Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-12-15

hkely 10 lead 10 war. appcar 10 have heen
! highly exaggerated Ih~latesi advices sneak
Of serious dt.Eiculdes having arisen in their
esnim-rcial Intercourse. IN canseqnsnce -r
which The British mcrchsnts have signed q
| declaration Of their intcafien TO suspend hti.
siness with the Chinese. until PREPARATION
should be made for the injury ard injustice OF
A. to the fear. entertained hv some OF our
editors, lest The hloekading NJ the port Of
canton by British feet. should he preAdi
car 10 American commerce VIC can only say.
That, on this score, we may SIP our tea IN
peace. The relc.tial empire knows its inter-
es's too well TO rolinqnish a profitable e0sso-
iner on mere point of etiquette; and the
nation OF shop Keepers as Napoleon dene
minated ssng'snd, ~ not apt % forego, on
hght considerations. any OF its commercial
sdvani1ges. Besides this, 4 tesstsb.e rebel
non. which would most assuredy follow a
dear,h of
1.-The cup ,rlieh yAsers bat aos iasbria,es."
might be rs formidable as The possible conse-
quenees OF rejection OF the reform hlk
man, say. Rochegorecault. philosopher
mere true than complimentary, Il aeted anon
more by has appetItes than b, his reason; aud
nus the deprivation OF tea may, by the a,Ivo.
Gates OF such philosophy. Le Indicative of
falling empire anal sinking state Uaitea
Stalss Telegraph.
VIC rre-arre tae, ,ts publication OF tho
following paragraph from the Somerset lPa.)
Wing. viii entiie US to a present of at least
handsome and well eomparisoned hunter
from Col Reside. whose h6craiiiy 10 his ia
roriies is Prop1bial National journal.
~ Lion of the West. retaining The other
daf In RersiAe's East Line, from philadel
phia. jumped ant cf flc Stage al the tavern,
. and immediately calling fer glass of some
thing stronger than water. he tossed il on 10
the health oithe Great Land Atlu,,ral Mhen,
having suackhd his iit5 he aided Some or
our grea. folk thought themselves great things
/ when they cried they couid lca, ,he Ohio.
wade thu Mississipp. and whip theit weight
IN Wild Cats Backed rs paa'hefs. such fellows,
said he, arc nothing TO Heesil> he can leap
the Cove m0lniain, step Sideling hill, turn a
summerset over Allegheny wiihou, stopping
~ blow, ana IN shorter tine than ever MIN
rod VlsJli,o took 10 ride on streak OF H. ht
n'ng through crab apple orchard and all
that without lying ug. lie always goes At
tie rate oi four horse power. ane Ga, IN all
full bc3dod Amt he tickle beuderS
( Pas@ini The beet description we have
heard or seen of extraordinary musicians
performance, says London writer. is in the
last OF the Mohcans. MIR COOPER gives
the following account Of an Indian war song:
1.-The notes were in tho ext,ones Of hu,
man sounds; heing sometimes melancholy
and exanlslt-ly pialniiyc, cron Nallipg the
melody Of binds, and then, by sudden and
( starting transitions, causing tae ana,iofs TO
tre'nbie 10y their depth aga energy
Paginini, the great violin player. is repre-.
sented as qpe Of ths most nfrccuary nsea IN
Europe, although immeBsely rich 4 late
number oil Il.e London iiormonieon says
spa snoietn. aho leJ the band at the concerts
gwen bJ pdg'nini has been Obliged 10 have
recourse TO legli measafcs to obtain what
was due TO hlin tor bis services Such fact,
the profits 81 those perfof. faces hcin. con-
/ side'ed, Is almost iacredi0ie; nevertheless II
as indlsi'utabJ true.
The Tuscaloosa (AlAhana) papers arc
much occupied with dpcumenis relative 70 a
private cunt eversT bciNsvn Col Wm X.
King, Senator N Congress from Alsban,a,
on The one part, and john &. pcuy aud VI.
/ j. kenan on the other. lis ostchslble cause
seems TO have been somc waigl language
| which led to ltBbt IeGeDnnige, between
! King aud lSenau, 1T Il tine hen, according
! to Col. kug's statement, kenan was inioS,
7 Gated he halter. tho next daS, sent { Il
/ King, by tiie hands OF Mir Perry. challenae,
! wlieh sse deejlned. on The ground that &c
nan was unworthy the consldc ralien OF gen
I tleman but with an. inimaiiou that Perry
would be recognised and noticed, IL he should
see iii to espousc the eapse Of his friend -
| After an interval Of abost FIVE weeks, Perry
challenged King, who replied that he was
! then unpfeparcd, having been taken ny sur
! prise al it.ni late period, but wonld make his
arrangements 10 accept II as early % posi-
bile. In lii.,e more than two ws-:s, viz ia
| " I5, 81, he Notified his acceptance, and Sc
lected rs the weapons. cat ana thrust syofds.
not exceeding two feet time inches IN length.
| and not more than one inch in width, with a
| condition, that "if, in the conflict, either OF
| the parties should be SO disabled as to be IN
| able to continue the contest stilb swords. pis
| tolls nigh then be resoIted to-" The place
! designated for the meeting was near the
| Chickasdw Agency in Mississippi, and the
| time the Sih OF August. To these terms, AlF.
| Perry's second objected. on the grounds that
| they uereno '.usuai and customary With gen
en- en-, that "the weapons selected. iosetLer
| with The time and place, were Considered and
pronounced to be an eqtivocaiIon, for the
purpose OF ayc,6ing meeting on terms Of
| equality and that bis friend was '.iota,ly
4 uDskliled and uBrracisrd with the use OF