Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-02

/ "a VI us bgeQ tat0
er-nave no warmer or deeper reool
Iect'ons been left in bis behalf. than that
has inhfm and worn down parent. in his
last days, should be turned out Of en-
ployment. poor and pennyless, to starva
in the very community his life has bssn
devoted to, and bis son was sacrificed
forS -
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of The pres.
ence OF an American squadrsn in ,bs
Archipelago, and. Of a report tina,
Treaty between the United States and
Turkey was under discussion, wa sac
many speculations in the European ma
pers on the probability that our navy
will lend its aid for the reduction and
oppression of the Greeks. with sxnsss.
sions OF astonIshmeR mt that a nation =,
highly civilized as ours, shpuld esgare
10 matter so barbarous, and 80 forth
Now, this Is not SO much TO be wonder
ed at, when many inhabitants, and per.
haps citizens Of the Uaitsd States
though Of recent date, oftentime, said
and really believed that the president
OF the United States would not be warm
IN his seat. before be despatched an ar.
my tte march by land il may be y for the
liberation Of Ireland. Neither marty Ia
such absurdiiies being sensible tina, the
affairs OF our country arc managed in
pursuance of law; and that no act has
yet passed TO enslave the Greek by the
Havy or liberate the Irish by the army
Males
A Grand Project. 1T is in eontem.
platon, says the Cayuga Republican.
20 construct suitable communicated
for steam boats, navigable from Sche
nectady to Lakes Oswego, and Ontario
With depth of water equal TO that Of
the Weland canal II is intended. nv
dams and locks, and short canals around
the dams, to make the Mehawk answer
'he purpose to the NEST eligible point
for connecting il by canal with Onsida
lake; and from Oneia to Oswego. i, is
designed to extend the communication
by an Improvement of the Oneida and
Oswego rivers similar to that projected
for the Mohawk.
The people Of New York will not
let things alone; and ii is no wonder tina,
those who stand with their arms folded.
are jealous OF the progress of population
and imp, ovemsnt in this great State
But 'Heaven helps those who helm
themselves" -Niies.
| A sad accident took place at the IA
verD at Dunks Ferry, on the Delaware,
on Thursday week man INTOXICATED
by strong dslek, was handling double
barrel gun, when suddenly il was dis
charged. and the contents oft, even to
the wadding, were driven through both
the thighs of Mr. Samuel Stott.. who
happened to be passing near the ouz
Gle a, the moment il was discharged -
tie was not dead two days ago, but was
llanguishi1g with but slender hopes of
his recovery He has wife and large
family depending for support on bis in
| duary.
What fatal union was here 10 effect
mischief aud death-a drunken man and
loaded double barreiled gun!-- Press
Source Of sol in sea wafsr It has
been supposed by some naturalists, that
the salt in the SEA has been gradually
augmented by saline particles brought
into 1t by rivers, but this cause is totally
inadequate to explain the immense
quantity Of sal. existing in the whole
mass OF the ocean. ifthe average depth
OF the sea be ten miles, and il contains
two and half per cent of salt were
the water entirely evaporated, tho thick
ness OF the saline residue weuld exceed
1000 feet.
Some are OF opinion, that the cases
o. death set down in bills of mortality
as "convulsions," and infam alton OF
the BRAIN" are attributable to intern.
perance. tits altogether likely.
a Psftsrn for Duns "A tradesman
wrote to a customer-"Sir, If you will
let me have the amount of my bill you
will obligs me. II not, must oBLIGH
YOU"
Il ralaGbfs discovery The Franklin
Repository. published at Chambers
burg. Pa says that discovery has late.
ly beea made by Mr. Jsha Cooper. Of
Franklin county, in the art of Bleaching.
The process is extremely rapid, and
the ingredients which compose the
bleaching substance very cheap In
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