Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-30
General Intelligence.

lMPoRTANT.-The Philadelphia
Gazette of Saturday says. III is not ae-
morally understood that British vessels
which may enter the ports OF the United
States. after the list of December next,
from any of the ports included in the
late Order of Council, will be liable to
be confscated. The act of May 9th,
1927, gave authority to the President,
to open our ports for British vessels from
the colonies, on principles OF reciprocity
but the sixth section of the act ofMarch
LIST, 1928, says that, ii, at any time,
The intercourse between the u 5. and
-suy of the above enumerated British
colonial ports, should be prohibited bS
British 0rterin Council, from the time
the same shall commence to be in force"
the act OF March lst, 1928 shall cease to
operate in Their favor, and the act OF
April 18th, 1918, shall revive and be In
full force. The act of April 18Th, 1915,
which is thus virtually revived by the
late British Order in Council, is very
positive declaring shat The ports OF the
United States shall be anj remain closed
against every vessel owned wholly or in
part by subjects of His Britanie Ma
lesty, coming from any port or place 10
a eolepy or territory of His Britanic
Majesty that is or shall be, by the or
binary laws ofnagigation, closes against
.xassels owed by citizens of the United
Statesn And, furthermore, that eve
ny such British vessel entering one OF
our ports, shall, with her tackle, cargo, |
SC. be forfeited to the U. 3.
CAPTAIN MoRGAN.--We certain |
~ never expected to hear any thing
more of this famous parsonage We
supposed that he had probably been
murdered and buried in some part OF the
western wilderness, where the plough
wight perhaps turn his bones fifty wears
hence. or at least that he was ccnhned
in some secret and undiscoverable hi
ding place of the masonic fraternity, and
destined like the man in the Iron Mask,
to pass the rest Of his life in situation
where his fellow creatures might exer-
else their sagacity in conjecture, ont
were never again to see his face, or
hear his voice. We know very web that
q great Glamour was raised, purely for
electioneering purposes, against Gov. !
Clinton for not showing more a'sciaty !
and zeal on the occasion, Tor notissuiRS |
his prociamalions earlier and offering a /
larger reward for the discovery of the |
Williams who carried off this unfortunate
Individual. This Glamour had its effect.
MIR Clinton lost great many votes by
It. and now after the electionis over, we
discover the mysterious retreatto which
the ill-starred Captain Morganhas been
conveyed 1t appears BY the Renssel--
laer County Gazette, that he is quiet,
drawing beer and selling eggs in gro
Gerry at Fort George, in Upper Canada.
The person who took him from the Jail !
very kindly paid the debt on which he
was confined, and have probably given
him money to stay where he is. Thus !
instead ofbeing murdered or Imprisoned
for life, he has gained his liberty, the |
payment Of his debts, and a well lined
pocket, and is no doubt much obliged J
to his deliverers.--N. Y En-. Post.
The National journal learns from a
letter received in Washington, that on
the nth of ptember the vessels of the
United States at Rio Janeiro wore their
colours at half mast during the day, and
fred salutes ofthrteen guns at sunrise,
noon. and sun set, in honor of the me-
mory of john Adams and Thomas JEFF
ferson, information of whose death had
been received the preceding day. The
British men of. war in the harbour also
testified their respect on the occasion,
by displaying their colours at half mast;
this act of national courtesy on the part
of CAPTAIN King, the British command
ing officer, was acknowledged in note
by Capt. Biddle, of the Macedonian,
expressing his thanks for the respectful
manner in which the ships underhis COM
nland had noticed this moGruful dispen-
.sation Of Providence.
Seven of a gang OF young williams
have been apprehended and tried in
New. York for breaking open ahdrob,
hing stores. They are the same gang
th~t broke open the stores IN Front,
Pearl, Wall, Fletcher, Pine, and o.