Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-24
Tie New LII III d Co,

=, - S"SCu ttuS tE lctter from
'Caithagena, dated September 81
send you a copy Of General Boil.
war answer I" the proposition of Gen
erai Peaz, made through the comm,s-
'soner OF the latter, Col. Austria, "a
crown him King. Also Gen. Bolivar
secret Instructions to the Commissions
or. The whole is an ample teiutation
Oh me caiumny invented Ivy Paez, the
0'gihai author OF the project, that
Bolivar aimed at the esia blishment of n
monarchy. This was the second time
mat Paez had made the same attempt.
The first was in 1927, when he sen,
the celebrated Guzman his actual
Minister of the State, to Lima. for
that express purpose. His excellency's
refusal on that occasion, manly con.
tributed to the first rebellion OF PIE,
III the same year.
Me1,co.-A slip from the Office of
the New Orleans Bee of the Ist ms,
says. In casting rapid glance over
,ne Journals Just received from Vera
cruz we perceive that the canse of
guerrero Is lost forever. His partizaus
nave been routed in every quarter.
From Missoari we learn tina, nom
ue"ah ny the name OF Buckper has
been elected Senator of the United
States to succeed Mr.. Barton, fnr the
term of six years from the 3D. day oi
March next.
In the Legislature Of PENNSYLVANIA,
the contest inr the seat in the Senat.
now occupied by MIR. Marks, has
terminated in the choice of William
wilkins to that office.
The poisonous effects Of the Upas
Tree, are grossly exaggerated in an ac :.
count which is now going che rounds"
and which was repuhllshed in this Ga
zetie
When the Island of lava was in pos
session nf the English, unl Ter the com.
mand OF Sir Stamford Raffles, "a physi-
cian oil this city Went To the tree. aud
took from it portion of its poisonous
gum, without sustaining any bodily IN
jury. The Upas is deadly poison,
but It's effects are not so dreadful as
some accounts represent taem.-ihI.
Gas.
A mechanic in Marblehead. made
aud sold msgnet in this city, which
supported ~ lbs. when first charged,
and lis attractive power was more than
twelve times It's weight, 81 lbs. The
same person states that he has discover
ed that magnetism is ga subtle fluid.
continually 10 motion from north to
south, describing great circle of the
earth. Boston Patriot.
We learn that Commodore Balm
bridge is TO be President ofihe Court
Martial for the trial of Commodore
Creighton, and that it is probable other
officers besides Commodore Creighton
will be brought before i,.-Ge2rgefopn
Cal Gaz.
Florida Sugar Accounts from
the plSnlatlons AT tallahassee, and the
neighboring counties, we learn from the
Flordlan, are uniformly favorable.
One planter, Mr.. Preston, has made ~
hogsheads from Ia acres, being the
must indifferent part OF the crop. He
is of the oplninn that t e remainder
of his field will average two bogshcads
per acre.
MacktreL TIE catch Of the past
season has been uncommonly great.
One dealer in the article informs us
that he bad packed 5000 barrels last
year, and this year S00S. Boston ial-
i0dium.
fl good acork DeN done.-The Alba
ny Evening Journal contains the follow
Ing card:
Mrs. Heely, Superintendent of the
Orphan Asylum, acknowledges the re-
ceipt OF one hid. Of Mulasses, one box
of Tea, ID 10 and one lump of Sugar.
amounting in value 10 fifty dollars and
sixiy-tbree cents, on Saturday last, from
a person 10 her unknown. And she
takes this method of returning her most
humble thanks, and that Of the Inslitu-
ton, to the individual for his n bic lib
eraIny.
AT a late session Of the Supreme Ex-
ecutiye Councilof Massachusetts, the
31st oi December was fixed for the
execution Off. J. Knapp, Jr.
In the House Of Representatives OF
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Ipgersoll has intro
duced Two resolutions OF some inpor
lance; the first proposes to abolish the
punishment oil death, and the second 70
abolish imprisonment for debt. Both
these measures are gaining advocates.
So great is the competition between
Liverpool and the Isle OF Man, by