Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-07-22

islands. What il still more serious, we
Just learn that the friends of Greece Tin
England) have furnished the Greeks a
loan of s0,ooO,ooo piastres, Tor 100000
dollsrs.) Thirty pieces of cannon have
been sent, and proposal has been made
to the Greek governmenttobu build steam
ship for throwing bombs Committees
have been formed in Greece to cores
pond with the friends Of the cause in
other countries. Who knows what may
be the result of this"
A journal is forthwith to appear at
Hydra, called the Friend Of lie Law.---
mother is commenced at Missolunghi,
under the name OF the finals Of Greece.
Foundiings.--From some tables re-
GENTLY published in Paris, by M. Benois-
ton, in memoir sur les Enfans trou-
YES" Il appears that the number Of
foundlings has gone on increasing in
every state In Europe, except from
1890 TO 1900. During that interval the
dimuuition amounted to third, but af-.
ter that period, and particularly since
1915, the number has constantly increa-
scd. There were s 900 foundlings in
France in 1898, $4,000 in 1900, S45, 900
in 1915, anu lss,60o in 1922 Accor-
ding TO the "Annare du bureau des Lon
gitudes," there were in 1898, 93a,lso
births in the year, which gives one child
abandoned out of every 80. Il appears
from the information given by the gov
eminent, that the provinces near the sea
in which there are most populous cities.
and which are the centre oil arts and in
dustry, containing o0,000O0e inhabi--
tants, hardly give as many foundlings as.
the remaining 100000 who occupy
the centre provinces, from which Paris
and Lyons are subtracted, as each Of
them. supplies COCO.
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Northern africa. The Society OF
Geography in Paris, at their late mee-.
ting, offered premium Of three thou
sand francs, as an encouragement to-
undertaking a journey in Africa, for a
manuscript and detailed description Of
the ancient Dyrenaica. The author
to be entitled TO the premium, must ex-
plore the country extending from the
Mediterranean to the Desert Of Barca,r
/ & from the Gulf of Bomba, ON the east,
to that Of Sidra, onthe west deter min
ing the geographical position Of all the
important places, examining the ruins,
the languages Of the people, preserving
fac SMILES Of the monuments, &c. The
prize is to be declared ut the FIRST gee
neral meeting in 1895. The second
premium is Of 1900 franks, for determi-
ming the direction Of the chains Of
mountains Of Europe, their ramifica-
tons, and their successive deviations in
their whole extent. The third premium.
! is Of 1900 franks for memoir upon the
!, people Of the islands il the Pacific:
Ocean. Four other prizes were ofer-
ed for memoirs on different subjecta, "a,
be decreed at the time above mentiepr,
cd. Dos. ID. .adv.
Nrw YoRx, july 9.--We regret 10
learn that the U. ). brig Spark, whicha
arrived here on Wednesday, lost two
officers and four men on her passage
from Havana. One Of the officers was.
Lieut.. JAofEs CLINToN, q son Of the
Hon. De Witt Clinton. We understand
that the two officers and four seamert
who have died, were the only persons.
that wen+ to shore at Havana, while the
Spark lay there, aud THAI none other Of
the officers or crew Of the Spark are UNI
, well. The fact that all who went ashore
at Havana have fallen victims, is PROOF,
OF the dreadful nfalignity Of the att
mosphere Of that place.
A hogshead Of Tobacco, made by O.
Mr.. Ijams, of the State of Ohio, was re-.
Gently inspected and sold in George.
town Warehouse, for $50 per hundred.
pound, producing, for the hogshead, up--
wards OF $3.50.
II was Of unusually fine and delicate.
texture of leaf and color, but not man.
aged, in the curing and putting up, quite-
as well as it is now done in MARYLAND.
1t would, otherwise, we are informed
have brought q much higher price,
One-half or two-thirds Of the Tobacco
in the hosshead was worth nearly, il NOT
quite, $50 per hundred. We have re-.
ceived samples oft, one Of which We
have forwarded to the Office Of thes
American Farmer, at Baltimore. and.
one retained at our own, where it may
be seen.--.hat Eat