Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-28
ot fail TO b. esei'e!. on behold,

not fs'lt TO o. eEeiie!, On heholdior
rods dsiu1eTsstedness of this sruly mr..
Born IN opoiener, sud heir TO n co,sii"2I
fortune. he has nothing left but ,bs ~ "S'e
Arrns winch he inherIied from his .'' y
ana some fufn iiure, the most vaiu able ar
ne ie'u.heo 10 isose who by II had esrre.s..
their esteem aud erstiude. The 6o.aI SD
three nations. in which he Could hays 80 o.
Immense wealth, distributed within hf'"ed
| nations, IN the gifts which their o' "ie
prompted, and Is ooiy able TO lea &c 10 nj. ue
theirs and nePhews, whom he makes ~" no
the residue OF The patrimony which he "t's'
ready divided amongst his kindred N III
admirable ID The direction that his mo-. y"
mains should be conveyed 10 Csrscas h,a nj ie,
cosn.Ty, and that his Legacy oil love = a.,id we
conferred on place where resnie the ri oe
Bile enemies who are aiming their thrus,s f.''a.
Esceilsncy, aud loading him ", nh calnn,,.'. u.
aitiibo'ng 10 hInI designs subyerSi,e ,fGi' W
and where originated the disorders W
nov affect the Republic, out of ba,,ad ""'ch
Libefdior and Father YET such !. H.. ~ "s
winch pinds him To The soil OF his birIh ta
mae" ny ms love IN hI' last moment. ,t
Lioetstor yields himself 10 its ;,a,,.. ~ me
en,rusls the precious deposit of HI. ys,,.- ma
remains 10 town which gives shelter tn ,t
who lew days ago so'iciIed his '"oSe
nov" VIC 'ou"''! Ia y, Jour. Of Com.
PRISON OF POLIGN AC.-rbs rn
Observer gives the following accom-,
fortress OF ST. Michel, in Normandv 81 'oe
TIE eX-Min'ster, POlisnac. 10 10 rem.;a
life. "'a'n Tor
The State Prison of 81. Micbel
ioi pyrafIlda rock, situated IN a sn.c;,'o n a
bearing the same name, which spnasa, ody
mandy from Brittany. Seen from d; ,ana
especially rom the sea, 1t greatly ,e,sn,LYi
the rock OF Allsa in the Fifth of CIyda %'
I""""si 'ha' stpaia:rs the mount l,o, -
ma'"iand may be crossed by pedest,isn. "e
low water but numerous quieksands aud az
''P,"Hy WIN "0Ich tue tide rises, rpnda,
GUIDE necessary. Ine rock shoots up s.,e,.,'
mn all sides. and aiouud the base sbn, 'py
houses ara clustered within stoup doc..'' NV
works. stairs cut in the rock. and
guarded lead up 10 the prison, which -.
us summit aud The extreme pinnacle 10
mounted ny stately abbey, about seven H..
hred teet above tie level OF the sea. Til "
ihce Is este med place of great sanc,i,r
Is SUI famous place ofpilgr;maee an,oa. o
dtVo'e's OF The Church Of Rome. A. re
oacS as 'ne Gays ol William the Cono,o,n,
| Mont St. aiicI ell was a stronghold al n,t,
| many distinguished men p,oed and ,,.s, ana
III It's dungeons. Ten thousand ,ron,,.
aeTe assured, could find accommod.tn'
'"'1ess aod abbey aIone;a and The spb,e,,,,.
apartments, sco"ped IN The en- raj oC ~
'noHhtdih, anu oil which many Lloody and Las
narous traditions are Oh r. cord torm = r..
| of winch even The officials do NOT k,,,;,, 'n"
boundaries. Al T. lime we SNEAK M I,oa,'
ABOUT eig3t hundred prisontrs were i,on.I,ra,
IN the fortress, part OF thea Zoe Grim. ~, ~,
Tie staie' and part for common leIos.es
hohS tue horrible conttivances in Tins Dr.
retreat, there rs an abyss CALI d " A,,,.o'.'
res Hole, of rrodlgIous depth which "a s,,
posea o nave been an obligatory or ,once.1p,
rap door upon which in barb,rons ,;ae'
I'i'''hai' ih'lhlcai TO the slate, and Whose
death II was deemed advisable 10 co,sr ,'S
mystery, were Iurrd TO step un,ydtiroIv ma, ".
hurried ihtu ettInny. In one o) tbs ,;,'n.,,
80 late us Tue end The last Ct ntury ,Lers Nc
ahebe cage,constIueted OF sIroug wUodrn hsrs
III "nich many eminent victims pine and sn,
'ereo, ana among others Franc is de Ia Rr.
tohheT, ii printer ot Leyden, WIN u, ,la
ufs'Ihey seized IN Holland, for putlisbirgo
satire on Louis XIV, and whs died IN ~
horrible coli after long and sew r, ,u,,;sa
ment Louis XI. one oil The erueli.si and ,,'a'
nest desrois that ever Gi hoHored the th,onoar
+ rance, "ad great liking Tor Mont ST. N,cn,
eli " made frequent pllg images 10 its s,ns.
an" one oil his nnPfosemeIis"a the iormaiion
oi ouoHeneS, (ptS, or forgotten hol4s u
SNAPPED IKE mVrr ell cones,) in which lGs
"'ete"tu oe'nSs 'nmnred W lhem could u.,.
ther I've, sit, nor stand aud into winch tho,
we're lowered WIN The knowledge That they
we're 10 b let 10 die ofstatyotiop,
Ram Speaking .-rhe London Yi,n.so(oob
Decembe, mas tne following slIu,ion +, fns
rug tihrences, iegi innate Children of the
KING VI '"'
i"e irregular scions Of n certain iustriou
muse are becoming Iuublesome We ,io no,