Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-05-21

York Mercantile says there IS a RI
NOR that Spain is about recognizing the
Independence OF the South American
States, and that to secure some peculiar
advantages, she will make a demon
srauon Upon some Of her old posses.
sions with naval and military force.
A letter from HAVANA, dated ID of
April, repeats the accouni published
here some days since from the English
papers, an armament was fitting oul at
CadIz for Cuba--the inhabitants OF Ca
dir, it was said in the English &C
counts, were to pay the expense of the
expe dition, 10 gratitude for III G Ma
jesIy's having made Cadlz a free port
1t will be for Ferdinand if he recog
Mise the indie pendence of the South A !
merican States even at this late day.
Reported Expedition against MeU
ic0 "A letter from Havana under date
OF April Cd, published in the New Or
leans Advertiser, OF the 18Th says !
:" In reply TO your question respecting
The expedition from hence, with the
OBJECT ofrestoring Mexico TO its right
iui owners, l have to say that we have
tie fullest hope OF its contamination
Ehe last nail, a few days only arriv
ed, gives us TO understand, that there
wete embaikGg on the IasG February
from Cadlz, IL battalions of 1000 men
each, bound to the Island OF Cuba
and the Captain General bad received
orders 10 put ready all the troops DIS
possible, 81 embark the same on board |
under the direction OF Admiral Labor
de, with positive orders to be off the
Cape OF San Antonio, towards the last
OF May. The expedition thus fitted
out from Spain, 10 under the convoy oil
the Hero al. the frigates Iberia and|
Perle. - The object Of this expedition
IS the re conquest of Mexico--six thou
sand fooi will embark on board OF
Admiral Laborde's feet"
.8afscsrp, .Rpra I've hav another
terrible act OF piracy to relate. Captain
Neal, of the American ship the Paris,
which has arrived here from Batavia
reports, that the fine American ship the
Topaz, boUnd from Boston to India
was attacked by pirate off st Helena
Alter taking out a great part Of the car.
gos the pirate set Gre 10 the ship, and
woula not take out single man of the
crew. On tbs occasion we think it
proper 10 add, that proceedings are CO.
ing on before the Judicial authorities of
tins city, against the pirate Smith, who
Is absent icontumace.)
Philadelphia, Mey il.4-Jacob X BOYER
wes on Saturday last, sentenced to eish
teen years imprisoD ment at hard labor,
&c for passing counterfeit notes. What
an awful example is here! man OF
education. of intellect, and superior
manners and address, who had long and
extensively been che object OF attach
ment and respect. is consigned TO the
labor, the diet, and the solitary coll of
the convict, for period, longer, 10 all
human probability, than life will endure
Appoiaimentby the President Wi !
liam q. Rives, Of Virginia, 10 be Envoy
extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tiary TO France, in place of James
Brown.
Wages. - Some disturbances was eau
sed at Taunton, Massachusetts,, this
week, by the reduction of wages ia one
of the manufacturing Establishments
About sixty female weavers left their
employ, and three of the factories were,
in consequence, partially or wholly stop.
ped, and will be unable TO resume their
operations till new hands are employed
80 Il. finer.
Beaver, .Ncg s.-0n the Cd instant.
the body of drowned man was found
10 the Ohio river, at Crows Island,
supposed to have been drowned some
considerable time since, his name not
known.
Early in this week, part of mans
body was found in the woods, in New
Sewickly township A great portion of
it was destroyed by dogs and wild ami
mails.
A writer in the Norristown, Pennsyl
vania, Register, remarkiug on the re
cent executions in the city Of New York
says-"Avoid even the appearance of
evil" are the words of wisdom, and we
have never been more convinced of the
truth OF this passage, than in the con