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An Item to be considered.

--In the progress of the debate in the Convention yesterday afternoon, it was stated by Mr. Wise that Junius L. Archer, of the Bellona Foundry, had just received an order from the Government at Washington, for sending all the gens at the establishment to Fortress Monroe forth with. The order of shipment embraces all the guns in his possession, and includes some heavy Columbiads Certainly the people of Chesterfield, Powhatan and Richmond will not permit this removal of arms to be effected at this juncture of affairs.

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