Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-06-23
NO 26

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Terrible Erplosion,--A Rio Janeiro r,nor
"a aprh ION cotfasDs an account of n VIC,
nH. .nu"uer storm which descended nnop
ron atesre on The lthol March The rain
ion ~ torrents, anu Tie lightning struck in Sc
veral places. A powder house abons I. ~ -.
,aon' u'e c'y' containing S7,seC pounds OF
he explosion shook the whole citv ILL., :,
earthquake. The houses ON tha ,,ars;,, &c
The nher ielt the shock most. and evars Nh
dins received more or less injury. An a..
materials OF the powder house vera throw,
~ V'e Instance OF more than 200 rods: the
,ou"uaaons were torn up and not a tile ar
o.ai, was ieit The woods in the ;mmedat.
vicinity was swept down, and The lss,sas,
trees torn up by the roots AT ,lst.nne 81
~ or 20 rods from the magazine. a n;l;,,,a
guard was quartered, and although the hn;,a.
ing they were ia was greatly injured nart;cn.
iafiy IN me root, net single soldier suffered
any materisi harm. Several cattle which han
pened to be near, were killed.
omrdge-ihoma Hand, of Cane Nav
was Killed on Wednesday isst by n shot from,
party OF runaway Virginia negroes. The
p"ners o. me negroes came over from Hen
'opea On Wednesday morning and cruised
w ."pe ,s'ana IN search of them, who were
snlPo'e" 70 DC IN an open boat Between
az az = IL iocN Tue blacks were discovered by
The inhabitants on shore. some e;ght ~ ~,
oil whom Immediately gave chase n n nhaIa
boat On nearing the blacksa gun was fred
from the whale boat withs view 10 fr;gh,en
them, and render their apprehension tho mora
easy, but which was returned with d vollsv
from the negroes, and Mr.. Hand received !,
ball N his forehead, which caused Immediate
death, md another Of the party had his hat
brim pierced by a ball. The negroes VIXEN
last seen were shaping their course for New
York. They were supposed to be III or 10
IN number, two of whom were women-.N
Y Gds. --
We find a letter in the Norfolk Beacon re-.
latng TO Williamsburg and its venerable col
lege, from which we make the following ex.
tract, with great pleasure:
Williamsburg seems to be, at length.
gradually revlving, and becoming an obIeoA
of more interest In literary point OF view.
evidently so. As time advances and improves
ments multiply, the real value OF learning.
and the advantage OF scientifc principles in
farming, and indeed IN all other branches of
the business of life, appear so manifest, that
the consciousness of them has penetratedfar
and wide into The bosom OF the country. Sir.
uated IN the centre Of large, fertile and well
watered district, the College OF WILLIAM
AND MARY promises to contribute largely to
the light and knowledge necessary to turn
these local advantages to profitable account.
| have never known the gentlemen Of the
country around. to take more interest than at
present 10 the beneficial influence OF the Col
lege on the character and fortune Of their
sons Never, in fact, was il more worthy of
their attention. The present Professors are
excellent in their respective dcpa tments; and
their lectures are SO matuied and arranged,
as to secure to the studious youth every de-
sirable help to his own excrtion, as well az
the most powerful stimnlant to his ambition.
10 crown all, the College course has now
proceeded nearly TO its close, with a degree
of harmony and good order which reflects
the highest credit on the character of tho
young gentlemen as we'll as the Institution.
in q few weeks we shall have an Examina-
ton which viii do them great honor, and
which, if attended, as may be expected, by
gentlemen from most Of the circumiacent
counties, can scarcely fail, think, to double
the number oil students next course. To the
inha biiants of Norfolk, and of the counties
lying on the north side of York, and the
north side Of James River, the literary cele-
oration Of the 4lh Of July 10 the good old
Church Of Williamsburg, viii be one of the
most interesting they can attend"
DR.. Charles Caldwell of Kentucky is the
author of the successful essay for the prize
offered by the Medical Faculty of Maryland.
The subject of the prize essay was Malaria.
Thunder fatal 10 Gostiags. "A writer inthe
American farufer says, in late thunder
storm the lighting descended in "a field, with
in less than half mile Of my dwelling, and
killed two lahorers, and laid PROSTATE and in
jured three more. Bot ihe effect il my fowl
yard was very remarkable. I had tw broods
OF goslings, one nearly a week old, on tho
ground, and another, two days, 10 basket
in house. AT the instant when the thunder
fell, which II did with the most astounding
force, the woman who had care OF the fowls,
happened TO be looking upon those IN tho
basket. and saw them, al once, all fall over
upon their backs and expire. Those in the
yard, half an hour after. were found dead
also; nest Of eggs under d goose, then in
progress OF Matching, were all killed You
may rely on The correctness Of this statement.
Though goslngs are easily raised, and live
more than century, the seem TO be endu-
ed with nerves Of uncommon sensibiiiiy. or
to have systems peculiarly favorable to cleo
tic Impressions.
respectable gentlemanin neighbouring
town informs us that during the cannonadn
OF the battle OF Bunker Hill, he was feeding
n brood of oOs.Inrs ahout q miles from