Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-01-06

The advocacy Of the re-chartering or
the Bank, by the Secretary ofthe Trea-
surv, in his official report, has alarmed
the Van Buren, papers. The Richmond
enquirer has seen his suggestion "with
much regret" The Albuny Argus SAYS,
The avowai of he Secretary, in favor
oil renewal of the charter, must not be
regarded as government opinion" and
like It's brother Of Richmond, regrets its
expression lat this moment" Both
these prints are confident that General
Jackson will ueto any bill to re-charter
the Institution and therein we concur
with them,-Nat. Jour.
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The Rail Road and Canal Case was
sentdown for adjustment, before the Court
of Appeals of the state of Maryland, at
Annapolis, for Monday last. Mr.. Web
ster, we understand, has beenretained on
the part ofthe Rail Road. tits suppos-
ed that the argument would occupy the
greater part of the week. Both parties
have concurred ir pressing the case for
ward, in order that the party against
whom the decision may be given, shall
have an opportunity of coming before
the United States Supreme Court at its
coming term, for final decision of this
costly, vexatious, and protracted dispute
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1t is stated in the Philadelphia u. s.
Gazette that measures are taking among
the people OF colour, to raise sum of
money sufficient to erect buildings, to ac-
cemmodate such persons as may emiorate
20 the colony of free coloured people, at
Wherefore in Upper Canada, and that
an agent is to be sent to England, to soil
cit assistance for carrying into effect the
object fthe colony.
Could've have been informed. saws
the Lancaster Penn. Examiner, that six
OF the drivers connected with stage lines
running from this city, have been disa-
bled within the past week, by the sever
ity of the weather, and are suffering
from frost-bitten limbs 81 other injuries.
InttuencG.-It is said that there are in !
Boston 10000 persons (about one-third
the Population,) afflicted with the pre-
vailing influenza.
Influenza &c.-The deaths in this CT
ty for the week ending Saturday, 18th |
inst. were Serenty-Sir, including three |
still-born. This is the largest number
since the settlement of Boston, even in
Yellow Fever times. The excess is at.
tributed to the number who have died of !
the prevailing coughs and colds, or dis
orders NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Patriot.
Captain Catesby Jones has been ap-
pointed to the command of the u. S.
sIoop of war Peacock, which with the
new schr. Boxer, are now fitting ont at
the Charlestown Navy Yard for the
Falkland Islands and East Indies.
Erchcnge.-Ita appears from calcutta
ton made by writer in the New York
Daily Advertiser, who evidently under
stands the subject, that the shippers of
specie to England have lost about s per
cent. on their operation. He afIixes a
scale of prices adjusted to the fuctua-
tons of exchange, and says that dollars
at is. l0d per ounce (the rate fthe last
quotations) will enable the remitter to
draw for ninefy.tloo cents only on every
Spanish dollar sent to London.
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The New York Journal ofCommerce
states that "money affairs" are getting
easy there, and that large investments
had recently been made in the money
stocks with foreign capital. In Boston
also money was becoming more plenti-
full.
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