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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-04
COURT OF SESSIONS.

New loRK, Dec. e0.-Henry =. Poieg
gentiemanly looking young man, waa
next brought to the hnx--haN ing been
convicted of rohhing n gentleman from
Pitishurg, of upwards of 5000 dollars,
in four FIVE hundred dollar hills, some
smaller bills, and n patent lever watch.
1T appeared that Tindag came Ia
this city upon business, with the drafts for
the money. The prisoners having asc-r
tanned that he had money, Invited him tn
Il dram shop, persuaded him to drink nm
Ill he became tIpsry, and then r,'hhed him.
1t appears that while General La Fayette
wa, in Baltimore, Thomas Ross, Consta-
bile of that city, apprehendrd eleven pick
pockets, aud wrote to Hays, the indefatiga-
bile High Constable Of New York, de-crib
ing them, and desiring Ia kno" il Hays had
any thing recorded in his black hook a
ganst them. Hays wrote back that he
bad nothing against those described ; but
that if he would apprrhend Henry Philips
Policy, (whon he had traced To Phlladel.
phia, aud thence TO Bdtimore,) with II Ger
TAI sum of money, he would take him oil
his hands. The mails soon brongh ta reply,
that in conseque CO OF lays description,
Ross h ID appfchruded him, and found two
600 bills. the watch, aud $500 in smaller
notes, together With horse and gig
Hays then set about finding Tindall, Who
came hrre from New Orleans. Hetraccd
him to Philadelphia, aud thence t" Pitts.
burg found TndaiI, and requested hlm 10
come ON, which he did, on foot, first In
Baltimore. and thence To this city--ifays
having authorised the Postmaster AT Pitts
burg to advance some money for his cx
penses. The result was that the money
aud rubher were identified, and Hays, with
an order from Gov. Yates, went I" Bait
more, aud gallanied the young Corlnihlan
To this city Tindal recovered $500 AID
his watch. On being sentenced to the
state prison for seven years, Policy made a
profound baw, smiled, aud bit his lip 10
prevent broad laugh. His dcmeanor
was such, altogether. ~ Ia make the IN
thinking laugh, aud others to sigh Al such
an example of well educated unfcelng de-
prayity
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-04

The Editors Of the Petersburg Intelli
grncer in descanting on the Virginia Il
University, thu. speaks of the sage of Montl
cello -
"Wnh regard to Mr. JEFFERSON, whose
whole soul seems wrapt Up IN tits lnstiin
tion--whose last spark OF life appears yet
andly tn linycr on the tergr "t eternity,
ndtil it shall witness the consumuation oi
lis hnprs- perhaps OF all men wing he Is
the most capable to have furnished sVs
tern of Education for the University OF Nr
sIhia He has had the opportunity of'lslt
lug and inspecting the most celebrated
Schools and Universities of Europe, and
donblirss observed the defects and ~
crcnCirs af each. We are Inform
ed, that he has regularly correspondent
With lllr most esteemed aud the most dis
tin.ushed sotaries of science ~ Luglard
and il j. we'll known THAI he was one Of the
very few Foreigners H HON the National
destitute of France thought deserving oil
being n member of Their snclcty-ol TILT
society. which. although NOW no more, yet
during the hrief period of liz exIstenee,
spread over the civilized world more hight
nd knowledge Than all thu proceeding
centuries of Gothic dan khe,s had exhibited
Let il be- remembered thai II was Ia Mr.
Ieii.r.ou thai Guunt tie Tracy, one OF the
most learned Of the Academl'ianS, whom
Professor Stewart honors by the title of
. Ftther Of Heoiogy' gent and submitted
the most crlribltrd I'll his productions. -
Like the great Locke, whose philosophy
may with itutl. BE said To heYe formed the
basis upon which Condillac, Cnr5"t ii
" ius, Condn rri aud the Resolulionists Of
frantr erected that system which broke
the trttrrs and overturned tive superstition
Ut ages, he las ever appeared To ~ t'I sa
perlor Ia Iho-e pa, ndices "hlrhrcudes the
mind incapable ol Distinguishing iiie fault,
md absur,iiiies of.auy custom az p'rn, When
protected only by the shield of remote
antiquity. H., has ever ikeai," been free
from that o,trntatinn, which uuhaPplly
causes many men, even ofroyal <n"Ntadge |
To indulge in spirit of sin61ltriiN, rataef
ihan of fl in r'as"n. His patriotism, his
p illrthroplic sentiments, are t" be trderd
IN all his numerous writings: and .b't gf"a'
state paper, thu Proclamation Of .L"tritdn
tpendenoe, thr production 1T NJ pm,
will forever refssin the sammam b9"um Of
thu friend Of Freedom, the magma chUtd oil
h lman his. 10 whose opinion, Thea, IN
tue important subject of edacltioni onghl
the Legislature of Virginia II pay :" much
r..,,,,rt. ~ IA that Mr. i slIrrson. ~
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-04

MrLAScHoIY Nisrhkts.--t few years
back, fire to"k place In Whltechapel;
some houses, chiefly occupied Ey dodgers,
were involved. So rapid "rr" tile flames
that I, Was With the utmost difficulty that
the nrctchcd inhabitants wer" rescued.
poor wbmap, with a large. family, who had
inst escaped, was knccling, with her chill
drrn round her, to return thanks for th"ir
preservation, nhcn slie found that her
Youngest child, an infant, was still missing.
With courage aud desperation which ma
tprlnI affection alone could have pr"mpird,
she n-w. hall naked Is she wa, up the
blazing stan case. into the room, snaichtd
the babe from the crad,e-a AID bore II III
triumph 10 her family group triumph
alas short lived. io, tic hf,nt "at mt
hers. Allssd by TIE smoke which filed
the buldiug. she had entered wrong a.
partment, and rescued tie child of one OF
her neighbours, instead Of her own She
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-04

Negotiable Notes and Checks.
For Sah at tlsss QGcs
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-04
From The ElGiie

Pans. Oct 81. The liberal journals IN
trrtaln us with nothing but the triamPhs
drcreed IN Lafayette in all The American
c ties Eetn though The sentiments and po
hidch intentions Of Ii Lgfayfite hal mol
Jej0re Letn knoirH, he has fukcH care SINE
he has been ia .imeyica, 10 manifest Mem
pfdiniD and each Of ms irords, IN hoSe ora
items 81 rhieh the pdPers ar tuH IS much
less n Tonnage TO .imerIca. than an nppedi
10 the revolutionary passions IF Europe, an
aspiration for their success, and The com
piete triumph Of democracy. ii is then very
natural that the United States should de-
cree honours tn man WIN has carried 10
Europc all the ideas which he had ln,bibed
in America. Besides, these hon0urs MI
tend Ia prom IL their views. The object
of the United States is, To invite universal
America under the standard which they
have raised, and towards the form 1l GOV
eminent they have adopted, "ith the view
uf placing themselves naturally, and fur a
long tilIc, at the head of that great Amer
can Confederation, aud uf thus opposing
~trnLg mass of republican States, Ia TIE
lnnlLlrchiral interests thai govern Europe.
Add to this also, thu hope Of fIud'u9 IN ihls
patronage thu pruioug .lion of taN yours for
heir commerce, already So active. In this
spirit it is, that IT," American papers nsl
nuuIr doubts respecting the stability "t he
established al Brazil. The II
tilr of Emperor, that monafrhiral DONNA
ton, dues not suit North America TIN
ilnuracr III the American democracy, and
lhrir Innruals. vii moi fiji to bs employ
ed to sap all that remains of IN" EUROPEAN
system on that side or the Atlantic. In
this spirit it is that they iIiumphtd at the
Death al ltnrbid"-that they constantly
rxat the prospects OF Bolivar, and shame
irs-ly depreeiatc those of the r"y"ilists of
Peru and Ncxicd, ~heneser it IL thought
thai the Litter retain any means of rrsis
or success. Bot what Is very naturallyex
planned respecting American newspapers,
is more difficult to. comrr bend Oh The
part of French papers, written under the
protection ola ninnarchical. government.
MFLASctoIY NIsThkEs.--t few years
back, u fire to"k place In Whitechapel
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-24

i've SpaI'iirds obtain from you i consoiing smile for
themselves, and for all those who have been obliged to
by the devastating scourgc of tyranny That smile, Ge
neral VIII be The testimony Of your protection, the proof
OF hcir Jnstihcaon, and the hope of happy futu-
rty Tor their country and assurance of their glory
The General strongly excited by the recollection Of
the bright oPes raised among the friends of Freedom at
me GAVIN oi te Spanish revolution, and animated by the
fond expectation that the cause of freedom may again
triumph Ill the land so often illustrated by the yaor and
the rmness of Castilians made the following answer:
4's~er Of Cen Lafayette TO The Address Of he SpaniaIds
am equally affected and nattered, Sir, by the tes
Hony ot esteem and confidence with winch find my
sell honore here BY the former children of SPAIN
citizers of this State and bv those who have uni
ted with them the Spanish patriots, recently prescribed
by the terrorism OF government the uSurper of their
legitimate rights.
W ise tehctate those among you, gentlemen, who
nave The happiness To be members u the great American
confederation, let all ENJOY the thought that the
on hbetty VIII finally triumph every where over hostile
aiiiancCs and deccItful intrigue. Already noble
language, the language OF Pada has become indie
pendent aud republican tongue throughout; immense
extent oi tins hemisphc aircary different
ercchs in the country of the lusttons and excellent
ego IN tic midst of the CurCs J't tongue has been
heard TO utter the most cioGuca and generous sounds;
and Whatever may ::"c been murnentary success oi
! war, dctcstcd take pleasure in saving it, bY the
French people. and of am improper nlu nee the secret
OF whlchis well understood bv the Spauiards Liberty
VIII soon return TO enighten and erZc that interest
ing portion OF Europe. Then only will be appeased the
names OF ego; of his young and unfortunate wife and
oil so many other victims of superstition and tyranny In
the mean time, gentlemen, am grateful for the value
which the prescribed Spaniards, among whom have tho
honor TO count personal friends are pleased to SCI
upon my high esteem for them, and prav YOU all gen
ucnen TO accept my heartfelt and espectnl thanks.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-24

and the quotation is 92i 4. We give the follow
ing merely as the runours which to influence the
market. Congress, IT is said will be held at Milan
chiefly on the affairs of Spain, III order to induce rerd
nand 10 put an end to the anarchy prevailing in that
country, undeI the threat of making it province vi
France. The question of the colonies is not ,nentun
ed; they have passed for from the sway of Spain
Greek Independence is said TO be subject of dclibera
uon The Burmese is brought IN TO heighten the
gloom In addition to these alarming nothngs, is The
question OF the proposed alteration in the laws
lhese arc the various reports circulated; but the facts
appear 10 be that of the eminent capitalists now
support the market; the consequence has been the great
reduction we have stated.
aPrii %, tevenu'g 1.-The alarm in the money market
appears 10 have much subsidized. Consus for account
nave oeen va all the morning, alternately BUYERS and
sellers. This is the settling DAY in the foreign market
1 PRODUCES h't'e variation III the prices: and the
differences TO be paid are triiliug
Inc SCUM American are shade higher; Mexican par
10 prcmiuIn Colombian Bonds 395 Danish Scrp ~
anu D S'reea ra''er higher, TO 81 discount; Brazil
scrip y pre'niun Spanish Bonds 23I
In shares there is no variation worth noticing.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-24
GnnI1nerctaI.
-'ve,poot Price Current, April 9.

A'ce1p00t Price Current, .4DriL @
Co'on continues in good request particularly Brazil
and Egyptian, and The total sales amount To- about ~ 9on
bags. In Brazil t4Ll~ advance of Id per In and
IN Egyptian 81 and Id, while almost all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
continue at about last weeks prices About 20 600
bags OF the above chiefly Brazil and Egyptian bare
0ceh taken by SPECTATORS
"Lire,pooi, .4pyH l5-EUer.inr.
IN the carly part OF the week our cotton was
very dull, owing To change Of wind which had hon
eastery when some few sales made at n Id per H.
rtc!ihe OUT prices generally scarcely fell per III -
DuTlng the last two days the demand has been vcrv
mated from the trade and SPECTATORS and prices have
advanced ID per ID. or Egyptian and American. and
about ! In most other descriptions
'SPeculators have taken about 10000 baps Amor;
gena.n '''''
Sales from the 9th TO tie 18Th of April incI,S
I''9 pags' OF which were 100 Sea Island at IS % to
o. l3O stained do 10 to 20; 1910 Upands IA to :;
I94o Alabama and Tennessee 1871 TO I6L 2920 New
OtieanS of to ID. Imports during the same ner;od
81, i85' ncIndmg 1921 from the u. States
LrvERrooI, April give have TO advise the most
extensive sales of Cotton this week that are ON record
amounting 10 10000 bags. The belief that our SUD
P"eS VIII be short from every quarter and the still in
CIessng consumption Of this article has induced great
SPeculaton-The trade buy freely at present prices
ana our MARKET has every appearance of CONTINUING
Isn-Cplands have advanced this week about ID
Egyptian and Brazis about 3d--Tobacco continues ~
steady prccs--The sales last week amour about
+Vg hids. Good sound Virginia is most after.
Sea Islands, 2s Sd Is cd; Orleans II 4. III
lands TO- a iod Alabama, iGi SD; Flo q a 2Gs.
hIyerpool Price Curen. Of the 25d April Corrected
ie" hours before the Amethyst sailed quotes Cotton as fol-
!2"s:-5ea Island $50 $50; 2laud, Bowed Isl Isl;
Ncw-Orleaus, 1s4 a 1910. 80
PoSseTPt.-A2ri 23d.-Of the immense sales this week
1@9O bales were Cpiands, from Ii 10 10 ~: 874o Or
Egyptian, i8 Il 23} '' ''"A
letters IRON Gibraltar, q its April state that bepo,,s or
fN'o''usia mad been opened for the admission Of f,
ssao, Hour and pulse that all the wheat a, Cbsi,5
t1.OO Ianegas had been bought up at high prices and
'nat generally great impulse had been given TO ,
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-24
SAVANNAH. Nav l.

c arc gratiGed TO learn that the late hostile oo
ment OF the Greeks is not likely to be pursued CO..,
no'nPson' of Gwnett 'eho arrived in this citv fe,o
since, we understand, stated !la the party who
murdered ten. M'lntosh bad dispersed satisfied With
NC vengeance which they had tal<on and il wa,
ca ""u'a otter no further resistance to the eXecutio ri
nc treaty. The General was shot about dayrlt on
,"IiIItS OF the Grs instant between twenty and
dress his assailants. p 'P"'eu 10 adj
C-,,t %lso learn from gentleman WHO was IN tpc
SITlA ~ atom short time before the murder fin, si
"rasI o. Ihe inferior Chics, at that time we're much
oi against Nilniosh, in consequence of his layin
neglected to consult or hold talk with them
ne past The General from their conduct wa. ln-
o" il OF some act Of violence and appeared
10 icaye The nation, his western survey lie @
me-, the next day when be- was arrested ~
0'''O'S u Ms countrymcn a. has been stated
(isCygt0,.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-24

'"'o''g the passengers in the Potomac last ovo,;-
were the two sous IF the larnented ene,J lfI
'''' TWO chiefs on Their return from Washington
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-24
THE TJrNps

LondoH 9pyy l4.-The consul Market ,-i;e,.
'ong been languJd aud with nominal prices - 'o as
5ne scene OF the most extensive specuations ConeIs
ior Account opposed this morning at 90 and u, sor1
,ne 'ne most extensive sales were reported and the
''''' Oe'e7 10 W the!e mas since been reaction
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-15
FOR THE E.NQI1IRER

HdtD IS such a delegation as that to the
Sf0unton contention to make manifest the fact,
that majority Of the people call for reform?
cannot conceive any method but one--T'o re-
qu,re every member of the convention, as a
preliminary to all proceeding, to state ON HIS
HONOR HOW MANY PERSONS WERE PRE-
SENT AND CoNCURRING IN THE ACT OF
DELEGATION. find, as both Mr.. Mercer and
me Friend OF Equal Rights declare, that the
OBJECT Of The proposed Convention ut Stau,,.
ron, IS 10 elicit an expression ofhe real opi,-
aon OF the people, and thereby tn convince the
Legislature, thar there is large MAJORITY
an favor OF reform, I hold them BOUND TO a.
dopt some method, like that / haze suggested,
TO sHEw THE REAL NUMBER OF CONSTR
TUENTs REPRESENTED IN THAT coNvEN
g tom
The Friend of Reform, that has appeared both
IN The Enquirer and in the Constitutional Jph;g.
IS the same writer, who published a letter TO Mr..
Johnson In the Wing of the 24th June; which, by
some unaccountable accident, never saw, till an
edoriai article in that paper referred me to it, as
containing complete rcfutation of some of the
propositions maintained in my fourth number. The
fT'end 81 hcfOrm, in his turn refers to the Free
man % 1870, Tor an unanswerable argument against
anoiher oil my opinions. All the arguments of
hese gentlemen, In the opinion of each other il not
10 thelr own, are unanswerable. They seem TO
nave as much confidence as the Merdi of Boston
IN the sovereign efficacy Of PuGS--especially, the
Pub-dUect, in the form of an impartial critioue.
iheTe are, however, parts Of those two papers of
The FRIEND Of Reform, which deserve at my hands
and shall have, respectful reply. In my opinion.
these pieces written in far better style of COM
position, than any of the recent productions of our
reiormers that have seen, with the single excen-
ZION OF that Friend Of Equal Rights, who flour
ished in the Valley, and who honored me with ca
many lelt-banded civiIies Yet these writers yill
probably place little value on this Commitment
they will be more apt, fear, 10 con,enn INV Main
homely taste, formed as it has been) upon old and
obsolete models and, far from thanking me for ,n,
good word will rathes be inclined to snspect me NJ
design to " damn them with faint praise. ;, or 10
lower them in the estmalion or at leas, in the f,vor
OF their own party. am, however. !, ,,Iv
sincere - Wy
did not profess to give the reasons in detail =,
which my opinion was grounded, that large ma
Jorl'y oil the people are opposed to q conven,;or.
nor did challenge the public confidence j., -
own judgement on the subject on the contrary d:.
claimed any intention TO do either. 7 ,cfe,raJ 90
only two facts, which knew could NO, he a..
ed; and submitted the differences drew from tbsro
to the consideration Of the public. The Frjsnd ~
Reform thinks not more reasonable in mo ,o =.
Ter TO the opinion Of Mr.. Brockeubrou0h ,ySo !.
himself friend Of reform, that il is do,btsn r,be'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-15

The facts offer to the public consideration
are simply thcse;--Tbat the most prosperous po-
litical communities in the old and new world-ol
the former refer TO England; of the latter, to the
state OF Rhode IslaDd-the one but little larger in
extent Of territory, than the single state of New
York; the other comprchendng, in fact, but 1910
square miles, or about moiety OF the extent of
Delaware which has but one representative in
Congress, and, then affirm that if the total wealth
oil each OF these communities, be divided by the
numbers OF their respective population, the quoti-
ents will greatly exceed in amount, whichever any
other community, on the face of this globe, can
supply, by a similar aritbmetical process. Now,
Rhode Island had, the other day, forty-nine banks
IN prosperous CONDITION. And twenty years ago,
England had more than nine hundred and fifty, cir
culdting paper currency exceeding one hundred
and twenty millions of pounds sterling, of which,
the Bank Of England supplied but the sixth part
How many banks, there are now, in England, is
unknown 10 me: but, as her wealth has been con-
stantly increasing, their number cannot have de-
clined; and no law can be said TO restrain their
multiplication, those dealers in money and credit,
like the dealers in any other commodities must be,
as numerous as the condition Of trade, or the de-
mands Of the common market require them to be.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-15


Mr.. Mercer, though resident of I.oudoun. is
freeholder Prince William, and lie was invited
by Mr.. Macrae from the hastings TO address the
people. When the Farfax election occurred, MIR
NJ mad been deputed TO forward the object of the
Staunion meeting, by the almost unanimous vote
Oh ms immediate constituents in Ioudoun: but lie
relied on another gentleman of Fairfax, a member
OF the Ioriner stanton Assembly, TO address the
iIeehoders OF that county, until eleven O'Clock on
,be morning OF the day of election, and did not
know, till then, that he should not have his co-ope
ration. The mover Of the resolutions Of that coun-
", MAJOR Waugh, Candidate on the bench, and
formerly member Of the Legislature. afterwards
invited Mr.. MS support The election in Prince
William, preceded that of Fa;rfax. a fortnight.
the counties border ON each other for FIVE and
twenty miles, and that such resolutions would Le
submitted, IN Fairfax, after they had been adopted
III Prince William and Loudoun, could not have
been doubted. MIR. M. did not quit the bustines.
until he elect on was over. He did not address
any remarks to the individual voters at the poll.
but where the acting deputy sheriff made il neces-
sary, 10y emitting 10 put the question, Are YOU
Tor or against convenuon;' or where the voters
asked The object OF that interrogation. In re-
plying 10 these, Mr.. NJ. was aided by no pcrssn
whatever, and opposed, by several gentlemen of
rea,rssPcctsbillty.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-07
REMARKABLE LONGEVITY.

To the regiment of our revolutiona-
ry army raised in this state, and com
manded by Col. Webb, was attached a
band of music, which was organized
at Hartford in the year l777, and COM
posed of eight individuals. lntelli-
gence has been received from all these
eight within a few months past, and,
unless some of them have since de-
ceased, all are still living. Their
names and places Of residence, as de-
fnitely as known, are as follows:
Jared Bunce, Philadelphia.
James Goodrich, Western States.
William Hooker, Berlin, Con
Prosper Hosmer, Hudson, N. Y.
Epaphras Jones, State Of Vermont
Stephen Moulton, Western States
Timothy Olmsted, Pennington, Con.
John Steele, Hartford, Con.
he,0 Haven Journal.