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Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT
MURDERt

We learn by the Norfolk Beacon,
that on Thursday night last, several
negroes went to the house Of Mr..
Henry Culpeper, residing near Maj
Farfange's on the Dismal Swamp
C4pal, and having drawn him to the
door by knocking at it, one of them
discharged gun at him, which for.
tunately, however, did no execution.
Anticipating another fire from the
wretches, Mr.. Culpeper fell, 10 induce
a belief that he was wounded; not
withstanding which they fired again,
and put two balls through the door,
but completely failed in inflicting any
injury or Mr. C. The miscreants then
made their escape.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
From the Goshen pairioi.

RemdrSdble.---During the few
warm DAYS we had in the month OF
April, a yoke of oxen, belonging to
Nc. Richard Jackson, of this town
were feeding in a meadow-they came
by a small thorn bush, and put their
noses down, apparently TO smell of
something there, when a huge black
snake, with incredible velocity, fas
tened hiniseli around the neck of one
of the oxen-thc oxen, which were
yoked together, ran and beloved
terrlhly--a young man who observed
their movements, FASTENED to see
what was The matter, and with digli
Guilty got near enough TO give the
snake a blow with a stick. which ca,is
ed him to lose his hold and fall oil--he
was completely clenched round the
ox's neck his ailbeing wound round
his own head and neck--hc was Kill
led and found TO be six feet long
there is hardly doubt, that if no per.
son had been near to render assist
ance, the poor OK would have fell al
prey to the reptile, by being choked
TO death.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

windows and clapboards Of the front,
demolished the furniture, and covered
with glass and splinters a bed, on
which apcrson was lying. Long sliders
OF pieces of wood were driven thro'
the PANEL of door into the room
where Mr.. and Mrs. S. with their
small children wercin bed. The win.
dow of a small chamber bed room, in
which two young ladies were sleeping,
was driven in-ihe castings struck the
wall with great force, and fell on
the bed, without injury to them
1t Is remarkable that of Is persons in
the house, not one was seriously iniu.
red. All were sensible of severe
electric shock. In the front room on
the first floor, looking glass, ia
bles, chairs, and several large pictures,
were dashed to pieces glasses on the
sideboard were in ruins-windows
shivered to atoms-n,antlcpicce torn
of-large assures are in The chimney,
and in a garnet bed room directly over
the heads OF children who were asleep
The fluid passed Off by the tin leader
across the end of the house, leaving
the frame and clapboarding in the
whole course. tits worthy ofremark
that all the family were in bed to which
circumstance may be ascribed their
safety. A cage was demolished, but
It's little tenant escaped without injury"
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

ISAAC BRIGGs, long and advan
tageously known to the public for his
scientific attainmcnts and usefulness
has been appointed, 10y the Execu
tive Of Maryland, to attend the 20.
tOmac Commissioner as Engineer.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

Taeai eross-we learn from a gen:
deman who recently passed through SCI
veral of the upper counties ofthis state
on his wayfrom Tennessee, that great,
ravages had been made among the
wheat in those counties, by the chinch
bug and fly, and that expectations were
entertained that from the small quantity
that would escape injury, t,eo dollars
and a halt would be obtained for wheat
this year. Norfolk Beacon.
The grist and saw mill of John
Markle, Esq OF Westmorcland coun-
ty, with liz barrels of flour, were
consumed by fire on the morning of
The 18th inst. Loss estimated So, 900.
II Is supposed to have been the work
OF an lncendiary.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
BELLEFONT, (Pa.) June 4.

Presidential Escape-On Mon
day the 26th ult on the road between
this Borough and WhitehilPs Tavern
man discharged a Rifle, near the
road side. Mr.. Hammond Of this
town was passing along at the time in
his Dearborn, having in company
with him Mrs. Carpenter & Miss Mar
tina Park, of Philadelphia. The ball
entered the Dearborn, passed through
the bonnet of Miss Park, and mar
rowly missed going thro' her head
This should serve as caution to those
accustomed, carelessly, to fire near
the highway.
The Boston Patriot states, that
green Peas were for the first time
brought into market last week, and
were sold 10 the keeper of the Ex-
change at the rate of 10 dollars per
bushel. I'm Baltimore they are near
Iy out of date, and sell from 10 10 100
tcen.s per bashels
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

ID ANYWAY from thesubscriber on SATURDAY.
Nthe 9Th inst an Apprentice, bound by Or
der ofthe county court of Berkeley, to learn the
Tayioring business. named Michael Palmer,
about lsyears OF age. about FIVE feet high, thin
slsage; had on and took away with him drab
cloth roundabout, two pair linen pantsIoons and
tow shirts, one mersails waistcoat. &c. One
Cent reward viii be paid for taking up and
returning SAID Apprentice, but no thanks.
SOLOMON SWISHER.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
A WESTERN HERMIT.

About twelve miles above the Juno
lion of Spoon and Illinois rivers, i'm.
medlately on the bank of the former,
there has been living, for three years
past a man who had secluded himself
from the world, and dweIls in the
midst of the wilderness alone, and up
wards of sixty miles from the resi-
dencc ofany human being. His name
is Davidson, physician, was former
ly a surgeon I'D the United States ar
my, and was pupil to the celebrated
DR. Rush. He has a number OF med
ical books, two guns. and dog, and
a quantity OF clothing. He has cree.
ted himself a small hut and has about
an acre of land in cultivation-at the
back of his garden runs Spoon river,
in which he has fish trap. His food
is wild turkics and other game, fish,
and the produce of his garden. He
appeared displeased at the sight of
human being. My informant saw
him at his residence, being impellcd
by curiosity to visit him, and enquired
of him particularly the cause Of his
strange seclusion. He said he had
done so, and would do so ever, to
keep clear of the wretched white peo-
Pile. His father lives in Pennsylvania,
and he has received many solicitous
letters from him and other friends, to
return, but he has never answered one,
and declares it to be his determination
to remove from his present situation as
soon as the whites approach too near
him AS soon as his present stock of
clothing wears out, he says he will
dress himselfin skins.-[ Ind. Caz.
Letters from Washington mention,
says the Boston Centinel, that The
Russian Emperor has receded from
the ground taken respecting the juris
diction of the North West Coast, &C.
and has very wisely revoked his ia.
nous Ukasc on the subject.
The U. s. ship John Adams, Capt.
hcustsd". oohCu HOih IldHiptOD
Roads on the morning of the 18th inst.
for Laguira, with Mr.. ANDERSON,
our Minister to the Republic of Colum
bia, family and suite as passengers.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE IA BY
the Decatur we have received advices
from New Orleans to the 22d of Nav.
The waters of the Mississippi had
subsidized four or five feet, and no fears
were entertained that further damage
would be done by the flood.
BY letters from Ohio, we learn,
that John Reese, who was apprehend-
ed on charge Of robhing The Mail of
the United States, has, after examina-
ton before the District Judge Of that
State, been discharged from custody,
and set at large Mat. Int.
Pistareens-Thc Banks in the CT
ty of Philadelphia, having ascertain
ed the value of Pistareens, by an as
say at the Mint of the United States,
to be nearly seventeen cents, have
determined on receiving them from
depositors at that valuation.
| Pistareens again Mt having been ascertaned
that pistareens at the mint of The o. States are
only worth II cents, we understand the Banks
in Baltimore receive them at II cents, their
L rue value,
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

The highest price in CASH, given for
clean LINEN and COTTON RAGS,
'at the Office ofthe Martinsburg Gazette.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

Southern Universities The de
gree Of Bachelor of Ats was confer
red on 81 young gentlemen by thu u
University of North Carolina, at the
commencement, which took place al
Chapel Hill on the 9Th inst. This In
stltution appears to be in Furnishing
condition.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
To tie editor Of Frederick-town Herdld

To Tie editor Of Frsderick-toun Herald
sIR-As the hopping cough is at
this time in Frederick Town, and
spreading through the county, you will
render a service to the poor particular
ly. by publishing the following cx
cclIent remedy:
dissolve 80 grains of salt of tartar
in pint of clear water, add to it 4O
grains of cochineaI, and swcaten il
with loaf sugar Give a child one
year old, one tea spoonful four times
Il day, with table spoonful of barley
water Immediately after. Boiled ap.
piles put into warm milk may be the
chief food, il they can be had. This
will relieve the patient in two or three
days and cure in week.
In the last stage of this complaint,
take tincture OF bark one ounce and a
half, paregoric haitian ounce, tincture
of caEtharidcs one draclm, mix them.
and give to a child IL months old IS
drops three times day, and so on in
proportion to the age of the patient.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

The Philadelphia Franklin Gazette,
of Saturday last, contains the names
of one hundred and siriy one per.
sons who are applying to the Judges
OF the Court of Common Pleas of the
city and county Of Philadelphia, for
the benefit of the insolyent laws of the
State of Pennsylvania.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

Last year the Russian Bible Socie.
ty printed 10000 copies of the Bible.
This year it will print 100000.
Mr. Ramagey of Aberdeen, (Scot.
land) has finished the speculum of a
new rejecting telescope, fifty three
feet in local length The diameter oil
the large spectrum is twenty inches.
an actius Woman has been
mentioned that Ms. Carson was late
~ arrested for passing spurious Bank
notes, while OH her way from Ihila
delphIa 10 this city, and imprisoned
at Trenton. The Democratic Press
'of last evening informs that she has
broke prison, and notwithstanding The
most diIigent search, has not yet been
found.-Nat. Int.
We regret to find the Hessiah fly
has made its appearance in part OF
New York, The Ballston (Sarato
ga) Gazette says
owe understand that many of the
farmers inthe adjacent towns are now
plonghlng up whole fields of winter
grain and planting them with corn, in
consequence Of the ravages of Fly,
which visited this country some years
Since"
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
PORTER'S SQUADRON.

A letter to the Editors of the Nor
folk Beacon, dated, Thompson's Is
land, May %, 1928, says
"The schooner Pilot. under the
command of Lieut. Cormandant
Stribling, Hhe officer who reca p,ured
her from the pirates sailed from this
place on the nth inst. with despatch
es for the Bay of Mexico; the schoon.
err Greyhound, LIT. Com. Kearney,
will sail to day on cruise, the ship
Decoy, 1t. Com. Mckinney, will sail
to morrow, or next day for Havana;
the steam brig Seagull is III port, shav-
ing lately arrived from some of the
windward Keys; the rest ofthe Squad
ron are all out, some on cruise, and
others allocding protection to ourconl
merce, out ofthe ports of Havana and
Matanzas.
at is very seldom we hear OF any
acts of piracy now, nor will we hear
of them again, until the fleet is with.
drawn from this station, when they
will, no doubt, make their appearance
again, as thick as ever.
81 am sorry to say, that Commo-
dore Porter, who is here at present,
is quite indsposed--so much so indeed
that he has not been ON shore for sew
eral DAYS
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

Pistareens again. having been ascertained
that pstareens at the mint of The U. States are
only worth II cents, we understand the Banks
in Baltimore receive them at IL cents, their
rue yalus.'
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
GOLD MINE.

In the county of Arson n. G. two
miles from Rocky river and about
thirty five miles from this place there
has been recently discovered an ex-
tensive Gold mine; in exca ating
which twelve workmen are now EN-.
ploycd with very considerable success.
We ha conversed with a gentleman
who few days since visited this mine,
from him we learn the ore is exceed
ingly pure, and sells readily in its
crude state at 81 cts the penneyweight.
While he was present one piece was
dug up weighing twenty two ounces
equal to $40 40 cents. One other
piece had previously been found weigh
ing forty ounces, equal to S728.-
Gold is not found deeper than three
and half feet below the surface
There is a small creek running direct.
ly through this mine. the bottom of
which being covered with millions
Of small particles Of Gold glittering
through the limpid stream presents a
very interesting and beautiful appear.
ance-C heraao s. c. J Intel.
Sarer Mines-Late accounts from
Washington County, Missouri, in,
form (says the Lexington Gazette OF
the 9Th inst.) that trading party was
forming to visit Santa Fec, in Mexl.
co, and also to open silver mine that
was discovered last summer high up
on the Arkansas River. The quanti
ty and richness of the mineral afford
the most flattering prospect of very
extensive manufacture of silver within
the limits of the United States.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

Letters from Washington mention,
says the Boston Centinel, that the
Russian Emperor has recedcd from
the ground taken respecting the juris
diction of the North West Coast, &c.
and has very wisely revoked his ia.
nous Ukasc on the subject.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26

Pistareens-Thc Banks in the CT
ty of Philadelphia, having ascertain
ed the value of Pistareens, by an as
say at the Mint of the United States,
to be nearly seventeen cents, have
determined on receiving them from
depositors at that valuation.
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