Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-03-22
LxEssu ne, MARCH n.

LxEssuno, MARoh ~.
Great Hal &orm. -On Meudsy
last, our town vas visited BY Q Hail
Storm, believed to be unprecedented
here Is TO size and qasntiiy Of the
stones and It's destrseiive Effects
About &, p. m, the clouds wearing .
dark asd Threatening sspeet, appres-
ehed frosH the north, aad eoneeutrat.
ing their warning elemeats over ear
town, discharged its fssy In a. sppsl-
ling and destrsctiss he'll storss, &C.
compsined with mseh viaA. View
ing the violence With which 10 came,
IL continued LOGGER than any storm Of
the same nstsre Ne ever Witnessed,
the hail falling several inches deep,
Of the sire Of - slnuts, aud sceomps
oied with wind sStieieat to demolish
evey thing In The shape ofglsss With
which IL came 10 eoataet. The scene
vas awful and imposing in the ex-
treme-frssmes,s Of ice Of every
shape whirling through the cir, &c.
eo~pained 9TH the rseiag wind, the
roaring thunder and flashing light
niog-,he gingliog Of giass and rat
ting of roo:s-eoestitVted the most
terrific display that We ever witness
ed. Our town has ssffersd severely
10 the cay or glsss-,he Nerthern
and westeru lights OF ever house no,
projected being Totally demoiishe d.
From enquiries, we believe the hail
was larger and more destructive here
aud the immediase vicinity, thsa 10
soy other section Of the Country, al
though IL vas moro extensive than
hail storms geaerally-but regret to
learn that the wind, which IVES much
higher south ofus,esused mach dam
sge-uaroo6as aud blowing down
6srss, stables, &c, and prostrsiing
fences.
As an evidence Of the quas,iiy and
size Of the hail, . respected old gen.
iiemau, on the 9Th day after It's fell,
brought into our Office a parcel, the
mort oft measuring about an inch in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Maryland has revived her claim to
that part Of Virginia lying between the
north and south Branches Of the Poto-
mac, comprehendiug part Of Hardy,
Hampshire. Monongalia, the county Of
Preston, and We believe part Of other
counties. Ii 10 intimated that one more
invitation will be given Virginia to set
tie the dispute by reference, and in the
event Of her declining, that the case
will be taken to the Supreme Court.
Virginia has heretofore declined an in
quiry into the question Of right.
Richmond Wing.
Mr.. CHESTER, the Attorney for the
Missionaries. has proceeded to g eorgia,
with copy Of the record and judgment
in the Supreme Court, expecting to ar
rive before the adjournment Of the court
by whom the missionaries were tried
ard sentenced. In the remarks Of the
chief justice and Judge McLeas,i it was
intimated that on the strict enforce
ment Of the decision might depend the
question of the courts ever reassesn
bling. .Aierondrio Goz.
Disfvessing.-The following persons
persisted on the wreck Of the schooner
INCREASE, from Norfolk, Lost on the
south side Of Long Island, on Monday
morning the 5th March: Midshipmsn
p. L. Gansevoort, U. s. Navy, Of Al.
bany; Mr.. I. p. Miles. merchant, who
resided near Elizabeth City, n. c.;
Master Edward Carter, Of Kentucky 1;
and Mr.. Stafford, Of Philadelphia. -
The two former were drowned in at
tempting TO land, and the two latter pc
rished from exposure on the wreck.
We understand, says the New York
Gazette. that the remains Of Midship.
msn Gsnsevoort were found on the
beach, twenty miles from the spot
where the vessel was wrecked. They
we're brought to the Navy Yard, Brook.
Ign, and consigned to the tomb on FRI
day morning last, with military honors.
Mr.. Ganseyoort was q young gentle
man Of exemplary character, and an
ornament TO the service.
According to . statement lately
made in the House ofRepresen,stives
Of Pennsylvania,the eapitsi en- pIoyed
by individuals Of Berks eeusiy, in the
iros tFade, exceeds one miliien sf del
lara. About twenty zone forges, aud
twelve or thirieen furnaces, are at
work; producing annually for,y.6ve
hundred toos.
LYHcHBURo, VA. MARCH ~.
We learn that,on Monday last John
Randolph, Of ReanOke, vas proclaim
ed, st Charlotte Cosrt, . candidate,
to represent bis "desrIy believed"
neighbOrs, ("God bless them!'') in
the next House OF Delegates. We
LTesume Re has received sssurss-
ees,tha' the stoves should be removed