Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-10-26


public and private credit in the Unileo
States, which is said to be at its lowest
Iebb, and the conclusion is that the gov.
Iernmept could not therefore make any ell
lori commensurate with the exigencies o.
The occasion, and that thus disunlon ~
the Union might be created.
i" Ii our Cabinet have these views, ana
the conviction must be natural, thai me
agsrandizing disposition OF the Unileo
States government. caGnot Tor any ieis'n
of time avert breach with them; unless
Cheat Britain wishes TO see, besides the
Floridas, also Cuba, Mexico, and other
| Spanish colonies under the dominion oil
the United Siates-and all the BRUSH
possessions in the West Indies worth
having, in jeopardy, at the very opening
of any future war with her jealous and
Threatening rival, then an carly rupture
with The United States assumes, indeed
much probability.
1.-TWO days ago 10 and II gnineas
we're given at Lloyd's, London, to receive
1901. if press warrants were issued in
10 or IL days or fortnight-20 guineas
to return 1901. if war between Spain and
America was declared in weeks or 2
months, &c. give you the report as il
prevails here, with the reasoning sug-
gested Oh the occasion, and which, GER
taiuly, makes the dreadful event less inn
probable than it appears at first-You
will, of course, draw your own conclu
|sions from all | have stated, and consider
Emy communication in its proper light;
my wish is TO be useful to you Oh all oc
casiohs. 1t is ascertained that all the
Packets at Falmouth preparing for SER
vice have been suddenly ordered to sea
this argues at least that something OF mo-
ment is on the tapis with government"
A letter received in London, dated
Buenos Ayres, June g." Lord Coch-
rane has captured a Spanish merchant
ship, With upwards Of 100000 dollars in
specie, and an American schooner from
New Y ork with warlike stores, sent by
Don Onis, the Spanish charge d'affairs, tol
Pezuela the Vice Roy OF Peru. The
Vice Admiral was proceeding to Payta
TO look after the Cleopatra. armed ship.
and some merchant vessels which had
taken shelter in that port"
LONDON, Aug. 20.
Singular Death by Lightning The
following is an extract of letter received
from the county of Tyrone, respecting
the awful visitation at LisaneIly House,
near Omash, the seat of the late Arthur
Galbraith, Esq.
must endoavour TO give you some
idea of the shock We received on Monday
evening, by hearing Of the awful death OF
Arthur Galbraith /: but, indeed, language
can hardly paint the horrors of the scene !
From his infancy Mr.. Galbrai!h had the
most dreadful fear Of thunder aud light
uing; aud when this fatal storm begau to
grow violent, he had the window shutters
closed, got candles, and sat down to his
bible. The servant came in to lay the
cloth for dinner. aud he instantly dismiss.
ed him, charging him to take the knives
and forks out of the room, and intreated
thai every person in the house would go
TO their devotion, until Gas he emphaticaI-
" said) this awful visitation had passed.
He was sitting 90 sofa at a small table,
his lady opposite him; his two daughters
and their governess at their work, when
he got up, after reading for some time,
and sat down in corner, aud leaned bis
head back against wall-he had not been
there two minutes when he was struck
dead simultaneously. Mrs. GaIbraith was
thrown on the floor, where she lay quite
insensible-one Of her children's face
severely scorched, the other burned in the
neck, as If three bars Of red hot iron had
been laid on the place; the window cur
tains burned to cinders, and scattered all
over the room; the marble chimney pieces
in three rooms shattered in thousand
pieces the locks twisted off the doors,
and 700 panes of glass broken; dog in
the kitchen killed, and every being in the
house Except the goyerness) either more
or less injured. You may judge Of the
size of the house by the number Of panes
Of glass have mentioned TO be broken I;
and every room, except one, is left in
ruins.
LONDON, Aug. q.
Chinese Notions and Supersiitions.-
On the 18th Of May, 1919, storm sud
denly arose at Picking, which darkened
the heavens, and filed the air with sand
dust. The Emperor was excessively
alarmed, conceiving it TO be Divine
Judgment, and was anxious TO know its
meaning he also called on his Ministers
of State TO endeavour to discover the
cause.
In public document, he reprimanded
bis Astronomers for not having previously
informed him when the hurricane was 10
take place they had hnf three DAYS be-