Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-17

4 vorable to the election Of General Jackson.
Against Convention, 3a8
For a Convention, 81
But TEN individuals could be found
In the United States, so lost to every
principle Of Justice and gratitude. as to
refuse vote Of thanks to Gen Wash
ington on his retiring from the Presiden
tial Chair; and GEN. JACKSON and
YIN, B GILEs, the constitutional hair.
splitter of Virginia, were TWO of the
ten!
II should not be forgotten that the
only HONOUR" in the Louisiana pack,
EDWARD LIVINGSTON, Esq. 1.-THE deia.
mer ofthe venerable Je ferson,) was al
90 one of the immortal ten.
The Winchester Virg,nian denies the
statement of the Winchester Republi
can, that the drum and fife were en-
Ployed to muster votes in Frederick
county, Virginia, at the late election. -
Whilst it is fair to state this public deni
al, tits equally fair to state, that pri-
vate information to the Edtors'confrms
the statement of the Republican.
Nat Int.
The small pox. at the last dates, was
making great ravages in the Canary
Islands, and particularly at Santa Cruz,
whore 600 persons were sick at one
time, 80 Of whom died. The disease is
said to have attacked some persons who
had had the small pox, and others who
bad been vaccinated.
We learn by Capt Conyngham, ar
rived here last evening from st. Ubes,
that. on the 18th Of February, gale
Of wind commenced from the S K. to ).
W. a number of vessels were driven a
shore and lost,as also many lives. His b
NJ. ship of war Terror, loaded with stsres
for admiral Codrington, was entirely
lost, and upeards Of one hundred Of
her men; at VillanOva, the same night,
the English brig Lark, of Liverpool,
was driven ashore in the same gale.
Bolt. Pat
Earthquake at Koi,taran The Del.
h Akhas of last month relates. that the
fort Of Kolitaran had been destroyed
by an earthquake, and thousand per
sons buried under the ruins, the same
convulsion had shivered mountain in
pieces, which falling into the river of
Aowee, caused the country to be in.
Undated to the distance of 100 cross
round. Three thousand " ,rkmen were
employed in cutting channel through
the mountain, and great apprehension
was entertained of the injury likely to
be inflicted upon Jaahore, whenever
the river should force its way through
ITS channel, 1t is computed that no
lever than thirty thousand victims have
perished from cholera, in Amrister, La
bore, and the camp.
Madras Gazette Of Sept 90.
a letter from General LArAYETTE,
GATED January IS, to his friend Morgan
Neville of Pittsburg, mentions the in.
'entlon of Vi. Perier and bis vile, Ia
grand daughter of the General) grand
son, and the two boys of G. w. Lafay
elite, to visit the United States.
Coffee for buffers and Tavsrns without
oars Among the contemp plated ar
engagements of the new line of Sab.
path keeping Stages" to run from AL
pany to Buffalo. II is intended to EN-.
ploy no drlverslwho use profane language
Ir drink ardent spirits-and at every
mouse where the horses are changed, to
nave not coffee always ready for passen-
gers, Some OF the taverns will be with.
eut oars' In favor of the coffee we are
nappy to record our own vote, together
WIN those OF some fifteen other stage
passengers, with whom we partook of
u; OF cold morpiAg few months ago
NO b'ttsrs were called for
Proc. Chron.