Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-31

I hr Sands wss joint editor 81 tho New York
l Commercial, and Mr.. Davis WIS formerly Editor
oi the Boston Patriot
| a violent assault was committed nj New bury.
p"fi, Mass recently, upor The rrrsen of the Rev
-. Morse, Rector OF 81. Pauls Episcopal church. III
| 'hai place. 10y msn named Lulher French while
] ~ state Of nienia dorangcmen, French 6,rd
! two pistols, the ball from one Of which pna s,a
through the YEA, of ~. NJ but did him no ser,oux
injury French, who Is represented - bc respee.
table man, afterwards reloaded his pistols, and dis
charged them nj his own head. The balls took
effect, and the wounds ware supposed To be mortal
Benlan'in Johnson Of Arkansas has been ab
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent nj the Senate To be Judge Of the United
States IN and ior said territory Alexander NJ
Clay,on.of tennessee to be Judge Of the u States
IN and for the territory of Arsaosas IN the place Of
Charles :. Bibb deed aud Samuel w decker
son, of Mississippi, To be Marshal of the United
States IN that State, vice Anthony Campbell re.
moved
Mr., Nelson our late Charge dcs Afares 10 Ma
pes and MIR, Baylios who filed the same Office
IN Buenos Ayres, have reached Washington CITY
The st Augustine Herald Of 29th ut makes =.
favorable report IN relation to the Sugar and cotton
crops OF FLORIDA
The New Orleans Courier, Of tho f,h inst. con
'ans the particulars of the destruction by fire. of
the steam boat Cotton Plant with a cargo of 1904
bales of cotton on board all Of which il was sun
posed, would be lost Two persons are IN issins a
white and black man, who it Is thought, have per
tshcd. The boat was not insured bu, pari Of
the cargo was. The total loss is estimated a,
800 900
II IS stated 10 tic late F.onch papers that SPAN
Is about 10 acknowledge the independence of her
toinei colonies, STIMULATING tor ee,,a,n pecuninry
'odemnies from the Republics, the payment
of which is 10 b. gualantcedby France and Eng.
land
JOHN T'plon, Esq has been reelected scn,ior of
he United States from lndioun, from and after tho
Sd OF March next There were 10 ba,o,inss
Thomas Morris has been elected y. s. Senator
from the state of Ohio for six years from the Sd of
March mkt, TO succeed MIR. Kugglos, whose term of
ssitiec Will then expire.
lis said that Mai Moab ofNew York. has sic.
nlhod his intention 10 the President oflesiening the
office he now holds Of Surveyor of that port on the
Isl OF January. 1t is ntimatcd that he ia about to
reanme his editorial pen, us the conductor Of new
paper about 10 be established IN New York c.
Golden aud Gov Marcy nrc spoken OF as his sue
ccssor IN the Su-,cyorshio.
The Hercules smiled ;,om Savannah on tho 9Th
a1st for Liberia with i6) emi,ran,s free persons
oil color and mauumlttcd slaves, from Georgia and
South Carolina
We have it from very good authority, shys the
Ia iahass,o Flo'idian, that John II Eaton will be
appointed Governor OF this Territory in case of the
resignation of the present Executive.
The ship James Chopper. Capt Gary, of Peters.
burg, Va. on her way from Bristol England for
PhapelPhia struck on Five Faholn Bank, on the
night oi The l4th inst was got on and afterwards
sunk III ten iathons water. Both vessel aud car
%, consisting fru-rood iron, are reported TO BE-
totally lost. The captain and crew were saved
The Rev. William Torrey, vino, our readers will
Iecoleo was imprisoned nj Bncnos Ayr.s for
marrying Protestant Ia u Catholic Gas were all the
Purtes concerned) has been released.
We observe, in the Pensacola Gazette that Col
Joseph M. White, the present Delegate and r. X
Call are announced MS candidates to represent that
territory NJ The next Congress.
IL Is announced IN the Rhode Island American
that effort viii be made ut the ensuing session
Of The Legislature of that State procure the en-
nctment Of law rendering penal the administering
Of masonic oa'hs and obligations.
Capt. ID. Roberts OF the British navy. has arriv-
ed at Toulon in France 10 y pleasure yalch of
only Ii tous, in which the gallan, officer crused
abon, the Mcdlierrauenn visited C0nstrntinoplc,
SC. Capt. Roberts on his way Ensland To give
an account OF. his singular and we should think per
ileus voyage
Alta late torn of the Circuit Court, held in the
City OF Albany, II suit for Islander was tried, in
which q. w. Rycfnan was plaintiff and Joseph
w. Puili,ns OK sheriff Of London, defendant The
jury returned verdict of 5000 damages, Mr..
Ryckn,nn was one Of the Editors of the Albany
Daily Advertiser
A personal rcncountor took place at Edwards
Vile Illinois the 10th ult between Gov. Nininn