John Provaux,
went up Cooper River in q fishing
smack, K anchored abreast of Princes
Point, tor the purpose Of bathing.
hey had not been long 10 the water,
when capt. R:dman, called out, F." send
the boaI-Send The boat J" But havin.
no boat along side, capt. Hills iumped
overheard with rope, swan 10 him, and
handed him the end of it, which he
immediately grasped Capt. II. then
took turn round his body with the,
DiEe, and desired MIR. Thomas, who
was then on board unreeving the IT'D
DOWNFALL, TO bend Oh to haul bin on
board buis dreadful to relate, the end
on board had run over The side. A
plantation canoe passing by at The mo-
IGent' one Of the negroes attempted 10
catch hold OF his hair, but it being cut
short, slipped. Another caught cid
ut hiS arm, but the canoe being under
quick way, he let go his hold, when
apt Redman almost instantaneous,
disappeared. The cause OF this dis
tressiDg accident is not precisely
known, bu. il is presumed that it ma,
he attributed TO his having on his pan
sloons, which were very large, with
out suspenders which mus, have slipp
cd down and got enlargicd with LIs
ieet, as capt. K. was an uncommon
STOUT man, and an Cxcelien, swimmer
Capt. Redman belonged To- Scarbo.
,olgh, (Mass } where he has family
Fron1 the National IafeHigeneer Of July
IL, 1916.
u cannot but be a vubject OF regIe,
find that there arc cniz Us of tft
UDHed States, since the peace, exter
,veiy engaged ia that most disgrace
idi OF all trsfcs, the African slaV,
fade Especially since it must be car
red on under foreign colors and 70
he h1ncG of the colonies OF foreie
aauoues We saould be glad meyer T.
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Thy AUTKORlTY-J
AN ACT


To authorize the legislature OF the
state of Ohio to sell certain part oil
atract of land reserved for the use
Of that state.
Bt u Enacted by the sendfe and house
ofRearesenfatipes Of the Cntf'd STATES
of 5,nerrca in Congress .dssem6fcd, 1ha.
the legislature Of The sia'e oil Ohio shall
De and are hereby authorised and em'
powered TO cause TO be selected and
sold, in such manner and upon So! h
term, ard conditions as they may by
: law direct, any one section not ex-
ceedirr the quantity OF six hundred
and forty acres, of. the tract OF land Il
elk miles square, reserved for the sole
ber.fit of that state, at the Scioio SAL
sprif,ys Provided, Thet the sec'ibr
so Selected shall not .inc!udc the SAID
salt springs, and that the money ar's
ing from the sale of the aforesaid sec
tion, shall be spilled to the erection 9
a court house, or other public build
ines. thcr. on, for the use of the coun
ty;oi Jackson in said state /; and wnen
ever the selection ano. sale OF the SAID
section of land shall have been made
and the same shall be duly certified to
the commissioner of the general LAND
offics, u patent shall be granted BY the
president of the United States tor tbs
ssid section, in trust to such perso" Oh
persons as the Legislature of The state
shall have appointed and authorised &c
sell and execute titles to the purchas'
ora of the, land aforesaid.
II. CLAY,
Sneaker Of she House of Representa-
JOHN G AILLARD,
President of me Senate fl'o sensfoTe.
>pri! IS 1916
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON.
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NOTICE.

Came to the subscribers tavern il
Alexandria, on Friday the s,h of Jolly,
man on small sorreI Ponev, abo,,E
six years old, white made and tail tba
nan called himself Hubbod Sheeborp,
ne LETT the said pooey in the subscrib-
RS stable on Wednesday last. The
owner is requested to come forward,
prove properly, pay charges and take
'e' away, or ! shall proceed as the
aw directs.
DAVID HOUSE.
July l5-3t
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JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT


Sunnlementarv 20 IN act, entitled Gan
&C, to incorporate q company for
making certain turnp'kF rosd>
bw,,hin the District OF Column
ia
b. ~ enacted by fae. sr7dte and house
of Rearesentatsves" Of the Unr,d Stairs
ef8me1iea tn Congress assembled, That
the company for making CERTAIN turn
nike ROADS in the District of Columbia.
established by an actof congress. pas,-
cd on the twentieth day of April. one
thousand eight HUNDRED and ten be aU
shorised aud empowered to open a
road, at their oWn risk and expense
Srem the eastern Branch bridge to
meet aroad to be opened aud made IN
der the authority OF, the state OF Mary.
land, from Edward III Caivert's mill
in Prince Georges county, TO the line.
of the DisErict OF Celunr6is::
Sec, 2. .hnd Be it further enacted
That the said. company may demand
aad receive the same tolls as arc allow
ed for q like distance by the act to
which this is a supplement-, and shall
posse IS and enjoy the same rights and
privileges, and be subject to the same
limitations. pains, and penalties, as are
prescribetf. enjoineds and directed by
the aforesaid act, and an act in addl.
ton thereto, passed Or the twenty ti!'h
day Of April, one thousand eight hun
1 'O ,HzCLAY,
Speaker Of. he House Of Refresen-
sdliUjes.
JOHN GAhLARD,
President ofth Senate pro fea'f'ore'
April Is, 1916
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT
Respecting the late officers and crew
OF the Sloop Of war Wasp
Whereas there is reason TO appre-
bend that the sleep OF war Wasp, an
armed ship of the United Sla'es, and
lately commanded By captain Johnson
BIakely, is lost.
Be Il enacted By he Senate and house
,oFyehyesemtatiOes of.the United States
AZ DIN -Tiea ia Congress- assembled That
there be allowed and paid 10 the repre-
sentatives Of captain Johnson Biak~iy
and each of the officers and c'ew
aforesaid as is hereinafter directed
twelve months wages; and that Their
be paid TO the Aforesaid represents
tiVes, and 10 the survivors OF said Off
GERS and crew, il such there be, th'
sum OF fits thousand dollars to be dis
tributed as prize money for the caPturs
and destruction, BY said sloop Of war,
of the British armed vessels Reindeer
and Avon. -
Sec. Q. ind Be IL further enacted
That the distribution Of SAID wages :
and compensation shall be as follow
viz one third TO the widow and tw"
third pasts to the children ct the de-
ceased, and in case there be no chiii
the whole to the widow ;'shd Ut ihtrs
ne neither widow or child, then TO the
parent or parents and If there be no
Darent, then to the brothers and sEslers ;
aud # there be neiiheT brother or SIS
ter, then such share or shares no
claimed as aforesaid, SHALL be and re-
main psrt Of ibe navy. pension iund :
ara the sums aforesaid shalt be PAD
out Of any monies in TIE treasury HUl
otherwise Appropriated ProOided
Thai "a al cases IL which theTe shat
be on!v one child. the WIDOW shall
haze an equal share wits I've mud
Sc 3 md be R IRyfher enacted.
That we secretary Of the navy be and
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-01
VALUABLE PROPERTY


ENOlt SALE-A Tract of Land on James River
q in the County OF Albemare, above and below
the town OF Warren, supposed contain 5000 acres
More than fosr hundred acres OF this land are prime
low grounds considerable proper ton of which
VIII produce good hemp or tobacco. The hiph land
IS OF excellent quality. The improvements are sui.
hclent Tor the accommodation of a large family :
consisting o. large dwelling house and every ne
cessaiy out house. The barns tobacco houses and
ulreshing machines are upon scale TO enable the
proprietor, to secure and manage to advantage the
largest crops OF every Kind, adapted to the climate
Tbs laad is good order and preservation, there
being none clears in the tract that is not in good
heart and cultivated in its urn. Clover has formed
crop IN rotation for several years past Its sup
posed there IS no land in the state on which PIas
ter OF Paris has greater effect There are two large
merchant mills contiguous to this estate Ii is con-
hdentiy believed by the Subscriber, there is not a
more desirable estate on James River from Rich
mond to the Mountains, when its intrinsic value ts
convenience TO market, its healthf lness are
considered.
On this estate was sown, last FAN, seven hundred
acres oil land IN wheat, and fifty in rye which may
be done year after year. without croppiag the lant,
lmprop rly. In the nei.hborhood ofths land the
Subscrbcr vii! sell three small tracts CONTAINING
500 acres in the county Of Albemare and a tract If
700 acres in the county of Buesi'iz CHAM. nearly
opOsNe 'he centre OF the Warren tract, and within
mile and half Of the River.
44+l called the Green Bottom. in the
County OF Cabeli, GA the OHIO River 90 miles
below Point Pleasant; from 1900 to 1000 A.
cres OF this are bottom, said by all who have
seen II, 10 be equal in fertility to any land in
America. 1t is supposed three hundred and if
y acres OF the bottem cleared aud in cultivation
no land can exceed this in the production of corn
hemp or tobacco. The clearing of this land is less
'aborous than the generality OF the Ohio bottoms
there being but little beach upon it. The price of
transporting produce from the Green Bottom 20
Orleans, IS from rs, to is. per hundred. James
''arneti, Esq. offers Tor sale large tract of land in
the same eishborhOod These tracts would at.
lord COOL settlements for a number of families.
1900 ae es Of land on the Little Bird Greek. in The
county OF GoochIaud three miles from Mrs. Tins
ley's, and six miles from Columbia. About COO
acres OF this tract cleared under good fences, &
IN order for cultivation.
600 acres on Back Creek, in the County of An
gusts.
1000 scresin tie Comfy Of Buckingham adjoining
the lands Of j. Gibson, Medr David Paterson
riee Perkins and others tis tract is distant from
James River from three tn six miles.
The usual credit will be given upon the payments
beng well secured q. s. stock, the stock of the
Virginia or Farmers Bank or the notes OF either oC
those banks will be received in payment The a.
bove tracts vii! be sold entire or divided to suit
purchasers.
w. G. NICHOLAS.
January %. 82-tf
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property o. those citizens, Without hayirg FIRST paid
stipulated price from which circums stance, | An,
Induced TO oeiss,e they never WILL IL will not be
ind, rstood, Sir, that mean TO convey an idea that
no wrongs have taken place. 1 believe, on the con-
trary, that on every like occasion there is more or
less conduct quite uaiusiihahie.
would ask thu. riter, il he should distribute
the goods iro; his stores along the whsrv of those
cities (Which so often arc my boast, aud almost T.
very Americans prile,) whether, sItec the lengt,
OF hours he could cali them in without deprelia-
uOns having been made OF them and ALSO II Tiers
IS not soue virtue IN strong walls bars and bolts
which has tendency keep OF those eitiz ems
lroin descending 10 the level o, those monsters of
Cape May in humaa shape"
How uniiSe u gentleman. then, is the language OF
the New-Nork writer. With the exception OF the
justice done ,othe Collector, he seems disposed, "a
1t were, with one common besom to sweep the
character OF every man Unfortunately away.
was born. Sir, NJ Cape Ma,, and am now b, airing
hard upon hty years, and IN Justice to my friends
there, ms well at Egg Harbour, .nus SAY, ne.
YER before heard them ALL directly termed
thieves, and Indirectly muricrers. shall now, SIR
leave the world TO judge of the Representations ro-
serving to myself the right OF saying that the ret
o, 1t isaiAe unSeHsrouS, uriitst anu untrue. And
am prepar.dt to Strike from the list of gentlemen,
or those whom, hitherto, considered my fiend,.
the man who would detraet from my purest 100
yves, by ungcncgOus.y constituting them into dis.
postum tor rapine and piuntisr. Twill further add
Sn', that ihavc not received one cents worth
from the owners ot the snip cargo. nor do I
nope 10 10 50. Humanity cried aloud for the ut
most stretch of my exortions; aud the moment
the sufferers and myself we're again shore, had
received the most ample compensation for any Ting
done.
Respectfully yours, &c.
NICHOLAS WIIIETS.
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sHOCKING RARRARIrv

Frwa the Dekt1rne Gazefte ocJq,71a,y oo7
w are indebted to CAPT. GEDDES of this place,
ior the Kingston, JalRaca, Chronicle, of Deem
ber 8, from which extract the following altl-
cle:
" we have been particularly requested to pub
lish tie following article
Tie Narrative ofJAcoB Roach, British subject.
:,hd OF w lillian TTAcE, citizen Of lie United
States Of America.
Z" We sailed from Port Royal on the morning of
nc 18th ultimo, the former mate Of and the lat
ter rs passenger III the brigantne Decouyertc NYfn
danes, nlsster, bound from Kingston to ~. Jseo dc
Ni1a When out four days, in lat 10, 81 The Mo
70 C2stie ~ sight, bearing y by r. distance about
ieagnss, at II A. NJ. and nearly calm saw a b.iu
standing 20 the westward, at ssmc ZINE, saw a
schooner our iarboard bow, plying to
wind~md, which supposed TO be the
ti'e Snap Dragon, which had LETT portthe same di.y.
aau Tor the same destination with ourselves At ii
o9A n. by request of the Captain, who was indis-
posed, ordered the Jolly boat to be lowered four
seanea to 20 iato her, Who, with ourselves went on
board the x, which proved u be Tie Susan, from
Portsmouth, y. III. Wa5in'ormcd w her dat tL,.
schooner ~ sight was a Caring Man urjyntcer AZ
-, Is, retained to the DeeOu,erte, from whence
We ssan went board The Susan, to purchase some
refreshments Tor the passengers anA captain who
vefe uiweii. At dis time we observed tic scj,r
sR@eprs Up, II being calm, and heard her fire
s"n We LETT the brig shortly alter, aud pulled fr
uie brSa tne--at the time q light breeze from the
~. ~ Wien within 81 yards from The Susan.
aaj =. poiat blank range 81 grape from The seoon.
or 'ie discharged long brass eighteen pounder.
i@rsd "iil language snd grape Slot into The boat
Nh'ci i1Il Ike asboHcr around and one passed be-
tween ,iu the stern streets. Neinstsntly, oundcd
%. sna pulled FOE the Cathagenan, when We were
haitd, What brig Is that Z" the undersigned, Ja-
500 acl, repiie'i, g he English brig Docouycrtc.
ifoio tinsstWi bound to ST Jago de Cuba."-TLe
pn,a|crs csptdn re0lned, come on beard -
tnc e yciog swell, Che undersigned jacob Roach
lls,t.er wth d,s underagued William Tyack
.rqcl 'ntofhc rain ohsihs, While the boat was
I'll Il I'D Jaclb iiian then got over The gunwalc
.s.tB III .i5 iiai, and sos Instantly attacked by up-
" as Df io.ty m1a, al 81 colours aud nation who
vess previously ranged IN semcircuar form.
srae. si'l sa5fcs, caca-s 3, and pieces Of ropc.
iFHu 'ie o. mnis sheet II sgiug with which tliey
cie Hni e. $3.50 sn Zoe bead aud sH carts OF The
lf i-he .oi a.'s rsees' q p'in, having received
~ ia mancd seusricss. The I'M
~ l-i .l.I. s-t VS. thea seized and drag.