people and the honor and dignity of their government. "We pray the Almighty Disposer of all Events to aid your councils and preserve your health." It is to be regretted that The Lancaster Journal of Saturday, November 12th, 1803, from which this information was obtained does not contain the names of the

Lancaster." In that paper is described the unsuccessful attempt of the three American envoys, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry and John Marshall, to establish diplomatic relations with the French Republic. The first dispatches of the envoys, sent from Paris October 22nd, 1797, reached

, treasurer of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Relief fund, received the following letter : 2 The total is incorrectly stated to be $2,116.30 in the Lancaster Examiner and Herald of Wednesday, November 21st, 1855. �"Portsmouth, Va., "November 16th, 1855. "Dear Sir: "Your esteemed favor of the 12th inst. came to me

was contributing to the comfort of those who came to do honor to her native city through the Lancaster Fencibles. She would always revert to that occasion with feelings of gratification and joy; and whenever she recalled this mark of esteem from her visitors, it would be to remember with gratitude

who may happen to be in town and are friendly to domestic manufactures, are invited to a meeting at Col. Slough's tavern this evening at half past 6 o'clock. "The exertions that are making by our trans-Atlantic brethren to suppress the manufacturing of every thing from a hob nail up- wards in this

admire, no longer forbid his mingling with us, let us hope that the man now living, who is 'first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,' will come to see us, and partake of the hospitalities of Lancaster. Therefore, "Resolved, That a committee be appointed, whose duty it

that paper it is stated that Ann Moore served as postmistress of Lancaster, Pa., from July 1st, 1798, to April 11th, 1829, a period of 31 years. Since that paper was published, my attention has been called to the obituary of Mrs. Moore which appeared in the Lancaster Examiner and Democratic Herald of

, amounting to £61, 5s., from sixteen of the most promi- nent men in that city, including the governor of the Province, George Thomas, who contributed £10. In a letter, dated April 11th, 1747, to the Rev. Dr. Bearcroft, the Rev. Mr. Locke thus described conditions in Lancaster : "Here was a church begun above

association for the detection of horse thieves. David Witmer was called to the chair, and John Lightner, Jr., was appointed secretary. Those present were asked to pledge themselves, individually, to assist in the capture and prosecution of all persons guilty of horse stealing, or any other theft upon a member