Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-04-12

Colombian vessel ien BarauquiIla,
for Jamaica, on the Goth ult. And after
having been at sea three DAYS. put in
here, having thrown over the greatest
part of her cargo, and with fear feet
water in the hold. "--BGH. Gar.
The People in the Western section
of New York are disgracing them.
selves by their violence towards the
masonic fraternity. In Parma, Mon.
roe county, they have had meeting,
at which they resolved that they believe
that the murder OF Morgan was author.
lied by the Grand Chapter Of New
York; that the fraternity, by the kid
mapping and murder of Morgan, have
acted counter 10 the laws of humanity;
that they will no, support any mason
for any office oil prof, or honor whate
ever, end that they will not patronize
any Editor who will not publish the
facts relaiiveto the Morgan affair. In
some ether place, they have resolved
mol to attend or support any preacher
who is mason. The Editor OF the
Batavia Times, too, has lost subscri.
Der because his brother is a masonl
And yet the grand jury Of Monroe
county, before wson the Morgan af
fair was brought, have adjourned
without being able to obtain any 40
thsntic knowledge or evidence Of
the fate OF that individual They
examined the very People who had
reported the murder OF Morgan,
and who had even pretended 10 give
The particular of the deed These
persons conld state nothing bu, hearsal
runors, and could throw no Egnt
whatever on the subject 1t is, there.
fore, idle and unjust 10 indulge IN de
nunciatlon OF The fraternity, or any
body else, for murder which has pro.
badly never taken place, and OF which
nothing is known Phi. aurora.
LouiSiaaa Sugar Plant ations
From The Ldfonrche I,oniadaa J Gazette
The value in market Of the sugar
lone, produced Oh plantation, may
be generally considered as nett profit
to the cultiyator, the molasses, sc.
which il affords, being almost al
ways sufficient to defray all the ne
cessary expenses incur ed, and FIRE
qaeniiy leaving a surplos. This cal
culalion is not however infallible, bot
more so, we believe, than any which
can be made upon the cullyai Of a
crop of cotton. We Commence With
No l. The plantation of Mr.. Vic
tor Coa'oD, on the Bayou Lafourche,
near Thibeauxville, 125. arpents Of
cane, principally ra.toon; hands EN-
ployed %, quantity of sugar scored,
about 100 bids weighing each about
l200lbs /; worth in New Orleans,
say, at the present price of z cents per
ID $1,000.
No 2. f4auriy Balm, 8 miles above
Thibodeauxyille; 1919 arpents of
cane, a II plant; three hands employed;
quantity of sugar made, 90 bb,s weigh.
ing each about 800 lbs. worth in mar
ket say $780,
Nos Abraham Bourgeois IL miles
below Thibodeauxyille, 8 / Q arpenfs
OF cane, principally rattoon; 8 hands
employed; sugar made, So bills
weighing about $50 lbs. each, worth,
say. 1862 so.
Anoiher Louisiana paper states, that
Gen. Wade Hampton has three SUI
gar plantations on the Mississippi, below
Donaldson, upon which 800 hands
are employed. who make this year
1000 bids of 1880 lbs. each, worth,
in New Orleans, at the ordinary
price off cents per 10 ss69 600. The
General, however, shipping bis own
sugar to the Northern markets, est
mates his nett revenue, tbs year,
from his Louisiana plantation, at 500,
600
Judge earlier, has on The Missisip.
| pl, opposite to Donaldson, 20 acres oil
cane, hands employed 30, quantity OF
sugar made 1870 hhds weighing each
about 1909 lbs. worth say S10,080.
Jos. Bourgeois on the Bayou Ia
fourche, about % miles below Donald.
son. 40 arpents of cane, hands EN-.
pleyed ~, quantity OF sugar made 40
hhds. weighing each about 1000 lbs.
/ worth cav GO 600