Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-11-10


rubbing their hands AID ielicitatins them. |
selves on the result Of the Pennsylvania cleo
ton. Distracted, and almost hopeless from
those distractions, as the opposition to the
General Administration unfortunately is, vet
we do not hesitate to express the opinion
that three fourths Of the voters of Pennsyl
vania wish General Jackson would retire:
and If the chosen members Of Assembly were
to be polled to morrow. and express then
sincere opinions we have little doubt but
two thirds would say-"To the Hermitage.
and peace be with himl" Bat who to unite
upon as his successor-there lies hisstrength,
and there our weakness--VIi Rec.
The late convention at New York had no
relation to the Presidential question. Many
Of Its members, it is known, were jackson
men. But an assembly met to deliberate OH
the great principles so ably advocated by
HENRr CLAY, we may naturally suppose,
must have been mainly composed Of his 20
lihcal friends; and We learn indirectly, that
| among them good understanding existed,
that the National Republican party must de
pend for success upon steady adherence to
the man and the principles they have thus
| far supported.-U. s Gaz.
The following information, il is much TO
be apprehendsd, will be the harbinger OF news
of the death Of one OF the first and best men
in our country:
From the Lexington Ky Observer, Oct %.
| We deeply regret 10 announce, that Gen
/ PETER b PORTER, Of New York, is now iy
! ing dangerously i'll with the bilious fever, al
the residence of his mother in law, Mrs
! Breckenridge, about six miles from this town,
and that bis situation is considered highly
critical We have been called upon TO state
| this fact, for the information of his numerous
friends at distance; and to prepare them for
any event that may occur.
Since the above was in type, we have re-
ceivcd the Lexington Reporter of the I'd inst
which contains the following:
| General Porter We are happy to learn,
that this distinguished strau. ger who has been
dangerously i'll at the residence of Mrs.
Breckenridge in this neighbourhood, is now
considered by his physician as convalesent,
and that well founded hopes may be indulg
ed of his speedy recovery"
! EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIVES
The Savannah Republican received yes
terday furnishes the following particulars of
! fatal explosion which occurred there on
| the Goth ut.
GA most distressing occurrence took place
yesterday little before one o'clock, at the
| Powder Magazine at the extreme Eas tern
verge of the city. The building lately con
tanned about i40 kegs of powder, which be
ing deemed unsafe was removed during Tues
day and yesterday morning to the Magazine
of Fort Wayne, with the exception of about
$50 or 200 lbs. damaged, that was empied
into half rice fierce, the coopering of which
il is thought, elected spark and caused the
whole to explode. The conclusion was felt
in all parts Of the town, and an immense
| cloud of white smoke soon explained the
cause. The building (brick) was driven TO
pieces, End fragments thrown in every direc-
| ton TO the distance of two handred yards
| and we lament to say, every person within II
| five in number as far as yet ascertained,) in
stanty killed, and their bodies and limbs
| thrown to great distance by this powerful
agent
The end Of the building was hurled against
the Artillery Old Laboratory (brick) about
ID feet distant, which crushed it, and the
roof being Of wood caught fire and burnt
with the other wood work This latter build
ing contained nothing. The number Of per
sons killed by this awful event is seven, five
within and two without tho building, as fol
| lows
Henry w. Stoy, constable, who was aid
ing and experimenting the removal.
| -Four coloured cospers, two men and two
| boys, free, who were engaged in putting the
| kegs 10 order,
| A white child. about fve'y years old outside.
son Of Mrs. johnson. who formerly kept a
| sailor boarding house on the Bay. The mo-
| ther, Mrs. J. was also outside, near the build
| ing, and is much burnt and severely bruis
ed, and may recaver.
A black boy, who was playing not far dis
tant He died in about an hour.
| The sight, after the accident, was the
| most revolving we have ever Witnessed. The
bodies Of two and detached parts of the bo-
| dies Of tive more Of the coopers, have been
found, together with another body, which it
! is hardly possible to identify as black or white,
from the effects of the fire, from whence it
was drawn in the afternoon, but it is suppos-
ed TO be Mr.. Stoy's as the ether employed in
the work, were before accounted for.
Mrs johnson died Of her wounds yester-
day about O'Clock
ERIE, alabama Oct IS
Removal Of the Indians GEORGE S.
GAINES is at present actively engaged in ma
king the necessary arrangements for the re-
moyal Of part Of the indians, and in carry