Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-10-20

The foiio~ing. among other items e similar
kind, We find in the Froeh nc~spsPcrs:
The Captain Of the American ship
Bolivar, seeing numbers at young men
coming on board his vessel, which was
anchored in the basin at Havre, asked
one Of them what they were seeking.
Muskets, TO arm our fellow citizens,
who 20 to Paris, in defence of our
rights, he replied. There said the
Captain, there are tweIve-ali have
on board. The young men desiring to
pay for them, wherefore? demanded
the Captain. II my arms answer the
purpose, shall be- sufficiently reward
ed. To serve France in such an emer-
gehcy is 70 serve the cause Of human
liberty.
With what feeling Says the National
Gazcttc) must the government Of Aus
tria view the present situation Of La.
fayctie, whom il SO long held rs a ma
lelactor in dungeon II is related
of franklin, that when he signed at
Paris the treaty Of alliance between
the United Colonies and France, he
put on the same coat which he wore
when lie was grossly insuittd by We'd
derburne and the Lords Of the Privy
Council in London. Ii Lafayette has
retained the suit in which he escaped
from Olmutz, he might resume it BY
the side Of Philip when the Austrian
ambassador has his first audience of
the citizen king.
ANOTHER SIGN.-.W sorts Of fire.
,oorks kept here. This ST. u We saw
few days since, hung out at the door
Of shop in this city. The novelty o:
the thing inclined US to look in to see
what the fireworks consisted Of, and
what was our surprise to find nothing
more uncommon than the well-arrang-
ed casks. with their accustomed labels,
Rum. Braidy, Gin, Sc. &c. A better
sign OF the thing sisniiied, could not
be adopted. Fireworks indeed! Ex-
plode--make a great noise, and set OF
tire the whole course Of nature
y. Y. Genius Of Temp. rance
Extraordinary Suicide. We saw
on Monday evening last, the body Of
an enormous bear. killed by 4 set gun,
in the town of Durham. on the night Of
Sunday last. lie measured around
the body FIVE feet two inches. aud one
of the thighs was nearly the circum-
ferance OF an ordinary mans body
What disappointments, or blasted ex-
pcctations ,or unrcquitcd desires, should
induce bear Of his respectable appear
ance TO commit this rash act. must re
main a mystery, CGHskW Recorder.
Highly respectable. We were YES
terday much interested in reading IN
London paper report Of an in,Iuisi-
ton held BY the Coroner, with = high
Is respectable" jury, on tic body oil
young lady, nho died in consequence
Of treatment at the bands of 4 quack.
In the course Of the investigation, in.
volving the liberty if not the life of a
citizen, it is said, that one Of the ''hiph-
y respectable" jurymcn was so .nde-
Gently noisy aud vociicrous from IN
foGication, that the Lcadles were com.
PEELED TO tuin him out Of the house.
L. 5. Ga-.
Serious Chnse IF /,i08y. A Young
man II very scntecl address. said ~
be u law student in tho interior OF I'll,
state. was arrested yesterday By Mr..
Benz. J. Hays. upon chan - ct rob.
hing MIR. john Scott. Of New jersey,
about Si25O, az l.. Mclntyre's board
ing house. on the conner Of CORTLAND
and Greenwhiol SITS. The money con
sisted Of "a $500 post note Of the u.
;. Bank, 5 one hundred dollar bills Of
the same bank. and . ffties u the Nor
RS Canal and Banking Company
The connections of the prisoner ave
highly rcspectablc.-i " H. Jour. Com.
Precoeiiy. A late Bombay Gazette
states that great preparations were
making ct Clutch, to celebrate the mar.
rage &c ''the young Ros." who is now
upwards 81 thirteen years old, and who
Is 10 marry his four wives at once.
Jwdge DrGcknridge. II had once
objected 10 me. says Judge Braoken.
ridge. by a Tirginid lawyer, an ex.
preston Of the act Of assembly (of
Pennsylvania) that the State House
Yard lin the city of Philadelphia
should be surrounded by brick
wall. and remain an 0pen iRciosUrs for
ever" bat put him down by that act
Of the Legislature OF Virgins, which j.
entitled "a supplement- TO an act, en-.
titled, sn act 60 amend an act making
Il penal 10 utter the mark Of an nm.
m0Tkedhog." Journal Of Lar.
In most guarrels there is fault on
both sides. A quarrel may be com.