Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-18
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Important Rumor.-There is rumol
u town, (ssys the New York Mercantile Ad
veriiser, that Spain IS about Recognizing th'
radepen dence Of The South American States
and that TO secure some peculiar advantages
she will make demonstration upon some o.
her old possessions with a naval and military
force. letter from Havana, dated I'd Of
! April, repeats the accoun published there some
days since from English papers, that an arma
mcnt was fitting out At Cad for Cuba. The
inhabitants OF Csdiz. II said ID the English
accounts, were to pr, the expense of the erpe
dition 10 gratitude for his Catholic Majesty
having made Cadiz free port. II will be well
for Ferdinand if he recognizes the indepen-
deuce Of the South American States, even al
this late day.
Singular Circumstance The Rich
mond Enquirer states that Mr.. Madison is the
sole surUiting member both OF the Convention
which formed he Constitution of the United
States, ard Of The Legislature which formed the
Constitution Of The State.
Cotton from tie Rodn0ke.-Sixty-
two bales Of Cotton, OF far quality and packed
with uncommon neatnrJs in square bales, arriv.
ed here (says the Norfolk Beacon) On Satur
| day last, and were Immediately sold for 9 CTS.
| per Id. II was brought from Weldon TO Eli
| zabeth City, by the Steam boat Petersburg
Capt Mkea, and thence by a lighter, through
the Dismal Swamp Canal to this place.
Formidable Shp.-The PhiIadel-
pha Bulletin says thai the ship Pennsylvania
now IN progress al the navy yard IN that city,
| has three decks, independent OF the spar
deck, and is pierced for l60 guns, but will pro-
badly carry 200. With her complement Of
men, which will not be less than IL or 400,
| her gigantic dimensions, rounding Stern aud
al able commander, she NAV literally sweep
the sens, aud woe be TO the enemy who at
tempts to cope with her single banded. There
are forty or City carpenters at work upon her
at present. and our readers may form some 4
| dea of the work yet 10 be executed TO render
her ii, for service, when we inform them that it
wonld take 500 carpenters six months to ac
complish all tia, is necessary. She is built
after a model of Mr.. Humphreys, naval archi-
| lecI, whoi was nj great pains and expense IN
visiting HE European Navy wards, before he
adopted the present plan. Mr.. James Koen
is the architect who has superintendent the
work generally. In the yard is the enormous
| ordnance, AZ FOUNDERS, for the Pennsylvania,
which lies in sulen silence, ready TO have us
| fury reused al the Call ofthe nation. The best
bower anchor OF the Pennsylvania weighs 49,.
| IN lbs. I"
| British Debt.-We some time since
noticed the generous donation of 60 sterling
| made by a gentleman in London, towards the
reduction of the national debt. friend of ours
| has made calculation to show how far this
sum would go towards lis liquidation The
| debt IS 5000 600 900 The average interest
paid is said TO be "A per cent.
| The interest per nnnum is $40 100000
| per day is tlO9, $50 Us I0d.
per hour is "a 6d6 Is Cd.
| per minute is go
| per second is 81 SIS ~.
| so that the donation would not pay the inter
est for five seconds of time long enough for
| the commissioner 10 write a receipt for the mo.
| ney, but allowing him barely time TO say
please 10 accept his maJestys thanks.
! Egyptian CottOR.--The Boston
| Palladium SAYS n letter from Alexandria, in
Egyyt, states that # American cottons contin-
| ne 10 br afiorded in the French market, at so
low rate, not single bale may lie expected
there on account of he government this year
the whole will 20 to Trieste aud England. The
production of cotton in Lgypiis rapidly d.
ntnshing.
Bishop Heber.-A Committee o!
Poets in New York, was short time since ap.
| poinIeGkto designate the rank which the late
Bishop Hrber is to hold as a religious poet-
The members oiihe tribunal were unnnimon,
IN placing him in the first class of relig ious
poets.
Lasus Natve.-A living pig, one Of
| sir Uttered yes erdty morning on board of the
brig Remittance, says the Savannah Georgian
of the 24th utlno, was left al News Room
last evening. IL has two distinct ANA peTfec
SHOUTS, two tongues aud three eyes one o
u. = h., ~, l.
aud prorcIs out, while the others remain shut
! GOOd Luck eItrdOrdinary.-In late
scheme of the Union Canal Lottery, says =
communication in the Philadelphia Aurora
he capital prize of 800 600 was avn by J
King E.q. ofthai City, with other inferior pri
yes suficientto pay the discount on the above
capital
Lac0nic.--An advertiser in The
Thomaston paper give the following gent,
hint to those indebted TO him - Look here
Pay or be sued William Cole
The Canadian Giant. This man
SAID to be he largest human being N the yorIc
weighs 6l9 lbs,-stands 6 feet 4 Q inches il
his stockings -mcasurrs Il fe't 10 inches a.
round the body. and 3 feet 10 inches nrounr
the thigh, has arrived nj New York, and is I,
be seen AZ Tammany Hall for IL IL cents
previous 10 his departure for London and Paris
His prOprietOTs Companions they call them
selves) advertise for small man 10 accompa
nv hm-heheymg that his enormous slz
would show 10 much greater advantage if cou
trss,ed with the diminuive dimensions of a
p gmv. Applications must be made persona /,
at the place of exhibition,
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Boston, Nay Give understand, on Mon
dav last "A h.anuf,I atlypr mounted walk lnu