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the sinking fund were provided for
that the navy ought to be placed and
kept upon respectable footing, and
that the repeal Of some OF those taxes
had been taken into consideration by
the committee of ways and means who
found that there did not exist sufficient
of other revenue to warrant such a
measure at this juncture. In. this
way the debate was proceeding when
Mr.. Lowndes, reminding the house OF
the shortness of the time they had to
perform the indispensable business Of
the public, and the consequent neces-
sity of postpomins all matters not
equally Indispensable to future Pc
'riod. moved to proceed to the orders
of the day. which was carried. (the
question on this as well as on cOnsi-
dering the resolution being taken by
ayes aud noes. Ayes 70. noes 2.
What this portentions Fissure may
aim at, il puzzles many of our politi-
Clans to determine; where it will end
seems TO me as much MORE difficult OF
solution.
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Charleston, Feb. II.
FROM HAVANA.

We learn BY che a rival yesterday, OF
the schooner Sally 4 Sophia, captain lie.
.esne, from Hayanna, that short time
before he sailed, Spanish squadron,son-
sting 0! two friga,e,, and five or SIX
mailer vessels had arrived there from
4 >ico; nut that nothing had transpifed
anve 10 their operations in that qhar-
From the silence observed on the
,crssrou, It was presumed that nsth'ng
d a favorable nature had been perfornsd
UT. Captain l.. also informs, that a
ash T. igate had arrived at HAVANA.
l,maad the money taken from the
t,,h sloop Of war Isy, lately ship
ecked in the bay OF Mexico. lhis
a he had been brought to Havanne, ey
.ae Censulada, spanish armed ship, the
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RALEIGH, IN, C.l Feb. Z.
The Weather.

Within this week we have expert
enced. in climate, all the vicissitude.
of the four seasons. The morning Of
Sunday, the ed. was one Of the most
beautiful Of May. tho noon like sum-
mer, but the evening cold a. Noyem
Der. Before day light on Monday
morning the ground was covered with
snow--and OF the evening" Of Thursday
after the fall Of Monday had been
chiefly melted, another storm began.
which in a few hours left upon ithe
level q covering often inche, 1.-the
snow which has been witnes-
sed here for many years.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-18

By John Jackson & co.
On Wednesday, 18th instant, to con
at ten O'clock, at the AUCTION ROOF
on URion st.
Barbadoes sugars pork butter
Soap mould aud dipped candles cOrdag
Wines brandy whiskey chocolate y.
Bounce Vinegar, &C.
immediately after.
Cloths coat rs cassirier vestiRgs
Flannels blankets baizes kerseys
feather beds calicoes
5ombaz-ens popliEs
fri.h and German lirsns
Domestic cotton and CHECKS
Madras and cottup haudh srehiefs
Florsnccs silk sewing silk
Leno and jsconet rnslins
Gloves grapes silk aud cotton hkh
Cotton balls bed cords hand lines
Morocco and leather shoes
Flag handkerckicts pins bu
Elegant carpet,nss &c ere
February L.
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Port of Alexandria.
FROM TIE EXCHANGE COFFEE
HOUSE BOOKS.

February Is.
The Editors oftke National ,ntciligcn.
Ger, stated in their paper this day (and
" is presumed. through mi.inforuation.
~ them received) that the ice ia the
d"erest part ri the river, opposite this
Hiace, is twenty SIN niche. Tuck Tho
io.t is. that the ice, frum actual mea.
<nrement, at this time, in the channel
".no.re the own, il at most fire inches
ibick, and u is believed fiat 4; no tune
is season, it has exceeded that thick
uess.
A New Ynrl: paper of the 18Th instG ut
-tates, that the big Ceyi"n. FeIicr,
hence, in 0ec"mher) which attempted
q 20 70 sea on the lIth b"urd 10 st.
,oix. got ashore NJ R"-g-n Point, being
= wen there bv the ice. whrr. she re.
aalns n, present: asyet she has received
40 damagc--ligh'crs we're along side.
!.king off her deck load
F,hruary Is.
Snip Commerce, Crowdhi,l. Of this
port. cleared at Savannah eth instant for
GIN altar aud Ma, seiilc.
Schr Five Brothers. Weston, sailed
rom Boston for thi. port, l1Ih instant.
February II :,
ship Mary, Coils, which lett hen e in
Deccmbcr, sailed from Charleston for
,ayannah llth instaat.
Aaaut the FIRST instant there were IN
Inc port of New Orleans $50 sail Of YES
eis, End at the same tine IS others 10
Inc river bound up.
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Five Dollars Reward

Ran away on the FIRST Of june 1876
from the subscriber, black boy BY the
name Of Spencer Bennett. he IS aosu'
IS years old, and his father lives at the
stone bridge in alexandria: l purchased
him Of Mr.. Thomas F. Herbert Tor q
term of years Reasonable charges WI!
be paid il brought home or lodged IN jail
so that get him again.
John 4. @. Wildbar.
February IS eo6t
Masters Of vessels & Others are fore
warned nor to har Dor or employ SAID boy
at their peril, as the law will be enforced
against such offenders.
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commander Of which had taken it forci-
bly from the charge of capt. Roberts, IF
me Tav, on the ground that il had bee g
illegally shipped from Vera Cruz. The
Spanish authorities had refused t, give i
up. and the subject would probably cause
much negotiation. if not a rupture be
tween the two powers.
-NarLets-Rice. 50 so; Flour 90, dull:
Muscoyado sugar, 8 so; coffee, 10 IL
cents; molasses. 8 l-s bits per key.
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NOTICE.

Whereas | did ~ as gnmeIt datet
3'st Jan 1917. transfer and assign I,
Isaac Robbins for certain purposes there
in mentioned all my books, rights, cre
dts, etc
Notice is he eby given TO all person
indebted to me BY bond, note or booi
account, that :hc same is required to b,
paid to Isaac Robbins the assignee abO7
az ntiOued who alone is Authorised b,
me to receive the same
Daniel Cave God.
Feb s dlweuim
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Lawrason & Fowle,
Have for sale, received per the schoone
BuHalee, from Portland
Is hog,heads .,uscovado Smear,
% barrels "u''O'aa0 sugars
box white Havana ditto
Is hogsheads retailing molasses
4 dit New England rum
IL tons Russia iron assorted
so tons plaster Paris.
For Freight,
tL The schooner nuflaloe, Captain
WLee; is a first rate vessel, CARRIE
about 75s ba, rrels, will be ready in four
days to take a cargo on board, and take
freight for the West Indies or eoastwise
Apply as above.
January 10
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MARRIED. lately at Boonss burg
Washington county, Maryland, by
the Rev. Frederick UDderdunk, Mr..
Michael ..ingumfelty TO Miss Kitty
Fsrtzelhutter--the bridesmaid was
Miss Feggy ShellhAmmer-the
grooms man vas Mr. John Smack
emrfetfer
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Two Runaway Boys
January %

Ran away, on the 9Th December 1916,
from the Clifton Factory. IN 81. Mary's
county, Mary land. tsu apprentice boys,
named
James Allen & VIM. Hilton.
each about IL or Is wears oii Allen
,as a round face. small hands and feet,
stssps forward yhen walking. sresks
slow, and is sinai! for his age--ke ha, a
mother living in Alexandria b. TIE ramc
ef Downs, whose husband. Betra,d
Downs, Is waterman, Hdlrn. a'so
peaks Glow and stirling, lifts hie ZEE:
"ga and -toops when walking. las large
ct aud remarkable long great 'Oes he
.as grandmother living near Chap'ico,
It. Mars's County, Maryland. VIA is
ne only relative lie has living. Their
is country aads, unle.s cisap. Led
Tor deception.
All masters OF vessels and niher per-
ons are hereby wsraed not TO harbor Or
cmpioy said apprentices at theiI l.rii
Hilton has al~sys had cesire 10 toy
~ the water. therefore will probably DO
idling about the docks of the town.
They have gone oA without the least
revocation Or offence either their part
II oil the part OF The Compan, to whom
icy are bound to learn the nanutac,u-
NJ business.
len Dollars fsr each. or either. will
% paid BY US. to any person who WILL
Ike up and secure these boys 50 that We
set them again, and if brought home all
reasonable charges paid by
PETER COUGH 4 co.
Clifton Factory, st. Mary's County,
Marylhnd.
n. b. All eommuti cations to be di.
ectsd to P. Cough and Co. Great Mill
Past Office, st. Asry's County, Md.
February !. law4w
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F,om the albany Daily Advertiser Q
Monday.

.1O1ldY.
Eleazer Williams, son of Thomas
Williams. a war chief If the lroqu0i, ma
ten of Indians, has dictated as a reli.
ginue instructor among the Oneida In.
Idiars for nine months past.
Que party Of that nation have hereto.
fore dhered 10 pagsHiSm.and have been
AWAY dcnominated the Pagan party
of the Oneida nation of Indians.
The following communication address
sell Ia the Governor ot this state, evinces
the success of Mr.. Wi!liams's sxerton
and will be nleasiug TO the patrons vi
Missionary laboarers. in particular, and
ia Christians in general.
70 bis cxcsl.eney the Governor OF the
state " New .Ymk,
.Mav il D,ease y9ur Escs'iency,
We the chief, ard ths principal men
IS that par. Of the Oneida na'ion Of IN.
dams; heretofore known and distinguish
leh as ,ae P,gsn party, in the name OF
The said narty, beg leave to address your
IExcsnsnsy on a SUBJECT which We h"pe
viii br IA, pleasing to your exceileney, a
III is 10 US.
We no longer own the name Of Pagans:
we have abandoned our Idols, aud our
sacrifices. aud have fixed our hopes on
iour blessed Radcencr. In evidsnce OF
his assertion, we hrre tender IT, y"ur
exc eliene,. solSmay and une Iuiv"cail,
our ahiuratian al Pssarism and its 'ites,
a"d take the Christians Gnd to ae our
God, aad our only hope 0! sa'yatirn.
We believe ia Gld tie Father. the
creator AMI Pre.rrvcr Il al things. as
amn;scient aud otlaiprcs,n'; ,no<t ga.
cicus ard met mere .ul We believe in,
Jesus Christ. that he is the son os Col,
he saviour of the world, the Mesli,tor
5rtwern God AID Nan. that all must be
Iieve in him and embrace kim, il orderI
~ OBJ ain sai,atioa. We believe irl
Col the sapctiier aud cnrior'er -! ali
the children Of men ". believe IN al
general Re direction, anI a4iutnre jnds-
mert, in which all mankind shall ,cI
is,'ged according 10 thsir works We,
bclieve the scriptures 10 be- tie wo,S =
Gad a 4 il hem are contained all thin.-
necessary 10 mans saivalmn
We res.nt 10 your excelency thi,I
ssstrsct .f eur Faith. In order tn demon
.trate the improperly of ""r "taiaI Il
any Ipnver the name of P.gsn~ Wi
:, uSt that trougr the Tercv vi Old. wei
have apanhuh d tLe character of P. ans.
let uS Also anar, loI i'c 'ane.
We therefore request your excel
ieney. that IN all fu'ure transactions
With This state. we may be- known
and distinguished as 1.-The Second
! hristian ariy of the 0neida na.
ton of indians" And We pray that
your exerlleney will take such means
4. nav be necessary and proper 10
tause US 10 be knowo aud rceogaiz.
ID in future By that name. AMI IN
he name Of the mast holy TRINITY
va do here sign ourselves your ex.
most sincere friends.
Done in Genera council at Oneida,
twenty fifth day Of January. 1917. |
The following Indians subscribed
o the above, each one making his
mark.
Cornelius Oibaeshsat. ArirusTehe.
amigo. Johu CanneIius Jacob A
oni, William Tcni"'eslien, Peter
sauthebaichos, Nicholas Garongoa-
ic. "oses Sehu.le Vim. Icgaren-
otashon, VIM. Tehoiatsthe, Petcr
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IN CHiNCERY.


The Common Council OF .A'exandria,
comPlainants-againN
Llewei.yn &. Griffith, John + Smith,
anG Peter Sanders, def'ts.
a7HE defendant rIcwsl,yn G. Grill.
6,h NOT b,v;nr .n,.rsJ u. a,n,,r
ance and giving security ACCORDING n
Az ,,a,nto 80 H. 49, IS ,b;s
.mJ - .nnnar;,r IN ,ba sa,;, fiction -
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THE BANKS.

In resolving TO resume specie payments
on the goth inst. the banks have certain.
" evinced correctness Of disposition in
relation 70 that Subject, which entities
them I, the confidence and applause oi
the public. To second their luudab'e
conduct, aud to enable ,hem tn persesers
IN spec;e payments,the community should
MOI only deposit in their vaults 'he SPe-
Gle which has heretofore been ksTt lack
ed up in private hands, but should Tor
helr to press the bsakS f'r the redemp'
ton of their notes in cnin. There car
be no loaht, that il no run b. maJe b,
the public on thoSe Institutions, theN will
be amply able to meet aii uec. ssary call.
en- them for spec;c:aHd "e are persuaded
chat people. convinced that taeir
own irterest, are almost inscrarably con.
nected vita the safety \ prupcr manage
,nent oi ihe principal banks o. oar coun
Try. will not b., disposed t" emhar;ass the
operations cf 'hese iosti,uti"ns, BY an
unnecessary pressure up1n them.
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Dop=rt,a ih,s fife, .ael cTenns, at
half past a O'Clock, Mr.. Ferdinand
Marsteller. His friends and aCquain-
tances are invited to attend his funeral
from his ls'e dwelling in Prince street
at 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
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Alexandra, Jan. %

HTAS committed t. th. j4I -. tia
w county as a runsaay, Negro
dan. who says his name is BILL COOK,
he is about ,, years ut age, and back
complexion, S feet 8 inches high mad
n short jacket much pitched, and blue
pantaIoons; he says he was born free,t
bout three miles from Fauquier court.
house 10 the state Of Virginia. the
o~ner, il any, requested 10 come ind
rove his property, pa, charges s take
in awsy otherwise he will be disposed
u a. the Ia v directs
james Campbell, jailor.
January 9s ia~2u
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Was Sto'en

From my Store OH Kias street, ~ So
turday night las, b. ncsrn bcT
ONE pair Of olive coio,et ;.au'aIaon.
the young gentleman uap r'ie"Ard
store Immediately pursued lie I'M. IA
overlook a negrt man with BE
which he dropped and madc lis "-r."e.
On examination OF wtich il as f.."-': Vi
contain a new p'1id handkerchief and
loaver al sugar, which The Hns" eai
have BY proving p, uptIy aad z Il, the
axpence of this advertisement.
s.. Jonathan {. Nav.
February 10 Il
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RS The schooner Tiro Bro
EsgFESs Tiers, in complete order. SOC
SttfsE bareis burthen. will take a
S& freight on moderate terms
for Baltimore, Norfolk or Richmond
Enquie of the master on board, or MIR
John Green.
February IS ena't
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ALSO,
For Newburypoct,
sw The good .chr. lydia. ]. Brown
49, master for freight OF 500 bar
rels. Apply to
John q. Ladd Il
Dec. ~
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For Boston.

For Boston.
ksS The good Brig
EEagp Catherine,
IEsSEp y. Crawford, master viii
axe 500 barrels on low terms If offered
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John T.. Laid & Go.
Have for sale the Cargo Of the bris
George Washington, viz.
90 tons bar iron
so bills and s hhds NE rum
bids nlslasses
e5 barrels cider
IA barrels sugar
"A do tanners oil
81 do and l54 bushels potatoes
3 do apples
Is kegs ginger
% bundles wrapping paper
l case bandana hankkerehiefs
s boats
SEQ pounds cassia
8 dining sets India China, each IS
pieces.
January IL
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For Boston,

For Boston,
Elk The scbr. Levant, 1. Nee,
KID master; will commence loadia-
~ Tuesday pext. and take 500 b-rrsi
m freight. ADplyto
Lawrason and Eeyfe.
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Wanted,
Two Boys to the Hating Business
from IA to 16 years OF age, OF coed cha
racter and connections
j. Il. D. Wilbsr.
February 10 II
FISHERY
The subscriber intends carrying on the
Fishing Business at the White House
this spring
he informs the public that he can
supply their with
Shad ard Herrings
IS low as they can be had on the Potomac
river, and will try TO give general salts
faction 10 all those who call on Tim.
~ He viii give so Dollars and 100
Shsd tor good strong Hands to haul the
seine for the season.
Nm. Patterson.
February Is 81
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ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
SPECIE PAYMENTS.

The following observations On the sub
,,ct Of the resumption Of specie payments
by the Banks, a:s so completely in &C
cu:s.ace with or own, ard apply with
equal force TO our institutions, that We
take pleasure in extracting them from
the Baltimore Patriot Of Friday last.
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Ran away, on the 9Th December 1916,
trom the Clifton Factory. IN 81. Msry's
county, Maryland. tsu apprentice boys,
namsd
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Freight Wanted

February 10
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2lM Dollars Reward

r WILL. gevi reward OF one hundre
drllars for the artist aud cenvictio
Of me person or persons who robbed mt
exchange Office on the night Of the 9th
instant also an sdIlitional reward Of
one hundred dollars for the recovery "'
the property stolen therefrnm, cOnsistin
of specie 10 dollars, change, American
and English gold 200 dollars, bank note,
about 50 dollars, ninety tickets in the
Me'lical College Lottery, second class
aud "a tickets in the Washington Mo
nument Lottery, third class.
ROMULUS RIGGS
Georgetown, Dee. IL
p. ). llaHy person has knowledge q
the said robbery, and do not wish their
names mentioned, and will give me pri
yate information, 50 that the persons car
be arrested, they shall be entitled to the
reward, and 1t shallibe Kept Secrsts
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Spanish Consulate.

The port of Vera Cruz being now open
70 the importation Of every species %
provisions in every e!4s. Of vessels be-
longing to powers or states friendly or
neutral, as officially eom'.unicated to
me by his exec Ieney tie governor OF TIA.
place, under date ed 0stober ult'mot
/ have the satisfaction to announce to
This public said permission, with view
that it may also reach the knowledge OF
merchants in other states. The sondi'
tons on which the above commerce Is
admissible are as follow
That, without any alteration in ihs
duties which have been paid on the IN
troduction Of other provisions hitherto,
the article Of -four is subject to that OF
torty one rcales Is dollars II and ns't
sents) silver money: 4 that its duration
IS Tor The space Of sly months. Which rot
withdrawing will continue siI months
liter the deciarati III OF thSsuspenslons
tie said foreign trali,
JOAQUIN ZAMORANO.
Alexandra, IyM January, 1917.
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ROBBERY.

On tae night Of the 9Th Of December
1916, the Exchange Office Of the sub
seriber. Bridge street, Georgete~n, iron
appearances by false key, was robbie,
of the following property, in Specie, con
sisting Of dollars, change, american ant
English gold, about sb0 dollars banl
notes, mostly three dollar notes Of tn
bank of Washington, and some SINAI
tickets, together about Sc dollars, ont
pound note Of the bank Of England, ant
one hundred aud sixty four lottery tick
cts a. per numbers below. The lotter,
tickets can be Of no use to the persons
taxing them, and an attempt to pass then
would Onlv lead to a detection, 1t II
therefore hoped that the person or per
sou, who took them, will return them t.
:he subscriber through the Post Office a
Georgetown. A liberal Reward will be
paid by the subscriber Tor any intorms
ron that NAV lead to the discovery o.
the persons or recovery Of the property
All keepers Of lottery offices in the Unit
ed States will please to keep list oil the
numbers Of the following tickets, as II
may lead TO discovery Of the theft.
RUMGLUS RIGGS.
List Of the Nos, Of Tickets in the Ned
irat Lottery, cd C.n,s.
eaoI, 1900, 1905. e204, 1905, 22oC'
geo.. 220S, aOOe. s2'o, s2ls. sslS'
1914, 2eI6, s2I7, sels, e2l9, ego
1851. 1889, 1855, i28j4. 1885
1856, 1887, l2S5s, 1859, 1850
1861. 1859. 1865, 1861, 1881
1889, 1475S, 147s4, l47S5. 14.So'
147s7, l47Ss, 1889, l414o,
l474l, 1474s. HAAS, l4744, HAAS
I4746, l4747, l414S. 1870. 1880
1926. 147ss. 1929. 147S0, si5s2,
e15ss. 1854, 1855. sl5s7. sl52S'
el5a9. 1850, el5s4, 1855, 2i5S1.
sl5ss. s15s9, sI54v, sl546. el547.
elS4s, sr540, sl55o. 1901, l5ipe.
l5IOs, I5lO4, 1905, l5106, 1907
I5lO8, 1900, 1910. 1911, l5ll2'
isis, l51l4, 1915.
LIST OF NUMBERS Of TICKETS
In the Warrington, Monument Lot
terry. 'hiri class
81 SO IS SIS 56 81 SO 50 so 81 &c
SIS Ga 65 CO o. 6s 60 20 II - IS
"a IS sos sln 500 24S! 247+ 2489I
$40 $3.50 247o 2467 246s s47l as
e466 81, 4 s4s5 e4SS s4s2 e4Sl 24.5I
s45l s452 S454 Sass S456 s457 S45sI
S45e $3.50 S46l 4646 4647 4"4s 1919
e65o 1864 1858 400 4G92 4693 4694l
1866 1895 4697 469S 1899 400 SSlSI
SSI5 1856
D. Q
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TO PARENTS Ard GUARDIANS.
Extract from the Militia Law Of the Die.
trict Of Columbia.

Sec. @. And be It further enacted.
hat the respective courts Of eneuir,
shall have power to cause to be bound for
"a term OF years to the several command
ants Of companies, battaliens, and Iesions
aRd their successors in Office, as the
case may require, such number of bows
aud young men, with the consent Of their
parent, or ether person autho. ised, as
they in thoir discretion may think pro.
|psr, for the purpose Of being instructed
lin the different branches of military music
and Of serving as musicians when they
|nay be competent thereto to the several
companies, battalions aud legious !; and
he father Of any youth Who may be y
bound, otherwise subject to be enrolled,
>haIl be exempt from all duty in the mi.
|Iita so lsug as hi, son so bound may
continue to serve in the corps to whichht
would otherwise belong, as we'll dunnt
his apprenticeship as thereafter aud tie
several legionary courts Of enquiry shall
make provision from time to tim. for the
Ct aihing, maintenance, and the properly
iastrueting all such youths, to be pad
from the fund arising from the fines in
'ioscd by this act and the commanding
Ulcers Of leeions, shal cause the drum:
mers and filters and &her musicians d
heir respective legious. to meet at the
same times and places that commissioned
officers are required t" meet, for the PAR.
pose Of being trained by the s'isade lu'
spector, or other pffioer. there to be in.
Structed in their respective branches 0:
'ousic Tor which purpose the commanding
officer Of the legion may employ 81 b
person OF persons a he may think pro-
per and capable to instruct ,ush drum
mers and titsYs, and ether musieians.
Applications, agrsesbly to the above
section, t. be made to
WIN. A. WILLIAMS,
Jan. IS. AdjuiaHt.