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| ' state the evidence which supports this afBrrna- tiijn. Bat, in addition to the circumstance that the positive assertion of the. (act ougrjt nut, perhaps, in this stage ot tlie inquiry to be disregarded, tlie n.iture of thepase furnishes tli lit. evklence. The letter was in cypher. Gen Wilkinson it is true, does not say that a cypher had been previously settled between Col tiurr and him- self in which they might correspond on subjects ¦w'itich though innocent, neither of them night wish to b-'. subject to tlie casualties of a trans- portation fro™ the Atlantic to the Mississippi, but when we perceive that Col. Burr his writ- ten in cypher, and that gen Wilkinson is able to decipher the letter, we mas' either presume that the bearer of the letter was also the bear- er of us hey, or that the key was previously in possession of the person to whom the Letter Wiis addressed In stating particularly the cir- aismslacea attending the delivery of this letter, gen. Wilkinson does not say that it was ac- companied by the key. or that he felt any sur- prise at its being in cypher, for this reason, a.s well because there is not much more securi- ty in sending a letter in cypher accompanied by its key, than there is in sending a letter not in cypher, I think it m<>re reasonable to sup- pose that the key war, previously in possession dt Wilkinson. If this was tire fact, tlie letter being written in a cypher previously settled between himself and col. Burr, is, in this stage of the enquiry at least, a circumstance which sufficiently supports that the letter was written by col. hturr. The enterprise described in this letter is ob- viously a military enterprise, and must have been intended ei'her against the United S'ates, or against the' territories of some other power on the continent, with all of whom the United t»tates were at peace The expressions of this letter must be ad- mitted to furnish at ieast.piobabic cause for believing that the means for the contemplated expedition were provided. In every part of it we iind declarations indicating that he was providing the means for the expedition ; and as these means might be provided in secret, I do not think that further testimony ought to be re- quired to satisfy me that there tsprobable cause for committing .he prisoner in this charge. Since h will be entirely in the power of the attorney-general to prefer an indictment a. gainst the prisoner for any other offence which lie shall think himself possesses! of testimony to support, it is in fact immaterial whether the second chargt be expressed in the warrant of commitment or uot j but as I hold it to be my rluty to insert every charge alledged on the. part of the United States, in support of which pro- bable cause is shewn, and to insert none in sup- port of which probable cause is not shewn, I um bound to proceed in the enquiry. The second charge exhibited against the pri- soner is High Treason against the Untied .States in levying war against them. As this is the most atrocious offence which can be committed against the political body, so is it the charge which is most, capable of being" employed as the instrument of those ma- lignant and vindictive passions which may rage ju ihe bosoms of contending parties struggling for power. It is that of which the people of America has been most jealous : and, therefore, ¦while other crimes are unnoticed, they have refused to trust the national legislature with the tleiiniiion of this; but have themselves declared in their constitution that " it shall consist only in levying war againt the Uniied States, or in adhering to iheir enemies giving them aid and comfort." Thishigh crime consists of overtacts, which must be proved by two witnesses, or by the confession of the party in open court. Under thecotitroul of this constitutional re- gulation, 1 am to enquire whether the testimony laid before me furnishes probable cause in cup- port of this charge. The charge is that the fact itself has been committed ; and the testimony to support it must furnish probable cause for believing that it has been actually committed ; or it is insufficient for the purpose tor which it is adduced. Upon this point too, the testimony df general Eaton is first to be considered. That part of bis deposition which bears upon this charge, is the plan disclnssd by the prisoner for seizing upon New-Orleans, and revolutionizing the western states- That this plan, if consummated by overt acts would amount to treason, no man will controvert. But it is equally clear that an in- tention to commit treason is an offence einire ly distinct from the sctuat commission of that crime. .Varcan only be levied by the employ- ment of actud force. Troops must bo embodi- ed.men must be assembled, in order to levy war. If Col. Burr had been apprehended on making these communications to general Eaton, could it have been alledged that he had gone farther than to meditate the crime? Could it have been said that he had ac.ualiy collected forces, and had actually levied war?....Most certainly he could not. The crime really com- pleted was a c oispiracy to commit treason,— - not an actual commission of treason. If these communication!; were not treason at the instant they were made, no lapse of time can make them so. They are. not in themselves acts. They may serve to explain the intention with which acts were committed ; but they cannot supply those acts, if they be not proved The next testimony is the deposiiionof gene- ral Wilkinson, which consists of the letter al- ready noticed, and of the communications male by the bearer of that letter. This letter has already been considered by the supreme court of the United States, and has been declared to import, taken by it self or in connection with Eaton's deposition, rather an expedition a{ainit the territories of Spain than the United .States. By that deci- sion I am hound, whether I concurred in it or not. But ldid concur in it.—On this point the court was unanimous. It is, however, urged that the declarations of SwartwOut may be connected wih the letter, and used against Col. Burr. Although the confession ot one man cannot criminate another, yet I am inclined to think that, oil a mere enquiry into probable cause, the declarations of Swartwout, made on this particular occasion, may be used against Col IJ.irr. My reason for thinking so is that Col. Burr's letter authorises Mr. Swartwout to speak in his name. He empowers Mr. Swartout to make to general Wilkinson verbal communication!) explanatory of the plans and designs of Burr,|which Burr adopts as his own explanations. However inadmissible, therefore, this testimony may be on trial in chief, 1 am ioc'ined to admit it on this enquiry, 'If it be admitted, what is its amount ? Upon this point loo, it appears that thesu- pveme court was divided. I therefore hold my- self at liberty to pursue my own opinion which was that the v ords " this territory must be re- vo'.u-i mi/.ed," did not so clearly apply to a foreign territory, as to rc-jret that sense which would make them applicable to a territory of the United States; at least so far as to ad- mit of furiher enquiry into their meaning: suid, if a terri'oiy of 'lie United states was to be revohinenized, though only as a mean for pn expedition against a foreign power, the act ¦u >uV8 be ii'<"a'son. This reasoning leads to the conclusion that there i.s provable cause for ihe alligation that treasonable designs were entertained, by the prisoner, so late as Ju'y last, when this letter was written. It remains to enquire, whether there is also probable cause io believe that these designs have been ripened into the crime itself by actu- ally levying war against the United 'States. It has been already observed that to consti- tute this crime, troops must be embodied, men must be actually assembled ; and these are facts which can not remain invisible. Treason ma-y.be machinated in secret; but it can never be perpetrated only in open day, I and in the eye of the world. Testimony of a | fact which in its own nature is so notorious ought to be unequivocal. The testimony now offered has been iaid before the supreme court ; of the United States, and has been determin- ed, in ihe case of Bolhnun aitd Swartwout, , not furnish probable cause for the opinion | that war had been actually levied. Whatever I might have been the inclination of my own mind in that -case, 1 should feel much difficui- | ty in departing from the decission then made ; j mi ess this case could be clearly distinguish- ed from it. 1 will however, briefly review the arguments which have been urged, and.t he fs.es which are now before me, in order to shew more clearly the particular operation they have on my own judgment. The fact to be established is that, in pursu- ance of these designs previously entertained, men have been actually assembled for the pur- pose "f making war against Ihe United States, andon the shewing olprobable cause that this fact has beer, committed, depends the issue of the present enquiry. The first piece of testimony relied, to render this fac probable,'is the declaration of Mr. Swartwout, that " Col. Burrwas levying an arm- " ed body of 7000 men from the state of New- " York, and the western states and territories, *' with a view to carry on an expedition against " the Mexican provinces." The term " levy- r'«f,"has been said, according to the explanati- ons of the Lexicons, to mean the embodying of troops, and therefore to prove what is iequired Although I do not suppose that Mr. Swartwout hid cons Ited a Dictionary, I have lokedinto Johnson for the term, and find its first significa- tion to be " to raise"; its second, " to bring together." Incommon parlance it may signify the one or the other. But its sense is certainly decided by the; fact. If when Mr Swartwout left Col. Burr, which must be supposed to have been in July, he was aciualiy embodying men fr'm New-fork to the Western States, what could veil his troops from humau sight An in- visible army is not the instrument of war, and had these troops been visible, some testimony relative to them could have been adduced. I take the real seuse then in which this term was used to he, that Col. Purr was raising, or in other words,engaging or enlisting men through the country described, for theenterorize he me- ditated. The utmost point to which this testi- mony can be extended, is that it denotes a fu tire embodying of men which is more particularly mentioned in tlteleiteritself, and that it affords probable cause to believe that the troops did ac- tually embody at the peiiod designated for their assembling, which is sufficient to induce the jus- tice to whom the application, is made to com- mit for trial. I shall t'adily avow my opinion, that the strength of tfte presumption arising; from this testimony, ought to depend greatly on ihe time at which the application is made If toon after the period at which the troops were to assem- bli , hen full lime had not elapsed to ascertain the fact, these circumstances had been urged as tlie ground for a commitment on the charge of treason,! should have thought them entiiied to great consideration. I will nof'detiy thai in the cases of lio'lman and Swanwout, X was not perfectly satisfied that they did not warrant atj enquiry ino the 'act. But I think every per- son must admit, that the weight of these cir- cumstances daily diminishes. Suspicion may deserve great attention, when the means ef as- certaining its real grounds are not vet possess- ed, bui when those means are or may have been acquired, if facts to support suspicion be not shewn, every person 1 think must admit, that the ministers oijustice at least oujrht not offici- al ; to entertain it. This I think must be con- 'ceded by all, but whether it be conceded by o- thers or nor, ir is ihe dictate of my own judg- ment, and in the performance of my duty I can know no other guide. The fact to be proved in this case, is an act of public otoriety. It must exist in the view of the world, or it cannot exi^t at all. The assem- bling of forces to levy war is a visible transac- tion, and numbers must witness ir It is there- fore capable of proof; and when time to collectj'his proof has been given, it ought to be adduced, or the suspicion becomes ground too weak to stand upon. Several months have have elapsed since this fact did occur, if it ever occurred More than five weeks have elapsed since the opinion «f ihe, supreme court has declared the necessity of porving the fact if it exists. Why is it not proved i lo the executive government is entrusted the important power of prosecuting those whose crimes may disturb the public repose, or endanger its safety. It would be easy, in much less time than has intervened, since col. Burr has alledged to have assembled his troops, to procure affidavits establishing the fact. If in November or December last, a body of troop: had been assembled on the Ohio, it is impossible to suppose, that affida- vits establishing the fact could not have been obtained by the last of March. I ought not to believe, and I do not believe, that there has been any remissness on the part of tho* who prosecute, on this important and interesting subject; and consequently, when at this late period, no evidence that troops have been actually embodied is given, I must say, that the suspicion, which, in the first instance, mighthave been created, ought not to be continued, unless the want of proof can he in some manner accounted for. It is stated by the attorney for the United States that as affidavits can only be volunta- ry, the difficulty of obtaining them accounts for the absence of proof. I cannot admit this position. On the evi- dence furnished by this very transaction of the attachment felt by our western for their eastern brethren, we justly felicitate our- selves. How inconsistent with this fact is the idea that no man could be found who would voluntarily depose that a body of troops had actually assembled, whose object must be understood to be hostile to the union, and whose object was detected and defeated by the very people who could give the requi- site information. J cannot doubt that means to obtain infor- mation have been taken on the part of the prosecution ; if it existed I cannot doubt the practicability of obtaining it, and its non- production at this late hour does not, in my opinion, leave me at liberty to give to those suspicions which grow out of other circum- stances, that weight to which at an earlier day they might have been intitled. I shall not therefore insert in the commit- awat the charge of high treason, I repeat tfcaf this is the less important, he'eanse it detracts nothingfrom the right of the attorney to prefer an indictment tor high treason should he be furnished with the necessary testimony. {•rJ)KHAL GAZETTE. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, Captain Long, of the ship Fame, from Li- verpool, politely furnished us with a file of London papers—Containing no dates later than those which we received by the Her- cules, these papers afford no news. Captain L. sailed on the 15th February. List of 'vessels left at Liverpool, and sailed in company ivith, by the i'ame, captain Setb Long, on the 14th February. Liverpool, Hamilton, of and for Phila- delphia, sailed in co. ; Rover, Coffin, of N. York, for New-Orleans, Feb. 25 ; Halcy- on, Read, of and for Philadelphia, ditto ; Win. Penn, Sherry, ofN. York, uncertain; Cincinnati, Matlock, of and for ditto, Feb. 20 ; Abeona, Hobson,of and for Baltimore, 18th ; Austin, Macey, of New-York, to be sold ; John Adams, Callender, of Boston, for Baltimore, March 1 ; President Adams, Wood, of and for Boston, Feb. 20 ; New Packet, Trott, ditto, ditto ; Charks, Cran- den, of New-Bedford, for New-York, ditto ; Sally, Lewis, of and for Boston, ditto ; Packet, Scot, ditto, sailed in co. ; Ceres, Webber, of Boston, for Charleston, ditto ; Diana, Holbrook, of and for Baltimore, ditto ; Alexander, Moores, of and for New- York, Feb. 20 j Nankin, Rickertson, ditto, sailed in co ; Sally, Ashby, ditto ; Adriana, Hartshorn, ditto, for Baltimore, March 10; Hudson, Tombs, of and for New-York, 1st ; Liberty, Chew, ditto, uncertain ; Romp, Chew, ditto, ditto ; Eliza, Waterman, do. Feb. 35 ; United States, Harding, of Bos- ton, uncertain ; Mentor, Waterman, of N. York, for St. Michaels ; Robert Burns, Waite, of & for do, Feb. 20 ; Julius Caesar, Hall, ditto, 25th. ; Belvidere, Lovel, of and for Boston, sailed in co ; Lydia, Turner, of ditto ; Susan and Sarah, Williams, of Au- gusta, for Boston, sailed in co.; Ploughboy, Collaid, of,and for Baltimore, Feb. 25— iind a great number of others, names not recollected. On the a6th February, capt. Long spoke brig Betsy, of and from Boston, for Am- sterdam, 28 days out, all well, in lat. 50, long. 22, 30. March 2, in lat. 48, 2, long. 36- ship Factor, of aud for N. York, from Greenock, 14 days out. nth, in lat. 40, long. 57, 20, brig Telemachus, of and and from Boston, for Lisbon, 6 days out, all well. 23d, lat. 36, long. 69, snow George, of and from Baltimore, 3 drys out—had lost two men—Strong gales from W.N. W. 27th, in lat. 38, 10, long. 71, 30, schr. Friendship, of and for Philadelphia, for St. Thomas, 37 days out. Same day, ship Roper, of and from Portsmouth; N. H. for ditto. 28th, sloop *------. from Tortola, 20 days for New-London. April 4, brig -------, captain Vickery, left Portucan, bound down the bay, wind W. N. W. Captain Gorham, of the sch'r Federal Republican, arrived at Boston, on the 25th tilt, from New-Orleans, spoke, on the 14th Feb. oft the Dry Tortugas, the ship Tho- mas, capt. Charles, of Philadelphia from Jamaica for New-Orleans, who informed that a schooner with dispatches from Mr. BURR, had arrived at Jamaica, but soon sailed again. Hamburg, December 6. The privateer Creole, arrived here in 85 days fr om the Isle oi France. She brought dispatches from the governor-general (De- caen) of the East-India colonies. The Isle of ^France and Reunion encountered two severe hurricanes, one on the 21st February, the other on the loth March ; the most se- rious consequence was the destruction of the crops of grain, but through the care and prudence of the administration, a suffi- cient quantity of rice was provided as a substitute. His majesty the emperor's privateers and ships of war have been very successful in the India Seas, in capturing a number of the enemy's ships and carrying diem safe into port. Among the number of these prizes is the East-India company's ship War- ren Hastings, with a full cargo from China, another English company's ship, name un- known, of 80O tons, also from China. These vessels besides one other that had not yet arrived were taken by the frigate Semi- lante. Four other East-lnuiamen have been burnt or sunk by the same frigate. The ship Henry Addinglon, and ship Kibles, both cargoes estimated at 500,000 francs—the Experiment, with a load of tea —two whalers, the Viper and Phcenix, valued at 700,000 francs, have all been carried into the Isle of France by the priva- teers off that place. The ship Henry from Liverpool, Mel- ville, from Calcutta, Endeavor, of Basora, Princess of Gallies, from Bencool ; Dia- mond, from London; Hercules, from Bom- | bay ; Woldgrave from China ; Robust and Commerce, from Calcutta, and Betsey from Pegu, have all been captured and carried into the Isle of France within the last three months. December 10. His excellency general Michaud, who arrived here yesterday is appointed by his majesty the emperor and king Napoleon, as governor of the Hanse-Towns, Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubeck, of which our senate had received previous information. His excellency will make this city his place of residence; Swabia, December n. . In the course of last week, several res- pectable Jews from Constantinople,,, and. 0- ther cities in Turkey, passed through this country on their way to the grand congress of Iisiaelits to beheld at Paris. The following gentlemen wert> appointed directors of the Marine Insurance Com- pany, for the ensuing year ; Robert Qilmor, John Swan, Mark Pringle, Christopher Johnston,, John Carruthers, John Sherlock, George Grundy, Robert Oliver, Hugh Thom/isoti, Stew irt Brnivn, Samuel HoUingtwortA/ Daniel Honuland, James Hindtnan. And at a meeting of said/lirectors Robert Gilmor was elected as president, and David Stewart secretary and treasurer. At a meeting of the " Baltimore Equitable Society for the Insuring of Houses from Loss by Fire," held April 6th, 1807, the following persons were elected officers lor the said society the ensuing year, viz. D 1 R E C T O R S. William Wilson, Mark Pringle, James Mother, George Decker, Henry Stouffer, Adam Fonerden, « Michael Diffenderffer, William Trimble, John Ogston, William Hawkins, William Norris, Nathin Tyson. JOSEPH TOWNSEND, Treasurer. PORT OF BALTIMORE. ENTERED, Sch'r Mason's Daughter, Willett, St. Tho- mas Eliza, Sever, Norfolk Ann, Jackson, do. CLEARED, Ship Mary, Faherty, New-Orleans Sale by Auction. Is just landed from the schooner Adherfutl, aiid will be said on WEDNKSD.-,T afternoon, at half past 2 o'clock, on O'.O-ainel's ';/..//, near the head of Frederick -street dock, on a libel at credit, 1U0 hhds. of very prime New-Orlea.n», Su- gar, 25 bales Sarsaparills, 37 tons Campeachy Logwood. ALSO, 80 boxes Havana white Sugar, 15 do. brown do. and .5 pipes oi choice Port Wine, remaining from tlie ship Elizti's carjo, THOMAS CHASE, Atict'r. April 7._____________________________ Sale by Auction. On THURSDAY, The 9th instant, at 4 o'cioci in the afternoon, will he sold at the Coffee-House ijharf, FeU's- ?oinl, t L>^i The Ship M_|v> FAIR AMERICAN, %J§Af With all her tuckle andappa- '__WdiSas* rel as she arrived from sea.— She is nhoiit 4 years old, burthen 186 tons 8t will carry about 1600 barrels. A < inventory may be seen on board, or at the Vendue office previous to the sale. THOMAS CHASE, Auct'r. April 7. ' Stientt s Sale. ,. I [ -. The sale of the fcSiSMv Schooner TRIMMER, tS3_jlr^ Now King-alFreilei-ick.street **V /"Ssli . Dock, near to Wright and Pri- ce's Lumb, i-Yard, which was lo hi>.ve taken place on Thursday last will positively take place on Saturday next, the 11th i 11st. at 10 o'clock, for cash, at the aforesaid place. JOHN HUNTER, Shff. April 7. d4t The ship Edward, Captain LEWIS, _S*s^ Will take Freight on very •-low terms for Savannah, (Geo.) "AISsaS-jBSjM. if immediate application is made to the master ,on board at phase's wharf, Fells-Point, or to PAYSON 8c SMITH, Who have received from Charlaston, ten tons Nicaragua Wood, which will be sold on reasonable terms, if taken from the vessel. _ April 7 ___________________d4t 217 bags Coffee, Of a good quality, entitled to drawback on exportation, for sale on liberal terms by ROBERT BARRY. A pril 7. ____ ______ ___d4t Fresh Teas. 300 leads superior quality Imperial Tea, 100 do. Hyson do each lead containing 2 lb. suitable for family use. For sale by JACOB & WM. NORRI3. Who have in Store, Imperial Tea, in chests and small boxes ; Young Hyson, in chests and small boxes ; Hyson Skin, in chests and small boxes. All of which are fresh, and selected parti- cularly for retailing. April 7 ___________________eolOt Just Received, Per brig Antelope, Gray, master, via Charles- ton S. C. To hhds. first quality New-Orleans Sugar. On hand, 305 boxes white Sugar, from Trinidad de Cuba, 55O0 first quality Spanish Cigars, Sail Cloth, Hyson Tea, 100 dozen embroidered Silk Fans. For sale, apply to JOHN B. TAUFFRET, No. 42, North Gay-street. ^ April 7. _ ' eo4t Notice is hereby given, THAT the subscriber hath obtained from the Orphan's Court of Baltimore county in Maryland, letters of administration on the per- sonal estate of Thomas Grees, late of the city of Baltimore, deceased : All persons hav- ing claims against said estale, are hereby warned to exhihit the same, with the vouch- ers thereof to the subscriber, on or before the 6th day of October next, they may other- wise bylaw he excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 6th day of April 1807. COLIN MACKENZIE, Adm'r. April 7, 1307, 2awl;t ONE HUNDRED PAIR OF BOOTS, (Particularly for the New-Orleans market) for sodf by GIOLTNGS &. POPE, No 8j. Market-street ALSO A genera! assortment of SHOES, on mo. derate terms,_______April 7 cl ^DANCING/. .' P L. DUPJRT respectfully informs tha Ladies ar.d Gentlemen of this city, that his SCHOOL WILL COMMENCE On Tuesday tlie 14th instant, : t. Mr Bryden's Light-street, at three o'clock. CTJ' Applications for the season must ba made previous to the ah ove date, .is scholars cannot be admitted after the School is open- ed For further particulars apph to GliORGE HILL. With whom the subscription List is left, wheis their names will be received till that time. April 7. er 4l. r-——1---------------1—«----------1—™—^--------—m------1—i—r"—— t he subscriber oilers at pri- vate Sale, A_ small F ARM, in good repair and useful, ly improved: containing about Uiree hundred acres of Land. It is distant from Baltimore 6ity 11 tlie neai est direction about twelve miles and near to the North West Turnpike Ro; is well watered, which has been concm: ... by 3 ditch to advantage, has about fifty acres of Meadow, great part oi'-which is now in grass ; also, a considerable proportion of val» liable wood, in a good neighborhood, and ad- jacent to tlie estate whereon the subbgribe.? resides. , ALSO, Eleven thousand s veil hundred acres of" . Land on Great Sandy Liver (Kentucky) of early location, consequently preferable to lands in general in thai coin t¦¦¦; ; which he will sell at a small price, or barter for goods if more agreeable to the purcb I ich. apply to Mr. WALTER ROE, Broker, South- street, who is in possession of the tiile pa] ers and wi:l contract for the same ; for terms on the upper La,nd, apply to Mr. John Tagart, North Howard-street, (No. 120) or the sub. scriber. CHAKL/ AN. Garrison Forest, Baltimore po April 7._____________ *''IW ' German Evangelical Reformed Church LO ITERY. 500 tickets wire drawn on the 13th days draw- ing, of which the following were prizes : Pri^e ol j_>>5U0 Np.. 1)67, the fbrtunata holder thereof is a Mr. Conrad Swiney a.id. Co. Manchester l.,wn. Prize of jg50Q No. L>783. Prize o jg.20 No 8 Prize* of 86 Nos. J93 9635 8596 5789 ,8fi69 10833 S.SS4 ll&H .0191 I'Xi.'.O 3533 56,8 MT/3 6797 5925 3893 11.162 11557, and 479 three del ar prizes. Total gain of the wheel this day S400^- The following capital prizes remain in tha wheel yet : 2 prizes of 1000 -2 do. 500 1 do. 400 1 3u0 6 .10. 200 7 do 100 17 50 And a large number of 20 and of 6 dollars." The. first 3 dollar pi ;e next Monday will be entitled to 200 dollars, it being- the first iluirtber ai'.er 4000 tickets drawn (£/¦ 'Pickets are still to be h..., at the origi- nal price of g2 in advance, of any of the ma- nagers, of Messrs. Warner & Hanna and of Mr. John Sehultz, OeriTian-Street. The drawing will continu* every Monday and Thursday at 2 o'clock, I'. M. and 1 01) tickets will he drawn per week, at Myer's, hotel. Market-street. April 7 d3t Public Sale. Pursuant to the last will and testament of the late Captain Jt'ichard Conway, will he told, on the premises, ontheji,. iay'oj May next, All his Kc i >periy, Ljing in and contiguous to the town of Alex- andria. CONSISTING OF Several Lots on VV ater-street, Union-street,' and Cameron-street Also, His Farm, called Spring Park, adjoining to the town, containing about 60 acres, iu a high state of improvement. Also, 28 acres, at present under lease, to John Gadsby for 10 years from the firs I January last, at the yearly rent of eight,-six dollars. and 28 cents. This property adjoins the town and is pan of the------ground. Alto, About 15 and an half Acres, in the occu- pation of Beal Howard, under a lease for 10 years, at the yearly rent of one hundred dol- lars. Also, All the rest of his Land, lying between the east side of the George-Town road and the west side of „Faiifix-street continued, and to the south of John M .n leville's Lot 6c the property of Nathaniel Pendleton, audio the north of tlie property of the late Charles Alexander. This last mentioned property will be laid off ill squares agreeubL to the plan of the town. Also, A piece of Cround adjoining to the south side of Spring-Park Farm, the precise quan- tity at present not known. A particular pint and description of the whole will be set up at the Coii'ee-house one week previous to the dav of sale. Tl.e terms of sale will be—A credit of 6, 12, and 18 months, the purchaser giving boniA with ap-proved security, together with a deed of trust on the property. The sale will be continued from day to day until all the pro- perly is disposed of. ALSO, On the 4th day of May next, will he sold, at tlie Coffec-JIuvte, in Alexandria, One hundred Shares in the Slock of th« Marine Insurance Comaany of Alexandria, on the above crudit, the purchasers giving negotiable notes with approved indorsers. Also, Two Shares in the Alexandria Theatre, on the same terms. WILLIAM HERBERT,) fc. N. FITZHUGH, C \ EDMUND 1. LEE, J> <3 April 7.________________dtlM Red Clover Seed. A kirge supply of excellent RED CLO- VER SEED, of the growth of the late sea- son, just received from Lancaster and York Counties, ami offered for sale by GERARD Si. WM. HOPKINS. Via, X, County wnarf. SwcOltd mg. 1%. .» |