Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-22
From The .4lerandria Gazette.

From the alexandria Gasette.
Exaggerated statements are apt 10 ore,
ffoat at this time. 1t is the duty of the nsoni.
in this section of the country, to be ali &c.
watchful-but not to believe all they bear
until IT comes well authenticated In ano
Their column will be found calculated 10 caiO.
the apprehensions excited by the exaggers,ed
statements and rumours received on Saturdav
and Sunday. We have to publish news !,
1t IS received, and we endeavor to give il IA
early and as correct as possible.
In addition TO the news from Newbern. wa
have also been favored with letter received
by gentleman in town, dated
WILMISGToN, IN. c. Sept IS.
Dear Sr-Lest rumor should so magpfv.
as il probably will, the account of an insur.
rectlon amongst US, as to cause alarm. | have
taken hurried mement-having Just coma
up from Smithvie-to assure you that all
apprehension has subsidized, and that some nf
our citizens have been unnecessarily wrought
upon. A few negroes have been imprisoned.
but we are assured that there has been no
general intention to revolt. The whole coun-
ty IS now prepared for such an event, and we
have 400 armed men in Wilmington alone.~
".Ncgro College "A great excitementpre-
walls in New Haven, on account of the con-
templated establishment in that city, of a
college for the education Of blacks. On ga.
turday last, numerous meeting of th. citi-
zens was convened, including the municipal
authorities, who adopted the following pre-
ambe and resolutions
"Whereas In the opinion of this meeting.
ale college, the institutions for the ednca.
ton Of females, and the other schools alrea..
dy existing in this city, are important to the
community, and the general interests Of SCI
ence, and as such have been deser, edDy nat
rontzed by the public, and the establishment
OF college IN the same place to educatethe
celored population is Incompatible with the
prosperity. If not the existence of the present
institutions OF learning, and will be destruc-
tive OF the best interests of the CITY. And
believing as we do, that if the establishment
OF such College in any part of the country,
were deemed eSpeGIent, it should never be
imposed upon any community without their
consent. Wherefore Resotoed-bgthe. Manor.
.7tdern,ef, Common Council and Fyeeme1 of
ne Ctty Of .Neac Haven, an City meeting as.
senlbted, that we will resist the establishment
OF the proposed College in this place, by ever
ry lawful means
And on motion it was voted that the pro-
eeedinss of this meeting be signed py the
mayor, and eountersigned by the Clerk. and
published IN all the newspapers of tits city.u
The Ptagm.-M Parset, who has spent
some time in investigating the causes and
nature OF the Plague, has established three
propositions, as the result of his labors: thas
Egypt is the sole focus Of the plague; that
IT did not appear in the world until Egypt
ceased to embam the dead; and, in order to
exi,rpate IT, Egypt must return to her an
Gent custom or adopt general measures
OF pohce and health, as in Europe. We are
not furnished with the train of reasoning.
by which NJ. Pariset has arrived at this val
liable discovery, lift be one He states ttas
IN the gfotto of Samoan, a series Of vast and
lofty saloons connected by passages so mar
70" mat he was obliged to crawl upon his
knees, ne found the mumnles Of croc odles
o. all sizes, ranged In layers from the floors
10 The roofs, to the number of several mil
Mons, wrapped IN immence quantities of lin
en-. they are better clothed than the Egypa
tan peasantry of the present day.
The Governor Of Nova Scotia, has issued
proclamation, enforcing strict quarantine,
on all vessels arriving at any port in that
Province, from any port or place within the
oaitic pea, or the countries in the vicinity
thereof.
From ST. Domingo Brown arrived
at this port from Porto Rico, informs us. that
1t was reported when he left Mayaguez, that
feet of four French ships of war was block
AIDING st. Domingo .-.Nesba'yport .4drer.
Hsary Damages - An action for Sian.
der was tried IN the Superior Cout on
Saturday, growing out of the larceny
Of a quantity of sovereigns, in which
George Belden was plaintiff, and john
G Miller defendant,
II will be recoIected, that the of.
fee No is Wallstreet, was fslenieu..
" entered on Saturday afternoon, june
ilth' and robbed OF two hundred aud
thirty-eight seyereigns, by two lads
named Edward Jones and Fred. Edes.
"ho were tiled and convicted Of the Of
tence at the July term of the general
sessions, and adjudged to the house of
Refuge.
II twas given 10 evidence, that the Of
hce IN Wall street was 2iutly occupied
ov the plaintiff and Defendant as
brokers' Office though not as general
r.-partners. On Thursday, the On Of
June, they purchased between $50 and
400 sovereigns, of which ten were sold