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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-12-19

TO Tobacco and Cotton Planters.
y s. T.. GWATHMEY will sell on sconmissiop.
IA. Tobacco and Cotton. for those Planters who
may think fit to consign their crops 10 them
Richmond, Oct 81, 1927. SGT
G.. G.. GRISWOLD,
ATTORNEY AT L.4W,
lYSENDERS his professional services 10 the public Tic
Il will practice in the Counts of King Queen, ESSEX,
and Midalesex: His nddrtas is Urbanna. Miaiieqr
New and Desirable Coon
ALI s. MOORE have just received By The hast
Il arrivals from New York and PhiladelIlia. Their
supply Of ALLand WINTER DRY GOODS-com-
P'is'hg almost every article adapted the wholes sale
or retail trade of this city. They have band and
ouer Tor sale the following articles which constitute
comparatively very small portion of their present
Blue, black, olive brown caret, cadet and steel MIXED
cloths,
Do hoavy drab for great coats,
Blue black gold and steel mixed, fawu and light drab
cassirneies,
Blue, brown fawn aud other pelisss cloths,
Fearnanght, mapped cottons,
Rose, point and London, dutila blankets,
An assortment OF superfne and low priced satinerts
Rogers patent flannel,
Also general assortment of vhito yellow, crimson,
scarlet and green laDneB,
Floor and booking baiZes
Bomba2nes, bombazeits,
Striped and PLAID ciroassians
Crimson, scarlet orange and blue rnerino ciofls,
DO same colours circassians for chidrens wear =
fian, striped and fg gTos de Naples comprising all
most every colour,
Black Italian, Mnntua, and double French Plorences
ch heavy satins for ladies' dresses elsses coa1s
an entirely new and fashionable article,
SIX and worsted bereges and batstcs,
Black modes, Italian Grapes,
general assortment of cocured satins and Fosenresz
Supernne, dark. London prints, and ginghans
Canbricks jaconetis null book, Swiss and India INNS.
Inns, both plain and figured
Richly worked jackone robes,
Inserting and scoiop trimmings and Gounces,
Apron and furniture checks,
Bed-ticking, brown and bIeacl;ed dou1estics
Garmen canbrck and furniture diues,
Cotton fringcs, Sc.
Merino and cashmere long shawls and hdkls
Thread gimp and bobbinet laces
a handsome assortment of bobbine lace wells. can,s
caps, peleriBes and hGhfs
Silk and gauge hdkfs
Bonnet, sash ADD belt ribbons
Silk, cotton and worsed hosiery
BandanHa, flag and Italian hdsfs
Irish linens lawns and sheetirgs
Linen canibrIcISs and eambrick handkercliie(s
Umbrellas, toilette glasses
White scarlet black and coloured darning worstca
yarn, &c.
All OF which having been selected with the unaost
care will be sold accommodating terms for cash.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20
PATIENTS, &C.

sesetzs'e Nsrsous Cordial
LEES New London Ami Bilious Pills
Sshsir--sno Ess Water
DR.. homson Gels5rasd Enc Uasv,
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20
From sss .M.,s FORK Siasesman.

IMPORTANT TO MANUfAC fURRRS.
The following interesting communi'
cation canno, fall of sItracIlng the at
tention il deserves:-
ON THE WELD PLANT.
The weld plant, Reside Luteo'a)
affords a fine yellow, highly use
full in the arts of dying and Calico
printing, and for producing beautiful
yellow pigment. Weld is usedIn Eng.
iand and on the European confines t,
for dying yellow, green, brown, and
drab The colour from this plant is
not only more bc~ulifuI and more per
manenl than from any other, but It im
parts softness TO the goods which no
other tlugsnt matter does IN the same
degree. The permanently of the drabs
and greens impo, ted from England
and France, are solely attributed TO
the use of this plant. II is more cost
iy than many other yellow dyes, but
its superiority will always insore .
very generai consumption.
The weld being light and bulky
article, TIE cost of transporting from
Europe, nxde II too dear for general
consumption 10 the country To RENE.
DIV tins defect, imported seed IN the
years 1924 end 3, snd gave 'ns,ruc.
ton Ia your paper. under the signature
of ltopsou, Tor culIvatlng II As the
plant 10 biennjai and as the first crops
were served for seed, none OF 1t was
brought into market til this sum
mer LIN fact l nos afraid Of total
failure, from the wan; of experience
in the cut,iv alton. from the dryness oil
the seasons after each seeding time,
and from the plant not being acclima
ted. | have now the satisfaction OF
informing Que dyers, oAllico printers
and the friends OF domestic nanofsc
lures generally, that the weld can be
raised IL this country IN as great per
fiction "a IN Frs0ce, where The besi
European plant is obIaiUed and muct
superior 10 the English This wsl,t
was raised 10y Mr. Thomas, near u
tee, 10 this state, and have never
seen from any other country, a more
ifui plant.
! have also obtained from the same
gentleman. about thirty pounds c
ripe seed, the termination property o
which has been lessed with complete
success.
Those who feel interested in this
new production, afe invited 10 cal
and see the plant dnriog this week, q
gold street, nesr ma,d@u lane
VIM PARTRIDGE
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

T7ho ,osi toedr Corset Boards no,o2
Az Indiana paper states, that Zeal
Gus clergyman, in the midst OF bis
sermon, broke out thus: my dear
sisters, have no doubt but there are
corset boards enough in this congre
gstlon. IL collected together, to single
hen vooSt
small IA swim in shallow waters
and there are set OF small philo
,ophers who declaim with as much
solemnily upon the evils Of mice as
upon the wars OF nations. This sense
less RAFT, concerning eorsets, csnno.
claim even the humble merit OF origin
atty; for male gosslps have since the
food. portrayed their horrors and
fatal effects, aud yet The world IS no'
dcpopuIa.ed nor like to he. IL would
not be more silly to accuse gent men
of sui .idc, inAsmuch as they surround
their necks with stocks and s.itiners
o hich, iohen too tightly drawn, nigh.
produce slrangula,ion OF upoplexS
Than to make the like charge agsinsl
the fair, beca1se they adopi q conve
nieni and becoming article OF dress, -
to which, II there were tackles, blocks
windiasses aud oxen attached, nigh
De productive of mslior nation and "a
Jury to health. Here and there a fool
lsh girl may perhaps be found, who
from the defects OF bad taste and /,
bad form, has g,rded on hsr agmor too
tightly, and destroyed her health, snc
~iih it what good looks she once had
hut, on the other hand. we have seet
! 8 silly coxcOmb draw his cravat %
liercely as 30 cause great rush o
blood into his head, which again ws'
compressed by savage looking lIttIs
has curled up on the sides, aud in pro
portion 20 the rest OF his person, sp
pearing like The summit OF cone; hil
collar worn so high and so stiff as al
most to cot his ears off. and his nztu
rally spra wing feet so pinched al
crsmped With tight bo0ls, AZ to render
il probable that he wouId be an earl,
cripple. The only JUdges as 10 VITA
4Ee, and what are nol convenient, snC
proper articles Of dtess for ladies'. at,
he ladies themselves; aud common
,enge 10 the rnoos proper regulator IL
he use OF these as we'll 40 otheI
matters N \ Statesman
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

Nav 0RLEANs, Nov 22.--Moss Du.
els.-A dusitook place on Sunday NOR
ping last, between Mr.. Dangsrfsld aud
MIR. Bucknsr, Of Nstchez. Ga the third
fire the former was mortally wounded,
and expired in three hours after.
DIR. Novel; and General COTE fought
a duel at jackson, Mississippi, a few
days since; the former was wounded !,
but not MORALLY.
Mr.. Murray, The London Publisher,
has givea Washington Irving, il 10 said,
three thousand guinsas for his Life Of
Columbus" Mr. Irving ha, been resi-.
ding in Sladrid for two years, collec-
ting materials for the work.
The ceremony OF laying the first
stone Of The Column to he erected to
the memory of Gen. Wolf, as Que
bee, was performed short time since.
The troops of the garrisOn commanded
by Colonel NIcol, of the 66sh Regi
ment, g ere peraded, and his Excelen-
cy she Gosernor assisted. The stone
was laid With Masonic rites. and Mr..
Thomson, the only living witness pre-
sent of Volts death, gave tue .hree
blows with the malles.
Snelson, the Bank Robber, taken
The Kog alton (VD Advooale s'sses,
by information received from G1eber,
that SneIson. the Robber of the Fred
ericksburg Bank, has been arrested,
and is in prison at that place. II !.
reported that Snelson engaged q pas
sage to Liverpool. in vessel about to
sail, paid for the same. and entered
the assumed name of Maxwell 80 his on
The books--thst jost before the vessej
sailed, he left the city, and proceeded
about ten miles into the country, where
ne remained come days a. ease ~ hi.
opposed secure retreat. His residence
soon became known in this city am
excited suspicious which, on the re
turn of accommodating party wha
Snelson \ prisoner, ~ere proved 10
have been we'll founded Instead.
therefore, Of being on his voyage 60
Liverpool. ne Is snugly ssged "a On
bee, waiting the Tecept oi BIZ N ex
change from the Unjtsd States
The Nca YerA Gazette states thot
the Quebec papers Of The 29Ih nItiuas
max no msut,on Oh the apprehension
OF SDelson the robbeF of ths Pcters
burg bank.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

Twenty eight years ego. William
Henry Harrison, now Senator in
Congress from TINS state, presented
MA credentials to he H0usr Of r.
oreeeptaiives as Dcleg &c from lht
whole Norlhw estern Territory. What
a.ch4nge has tsken placs under his
eve! The fierce natives OF the foresi
alter II any o struggle, have disppecr
ei before the face Of whits men.--~
Their shrjl' war whOop 10 no longer
heard 10 saiuate she heart OF the war
nor 10 ba.lle, or to SQUAD the sigma
OF death at md nlght 10 she " hiee III
mate, Of the cahin--their canoe ia De-
logger seen TO float 90 lhe bosons OF
Huron or Erie, or wend IFS way mong
lh~ snn0sli~s Of the be&utiGnl river. --
The council FIRE 10 broken up whai
few have survived the bloody contest,
with their daFkning invaders, hts c
turned their faces 10 the distant West,
and, with sigh. bid farewell 10 thu
rich valleys and hunting grounds where
.he bones OF their fathers repose A
new race now occupy their possessions
and the wilderness is made TO blossom
as the rose. The forrest is thinned by
the blows Of The back " codsman--
villages and cultivated fields arise on
every side-the land teens with pop
ulaiion-the rivers. which fell no
weight before hut the canoe of the war
rior, Fastening to battle, are no~
covered with treiRhts, conveying the
rich products Of the West to market
canals and roads are constructed for
commercial and friendly intercourse
halls Of legislation and justice are e
recied for the government of this thriv-
ing people and colleges, semineries.
and common schools, are founded TO
dispense the treasure of ancient and
mOdern knowledge to their sons.
Such is he wonderful change that
has passed under the eye OF the sole
Delegate Of the Northwestern Terri.
tory, in 1899 The territory which
he then represented is now cut up in
TO the states of Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois, and The territory OF Michigan
and leaving tract of country TO
the Northwest sufficient to form seve
raj more states. At that time this dis
trct contained about fifty thousand in
habissDls. The population at present
is over million; and is represented
in Congress by eighteen Representa-
tivcs, SIX Senators and one Delegate
An advance similar to this in popula
ton and Improvement, will perhaps
never be Witnessed again.
The London Morning Chronicle
says that Kean will probably visit
An erica, al the end of the present
set son
g Glass being a non conductor of
Lightning, it has been suggested that
we're farmers to put only al inverted
broken bottle on the conical top of
their hay and wheat stacks, much few
er instances of their being destroyed
by lightning would occur.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20
From nc AGa.ss aa-e,ts SPY.

Some time since, @rlieT IN the
lowell Journal, stter sdseEjing TO the
new invented care for tlte importance
expressed a desire thai some one would
next discovcr remedy for sleeping 10
meeting This would certainly be a
desidess,um, and We have heard OF
nothing approaching nssrer 10 II than
The method detailed IA lhc following
story:
4 few years since. an aged clergy.
man in the western part of ihis coun
~, speaking Of 'hr solemnNy attached
to the ministerial Office, said that do
ring the " hole term Of forty OF fifty
wear. that ne had ofticIsied therein,
his gravity hal neveg bn' once been
di.turbed in the pulpls On that occs.
sion, while engaged 10 he discourse,
he noticed man, directly in from. oil
him, lssning over the railing OF the
gallery, with something in hrs hand
" hich he soon discovered to be tugh
quid OF tobacco just taken from his
mouth Directly below sat man,
who wss in the constant hab,s OF sleep
ing at meeting. with tbs head leaning
back, and bis mouth wide open The
m.n in the gtilery was insensly engag
ed, raising and lowering his hand
and taking an exsc. observation, oil
shlengih, having got it right, he let
fill the quid Of tobacco, and it fell
plump into The mouth Of thc slseper
below The whols scgne was so ia
descTlbably ludicrous, THAI. for he
firsl and thu last time in the pulpit, an
involuntary smile forced itself upon ihe
coun.enance ofthe preacher. The un.
expected intrusion of so unpalssable a
moUlhf1l, awoke the sleeper, and he
was never known to indulge in sha.
practice afterwards
Sheep Sisalsrs The Perry pa
Forester say thatssperaI hundred sheep
have been killed By dogs in the vicinity
Of that place within two or three weeks.
The shepherds on Salisbury plain and on
the Dorset and SUSSEX downs, in Eng
land, where vast focks Of sheep are
kept, resort TO method for the discov-
cry Of dogs who have acquired habits
ofworrying their flocks, Ia habit by The
bye which like most other bad habits
is seldom forsaken) as easy and as sim
pie as il is certain. When they fad
tina, sheep has been worried ~ killed
in the night, they go round to all the
farms and cottages IN the neighbour
hood, and examine well the mouth of
every dog they can find; and the guilty
cur is detected by the wool of the sheep;
particles of which will lodge between,
and adhere to the teeth, for several
days 1t is almost needless 20 add that
in such cases the shepherd assumes at
once the offire OF Judge, jury and exc
cutioner. "0ut OF thine own mouth
will condemn thee, thou rascalIy
hound" forms the sum and substance
Of indictment, pIeadings, end sentence
aud execution inevitably follows,
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20
rNDIco-FAsT COLOURS.

The following account ct an I'm
portant valUa hlr process Is inserted 10
the American Farmer, from the tray
els of afungo Park:
"The women Of Msndigo, Kasrta
and Lodomsr. dye cotton cloth of /.
vich and lasting bluc, by ,hs follow
ing simple process: The leaves of IN
digo, when fresh gathered. are pound.
ed in wooden mortar and mixed IN a
large earthen jar, with strong ley
of wood ashes. The etuff is stepped
in this mixture. and allowed to remain
until il has required a proper shade. 49,
Where indigo rs not plenty, they col
iect the leaves. reduce a sufficient
quantity to powder, and mix with Icy
as above. In either way this colour
is rery beautiful, aoith a fine purple
gloss, equal TO the best IudiAn OF Eo
ropran bIuc."-(See Parks Travels,
p 3l8, American edit
iodlgo Is cultivated IN many of the
southern states with almost as much
ease, as clover in Pr0ns, lvania. In
stead of pounding. it can be passed
through roIIeIs ike sugar cane, and
placed in watts made OF brick work
lined with water cement; and thus used
or large scale TO dye cotton yarns
for the northern markets BY this
cheap and simple process our yarns
will acquire a value of twelve or fiji
teen cents in the pound. II is very
troublesome and uncertain 10 for m
cake indigo out Of the weed, and the
artificial blue watts are expensive and
precarious. The African dyes are the
best, and beyond all doubt the cheap.
est Ii our factories succeed as We
are well assured they will, southern
planters should cultivate indigo, as
we'll as cotton in the vicinity of them
Ii our southern sgricuituralists are
no! wanting TO themselves, what have
they TO fear. With the judlciOus EN-
ployment of our cotton and slaves, and
our indigo, our eastern brethren will
soon acknow ledge the value of our
aUhites, our blacks, and our blueS
AN INDIGO PLANTER.
Counting nliliaOn.-There is more
difficulty in this than meets the eye.
MIR. Cooper, Tragedian, is said to
have bet with friend, that he could
go from Philadelphia to New York
and return before he could count =
million. Done, said his friend, bui
upon calculation he was convinced he
should lose-and was lei off for do
gen OF wine. / believe i. has been
calculated it would tr ke 4 or 5 days
10 hours per day, steody counting, or
more.
horse 81 wears cd, recently died in Cam
bridge, Md. which vas seTgiGeable 70 The end.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20
JNIRS UONlSONo

HAS comm~nced The DRUG BU&L
NESS, IN the corner house belon ging
to DosE William Faris, one door North
Of the Court House, and intends con.
slantly keeping supply of the best
Drugs the Market can afford, and will
sell on the most reasonable terms ; ba.
wing been selected with care, they can
be confidently offered as Pure and
Gsamns.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

Tor SALE. - VIII SSH on aecom'av~ ., ''S
L torms, the Tract OF LIND On hacA
creek. IN Berkeley county, formerly o"nS9 ~
Rswleigh Cols,on, Lsq and by bum devised -
John NJ. Colston. BY virtue of whose VIA ~"
offer il & r sale. There Is On the lsno
Mn ana a sea, for a Grst Mill, and most sd
vantaesous situation for Distihery. be ias'9
is wsil ,imbered. and fiom three 70 we soa'
dred acres will Be sold rs may best sun the ~
chaser Persons disposed TO view the PFosps1,
ty u.ay sac it by applying to Mr. Job AoplE' 80 80
now rents the Saw Mln. VIII cpnFey Sacn ese
as was in John NJ Coston, which ia psl9Vf'F :.
be peVfecG EDWARD co.'s W. - ~
Sept. o.--tt Jo4n - C'S.o9'
4 li4AkK-Ne have qla0tlte ~ FRs = ~"
z for sale, from 9 so a. inch tAes--''S0'
Pine lasteIlmr iatas 81 s.d 3, tcet long
BAKER TAPSCOl f., b 90
shepherdstoan, jay s.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

A laboring man named Thomas
Giles, an Irishman, aged 90 fell into
kettle of hot water in Calskill 90
Wednesday, and died in short lime.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

ion, has pleasant CONFERENCE.-The scar on
his ight srln, oceasioned by purn-hsd on
when conmit,ed, a pair OF tow linen pan'A'
looms end shirt. an old torn drab roundao'af'
old shoes end old vOoi bat-Says he formerly
belonged to man by the name OF 6eorg0
Moore, Of Fauquire county, who had sold hIfa
20 = southern trader bs the name Wlgglntops
and that he made his escape this sids Staun'o@.
The owner OF said negro is requested 20 oea%
arove properly, pay charges and take o,sa
lway, otherwise he will be dealt WIN IS s"S
sw directs PETER GARDNER, Jat'oT'
Sent If
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20
"A R,snaucdu.

- Is: . :::: :::. s s: Ga Z,
e.. man who calls himself GEORGE
xSH feet 8 Inches high, stout maids. ~
ds-sssEas, or IS years Of age, dark eompes'
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

CGuseSo offence Lord Chester
field says. ".hat men are more unwil
ling TO have their weskDesseS and i'm
projections known than their crimes
And tina. if you hint to man tina. 700
think him ignorant, silly, or even III
bred and a~k ward, he will hate you
more and longer than if you tell him
plainly that you think him rogue.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

Stand for buSiness.--A French.
man being about TO remove bis shop,
his landlord inquired the reason; stat
ing, at the same time, that i, was con
sidered a very good Stand for business.
The Franchmcn replied, with shrug
Of the shoulders, Ooh yes he's very
good stand for d business; by gar, me
stand all dsv, for nobody come TO
make me mOUe."
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

Party Spni.,-A furious party
spirit, when il RACES with violence
exerts itselfin civil war and bloodshed;
and when under its greatest restraints,
breaks out in calumny, detraction,
and q partial administration Of Justice.
In a word, il fills nation with spleen
and rancor, and extiogulshes all the
seeds OF good nature, compassion,
and humanity.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

Mr.. Murray, the London Publisher
ha, givsa Washington Irving, it is said
three thousand guInsas for his LIE o
Columbus" Mr Irving has been resi-
ding in Sladrid for two years, collec
ting materials for the work.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-20

A horse 81 wears Cd, recently died in Cam
bridge, Md. which vas seFgiceable 10 The end.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-11
Fish Salt, Sc.
& I.ARMoUR offer for sale fo'

& IARMOUR offer for sale fc,
WI cash, or usual credit
1000 bushels Turks Island salt
5000 do ground alum do
go sacks blown do
100 chests young hyson tea
40 half chests do do
20 boxes, chests and chests gunpowder and
and imperial do
Is hhds Muscoyado and New-Orlcans sugars
50 barrels do do
10 boxes Havana white sugar
80 h'sds Barbados and New Orleans moasses
$50 bags Cuba, Rio and Java Coffee
seroons fotant indigo
10 casks cheese
200 boxes mould and dipped candles
10000 lbs yellow and brown soap
50 barrels resin
With constant SUPPLY of
The Best Famiiy Flour, Hines, Ljquo's, Spifss
and other GROCERIES.
apr9 MW&F