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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-10
MY LAND,

4 DYERTlSED for some time last
"a spring int the Lynchbnrg Press To those
wishing 10 purchase snch tract who do mel
recollect my former description Of the land, il
may be necessary TO say, that the tract con
tains goo acres with about half cut II ad
joins the lands of Nath |. Manson, 6 d Mer
riwether, Edmund Cobbs and Others lies with
in ! miles oi Lynchhurg, and is equal in qua
lily TO any land in the neigbourhood, Tor the
production OF tobacco, corn and every de-
scription Of small grain. The improvements
consist Of a dwelling house with st ven rooms.
with every out house necessary for conl e.
nience and comfort. Also a doubie-geered,
Grist Mill and Saw Mill,
Which, with little repair would command
the best custom that know, There is a fine
young orchard OF the best selected peach and
apple trees Possession will be given at
Christmas, with the liberty of seeding wheat
this fail.
In the mean time a private sale would be
preferred.
u TERMS or S.4LE-One third pcuable
the Isl Of January, ls23, aud he taiaace IN /,
, and gears heregtfr a. 5. HENRY
Sept. 3. 9 i,wtds
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-10
Mr.. Thomas Coleman,

C,IR-You having been advised byyour gre t
- and merciful attorney, TO procure an III.
junction gainst Just claim ofmine againstyou,
which injunction IS nov depending IN the Su.
pefior Court OF Cha,cery fol- the Lynchbnrg
District, in your name, against my eli, Richard
Burks, and Reubin Norvell, defendants This
IS therefore to notify you that shall proceed to
take the alfldavits OF sundry witnesses on the
several days that you have named in your notice,
and at the same places, and at Richard Buks's
Tavern, j. the county Vi Nelson, on the hrst
day ol September Court next, shall take the
affidavit Of Richa d Butch, all OF which testlmo.
nv, intend 10 be read as evidence IN the trial !
the AFORESAID injunction 10 prove that the allega
tious ia your bill areialso and unlounded, When
and where you may attend either III person
or represented by the Patrick He ~ f the ace,
your amiaoc and much respected counsel
You have thought proper to give me some no
tees by way f public advertisement in the
Virglnian, which you might although left
this count in such great haste) have dispensed
with and have saved your money as ! vas at
the last Amherst Govt ready 10 receive any
Office, and was seen bv and eonversed with
y,ur noble attorney. Yours most devoted'y.
MATHEW DuRKS
September 6 w2w5'
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Notice.

FTNIE Subscriber beg, ave I INFORM his
I friends and he public generally that he
has lately commenced Ike ping Tavern at
Wald's Bridge, IL ,hc ny PusyRauia,
where he hope ilom stict attcntionts hea .ove
business to share a literal II Ct public pa
tronoS~. goHN WATSON
Septomb Is. vows
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Sotic G

On Tuesday, The Isl Of October merit.
will sell, at public auction, 10 the hghcs
biIInr
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-10
WIN. u BURTON,

IIHVlNG located himself at Capt. L.
Il L Pate's, near de Biz Lick ollcrs his pro
tessional services TO the inhabitants Of Bote-
court county, and lis environs, as
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Irust ale.

9th mo Bird 1922
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
CRUISE OF THE HORNET,

RoDotk, august Is.
In yesterdays Beacon we Announced the
arrival, in the Bite Of Craney Island, of the
U. State. ship Horaet, Capt. Robert R.ns
ley, from cruise after pirates IN the Wes
lpdie seas. 49,
We have conversed with Captain Henley.
who has been permit to come Up to town
since our last paper went 10 press, the state
of his crew being generally healthy Fif.
teen of the Hornets crew hav. been verv
sick, but are new all convalescent, and oply
eleven remain on the doctor. list. That os
Midshipman Myers i. the only death that
has occurred on board since the ship left tbis
port.
The Hornet sailed from Havana on Sun.
day the fst inst having under her CONVOY
three briggs and sloop tor ports Of The u.
nited States. names, &c. nknown, and par.
ted with them at different times.
The French slave brig recaptured from ,ha
pirates by the Hornet, off Mstapza,. and
carried into Havana, was released by Cau.
tain Henley to the agents at that port, upon
receiving nearly ten thousand dollars in
doubloons, salvage-Capt. II. considering i,
more consonant with humanity to accept Of
THE sum, offered by the agents of the brig,
than to send her to the United States for ad.
publication, as the latter course would, 10 all
ptoodoibty uc uttcHucu Win u great sACrltlce
Of humsn lives, from the number of slaves ON
board. The csptsin Of the brig had previous.
ly offered IL thousand dollars to the pirates
as Ia ransom, but they refused to accept it, ex-
pec,ing no donbt to extoIt . large sum.
Capt. FL had moi heard of any act Of piracy
subsequent to that committed on this brig,
although the coast of Cuba swarmed with
these de'peradoes, who managed to elude ths
utmost vigilance of our cruisers
We learn from an officer of the Hornet
that very favorable impression had been
made at Havana, by the respec, shown 10 the
revenue laws of that island by Capt Hens
ley, in asking permission TO tske On board
the salvage money, courtesy not Usually
paid by British and other armed vessels.
The permission was very promptly given.
with a suitable ack nowledgment of the re-.
spectful sentiment that had dictated the an.
plicstion.
The British caval force in the West India
seas is Represented as quite respectable, but
they are too profitably engaged in transport.
ing money from port to port, to attend to
the acts of piracy committed even on their
! own commerce. Their conduct in this res.
pect had excited much Dissatisfaction. and il
was said repre,en tatioDs on the subjec had
been made at Lioyd's, with e view of their
being communicated to government.
Beacon,
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

The ship Magnet, captain Mount, has arri.
we'd at New York, from Liverpool, bringing
news from that port to the 18th of July inclu-
slve. we are indebted to the New York Ga
Zet;c and Mercantile Advertiser, for slips con-
tanning the few items of intellisenc her arri.
val has furnished-that from France is of the
mos interest, which we shall preface by a
remark or two.
STATE OF FRANCE.
The intelligence from France by the last
arrival from Liverpool reports that country in
an unsettled state.-However honest the ina
ten,Ior or benevolent the disposition Of ,hr
Present King may be, and We are not disposed
10 gu slion either, il is evident that the Buur,
boUs have but preUar us hold Of their pre-
sent station, and that neither the people nor
the army seem Inclined to relinqush their
attachment to the late Emperor, and his fl.
1IiIly. The history Of france since the res o.
ration may be considered as little more than
HISTORY OF cOnspirscIes against the successors
ut their ancient kings, and It IS the opinion OF
many well acquainted with the sta of the
Kingdom, that IL will be extremely d, tFicuit,
jSnot impossible, to reconcile the people TO The
i3onrbons, whom, for quarter of century
they had been taught to dotest, and who, as
they -llege have b-en forced upon them b, To-
reign blyOnets. Scarcely, Since the rcstrraa
tion, has one conspiracy been developed and
crushed ill another succeeded. The last, ii
we recollect rightly, was but shor; time
since, headed by General Ben on. and We
hav" now confused account of another,
brought by the Magnet, headed by lien,e.
nam colonel Caron. There is 40 detail Of the
Transaction, so we must for the present be So.
tlsfed with tie following notice of the affair
taken tied Ca-.
From The London Courier of JULY 10.
"fhe Intelligence in the Paris pa.
pers Of Sunday is Of more Importance
than il has been for spme time past
The par,issns vt Bonaparte have not
utterly abandoned all hopes Of des-
troying The present Government; and
though he is no more, they form pro-
iaels, and make his name, Yive pm.
pereuT. their watch. word and raIlying
cry. There has been an attempt, in
she department Of the Upper Rhine, to
se1uce three regiments; the principal
pan concerned was II Lieutenant
Coiraci CaroD, "aiready implicated in
The conspiracy Of the 10Th Of August,
1890" ard a veteran named Roger
Tbi' account in the Moniteur is a very
am one, They " had prtviau.lt
made," say, that paper, "larSe distri-
eoti0ns Of money, and we're continually
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
TRAVELLING AIRS,

Mr.. Phillips, the vocalist is al Sarstoe,
Springs. letter from gentleman, whs
Is there on witt, rays, " Before he entered
the village, he sent servant TO ascertsin
y yt, sort 81 company UaS at Congress He'll!
The report was favourable bot he could
una no apartments or any thing else, to
please him after his arrival. He however
tconde'cended 10 honour the e,,sb!i,bment
by stopping, The gentleman who keeps it,
on ob,erving his violin, end probably nos
knowing hir', remarked, that & he thought
dicrj' tCs7
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24

IL surrendered 70 him. tie then commences
civil suits for damages against, both author
and publisher. Tits is not considered very
fair: because if The editor had felt disposed to
have kept the name Of his correspondent Sc.
cret, but one suit could have BEEN brought,
and the editor might have been indemnifed,
Again, Mr.. Russell sends the writ TO New
York, when he had been notified that Mr.
Hunt lived 10 Vermont. The latter, howev'
er, took no exception to this, but promptly
endor'ed his appearance here. Mr.. III. also
frankly wrote Mr.. Il. letter, detailing the
facts upon which he should rely for evidence,
and from which it clearly appeared that his
testimony, or the principal and most essen.
tiai part Of it, was in Europe; and then what
does Mr.. Russell do but come to New York,
and get up a criminal persecution, which
in the ordinary course Of things must BE- tri.
ed long before any testimony can be procured
from Europe. We think il looks strange
-thsps all.
In addition to the foregoing article we have
derived information which enables Us to add
that Mr.. Hunt as we'll as Mr. Russell yes,er-
day appeared in the Court of General Ses'
sions, attended by their respective counsel,
p G. Van Wyck and G.. G Haines, for the
former, aud j. Duer and Ii. " heaton, for
the latter. Mr.. Hunt promptly plead the
general issue to the indictment preferred a
gain.t him at the instance of Mr.. Russell,
and his counsel applied for commission to
examine witnesses in Europe. Under GER
ton limit stions, the counsel for Mr.. Russell
consented that q commission should 90 FORTH
The Court after expressing doubt of their
power to grant the motion, requested the
counsel for the respective parties to look into
tho authorities and to appear again to-day at
II o'clock. We shall endeavor TO give so me
further particulars of this important and in
teresting case. as it proceeds.
TN y. Eu Post.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24

thousand has b,en taken by the Turks. -
This isa'd was by far he richest of any OF
the Archipelago. The Turks, on their ap.
pesrauce held out promise, of pardon; they
met with scarcely any remittance still all
the men have been killed, and the women
and chihren made slaves, and daily pass
throush his place on their way 20 5ifIereu,
parts of Asia To behold young lady of
respectable family. brought up in all tho ease
OF atfiue,ce, a slave to some Torki,h boor,
is most distressing Other scenes, far worse,
we are obliged to see aud hear OF daily
Strict ordas ere given to prevent any Of these
slaves from being sold to any Christian y still
however, few, very few, are saved in this
way, ats great expense.
The Turkish feet and the Greeks are now
in presence of each other; the force of the
latter Is vary inferior to the former, still they
do not ve,ture 10 attack them. The Greeks
wait TO find them at anchor, with the hopes
of burning them. Should they sacceed, we
may expect great disturbances here"
From tie commercial reading room books.
PUERTO CABELLo, July 81.
Z" Puerto Cabello Is still beseiged by the
Patriots, AID ou, little progress i. made in
the seige. Gen. Morales arrived here few
days ago, and sailed again thi. morning, hs-
wing one ~ gun frisa,e, one 90 gun brig
and five armed schonners, on hoard of which
are 1000 men, destined for secret expedi-
ton to windward.
Gen. Bolivar. in the province of Pas.os,
on thu borders of Upper Peru, has fought
most desperate action with the Spanish Gen
eral Cruz MoNrgeon, which ended with the
dsy, and the uext morning he Boivarl
retreated
"fhair forces were equal, 5000 men each.
ard 1t is calculated the Patriots lost half their
army and one general. Tue Spanish loss ha $
been also uncommonly severe,
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
HOUSE OF COMMONS, July z.

MARITIME PRETENSIONS In RUSSIA.
Sir James Mackioto,h wished to ask of
the Noble Marquis opposite, these questions ::
LIST. Had his Majesty. government received
any authentic copy Ut the Ukase issued by
the Emperor Of Russia, in which he claimed
to himself dominion over The North West
Coast Of America, ADD the North East Coast
OF Asia? And secondly, Ii they had, Width
er they had taken any measures TO protect
British Navigation from sach extravagant
and preposief ous pretensions 1?
The Marquis of London Terry replied TO the
questions, but IN very low tone Of voice
we understood him o cay, that ne had re-
ceived copy Of the Ukase soon at er it was
| issued. As soon as bis Maj-sty's government,
had received II, they cost no time before they
sent note 60 he RnssiaG A Ambassador in this
Country, declaring thai they could not accede
either to the claim Of Sovereignty or the
pfirciple Of Maritime Law laid down in il.
tH-sr, hear,l AT The same time they offer.
| ed to enter into an amic,hla negotiation on
the subject, to prevent any Misunderstanding
arising between the subjects Of The two DOW
ers.
London Corn Exchange, July s.
Oar marker was very largely suppl
ed with all grain to- day, but picked
samples sold on the same terms az on
this day Se'nisht; all descriptions ex-
ceedinsly dull a, a reduction offs to
per qGlr;erS and considerable quan
tily left unsold.
Liverpool Corn Exchange, July O.
he supply of grain this week has
been but small; the market continues
dfPressei-Fiour supports prices
Flour sweet, 10 bond, 80 33s; sour
81 Il 35s.
Norfolk, august Is.
A letter received by the OaIy Daughter,
Wilkin'on, from Curacos, dated July 26,
says, Coro is evacuated by the Spaniards
General Morales and his army 1900 strong,
arrived here Two days ago, in fleet of ten
schOoners one IL gun ship and on Is gun
brig. A few hnurs after their arrival Pat
riot 'quadron, of three Is gun brigs and one
mul!scbooner, upher command of admiral
Bauchs, hove to off this harbor, and chat
lenged he Spaniard, to combar. The fri
gate and brig got uoder way and proceeded
to meet them The hills around this city
were throngod with people to view the f ybi.
The Patriots continued their hostile position
most calamity, but The Spanish ship and
brig, after approaching within gun-sh of
Them, hauled their wind, and, like cowsrds,
declined the contest. They returned to
their anchorage, and will sail for Porto Ca
bello in day or two''
The shove "a gun ship, two days previous
20 her arrival ut Curacos, had captured the
schooner Antelope, Of New York, bound to
that island, and, 10 sight Of the town, rob.
ped her OF her whole cargo, charts, books, &c.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
ID y NJ f. S II G..
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
IN TENNESSEE,
From n correspondent of the Editor
of the Nashville Wing.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Ju,y25.

On Saturday morning. after the House o.
Representatives went into business, it wa,
moved that the House have a recess. The
House adjourned, the Speaker and members
keeping their seats-when MIR. Miller rose
his place, and submitted to the con,idsras
tion OF each member present the resolution
herewith enclosed. The resolution was read
az ths Clerk table, and after an address from
tue mover, distinguished for its energy aud
truth OF denestion, the question was put on
ITO adoption, and carried, mem con.
ENCLOSURE.
lie members of the General Assembly of
the state OF Tennessee, taking into view the
great importance of the selection of suita.
BILE person to fill the Presidential chair at the
approaching election for the chief ma gstracy
OF the United States, aud seeing that those
who achieved our independendence, and laid
the foundations of the American Republic,
have nearly passed away, ana believing that
moral worth, political requirements, aud de-
clslon OF character, should unite in the Inai.
Vidual who may be called co preside over The
people OF the United States, have turned
their eyes to dndreSo Jackson, late Major
Gsneral in the armies of the UniIed States.
In him they behold the soldier, the states
! man, and the honest man: he celebrates, he
| decides, and he acts; he i, calm in delibera.
ton, cautious in decision, efficient in action.
Sach mao we ave willing to aid il elec,ing
to the highest Office IN The gift of free peo-
pie The welfare OF q country may be safely
entrusted to the hands Of Tim who has expo
riencsd every privsiion, and encountered
every danger, to promote its safety, its hon.
or, and its glory: Therefore,
Resoioea, As The opinion OF the members
composing the General Assembly of the .tate
Of Tennessee, that the name of NJ sjor Gen.
eral dndre9D Jackson be submitted to The
consideration of the people of the U. States,
at the approaching election for the chief ma
gistracy. Nat. Int.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
HORRORS on GREECE.
Extract Of a letter f. ON an 6merican GET
HeDgdn in SDtvTn1. dated 27th ,Vny ms

ETtTGct ot letter u ON an american gen.
Hen1an in Smyrna, dated 27th Way last,
to his friend in Phiiadciphig.
Communicated f'T the American Daily Ad-
veriseT.
Sour situation in this country continues to
be very distressing, and our future prospects
most uncertain, notwithstanding the strong
hopes that nnw exist that war vii h Russia
will not take place | confess cannot Hauer
my'clf with that hope. The Turks, by their
conduct, will force Russia. if not eventually
all the Christian powers, TO declare war a.
gainst them. The Island Of Scio, containing
population Of about one hundred and fifty
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
TREASURE FOEND

The Charleston City Gazette of the 18th
Inst states that young man in the vicinity Of
HancockvilIe, Union District, in that state,
a lew days since, while at work on his plan
tatlon, dug op pot containing several thou
sand dollars in SifDer and gold! This
treasure mu" have been buried some years
ago. No person in the neighboshood bss a.
ny knowledge oft. II probably was deposit
led during the revolutionary war, and its ows
ner might have fallen martyr in that strug-
gle before he di,closed the deposile'
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
FROM THE ". Y. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
MR.. HUNT g. Mr.. RUSSELL.

The Hon. John ROstl yesterday went
before the Grand Jn;y Of hi, city, and pro-
uoUnced bill Of indictment against Seth
Hunt, EGG. for the libel aIlsdged to be con.
tanned in the queries Of Ariel, lately publish.
ed ia the statesman A, we have taken no
part IN this controversy, VIC ofcourse can
kno" hoihing Of the merits Of it. Bot it
does appear to US that Mr. r. has pursued
very extraordinary courses 10 the first
place he demands Of the Editors the name
OF The writer, which Is promptly ana frsut,
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24

giving out that they were acting by
virtue of or,lers from Central Com
mittee established ia the capital. -
We have no doubt they were and in
all these revolutionary attempts, we
! hnd that the conspirators are never 10
want Of funis w hence, and by whom
are they furnished? However the con-
| sPracy broke out on the I'd, July, as
had been concerted.
"One squadron left Cnlmar, and
another N-uf Brissach, to meet at a
| central point-Itousach. Caron had at
first announced his intention of reIeas-
ing tn prisoners at Belfort bat post
poned it until he had received rein.
forcsments. Now, as this Intention
was so pubIiekly known to The troops,
they could not have supposed that his
designs we're friendly To the existing
government. When he arrived at Rous-
saeh, he cried out "Vive I'Empereur."
and led the squadrnn to Mayenheim,
where he found another squadron of
chasseurs.--H He announced to them al
So, that he came 1" command them in
the name of the Emperor. lie then
shaped his course 10 Ensi.heim, which
he wished to enter, but was opposed by
two Quarter Masters, who reminded
him that he had promised TO conduct
them to the reude zvuus of his assoei.
ates.
The MJniteur then closes its account
abruptly with saying that Caron and
Roger navy took the alarm, endeavered
to effect their escape, were arrested &
carried TO CoImar.-Now, rs the con-
spiracy was known beforehand, FIVE
or SIX officers faithful to the King hay
ing marched In the ranks Of the two
squadrons "a privates, we do not see
why the two leaders were not arrested
al once, without suffering the truUps to
march FROM place to place, and TO fol-
| low one man who had announced his
reasonable intentions by calling out
Vive FEmpereur The Mouiteur ac-
count affurds US sufficient grounds for
suspeclinS that the conspiracy was
! more serious that it was willing to al
low"
There are also private accounts from
France which speak in very plain terms
of the revolutionary disposition of the
people, and we know there is one rest
ing on very respectable authority
which represents the Government as
more apprehensive at this time of a
Junction and political understanding
between the army and the people than
at any period since the abdicatiun of
Napoleon
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
Nc,p Ior3, August ID

Ncsp YORK., August ID.
We understand that the Grand jury yes.
terday peTfsrted bill OF indictment avain,.
Seth Hunt, for libel Oh Jonathan Russell,
one Of The late Ministers Of Client. Mr.
Russell has now pu, it in the power Of Mr..
Hunt to redeem his pledg-, to prove the
improper correspondence between Mr.. Rus.
sell and some merchants in England, alluded
to in a communication Of Mr.. fIunts to tho
editor of the Statesman, under the signature
of &" Ariel.'-N. Y Gaz.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-24
YORK IPENNNAnn


This section of country has not experieD.
ced such drought 10 the recollection of per /.
sons who have lived hear century. There
has been 10 rain fsny consequence since the
the 2lst of Feb the time of the food, q pc.
Rod Of nearly six moR,hs, and for the last two
months Heaven has withheld itS showers al
together. We hear daily of springs that were
considered never-fsisipg, disappearing, and
that people, like the thirsty throug of Israel
have to go miles in quest of water to sustain
themselves.
Nots mill out OF ten can grind grain, g.
those few that can, cannot supply the demand
for Hour. Farmers have gone 90 miles to
mill and we're then generally disappointed in
getting az much grouod as would auswer
their immediate wants.
few weeks continuance Of dry weather
will Cause great scarcity, and probably i'm :
pose necessity of getting -four from Bsl,i-
more or elsewhere.
The sumner crops have almost totally
failed. some fields will not yield grain Of
corn, ard the best of them not more than
few bushels to the acre.