Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-05-24

Bk0ckufs Of Mndeffd.-h letfer ron MA
deira OF 9Th ult', with a postscript Of the 18th,
received by the Constitution, arrived at Phi
IadeIphia. furnishes this account Of a partial
blockade by Don Pedro's squadron:-
"Wrhin the last few days, a small squad
ron Of Don Pedro has commenced a sort OF
blockade off our port, and four American
vessels that were coming in with produce,
princjpalIy Corn, have been Obliged to pro
coed elsewhere The commander of the
squadron has declared; however. that he will
only stop vessels loaded with provisions OF
earIike store, Ships with other merchan
die. or outward bound with wine, will not
be molested"
The fact of this blockade has been of5cI
ally communicated TO the Secretary of State,
and by hun ordered to he made known.
By the arrival Of the brig Ann Wayne,
Capt. Goldman, at Baltimore, 90 days from
Copiapo, we learn that The ~convicts which
had taken possession Of the brig Annawan,
Palmer, from New York, about 2Sd Dec.
| 1891, at the Island Of Juan Fe Tnandes, and
run off with her, landed at Copiapo, and
gave the brig up TO the Captain who pro
ceeded with her direct to Lima. They had
thrown overheard part Of the briggs cargo to
make room for themselves, but as far as
could be ascerlained, they had committed
no other outrage whatever on board. They
would not allow Capt. Palmer 10 have com
munIcation with any person on shore. After
leaving the vessel the c~ouvicts (ahout lao in
number,) proceeded to the town Of Copiapo.
where they robbed the inhabitants of mo
ney, horses, and every thing that could ex
pedite their passage across the Cordeliers
There being no troops IN the town, and the
inhabitants without arms, they met with but
little resistance. A few lives were lost in
one or two skirmishes; but when not eppos
ed they proceeded quietly in robbing. and
after a few hours started for the interior.
Previous TO the sailing OF the Annawan, a
report was ia circulation that the major
part of them had been retaken and shot. 1t
NAV DC considered as certain that the Anna
wan and all that were on board belonging te
her, are safe out of their hands.-Gas
We have accounts of a late date from
| Mexico, of a very uniayorable nature All
was confusion and ferment III that country
II Is difficult 90 conjecture a denouement for
such a drama-.Nat. Gag.
The Earthquake IN Italy We have alrea
dy published some account of a severe shock
OF an earthquake which was lelt in different
parts of Italy on the 18th Of March 1t was
reported at Naples that 700 persons had lost
their lives by the calamity in the single town
OF Catanzaro. The following extracts vii
show the effects Of the shock at Parma ard
Reggie
PARMA. March i5-0a the 18th of the
current month at ten in the morning, the
powerful shock Of an earthquake was felt,
which alarmed every body, but at four in the
moIning Of the 18th instant, the shock was
repeated with such additional force that the
inhabitants CT the city expected 10 perish
under the ruins occasioned by it. All the
houses have in some degree suffered, as well
as the public buildings, the cathedral and
churches.
1t IS impossible 10 convey TO you a notion
OF the general CONSERVATION which, was ex
perienccd. The people iocked out of the city
IN every direction into the country. Those
whohad meansc constructed temporary shelter.
Others took the coaches Of tn city, and slept
IN them upon the roads whilst the poor re
posed almost naked upon the ground with
their children, moving ones heart to pityt-
These tragic scenes continued four DAYS,
II is only a miracle hat the inhabitants
have so fortunately escaped. Not a single
individual perished except a prisoner, and
two or three ori, were injured.
REGGio, March D The late shocks of
earthquake here have produced terrible eff
iects, The chimnies thrown down in this
town alone amount 10 above 1000. Every
house has heea more or less damaged, and
a great number OF them are uniuhahitable
The church OF St. Peter is reduced To a hesp
OF ruins; the steepie Of the Cathedral must
be demolished to its foundation, aud not a
single public building remains unipjured.
AT Modena many houses have been violent.
ly shaken but the mischief done there is not
so great as at Reggie. yet many inhabitants
have spent several nights in the open air.
Small volcanic cones have appeared of hot
water on several parts Of The plain, where
also some springs have suddenly risen 10 the
surface Of the earth The Ducai Palace was
strongly shaken, and the Duke is still so
much alarnivd, that he passes the night in
his carriage 10 the middle of bis garden
MILTON, N G. May 9th.-On FRIDAY even
ing last. Mr.. Sidney Merritt, who lives about
a mile from this place. came into town con
Quoting a negro woman by the name of ANY.
the property Of Stephen Dodson, esq 05r
whom he IS the overseer,) charging her with
having murdered, in a most shocking man.
ner, an infant son, an only child of his. aged
about two years. The child having been
missing from It's mother about fifteen minutes
she and an old lady by the name of Hall. who
was staying with heG went 60 look for Il: az.
ter calling ii and searching in different MIA.
ces, Mrs Hall was proceeding in the differ.
ent direction of the branch near the house.
when she was called to by the negro woman
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