The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-28

Tue lSf" fnfh uaHF'lf sIates That Can.
tain Jacob Jones and Lady had arrives
there from this city, and that the Brsndy.
wine would sail immediately. PERTAINS .,
Sunday next. MAT. Journal
Among The passengers in the Acas,.
from London, which has arrived NJ ~
York. we hnd The names Of vi. Rufus k,,,
MIR. Frederick King. and Lady Mr.Iah,
King, Miss Mary King, Miss EIiz ki,r
Miss Cornslia King, and Miss Elrn
King.
The Alexander, Capt Baldwin, THE yea
sci which carried out Mr.. RandnIpll h..
arrived at Phiadelphis. She brings M
pers of The same date with those broe,b,
by the William Thompson. W. h'nc
Capt. Baldwin will nav give us correcr
version of the affair between him and Tho
Senator of Roanoke, during their outward
voyage together.
BALTIMORE. August i6.-Mr. Booth.
the Distinguished Tragedian, arrived her.
Yesterday in the ship Draper from Rotter-
dam. He has been performing on the
Continent since he left England.-IPn,-
A large Plum, measuring six inches and
a half in circumference, and weigbiop ,yn
and a half ounces, was left at his otfic@ bv
a friend on Saturday last. II was ,ak.n
from IA tree in his garden in this CITY.
Poulson's Phil. .4dv. July 81.
The Editors Of the New Orleans Mer.
camille Advertiser Of the 18th July, says.
they have received papers from Vera
trnz, to the Cd which mention that a
convoy Of mulrs, bearing one million two
hundred thousand dollars, entered Vera
Cruz on the 24lh uit. We learn yrrballv
hat there was little business d inc. and
that the town continued sickl, .-Thera
were twenty -four vessels in port, engaged
in foreign trade.
The Spanish u that was delivered over
By her crew TO the Mrxicans Iaot year, az
Acapulco, having been refitted, and crew
OF GOO men placed on board, sailed from
that port 90 the 18th OF June, in.eo ding 10
touch at Valparaiso, on her way round
Cape Horn, for Vera Cruz.
A report had ,eached Mexico that the
expedition from Carthagena was nearly
ready for sea. Its force was represented
ut 20 sail of vessels of war, Sc.
american Wine.-At the Jubilee cple-
bration 10 Miedgevile, Geo. nearly ali
the wine at one of the public dinners, was
the produce of the vineyard of Thomas
Mccall, Esq. OF Lanrens county, 10 that
State, whose wine has obtained such a re-
pulaion that he is unable to supply all the
orders for it.
Improved Still The .Neu York Gazette
states, that gentleman of that city, has
Invented new Distilling Apparatus, now
in operation, which yields more in twelve
hours, from still of 800 than can b. pro-
duced from one of 1900 gallons, constructs
ed in the old way.
coo
Florida Cdndl.-A corps # u. s. En-.
sinerrs is busiIy employed in surveying
the route oil IA soip canal across the terrific
of Florida.
Ohio Yeliop Tobacco. This tobacco
has hitherto been sent to the Baltimore
market, where IL has been sold from SO to
SO per cwt. according to quality Ex-
pense OF waggonlng something like 8. The
quantity raj ed this year is estimated at
1000 hhds. of from 100 10 1000 lbs. each.
Near 100000 of pounds.
-.sAs--
Surprising Cure.-1he Raleigh Rgis.
ter states that another wonderful cure has
been effected by the application of salt and
0ater to large tnmor generally beGe> ed to
be cancer, with winch q respectable
gentleman Of Sampson county vas alIllct-
ed. In six weeks after he made the ap.
pl'catlon, he was perfectly well.
Hiltiam and .Nary.--Dr. J. Augustine
Smith has accepted the appointment Of
Professor of Anatomy and Physiology ia
the University of the State of New-York,
and will resign his Office of President 10
the College of William and Mary.
A Public Dinner was lately given, at
Baton Rouge, to Mr.. Gurley, Representa-
tive in Congress from Louisiana. as n
mark of the personal respect TO which
that gentleman is SO eninently entitled,
and also as 4 testimony of the Satisfaction
of his immediate neighbors at his re-elec-
ton.
At Urbanna. IN Ohio, we observe that
Public Dinner was recently given TO
James Cooley Esq. IN consequence of his
contemplated departure on his mission to !
Peru IN the capacity of Charge DIES AZ
flares of the United States. Gentlemen
from several adjoining counties united in
tins testimony of respect for his private
virtues"
INDICTMENTS BY THE GRAND JURY
NEW York. August TO- We stated
yesterday that bills of indictment had been
found against three more of the officers Il
agents of the incorporated companies of
this city We were right as to fact, but
wrong in the number. Seven had bills
preferred against them, vz.--Mark Speu-
Ger, George w Brown, Cornelius w. OAk-
ley, and Abraham A. Leggett, who were
all Included in one bill /; and in another bill,
john Franklin Hppry Epkfnr nnd Thnn,.