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Lindsay and Till
OFFER FOR sale,
1900 bushels best coarse salt suitable
for the fisheries
1880 ditto ground alum ditto
500 ditto Liverpool fine
40 boxes lemons, first quality
90 bags almonds. soft shelled
so hhas. \ Orleans sugar
Is ditto Muscoyado ditto
lao gallons olives and capcrs
1000 lbs. cofoe
ALSO,
A constant supply of the best family
Flour.
March IL
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QUEGIY's

Burr MIL Stone yHanF5a ctoru.
y a ME Subscriber has received s,,
a supply Of BURR BLOCKS, dir.i
from France ; and has commenced mas
Ing Burr .NiN Stones, at his shop, urs
end of King street, near tie store Of N,
James Anderson, where he can, On
short notice. furnish Stooes of any siz,
warranted equal to any in the Unite
States, and on the most reasonable term,
MichaeI Qpigly.
april 6 If
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The following story hsF e. 'r'''''"; =
from the Beauties Of i'''i"rH %
French, By /. {. NorIet' II :"
thiak i. viii Contribute 70 the aap'r
ment Of our readers; l,'s al w" 81
vice. - -,
A very Iich lord hal by his VIII eva
all his estate TO a comFeNt OF f'"S,!!
tine Monks. lie lad expressly s''",
in the viii, that they should eve ~ S. T.
children "aIatsocver ricascd 'ae" Ia'
,!onks.) When he aas dead, the S ~,
vent seized upon all Dis estate;
moor children 81 the deceased, ad".''+
themselves to the Duke d'0~,oHt' "C't
of Naples, and bcScught h.m TO 'O% +
the monks to grant them Something
duke, touched by thei. misfortune y
monsd the Beacdictines bi"rc hlm,S "
demanded ct them, how mEC"
you'd give to those ciadren
GOOD Father answered :" cIsH' ta
Sand livres." "AHd how mEla
the proBe, ty vortn .nrth you le'''' d.
replied the duke lie Eened c'i"t,
swered tnat " it ui.bt o. w'i" ;, e.
!GO zoe trancs.'' " hiy F2'GeIa'
the Duke. ;, it is necessary to i",i"" ,4
intention Of the 'cStatcr, Mii''" 'o'
wording OF tie viii, lsa's to I, Dy,
his children shall have, ',|'
pleas, you," and coa,cfacHti' i, T. ,c n
cessary for you 20 give 'hem IRE 10 -
francs, for | see tina 'Ie.y sea-
very much" HE MOSS "inheu IN III.
ply, but the duke, ult cut he"''"s 8
caused lis Judgment to be rA'''
lie spot,
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The Life Of Patrick Henry.
PROPOSAL
By James Webster, OF Philadelphia,
publishing By Subscription,
THE LIFE Of
The late Patrick Henfy,

Ihe ta'e a'i'N A'o"'
Containing May of his Speeches. DC
Enbellished with a Likeness by WI
lVirl. ESQ. of Ricbwopd, lFa,)
~, .act from tbe Pit tolio for Angus
1915.
:. Jt;s not without sentiment Of ST
- rra, ;ticatiu, i1at ,ee witness, IN t..
e eI,,n;no nrooosal. arrangements makirt
NV = competent hard. to do justice to IL,
character of one OF the most worthy ali
Of our countrymeD AS &
.tsteSman. 2 CIVILIAN. an oralor and a %
triot, Patrick iieHy wa entnled to stahe
in the foremost rank: Nor 90 his o'eri,.
claim an inferio, station as a ilin, an r..
nest, and an honorable man. he wa
one of those worthless on whose pha'i
suspicion could never tx a STAN.
:. If IA ure did mu1h Tor Mr. lienFY
character while living, accident has 90
been waiting IN its tavor% to MS poslnn
nous fame for to t3 have l"an4 saS,, "a D
'sia "'e' a. ~ o ',,' ~, naji orsI;fe'
: 80 ar,, 49,. a rF,,t;nn !, moi the lea,
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To the Public

.ap W. HEREAo sundry i'll dispoS.
w ed persons have circulated
certain false & malicious reports agalns'
me the subscriber, Importing that some
time in the summer OF 1915, | bought
certain lot. Of Window Frames OF Mrs
I'll "a, Wilson, tor the small sum OF tweH,
fy or thirty dollars. and used the same
for a house that I was building for ihos.
I.awrasoB, aud that charged the sa'd
Thomas Lawrason from two TO three
hundred dollars for the SAME it has
been further stated that | had made I'M
uroDer use of materials furnished by the
said Lawrason therefore | wish to state
TO the public that all The above named
reports are false, and the reporters there
of ave trying to rob me OF what they
think entaiied on Themselves aiOnes thai
- good name. therefore challenge
any man TO come forward and make II
appear that | have charged Mr.. Lawra.
son to the am0unt OF twenty eight doi:
lars for the above named wiAdow frames,
or that have used his materials III az
iimproper manner. Therefore, if any
person shall hereafter make use OF my
name in an improper way respecting the
above reports, shall put the law in lorce
against him.
The man that robs me of my money
robs NE Of trash but the man that taketk
way my character, takes my all.
Charles Norris
December % 3t*
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Union Bank,

ALEXANDRIA, 26tn Dec 1916.
nNor after the FIRST of JanuaN next
z b Stockholders in This in-t,tutlen VINE
ave paid up the seyera instalments cali
ID tor. NAY receive from the profits o
me last six months, dividend OF 'nu'
1er cent on the money paid III BY then
respectively. BY order,
G. II. Chapman, Cash'r.
December % d4w
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PuDllc Sale.

viii be added to the Sale at the late
dwellins of Jacob FortneY, deceased
On Thursday the Cd January
EvWO Negro Men, (Biacksmiths)-'
! colorea Woman with her Child, ana
a Girl about "a years of age--a sliVei
Watch, and ore Share OF Little hyeI
Turnpike Road Stock.
Ey the administrators.
December GS dts
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December "a
Public Sale.

NwTILL be sold, at public auction. o.
wv Tuesday the 9TH day OF January
next, being the second day Of Prime
William Court at the late resi- ence %
Alexander Henderson, OF Dumfries: a.
the personal property at the mansi6,
hoase. Ills useless to enumerate it pa
ticularly, but amongst many other art
cles are such as follow:
A large quantity ofbsd,ling of superio
quality: piano: an elegant violin .
new fashionable carriage With plate
harness and pair Of horses mile.
COWS: 40 or so hams of prime old bacon
valuable carpeting: tea ware aad sass
ware, etc. etc.
On this property credit of Q mentbN
will be given, the purchaser giving bong
and security, hearing interest from the
date if not paid puhctually.
Five slaves are for sale VIZ. a FIRST
rate female cook, likely we'll tutore,I
Girl al IA, young man of good eharac-
ter rough blacksmith, and two valuable
farming negro men, one about 25. the
other about IS years old. The one about
IS, to be sold as near Faaquier court
house as may be, to be near his wife, and
the other for like reason near Lees.
burg Inman Horncr, Esq, will sell the
youngest. These people may be seen at
Damfries till the dsv of sale, and on that
dar, but will not be publicly exposed :
the executor does not deal with foreign
purchaser, or their agents-they need
not call, and are asked not to do SO.
Cash will be aske5,f9r the servants.
The dwelling house itself with its APP
purteuances will be sold on very mode
rate and accommodating TERMS The
house is spacious and convenient; the
out houses are good. and the garden pre-
pared With. great labor and taste, 50 as
to be at once remarkably productiveand
handsome. The society of the village is
very agreeable anu a bargain may be had
IN this property.
X II. HENDERSON,,
acting executor of Alex. Henderson
deceased.
Leeshlrg, l.. c. Dec. 17-l9 dta
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New Medical w ork.
P2DPOS.lL

PR0POS.3L
By James Webster, al No. 10, Ssuth
Eighth street, Philadelphia, Tor pub,
fishing by iption,
Elements of ,heraI' atics and
Materla Medlca,
By n. CHAPMAN, NJ. D. Professor
The Institutes aah Practice OF Ned'%i'e
and Clinical Practioe IN the University
Of Pennsylvania.
CONDITIONS.
|. The work will 5e printed on a tlne
Daper. in two octave volumes, each Of
. hicb will contain from 4 to 500 page.
Q II will be delivered to subscribers IN
aeat binding, at dollars copy.
8. The price to subscribers, vii
be six dollars.
The work will be ready for deliver
early next summer
a. Subscriptions will be received
BY
James Kennedy & Son
Booksellers, King street.
December 81 cog"
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From the CONNECTICUT re,,.
short Chapters Of In A.
ments on the subject 0 i,s,I !, 5dvi
by one Of the rs,,, ''S'
CHAPTER XVI
Dreaming with the ewes +,

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49, s upo" 'he la~mG,,
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c III .i nc Can ,astapacc,
nas'a. and w. ~ as wei Is OFF,
i~ ,a'. a,i alt E tna we as Ell v.y
re "' ''L ''He ~ 'e oroag4tpp@LE;;
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IN 49, az YOU go hin arisss
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t t.'e 1l l's 'o' 1 iof 1t ',lII be II. |
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,bont A1frad ,co,o topI. ! soon lobrse
i f. van be : y ,,a ,o'' = rut leiH aS
sa I .a',,,,..I'ot %',.t'''a' boy is n,
sS oo hn ""' an ,Ie'p "a" mig tcanrd,v
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"s'S"';' nu:.v'he'1 ,"h Joo,,Sap IN.
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800 80, 10 10 i 80 ~ s"'s o.Isr s>tnil
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,n.LJ ~" . 80 " ''o%e III lie
tba b.a+ '',,. 80 co. >O"'P""t liz god
h h .l' o 80 So 40 "''e' 'S '1'S and " l.
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fesE;na - k;,,;nnA ,''y ""'althe
II "'',a. - 'o"'s,
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Wy WY auPS 80 re! 'ieG Ire Nu''a,t
e'iI Gnu ia'"'.y ior haH private.
eiuorscu ~. us son pteUy hIaVlil a. III
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go Dollars ltt ward.

nAN AWAY from the subscriber
& D living near Salem. Fauquier coun
q. Virginia. on the 10th inst. EpHRtlA
and PDLl.Y. who am satisfied are en-
Leavnring to escape to Pennsy lVan'a -
Ephraim is stoat likely fellow, 80 year
OF age. about 5 feet 10 or II inches high
dark complexion but not black, long face
high nose, prominent under lip 4 has on'
or two scars on his right leg, cut With
scythe in cradling- He is good way
.oner. ploughman and coarse shoemaker
chews tobacco and is very fond of spirit;
his clothes are not recoIlected. ezcep
a striped country cloth coat and neH
great coat of dark drab country cloth 40
lined, with large cape and the colIa
lined with blue rabbits fur.
Polly is very handsome bright mulat
to, about l8 years Old, a full oval lace
and fine set of teeth. She Is very lone
of dress and kecrs her hair always neat
" combed-Polly is an excellent weaver
spinner and washer. She took with her
a strined country cloth coat ant jacket
a white cambric dress and yellow strip
ed and lowered calico, with q bonnet o
the same. The aboyereward will be gisel
if taken out OF the state and secured ST
that | Get them, or one hundred dollars
if taken on this side of the Potomac.
G. PEYTON.
Fauauier County, Va.
Dec. 1874 eO3m
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w harf and Ware Houses.

The subscriber offers for sale one hal
the Wharf and Ware Houses at present
occupied bv Adams, Herbert g co..
ii not sold at private sale by the first OF
January next, 1t will on that day be Of
fered at public auction, at eleven O'clock.
Terms made known at, the place of sale.
Also, number of valuable building
Lots, on Prince, Payne Il Pitt streets.
u. Saunders.
December 25 IS
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Globes and Maps.

Just received tor sale by the subscribers,
A pair of large and elegant Globes OF
the latest edition, 81 inches in diameter,
Also,
) Madison's Map of Virginia,
pradley's Map of the United States,
Maps of the United States aud West
Indies,
I.ucas's elegant quarto Atlas, colored
and plain,
pipkerton's large and beautiful Ditto.
eight nuo bers published
James Kennedy Il Son.
Dec IL colt
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Notice.

The Stockholders of the Washington
md Alexandra Turnpike Company WIZ
meet al SIR. M'Laughlin's Hotel, in the
own of Alexandria, OH the first Monda,y
n,next month for the purpose of electln
i've directors, a clerk, aud a treasurer
70 serve the ensuing year.
BENZ. C. ASHTON,
Clerk
Dec e. 20
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kIchmondCoal

For sale on beard the schooner 'fhree
Sisters, VIM. Birchhead, master, eagg'
# nice coarse coal, For terms, apply &c
ne master OF beard, living at jaime,
chart, or to Messrs. Cock i Clare.
Dec. %
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Public Sale.

Pursuant to an order Of the 0rphanss
Court of Alexandria county, will be solo
ep Thursday the second day OF JanaaT
next, at the late dwelling of Jacob Fort
ney. deceased, on Royal street. all II,
Perishable Estate of the decedeat, con
sistiug of Household and Kitchen Furnl
ture, a good Saddle Horse. Mich Gov
and number of Blacksmiths Tools.
Henry B. leagan &
Isaac Robbins,
Administrators.
December "a dts
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Wanted to Hire,
December 81

A Female Servant, who IL accustomed
to Cues aud wait on small family. Ii
well recommended, liberal wages viii be
gwen.
Apply to the Printer.
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T.4aNE4S GU,

SO barrels Tanners Oil received per
orig Eoonsmy and for sale by
Dunbar and Townsend.
Dec % st
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For Bostan and New6urypoyt,
~ The COED Schooner Susan. joseph
Sex Parsons. master. For freight OF
300 barrels apply to
John 6. Laid J Co.
Dec SO
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New England Bum Molasses,
Sugar & Tea,

JOHN G.. LADD & co.
)fer Cor sale the Cargo Of Brig Economy
frem Boston. viz.
ga hhds n. =. ruin
IS bbls n, T., do
9 bids molasscs
81 bbls Masc0va,io sugars
IS tons Rassia aud Swedes iron as
sorted and square
IA bbls tanners OIL
90 tons plastic Paris
| hid coffee
bingham boxes, tubs, covers: &c.
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No very long while ago, Mir an
American clergyman, as distinguished
for pious zeal as for eminent parts, was
passing river in a-ierry boat, along With
company of some distinction among
which was a military officer who repeated
ly made use of profane language. Mr..
-continued silent till they had
landed, when asking han aside, he eN-
postulated with him in such moving
manner that the ofiicer expressed bis
thanks, and his deep sorrow for the OF
fence. but added withal, {" Sir # sou had
reproved me before the company, | should
have drawn my sword upon you"
There are somewho glory in 1t, that sy
their plain dealing they wound the pride
OF those they deal with. Perad'enturc
with greater pride they do it. Often we
are so little aware of the obliquities OF our
own hearts, that we may be feeding anG
|uourishins pride withia ourselves whli''
we are zcalYusIy aiming our blows at 'h'
pride of others. Our love OF chidln,,
our coarse bluntness, which we fonoil
erm an honest plain heartedneSs, or
rarmth o!zeal, may possibly spring ffen
other motives than those OF pure chrlsfiai
|oenevoleHce.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Tuesday, Nopem6er IL.
The Speaker appointed the following
iStanding- Comnjttecs, TO consider the vari.
Gus matters which may be referred to
them, and present their opinions thereup-
on to the House
Il Committee for Courts Of Justice. .Messrs.
Tazewell Mercer (Of SpOttsyIvania) Giles
Smythe (Of Wythe,) Hay, Mercer (of Loudoun,
Doldridge. Estill, Mallory, Lane, Blackburn,
Banks Archer, Tucker, Maury, Scott, Austin
Heath Got Prince William, , Anthony, Taylor (of
ChesterfieId,) Mathews, johnson lof Giles,)
Wilson of MonOngalia,) Preston, Upshur, Dade,
James Thompson, Robertson, Bryce, Marshall,
Thweatt, Booker, Chamberiaync, Fleming,
(of AmheTst) Crawford, Bower and Grymes.
Brown (OfJames City.) Atkinson, Sexton, Penn
n Committee Of Pririieges and Esections..
Messrs. Giles, WOoding, Mallory, Wyatt, Yam
cey (Of Buckingham COston, Turner, Wilson
(of Northampton, y Harrison of Prince George
Faulcen, Taliaferro, Graves, Clarke (of Hall
fax Battaile, Jackson, Newsum, Morgan,
Peake, Penn (of Patrick,) Allen (of Henry,)
Daniel, Taylor (of LuDenburg,) Pollard, Cary
(of Fluyanna,) Lindsay, Rees u. Thompson,
chacl, Armistead, Fishback, Alexander, Yancey
(of Alternately Tate, Hardaway, Allen (of
Madison, Goodall, Lataue, BOrland, Clarke(of
Powhatan,) McHenry, Thornton, McCarty,
BscOe, Clendcnnin, Lawrence and ArmiStead
(Charles-City.)
A Committee of Propositions aad Grierances..
Messrs. Baker (of Cumherland,) Smythe (0f
Wythe,) Austin, James Thompson, Berk shire,
Daley, gulkerson, Curd, Wise, Richardson,
Garrett. Bernard, Edie, Martin, Gregg, Brad
ley, Rose, Stokcley, Porteriield, Irwin, Stuart,
BRYAN, " ilson (ofCumberland,) Christian, Bow
crs, Thompson (of Fairlax,) Galloway, Payne,
StarNe lot HanoverJ Dcmoviile, Hankins
Siarke (of Greensville,) Shield, Goodal!, Brax-
ton, Hughes, Pincham, Cook (of Norfolk Fos-
ter. Belfeld, HnngcffOrd, Bnkcy, Curtin, Ca
ry(of Warwick, ) Watts. Judkins, Rinker, Full
len, Caldwell (Of Ohio blackwell, McCoy,Tar
~, Crabtree, Maricney, Fugate, Given, Wilson
OF Botetouft) Joplin, Smith toF Cabell,) King
I'LL ,of Brunswick Rydes Drviumoud, Snrag
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TIE REPLY.
Washington, lIGy 20ia,


SRI duly received your letter OF
March 4th, enclosing IL Resolution of Fe-
bruary 22d, by the General Assembly of
Virginia, and urging the importance of
providing for the protection OF the Chesa-
peake Bay, which is the object of that re-
solution.
Concurring fully in the views you have
presented of the extended interests which
are connected with the waters ofthe Bay,
and of the use that can be made of them
by an enemy powerful in lis marine, as
evinced during the late, as well during the
revolutionary war, it will benecessary on
Nv TO state the arrangements existing, and
contemplated with view to the security
of that exposed and important portion of
our country.
In addition 10 the present works at Bal
timore, Annapolis, Warburton, and Nor
folk, ii is proposed to fortifv strongly Old
Point Comfort, so as to afford protection
10 vessels coming in and going out of the
Bay.
The engagements or Improvements TO
be made in these works, and the further
number will depend on professional eXa-
limitations, and on the means which may
be appropriated.
In the waters of the Bay, there are at
this time two armed sehooners, two gun
boats, and eight or ten barges only. The
proportion ofthe public naval force TO be
allotted for its defence, must OF course,
be governed by occasions and crcun-
stances, and by the extent of the peace
establishment. But it is contemplated,
that one Or two steam-trigates, on the
plan of that at Newly ork, shall be sta
toned III the Chesapeake, as soon as they
can be builtw the confidence and i'm
provements which may be derived from
further experiments OF that already built.
And it isdecided that a general survey
of the Bay and IFS waters, with view TO
more effectual defence and security, shall
he made under the immediate direction of
the Navy Board, and with the aid OF ca
pable Engineer.
They will particularly examine into the
practicability of works which may com
mand the entrance into the Bay, the eX-
pediency ofworks at the Tangier Islands,
which viii deprive an enemy of the use
heretofore made of that position, and Will
examine and compare the several places
which may claim attention iii selecting the
station best adapted for naval equipment,
and, at the same time, most capable of
self-defence, * ofrepelling or confronting
ahostile maritime force.
The Commissioners of the Board, ac-
companied by Captain Sinclair, and by
Colonel Bumford, will commence immes
diately this important service. And as
no immediate danger is threatened to our
peace by a maritime power, il is thought
better TO devote whatever time may be
necessary for an efiectual and satisfacto-
ry result, than to incur the risk of errors,
which might involve unnecessary expense,
ora failure of the essential object.
Accept, sir, assurances of my esteem &
best respects,
JAMES MADISON.
GorernOr Nicholas.
(CoPY)
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80, S3te war. and thelcrnei desoiation OF
tue 'J horas Of the BAY aud the rivers emp
Inc s INTO il. has forced this subiectupon
H.. ~ attention of the people OF TINS state, III
KY irresistible manner. For the people OF
az | earnestly request that such
>nasures may be taken during peace as
Iii exempt us from renewal ct the ca
,~sn,;ties and losses sustained during the
,ata war. 1t is certainly most desirable
III the entrance into the Bay by hostile
Inns should be prevented, practicable.
Whether that can be done or not, can
only be decided by engineers and naval
men. =, I..oJ ;,,,oss;,,lo
nermit me TO suggest, that ihe position
tn,yest down the Bay that affords good
b.rbor, and admits ofeasy access from the
i''', from the rivers, and the upper parts
af,he Raw, and is capable, with proper
,xnrLs( of being defended, with the aid OF
wei, naval force and floating batteries as
oould he combined, would give great Sc
o,,r;Iv to commerce and III great measure
,,revent the renewal of the predatory war,
rom which we have lately suffered. In
,be discharge of the duty assigned to me,
! should ill-represent the feelings of the
General Assembly, If did not give YOU
tne strongest assurance tiiat TINS appilca-
ron does not proceed from any doubt of
your disposition TO provide for the de
fence of every part of the United States.
Forty years devotion TO the public SER
vice, has inspired the utmost confidence
in your talents and patriotism. But 1t Is
understood that YOUR eXertions IN this
way are limited by thcneansat your dis
nosal. and il is hoped, that your recon-
mendation will induce the Congress OF the
III States. TO put at your command ade-
ouate funds TO enable YOU TO provide for
the effectual defence of the Chesapeake,
and every other part of America, that is
vulnerable and exposed.
have the honor to be, with the great
est respect, sir, your humble servant,
VIC. NICHOLAS.
TIE President otthe United States.