Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-15

when II was supposed by many TIA.
Gen Harrison would be designales
byi the President as the successor =
Gen. Brown as Commander in Cb;.t
the Richmond Enquirer few inlo
terrible passion, and demanded -
know how the President should dar.
to nominate man from the walks 81
civil life to the exclusion of such Gal
liant soldiers as Scott, Gaines. ana
MACoMB. Only one week has pss
sed, and the President nominated On.
ofthe very candidates proposed by II,
Enquirer to wit-Gen. Macomb Nov
how stands the case with the Rich
mond Enquirer? Why the ingeniou,
editor abuses the President more via
lently because he has nominated Ma.
comb, than he did when he supposed
he bod not. The Senate is even An,
thoriiatively called upon to reject II,
nomination!-N 7. Com. Adu.
The discussion of the question of pes,.
and war occupies great deal of space
in the English papers, and neither The
speculatons nor the intelligence on
which they are founded, are in perfeci
agreement with each other. Some Of
the London Journals continue 10 talk Of
a Russian declaration of war, but M
such document has appeared. In is
stead, however, an extract from an es.
traordinary supplement to the ST. Pc.
tersburg Journal is published, contain.
ing some observations upon the Turkish
manifesto, which it must be ownsi
breathe somewhat of warlike spirit /
they are to be taken as the sentiments
of the Russian government. These news.
paper remarks are digni6ed, for what
re~on we know not, with the title Of
the Russian Declaration of War.
Should Russia make war on her owa
account against the Porte, we do not see
what is to become of the treaty Of The
9th July. The Petersburg article says
that Russia will still adhere strictly to
that treaty, and will prosecute negots.
tons under il in favor Of the Greeks
But how Russia, as enc of the three al.
lied powers, is to enter into treaty
with the Porte for the pacifcation Of
Greece, and vet continue to prosecutsa
war with the Porte for the maintainancs
OF her own rights, is difficulty thai
does not seem to have been sufficiently
attended to in the spe ulations on ,hs
subject When two nations are at war,
all treaties between them are at an end.
The conclusion of a treaty supposes
peace ". Y Ep Post.
In the House of Lords, on the e5h
in reply to some questions put by Eah
Gray, the Earl of Dudley stated thai
'the intentions announced on the part
of Russia, have much diminished The
chance fer the maintenance of peace
between that power and the Porte
Specie was very dull in London, on
the 2sth of March. Silver not in de.
mand and only As Cd per ounce Offer
ed for American, and 4s 93d. for span.
ish Coin.
Advertisements appear in the London
and Paris papers for surgeons for the
| Russian Amy.
The bill to repeal tie Corporation
and Test Acts, passed the House Of
Commons on the lst April.
The son of Mungo Park, who pro-
| oeeded to the interior of Africa soma
time since, has been poisoned in the A.
kimbo country.
Gold Mine in South Carolina We
were politely furnished, says the Charles
ton Courier, with the following extraai
OF letter, dated Camden, 26th Apr,
received by gentleman in this cily'
Although the possession of gold is cor.
sidered wealth, we confess we should
be much better pleased to hear of an
extensive bed of iron ore of good quail
ty, being discovered in our State; be.
lieving it would prove If more substan'
tial benefit to our people, than the find
ing of quantity of any of the precious
| metals
"Mr BURREL BLEwER, brought 10
this town yesterday, 100 dollars worth
of pure gold, collected on his plantation,
on LynCh's Creek, Chesterfield Dir
trict"
Early Harvest in Maryland. The
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