Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-06-23
Norfolk. .J,rs Is. 1926.

(lzte Peters, which sailed from this
port with the last Emigrants 10 the
Colony at MoDtsersdo, and arrived
here yesterday, in Go days passage
from that settlement, we learn That the
Colonists who went out in her were
Ianded in good healthy, and that they,
together with the other Colonists, con
tinued in The full enjoyment of that
blessing, and in good spirits to the
time oftheir departure.
The Rec. Dir. Simpson and Mr..
Draper, (couIored people, are passen.
gers in the Hunter.
Theological Seminary at Princeton
Tho thirteenth annual report of the
Managers of this Seminary has been
published. The present number of
students 10 stated to be one hundred and
five. Public beneiactions for the sup
port of necessitous students, amount the
past year to 1883 dollars. Four new
scholarships have been founded since
the last meeting Of the General Assem-
bly,, n by the ladies' in Augusta, Geo.
} another by a lady Of Charleston, S. c.;
smother by q gentleman atRedtlook, N.
Y; and the fourth by q gentleman of
Jamaica, l.. T. information is also re-
ceived, that the late Benjamin Smith,
Esq deceased. late of Elizabethtown,
and Nh. John Keith, deceased, late OF
Bucks county, Pa. have each b~equeath-
ed $500 dollars to endow scholarshipsin
the Seminary. The whole number OF
Scholarships is now sixteen. The ex-
f! pendiiure, Of the institution for the en-
suing year., are estimated at $1,000; the
regular income al $4,000, leaving = ba-
lance of $4,000 TO be provided for By
the General Assembly.
| We are glad to learn that the essay of
Judge Woodward, on "the Presidency
/ Of the United states and ION the ne
cessity and importance of a Department
of Domestic Affairs in the governm ent
of the United States" have been collec.
ted together, and will shortly be pre-
sented to the public in a small neatly
printed volume, from a pres. in this CT
ty. With the merit. ofthese productions
tie public are already, in some degree,
acquainted; a large portion of them hav-
ing been published in this Journal, du
ring the spring and summer of last
y~sar.--'iat. Jour.
Charlottesville, Jan. if.-Jsme,
Monroe visited Albemarle during the
present week. IIe wasinvi'ed TO attend
a public dinner at Charlottesville, but
declined. Mr.. Monroe expressed great
regret at being unable to meet his
friends on such an occasion, and beg
gsd that the illhealth Of his family ard
very urgent private business which cal
led himto Loudoun, might be consider
ed as bis excuse. His acceptance
would have afforded pleasure to many
| ot our c~ountrymen, who were desirous
to give a public manifestation of res
ptct for the private worth and virtue
of Mr.. Monros.-Centrni Gazette.
<CHARLEsToN, JUNE 4-Taiuabie Car
go.-The ship Maria Tufton, which
cleared this day fer Liverpool, ha, q
cargo OF 1886 bales Cotton, weighing
sos, 42s pounds, valued at Sl5l,4o5 SIS
cts, which is the greatest in value ex-
ported the present year.
The ship Isabella, likewise cleared
this day, has a cargo Of ic46 bales Cot
ton, weighing :22,S96 pounds, valued
at Slls,s9c 81 cents.
HalJar, a. c. Jun. s.-Oa Tues
day week last, the Petersburg stage had
proceeded about four miles from this
town, when the passengers discovered
that their trunks, three in number, which
had been placed on behind, where mis-
sen. The stage Immediately returned
to the ferry, but without finding the
trunks. The alarm being giren,a num-
Der of our citizens. with creditable al
acrity, Immediately commenced a most
deligent search ofthe surrounding coun-
Try, and finally recovered the trunks,
which had been deposited in d wheat
field a>short distance from the road and
about two miles from the town. 1t is
suppo'ed tn at the trunks had fallen
from the stage, and being seen by a ne
gro at work near the road, were taken
up and concealed by him. Ths trunks
were not injured-one ofthem, we are
told. contained upwards of 40 90 dollars.
The alarm was given at about sunset,
and before three o'clock in the morning
with tn. aid of moonlight, the trunks
were found.