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Oct. p.

SOIICE.-Will be sold, II the highest bid
1 der. az the late residence of Archibald
Boiling, sen. deed on Friday the sixteenth
day of November next, so much of the personal
estate of the said decd. consisting of Slaves,
Horses, work Oxen, Household and kuchenFur-
niture, plantation utensils, and the crop of every
description made on the farm the present year,
may be sufficient 10 pay all the debts Of the
said Boiling Also, will be rented on the plemi-
at the same time, that part OF the said II act of
land directed TO be rented by the will of the
decd. which will be shewn at any time to persons
desn Gus to rent, by John X MegginSon residing
on the premScs.-Ierms a credit of twelve
months will be given upon all sums amounting
10 fifty dollars and upwards. credit of siS
months upon all sums amounting to twenty dol
lars aud from that TO fihy-and for all sums I'M
der twenty dollars the cash will be required.
BLAIR BOILING, Admir-.
N. b, Amongst the slaves is an excellent head
man, a Waterman-Bouds with approved securi.
y " Ill be required III all eases. b. b.
Oct 20 12w'la
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From ibf National htftircncer.
POLlIIC Al lNlELIIGENC T..

FENNSNINAN1A.
ItScrms 20 be admitted that the elections for
members of the Legislature in this >tatc furnish
a pretty accuratr test oil the existing strength Of
the Administration and Opposition parties ofthe
sGenc,al Government aud the result. so tar as
II has been ascertaIued. exhibits a reaction IN
public opinion. greater than sumo of the most
sangune rlcndS of the Administration had anil
c,pated. One Of the most respectable and dis
passionate Of Philadelphia papers tPouson's)
contains detailed statement Of the votes for
Pte,id NJ ~ 1891, compared with the votes in the
receut election, IN the City aud County Of Ph,la-
delphla & the countls, OF Montgomery & Burks,
" IN this small portion of the state. aane the gain
OF MI ApAuS IS 55l9 Besides this we find that
IN Lebanon county, the whole Administration
ticket has succeeded Frnukm county, also as
We have before .tated and according to partial
returns in the Philadelphia Opposition papers
we perceive thai Lancasf en- and Delaware coun-
lie, have eache lectcd at least one Administration
member In addition 10 these anspcious" signs,
Ne receiv dyestcrday the following note from
friend at lIagerstoWn:
HAGlRSrows, lirH Der. 1927.
DSar Sir : Bedford County, Peunsy lyanla, has
elected Adams candidates by decided aiority.
ii MS are thicheniug y
Nav we not hope that public sentiment has
received. au impulse in this powerful Common
wealth which will acquire Stength sufficient be-
forr the lapse Of another year. II place IFS great
aig hi on the side OF the CONSTITUTIONS On the side
OF civil liberty ofths supremacy ot the laws ov2r
military power aud the pcrpeuity OF free insti-
tious bet us not despair ct he iiiepublic. but
hope every thing from the good sense Of the Peo-
pie
NEu YORK.
From our correspondent IN New York, we
have received he following sgnal evidence OF
political feeling IN that city:
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ADVOCATE,
October II Noon.
Great Public Needing - Another aud a glori.
aus triumph ofthe Administration has uSt been
witnessed in New York
The meeting OF Republican young men friend
" 10 the Administration, AT Iammany Hall, on
Saturday evening was overwhelming There was
little short OF TWO THOUSAND present. The large
Hall Of the Tammauy Society, which can contain
1900, was filled with young men.
We have now measured strength with our OPP
ponents and the result has covered them with
dismay Only two evenings before the Jackson
ian Young men held General Meeting in the
same room, and passed sci OF resolutions de-
nouhcing the Administration and ia supporters
in the most INDIGENOUS and violent language.
After great exertion they mustered about $50
aud this was announced III the papers AS " ano-
shcr triumph" We followed their example and
invited our Young men TO a meeting The jack
sonans drrided the idea and told us we could
not get together over one hundred. and in fact
they sueceededn persaadng manyofour friends
that the meeting would be quite inferior in num-
bers 10 their own. But now the deluson has pass
ed away. The TauntiDg tone OF JQsasoniSm has
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Dorchester. Mass Oct. IL, 1927.

" 4 knares my h,me, let satire be my song
All the world, we expect have heard of Ste
phen Simpson, Editor during the last Priest
dental canvass ofthe Philadelphia Columbian
heat men -four country It print " Insisted MOI
sustained" in this conduct by the bride OF . l5oS
paid to the Editor lay Mr., John II Eaton, Sen
ator from Tennessee. biosrapher " whIpper'h
Of Gen. Jackson. &c.
Well, this Stephen simpson, aided by smother
douceur from SOME of the disinteresled friends
OF Gen. Jackson, (tor so he must be, as he IS no.
torously bankrupt has just commenced I've
publication ofan'w print, called the " PhHaa@
piia Mercury with tn sight ofone of the Nos
of which we nav been favored. By the way
" Mercury is very appropriate name,as IN ''o
Heather my tholoey. the God of that name Is
celebrated for his RIGHTEOUSNESS and disregard
Of truth. We do moi hesitate tosav that ITS con-
tents are disgrace to the community "h'eA
telcrates it. When man is found bold enough "
say, in comparing Messrs. Adams and cay
that Clay mas most falrnl ana least P''"1P''
and Adams neither talent or principle, he mus
be to,aIy devoid of the least spark OF honor
We should like 10 know of this unblushng Ut
famrr, however, who strings his nd cdp!dHau'
sentences together with 50 little reflection, no"
il possible, as he asserts, that Mr.. Clay o''
less principle than Mr. Adams, il, AS he declares
in the same breath the latter has no principe
Admirable rrasoner Most excellent subsidiary
The laborer is indeed worthy of his hire.
But, if Simpsons abuse of his political oppo
nents is blind and unjust his eulogles are eq''"-
ly extravaganza and iuIsome. Take, for exam
pIe the following portrait which he has drawn
of the man who brbed him
owe lament that the narrow limits OF We" ven
ly sheet prevents MS from giving the eogeh,' w.
temperate aud conclusive Letter OF mr.. oe"n'n
Eaton on the subject ofthe presdentlal ia, -"
and Mr. Clay Noble Inn Speech me 'e 1'st
is perfectly characterised, OF IT'S anIiaoie'
and talented author who in every Respect IVY
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Wehave received a second co,nmuni cation fro.
this gentleman, from which we learn thu,
approving OF the proceedings Of the Gene,
Assembly Of the State, which would l;,., =
power OF Congress over trade to regulations h..
ing revenue aloae for their object" he de,go.,
to give II as his opinion that Congress has rig5.
to impose a tariff ofdutes having for il. :.
jet the protection aud encouragement ofdon..
tic manufactures"
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DUEI-ASS fascination.

Ndlcter, S.pt. PA number OF persons OF re-
spectacle standing, (l2 or IL IN numbe,,) ARR
we'd in this CITY and vicinity, on Sunday aud Mon
day last from Alexandria, La. with the aVowed
pn, pose Gas nal been understood by letters from
theuce) Of setting some personal difficulties, OF
long standing, by private combat lfe Ncini-
~ OF tHis CITY on the margin ot Ae Mis,isSlppi i
appeurs. was sci eCled by them !or their battle
ground Rumom was very busy or Monday and
Tuesday aud many conj ctur aAoat as 10 the
time, place. manner, and number OF combatauts,
On ! Wednesday afternoon, information reached
MS from sour e to be relied on, that duel had
taken place between two Of the parties-thaI Two
shots were exchanged, withoet effect, aud the al
fair between these persons amlcahly ended but
that as the parties who had fought were leaving
the ground, they were assaulted by some others.
and after acrmony, on both sides, d most deS-
perate, savage and sang urinary contest common
crd " hch eSultedn the immediate deaih OF Alajo
Norris Wright and Geu. -------Cuney That
Mr. - Bowie aud Nr Alfred Blanchard, both
received very dangerous wounds-the former not
expected 10 recover. The bodies of the slain. aud
the wounded persons, were Immediately convey
ed across the river to Concordia These are the
onl, particulars which have reached US Of this
most horrid outrage, on which, for thepresent. we
offer no comment. Statesman.
:. The case of Henry Shtais and Alexander Boyd
came ON for trial at EdsetieId ON Thursday the
4ts inst About nine O clock al night the Jury
retired for a short time and returned with a
verdict of Mqnsiaughier. The case was con
Quoted ON the part OF MI. ShultE with great a
biluy by George M'Dufiie and Waddy Thomp.
son, EsqnlreS. The Edgefield Hive, IN relating
this case, states the character oil Mr.. Shultz tor
twenty years past, TO have been shown by gen
teuen OF both States Georgia and South Car
olina, as ''unequalled ,nacts of charity, human
ity and benevolence : and that even IN the I'M
fortunate act for which he has arragned there
was exhibited nothing to impngn his feelings
but ON the contrary. every thing to establish
the purify aud correctness of his motives.
Charleston City Gas.
PErERsBURG, Oct. unfortunate occur
rence-Wearesotry to understand that, On Tues
day mig ht last. between one and two O'Clock, Ia
bout the height of the rain STORMY fire broke
out in the stable al BaItersea, the seat otJom +.
May, Esq. NJ the Western extremity of the cor
pofatIon ; by which not only that building, but
the car rage house, COW house, barn c"rn-crib.
&C contiguous, (containing two hundred bush
els wheat, and quantity ofrye and eats. besides
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p1DT.RIa

The f,llsy,ur tsfsss se have taken from ias saE'
: Ion -.ssti, o,f.sf) They are sufpasssiY 'lsio Of
bsautsIl fhey are printed wthasi hsaRe' -
paet ~ 4 eanld imagine apy ihiHE 81 RrHta. '"1
Al ~ nr3er Thas ruseahle sore 81 tolefiage
-. af,er he fsy intu his mystical and arr1mY ayio'
wi N' ~ +. Eaqauer.
No, herr the lonk nor hers tho eye
ofcaid au,essn,ng aItsihyS
2, va. no, the fash Of the 1ihty tione
Thai u stubborn 70 suikr and inslss' Eoae
Nor Ike tAr Bsresls ligh
.rb,, .atiate, not, hui mneks ths sight
Nor Iiks tho mefeof's sahtle ray
That lures ~ % bot to heiray
Nor III. tho beams Of tie lurii sun
IRE the fiery part ofhis tssoo is rph,
TO which. thu ~ bow witk homage fos''
No mortal eve dare look uponi
rTSs.more Ike the aafne Of the Flow worm : hF'1
10 family ruft. 50 tneekly brigh.
TINS hide. It, ia NOISY eeVof
T,n the noise ai tho eiddy world IS ofcri
Bni tho % fai8, II, tIrnid ray
We plas It IN the gar.sh day
Who lars nd lesc It IN evening bower
When IL lights up the trough oi INV P''ai'' NV
,tn., bst vartl and lovcd her weil,
q how much better 1hsa words enniei
Va, knew no, loved he no we'll, btfnre
The ho,r was aone eond love her no mefs
I,wa, like the dream Of fevorish night
pu, where is the joy Of tho morning hgh'f
No morning breaks to give the lie
To ,hr dismli, dark reality.
on Is ahaosi sweet 'obend
Der the silent couch Of dying fficnd,
Yet svoeicr whan THAI sacred tis
ubat kui, ~ earliest lniapcy'
When .ou kuns that the spirt that wings it, way
Il hasirniag f,.r To the realms Of day,
To feel m. Prop Ut the chilly hngets.
Where tho pll.e u hlc reluctant lingefs'
beating FAINT aud YEARLY,
like ti,s tmclefs plssh Of thr sultan sea'
When evening ereeps o'ar the sumhcrnp ocean
lyeariod and GIm ith his oudless notion
4, sosmd as the angels thai d"oll an high
Were stuug sitb n holy Jealousy,
Aud they onyled tlia, one 40 good and 20 fair,
Yhould be lingering longer With norttls here !
Nod tbsy proilercd their plea before the throne'
Andaaoy claimed tho wynn "A thur own lmiHHi
For shs smiled Of 1t, carep aud looked grave nn s
And seemed % have hltls 10 do whit saflh
And they ted her up through tho Fatos Of bliss,
And the passport those was M angels hsa
And they opened tho book but her leaf Vas far,
There was not a sin ON record thero
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PRESIDENTS ANSWER.

Kessrs Nm Patterson. " Nc Donaid, Solomon
EHng Luke Ternan, DaJ1d HoBmdn. Rich-
ard b Magrudcr Baltimore.
Phdndriph,H, 18Th Oct 1927.
Sirs On my passage through New York,
your very obliging letter. Of the 9th instant, was
put into nv hands while under an impression,
derived from communications received at the
same time that the public service required my
return 10 Washington, without moment OF de-
lay. On my arrival in this City, yesterday with
the intention of immediately proceeding and The
expectation of reaching the Seat of Government
this morning. received information from which
WAS enabled 10 manifest my grateful sense of
the kind alterations of my felow-citizens here
and al Baltimore, hy poStponing, for two days,
my return 10 Washington.
l. therefore. remained here yesterday and pro-
posed to continue my journey this day to Ba'i-
more. and to pass the day there on Monday. !
can have no higher qualification than that OF
meeting you there, and those of my fellow citi-
yeps at whose desire you have addressed to me
this invitation. with all others who may incline
to exchange it'll me a friendly salutation.
To thai purpose | hope To devote the day of
Monday next, aud avail my self of this opportu-
nity to assure you, that, if language is made
anate TO express my scnsibity TO the favorable
estimate you have made of my public services,
your generous confidence can only he justified
by the continued and entire devotion to the
interest," and welfare of our common country, OF
yeur friend aud fellow -cuaen.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
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Oct 20.

HEY virtue Of a deed of trust executed 10 the
ID subscribers by Capt Reuben NorYell for
c. rtain purposestherein mentioned and dult re-
corded in the county couto Amherst. We shall
proceed on Monday ,thc 3lst day OF November.
(beng Amherst court day) AT the Court House.
10 sell to the highest bidder. (fnot disposed of
sooner by private GpntIact the following tracts
ofland situated in the county of mh"rst-One
tract ON James River containing upwards OF six
hundred acres commonl, called Christian squar.
ter; one other tract adjacent thereto. containing
two hundred and ht v three acres one other
tract adjoining the last mentioned tract, con.
tainlng lour hundred acres sone other tract on
Ouer Creek. containing two hundred & forty IL
cIes. ami one other tract. being that on which
Capt Norvell resides, containing three hundred
and fifty acres
. such OF the above tracts rs are under cultivation
will remain in the occupancy ct the tenants up-
I'll the growing crop is taken of, at which time
possession will be delivered 20 the purchaser
Tho sale will commence on the day aud place :
boge mentioned, and if not concluded will con.
tinie nom day TO day until all the said tracts Of
land are sold.-IermS made known on the day
OF sale. {. ANTHONY
GEO K N0RVELL.
The above sale is with my consent.
REUBEN NORVELL.
Oct. p. ctdsl2
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

BMTINoRE, Der. i6.-Thc President receiy-
ed Yesterday the saluation OF a great numbeI of
persons. Who waited on hun at hs lodgin at the
CITY Hotel The Mayor aud members of bots
branches of the City Council paid their respects
in o body. We learn ihai he nlA visit the battle
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SINGULAR RACE.

We extract T." following article from the n
Y. American OF the l2ih Instant. It Is rather
singular tina, threr riders should all either ulis-
TAXI the number of rounds which they had gone
o. how may niles the heat wasto he, aud thai no
prs - OF Then numerous COrttge was M hand TO
Instruct, until IT Mas too late ler them to save
their distance. II Is strange resllt:
i" The Ruccycs rrday~ere well attended. The
result of lhcm was 4 disappointment To most OF
the knowing oues.--C onnt Piper aud Jeannettc
werc tine iiN orltes. Betsy Ransom, Southern
inarn, vas but lutte known, aud Lady Fur. WIS
not relied upon. a bye bet ofS 1000 thai Plprr
would Iead Jranncttc the flSt two miles OF the
FIST heal and nnothcr that Lady Flirt would
not take the fl ST heat. gave great intersest IL
that neat, which was run under the whip
though after all ia no very short time. I'm 3D.
.Irauuelic led Piper the first two miles, thus wiz.
ming that bet. but lost e heat which Ftirt ganI-
ed against all the calculations, and great odd, IN
betting. Jcanueitr tell lame, and was with
drawn The ~ heal tha Southern mac led !;
the 81 mile beng Completed, and she ahead. the
rider OF Pipe, pulled up within 'hc distance post,
surprising me- had an tine four rounds, and wish.
inp to tive lis horse for dnu her hcat the Other
riders following his example, Betsy kansom all
the hIle spanking along, and having gained
neA fifth OF ot mlle before the others found
out then mistake, aud pushed alter hei, ana The
consequence was that ,ae whole field was distan-
eed 10y Betsy Ransom, who OF course took the
purse, without thrr contest
.
A Rght gfter dH.Il was announced in this
zane list evenins (says the NewYark Com.
Nds of TUESDAY that NJ NJ Mahon, Jackson
iau cmdid3'e Tor the Legislature OF Ma, land ~
II Tysnn an administration cd ldidate, had re-
paired l. the field of BiadcnsAurg To little
Il the blood ~hieh GO heated DUNG the late e
lection IA Batm A.. Bot the difficulty became
known To the Ialatives, aud Mr.. tyson was ar
rested by the peace officers be ore he had airi-
we'd AT the posi- Of" honor Not 10 he dcprl.
we'd old fight IN this way however a letter from
Baltimore says the parties escaeed to the Virgin
IA iue where they exchanged tao shots, ore of
which struck the pistol and elanc. a, and passed
through the trowsdlUons Oi the JAG son man 10
Ing him no bodily hafm. When preparing tor
the thnd shot the peace officers hove in sigh Il
the parties scampctcd of. They have returned
10 Baltimore. bui whether the aiur will he adj
instod Or IA trip to another state decided upon i.
not known We regretto see the reign ofduclling
commenced SO soon. II will be soon enough
when-but no matter We will not finish the sen
tence JUS now.
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- OTICE.-The subscriber intending 10 re-
y move. will dispose Of bis House * Lot on
Main Sueet-and farm two mites from Town.
RALPH SMITH
Oct 80. If
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WEST INDIA TRADE. The Philadelphia Dem
pcrat Press, in remarkiug upon the reasoning OF
the Philadelphia Gazette, about the loss OF the
West India trade, this paragraph:
A single TACT ovrrthrows his abstract reason
ing, and puts lis statement INTO Pr" We have
SINE III loss oChe Ues' India direri frade &c
Ported more 10 the West Indies than We did ie
tie corresponding month III the last year. when
the tadc was open. We speak from authority
The authafity Of the custom house books
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From Tie ile1dnifia PR@mf HtseHe.
LrEsBUnG, Oct o. 1927.
S;EyrLEMEv: Yesterday being the day APP
pointed by public notice, for the meeting Of the
rnizens ofL,,udoun opposed TO the election OF
General Jackson aud favorable 10 the cause OF
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RIcIinosD, Ger. 90,


Raoe,.-The Races over the Tree Hill Course
commenced on tuesday. Two sweepstake Pur-
ses were run for on that day For the first, the
colts of Messrs johnson, iage, Wyon, Bolts and
T.. Christian had been entered. The colts of the
three last were Withdrawn aud Messrs Johnson
and Minge coniended for the Pulse. IL was won
by NJ IN Two heats Zone mi e. lime. first hea
I'm 56s. second heat IN. /
The other purse Won by Mr.. Johnson beating
Nh Bolts colt two heats q miles Time, first
heat, I'm. 5s second heat, 4. Is
On Wednesday the Proprietor purse [ $500
won IN two helts by George Is. Gar-lson's
Sally Hope, beating Nh John,on's Saluda MI
Bot, Phiiiis, Nh. VESTS Lrpolstod', Mr.. Mine's
s. {. Magazine was drawn after the ii 81 heat
Time OF inst heat, Am. l.. second heat BIN
Dos
On Thursday the Jockey Club Purse Of 3 0OO
was contended for by Mr. Johason's Sally Wal
kpr Nj. Bolts horse Gohannah, aud Mr.. Harm.
sons horse Frantic
The race excited but little interest in conse-
offence Of the ackno" ledge superiority Of Sally
Walker. II was. however well attcuted and the
bets on Sally Nalkci were from ; 10 10 To one
The only contest was supposed to be between
Gohannah aud Frantic. The purse vas won by
sally Walker with great ease. Frantic was DIS
tanced the iI,t helt enquirer
Yesterday the pDststnkr, s 10 was commended
for in n single fom mile heat bv Arirl, Lafayette
and Trumpeter. ARIEL won the neat with ease.
Uag.
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MAsnlNGrON.Ocl.. 10 ls27.

On Saturday toe 1871, Don Jo5E MARIA SAL
AzAH, Envy Extraordinary aud Minister Pen-
'otentiary, ffom Colombia ascs 'nlcd Don A.
EkANDrR kELEz II The Secretary of State, rs
Charge Il Afars his Governmentupon his rab
ing leave of him preparatory to his departure iroru
the United states MI SaIazar being about to
return 10 Colombia To enter upon the discharge
ofulhcr public duties winch have been assigned
to him in that Republic.
We understand that il is thcinention OF NJ.
Salaznr 10 remain at his present residence in
PhadcIphls some months before his final dc
parinle.
Thr conferences among Gen. Jackson friends
respecting the office Of Secretary ofSta,r IS mad,
charge against Mr. Clay fins is downright
hocus pocus,
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ARRIVAL OF THE JOHN ADAMS

Norfolk 0ct. 1.-THE L 5, sup JOhH idops
1t com T. r. sHuumcK from Iarer Point
Navy You'd, Pensacola 10 days, anchored b,
tween the Forts Yesterday. We are happy ro
state the officers aud crew gene ally are per
feet health.
The L. S. ship Matches Capt BuDD, had ar
riv from cruise on the 5. side Of Cuba about
10 days hrfofr the john Adams sailed. Inc L.
5. ship Hornet, Capt. CLAXroS, aud ,chr Gram
Pas 1t. Com LArrIhER, were hourly expected
at Pensacola from c. use. The latter has been
absent since the 18th June.
We learn that the sickness at Pensacola had
much abaied.
Commodore PoErER's squadron consisting
Of The lrgate Libertad, Brig Hermes aud Que
otaer Brig, saned from Pensacola about OF 10
days before the john Adams on IA cruze. The
Commodore was ON board the Libertad and was
IN excellent health.