Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-07-21
THE GAZETTE
MARTINsBURG. Julr 81, Isa5.

MARTINSBURG, JuLY 81, Isa5.
To the pohteness Of gentleman of Balti-
more, we are indebted for a copy of the very
interesting article on Internal improvement
which VIII be found in another part of our pa
per. Its author, Mr. HoIlins, is almost the on
Iy citizen of Baltimore. who publicly eyinoes
any interes, in the improvement Of commune
cstion with the West, through the channel Of
the noble Pot7mac-We hope. ERE long, that
the great mass OF the citizens Of that wealthy
city, will think. and feel. and act that the Pc
tomac and Ohio Canal sanctioned by the 'ge
neral welfare will serve as connecting link
/. TO union, friendship. and interest, between the
W estern and Atlantic States"
Our las: advices from the Corps Of Engineers
left them encamped at Mrs. Swearingen's
Spring. near ShepheIdstown. having compile.
ted the survey Of the Potomac rs far as that
place.
Monday next is the day fixed upon for the
meeting of delegates at Staunton. for the pur-
pose of devising means for amending the State
Constitution There will be about fifty coun
ties represented in Convention. A part of the
depuration from this county have gone on In
the person Of NJ. I. Hunter, The Convention
will find ALI able advocate.
Accounts from Greece to the I'd May repre-.
sent The cause OF that people IS being in pros
porous cond tion. On the 10Th April, Ibraham
Pacha, son Of Mehemit Ali of Egypt, whose
FIRST proceedings were marked with desolation;
after having burned the villages of olives, he
made an attempt 10 storm Navarian, small
fortress, which was at the time guarded by
only seven hundred Greeks. The Greeks per-
mitted their enemies, the Turks, TO tDoui /
the parapet wa us, when they opened trc
fneudeous fire of c'anIster, which nearly ami
hjlated them. Greece will be free and indie
pendent; its future glory is Immense
The Ri ode Island journal states that tliePre-
sident of the United States was ifty eight years
of age.on the 18th of this month.
Dr., ADAMSEyBERT, who lately died
in Paris, made several requests for
public objects. He has left one thou
sand dollars for the education OF the
Deaf and Dumb; five hundred dol
lars to the Orphan Asylum. aud Two
hundred and fifty dollars to the Phila.
delphla Despeusary.
BY the bursting of a cannon at Car
Use, Pa. on the evening oil the 4th
ms, N-r. William Bell and Dr.. John
s. Given were MORALLY wounded.
CAYANDAuGUA, JUNE 90 Gas
ualty A melancholy accident occur
ed one day last week, in the southwest
part Of this town A lad i6 years OF
age, named Case (son of Mr. Ros.
well Roof was riding a young hoI Sc,
which becoming FESTIVE raised himself
erect on his hi6d feet, and fell over
backwards throwing the lad against
fence, which fractured his skull SO
badly, that he survived only few
hours. The horse like wise fell against
the fence with such force, as caused
the poor animals death almost lrnme
diately.
The Richmond Wing states that
Mr. Porter, the active, enterprzing,
and indefatigsble proprietor ofthe line
of stages between that city and Wash
ington, has within the last ten days,
from the intense heat of the weather,
six horses, which were valued at
$1,000. Similar losses, thought per.
haps not to be so great an amount,
have been sustained on the line be
tween this city and Baltimore and on
other lines North as well as South.
Nat Int.
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