Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-06

missioners it is stated, that ''in the pre-
sent state of population and cultivation,
The harvest of grain of ali descriptions,
in Ohio, in an ordinary good season,
may be estimated at more than fifty
millions of bushels; and the horses, cat
tie, swine and sheep, are in good pro-
portion to this production. In addition
to tie other objects of cultivation, the
estimate of this years crop of the fine
kind of tobacco, so much priced in Hol-
land and Germany, reached an amount
of from twenty to thirty.thousand hhds."
Respecting the article oftobacco, we
have information which induces us TO
believe that some error as to the est.
mated amount must have been commit
ted. Persons who seem to be acqdain-
ted with the subject, inform us that the
real amount of this years crop would
scarcely go beyond three thousand hhds.
instead OF thirty thousand as reported
by the Commissioners, making such a
wide difference between the statements,
that some pains should be taken to as
certain the real facts in the case. The
data upon which the report is founded,
if published, might tend to eIucidate the
matter, for, as il now stands, the state
ment is calculated To reduce the price
I1of Ohio Tobacco in the Atlantic towns,
materially. One bosshead of tobacco
per hand is as much as can be expec-
ted from the best crop, and we have
many doubts whether the free state of
Ohio has had thirty thousand persons
engaged in the cultivation of this sin
gle article at any time. Bali. Gas,
Our correspondent of the Boston
Patriot received information from Cap.
tain Endicott, of the ship Packet, from,
Samatra at that port. that an English
brig was out off about the lst of Jan.
near Pulo Munky, where she had an
chored in calm, by one PonJan Had
ice (brother to the Rajah of rroumond)
and his boats crew--they had joined The
vessel at Troumond for the purpose of
assisting the Captain in procuring pep
per at Asahan, and on the way treach-
erously murdered him, his supercargo,
officers and most part of the crew. The
vessel was recaptured the next day by
an English ship and carried into Calcut-
| ia. Understood that a plan was laid by
number of natives, headed BY one
| Warbob, to cut off the American ship
| Maine. Captain Davis. They embar-
ked on board two prows, with some
pepper as they said for sale and went
from South Tally Pow to Mingin, where
the ship was lying they went along
side and offered to sell their pepper,
saying their prows were loaded with
that article.-Capt. Davis readily admit
ted part OF them on board, but being
| suspicious of them, they being more nu-
merous than when nothing but traffic is
intended, he examined their pTows and
finding but lew bags of pepper and
plenty of arms, he at once drove them
from the vessel escaped the danger
Was informed at Troumond by the Ra-
iah, that the Dutch had taken posses
sion of Pulo Nays, valuable Island ly-
| ing off the west coast of Sumatra; also
Barroos, small place lying between
Sinkle and Tappanooly, both belonging
to the natives. The Malays were very
ruuch disturbed at this outrag and
would ifthey had the means, attack the
invaders without delay The Rajah Of
Troumond had written to the King OF
England, soliciting his interference to
procure the restoration of both places
to the Malays--saw the letters and they
were forwarded in an English vessel
| via Calcutta. ibid.