Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-08


LITTLE Rock, ARK Feb. 90.
The Acting Governor has granted further respite
until the 4h day of April next Mad Buffalo, and Lit
tie Eagle, the two Usage Indians, confined the Jail in
this town. under sentence of DEATH whose execution
pursuant to former respite, was appointed to take
place on Thursday next
WINCHESTER, April I.
We lament to state that the Hon. Robert White was on
the evening of the 9th inst. struck with PARALYSIS
which renders his attendance upon his circuit this spring
impossible He was his way to Loudoun county
when this lamentable providence befei him. The
sympathies felt and expressed upon this event show
how strong hold this great aud good had upon the
affections OF his fellow citizcns.--[ Republican,
North Easterly gale prevailed on Saturday and YES
terdav, attended with considerable fall of rain aud
AN unusually high tlde,) winch fear has occasoped
much distress to the shipping the coast Our Marine
List already exhibits some of its disastrous effects
Herald
Melancholy Occidental boat from the NAVY Yard
while returning thither from this side about J.. O'clock
on Saturday, during height of the gale was upset off
Powder point" and of FIVE men who were on board
four were drowned They had Just before taken on
board fire engine from Campbe's Wharf, intended
for the use OF the Navy Yard the weight of which nm
mediately carried the boat down.-The names of the
men who lost their lives WERE Du,nurant, Garrison
NH ttSs OUOCh, tudt OF Tie one who saved
Smith. They were all employed as boatmen to the
Navy Yard. IN
A fire caused By ,outer.-The tide rose ON Saturday
night TO SO great height as to overflow the of
wharves. An old frame warehouse adjoining Mr. G.
L. Hams lumber yard, Calyerts wharf in which Mr.
H. had stored about 80 bbls. of stone lime and 80 bun
dies of hay was inundated considerably above the first
moor and the water communicating to the lime about
O'clock set the building Gre and was burnt to the
ground or rather to the water. The Union Fire Com
Pany wlthgreat exertion having wade i'm some places
waist deep got their apparatus to the place in time tn
save the lumber in the yard which exposed to the
flames. MIR. HIS loss will probably be between and
500 dollars The house was of very little value
10
Effects Of the Gale.-The sloop Experiment, Capt
ncCucheon has come up this forenoon from Old Point
comfort Capt Nice. states that the gale there yes-
terday and last night together with the unusually high
de were disastrous IN their eects-The tide rose so
nigh as to overflow of the wharves carried away
The gates OF the canals the Point and otherwise in
Jured the works.-Capt. McC. further states that
brig ashore on Willoughbys Point little distance
below the light boat and that the brig Thames aground
on Hampton bar, has lost her main mast carried away
ABOUT o'clock yesterday afternoon--She was still
"hen the H. passed her, but had been aloat and
mad swung around with her head to the Opposite point TO
which 1t was yesterday-Two pilot boats were alone-
side of her.
Latest from beio'0.-The brig Thames on Hampton
oar mas Dged, and Is nearly full of sand and water-
10 ease her. yesterday, during the gale Capt Talbot
cut away hermann mast (she having previously thumped
away her rudder and to-day succeeded in saving the
Plhcpa part of her cargo and stores which have been
brought up to town in lighters. The main rigging was
lost with the spars Capt. T. and his crew have come
up.
pilot has come up from the Roads, and reports the brig
wch came IN from sea yesterday ashore the mouth
., Nansemond river; and topsal schooner ashore on
Craney Island Hats with colOrs down in her
rigging Not vessel anchor Yesterday in the Roads
or at Sewelrs Point that did not drag.
Inc United States schooner Fox did not get to sea on
Friday, but anchored at Old Point where she yet re-
''a'n'' Lyford'S Books.
NEW York, March 81
h,ofous ProceedingS-An Irish shilleah froIic took
place this morning in the neghbourhood of the marble
buildings Several hundreds of the sons of Erin asse
oed on inc OCCASION and regular pitched battle took
place. headed on the side by Paddy I'D stairs and
on the other by Paddy down stairs joseph L. Hays
ana HoInan were soon among them but the combatants
were not to be disappointed. Holman was soon level
eu with three large cuts on the head, bestowed by the
nervous arm OF son of Erin. HAYS escaped almost
certain death from large shilleah, by a movement
Vuigarly called lodging. About ten of the rinpIeaders
were taken into custody, and fully committed. The
disturbance, we understand, commenced about rattle
on MONDAY last Several skirmishes took place in the
intermediate time, and this morning general battle
was fought. grer;cnr,
w copy from Northern paper an account of the
execution OF woman, which makes US shudder, and
winch we present to our readers only because it NAV
excite IN them horror for this mode of punishment
Inc public hanging of female would suite barbarous
age and natonit becomes not our times and countrv
II either too revolving affecting operate upon
either sex as an example in the spirit of the law This
instance illustrates its unproftableness for soetv in all
respects except the destruction of the cuprit point
at ieaSt questionable as to its public utility especially
III the case OF female, whom other infections might
REFORM however heinouS her immediate guilt
Nat. Gag.
PLATTsBURG, March o.
Execution Of Feggy Facto.-On FRIDAY last. at an
early hour crowds OF people began collect in this
Yage, from every point of the vicinity to witness the
execution OF this unfortunate convict Before noon
tue period pointed out in the sentence between which
anu TWO O'clock the last act of the law was to be per-
formed, the concourse had become very great
AT a few moments past u the prisoner was brought
from the Ja IN state of ebeuess which REQUIRED the
ASSISTANCE OF the officers by whom she was placed in the
Vehlce prepared for the purposes when the procession
moved on formed by the light infantry company under
the command Of Captain Sally and the rifle COMPANY
commanded by Lieut.. Couch the whole under the