The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-11

service. Those at Thompson. u,
were IN good health, with ths excp,., I'M,
Com. Porter, who we regret 10 ,e,,,' -" Oh
still ndisposed. '" was
Lieut.. GooDRUM, OF the Jatkall;,c.
us that the schr. John, of Mildleton nv
bound from Havana To Ma,auz.,s J., tlSoh.i
was boarded on the 18th hy two n;ra,:
boats Which put off from the shore ~ NJ
robbed the people of all their cla..t.y
and the captain of fifty dollars-and luz
the latter strict charge not TO proceed d' y.
hatanzas, at the same time ibrent.1; "
nm with the most terrible conseonen..s.
ne ald, IN case they should fall in with -
Ihe John then put back into Ha.a' p'
and Capt. SMITH, of the Hermit n, ,'na,
men on board of her under fla. ca,,, ~ %
oi Lieet. PLATT, and ordered her 10 nso
ceea TO Matanzas, with the expeclatia,,
that the pirates would again atte,nn, -
board her. The result was not ~, :"
when the Jackan lei the coast. "a
The Jackall fell in with the Colonh;.
schr. Ct1'telfd, off Point Yeacos, on The leu
INST. and learnt that she had reeentlv cs4 "
tured Spanish p'lacre brig The nsf,
DAY the Centena engaged Spanish h.
with cargo of slaves, but after exeb,.or.no
several shot both vessels hauled off TTno
Centella had been some time crtliziao ~
tween Havana and Matanzas, and had ri u
several captures. Two Spanish brigs as1
. large tepsaa schr. had been sent 10 loni
LOT her, but she " was not 10 be had u
officers Of the JdckoU-Iie Com,d.
Stevens, Lieut.. Goodrum, Lieut.. Ri
house, Sailing Master Percy, Aidsbinmsn
'i''iis anu i.oo'hsen: H.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The schooner Enterprize, at This mo-.
left N. Orleans on the 9th alt. A panrr =
that morning, stated that the River had
fallen about 7 inches at the town, but WAS
still rising at the mouth Of the Obio and
the Upper Country was SO inundated as r.
cause great destruction to the crons
Capt. Wheaton informs that the steam ho,,
Rob Roy had just arrived, with DISTRESSING
accounts confirming the above statement
For the distance OF six or seven hna,.d
miles up, nothing was to be seen bnt the
tops oil trees. ". Y. Her. .4dp.
FROM CADIZ.
The schr Panopea, which arrived last
evening, sailed from Cadiz ON the 18Th ut
capt. Doane states, that il was undersigned
the French army was near to Madrid, bnt
the people apparently cared but little about
the war, and no preparations of conse.
quenee for defence, were making in Cadiz.
Two French covettes were cruis nc off IN,
harbor, aud boarded almost every yesse,
they could. The Panopea passed within
about two miles Of them, but was not mo-
Tested.
A Spanish frigate, which had been dri.
ven in by the French ships, and four men
of war briggs, We're lying in the Bay. Two
prlvateers were fitting out, and would be
ready to sail in few days. 10.
600
IRELAND.
We have received (says the New York
Mercantile Adver,ser) by the Susquehan-
nah, Dublin papers, to the nth nit. They
detail numerous eptgases of the White
Boys. Within a few days, 6 or 8 houses
had been burnt in Limerick. In Cork. an
attempt was made to assassinate Mr.. Ber-
nerd Low, Il magistrate.
Mrs. SuIivan,a widow, with i3 children.
in the South part of Cork, "A tenant of Sir
j. Il. Miller, having taken some legal mea-
sures to recoyer rent from an under tenant,
ON Tuesday night received the following
note, ut which time her house was surroun-
ded by number of men, some of them
mounted.
"Capt. Rock begs leaf to acquaint Mrs,
Sullivan if she doant Return Recompence
for tire act so committed on the poor that's
N her neaborhood that will consume her
and her substance to ashes and take
care yen will ehey thies order OF lees will
visit you speedily and he may have his lot
after your Deth for | will carry Destruction
iii my hand my Sword drawn for that
Country TAX care you woant Partaket Of
first ofmy roath | have little more in this
Neabournood.
Sind General Rock"
HeStmedth, Nay 7.-During the last
week, several families have passed this
town on their way to Dublin and Liverpool,
to procure u passage TO America They
all appeared to be in comfortable cireum-
stances.
We are sorry, says the Philadelphia Au-
rora, to inform the public, that the Com
of the Republic of ST. Salvador,
are indisposed in this city one of them is
so much affected, that he is under the par
tcular care of Professor Chapman. How
ever, we hope that they will soon be in a
situation to proceed ON their mission to
Washington City.
600 ?
MIR. STRATFoRD CANNING the miniter
OF Great Britain, accompanied by Mr.. fo~
LEY WILMoT, late Secretary of the British
Legation, departed from Washington On
for New York, where they
will embark for England. Mr.. Canning
took formal leave of the President on tho