The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-01-22

ccmmcmorating the .Anmiy c:s,ry of Ia. sio.i.
ons victory obtained at New Orleans over the
British troops, by our lllus,rious Chief Cen.
eral Andrew Jackson Nine Of the stated.
ana SIX OF the volunteer Toasis, drank IN the
occasion, were complimentary TO the Hero OF
Orleans.
fssers5iqgc Of Revolutionary tuo,thics On
las; Christmas day. twenty two revolutionary
veterans d'ncd together a, the house OF Gene
raj Pierce, of fiiilshorough, New Hampshire,
all OF whose ages combine would amount to
one thousand four hundred and ninety wears
Twelve of those heroes were at the battle of
Bunker Hill The meeting Of these defenders
OF America, must have been most gratifying
To their feelings. The events of the ,evolntion
were the topics OF conversation ~ this imte-
! resting meeting. After dinner, at the request
oil the company the Secretary returned their
thanks to the General for hi, Kind and &, iendlv
attention, to which he made very warm and
afcctiona,e reply: and declared, .if he had
riadethem happy, he had oeen amply rewarded
Piiates.--The British sloop Of war Rifle
man has arrived at New York from Jamaica.
with ten pirates on board Having committed
the act OF piracy with which they are charged
on an American vessel, the courts of Jamaica
did not consider themselves autho, is cd to take
eogn zance OF the crime On application To
the Governor. he ordered them to be convey.
ed in the Riirman to New York. to he tried
by the proper authorities Al the request of
the British Consul, they have deem taken
charge OF by the United States Marshall
Literary The Ba timorc American saws.
eve have perused with much pleasure a little
volume recently from the press o. Mr. Robin
son, entitled 'Pinkney's Poems:' the distin
gushing traits boldness Of combination.
calculated at once TO astonish a, delight
deep feeling and splendor o. Fancy They
are evidently the production Of a pen guided
" he Illumination of powerful genius. that
flashes an the page presenting at every mo-
ment new views. and many -colored lights
We feel ourselves in the gripe o. am en- chanter
that hurries us along through the regions of
light or OF darkness, making his own vii and
the guiding impulse OF the moment, his law OF
action We could hare " shed TO have ira
yelled nv different route, and not 20 have be
held SO many tomhs and scpulchres, aud the
ghosts OF departed joysto annoyus by the way
The q, lin commenting on the art;-
cles in which Vt rs averTed that the Greek feet
has taken a position at the mouth of the Oar.
L
statement should prove correct to the extent
stated, Constantinople will very shortly be re-
euced to state of famine The Grand Seig
nor will be thus placed in a dilemma. from
winch IT is impossible 10 con lecture i'm what
mariner he will extIicate himself Watt of
pi DIVISIONS will naturally excite tumult, and
that can only be appeased by deriv ing supplies
from some other source, which. as we believe,
Is no practicable. There will remain then,
no relief but from negotiation with he Greeks
VIII the Grand Seignor be Suffered TO survive
this disgrace and humiIia,ion?''
Il last perdicL.--ln the New York Circuit
Court, last week. before Judge Edw ards, sew
e'al davs were spent in trying the case of Sa
iah Morgan Us WIN Dawes, for the seduc
ton of the plaintiffs daughter The Jury re-
TUNED verdict OF Nine Thousand D0iu,s
damages; being TIE greatest verdict ever dciiv
cred in this country on similar charge.
Fran our .Wediierranpun ,Ssrodroa
-The ship Mohawk, of and bound t.
Baltimore. 30 days from Gibraltar. wen,
up The Bay on Wednesday mornin@, re-
ports having left the L. s. Fri@a,c ten
stitution and sIaop Of war Craae, at
that place, the former in % days pas
sage from New-T0rk, We ,r~rel 10
learn also by this arrival, thai CONNIE
dore McD0nough was in very low
health al the time of her sailing, arr.
that there was IL great want Of harmo
ny among the officers Of the squadron
On that station. Midshipman hepr (or
Carr, had fallen in duel, bni with
when he had the encounter, We have
not learned, or any other particular.
relative TO the unhappy affair.
Nortolk Beacon, jan. IL.
GrP6t Diridend.-The New Orleans
Mercantile Advertiser states. that the
Louisiana Insurance Company has paid
losses during the last six years. to TIE
amount of one hundred and si1fy thou.
sand dollars. and has given dividends
for the same period Of time, of forty
sic dollars Wd t'cenfy.fre cents per
share, per annuni, on one hundred dol
lars paid IN.
HONOR To GEN. JACKSON.
A number of respectable citizens Of
the first Ward of Washington City as
semhled, in the town-bOuse Of that
Ward, on the sih instant, the AnD,ver-
sary Of the Battle Of ". Orleans, and
appointed TO compliment Gen. Jackson
on the occasion. This they performed
in very handsome manner. We have
the address TO the General and his an