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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-23

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At Rules ulden ia the clerks office of the superior
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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-23
assortment Of Crockery. Glass ard
EartheR Ware.
ASSORTMENT OF SAnDLERY.

ASSORTMENT OF SANDLERY.
Saddle bags. blind snatIlc aud curb brides,
carriage, Wagon and cart whips, collars, &c.
he. tor which will receive any kind OF pro-
dnee brought TO this market, at the best prlc-
as. NATlI'L. WINSTON
On CONSIGNMENT.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12

ael whea .hey pass over uOre siej are isinPesis
The mos, powerful hurricane noted, passed over
1913 fee, in second the rasages "hicn such
storm occasion must be terrifying.
A remarkable instance of the swittnes' OF TWO
sEa,ers, took place in the American war. AN
suRsT General al Montreal, had occasion 70 eena
40 express to MuRRAY at Quebec, distance o. "
miles, he selected two men celebrated lot she'f
ACTIVITY on skates. who performed the Trip on Inc
river ST. Lawrence in IS hours.
The cuckness With which stone thrown oy
,iporcus arm, move. in second, is 90 feet. len
times quicker is the swiItness OF cannon ball. which
aic. 600 feet, and also after the manner OF the can
non and charge, 1900 teet.
Despa,che. from S,rasburgh to Paris, gwen by
Telegraphs, and the answers back, requires 10
minutes The distance between both places is 1873
miles. Each mile thefore requires time OF 3
seconds
Quicker than cannon ball which passes over
space of 600 feet in one second, flies report-it
moves 1893 feet in the same time. but what IS
This compared with the velocity with which the
earth that we inhahit, moves round the SUIT Each
second she performs voyage OF at least ~ miles,
pnd in "a hours 3,lSl994 miles.
This rapidty, however, is lrihing in comparison
10 the quckness Of light, which flies at the rale Of
nearly three millions Of German miles in minute
and therefore mo7es over as great distance 10 one
quarter OF an hoR az the earth does in one third OF
q year.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12
DISTRESSES IN BARBARY.

In April last the British authorities at Gibraltar
sent medical officer 10 examine aud report the
disease raging at that time 10 Morocco. He was ab
sent on this duly nearly month. On his return TO
Gibraltar, he wrote as follows to his friends in En-
gland.
ITO give you some idea of The calamlies under
which they are now suffering, i, will be enough to
tell you that within the last Eve months there have
died in the Emperor OF Morocco's dominions, no
less than two hundred Thousand souls, from famine
and disease. In Fee alone. there have been thirty
eieh, thousand deaths. Their crops having failed
for these last three years from drought all the riy
ers and springs being dried up. cattle died OF course
from want Of herbage, and the miserable Arabs
folkcd down in thousands TO the ports on the Bar
barry coast, 10 hopes of obtaining sustenance bring
ing with them disease and starvation. l, has been
my lot to aln.At every riblc sight in nature,
but all have seen put together is nothing to what
have witnessed within thi, last month, Famine is
Of all other caamiies that can a1lct people, the
most deplorabe and shocking. The Anatomc vi
vante would be amongs, these unfortunate wreiches
passed by no curiosity, for saw thousands every
day Such is their extreme misery that constant
ly witnessed men, women and children, dying in
the streets, and in the open fields The skeletons OF
men TO be seen. You persons emaciated.
tottering and worn out, at length lying down and
expiring. They are seen devouring dead animals,
as horses, dogs. CATS Sc, and even to pick up corn
from the excrement OF animals Children are seen
IN the STOPPING position gathering up single grains
OF corn; others turning over dung hill in search
OF the stalks OF vegetables and bones which last they
break between two stones, for the sake Of the mar
row contained therein. Added to this, the towns
on The Coast affected with dangerous tevers !"
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12

The late arrivals from France have furnished Us
with supply Of French literary and political jour
mails.
The Courier Francois has The following very Gu.
rous paragraph:
"There was the other day a very animated meet
ing at the French Academy. The business Of u
was to chouse subjec, for the royal prize OF poetry
for 1897 After various subjects had bren proposed
without success, the Due dc Lewis proposed for the
subject the independence Of the United States. Tins
proposition was received with undisguised abhorrsnfe
BY many members. Il was supported BY Messrs'
Andrieux, Daru and Lemeurcier. Mr. Lemeurce'
especially, depicted in lively, brilliant, extempora'
ry hsrangue the numerous sources OF sublime aud
pathetic appeals to the Imagination and to the heart
which the theme offers to the talent OF our yourg
authors.
"In the hope Of carrying the question and getting
rid OF the terrifying word independence, various
notifications were proposed, such as +" Washington
and franklin" but the majority were alarmed and
under prettnce that the meeting was too thin, post
poned taking the question.
The editor adds Tin an idonstic phrase not very
easily ,ranslatabs) ",hat this Liberalism of The
Due de Lewis and his friends, has put the Academy
into bad cdcur," IA fait grand scandae rAcademe)
.Nec Fork Erening Post.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12
I,lro dos iaie. lrom Lpndan.

y
By the arrival at Bos,on, Of III. shp NIer.,..
Capt. Bo, the Editors Of the New York Gnmne.,'
cial Advertiser, have received London papers /, 4,
evening OF July 90. inclusive.
The dislresses OF the Manufacturing dsr,,
continued with undated suffering. Il was honeJ
however, that the crisis had arrived, and ,ba
gradual improvement would now take place.
An ostrich upwards Of 9 fee, high, wephir,
more than 200 pounds, bearing both the white and
black feathers, has been added to the Royal Mem,
gerie.
Catcrpillers of monstrous size have been ropra
in many places in Ayrshire. One was found vhirh
measured five inches long, and one inch anda
quarter in circumference, OF a beautiful sea pte.n
Important to Merchants s.-The Dublin Free.
mans Journal states, that by law which would On
into operation on the LIST Of August, all ship mas
ters will have to give an account, 10 the Custom.
house, OF the cargo on board OF their vessels, prs
vious to being cleared oct. To do this is aInos,
impossible and ii the law be enforced, i, will ,sLe
two or three days to get through the clearance
which is now done in one day. The Inconvenience
to commerce will be serious.
The Steam Boat Comet This unfortunate ,es.
sci which last year carried many passengers 10
| watery grave, has been raised snd broughr TO land
The bodies OF several persons who were supposed
to have been lost in her, have been recovered ana
only were saved.
The Rich Farquhar.-I Il appears that the claim.
ants to the vast property OF the late MIR Farqubpr,
have for the present, been disappointed in their ex
pectaons of speedy possession. The Heir.at Law,
that is the first claimant, is now supposed to be
resident among the wilds of America kisale
male the eldest niece, who married many years APO
a Frenchman. The Lord Chancellor says, until
that lady appears nothing be dohe." She has
an undivided title to the domains at Fonthil Our
readers are aware that, from psrsimony. Mr. Far.
quhar never obtained the title deeds OF that estates
the stamp duty he refused to pay, amounting 10
Ooot. and. consequently MIR. Beekford never sxecu.
ted the conveyance.
Paris dates are to the Goth of July inclusive. The
Constitutional, and some OF the other papers, persist
in asserting that Constantinope has been laid waste
BY 6is, and that the Janssares at Adrianope, whose
number they swell into go GOO, lad made very
formidable insurrection; but the Etoe contradic,l
again the whole OF these statements, and declares
not only that the insurrectioD at Adrianoplr was
put down on the 18th, but tha. the Jsnissarcs in all
the fortressss on the Danube have submitted, with
out resistance, 10 The orders OF the Governors. The
central corps Of these troops having been destroyed
The submission OF the other corps in the distant
tlons is calculated upon as cctain by the Eteie,
while the other papers speculate on the probablNy
OF those stationed at Larissa. called the City Of he
Janissarics " and in other important posts being
able 70 make successful stand against the authority
of the Sultan
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12
.Ne,o York, September 6.

tftW 4Ofhs CePteWoe y
.tMrshal's Sale We have noticed before the
sale by the Marshal Of this district, Of the Swedish
"a and frgatc in this port They were sent out oy
the frm of the Goldschmidts, in London, before
their failure, for the purpose Of being sold to the
Colombian government. The sale, however, was
not Effected and on the vessels coming into TINS
port, they belled by the officers and crew, iot
wages. AT the former sale BY the Marshal the ~
was bid in nomina.iy ior $4,000, and being sgan
set up yesterday, was bought by Mr. Chester Chla',
Of Boston, at the small price Of S50500. II saq
that the price, which was originally to have pee"
paid by the Colombian government for these vesse's'
was 100000. The sacrifice of property u0ae'
The Marshul's sale has there lore been enormous.
The corvette ship Robert Fulton, formerly 'n'
steam ship owned by the late MIR. David Dunna'n'
also sold by the Marshal yesterday ior ten Dou'
sand dollars.
The report of the death oi General Wade Hah'p
ton, is conradcted in the Philadelphia Ca2tt'e' "
the authority Of letter from him to gen'ie's"
in Philadeiphia, dated some weeks snbsequeh'" /"
The date os his reported death.
The first Annual Exhibition OF the -Ndrg""I
institute, will be held at Baltimore on the ih g. )"
November next. Medals, &c. will DC aWaloeo -
superior Domestic Manufactures, &c.
The election for Electors of the Senate OF aaly
land took place Monday last. 10 BALTIMORE ~ -
ward johnson, Esq. formerly Mayor OF iha' ~
was elected by majority of 1906 votes oYss S'' =
ponert, Il s. Thomas, Esq.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12
Stockport, JatA 1896

FaShion.--We are come TO such an exiranrdina
~ pilch OF ieness that the affec,ation Of bene
Fay and in fashion, has very near taken Fl ON US our
gnod sense, and orr religion.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12
baltimore, September a.

BaHtmorP, september A.
FROM VERA CRUZ.--By the Lady Monroe
arrived here last evening in % days from Vera
Cruz, accounts are received to the lih August
The Y schooner Grsmpus, TO sail for Ma
tanzas on the 18Th, the officers of which desired to
be reported sll we'll There we're two Mexican
men OF war at Vera Cruz, the frigatc Libcrtad, and
the new brig that carried out Com. Porter. Com.
Porter had come down from Mexico. and hoisted
his broad pendant board the Lbertad, as com
mander OF the Mexican navy His nephew was to
command one Of The briggs. Vera Cruz was cx-
tremely healthy when the l.. Nj. salled.-Patriot.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12
To the Editors Of The Backs County, Pa. Patri

To the Editors Of the Bucks County Pa. Patriot
|: appears that our most barren and roughes
mountains afford profitable article for expectation,
.on which the sagacious English parliament have no,
laid any duty. 1t is Rattle Snakes The facts
are as foll1w Some two years sgo thee came
young gentleman from England, on speculation, TO
procure quantity Of Sugar Maple logs, as the
hardest wood. have understood he wanted tbem
10 make rolling presses for printing calicoes and
with other articles he took home large Rattle
Snakes He has returned ior more Sugar Maple
logs and says thai his snakes he CLEARED seven.
~ pounds sterlng that he deposited money in var-
Gus places. to The amount OF several hundred dol
lars for the people 10 pay cssh for all sound mer-
chantable Rattle Snakes, acco ding to the following
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-12

An appletree on the farm Of Daniel tones, Of
Homer n r., says the Couriland county Observ.
or, bears fruit this year OF the top aud bottom. 4
sprout which srrang from the body ol the tree,
about two inches from the surface of the ground
has produced two full sized apples. which arc now
fully ripe.
The Editor Of the Cleaveland (Ohio) Herald states
tina, he recently measured CucumJer growing in
garden in that village and found it screen feet and
half an inch in length.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-09-09
FEMALE poRTRAITURE.
TIE. CT lf.I.O FINE.

men. There, the female rules with Ico:-' irso
>"ay, and there more papab!l than any here c,,
ha'lt lott tc stamp o 1t, powers upon ,oC.e: from
tie times OF CLOVIS down to the present day, " : 10
succession q: listing Ao.n>l. Tie: State,
% some inatatce,, la, jreI ndeJ:4 - t. valour
Tor its prcsers atlUi Is III tt.l case d Joan Of Arc.
In others, we he, ILuHtcnoH, i Nnon, and Pom
I.,dour, guiding tile ciin Of government accoi jim.
70 their Wills and ruling. by Tie united influence 81
1cau;y and talent, Over monarchy itself Then ar-
pears de Stael, eNau, the sex BY powers Of III
,rllect, which nssh vc!i excite the admiration ana
NE envy Of mar, and teayiIi, up monuments fof cc
mus which viii hand dow il,r name to the latest
time.
Women AMI above all, lrcut.. women. arc more
distinguished, IN general, by gac,N and sprgIt-
ness, than by other more energetic qualities but,
not unfrequenty, these qualifications are blended
with others Of GRANGER character and while the
exterior is buoyant and AIRY, heart lies within en-
lowed with more than Roman virtue and Roman
courage.
The Revolution, pregnant with human suffer.
ng, furnished many such examI,l IN that awful
CONFUSION, no age, or rank, or sex, was >paiel -
Virtue and vice persisted together. Royalty met
he fate Of It's meanest subj ect Wisdom and folly,
science and ignorance prince, and priest, ana pea
SAINT. were blended III the same destruction The
scAtiold which shed the blood OF Louis and his
que en-, and sister, also Gluttcd with that Of La
ro,cr and Robespierre the one, the amiabe dis
crle Of philosophy the other. the demon Of cruel
+, and discorI. Madame Roland, Wiz. of the VIZ
Minister Of the Interior, and authoress of those
Incompatible political documents which bear his
.aire, one OF those whose fate excited the most
i.yely interest; not much from her rauk a, from
her personal character, her exalted talents al The
tucmQ7A1le circumstances which atten,ic, her DEATH
Che words Of This mEh-min,ed lady to tils Judges
\ Ao condemned her, are deserving Of notice "You
il me then the hoa"7 Of bcstoN ing upon NE the
same ueAtmen; upon those great men whom Gu
AVG assassinated, ana Of sending me to enjoy their
oinparlonship forever
In prison, she showed the mos. perfect ndfer.
'nre 20 her fate. There was one victim IA many
Nho was her companion IN misfortune He was sad.
y broken down IN spirit a, the doom which awaited
,im, but when they we're carried together to the
>L.ce of execution, she consoied him tendt.r}v, en-
;oying every effort to revive his courage In those
..ASeS ,.acre more than one were to be executed
af>'. the noise OF the failing axe, the head ,lm.
ling + IN the trunk. and the blood flowing IN
,'rc4m> around, dreadful u The imacinatiuns
!: t4a>e who came AFTER. Being a woman, she had
Ne pecedrncc aH: Sic Proposed 70 her poor FL
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-09-09

SIG tirtAteti tins last favour Of tie cXeCutioner
He refused, alleging that his orders prevented him
from comply ing, 'Aou viii 10: surely deny a lady
Lei lat request d" s4.,. -he, wis!l sndc. Come
M good trend. gran: THIS small boon" The
n.,n recnted, and her companion was frs: disposed
OF. Her appearance IS described as being noble and
interesting, She Wa dressed in white, and her
whole lclnclnour W. .ull Of calnness and dignity
Nhen her head was l,laccd upon the block, and
before the Weapon d death came down, She raised
il towards the Statue Of liberty, which was placed
opposite the gui!!o,jnc "Aht Liberty, what
crimes have been committed in thy name T. These
we're her last wo.,is Anoth,r moment and thi, no.
bic spirit removed from the earth Her hus-
band was horroy-struck a. !er DEATH and died short
y afterwards, bros en-he.1tcli,
But noble and becoming as was the death Of Ma
dame .,olisr,l, it yields il interest to that Of the
beautiful aid heroic Charlotte Colday Greece or
Rome IN thcir most devoted tincs never produced
finer instance q patriot m ntrepd;ty ana
3rutus and Thrasybul'-, with their glory around
tlctn can hardly CT II hi CHER rank among the
h5eratots OF mankind han this Young heroine. She
lived IN jhc town OF C,en in Normandy, one of the
period of the Revolution, when Marat the infamous
friend IF Kobesplerre, his pinnacle Of pow
er. L bis man, native OF Geneva was original,
OF low origin, having been at one period Of his life
hawler of toys about the streets Of Paris. He at.
ter"a;do became edito. of revolutionary journal
and at length, BY dlnt Ci talent and nessr was ap-
pointed 4 Deputy to tic French Convention Here
be distinguished himsc: BY that sort of eloquence
which takes among the vulgar, and still more by
the tcroclous nature OF ms propositions, which made
inn noted for cruelty, even in this sangunarv a..
sem5ly. His deeds it were vain to relate. They
realized all that fiction has tcld us in It's widest
tales, and more than realized the barbMities attn.
bnteCi by history to Antochus and the worst of the
Roman Emperors Suffice it to Say, they aroused
the spirit of Charlotte Corday, ard with perfect
convection Of the consequences OF such an attempt
she formed the vast design of rilding her countr,
OF one whom she considered It's hltterest foe
For this purpose She came to Paris, and on the
morning Of the 18th Of lul1, 1875, wrote to Mar.t
informing him, that she had matters Of the deepest
importance 70 communicate, and requesting an i'm
mediate audience. To this answer was returned:
and she again addressed TO him note in the follow
ing words" Have you received my letter Ifvou
have received II, rest on your poiiteness. Il is
enough that am unfortunate to claim Your atten-
ton This Oh the 18th Of the month, and on
the evening OF the same day she admitted INTO
hlspresence. He had just stepped out Of the bath,
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-09-09

words as he cast his lascvious eyes on the beaut;
tul gIfi, who stood undoubtedly before him eide
mand justice, WAS her reply. 81 come TO plead
the cause Of the unfortunate Deputies who have
taken refuge at Caen.' She held a scroll N her
hand ii proicssed to be their petition, ant ,:.i..t
took IT from her and glanced it over. 1t was never,
known how this petition came into Charlotte's pos
session 1t has been alleged that of the uuhap-
pH Deputies was her lover, and that he entrusted it
to her hands Tor the purpose OF being delivered to
the tyFant 1t has also been cOnectured that if he
had granted ltspra! er AND extended mercy to these
prosecuted men, She might for the time have waved
her fatal purpose. AGother and a more p1ol ,,le
opinion :, that il framed by herself to serve as
an excuse tor lntruding upon Maras and enabling
her more easily to carry her scheme into execution.
lie that as It may, 1t produced no eject u.ur. Ills
savage heart He read i With sheer. "Yn,,n,-
woman, SAID he. ''sou have come .pon useless
GRAND" Inc tate q these men is sealed. have
already gwen orders for theig appreien.;on The.
deaths will follow '>!!iain - c-;ce; Cha;
!o''c; and drawing fosnard from l.er bosom, She
plunged 1t into the heart Of The the monster II.
reeied backwards, and fell upon a coucl His oni,
words were, " rra!'rcsS, you have murc!ert,! ne
seizc her - She gave him but one look q ,s,la:..
and horror, and dashing down the blood, weaDu,
strobe with fearless grandeur out Of The room
She went home leisurely, nor made tie slghtes@
attempt to escape. Her mind had been made u.
as to the result ofthe dreadful tragedy 5ha had ID,
acted. Meanwhile the report that Marat WAS killed
spread like wlldfise Paris A Sort D. ,Ireadn,,
anxiety and suspense pervldrd this vas, nctro3o};.
Vice trenbled at the loss Of its most terrific MIN
ter, while all the nobler and more heroic n.s.;,.,.s
we're wrought INTO ecstacy at the reported lrstruc
ton OF one Of the most cxecrable wretchts .,at eve
G>gr2ced humanity.
Charlotte vas aPprehended, but she exh;bite,.
no s'gn Of fear; aud when told that death would
asSuredl} follow the deed She had committed ST..
heard It with the most sovereign contempt. On be
mE brought before the tribunal, and question: ! ay
to her motive toT killing Marat, She slowed The
same mistaken nrinness. She defended Tie deed
on the grounds Of Justice and necessity Rfara;.
though not tried AMI con1rmnel IS an official t.,
bunal, was already looked upon 81 nlo coun,r>, !,
criminal deserving Of death She o:lv did IA.
which the laws ought 70 have done, al.,: which 4,
tnre times woull applaud her tn7 ,n,9r ~ Slew
hin7," continued She, "bccaust he was tie rr,
pTessor Of my counuy--l >l-w nm, tina. Franc,
might have rest from h, Gus n,es-i slew him, :,
save the lives Ct ii usans:. WHO st.uld havt p.;,.
cd BY us dtcrtcs and E,y sole regret t.a: t,it.
not sooner rid tie earth of s,,I & n1,nste,
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-19
AUCTIONS.
Public Sale.

ON TUESDAY, at ~ o'eLock wiH be sold at the H.
ton Store,
IL boxes raisins, S bbls coffee, bags do
pipes CogmAe Drandy, S bbls vinegar
bbls cranberries,-3 chests Y H.. tea
10 boxes segars, do candles, 8 cases hats
do shoes, lemon syrup, moiasses, mackcrel
Iron ware, chairs, tables, beds, betlsteads
S,leboards, bureaus, cribs, desks, candestands
Clocks, settees, looking glasses, feathers
wheat fan. cart, lowered paper, pianos, &c.
mayl9 8 A. MARSTELL ER. Auct.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-19
FARM FOh SALE,

NOR SALE, Tract of Land containing $50 Acres,
4 belonging to the heirs of the late Jonathan Swift,
situate on Four Mile Run, in the County of Alexandria,
about four miles from Georgetown and seven from
Alexandria; the road from Washington and George
town passes through it, will the contemplated turn.
pike road from Alexandria to Wileys. More than half
this tract is covered with Wood and valuable Timber,
and considerable portion OF it is low ground on Four
Nile Run, we'll adapted to Timothy Meadow.
It may be sold at private bargain at any time before
T6ursday the LIST dav of June neIt, which day ifnot
previously disposed Of il will be sold at Public Aue.
lion on the premses at IL O'clock in the forenoon
Title indisputable-For terms apply to
II. PEAKE, Alexandra, or
THoS. c. WRIGHT, .inct.
april 2s-ts ssofSetewn' - T.