Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-04-21

arrived the day previous TO the Mary
AIMS departure; and was generous
" given up by the officers and crew oil
the Grampus, TO the right owner.
IN. Y. Amer.
A contemplated withdrawal of the
troops from the garrisons at Chicago
and Fort Wayne appears to have caus-
ed much uneasiuess and some excite
ment at Detroit, as the ~neighboring In
dians have. it is said, already commit
ted aggressions upon the settlers. and
attacked and driven in party OF sur
veyors. We understand, however, that
it is not the intention of the government
to leave the Territory without sufficient
protection, and that orders have been
issued from the War Department, di-
recting the continuance of the garrisons
at Michiiimackinac and Detroit. This
measure, while it affords security to the
present inhabitants of Michigan, will
give confidence to those who are about
to emigrate to that rapidly settling Ter
ritory, and prevent any interruption to
the future prosperity of the hardy pio-
neers, whose industry, enterprise, and
numbers. will soon render unnecessary
any other protection than themselves,
against the inroads of the Indians.
The Detroit Gazette, speaking of the
necessity ofretaining the troops, says
that Northumberland s.the very key
ofthe Indian country, where perhaps
more Indians assemble, than at almost
any other point in the Union; aud is
within sight Of the British Indian estab-
lishment at Drummond's Island; and
that Detroit, situated upon a peninsula
containing at least 5000 Indians, and Sc
parated from the military strength and
resources of The nation by an almost i'm
passibIe country, is the most command
ing position upon the whole frontier,
and within gun-shot Of the Canadian
shore, to which all the Indians east of
the Mississippi are annually ioT pre-
sents, and frem which they depart well
laden with them, and with proper direc
tons for Msir n Nat. Jour.
The whole ofthe Loan Of 100000
dollars, authoylZed ty III Union Ca
nal Company of Pennsylvania. was
taken in Philadelphia on the 7th inst.
at a premium of four per cent. AS
high as z IL and even 10 per cent.
was offered for a considerable portion
of the Loan, bit the Managers were
obliged, by the terms Of their
proposals, to place the highest bid on
a footing with the lowest accepted Of
fer, and it Was rated at 104. 1t has
since been sold al LOG. The interest,
at the rate OF 6 per cent. is payable
quarterly. -
NAVAL.-The Philadelphia Auro-
"a says: "We understand that Com
modore BARRON will shortly proceed to
Norfolk, to take command of the Ma
Wv Yard on that station. He would be
succeeded by Capt. BIDDLE in the com
mand of the Philadelphia station. Cap
tain WARRINGTON is TO take the Boston
station. We also regret to learn, that
Major GAMBLE, Of the Marine Corps
at this station, is to be transferred to
the Portsmouth station. Major Mil
LeG will succeed him here.
AN INTERESTING FACT.-It is
not a little curious that, this morning
we received at the anne time, the an
nunciation of President Adams's elee-
ton, by the papers Of Liverpool in Eng
land, and the Arkansas Gazette, pub
lished at Little Rock. Thus the impro-
we'd facilities of interc curse with Eu-
rope have reduced the space between
England and Baltimore, to the distance
between the centre of our Great Re-
public, and the capitals of some of its
States and Territories. The Liverpool
papers mention the fact correctly;
whilst the Arkansas Gas cite gives it as
a report. and says the election took
place on the second ballot-Fsd Ga=.
Gunpouder.-Itis sail hat the ma.
lives OF Virginia, the first time the,
seized on a quantity Of eunpowder,
which belonged to the English colony,
sowed It for grain, expecting to reap
a plentiful crop Of combustion, by The
next harvest, 10 blow away the whole
colony.