Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-10-08

August, published In the Philadelphia Ma
tI0nNl Gazette, announces the same fact.
German papers contain COnstRntlnOple
dates 70 the Slst Of july which state that
the rapid advance Of the Rassians upon that
city had produced Such CONSERVATION, that
the friends Of the Jannlssaries began 10 show
themselves, and had slgnai1rd their enmity
by setting Gre to Pera, wAers 1900 houses
had been destroyed.
A letter from PWrtsmOOth states that the
Melville, Kent, and Gloucester had been or.
dered for sen Immediately, but their destina.
tiON was not kWHHBh by lOme Il was cOniec.
tNred tO be the Mediterranean, by Others
South America.
Fire at Augusta, Georgia. I'VE have
heeM politely furnished with the following
extract Of letter received yesterday by the
Etna Fire Insurance Company, announcing
a destructive fire ut Augusta, on the morning
ut the cath ult, 1.-THE Gro commenced IN
the double building on Broad street, immedi-
Ntely above the City Hotel, 10 the occupancy
ut John GUlmerin aud d.. Robertson. II
progressed up Broad street until Il reached
Spencer's Corner, thence aIOng Washington.
street until Il reached the large dwelling Of
William Micou, ESQ.,, which was destroyed.
Below, Il caught the City Hotel, and extend-
ed down Br0ad. street to the brick building
owned by John Phinisy, ESQ, which, al-
though on Are, was saved. Every house
from Mr.. MicOu's, ON Washington, to Mr..
Phinixy's, on Broad.street, ara burned"
Connecticut COWruNt.
tLoss estimated at SlOO, COO. insurance on
about $4,000.
A case was recently tried ut Albany, IN
which Edwin CrOsWell, the Editor Ofthe Al.
hany Argus, was plaintiff, and Chandler
Starr, late member Wf Assembly, was defend,
ant. The action was brought TO recover the
amount Ola check for $3.50 drawn by the de-
fendAnt In consequence Of bet between the
parties respecting the late presidential cleo,
,ion. According 10 written instrument da.
ted OctOher lsa8, and signed by the parties.
I" Mr.. CrOswell bets Mr.. Star two hundred
aud flfty dollars that Andrew Jackson will
have majority Of RNy votes over John @,
Adams for President At the next election In
consideration Of which bet, Mr.. Starr prom.
ises to pay Mr.. Cr0swell one hundred dollars
Tor every vote exceeding said majority Of a.
~ for Andrew Jackson" sc. The defence
set up was that the check was given Tor M
illegal consideration and void. The Court
held. on the authority Of the case vt Bum
and Riker, = John. Rep. +s5. that the bet
was void. aud consequently there could he no
recovery on tho check. Had the defendant
heen hrld liable In this case, h. would have
been Obliged Z" pay, exclusive Ut the check,
81, 0OO.-Con. CoIrcNt.
A gentleman WAS recently robbed Of about
$1,000 IN the western part Of the State Of
New.York atihc Syracuse House, II seems
| that Negro buy who was u waiter In the es.
tNblishment, the evening the money was miss.
ed, went Ia q store aud purchased u breast
pin and ring. This eAcited some suspicion,
and he was questioned but denied having any
knowledge ofthe robbery. The sheriff camr
and took ben" and put halter round his
neck which he drew UncOmfOrtahly Tight
Ben ut last said if they would release him he
would explain about the money. He then
produced $500. stating that another negro
had the remainder. This WAS not true. Ben
was then suspended second time, ut last
produced the whole sum except 81, which
he had probably spent. This appears to be- u
new method fOr discovering thieves. and In
this case proved efiectual.-Albany Ado.
1t In a practice not Uncommon In the
southern states. and what Is there drnominn.
ted Lynch La,V.
Extensive aHd daring Robbery.-A gentle.
'VNU ~ VhS WeSteru VNrS " SUtS StNtC, recent
~ LEFT this city with considerable sum of
money. On the evening Of the sed inst, h.
placed $500 Of the amount in his trunk.
locked the door Of his room, and passed
Down to tea.-He was absent about twenty
n,inutes and Oh his return found that his
door had been unlocked by another key, and
the lock Of his trunk forced Of by an iron IN
strument, and the money all taken. Inme
diate measures were taken to discover the
thief; but without success ut the date Of oar
information. After an extensive search, S35
Of the money was found. Two trunks 10 an
adjOining room were also broken open 1T the
same time and other rohherirs had been
committed within short period at the same
house. The transactions were veilrd in mys-
terry, aud excited the attention, aud called on,
the most active exertiOns. Of the inhabitants
Of the village. We can scarcely believe that
the villains can escape. The robbery il one
Of the bOldest since the settlement Of the
western coUnties.-Atb0ny Argus,
Episcopal Congregations at the West.-Ex
Guiding Ohio, which Is an organized diocese.
and partially provided for; 10 Michigan. we
have three congregations IN Missouri. one {;
in Kentucky, three in Tennessee, three IN
Mississippi, four; in Louisiana, two; in Ala
hama. two; in Florida, four; 10 all about t,Oen-
ty.t,CO For these congregations only eight
churches have hNen hililt srhara ara. h,,s s,sye