Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-28

'ouct NUN oAiusuipAidb OpOuSMOod
one OF the officers of Com. Por,s,s,
who were risen upon -
the prisoners and carried into Hayan:
HAVANA, JUNE l, 1921 nav.
the pleasure TO inform you that we bays
been liberated on our parole, until reUp.
larIy exchanged, which will he yerv
soon, probably in a week. We shall
sail from here TO morrow for Kev
West, where our little squadron po,v
is, and will remain there until er
changed, when shall again have an
opportunity of gratifying my desire to
be engaged in active duty.
'After the character which had been
given me Of the Spaniards, my sur.
prise was. very great, when, instead
Of being NAL treated, as l had reason
to expect, / was used in the bea
manner, and no pains or trouble spar.
ed to make my situation as pleasant az
circumstances would admit. Indeed
| know ofno men, four own country.
men always excepted) who possessiu
a more eminent degree than the Span.
iards all those fine traits of character
which are calculated 10 please
When / was first taken, having lost
every article of clothing, many Of the
Spanish officers not only offered me
the use of their wardrobes, but press.
ed me to accept of them as a present:
which, however, as l was timely re.
lieyed by a remittance of money from
my dear old commodore, / declined
The officers and men aboard our
vessel at Key West are very healthy
and in excellent discipline. A few
days ago one of Com. Porter's brigs
captured a Spanish brig valued at
S15O,OOO.
From the Baltimore americana
MELANCHOLY CASE OF MATRiMONY.
1t is. generally admitted that a man
pays the full price of his follies. H.
deed it is an opinion among the pru.
dent, that he pays something more
than their real value. What is worst
of all is that he can never know the
price beforehand, but like a man who
has worn out the coat get on credit, is
forced to pay whatever is asked, and
that after the commodity is no longer
worth any thing. We beg pardon
for giving the moral before we have
told the story. An unfortunate swain
was brought before 'the justice on
Saturday, by his sweetheart, charged
with the offence of too much love-
The lady held the proof in her arms,
which, as well as herself cried loudly
for justice. A bond, the Jail, or mar.
rage were the alternatives, and hard
ones Hob seemed TO think them
Long he pondered, and wistfully he
looked, and, like other deep think.
ers, much he scratched his head. Bet.
ter men would have stock fast on the
horns of so grave diiema. But it
was pressing case, for the crowd
and JenDy's ire was some
thing less gentle than zephyr. At
length he thought il better to marry
than do worse, and the justice taking
him at his word, sent for the parson,
and had him welded on the spot
The groom, we are informed, behsv.
ed we'll on the occasion, and departed
with as reasonable prospects OF bappi-
ness as bachelors usually have who
are married against their will.
Rail RoGds.-The resolve author.
zing the appointment Of an Engineer
and Commissioners, for surveying
route or routes for Rail Road from
Boston to the Hudson river, and ap
propriating a sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars for defraying the ex'
pense, has passed the House of Re-
representatives. Of Massachusetts, by Q
vote of 166 to AZ.
The Senate of Massachusetts hes pas.
sed the resolution from the other house
authorising the survey of the route for
a Rail Road from Boston to the Hudson
River.
Three Black CroauS. stated
in our paper some DAYS ago, that
sentry from the Navy Yard had been
posted at new fence erected by or.
der OF the commsDdant, as it auprar.
ed without loaded musket. Our
of the Patriot got this armed
force into a detachment of marines,
with four rounds of ball cartridge A
story loses nothing by repeating. Bro