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The readers of the Advocate are aware that two publications, signed Fourche, ; have lately appeared, in which the incon- sistency of the political course of Cover nor Pope, and Acting Governor Fulton, has been adverted to, and certain queries proposed to the Editcr of the Advocate, which have elicited from him, not an an- swer to the queries, but promise of an swering them at future opportunity.

 fouare also aware, that in consequence of the course pursued by the Editor, the Acting Governor caused a decree of the Superior Court, lat its late session for the adjudication of French and Spanish Land Glaims) which had ordered, that half the printing ofthe Orders of Publication, should be given to the Advocate, and to which de- cree, the Acting Governor had aeqaieseaa, to be reversed, and new decree made, by which all the printing was given to the Gazette.

 Many of you are also aware, that the Acting Governor, and fsoo or at most three of his political friends have declared ne to be the author ofs Fourche.' Some of my friends have eontradicted the declaration, but without effect--he places fall conf dence in his two or three political associ- ates, who have assured him that they know my style of writing too well to be deceiv- seed, and that certainly am the author.-- Such assurances, from such kfoaoiqg men, are certainly calculated to impress the