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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16

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fee.
We are decidedly ofoPnina that. IN auihori-
ENG the formation of anew government, The
T" pricing class" of freehollers surrendered
~ necessary consequence, the exclusive right
which they have so long exercised of adminis-
tsrng publ,c affairs. which was nj nrst wrong
iully obtained by torec, or arifu!ly by fraud
But, ms the Les islalu,e have though, otherwise.
be il so. We shall be deceived. ho~ever. II tho
present system be no, 50 changed by The Con
ysnton us TO fenove the Acknowledgement
which nov reduces more than fifty thousand
Tree white ci,izens Of Virginia. for all political
purposes, on n level uiih the free negtu and nu-
laito In some of the suunties, movements are
already being made by this outraged class oil
our population to secure The recognition of their
long withheld gh's- aud we oanno, doab, but
the example will be generally followed II the
non.ireeholders be nop defeated n their appeal
not 10 the nlagnanimity. hut to the justice OF lhs
{, eehold Convention, their chains NAV never he
brok.n-rhs antiquity oflheir bondage will derive
fresh weight with each succeeding year and
because a uroIls has been long aeguiesced in,
the necessity OF eternal de2uiescence will be
| tended for. This will not be regarded an INA
giuary fear. when il is remembered how sirenu.
ossly the friends Of the existing Constitution de-
Tended il on this very ground. II is, at all o.
vents, the duty of the non-ireeholdefs, no, only
TO themselves bat 10 those OF the same class who
are 10 co,ue after them. TO use every ezertion I'd
secure an acknowledgment of their just claim
to a participation in t,e enac,lon Of the laws by
which they are Compelled to pay taxes, to fight
the battles Of their couatrt, aud 10 perform o
Their duties in common with the ireeholder aud
if their long degradation has not blun,ed THEN
seosbiliiies aud eI,ilisushed their pauio,ism
they will not fail to do so.
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The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25
FOREIGN NEWS.

By an arrival at New York London dates to
Jan. are received. They add but little to our
former stock of information. The following
are the only articles worth transcribing.
The London Morning Herald states, that
no less than IS cargoes of foreign grain ar
rived in the Thames river on the 9th Dec.
These cargoes may he each averaged at
500 quarters, [of 500 pounds EACH. Up
wards of one million of money must be re-
mitted to pay for this grain; [equal to about
four and half million of dollars.
THE EAST.
1t is again asserted that Prussia has been
rendering her mediation TO the bellige-
rents, but her offers have been rejected al
most with contumelY. The Russian block
ade of the Dardanelles appears TO be very
inefficient vessels laden with corn contrive
to pass or elude the blockading squadron.
Russia, says London paper, "pays all her
employers at low rate, upon calculation
that they will make up the deficit by specu-
lation or astute contrivances. A scarcity
of corn, in great capital like Constantine
pie, would'make merchants pay most liber-
ally for passports"
An Odessa para graph of December ID,
says:
1.-THE ship Standard, Capt. Kanatazoff,
arrived in the port of Sebastopol, on the 4th
Dec. coming from Varna. At the time of
its departure every thing was in the best
condition, as well as on the whole line Of
our environments; an attempt Of the enemy
upon Paravadi had been vigorously repuls-
ell. Some of our men of war continue to
cruise on the Turkish coast from Varna to
the Bosphorus."
The report of the massacre at Crete is
confirmed. An Ancona date Of Dec. 10,
says: Z" The latest accounts from Poros and
syria, relate to the subject of the massacre
of the Christian inhabitants in the cities of
Crete. No christians are now left in those
cities: al have persisted by the sword, and
all their brethren in the Island are devoted
to the same fate"
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL JOURNAL.
SATURDAY. Feb. ID.

SATURDAY, FEB. ID.
HOUSE. The resolution offered by Mr.. A
Smyts, amendaIory of the Constitution, was
taken up. Mr.. J. c. Wright again addressed
the House, and continued his observations un'
til they were again arrested by the expiration
of the hour devoted to the consideration oil
resolutions.
The Committee on Retrenchment obtained
leave to continue its sittlngs during the session
MONDAY, Feb. 16.
SENATE. The bill appropriating ninety
five thousand dollars to the relief of Thomas b.
Winthrop and others, directors of an associa-
ton called 1.-THE New England Mississippi
Land Company, was read third time and re-
iected by the casting vote of the Vice President.
The Vice President communicated letter
from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting
a report and sundry documents, in answer to
the resolution of the Senate of the 9TH instant,
calling for information as to the expenses hith'
erto incurred in fitting out an expedition for
exploring the Pacific Ocean and South Seas
the probable future expenses of the expedition
the amounts transferred to this object from APP
preparations made for other objects, and the
authority for such transfer.
HOUSE. The bill for the preservation and
repair of the Cumberland Road was again TAX
en- up. Mr.. Buchanan renewed the motion he
had made in Committee to amend the bill by
striking out the first seven sections, and substl-
tuting provision to cede the road TO the States
through which it runs, on condition that they
erect gates and keep it in repair. discussion
then ensued, in which Mr. T. r. Mitchell, MIR.
Bunner, and Mr.. Sergeant, took part.
The select Committee, to whom was referred
the petition of certain citizens of Virginia for
the relief of James Monroe, reported bill for
that purpose. which appropriates $37 s3S, to
be paid 10 him out of any moneys in the Treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated.
TUESDAY, Feb. II.
SENATE. Mr.. Tazewell reported that, in
discharge of his duty, as the Committee ap.
pointed on the part of the Senate, to notify
Andrew jackson of his election as President Of
the United States, for four years, from the
fourth of March next-.hat the President elect,
in signfying 10 them his acceptance of this
Office, expressed his deep sensbility of its res
possibilities, and his gratitude to his country
for this recent proof of its confidence.
The Senate spent three hours and hall in
the consideration of executive business.
HOUSE. The resolution of Mr.. Smith,
amendatory of the Constitution, was taken up,
and Mr.. ]. G. Wright continued his remarks.
The House then resumed the consideration OF
of the bill for the preservation and repair of the
Cumberland Road. Mr. Sergeant then conclud-
ed his observations in favor of the bill, and was
followed by Mr.. Hoffman, who argued against
the power of the government, and opposed the
bill
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25
MERCER, (Pa.) Jan. 81.

A Mr.. Joshua Miles of Wolfcreek Town
ship, was accidentally shot to death, on
Wednesday last. by Maj. Robinson Of this
county. Miles had shot deer, in field
near his own house, and was STOPPING in
the act of skinning it, when observed by
Mr.. Robinson. The color Of his clothes
and his slight and continued motion and an
imperfect view, deceived Mr.. Robinson, and
mistaking him for deer he fired. The
hall entered Miles's right side, above the
hip, and passed transversely through his
body and out Immediately under the left
breast. Death was almost instantaneous.
Mr.. Miles was a sober, steady, industrious
man, Of about so years Of age, and has left
large family to mourn his sudden death.
The anguish and distress Of Mr.. Robinson's
mind, is said to be terrible--so much so az
to endanger his health and reason.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25

ANOTHER CASE. On the 9th instant, a
little boy came running to his grandfather's,
begging him come quick and take mis-
mother and the baby out Of the fire. The
old man alarmed at the request of the child,
ran with all speed to the house of his son,
Andrew Casteel, of Rhea county. The
first object that he saw was the babe, lit
tie hoy about twelve months old, lying in the
yard among the ashes and cinders of its
clothes, which we're all burnt of, and Just
expiring in the agonies of death. In an
other part of the yard lay the mother reek
ing in gore and writhing in the most ex-
cruciating agony; her clothes all burnt off
1t appears before nature was too much ex-
hansted, she had. frantic with despair and
frery torture, roved about the yard, leaving
the print of her bloody hands and feet
wherever she trod, or upon whatever she
touched. She languished few hours and
died. Mr.. Casteel was from home. His
wife was subject to fits. By the account
of the little boy, she was seated near the
FIRE with the babe in her arms, when she
was seized with fit and fell into the fire.
The boy says he could not pull them out,
but ran for his grandfather. 1t is supposed
that the action of the fire caused the fit TO
subside sooner than usual that she rose
out Of the fire with the child, and both per-
ished in the flames of their clothes.
Knoxville, Tenn Register.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25

HYDROPHoBIA. The Norfolk Beacon
contains an account Of n young mans being
bitten by mad dog in Nansemond county,
(Va.) Some slight application was made to
his wounds almost Immediately after they
were formed, and no inconvenience was
felt from them for nearly three months
thereafter. On the morning of Christmas,
Brown, the sufferer, appeared very much
distressed, and several times expressed to
Mr.. Goodwin, his employer, his conviction
that he was going mad. Mr.. G. endeavor-
ed to pacify him and to divert his mind
from so shocking an impression, but in vain,
he again and again assured him that such
was his unhappy condition, begging that
he would not permit him to be murdered,
as he had some where read was the fate
Of persons becoming mad from such cause.
In the course Of the afternoon his malndy
increased he made noise resembling the
bowling Of dog, and often during the
evening and night, endeavored to bite his
attendants, swapping at them with great
violence and foaming at the mouth. Water
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25

EFFEcTs OF STEAM INTERCOURSE BE-
TWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND. But a
few years ago, England was to the trading
people of Ireland like some rich house
which none but the more privileged classes
had any business to enter but now the
gates are widely open to the public, and
any one who has any thing to buy or sell,
or wants to crafty his curiosity, boldly
marches in. If a man in Dublin wants to
purchase English goods, instead OF going
to bed at his own house, he goes to bed IN
the steam packet, and awakes in the morn
ing at Liverpool-then he may spend some
hours in Manchester, and dine in Liverpool
again the same day, go to bed IN the steam
packet as before, and the next morning he
is behind his counter in Dublin, as an Irish
man would say as if nothing had happened
to him. He has made his journey and his
purchases in far less time, than under the
old system would have been occupied in
| higgling with the Dublin merchant about
the price. If grazier bring his cattle to
the Smithfield of Dublin, and finds they do
not sell as we'll az he expected, and as he
believes they would sell in England. he
| drives them down forthwith to the quay, has
| Them put IN hoard steamer, and the men
of Lancashire grow fat on Irish beef and
mutton. In Holyhead they do not take the
trouble of baking, because Dublin bread is
very good, and the steam packet brings it
to them, almost warm from the Irish oven,
which has been heated by English Goals.
The fish which are caught in the Dublin
bay draw their last gasp upon the English
shore; the fshermans boat coming in is
met by the steamer going out, and the fish
are purchased by the stewart, or the sailors
of the packet. The steamer is met in It's
turn, in eight or tenhours, by hoatmen from
Liverpool, who purchase the fish, sell part
of it in the town, and send the rest by
four hours trip to Manchester, where it is
eaten with butter made in Munster, from
the table covered with the manufacture of
Ulster, washed down with porter manufac-
tured in Dublin, which is probably succeed
ed by a dram Of whiskcy, distilled in Cork
or Belfast.-.Nsac Monthly Magazine.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25

PorAToEs. Our countrymen sometimes leave
potatoes as iegacies to the nations whom they
visit. Mr.. Boyle brought them to Thibet, and
in that country they are called Bogles." The
Hindoos regard them as the best boon bestowed
upon them by the English. Sir John Malcolm
introduced them into the gardens at Bushire,
and now they are abundant on the coast of the
Persian Gulf and distinguished by the name of
~ zaic0lm's Piuln."--Eagiish paper.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25

Four Egyptian officers are now in Eng
land for the purpose of studying the Ian
guage, and of acquiring knowledge Of
various arts and sciences that may be use
ful to their country. Several Egyptian
officers have for some years been in France
and Italy in pursuit of similar views, under
the auspices of the respective Governments
of those countries. Ali Effendi is going out
in his majesty's ship Shannon, to learn nav
igation, and Mohammed Effendi is to re-
main to study naval architecture and ship
building. Selim Aga is studying mathe-
mates and military engineering at Wool
wich; and Omar Efiendi is qualifying him.
self for diplomacy. One of them has been
four, and the remainder two years in Eng
land. They all speak the English language
fiuently. The whole ofthem are attached
to the household of Ibraham Pacha, son OF
the Viceroy of Egypt, and will doubtless,
on their return to Egypt, occupy distinguish
ed situations. We learn, an Armenian
youth has been under instruction ten years
in this country, at the expense of the Pacha
of Egypt, as a reward for the services
rendered by his father, though Christian.
Portsmouth Eng paper.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25

REsURREcTIoN ANECDoTE. Last week,
at village near Hull, spirited young la
boring man was returning from a visit to
his sweetheart about twelve o'clock at
night, when, in passing the churrh-yard, he
saw horse and cart without driver, stand
ing near the gate. Suspecting it belonged
to resurrection men, who were lahoring in
their vocation in the church-yard, he con-
cealed himself, to watch, and soon saw two
men carry corpse from the church yard,
which they put upright in the cart, wrap
ping it up in great coat, and placing ha.
on the head, evidently to give it the appear
ance of a living person. This ceremony
performed, they returned to fill up the
grave the intrepid observer of their pro-
reedings lost no time in taking the body out
of the cart, and placing it on the darkest
side of the road where it could not be dis
covered, and taking possession of the vacant
place himself, wrapped mp in the same coat
and the same hat on his head. The rob-
hers Of the dead soon returned and jumped
into the cart perfectly satisfied with their
success, when one them, for the purpose of
adjusting the situation Of their prize, took
hold of its hand, as he supposed, and imme-
diatey exclaimed, in terrified accents, {" Oh
John, he's warm" "I'll warm you," replied
the fancied corpse, in solemn sound at the
same time slowly raising himself in the cart
One Of the Mortified resurrectionists sprang
from the cart and fed with the utmost
speed of fright the other, who had touched
the warm hand Of the late tenant of the
grave, fell on his knees to suppicate mercy |;
hut, probably encouraged by the success of
his companion. after moment of incoher-
ent prayer for forgiveness, summoned reso-
luton, leaped from the cart and fed. The
ingenious captor remains in undsputed
possession of the cart and horse, as the
reward of his achievement; the body has,
Of course, been returned to the house ap
pointed for all living. paper.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. The horses Of Mr..
Durham, gentleman living about 40 miles from
New York. having been heard moaning in their
stable, and found to be almost starved, inquiry
was made as to tho person who had charge Of
the mansion and horses during the winter. MI
chnel Dugan The house was broken into. and
his body found upon bed, his flesh looking
like that of person Of color He had carried
a pan Of charcoal into his room, and IL was
ascertaincd that he had been dead about a
week.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25


BEAR HUNTINs. The Perry Forester,
printed in Landisburg. PAL states that Mr..
Geo. Holabaugh, of Toboyne township, hav-
ing come upon some bear tracks while
hunting, followed them TO cave where he
thought at least one bear had entered. He
went into the cave but was obliged to
return by the advance of something black
as night" He took his station near the
mouth of the cave with his gun cooked,
When fine large bear came forth, which
he laid low in the twinklng Of an eve.
He had scarcely loaded when another made
his appearance, and was dealt with in the
same manner. Mr.. Fl. then went for assist
ance TO take home his prizes, and on his re-
turn third hear made his appearance, re-
ceived the contents of Mr.. HIS. trusty gun,
and was added to his trophies.
The Ellsworth Courier states. that there is
in Washington county, (Me.) farmer 20 years
of age, who carries on the farming business on
an extensive scale, and who, TO ascertain when
his bodily energies begin to fail, is accustomed
to jump over four feet fence on his premises,
several times in year This is what Shaks.
peare calls green old age frosty, but kindly.
An elderly lady last week, sent to an apoth-
ecary. in Southwark, for vial Of eye ioatey.
Thinking it different in appearance from that
which she had been accustomed 10 use, she
applied drop IN her forehead and found il TO be
aqua oytis.--Philadsiphia Paper
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-15
THE ASTOR TRIALS

Rew York. June 2.-These trials, inyol,;..
property TO a large amount, will, il is believeJ
occupy for several days the attention of ,ta
United States Circuit Court. Some of the mn,
celebrated hsrristers Of the Union are engsa
ed as counsel, and among the most disth'
suishcd is Mr.. Webster, who, we understand
Inns been specially retained. A great numbe,
of witnesses have been subpgnaed we nm
iiced yesterday rhaans Of about thirty in.
disiduals, relics, apparently, Of a pas, agp
who have been brought from Putnam Count.
by some of the parties, in the full hope of pro.
fitting by "reminiscences Among them wa,
the celebrated Enock Crosby, so distinguish,
ed as the Harvey Birch Of Cooper. T6.
venerable patriot is'n his eighte,h year ;look,
remarkably well, aud is full CT anecdoie and
information.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-15

,ng extract Of letrf from Mcs,,, W..
Mclean, Confirming the report, sot ndt d
some facts. Maj. Watkins was. a No. gHihe
believe. of Prince Edward Connty we I'VE Ne
and for several years past a ei,,z. '"gieia,
eouniy. He was highly esteemed and h ., THIS
ny al VINO knew him; and his loss is d'osea
iamented by our citizens eener,,. etpg
peeoniary embsrrassmenis grew on, ~. -hs
tensve purchase from Col. Winston. &C e.
ana Negroes, amounting to Sl2o, 1000. LaAe
EIFdet Of a letter 10 gentleman ofM;,
dated, Nep Orleans, Mnv rs pug,
Dear Sn by request Of our mutual =.
Col. j.. j. Winston. and with no ordins,, ,nehi
ings ofregrei. we have TO inform youth, ' =,
jor Francis Watkins. has this morninp ~. ma
end 10 his existence by shooting himself = 40
the head. init
He has made no settlement with Col ~.
ton, and has for some time been cons;d. "s
IN q deTanged state OF mind. 'ta
he has written letter 10 his wife. ono >.
Dick & one 10 Col. Winston, in which mo
ses him in the most bitter terms of b-ina
cause of his misiortunes and death, ae
We state this for the purpose of coun,sr.
ting erroneous or untavouTabe statemey,,
impressions which may be made, upon tba
element OF the moment Z.
Very traly, your friends and servants
WHITE J. McIrav
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SNUFFs.
Masulapatam
Irish high Toast
Scented Brown, Rappee
Beaumont's Mixture, &C.
FrenchRappee
Just received by IL. DUvAL.
June IL

DURSUANT TO decree of the Superior
u court of Chancery, for the Lynchburc
District rendered on the Goth day Of October,
1928 in the case of Miller against Rivers. The
undersigned Marshal of the said court, will sell
al auction, on the premises, for cash, on Tues.
day lid OF june, 1929 il fair if no, the nest fair
DAY thereafter, tract of land in Bedford coun-
~ lying on Enoch's Creek, containing three
hundred and fifty five acres. 1t will be sold sub
Ject to the dover OF Nm. Rivers s widow.
T. A. H0LCOMBE, M.
May % iGds
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-15
: A son of Henry Ec!sford, Esq. of this city.

= A son of Henry Eckford, Esq. of this city
Since the above WAS in type, we have been
politely furnished with the following note from
an officer attached to the Navy Yard:
Since you left the Navy Yard, Lieutenant
Breckenridge, aud two marines have died but
no very particular information has been yet
obtained respecting the sad explosion. Lieut.
Null states that the necessary precautions had
been taken for opening the magazine, and a
sentinel placed at the hatch before he left the
deck, aud that after being in the ward room
some twenty minutes, the.e xposion took place
From all the information obtained, the acci-
dent seems to have been altogether accidental
My time has been SO much employed with
The wounded, that have thought of little
else"
We are informed by a naval officer that
there were only three barrels of powder in the
magazine. and that in damaged state. He
further informed Us that there was no other
person IN the magazine, than the gunner ;
although there is a report in circulation, that
person whose tern of service had recently ex.
pred, and who had committed some petty
crime Tor which he had II Gently been punished
went into the magazine with the gunner. and
was supposed to have caused the explosion.
There are still five missing.
The following is n continuation of the list of
killed: J. I. u. Burger. Thomas Williams,
gunner YIN. A. Lehman, -; John Pierce,
lst SeamaR