The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-24

reinforcement, broke TIE. sfrniaice emf
recommended hestiiiiies. by a.sassiaaling the
People oil 81. Ana, without sI'aring the wo-
men or children. Casenra thereun1n retired
with bis Army, by order of The Government,
10 avoid surprise, He had, however, been
reinforced, and was able 10 operate W ith sue.
cess"
Great excitement was produced in The City OF
Guatemals, on the Sd of January, in conse
quence OF the murder of the British Consul
Mr.. ORehly, the previous night. II appears
that some OF his friends had deposited in his
house considerable quantity of specie aud je W.
els, which was done in the presence of his SER
want. Jose Dalores Boaiiia. This excited his
cupIdity, and induced him 10 form the plan in
conjunction with some of the other servants. TO
ge' possession OF the specie, &c. by numbering
their master.
II appears that they entered his bedroom.
when one OF them gave him violent blow on
ih head. aud then gave him deep stab in the
side of his neck. and then hid the body in the
chimney. Bonilla and his accompces immedi.
atply ran away, carrying with them their mas.
ter's horse, and the inhuman murder was not
discovered till i O'clock in the afternoon. The
murderers we're Immediately pursued and BoniI.
la was taken on the 9th, AM thrown into prison
Al Guajunquelapa. He was forthwith tried, and
sentenced 20 be executed
The funeral of Mr. O'Rey took place on the
9th and was attended by all the civil and militia.
ry authorities, and large concoufse Of persons
of both sexes
South Sra TrQde.--A letter from Valparaiso.
published in some of the papers, states that our
wllalemen ON that coast ouistrp all competition
and that the fame of heir enterprise extends to
very island from America 10 japan, and from
New Zealand to the coast of Asia. There are
upwards Of one hundred American whale ships
constantly cruising West of Cape Horn and il
i added, as tribute to our skill in the fishery,
that most English ships are commanded b, New
England sailors. The Importance of trade EN-.
pioying 100 ships. averaging 1000 tons, man
ned bv thirty or thirtyhye searncn, and carry
ing 1000 barrels each, may be readily estima-
ted
II is calculated, says the London Morning
Herald, that the various acknowledged profcs
SorS of the law absorb, in income, nearly nice
millions per annum; and that in three genera.
tons, of thirty years each, the whole sum Of the
property OF the Kingdom passes through their
hands.
NNF9-
There is n son Of Mungo PARK. waiting al
AGRA Con the Gold Coast) for the Eden, by
which he expects to receive some scientific
instruments from Europe. Thismodern TeIe-
machns is midsbipman belonging TO the
Sybille, aud is on the point of setting out in
quest OF certain intelligence respecting his ia
Tiers death He has already gone a journey
OF abont GO miles into the iule or in order 10
feel his way and he appears 10 like his fur
Their plan very much, having assurances Of
three hundred miles safe convoy. He goe-
hsbiled like black with n cloth about hi
Ioins oils his skin every day, and wears nei
ther shoes nor stockings Literary Gag.
Experiments have been made nj Voolwich.
Cog ON an extensive scale of HOLLOW SHOT
The results were considered very satisfactory.
II is said that, found applicable as is expected
to navol warfare that hollow shot will create
a new period in the arr of destruction.
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, DR.. Iowson, a very old colonist, died about
Six months ngo at New South Wales. n = left
as report says, TO 600 to a Mr.Sperk, because
as il Is expressed inthe WILL" he was decent
soft OF a gentleman" The bulk Of his proper-
ty, upwards OF E7ooo0, was bequeathed To
daus hter OF Mi Baxand.
In the steam artillery, which Mr Perkins IS
constructing for the French Government, he
guarantees tine perfect safety Of the generator,
its indestructibility the ability to keep the
steam up al any required temperature for asy
leusth Of time. AID lis great economy. The
piece al ordnance is to throw sixty balls of four
pounds each in minute, with the CORRECTNESS, OF
a'ine. unsket Is also attached 10 the samr gen
orator tui thtowing stream Of lead from the
basten OF Il fort. and is made 50 far portable as
to be capable Of being moved from one bastion
to another. This mushet isto throw from one
hundred TO one thousand hntet3 per minute as
occasion may require, and TINT for any length
Of time london Pnper