Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-04-05


long address, 70 the tseeho!dcr. OF the Di,,,ic,,
commencing Win .esne severity u, Gen,
Smytho letters again,t Mr.. j. q. Adams
he declares THAI '-iustice and cai,1nr; es uand
."-- Virginia should unite in supper ipg the
ses ction cf MIR. A"-fis adds. =. II you arc
the friends Of Mr.. Adams election, you eau.
not re- elect Gen. Smyth AID althosgh there
is no opposing candidate, it is in your power
to call ooe fur,h. IL united and active, it 10
not too late 60 elect. gentleman who will
vote on ths question 10 accordance with your
wishes. Gail mse,inH Of the peoplr in your
sevetsi counties /; ASCERTAIN their sentiments,
and act accordingly"
We understand, (says the EnQuirer)
lfat the Bank o. Virgins, aud Farmers B,ug
OF Virginia nave each agreed 90 ioan hr James
River Company FIFTY Thousand do,iars, al
the rate Of six per cent. ser s"num.
A letter was recently receivcd'at one
OF The Banks il Boston, enclosing sum Of
money which the unknown writer declares
was overpeId TO him some years since, ard
which poverty induced him to retain, Tie
supposed amount of interest was add d.
Effects of White Lead.-ln Octo-
Der last, the family of DR.. Lung OF Concord,
N. Fl. oegnn TO use some sugar with which
some white lead had b. en- accidentally mixed,
as was afterwards ascer aimed In seven or
eight days, several Of The family began to
Complain OK pain in The besd, limbs stcm .ch
&c. In Decembsr FIVE of them, in addition
20 previous symptoms, were afflicted With vo
hitting, nsu.ea, faln'ness and oppressive Ian.
goor, & three Of them exhibited a 1 the sysop.
inms of the disease Gated re painters Gro.
nc Mr., l.. suffered extr mely. became
subject to driirium spassn'. psi y, and eplrp
. tic hts, and expired IN tn I4t, o. January.
Pie rest OF he family were coavai, cent.
A New-York paper states The APP.
poiutmeat by the President Of Major
Vandeyenter, late Clerk in the war de.
| partmeut, TO he office of Navy Agent
of the city of N. Y in the place OF zen
Robert Swartwuui resigned - rhe state.
neot which Is given is substantially as
follows: that ou the las' day of the ses
siou Ut Congress, he was nominated BY
| the President, and the vote taken on the
nomination., when The Senate was very
| thin--there being az votes far him, anl
"a against him-2s members being ab
sent. Under :hese circumstances, he
was rc-nominated OF the same night;
| but on motion of one of M,.jor VS..
friends, The question was pcs poned and
the nomination laid apoa the table.
"The President, therefore" Lays The
N. Y. Com. Adveriiser) has fell him
self justified Ia appointing him to the
situa, ad Interim Inc n. York
American deaies many IN ttetiai parts
of this statement 1t asserts, tha, Ma
Jor V. has not Deea appointed during
the recess oil the Senate but that the
''duties of the station are to be perform
ed in the Interim oy MIR, c K, purser Of
the Navy /. adds shat the "goie re
ported in The Com Adv. to have beer
given in the Senate c1 the Nomination
OF NJ j. V. il equally misunderstanding
Loss of another Steam Boat / he
pepDr from Baton Roase. VI February
8, gives an account of the loss OF the
steam. boat Al xaudria, Oh it's way up
The Mississippi. Al about IL at night,
The first after having left NewOrleans,
che boat ran afoul OF s0me drift wood,
which started the tinbers so that she
spruug aIeak. l he wheels were also
somewhat ipjated. The boat was then
put SboEt fer the purpose of running
her ashore. After gciDg about o,iies
she weGt On a sand lar, when IN sink !
ing condition. The passengers, laboui
40, aud nearly as many s!avee) were
par ashore, and the hands began to
take out the cargo, bat unaccouniabIy
desisied without etfeeting much, and in
a few hours afterwards, she sunk to her
upper deck. During the coniusions
dispute arose between the mate and
gentleman from Alexandria, who was
The owner of part OF the cargo, In
consequence OF the little pains that was
taken 10 secure the goods. The result !
was that the mate was stabbed in seye-
raj places-hut whether mortsily, or
not, was not Known.
Singular Traveller. "A letter from
Sierra Leone, dated Nov 2G, says-'u !
entertained az dIpner, yesterday, as,x-
iraordiuary tTay Her as ever existed.
He is Tartar by birth, al European
subject at PresenI, & Christian. He
travelled from Fee To fripoli through |
Fazzau, Agady Murt kne, TO Ashantr
and Cape Coast, where he took ship
ping for Sierra Leone. He is very
Intelligent man, appears 10 have been
accustomed 10 Sood company, and is
veil acquainted with all the Medi'er.
-anasD sea, in ~hieh lie At one time
Commanded aycssej. lie has not yet
made up his mind whether re will |
walk back, or take passage TO Eng. !
land; boz evidently leans TO The former
moae Of getting home +"