Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-25

Attorney. and Capt. c e. Hawkins. formerly
Of the MEXICAN brig Hefmioae. IN which
sbe farmer vas Killed. The following are the
5 nar,,euls,s Of this melancholy .ea'as,rophs,
which We have been favored sih:
| II appears that these gentlemen had long
been nj variance. arising from illicit intercourse
! between MIR. McCrea aud the vile oil Capt
uawl;ps. Previous 10 a discovery OF this.
{ Cant. Hawkins had employed Mr.. hcCfes a.
] counsel in some very important law cases then
/ a nd =, N p-s.iing in the courts nj hey West.
/ Alt,, Cant H. discovered McCrsas intimacy
x,,, NJ, wife. n duel eususd, which resulted
sf,,r The exchange Of four shoi') IN Mr. NC
| Cyes'. receiving ball in his thigh. Capt. ii.
| then l.ft Kew West for Mexico, and had been
eb,sn, for four months, WHEN on his return,
lac lesrueJih his Wi. hal been seui Go her fam
| ly by the friends OF Capt II. on account Of tho
,cneweI Of tbeir intercourse with M'Crea, and
that Mr.. McCrea had stated publicly this I'M
proner Conduct to Mrs. II. McCrea had iuF-
iher aggravated uaskins, by receiving ise'
and appearing "a counsel for The olpooen's
of Hawkins, IN the pending law suits, amer
having been freddy Hawkins, aud IN possession
oC all the facs necessary in behalf of ~.
| Tim. ;ncen,ed. IIaw kins in an unfortunate
moment loaded a double barrel gun with buck
shot aud as MCrea passed the window where
Hawkins vas he fired both barrels. NJ Crrn
fell and expired n few hours after. Hawkins
Immediately .nrrendered himself To III. civil
nulhority L. consequences Of the great ek-
element prevailing at Kew West, the Marshal
thought proper 10 carry the prisoner to- 81.
Augustine We va, placed on board the re.
venue cutter Marion Capt. Jackson, Under the
d5s ss e ne a. d hSsasoe b." re to
vii he feurnedto Key Wesl IN Nov. next to
stand his trial Tor murder
Inc excitement al Key West was so great,
IN consequence OF tho death Of McCrea, thai on
the arrival OF the cutter Marion, letter was
address ed 20 Capt. jackson. fom Judge Webh.
(Dn,rict Judge desiring him ~ remain ~ port
until the excitement had subsidized. The triefds
Of the parties ware armed. aud very serious
rencon,re was for some time apprehended. II
happily was quoted when Capt Hawkins was
placed on board tho Gutter.
We learn that ell was quiet on The coast Of
Cuba no late piracies. The U. $. squadron
we're very active in cruising in all directions,
and giving conway 10 our merchantmen, where |
any danger - 10 he arpiehended.
Capt Jacks states, upon unques'ionablc |
authority. the fart OF many Spanish vessels
sailing from the Havana for tbs coast of Al !. |
ca with only two or three weeks provisions on |
board. Depending entirely for further supplies |
upon the different vessels they may fall IN
with aud from whom they can rob. The YES. |
sells are generally armed. aud engaged in The
slave trade, md ere owned and 6ted out sf |
the Havana.
Tn arrival Of the brig Rood, Capt. Thomas.
from Hnvannn, has furnished no later dates
from lbal place than those formerly received.
The American squadron in that quarter seem
yigi,an ~ ehgag, d 10 giving every facility TO
our commerce and in detecting Pirates
Specie The brig Dromo. which arrived
here on Wednesday from Tampico. had specie
snd bullion on board To the value OF nearly
$50, 0Ol Abon, half OF the amount belongs
10 Spansh gentleman .xpe led by the recent
law 6f,h- Mesiean Congress. We nuice IRE
auen, arrival. NJ New Orlea rom Mexico
with large amounts OF specie, which we lSarn
IRE chiefly on account Of the same class of per
sons and u ia hui a short time since an Eng
li.h packet sailed from Vera Cruz with a mil
lion and half Of dolns, mos, Off on the same
account The great demand thus created for
dollars in Mexico has raised their price very
much in Mexico. or rather, AS this faci Is gem
orally expressed1 has very much depressed the
price Of every thing else, Many Of the old
Spsnjards. who would be willing to make al
most any sscri6cr on their real estate, cannot
y
the Dromo are IN small change so difficult
had il become 10 procure dollars. This wealth
Withdrawn from Mexico where Il can 50 i'll be
spared goes TO increase the already enormous
cari'a ol Ergiand or is al ed TO the resources
ofthe Uniled States Our neghbors Of Mex
leo will probably find thai while they have rid
them elves of what they considoreda danger.
Gus political influence, they have torn away
the sinews Of their countrys pIoper'iy The
following remark Of a writer in the Quarterly
Review, respecting the revocation OF the Edct
Of Nanis, contains the true result oi all snch
ofproscription
at caused the expatriation OF five hundred
thousand OF the most ipieIligen, aud orderly
of the French people 10 England, Holland.
Germeny and Swiizerisnd, into each Of which
places they introduced their arts and industry,
10 the irretriovabe injury of that kingdom
y h,ch they had been SO sinfully compelled TO
relinquish."
Mobile. (Aidbdmo) May Is.
A question of some novelty and of much im-