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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-19

EfXae There is young thriving Ap.
e3IernS chard of about two hundred trees r.,.
wa, selected fruit besides variety O. D, a.,
.fesa, summer fruits. This farm sd gnu. n,
tered; Dogue run passes through It, ana %3
in springs of most excellent water, "h'eh
run through fhc farm inthe driest seasons
ings are good, consisting Of large IfsFne '%.
house of two stosies with four rooms ana w.,
sage, built YER; substantially and CT 'e Dss1
and every necessary out house 10 accominoo,,, - A.,
family. The garden and yard are well desg,S" ..,r,
improved. From the house there IS 4 Comma +,
view of The Potomac andsuuouuding county, ,' .,
bea!hfulness and beauty Of prospectit IS psina No,
passed by none. The price and tens % ,,Is,critc
will be made known by application to ''c s'''.
living on the premises. ,,,re prssELL.
april JHMI' "--
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

plaintiff. and disposed Of item fer lie joiat ben-
eft OF fnr defra laeis. - completely WIS The
plaintiff stripped OF all he pos essed by this
frsudulent ~ acredins, that lie was obliged 10
abandon hi business aud, for Subsistence. 10
lure Gimse 1 "a a klad of servant In an auction
room.
Mcssfs. Maxwell and Halves conducted the
suit FOR the plaintiff. and Mr. TalfDadge for The
Defendants. By tins latter, an endeavodr was
made to prove a partnership between Moore and
Siurieyani, aud TO quash the indictment on that
ground bur il was proved that no partnership
existed, and that the only transaction between
them was n note held bv Moore aga INST Sturte-
want for go dollars, which, was passed by Moore
into the hands OF the Waterburys. Upon this
demand, all the goods were taken and sold. and
the parties p~ockeied The balance, amounting TO
near l700dollars. The case WAS areued at con-
siderable length by the counsel on both sides.
Judge Edwards delivered a brief but lucid
charge. WHEN the jury gave a verdict for the
plalnlliTof 5000 dollars thu amount laid in the
indictment. lotdtesmna.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30
FOUHGGS lHFELLIGENCE.
Frnm TIN W. Americnn. Oct. u

From TIM ". !. American, Oct. -.
BY the packer ship Sull,. trnm ilayre, we
have copious files OF Paris papers TO the 10th ali.
inclusive ,-Ou the grea, qnesl lua of the iIu.sitn
war, they afford nothing decisive though 1t
seems pretty evident. thai the resistance offered
by III Turks, Nceeds The expectations o their
inva Its, SoItles IN great 10 &c, AID WA great
success, we're from time to tlme mae by the
CARSON of the hrsieged towns ni Niddin, 81
lisui Ia, &c. and an advanced corps of Rus
SLAMS that had passed beyond Chonmla, were in,-
medlately d wen bacl,-eren according to the
Odessa &C ouni. The Emperor was sin nj o.
dessa, and would not rrjoin the ARMY till a.
boat the middle of September, Meanwhile il
aould appear. that he plenlpotentaries of o.
Their powers were ,eeking TO h ing anont a ces.
sation Of AostiiIiles. A ruuour mad however
pbtaiped, tina, Nicholas had rejected the inter
vention of Lord Hey esbury. The French rx-
ped non hal arrived in the Morea. and were
60 deba,k nj Calamata.
Sir L. Codrj1gton had returned from Egypt
with the transports to ~ convey to tina country
! the troops OF Ibt ahim Pacha, who we've % evac-
uaie the AnIes aud the French il Is sand,
would land without opposition from any quar-
ter aud GARRISON the fortresses of GREECE. The
accounts from LsLdon are 10 the l2tlI. The
London New Times reproaches the administra
ton of the Duke of Wellington, with pusillani
nifty in respect of the affairs OF Turkey. and the
French Jtu'nals speak openly aud boldly of The
Invasion 10y the Russians. as dictated solely by
ambition. la both capitals London aud PARIS,
rumors of Misunderstanding and want of con-
cert between England aud Russia, and England
anu France. IN relation TO the affairs Of the East
wefe circulating. In answer 10 these, the Cou-
ri"r oil the 10Th Sept. says. a. from the date of the
protoccl. respecting The affairs OF Greece, aud
"Nen earlier than Tint. there has not been
the slightest misunderstood ng between the ca
ulnets OF France or England. whether directed
hy NJ. de Vihele, or NJ. de Ia Ferrnna,e c; by
Mr. Canning, Lord Goodrich. OF Lord yelling.
Ten. On the contrary, the greatest cordialIty
has existed, q lnsaying so, We beg our headers
to believe tlat W. do not speah lightlv-the best
understanding, aud the most active concert in all
measures respecting the policy of the Two
countries. aud that I, be observed towards other
nations.
lfiast year We could state this positively. we
can At this moment do so with even more assur.
anoe Of being right, SO that the statement
of n private correspondent that the King OF
France had expressed dissatisfaction with the
want of yigor in our department Of foreign az
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

kidnapping.
October, 9TH, 1923

kidnapping.
T.. johnson, j. Johnson. October, 7th, 1923.
7. Collins, Spencer
francis. Ahds Smith.
The Indictment was found at March sessions,
1926. Francis has been convicted on two ills
and is now undergoing his sentence in the peni
Tertiary. in tatis city. The two Johnsons, who
appear = be The ringleaders in the atrorinns
traffic, yet elude the vigilance Of justice -. il,
is to be hoped that. ere long, they may be o.er-
taken by the rigorous and effective atm of the
law. Collins. wnH until recently, had eluded
the police, was placed at the bar on the 7th inst.
and plead not guilty to the charge. The evil
dence was strong and Conclusive Il appeafed
that he was one OF the associates of Johnson on
board the schooner little John. which in the sum
mer of 1926 anchored below the navy ward of
this city. A number of coiored boy aud girls
we're decoyed, Of carried by force Oh boari Of
the vessel. whrrr thy were chained together
aud treated with the utmost barbariry one OF
the BOYS was SO severely beaten by Johnsoa and
his confederafcs, thar II occasioned his deafh.
The glrl Sarah Nicholson. returned in Jul,
last from the slavery into which she had been
sold by Johnson. aud the story she related vas
clear and completely Identified The, defendant
with JohusOn aud The other individuals who
have been Convicted. On her exam nation he.
fore the mayor, she described the personal an
pearar ce OF Collins, and when he was spbse4
quently shown to her. her emotions were so
strong IS 10 deprive her for some memenls VI
uitetancP.,
When the testimony for the prosecution clos
ed the counsel for the defendant stated to the
court, that the evidence on the pa I Of the prose
cotlon was 30 convincing, that he could noi con-
seientiousiy ask the jury 10 aeqnit aud there.
fore left the casoto their determination.
Nerdlct, Guilty.
Judge King, after remarking upon the afro
cous character OF the offence, sentenced the
prisoner To pay a fine ot two thousand dollars
aud TO undergo an Imprisonment at hard labour
lof twenty one years.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30
MISCELLANY
EDrcAnnx

Prom tie North Amsrie,. n
observation-disclosures has lacked Do
10 The interior OF the ancient republ;rs D.
cover the origin oftheir dissolution. il ~ du
lecied education Of the youth. We ara - ne.
by the splendor of some shining e'<zlel
which appear in the decliue ~ mus, ., 'eeTs
nlar governments OF former times ana m :" phh
rumsiapee sometimes leads to an erro.. ~.
fhrence IN favor OF the high mental - h.
ment of the maj brity of iie people pl9't.
forget thai the luminous bodies shine the ~ ~ "
er for the surrounding darkness. A lar sf',
iority Of the Grecians, Ia the time Of = Hs.
themes, and by far the greater pari of A
mans. after Augustus. were entirely ,.,o ne
ted. This prepared them for despotism a !
ranny raises her iron sceptre over ipno y,
liberty rests on knowledge. For knowlaI4
power, and liberty, founded on such poas'
the puresi liberty , but without this. il SOM g
! generates into licentiousnesA. Sound -
edge expands the mind, Strengthens Viz
e~nlarees the sphere of liberty, aAd is in faa
very sonl. The understanding, like the "a v" :.
softened, improved, aud rendered fertis !, >
constant and industrious cultivation, than : Y
learning and thinking /; while ii bpcomes ~
and sterile by negligence. A solid aud lba,.
education. therefore, guided bv religions ~,
moral sentiment, is the inast Invaluable r.
that a country can center on her youth. In oa
own country. universal education will ,n,,.
butte more than any thing else TO siay the noa
erful currents of national Jealousy. RUSHING ].
gainst each other from the north and SCUM T.,
combine The energies Of so great a nation a.
cupying an immense territory, in one commo.
cause TO strengthen the lies, aud canfi IN n.
pledges of miaual friendship and harmon,
which arise from onr history, our inst tu,ion.
and our prospects,
WHAT, then, can I've of greater moment 70, m
age Of public tranquility and domestic ham,
ness, than to improve and 10 difuse the mean.
of education ! What more worthy OF Initial.
than fhe example oil our fathers 10 the earlg =
ges of New England. VINO, relying upon m,
sound principle. that the maintenance OF rom
literature tended most 10 the advancement nj
he noarishing state of societies and republic,
secured bv law, a hundred and sixty wears aso
the blessings of public instruction for all t6ei
children and appropriated a considerable par
Of their means 70, the purpose OF popular edu
cation. They knew thar the equal diffusion q
general knowledge, through The mass OF tn,
people, is more powerful in weakening ener.
yies aud liberal ideas, aud in pre- airing for
,grfa, catastrophe, than the exertions OF ndiyid
uals of the greatest talents, who have con, enlra
ted within themselves, and mnnopolized all th
information which their age affords. Wit III,
early institution of The schools of New England
the foundations Of her iibei ties was laid.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30
MATRIMONIAL STATISTICS.

Experience. we nave SAID, confirms the Lament
| table truth, that females who nave passed the
line seld reach the harbor o. matrimony.
Lest any of Our traders should lay the fiailer.
ine JUNCTION t. their soul" that, though they
have crossed thai awful point in the voyag. Of
life, they shall yet escape the rocks on which, il
they strike, all hopes of wedlock must be iorey.
or abandoned, we shall present them witn a Ia
bic, which, whist il will -Xhibit 10 females their
many chances Of marriage at various ages, will
prove the truth of the posi- ions which htv, been
already advanced on the subject. The table
TO which W. are about to draw thrir attention is
extracted from the " ,eporto of the select com
mittee Of the Honse OF Commons Oh the laws
respecting friendly societies" IL was drawn up
by DIR. Granville, a physirian of very extensive
practice, connected with several pubic insttu-
tons in the metrop lis. The doctor whose al
tention had been directed 10 the statistical ques-
fions of the increase OF population among the
poor, thought thai the public IDSihutions TO
which he belonged might he made available in
Obtaining the inform tion which he wanted For
this purpose he put questions 10 the fem 1ies.
who, from time 10 lime, came under his care, to-
ascertain the earliest age at which women OF The
poorer classes marry. BE submitted to the com
mittee the registered cases of SO women and
the following table, derived from their answers
as q the age at which they respectively marrieds
is the first ever CONTRACTED 10 exhibit TO ie.
mules their chances of marriage at various
APES. OF the $40 females, there were mafrf-
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

when Il vas ien or i.suej hy Mr.. Townsend
Then II you have an imperfect instrument a.d
introduce that into It which makes 1t perfect. you
are p%utfng the genuine Signature of Io@nsenh
10 that 10 which he never meant IL TO he sign
ed. You make II other lhan lie intended Il 10
be.
Mr.. Cotfineha,n-ii oughiio have been SO sta
tel ~ the indictment.
The Judge-No If the party forged that
which alone made the instrument available, he
IN effect. forged the whole.
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-, ~. ,la5 w,thla three hours tide, aud also
4. e,,rh ali Of their e,ehlcen siamd'ee grntle-
m.n. al Of whom I have found here present, OF
IA thr immediate vicinity and J hive been here
ut tsr Try Hotel %inirfeen dass. charging 'hsan
40 N ir face. ia nrin, and b, word ot n,en'h
viii this moastsou. ACT Of v,ilains, aud : nave
lisea and continue 10 50 ching sa' ) nav "
,;...d a.d hereh, arail OF TO he shot on The
p.,i,,e square in Nashville. on condition that Jas
lJ.et.oo.. ey lIcnee slsll be called for by Zen.
Jackson and heard. and = mir exhibition ~ h'n
of ssprs thing IN hts power concerning 'he =.
,,evr TRANSACTIONS. Aud further ohef 20 soqh'
all OF ,ilt, unless IL isiIesis ] by aud oonciusVs'y
provrd
Gen Jackson snd his Comneiiise have NOT Oar
al - xiii ,o, dare ~ 10 aks the call, aud hereby
PROCLAIM the whole -6aIf 10 the WORLD IN
ali IT. naAYdaess. My God sase our eoaa, :
JESSE BENTON
Gin usiel NBhriiie, 0et. l3lh, ISIS
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

TTnnl TI " N'0NN0TI NWNNTISNT.
4 ntw Candidate for President -" who are
you for, Tor Prrs,den, 2 inquired a couple Of
Nags OF one of our steam loving neIglh rs, wiln
vas going 10 the general training Inst week, aud
eloSo skin was thea full ri the 0-Je joyful sonl.
& Who be | Hfor hoy ! (hIecup) gen,lemen, .
answered he. a. soon az he had brought himself
10 a fair balancr in front OF them, " why, gen
tlcmcn, I'm for Ginerdt thicc"pl-l'm 10, lnc-
cup) GiRerai - " o. replied one OF them
trtrogatots, inte,ruptins The nero before he had
hasHed hlccupIng out Who hc was tor heis
Tor Hickory. 10 doubt--hJ's on Genrral Jack
snn a" M ! ant, thct--daug II - rrioricd
the good nttuIei bacchanalnn, - tn Tor Giner
al khicoip) Training : aud he reeled majes,,caI-
" past Ihrm on niocuplag IA lurra for " GiSER-
A. raAlSlNG =
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

From the National Iutclligcncr.
= McvsrE EpiroRs; | have iast read ah txuat
IN your paper of the llib lnsi. from an address
OF the friends o, Gen. Jackson ia New Hainp.
shire, in which the writer's of u say. that " unon
a c ose review Of as Oohn Alan writings
and lie. W. are eonsu aiDed 10 say. " thai he ne
lrer pas u friend % Republican G%orernmeni. :
TdeNes iiamp4hife yindlcaiion has satisiaclori
~ cxposed tfr shsnaslrss tasty OF TINS ASST, llnn
Did | consider On Y 'he fame OF John Atoms,
and the canse oftGa sc who could bring ;hem
seives u slsndei aud brlie the dead (dndih0Se ne
Patriots Of The RerotRtolt) ti ,iir ~ pose at
iniuring the abb and 'lria ,us Chief Magis rate
oil the country, ! would he tue Inst To stoop 10 r..
lcl charges the malgnty at which "a ,quatlsd
only ty THEN IA school, aud hy the aiiDCGv Of
their motive and character. Bat, gentlcpen,
nothing is more grateful, than to accumulate,
before the eyes .. the present generation, ey-
dences OF The yitue, the services, aud republican.
ism. Of the patriots of 20.
In seading you the following cotempotarv
evidence 1.-THE republican cha acter Of the opi.
mons Of john Adams, ! am lndu eing the CRATE
fol propensity TO honor the fathers OF that period
"a propeusiy which, | trust. is yet. in spite OF
the writer's of the New Hampshire address. the
prevalent and indestruciisie virtue of The eli /
zrns OF tue Jnlted States
Yml viii obiisr a friend and fellor.cilis en. by
repubiishing IN your paper, a letter of Richard
Hrnry Lee 10 JOIN Adams. written October
1879, congratulating the latter on his sale re.
Z N from Europa. = BIS counir,, No opr
who is at all acquainted with the character and
writings OF Richard Henry Lee, has failed 10 re.
mark, that he was a Republican N the ~stric,esl
or the broadest meaning Of the term. lnd.e ed
1t is apparent that his p%oiiiicai principles wer,
as Democratic as is consistent in the least or
Tier and pcrmanency IN the freest and aud mos
enlightened community. No man of his da,
held in stronger adherence than he did, III,
slightest tendency TOW ards aristocracy, or an,
other principle, adverse TO the freesi systems o
popular Government. No doubtful Hhtg or Re
publican ever had his Confidence. He ac,et
long, intimately, ~ secret councils, and IN III,
: Old Congress with John Adams. But am
not dishonoriug and degrading the names .
these iius,rions men, by ofset,ine, with .thei
virtues and Republication, the ISLANDERS of III,
admirers and followers Of e Hiitar3 Dcspo,
Tho motive OF doius this has been expressed
the ac; viii he pardoned.
IN adm rcr g}he Patriots Of 76.
! Leesbure, Va. Ocf IA.
LfNerffom Rtctnd Henry Lee 10 John Adams
ClaHtiiy, Oct. IN, l779.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

II is to be- borne Ia MUD. that the females,
whose relaIive ages It the lime of thnir MART
age are above exhibited, were all of the lower
classes. Among an equal number from ibe
middiins or the higher classes we shorsd not pro-
baby tind SO many a l95, or more than oncA
fifth, married under the age of - or So few as
l-l6'h part after Is or oniy 4-S0th part amer
80.
From this curious statistical table. onr far
readers may form, a pretty accurate. judgment
nf the chances WHICH they have Of entering into
the holy state If mttrimohy, and OF enjoying the
sweets 1--WE say nothing OF the bitteis) OF welded
love. They ought always hoseycr, 10 remem-
Der, that snch ofthem as. independently OF per
so1ai charms, possess the inote powerful re-
Commentator of property, viii be deemed
eligible as wives, whatever may be their age.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

So that the sung uinaiv battle oil Caa,perdown
did not cost u, twice our loss in engaging four
American ir,gates and nearly the same may be
said %! the most desperate of all naval fights on
rPcord-that of the Nile. The Java frigate, OF
only IS guns. ~hen taken by the Americans,
lost within one as many as the Temeraire 9o
guns within -four ms many as the victory,
roo euIis and within "a few MS many as the Roy
al Sovereign, OF 100, in the battle of Trafalgar ;
and vet the Victory aud Royal Sovereign were
Lord Nelson's and Lord Coiingwood's flag
ships, and bore the brunt of the battle"
Lnp Il A. a late trial at the Lancaster, Eng
land, Assizes for q ~uttering a forged check, the
question arose what constituted n forgery of such
an instrument the counsel for the defendant OBJ
iecting that" the instrument could not be con-
sidered rs a forgery. seeing that II was signed ny
a real party and that on that signature alone
the banker paid the check.'
The Judge said that il was not on that sigma.
iure alone thai the barker paid the check, anu
he recalled the clerk of Jones, Lloyd 81 Co. who
said. in answer 10 u question from his Lordsfhp,
that they would not have paid the check II II haa
merely had the signature aud the figures 1iot
written, without the body oftne check being filled
mp.
MIR. Cottingham then read from second Star.
kie 40 opinion that the forgery Of one part "i an
inst umcn would not justify a charge ofto'g'ng
the entire instrument.
: The Judge-~ii WIS not q perfect hStfumen'
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Taiemperdnce.-Near the close Of he Chris
tien Almanac. for 1929, in an article, eniltled
" The cost Of lntemperanee,, prepared b' MI,
SIDNEY + Morsr. After discussing the subject
al some length. the writer sums up fhe re.
suit of his investig alton in the following bill OF
CHARGE
{ The People ofthe United Strtes.
10 htempernnce, Df.
To 56.00O.0o0 gallons of spiras, at
80 cts, per galloo. 2s, o 1000
To l,344, 600 900 hours Of time vast
ed by drunkards at 4 cents per
hour, 50 760,0OG
To the support Of 10000 paupers,
made SO by intpmpcrance. 100000
To loss by depravity OF 40 900 Grim
inals do. Unkn06a but tmnlenSf.
To the disgrace and misery OF l.u00.-
600 person (~relatiyes of drunk
ardsl incalcuiabjs
To the ruin ofat least 3O.Oop, nod
probably 4S, 200 souls annually safpiie !! pH1
peakabls :.
To loss by the premature death of
10000 persons in the prime of
lie 100000.
To losses rom the carelessncss and
mlsmanagement Of incorporate
seamen, agents, sc. u~nknotcn tui rery great
Certain pecnniary losses, Gin round
nnmbers) S~I20,oo0Gco
Losses which cannot be estimated infinite! e
ternal :
Taps for Nice.-One oriha best traps for
nice Is an empty noH er-rn, buried in the sol,
with the bottom level win the surface.
[Gafd. Mag,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

Iis computed in The London Musical Re-
views, that Mademoiselle Sontag gained, IN
Inndan. by singing. between the 9th April.
l82s, aud the 9Th July, more money than the
amount of all the previous earnings OF her lie.
IIrr receipts from the Kings theatre alune
were upwards Of tweniy thousand dollars.
Nd. Castle.
II is stated that there are + NJ .hund,ed genr-
raj. highly paid on the present military estab
lishment of france. no.
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We gather from the Boston papers, that the
friends OF education in that city, are likely 10
succeed in their project of establishing a COLLEGE
in Boston, upon the plan oil the London Unive,
sily.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

BUFFALO, Oct. II.
4 Close Shnre.-On Saturday evening last, A
teamster fell from a wagon at Black Rock Dam.
and the wheel cut his ear clean from his head
without bruising his head, or otherwise injurine
him. The maj went away with his ear ia his
pocket.
Watch Crystal mannlsctory has been estab.
Ished in Piusburg, by Aiessrs. O'Leary, Buck
4 Smith.
An action OF trespass was recently tried in
the New York Circuit Court before Judge Ed
wards, IN which John n. Sturtevant was plain
ttl, and Moore, Waterbury aud Others defen-
dants the circumstances Of which were as !olt
lows -
The plaintiff was mthn retail dry goods bu-
siness, and had a shop IN the Bowery, the stock
Of which was worth abnnt , 800 dollars. One
OF the defendants, Moore, during the absence of
the plaintiIffrom the city, combined with Wa
terbury and Others. and represented 10 the wife
Of Sturtevant, that Moore was his partner. and
in consequence of this false representa- on. OBJ
tanned possession OF .'he goods belonging to the
The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-12-13
LATEST FROM EuRnpE

London papers to the first of November have been rece
G at I'VE" orA which contain Official bulletins fom the Rus
san army announcing the fail of Parma! That civ snrren
deed to the Russians the h of October after ong and
arduons siege The slaughter appears have been or con-
AT the commencement of the siege the Turks had
about 10000 armed the city, AT the time Of The s
render they numbered but about 5000
Joseph Hanton the forger has been tried in London and
tradcted SN % 80