Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-07-26

ias been no rain with US to wet the earth until
Monday morning last, during which day, and
tbe greater part Of Tuesday and YESTERDAY, We
we're visited with refreshing showers. ut is
God, who shuts up the heavens, to teach man
HI, dependence, and humble him Eor.his crimes.
He gives rain, TO manifest his mercy, and ex.
rite our gratitude and love-" Let us not be
found complaining. But rather. how thankful
ought we to be to that Divine Parsonage who
Cyeth all their meat in due season."
On our first page will be found the interest.
ing report of the Board of Visiters of the
Washington Literary, Scientific and Military
GYMNASIUM, under the superintendent Of Mr..
COBB. We have been induced to publish this
report, IN order to quell the great opposition
raised TO it in this section of country. But op.
position now a days appear to be quite fash.
iOnable. Well-they say it sis the life OF trade"
We are pleased to find by "Barney Blinn'' in
this days Gazette, that the Georgtans have
been restored to their good humor.
Joseph Gales, jr. co-editor of the National
ln,eIligencer, has been elected Mayor of
Washington City. -
Mr.. Madison-A letter has been re
ceived in Richmor from a gentleman
in Charlottesville, dated on the 18th,
which states that Mr. Madison was ex-
tremelv i'll with the Cholera Morbus on
the night before, aud that on the morning
Of the 18th, at II o'clock, he was no
better.-Mr. Monroe was with him.
and that DIR. Dungleson was attending
him. -
The celebrated full length portrait of
Gen. Washington painted by Steuart at
Philadelphia, has beer recently dispos-
ed of by Mir Stanley, of Bond street, to
a Russian gentleman, for lo00l. twas
painted at the express desire of person
Of distinction, and was presented to the
first Marquis of Lansdown, then Lord
~Shelburne, by whose executors it was
sold, with the rest of bis Lordship's COL
lection. The original letter of Washing
ton to the artist, appointing a time for
sitting, accompanied the picture, which
was universally acknowledged to be the
snly authentic likeness extant.
We have received Buenos- Ayres pa.
pers to the 2lst of April, and Rio jane
iro papers to the 92d of May. The for
mer contain the official notices of the
battle on the 7th and sth of April, be-
tween three vessels of the republic, and
sail of the Brazilian squad.
ron. The Brazilians lost about two
hundred men, and the republicans were
obliged to set fire to n of their brigs
10 prevent its falling into the hands of
The Braziiians. The account ofthe bat
de republished in this Gazette on the
Sd of July last, is sufficiently in detail
for the information of the American
reader. The whole naval force of Bue-
|1Os Ayres, consists of 2 ~corvettes, 4
briggs, 10 schooners and IS gun-boats,
10 all 81 vessels, mounting 1876 guns.
The largest vessel is the corvette Cha
|subucco, which mounting % guns. The
brazilian squadron consists of the Don
|Pedro "a, four ships of GA guns each,
Ene of 90, 6 frigates, the largest of
|shIch carries 54 guns and the smallest
|so' four corvetts, IS briggs, IL schoon-
|srs, and ID gun boats, in all So vessels,
mounting 1877 guns. Spanish dollars
Pre- quoted in the Buenos-Ayres price
Current o fApril, at 200 per cent pun.
poubIoons $50, and fuctuating.
Philad. Gazette.
A letter received in Salem, states that
? war had been raging for six months
Between the Rajahs Of Quallabattoo,
So9so and Analaboo, and the Rajah of
irOumond. A ship of ID guns was
PIorkadlng the port of Q~uallabattoo,
preventing all vessels from trading. A
plumber of English vessels had stopped,
put we're prevented from trading. There
"as considerable pepper at Quallabat
sOo, and the natives were DESTROYS to
pave the Delphos trade when she stop
pee, but Capt. Porter did not think it
prudent, as he would have been expos
IL to the fire from a battery ON shore;
|tad from the ship.
Pepper was from 6 to 7 dollars per picul.
a new paper has just been establish
at fredericksburg, in Virginia, to be
printed twice a week, on imperial paper,
II the title of political Arena and Lii.
ferary Museum" The proprietor and
is John Minor, a native of that
pace OF highly respectable character,
most name alone is a pledge for the
purity and integrity of his politics.
fredericksburg and its vicinage ought
De able to support two newspapers;
0d we trust the 'Arena' will be literally