The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-05
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Cincinnati, Ohio May l4---We stated some
time since, that he steam boat TFCuMsEH had
made the trip from New Orleans to Louisville in
nine days and four hours This was per
Torrance never equalled up TO that time The
LADY WASHINGTON arrived from Louisville on
Saturday evening last, and brings intelligence
that the steam boat HUNTRESS had Just arry-
ed IN EIGHT days and eleven hours, from port to
port When it is considered thai the distance
Is 1000 miles, and that the current ofthe Missis-
sippi is very rapid one, this voyage must be
viewed as one of the most remarkable exhibit
ons of speed ever recorded II is a wonderful
evidence ofthe power of steam, and places the
superiority of the Western boats beyond all
competition. A passenger on board the Hun
fress, just arrived IN the Lady Hashington,s ate
10 us thai he Hnntress lost ten hours by fog
The lady Washington left Cincinnati on Satu.-
day evening, taking ON some of the passengers
from New Orleans who will bv this means reach
Plishurg in about IL DAYS from the Capital of
Louisiana For the information and an1use
ment OF our Atlantic friends we state the fact
that before the Introduction of steam boats, or
unhlR tpetre years. good boat required 81 least
SIX weeks TO descend from Pntsburg 10 Orleans
and four months to get back. friend of ours
an enterprising steam boat captain, says he has
pledged himself to close the season BY perform
three or four boats now running. RepiSter.
Expeditions Travelling this morning
conFersed with Mr.. S. Hampstead, Jun. who is
only ID days from ST. Louis, Missouri dis
lance of 1900 miles. Mr.. II. saws thar If he had
continued his Journey from Wheeling in the FIRST
stage that left that place after his arrival, he
would have reached this city on the | lth day az
ter his departure from St. Louis. He was three
and bali days from ST. Louis to Louisville.
Ky in the steamboat Plouglboy, and d DAYS
from Louisville to Wheeling, in the s.osmb-boat
Messenger, having stopped TO land and take in a
freight at Cincinnati MaysSile Galiioppolis
the mouth of kanhawa and other places, and
constantly taking III aud landing passengers
Had person said few years ago, that he vas
only days from St. Louis, he would not have
been believed. Hemight as well have said he
was from the moon Mr.. Hampstead reports
the Ohio TO be IN fine nayieable order having Ii
sen i've or SIX feet Washington Telegraph
United States Oranges excellent fruit
finds a congena soil in the territory of Flor,da
Ii is computed that upwards OF fifteen hundred
thousand Oranges are gathered every wear at 81.
Augustine. Many of the trees (says Mr. White.
the Florida delegate in Congress, } bearing 1000
Oranges, are believed TO be 100 years old The
lemon, cltIon, lime and olive, thrive equally well
Boijtdr rs Fnancier "A letter lies be fore
us, written by an American at Porto Cabelio. da
ted the 9th ut. which furnishes the following in
formation as 10 the Liberators notion Of raising
the ways and means to meet the debt of the
country. The extract is given literally
Lately, Bolivar has laid an Alcavalla duty
on all produce, say 5per cent on the valuation.
which IS taken from the current sales He has
also laid tax OF $500 on all merchants trans
acting commission business-on all retail dry
good stores one OF Sl50-and on smaller estab-
hshments, one of from $50 TO 500 per anpum
These taxes will produce a revenue OF ION 2 to j
million dollars He has discharged all military
officers OIL duty, giving them preference in ci-
VII empioyments, when they have capacity to Gil
thefn--he has reduced the present pay one half
abolished the reception of government paper
for season in the custom houses and in fact
has made such alterations ms will in nine months
pay the interest if not part of the principal of
the national debt. More than t,Uo hundred!
dtsG6eeted persons hare been shot III Culnuna and
1pFe, and Gen. Paez has carried all before him
M executing Bollvar's DEGREES. He is desperate
ana strict to every order of the LibeIator."
Inc writer OF the above is a plain, fair man
and his statement is remarkable on several &C
conhts'-flrstI as communicating, as we believe
me hrst intelligence OF the very decisive steps OF
Bolivar IN eHactlng--for so it must be called
supplies Secondly, as showing, by the natural
reference to Bolivar, and TO him alone, as the au-
thor OF all measures, that he is the only power in
Colombia and thirdly, as justifying by the fact
OF the execution by two hundreds, of the ,lisaf.
fected-a word large impor-the caution to
which we have before referred, of our correspon.
gents al Laguayra, in withholding their names
Their tha
lombla is far from satisfactory
GN. T. American.
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