Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-05-08
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.

Some of the late army appointments have
been honorably judicious. We could enume-
rate a number oil instances. That of THOMAS
PiNKNEY, of s. Caroiina, to be Major Gene
raj is peculiarly such.-This gentleman stands
high on the roll of honor.-He is brother to
the estimable CHARLES CoTEswonTH PING
NEY and unites the soldier, the statesman,
the scholar and the gentleman. The appoint
ment of Gov. HULL to command at Detroit
is also judicious. He is peculiarly acquain-
ted with the frontiers.-The annals Of the Re-
~volution attest to his talents and courage /.
and in war and peace he enjoyed the conf.
dence of WAsHINGToN. The appointment of
WILLIAM NORTH, to be Adjutant- General, is
equally praiseworthy. Gen. N. is a native of
Massachusetts,, and brother OF Judge NoRrH
of augusta His progenitors came originally
from Ireland, and settled inNorth- Yarmouth,
in Maine and his father commanded Fort
Frederick in that district when the General
was born-The failure of the famous house of
w. and A. in Boston with whom the funds
of many widows and orphans were placed as
in a bank) injured the family of the General,
and changed his prospects.-He remained an
apprentice to a merchant in this town, until
the revolutionary War commonwealth this
he -engaged-was an officer in Crafts artille-
ry-afterwatds a Captain in Jatkson's regi-
ment, and subsequently an Aid-de-camp to
Baron STEUBBN, the great disciplanarian Of
the American army About 1856, he com
manded as a field officer at Fort Independence
in this harbor.-He married soon after, and
settled in tho interior of Ner- York. He was
Adjutant. General of ADAMS standing army I;
has for a long time been a Member of the LIE
gislature OF Ncrs York, and frequently speaker
Of the House. He is a farmer, a federalist, a
man of strict integrity, anda soldier.
Boston Centinsf.
Great meeting at Aibany Last week an
extraordinary meeting of the people with
out distinction of parties, (the chairman
one sect and the secretary OF another,) was
held at Albany TO take into consideration
the E Embargo and the present alarming pro-.
ceedings of congress. Mr.. Foot of the de.
moe, attic party addressed them IN an elo-
ouent speech, at some length petition, he
said, should lead the way, If unsuccessful
it should be followed by rennonstrance, and
if renonstrance was dlsregarded he should
be for seizing the earliest opportunity pro-
vided bv the laws for turning every sool
out of Office, as they already were out OF
confidence. A spirited petition and re-
monstrance was forthwith drawn up and re-
ceived with unanimous appreciation.
~. T. e. Post.
ENLARGE meesings.-We are sorry we
have not room this evening TO publish the
Resolutions adopted by the democrats as
we'll as frderalists in the states of Pennsyl-
yanis and NewJersey, against the Embar-
tnthe former, avery numerous meet
ing consisting principally of Mr.. Madlson's
met at Reading. in the county
# Berks and adopted a long string 0 freso
cursing the Embargo with ell The
3iterne IS language could supply. AtHad
don6eld, New-Jersey, a similar meeting
was held az which the people, amounting
as it is stated TO at least 1900 persons, took
a sheat OF wheat, dressed it IL Grape, with
thirteen streamcrs OF the SANG: this the,