Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-02-16

Glfs announces TIE affltai tleFe OF Col.
Wool, Inspector Of the United States
Army, on the ia,b. in company with the
Duke of SAKE Weimar They visited
Fort san Carlos de Barrancas, and were
to leave Pensacola. for Mobile, on the
I4th ult. The Duke reached Mobile,
on the 18th ult and sailed next day for
New Orleans.
Under the recent Act for amending
the British Bankrupt Laws bankrupts
whose estates shall produce and pay TO
the creditors certain dividends, are emit
tied to certain per centage thereon,
unless il shall appear that they shall have
lost by gaming, in one day, 20 pounds:
or shall. after an act OF bankruptcy,
or in contemplation of an act of Bank
ruptcy, have destroyed, altered, muiila-
ted, or falsiied, any of their books or
papers or been privy thereto, with intent
to defraud their creditors, or shall have
concealed property to the value of 10
podnds or upwards. The commission
ers in declaring deyidend of rs. I'D.
in the pound under bankrupt's estate,
refusing to allow bankrupt Az. los. dc.
being - per cent. on the nett produce
of his estate, in consequence Of hisNhav-
ing fradulently concealed some freehold
property to which he was entitled.
From .Ncrico.--The New York Mer.
CATTLE Advertiser has received file of
Mexican papers to the 5th ult brought
by the Lion. This vessel left Vera Cruz
on the 18th ultimo, when it was said a
rendezvous was established at Cam
peachy, and several vessels had been
chartered TO carry troops 10 that place,
destined for the expedition against
Cuba.
Gene raj WILKINSON died III the latter
part of December His funerai took
place in the city OF Mexico, on the lst OF
January.
The paper of the latest date states,
that courier arrived at GuadaIasara,
ON the a6th December, from repec,
with information that an English vessel
had Just arrived at Magellan, and
brought news of the surrender, by capi-
tu.ation, of the fortress of Callao, having
herself come direct from that port 1t
is not improbable, from the date and
source, that this intelligence is correct
Nazatlan is port in latitude % north
and repec and Guadalaxare are on the
direct road from thence to the city OF
Mexico.
Brasii-Maranham papers to the | 9Th
December have been received at Bos-
ton. 1t appears by several official arti
cles that the famine of Cearea was rag
ing with increased and increasing fury.
1t wa apprehen ded that it would spread
to the province of Para, where in fact
it began to be felt.
Head Quarters, Msranhsm, Nov. %, 1896.
Order of the day His Imperial Ma
jesty having determined that all the
troops of the regular army shall msar
mustachtos, His excellency the Presi-
dent and Military Governor orders the
Commandments of the several corps 10
see that the individuals Of their sespee-
tive corps carry into execution said Inn
periai determination.
by another order the same regulation
is extended 10 such OF ihe militia as re-
ceive pay from him.
The Emperor OF Brazil, the august
Pedro the First. has determined in the
plenltude of his imperial power,-a-not
that the world shall be at end, but that
his soldiers shall wear musiachios, and
has published an imperial decree 10
that effect. The only Emperor among
US, he is fortunately making up in APP
pearsnce what is wanting in firmness.
We understand that an immense ship
nlent of Macassar and Mokrefusky oil
has been made TO the Brazils; and that
one hundred and sixty three hair dress
ers and hair makers, with their families,
have embarked for Rio Janeiro. A me-
lancholy list of deaths, suicides, most
", among the native BARRIERS of Maran-
ham has been handed to us. Eu.
ropean house has failed from the inn
mense loss upon shipment of razers.
Mothers pray openly in the streets that
if they have sons, they may have fruit
full upper lips, and some, for fear that
their male offspring may be unfortunate
in this respect, are praying for caugh-
tiers. Three deaths, casualties, oecur-
ed on the day of issuing the order, from
the nostIils of some soldiers being filled
with haste, even TO suffocation. in their