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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-02
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some 'rauf' Of n very peel AR aad extensive M
tnrc have been discovered. we understand. in tho
department of the Excise hy which the Government
nu"t' 'n Inc progress Of them, have been robbed of
immense sums. Ilc ci,cuing,nncos IS they are cor.
reciIy described, nre ahuBi1uy instructive o. wen
ae curious. hscens that practice has xisted how
long back cannot yet be nsceriancd but for n vcrv
long period, Of sending forged certificates from dilfey
Ont parts OF the country Of tho despatch of various
goods such IA printed co,tous glass and other arfi
clos on winch drawback cXportaiinn is allowed bv
law. Tor shipment from tho port Of London. Those
certificates have been followed It * said bv voncjc,.
OF shipment and dchcntutcs (g.o forreries1 on Which
tho allowance due on EXPORT ion hns bccn obtoinoJ
~ TIC proper Office for that purpnso Tho prnctieo
might nave reinhincd. as arc nsr,red stili urde
covered 6ad IT not nccn betrayed by tho apprehcn-
sions OF the persons through whoin WINS carried an
a portion OF the goods on which the drawbnck ,vas
thus irnndncny obtained had been shipped or rather
ProcIscd to DC so, on board Of the Cara Bre1 C1Hs
rS, inIamon lately wrecked no tho back of the I.io
=" w 'sht. The gulhypeuics or some VI them fear
ing th1t ihc unloadnr md separation Of the cargo
rom INC wreck would Disclose the fraud TINT had
Dcch pac'iscd on the rcycc nade on applicaf on tn
IP HhcHc'oicc.--a proceeding which is not vcry
t""Suai among exporters s'oiiu0 that they had
nc' prevented from shipping different descriptions Of
Eo''N' on Which The drawback had bson obtaiaeu.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
LATEST FROM FRANCE

BY the arrivals from Havre. We receise;l
HaVre papers 10 the I'd and Paris 20 the Isl
Dec both 'eclus've, We give such abstracts
aud hansiatops MS we have room Tor. For,
e'gn papers, poured IN upon as in such alb. n
dance es'erday, thai We are obliged 70 he
oiiet' IN order to make room Tor all tones Of
mucu interest
Is s'atrd rom various quarters that the
io"sh amy was greatly Increased. and that
II WAS preparing 10 enter the prurpalr les un-
oer thr GRAND duke Constantint, Who ha d gone
10 d. retersbnrgto make arrangements for the
oper alton entrusted O his direction.
a paragraph dated 3IfeHe. Nov 10, SAYS
aat the Ambassador, Of the allied powers
have gwen notice 10 the Count Capo DIstria
that as THE Porte pc, finsciou ~ refused to take
measures with them fo, the pacifcaton Of
Greece, the boundaries Of the marion Of Turkey,
and that the iortresses NOW occupied BY the
French, would be- delivered over 10 the Presi-
d"ut, ms soon rs he should ask
Ahe briish government has now in the Me-
dlfe'tanean the following naval force Asia,
80 enus-We lesley. Ocean, Sparta, Windsor,
Castle, 74-lss. 5o-Blonde. GA Dryad, DAFT
mouth. 42- Talbot. 2S-- besides two other
54s that can be fitted for service at short no.
tict.
The French Scavans are contemplating ser
enilhc expedition to the Morea.
The last Of Ihrahim's army arrived at A..
iexandrla on he 10Th October in French u ans
poris
Inc revolt in Canda, says the Augsburg
@"zeite, is progressing The Turks have.
peen orl"en 10 their fOrtresses and no
mug but an attack Of the Greeks, supported
land
H.. 40 Of
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
TWENTrncfE COM SREss.

Washington, i'm. i9.--Ihe Sena,c did not Al,
on Saturday.
lu the i5ous" "fRcptesentntives, the discus.
Sion on Mr.. UiehbDts resolution 10 change the
rule, so as TO introduce ptrd uOCe voting at all g.
lections nv The House, was r,sumcd The
change was advocated nv NJ Ramsay aud on.
posed by Nj. BTileit, ,ar Bdrringer aud Sir.
Idgtor. Mr., Taylor moved TO lay the resolu.
ton on the table, with view 20 its remaining
there not 10 be act-d on this session. aud asked
the ayes and noes on this quest or, which were
ordered. The question: beng taken. the motion
was carried IN the afirmaliye-ayes o., noes
~, 80 the SUBJECT may be con idered as dispo.
sed OF for the present session.
The House then proceeded 10 take I'D the
claims the Georgia cnizens. on the motion of
Dir. Thompson 10 reverse the unlavorable repor,
cfthn COMMITTEES Of Indian Affairs bur before
any question was taken, ON motion Of Mr.. S,,.
ge0ni, mo stated that further miornntion n,
tle subject hal ''sn received in message from
'sscYra liIeut With was then in the House. the
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

Ci@INSATri, Ohio, Dee. %
Oysters an fHt hel -oa saturd last pass
ing by the Eagle Coffee house, cur optics were
surprised ~ pi'e OF Oysters in iha shell-we
almost doubted our locuton-- whe.her. on the
sea shore ~ on he banks f Ohio 10 r.
move what appca.ed to be n delision, we en-
qnired the nam" ofthe place. and found W
were within the pale Of Gincinue' about GOO
miles IN thr interior nom thu scahotrd of bal
tnnore aud Philadelphia, and found the Oy .rcIs
had travelled from Baltimore TO EIncinna,fi il,
SIX DAYS !! The h icure may we'll say
success to internal ImprovPmenis--good road,
--rhPid stages and sn,lt steam boats, as he may
no" SCI down a the corner aboso our 1ii1cr
roast his Oy tiers ia lie she'll or eat them alive
imagine himself Oh th" Seaboald and eatins
Blue Point OF York River o, sters IN reality
I've temptation was too strong 10 he resisted
aud We tasted them-iound them good-aud
now recommend those WHO love good things
to ga and toJudge Tor Themselves.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

cd ,re supyosi in ia minute correctness oi
an. diagram was established and The birth place
OF she poor hoy. with much OF his eariy history
ssss sseefsAinsd-
Lnr2e Diuidend- Baltimore Fir-mnn's
instraace Con pnap. have declared a dividend
Of IL per cent. ior the last year, on their capita
stock.
Large Cargo.-The ship United States, of
this port. cleared at Savannah on tie l!hh 'ust
for Liverpool. with cargo OF a02o bales of
Upland Cotton.
Large Beerfs.-1wo heeres were lately
brou. III to The market of Richmond, of which
one weighed 2l9O pounds the other 1902 :tliey
were from The valley OF Virginia.
Hon. Abner Forbes, ,ats Of Windsor, VI. be.
qneaIhed property 10 the amount of more than
5000 10 the BAPTIST sociei, IN hat place. HIS
los. 10 the church, TO society, and 10 The State 4.
great. n. 7 Jour. u Con-.
A Charleston paper meuioD, that q sweet or
ange, the groa III VI Mrs. DaN.' fares, at Wap-
poo, measured II inches aud one hfh in cir
conference, aud weighing thirteen and hail
ounces.
A Good Ioagt The following toast was Civ
IN at publl; dinner IN Baltimore. The
fGsT.-lhe only endurable Arisiocracy-who
elect without yotes--goyern without laws - de-
c'de without appeal-and are never in the
wrong"
Husband and HI6-A Mr.. Peter Love of
Newark adVeft'es his wife Ms having left his
he'd and board, aud Mrs. Sarah Lowe re
joins that nothing but fear for her life induced
her TO leave him-thr bed, she says, belongs to
her.
A shopknsper IN y. York ,advertises tor sale
elegant bridal yells'-and hopes the ladies
will honor him with their custom. W. dare
say The ladies hope so too.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
slcaos !; nef peEilaps s.fl f,e eresp tho 81 q

aica1 moi perhaps ~;f fbe ereep'ino ala
e. soeds, Al The clergy. to their religious fee.
Ing We understand that in this respect. there
was an ESSENTIAL and happy departure from the
time of her frat lecture. But her theories, as
far as understood WIRE visionary and imPrnc-
.ieshle AID ia many passages we're "ei sufli.
GENTLY diaused TO be readily compr"hended
H. remarks suffered maierIa " from want of
eonpensatipn They were wholly too diffusise
but her ,lneirine, rs we take il. is revival of
the principle OF the iheo phlanthropists--unva
ried by any novelty ithef Of thought or iIlns
ireiinn The world has hitherto Neglected to a.
dept those principles either from = dissent AZ
10 their propriety. doubt Of their convent
encr aud We apprehend thai it Is beyond the
scope Of Kiss Wnght's ability, To induce deyis
ton at this day. StaiesadH
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
.-AIR-

II is mentioned in q argia paper, TO the
credit of the morals and habits al the frnn,le
pHft ofthe population OF the Stat. OF Gpor.
gla, that isrero hive been hut two female
Imprisoned IN The penienliary N Mledpp.
"'ile, since that system Went into ope,st,nn
IN that State, eleven years ago. One of thpsc
nnior'nnaleS, as WAS afterwards proven, had
been convicted through ID" perjury of a wi.
ness and The other was hut the accomplice
oil her husband in forging that kind of small
raper currency called change bills and which
nsrd to inundate the whole copptrv dnr;,,
the suspension of specie payments.
Nj Juy
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
THE ERIE AND TER PRIZE
A friend mas fafnished ns VITA the following ~.
tract ofa letter, dated
u s. Ship Ere, 81. Martini I


tract If a letter, dated
y, 5. ship Ere, 81. Martini
DecemhpT o, 1928
As oir prize Sails in couple of hours, lhay.
only Iuosto 1T you know we are all well aud
also If our having captured Bueoos Avtean
Phyateer hr had hseo robbing an Amer,s q
vessel, ani alih nsh the fac was acLn ,.. fp1e.
ed, aud insuf II upon the etaund thai ner IN.
sirnetoes Authorized II. the Saod f;e,erno,
al ST. bans tefnserl 10 deilve her up 50 We NJ.
ted oui our boasts last aght, md cut her OUT
from under the guns of the fort, which fred ne.
veral shot NJ MS, bui without injuring rs in III,
least The priva'eor oftr' 4 40 reslsinnce and
We weighed her anchor aud stool out.-L,cu
Td'ran. Acting sailing Master Crapen. Lient.
VI Cdia'gof thr Marine Cups. aud M,dAhtpmcn
Hdrd' aud n h1nsJn were in The launch
Lieni. Del, aud Mdsh.paon .Hiicn and South.
tsrd in the Rrst cuttey
! don't know what you viii ihink of the nj.
fair at home; but II you will runsd that n p
captain Of the prpateer ackngwle igrd withou,
nny hesitation tina he had robbed the America,
vessel md that he did not are inr the Fri.
OF any ofhcr man of war | think IL w,lI be .a
mIitec that we are IN the TiglH side ofihe pues.
ton.
We shat, sail for ST. Croix tolnorYov -,
the aeN day, rad suppose we shall be N Pen
sacola by The middle OF January
Norfolk lIAala
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26


citizens Of Kentucky, smbrs eng many mem
trrs Of the Legislature, met In the 5enaf
Chamber az Frankfort. on the Both uli.
take into consideration the pIopfie,y Of form
inc a State Society. auxiliary TO lhn american
Colonization socitty-Mr. QuAHLgg. Speaker
| Of the House OF Delegate. in the Chair.
Several &c ilemrs al iressed the meeting
explanatory ofihe rigin, objects. aud pros
pr u Of the Society when on moiipn Of MIR
John Pop, the following resolution was sdop
ted
Resoiped Tint. ~ the opinion of this meeting
the Obj 'cts OF the American Colonization So,
eeiy are such "a nhsi be approved by hninan-
nv. All a. ealgatenel patriotism. in.f ia
scham Is on calculated to relieve the citizens
NJ this commonwealth from tbe serious ineon.
venieaees resulting from the eY,stanre Among
them Ola rapidly Increasing number OF free
persons Of color who are not subject TO the
restraints OF slavery, and that Tor these reasons
il Is desirable thai an auxiliary State Society
be formed in Kentucky, 10 60 operat win III
Parent Society ~ Wssbingtan. aud thaia com
miiies OF 6va he now appoin ID 10 drafi a
Constitution, which shall he submitted To ge.
al pe ting, Ia held 10 thu Msihodid Me-.
ting House in this town. on F,idny the ninth OF
January neat. ~ O'Clock, +. VI.
Me.srs John Pope, Daniel Mayes, Adam
Beatty, James ". Denny aud unupl d. yiess,
were appointed n Committee pu suant 20 said
resolution. aud the meeting adjourned.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
MN |


From the annunI report Of The Director OF
he Mint OF the Z. s. we gather the following
acts.
The whole amount Of coinage from 1874 10
1870, inclusive, mixing II period OF 7 years
was. IL round numbers -, 53f 600 the aver
age annual amount wns 5 90 600, n the great.
"sl production in one year asfI6 900 being
The cuinage OF 1879.
The coinnge in ten years, fro 1901 10 1910
amounted to s697l oVl, rhr annual average
was S697 300 aud tire giehtest amount ~
sone year j $50 600, being tae coinage OF
1910.
The coinage, in ten years from 1911 TO 1890
was 80, 32S ,0n. Rejecting two Years, which
may be considered as lost through the effects
al the war, ard counting the pertod as eight
years instead of ten, the average annual u.
mount will be 81. 100 o. 70 The greatest amount
i" one yeer was 81 SOL 900, being he coinage
Of 1920
The amount coined in thu last seven years,
from 1921 tn 1927. was | ,632 100. the aver.
asr annual onouni sl,66l. uoo n the creates
"monnt none year So ,o24 900, being the col
nage of 1927.
0t the amount last mentioned, more than
two thirds WINS received through the United
States Bank, the source from which the lnrg-
est part OF the drpoSites is constantly derived,
aud 10 the agency Of which Day be assigned
the rapid Progression by which The emissions
from the Mat have been increased within re-
cent years.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
,tnl-

Taking the above account asa criterion fol
~ ven', and We are Informed THAI it Is about
4 TAR average, we have upwards Of one hun.
dred "a eighty thousand pledges What ~
mount OF money may BE- ged upon each
p'edsr W. are OF course ununl to say, as tina Il,
omii ed n the rfturnf but have heard II esiima
TED, par'o sly, h"fn three TO ten dollars, Ia
kihg the ioi@ Il sum as most correct we shall
have the sun Of five hundred and forty thou
sand dollns annually advanced IN small SUNS.
yleldlns An lntrI st To tho ptgsou taking tbe
nlrdges oil twenty-five per cent or one hundred
and thirty i've thousand dollars
~ T. Me-. 4dp.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

We observe thai question /. sprious,v a
stated in the Augusta Georgia Cnn.,;,nti.
lu'ional,st, whether the present pxhih;,or ;s
the inventor OF the Solar MrcrescUpe. If any
one seriously puts thc question, we answer.
lh'd heis no more tue inventor Of it than he
IS 81 the Mariners Compass. The principle
oi the Solar Microscope has been known ne
lsr back probably as the time OF ArcbinrdeS.
and 1t has been brought TO its application, we
dare say, century ago, aud it NAV be much
longer ago. The writer of these lines CON.
aIrnc'ed one, after fashion, many years ago
IRON the description ofthis invention in boz.
sons Encyclopedia and il is more than
than thirty years ago since that work. princi.
paliy copied from earlier European pnhIi.
cation, issued from the press Nat INT.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

further sonsileralion Of ibe bill vas postponed
I'LL Friday next. The VI suse then iook ur van.
Gus private b, Is. which ~ess acted On IN Com
,,;ii,as of she Mhas and ordered To be engTos
ed and read tiird time on Monday
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

The Philadelphia Chronicle mentions in Ierv,s
OF praise, portrait in black crayon of Bishop
White, fIesident OF the PENNSYLVANIA Deal and
Dumb institution, by Alberl Newsam. himself
deaf and dumb. The Chronicle also gives an
interesting account Of this young artist. He
was taken and carried through the country nv
an i'nposior who represented him as his Lrotf-
er ALBERT was found in Philadelphia, aud res.
cue" nom ms keeper by few Charitable indi.
'anals hc was then sent TO the Institution.
and having received the education there given
was placed as an apprentice 10 an eminent on.
grave No satisfactory information could a,
nrs' be obtained of the place Of his birth and
ne could only describe it by diagram. This
was accidentally shown ioa gentleman from
kentucky, who Instant, discovered il IN 50 ac.
ruFh'e deiineation of one o. the n,incins.
towns IN that State, that he diI not he>ita,e Il,
naine u as the one Intended Enquiry f,5n,rm.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

We learn. says the New York Gazette. tina,
the United States schooner Grampus LEM,
Com. Lstimer, was lying of lampico Bar l3,h
ult. waiting the arrival OF MIR. Ponsett. our Min.
is'er and family, who left Mexico the latter
nd of November, on their return 10 the United
SIT
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

amount Of PoJngs4n hls seVegni ga,es ami Ter
rioiries during lie year i52s
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

Ntw York Jan. lO.-Last evening, Miss
Frances Wright, delivered her second Lecture
on knowledge al the City Hotel The large
Assembly Room Of that establishment was Il II
cd-chlehy with gentlemen, hut also comprs
ine about d hundred Sad i.ty lSdIe'. The prin
pie that seemed Ia have drawn them together,
was an eager curiosity 20 witness peculiarly
novel exhibition. Al about half past. seven o.
clock, The oraItix took her station evidently
with perfect reliance upon her powers, and
exempt from the slig htest discomposurr Her
appearance is not unintcrcsting Her voice
was muslc,l, AL her eiocuiion easy aud agree.
able Al IioIrs She hecoine remarkably an.
maied and emphatic bat the general style
ut her delivery was Tranquil nnd PERSIA
Sive
Ofthe tenor ofh"r discourse there is little 10
he sad. II was not distinguished by matter ui
Immediate cileRce o. Ils moral sellsc o. rle su.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
DOMESTIC 1nTnLLxaENcn
rue SUPREME =, ouRf.

Warrington. Jaa. 1o--assoeisis Judge On.
val having now reached The City, snda quo
rum bein therefore, present., the Court will
proceed 10 business to-day IL - feared that
the loss Of y weeks time ri the Court will
have the effect 10 postpone FOR year OF two.
the hearing of some of The causes now on tho
docket. Hadthe Court pfoseeded directly %
b1sine.s, IL wonld have despatched. during
this term. 80 much Of the busises before II. ss
10 be aabled TO look forward with conf ience
to Complete clearance ofths docket At the
BeIi term. Nat. Int.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

Sl,55, 2O4 81
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A shopkneper in \. York adver,ises tor 81
elegant bridal yells"-and hopes the ladi.
will honor him with their custom. W. dar
say The ladies hope so too.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26
PAWN BROKERS'
Grersl Total,

FAWN BNUkEHS,
The extent 10 which this business. is carried on
IN this city, is, taking every thing into considera
hon, truly appalling. Curiosity led us To en-
anime the returns Of one we X. from the 22nd
TO the 2Sih ofDecember, ms mate to he Polio
justices pursuan, to the Corporation ordinanrr
We were surprised III find, the 'otal number oil
p'edges IN thai period as returned by the cght
lic used Pawn brokers, amounted to tree thou.
aand four hundred and eighty nine, OF at the
rate ofsornrfhing more than one hundred and
elghty thousand, per anntn. Although the
description of articles pledged, are IN many. II
mol most instances, too vague to answer the ab-
Jrc's contemplated by the Cooperation in re
qnItIng returns. yet "e,were enabled 10 cIassl.
some OF them, the better te show the mature -.
ne business they transact, and the character OF
the daIIY applicants, al these tounts of wretch.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

Inc neond j,int order Of the dss (iof tue p
lection of a Hfigadier General 81 the 9,h bri'
gsae. 10 snpp, the vaesney nct ssioned nv me
resignation OF Gen. Chaaberlayne Jonfs) WAS
uext taken up
Mr., Anderson ~ ko,toway, supported by
M. Christian of Charles fuy, n,,ninaied Col.
Samuel B. Letter Col Francis h. Povall, was
nominated nv NJ. Oh Col. lhonss 6svet'y
Randoph Of Cumberland. by Mr. Fitzgerald,
supported by VI Atkinson Of isle Of W'gh' !
and G., r. Il. Eggesion was nominated by
~ Mill, nj f-uo,t,rrIsud The ballots stood
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-26

The Albany Daily Advertiser state. that,
on The evening Of IN. Eighth of January, the
efhs. ~ Gen Jackson was burnt publicly al
At place. TIE Advertiser adds "1he con.
etrpl and ahhorience OF all msn pretending
so1deeenoy i'll rrst IN the perpetrators Of this
act To wllich We add, "and OF any and AL
such like" " IN the seDf,fnent OF the Adver-
usrr, with or without our amendment, we
cordially concur.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-07-02
LEGISLATURE.

Ucdnesddy The Committee on Educa,
,ion, 10 whom was referred the petition of
George :. Wardwcll and others, for an
act of Incorporation for Grace Church in
Providence, reported by bill which was en-.
acted. -.- .t.r
Petition of John Mawney, to legitimate
Susan Ware was received and granted.
An act from Senate, rcvying Scituate
aud Foster Ridemen, was read and the
House concurred.
The committee appointed 10 audit the
General Treasurcr's account, reported tha,
the same had becu regularly kept and all
the items properly vouched for up TO May
% lSoo, at which time there remained in
the Treasury, SS,33i unappropriated.
The bill relative To the poor prisone rs
confined for debt was referred TO Mcssrs
B. Hazard and Pratt
The committee on Education reported
on the following petitions. viz.
.yahn Larchdr and others for Incorpora
ton of Union School Society in Providence
lby bill. which was subsequently, enacted.
Stephen b. Cornell, for Social Librar,
Company in Portsmouth, by bill in favor o
act Ii was continued. co.
I Petition Of Second Baptist Church il
Coventry was rejected.
7Xus,iay An act passed rcviying tn,
charter of the Ktniish Cuprds. rs
An act passed to legitimate James Hen
ing,on. % E