Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-21

ttom 81 "-'DeN""cs Wehs Sho VI W.
equafied Wilderness.
On the c9ih November, the brig
r.7efiE. hound fro,n Havrc 10 the ia
nary islands, picked up a little skiiTl
which bad hoi>ted white flag. aud
from winch were rescued twelve men.
two women, and child. who were al
most starved to death. Twelve days
previously they had left st. Michsei's
Tor 81. Georges island, distant only .
few leagues. A north easterly gale
had driven them out 10 sea, without
any other provisions than what they
had thought necessary to prepare for
a passage Of "a hours. When they
met the Active, they had been six or
seven days without food or water, and
were nearly 200 leagues from their ORR
ginal point Of departure.
France and .Aigiers.-It would ap-
pear that the expedition of France a
gainst Algiers is finally determined up
90. The origin Of the dispute was a
sum Of 1000. 900 francs, due from
France to the Dcy. for cosn furnished
by the latter during famine, which
sum 1t appears was duly transmitted
by France; but which the Dey denies
having received. In addition 10 this
alleged wrong. he has to complain Of
the destruction Of some OF his vessels
by one Of the French blockadiny fri
gates. Compensation for this outrage
has been offered, but the Dcy insists
upon the vessel which perpetrated il
being given up, and this is perempto-
rily rciused.-C Engiish paper.
| Parliamentary attendance. &C ON
plants are made that the members
which have hitherto assembled in the
House of Commons, have not been any
thing like what the country has a right
to expect from its present critical stu
alton. The Chronicle says" When
we see night after night. not one third
al the 65S members present. how can
we expect public measures To be dis.
posed Of in the spirit Of our constitu-
:ion :" The Morning Herald Of March
4ih. says-Sc,eral bills were last night
moved. with only ftro Members in the
House; and when their bills were dis
posed at. these members retired. and
LETT the House to the Speaker and the
clerks at the table, so that there was
nobody TO "move the Speaker out Of
the Chair" by proposing that the
Honse do now adjourn. Mr.. Dyson.
TO rescue the Right Honorable Gentle.
mao, hastily left the table, and ran az
ter the two retiring Members, Mr.. Ro-
binson and Mr.. Bennett. and thus got
the House regularly adjourned, and
the Speaker comfortably home to his
dinner"
Hamburger papers Of the Esd Feb.
contain an account Of the speech ad-
dressed TO the Emperor Of Russia by
The Turkish Ambassadors, and his I'm
ipcrIal Majcsty's answer, which is high
~ pacific, but seems To leave the ques-
ton of an abatement in the terms of
The treaty at Adrianople 10 the mission
OF Count Orloff, now at CONSTANT.
nop!e.
a German paper gives letter Of
the celebrated traveller Humboldt.
stating that a magnetic cabinet, which
he formed at Berlin. had been broke,,
open by thieves, and the instruments
placed IN II for the observation az the
h"ary variation of the magnetic needle
stolen.
The Duke of Richmond was on
Thursday the IIth ult. 10 move the
appointment 81 n select committee to
take into consideration the condition
of the working classes The Lords
we're ordered to % especially summon.
ell on the occasion of such motion.
! The Halifax Journal uf me GOTH.
gives sad account of the effects Of the
late gale in that city and vicinity. II
commenced about two o'clock on the
afteTnOon of Friday March 9Th. and
continued 90 increase till about II,
when IL blew n hurricane. All tho
whsrves we're completely over.lowed.
land most OF them materially injured,
some entirely swept away.
General Devereux, the celebrated
officer who took the troops from Ire.
land TO s"nih Amerioa 10 join Bolivar,
has given q graad dinner az Paris to
The American minister, and many o.
Their persons Of distinction.
! The Malta Gazette states that fMr.
Z. bradford. United States Consul A.
Lyons. 10 company With Dr. W. n.
lsies, Of London, had lef, Malta Tor
Aiexsndrls, on their way Ia Egypt and
Palestine. The object of DIR. Yates i.
TO examine into the origin and progress
ct the plague and other maladics SO "a
al ~ allll.n rr.nnlrl..g