Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-08-10
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ACCIDENT.
serious accident befel the rev. Mr.. Dam
-houX, president of St Marv's college, and
he reverend Mr.. Naupi, professor in the
same institution Tuesday. They were
III gig, and had lust passed the college
gate, when the horse became unruly and
started off i, gsllop. In he endeavor to
heck nm. the s. upse, and both gen.
ticWcn 'h5own out. The former was consId-
erably bruised and la5erated, and the latter,
regret to add Received such extreme 'n-
!nry that his existence is considered doubt
l.-l Dai. -3mer9can.
NJ. E'Dufiie has so Tar recovered from his
wounds as to be able to r'|a OUT, and may
he considered out of all esq.,, H@ arrived
at the Planters Hotel in Augusta ON Satur.
day last.-t Georgian. 2lst ult.
Sir Walter Scot intends to visit ireland in
the course OF the present summer. Rumour
says he purposes collecting materials in that
country for writing 4 series of novels, founded
on the ancient history and records OF Ire
isnd.
A letter received at Ncw.York from Rio
Ianeiro. ofthe 17'h June, states, that " dip
tomato agents have beer nominated by the
government, there, and are suon to be cli-
apaiched 10 England and the United States'
dnother horrii piracy-Captain Fitz. Of
the schooner Olive. srrived at New. York,
from the Bahamas informs, that about the
middle of June the wreckers had fallen in
with shin ashore, to windward Of Rum Key,
the creru Of zukich had been cut TO pieces, and
mere found hanging IN the rigging. The
wreckers nd also picked up brig al sea, near
the same place, entirely deserted, supposed
TO have been robbed by the pirates.
oHARLEsTowN, {VA.) August
A distressing accident happened 10
Shepherdstown ouSaturday last. The
workmen in the shop Of Mr.. Jacob
Shfe'z we're trying the qu"li,y Of some
rifle powder, when a spark comunica-
ted TO kcs containing twenty-five
pounds, which exploded, aud blew the
shop to pieces. Three persons, in the
sh a he time. were shockingly burnt,
but no lives lost. The names OF the
pesons Injured are Simeon Turner, l.
saish Fields, and-Smith. Hopes are
entertained Of their recovery.
A female mulatto child, about two
or three days old, was left. on Friday
night last. near the dwelling Of Mrs.
Insraham, in this county. No dis.
cnvery has yet been made Of the mo-
Their. Ibid.
The twenty-five cuiprts at Charleston
suffered the sentence of the law at O'Clock
on the 26h uit. as previously decreed
Six more were the same day condemned to
death; to be executed on the 30th. Five
others vera aiso sentenced to transportation.
The newspapers at Charleston have been
necessarily silent on this subject, pending
the Investigation and the trials. By the fol-
lowing. from the Charleston City Gazette,
we find that silence will b. broken as soon
as prudence will permit II Nat. Int.
ssWhen the investiga' ion & abnurs attend.
ant on such state Of things shall have
ceased when Justice shall be sati-f fled, and
our city restored to its wonted trauquiliy-a
succioct account Of the whole transaction shall
be given to the world. 1t will bring 20 view
scheme of wildnsss and Of wickedn e,
nough to make Us smile at the folly, did we
not shudder at the ndiscrimnate mischief OF
the plan and its objects. These (hey were
but few J who at first thought we had no
cause for alarm, mast be overwhelmed with
conviction to the contrary.
ECharleston City Gas.
$500