The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-20
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Pu1LApELpuIA, July 0-Thc schr.
Macdonoush captain Copeland, arrived
here this morni & in Is days from st. Tho
mas. Capt. Copeland reports, tn I on tire
10th ultimo, within IL miles of ~. Thomas,
he discovered small black boat uedrr "a
Inainsail and lib standing before the Wind
which WAS light. Al three O'Clock til"
boat came up, fired two mnskrts, boarded
rhe Nacdonengh and ordered the crew
below. After YArlons Questions they de
mandrl all the money, wnh threats ot the
consequence il amy Was withheld. The
matches were then tern open, as also the
lockers and trunks and ahnut a60 dollars
In specie, with trunk uE grapes and sun
dry other ARTICLES, were taken on hoard the
piratical boat. and the NIacdonnugh was
suffered 10 proceed on her voyage. Thr
piratical boat was small sloop With IA half
deck, a shoulder of mutton malnsail,
and crew of six Spauiards and a hp5r" !;
she was armed with three muskcis and cut
L9ses.
All The claims enhtr the Florida treaty,
amounting 10 five millions III dollars, have
already hven iiqnituted and paid, except
about three. hundred Thousand dnats.~
The gesetnm,ut has gained rinrr Than lNo
hundred thousand dollars IN ;hrse settle
rnen,s, by withholding the ain runt dne
from certain claimants for dailrs"nc astum
house bonds. frdnkltR Gds.
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The directors of the Bunk Of the United
States. d. clared yesterday dividend oi y
per cent on The business vi the preceding six
months.
Il is said that surplus il retained, of up
warts of $500 900 The dA ldtnd might
therefore have been extended to ) per cent.
lea,mgan excess of near $4,000; but me
moderate aud cautious policy OF the hoard
will, do,hrless be approved hy the great
body of fhr ,,tockhoIders. The operation
"f the tate lnan 10 the government, ard u
ther profitable dependencies, may lauiS
lead IL encouraging eXpretdiian ahong
those who are dttresttd IN thu c"n''ti0n
ofthis Institution. Nat Gds.
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10 he Editors II The " ! American.
Rahrng, IN - jltiy 3, l".4.
GenHemen--it gives M pleasure Ia in
form You that, n avery large and respcc
able nertihg. "l he Republicans of the
townships OF WendbridSe and Halfway,
held il this town, this aflcrnnun, aSrerably
10 public notice given in tie Non-JersFy
nd, ocdte, il WAS
" Unanimously feso'ttt,thatw NC support,
and recommend 10 our fellow cli2rn,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS fer President,
and john =. Calhoun for Wee pre,lden, al
these Quilted Stairs"
You may resi- assured that every electoral
N1te of New Jersey viii he given for John
Quincy Adams: notwithstanding the Ia
tersUn meeting for Clay, and the Salem
county meeting for Jacl~"n
MICHAEL BROWN.
ko.TsTA, (Gco.) July 3.-Wc under
.tanA tia, tie Small P"x has appeared IN
Ilr Cherokee Nation, "hcrr Il l. spreading
dh se,ious MO. ',lity. tnr Indians 1T
the Nation. o. their retHrn rom Fha'hci
IAia, fnn1d ,hrL company attacked WIN
tlis aErnin5 disease a. Their J"nrn'y--
fur Of them died, ana sne ''2lorlnna'rly
was attacked aiirr he at E"'Hr, an
was the occasion at sprradln,' tae o'"e'oe
Ia the Geighharlued Sixteen FSohN, We
are told, have. already died with /. ana III
aimost every case it nrnsed mortat. An
Express was sent To ti,is place a adE 'f
f"o aga, for the purpose "fpr"carins som,
a. the vaccine matter, which It "a4 hhped
might be- the instrument of arr"stlng me
arse. OF the nor. malignant ann s'ia' "'s'
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