Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-07-22
FR ON RIO AND buENos.AYREs

hOth Asto vdpShO, III ihsitCo u WIN dC
counts from Buenos Ayers, stating that
the Captain of an Eaglish vessel dined
on board a Spanish ID. in company
with frigate. off the Malvina Island
bound around Cape Horn, all in good
cOndtion-'rhere were several priva
teers cruising in the Pacific -Chiloe
wastheir.place OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
them would bear the appelation of pi-
rates - Grain and Flour in the greatest
abundance, Il me re drug, at Busnos
Ayers, Rio, Bihia, and pernamouco
Solemn dspensutiois Of Prou dence--
On Wednesday week, bout . o'clock
L. MI. thunder shower alose from the
west, and passed over the town of Rye,
in New Hampshire, highly charged with
electric fluid. The lightning was very
vivid and incessan., and the peals of
thunder tremendous. The rain descen-
ded in torrents. The lightnings struck
in five places, in two of which Il proved
| fatal in its efe IT'S II struck the south
schoolhouse, in which there were about
! 20 scholars. More than half the num-
Der were knocked down, and many were
stunned. s or 10 were unable for some
time to rise up; and or 7, when first
taken up by the master, were apparent
| ly dead ID or Ia were more or less
injured; the clothes of one took, fire and
he was considerably burnt, and the
hair of another was .singed. All, however
are recovered or hopefully recovering.
except who were instantly deprived Of
til cir life, viz. Steridan, very forward
and promising son of Observation-Disclosures,
Esq. aged land joseph Sns,th, de-
sirable child of Samuel Randall aged
IL. The lightning entered the school
house at the westerly window IS shat
tered the case ment--broke the glass
and appeared to spend its force chiefly
among the scholars; no other consider
able effects appearing. The master,
MIR. Fellows, received a considerable
shock, but was not so effected, but that
he was able to pay immediate attention
to the case of his scholars.
!. About the same time, the lightning
struck the house of Mr.. James Phibrick,
a mile distant from the School House.
Most of the family were in chamber;
several of them were affected with the
shock, and son Of Mr.. Philbrick, about
10 years of age, was instantly killed
New YoRK, JUNE11.- Recogni5
ing an old acquaintance Two pre-.
destrian travellers having very harmo
niously passed through Pennsylvania
arrived together at Philadelphia, and
while sitting at atavern drinking, one
of them suddenly darted his hand in
to the breeches pocket Of the other,
snatched his watch and money,
and ran off. The heeced ira
weller, unable TO overtake his rogueish
companion, left Philadelphia for this
city, and enjoying Fourth of July in a
manner rather rioious, he was taken up
and put into Brldewell; when, 10 and
behold, among hundred fellow pri
soners. he recognized the chief, bis
companion through Pennsylvania, who
had been also imprisoned for similar
disorders. Hs gave the alarm, and
upon searching, his watch was found
and thus, by being imprisoned himself
he recovered the most valuable part
Of his stolen property Nat Adv
I Murder We have been credibly
informed, that man by the name Of
John S. Smith, of the town of Cha
than, in this county. killed his own
son, lad of about l3 years of age, on
Saturday last. by striking him on the
head with club, which terminated his
existence in few hours Smith CAM
home intoxicated, aud the boy bad eli
Their neglected to do some work, or
done it wrong, which irritated him
and provoked hlmto give him the dead
" blow Hudson Wing.
| AUGUSTA, GEO. July 3.-We IN
derstand that the Small Pox has ap
peared in the Cherokee Nation, where
il is spreading with serious mortality
Five Indians of the Nation, on their
return from Philadelphia, found their
company attacked with this alarming
disease on their journey, four of them
died, and one, unfortunately, was at
tackled after be got home, and was the
occasion of spreading the disease in the
, neichhorhood Sixteen persons, we