Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-15

| uurin1 MS llt-llfnr lci us Suplhet lah''' 49,"
Mr. Onslcw's salary was f500o- could scarcely
be less when the pension was t3Ooo-it follows
that he must have received i l65 600 while he filled
the chair. Adding to this the amount drawn as
pension, the country must have paid i32i 900 TO n
commonplace man for 30 yc'rs routine duty, IN an
Office winch any person Of ordinary sense is able
! TO fill, The speaker of tho Am House OF Repre-
| sentsivcs receives for similar labor 5000 dollars,
or f66O per annun,, and tins only while he holds
| the Office pitaoat Stfitiae Of psnsion after he
leaves it, lfthen we compare the scale OF pay IN
| the two countries, il stands THIS
| The people of Britain poy aspeeser for - years
service i5i,ooo
The Americans pay Speaker for do. 2l,7SO
In other words our Ogarehy's scale ofpay IL 20
the American AS fifteen To one, and yet the business
is IA well done on the other side OF the Atlantic AS
in Britain We defy any one TO find parallel 10
this, even in what Burke calls the heroic ages OF
Roman corruption I" A single fact such rs we
| have cited, " saith more than thousand homiiics.
II bespeaks system nude for The fat eaters, aud
over which the Ia payers have hitherto had no
| control. Scotsman.
! From CampeignS ami Cruises aB teRs- nela.
| Among those who were nu, TO Death during the
period OF terror the Colonblans will long re'ncin
| better known by the name of La Poa, who was
sentenced TO death by Xamano, and shot, together
with her bntrothcd husband. She was young Ia
! dy Of good family in Bogotn, and was distinguish
ed by her beauty and accomplishments. Enlhus'-
astcay attached To the cause of liberty, she devo-
| ted herself 10 the hazardous task OF obtaining aud
| transmitting to Bolivar seere, intelligence fospoc'
| tin. the force disposition and plans Cooperation,
| OF the royallst army. The particulars OF ms I'M
porlant information she contrvcd TO collect rom
the Spanish officers themselves at the fptnttds, or
evening convcrsazlones nj her house wh'h were
jreouentod by them who listened with delight 10
her powers Of conversation and singing, accompa-
MED by her guitar. From these officers, who could
no, possibly suspect so young, and apparently art
, less female oi any dangerous design, she used to
inquire, II merely IN the course OF conversation,
about their respective regiments ana, ny ashihS
inter their absent comparisons, shc ionhu means OF
learning where their advanced posts were stationed
She regularly transmitted all tho information she
| could collect Ia Bolivar by means Of a trusiy mes
scnger but unfortunately, one ot her packets wss
intercepted, aud the messenger, under the terror OF
impending dealh, vas compelled to be.rny her.
She was Immediately tired by military court {nnr-
,al law having been proclaimed in the capital
! and was condemned to bc shot, together with her
lover although no proofs Whatever could be pro
ouccd of his having been privy 10 her undertaking
| They were placed in cdpila for twelve hours, pre-
vious to being brought out for execution; but even
this short interval would not have been stunted
had not Xamano considered IT of the greatest i'm
portance to discover, if possible, who were ho ac-
| compIicrs To eneo, this no means were left IN
tried 10 induce her TO betray HIM.
! She was on the one hand threatened BY the frlar
who was sent to confess her, With eternal punish
| mcnt hereafter # she should dare 10 conceal any
thing from him and on the other, attempted 10 be
bribed by offers of pardon and rewards Tor herself
| and her bcrothed, if she would declare by whom
she had been assisted She, however, rcsolutely
denied having any accompilce except the mossen-
ger whom she had employed The lovers were
both led out the mex, day and bound close TO each
other on TWO boaqn,iios, surrounded by troops
When the pickle, of grenndIers appointed TO shoot
them was marched up close, and IN readiness, she
was once more offered pardon former conditions.
She again, without cvincng any signs OF fear de-
cared that ifshe had any accompliccs she would
scorn to betrey them for the purpose OF saving her
own life bu, TINT, as Bolivar was fast approaching
| thew would be known on his arrival Having OBJ |
served ,h,, her intended husband was hcstatlng,
as fabou, 10 speak, through II very natural dread |
Of the denlh he saw near, she impofed him. as her
last request If he had really loved her, TO |
show by his death that he was worthy oi her
choice assuring hun tina, the tyrant Iamano would
never spare his life whatever disclosures nc might
make and reminding him, that he ought to derive
consolation from the reflection that his dealh was
shnyed bv her he loved The ffiars then retired,
aud the firing party made ready She then ior the
first time, felt dread and exclaimed, Con que feT-
dugos tcnctS p0t9r de platar una mayI You
have, then the heart, butchers, to Kill woman
She Immediately covered her face with her sayh
and on drawing il aside for that purpose the words
Tire Ia Eotrta /" were discovered embroidered
| in gold ON the pasquina. The signal was then
given hom the vceroys balcony, aud they were
both instantly shot.
T.EIvG COFFEE AT BrpuHAv-I was honored
with = few visits Of ceremony from nine host and
bic oristocralc acquaintance who seemed much di-
vcr,rd with the difference between their customs
and dress and those which they observed IN me
| Tine khans and Mecrzas OF Bebuhan are consider
able consumers of coffee, but not after the feshion
Of Turks, Arabs, or Europeans 1t Is with thcm
kind Of bon-boa, eaten IN a powdered ana roastco
state W ithout having had any cohnexon win not
water When Nicer Gcoam Huston called on
mo he was always accompanied by his co'icc-oear.
or, who carried about the fragrant berry IN a mnD
bon, and handed it frequently 10 the company pre-
sent. The first time it was brought TO me, deceived
by its color and quality and strengthened IN inc
deusion bv its singular depository, took nineh
Of the coffee and applied tito my nose amd'st the
roors of laughter and looks OF surprise ct all the
party-[s'ocqueler' Pilgrimage through Persia,
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