The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-01

o1 mr. Ii instant, sly lllai much inguie
ttde - cta.ed hy ihe apl,roaehn, r,.,sn,-
tim 81 spalu by the French troop. aud
that many Catalonians ihase Determined
10 .rrk an sSylum IN race.
Several oil nur n,nst learned men. SAT
that tive late dreediaI innndarians in France
haze been cansrd: b, earthquakes.
The celebrated traveller lie Valiant. has
just died at very advanced age.
post ,lol-nt tempest Has experienced
on The coast Of England on the saa and
Ri If Nnseinhrr. Thu papers are filed
Nth details of 'ts melanchais 4. els. both
III ssa aad IN land. It's meniinnrd under
the Portsmouth head. that ship from Ba
tasia for Hamburg ~ doubt Am.rieanl
vas driven ashore under The Ito ptal wall.
London. Dec. 1t is stated that the
lassrs 1T Llo) d's By the storm of Monday
and Tuesday are beyond ealculation, and
are scarcely equalled IN the memory of
The oldest mt l,her OF the house.
During the trmpfest. 500 feet of the bat
Elements of Fonthill Abbey were blown
down, aud glass broken To the amount of
several hundred pounds.
Al Taunton, Lraton, Sidmonth, Exeter.
ExmnuIh, South Devon, Plymouth on the
Cornish coast. Porthrven, Falmouth, Pol
perro, Fowey, Lowe, &c 81. the dastrnc-
ton by the storm Is beyond calculation,
Several vessels were lost, the names of
which are not known.
.At,0 York Jan. By the arrival If the
Packrt ship VIM. Thomson, VT have re-
cei,ed our regular files of London papers
IL the Cd December inclusive, which furn-
Ish nothing in addition to the Intelligence
gwen yesterday, except the parllculaH re
ldtvr Ia theexrcuiion Of faunllrroy, " hch
We give bow
EXECUTION OF MR. FAUNTLEROY.
On Inesday moraing, at an early hour,
this unfortunate gentleman fell victim to
the injured laws Of his country. Pcrhap,
II has not happened that So much interest
has been excited on a similar nccasaion
since the lime of Governor Wall, or the
execution OF Inistl. wood and his sseci
ates.
SO early as three O'Clock. a crowd of
persons were collected together, and took
their stations in the most commanding po-
sllons, and appeared fully satisfied that
they had galu d pom, allh ugh ii would
subject them 10 remain Ia stata quo for FIVE
or SIX hours. The house o2posie was also
crowrd Ia excess, many of which were oc
cnPird daling the whole of the nights the
proplictnre made considerable by letting
their premises, some receiving from 25s.
10 40s for each person. The morning was
very fine up to four o'clncA, when the
Wind suddenly changed, and the rain de-
a.
during which time the apparatus of death
WAS drawn fom the court, yard To the
debtors door. TIE change Of the atmos
phsrr did not however, in the least dan,p
the srdour of the expecting multitude,
which every minute gained considerable
accession to It's number.
Al six O'clock, by which hour Mr.. Baker
reached the prison, the platform was sur
rounded, and the passage To the feion's
door vas blocked up it Was therefore
with difficulty that gentleman could gain
aces, To the private door nf the governor.
Immediately on his arri' al hr proceeded
To Mr.. FannileroS : room, whom he found
"o=r5 Il With tn" Re'. Mr.. SpripSrtt 10
religions conversation. lie expressed his
gratitude 10 Mr.. 3. FOR his punctnal atten.
dance at the appointcd hoar. About fle
u cteck in the morning, person was ad-
mltrd To shave the unhappy prisoner, who
washed himself, aud appeared
much refreshed by the ablutlnn. Mr. b.
aud Mr. S then commenced e,otionsl ex
ercisrs for nsar an hour, ia which he joined
most lerven'ly.
At sven O'clock the Rev. Mr. Cotton
entered the p~ison, and held immediate
with Mr.. Baker, and inquired
relative IT, the STATE If mind
Of the unhappy object of his soicitude.
TIE preliminary de1 oiions we're perfnrnrd
IN Mr. Harrls's room, ~heren Mr.. Fam
tleroy had been confined dufln. his resi-
dence in Nr"eate.
| WAS then arranged by these gentlemen
that the ordinary should Instantly repair 10
the upper condemned room, wher,. he in
tend d To administer the sacrament, and
that Mr. Springett aud Mr.. Baker should
proceed thithrr with the prisoner. This
order was complied with, and they saon
joined the rev. ordinary, who received the
CRATE nj acknonled oencnts of the prison
eI.
= fore the ropnenCement of the com
manion service, II. +. requested to be al
lowed To .ing the celebrated hymn pennci
by the immprtd Co"pcr, which he pro
nnuncpd 10 l., hl- favourite, as it had yield
ed him great conso ton, The hymn
c0iancuces thus
Z" God moves ia a mysterious way,
His Wonders 10 perform;
Hp plants his footsteps IN tie sea,
And rides upon the Storm