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

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were carried oft Tie house OF Mr.
Isaac Gam, was clrried some dis
lance. whilst his wife and childreI
were in the upper story. The hous'
fortunately lodged against some trees
anu they were taken from their awiu
situation. Thousan ds of bushels o
corn have been destroyed. The Storm
extended to other places. Persons liv
ing on French Broad and the B.oad Of
Chucky have suffered greatly. The
damigeslong the river will exceed ole
hundred thousand dollars.
One of the recent British tourists
in the United States make the annex
ed representation:
"One think that I could not help re
marking. with regard to the American
in general, is the total want OF all those
games and S orts that obtained Tor oul
country the appellation OF MERRY En-
gland" Although children usually
transmit stories and sports from one
generation TO another, aud although
many of our nursery games aud tales
are supposed to be imported Into Eng
land, IN the vessels OF Hengisi and Hor
sa, yet our brethren IN the Unhed
States seem entirely to have forgotten
the ehildishauusemenis ofour common
ancestors. IN America, never saw
even the schoo boys play at any game
Whatever. Cricket. leo, bail, qoIts,
&c. appears TO be utterly unknown;
and. | believe, that, i. al Am rican
were TO see grown up men playing al
cricket. he would express as much as
constituent as the Italians did when
Engllshmen pla, ed at this finest oinil
games in the Cascina al Florence. In
deed, that joyous spirit which in our
country, animales not only caIllhnod,
but also maturer age, can leareiy ne
yer been seen among Tie inhabitants OF
the United States
The representation the Editor Of the
National G zstte appears 70 consider
fas extremely inaccurate. WNh dliter
ence 10 his extensive Information, their
is u COOL deal of tluh in it, as
reg .rds those parts oil the country. at
least, with which we are acquainted.
The school boys certainly do play at
some eames, but 10y no meays 50 mer.
rily, nor in such variety, Judging from
what We have read AMI heard, as III
England. The traditiouary sports and
tales are few, and so family RENE mber
ed, that they may he said TO be wear
ing out Gymnas,ic sports among
mea, unless our militia trainings he
Feckoned among them, are ,in the South
ern and Western country, so rare that
they are scarcely known We 90 not
by any means eAult at this. We should
be glad wer, il Otherwise. We have
not even the New England Inanks
ing Day TO mellow cur lagsEts and tigh
ten the bonds OF kindge dand friendship.
american Surgely = For the first
time IN America, the operation of TAX.
ing off the thigh al the MP Iont, was
on Thursday performed at the New
York Hospital by Valantine Mon, The
Professor OF Surgery III the Coliege VI
Physicians and Surgeons The pa
tent, says the American, was ahont
II years OF age, laboring under case
OF NECROSIS, or decay of the thigh bone
The oper4tiOn was completely success
ful-and was endured 10y The little pa
tent with great !orti,ude. His sy mp.
toms since, have. as We are info. med,
been OF the most favorable kiad; and
iihe Survives. as We hope he will, this
great aud dangerous, but in his case un
avoldable experiment, Will confer re
nrwed honor Oh the alrea dy distln
gulshed operator, and add to the re-
nown OF the profession III this country
Curious JFH-Jobn Aylett Stow, late
of the parish of 1t Andrews, Holborn,
eng deceased, proved 9Th June, 1891:
II hereby direct my executors to lay
out five guineas in the purchase of pic
ture, OF the viper bring the benevolent
hand of a person who saved him from pc
rishing in the snow III the same can be
bought for that money! and that they
do in memory of me, give it to Edward
Bancroft, Esq. a kings counsel, where
by he may have frequent opportunities
of contemplating, and by a comparison
between that and his own virtues, be "a
he To form a cnrlain inhrmeni which