Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-20

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i We understand that young man nanled Merrill
who arrived here few days since, in the schooner
Exit. from Richmond, attempted to commit suicide on
Friday afternoon, on board the schooner New York.
I Capt Snow, by cutting his throat with jack-knifs.
IL appears, learn, that he went on board early
in the afternoon and continued in pleasant and friend
y conversation until few minutes before the act
was connmtted-not giving, during the whole time,
any evidence OF mental alienation. At the time the
deed was DONE the captain was In the cabin, but on
hearing noise, he came deck and forthwith sent
Tor medical assistance. when the young man was sent
to the Hospital, and is likely recover On being
asked IL he was not sorry or having committed such
rash act, he replied In the negative and observed
that he was without money, friends OF employment
and that lac had better be dead tlan alive.
"A BRAVE DEFENCE.-A house on BROOKLYN
Heights, occupied by the children Of the late Dr.
Smith, was entered by two negro incn on Saturday
night last, about twelve o'clock, with an intention
of robbngit. The eldest child boy, Only sixteen,
who had rfSen to whence the noise proceeded on
opening the door bad horse pistol thrown at him
by one of the Villains, and then was fred ut by the
other--Fhe loaded pistol they had brought with
them: the other had been taken from trunk. The
youth, with courage and spirit which would have
done credit to any man, Knowing that lac was the on
y defender for his FIVE little sisters and brothers. and
not rerceiving that slug from the pistol had pissed
through his arm, seized n.usket which stood in the
room to resist the wreches. Recollecting that he
had before taken out the printing, account of TIE
!. children, he shook the piece, hoping some of the
Charge might be got into the pan; but filling i'm this
he butted his gun, and by repeatedly beating the ne
J. grnes drove them Off
The eldest sister, alarincd By the noise, bud been
heard coming to enquire the cause when he called to
her To take OF herself and the little ones. One
+ of the negroes up her while she was leading
them away, and blew out the lamp in her hand--not
however, until she observed he had a large knife
The courageous GIRL in spite OF all this, after having
taken the two children to neighbours door, where
she considered them safely, returned to the house,
but the robbers had fed, aud she net her brother al
most covered with his own blood. Tie wound is not
o at all dangerous: but we cannot bot hope that both
police officers upl private citizens will sa etraord-
nary excrtions 10 apprehcnd the monster, who could
engage IN crime aggravated by their dcpra-
witty aud cowardce and the condition Of that little
q orphan family.
II II should prove ms is by means improbable.
: that the wretch"s nre among the number of those
who have TASTED of executive cerncncy the case viii!
far to convince the public that the objections raised
against the New York system of pardons were just
erj well founded. lt,'
DS'rssSiag fceicA,Ou Suniy last, a SON of Thomas r,
fcatnan Esq of Matthews County promising and n,e
ing chilli Of about years was thrown from horse and 50
much injured rs Ia cause his death few The .svan,
sadfcd he horse lad unfortunately fled 10 draw ,he
grih TIGHT enos prevent the saddle from slpping The ami
NAL hccame alarmed from cause, sprngins OF s,dieny
threw de child and saddle upon his neck The unfortunate
boy held ION for short time, the horse including his pace
tho saddle turned the chds beinq enanced in the stir
rup, dtagsrd distance kicked and
pied by The horse, un hrs body aud limbs Shocking
ly 'nangled
An arrival at Charleston confirms the account that
|, the Second Lieutenant of the u. s. sloop of war
Hornet has had both his thighs broken by the recoil
{ OF a gun fired on board while iii chase of vessel
: ION the coas. of Cuba.
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q monument To the memory OF Isaac VAN WART,
: one of the cGptnrs of Andre, has been erected in
$ Winchester county, New York.
) We have neglected to mention that Mr.. EvsRRrr,
OF Massachusetts, is now tour through tho Yves
tern Country where he receives the inequalities and
honours of the people Justly due to his character
without distinction of political parties.
.Noahs tasi--"'Thc Anti Masonics being nearly
dennct. r,rmor ~ started that society is about
tn be formed entitled Tho anti, make
, so!f-to-no-purpose society"
!, Major Wilson. Engineer OF the Pen nsylvapia al,
Road; and Col. Dewitt Clinton. Engineer of the Ju-
nia'a Canal. have resigned their Offices
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:, THTS DAY.