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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
SNIJT IN WHEAT.


The lak' number uf the American Far.
,n-r contains valuable communication
from John L. Wilson, esq. of Cumberland
county, Va. on the efficacy of blue vitri0
in preventing the smut Ia wheat. The re-
mrdy wa discovered 4 few years since in
switzerland, aud has hren extensively Used
in lhat country, and Flanders and France.
aud has been recently Introduced into En-
gland. In ever, experiment, IS Car as ihc
result il known, il has proved cntirel, ELI
cacinus MIR Wilson's method uf applying
il H. the wheat, WINS tbs After dissol, Ing
) pounds of The blue yiiriols in hot water,
he added AS much cold water AS would CO
ser fpur'bushris IL WHEAT. TN grain was
then poured slowls IN, Oh ought tn be done
tLrotigh riddle and al the light graius,
with the great specific gravity Of the so'u-
ton, caused 10 iise to the surface, we're
SKINNED Off; and after reinaining from four
Ia six hours, the wheat was taken out, roll
I'D Ia lilliaicr, atl INN, dla,sly sowu. The
crop in every imsiantc,. "hrle the ,itriol
MAS Used, naa ,n.ir,lj free from s,n,il, was
ia mon. vigorous growth, OF more uni
Form Ia ight, and superior in the quality Of
The grain, To- that whrre the seed WAS not
Illus PREPARED. 1'hls is not an pxtcnsi,e
Remedy The ,iifipl cost Mr.. w twenty
cents per pound and this was sufficient fir
three bosieli--rhe stock Of whent, wien
once property clrarscd, will not require
application III il again for many years.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
rnr aofnfe's IAwrSt son iirn sos.


(Irom BinchTo0dA .HGgdfiBe.)
My child Wis beautiful aud brave
An openug flower oi Spring
He hiUnideFs Ia distant gfavc,
a cold, forgotten thing.
Forgotten yes, by all tui me,
A. cen the best beloved must he
Farewell farew ell, my de'.rest
Meihinlls I had l,een a comfort INV
10 hnvc @aughi lis parting breath
Had been near, from his }.alnp brow
70 wipe the dews OF ''euh-l
With Ulle long, lingeri'., 70 Kiss. ia close
His ct sids for the al rcnote.-
Farewell farewell, my dearest
| little 'hon.h'. What wi,l, 10 prove,
When or .dled on my bren't,
Win all mothers capiou, love,
His shaping lids pre,t-~
Mas Alas hi' d ing head
was ro.'W" III colder bed
rueUelI farewell, my dearest
ihcv told me.Vicl'ry's lanrels wrea,hed
rs youthful temples ronnd
That " sict'ry = from hi, lips waa brealhed
The last exuiilng sound
Cold comt'iri to uother's ear
Who iong'd his living voice 10 hear
Farewell farewell, my dearest
Ev'u az thy gallant father died
when thou, poor orphan child
\ helpless Iratter NJ my side,
/ My .tiiow'd grief begnii'd-.
But how, hrreaved at all IN ihep,
What 81 iily voice 4hn! da.agon me?
farrwnil iare aeil, n'y dearest
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

feet model ofihe human species as nature
ever forined. Ills features, form, actions
aud conversation, are manIiness in miria
ture. lie was born IN the town of LYMAN,
state OF Maine, of respectable parents, hui
aose lais" family, ha,lag eight ,hildicp
besides this one. Disabled them from giving
iiin IN education suitable 10 tnrir alsnrs.
Mayor Stevens, for So the, call him, never
could entertain Tile fdslidleus ,dea al ~
hlhrins himself, aud Consequently did n.t
LEAVE his father till 1928.
1iHins manifested al ambitious desire
In obtain an education, he has been pre-
vailed on by his friends In make Il perioua
appeal Ia l,ie public, and In accept of such
donations as may be prohel.d by a liberal
sIi tied community.
have heard al females as small, or
smaller than 'iaJor Stevens, bat | .,rbt
whether TINS or any other eoun ~ can pro
dnce a male of snc,l dirnlniti,r stature and
81 perfect form. Jclfny Hudson, the
queen Of EnSlaad's Dwarf. who VAS Que
day served up IN n cold p,e on her Ma
lesty's table, WAS 5 frct inches. Aud
The famous C"uat BorunlaskI, Who Of late
years exhibited himself IN the principal ii
ties oi Europe aud Asa, is feet : inches
IN height Bebr, the Dnali of the Ming
oi Poland, MAS feet s inches. lae.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
FROM FRANCE.

The ship Martha, Snow, al New York,
sailed fiom liaVre on the lJih alt.
Letters have been received from lIavre
BY tns vessel which state that an cX
press had arrived on the 18Th, bringing
the news Of the death OF The King on the
18Th
Ia procI,ma,ians published. Tie pray
ers of all persons WIRE requested ior blt--
sings on III" King the theatres and the
exchange were ordered to he closed.
The honors which II free and grateful.
people are paying t" La fayrItc, will rot
he permitted Ia appear III the Frcnch
prints. Indeed the mere annris'itt1on at
h's safe arrn ia America, Was struck
out of the papers, which truly present a sill
suar appearance with blanks, some ln g"
and Soma small, in the midst Of their ca
lumns. den";ing that the hand lrresp"nsi
bic and Invisible, nf the Censor, has passed
there. 1t was said of Attila, that where
his horse trod, all virtue wlthrrid. And
81 ii may he pronounced of the French
censorship. that !, her" its hand passts, all
Freedom of thought is dried up. Bat At
Tia was a bnFbatian. How is IT with the
hgtimates of i'rance?
The Paris papers contain no news. The
Official account Of the r"captnre farlta.
states the French loss at | Lieutenant aud
spriyates killed and officers and 80 prl
YATES wounded Pedro Valdez and Do
mingu Gonzalz, chiefs ufihr Constitution
al,'ts, aud 100 others. were taken prisoners.
The prncipa! chief, tDane not mentloncd,)
escaped. 10.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
In M Incorporating q Literary mud Libra
~ Company IN The ioicn If JsynchLurg.


III sscd rslf,nr, III. Isgs
Whereas /, has h.,n r,,,re,e,,t.,t Ia fbe
t.rn,ral Assembly. that s,,ndry n.rsnn. h
III, town OF L,p.hburp. in III, e.,,n,y ~
Campbell, hny. assocjnt.d th,m..,... -,
grthrr for The p,,rpas. Of literary ,n,rroy.
men, and The establishment, of !, tii,a,y,
and lh.s desire 10 h, incorporal.J f., ,h,,.,,s,
purposes
I lie IL therefore ,nacfea That III. per-
son. So ns-rr,ai..,l togrth.r.mi,h tbo.. rbo
ma, hereafter become ,ncmbcrs Of IN. "a
.oci;,tion. shan br. and they are b,r,Rv
created a body polite aud corrornfc. uuJer
Ill, Arm and 81, L. of The L,nchh,ire u
non Smi.ty,' 4 nnd,N h. name and Az.
shall ha.. trr,mind s,cc.-sin, may s,ir
and be sud. and have - common s.ai.mi,h
power. IL take aud hold any estate. r.a, and
personal. for tie 0sr Of tie said society.
which may he purchased by, ar given, IL
s,ised 10 thrn, aud 10 lease, rent, ~ .
otherwise dispose ur ille same, in sue !,
manner M 10 them shall seem most all, AZ :,
,agrous. 10 The nse. of The institution, -
Prorded, that moi lrss than majobt,,y If
| the members of the said snciety rhhU h.
snIlicieot 10 authorize the sale &c my real
estate Infringing III THE said sorirty Jty-
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

The Chomelion.-Our ofihc.e creatures,
which 50 rarely live IN onr climate, and
which, ~ien not alive, M lon4ef irr,scss
thai sinsnlarity which constitute fncn va
Inc, is now exhibited II tile house OF . "a
ker, in Fleet street, Lohdon. Iii" im,,ort
ed from Sure Leone, and ~ The only .ur
sivor 81 a great number wha Were passrn
gers IN the same vessel. II is about dine
inches from the tip or The snon, to the end
ot the tai, and la IN all material points oi
..thc lizard inrn aid sporics. Th.. h'st pc
euliarHy which sirikrs III" spectator Is The
eye. Tie orb of s,shi is cncascd in a sphe
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
SPONTANEOUS coMBu sT1oN.

HArTfoaD, lCon.A Ociober IA rare
and iealf'd Gaze Of .SRoataaeoHs Combustion
is now go,n.5 on in Ills city, Mr.. Hanks,
P,ih, had Deposited aur,fg the mouth of
AuG',s, last, ahon! $500 bushels or S,rsiu.
in Coal, in his Coal House, situated nj on.
end of the main bhillug, under III. mould
room. f,om this Heap constant use had
hccn MADE fdr the supply Of the Furnace,
Without ohserr'ag any thing peculiar, until
the t5h ~ lhe present mouth, (O.lober)
when the SIM having excited the aitenf
lion ut the norkmen, the heap was opened
aud found ~ b. IN astatc of lngnition Ia n
considerable extent, Sen cfal upright posts
which support thu f!nur above, aud Which
are surrounded by m coal, are found ii
be completely rharrrl two or three inrhes
deep If not entirely through. The Cpal
House is without u Moor, a6l consequently
the Ce',i rests ON the gronad and 10 this
Circumstance, rs most probable the com
bustjon j. oNng. Mr., Hanks states, that
The toal, when tcpositrd in its present 81
tua'inn. was perfectly dry, and TINT neither
moisture nor aud substance could have been
introduced from above. II is most droha
bile, therefore, tbat NE combustion Is in
consequences of the beat produced by The
description of the oxygen of THE water,
from The ground. by the sniphrr and mon
contained IN the Coal. II tins Is tle proper
explanation, floor of boards, instcad Of II
ground noor, would have prel cilted The
combustion.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
~ ~
DIV RE.

..y1,t York, October 2l.-The E"S'i"h
pap,r, of late have had many intetes't2s
a, t'irles respecting the Sici'ian Dwarf, h1'
"a, have now something that may compete
ni,h il. There Is at Washington Hall, !"
most perfect and sreeal'ie hN"f. iisT
nauc is Str>rns; he : Ia his %ist: year, .
,ne.sures thirty sere'I inehes VI height ana
weighs thirty .Jaaf pounds. Iie's "' per-
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

doubt, and every rnountain a tower of
strength. ireland could shake the opprss
sors from her like " dew drops f. n, In.
lions mane."-Esery mans first thong hi
IN his awsking In The morniug. aId hi,
Ia on retiring Ia bed al night, should be-.
how h. could best perform his duty 10
iiis County.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

NAPLES nm .3ss.-'i'hc eel, bratcd painte
6,"''". Mas emp'os.d hs Robert. KING ri
Naples, |" ornament boil. tie sacred and
secular bindings nf shat city. o. III. nc.
eas'o he drsi I'd MIN To paul IN all,'gnf'cal
picture nj the kingdom itself The inge
NOUS artist brought the kiog the tsute nj
M AS, With pack ssddle IN ms back aud
ann,her nj lis feel, Which he ia sm, lliag 10,
aud seems anNiUus Ia change fur lie one
~ is already loaded Win. ihc king, snii-
ing al tie conc.it, arkuen isdard ihe us
lee ct The satirei the felde Neapolilans
having been ever ready IL change their IA
iers, and prone 10 regret them wi hen chang.
I'd.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
GROCERIES,.

The Jotloicing Iist coiappsesa part Of 9s
supply
700 sacks Salt, best Liverpnci filed.
Is lhds 81 Crnis, EluserYado and ,,I,a,.
Sngnr-
80 bags prime green Coficc,
A few bags old white DO
30 bbls Loaf Sugar, assorted quali'.ies.
60 boxes best Imperial rnd Gd,,ton ~, Tc,.
OF the present years importation,
90 cnsks Chcese,
40 hoses spernlaceli, aud Tnllow Candle.
10 tsgs Duponis 7 T F.roxder,
900 pair coarse winter shoes,
Cotton Yarn, Of pil numbers,
Best Spanish Cigars
Moasses, rn"nfrs' bn soal Jcaher,
Iron, Steel, Indigo, Pepper, Atsya.e
Had a .ecncrm assortment Of / ,fyrops
All which have been laid " -, a.,..., ~.
as 10 warrant the nssprtionu -,
viii mol be undersold by ~ -. I'LL "
per country he iherrforen !. .atss,a,oI ~, ~.
old cusio,nets, aud alI oiI ,r d,.r.p. IT. ri.
line. conidcnt be vii, be ali. :" W.
both in quality and ,. RE. g '''"'' '"'"'
CT IS l.. DiBnELL,
November2 Q. No.,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

t'-es5amcnon.
--rE. t..s e. s semafk able event
##u', -. .u BE-. pflast nioniii, at ~.
zt.t LIS -. sntain. The ,il'qara
i. w.. go. Jlhrrs, were osrrfinw
~. f.. -. ga vast quantity Of water
.5.ll.. - a. cunts had II" doubt that Il
u3f..- $500. f i burst On tie monDlau.--
n t.. ...ae.#, aimed hmd - the uiE' bat
SOFAS r. luce such IA food, Which be
silrs CO. ned though gradual, ,lecrras-
ng. loe several days, "ttio IT any further
rain. On farther lave. legation int" the
c"usr Of this phenon.cnon, il MAS discover
ed that on the I'.ammrisbtrg, and the wood
ed en'rons, several considerable sprlas,
had lss' .cl from the earth, and caused tho
hooi, TAc.e springs have '5sucd lf9n
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

Eccentric Chdructcr.-At the close NJ the
assIzcs Tor York, there Mas often seen
wandering about the streets, an elllcrl,
gentleman, who attracted the gaze at half
me inhabitants Of lhat ancient city, by the
extreme ,ngularliy ofhs dress aud appear
nncc. He was about five feet ten inches
IN height, aud appeared 10 be above 90
years nf age. He had Il long white Beard,
which evidently had u6t i.l, the edge of a
razor for many years he wore II drab co.
Toured hat, made of II very uncommon KIND
ofbcaver, and IN II very unusual lorn--thM
part of il which fits II ihr head WAS nearly
glubuiar in shap", and was surrounded by II
brn of such enormous magnitude, that
even John Fox could uot have seen II With
out feeling IN emotion of envy. The 60.
hour of his coat, hich came down To his
anclcs, MAS light brown the buttons at II
were very lrg, aud, Ike angel INSISTS,
were " few ana iar between )" the pocket,
"i II appeared Of capacity snilicient 70 car.
~ oil ten such dnnrrs as are Usually eaten
IN these de-; Generated days. His "asicoat,
which had flap ~ large and as long ~
any waistcoat that ever was exhibited ri
me court IN tie best d,ts OF lace and en-
broidcr,, seemed To be made up III scraps
%; plumage belonging 10 fai'ous birds, aud
also of scraps af -hns belonging Ia various
animals, aud Vas II ,cst of FAR more colours
than any p iIur ,phrr h : yet discovered in
the rainbow. His stockings were OF Il
hlackish brown worsied they had red
clocks and, " hat added sill more In their
singulIrity, were studded pretty thickly
with larRr diamond spnis Of the game -
hour. The breectes nf this e"rrntfic being
for il may he nrce1Sart Ia observe, that
he really did wear brcrches, did moi appear
In derive any assistance from Buttons or
snSpcnders they wire tied together down
The lrss by an uninterrupted succession of
rosrttrs, which, if they wer,. not very ornd
mental appeared II least 10 be very useful.
Ills shoes, uf V hcl the so,rs were Of great
consistency, were formed of Unframed y.
iow leather 80 that, from the head totht
foot, tins grnilcuf:,n formed one Jfllie stran
,,rst aprctdcles W eve: brllrlh. The uHme
of this individual, who can lind paIallrl
i, none but himself we und fAn1d id he
Hlrst He resides at Roclli'r, mar Smith
in tile West Riding of York, aud is pms
-cssed Of consiIerable property. lie ana
SIS hinise'f, aud lrlSlitGns hl- neishh0fs, by
riding on :; bull; andwe are tniormed That ne
absolutely made his appearances, l4.nnied
and dressed ~ we have described, at the
last Donea-ler races. lie alsa drives about
in wicker caitse of his oYm manufacture
III niiich he boasts thai .hero is not 4 siuse
,.l.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

The Tales ofthe Crusaders" the Il n.
coming Novel Of the author Df wxsesry.
appears te have been originally tassDded
to be published previous To Reaxaunfte,.
but accidental eircu,nstsnces oecss ss,nsd Il )
prol fe thor 10 change his mind. Ia :
whd preeuh 10 b. IN the sccr.t, report Tho
Crusaders 10 contain III. rrsuls Of MI the
ehisalrou aud an1id'mrinn rnihns,.s.n be
guitar To the early aud fa.or,c studies Of
il.s author.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

Miss we,onf. ihr distinguished author
If work upoi, the United States, aiii,d her
Sister, have arrived 10 this rii,, and i.kes,
lodgings nj Mr.. Wiisuh's. liar talents AID
merit cnlille. her TO the highest respect
and if an additional motive w.re nee, ssany
Ia srcnre inr her unr esicen,wc should E),i
IL IN The KIDD aud liberal sentiments wI,scl
-he has iotmrd, ali,l given To The uors,4, Of
this country, its Fevplc, aud It's Institutions.
I.N,I I.f
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

PHILApE1PHts, Oct 23.-A is'teg lI"a1
>sautlag. de Chlil, Of june Il, lseeuaH
that it was reported, that a ba'tlrhati lt.s#
place in Peru that the Patriots Were -
toriuls aud that the itoyaIists had c's.
cuated Lima.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

.7aeraoies iWtt knorn -Dnring almost
tile whple of the LIST century, ID, family of
the Pa lsHn "xecotiouer. 81 celebrated u
mogSt TIE people undrr the name nj Char
lot. inhabited 4 SOLITARY house, situated
bout the eentre Of the Petite rue ST. Nicho
las, between the taubuurgs, 81. Dennis aud
ST. Mailn. Al The commencement al the
reign of Louis ", NJ. he Lnlly sinen 40
celebrated by his unhappy destiny. aud the
eclat which fiji 4 pieiy has given In tn re
establishment ef his fame returned towards
mldnight, with some Youths of ms own age
old rank. from the Suinsuettes oi Rapcr,
renowned al this period for their excrihrut
matrii,tes. A. they approached near the
hnhsc of thailot, thrS heard 'i,1ns and
sanurs of mcrillnelit, whenre they eanclu
dcd thai danclug MAS going forward within.
Heated With sood chrel they had beeu en-
JOY ins, they took Il fancy ID hartake OF The
amnsrtnents which these sounds Informed
them they were near. Th.y knockrd ; n
servant opened the door: they asked leave
III -nicr. The girl, not daring 10 tatc up
on herself 10 admit them, called hen master
who II these young gentlemen repeated
their request =" Ii Is lmpoasiblt 10 receive
you, gentlemen, answered Chhrlot,) my
house is not public | amuse myself
with my family and our sports are about
III cease, Ter perceive that it i. already
very late" Thssr wild youths, however,
insisted, aud hoping to secure their adnis-
sioD ii they made lIcms,tes known, they
said they belonged 10 thu Court, that they
came from party at the Rapec, aud intrn
ded to flush their evening by joining the
atnuscmcnts Of AN honest aud respectable
family. Chariot, after making useless rf
forts tn dl,suadt them from their pyoiect
found there were nn otner means III end
lng the matter bat by saying" the higher
your raek, gcnilen,e.r the less possible II Is
for ue IN receive yon +; YOU would ap
prove Of my refusal If yon kne" who |
am" F." Aud WHO are yon then ," said
one of the party Grnilcmcn do you IN
sst upon il knnw then, that am the
hangran of PaIis." " All this is strange -
vrlcd VI. dc Lally, is !, you who hang,
break arms legs, 80 ?" Chariot in,crrup
ted him aud said = these are, in fact, my
dates; but have assistants for obscure
criminals. However, wh.n Il man OF your
rank, Sir, has the misfortune to fall under
the ri5aur Of the laws, consider il n duty,
and homer To perform myself the drcrrr>
Of Justice" Twenty five years after, NJ.
de l.alIy died under the hands of this same
man.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-31
Trustees Sale.

pY virtue of a deed of trust from the
~ late William Herbert, deceased. and
wife, to me, duly recorded, shall pro-
coed to sell on the premises, 90 THURS.
DAY, The 9eh day OF august next, the lot
OF ground lying on Union and Oronoko-
streets:--beginnig at the northwest corner
Of the intersection of said streets, and rum
ming thence westwardly with Oronoko.
street to the lot lately owned by Captain
Conway, deceased; thence northwardly
with Conway's line to the river Potomac:
thence along the RIVER east 10 Union street.
thence with UDOn.street TO the beginning.
The sale will take place at ~ O'Clock.
NJ. and liberal credit will be given on
the purchase money. j. L. McKENNA.
july 27--3taw Trustee.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-31
FROM NEW.ORLEANS.

NEw-YoRk, July 90 BY the Frances we
ave received our files of papers to the 4th inst
4 poor fellow who foolishly resisted con-
S40'e who was about imprisoning him for
"nsu debt, was laid hold of by some OF the city
S'aId OF New Orleans, and confined, without
commitment, in dungeon under the mayors
Snse' called the 6iuckhoie, where, horrid to
,sA'e' he died of suffocation. A case of SINH
before. : N"F
Inc steam boats which arrived on the lst
o. sOnhrmed the previous accounts OF the
a. Use OF the waters in the upper country
MSpapers observe, s.The lower section ofthe
h., s'rs,ppi VIII probably rise few inches
. s;a not, II is anticipated, attain the height
Season. "a' previously
sa "e weather had been extremely warm at
,1., - 'eanS the last ten DAYS. On the lst
sne mercury stood in the shade at %
-. asSS on the New. ORLEANS market onthe
ek the inactivity of tradethis week,
f,oIs. se vecy few alterations to make in our
Ibs most of which are now nominal -
Iuin;sS. 'l stocks of our staples are steadily di
.E~.. and will soon be out of the market
Iae l..saS still cOntinne low; bnt several of
aaa otSs. vessels having left port in ballast
e,rr,s, 'ers consenting to take freight at the
spa ~ rates rather than remain over the sea
aiai,s;.' arse feet in eur port Is rapidly di
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-31
Public Sale.

RY vitue OF a deed of trust from Will
- liam Herbert, deceased, and Sarah
bis wife, shall proceed TO sell at public
auction. on the premises. on THURSDAY
the s6th OF AUGUST NEXT, at 1OA NJ all
that piece or parcel OF ground (win all the
buildings tbereon) situated in the town of
Alexandria, on the south side OF Cameron
street, and east side OF Water street.
bounded as foilows:-Beginnlng al The in
tersection OF said streets, sod running
eastwafdly with Cameron street to the III
yer Potomac thence sourbwsrey and pa
rallel TO Watershed IL iee,, thence west
wardly and parallel TO Cameron street
TO Water street, thence nottbwardiy wlh
Water street, and binding Herewith ~
feet to the beginning.
lbe above property will be sold on
credit, and divided into lots 10 accomno.
date purchasers, which will be malo
known on the day OF sale. Such ti'ie as
the subscriber has in said property will be
made 10 the purchasers.
JONAH THOMPSON, Trustee.
july "a Is
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-31

GERS and men, and intelligence has been
received from messenger, who saw at the
enemy's camp, the heads of nine white
men (oficers) with their jaw bones taken
out, and amongst them was the head OF
Sir Charles This is invariably a practice
among these savages, when an enemy falls
into their bands. Ii is said that our loss OF
men was not 10 any great amount (; out OF
l40. said to have arrived 10 The Joseph
Green transport in Nov. last, one half had
paid the debt of naure.i
Extract OF letter from MIR. Williams,
the Colonial Secretary, addressed, | be-
lieVe, TO the Commandment OF Cape Coast
Castle, from the Dutch settlement of Elmi.
ma, dated March, 1894, and ead to me by
brigade major Ricketts,, the day before
sailed from Cape Coast Castle, March &c,
1924:
''lt was my fortune 10 he near our la.
mented chief when ne received wound
in the breast by musket bail, | believe
mortal. Buckle, Wetberell, and myself,
conveyed him under shelter OF the nearest
tree, and there sal 10 await the tate which
appeared lnevita bic. We had moi remain
ed long before we were discovered by the
enemy, who Immediately rushed on US
with their knives. 10 the struggle, / re-
ceived desperate cut on the left side of
my neck, and before the stroke could be
repeated, man who appeared to be OF
authority among them fortunately passed
and ordered my executioner to desist,
which was Immediately complied with
On my being released from their grasp.
and turning round, was horror struck at
seeing my three companions lying headIess
corpses al my Iee. was now bound as
a prisoner and conveyed towards their
Camp"
A strong force has now crossed the Pra,
under the command of capt. BIenkarDe,
West India regiment and it is to be hoped
that the Ashsntees will meet their reward.
An action is hourly expected to take place,
and the natives appear fully resolved to re-
venge the fate OF our poor countrymen.-
The Owen Glendower, has oeen uselully
and actively engaged with the army in de.
slreying the towns along the coast, where
the enemy had taken shelter she sails to.
morrow morning 10 destroy town in the
Gaboom, which has lately iusulted the
British flag, and murdered the crew of an
English merchant vessel.