Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-02-10
FROM psRu-coM. Hull.
BALTIMoRE. Feb. 9

America and the United States.-
A letter has been received in Balti-
more, via Panama and Chagres, dated
Guayaqnil, October 9th, in which it is
stated, that accounts from Callao had
reached the latter place a few DAYS be
fore, bringing the intelligence that the
Spanish line of battle ship Asia had been
dismantled and placed under the guns
of the Castles, and the crew landed to
strengthen the garrison-The Colombo
an squadron had formed a junction with
Admiral Cause.-The Patriot naval
force was IN consequence formidable,
and held toe port in close blockade
The Admiral contemplated a desperate
attack on the harbor and forts. Gene
raj Bolivar vas in pursuit of the Roy
a%lists, who were flying in all directions.
Commodore Hull in the frigate u
nited States was at Callao, and had de-
handed the restoration oftwo American
vessels detained BY the Royalist General
RoDELL, who bad refused to give them
up, and, a Y the account, Something
unpleasant pas likely to Joltoao."
Unpleasant, Of course, to Gen. Ro-
dell, and the Royalists!
The two American vessels demanded
BY Commodore Hull are the brig Nam
CIV Of New York, condemned under
pretext of belonging to a citizen o fChi-
il, and the ship General Darlington,
Captain Martin, condemned for various
alleged causes.
The ships Portia and Governor Gin
ton of New York, were at Guayaquil,
loading.
Indian Rubber Shocs.-These shoes
some Of which have been imported into
PhiIadelphiafrofnS outh smerica, are spo-
ken of as very comfortable and useful
articles. Indeed, says the National Ga
zette, their advantages must appear ev-
ident when the elasticity and %impenetra-
bility Of the gum of which they are
made, are compared with the thin and
absorbing quality of the leather or stufis
of which shoes are commonly manufac-
tured. Fema,esar becom;ngtoextipita
little more prudence in their winter APP
~pearal, and it isvery likely that the bill
of mortality would be most happily les
soned. were these gum elastic shoes sub
stituted for the fashionable sandals which
are now in use.
We learn from Washington. that in
str,lcfions lave beer transmitted from
the Department of state, to Christopher
Hughes, Esq. our Charge d'Affarits at
Stockholm, to proceed on a mission to
Copenhagen.-,Mr. Hughes'negoeistion
, with the Daaish Government viii have
| for its object. we understand, a claim for
indemnity from that Government for
property belonging to u citizens, cap.
tured and sequestered by the Danes.and
| in which the Insurance Offices of Phil
adeIphia are largely ;nterested.--Phen.
| Ga1. -
An took place yesterday
at the Etna Power Company's Works,
near the city. The Stamping Mill was
| entirely destroyed. 1t is considered The
| work Of an incendiary. as the Mill had
been closed and locked up the evening
| before Chronicle.
We stated in our supplement of yes
terday, that the Chesapeake andOhioCa.
nal Bill, had passed, in the Senate of
Maryland, by a majority of one vote, af-
ter having been rejected and consider
ed.
We have now the pleasure TO an
n~ounce, that the bill was taken up in
the House of Delegates on Monday last,
and passed, b, a vote of So to Is.
An Intellectual attempt was uade by
the Baltimore delegation, to amend the
bill. so that the State should have the
right of i%utersecting the Canal within
her territory. The Baltimore american
saws, that the Legislature of Maryland
has Voluntarily surrendered ll the right
and control of the State, oyer the wa
tiers ofthe Potomac, for The ersinsirc ag-
grandisemsnt Of the District Of Colum-
BID!
Counter Current (KEy.)
JAN. 49, We we're amused a day or
two ago on witnessing a connte current
10 emigration up the Ohio. I~tconsisted
of that peculiar people the Harmonitcs.
This singular society, which has abjured
the rights and powerful incentives of
prirate property, aud rejected the fond
allurements Of the married state, is re-
moved to Pennsylvania from their pos
sessions on the Wabash.