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Valuable Aan0 for Sale

WILL sell, ifappcation be made OF beoT- the ST
n Gay OF February next, the residue of my LAND oil
he CIeat kanaWha river, which confirms 1906 acres
ne survey III which this tract is situsted commences al
The ID Mile Creek aud up the river with he sve
Ia CouTefsa and nleaHdeTs Called Little Bu0aoe
Tie original pattniwas granted 10 Nm Brousu gh Jas
CTack and baita Muse. he title indispu,SSie and
me q"Sty OF We land eqnaito any on the whole
aDOinds with heavy timbeT cf every descTiution
II TERMS ,nay he known application To the sub
sefiber fcsidi6g IN GeOIgeioWn District Of Columbia
JOHN W. BRONAUGH.
December 23- ca 20,
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Five DoAlars Reward

WILL be given for the Mare stolen from my stable
VI chesterfield county. about miles from Msn.
chester, on Monda! night, the I5l uf this present month
tlecember) She is s0rTei, about years old four
iert tea or eleven inches high her hangs on both
SIDES Of her neck; bHslS tail with white streak I'm
der IT, occs Toned bJ The crnppcr one OF her hind feet
Whte; one OF her fore oofs with white streaks in il
udTh OF tnc saddle on her bach wiie spot in heT
mead and rom that ToGnish down to the nose eray
hHs All over her body when riding her she PAGES when
10 gag she uots, aud when she eaiiops, holds her tail
rather TO one stde she also snCAles colt.
viii give the above reward uf hv dollars TO any per
son VII" will deliver her me il taken IN the county
anu u out, ten dollars. GULlELMUS WOOD.
December %. Gg-ot-
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NseggOes for Sale.

&VIEL he seldom Thursday the of January 1913 to
w the highest bidder WIN. Georges tayeIn ~ lie
county OF Goochland, Is or 20 LIKELY NEGROES con
sisting Of men, women end obildTen-amonr whom ate
one or two experienced watcJnen females Nv Lo
have chdren) that be recommended as good bonse
servants the reminder consists OF several excellent
crop hands.
h3 Applicants can find me at Warner Ievis,s near
Georges. TERMS cash.
ARCHIBALD b. LEWIS.
December %. ea,ds.
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~ nei5nn having claims against the estate Of Chrs-
ipphcr NcPherson, dec. against Robert Cowley,
lde Of he civ 81 Richmond, requested TO make them
kuawn unm, diseiy 10 PEYJON DREW.
frteL3her 40. 6S-tf
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%oEce.

Notice.
i'E Subscriber having been qualified executor OF
4 Thomas Norveii deceased requests all those than
have CLAIMS against Tie estate Dtpg them in properly
authenticated, IN 0 der tat arrangements may be made
to discharge such claims those Indebted the estate
are requested 10 make payment Immediately.
EDMuSD d. NoRVELL, ISrecMtOr
ot Thomas h0yreH, deceased.
December2. co I'm
NIoriCE.--Al persons who have claims agans. the
estate OF David Ross, deed. requested pre-
seat them, properly authenticated, my Once, in Tie
CITY otRchmOnd, that provision may be made for their
payment.
II ismy wish to avoid unnecessary litigation ther
fore request that sus may not be OF ered without pre-
vious interview with me.
THOMAS #. BOULDIN.
ActiRg Ea'Or. Of Darid Ross, dec'd
Nav 20. III
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OF GALVFZTON.

E1trdcis Of q letter from BeUeNeg Chez,
Esq. Collector at Nev Orleans, to Uy.
Crawford, Secretary If ths Treasury, da
Collectors Office. New Oreaus,l
August / 1917.
" As il is your wist HAT every attempt
10 etade the provisions OF the existing
laws should be communicated 10 the De
partment, accompanied by suggestions
of the measures necessary To repress the
evil. deem IT my duty 10 STATE, that tie
most shameful violations of the slave act,
81 wellas our revenue laws, continue TO be
pWcilscdwllh Impumly by motley mix
ture at ircebouitrs and smugglers st Cal
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NOr AonAOn. Nirect,

FE The fire fast Saitiag Ss(p
%ExS INDIAN CHIEF, Capt. watson, for freight
sFss'@<'o of about hog -hrats tobacco appy
tTalksrS atkinson, Peiei s0nrg OF
S. CuIQuHOUN & co.
DPc,uherg Gn-u
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Yer Aive.

NN the first day Of January 1915 atWal. H. Coles "a.
~ Vera, in cheste red county, the eusung year
several NEGROES, belonging to heestate JohD Fore
a. dec. among them isa gead miilwfght.
JdATGS FORE, administrator
81 John Fore deseased-
Decsnhsr u. G5tIsJ
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rgVu1 saJscther ~ appointed Mr.. John Nsyer Of rla
wanna GO transact hss ta5ircss dufng his temporary
atsencc ii1m tAe state. JOHN r. LHLE.
beeaial,r ?. c3 So
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EaAA Goods.
nostonGAass .Momufactopy

1--WE NVtk . Ao'~'oN5 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sNIE subscribers beg leave inform their customers
hat thry are now authorised by the proprielors Of
t.c ADae mandatory 10 supply all orders for GLASS Of
eyctg description at the mauufacoTy prices to be dev
cred IN Chmond free ofeypense This glass is general!
iynckneSicdscd to hr superior in coEo bridac aud
strength any iJpnftedor made in the United STATES
ard he excellent order in which purchasers receive it,
readers n the cheapest tirat can be nsed.
i crei tirt At the e"n1ung house Of the subscribers
wilt be promptly aitendedIo.
SMITH & RIDDLE, agents
for the Boston Glass udH.tdctory.
Faremher -. 57STf
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FAN Goods.

ID OBFRT & HALL NELSON have received large as
Il sediment OF Woofien Fancy Goods, suited to the
season. which they determined to sell at the lowest
ptices, for cash or acceptances in town.
Sr,hi. Il-tf
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Notice.

Ii persons having claims AGAINST the estaie Of GEO.
IN CARSON, dec. will present them that they may be
settled those ndebtsdw make immediate payment as
no indulgence he given.
ELIZA CARSON, 44dRliniStyntrir.
December 10. 81 6t
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State Certificates.
ANNNS. 80.
70 Printers /.

TT0R iLE-204 lbs. CT SMALL Plea face No. g. Of
y JaiIes Rondldson's n3ke.I fohn is entirely new
Mdcln he had at the Philadelphia prees.-k1 Apply
al this Office. Dec. 9. G2n
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entering II from tire sea, and ascendin,,
Ia tie Mississippi, and trading freely as
nigh mp as they please. 1 mentioned I'm
my last The necessity of appointing an in
spector for that place, If you decide rot
Ia have revenue cutters on this s:aiiuu.-
cannot but repeat that | am firmly per-
suaded Tie measure Is more necessary for
tbs, than any o,herdiStrict in the United
States. Bartholomew Lafon of this place
(wliO acted as secretary to the meeting of
10Th April, copy of delibcration forward
Ell In my lasO is mentioned as the govern
or OF the new establishment near the Sa-
oine. Lafltte Is now purchasing large
quantity oil provisions, and the FIRST cargo
Will soon sail, copy OF the manifest will
accompany this or soon follow. These
persons and long list of others | could
ada, Unnecessary, have no other profession.
occupation or mode of livelihood, than
pri,ateerIng and violating our laws, and
openly threaten revenge against any of
ncer OF the revenue that NAV modest or
impede their pursuits. They are now pre-
PAIRING memorial to the department. with
me double view 10 misrepresent the con-
duct OF tie officers of the port, and 10 OBJ
tam permission to introduce their illegally
captured property, under the false pre-
text that they Qhe memofialists)> have
made heavy advances the truth is, the
only advances they allude to, is the equip
meiit and hitting oui privateers contrary
To our laws. The exports from this place
to GalveZton and Matagorda have CON
sisted principally of provisions a cargo
OF arms was sent some time in the fall Of
The last year, which hav long since been
given up as lost, and no return whatever
can ever be expected from the Mexican
government, from all present appearances
HE imports (without taking into consi.
defation the large amount of goods intro,
duced clandestinely) have been very large.
as you will observe by the enclosed ab
stract of tutics secured al this office ON
these imporiationS.
have ielt II my duty TO give you this in.
formation for your correct UNDERSTANDING
The nature of the establishment at Galyez,
ton, and cannot but hope yoa will be
pleased 10 instruct me explicitly how to
act. My conduct has been governed by
asense OF duty, and from u conviction of
Its propriety; if have erred, [ hope il
VIII be ascribed to an honest zeal.
am, &c. &c. BEV. CHEW.
L: ,. The brig, with provisions and
lumber for the winter quarters of The
slaves, attempted TO clear TODAY but.
owing 10 the miormalty of her papers, il
Is postponed till Monday. enclose list
OF private armed Mexican 81 Venezuelan
vessels now in port.
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passing stacks of hay and grain reminded
TIE behelder Of the ravages this "indo-
'nttabfe' stream WAS committing on ferra
J''ma. fhcperpendicular height TO which
Tie river rose from common low water
was upwards OF thirty feet. too have
ieit the effects of these spreading waters
Some stacks of grain (the joint proper
ty OF myself and tenanD were borne a.
way by the flood, and lodged in a wood
below. Others were injured.-Witll much
labor part of the vagabonds were re-
clalmed.-But the continued rains which
succeeded (and seem not vet ended) rem
dered the attempt to save this perishiny
property difficult and tedious. ii has oc.
cupied my attention almost exclusively
tor more than fortnight. About thirty
acres OF corn OH my land was complcteiv
immersed. regret the loss ofbuckwhea;
which from one farm was entirely sweat
OF. Nevertheless, have reason 10 he
thankful for what is lit. hope slilrto
have more than one thousand bushels of
corn, with proportion of rye, wheat and
oats, beyond what will be required for NV
own consumption"
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DOMESTIC.

The Editor of the Aurora expresses
dIspleasure al our Use of the word resent.
as applicable TO The temper Of his COM
meuts on the measures of the govern
meDt IN relation 10 Amelia Island. Hay-
ing 10 idea OF mlsrepresenting the views
ofany one, we give our readers AN oppor-
tunlty Of Judging for themselves Of the
temper OF tile Aurora, by extracting the
following article, rer6aGm 1t Lterafip1.
from one of the last numbers Of that pa
per: Nat. Int.
FROM TIE AURoRA.l
The story about commodore AuTy being a.
bout To eyacuate Amelia, which has appeared
an tie New York Gazette, II, " an aTtifce of the
e1epiy'--the latest advices from that place are
of the 2Ofh November, at which period the
hostile order oithe erecutireOf the United States
was not known AT that place IL WAS said that
Amy had received orders TO proceed against
aud occupy st. Augustine, which is very pro.
babie and an embargo would be laid Of course
previous to such an enterprise.
APPOINTMENTS,
By the Pyesident, NTH the consent Of tie
Senate.
ROBERT STANARD, OfVirginia, Atfor-
ney Of the United States for The District
Of Virginia.
GEORGE q. DARRELL, Of Massachu-
sells, consul of the United States at Ma
laga.
JOHN WILLIAMS WALKER, Secretary
OF the Alabama Territory, (I6.
The Legislature Of Tennessee, besides
passing a vote disappearing The introduce
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the city OF New Orleans, citizens OF the Unit
ed States. spectfuliv sets forth:

the city OF New Orleans, citizens OF the Unit.
ed States, respectfully sets forth
That your ,nemorialists have extensive deal
inyS with the merchants OLA Vera Cruz. Cam
leachy. and other placeS IN the Gulf OF MeNi-
60. and usually receive from thence gold and
silver, as returns for their ad emtures, and re-
mittances from their correspondents and debt
ois there.
That since some part of the Spanish colories
have risen IN arms against the royal au thorities
vessels Carrying the flags oftLe sever al new re-
labics OF Buenos ANres, Venezuela and Mex
leo. pretending to have commissions from the
constituted authorities there to cruise against
their enemies, but manned with renegade
crews al all nations, have lately commenced
the plundering OF the vessels OF your memoir.
aiis,S, sailing under the i!ag Of the United
States, on idwtui VOYAGES, and rob them of
whatever specie they find on board The brips
Pomona and Freeioye. owned by citizens of
the United States resident in this city, have
been robbed IN this manner; and the brig
Charles, also OF, and owned IN this city, bv an
E, nercan citizen, has been deprived of her
papers on the high seas, aud thereby exposed
TO be made lawful prize of by any cruiser
when she was fortunately boarded BY the u
iited States schooner Firebrand, commanded
by Lieutenant Cunningham, who conVoyed
her to Vera Cruz, her destined port Proofs
OF All these heiarions acts are hereunto an
nsNed
That your memorialists, under these cir
curlstances, impeded i'll their lawful com
merce by marauders and pirates, are prevent.
ed from sending their vessels to sea, as they
cannot insure them but under premiums which
would he ruinous, and labor under the intole-
rabie disappointment of not receiving the ex-
pected returns for their property, now in the
Spanish domlrions, aud ready to be shipped to
them If IT could be done with safety.
That the commerce carried on by your me-
moriallsts with the Spanish colonies is extreme.
~ advantageous to the United States, inasmuch
as II exchanges the productions of this country.
aud other merchandise, for the precious me,
tails; but their value has now so excited the
cupidity of the freebooters of the Gulf. Sc
cure, as they believe, from resistance and from
punishment, that all this valuable commerce
Will cease, unless the merchant vessels be pro-
tected; and that protection is now solicited
from you.
Yonr memoralsts therefore, respe ctfully in.
treat that you will give orders to the armed
vessels OF the United States under your COM
mand, to give convoy to the vessels of your
memorialists, to and from the Spanish ports il,
the Gulf OF Mexico, OH such conditions and
under such regulations as you may think m.
public service.
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M. u. !
10 WILLIAM PoR1ER, Esq.
E--.-.-.l -

WILLIAM fOB1EK, Esq.
CoHsW Q, the Osatsd states of America.
PALERMO, Aug. oh, 1917.
Sri have the honor of tra,,smi,,ipg
toyou the enclosed copy of roval de,
cree issued The Isl instant. by His Naiee-
ty the King OF The United Kingdom of
The two Sicihes, relating 10 Passports.
which auy foreigner arriving bv Sea is TO
be iaynished with OH entering lis Ma
lesiy domlnlons, to which beg your
attention availing myself of this oppor-
iunity to assure you of my particular es-
TEEN.
(Signe,D
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To HENRY A. S. DEARBORN, Esu.
Collector Of tie Revenue Customs at Bosfoa
PALERMO, Sept. 18th, 1917.
S"-The enclosed Royal order has late
ly been Transmitted TO me by the Minis
ter OF State near His Royal Higi,ness The
Hereditary Prince, who goverss in this
Island III the name oftle King.
Please cause 1t TO be inserted in the
newspapers Tor The information of those
II may concern.
! am, sir, your most obi servant.
WM. PORTER.
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COMNIrncI,I

BOSTON, Dec. 22-The following COM
,nuiications have been rcceiv. by The
Collector of this Port from our Consul at
Palermo. -
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EEtract ofa letter to the editors oCthe .4Lr-
gHdTm Oazette, dated Ohio county, VI.
Nor. 20, 1917.
me autumn has been unusually rainy
~ ~ in's country ! have seen the majestic
Ohio rising ~ awful grandeur, disdaning
.he iitii's which nature iIad prescribed To-
IT, and bearing on its expanded surface lie
pIouuel OF The farmers labor, intermmgled
IN rude confusion with Tie ,nbbisb wi,icb
former floods had deposited on lis shores.
The swell was steady and rapid for ilree
days and nights, but not boisterons. Tbe
fight OF boats, &c. which spread over tl,e
lace of this noble river and slided with
tie velocity Of vessels under fall sail. pre-
sentsd a scene truly magnificent, bni the
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During the few past weeks, an immense
amount OF prize money has been distribut.
ed IN the Baltimore Lotteries. parI Of
which has fallen in our own CITY. and
part IN different sections of the Union
we have now to record the drawing of one
ofthe great capitals Of the Surgical Insti-
tuiion Lottery, which was awarded ON the
afternoon OF Wednesday last, agreeably
10 The scheme-No. 1871 premium Of
E.Yty thousand DoAIGrs. This splendid
gut OF fortune, which was obtained AT
CoHENs OFFICE, and was forwarded bv
mail to Boston in October last, adds A.
nolher to the many instances heretofore
noticed OF the success attending invest
ments made at that singularly fortunate
establishment. this being the seveHM Ca
P'fal Pr'Te sold during the last nine weeks.
Bali. Gaz
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The public are informed that the new
bridge over the Snsquehannah, at Port
Deposit, was crossed by Baltimore
hack on Monday last, for the ,iist time.
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lion Of "a Branch of the Bank the United
States into that state, have passed an act
imposing penalty ct .jffty thonsdnd dollars
on the establishment OF any such branch
there
The proposition TO establish Peni-
Tertiary, which bad passed one branch
Of the Legislature of the State ofNoRrH
CAROLINA, has been rejected in the o.
Their.
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ETtraet cfG letter fran John Krney, esq. DEPUTY
collector Of the port IF Neic York, to cant. So.
mael Exams, cOmDiaHddnt hdryyard, Neao YORK.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-28
NOTICE.
March IT

The subscriber intending to remove
from this place in short time, requests
all those indebted to him by bond, note
or open account, to cone !orward s SET.
tie them up to first of January 'Sl7.
He will dispose of the Houses & Lore
he now occupies, and possession given
the 18th October next. The dwelling
house is calculated for the accomm"Ga-
ton OF family, with all the Necessary
out houses. and very productive eas-
den, subject to small ground rent--tne
stand for retailing goods, or purchase o.
produce, is interior To none in town.
1t is deemed unnecessary tOg!ve more
minute description, as it is presumed
those wishing to purchase will view the
premises.
He will also sell quarter acre Lot
and Dwelling House thereon, near the
court house.
The above property will tedisposed
Of on accommodating terms to those WISH
ing to purchase.
GEORGE SMIT.!.
Dumfrics, January Lilo eoti
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MEDITATION

When I consider that one thing i:
needfuI. Intimately nsedfui, above al
things; that | should make the sal
walton Of my soul sure (; what reason
have I to blush. that vanities or triaes
have given me serious uneasiness
have caused me sometimes, to LOSE
sight of tho great, the only end OF
my being! When considerthe great,
the tremendous. and yet most gra.
cious titles of Jehovah O how should
I be filed with admiration, oyerawed
Into obedience, and melted into love
Lord what is poor grovellins, chang
Ing. sinful, mortal man. compared
with thee, Thou only existest Thou
incompatible | AN, ihou ii!lest the
universe with thine awful presence
Thou changest not ; thou art inva-
riably the same, to lay, yester lay.
and forever. /; without variation OF
shadow of turning Thou art The Al
mighty, Lord of lords, and Ains OF
kings! Vet thou art gracious and
merciful. slow to anger. forgiving mi
guilty. transgressions and sin ! Hear,
o Heaven. and be astonished, o
earth this infinitely glorious Being
stoops to invite. to entreat sinners to
ne reconciled TO himself, in a most
marvellous manner, even through the
blood Of the Goldman, Jesus Christ
And shall sinners. who are a!toge-
Their interested and concerned, who
are the only objects of this great, this
wonderful salvation, which angels de-
sire to look into. shall such alone, be
careless and secure /! When the Son
If God dcscends, blceds and dies ;
when the heavenly ehoirs are sing
ing, peace on earth, good will to-
wards men when the hnly angels
are looking with desire into this Won
der of wonders, and acting as minis
tering spirits to the heirs of saliva
ton , shall men need to be wooed 4
I! shall men be unconcerned,
secure, asleep on the brink of Perdi-
lion when heaven and he'll are con-
for him !
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wholly upon the encouragement o.
subscription for stock by this govern
,nent /; to the amount of only abou
one quarter of that sum. In Jersey
also, individual enterprise is in pre-
paration, anxiously waiting only thu
encouraging intimation from this go
|vernment. New York is in similar
readiness upon a larger scale. So al
so is Pennsylvania, and l believe eve
~ state in the union. But each mus
be discouraged, for the want of as
surance that correspondent improve
ments in neighboring states will bt
effected. upon which the value of its
own must greatly depend, and above
all by the circumstance that the ma
tisnal government possess exclusively
the funds adequate TO insureisuccess tt
undertakings ofso much magnitude,
and the paramount interest in theil
completion as their obvious tenden.
cy is to enrich the revenues of com.
merce, to enhance the national lands,
and afford the cheapest and most ef.
icient defence of the country.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-28
NOTICE.

I'm the OF h day OF August 1908. a
hog.head of Tobacc' marked ND
IFS, CPS, lss, s7s, Of sscond quality.
was inspected at the Alexandria ware
house. where it remained ever since.
On the 10Th June 1909. anOther hogs
head marked I'M 80, $50, 100, $50, OF
second quality, was also Inspected at
On the 9Th Of March 1910. another
|hogshcad marked CT IS, 1904, lss,
|IO75, Of FIRST quality, was inspected at
The same warehouse and stll remains
There. The owners Of those hsgsbeads
OF tobacco are informed Of their situation,
md that if they do not dtcharye the
ents due to the warehouse and the In
pector's fees, they will be said a. direct
ID by the inspection laws Of Virginia.
RICHARD CCE, Inspector.
March 81 la"oH