Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-05-10

tull freight for Charleston Tie quick.
ness and regularity with which tins boat
how makes her trips, open, we hope. a
new and brighter prospect 10 the inter.
es's OF this town and the surrounding
country. We have now in our n.er-
course with Charleston and Georne,own
almost as much certainty as we have
CELEBRITY. and this is what gives 10 steam
navigation IFS peculiar value. 1t holds
, out advantages Tor transporting goods
from Charleston into the interior Of this
state and North Carolina, winch we
are glsdto see beginning to be aprreci-
ated, It will be more aud more SO. The
gentlemen who conduct this business
are interchangeable in giving TO It all the
facilities of which il is susceptible; in.
deed we d. not see how they could do
more; they have provided an excellent
and experienced captain; keep the
boat IN irs,rate order, and make unre-
mitied personal exeTtions in every d.
paftmeDt of the concern. There IL but
one thing to prevent steam boat from
making her passage from this place 10
Charleston in three DAYS; let the Win
yaw and Wanda Canal be finished. In
compliance with the provisions of the
charier--a suhieet, by the way, on which
we have few words to say hereafter.
The Annual Commence ment Of the
Medical College of south Carolina, tonls
place on the 18th inst. The institution
is said to be in a hourishing condi-
| ton.
Deaf aud Datab. The Legislature OF
New York passed an act, during its
late session, appropriating, for the bull
ding OF an Asylum Tor the Deal and
Dumb, the sum of $4,000, provided
| the Institution raised the same sum.
The amount is nearly made up, and
subscriptions are now received to com
psete il.
vt Milledsvlle the proceeds of one
nights performance of the Circus werr
giVea to the Greek cause. Eighty dol.
lars was the amount received. The o.
| Their contributions had made the whole
amount of donations for that object
$I75. -~.--
According TO q statement in The New
York Times, 1t appears tnat in the last
congress, consisting Of PSI members
thefe were eighty scrcn bachelors and
t,eentg -four widowefs, making d ma
oruy OF the whole In the Senate the
majority is more fearful, no less than
t,Co thirds Of the 48 members heing
widowers or bachelors In the EouSc
of Representatives. there ore 1877 isv :
yers, 26 physicians, a clergymen, %
farmers, aud but ; mercs ants.
A resolution passed the Baltimore
Annuh Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, at its late sitting
approving of the objects OF the Amer
eau Colonization Society. and enlrin.
ing onthe preachers TO make collections
Oh the Sabbath preceding. or the Sab.
bath succeeding the anmversat Of A
merican Independence, in such places
as II may be deemed advisable 10 aid
wv iupuS VI Sdiu HOoicty.
The Virginia Conference ofthe same
church, il is understood, has passed a
resolution similar to that above men
toned
Extract of letter fros Commodore Porter 10
ATTEND 10 Washington, dated
"KEY WEST, eth March.
"My squadron is in fine order, well
supplied, and in a most perfect state OF
. discipline. would not be ashamed TO
compare my vessels with any in the u
nited States Navy. do not doubt OF
being able to place the navy Of Mexico
| on the most respectable footing. The
progress ! have already made is sur
prising With a small squadron under
my command, have rendered useless
to the Spaniards their whole naval for
ces. They dare not meet me on equal
terms, and appear never less in force
before the port than four frlgates and a
brig We continue to enjoy uncommon
bealth y.
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kEEttAG HORSES
Every gentleman VIVA il OBLIGED