Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-07-31

that day captured French ship froih
Marseiles, bound to Havre-she was
then in sight June list, was boarded
by third Spanish privateer, on cruise.
Should the war with Spain last any time,
French commerce must suffer severely.
CHILLIcoTHE, July I've hhder-
stand that John Reese, theindivi dual sus-
peeted of having robbed the mail on the
morning of the 2sth May last, ran away
from Sinking Spring, day or two after
his final discharge by Judge Byrd, and
has not since been heard from. We
presume no reasonable doubt of his guilt
will now be entertained, even By the
Judge himself.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. july 5.-We regret
to learn that the citizens of Cincinnati
are unusually unhealthy. The inter.
n1ents in that place for the week ending
on the 2sd June, amounted to fifteen;
and it is said nineteen were inferred
the week proceeding.
FIRE.-0n Wednesday afternoon a.
bout 8 o'clock, fire broke out in sta
BILE in Kunkle, below Callowhill street,
philadelphia, which tits said before 8
o'clock DESTROYED more buildings and
merchandise than any one which has
happened in that city since the memora-
BILE fire in Dock-sreet, about Ia years
ago.
The fire extended up Kunkle TO Cal
!owhill, down Callowhill to Third-street
to a house belonging to and occupied
by Mr., Isaac Davis, where its progress
was arrested.-The number of houses
destroyed and materially damaged, we
understand, to be between 30 and 80.
Bali .4in.
SEA SERpENT-A fisherman, by |
the name of johnson having had near
s. distinct view of the Sea serpent, for a
pout thirty minutes. He was enterngthe |
harbor of Lynn. Its head was elevated |
about two feet above the water-and |
followed by or punches, all about 6 |
feet apart, and raising about six inches |
out of water It's color dark, like that |
Of d shark or porpoise. He pursued it
in fishing boat for near mile it had |
an undulating motion, like caterpillar,
and travelled at the rate of five miles an
hour. He had always disbelieved its ex-
istence until convinced by occular de-
monstration.-fbid
The Nantucket Enquirer, the editor
OF which often makes his columns SPAR
kle with genuine wit, has happy arti-
Gle in relation to the late celebration of
the 4th of July, and the general stupi-
dity of the toasts elected on that occa-
sion. He says he counted about 100
toasts in single Boston paper, among
which his eye glanced accidentally up
onthis Republicans and Federalists
May they unite in one general cause,
in support of government, religion and
laws" This, he adds, is properly an
improvement upon the Boston Tobac-
conist's sign board, whereon wefe deli
heated an Indian with pipe, French
man with snuff box, and sailor with a
quid of pig tail-kaving this elegant
motto
These three unite in one cause,
One smokes, one snufis and the other
chaws. ~ 7. Com. .adu.
Nine reasons better than ee.-Th8 |
editor of the Bond of Union has receiv-
ed note from subscriber, giving three
reasons for disseminating his subscrip-
ton, which were wife and two chill
dren; the editor assigns nine reasons
why he should not discontinue his sub
scription, which are his, (the editor hav-
ing a wife and eight children.
.Maryland Republican.
DANyILLE, Ky. july 5.-Mr. Crawford |
Masterson put an end to his existence.
on Monday last by suspending himself |
with his pocket handkerchief upon the |
limb of an apple-tree at the residence
of his father, near this place. Mr. nj. |
was young man of about 1s years of |
age, of exemplary department, of good |
morals, and steady habits.
Slaperq IN Winois.-We have had |
some conversation with several gentle |
men lately from Illinois and Missouri.
On the subject of introducing slavery
into Illinois, they state their firm belief
that the project Will fail. The great
majority ofthe people are opposed to