Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-02
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IhRAGKAPIlS.
The population of Virginia is ascert,;,oa p, t..
i'2o7.783. In 1890. LOGS 363--increase, Ia2 aaI
Al ratio OF either 49, 10000 she will loco ,,,
members OF Congress.
SH'pwREcX.-'rie ship Ann, Capt Byrd. a,,;v..
in the Delaware from Liverpool brings Nh. 80.
brig Antelope, Of Boston, which sailed from G. .rs
mas on the 9th January. in ballast bound to No,t,S
ne Antelope was abandoned the I'd nIt. M
going down very fast. ANo
49, MAINLAND The Legislature of this State ado,,n.t 49,
thursday night at III o'clock having passed 1883 public and
private laws The bill aboshing Imprisonment, for d.h, T
nuts the amount To tDenty, and trty dollars a, ns,
lore enormously stated, and takes effect after the 4h Of Ju,
SMALL CorSs.-The attempt In d.,r..;, A..
ne OF the small Spanish coins, and introduce into mo-
genera circulation the dimes and half dimes az tn
United Sa,et mint, is likely to prove abor,;n " VIC
we understand that the Branch Bank rec.v.I 49,
th'S morning at the old rates. and that orders h,u
been given at the Custom House to the same eT.n, e
The Banks in New Bedford have ds,a nser,pt.
TAKE hine-penny pieces at IL cents and Gm, norc
taii penny pieces at CENTS f"S'
Inc Boston Patriot states that 500 600 have bosn
subscribed for the Boston and Worcester Q al d J
nc DOCKS were still open for further subscriptions.
SHOCKING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,A.,r,..
MIR YIN. Sheldon, butcher, was engaged IN a. %
quarter IT beef across Grand street on his bach hs
foot slipped, and he FELL the beef resting an h ns
orSna wenr instantly to his assistance but the up-
fortunate man was dead the neck being broken
MI D. was young married MANY Y Com. .9dy
oo hMn.DoIn "a. party in Washington no, hong
s.. ns ma remarked that the PIesen Message had
Ueen prepared by ms cabinet "f that's said
her rather driy, "the CaCnetaker had no hand in ,
work" NV "a'" I" mo
GRAND F.>cr BALL The fashionable old g.,h,o..
YORK have determined to give Grand Fancy Ball 70 ,,s
o. a Jy IS expected says the Enquirer to be tho
the country. '' :" any part oil
The following paragraph from the National Jou,-
nal OF Friday, shews that Mr.. Crockett is also off
from the administration: 'o VII
MIR. Crockett Yesterday stated TIM, he h..
tea the present administration when General Jactson
cam" INTO power as we'll as his colleague Mr. pol
on, ne went on TO say, that he was a Jackson man
stlIl-but Gen Jackson not, for that tho Go,~.J
ma iei' the principles which he avowcd when he wss
elected Now, said, Mr.. Crockett, that ha !. Of
from his principles, am off from him. VA
Awful EXPLOSION AT GrnRALrAR-E,x,,.., 20
letter. dated Gibraltar. Dec 10th, addresseJ b q,
Bombardier Of the 9th Battalion of RovaI a ,;r ny
to his father, in London: e'ys
IA number of men belonging to our corps were
at land practice, on Saturday the 9th Nnv.mh--
they were firing from the Queens Galleries Of d..
get placed on the Shore from seven % pounder.
with round shot. These Galleries are passages eut
out OF the solid rock, facing the Spanish ,nro IT,
men who work the guns on this line Of ha,,.,;a"
which extend near mile, quite secure from the
sho' or shell OF an enemy. A, the same time our
men were hiring, the wind was blowing very .trono
from the west; and it vas supposed that ,yhan n5.
gun went of, the fash from it was carried bv the VIM
10 the next gnn, which also off.-aud the cash
OF the second was driven up the galleries into No.
azIne which contained large Quantity of punnovdce
me magazine blew up in instant, and a sergean
a Tn' nine sunners were killed; and six gunners and
drummer were dangerously wounded; one OF thu
wounded men died soon afterwards
On the 9th Of January, +. l.. Bennon, q saor ws
received as member of the Legion Of Honor by IN
Naval Commissary at IIavre. He was the FIRST ma
VINO set loot on the Algerine shore, and hos,ed En-
French standard III
The Posen Gazette mentions that the comnerc,
interest OF st. Petersburgh and Moscow have njae.
Is millions OF silver roubles at the disposal Of the En
tate of
ciared themselves ready to furnish ~ 0oO ooh,
sIedges for the transport of the army. 'A
NroErANT Esc1Esl.sTcIL MovrMtxrs-Ierer, Go, %,
received ny the last French packet tho nporant S
a very extensive detection had taken plaos m ,b ca
,c onnCh 81 france IL is SAID that a Gallo Church \,
nr established independent Of Rome and rrnonpcnS tho
lhory Of the ropes,hat the organization viii tsks ,s
immediately and include some thousands Of priests ~
Gen Nina, on his return to Bordeaux. onve n n
nhr tn his companions IN arms. at which he decIa,
th't hc hoped nat, IN very short time they wo,
n|"" enter SPAN never to quit 1t; and that no h
inc strongest grounds for believing, that NJ IN
next attempt, they would be powerfully seconded
numerous supporters Of the Constitution in the
terror OF The country.
ROYALTY IN 1880. -This has heen an opir,
year Tor Princes. Three have died-tbc K;n
England and Of Naples and the pone oS ~,
lnree have been driven from their donin,ons-
nings OF France and Saxony, and tho Duko
brunswick Queen Donna Maria hns been ref,
abundance into her ilngdon ond the KIM oS n
I1nd has lost half of MS; while two tbrono1s n,
ana "reeec' arc gong begging t London az,
,rut, p,1t man -, IrrtRBUno, MlRcu
~, ~, MI t EOAp--"" are informed, that some a
since me work OF excavation and mem yas en
al BON ends Of the first NJ the Rail Ro,d IL
"hfde"' are prosecuting operations with sni,, AZ
somcwhdi retarded by bad weather and tho sca,r'
eis Last week, however, upwards Of 200 haaJs ws,s
WHITE SHAD-rhis article appeared in nm, Nio,Ls,
ieday morning IN pretty considerable quantities and 40
reasonable prices. ''''''' ""' 70
t. ~, BosToN, February 2
GRoUsE.-Thc delicious bird known bv ,Io
OF Grouse or Heath Hen, rarely appeara IN on,
ket, and commands an extrayagant pricc for
To nine dollars pair. They are found on
Morthas Vineyard and Nashuana Island ~,bo,a
wore numerous some twenty or thirtv vears
After that time they wholly disappeared. md II
year 1918. when the Game baw wos no.Soa
were unknown. They have, during rho lac, :,
breo years, Teappearcd but are veTy rare ow;,
great measure, To their being killed out &c 49,
An order was introduced in the ITouse vc. ~
Mr. Ihaxler of Marthas Vineyard ntonns;..
the laws for the protection of par,,d,cpr ~
DC mado applicable 10 no GroEc %%"' t.