The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-14

OF CUBA IS a BRITISH POSSES
SION"
.Ne,e lO5i.-Irorn the seat of govern
meut Of this state, we learn thai NATHAN
StAFoRp, llir Senator III Congress from
that state, has been appointed Chancellor,
~ succeed the present Chancellor, Moss
| kENr, whose term of service " i'll expire
III August next. The Governor also mo-
| minated Ia the Senate for the pre- sent
Judges of the Supreme Court, the Judges
SPENCER, PLATT, aad WooDWoRTH.-
All these nominations were ,.ie1ieG hs the
Ssnale.-Fhe Governor then nominated
Joms SAVAGE, JAeon SUTHERLAND, and
SANL. II. BErTs, for these Offices. The
two first of these nominations were con-
lirmed by The Senate and the latter rciec-
| ted.
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Count Bertrand, in letter 10 the editor
of the Paris Constitutional, says that tie
| writer OF " Napoleon in Exile" f0Meara's
book having invoked his testimony 10 its
| authenticity, he feels il due 10 the memory
Of Napoleon, to France, aud to Europe,
To declare that he is a perfect stranger
To the contents of the publication" and
That he did not hear the con, creations
which the author states himself 10 have
had with the Illustrous prisoner of ST lie
lena"
The Turks have lal,ty pullcd down a
part Of The glorious Pdrihea0n ut Athens,
for the sake of the lead Whirh IS employed
IN the Junction Of the etones.-Thls new
dhapdatlon has strewed the ground with
fragments d both sculpture and architee
lure.
The following Tonsts were drank at
Portsmouth \. II. at public celebration
of The victory at New Orleans.
Or .Adry-It has been beaten by the
Brlilsh--in boasting-Nor IN BATTLE.
The era Of good ,lrelingS-It is good to
forgive those who have deSpiteNHy used
us-t IS good also, 10 remember the days
Of cid"
John BuH-When "gi,cn 10 push with
the lIofn," may Jonathan ever have an
odd Hickory To tap him OVER the neus
2ic.
The Ccrgy-Let there be none like
those guide posts, which paint the road,
but move not Themselves step upon the
way.
Lar and Phrsick-. May the ignorant and
dishonest of those professions fall into the
hands of each oth'r--so the sooner will
"the Devil have bis due"
.Nore Revolutionary Spake.-Thc Gene
raj Assembly Of Jamaica have presented
an address 10 the King of England, that
seems almost a transcript ofthc documents
OF our revolutionary day. They profess a
world of attachment to their lawful sovr-
reign; but they inform him at the same
time, that, I" IA million OF people and hun
dred millions oi property are staked ON the
ISSUE OF this addrcss-that unless their re-
monstrances are heard, the glory OF bis
crown may be a seco-ld time dimmcd by
tie loss of his islands in the west" They
say, that they have not lost their loyalty
eseu ON the verge of dcstruction."
900
Al meeting of the citizens of Charles
ton, ). {. on the 25tl ultimo, al whirh the
intcndant of the City presided, resolutions
were passed IN honor ~ the memory
ol the Hon. WILLIAM IowwpEs and
STEPHEN ELLIOTT, Esq. was requested to
prepare funeral euloSium ON the life and
| character of the deceased, TO be pronoun-
ced at a Public Meeting Of the Citizens
hereafter TO be held.
900
The Press IN Frnncc.-A kind OF li;pra-
| ry persecution is carried on in Erance.-
| The printers and editors IN that " Icgit.
mate" dominion have been so unfortunate
MS Ia become the peculiar objects of the
mi ,lict. 1 I'd.
brief abstracts but open his mouth or
serlbhlc cu|reaye eollamo, tas most of the
tribe are wont to doc aud immediately he
is relieved Of 800 ar 5000 francs, and re-
warded with fine lodges in large house, |
and the greatest care is taken OF bis per
son. The amusing story of the cuardSSed |
booiAaker subjected the witty editor to |
prosecution Proceedings have also been
instituted against four opposition journals |
IN Frncc-tIey are prohibited from pub |
fishing the proceedings in courts of Justice,
because they ddred in one instance, To ptb- |
llsh The Whste truth
To what extravaganza this passion for |
security i carried by the present govern
lncnl OF France, the following anecdute re-
lated to us hy Il gentleman recently from |
mat " dcIlNered' ooutry, vii! testify. a |
ilt'le boy, observing The duke d'AngouI,,mc
descending from his carriage and immedi- |
ately entering house, asked his elder bro
lhcr, young man al twenty, " rherc the |
da6f UdS going.o 8" To which the other |
replied Smpposc TO tahe driak ~ An
Old cronc who overheard him, in his zeal |
for loyalty, communicated this seddioas ex- |
preston 10 the police. The Young man AT |
ter "A confincmentof.f four months, was heard
IN his d"lence and as j! appeared that the
expression, though barring Il Seditions TN
dency, was uttered with the most innocent
intention, the criA,inai was only sentenced |
10 Punishment en- the frontiers of this deli |