Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-09

Attempt 10 as .asanafe Com. Porter.
The New Orleans Argls oi 18Th Jgne, con
sains The following account OF diahe lical at
tempt BY n Bandilti IN Mexico, Ia asa sinate
Com. Porter. II will De seen that or eoun.
tryman. The hero of Valparaiso, siill n'ainlains
his chiyalrie intfep,diiy, which no odds ~ his
combaianis ever daunted. " Capt Miner. of
The Lavinia, reports that an attempt had been
made 10 assassisete Com. Porter He had
been ordered 10 the city of Mexico, aud on h's
way 'hhher. IN company with gehhfman
from New York, and attended by two servants.
when about forty leagues from sefn trHn' ne
was attacked by party nj nine horse,nsn !;
two of whom had advanced to within short
DISTANCE of him. when he turned and dscov.
erred their iuien,ions--he instantly wheeled
and shot one of them, who turned out 10 be
the leader drew his sword, agd struck uf the
hand of the OF her who bal engaged hun. The
: rest. seeing their leader fall. fed. The chief
Of The bal nd IL is said, is the very man from
uhom the Commodore procured horses Tor his
jurpey.
Columbia and Peru.-passengers
ia the schooner Chatham. AT New York IN a
short passage from Porto Cabello. inform the
editors Of The Journal OF Commerce that a
short time before their departure, a proclama-
lion was received from bnEpiat ANU irhu W
the streets OF Porto Cabello, stating that war
had been again declared by Colombia agnust
Peru. A trQaie aud two sloops Of war we're
at Porto Caoello, aud another frigatc wns es-
pecled daily. Tile whole would be put into
service as soon as provisions Could he receIv.
ed from the United States. which had been or
dercd some tune PREVIOUS
Spots on tic .San.-The N. Y. Jour
nal OF Commerce of jane %. says tin look
ing though n telescope yesterday, We noticed
al least dozen opaque spots on the Suns disc
They are generally small, and a good deaf
scattered. II ls curious question, and one
which Is no, fully decided, whether or not
these spots haye any conBexInn with the cool
ness Of the season. Ia some of tho coolest
summers since the commencement of the pre-
sent rentnry. similar spots nave been observed
H. considerable numbers, and some of them very
large,
Breach Of Promise. At Court of
Common Pleas held ~ Madison County, N.
y. last GEEK, verdict OF 500 was rendered
against R0SibeH Dams, IN favour OF Miss La.
y,nis Howard for breach ofpromise OF mar.
fiage.
Key Wea.-A gentleman who has
feStitu LOT Some HmH nv heN west, INFORMS ne
editors of ihe New York Gazette that there
is a lawiess SIT OF individuals in the habit of
visiting the place who every exert on 10
illustrate the Judicial aud other officers of the
government, Ia be discharge Of then legol
duties. and that they sometimes carry their
opposition even to iniimidatmg them by threats
of personal oiolence.'
Ncn Pyrometer. A new air thermo,
meter has been invented By NJ Pociilpt, of
Paris for the purpose Of IN Assuring drgtees of
beat in very high temperatures. an object
hitherto Of very difficult attainment By
means ofthis instrument L has heen icerta ii. |
cd that the heat Of melted silver is 1870 Of
. melted mixture OF one part gold an three
parts silver, 1890 aud of melted pure gold,
20o6o
Saratoga Springs.-lt is. estimated
that Tho number az visitors AZ Saratoga. on
Monday last exceeded IRE hundred Tins is |
an unusual number for the sea son.
Colonization.-It is stated in the
last number of The African Repository, that in |
North Carolina iwo thousand slaves would |
Immediately be emsncipa'ed aud committed /
10 the socicty of Friend5 TO be sent to the Col.
ony Of Liberia, IL funds for their uansporta.
ton were provide ]. 90.