Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-03
THIRTEEN DAYS LATER
FROM EUROPE.

The following vessels arrived at New York
% Tuesday last the packet ship Pacific,
Capt Croker, from Liverpool, whence she
sailed on the 18th January; the packet skip
/ Erie, Capt Funck, from Havre, l2th; the
packet ship, Birmingham Capt Harris. from
Llverpesl, leth; the packet ship Hannibal,
Capt Hebara, from London, 9Th; and the
ship James Cropper, Gray, alss from Liver
pool, l4th January. BY these arrivals Lem
don, Liverpool, Paris and Havre papers arc
received They furnish no nelss of con.e.
quence beyond that brought By tie Erie.
The most important article 10 America
contained IN the papers by the.s arrivals. il,
the information that the boundary question,
which was referred to the King OF the Meth
erlsDds-is at length settled In the sceoud
edition Of the London Courier OF Saturday,
18th Jan. we fad the following article:
HAeUK, January 10.
"Their ExceileBcieS Sir Charles BAGor,
Ambassador Extraordinary s Minister Plen-
lpotenilary OF his Britannia Majesty, and Mr..
PREBLE, Ambassador Extraordinary aud Nj
mister Plenipstentiary from the United States
ei North America, have this morning receiv-
cd from the hands Of his Majesty. tho Act
which declares the decision given by his Ma
lesty, as umpire. in differences between Great
Britain and the United States. respecting the
determination Of thu frontiers Of their rs-
spectivs territories"
We have received Says the Nat Gazette
files of the Londsn Courier and the Lendsn
Morning Chronicle, down ts the 5 Let De.
cesber. The latter paper. Of the soth, says
"The extracts which we have given from
the Paris papers OF Monday on different
sides, will show the principles respectively
protested by them. The Guizot party mean
to take their stand on the existing constitu
ton, and to prevent all farther rnouc,m,t,t
The other party consider tie Chambers as
having possessed themselves, by a sort of le
gerdemain, OF the fruits OF the revolution OF
Jsly, TO which they did not contribute, and
as not being entitled to substitute their will
fer that of tie nation.
The National Guards have a deem inter
est in the preservation of order, and they will
be exceedingly averse TO the setting aa ox-
ample Of resistance TO the laws. Unjust not
be. however, disguised. that there is ma
terial difference between resisting mob de
termincd on the death OF the OK Ministers
who had been sentenced to imprisonment for
life, and separating themselves from the par
ty who made the Revolution in July.
at is impossible not to see ground for Sc
rious alarm in the present state Of affairs in
France"
Our city was threwn into great commotion
and distress yesterday morring, Feb 25,l
by tke result ola rencoHtre between MIR w n.
Gait, 4 merchant OF eur city, and MIR James
w. Marshall, a son Of the late Thomas Mar
shall, Esq Of Kentucky, in which Dir Gait
was shot through the body by Mr. Marshall,
with pocket pistol, and we believe there is
not the slightest hope Of his recovery
This occurrence took place little before
ten s'cleck, directly in front Of cur Office
We were in the office at the time, and hear
ing the report of the pistol, walked quickly
to the window, when we saw Mr. Cali stand
ing on the sidewalk, on the opposite side Of
the way, apparently perfectly still, but up
| right, and person whom we afterwards un-
derstood to be DIR Marshall, slowly walking
across the street, in the direction Of the cor.
ner Of cur office. Several persons immedi
ately approached MrGaltand supported hin
| into DR.. Clarke's office. In tao mean time
the High Constable had taken hr Marshal
! into custody, and lac was conveyed befor.
the Mayer fer e1amination, and by hin
committed to jsil for further examination to-
! day. We are DESTROYS to avoid saying an,
I thing which may have the remotesi bearing
| on thc case Of Mr.. Marshall, as it must com'
before judicial tribunal, ard ought not t.
be prejudieed or prejpdged. We will there
! fore, only simply state, that this raost melan
choly event was the result Of a misuuder
| standing between those gentlemen Oh Tues
| day night last, aithe Ball given e Terpsichers
| Hall, at which afr Gait was a manager.
[Richmo,ld H'A.g, Feb. 90.