Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-24

.VIhuIlNtA r.
Gen. HAsRisos, fate Minister of the
United Sta,es 70 The Republic Of Co.
iomeia. has arrived in this city. and.
we are happy 10 say, is in good health.
~ !faf. lat.
Mr. Ciay.--- The n. Orleans Courier,
Jan. IS. says, The Hon. HExRY CLAY
of Kentucky arrived here Yesterday in
the steamer Belfast fsom Louisville,
and occupies the house in Biepvills
street, prepared for his reception,
where he was waited on during the day
by immense crowds af people, including
members 81 the legislature. and Judges
Of the dili'ercnt courts. This visit ar
Mr.. Clsy'to bis daughter and son in
Lac, has long been expected in this Ct.
~, one Of whom he has not seen for
years--it il therefore aitogethcr Of a
private natsrv.
We regret TO learn, (says the Savan-
nah Georgian, Uf the 9Th instantly by q
private letter, the decease &c the Hon.
rnoNAs w. CoBB, Judge Of the dc
mulgee Circuit. and late Senator from
Georgia. in the Congress Of the United
States.
City of Washington. -The popula-
ton Of Washington 10 estimated at
nineteen Thousand three hun,lr ell and
nineteen. There were erected one
hundred and forty-ei2ht dwellings in
1899. The total number Of dwellings
Is three thousand aud fifty. %
The population Of The town Of Wheel.
ing, in 1890, was less than 5000. IL
is now about 6OOO.
.9nofher ne,c MUention. "A carriage
has been invented in England which is
propelled by. two persons inside. turn
ing a windlass. IL moves with sur
prising rapidity.
Case Of Stephenson. George Mills
and William Williams who pleaded
guilty TO the indictment for the abduc-
tion Of Rowland Stephenson from Sas
vunnah, have been sentenced to a fine
IN the Superior Court of that city-the
former, of one thousand dollars and
six months imprisonment, the latter
five hundred dollars and imprisonment
OF 8 months.
FANNY WRtGHr has chartered a YES.
sci at New Orleans. for tie transp0r-
tation of herself and thirty slaves to
Saint Domingo. where she proposes TO
settle, and establish them in freedom.
There are in the United States sc.
nate thirty-nine lawyers. two mer-
chants, one physician, and fiye farmers
aud manufacturers nine have been
governors Of different States. and fif,
teen have been judges.
OF 45o parents, whose children have
been received into the House of Re.
fuge at New York, 4Oi are known to
be intemperatc.
BALTIMORE, FEB. IL.
The ship Dumfffes, Harvey, 10 the
short passage Of &c days from Cssif1.
to the capes, arrived at Annapolis yes
terlsy. Captain ii reached town yes.
terday AFTERNOON, but did not bring up
his newspapers Flour at Cad,z, on
the 18th January, was selling at 81 IS.
Capt Harvey states, that on the 18th
January, ZEN PIRATES. Frenchmen
and Spaniards, were executed at Ca
div, they having captured the long ms
sing ship Topaz Of Boston, and muir
dered every soul on board OF tins
horrid deed they made a full confession,
besides enormit,es equally great were
committed upon an English vessel,
which they also confessed. The cap
tain Of The pirate vessel was IN confine-
Inent 1T Gibraltar aud an Engl,sh fri :
gate had proceeded to bring h,m TO
CadIz for trial. Capt. II. states that
more daring aud haI dened set Of val
iaIns nesei appeared IN human form,
and that they met their fate with the
greatest lndifierence.-l Patriot.
Fire. We learn that the barn Of
Me. Joseph Brooks, on the Liberty
road, about 7 miles from baltimore,
was burnt down on Sunday night last.
A negro girl set fire TO stack Of hay
/ which communicated 10 the barn. The
loss IN hay, gram, &c. We regret 10
learn, is considerable. - ID.
| More Victims TO Charcoai.--On Sun.
day night, Jan. 5lst, Mr.. Oxford,
from England, foreman IN the North
field WOODEN Factory, and his wife,
took into their chamber furnace, part
" filled with live Goals from the kit.
chen ERE. la the morning, they wcr,
found dead. Mrs. d. appeared C
have died without a sfruyvle. Coal,