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escaped TO relate the disasters az the 5av }
burning with zeal, To fill sp the ranks,
and supply The place of such of iheii
brethren IN arms as might fall, or, disa.
bled, retire from the field. How, then,
account for this singular fact (ior who can
doubt the vigilance of the general govern
mepi, the medi;aied invasion beIug long
known.) otherwise than from The dis
lance and difficulties attending the trans
porlaiion oi arms by land or water, and
the want of a great national establishment,
as well for The fabrication as deposit Of
arms, ammunition aud munitions of war,
generally, IN some central position in the
western country, from which, on emer.
genci"s, the necessary supplies might be
drawn, and promptly conveyed 10 every
point ~ that section OF The union? And
thus, the late presidential visit 10 Louis
vile, Is nationally accounted for; a place
liaN ing higher claims on his choice as The
SHE for such an establishment, atfording
greater facilities, and combining more
advantages, than, probably, any other
poInl west OF the mountains.
Considerations of this kind, on which
\ might be improper to dwell, il is be.
iIeved, cannot fail 10 weigh with the gen
"rous and high minded people OF V.rgi-
mia. and promise cheerful acquiescence
IN any measures mot oppressive) adopted
by The wisdom of the Legislature, in their
opinion, best calculated to insure the sue
cess OF those great objects.
Respectfully admitted, by
s. BLACKBURN,
Commissioner in J0haf Of Virginia.
Al The Wilderness,
Bath County, Odd Nov. 1919.
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CONGRESSIONAL DINGS.
tReportsd for the National ITfeiHgeAcGr.l
TUESDAY, DECEMBER ii.
SENATE
[To be contiBHed.l


:, mr.. james Pteasdrts, elected Senator from
virginia. Yin the place Of MIR. j. w. Rppes, re-
ngnedD appeared, was qualified, and took
a message was received from the President
o. the United States, announcings that he had
approved and signed the resolution declaring
TIE admission Of Alabama into the Union on
when
Mr.. John W. Walker, Senator from the said
seat
MIR. Roberts gave notice that he should on
tomorrow ask leave To introduce bill to
authorize the purchase ola eertiiu number Of
copies Of the Declaration of Independence
published by Mr.. Binns.
MIR; MeLlen, agreeably TO notice given, asked
mo obtained leave 10 introduce a bill autho-
TlsIDg subscription to the 18th aud 18th vols.
OF ate edition OF state papers.
Mr.. DickeTSoa, agreeab!y TO notice given.
having asked and obtained leave, introduced
resolution proposing an amendment TO the
constitution as respects the mode Of electiag
Electors of President aud Vice President Of
the United States, AID Representatives Ia
oDgTess. This resolution is the same In
oTm and substance AS the resolution offered
ny Nc ID. and considered AZ the last session.
The said bills aud resolution were severaIly
read and passed 10 q second reading.
MT. Edton submitted resolution to appoint
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DOCUMENTS.

DOCUMENTS,
Transmitted to bath houses Of Congress, ,Cith
TIE Message ofMc President, Of 7th Dee
1919. CONTINUED
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JAMES MONROE.

JAAltN hlONRCE,
PRESIDENT OF THE tNITEr STATES
10 du chOm these preSeHtS STA csncerh, Greet
iHg:
Know We, That have given and granted.
abu DO hereby give and grant to john Quincy
Adams, Secretary 81 STATE OF the United States.
full power and authority, and also a general
aud special command 10 meet and confer with
Inc Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
p"tentiary OF his Catholic Majesty residing in
Vic ohlted states, being furnished with the
Ike tull powers, OF and concerning the limits
between the territories at the United States
and those OF has SAID Catholic Majesty IN North
America and any mutual cessions of part of
The same OF and concerning ali matters of
nlh renee b, tween tie SAID United States and
ms Catbohc Majesty; and concerning the re-
Iauohs of navigation ana commerce between
t.ie SAID 1 uited Stale, aud his Catholic AlaieS-
~; aud 10 conclude treaty touching the pre-
misses. Tor The hnai ratification OF the president
OF the United States, by and with the advice
ana consent of the Senate thereof, if ssch adj
vice and consent be given.
In testimony whereof, have caused the
seal OF the United States 10 be hereun-
10 atnNed. Given under INV hand AT
r. the Lity OF Washington, the sixteenth
day OF February A ID 1919, ana of the
Independence of the United States the
forty third
JAMES MONROE.
BY the President:
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Sec of Syt,
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CHARLES QUITS, Secretary.

Ratification by the President ofthe United States.
JAMES Monroe, President OF the United
States OF America; TO all and singular who
shall see these presents greeting: Whereas
Treaty of Amity, Settlement and Limits be-
tween the United States of America and his
Catholic Majesty, was concluded and signed
between their Plenipoteniiaries in this Civ.
on the twenty-second day OF the present month
OF February, which Treaty is word for word
as follows = See copy herewith transmitted. !
And whereas, the Senate of the United States.
by their resolution, on the twenty-fourth day
of the same month, two thirds of the Sepa-
tors then present concurrDg, did advise aud
consent to the ratification OF the said treaty !:
Now, therefore, l, James Monroe, President
of the United States Of America. having seen
and considered the Treaty above recited, do,
~ pursuance Of the aforesaid advice and con-
sent OF the Senate of the United States, by
these presents accept, ratify, and confirm the
said Treaty, and every clause and article
thereof, H. the same are hereinbefore SET forth
In FAITHwHEREoF, l have caused the seal
of the United States of America 10 he
hereto affixed. Given under nv hand. at
r. The City of Washington, the twenty-fifth
- ~ day Of February, A ID. 1919, and Of the
Independence OF the United States the
forty third.
JAMES MONROE.
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
LUIS DE ONIS.

Resolution of the Senate advising Ratification.
In SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
February 2ith, 1919.
Resolved, Two-thirds of the Senator's ore
sent cOncnrriDg therein, that the Senate do
advise and consent to the ratification of the
Treaty of Amity, Settlement, aud Limits,
made and concluded at Washington, on the
tweHty-second day of February, 1919, be-
tween the United States and his Catholic Ma
jesiy.
attest, CHARLES QUITS, Secretaru.
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commanded by Hugh, took ae,t

division esmmaaded by Hugh, took aear
cut round mountain, and was a consldera-
bic way beyond them, and waited for their
coming up. 1t is said that the old man was
always the foremost of his company, and
when he saw them approach, he prepared
bimself,and in fierce warlike tone, said to
the young gentlemen,-" Here comes the
great Cunning riding foremost ); If you let
him escape. you deserve towards DEATH
On which Hugh instantly drew an arrow
and shot Cunning through the heart from
the other side of a small lake called Loeb
loch. He fell upon broad stone at the
roads side, where. according to custom
heap of stones was raised in remembrance
thereof. still to be seen, called Cummings
Cairin. Such monuments are called by
the highIanders Cairns Folanchd, !. G.
Cairns of Haired.
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BY last Evenings Mail
~N~~N~>

New- York, May 8.
The Sachem, which left Buenos Ayrea
on the 10th OF March, and from w. G. D.
Worthington, esq. we learn, that by the
last accounts, Chill was freed from the
Royalists. Mr.. W. left Chill on the 29lh
January, making the journey across the
continent, and has furnished US with an in
terestiDg detail Of events, which we have
not room for to-day. Lord Cochrane, with
his squadron, sailed from Valparaiso on the
l4th January, for the purpose Of block
aiding tCallao, sc. and capture and bura
the shipping, being well prepared with
rockets, &c. Capt. Wooster, Of the San.
tino, had resigned, whose place was filed
by capt. Guise, OF the British navy.
The United States frigate Macedonian
was reported to have arrived at VALPARAISO
-absst the bsxiaoing Of February.
lGazsM'
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notes of the Canada banks /; and we 81 =
then have to rue that supineness which b,'
tacitly allowed these vipers to carry nn
their nefarious doings for want Of soms :.
tive exertions to bring them to Justice .
very censurable neglect, and extreu.I,
unjust, though we had continued 10 b.r.
had nothing 10 fear for ourselves from Them
1t is supposed that our laws are no, su6
GENTLY explicit, on this offence, to aulho,
rise the punishment of these fellows
Hence one or two of them who have he,,
brought up to Montreal on charges Con-
nected with this practice, have been abl.
to effect their escape either with trivial
punishment, or with perfect impunity.
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AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES.

Zonesville, (Ohio) March 80.
We have seen an article in the "Cleve.
land Register" which stated that mound
of considerable dimensions on the west side
of the Cuyahoga river, had been opened
and a'number of silver breaches found with
in the body Of it which were much co,ro.
ded by rust. The writer of the article
proves that The mound was depository of
the dead, by the remains Of human homes
which were found, and he also proves it to
be OF great antiquity, by part Of the bones
being in a state of dust when found, and
the apparently sound parts presently be.
coming so, upon exposure to air. The same
paragraph afirms that an earthen pot, ca
pable of holding three gallons, has been
recently washed by the Miami river from
mound originally on its bank, which was
$50 feet III diameter at its basis and loo
feet high. From these and many ether 81.
milar discoveries, the writer believes land
we think with good reason) that this coun.
try was once inhabited by race of peo-
pie, at least, partially civilized, and that
this race have been eyter:ninated by the
iorefathers ofthe present and late tribes Of
Indians in this country. Erpress.
We mentioned few days since, the ar.
rival here of three natives of Madison's Is.
land, in the ship Lion since when, We
have been informed by capt. Townsend,
that the Notifications and buildings erect.
ed by commodore Porter had been demo.
lished, but the benign influence Of his eS-
ertions and the fame OF bis name still re-
NAMED with the natives, who live in great
harmony and social intercourse The hos
tile tribes learnt war no more-and the
Tyrees were frequent visitors Of the Lion,
while she lay at the Island. A curious
instance of CESSATION occurred among the
ships company at Madison's Island
While on shore one day, one Of them OBJ
served in the hollow of tree, several
small eggs, which he put in his pocket for
future examination having occasion to
feel therein soon after, he drew out hand
full of little lizards, quickened by the
warmth of their novel situation.
providence Patriot.
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Montreal, (Canada) AprsI Is.

montreal, tCandudJ dPT1I TO.
We are continually hearing OF nest OF
scoundrels who are employed, it is said, in
manufacturing limitations Of notes Of banks
in the United States. They reside deep
within the woods in the neighborhood OF
St. Armand, and in other places and their
deleterious transactions are carried en- with
degree of cunning only equalled by their
villainy. 1t will not be long before they
will begin in all probability to fahziests the
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In all one hundred and tao graduates
or these Virginia claims more than one.
third! She has sixteen more than Penn.
sylvania herself, the seat of the University
She has as many as the nine highest on the
list, with the exception of Pennsylvania
have together!. more than all The country
south and west of Pennsylvania has, put
together.
Besides these, she has, no doubt, her
due portion of Representatives at the Me-
dical Universities of Baltimore and New.
York. Virginia thus contributes more than
her adequate quota of adopts in the Heal.
ing .art! (Rschmond Compiler.
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PROGRESS OF MEDICINE.

We are furnished with list of those ph7.
sicians who graduated at the University o,
Pennsylvania at the public convenience,
held on the 95th April. The result pspi-
tests the respect which the science Of the
lancet bears in the Old Dominion. The
following are the number, who have enlist.
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riginal chapter of Genesis from which he

figinaI cnaPte5 OF ueneSis lIoui WHO'LL he
took it
"Because thou hast hearkened to the voice
of thy wife, and hast eaten OF, the tree, Of
which commanded thee, saying, thou shalt
not eat Of it: cursed is the ground for thy
sake in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the
days ofthy life. Thorns and thistles ii shall
bring forth to thee and thou shalt eat the
herb of the field. In the sweat o! thy face
shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto
the ground, for out of il thou vast taken:
for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou
return" Genesis, Sd chap. 18th, 18th and
18th verses.
Whatever improvement may be made in
the style and manner of divine authority
elegance of numbers and sweetness of cor
rect rhymes, this failure of Milton is an
undeniable proof, that all attempts in blank
verse are void Of advantage and success:
yet the Messiah of Mr.. Pope has many
lines taken from Isaiah, in which the sub
lime beauties of that divine writer are not
much diminished; and the digniied pas
sage at the beginning OF the above-men-
toned chapter, is agreeably paraphrased
by the following couplet, in his elegant e.
pistle of Eloisa:
"Sti'l as the seas ere winds were taught to
Or moving spirit babe the waters flow %
RARR0W
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NARLRoRouGu roK SALE.

y(l tirtue Of poaers ssstea la nS, the snbscri6.,s
II 6y the kaSt eit Of John Cooke decd. OF StoGOrd
county, Virginia Us eper JOr safe that VaiiqLfs
estate. kRoseH by hie name 0) MdRLBOROCGB.-
Ihss estate contains about $50 dcreS3so o) hica is
gdt land, Tying IA body about 100 acres Of eatx
Dte marsh easily reclaimed, and the residue high
land 81 rery vatHa6te character. ~ is situated liz
ths county Of STAFFORD and State of tiysiuiu con-.
mencng az Che mouth OF Potomac rrecS at IFS j,t,c
lion toish the Potomac river, and up Sai river
npudrds ~ tro mites 20 The iaRds Of John ". Bro
ndagk from th!s point 10 fccOheek, Of the ndUi-
guOts branches 81 Potomac creek, the distance is
a6Oat of0 mile tkxs ieGtiRg the tract enfirsig
snrromnded by mater sLcept on the iast mentioned
tne. This IS perhaps the moSt desiraJte estate ia
the eastern section ot ybeimiu its soik is not snr.
ctes NJ te STATE, dboundS trh springs Of erceii.nt
red etover. ITS winter and spring fisheries, hare
YroGucsd a nett PrOGt Of = 800 ger aannm. MA
yont is ia great abundance; aud there are On the
taRd ineIhaaStibte beds Of shetk mari sshich haze
dceR pronounced by English farmers 10 De De saps
20 krioun ia Europe. There has been seeded
this JdH 50 Bushels uheaf ana Jc,o acres ia rye
k as distant from the markets Of the District OF
Cot@fn6sa ID miles from Fredericksburg IA miles.
POssession can be had on The Ist day Of january
ls20, and the terms made accommodating.
II more minute descriptions Is deemed unnecesyaru
as n rs presumed those tcho may 1Uish to purchase
this Uaiad6fe property TiU risW it Themselves -.
application may DC made 10 JUhls ". or Jers NJ
Bronansh, Ceorgetotrn, District Of Columbia John
". Green, Fredericksburg, or TO either OF tLe aub.
Scrf6ers, residing at " est farm, near 45guia Va.
JOHN COOKE
Nev IL. 54..U CEORGE r ". COOKE
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Nor II.
Trust Sale of Land and Negroes

- Y virtue OF deed OF trust from Walter b. waddey
- bearing date the z0th day OF May, 1916, and du,
recorded III Tue clerks ohce OF Lancaster county, viii
misses, To the highest bidder in ready money OH the
2olH day ~ NopeMber aert II fair otherwise the next
far day, that valuable farm called The GLe6e situated i'm
Lahcastercounty about ten miles above The of Rap
pahaock river Immediately Carters creek nayiga.
Bile and sale harbor abonnaing fish, oysters and wild
Howl, IN their seasons The above contains by
recent survey 7s0 acres, rods aud 10 poles. is
useless to attempt by way Of advertisement to describe
to the public the qualities advantages of this farm
sufhce II To say that 1t Is fertile and ell
heie are but lev farms othe same size the Northern
Neck OF Arginia So much 10 be desired as this.
Also, by virtue Of another deed trust from Walter
u. Waddey, bearing date the 18th day Of May, 1913
likewise recorded IN the oce OF Lancaster county Will
DE sold OH The same day and place, and the same
terms sundry SLAVES, conveyed by said deed for the
purposes therein expressed.
lhaVe no suspicion OF defect but of course will
convey To the purchasers the title only which has been
vested in me by The above deeds of trust.
RALPH EDMONDS, Trustee.
October 20. sd ne
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=. f''oN me HcSfon fetlfiSrS.
AR. RNssHLL-Tbe following po.uc elius,o, from
aionne gentleman az Naine, occasi"ned by visa TO
IRE ever memorable Dtle grOupd near lovell's Pol
- tine specimen Of mature genius worthy the appro
0"'ion of the scientific and the phlaathropc BY in
seruns ysawil CRAFTY many Of your hume ous read
".
saw We that spirit move along the wave
And tread IN silence through the ballow'd air
'isds the dim spectre OF the warrior brave
VINO comes TO bend him DER his ashes there.
He fought IN other iays--when restless nlss
Game down in wrath upoa bis tents so rude.
aAd heillsh Vengeance robsd IN blood began
10 swell ITS trump throughout his solitude
us darn red arm Was baf'd-the glorious eve
ihat glanced IN peace along bis own lovd Wild
Woke al The shout las lght'ning majesty
Ana gieaiE ii the hu-siar DER his home and child
The rising snn beheld the battle .,uIm
Ana ung'd The dun clouds Wilh \ suTty liaht
It's last hram siar'd ar many liielsss form
Ahd wihgd It's spirit from The ghastly light.
Ana where the dawn had heard the conflicts peal
Ana war smoke uiingled with the morning cloud
Vow all was calm death had set ms seal
va many warrior, III his moon beam shrout
Inc 1akrle waves couie ninrnuTins to tue shore
Ana Cuti ~ Insure round the rorIus they lave
NhISpei iarewcli-pfuciaim the haltte DER
Auh hNmu requiem round tie ted.u,an', grave
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James Ricer Lands for ,SaIe

HAVING resolved to remove 10 tie western country.
- oner for sale my plantation ON James river in
po"hatsn county situate between Goodies Ferry and
me mouth OF Fine creek. aud about miles from the
cvof Notwithstanding by recent survey between
hee and four hundredac OF choice land pee uIarly
The cultivation Of corn, wheat
pehg TOT the most part new, strong and productive
whch TACT may be sscertained BY view OF the present
srop oi corn There are between 30 and 40 acre, OF
.owgronnds attached To said tract very first
being the lower point of reasants Big Island tie fer
nifty and strength of which scarcely to be eauaIIed
by ANY iand In Virginia. is well wateTed with hold
constant and excellent springs. The contiguity to
no doubt be great to
There is at this time tract adjoining 400
ioi sale, which would make the above most desirable
and profitable farm.
viii at the time sell my undivided interest in
tive other tracts la the same county and
one containing between three and four hundred acres
the other six hundred and forty eight acres-Aiso
MY interest IN the Fine Greek Mills the character of
which is well KNOWN. Also, my pei sonal estate
ANY gentleman wishing TO his capital in property
oil The above description would do well to call upon
the subscriber Immediately. -
Powhatah, November I6. 81 A,
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poNApARrE,s Law KNOWLEDGE.

From the Literary Gazette, hug. 1921
What particularly asiOnished TIeihard the pro-
di2ious memory of the Emperor. IL subject 10
which lac was Continually ai!udng.
The ARTICLES of the civil code, after being drawn
ana taken into consider alien In private Conferences
~efe submitted 10 The discussion OF the Council Of
state. At which Napoleon frequently presided. TrehaTd
wondered az the readiness with which BonapaIte ire
tempore Whole passages rom the Roman civil law
subject which, from ITS nature seemed to be entirely
foreign to HIM One day the Emperor requested his at
tehdaace in order 10 acguaint him with new idea
on criminal legislation after eonsersing Togeiier for
some time they formed themselves into little COMMIT
tee and Tue counsellor Of took tue liberty OF ask
ing the Emperor how he had acquired so familiar
knowIedse of law ahas considering that his whole life
had been spent III camps f-Boaap aTie replied -
- When was a mere lieutenant, was nut under
arrest unustiy true, BUT that hing the point
The lttlr room which was assigned for my prison con-
tame TO furniture but an old chair and old CUB
BOARD O., The cupboard WAS ponterous folio volume
older and u' worm eaten haa all the rest IL proved
To be the Disst. As had pzpsr, pens ink or men
cils may assy imagine that this book was vaIua
BILE prize to me- II was SO voluminous and the leaves
wereso coveredw marginal notes in Ut that
had been confined hundred years could never nave
been idle was only ten days deprived of my liberty:
bnt on recovering 1t, was saturated with Justinian
and the decisions OF the Roman legislators. Thus [
picked up my knowledge of civil law with which SO
often trouble Nou."
From Les SouUeRirs ee anecdotes de aI Reyoy,
ZION. Gust pts6iiSAed.I
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bIsbiC nouce Is hereDy gwen, that petitsn viii
V,.uis5, pessnea 10 the next General Assembly OF
s'I,,a, Plyng Ieiiei from the payment Of certain
hnss imposed BY The court Of Nou5esy
;. ~. -. Sl..wSg' JAMES BORU1, Jr.
4 VIM 1--WE DOLLARS REWARIJ.... Es1a-,-v
' t, the sIDscTiber living in Buck bingham csunty
Hea' SsospJs ids on The sOtb september last nero
man W"n s AuAN, generally calls himself ADAM
BALI OF oaTk complexion. full faced about Ave re-,
eight or ten inches in height has Inno on 49, No.,
pretty s'es stout made fellow formerly The properly Of
Ibop,a, Dasl, Weslmoreland county, Va. fias
sep @ 80. - ~ iRetoWn, Fredericksburg aud wash
ington cry ~ The former Of which places he has
wiie ne apOVe reward will be paid TO any petson or
gdin. gANIfpI errVS~e
dS..W8ss
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a writer IN the Richmond Enquirer wisheS
10 know upon what authority Il has been al
legged That the mountains Of Asia are more ele-
waited than Those Of South America
The modern authorities are lieutenant Turn
or, az oglcer 81 lie Bengal establishment, Who
made ionuel, under orders Of Mr.. Hast
ngs 10 GushOiUmjo, on a visit TO Deiai Lama
u 1888 Or4.
> u. Coz. Cra,cfwd, who with DR.. II. Brchan-
gas visited Napau IN 1902.
sG,nefal KTkppirici on his mission to Napaul,
about 1905.
=. H"at iI'ctb, Of the Deaga Establishment,