Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-10-18

have been obtained from different btan.
ches, of his family, and other sources
by Mr.. Sparks, the author of the worry
No general account of Ledyard has ey.
er been published, nothing but a few
imperfect sketches, and accounts Of
some of his adventures and discoveries.
Introduction Of Foreign Sheep inio
RussiG.-The Emperor of Russia ha,
appropriated the sum of one hundred
thousand roubles in the form of a loan
for several years, to the object of i'm.
proving and enlarging the breed Of
sheep in his dominions. This amount,
to be placed at the disposal of the pro.
prietors of Courland and Esthonia. 70,
the term of IS years, to be then REIN.
bursed without interest. Markets for
wool have been established at Riga and
Libau.
Massachusetts, Charitable Maehanic
.Association.-At an annual meeting Of
this useful institution on the 4th inst. in
Boston, tie committee of finance made
the usual report on the state of the
funds, from which it appears that the
permanent fund amounts to Sl9,S93.
Opelousas, lou August 25.
Last Monday, a meeting of the clti.
zens of this parish was held, for the
purpose 0 fentering into measures that
may assist in promoting the collection
OF John Quincy Adams to the Presi.
dency OF the United States. The
number who arrived, with a view TO
be present at the meeting, was up.
wards of four hundred; but, owing to
a decoying rumor which was spread
through the town by some enemy to
the Administration, they did not all
assemble. AS soon as a sufficient
number of persons, however, collect.
ed together at the Court House, the
Hon. Judge Garrard, Ia Revolution.
airy veteran, and one who fought for
the liberty we now enjoy, J was called
TO the Chair, assisted by Mr.. j. M.
Debaillou, Mrssrs. ID l. Todd end
Oh Thienemsn were then called to
act as Secretaries. The purpose Of
the meeting was concisely and hand
somel, stated by the venerable Judge
Garrard; and preparatory to the reso.
l%ut,ons, the people, anxious and listen
ing, were e%loquently, and al consid.
cradle length, addressed by Rice Gar
land, Esq in English, and by Mr..
Louaillier, in French
We think the time has arrived.
when the enemies of the Administra.
ton may feel alarmed. Louisiana will,
without doubt, vote for John @ A
dams; already has hundreds of her CT.
tizens assembled, in unison, to adop.
TO secure his reelection.
Gazette.
The Jackson and Buchanan cores.
pondence, it would appear, is not, ye!
concluded. Al Elizabeth town, Tenn.
paper says on the 29th August: II
have this evening conversed with q
a gentleman direct from Nashville,
who dined with Gen. jackson a lew
days since-and who informed me
a full and iair exposition of the
whole matter will be given, and that
too IN due time by this much injured
individual We also perceive by the
National Gazette of yesterday, that
III is said from Nashville, that Gen.
Eaton is to furnish forthwith a stale.
ment of what passed between him and
MI. Buchanan in relation to Mr.. BIS
visit TO Gen. Jackson; the letters are
to be produced, conversations attest.
ed, &c. on the same subject" What
the object of oil these threatened pub
LEGATIONS may be is rather questionable,
if General Jackson and Eaton be-
lieve, as some of their partiZans IN
this city assume ths. Mr.. Buchan.
ans letter was a full confirmation Of
all the material facts stated in General
Jackson's epistle. The friends of the
administration could not desire q course
more propitious to their views than
which is proposed by General
Jackson and his partisans. A con.
tinuance Of a correspondence in which
defects are made so clearly mani
fest, cannot fail TO show his incapacW
to fill the presidential chair, to when
it is designed to assist in elevatlng him
N. Y. american.