Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-16


in III. ChesspsAss B4v. Inc sfesmbost 20.
chahouis., Captain John fvrgu.oa, j.. winch
LETT I'M. city for Norfolk on Sunday afternoon
Al thrss o clock encountered thr gale IN the
B.y and l.csiVrd considerable dan,aKe "a her
s,.,~r -aTk. When tue stssmbo T. ola'ai',i.,
CAPTAIN Turner, mt the Paeahontas, about
twi hours GU from Norfolk. she was entirely
destitute OF wood, with winch Captain lofasf,
,mediaisly supplied her. Inc tops Ell her
wheel houses " hsre blown oil. nod the iron
calling surrounding In. upper deck entirely
carried away. We nave before u. a letter
run Inc cark u the Poeahontas. To the agsni of
The steamboat Company, brought up ny the Co
iuDbp., which says
". nave bad n severe gale, the sea making
, h,e.cb aver us for about tneHiy hOUrs. In
Ietl,ng 20 GU, second best bower anchor, the
Ia, ,h,i contained ;. cab. was knocked over
board. IN concurrence Itch me anchor WAS
lon.--He then st 90 our best b."er ""''o, ,
aud by the assistance Of the engine !he ~
dragged bot little. The freight We hhs O.
board Is considerably injured our forosai IA
badly torn. aud the jl1 lost The canvass
door cloth that covered the npper forward deck.
!. enfirely torn of Al nins O'Clock this m1ra-
Ing. Tuesday, ] We weighed anchor and
,bDll proceed as Tar a. our wood will taxi US,
bur DO not expect 10 reach Norfolk, as we fave
bs.n obliged TO Keep the engine ~ motion s'oi
.lnc. We lett Baltimore
Captain Turner, of The stea mboa' Columns
was on his way d0vn jams River nj tue uae
Of the gale, and states thsi II was the must
violent blow he ever experienced.
tn, Solar Echp,s ~ February HIt.-Ihe
American Almanac. Jud published, contains a
great variety OF calculations relative To tue
great solar eclipse which viii be visible
thIoug hout tho United States on tho lIth OF
FebruarpueEt. IheIe calculations exhibit We
~ ,ninstrly tue path oil the central eclipse, aud
IT several ot the disIi. and the phases OF Tue
eclipse at large number Of places IN me oh'-
ted st.tss. The path Of the eclipse Is stu more
clearly marked out upon map OF the 0ih-
ted states, attached 10 the Almanac Tor the put
pose.
The central eclipse will enter the u. States
from Mexico aud will pass through the states OF
Louisiana. Mississippi, and Alabama. the norm
part OF Georgia aud south Carolina. North
Carolina. aud the south eastern parts OF fr.
ginia aud Mary land thence proceeding along
the Atlantic ut distance oil 81 or 90 miles from
Long Island, IL will pas. through the soui' ems,
tern part ef tue island OF Nantucket, and 'henee
to Halifax. in Nova Scotia The unobsCured
paris Of the sun will pre- sent an annulaT appear
ancs AT all places within about 30 miles 90 each
sida oil this track, aud the ring VIII becoms
HtbFt " Tess unIOt th III IhopolhoH ~ '"e iAHsS
10 nearer 20 the central track. Tho duration
Of the annnIar eclipse, IN places where II Is cen
trial, will be n little over two minutes lhe
path of tba annulaT eclipse will extend TO the
town Of Chatham IN the county of Barnslable,
hut 10 no other part OF the continent III lha
New England STATES, and 10 no part Of the mid
die states, except The southern extremity Of
New Jersey and Delaware.
The eclipse will hegin IN Boston AT n o'clock
f9m Dos. A. NJ. he tune Of the greatest Oh
sruratlon VIII be lii. 2lm. Is, the end will be-
a, Oh i6m 4s l. 2s. aud the duration will be
2h. 27p. 81 lis. The dislts eclpsrd will be
II l7'27s. BOs. DdI. Adp.
Celebration IN hon Of Lafayette aud The
French R,u0iuii0u-lh he Laia, Lodge m
Tins city, celebrates the successful result oI the
French Kevol ton, on Thu sday last sun
rlse salute Of "a guEs, at noon one OF Is guns.
and al sundoWn one OF p guns FIRE -
The uniformed crops OF the city psradcd III
Broadway At . clock 7. NJ an,' made a very
handso ne display. The trt=soiuured Flag waiy
ed on the top OF the Bsz2anr, ,hrovg hou, the
dav, and ut night the most splendid supper we
have ever seen 10 the Western COsntry, was
given of which about i2o gen'lemVU part1ok.
A baud of music was IN constant attendance, and
IN the course OF tho evening several speeches
were mnde, an numerous songs huns. Every
thug passed off most happily.
Cincinnati american, Noe. -.
Coming through The Ryt,'-A sin oo'cr
from the backwoods brought the surplus pro
duce ofhls whole farm aud his last seasons la
bnur. consisting OF a load of rye. and some
poultry to Newbureh market last week, aud
W ith lttc trouble sold u Tor cash IN the nail.
Rich as Crasus, il being his first year for
himself and his 'irH appeatans in the city oil
Nawburgh, never was tnor'ni man So elated,
a Ia use his own language, he treated 10 thrse
pint. rite oil, and n,ver thought oohin = s. tn
every body gocn / York TO crl,brate the
French Rev olushin,' our hero thought IL his
pr,yileee 10 do likewise, and feeling harmed
by the spirit ofliber,y then burning within, he
consigned his team 10 the care OF ms boy, aud
WAS on his way u York IN the steamboat
inSiuuter. Making considerable display with
his loose change aud frequent calls At the
bar IoT grog he soon go, into nlgh lite, i. e..
good, company, and vas EssnIonaby invited 10
take uaud It hcH He knew noh'ng about an,
Lev. unless twas Lewis Lump, hrs oeghbor,
they meant, bot II iney wanted 10 play cards,
he guessed ne could stand 'um. 50 at II they
weni, and the avnIls OF the load Of rye slipped
through his hng-fs IN tw,nhl,hg. He was
now poor again ahd 'ddnt care nothing bout
York nor the French keyelushln ~ ijher, AMI
| did NJ think them gentlemen drest so hoe " as
fair to keep oil his money when he worked NIL
summer 10 81, i, ~ he only played for fuh. In
the midst OF these oostat,ons' tue sta, Ting
,onud OF the bell Il The summons 10 the captain :
Office and pay your passage came, aud found
him without cent OF money or a bushel OF ry.
whereWiih 10 answer the call. Unlike those
more prscIiscd in the arts OF deception, who
obtain an easy passage, though life with all its
comforts and accommodations without leaving
aupbt by the way 10 cattle them thereto, he
told his poverty, was taken for cheat, mu,rea-
led by the passengers, two of whom he 6oor-
ed, aud was sent ashore by the capaln, 10 find
ms way back as he best could loot aud IN II
severe nA,lsIorm, and Is by my slne while am
writing this hasty sketch tosor, MIR. Printer, "
really believes that an making oui an Instru-
! mrni winch Will al once annihiale he ReenteeI