Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-21

wednesday last in short passage from Bel
fast, witt. papers Of that place to the ilih Sep
TENDER, containing I.oncon dates 10 the sth IN
elusive. The following is summary Of the in.
formation they bring
GREAT BRITAIN
The harvest had commenced IN Scotland
under very favorable circumstances. IN Eng-
land there was prospect thst the crop Of hops
" oud be abundant. From Canterbury and
Maidstone the most fiatterug accounts had been
received. The crop of Flax in Ire land Il abun.
dant and good throughout the country. The
consumption of FlaxSeed in Ireland last year,
was 10000 hhds more than the preceding year,
and double what II was ten years ego. The
quantity remaining on band on the 9Th Of July,
1925. was 22iS terces-- The quantity on the
.5th of July, 1924, was IL, 900 terccs. last sales
IN June, ass Cd
Al extraordinary phenomenon occurred on
the I'd Sept near Hayworth, about "a miles
from Leeds A part of the high lands on the
moors opened into chasms and sunk to The depth
o. ; or yards in some places, and formed t~ o
cavities, one about 200 and the other abont 600
yards in circumference. From these Issued
two immense volumes Of muddy water, which
uIGting al the distance Of 100 yards from their
sources overwhelmed the couutry fer about
two hours from 30 to 60 yards ia width, from 3
to 4 yards in depth, and Tor distance OF or z
niles. All ,his way there was deposited a
black moorish substance, from TO Sc inches
depth, mixed with sand. rocky fragments, &c.
paragraph dated Leeds, Sept D. states that
the river zAyre still presented the most extra.
ordinary MISUNDERSTANDING exacily the
grounds of coffee. All the woollen nanuiac-
lures, Lighthouses, SC. upon its banks, were
completely at stand, and the most lively ap.
prehensions prevailed as TO the ultimate cense-
quences OF this unusual phenomenon.
Lord Erskine is appointed ambasssdorto the
court of stutgard, and il is reported in the po-
litical circles, that the embassy 10 the court OF
Naples is to deyolve on Lord Hastings. asst was
originally intended to be attached 10 his Lord
ships government Of Malta.
Lord Peterborough was shortly TO lead 20
the hymeneal altar the daughter OF admiral
Dgby.
New York, had reached Liverpool probably
by the packet ship New York, which sailed
faom this port on the 10th OF August
Accounts from Cape Coast to June 10Th. bad
reached Engla at which time no new military
operations bad taken place.
A Brussels paper mentions that lady. daugh-
ter OF an Irish Earl. having been insuited while
walking in the Park in company with gentle
man OF rank, by Maj ,r General OF high fame,
a meeting took place. two days afterwards, near
Waterloo, and the General was shot in the leg,
A high fever had set in after the bali was ex.
tracted.
FRANCE Private letters from Paris repre-.
sent the Kings health to be in a very precari-
Gus state, and even go SO tar as TO say that the
Kings physicians have give il rs their opinion
tina, his life would not be prolonged beyond the
middle of SEPTEMBER. approximations were
entertained BY some, tina has death would Gre
ate political troubles. The Paris papers OF the
4th, however, state that his Majesty health
had somewhat improved, and that he was able
on that day to transact business with Count de
yliielc.
An insurrection among the felons confined in
the galies al Tou,Un. took place on the 2,3d of
August. some suspicious OF the project were
entertsn.d and measures taken 10 put ii down
promptly, II IT occurred. Al noon OF that day
NJ the moment that those Of them who wee
employ ed upon the ground OF Monrillon we're
entering q shed under which they repose du-
ring suspension from labor. one oil them, with
cutting instrument. struck the sergeant of
the guard, who hndlng himself attacked, drew
his sw ord and stretched the ieion who had
wounded him dead at his feet This was the
signal OF revolt. They all rushed upon tie
guards, who in defence, fired upon the assa-
anus. M dc Reynaud. Commissary of Marine,
fastened to the spot, and order was promptly
restored In this unfortunate circumstance Is
OF the galley slaves were killed, and several
wounded
SPAiN-Private letters from Spain mention
that considerable preparations were going on
for the re-conquest OF the South American
states, and that munitions OF war had been sent
to Cadiz from France.
Two French sentinels are said to have been
assasslnated at Corunaa by the inhabitants.
PoRTUGAL--A Lisbon paragraph of Aug.
"a, announces the sailing Of the Para, with Us
Brazilian soldiers, which bad been sent prison.
ers from that province By Governor Meira-
Orders have been gwen for sending home those
who were sent from Marahsui, under like cir.
cumstances.
GERMANY-O the 9th of August, the
town OF karpien, III Hungary, was nearly redu.
ced to ashes. The churches, and school, the
convent OF the Pearists, the town hall, and all
the buildings both in the town and suburbs
were tots lily destroyed. The women persisted
in the flames. and many persons were seriously
injured. the IRE broke out at four in the Al.
ternoon, when the inhabitants we're in the field
On the 18th ult. 200 houses and many barns
were reduced TO ashes in the space of four
hours in the popuous town OF Werboez, in
Hungary. On the 9th ult. dreadful storm
laid waste the whole of the country about Arva,
in Hungary Trees of the largest size were
to n up by the roots, houses ieseiled With the
ground the fal 1.-THE stones weighing II lbs
each) destroyed all the standing crops IN q
parishes, XII ied many hundred oxen, and al
most all the sheep that were in the fields. Above
10000 persons are hereby reduced to the
greatest misery