The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-12

Ton, firotgia, To the secretary IF the frea-
sgy, Mr Crawford, af which that gentle
man, ~ Usual on sacii oecasions. pasT aff-
Try l'atriGiie toast. before Mr. Cfawiard
retired, tie following sfry inodest TINT
WIS given:
Nv. Lowrdcs our nexf vice President
-snnd afterwards the Successor Of Nj
| Crawford
Provision, therefore is mnde hy tnes4
Georgia gentry, for The presidtndial, chair,
IN advance, to the year 1871, for Which, nv
iloubi, The good peUple OF the rest of tho
Union viii be duly sensible. fysai. Go.
The Pittshrrg Mercury ofthr QSd M.
contains an account of the trial Of a cause
before the district court of the u. Statcs
at Pliisburg, IN the previous week, which
excited good deal of interest. AR. -.
u. Foster had hren deputy comniasary Of
purchases, under the United States d,,fin,.
| the late war, and had sial<ed his 1risatc for.
time To enable him 10 furnish public supplies,
particularly prior 10 the battle Of Nav Or
leans, when The l.. States did not, or could
not furnish the supplies themselves; yet,
| when Mr.. Foster, ~ the eIosp uf The war.
| produced his accounts for settlement, eer.
tam claims Were r. Jerted, aud he VA, ,lfo-
claimed apul'lic dsfanlier. The items re-
lcclcd, ltseens, were. first charge for SER
wees, as special issuing eolpnisspry So
cohd, claim for money paid for the public
winch he had borrowed for the purpose on
his own responsibility and, third, claim
Tor losses sustained ,y The depreciation OF
treasury notes: thu rejection az these i
Tens caused a balance 10 appear 10 be due
by hlm--ior that balance suit nhs brought,
aud, on tic trial, II Jury Of his country re-.
turned general verdict for the defendant,
accompanied by u certificate that the u. a.
was justly indebted In Mr.. Foster, ii Tia,
SIM el seven hundred aud iorty-yix dollars.
llils communication, lsays the Mercury
u made with the hope, thai, as u canlonaTy
lesson, II may prevent future unfouudcd
publications., aud deer tile sanderar from
attempting to expose 10 seorn the rcputa~
ti"n ol men, to whom the government il
not only indebted ~ n peeuniary point Of
firN, hui 10 whom the nation Ut large o,ys
an incalenbible debt ofgratitude"
| ~ .hctdncholy Occurrence. About two
weeks since MAJOR koon, -------.. Brown
ami VIM Fryer, the latter accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. Mary Eonklin, leit CatsktIl
N. III Il sail boat for Red Hook They
were all young and inexperienced The
WIND was gngiy and they had not pro-
cetded but hall the distance when The bput
eapsIzed and sunk, ko0n sHam alone 10
the west shore and WIS taken IN YES.
sci hound up. Al the earnest solicitation
oil brown and her brother, Mary threw 10
arm across each Of them, and supporting
her III this way, they oil attempted 10 gain
the east shore. A long time they resisted
u high and daslling surf anil finding
themselves exhausted aud sinking, Mary
begged of them To leave her 10 her tate ana
save Themselves. Reluctantly they did il
and the unfortunate woman found n waite
ry grave. She was % years Of are had
been married about year; and IN about i.
week expected the return of her husband
from voyage NJ sen. Her remains have
not been discovered.
Circulation Of The Blood. Blun1enlach
says that the pulse of new born infant,
while plneidly sleeping, is about 40 mi
mute. Towards The end of the first year, H.
bout I2t--Towar,Is the end Of the second
year iI0---Towards the end of the third aud
fourth years 80 When the first teeth drop
out 86--At puberty 80-At manhood 75---
" hh"tt W.
I A fire occurred Mt Fort MDultrin. nras
/ CharleAtoD, on the 2Ist inst. II consumed
the whole range Of the officers quarters ON
the east side Of the Fort. The barracks on
the western side, and the magazine were
preserved by the greatest exertions. The
principal sufferers are Lieuis. Griliitbs
and L'Engle, having lost almoat all tbei,
clothing, BE.
Prisons. grand jury OF the court Of
general session, at Charleston, have recent
~ made The following presenlment +" We
present, as a grievance, highly Oppressive to
the poorer classes of society, the frequent
commitment of persons, by magistrates, for
| the most trivial offences, aud upon but lit
lie or very suspicious evidence" The
same serious charge was lately made in PHI
ladephia, by the respectable society for mi
tlgating the miseries Of public prisons.
s.s=ss, ..a.-4->As
LYNCHBURG PRICES CURRENT
| (ooieEgoreD eIEkLy)
| PRODUCE. rrnd seI gr,
Tobacco, loo 4 oo 10 90
Corn, ab;. o 5OI co
Flour, 90, o 90
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