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The Arkansas advocate., 1831-09-21
AGENTS FOR THE ADVOCATE.

The following gentlemen have been ap- pointed Agents for this paper Col. James ScuU, P. NJ. Pine Bluff. Col. II. Bosaccll, P. II. Batesville. Mai. 7. VIoT, P. NJ. Izard c. H. Robert Smah, P. NJ. Jackson, Lawrence co. N .Heaefee, P. M. Conway county. Thomas .Mathers, do. do. Col. [. .N. Clarke, P. M. Morrison's Bluff. .iark Bean, Crawford county. 1ihemaas Hubbard, Hampstead county. Col. John Ctark, Seyier county. T. FdrreUy, Arkansas county.
 1T. L. Biscoe, Phillips county. Spencer Grouch, St. Francis county. George r. La1oton, Miller county. Wns. D. Ferguson, P. NJ. Crittenden co. John c. Sagtors, P. NJ. Jackson co. c. r. .N Noland, Independence county. Laqkin Newton, Washington county. u. Collins, r. AI. Clark county. Gilbert Marshall, P. RI. Crawford county
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forlorn condition. This institution has been in operation seven years, and dur ing that time 20S patients have been re- ceived. Of the old cases, 3l have been restored to reaseh. Of I43 cases of recent insanity, i33 have been cured a proportion exceeding nine tenths of the recent cases. Results like these cannot but be gratifying to the friends Of hu- manity, and particularly so to those who, in the prosecution of this work, have encountered ali the obstacles which prejudice and ignorance have been able to oppose 10 their benevolent operations.
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MTSCELLANEOUS

From Me Banner of tte Constitution.
 One the points most essential to be clearly understood, in Political Econo- my, is the absolute sasepcrableness of im- ports and exports; and, if we look at the arguments of that portion of the Ia riff, party who pretend to reason upon the subjeeis we shah discover that a want of knowledge in this important truth lies at the bottom of their whole tallacioas theory. They seen to sup pose that country can carry on an cr- port trade, aad hence they are constant iy at work to try to find out how they can increase the export of domestic pro- import of foreign products. Like the disciples of the old commercial school, who maintained that country was en- riehed, not in proportion to the aggre- gate extent of its trade, but in propor. tion to the quantity of the precious met als which were brought into it, they seem to regard as the very apostles of wisdom. those who arc seeking after the philosophers stone in the form of an ex- cess of exports over imports. A little reflection upon this subject will, we think, satisfy any one that this search will be nothing different from wild goose chase. Like an ignis fatuus, il is ever dancing before the eyes of the be- wiIdered pursuer, and, like it, must for ever cIudc his grasp.
 Commerce is nothing in the world but an exchange of commodities for com modities of equal ualue at the place zphere fke erchange is naade. Nations never give commodities to other nations for nothing. Even individuals rarely do it: for, although Chinese hong-merchant may sometimes make a cunsshaav or pres ent to an American supercargo, yet he probably gets, in exchange for it, it's full value in ginseng, opium, or extra com missions. If, however, nations were to be so foolisha as voluntarily to give their commodities away for nothing, the na. tions to whom they were given would be gathers to the full value of the gift, and would certainly not be guilty of the fol ly ofrefusing to receive them, upon the ground that the balance of trade was against them, as proved from their i'm porting more than they exported. Now if other nations will not give us theil products for nothing, we think 1t may very safely be assumed that we will no give them our products for nothing; ant it must therefore be manifest to any man who does not regard the people of tht United States as nation of boobies that, for every dollar we export, we i'm port dollars worth in return.
 From this it will be evident that iIr ports and exports go together hand-in hand. It is no doubt sometimes tn case that, in one particular Year, import may exceed exports, and uice rersa but there is perpetual, tendency f equalization. and, upon an average ( five or ten years,i it can hardly fail ths the amount of one is exactly counterba anced by the amount of the other. t net. therefore, selfeyident, that. wha ever measures have tendency to pr' hibit imports, must, of necessity, at th slime time. prohibit exports to an et.ii; exsents We do not sec how this can | doubted, and, according to oar custoH We cheerfully offer inc eolumns of tn paper to any writer who will undertal to refutc this position,
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From the N. '. Daily Sentinel. THE ARGUS, CAPTAIN ALLEN.

A handsome stone at the head of a grave in tue church yard of St. An drew's parish in Plymouth, England, shows the spot where are deposited the remains of Captain Allen, late Of the United States ship Argus, and of a mid shipman, who with his Captain, was nor tally wounded in the action between the Argus and the English ship Pelican, when the former was captured. In the summer of 1913, the Argus having ta- ken or destroyed great number of Eng fish merchantmen, in the English, Irish and British channels, the admiralty sent out in pursuit of her the Pelican, su- perior ship, which captured the Ameri- can after a smart fight during which Captain Allen had both legs shattered by cannon ball. He was taken to the naval hospital at Plymouth, and there suffered amputntion, but aIs diia f,ot save his life. l remember seeing the flu neral. The coffin was borne by Ame- rican sailors of the crew of the Argus, the officers followed the body, the whole was guarded by English militia. The bravery of Captain Allen was much ad- mired and praised by the English. In the month of August, 1880, saw the grave of Allen; the summer grass had grown up fey inches in front of the stone, ] pressed it down with my foot and brought into view the last lines of the inscription
 aHerc sleep the braye.n
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"Herc sleep the brave"

We learn by the exploring brig Anna wan, Capt. Natil'f B. Palmer, arrived at this port from the South Seas, that she parted company with consort, the Seraph, Capt. E. Pendleton, in a gale on lst June, to the westward of Cape Horn, which vessel no doubt will also soon arrive. The Seraph and Anna wan, were fitted out and sailed from tIis port, in October 1899, on discovery and exploring voyage to the South Seas, Pa ciiic, Nc. Being private enterprise, but having the patronage of government, 1t was expected that it would prove q national benefit to navigation, conner eial trade, &c. but which, after all the laudable and praiseworthy exertions ol it's promoters, has, 1t appears, failed of producing in any great degree, the ex- pected national benefits, from causes, however, entirely beyond the control ol its able and worthy commanders, from wanto authority from government. The conduct aud assertions of q main part of their crews, forced the commanders from the route laid out by their instruc- lions, and to give up their exploring and discovery, apd left to them no other al- formative than to make collection of seal skins, &c. and return home; estab- fishing the fact, that an enterprise ofthis nature, cannot be successfully and tho roughly carried into effect by private means; but the Seraph and Annawan have now produced in evidence, beyond doubt, that a public expedition of ex- ploring and discovery, is the only one that is calculated to insure and obtain, the great and desired national benefits.
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From the .Naeoa lGa.l Telegraph.

Popular Astronomy. Mister, Said a dingy looking pineywoodsman to prim, lean man of letters, on Sunday Iast,) what is that ere black spot on the sun, that makes the light look like sister Nanse's indigo bag9 Darn my tallow ii aint afeard that tine yearih's coming to an eend, or that war, sickness and staryationare gwyin tokiverthe country.
 Be tranquil. (said the philosopher Your fears are gfoundiess. It is nothing more than Jupiter making his trsnsi; over the sun.
 May ax, sir. Said the countryman,, what is Jupiter?
 Jupiter, frepiied the sage is plan net, an opake body, as You now see it, but in all other positions it looks to us, mundane bipcds, as extremely brilliant. sometimes the morning, at others the evening star, in consequence of the sun beams reflected from it's atmosphere.
 Pumpkins and corn-stalks. fexclaim- cd the countrymaB,1 you reckon I'm . fss,i tsels | ss ye to tell that in the piney-woods, ths stumps would brain yc. I'm rot 10 bs stuffed with your raw dodgers! couple of witIings, v 'lo, with sever lal other pcrso:ss had been attentiycl,
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LITTLE esHzA H "WEDNESDAY, aI IssI

Every nation has it in it's power to di- i minish the actual amount of it's exports { by two processes, equally eflicacious.-
 One is by positively prohibiting exports,
 the other is by prohibiting imports. 1t matters not, as to the final result, which one be resorted to. Pfohibifory duties on foreign commodities, as far as they operate, are just as etlectual in prevent ing exports, as an embargo operating up- on the same value of goods. We can not say that ten millions of dollars worth of foreign products shall be excluded, without, saying, at the same time. that ten millions of dollars worth of domestic products shall be cut of from our exports. Cause and effect are not more inseparably united, and fl is be- cause the Tariff party will not give themselves the trouble of thinking upon this point, nor of listening to tire argu- mcnts which so conclusiyely establish the fallacy of their reasoning, that the Southern people have so strong grounds for dissatisfaction. The southern people say, and they say very correctly. too. that,if duties are imposed upon foreign products, which exclude ten millions of dollars worth of goods, this prohibition is attended by diminution of ten millions of dollars in the exports of do- nestle products, and that, as the arti- cle of cotton is the one which would undoubtedly be the preferred commo- dity for great part of this sum, the op- eration of the duty is more oppressive on the cotton-planters .than on any othel. class. Of this fact, no one who under stands the subject entertains any dodht; and, even ,upposing that the Constitution protecting duties, which we wholly deny, the inequality oftheir oper- alton ought to be an objection 10 their adoption under Government founded upon supposed coneiliation of inter- est.
 II, then, these positions be true-if imports and exports are inseparably con- nected, and if q nation can at it's pleas ure equally dinanaish it's exports, by pro- flibiting the one or the other, t Is equal y clear that a nation may augment its exports, either by reducing the actual rate of duties on foreign commodities. or by removing the Instructions placed upon those exports. This is what we have always eontended for in this jour- nal. The restrictionists do not under stand this principle, and, on that account, when they cut off exports, by the refu- sal 10 take foreign goods, they fall into the error of supposing thati it is the fault of foreign nations that we do rot sell more domestic productions. They de- light in having discovered, as they sup pose. .that foreigners will not buy of us- when it is, in fact, we who will net per- nit them 10 buy. We do really be- lieve that there are amongst them some prominent men so ignorant on this point, that, if their systcm was carried out to its1ull extent, so as to exclude all foreign imports, and consequently to cut off all domestic exports, they would maintain that our commerce had ceased because foreigners would not buy our produc- lions.
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.7 Sponish Viltoge.-Soon after en- tering this sierra, passed through the most miserable village that have seen in Spain: 1t is quite impossible for one who has never seen the very lowest of the Spanish poor, to form the smallest conception of the general appearance
 of the inhabitants of tbis village. ]
 saw between two and three hundred
 persons, aid among these, there s:.s ;se.
 one whose rags hall covered i.is naked ness. Men and women were like bun diesof iEi-assorted sl,rcds and patches Of d hundred hres and sizes and IS for the children, saw several entirely na- ked, and many that might as well have been without their tattered coverings.
 threw few biscuits among the chiI- dren, and the eagerness with which they fought for, and deyoured them. re- minded me rather of young wolves than ] human beings. The badness Of the ! .,s.vcn,eni, and tie steepness of the street, maae 1t necessary for the dili-
 gcnce to go slowly; and l proftted by 1 the delay to look into oue or two of tho miserable abodcs of these unfortunate lbcings. ] found perfect union be
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Deoth of Dopid Willtanas, Ae last of Mc Captors of .4,dre.-A correspondent of the Albany Argus, at RensselseryilIe, says-"Dayid Williams, the last of the captors of Major Andre died on Tues day of this week, at sundown. His res mains were inferred on Thursday with military honors, at Liyingstonville, Scl1o- harie county.'
 This venerable patriot (says the Ar gus) was in the 79th year of his agc.- Although infirm, his general health, down to very recent period, was good. The great action in which he was par ticipator, will associate his name among the brave and faithful fan ainwhich 1t was his goodfortune not only to live and to act, but toperlorm services, under the strongest adverse temptations, of incal- culable value to his country. There is no event more strikingly characteristic of our revolution, it's objects and agents, than the refusal of three obscure men, suffering all the deprivations of war and poverty, and gaining a precarous subsistence by occasional labor on their half deserted farms, and by occasional service in the army, to accept of great wealth and influence at the expense ol the cause in which they were engaged, "
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Cure of hsanity.-It appears from
 heannualreport of the Hartford (Conn.) Retreat for tlle Insane, that there have
 been 72 patients at the Retreat during
 the past year, of whom 24 were recent cases. and 22 of these have been rcstor- ed, one is eouyalescent. and the other is much improved. Of the 45 old ca ses, g only have been under curative
 treatment; of these, 6 have been restor- ed, and Is improved. Of the rrmaii'- ing old eases; the EsEseHafs were piaesssa l in the Retreat, not for the purpose oi restoration. that being considered hope ] less. hut. .io preserve them from danger and to afford them tile comforts of which j! they arc deprived elsewhere by theiI
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h certain village in New York. where the footsteps of dame justice were last seen On earth, il happened on warm summers day, that three mon were brought befofea fair, round Dutch magistrate, accused oi the crime of drunkenness. His honor having prem ised with hearty swig of cool punch. began witt, the iirst--s.You rascal. TIC you kitty or pc you not kilty?,'
 pr--Gnilly. Jns.--Nat you get drunk on? Pr.-Blackstrap.
 Jas.--yat. you get trunk on noting but blackstrap, you sillin yous Den il,is pc mine everlasting sentence, dat you De fined fort Eer.ssss s;,;iiiiiisgs. g. The second culprit being questioned ill like manner, as to his eaiIt or iiin6r lcence, likewise owned himself guilty.
 Jus.-Now tell me, you vile trunkcn rascal! vat you gel trunk ons Pr.-siing. Jus.-yati you get Trunk on sing, you graceIess wagabond! you sniIlin sod, you, Dep , give ny darnai senterccs | dat yov be fined twenty shillings.
 Tie third and last prisoner was now brought forward, and, like the others. pleaded guilty.
 1 Jus. Vat you get trunk ong ! Pr.-punch.
 l .fus.--Ah! you dipplin rogue, ron! 1
 fnes sou nothing ai all, yor l gets trunlr on punch myself sometimes.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-16
COMMERCIAL.

Flour AND GRA1N.-There is no change OF
inheritance in our market. Flour continues at
4 So. There has not sufficient grain yet arrived
TO attract attention. We would again remind
our friends in the country, that re-inspection OF
Flour will commence, under the flour law,on the
first day Of August, and that our stock OF ID
quarter -four is from 10 to 1900 barrels. Con-
siderable store -four has been priced within the
last week or ten DAYS, and there is yeta fair de-
mand for it at 4 so, though we do not see much
probability of any further material Improvement
in old Flour from local causes, and should the
owners in the Country not make some DISPOSE
sition of their -four soon, we should not be sur
prised to see it dull, about the time, or just be-
fore re-inspecton commences. OF two lots, "a
quarter Potomac (boaO Flour sold this week land
re-inspected by agreement,) one proved sweet
and in good order--tbe other 20 bbls. "a were
sound and Sc understandable. When our mar
ket becomes cleared Of old Flour, we anticipate
an active business in fresh ground and new wheat
Flour at advanced prices.
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. CD. C.

ARRIVED, July Ia,
Brig Virginia Packet, Dicks, New York; bal
last to John Laird, Georgetown.
Brig Camilla, Edes, Boston; ballast to VIM.
Fowle & Co.
SAILED,
Schr. Fornax, Percival, Boston.
Schr. Susan. Matthews, Boston.
18th Steamboat Potomac, Hubble, Norfolk.
1850
Schr. John Alexander, Burrows, from Brazil,
at New York 18th inst
Sloop Premier, Mills, from Georgetown,a at Ne -"
Haven 18th.
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|" We are requested to announce Col. JOHN
GIssor, of Prince William County, Is q candidate to
represent the counties of Prince william. Loadoun and
Fairfax in the next Congress Of the United states.
~ We are requested to announce CHARLES
Fssror MERCER as y candidate for reelection in the
Congress sional District composed of the Counties Of
Prince William, LOudoun, and Fairfax.
~ We are authorized to announce JOHN 8.
BARBOUR as q candidate for reelection to Congress,
for the District composed of Fauquier and Culpeper
~ We are requested to announce GEORGE
CHICHESTER as candidate to represent the County Of
Fairfax in the next General assembly.
T We are requested to announce JOSEPH
w CHIss as candidate to represent the District COM
posed of King George, Lancaster. &C. &C. in the next
Congress mar y,
EP We are authorized to announce J. M.
PArros as candidate to represent the Counties Of
Spottsylvsuia, Louisa Orange, aud Madison, in the
next Congress.
NJ We are authorized to announce JOHN
TALrArERRo rs candidate to represent the District
composed of King George, Lancaster, Richmond, &c.
in the next Congress
~ We are requested to announce WILLIAM
S. DANIEL as csrdidate to represent 'ae County OF
Fairfax in the ne I General Assembly
" HENRY FAIRFAX is candidate tor the
suffrages Of the Of Fairfax County, at Tie next
election of DE 'egates to the Assembly.
T We are requested to announce SPENCER
MorrgoM BALL Candidate to re present tie County
of Fairfax in the next Legislature.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-16
land For Sale

THE subscriber. being DESTROYS of removing to the
Il West, wishes to sell his
sX5k LAND, IN FdiJar County,
Pcontaining upwards of 500 acres, lying i'm
mediatey on both sides of the Little RiveI
S4GR. Turnpike Road, FIVE and half miles from
Alexandria; one half OF the same is in wood, part Of
It heavily tmbered The cleared land lays weli-well
watered-snd great part in good state of cultiva
ton. The Dwelling is
,jss.A Tsoo-story BRICK HOUSE,
XIII With four rooms and passage on Zach floor;
5eASi and brick Kitchen; the out houses comforts.
sszass BILE; good orchard, &c On the Road wa.
gon stand. inferior % none the Road, with good
frame buildings Of six and Kitchen four Of the
rooms Is feet square; frame wheeiwright shop and
blacksnith's shop, and smiths dwelling house Of four
rooms and kitchen, all new. The neighborlood
healthy and agreeable.
To person who would wish to catabiish q dairy
farm, there is none suitable in the county Is il
is first rate grass land. aud spring aordng as much
pure water as any in the county, within seventy yards
of the door. with good stone spring house Fifty
tons OF hay may be annually and great deal more
with little expense. Persons wishing to purchase
the aforementioned farm, will apply to the subscriber
on The premises. THO MOSS,
Jy2-eolm Fairfax County, Va.
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BALTIMORE MARKET-JvLY IA.

FIom.-Saies to the amount of 900 hbls. Sus
quehanna, have been made at soc. In How
ard street, the prices continue with but little va
ration. Sales from wagons at IS. and from
stores at size. Holders seem to be encourag
ed to look for an Improvement in prices.
Grain. only transactions we have heard
of this week are the sales of about 5000 bushels
of n Branch Wheat, at prices equivalent to
81 OO-and to-day cargo of Corn yellow good
quality sold at Coo. Sales Of Corn Meal in bar
rels at s S79 so cash.-ChrOnicie
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NJ A r r | Ed,

In Washington, on the 18th INST. BY the Rev.
Flr. Johns, PHILIP HENRY EcHoIs, Esq. of Mon
|icelio, GA. to Miss Margaret l.. NJ. BERRIEN,
Daughter of John Macpherson Berrien, Of Geor-
Ia.
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Fort ashingtOn,

Oft W UsNlHStVhS
June %, 1881.
SEALED proposals viii be received by the subscrt
> her u.ti the Goth of July tor supplying this post
with Two Hundred Cords Of good. sound. merchant
able OAK WOOD, to be corded on the hill, at such
places as may be designated. and agreesbly to the
Aeiantlria rules of cording The proposals to be en-
dorsed " Proposals for supplying Wood"
iune 24-dt2OtbJv 1t. & I. C. S.
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Choice Wines.

O ". K s. II, JtNNEY have Just received, pr brig
.. lnvinciole, from Madeira, some very superior
wine from the house of toward. March u TO in
half pipes and Or casks They also offer for sae old
L p. Madeira wine in boxes. tBrahmin's cargo) and
Sic;y, renerRe, and sherry, in qr casks.
12-H
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Strayea or Stolen,

EROM Fort Washington, Nd. about the last OF May,
n A SORREL MiRE. about four years old, and
nbout fourteen and half hands high, white hind
foot and large blaze in her face, the blaze covering
more Of one side of her face and eye than the other
She PAGES, trots and gslops II fund near Washing
ton City, she may be delivered to Dr. t. ba'tzer,
on street, the subscriber, at Fort washington
for which liberal compensation will be given.
INN. o. G. WEBB.