Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-12-02

istrstion, with that prodigy in politics, Mar.
tin Van Buren, at the bead of If, thought "a
to dispiace a minister at st. Petersburg, to
misplace another there. The Old Dcminias
was ransacked for a wiseacre, and Marta
blessed our country By the choice of that d.
plomatic nonpareil, John Of Roanoke. Ne
wonder you laugh, gentle reader, but not toe
soen-hou much do YOU think you pay fe~
the iokes Only TWENTY-FIVE THOIL
SAND DOLLARSt, A very cheap laugh
indeed. What merry good fellows the Ges-
eral and Martin are. Surely we, the peorle-
remember, how 1t ticlled US, when Rufus,
King was obliged from i'll health to return
home, aud our country lost his eminent ser
vices, and Mr.. Adams, who got up the joke,
was made to ''laush the other side of bss
mouth" The people must be amused. cose
what 1t NAV: and SO that lover Of fun. tbs
witty Martin, prepared the farce Of a ssvisix
to Europe by John Randolph, under preteacs
of diplomacy, 10 r~ccrtit his hedlth.n We cugfs
TO shake our sides with laughter, as it oniv
costs S22 900 for travelling expenses by or.
der of Martin Van Buren,. Alas, poor inva.
lid! he done for us the best he could; and as
sickness has impaired his wits, in a fit Of IN
sanity he ran away from Russia, for fear Of
an introduction to Madame. The affair migf4
have had a worse complexion, had this er.
f,rsordinary ENJOY left no one in his place: but
we have now no reason to complain, sincets
has sent Jaba home with his private ~instruc-
tons and credentials, and appointed his other
charge d~'affairs, with his jockey cap, great
coat ant big sword, as a proper court dress,
Who would not pay gee 900 for this?-.age
1t is mentioned in a New York letter, asa
rumor, that the post Of successor TO Mr.. RAN
l.t.L - Dnca,, he Iaau 7nn2nraA a.
Hami!t0a, Esp now IT,. S. Attorney for tss>
district OF New York.
The dimensions of the New York Sentnurs
have been much contracted; and the edssee
makes the following remark;
wye have vet heard but one serious ~h-
lection TO the change in our dimensions
This was made by a shop-keepeT, wine sz1
that the Courier and Enquirer made Eo<>
e'aptag pcper."
The Hast Nsw York Courier and Easxs~ss
repeats, from the New Hampshire papers, =
sBimise that Mr.. WOODBURY. win be apJosst~
ed Minister to Russia, in the place or Mr.
RANDOLPH. Is the present Minister tfea
coming back SO seen? We should attach so
Importance to the suggestion. did we ret Cad
it in q papcrwhich enjoys, perhaps more hsgh-
~ than any other ont or Tie Metropolis, thA
confidence of the Secretary of State.
The New York correspondent OF the Bes-
ton Palladium gives as a rmror that Nr, Jsss
Il. HAMILTON had received an overture froxs
the Government to proceed TO Russia as sas
successor in the Legation of Mr.. Randolph.
but that he had declined it We give these
reports as they reach rs. Formerly it was
our habit to notice nothing IN the shape Of
mere rumor which had not strong probabiEsy
to recommend il: bat, row a days, things -
s,range come to pass, that it is hard to ted
what we ought not TO bclieye-.Nat. hi.
Ce9cbrnsioa.-It will he seen, BY a notsce
in onr paper fiat the captains of steam boats
are TO have a meeting this evening at Tam
many Hall.-The object we understand is t.
make arrangements to join their fellow-citi-
zens in the coming celebration. The Eveu-
ing Post says. at is contemplated to have
a small steam boat, the General Lafeustger
with machinery complete on board, placed
OH wheels and drawn 10y horses, appropriate
ly dccorated-the engine TO work duing tise
whole procession, and the wheels and pad
dies in mutiou-to be under the command Of
ono of the oldest steamboat captains. She
is TO be rugged like a three masted v~atciat,
and will have flying on her sn~aintop-gsiiana-
mast a large tri-colored flag, with the nassse1
in large gilt letters, of Livingston, Fulton,
and Lafayette. On the ensign staff will float
the American eagle and stripes. The flags
of other nations will be displayed from differ.
ent parts Of the rigging. If properly mara
ged il will make a conspicuous figure in iia
paseant-.tesc York .Ne~rcaatile.
Among The preparations in New York Eex
The celebration this day, we notice the E&.
lowing in the Evening Post.
"IpiMiems, the only survivor of the three
who captured Major Andre, has arrived in
town to attend the celebration of the French
revolution on Thursday, and will be a guest
at the public dinner in the Ninth Ward on
that day. He is in his 71th year, with his
faculties in perfect preservation amt his con-
~sttltion unbroken by age.-He was attracted
to the city by the rumor of the extensive pre-
p~aration for the celebration, which may well
appear magnificent to those who see our city
newspapers SO crammed with the account Of
them that little room is left for any thing else.
A messenger has also been despatched from
the Ninth Ward for Enock Crosby, the pro-
totyPe Of Harvey Birch, to desire his pre-
sence at the icstivity.''
ALMOST every class of citiz ems in ". York
has made arrangements to participate IN the
grand procession Oh Thursday. The follow
ing letter which we find in the Sentinel or