Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-17


and the Bius Ridge - Robert White oi
Roekbridge, and Heroine l.. Op,e Of JET.
ierson.
aud The head Of tide traie---Joscph Wat.
kins Of Goechiand. Samuel Paun,ll Of
Campbell. and John Gibson Of Prince
William.
For tic District LeIo,c the head Of tide.
,raier.-Ph'lip Ayleu Of King William,
aud William Parham.
A General Naval Court Martial as
sembled in Washington city on Mon
day week, for the trial Of such officers
n may be brought before it. The
Court is composed rs follows:
Captain Charles G. Rdgeiy. PresiIanf.
Captain Joseph I. Nicholson.
Captain Edmund T.. Kennedy,
Captain Thomas Ap Ca,csby Jones,
Master Commsndant William u shubrick,
Master Commandant Charles w. Morgan,
Master Commander, beverly Ecnnon,
Lieutenant Isaac McKccvcr,
Lieutenant Charles S. McCauley.
Henry ~. Norfi,t. Esq. Judge Advocate.
We are much concerned TO hear,
that considerable number of officers,
Of the higher ranks Of the services
larger number, we believe, than has Of
ten occurred at any time bcforc-are
now under arrest, and will probably
receive their trials bv the Court now
convened.-l Nat. Int.
Of the nominations lately made by
the President, we understand that the
following were confirmed by the Sc
nate on Wednesday last, namely:
Nat. hf.
Louis McLane. of Delaware, Minis
ter TO Great Britain.
Washington Irving, Secretary OF
/ Legation.
William c. Rives, of Virginia, Min.
lister TO France.
Charles &. Carroll, Of MARYLAND,
Secretary If Legation.
William p. Prcble, Of Maine, Min
lister To the Netherlands.
Augustus Davezac, Of Louisiana,
Secretary of Legation.
Cornelius p. Van Ness, Of Vermont,
Minister TO Spain.
J. &. Pickett. of Kentucky, Secre.
tary of Legation to the Republic oi
Colombia.
James Duncan, 10 be Receiver OF
Public Moneys at Washington, Missis-
sippi.
William ]. Duane, OF Philadelphia.
and James Campbell, Of New York.
TO be Directors Of the Bank OF the Uni
ted States.
The Georgetown Gazette Of Friday
last. saws We understand, on good
authority, that the Senate yesterday
rejected the nomination Of Henry Lee,
as Consul General to Algiers. We
hope they will put their veto upon o.
theirs equally obnoxious.
The necI Census. The committee
Of the House of Representatives est.
mate the population of 1880. as fol-
lows: Free population. 1860. 600 ;
slaves, l,9j0,OOO; total, l2,6OO,00O.
They recommend ratio Of $4,000 for
the representation in the House of Re
personalities. which they believe. will
not increase that body beyond the nun.
Der Of 225 members. = Bat. Ga=.
NeiC Jers(y-I'he two important
bills which, have engaged the attention
Of the Legislature Of this State for sc
verAl sessions past, have at length
passed both Houses. The bill TO au-
IhOrize Canal TO connect the waters
Of the Delaware and Rariian, and the
bill 20 authorize Rail Road from
Camden TO South AmbOy. have be-
come laws Of the State. - MAJ. Int.
The Editor of the Alexantlris Gazette,
speaking of one Of the first men Of the age,
remarks
at must give every American plea
sure to witness the voluntary homage
that IS paid to virtue, patriotism and
talents, IN the person Of Chief Justice
Marshal. This eminent man has the
singular felicity Of having passed thro'
\ long public life blameless aud unre
preached. No whisper is ever heard
against single action of his life, and
there is no other man in the nation
who enjoys 10 such an extent its conf
dence. His words are considered al
most the oracIes Of wisdom. and long
before his death his statue has been
erected ia the temple Of Fame.
May he live
Longer than have time 20 tell iis yesr.,
Ever beloved and loving
And when odd Time shall lead him Co lis end.
Goodness and be hll up one monument"
4 short time since, while the officers
of a congregation IN Philadelphia city
we're making the usual collection, a man
was seen Co thrust his hand into The