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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19


LIoUoR LAW IN EssEX.-On Thursday
last, drunken Frenchman was arrested in
Essex, and taken before Justice Halbert. be-
lore whom he disclosed that he obtained his
liquor of David Tyler, Hotel keeper, Of Es-
sex Junction. The matter was brought to the
notice of States Attorney Hard Mr.. TYLER
was brought up before Justice HILL yoster-
day, plead guilty to ten offences, making him
a common seller, and was fined 500 and
costs.
The Town of Essex, at the March meeting,
voted to request the County Commissioner to
appoint no Agent for the sale of liquor in
that town for the coming year and, as the
Temperance men Of the place are determined.
by rigid enforcement of the Prohibtorv
Law to prevent, as far as possible, the illegal
SALE the prospect is, that those who want
rum there, will have to 60 outside Of Essex
for it.-Free Press.
The following sensible advertisement an
pearod in a late number Of the Christian
Messenger:
1 WANT WORK
And will not drink any more Rum from this
time HARvrv RpNro,,
Witness, George Sturtevant
Mortified, Feb, "a, 1858.
That man should have all the work he wants
~ OF the liquor sold in Buffalo. n Y
the Advertiser, Of that city saws :-"rbe
brandy is poison, the whisky of that variety
known as hardware, "istrychnine would I'M
prove 1t and the gin is kept in qlass bottles
simply because u coud cm Mrough the stapes
Of barrel in 6jteea minutes"
IIoUoR LAW ~ prp,,,.,.. w n
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

GOOD COWS AND GOOD KEEPING.
Mr.. Hcman Powers Of T.. Montpelier, has
kept for the past season / 7 cows, from which
he has made 1920 lbs of Butter Allowing
ono COW out Of the number to support the
family, will leave a fraction over 25l lbs to
each COW. SUBSCRIBER.
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES. AND APP
PREPARATIONS or THE UNITED
STATES
The total amount Of receipts Into the
treasury from March Z, 1859, 20
June 30. 1871 was slo55lo5,221 SO
The o@i expenditure for the same
period Sl01S,3l237l SO
The balance in the treasury ou the 3lh
day Of juno, 1897, was iGsl2s55 on
sl,o55lo522G So
The ioal amount Of appropriation,
from March 8, l7s) to juno 30, 1857,
81 .97j g3jI7G ~
The tolnl expenditure for the
period was SiglS3i2t7l 81
The total amount carried to the SUR
plus fund during the same period
To which add the following sums to
wit:
This amount enormously carried to tho
surplus fund in the fiscal year Guiding
June 30. 1871, and restored 20 the
appropriations in the year 1850 by
.r order Of the First COMPTROLLER 1920 o.
This amount Of rcpaymcnts
when there OK
pcndturcs in the year
This amount of rcpaymcn,s
when there no cX-
penditmcs in the year
$3.50, 81
The balance Of appropriations on the
3lth Of June, 1891, was 26,4lSG93 n
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

~ The Religious revival in Rutland still
continues, Meetings are held every evening
Of the week at the Baptist and Methodist
houses of worship, and at the Chapel of the
Congregational Society. All of these arc
well attended, and the religious feeling seems
to be steadily increasing among them all. Al
together, there have been, as we are inform
ed, over one hundred conversions in our vii.
laga since The revival began Herald
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

ored woman was called to testify in court in
Worcester the other day in trial of damages
by the collision Of two carriages on the high
way. To the question whether one of the
parties was intoxicated, she answered that
she did not know but she trent as houqh he
had bill Of safe Of both sides Of the road"
A BRAKEMAN FROZEN AT HIS Posr.-A
breakman named John Myers, on the freight
tram OF the Pennsylvania railroad was found
at his post on Tuesday last, between Phia-
delphia and Parkersburg, so badly frozen as TO
be perfectly insensible; his hands frozen fast
to the brake, and his body perfectly immov-
able. lie was taken off and with proper care
was ON Thursday able to speak.
SUNDAY LAnoR.-The newspaper agents
OF this city recently held meeting. at which
they mutually agreed to abandon the sale of
Sunday newspapers in order that their en-
ployeos and themselves might have Sunday
morning and Sunday unimpared for purposes
OF relaxation. The profits realized were not
deemed OF sufficient consideration to warrant
the sacrifice required by retaining that part Of
their business.-M Y Tribune.
~ One of the Burlington fire companies
have received new engine. 1t cost $1,000.
and is named ETHAN Allen, No. A."
PLAIN SpEAKlNG.-ln the House of Rep
resentatives, on Wednesday last, Mr.. Haskin
of New York. democrat, dyed in the wool
in the course of spirited speech, proclaimed,
without rebnke or denial from any quarter
that "lf It were not for EXECUTIVE PAT
HOMAGE, he did not believe there were TEN
NORTHERN DEMooRATs who would vote for
the Lecompton Constitution, lIo considered
the attempt to admit Kansas under that
Constitution, THE MOST STUPENDOUSI
FRAUD that Congress had ever been called
upon to consummate."
~ The dwelling house of Mr.. Simon
Lafrancis' of Ripton, was destroyed by fire,
on Saturday night, the 9th ult
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

" by reference to our Congressional pro-
oeedings 1t will be seen that Mr. Letter of
Ohio has introduced bill for the election of
postmasiers by the people Such bill ought
to pass but we fear that the administration
will be 10th to give up the advantage it can
derive from dispensing this class of patronage
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19
l0lIs NOrY NoHNO t7nIV,
A.. b FOOrE, Isf. 3D. HcrrH

- In our Washington letter last week.
Senator Gwinn was reported as moving an
amendment to the Kansas bill, to lriaq in
H'""esota by the same JW This was mis-
take 1t was Senator Greea instead of SEN
otor Gwinn that moved the amendment.
lrs ErFrcrs.-,Ihc Neo hampshire Pat
r'o' lpcmocrat,) in announcing the defeat
Of the Democratic party in the election which
has just been held in that State, says:
before the Locompton Constitution cues
ton was brought before the country. our
prospects for success were highly nattering
our triumph seemed TO be certain that mat
ter with the course of the administration up-
on It, fell like wet blanket upon the rising
courage and earnest zeal of our friends, and
from that day we were doomed our defeat
was certain, and apparent to all well-informed
persons"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

STATE FAIR AT RUHLrNoroN.-Th man.
ayers of the Vermont State Agricultural So
cIety met at Bellows Falls, on Wednesday
the 10th inst, located the next Fair at Bur
lington, and adjourned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

~ GoDEY's LADY's Book for April is on
hand with its usual promptness "The Fish
ing Party is plate beautiful both in design
and execution The fashion plates are good.
and the reading matter better. Cooley" never
fails to reach us, and in good season, which is
more than We can say of some of the Lady's
Books.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

The SOUTHERN MONITOR, a weekly paper
published at Philadelphia, by J. b. Jones.
Esq, is designed as go-between" to the
North and South. Terms, one copy 81 four
copies So ten copies $40, single copies 4
cents. Specimen copies sent gratis.
70 The Vermont Stock Journal D. C.
Ldnsley, Editor and Proprietor, Middlebury,
w. pays us its regular monthly visits. II
is an indispensable requisite to every stock
grower in Vermont. Those having animal,
to SELL or wishing to purchase, will be more
than compensated for the yearly expense by
reading one number. Only so cents wear.
~ The Cuff advertised by the Postmas-
ter in our columns of last week, having beon
called for by its owner he announces the fact
as follows
A-Wss Cor mo All, womnn's witchine smiles
She Hffh-a-iraY % compass with her wiles
10 that "a man CUFF may take and give
Nor gther seem the other to aggrcyc
March H. 1858
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19

~ b. +. Fi6eld, of Montpelier, has been
admitted to the bar Of Washington County
Court.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-03-19
RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURES. AND APP.
PREPARATIONS or THE UNITED
STATES

"" TlTIT NW0UnT OT r0I0TVI7 IUI0 Inc
treasury from March q, 1859, 20
June 3d. 1857, was
The total expenditure for the same
period Was
The balance in the treasury ou the 31th
day Of juno, 1857, was
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-11
Richardson, Spence g. CO... Circular.

Per si1l LIVERPOOL. May 70 1898.
Tire afvs this week large consisting OF o. 6g bu.b
Wheat. i9sig7 90 Com IS Sc bbls Flour from the States
"a q,s Wheat, 100 Corn, 74G sacks IA bbs Flos from
Frsbce; 9G Wheat from the Bsldc 200 do Whea' from
Portugal 89s 90 Wheat 1865 do Com, from the MederTa
Lean sud Black Sea
dsy wsIe $3.50 qr 46 against 2 52 do at 81 10 the
The wesle continues veiy sessonsbe and the
Of the O. ain trade tn the country is da and inactive
At odsys market c buyers Pnetied ihem'elss sud t1e
done most limited WHEAT was 10 fair denaod
much depressed and Sgau Cd y bu'h lower French sdi
arrives freely Amefosa most dhcu 70 SELL TIE approach OF
esire resz- INDN Corn little inque tor waOut
obsngs ia value. We qaoe: WH1AT Red, for %es,sIni
pia sld Baltimore la9l6. Ohio via NORTH u via
Nrw Orleans, 21j12tl Westtru, 2eia2ll6 so. INDIAN
lors: Yellow, 34l o3ll3; White - dJii6 p asa 10.
REEF shows II imp ovemeut; desie:s very eau
Gous pun hasnF while holders anIiousto ui: their stocks
voRK-Ltte A~ecsu Offering and held fol fall prices sh,
however pen ifd and considred relatively cheaper
BAcosHOld's dtmaid extreme rates et me cuG'S IN
qcty continues slow ard there ole no sales reported
: CHEEsT dull and easier
LAID very Glow and urde. aas, has somewhat cechued
value the high price checking coDsnmpop AID ss tor
The week 100 uns a. 81 d57 ioi choice % d1
TIowThe demand ha, fallen off, aud effect sales lower
rates have [, Butchers Assoc oa is Offering on
spot aud arrive at So o% but there are no onys
and ST. j46 full quotation In London the mark Is qui- a.
PS. CO. '-D ''-'' .-~
RosiN-ComuaoI steady q. Aufil T. cwt
BGRK dull oIs hhos Philadelphia have been sod at H. ;
Baltimore offered at fQ7I 6, wtho - BUYERS .
Onsl0 tuus Sperm sofa Of AS5 GaV5 lo' NO enAnse IL
Whale
u.rs dG acc PiGes ba'e GFSoPe S ~
~ lower IL al qusu;.os shove aud below that erase Ihe re-
receipts the American H ard dechoe ID pnee
tearing Increased estimates Of viii come by each week
" sesmer for some The decline etog busnes
depe thsse al ,h. time Nddiins Orleans Mobile ID
Upapds, 1850 d.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.


From The Daily Htps (C.fy Aftee) Of Friday Er1'iH9
The FuIds remain yety duh ard inactive. Day
after day tire extreme fucuation scarcely exceeds =
cent. Consols clcsec to. day at faction lower thso
Yesterday In TIE Share mert ct. 10 which the tort
tightly set lenen lie Low 10 full progress, considerable
bssvnsss prevailed. English ard Indian rtiTAy
shares weie especially depressed. The ti 10 TIE l1t-
ter hss Of late further progress through the sui-
den haste of the Esst India Company 70 graft grasn-
ttes upon further large masses of capital.
The result is thai securities POSSESSING al 10
doubted guarantee at the liberal rate OF . pei
cert hom the lrdisn Government are currently
offered at dscOvut while the rev -Four per
Ceuts Indian Lcao though rather weaker during
the last two days, is stil maintained at close
upon par 10 the Money Uket the large su ms ab-
soi bed in the deposits on the Brazilian loan are
rot missed % pei oert being still the cGrreut rate Of
discount for choice psper. Al the Bank to-day the
apple atoDs very moderate, There
bullion operations at the Back to-dsy. Within the
last two O three days about t25 900 In silver has ar
rived in tue Thsmes from tee Continent. The For
een Exchanges this afternoon were generally etc sdy
From The London Time' (Ciy Artdel
Tie Eoghsb fu eds opened WITH Increased hrm1ess,
but the Improvement WAS not msntalned-the puoAc
Layire lately conferred their purchases to Conso,-a
coumop practice when q dividend ID approaching
Reduced and new Three per Gents are considerably
below their proper rates relatively TO that STOCK, ana
al advantage ma, bs gs.Ded by changing from Goa
sols into elher OF them. At meeting OF the fire
assurances today it was determined to increase the
rate OF premium charged on floating policies On all
any of the decks il Maddlesex from TO per cent
per annum.
In the Court of Bankruptcy to-day, Judgment was
deferred the ques.cu o. certificates 10 the cases OF
Messrs. Gotch bankers, Kettering, aud Mr.. Adams,
banker, Ct Ware ana llsrttord.
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r. p,sn Is said 10 be to trust 10 their legs TO ou.
arch us en- press en- for Cet trial Icds acc Boab.y
Tters they WI End new ar ny to tamper with
end population which hss not forgotten thai il orcs
pad its taxes out or the pluniel Of tie res. Of Inia
This lie our real and permanent, difficulty. We can.
rot march twenty miles day aud the rebels ,ou-
rish forty regularly and sixty when hard pressed.
Gradually. tbs piodaree wGr develops organi-
zslion WI be modified by necessity, and body Of
Fight horse which can mach ike Msbratts cavalry,
with one pa k hD-se per MAJ, must ultimately spriDg
into exiseLce.
Meanwhile the rebels aIe svsrmiDg into the Dosb;
the Telegraph is Interrupted between CssDpcre and
futygtur ard in that district Etwah ana MyDpoii
the officers are hardly pressed
There is kind Of guerrilla going everywhere
Two or three thousand rebels ravage q perguunsh.
Ns.u:s'y .s Inhabitants plesd inability 10 psy revenue.
Trey ,eegus wits the rebels to escspe the tax. Tne
magistrate cert ort Ayirg column, which have been
temporarily lost. TIE villagers have knocked our sys-
ten OIL the mead reinsts.ed the old talookdshs and
either killed or dismissed the new men Ths reinst.ted
laI d.cris fgt; to the death, and though politically
poweilels form M 81 imporsn element II producing
sIsTcly. The remedy Of raising armed native po-
cs il lot without danger The writer ssyF the present
pcDdsscript army V II prove day, serious en-
barrssemert A Sikh chief has werpcd Bitsh officers
ths thc kis II leA die vii be worse tnan the n
dostsness.
Eight divisional ba..ecrs Of armed police are being
raised in Bengal half If whom are to be Sikhs aud
the remainder Uer without caste.
Thcrv has been rain 10 Bengal or only two inches,
for SIX moths ard the crops are suffering severely
II The drou.h mtnues there will bs real cstrese for
focd-a ting net known il Bengal for eighty years
pest.
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keeping bark FOR investigation tbs which pstent
to al the world Mr. Farley had failed to make res
tuition, and i, wss time to comp-l bin to do so.
Mr. ARcULARIUs expressed the same y.ews
The rtpor. was tskeu up-ll to-
Mr. GENEr, On the motion to adop' urged thst -
Controller would keep back the money if any 81
been ovsrpaid without resolution.
Mr.. CoRSLLL ssid it wac evident Gene wanted TO
smother soa e.hng but i: did ~. sppesr what it va
The motion TO adopt WAS lost, IL to 9-l3 votes
beirg required.
Report OF Committee Streets, in favor of rescind
ing ordinance extending Plce street through riSiy
CLuichy yard. Tabled ami ordered to be printed.
or Committee on Sewers 10 f4sor OF builiiny a
&c ger il Elizabeth strset bet tween Canal aud Ray ard
stree's. Adopted. To repair c,rriige-way in Fist
avenue between FouiteeSth sad Iwenysixta streets.
Adopted.
TIE suhisct Of corcurrnr with the Alderman T. re-
contract for the lighting of tie oil lamps came up 1t
eppesrs that for four yeas pas. the cty has been
wf;ich be hiss been doing on his ON responsibility,
while il could be dore probably for 81, 900.
Mr. Cooper, the Street Commissioner, refuses to
pay Bellows for work doDe since March 7th. holding
hat be authorized 10 light the lamps durisg The
wears for whicl be made the act bg, for
longer. Durrg these four yesrs the number Of oil
lamps have decreased one half while the city has
beer paylrg the same price rs tleo 1ae Board voted
10 employ Mr. Bellows ct tie old rates until the neE
contract tbould be made, and authorized the Street
Commissioner to issue new proposals for the work i'm
medistely.
The resolution to appropriate 8. 500 for the e1hu
nation of the remains Of President Monroe sms up.
Mr. Cross voted No. lie thought tina. the city had
paid him ali due honor at the proper period. Hs
would appropriate enough now to dsIUter s:d convey
The remains TO convenient spot whers the Virginia
Con mi,tee could receive hcU believing that the best
vsy to honor the deceased ct tesmsu TO emulsts
his virtues. The resClUfi N was ADOPTED.
One of the HaTbor Commissioners having hauled
TIE City Inspector before the Mayor for refusing 10
take away about 600 cubic yards OF fo.id msuure
from the foot Of Washington market until he could
sell IT, Nj Morton caused preamble and resolutions
TO be offered declaring that the establishment OF the
Hsrbor Commissioners is sn Infringement upon the
gbts Of the city, nssmuch IS they undertake to as
ign certain piers dumping places and to supervise
the same. Therefore
R,ored That tine City Inspector be authorized TO continue 10
oon OF all she pleeu dccss and dumping grounds Nv oc
d he him and srch mar be assigned 10 him. aui
hat the Cour sci Corporation be directed to defend him IN
.uch possession. Adofted-
Adjourned TO Friday.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-11
THE OUDE PROCLAMATION.

TIE Calcutta correspondent Of Tile Times says the
proclamation has rot beer Withdrawn or sofened, but
that Mr.. Montgomery res received carte 6iarcheto
deal with each case he chooses. Ills course is to
compound with the sTisocrscy, AID the landholders
ud,rg ii at the Chief gives them thsir property are
coming TO him fast. There is, however, little hope of
the pee fcation Of Dude for some moths. We hold
Only the city, aid that We ale compelled to feHify
again.
The North Western oficiss, 90 long devoted to tae
village ~ sem now admit tina. the native aristocracy
is essential cur .ecurty, and that without per-
nlilg srdLo,ieIS to grow, permanent peace is almost
iuDOssibls
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INDIA.

Tbs Overland Calcutta AID China mails have ar
rived.
The letters were dispatched 20 Liverpool at 6:l5
e M 10 the proyitces generally BY the morning msds.
The Times publishes letter from its special oorre-
spordent. lie had moved with the headquarters from
Lucknow TO Cswnpcle.
t. G postscript lie dated April Is.
He Gays the die lie csst. lie ssyswe must have
Sumner campaign; AID when Bareiy is OARS, It re-
airs TO be seen whether the revolt is SUPPRESSED or
whether ii is Jude per jeot Of cite snd locality and has
deeper roots thar we imsgne. Even nov tae want OF
t;oofss greatly ftt
B,gsdier- General Jones hss crossed the Gsnges 81
Roukse, and tsus the Rohicunt campaign has con-
nenoed 30 far. Oh the 18th the COMMANDMENTS Cniei
will II The headquarters cspp, II miles from CsTn-
pors, IN tie read &c Fosyghur, which ne expects to
reach or the 23d.
The sdvicss By The present ii. oeirg ouly TO April
%, are TO late 10 ds'e than these received by the
Bombay n all CT Thursday week.
TIE HnrkGrT, published at Cacut.a speaks Of news
of rebellion every side, aid of three armies beog
in tie field egsinst us while Tie Enehshrqan shows
that 10 decisive blow stuck, and that the rebels are
dispersed oil over the co1ntry.
The Calcutta correspondent. Of The Times says II is
rot iInsgired that The rrt-s IL make sny CREST
sists,ce, excep. 3. B,-ei: bv. there is drg.r of
desperate tff,n = ttcske,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-11
ROARD OLE ALDERMEN.

The Board net a. clock yes.er lay the President,
JoHS clancy, 'sq., in the Chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting WAS read an
approved after which variety Of bills of no special
Importance was passed to third readiog.
fourth of JWy-Tbe Board decided to appropriate
IS COO "a be expended by the Special Committee for
the celebration Of the Fourth OF July.
The Fraud Inresfigafon-The request OF the Joilt
Committee Gu Accounts for al additional appfopria-
ton Of s. 900, to be use in continuing the lovestga
ton, came up for consideration 10 the midst OF
discussion statement OF the employees OF the Com
nit;ee, examiners accountants, copyists, &C., with
the amounts Ped each was produced ine Ilst - as
follows: ~ :,
Homer Franklin, superintendent $3.50 per month
j. NJ Hell, examiner, $3.50 per month; George Peck
ham accountant $3.50; Matthias Kelly, WIN. H. Wal
lace and T. S. Aims each 500 per month; Henry
X. Hoflmire, copyist, 81 per MONTH and W. H.
White, copyist $S3 per month.
A motion was inside, and lost, to lay the mstter over
The vote was subsequently taken ON the main ques
ton, which was carried AID Bradley only voting In
the negative. -.
mains 10 the city was called up. ,
AID. TUCKER opposedit on the ground that II snoud
be referred. - 81,
TIE Democratic members spoke in favor Of it, with
the exception of Alt. Bradley, who opposed it.
AID STARR was of the opinion that the new Com
pspy the Metropolitan was fraudulent Company,
organized to levy black mail upon the oa company
On motion the question to refer was lost.
AID REED moved ts reference TO the Gas COMMIT
tee. Lost. 49,, .L.. r,ora5
the previous question, which WAS subsequently ost.
AID. OWES moved TO postpone 10 The nrS' monu''
in July last.
Aid. STARR moved to lay on the table until this
evening, to be made special orders. Lost.
Aid. IuoNYY moved the previous question, which
ascsrred and the resolution TO convene was adopted
by vote Of to I.
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CHINA.

Or 5s.es from IIorg Kong sye TO April 10. Our d.
picmatic relations have taken an unfavorab.e turn
Replies it IL understood teve been received by the
Foeigr ambassadors 10 their communication With the
Count at Pekin. The sa;d to be proposed for
the settlement Of the existing difficulties viz to dis
cufs the question ct Canton has, Of course net been
approved by TIE Plenipotentiaries and has decided
Lord EleiD, Baron Gros, end the Russian and United
States Embasssdors to ptoceed at once to Tee,.tu.
AT Carton oil is quiet. but the people in the neigh
bohocd ars 10 doubt still inmicsl to u.s. and il would
REQUIRE ar exhibition Of force to constrain them The
instructions ef. with those in authority it ia under
stood p,eyeu. such conrse from being followed.
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ST. DOMINGO.

a dispatch dated Porto Plata May, received at
Lloyd's CLondcp) says:
"A blocksdi.g hoiilla from St Domingo, consisting
.f bark aod FIVE schOoners, appeared oil this port
tbs DAD April. On the 25th a decree of President
Ba.z. dated the 7th Gent ashore declaring this
pc1t and these Of Aqua and Romano to be blockadeo
Notice was given that if the town did not surrender II
would be bor.barded in sixteen hours. The Consu's
sept strong remembrance in reply, the letter of the
crromander being the fret netice OF blockade csiyed
be,e. Yesterday they opened fire OIL the town, but
only ore ball re acbed it. and old no harm. Two Dan
ifh one Dutch and one English schooner have been
detained by the fotlls.'