Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-14

- 'fHo iHS"iShsu net long SthCc. as tcat-
ter OF great boast in the Baltimore papers,
that one horse had drawn upon the rail read
700 barrels of flour, wits number of cars
and passengers, weighing 10 all so tons. We
can beat tins; cue horse drew sn the canal,
last week, boat containing |ourL,,ndved and
JV.y barrels Of nsur, 1t is The opinion of the
Engineers, that if boat can be constructed
oil suihcIent size to contain that quantity, and
suited Tor canal navigation, ono horse might
draw eight hundred barrels - Gel. Gas.
10 the absence of the New York papers
our correspondents Of the Mercantile Adver
tiser baye forwarded us few items iu proof,
translated from taeir French papers:
1t IS said that 1880 stand Of arms, landed
on the shores OF the Mediterranean, from En-
gland, and intended for the Chsrlis;s, have
been seized by the French governmental
opportune affair, as the National Guards
were IN want Of arms,
Gen. Pope bad left Paris ea,iy in Februa-
ry, and his friends say for England.
According TO letters received freu1 War
saw, the Duke Constantine was at Grodon,
aud was expected at Byaleystock where Earl
Diebitsch was to be on the 10Th February to
review the Russian troops
On the 10th February the deputies Of the
Belgian Congress bad an interview with tue
King of the french: 10 is said that he reiu-
scd with many kind excuses land oflicieus
consultations, the throne ei Belgium for his
son.
A private letter OF same date says, mo
thing is yet decided en- the affairs O elgiuBl.
The Moniterr continues to observe the great
est reserve and the most absolute seBco.
There is some talk Of Prince Charles Of
Nsulcs being a candidate for tho Belgian
Crown. Sct by the protocol of lst February,
which excludes Princes OF tie Eve Powers.
this cannot be, as Prince Charles is nephew
to Louis Philip.
brussels. Eel S A courier has this instant
arrived from Paris, with letter anpouncin.
that the acceptance of the Duke de Nemours
might be considered ccrtaini
1t is believed that the division which is CT
ting out at Iouon, will be ready by tie 18th
March. A division Of the same force is said
to be arming at Brest. We hear that tbey
are TO form one squadron, under the ouinaui
Of Admiral de Rigney.
We learn from Bayonnc, that dsserters
from Spain are daily arriving there, arr pro-
coed TO Bergerac, where Mia has depot.
Accounts froia Vienna, state that every
thing il that capital assumes warlike sp-
peaiance, and more particularly s'eaae.ng
fer the Poles, who. it ia said are to lie inme-
diately attacked by the Russians. Austrians
end Russians.
There are rumors OF The instability Of the
Government Of Don Miguel, but We have so
frequently heard such reports, that we must
remain crednous till we are assured sf the
fact. The usnrper is still pursuing his assrss
al Salvatore, accompanied by numerous No
bles and ladies. Few political implsonments
have occurred of late; but the sanctty OF
private dwellings, is not observed. and many
houses have been broken open for the pnr
pose OF searching for papers. Don Miguel
/ is SO eager in pursuit Of his amusement at
Salvatore. that, upon representation scin.
made to him Of tina expediency Of his pre-
not sacrifice the pleasures Of the chacs fer
any body -
Distress IN Eng land I'm his recent speech
in Parliament, ME- Hunt made the following
/! statements:-s'It had been communicated to
him by letter, that taking tina whole Of the
viewers who had signed the petition 10 the
House which he had presented yesterday,
the average earnings were not more than As
Cd. or 6s per week each When at Preston
, lately, on Sunday, instead of going TO
| church Ga laugh,) he bad gone into the mise
| rahlc habiiations of eight or ten of the wea
ver's and not one OF them he had found
| could possibly earn more than IS. week.
| Their food consisted Of nothing but oatmeal
| broth in the morning. potatoes for dinner, *
| oatmeal broth again in the evening 4 man,
| his wife, and two children, were to live upon
As. Cd a week; they gave 81. year for their
miserable howell, and had to pay 2s yoar
taxes, 2s. more towards the clergy and three
balfpence for each chimney pot 1t was five
| wears since any one of the family had had a
new garment, aud their clothes were so rag
| ged aud dirty that thay were unable TO go to
| the parish church. Think Of this we gentle
men who talk Of morality and religion--the
poor are never to receive the benefits of rslk
| gisn-so destitute are they of clothes, and
| 50 deficient of soap to clean themselves, that
| the family is not able to repair to the parish
church to bear the public worship. The psor
/ man was called upon to pay his taxes when
| he had barely bread to sustain existence, and
| it was then that it would strike him that upon
| this pension list there were great number
of persons who ought not to be there. 1t
| would be great honor to that House II It
would shew some intention to relieve the
wants of the people.
Extract of a letter from 81 american gentle
man, dated
..LoNDoN. Feb. 5. 1881.
aThe last advices from the Continent in
dictate a terrible conflict between the ,princi-