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you Ly two or three letters IL DE cGlI.sc OF
last week, on the state OF our market, viz
that there is scarcely any demand ior whs {;
is left ftbe Upland Cottons Of The old crop.
The house which has most OF it at this mo-
ment offers it at from 1925 to 9 10; end
some sales in low qualities have been made
even al 2f05. We do not believe. when
any quantity of the new crop shall come 10
our market, the price will BE- above from
2f1o to 9 25-Ricc is perfectly hon,inai
at 45f."
Dec. 90.
There is god deal Of speculation in
Brazil CottoDs al 81. DC. for Pernambucos;
there IS, however, very little in market
Sd bales New Orleans were sold yesterday
at Of. 65c. A few bales Uplands have been
sold at 2f. 42ic. and prices expected to be
lower. 1t is impossible to determine where
the decline in Co.tons will terminate. Sea
Islands are W thout demand, and may he
quoted at If. SOC. If. 6Oc.-AccOunt
from Paris OF the Goth, quote per cents
at CAT 9Oc TO 65f. without any APPEARANCE
of depression. Bank Shares, 1900 to
l5l5f."
From our Paris papers.
The funds at London, Dec. l4.-3 per
cent: consols, closed; per cents red II
l-8; 81 do. sc 5-8; per cents 964 5
per cents. and OmnIum. closed.
Lord ELLENBoRoUGH is dead.
The persons accused of counterfe:ting
the bills OF The Bank OF England have been
found guilty.
Sales of Cotton in London and Liverpool
-Pernams 23d to IS. 3D.; Bengal2, u to
s3d; Surats, SID. Uplands, II to l9d.;
Orleans, III to Sold; Sea-lsIands, Is. l0d
TO S. Sd.
Hamburger, Dec. 8.
The stagnation Of business seems 10 be
universal. Hamburger is suffering in lhs
respect with all the principal towns in EG-
rope. II is hoped that this state Of affairs
will not be of much longer duration COZ
fee remains stationary in price; Sugars de-
cline more and .more-Havana Whites, IS!
TO l5-Brown, lO5 Cotton has suffered a !
fall in price, and Tobacco is without de- ;
maad.
Bremen, Nor. %.
Coffee maintains former prices, and in
deed has advanced little: prime qualities
bring from 81 10 32!. Tabacco has de-
ciined.
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Charleston, Fec. 6.
LATE FROM FRANCE.

LATE nOi rhaNNS'
By the brig Duguay-Trouin, arrived here
on Thursday, 40 days from Havre, We have
been put in possession of a file OF Paris pa
pers to the 2lst of December, and CONNER
ciaI extracts from Havre of esd. The lat
ter furnish US with gloomy prospects for the
shippers of our staple commodities; Rice
and Cotton being on tie decline, and the
former nearly uusaleabie. The French
funds had suffered a very serious depression
but were again on the RISE per cents.
which had been as low as 60, were at Ga a
65 on the Goth December-They had PIE
viousy been as high as 78::-The depres-
sion was occasioned by the Allies, and par
ticularly the Russians, throwing theirstock
into the market nearly at the same moment
as they were leaving France.
Private letters also state, that there had
been great number of failures in France
Holland, and other ports on the continent.
EXTRACTS OF LETTERS.
"Haure. Dec. 90.
eve avail ourselves OF the sailing of the
Duguay- Trouin, for your port, to repeat 10
you what we had the honor Of writing to
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~, tic h iai,r,t i ,f.,cr il &c ln;o,
the Chief justice Of Tie U. S!aics. and h.
ped the mouse would accord with linn d,
the necessity of making considerable p.
duction. Mr. Williams spoke w It'll Much
bifty and displayed considerable know
ledge O! The policy and military establish
ment> of tie country.
He was answt red by general I!arriso,
who followed him step by step tbrou.
every separate point ofhis charges, Ge.en(
, ing each particular department OF the STAT
il .I' turn. aud demonstrating that not mil.
eacn was useful and necessary. but tb.,
was in the highest degree polite AMI &c.,
noInicai TO appoint them, ami equally g. :,
maintain them, in their tuII force -He.
lemnIy declared That it would have s.r,.
forty millions Of dollars t. this coun,rv :,
have had such staff at HE beginning Of H.
last war. The advantages ola foil ,,I,
qua'inee staff, he said, WIS tie grand c.
cret which resulted,.o the European oowo,,
iiom The dreadful experience of ,i,.;r o,
and ruInouS warsre, aud be hoped tina, III,
country would avail herself thus cbo,,,.
OF the knowledge which Europe had M
chased 50 dearly. As 10 tie Quarter mae
ter,s department, he neej do no more H.,
refer. to the enormous fortunes mods b..
Contractors, and the mischieis. the n;Sa
RES, and the mortality they had brourb, n,
our troops by their misconduct and trard.
uenerai Harrison, in this speech. displ,v
ed the advantage which superior mjli.,r
endowments give a man in discussion ~
this kind, by the conviction thai foIlov,a
his arguments, and particularly il that p,r
III which he proved to tie house tie ind.
pensatle necessity Of preserving Close
communication Of strong posts .long on,
Notwithstanding thai we were eye,y d,v
coming into closer coHtac, it'll s,ncuin,-,
nations OF savages, sud that without =,
o'er-aWIns defence Of tina. kind the cour-
Try would become another Scythia. A0e.
having stated 10 simple bmt strong coIor
the Many hitherto Unknown advantanesnow
ieit by the general disposition of,iie army
and the security which the country ms.
derive from it in The result of hostile in.
carSIon by any r0wer wliateyer-he ascrb
ed then, chiefly 10 the talents and unabate5
Industry OF the secretary of war, respecting
whom ne declared that if that able man
continued in Office only three years longer
and his plans Tor the public were supported
and iurthcred by the representatives of The
people. it would be truly said of him lha,
he hal done as much for his country as any
man who had been employed in its coun.
CHS; and shat for his own part he consider
ed the selection OF Mr.. Calhoun for the
head OF that departments one of the most
wise and fortunate acts performed by the
and one that will hereafter re-
dound to his credit, and insure him the GA
'itude of every honest man in the union.
On Saturday a short desultory debate
took place on the same subject-ater
v hich il was on motion OF Mr.. Holmes,
laid upon tue table.
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nor OF the universe continue his benehcence
towards US Then, in the early dawn of
the morning, and at the close of the day,
we Will repeat praises to Him,
"Whose hand With blessings crowns the
year,
"And 6lls our hearts with joys sincere.
THE LAY PREACHER.
CONGRESS.
SENATE eF THE UNITED STATES.
Thursday, February II.
coASTING TRADE.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill supplementary to the acts con-
corning the coasting trade"
This bill provides. list. That for the
| more convenient regulation of the coasting
trade, the sea coast and navigable rivers of
| the United States be divided into four great
districts, the first 10 include all the districts
on the sea coast and navigable rivers, be.
tween the eastern limits of the U. States
| and the western limits of Rhode Island ;
the second to include all the districts be-
tween the western limits of Rhode Island
and the southern limits of Virginia the
{. third to include all the districts between the
southern limits of Virginia and the south.
ern limits OF Georgia; and the fourth, to
include all the districts between the river
Perdido and the western limits OF the Uni
ted States: Cd. That every ship or vessel
of the burthen OF twenty tons, or upwards,
licensed to trade between the different dis
tricts of the United States, is authorised to
carry on such trade between the districts
included within the aforesaid great districts
respectively, in manner, and subject only
to the regulations that are now by law re-
quired to be observed by such ships orves-
sells, in trading from one district to another
in the same state, or from district in one
state to distric: in the next adjoining state:
Sd. That every ship or vessel, of the bur-
den of twenty tons or upwards, licensed to
trade as aforesaid, is required, in trading
/! from one to another district, to conform to
and observe the regulations that, at the
time of passing this act, are required to be
observed by such vessels, in trading from a
district in one state to district in any other
than an adjoining state: And 4th, that the
trade between the districts not included in
any of the four great districts aforesaid,
shall continue to be carried on in the man
ner, and subject to the regulations already
provided for this purpose
The bill received some amendments, not
affecting its principle, and was ordered to
be engrossed for third reading.
National htelligcncer.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FridaY, Feb. 12.

| l'tuVy3 fCV'
Mr.. Herbert, from the committe on the
District Of Columbia, reported bill con-
corning the banks OF the district of Column
bia. Providing for the consolidation of the
several banks of the district into two in
each town, viz. in the city of Washing
; ton, under the denomination of the bank OF
! Washington and the bank of the Metropo-
lis; in Georgetown, under the denomina-
ton of The bank Of Columbia and the bank
of Georgetown; and in Alexandria. under
the denomination of the hank of Alcxan-
dria and the bank of Potomac--each with
a capital of one million of dollars the re-
naming present banks TO be merged in
those above named, if they shall think pro-
per, as follows: the Patriotic bank TO sub
scribe its capital in the bank of Washing
ton; the Union bank, the Farmers and
Mechanics bank, and the Central bank of
Georgetown, 10 subscribe their capital, in
the new bank of Georgetown; the bank of
Alexandra, the Mechanics bank, and the
Union bank of Alexandra, to subscribe
their capitals in the new bank of Alexan-
dria and the Franklin bank to subscribe
its capital to the bank of Potomac the said
subscriptions to be made on or before the
first Monday in July, in the books TO be
opened for that purpose. The banks crea-
ted by this act, to subscribe, on their Or
ganizati n, six per cent on the capitals paid
in for constructing turnpike roads connect
ed with the district.
The bill was twice read and laid on The
table. - Ibid.
A SUPPLEMENTAL JOURNAL
Of such proceedings of the house Of repre-
sentativcs of the United States, at the Sc
cond session Of .he fifteenth congress, as,
during the time they were depending,
were ordered to be kept secret, and re-
speeding which the injunction of secresy
was afterwards taken off, by order Of the
house.
Thursday, January %.
The house having under consideration
the amendments proposed by the senate 10
the bill from this house, entitled IAN act
making appropriations for the military SER
vice of the United States for the year one
thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
The second of the said amendments was
then read, as follows:
Line 47-Strike out "thirteen thousand
dollars" and insert "forty thousand two
hundred and seventy-nine dollars, inclu-
ding twenty thousand dollars to defray an
eypenee incurred under the Chickasaw
treaty, lately concluded and including al |
so, the further sum of seven thousand two
hundred and seventy-nine dollars, being |
the aggregate amount Of certain sums sti- !
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TN Exchange Cofee-Houss >.SSh
SE&M ARINE JOURNAL. 49,

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA,. Feb. Ia.
Schr Mary, Clements, 6 days fir. Bait
more, tobacco, groceries, &c. to merchants
Of the District. OnFriday, saw ships Fair
Trader and Thomas, hence, below Guam.
iico, proceeding down with strong n. W.
wind, on Thursday saw large topsai.
schr off Piney Point, hound up.
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Books and Stationary.

DOBERT GRAY has just received for
5 = sale on commission, an inroice pi
Books and Stationary, among which are the
following articles, viz:
Sir Robert Wilson's sketch of the mill
tary andpolitical power OF Russia
Phillips's speeches Shey's bookkeeping
Says catechism of political economy.
Manners & customs Accidents OF life
Benefits letters history IF the late war
Vclney's Ruins Browne of Bodsheck
The Sisters Pope's Essay on Man
Tales of my Landlord; TayIor,s inquiry
Travels at home Domestic Medicine
Debates of tie Virginia Convention, on
the adoption of the Federal Constitution
Wricht's Life of Christ and his apostles
Bonnet boards by the gross, dozen or sin-
gle; super6ne vellum cap writing paper
August 90
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Gone to the Southwark or
Westward.

YELLOW WOMAN, called Celia
"A. Detcher, in the a3d year Of her age,
about 5 feet or 8 inches high--marks like
moles on the right side of her face, which,
with several letters on her left arm, were
made with india ink. She is about four
months gone in a state of pregnancy-fol-
lowed her husband, Jim Clark, a yellow
man, who was purchased from this place
and taken away in company with large
number of slaves, about two week ago, by
man of the name of Basset. Ii is suppo-
sed they have gone to the westward: Celia
was born free, and had with her a notariai
certificate Of herfreedom, and description
of her person. Her Iaother, the subscriber,
is much afflicted By her manner OF going a.
way, and desires that any humane people
who may chance TO meet with her, VIII
persuade her 10 return. being apprehenslve
that when she gets into a strange country,
where she will be unknown and out OF the
reach OF her friends and those who would
be likely TO protect her, attempts may be
made by some avaricious and unprIncipled
persons. 10 deprive her of her liberty. and
sell her for slape Should any such at,
tempts be made, fifty dollars reward will
be paid to any person who will commune
Sa;e such information as shall lead to the
G,nv;ction of the offenders, and the recove-
y y 'lS HANNAH DETCHER.
Alcxandria, Oetober6, 1918.
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7. HOiTS
PRINTERS

NO. 80 BuRLiNG-sLIP, NEw-YoRK. =
DRINTING TYPES, of all the kinds
Il manufactured in the United States !;
the Columbian printing press; common do;
standing presses, various sizes printing
ink, from the different factories, all kinds !;
cast aud wrought iron chases, from the SUI
pcr-royal to the card chase sheepsioots !;
inrnscrews job and book sticks, with
brass or iron slides; mahogany do; shears |;
spring steel points (; common do bod
kins ;saws girths BAH skins for news or
hook work tall stocks, do; ball nails !;
WOO! wool cards candesiicks; shutters {;
imposing stones, with frames, for one or two
forms brass double and single rule CO.
lumn rules parchmcnts; I've brushes; dust,
proof and pick do metal cuts of houses,
ships, steam boats, and stages; cherry and
whitewood cases do for Greek, figure and
rule, flowers, and algebra galleys of all
kinds frames with or without slides case
racks; swing troughs wetting do furni-
tre of all kinds letter, press and paper
boards; mallets shooting sticks: planners;
quoins press blankets; page cord blank
cards Printing flirting and Letter Paper,
of all kinds; together with ornaments and
other articles, all OF The hest quality.
ftA-A large assortment OF second hand
type, of almost every description, for sale
as above, specimens of any fount OF which
will be forwarded to order.
Every kind Of PRINTING and WIKI
TING PAPER, supplied al the '-anniac-
turcr's price. October
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Exchange 8 Brokers Office,
Georgetogn. District Of Columbia.
ROMULUS RIGGS.

A r his Office, next doc below Craw-
"a ford ta9ern. Bridge-st Georgetown,
will exchange all KIM sof Bank Notes on
the most reasonable terms. All persons
who may have notes on the banks of North
Carolipa. South Carolina and Georgia,
would do well to call on him, as he is
largely in the purchase OF that kind Of mo-
ney, and will take il on the most feasona-
BILE terms travelling 10 the West
ern Country may At all times get the Bank
Noies of the Western Banks alta fair dis
count, by calling at his Office. For the in
formation OF all persons throughout the U.
States, X. Riggs makes il known, that all
OF the Banks of the Distrist % Columbia
pay their notes on demand il 7pecie; and
Il would he much to the advantage Of the
merchants, and trading to the South and
wesi. 90 encourage the circulation Of the
Notes Of the Banks Of Georgetown, Was!i-
ington and Alexandra, as it will At all
times answer for remittances to the large
commercial and At!antic towns all per-
sons enigrating or travelling to The west
ward should be very particular and take
the Notes Of the Banks of the District of
Columbia, as they will ind them the nost
current, there being no counterieits on, the
District Banks. The Merchants Bank OF
Alexandra has long NICE fai!ed-all per-
sons should be on their guard, as they Will
be imposed GU August 10
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yr s.awrason & Nowie

TT sIawras0n q SOWn
sIAvE FOR SALE,
loo pieces Russia duck
22o heavy and light Ravens do
10 white and brown shestings-
200 diapers loo do crash
30 chests young hyson tea, OF the Clo-
thier and Benjamin Rusn's cargo
60 pipes Holland gin, superior quality
90 French and Spanish brandy
10 puncheon. windward island rum
pipes old Sicily Madeira wine
Pipes. half pipes, quarter, and hall
quarter casks Superior Old Madeira and
Malmsey wine, from the house OF heers &
Co. "a TO God
loo casks cut nails, assorted sizes, from
$50 boxes moald candles, super. quality
400 brown soap
60 barrels Sperm oil
Boston and Chelmsford window glass,
of all sizes
Bales of baftas. mamoodies and flag
handkerchief
loo crates assorted Liverpool ware
So barrels mackerel, in VIII. j. Inf. bb!s.
80 boxes soft shelled almonds
December II
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New Books.

Just receiusd on consignment, and for safe
By the Subscriber.
WALES of my landlord, second series
L New tales, by Mrs Opie
lions Pilgrim, by Robert flawker, D d
Eventsof the French Revolution, by the
baroness de Stael; O'Reiley's Greenland
Johnson's quarto dictionary, vol. |
Taylor's Arator, iih edition
Rallies tour on the coItiDent
Village sermons; Oliyc-Rranch
Dwisht's geography forsehoo's, in which
Europe is divided according to the late act
of the congress of Vienna Also,
A few copies Of Bible News or Sacred
Truths relating to7he Living God, his only
Son, and Holy Spirit, By Noah Worcester,
NJ ROBERT GRAY.
Oct l6
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Romuiss Riggs's
EXCHANGE BANKING HOUSE,
AND
BROK ER'S OFFICE,
Brdee- streft. Georgef1

Bridge street, Ceorgef2-tn.
YEyfIIS is intended as permanent estab-
4 lishment. AM the community viii ind
il one Q! the greatest conyaniences in the
United States, and of great public utility.
At this house the fair exchange on the tiife-
rent bank notes from every part OF thennioI
can at all times be had: tits 10 be hoped
that, By the operations Of this Office, the
community win get rid of ahost of Shiloees,
Saavers, Secret and Raining Brokers, who
iniest the District, frequently proclaiming
the iailure OF country solvent bapks, for the
express purpose of purchasing the notes Of
such institutions at great discounts. Bust.
ness un1erthe following heads will betrans.
acte,i. This establishment possesses finds
10 negotiate for any amount, and all bust
ness done for cash.
Ist. Al bank checks, bills at sight, pos,
nGles not due, aud bank notes from all parts
ofthe United States, bought and sold.
2d. All notes, bills OF exchange, diri-
dends aniinterests, collected and RENTED
according 10 orders.
Sci. The notes ofthe United States bank
AMI all OF IFS branches received atpar.
4th. Strangers, citizens, and Others. may
deposit current money for safe kee ping -
ana il left for thirty days, or longer will
receive at the rate of six per cent. per an
nun for the same.
9TH. Ali business in the line Of a money
broker promptly attended to for small
con- mission. 2
9Th. All southern and western traders.
bringing to the district large suns OF south
ern and wester,hans notes, can deposit
Tor safe keeping, and draw for the same as
may suit heir convenience.
itb. Prompt attention paid to the orders
of all respectable brokers and exchange of
fees Throughout the United States-who
viii please TO favor me occasionally with
theirra of exchange on bank notes and
! bits, Georgetown, Dec.
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ENo 5I5s.
10 the Public.

4 y unHs,iat sensihiiiiy has keen excited
"A in the minds Of orr coiA.rymen by tns
copper plate engraving oi the Declaration
OF independence. recently published, &C.
companicd ny tac Smiles OF the signaiureS
OF those iIlnstiious patriots who framed the
document By which our indie pendence was
announced To the world. We feel, while
we dwell m those signatures, as ii we were,
ushered into the immediate presence of
characters so exalted, and we seem for a
time TO participate in all the emotion which
they felt on he approach of so az ful q cri-
sis--Hostile armRs, desolate fields, towns
and cities in conflagration--car,,age and
death in its most frighliul forms APPEARED in
prophetic vision on the one hand, and more
than all, the complicated horrors, ignomiry
and slavery were presented for their ac.
ceptance on the other; they defiberated.
they paused, they trenbl.d and al last so.
lemnly appealing TO the God of battles.
they resolved that the United States were
ana ought to be Tree, sovereign and inic-
pendent. These illustrious patrints, With
hive solitary exceptions, have now mingled
with the common ruouid-ihey survive oniy
in their country s glory and in the recoIlec-
ton OF grateful people. But II would be
cohsoiing to the present generation, seps-
rated as they now are from those patriots.
by the Intervention q The tomb, tubecoua
more intimately acquainted with their re-
Hclutionary benefactors. We love to dwell.
on the features of such men, snatched BY
the pencil from the oblivion of the grave.
and emulate the prominent feats of their
biography: Impressed With these ideas, the
subscriber proposes, il suitable encourage
ment is given, to publish The lives of those
patriots in numbers, uptil the whole is COM
ple.ed. The work Will be executed in q
style not inferior TO any European produc!
tons, and the portraits by masters Of ac-
knowledged merit. The biography will
be written by Paul Allen, esq. whose init
macy with the several sigDers, whose fami.
liarity with the privations and hardships
they had to undergo, and whose well known
talents will be sufficient Is ensure the pa
| tronage OF an enlightened people. In the
execution OF, this work, all that the pub
Usher dares 10 promise is, that he win en-.
deayor to deserve the confidence Of his
countrymen, and that no exerlion on his
part will be wanting To prevent an abuse
of that confidence. He ventures to solicit
| the assistance of those gentlemen in pos
session Of authentic facts and anecdotes, by
communicating the intelligence that VIII
serve to illustrate The characters and to en-.
rich the biography of those founders OF the
American Republic. Those who are ia
possession OF their portraits would enlarge
the obligation b7 a loan Of tn. same.
A prospectus with the terms will he given
in few days. =
JOSEPH NJ. sANDERSON:
48, .Harket.sirset, Baltimore.
| *x*Any printer who will publish this nos
tice and become responsible for FIVE suhscrf.
bers, shall receive one copy of the work.
December 22
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Musical Tuition.

TINE subscriber, at the solicitation OF
L many individuals. is induced to take
the house next door 10 Mr.. Moore's Nota-
~ office, Prince street, where he will teach
Instrumental Music this winter. He assures
those who may patronize him, that his ut
most efforts shall he exerted TO give perfect
Satisfaction. Subscription papers are left
at Mr., Gray's bookstore.
Ladies will be taught on the Double or
Single Flageolet, and Music arranged and
neatly copied.
Ort % LIONEL j.. LANkIS.