Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-19

ny it.e"us, ahu terms imposed by enemies? ffnations .
VIII learn by nothing but experience, is not one ex-
pertinent of political arrogance cnoughi Ii lost us
bah an empire, and has raised against US an enemy.
IN the long run more formidable than Napoleon him
sell, from the deep aud now hereditary feelings with
wntch The shock OF that separation was enforced"
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ToRSAno-1he terrible winds that lay waste tracts of couu.
Wy, p.os'1at'ns forests and orchards, uprooing trees or visiting
u,eln on by the trunks, aud unroohng and overthrowing houses
along the path are not merely confined TO tropical countries or
even To tide warm parts of our own states. they ant sometimes
heard OF ~ the northern part of our UNION. occurring generally
about ,niisHmuer, and, within a limited sphere, acting with
great Jury. The following is an account, given in the South.
bridge Register of one Of these Tomatoes, Observed by a -en,le.
man travelling in Worcester county, Mass.
VI observed in the forenoon, n rapid, add rather unusual
movement, OF the clouds, which indicated, particularly towards
"I /, u1 ID. o ram The wiod was in a so",hc,ly direction,
anu ,e neat sniiTy. About noon perceived a dark heavy
cloud, Tisins ~ the western horizon, the motio. of which iudi
ei'ed y strong current of wind in the higher rceions OF the
%""uIpne'e' u'o"Sn near the surface OF the earth there was a
ntesuhIes> calm. In the eastern horizon another cloud collected.
WE'D appeared Il De moved by an easierly wind towards the
north. There was a rapid approximation Of the clouds towards
each OTHER, and a violent conn,otiori of elements in the a,mos
con'endmg winds gave tie sigual, that a torrent OF rain or hail
was at hand. FASTENED forward aud reached a friends hon,e
III Suiton, just as the shower began To fail watched ue s,o.
guar appearance IN the heavens; cloud dashed agains, cloud.
wind strove with wind and thunder answered thunder, EXHIBIT,
M "A scene o' terrific grandeur. The rain fell i'm cataracts and
the elements combined their forces in a furious tornado. which
sven! over a tract OF twenty miles in length. IL commenced, IT
sheheved, somewhere in the neigEborhood of Quirncbaur river
III Southbr'dee, and moved in a direction generally east by
noTil. The width Of the current varied from about opc hun.
diei to one hundred and fifty rods. In It's course, il was G,rioms
as tropical tornado. Buildings were blown down and unroE.
60, the fragments OF which were, in some instances blown -,
distances. IL swept through meadow LANDS, scattering faf and
widc large quantities Of hay, which had been mked together
Much damage was done TO woodlands, timber 1Ints and fm;,
lees-l noticed some of its ravaees in forests and orcharjs
The lofty pine was literally shattered to fragments. Tie study
OAK IVA IN some instances torn up from the root, in others wrun.
OF midway TAP its trunk, and in Others stripped of every linl,
Ftht trees were Frustrated in every notwithstanding whole
rec taken up root and all, and driven before the tempest.
ui they exhibited an appearance of what is called bush har
row Fences were overthrown, and fields of corn and oats
either torn up, or proSrated to the earth. Carts an" Ium,er
were raised and moved a number of rods Du.iug the trpncr
dons rush OF the tornado, the lightning was incessant and vivid
me 'l'',iet urrormnonly heavy, and the rain descended in
torrents from the clouds IL seemed as If the arm of lie 81.
mighty had been let down, to show US the impotence of human
'h,sTr; ann INC iernhc majesty and grandeur Of Onnipotence.
The desola,lns gale passed over the eas,ehy par, of south
about one mile aud a half west of the centre of the town. entered
Sutton on the west, and crossed about half a mile south Of The
line. II is impossible 10 estimate the damage, thouE, il mus,
be considerable. ifthe whole course of the curen. was max
ed with such destruction Of property, as those paris which Gn
under my o5Servation, the damage mus, amour; to many ,hou.
sandso of dollars"
Four delegates from the Primitive Methodist Con. !
ncNioa Of England. and commonly called Ranters !
lately arrived dt New York. namely, VIM. KnowIos
Ruth Watkins, Thomas Morris, and w. Summer
sides. The two former remain in New York, and the
two latter are now in this city. The folio vim ;s,
copy oftheir address to the people of the United
States.
The Primitive .Mettodist Connsri,n
To the inhabitants of Philadelphia, and of the u
nitcd States of America in general, send greeting:
Friends and Brethren-The Lord having in bs
providence, raised up the primitive Methodist Con.
neNlon IN Old England, and made it an instrument in
his hands, ofturning thousands and tens of Thousands
unto righteousness, and many Of its members having
emigrated to the United States, it was Judged provi,
dental to appoint aTegular Mission; we have accord
ingly sent over odr respected brethren and faithful
ministers, the Reverend VIM. Summersides and the
Kew Thomas Morris, who have labored with success
and We trust they will be made useful in tho rosooI IS
our common Lord, and will meet with that Kindness
ana respect among you, that you under similar cir
cumstances would expect from us.-.Nat. Ga<.
From the yNt0 York .qmsrcan.
Inc way TO boil rice is not to boil 1t at all. Put it IN a moi and
cover II over with water, place ii near the hre, or over Goals on
me meaI.n' whcre II VIII get gradually hot, but not at any time
faster than To simmer. 1t will thus he cooked 70 tE,, eveIv
Pedrdhce s much boosted of by the Caroinians
Stedttng a WYe-A young surgeon was lately unprecedented
Il 9hehelh under a warrant charging him ~ tin having stolen a
par OF stockings, a flannel petticoat, a dIni,y ps,t.coat. a ,ntiu
slP, and a bonnet! l~tappeared that the young gentleman had.
GIe'na Green; and that her mother, no, reli,hinr the connection.
, H." T I",% before 81 a magistrate, and preferred a charge of stealing
gs,, WI W. wmlch 'e Fugitive was auired AT the time OF her
S I'm: "nat became OF the c &c is not mentioned in any ofibe
"InE WEASEL AsLEEP."-A draft was not lonp
S.hcc drawn by a firm in Boston upon a Bank i'm Nov
York, Tor $500, as expressed by frnrcs in tho m,rrin.
Z was, however, inadvertently written fGefn dni,r
~ 'he BODY oil the bill. But with this error IL was
discounted at n Bank in Boston, forwarded tn New
I oIK' there drafted and returned to tho Bank, and
p,aid at maturity, in the full amount of fifteen hundred
dollars, without the discovery ofthe mistake bv anv
one except tho person on whom the bill was drawn
VINO notIcedit at the time Of acceptance.
[Bost. Pahad.
.1dcnntHSe ~ PronPtgess.- 4 merchant whose pol
~ expired at ~ o'clock, called at the Insurance office
at halt past IL, and obtained a renewal of it.. At
O'Clock the same day, his store and goods were redu.
ced to ashes! This circumstance occurred at the late
destructive fire in Augusta, Geo. What would have
become of that mans fortune, if he had thought il
would do as well AFTER d~inner?-[Bost. Pat
Reform IN The treatment gc Turkish L1dies.-Ac-
counts from Constantinople in the French papers
mention that the Sultan has achieved another triumph
over Mussulman prejudice. lie has determined that
the ladies Of the Empire shall adopt European Gus
toms. To set tho example, the ladies' Of The Imperial
llaTcn and the wives Of the Ministers have made
their appearance IN public, 10 the great astonishinent
Of the Con-tautinopolitans, who could scarcely be.
lcvc their eyes, when they snw these hitherto inyis-
ihlc beauties promcnading openly, in all the fncry oil
Parisian millinery Tie alteration Of the rank oil
women in Turkey, would no doubt cG,,c, ~ -