The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-10

Sae'd Fish The ship Fortune, rerent-
u arrived al Boston from the Soalh seas,
was struck near the lloor Timber heads a
bout mdship, BY sword Gsb. i'hr sword
ni the tsh struck the ship With such vio-
ieoce as 10 pass through she copper, and
from thence through j.4ihs mck pin
sheating, ) Ia inch White oak plank, u nln,
inch white yak timber, and ! : inch
white oak ceiling into the ships hold :,
when II passed ihransha stick pine wood
IS IL inches thick, aud from thence
through white oak inch slave into an
oll cask, leaving the point the distance Of
m inch and hail INTO The oil. The sword
broke of = or 3 inches from the outside al
the ship aud remained IN that situation du-
ring cruise of about 10 months, when It
was disco, sred IN the harbour of Talcahu-
ano. Dnrlng this time the ship leaked, 10
moderate weather 300 strokes, and when
saling quick about $50 strokes an hour
TIE form ot the sword is Oval, and the
part which remained IN the shlP's plank
was about Il inches IN circumference
The part winch perforated the sask com
nletely dlled the hole which IT made, 80 as
To prevent any leakage of the OIL with
which il MAS tiiled
Neat Toast. AT dinner given during
the last week, 10 Gov. Schultz, at Phdt-
delrhia -" The union OF the eastern Wa
ters, the union Of the states. aud the union
of the sexes, the great source vi our nation
al and domestic happiness
Colonization Soeitty.-Thc sum of 5tI9
% has been RENTED IL the Treasurer Of
the Society, by the Treasurer of tie Bns-
ton committee Of correspondence, stuce
| February LIST lgA5. A gentleman IN Bal
| dtnore Las recently gwen the Society, Tor
! tae IKE 81 ,b.a colony in Africa Large
quantity at S"ed of various kilds, among
! gbIch are l2o0 pounds Of turnip seed.
ya4.ers. Elisha Bates of Mount Plea
st. ,. has Just published neat oct'so
lpolu .ae of $50 pages, entitled Tn Doc
ra,.fs OF FNENps, or Principles ot the
| Christian Religion, as held by the Society
of Friends, commonly called Quakers' -
The work has been examined and APPROX
ed ~ tag OHIO Yearly Meeting, aud Is sup
posed % have the sanction oi the Friends
generally in different parts OF the Dnlnn.--
Wrllers al other religious denominations
have frequently called Tor the creed oi the
Friends they haze now within their
reach, an aulhcntl, exposition OF H. prepar-
ed upon satisfactory plan. Mr.. Il. has
made extracts from the writings OF the ear
ly members of the Society, IN order 10
shew that the principles winch he ascr'hes
TO IT, are prescrpuYc and every way gen
uine.
.MtI-apropos. Talking Of the House Of
! Commons in company with Lord Liver.
! pool Madame de Steal remarked 10 hrs
! Iordshp, that she WAS well acquainted
with the British orators. " have read"
sand she, all Their speeches, which appear
to be more admirable for their length, than
for any thing else. But there IS one that
now miss-.lHior HdsokesbuB what Is be
come OF hun He was used 10 fatigue nae
more tlan all the rest put together -
| ILord Liverpool WAS formerly Lord
Hawkrshary.)
II sich mans appetite The Annapolis
Md Gazette says, a man not hundred
miles from that city, complaining OF ihdls-
position and want of appetite, requested
his wife TO make few apple dumPhnbs, is
he fanried he could eat. d few oithem.--
She accordingly mode eighteen. He ate
seventeen aud a half when sticking ms
fork nio the Last half his little daughter,
who had been watching with glslenlnseyes
aud wat,ry mouth ner father, at this juno
ture solicited piece when pattng her on
the cheek he replied, go away, nay dear,
papa's SICK" and flushed the last half
DsSha's Iff.a. We learn from the Lcy
ingl"0, by, Gazette, that On Thursday
evening, 18th inst. eight Jurors had been
obiaaad for the trial OF Isaac Is. bfeha,
Tia. Ire sheriff vas oat endeavourIng to OBJ
tam az many As would complete the panel
that the prlsonrr WAS determined not to
clam his privilege of ChhlrnBr 50 ~ 10
prevent a I'll, and the trial would p,o-
Bress on Monday. 18Th lust.
Commodore E5rtor.--The Philadelphia
Gazette Of Honday says, " We are author
ized 70 state tina, there IS no foundation IA
fact for Al pa graph that ID sont the
rounds Of the newspapers, stating ihat
Commodore p..ier has received ar inyi
talon from tn. COLUMBIAN government 20
take the command OF ITS navy
.Shnder. j Ohm GIbb, a Lottery Office
keeper 1t Philadelphia, has been subjected
by the verdict Of jury, IN $3.50 damages, |
for slanderlng T. II. Banks young ae-
chanc of the same place, by charging hun
WITH ha,ng altered lottery tickets. The
defendant did not attempt TO Justify. !
Libtk.-Cha.ics Villains has brcn found |
guilty In the hiaJ o's court Of PhIadeI- |
PIMA, Of Publishing libel IN the lndepen-
dent Balance against Nathaniel +. Ed
monds. of Bristol, Peosyi ,ania, aud SEN |
fenced to pay $50 to the Common
wealth, aud TO pdy the costs Of the prose |
cutiop Tho defendant WAS committed.