Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-11

FROM NEW oRLEANs.-By the

to tina 4th Of April have been received
In New York. About 10000 bales OF
> cotton had arrived since the 5th. she
= Nharyes were all in hustle and almost
s-every vessel in the port we're busIly en-
; gagged in taking ia cargo. III was eA-
pected freights would rise. The cur
rent rate was to Liverpool for cotton
L15.s; New York, Sd cent.
We have heard report, but could not
x ascertaiu upon what authority, that
Commodore Warrington had received
s.orders to watch narrowly over the ma
l,tional coast along the Gulf OF Mexico.
We have no fault whatever to find with
the order il true; out we question much
whether one frigate, sloop OF war, and
a schooner or two, can efficiently over
Took the piraiical coast OF Cuba and ind
time and opportunity TO cruize along the
shores of Florida, Alabama, and Loul-
,siana
As regards the motives for thus unu-
ssual Enthusiastically, the projected
jnyasion of Cuba, by armed Indians, Mu-
lattoes aud negroes--we are disposed to
Ssay tits all sufficient; but we think some
thing more may be necessary than the
occasional visits of frIgate and sloop
of wal. II we have any danger to ap-
prehend, during the approaching sum
,mer-that danger will be on landi and
therefore, TO our land forces we should
also look for protection. However re-
luctant to acknowledge it, the events OF
the last thirty years have not ceased to
e,nenance a certain description OF pro-
.pertv among us. The revolutionary
wheel is still in motion, and threatens
with CONFUSION, every country where
similar state of things exist Bolivar and
his compeers have declared all men eqaat
nav, more fleets and armies are put III
motion to enforce this declarations; and
IL successful, half million oil new pro
seIytes to their doctrine, will be made
within two or three days sail oil our
shores.
What ought to be the policy OF the
genera al government in such conJunc-
ture9 Why it should provide for the
worst-every pass should be fortified =
numerous bodies of regulars should be
stationed wherever most wanting and
the wooden walls of the United states,
and their gallant defenders, should bs
Increased SO as to meet any emergency
April 1.-THE Di.yar,s office yester-
day, was thronged by the curious ~ lit :
ness the examination of Frencbman,
who had been arrested at the Bayou ST.
John, on Sunday night. AAidavits were
filed against the prisoner or days be-
fore. One of them declared that he had
vowed TO take away the lite OF Mr.
Cu,uemin. the French Consul, and even
engaged others to assist III SO doing. A
mother affidavit disclosed a project for
defrauding the Insurance Companies of
this city, by destroying at sea, vessels
leaving Vera Cruz, for New Orleans,
with imaginary treasure on board. Up,
on the strength of these afiidavits, the
Mayor in person, and the captain of the
guard were al great pains IN tracing up
the culprit, until they took him aud his
effects The latter consisting of
trunk, writing desk and box. Their con.
tents were not a little curious. First,
was an air gun, in the gnise OF walking
cane, by means of which person might
be destroyed in silence and without ex-
citing suspicion. Next was found a
rifle Of singular construction, so as to
fire twelve shots in quick succession,
without any intermediate delay for load
ing Besides these two articles there
were various things several kinds of
pewder-tulminating, Sc; also, guam
tIty OF drugs, and poisonous ones among
the number. There was bag of doll
lars, one fifty and five twenty dollar
notes of the Newark Bank, which good
Judge declared to be counterfeit. Over
and above these, were found about do
zen ofsuperb girdles, covered with gold,
and attached TO buckles set with preci-
Gus stones. Also, variety of fine pearls
and other articles for ladies' ornaments
The whole may be worth $4,000 The
French consul being sent for by the
Mayor, declared that he believed that
the prisoner was the same individual
who robbed jeweller in Paris, to the !
amount of $50 600 francs, about five
years since. That this knowledge had
already been acted ON, so far as TO OBJ j
tam the seizure of the prisoners pro-
perry at Havana to the amount of $4,000 I
which with what had now been found |
about him, was probably all that remain
edof the $4,000 dollars stolen from the |
Partisan. The Consul moreover, decla |
red that the prisoner was most accom-.
piished knave that at the early age of |
sixteen, he had been condemned to the |