Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-29

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The Palladium, jackson paper recent
y established in Philadelphia has "gone
the way of all flesh" Mr. Simpsons
Mercury appears to be the chief mourner.
Probably the breathing Consumptive,
will be separated from its defunct brother
but short time.-N. e. Review.
A manuscript poem entitled "The
Wees" in the handwriting of the author
OF Junius, is announced for publication in
England.-B.
Much suspicion continues to be express
seq by politicians respecting the ultimate
designs of Bolivar. His patriotism is in
deed questionable. Invested with extra
ordinary powers, he uses them in the
true spirit of despot. Eminent men are
imprisoned and put to death by his order
without even being charged with offences
and all inquiry in regard to the Justice
OF legality of such measures strictly pro-
hibited. These things give little promise
of South American liberty.-Ib.
NEWLY DISCOVERED POWER OF MUS
KET BALL. A musket was sometime since
discharged at random in the streets of
Salem-and New-Haven Editor has
discovered, by an ingenious calculation,
" that if any person had stood in the d.
rection Of the ball, Death might have
been the consequence !"-W.
ExersITE The following card appears in one
of the Washington papers,
"The Misses ****, request the fire
companies, whose active, generous, and
magnanimous exertions yesterday saved
from the devouring and destroying flames
the house of their philosophic and phiIan-
thropic landlord, to accept the spontane-
GUS illusions of their most grateful and
heartfelt sensations. ID.
BETTING. The editor of the Roches-
ter Daily Advertiser informs US that he
has made bet of new suit of clothes
with Major Noah, that Mr.. Van Buren,,
whom the Major has been thrusting before
the public as candidate for Governor of
the State, will be defeated by majority
of from five to ten thousand votes and
now offers the Major another bet of suit
OF clothes that the Jackson candidate for
the office of Governor, whoever he mag be,
will be defeated by 5000 majority.
Democratic Press.
Mr.. Sparke's life of John Ledyard was
to issue from the London press last month.
History OF GREECE. We mentioned,
some time ago, the purpose of DR.. Howe,
to publish history of the Greek Revolu-
ton. We are happy to learn that this
proposal has been favourably received by
the public, and that there is prospect
that the work will receive liberal sab
scription. DIR. Howe, from tie long Pc
Rod of his residence in Greece, has had
the best opportunities of becoming ac-
quainted with the state of affairs, and the
course OF events there, and the very inter-
esting and satisfactory accounts which he
has from time to time given, of the pro-
gress OF the war, in his letters to his friends,
which have been extensively published in
the newspapers, prove his ability to avail
himself of the advantages he has possessed,
and to describe clearly, forcibly, and accu-
rately, events which he has partly witness
sed, and in all of which he has felt the
deepest interest. We have no doubt that
this work will be intrinsically deserving
of an extensive patronage, and of being
generally read. But there is another con-
sideration which we hope will have an in
f1uence in inducing the public to take an
interest in this work. We refer to the
debt which, as friends of the cause of hui
mainly, friends of civil liberty, friends of
the cause of Christianity and civilization,
in opposition to that of bigotted lslamsm,
we owe to one, who has without the ex-
pectation of reward, devoted himself for
several years to the service of the people
of Greece. The only remuneration we
can make him, except by our gratitude
and admiration, is by buying his book, and
in so doing we believe that most persons,
by obtaining valuable work, of sound
scholar, and careful observer, will receive
as great an obligation as they confer.
Boston ID. Adr.
It is stated, in the Charleston, S. c. pa
pers, as a remarkable fact, that, on the 9TH
inst. there was not debtor in Jail, or on
the limits of the Prison bounds, of Charles
ton District, from either the Court of Com
mon Pleas or City Court. On the 18th
there was but one solitary instance OF a
debtor in Jail. The District contains a
population of perhaps 10000.
FIREs.-On the Goth ult. house attached
to Mr.. Duncan's Upper Mill, in Gregg town
ship, Penn. was destroyed by fire, and Mr..
Godfrey Smelchor was burnt to death. Mr..
Snyder was so severely burned in endeav-
curing to rescue Smelchor, that his life was