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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

copy iic following remarks by the Editors OF tle
National nei'isenccr, upon the Memoir of Mr. poc,ic,
late Minister TO this Government from Russia S,,cb
work VIII doubtless be found highly interesting TO fie
American reader.
mr. PoIetira's .Hcmo;r.-lYe have inst had an IN
portuny OF perusing Work issued from the Press J.,
Dir. IoAIE, Of Baltimore, which we have had no mi.
20 see ever since hearing that il ascrjbed
10 me distinguished gentleman who lately reprcsenfed
at ms Government, the Empire Russia Tie yyo1i'
Schich ~ Sketch of The Internal Condition of Tie H.
, Saes OF Amerlca and Of their political relations
WIN EWOpe: bya Russian" Il is Translated from Tia,
French ''by an American; with notes.
perhaps no foreigner, a'nong The Iany who Lave Vi
eu ,ne Ohi'ed states, has studied The genius and no
iilicat institutions, and history of this counfrr ri
more assIdousness than MIR. PoLgTtcA to whose NON
we do not hesitate, upon its INTRINSIC evidence In nc
crIoe 'h'7 Memoir And no has enIoycd greater adj
E"h'a%eo Tor SO doing As Counsellor of Ieraon wien
Nounl PNffEN was Minister from Kussia hc I'D .,n
pie leisure TO indulge his laudabic curiosity ~, rI;
ana travel, anterior TO fhe of 1872 Aliery.,de
Wnen VIC we're happy 10 greet him again AMONGST us -.
MINISTER FIenpoentiary, be enjoyed by iis GENERAL ~
Soclalion with our distinguished citizens by lis nv,
hospitality, which brought him in frequenf cGr,,cf ;,t
ai' Tie learned and the official persons as well nc G
representatives. OF the States and people in successive
congresses AID by wide and free excursions into nc
inherent regions Of our country still more ample on
portunty Of surveying Tie national character resourcns
and relations. u.s.
us observations were marked by penetration and
dCuteness which all will remember who have evor co
e''eu freely with b-n; and there was sornet.inr Of =
disposition To The sarcastic in bis conversations the re-
meinbrahce Of which caused little alarm when il v,s
ePUf'eu that he was tie author of this Memoir which
',@ It's appearance in Europe year ago and has bu,
iuSt 3ecn rcpublshcd here We were, however arrega
Wy disappointed on coming to the pcrusal Of IT, 'The
""'nor Goes not pretend 10 be a Republican How
oolI me- iavo.ite Of powerful and generous Mo
''"'cn' decorated with orders Of nobility every dav
rising al s own Court, and, ut he time his bool, was
a. !" press or very soon afterwards member OF the
Efnpcror's PrYv Councils II was NOT IN bo , -
o,ns9 'hsi ne should profess Repubiicauistn On the
oo"'''ry nc ayows himself Mouarchsi; bpt AT The
s'e 'Ie VIA IS almost equivalent 10 profession Of
~ 'S'.h - kepubhcan) he distinctly admits that
Republican form OF Government IS Jes? adopted 70 ,ls
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25
CONTINUAL.

The Newark (New-Jetsey) Eagle ayows The following
candid sentiments, i'll relation to its political! course in the
contest for the election of the next President
with regard to General jackson, we have always MN
ieSed 10 De ms admirers, and still consider country c
honoured III having eminent martial leader; nut as to
MS luaihcationS as statesman dipomatist, we knew
Ht'ie ABOUT them Whatever they abor the noii-
cy Oh hose oi his tticndS who determined push hin,
ioWiru III total disregard of other consideration =,
I've expense ana III the contempt every correct
feiatins To our elections IL read English correctly
there Is soon to be made rather ma kim a araud
e'it by the disaected parties in coalition with the Jack
sonans' as being the strongest among tcm o,,st the me-
sent Administrations, "by hook by Crook regardless both
Oh lie means and conquences. That their object is IN
elect Such men idr Congress will further their views ia
inns particular however destitute he of the o,ir
lelise qualifcaons Of representative. If thew suc-
ee we snail witness new specimen olegsation or ra -
er an enia cement upon John Randophs example Wb,n
we oecoic so destitute of principle as under sch
oatierS we shall consider as forfitinr all cI,s
L" 'he e OF guardians of the public welfare" But we
'ePet u, we nave as yet nothing like call i'm This
quarter ior making hustle about matter Tin non
pie are satisfied with the heads of government md h
nave Ito ,aea oil sending to Congress the pposc
o! orow-beating or embarrassing the administration m NJ
cauc''SIng for another Every step that has been ,,. m
inc present one has tended 10 increase our confidence and
al The opposition Of the conteuts has only cont;b
l" DING them into greater disrepute. There is notpg
however, amongst like passive acuurscruce by =, bnle
s"ie III me measures Of any men, without
o az" s'otI any contrary To the purest pruci.lcs of re-
puoicahsn be adopted at head quarters, we will venture
To say that voice vii! be heard from this section oc w
ttie state that will the renotcst corner of ,h
Union. y. =! VI '''e
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NV NOnK. Anrnst u

NV 3.
Auoiher defacaon ~ inco. porated company i'm 3
been discovered. The Protection Insurance Company cn,-
corning which rurour had for some days been bnr am,
nounced IS having suffered very severely, losses. r,,
however in the way Of insurance. Tire President Eos,
Atbau has resigned (ge believe that Is tive v.d vino.
give up what they $50 longer hoIl.J
An exhibit has been made. understand, this ,cr,,.
the Office of the Company to the Stockholders ard %
interested, whir IS said {" piescut ycy mechanically v
of the affairs of the Is there to be NO cil H. %
eculations?-,7mericou.
The Grand jury brought IN bills to-day .an=t N.b,
Reed, Samuel l.. Goyerneur, and --- Cox all Of ,l.
frsdcsrnens Bauk.
DOR Reporter has down, aud we have M fr..
'her particulars.
captain JONES ag.ived 90 .otH ON y Wednesday. a,,1
h"Sied ms broad rrnnart board vi he cae Bydody
"'E, lying III the stream oflc Navy Net. prcparator,
70 cruise u tie Mediterranean. We urat ssra ave
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

Mir. Niles, in his Register of Saturday. furnishes &c
WIN The following results cf investigation into the
subject OF Inc Presidential elections in 1901 and 1925.
IN the former Mr. Jefferson had the votes :f& states
represented ~ 81 members and the free population
SIX states represented by 81 members, and the free
population OF which was lGo6.5l5 Two Siatrs
er'ont ana Maryland, equally divided
J" States, Represented by 81 members and tho froo
population OF Which was $3.50 $50 General Jackson
had The votes of States, represented BY III members
','u tne tree population of which was 1905 262 Mr.
mad The votes OF four States, represented by
81 members, and the free population Of which was
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

county, auJ Inc only which co0ij subsistin IL:
which is as much as 10 say, that Republican Govern
,nent is best for People who in state to receive IT,
The object OF the writer appears TO have been to give
TO the People of his country, and of continental
generally, idea Of the United Stctes such as was
formed by one who IS himself Monarchist and of
course regards institutions with some distrus,
Making allowance for few errors of fact which any
foreigner might well fall into and rccoecting the date
of the composition (sav 1921, though tho date is not
given) he has succeeded in his object. lie ia, done
justice TO the country in many particulars and his sric
lures, where they most severe, much So
as our American rayelcrs indulge in upon European
Institutions, and customs and dissmilar to ous
We shall not dcraud the publisher of the sale Of this
Work by making any very copious extracts from IT,
which have doubt will be eagerly sought for by
readers. It's topics well arranged and div ,e}
iato sections, among the most interesting of which,
perhaps, are The Political Relations of the United
States with Eurore and '.State of Socictvr The first
Of these copy entire, considering to be of no little
interest, as comprising the views of this able dpomaiist
such as he undoubtedly presented during his life time
TO the Emperor ALESANDER, aud viii, as one OF his
ocai advisers, continue 10 communicate his
sor-and such, therefore, may be supposed TO be
entertained by the Government of Russia The latter
the longest chapter in the bo0k, and time or
other we may give that entire 10 readers Al pre-
sent, we do not feel ourselves liberty 10 so. The
Notes Of the translator copious but il intended as
commentary might have been made much ,aore so-
Before presenting the Chapter on Political Relations
we copy from the work the concluding paragraph, To
shew in what spirit the Memoir was written ana in
what spirit 1t ought 10 be received.
"In thug this SKETCH we admon,>h the reader not
To expect to and portrait of the United States resembling
the original in all lis 1etns Such would reGui,e
considerable time for the collection terias as we'll as
mat philosophical 3uickncss of perceptions bestowed by
nature on her fvoites aione The author satisfied
win uniting M this composition the characteristic traits
country interesting in many respects known To
Europe lie IS bot of having been always accurate,
but he has cncaY impartial aud homes tina, the
AmcrcanS will not reproach him with voluntary'enor"
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25
IMPORTANT FROM LACr4yrA

BALTIMORE, August % We learn by tie sclr
Alsanna, arrived here last evening, IN Il DAYS from
Laguayra, that. business completely al stand and
nothing but tie of lie would sell Gen
/ aez was Mt Valencia with or 10000 men and the
sTeets OF caracas and LAguayra daily pattoled
TO add to- his army Gen. l;urmudez was NJ fumar,
with an equal army to oppose the movements Of Gen
Paez British frigae was living in I.aguay ra to pro-
tect the British merchants in case of need.
i}njt. Cbronicye
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

Mr. Toplii writes us that he has been favonred by
capt W iains OF the brig Sutana with Malta pa
per OF The S3th June, Con,Ining the particulars of The
dsiodecmcnt OF nest of Greek pirates at The Island
of Gambia, by the English frgate Syblle captain Pee
helle, in which the frigae sustained loss of Lieut.
and ! men killed, n Lieut.. ? miI,hpmen a.l - men
wounded On the part OF the pirates the account saws
Iwo OF the mystcs sunk and The other two DIS
abIed and the destruction OF the people or shore from
Tie guns OF the Syblc must have been very consi;c
raoe as the is1nd was strewcd with their bodies and
rnusfes" he account further safes on tie arrival of
The tgate oil the Island, "lIere discovered com
pete nest of these robbers, and well we're they pre
pared for defence that upwards of armed men were
seen behind stone bieat work, ready rcpel any al.
tack" " J. (,n.t[fn-
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25
DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES,

CHARLEsroN Va. August TO-. THE ton OF ohm
and Matthew Kincadc, who charged with ha vim,
burned Gau.y Bridge before the Quarterly Count
Monday last About thirty witnesses we're examined
the part of the prosecutions aud nearly days were
taken up with the trial BON or Tor further
trial the Superior which will commence on Mon
day
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From the New York Times.
Steamboat Bd6cock-Insenious mechanics appear 10
be turning their attention seriously To improvements II,
usefully pro6tably applied. We now have steam
boats propelled by wood, and by anthracite coal with and
without boilcrs and the notifications which are daily ma
king in their construction will tend simplify what was at
FIST deemed too complicated machine be brought ex-
tensvcly into use.
boat called the Babcock arrived at New York last
week from Newport, r. l. the engine which cons,ruc
ted on plan different from any other, aud which on her
passage this place 200 miles, consumed only II cords
OF wood. The first hundred miles pc, formed in
ten hours and when take into consr'e ation
construction is not adapted her boat,
that the engine is much small for the tonnage may be
considered wonderful result. The boat built (hc-
fore the eiciency of the cstablishcd) with
sharp bottom, that in OF her succeeding
steamer she might be converted into a ; vessel.
here is never more than gill OF heated Il time,
so that the danger of explosion totally avoided. The
steam is generated by injected alternately by up
ward and downward motion Of the piston, through
tubes placed transversely the furnace. As
the steam, has performed its Office raising lowering the
piston, il is condensed, that consequence is
lost.
This engine may have objections, with which are not
acquainted We do say that it is supercede those
already in but rejoice to hail another and inport
addition to the already po,rrr,
which IN IT'S effects is all but omuipoteut.
Miss PA1sEY MORRIS. of Louisa county Va. lately
deceased, has liberated all slaves (abou siyean) with
request that they should be h.ra She has n $50
let hve hundred dollars fit them out, de.av the ex-
penses of their pa ssagc.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25
TRENTOS BRIDGE.

~ . or the upper bridge the Falls ofJan,es
RIVER, at Rich nnnd, passable for CARRIAGES
INC S"'l tolls ot Onefourth less than at hIavo's Ir;t
~ inc loot Of the falls The way or street to r,,.
.g ron 'he south, is pointed out by sign affixed T.,
oic" honSe' The last in the Main street Of BIsncc
August % ca
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

~ Shortly after the War OF Indcpeudepce = ,To,r n
No"ses whose name escapes this moment proposc
!" ABOLISH the use of the English language decla,iur ta
' 's Grange the emancipation OF the United States
would never be complete. Tie project was undc,,I
oS"'I since ~ was imp acticabc. But is not the less
oc' C'o employ vulgar phrasc) that zcaIous RepL
mean ia'd 'iiS niger on the Which will continue for
long time to give England great moral influence OYER this
county" ~
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25
BALrtMoRr. AUGUST %.

80 BALTIMORE, August %.
perceive that our city authorities received yester-
day from the Treasury Department of the T. States
draft on the Branch Bank vi the United States in
this city, for SCI no - cents being the amount awar
ded 10 the city of Baltimore, for her interest account
Tor moneys advanced during the late war, account
of the general government.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

will aka her departure carly Tho ensuing Weea accom-.
panied by the slnop of war .ceanes Lieut. Finch.
". Y. Eres Post.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

""a otacsi ont, is,ihe in ea>; iho ty,s hu YOU
snail moi be cursed with other ct thcm gentle
nien The election is worth a straw. Iii have il
se aside next April, wien I'll bleed our opponents
again. aud you'll elect or your Representatives the only
man who has the wish aud the ability the heart aud the
head. TO serve you and his country se gentlemen,
myselfn (iIuzza)
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-08-25

Hunt had been Bristol the process of hi. election
eeTing operations aud warmly received 10y the
ace lie addressed them speech cngth in
his happicst MANNER from which give the following
election m his opponent Sir Thomas Lethbrdge. whose
name Hunt politely Changes II EcdUef-drceches, IN the
course at his speech
"A5nu, Tor uight before the election need,
him tSir y. l. in the Temple: tie looking
some other rampcicd slave h his squirting glass his
eve An, how d You do, Mr.. Hunt le, with his
'aurchyar voice, 81 have seen for long tmc.'
NO, SID Ibotuns said but ypti will have
Uncaon pretty frequently .fndeed said ne. ycs,'
said I'VE shall each ether FOR icon days,
rs the county election be, ins (i.austct) Good God
ME- liant, said he surely you can't such thing
Surely cam, said l. with the blessing well
meet at ths poll. Good Cod Mr.. Hunt, expense of
Snch thing will he dreailu Ii viii you
and also put enormous expuusc, all you
80 subscribed and the ieeholdeIs wish you
Cloud !aughter) aud inteud to do it,. He
ne that might find no difficulty getting into Parliament
Tor rotten borough and reply this-'Iou
IN your county goa! for and months
ana brother treated cruel
and coTady manner. You turned the KEY my prison
door against family. when they Travelled, miles TO
oo;!nt Well. they home, ihen YOU revoked
your oi'er of exclusion, ani tLey returned; aer
iAeY the spot cast barrier be-
tween (frS of 'slal,e.) Three this species
"tiortu'e added to the bitter severity ofmy sentence. Well
Hid forget it. There things hitch can never
from the memory, for tho heats blood is With
exercise exposed the county goal bau,led
your iavorite gauc;; casiscd oil your arbitrary
and cruel body; drew cwn the public abhortencc upon
your acts: bti owed you mare, aui tiee.ne sI,Ii give
you, with the blessing OF ie Lord, fifteen DAYS oil it,
within vIGw OF that Gpt where guaiCd Your uri-
son'r (i-aughicr, ami load clIeers.)
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-30
Extract ola letter from a gentleman in Tennessee
to his friend in alexandria.
ANOTHER HORRID MURDER!
victorious


SEWER County, Ger. l6, 1926.
On Monday night last Col. Perry, the Clerk
of Sewer County, was most barbarously butch
cred in his bed. The following are the circum-
stances of the case, as nearly as ! have been
able to ascertain them.
Abouttwo O'Clock A. NJ. the perpetrator OF
the bloody deed, having passed through two
outer doors, entered the chamber where Col. P.
and his wife were sleeping, and with the edge
Of a small axe, or large tomahawk, struck him
on the head with such violence, that it pene-
trated the. scull into the brain, which after
wards oozed through the wound.
Mrs. Perry, being awakened by the blow, or
some noise in the room, saw a man so out, who
she believes, Judging from the indistinct view
she had Of him, had his sleeOes rolled up. Pla-
cling her band on her husband, she found that
his face was covered with blood, Some min
utes elapsed before he recovered from the ef-
fects of the blow so as to be able 10 speak.
He lived, however, until the afternoon Of the
succeeding Friday; and, in the meantime, when
not suffering under severe convulsions, with
which he was frequently seized, was rational, and
capable Of cunversing intelligibly.
Col. Perry-who was in the prime OF life
had been a representative in the Senate OF the
Tennessee Legislature, and was a gentleman OF
the highest respectability.
Besides a mourning widow, he has left behind
him a family OF five or Six children to deplore
his premature loss.
A certain John Nichols, formerly Of Va. has
seen apprehended on suspicion of his being the
murderer
1t was proven before the magistrate by whom
Nichols was committed, that he had repeated
", at sundry times and places, declared a deter
mination to kill Col p. in consequence OF the
latter having charged him with clandestlnely
dealing with his slaves"
The following paragraph is copied from the
same letter.
Zone day last week a man was shot IN Knox
county, while ploughing in his field, by some
rufhan who was lying in ambush Tor the pur-
pose. The ball having broken the arm OF the
intended victim, lodged in his body, but hopes
of his recovery are entertained"
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-30
Monticello
The Scat of Tie late Thomas R6er

The Seat Of Tie late Thomas A6erson.
n T is proposed to publish a picturesque View of Monti-
Il cello House, (from a drawing made on the spot by
Mr.. Mills aquatinted in the best style, by one OF the
first artists of our country; provided sufficient patronage
is given, equal 20 meet the expenses incident to such
an undertaking. With a view to ascertain this, these
proposals are laid before the public.
The engraving, handsomely colored, will be furnish.
ed subscribers at IS a copy, payable on delivery, The
size of the plate will be 90 inches long by II inches
wide.
Particular attention has been paid, in the drawing, to
the architectural character of this building, which dis
tinguishes it from all others.
The drawing from which the Engraving will be made
may be seen at the Bookstore of the subscriber, by
whom, also, subscriptions will be received.
PlSHEY THOMPSON.
WASHINGTON, oct 81
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-30
SHIP NEWS.
Port Of Alexandria.

ARRIVED,
Oct. 2S-Sloop Constitution, Teal, Philadelphia, z
days; freight for the district.
Brig Earl, studson, Baltimore, 5 days, to ]. S. Mil
Ter.
Brig Ring Mahon Castle, Pollock, Barbados, 25
DAYS; ballast, to w. Fowie s Co. Oct. 8, lat IS, long
65, saw a line of battle ship under Jury masts, steering
to the S. w. showed no colors. 18th, lat %, long 81,
passed a schr upset, with a white bottom.
Oct. 29-Schr Harriet, Taylor, Boston, 9 days; plas-
ter, mackerel and grind stones, to w. Fowle & Co.
SAILED,
Brig John Laird, Fletcher, Barbados.
Schr. Hope, Lynch, hence at New York, Goth inst.
- Columbia, Wilson, do. do.
Elizabeth, Jones, from Alexandria for Havre, was of
Plymouth, 22d Sept.
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For Rent.
This is to Give Notice,

YEvHAT the subscriber of Alexandria County, in the
District of Columbia, has obtained from the Or
phans' Court of sAid county, letters testarnentary on the
estate of Andrew Rounsayell, late Of the county afore-
said, deceased. All persons having claims against the
said decedent, are hereby warned to exhibit the same
to the subscriber, with the vouchers thereof passed by
the ORPHANS Court, on or before the 50th day of April
next. or they may by law be excluded from all benefit
to said estate, and those indebted thereto are required
to make immediate payment. Given under my hand
this S0th day of October, 1926.
oct SnN6t BEALE HOWARD, Sen. Exr.
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50, the launch was sent with Is armed men, OF
which S were soldiers with muskets and bayo-
nets. They took charge of the ship, and made
strict search for documents to prove her in an
illicit .rade.-They by force Of arms took from
me mytrunk containing, with ships documents
and sealed letters to consignees and owners, all
my. personal and private papers, and then de-
manded the ships register-this | refused to
give up except with my life, not being able my
self through sickness to proceed with 1t on
board. Shortly after my trunk was returned,
but all the sealed letters, "a in number, were
retained by Capt. Machin. They placed one OF
their own men at the helm, and ordered me in
TO confinement in the ships cabin-l then
again mentioned my illness and the confined
state Of air in the cabin, owing to having cargo
slowed in it. They then made prisoners OF
my officers and myself on the quarter deck, and
imprisoned the seamen in the forecastle. by
force OF arms, they prevented me from hosting
an American ensign at the mizen peak. Alter
daylight, | was permitted to proceed with the
ships boat and crew on board the Victoria. l
was there again. imprisoned with two OF my
men-the boat was taken from me and Tor
sometime used in their service. When Capt.
NJ. called me down 10 examine my register and
letters, l enormously demonstrated against MS
breaking any of the seals, stating that several
of the letters, were to persons of high standing
in New-York, capable Of carrying prosecution
to a great exteat-yet he persisted and broke
seven Of The seals. When l further remonsira-
ted against the rash proceeding, the ransack-
ing Of my ship, taking it from me-, and impri-
soning myself and crew, he told me in reply,
that such were Commodore Porter's orders.
| then stated to him that | would lay my remon-
STRANGE before the government Of the y. States.
He then flew into a violent rage, calling me an
~insolent American son ola b-h. Alter having
held armed possession of the ship 8 hours, and
detained her ,o4 hours, | was dismissed, with
liberty to proceed on my voyage. They urged
many very pressing invitations to my crew 10
ship on board the V. offering IA dollars per
month, 8 months pay in advance, and $40
bounty, to prevail on them to desert the ship;
and thereby leave me in distress.