Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-11-17

down and saw money lying in old hat: he took it
In about thirty days after the murder of the officers
and the plumber Of the vessel they. came OH this
coast not Us they Intended, at Boston, but near
New iorx. When il was dark they run C brig
for the lighthouse Sandy Hook, got Us near land
as they could, and hove the brig to- Mansfield and
Philip cut hole in hcr-all hands got in the long
boat taking their money with thc,--got sail on the
boa; and st cred for the light house They stopped
" Brooklyni the steward, Philip and Henry landed
there and vent over O NewYork; when tn v landed,
Ba'tise came to Philadelphia, and went from
On his comics. ION and information Henry Kesslcr
"as taEen i'll this city. None of the others have
heca found.
From ne .Ncv York .2n,cricQa u oct. o.
TIE PRrsrpENT.-Th:s equally splendid and ire
mandous WaM: in-the Nc!er--tle very Kraher of
all Stcalners-Iet this city Friday, or Providence
III her regular line of duty. She made the trip.
against strong head wind in fourteen hours. From
Newport to Providencc thirty miles, she ran in one
hour and forty minutes, being at the rate Of one
mile III three minutes aud twenty seconds which is at
thc rate of EIGHTEEN MILES AN HOUR
This Is the suificst walking CT the water" ever
k:own.
SAM PArc'T performed his feat of Jumping; over the
Falls OF he GcnGsec at Rochester on Friday week,
Ii The presence of from to 5000 spectators The
Rochester Daily Advertiser says the point from
which he Jumped is about leo feet above the level
of,hc water below. Sam was clad in n close white
s,lit--hc was but few seconds under waier-and
his re-appearauce WAS hailed with shouts from the
thousands who witnessed n breathlcss suspense his
perilous feat.
Death for Bisca,ay.-The Rnieigh R,gs,er of tie
9Th inst states hat Thomas Norman WHO had been
convicted of bgunry, the previous week nc Cuiliurd
Superior Court, was sentenced be hung on Satur-
day the 2st inst. respite however, had been
granted until the 9th Of December to give opport,
trp rtIrt of sutit-
Brearh Of Pro,nise.-At The las, Circuit Court
aud Court OF Oyer and fe:mnrr for livingston cour-
y n. y. amongst the civil causes tried wns one for
breach OF promise OF marriage, brought by Ernene
hciiogg against David Wallace, in which The fury
found verdict tU1 The plaintiff Of $1,000.
Wneeling, (Tu) Ori 2--Ert7,aoyd;,,ayu fac. Of q
Drought H.rse.-An unparalleled ns ance oitle now
or OF horse. when assisted by art was shown near
Croydon. The Surry Iron Rail way being comne.
ted, and opened fIthc carriage of goods all the way
| from Waniwor,h t. Mertsham BIT was made he
tween two gentlemen that common horse could dra =
th E-slX tons for miles along the road and that
lie should draw this weight from dead pull as we'll
as turn II around the occasional winnings of the road
The 9th OF July fixed on for their trial ,vhon
L number of gentlemen assembled near Merishan to
see this extraordinary triumph of art Twelve wap-
gonS loaded with sto"ss each wagon Weighing above
tons, we're chained together and horse taken pro.
mi iously from the cart of Mr. HARDWOOD WIS vokad
into the am. He starred rom near the For n n
! lie house, and drew the immense chain of wagons
with apparent ease. tc the turnpike at Croyden
distance OF SIX miles, in one hour and forty one
minutes which i nearly at the rate of four miles
an hour In the course OF this time he stopped four
tines to show that Wis MOI blythe impetus of the de-
| ce fhr power was acquired, &, after each stop
g lied off III" chain of wagons from dead rest
iaN lmed his wager, Mr.. Banks the gentleman
who laid the bet, directed four loaded wagons to
be added tu the cavacade, with which Tic sumo horse
set off with undirnnshed power; and still further to
show the effect of the Railway in facilitating
motion, he directed the attending worknen to the
number of about fifty, to mount on the Wagons
when the horse proceeded without the least distress:
and in truth there appeared to be scarcely any rni-
tation to the power Of his draught After the trial.
the Wagons taken to the weighing machine
and ii. appeared that the whole weight was as
follows:
| 1 Q Wagons first linked together, Tons Cwt Ors
weighed SO i
do afterwards attached 10 Q o
Supposed weight Of 80 laborers o O
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