Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-12-03

From Harzsa-By the b,;. :.
Michaeis, Captain Page. at Men W
the editors fshe Journal of Couns,.-
have received Havana papers 10 ~
aist Oct inclusive.
They are entirely silent coneen;..
the failure Of the expedition 10 Me.;ce
although the fact vas generally known
at Havana.
The Captain states that a ship Of The
line, the frigats Lasilda, aad brig Of war
Cantlebc, had just arrived from Tam.
pico. The brig Cadmrs, ship Smith
aud others, had been chafte red by The
government, 10 proceed to Tampico for
the SPANS b troops.
Great Diridend. The Directors oftbs
American Insurance Company. have
declared advidend Of twenty per cent.
for The last six months, probably on .bs
/ st Of Dece Y Com.
The Red Ssa.-Mr Madden. a I,,o
traveller in Syria and Egypt. saws
Conc Of my first object at Sues was 10
ascertain if the sea was fordable onoo.
site the tswn at ebb tide. All whom
asked assured me Of the contrary. lin.
CURED for an Indian sailor, who wishaa
to earn dollar by crossing the gulf
Al eight in the evening man came 70
me, and offtr to make the attemnt
directed him to W ak streight actess a,
Ear as il was possible to do so, aud 10
hold his hands over his head as he walk.
ed along lie was in tho water forth.
with; he proceeded slowly and steadily.
bis hands above his head, and in nine
miautss he was on the other side OF tho
Red Saa. On his return, be told me
what knew to be fact, that he walked
every step across-tbe deepest part
being about the middle Of the gulf. wbers
tie wafer was up to bis chin proceed.
ed DOW to follow bis course. aud gave
bin another dollar to cross over before
me, and as l was about eight inches
taller than my guide, where bis chin
was IN the water, my long beard was
quite dry. Inc tide was now coming
in fast, and by the time we reached the
middle OF the sea, ny Indian thought il
imprudent to proceed further, as | was
not an expert swimmer Had we re-.
NAMED ten minusts longer, we should
inevitably have shared Pharoh's fate:
fer the opposite bank was pereeptibly
diminishing; aud atten o'clock The sea.
which. two hours before was hardly
more than the bredth of the Thames at
London bridge, was from two to three
miles broad: the difference between the
ebb and flow ascertained to be six feet
two inches" Mr.. Madden goes on 10
say, that he considers himself The only
European who bad walked across; in
which he is mistaken. Napoleon and
some French officers crossed the Red
Sea higher, and very narrowly escaped
drowning on their return.
Green and Pulaski .Nonument-
Messrs Masterton & Smith, Of this
city, have justcompleted this Mo6ument,
and shipped the greater portion OF it TO
Savannah, where il will immediately be
put up in Johnson's Square. Its height
is fifty feet. resting on base twenty
feet BY eleven. The pedestal is s feet
5 inches by feet 8 inches, rising IS
feet, and sur0ounted by a eornice Of
one foot. From the pedestal needle
rises Sc feet, which is 5 feet 4 inches by
8 feet at base, and feet by feet
inches at apex. The whole is finished
in q manner calculated to do credit to
the city, and is Of the most durable ma.
terial. The needle is composed Of only
seven pieces, each Of which weighs more
than 5000 pounds!-CN. Y Courier.
Frsm the Boston Patriot
We have already mentioned that
WILLIAM Dom wss removed from the
office OF Deputy Inspector OF the Gus.
toms at Hsllowell, Maine. We have
since learned that Mr. Barr is an old We.
teran of thu Revolution, aud was enc
af the number who followed Araeld
through the wilderness Of Kennebec to
Quebec. Such are the men whom
jackson and Reform" turn out of their
livings 10 make room, in too many
eases, for man destitute either Of char
acter or principle.
Of all the outrages upon the moral
sense Of this community, Of which eur
Jackson Collector has been gully. we
think The appointment Of f. NJ. Cum
ningham the worst Wa have beard
but one opinion expressed on this sub.
ject. and that's, that the appointment OF
the author Of the Cunningham cores
pondenc q To Office exhihits Am utter dis.