Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-17

kgfs from Erro Crxx.-Tke brig
epsrks, Young. at Nsw Orleans. sailed
fSen Vera Crnz 90 sks 18th de. By
Thu arrival intelligenes y received thss
the e0vernment troops were within
halt wile Of the City Of Vera Cruz.
aaintsining close siege. They had,
nevertheless, sent OF for reisforee-
meats. On The 18th Q bombardment
We commenced and kept up @ the
18Th. All the horned cattle had been
consumed ct Vera Cruz, and bus Few
sheep still remained. Flsur VAS in
plenty, and had fallen from $40 down
to 68 per barrel.
The d. Louis Times OF the 2ist
April, Gays thatletters from Gen. At
kiosen were received yesterday (2Oth,)
10 which he stated that IL wac probable
that the troops would be detained in
the nsighborhood Of Rock Island for
several months. and that additional
force woald BE- required. There was
no likelihood Of immediate hostilitiss."
The Portland Advertiser states that
Judge Preble, Mr.. Reel Williams Of
Augusta, end Mr.. Nicholas Emery Of
Portland, have been appointed by the
Governor and Council Of Maine, a.
Commissioners 70 negotiate with the
General Government in relation to the
transfer Of . part Of the disputed ter
ritory on the north eastern frontier 10
the British, for . remuneration either
IN Wild lands, or in money.
Prom fae Philadelphia Daily .idrernser.
THE SWORD OF WASHINGTON.
Mn. PoULson:-An article with he
above caption, published in your paper
OF the 18th instant, from the Baltimore
Patriot, concludes thus:-"T The swsrd
hung BY the Washington's side when
he resigned the command Of the army
to Congress, when he delivered HE
inaugural, and schen he deiivered his
farewell address," Now - the whole
article 10 "prettiiy got up." and cal
culatsd to stake" it will most proba.
bly, go the rounds Of the newspapers, -
and thus widely extend, and perpetu.
ate the record Of an error; please TO
indulge me so far ~ TO state, that the
facts connected with this event in the
life OF the Father Of his Country, are
very familiar to many persons now
living in Philadelphia-from which,
and = reference TO the papers Of that
day, II fully appears, Washinston's
Farewell Address was not oyoiiv COM
municated,"f 10 the People Of the United
.Sfafes," a. the paragraph in question
implies, bat was frat published in the
American Daily Advertiser, en- the
18th Of September, 1896, and the vene.
rated author left Philadelphia for his
country seat. "Mosnt Vernen,'' on
the morning Of the day il was thus
promulgated. RECORD.
Unirersify Of Pennsylvania. AT the
late Medical Commencement. Y3S stu.
dents received the Degree Of Doctor Of
Medicine. or these as were from
virgiaia. The virginiansh have always
had great penehans Tor the heaii,s Q
ayf.--Had they adopted the Pagan
Mythslegy, Eseulapius would have
been one Of their faSorite Divinities.
Aisssn 50 zoefh- ache.--Dr. Kahn N.
serts that alan finely powdered, not
enly relieves the toeth ache bot arrests
the progress Of carries in the tooth
One sr two grains are TO Be inserted in
the cavity Ell the tsoth. aud be repeat
ed whsa the pain returns. In short
time the pain will cease 70 reeur, and
the chemical action which constitutes
the carries will cease.--Laneef.
"Corned Pork. PA man by the
name Of Hogg has been sentenced to
three months imprisonment, in Ken.
lucky, as common dFunkard.
The more hosesty man has. the less he sE
feeis the air ofa saiss. The aeetasiou Of saseti-
y 10 . blot on the face Of piesy.
- . @m1.
From the London Morning Herald.