Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-02-17
One absent from illness.

one absent from Illness.
PHILIP p. BARBOUR, a Member ofthe
House of Representatives, and lately
Speaker of the House, has been elect
ed Judge of the General Court of Vir-
ginia, vice Judge HoLMEs, deceased.
He accepts the appointment. and will
necessarily resign his seat in the House
of Representatives. In expressing u
sincere regretthat bis domestic concerns
demand from him the acceptance of an
Office which will allow him to give o
of his personal attention to them, we
but utter the universal sentim ent. MIR.
Barbour has been eleven successive
years in the House of Representatives,
and has, during that service, Justly ac-
CURED the respect and esteem of all
men.-Nat. intel.
The Session of the Congress of Mex
leo closed on the Gath of December
The First Constitutional Congress vas
Immediately thereafter to be installed.
Considerable excitement appears to
exist upon the subject of Congress ha-
wing declared Mexico a federal city.
Private letters from Mexico, received
at New Orleans, state that government
to be opposed to the reduction Of the
duties-that the last memorial of the
British merchants there, on the subject,
made through their consul, was r%eceiv-
ed with great GOODNESS, and thatthe op-
! position of government of the measure
arises principally from the conduct Of
the British government in w~ithholdinga
recognition of Mexican Independence.
That obstacle being now removed, the
British merchants may be more success
full. We should think that the presence
of an intelligent and respectable Minis
ter from lie United States would, at
the present moment, be of great impor-
lance in Mexico.
The Rev. CHARLES McfLvAIN, Of
Georgetown,ha has been appointed Chap
lain and Professor Of Ethics, in the Mil
ltary Academy at West Point; and, we
understand, he will proceed early.in the
spring, to enter upon the duties of the
office. The duties of this two-fold of
flee, is to act as Chaplain on Sundays,
and to give Instructions in the classical
course during the week to the first class
of Cadets. Nal. Jour.
United States Seaaior.--WuLIAM
HENDRICKS, formerly a Representative
in Congress, and at present Governor
of 1ndisna, has been elected to the Sem
ate for six years from the 4th of March.
JOSIAH S. JOHNSTON, at present a Ser
ator from Louisiana has been reelected
for another term, commencing on the
4th of March-Ibid.
Robbery.-A stout, athletic man enter
ed the office of lottery broker. in south
Third street, Philadelphia, on Tuesday
afternoon, and finding zone but the ow-
ner within. knocked him down, and sell
zed about So, OOo,in paper money. Not
content with this spoil, he proceeded to
sweep into his hat from the counter, the
silver and gold lying loose; while enga-
ged in this act, a third person entered,
the robber Immediately knocked him.
down also, but fearing further delay he
made his escape, with thetwo thousand
dollars, leaving his own hat and the sill
yer, but taken by mistake the bat of the
last mentioned gentleman.
The post coach between Albany and
New-York was upset on Wednesday
morning last, near Coeyman's. with ele-
ven passengers, and nine of them re-
ceiyed more OF less injury.