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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-17

Part Of a letter from Gentleman in Jrashington
to his Friend IN Baltimore, dated 4fh .IE5,cb
1916
-" have seen the " Portraits of eminent
Orators"-The writer has we'll characterised the
combatants at the Olympic Games" as he cali,
the supreme IrIbun and Legislature of the
Nation but he has omitted one name, winch
PATRIOTISM and genius ought to honor-T all,,de
to MIR. DEXTER, who, yes erdsy displayed the
grandeur of his mind IN the Supreme Court in a
most remarkable manner. The cause was thu
III which the Virginia court ofAppeals have refil
sed To obey the mandate of the Supreme court Of
the United States, reversing their Judgment in
the case OF Lord Fairfax's heirs, in which the
construction of the treat es with Great Ri.
tain was supposed to be involved and conseouen
thy th.t 1t was case on which this Court had
authority to re examine the decision of the State
courts, and in which you have already seen pub
lished in the newspapers the OPINION of Judge
Roane, of Virginia. Mr. DEXTER was retained
by the claimants hold ng under patent from
Virginia against the title of Lord Fairfax. and
consequently he was to contend that this court
could not enforce ITS authority against the State
court in the present instance
He began by promising, thsi every Advocate is
Citizen, and that, on great constitutional oues-
tons his duty TO his client does not require him
to conceal any opinions he may have formed
That he believed his cause could be safely carr ed
through without ialsibing the true exposition OF
the Constitution. tie believed, that Il was essen.
tial to the national welfare, that Congress should
have the right ofarming the United States courts
with every authority necessary 10 give complete
effect to the Indicative powers given by the Con
stituton. He therefore dssenicd from the court
of Appeals of Virginia, when they denied tina,
the appellate jurisdiction of the National courts
extended TO cases involving the val lily and con.
structOn Of treaties lie held that th,s iurisd,c
ton was exclusively in the Courts of the United
States but the question was, whether Congress,
had provided an adequate means ofexerclsinr It
His opinion was, that policy, and the true re
| MUS and spirit ofthe Constitution required. ina
this class of causes should be re907ed from In,
State Courts into those OF the Union, in the 6rst
instance, or as soon as the question touching ,
treaty arose and not by the offensive mode Of
writ OF error or mandate, directed 10 a Cour
which was as supreme in It's appropriate spber,
| as this court.
should in vain attempt to give a faitbf,
sketch OF IBIS argument, fraught with good sens
ard learning, and impressed WITH the stamp .
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LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

NEw-1 DIRK, April 10.
BY the fast sailing ship Tea Plant, Cant.
Brown, arrived last evening from Liver
pool, whence she sailed ON the 94th Febru-
airy, the Editors of the Mercantile Adver-
tiser have received the papers of that CITY
to the Odd, and London of the Goth, which
furnish no political news of moment. We
have given some extracts below. Mr.. Van.
sittart had brought into the British Parl a
ment his plan for the military peace estab.
lishment. He states that $4,000 seamer
would be wanted for the present year, tho
the general peace establishment would re-
quire but $4,000. For the army he promo
ses to keep up $4,000 for Great-B Britain
and the same number for Ireland for Glib
Taltar and the Mediterranean possession,
$1,000 for British America 10000: fol
East & West-Indies % 000-in all 90. O0r
men. The supplies for the present yeaI
are calculated at % millions, which tbt
Chancellor states will be reduced one third
the next year. He recommends the cont
nuance of the Property and Income Taze,
for the present. The peace he thought wa,
stable, and would continue, but was oppo.
sed to the country's disarming altogether
whilst the continent was still covered wit,
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which had been seized in their houses
Those OF MIR. Bruce are so very numerous,
that 8 or d days more a-e indispensable ia
complete this object. The mass of them
are understood to be from different parts Of
Asia, aud Greece. and from the companions
OF his former travels. 1t is said the French
Government mean to have them translated
lie that as it may, the trial will certainly
not come on, in consequence of this aud
other impediments, until the BEGINNING OF
possibly the middle of March"
Paris, FEB. Id.
The Chamber of Deputies are now occu-
pied with the affairs relative to the Clergy
NJ. Chateaupriand, with his usual ability.
has gwen his opinion. NJ C.. Causel de
Coussergues, NJ. de la Bourdonnaye, and
M. Roger Collard, have also spoken on the
subject, and it appears that the question
will ultimately be carried in the affirmative,
and the rights of the Clergy will not only
be recognized, but permanently establish
ed. The sittings still continue.
NJ Carnot is still at Yarsovia. He arri-
we'd there in the character of a Lyonese
merchant.
General Rapp has taken his oaths of
llldelity to the King on being created a
Count.
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Extract Of a letter 10 the Editors, from Southag,b-
Ton Co. dlfed, .4bTTi 18Th 1916.
"The epidemic Influenza again visited this neigh.
bourhood last winter, and still continues to pre-
vail among us bad colds and coughs were the
preliminary symptoms, and prevailed almost in
every family. When proper care was taken, the
cough wore Oft, but on the taking Of cold from any
cause, or by exposure, particularly after being
heated, or using ardent spirits, the disease made
its formidable attack on the system. Il generaIlv
commenced with chill, pain in the head and
some part OF the breast, the tongue yellow or
white changing to a dark brown as the disease
advanced, the pulse was generally soft and full.
but not very quick or frequent, notwithstanding
there appeared to be great Inflammation about
the breast The morbid excitement sometimes
would BE- translated TO the intestines. producing
every symptom of coica bicf0HU,n or violent cole
in this case strong Cathaftjcs seemed TO ap.
grayaie rather than relieve the obs,ricttJn IN
taci very strong purge appeared TO invite the
inflammation to the bowels, and to persist in the
useot them was to hurry the patient on 20 the dole
ful shades OF dc.th. No part of the system an.
peared to be = apt from the force Of the dis
ease it SOM nes attacked the head. the throat
the breast, the bowels and the Joints.
From February 1914, 20 June 1915, the dis
ease appeared under Various forms and shapes
sometimes Clumsy, Pneumony, Bilious pleurisy
colo, bilious fever, catarrhal fever &c. As n,
| summer approached the disease disappeared. II
November 1915, it began to make its appesranc,
egain in the form of pleursies, few throat cases
'welling Of the joints &c.--In some cases of An,
Ionls,'h eapsular llgament was destroyed BY tn,
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Daily .Adv.
BosroN, April 9,

8, BosroN, April 9.
by the brig Dispatch, from Lisbon, which
arrived yesterday, we received the pa
pers OF that city to the 2Srd of Eebru-
airy.
The Portuguese Princess, Donna Maria
Isabel Francisco, is to be the wife of the
King Of Spain, and the Princess Donna Ma
ria Francisco de Assis, the wife of Prince
Charles of Spain.
A severe shock of an Earthquake was
experienced at Lisbon, the Cd Feb.
Lisbon, Feb. %.
The expedition of 5000 troops for Rio
Janeiro, sailed the 18th.
From Gibraltar papers to March 9th, re-
ceired at Boston.
The matrimonial contracts between the
King of Spain, aud the second daughter of
the P ince Regent of Portugal; and between
the Kings brother Charles aud the above
Lady's sister, were signed at Madrid, Feb.
ruary %.
Bruce, arrested at Paris, as concerned in
Lavalette's escape, has been a celebrated
traveller in Asia. Sir X. Wilson is bro
ther to the new Governor of Lower Cana.
da.
Lavalette has daughter married to Sir
Geo. Prescott, uncle to Mr. Prescott, the
banker, of London.
New quarantine regulations are estab-
lished in England On all vessels from the
Mediterranean, in consequence of the
plague having appeared along the coast OF
the Adriatic.
The Prince of SAKE Cobourg, betrothed
to the daughter and only child Of the Prince
Regent of England, arrived in London on
the 18th of Feb. The London Editors saw
this is match of affection, which affection
commenced at the interviews OF the parties
In 1914.
London, Feb. 7.
A letter received yesterday morning in
town, announces the failure of banking
house at Nampwich, in Cheshire. On Sat
urday considerable house in the city, con-
nected with the continent, stopped pay
ment.
A meeting has recently been held at Ii
verpoOl of the creditors Of Mr.. r. the bank.
er, of that town, whom the pressure of the
times has obliged to stop payment. Trus.
tees have been appointed to his estate
whichappears to have claims upon it to the
amount Of three hundred and fourteen
thousand pOunds-and to satisfy which.
there are assets in hand, doubtful and
otherwise, of no less a sum than three hun
dred and twenty thousand pounds.
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VIRGINIA ELECTIONS

Cd'oh"e,-John n Bernard, Hay BattaiIe.+
Loiasa,-John Fleming Peter NJ. Daniel.
James Csty,-Archer Hankins, Dabney Brown
.'I0ntg0meTy,-James p. Preston Thomas NJ.
Henry
fredeT7ck,-Jared Williams, Col. Joseph Sex.
tom
Prince WTHGm,-J. E. Heath, Redman Foster
LoHd0n,-Charles +. Mercer, - Gregg
Mr.. IL. II. Dickinson will contest the
Election.
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aud tie aforesaid copies to be delivered IN strong
leathe' bndng at the Department Of STATE %
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Sec. g. IND be it further enacted That H..
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on delivery as aforesaid Of five bundled comics az
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same At the rate aforesaid and in h. manner 20,
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sad, To be paid OUT Ufny money ia ,h, treasi,r.,
not otherwise appropriated
~ CLAY,
Speaker Of the H1usc Of Representatives..
JOHN GAILLARD.
President ofhe ScHa.e bro fsg,bgrr.
\ JAMES MADISON.
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MASSACHUSETTS, ELECTION

BaooKs.-DENTEH
Returns from 352 towns Al, Oz5
Net Republican gain 1859.
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. Ne1g members.

SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
Caroline and Han0Uer,-W. w ID ckenson.
Prince UiLiGm s. Fdirfar, Love.
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VIRGINIA ARGUS.
Ne disputes iamais, ef souUenf 1scHfeE.
Richmond, ApriL II, 1916.

Extract Of a letter 10 the Editors, from !SoutiaD,b
ton Co. dIted, .4br7i 18Th 1916.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-17
From London, liverpool, and Paris papers,
receired at the Office Of the Mercantile
advertiser.
London, Feb. Is.

AOHdOH, req. 10.
The Paris papers Of Monday last arrived
this morning. Upwards of 10 tax gather.
ers have been removed in the department
OF the Aude and more than five hundred
and fifty persons employed in the collection
OF the indirect taxes, as well in the central
administration as the departments, have
been recalled for having manifested opin-
ions unfavorable TO Government.
by decree Of the Project of the Depart.
ment OF lille and ViIlaine, confirmed by tbs
Minister of the General Police, General
Mayor, and some other principal inhabi-
tants OF Rcnnes, have been ordered to Quit
that city in % hours, and repair to certain
points assigned for their residence, in vari-
Gus and remote parts of the Kingdom, there
to be kept in a state of surveillance. They
are charged with being abettors and sun.
porters Of the Ex-Breton Confederation
and encouraging the seditious principles
which lately manifested themselves anoup
the Students of the College Of Law in THAI
city.
a private letter Of Feb. 10, says--,s M
decision has yet taken place respecting tI,,
appeal Of the three English captives TO the
Court Royal. They were Yesterday inter.
rogated, aud reported 10 identity the paper.
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without having had any communication with the
shore.
FROM HAYTI.
By the schooner T,ntdmount from Cape Henry
We have received pamphlet and newspapers,
nom which 1T appears that an agent of the ex co
Ionists, or French Government, named Catineau
Laroche, had addressed three letters 10 Christie
phe, from New-Orleans, with apparently the mos
friendly news. They were not regarded in this
light, however, and beng submitted by Ch.isto.
pho to his Legislative body, were received with
much Indignation. 1t is supposed at the Cape,
that the author Of these letters is leagued with
Petion to deliver up Hayti to the French Govern
ment. Nj. Duplesss, the supercargo of the YES
sci from New-Orleans, by which these letters
were sent, has been imprisoned & is charged. with
being also, an ex-colonist of ST. Domingo, & with
having visited that Island as spy The above
letters, which are dated at New-Oreans the
18th and 28th January last, the remarks of the
Count DE L,monde, Secretary ofState to Chris
tophe, upon them, may be seen at our office.
The remarks are drawn up in very eloquent
and mastery style.
BosroS, April g.
We have received from Capt Babson of the
brig Despatch, from Lisbon, Portuguese papers
to Feb. % We find in them the official despatch
of Gen. Morillo, giving an account of his procee
d,ngs against Carthagcna from July IL, to Sept
~. This is the first official account we have seen
OF the expedition. They contain also decree of
his Cath Tic Majesty, published at Madrid, Feb
II, announcing his intended marriage with his
-neice, Donna Maria Isabel FRANCESCA, second
daughter of the Prince Regent of Portugal and
Brazil, and that of his brother Don Carlos with
the third daughter, Donna Maria Francisco de
-qssis.
One of our late French papers contains an ar.
ticle from Berlin, correcting some erroneous
statements that had been made respecting, the
Prince Leopold, of Saxe.Coburgh, the intended
husband of the Princess Charlotte of Wales. The
courier who had been sent to inform him of the
ratification OF the contract of marriage by the
English royal family, had met him at Berlin. He
IS not captain in the Austrian service, rs has
been stated, but Lieut. Gen. in the Russian ar
my. His brother Ferdinand was in the Austrian
army, and has lately married one of the richest
heresses of Hungary. Leopold has received am
excellent education, and is we'll versed in military
science, political economy, and satisfies. He IS
supposed to be the author of several works of
considerable reputation. He is besides remarka.
Die Tor his personal beauty.
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Speaker ofAc House Of Rebrsseu,,,ti,,
JOHN CALI Ar, -

March %, 1St5-APPHoTED, '''' Z
JAMES MADISON.
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lido hereby certify that the above is faithful
translation from the Spanish original which is in
lie hands OF Don Antonio Carlos Amador accor-
ding to my knowledge and belief
J j. liter,
Commissioned Interpreter.
Kingston eth January 1916.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-13
Francis Lightfoot Lee.
Fer immediate Safe,
Fauouier Lands.

YEHIlE subscriber offers for sale tho
h Estate wherein he resides in the
county of FrGuier, about s miles below
the courthouse, on Cedar Run, betweer
the roads leading TO Fredeficssburgh ana
|Occaauan, so miles distant from eithe
place, and 40 to Ale xapdria by the turn
pike, from Buckland The tract is com
|puted at
Three thousand three hundp9.
and seventy Acres,
and is divided into three larms, with
Woodland and Meadows, convenient,
distributed for each. There is a
Valuable Mill Seat,
with stone on the spot for building
The stream is abundant, and waters the
whole tract. presenting an extent of
Four or five hundred Acres Of
Low Grounds
|of first quality.-'The high land is wei
divided into regular fields, some of then
very productive, and is adapted to the
use OF Plaster. Few tracts can possess
greater advantages either for extensive
grazing or grain culture.
he purchaser or purchasers Of the
Hand, can be accommodated with tho
farming utensils, the crops of Corn ant
the sewn Wheat-the stock of Cattle
Horses, Sheep and Hogs; and with the
Negroes on the estate in families, making
about $50, of a very valuable description:
with some tradesmen.
The improvements are comfortable
Dwelling House, with good out Houses
Ice House, Stables, &c. The situation
lis healthy and the water uncommonly
good. Two thirds of the whole purchase
money will be required at the delivery
of the property, the balancein short pay.
ments with interest and secured by 9
deed of trust.
Bernard M. Carter,
Woodstock, Fauquier County.
October Is 2aw
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200 Dollars Reward.

n WILL give a reward ct one hundred
dollars for the arrest and convection
Of the person or persons who robbed my
exchange Office on the night OF the 9th
Instant; also an sslaitionai reward OF
enc hundred dollars for the recovery Of
the property stolea therefroa, consisting
of specie 10 dollars. change. American
and English gold coo dollars, bank notes
about so d,llars, ninety tickets IN the
Medical College Lottery, second class,
aud "a tickets in the Washington Mo-
nument Lottery, third class.
ROMuLUS RIGGS
Georgetown, Dec. IL
P.S, lrany person has knowledge OF
the said robbery. and do not wish their
names mentioned, and wiz give me Prs-
yate information. sothat the persons Can
be arrested, they shall De entitled to the
reward, aud it shall be kept secret.
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For Freight or Charter,

xEx The substantial aud fast sailing
AEb ig Agsnoria. Martin, master
she carries about 1850 barrels and IS new
complete order for any voyage.
ALSO,
xSS The elegant aud very fast sail
zRiug brig Aurilla, Rowland, mas,
ter: she IS nearly new, carries about sDo
barrels and is now ready for the reception
Il. III. Rowland.
Who has fer sale. received per slcoF
Regulator,
Afew bales bleached Russia Sheetlngs
4 few casks reaf S',ermacesI ull, and loe
reams Wrapping Paper.
December IL
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CONGRESS.

IN sENA1'E-Tuesda December 10
The resolution offered BY Mr.. Barbour
to amend the rules of the house, so as t.
authorize the appointment of standing
on foreign relations, on com
merce, on claims, &c. &c. was finally a
greed to.
Mr.. Barbour, having obtained leave
introduced resolution, proposing an a
menament to the constitution OF the U
States, in the following words:
q No law. varying the compensation
for the services Of the Senators and he,
nresentatives shall take effeet1until an e
lection Of Representatives, shall have IN
The Senate adjourned.
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Advertisement.

EN- obedience to al CIDER o. '''V VA. W.
4 ty court OF Fairfsx, ! e viii, CD ". ~
Desday. the 18th day Of Eeoem5r, II
proceed to sell 20 the fighest D'a''s ~,
that parcel or tract Of land no" .T Ta
ed bv. aud in the possession Of J ~ n'' :.
Ogden Of Thomas) Belonging 10 .s,i,
representatives. Of the late Joih ,. nJy
deceased. This tract IS bsEr'tss
contain between SO aud 100 acres, ..r
rably we'll watered, with a good p .,ah
ton IN wood, bounded BY RAVENS .'rr,
and the fanas Of Williams Cash s r..
Zachariah Ward and W. ii. Fool ls.ii,.
and about seven m;les rem AleS ) n,De,
A farther description IS deemed
cessary, as it is presumed any peis a,e.
clinet to purchase would SIC" iil .'J#.,tia
SEES, which will be sliewn on aFIg,ISss
to the tenant homas ngtlen Of !. = add
The terms will be, one thlrd "a n b,
bonds with approved security to- ' Y
lance. nayable in 70 and IS n'M si,ss
The sale to take place on ths XIX =
and will commence at - oun,!igt
which time a,.l place due a'S
viii be given by the ,ss,oSgt.&
~ 49, ecls
November Is
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THIS is to give notice. that the sub
se5i6el. of Alexandria County. in the
aistvsot IF Colum5ia, has obtained from
tie 0rphans' Court Of said county. letters
81 administration on the personal estate
OF Abel Willis, late of the county afore-
said leeeaSed: Allpersons having claims
against the SAID decedent, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof, passed by the Orphans
Court, on or before the 18th day Of June
next. or they NAV by law be excluded
iron, all benefit to said estate, s. those
indebted thereto ale required to make
immediate pa .nent TO the subscriber.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
December, 1916.
Anthony Rhodes,
Administrator OF Abel Willis
December IL cow 81
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.4,e.randria. .Nov. %, 1916

s4!e.rGndrid. JNOv. %, 1910.
THE annual meeting Of the Stockhold
ers in the Little River Turnpike Compa
nv, viii be on the second Monday in ia
nuary lsl7, at John M'Laushlin's hotel
i'm the town Of Alexandria: at which
time an election will be held for Presi
dent, four directors and a Treasurer.
full statement of the accounts will be laid
before the Company. On the following
day a superintendent of the road, aud
collectors of tolls at the ga es, vii be ap,
pointed,
JONAH THOMPSON, T'r.
L. r. r. c.
November % 4eot2dMJan
The Editor OF the Winchester Gazette
will please to insert the above until the
second Monday in January next, u for.
ward his account to this Office.
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.sULLY FOR SALE.

|YWSHFS estate. situated in the county
of Fairfax. twenty-five miles iron
Alexandria and the same distance mon
||fieorsetown, contains about seven hun
AIRED and fifty acres. Little River Turn
pike passes through it bali u mile iron
the dwelling house. The situation J
handsome, and Remarkably healthy; thu
water is good and abundant. The sol
(which was originally excellent, has To-
some wears past had the advantage OF I'm
nroying husbandry, Plaster of Paris act
Ing with powerful and immediate eifec'
on all grasses and grains. The held'
present a good surface for cultivation
and those, now untitled, are covered wit
red clover. The orchards are very large
and thrifty the collection OF table tfuI'
is choice and various. The mansion
SPACIOUS and well constructed; the on
houses are all conveniently situated
those for farming purposes are expensive
and excellent in their kind.
For a gentleman OF leisure this would
be adelishtiul residence; aud . Jrollta
Bile estate to IN active farmer. The titlt
is indisputable, and perfectly snineum
bered.
A number of well taught orderly young
men, with good stocks and farming uten
sils of all kinds. and the crops OF the pre-
sent year il desired, will be at the com
mand Of the purchaser.
Application may be made to the sub.
scriber, living on the premises, next the
post office at Pleasant Valley, in Fair,
fax.
Francis Lightfeot Lee.
For immediate Safe.
Two hundred SHEEP, one fourth full
bred, the rest mixed Merinos, all in per-
feet health and fine order.
October s 2a~tf
NJ The Editors of the National lie
teIligencer are requested to insert the a
bove twice a week till forbid, aud send
their account to this office.