Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-03-06
FIRE At WHEELING. tv..1

| Clark, on .Hain-st. which, with three
| adjoining houses, were entirely conSum.
! cd tits also stated, that during the
height of the conflagration, house oc-
cupied by .Hessrs. Hughes and Camp
bell took fire, but was extinguished By
the activity of the citizenss The loss
of property is considerable. The fi.e
originated from accident
:. What adds to this distressing ealam.
ity is, the death of .ur. Reuben Spencer
lately from Baltimore, who was highly
esteemed. and followed the business Of
Lastmaking. He fell victim to the
flames in endeavoting to save his proper
ty."
"'SometimeS By Steam I've find in
the Petersburg Republican, the proceed
lngs OF meeting of the passengers on
board OF the steamboat Virginia, on their
passage down the Mississippi, in Dec.
last, at which candidate was nominated
for President of the United States. 1t
seems that representation was present
from the states of New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvanla, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana and Louisiana. The
chairman ofthe meeting was John Rich
ardson, Esq. of Massachusetts and the
Secretary Joseph Hough, of Pennsylya-
MIA. The candidates put in nomination
were Adams, Jackson, Clinton, Clay,
Crawford and Calhoun. The merits and
claims of the several candidates were
strenuously supported by their respective
friends, after liberal and eloquent ex-
preston OF sentiments. ballot was ia.
ken. The two candidates highest in
vote were John Q. adams and Henry
Clay; and itappeared that the number
OF votes tor each was equal Whereup-
on. the casting vote Of the chairman was
given for John Q. Adams; aud it was
accordingly decided, that hegeceiye the
recommendation of the meeting.
Although We cannot say that we shall
support this nomination, still we think
the mode of getting it far preferable to a
congressional caucus, and if any thing,
it ought to be more binding upon the
people. The astonishing powers Of
steam have not yet been fully asoertained
and if we can only get out politics once
going by steam, what wonderful saw
ing of labor will it eRectP It's said that
an ingenious machine in a Massachusetts
mandatory. once declarable that he
could perform any thing by steam; that
he had hitched rope to his machinery
SO as to save his vile the trouble of rock
ing the cradle, and he did not despair If
yet being able to comb his chiiren's
heads, by the same agency.
A. York Coaa. 1dr.
.4nother Tale by the author Of the
Spy.-We take pleasure in announcing
as being in preparation Cor the Press, a.
mother work from the author of the Spy.
TO be entitled CHE Pnol, Tale Of
the Sea- 1t is now in such state Of
forwardness, that it will be published in
March Or pril.--Co ode.
Roads form an index to The cllarac-
ter Of a people, aud the condition OF
the one is never at a great distance
from the condition ofthe other. ffthe
former are in a ruinouS state, the latter
are sure to be nearly SO. Good reads
are source of constant income to eve
ny class of citizens. The farmer reaps
his per centage in the safe excursions
of his family, and in marketing his
produce-the merchant, in the prices
of transportation; and no enc, even
down to the old bachelor, grnmhiing
along III his sulkey, ever found him
self a loser in consequence of his eX-
penditures on the road-Ciere. Her
From the Norfolk HercM we learn
that the brig Two Brothers, of New
buryport, Anthony Knapp master, :,
was captured by Spauish schooner,
Oft the Merne Rouge, South side OF
st Domingo on the 22d December
The captain and crew were put into
snail boat, with nothing hu the .cleihes
they had on. They reached the shore
IN about five hours; and went along
side the IIaytan sioop OF war Concord
Col Morette, who treated them hand
someIy, and gave capt. Knapp a pass
port and Ietterto the captain of the
port of Jacqamel. where he aud his
crew arrived on the 2sth Dec, Ihc
mate, Mr. Jos. Bowe, and 4 of the
crew proceeded THENCE to Aux Cages
to get j passage to the u States, there
beigg no Americlp vessels at JAr-
Quml Mr.. B. has arrived at Nor
folk in the schr. Lie.