Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-03-04
From the I,oadon Courier Of jar. ls.

Court had received explanations on
the subject. We hope he will also be
in situation to furnish explanations
to his government of the maritime ar
maments which have been preparing
without noise in the same port. Capt.
Spence arrived at Davenport from
Brest, whence he sailed on the third.
has furnished some iniornltion OF con.
sequence. He arrived at that port in
October, with cargo of timber, &c
for the royal Murine yard, and conse.
quen;ly remained in port nearly two
months. Inthat time, fourteen foreign
vessels, Russians, Prussians,> and
Swedes,) discharged cargoesof hemp,
tallow', timber, boards, and in fact,
every species of naval munitions,
which were deposited in the arsenal
at Brest. Every thing breathed a
spirit of extraordinary activity; the
workmen in the yards even worked
on Sundays The squadron fitting
out is composed Of eight ships Of the
line, five large frigates Of the ordinary
size, four briggs and corvettes, in all
twenty six vessels of war. OF this
number, four of the line have their
tnasts In, and the other four will re-
ceive theirs immediately. The fiji
gates are all ready to sail, and are con.
stantly exercising their crews in the
roads. The brlgs and corsettes are
also ready.
We do not wish to excite alarm, and
least of all false alarms; but we have
not forgotten what happened year
ago, when the French government
gave US the most satisfactory assn.
RANGES Of pacific intentions, and at the
same time the King informed Europe,
that he was going to send the Duke
d'Angouleme into Spain at the head of
one hundred thousand men. 1t is
true, however, that we were not the
dupes Of what was going on, and were
accused by every body for having con
| stantly maintained, that war was inc
vitable.
From these circumstances, and o
Their not less powerful considerations,
we are constrained to say, that we
should not be surprised, to see devel-
oped, in The spring of 1924, projects
not differing much in principle from
those which signalized the commence
nlent Of 1928
This is simply our opinion, and as
we gave it relative to the war with
Spain, now submit it to our readers,
with the grounds on which it rests,
| leaving them to draw their own con,
clusions -
Tie pen OF the author OF The Wa
verley Romances seems to move un-
der the impetus of high pressed in
tellect. A new novel is ON the anvil,
and is announced for April next. By
ron is said to have added one or two
more cantos to his Incompatible Don
] Juan. This poet is now perfectly
harmless. he resembles that !oathsome
rattle snake some time since exhibited
in this city-his keeper held him in
his hand, opened his mouth, and turn
ed out his poisonous fangs to the abb
horrent gaze of the spectators the rep.
tile Understanding perfectly pas.
sive. and inert.
/ Hail Byron husbanded his malice
had he provided some decent pre-
text, he might have deceived little
longer, and like his representative, the
rattle snake, have charmed before he
| inflicted the blow. But he now stands
displaying his poisohs and nothing
else -Blaspl,emy and ohscneity, seem
to be the only Inspirations of his mast.
| The demon who once delighted US as
an angel of light, has resumed his pro-
per shape. Morn. Chron.
1t is stated in the London New
Monthly Magazine for January, that
"New York is now amply provided
with water from the river Schuyl-
kill"
Singular Mdrriages.-A circum.
stance of some novelty in the annals
of matrimony, occurred short time
ago at Rugeiey, in Staffordshire. 1t
was the union of two couple, whose
previous relative connection was such,
as 10 produce consequences, in the Sc
quel, Of most extraordinary and Id
dicrous description. An old man of
The name of Martin, Of London,
aged 76, appeared at the altar with
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