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. Whiskey, Rum, &c.

Whiskey, Rum, &c.
HHaNDEVILLE Il bARMOUR, in
. addition to their extensive stock
have received
90 hhds PENNSYLVANIA rye whiskey
81 bb,s northern rum siF
= 7 hhds refined sugars
90 bag. Bourbon cOaee ioE family
90 do India do use
100 boxes fresh Musca,el raisins
Stons patent shot = s'
10 casks cheese
40 boxes rose and Windsor soap
1pipe old fine favored ccgniac
brandy. Spnt "
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Fdacy Goods.

n-y- Country merchants and others
will end tito their Interest to call AM
seesIc Goods. ,,ro,. =,
March 4 - .
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ENGLIsH AND GERMAN
ALMANACS, for 1918,

ENGLISH AND SEcMhN
q ALMANACS, for 1918,
Just published and for sale BY the gross,
dozen or single one,
BY JOHN A. STEWART,
Who has on hand,
a large stock of writing and letter paper,
pastebcards, states, blank books, quilts,
scaling wax, waters, playing cards, and
paper for rooms.
Family and common bibles and tesla
ments, PRAYER books, psalm and hymn
books, with many other established reli-
giovs works Of merit. A general assort-
ment OF ~ .
"1 School Books,
Among which are, the Greek and Latin
Classics, Dilworth's. Webster's, MAYORS,
comley's, Murray's. Columbian anil Phi
ladeIp6ia spelling boeks, Murray, Web
ster's, Ashes and Comley's grammars,
Murray's Primer, Introduction, Reader,
Exercises and Key, Am. Class Book.
Rlair's Reading Exercises. New Intro
duction to Reading, New York Reader,
M. I, 9 and 5, scu rs Lessons, En-
fields Speaker. Goldsnitl's England,
Rome and Greece, Nebs'er's Selection,
American Speaker. Dalsley's and .Crox
alj,s Fabies, Blsir's Grammar of hemis,
try. ON,al's and Willel's Geography
Di,worth's. Tn;or's, Je.se's & Jau''"n'.
Ari,hmetic, Jahnson's, Sheridan's, and
Walker. Dictionary, Ala aud Maps
&c etc. together i'm large stock o.
Law. History and Miscellany.
Wholesale purchasers allowed a hbe'
| raj discount. August q 3
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Ladies Silk & Morocco Shoes

Ladies Silk q Morocco Shoes
&c &c.
EUST received, from Genoa, few
- boxes of ladies' elegant silk & Mo-
rocco Shoes, mems Boots, Bootees and
Sh .cs-.4iso, Mantle Ornaments.
And by the schooner Gen. Washington,
from Norfolk, r
Il hhds Prime M0I.ASSES.
For sale by
NEWTON KEENE.
august Go
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ICE.

joaca> ymen Stone 'iasonS
Wanied at Fort Was .ington
A NUMBER Of Journeyman Stone
"A Masons will meet with constant
employment at Two Dollars and Twen
ty-!ive Cents per day, at Fort Washing
ton, on the Potomac, near Alexandria.
August OF II
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IN COUNCIL. Jan. 4.

The act making further appropria
lions for finishing tho new mark ct house
was read the second time, and the
blanks being filed up, i. vas read d
third time and passed.
Ordered, That she tax Of one dollar
charged 10 Mrs. Wa:erS be RENTED.
OrdeTea, That that the personal tex
es of Gadadus Hill, fer the i'rescn.
year be remitied, aud the collection ii
the tax on his ren! property be susFspd
ed.
Ordered, That the superintendent D:
police be aod is hereby directed TO for
nlsh this council at their next mee,in+
with the original contracts made hy
him for all materials furnished
AID work done TO The new marke
house, together with an exact acceuu,
Of the actual expenditures MADE in pur-
suance OF an act for the improvement
Of the market square, etc
Mr. Deneale reported an act to pre-
vent frauds in the sal6 of -four by pro.
hibiting the sale of barrels in which
-four has been packed, unless the mil.
lers and inspectors brands are FIRST eras
ed; which was read frs, lime and
laid on the table.
Extract fren, the .minuteS,
Test, I,P. THOMPSON, C. c..
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To CoanEsponDEsrs.

We acknowledge tho receipt Of a
late letter from "hmor patria," which,
with his other essays, remains on hand
His appeal for hearing, through the
medium of the Herald, will be granted
whenever 1t shall appear proper or ns-
cessary TO do SO.
we have also received letter, con-
tanning suictures on the Leesbprg press
and its editor, purporting to be wri,teD
by federalist il SC, we must have his
real name Ii the prominent federal
lists" disapprcre oil their printer, lie,
them get saother. Another objection
Our correspondents political charac
ter might be doubled, unless we couic
vouch for 1t. II he la, seen the errsr
of his ways, let him come cut from
mong the wicked. 81
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SHIP ,ksN NEWS.
PoRT 0 FNAG ALExANDRrA.
From the Er. Coffee House Books.
ARRIVED,

ARRIVED,
Schr Mary, Dagget,, II days from
fhomastoa, with lime, to john G. Laid
K Co.
Schr Unicn, Peters, from Smithfield,
with tar, to the master.
Schr Nancy, Bayhe, lrovn Smithfield,
with cider, plank, &c TO the master.
Schr Philadelphia. Hand, fr George
town and Washington.
Schr Victory, Gorhaun, IS days from
Boston, with sugar, tea sab, dry goods,
nails, &c. to Duntar, & Townsend and
Lawrason & FowIe.
British brig Sir George Beckworlh,
Rinson, 81 days from Barbadoes, in bal
last, to James Patton.
Sloop Regulator, Chadwick, fr Balti'
more, with .whiskey, sugar, dry goods,
&c. to J. 6. J. Douglass, jacob Hoffman,
Mclean & Weston. Bryan Hampson &
Co. and MandeviIle & Larmour. Pass
ed in Nam emoy reach, an hermaphro.
dite brig AID two schooners, bound up.
CLEARED,
Schr Betsey & Mary, Taylor, Fred
ericksburg.
SchI Dolphin. Reynolds, Richmond
Schr Dover, Beatty, Portsmouth, MI
The British sehr Fame, Tyne5,was to
sail for this port in or 4 days after the
departure OF the Sir Geo. Beckworth
Schooner Lady Washington, Brow,
hence, arrived OF Boston, 25th Dec.
IA days passage.
SChr Lydia, Brown, hence, arrived at
Boston st inst. 3 days.
Brig Cathsrine, Crawford, hence, ar
rived at Holmes Hole 18th ult.
Schr New Packet, Brewster hence,
arrived at Boston ist inst.
Brig George Washington, Gorton, at
Providence, CLEARED for this port 3lot
ult
Captain Little, of the brig Jas. Mon
roe, arrived here from Bordeaux, re.
ports the following vessels LETT at that
place, viz.
Suip General Jackson, Humphreys OF
and from NYork, bound 20 HaVanna (;
ship Warrington, Smith, Richmond, ~
Norfolk bound u Savannahi scbr Re-
gulator, Quinn, MarbleheaG from Co
ruDns, destination uncertain ship Re
beeca, Turner, Of and ir NYOrk, bound
to N0rleans brig William & Henry,
Almy, Of and fr NYork, bound to West
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p,;ed an apecdotc OF GenstaI Washing.

piled an anccdotc OF GenstaI Washing
ion, which he had received from :
Of the Convention that tor,ne 4
.be Constitution. pf the Unitcd states
The power. to be given the new Con
sress, relative to.a' etandipg army, was
% the tapis. a member made mo
ton that Congress should be restric,ea
&c standing army not exceeding FIVE
fhousand az any one time Gen Wash
'ng,on, who, being Chairman. could no,
offer a motion, whispered TO member
from Maryland,,sto amend the motion
by providing that, no foreign enemy
should invade the United States, at any
one time, with more. than three fheuseno
ner. Virginia Pusrtos.
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Indies ship Minerva, Williams, NYo, k,
rom Buenos Ayres, bound 10 NY,rk {;
esig Amazon, Phillips, Philsd. fr Bue
nos Ayres, Bound to NOtlsans sch,
Leopard, Rantinf .fterandrid, fl Baltf;
more, bocnd to Baltimore ship Cora.
Dillingham;, NYcrk, FIR NOrleahs, bound
to NOrlcans.
Capt Little recommends the folloA-
ing 10 the notice OF owners and masters
oil vessels, viz. "Alf vessels trading to
the port Of Bordeaux, should be PROV
ded with a duplicate manifest Of the
goods, SIC. on board, (ready made) 10 be
inspected and signed by the FIRST Gus
tom house officer that visits the vessel,
alter they get ito the river. liz is an
old regulation, lately confirmed, ard
no" operation, unter tile penalty of t.
heavy fine."
The following has been ofIiciall,
communicated Tor publication in this
gazette
Merchants sre informed, tia, all To-
reign vessels, loaded wit, -four, will
DC received in the ports OF Bassaterre
and Point 'Peirc, aud Guadaioupe, liz
the FIRST OF FebI uary next-.fif.r. Gag
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ALEXANDRIA HERALD.
.~EDSksDAJ MORNING 9aNUARf Ga,
--A-----+---,-.------- lat----s-+r-----
. q Union Bank Of Alexandria.
INJECTION OF JANUARY.
Directors for the ensuing year.
John Janney ISAAC Gibson
George Taylor sThes II Rowland
Joseph Smith Andrew Seholficld
David Ross WIN. H. Fitzhugh,
John b, Patton ef Fairfar county
VIM Herbert, Jun. Samuel Murray, Of
Thomas Janney Lees6urg
, Jacob Morgan William Toilette, Of
Dwight Mctcalf Frederick county
George S. Hough William Dansen, Of
sJames Harper Winehester.
s.NeSv members.
Farmers. Bank of Alexandria.
$3.50 ELECTION 9th SANITARY.
" Directors for the ensuing year.
II NJ Scott 49, w. {. Seldom
Thomas Irwin &c. w. Humphreys
Thomas Swami John &. Vowel
George Garter J. Nithers
John Ramsay r Harrison
&C. j. Catlet, George Graham
Newton keene '.Ve7u member.
LeesburgUnion Banking Company
-r ELECTloN 9th JANUARY.
Directors OF the ensuing year, unani,
mousiy elected.
John Rose John Lit,lejohn
q. Saunders a. Mains
Il. Saunders William II Handy
p. Cardcll J. II. Hamilton
William Gilman, John Bailey
George Rust, Jun.
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TO MORSOw.

" NioN NSW,
VIII be fold at the houie of the iubfcriber.
in Water itreet, next door to J Hunters,
The unexpireG time of the hou.e now
live in, and
The unexpired time of the IVarehouGc
orpohte the Farmers Bank
About 400 buihcls OF fat
Aquanti,y of dry goods
One iecond hand Wagon
One horfe cart and drly
Two mahogany beditsads
One poplar do
Three common do
Four feather beds OF good qualitv
One Fair iafas
One mahogany iideboard
Eight 60 tables, chairs, wafllfands
One large locking glais
One PAIR do
Beds and window curtains
Ten pair fleets, Blankets, quilts, &c
One handf- me felt chimney ornaments
four pair brais andirons
Shovel ard tonps
One pafage lamp
Decant'rs, tunblers, wine glatIes
A valuable CO; i, ftion OF books
One dining 1ett china
Three dozen FLYER fpoons
"A imall quantity of coal and wood
One barrel of oid.rye whiikey
with great number of.uiefui articles, toe
tedious 10 enumerate. Terms liberal, md
made krown at the time of fale.
EBENEZER VOWELL.
N. q, "a the fubfcrber purpoies TO be
abient from AleXandria tor lone time, he
wlfhes all 10 whom ne may be indeb tcd 9
Preient their accounts for iettiemcut, ana
all thofe who are indebted to him 20 MAKE
immediate payment, and any pcrlon ar.
Chatting, TO whom l am juitly indebted any
account will be received in pay5neur wi.h
pieafure. Z z.
January S.
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PUBLIC SALES.
/, BY JOHN yHGKSoN q Go.


THIS DAY, at 10 O'CLOCK
Will be fold at our auction room, Union Il,
for paper of Kentucky, Ohio. Pennfyl-
wanna, taitetn Shdreot Maryland,
and unchartered banks OF V,r
The entire sock OF PRIME seasonal
bic Dry Goods
of a fore declining buiihefs. without refcrve
for Bank paper of any of the aboye named
states. Alto, very confiderabie invoice of
Seasonabie Dry Goods,
for paper of the late Merchants Bahl, of
Alexandria.
49, ON SAME. Day,
VIII be ofierc<i tor current Bank paper Of.
the Diltr.tt, very general aaortment OF
british, Fr>nch. Gesnlan snd India
Goods,
which are telling at the New York prices.
and will Se found we'll worthy the attention
OF town and country merchants. as they 'san
be iuPplicd with every article in their I'm.
on the mott favorable terms
And for approved paper, al 60 days,
cases elegant French hats
MADEIRA Wine
Malaga do
w. l Rum
Holland Gin
MolaGes, .ialt, sc. &c
Will be added to this days fale,
bale iecond Cloths
4 do blankets
do hannels
i do c.atings
JanuaryS 8.
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OF unsettled accounts. Almost all the
British torces, Europesn and Native
had embarked for Bengal;
A number ofNDutch, American, and
British merchanr ships we're lying is
the Roads, They had imported vas;
supplies OF European and Americai.
produce, which was selling, in most
instances, below prime cost.
Private letters from England state
that the country is in any situation ex
cept'a desirable one that the tenants
cannot meestheir rents in various parts
OF the kingdom that even the creates,
landholders are in the greatest distress,
owing 10 this cause that the isrms arc
advertised gratis for three years, TO any
one who willgive security 10 work them
that the price of cattle has fallen so
depiorably low, tina, IS beevcs sold for
looI sterling, which, two years ago,
would have broushl l0oOl. that the
mrrmurs of discomfort are loud and
deep; and thet an awful crisis appears
impending. ~ Y. Nat. .ddO.
TWAS lately stated Or authority Of a
letter from Philadelphia, that an officer
was recruiting for the Franklin ~, and
that The complement of men would be
eleven hundred. Lest, in any future
wars, the above assertion should be
brought forward, we think proper, from
the best authority, to contradict it; and
at the same time to state, that by the
naval laws of this country, the full'com
plement Of a74, including officers and
boys, cannot exceed six hundred aad
sixty men. Boston Patriot.
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AMERICAN RIFLEMEN.

AMERICAN RIFLEMEN.
Col Forsyth, so celebrated in the late
war, as commander of band of sharp
shooters which harrassed the enemy so
much, happened, in scouting party 10
capture British officer, He brought
him into his camp, and treated him with
every respect due to his rank--Happen
ing TO enter into CONVERSATION on the
subject OF shsrp- shooters, the British
officers observed, that col Foyth's men
were a terror to the British camp--that
as tar as they could see, they could sc
ect the officer from the private, who Of
course fell sacrifice to their precise
shooting. He wished very much 20 sec
specimen OF their .shootRg. Forsyth gave
the wink to one of his officers, then at
hand, who departed, and instructed two
OF his best marksmen belonging to the
corps, to pass by the commanding Off
GERS quarters at stated interVals-Tbis
being arranged, Col. Forsyth informed
the British officer that his wish should
be gralifed, and observed he would
stand in front Of his tent to see whether
Guy VI thIb hNlS uSNI 81 hafas nv
cording to the arrangement made, one
Of the best marksmen appeared: The
Colonel ordered him to come forward,
and eDquired whether his rife was in
good order. eyes, sir" replied the man.
lie Thea stuck table knife in tree
about so PAGES distant and ordered the
man to spill; his ball. He Erred, andthe
Osll was completely divided by the knife
peffora;iog the tree on each side. This
astonisbed the British officer. Appro-
pos. another soldier appeared in sight.
lie was called and ordered, at the
same distance, TO shoot the acc of clubs
nut Of the card. This was actually done
The British officer was coDfounded and
amszed--still more so when the Col.
informed him that weeks before, those
men were nj work in the capacity Of
husoandmen.---So much for American
soldiery, Penn Journal.
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LeesburgUnion Banking Company
Ncw York, ian. s

Latest of the American Squadron.
MIR. 1'iighman, OF Philadelphia, pas
scmger in the ChauDcey, from Gibraltar
arrived in town on Thursday morning
and proceeded for Washington, with
dispatches for government, from Com
ChsUncey and MIR. Shaler.
lie left Gibraltar on the 9th of No
vemJer, and informs us that the United
States schr Spark arrived there early in
November, with the answer of our go
veTnmcnt to the demands of the Dey OF
Algiess. The Java frigate sailed from
Gibraltar on the 18th, for Malaga the
Washington n, comm Chauncey, the
Constellation, Peacock, Erie and Hor-
net, were to follow OH the l7lh, for the
same place, where they would be Join.
ed by the United States, comm. Shaw,
then at Malaga. The whole squadron
would then proceed to Algiers,with the
sanswer cf the American governments
MIR. Shaler, American consul at Al
gicrs, was on board the Washington.
The Dey has again rendered Aigiers
Stronger than it was before the late at
tack
Capt. G ordon, late commander of the
Constellation frigate, died at Messina in
September last,after long illness, uni
versaliy regretted. Capt. Crane sue
ceeds him IN the Constellation.
The Chauncey has or board l6s sea-
men and marines discharged from the
Constellation they are under the COM
maBd of Lieut.. Joseph Smith.
n n IL
about 1000 hbls. were sold a, that price
early in November.
A letter from Gibraltar, Of the l4ih
November states, that Mr. ShaIer was
at Gibraltar, with Com. Chauncey, bu,
did not leave Algiers in consequence OF
any new diff Guilty he would return a
gain in few days, clothed with full
powers, in conjunction with commodore
Chaancey, to conclude new treaty Of
Peace with the Dey, and had no doubt
of complete success.
The Cadia merchants continue bit.
,erly 10 complain Of the Fuinous depre"
datioDs committed by the issurgent
prlValeBFS On thS lCIIsS 'St''ShN ~
their formely furnishing trade.
Prices at Gibraltar, Nov. 9. hmsri.
caa -four, ~; New Orleans cotton, IS
20 IS, none, and in demand pilch, 6 ;
beef, /; pork, 70 l3; pepper, l9
81; TAR, 4 Kentucky tobacco, 80 81;
Virginia, l8 a 90, in great demand :
slaves. very dull.
Our correspondents remarks" hrri-
walls from your side Of The water having
become less frequent than usual, the
prices Of some articles OF American
produce have improved. The article
Of tobacco is likely TO become of encou'
raging sale Fine flour is very scarce,
and has been fast on the mend within
these lev weeks, and there is every
prospect Of enhancing"
January 4.
We learn by Cap. HAr5ln that the
Island OF lava was transferred from toe
English TO the Dutch, on the morning
Of the 10Th Of August, a, which time
the Dutch Rag was hoistcd al oil the
different sta..Sns, except at WeIievre
den, about four miles tom Bayatayia,
where the Eagiish yet retain a small
military force fer the protection oil
their Treasury and Accountants Office
which are expsG.ad to remain IhFre
some months, Tor the final atjusImsni
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Cah:oin BoqrdR:aa'a Trial.

Last week, before the comfy court,
now in session in this town, came on
the cause Of the state Us. Elijah Board
causing drums 10 be bcat through HE
hU6Hc streets Of this &" fohuiouS" city,
sghfe on tGc recruiting service in the
summer Of 1914 The Jury returned a
verdict of--guilty. On what law this
prosecution is founded we know not. for
He can assure our readers that we have
no statute or city law that spplies to
the offence, and we defy even thar
limb of the law, the state attorney TO
prove that il comes wi hin any provi-
sion Of the common law" II is sup
posed however, tina, captain Boardman
was convicted on cur blue laws" one
of which il we mistake lot, crdains
that no one shall play upon any instru
ment, except the T" cGus barn and rum :
het."' We are not in the habit OF ar
raigning decisions of courts--but we
do believe, in this case, had he been
tried by the numerous spectators OF
both parties who were present during
the trial that at least niue teBths would
have acquitted him. Captain Board
man stood in this queer predicament--
either TO be cashiered for not doing his
duty, for he was ordered here On the
recruiting Esrvice, or 30 do it, and suf>
fer punishment therefor by state
court OF the Two evils, he chosc, as
every other officer would have done,
the latter, and has thereby been sub
jected to pay nearly three hundred
dollars. Alter all, Connecticut was as
SiStinS with all her night 10 carry or
the 7var, and is noSu demanding Of the
general government $4,000 dollars for
her service8! Hartford Mercury.
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AHeedote Of Washington.--in debate
in the House Of Delegates, Virginia Oh
a bill relative to q Map Of this state, in
ahich something wess aid ii military
roads, Mr.. Mstter Ill Eela.sd All pp-
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ST. DO .LANs liENNARIl.

50 DO LAaS REV ARD
y AN AWAY from the fubfcriber, OH
N the 4th inf an apprentice TO the Plas
tering buGnels, named WIN. BRIGGS,
bout IS years Of age, feet 4 inches hi h.
brown complexloe grey eyes, brown hair,
has fear on the right fore finger, another
OH the right lde of the upper lip, is pitted
with the fmall pox has ailo fear between
the thumb and fore finger of the left hand,
and the nail of the fore finger of the fame
hand is off; has the initials of his name on
his right arm, and a likenefs of Warrington
with his coat Ct arms. MAJ kcd with Indian
ink, and on his left arm is a mermaid and
the Tree of Life, marked with the fame ink.
HAD on when he ablconded, an old brown
iurtoit, fnufi Coloied clcfe. bodied coat,
lead colored pantal0ons, and black fill;
vef, pretty much wornEand ne foe from
me forty dollars: The above reward, and
all expenfes, will be paid for his apprehen-
Gon. Matters of veGels, and Others, are
cautioned again9 employing him in any
manner. WILLIAM MAZINSO.
January 8. 3t~
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-05-24
York, (Pa.) May IL.
The Grain.

We were almost disheartened at the
prospect which our grain afforded, il
had already began to get extremely
yellow, and becoming a prey TO the
1y-but The prospect has completely
changed, WE have had several heavy
and refreshing showers, all nature
has assumed new appearance. The
quantity Of snow we had last winter
has been peculiarly favorable to the
grain in this country, as we know Of
none that has been frozen out, and
should we have but an ordinary sea-
son from now until harvest, our crops
Of small grain will be abundant. The
locusts have not made their appear
ance.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-05-24

has majority in the house Of Re-
representatives.. This not true, The
number of genuine iederalists in the
house is equal, save one, to the de-
m0crats, tolerationists and trimmers
all taken together. Ii is true that
the democrats calculate to melt down
all these characters, into a mass of
democracy, and perhaps if they could
be all continued in Office they might
effect their purpose. But it should
be recollected that the disguise under
which some have been elected, will
soon be torn away. and their hopes Of
successful hypocricy forever disap-
pointed.
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-05-24
New York, May tz--ason.
From the Spanish Maine.

Capt. Harris, of the brig Golden
Age, l.om Lasuira, informs that Bar
celona was taken FROM the Patriots
by the Royal Army. on the 9TH OF
April. The force Of the former was
about GOO; about 500 Of whom, with
a number Of women and children, re-
treated into church for safety, where
they defended themselves against the
enemy for considerable time, but
were ultimately oyerpowered, and the
survivors put to the sword. Two OF
the Patriot officers. a major and a
commandant. were brought into La
guira, and afterwards sent to Carac-
cas-, and shot. Gen. Bolivep, with an
army of 5 or 5000, was in the. inteFi-
or; and Gen. Morillas, with COCO,
was within days march of Caracas.
A general engagement was daily ex-
pected to take place. A Patriot brig
and schr. priyateers, one of them
commanded by capt. Thompson, had
captured a Spanish felucca, with &c.,
600 on board. A Mr.. Spencer, Of
Baltimore. was a passenger in the fe-
lucca, and was bound from Porto Ca
vella for Laguira. Mr.. S. was set 1T
Liberty. The Patriot privateers
manned the prize and proceeded to
Maricaiho, where they succeeded in
cutting sut several Spanish vessels.