Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-04

IIis = BE iTs. mali ttiI: has sscr been car
ned from New Orleans TO Louisville by steam
tpats, aud the advantages in a commercial point OF
view will soon be pereeptlbic, IN the fact that, I'M
por,ant intelligence will he received from the Tor
|nner city several days earlier than by the lard
route, and the packages will be conveyed without
injury.
we learn tina, the Delaware, Il. is now fitting
on, for service at Norfolk. L. a. Thornton, Esq
Of b altimore, has been appointed Purscr.
Deep Saow. "A letter from IIaIlowcli, Maine,
dated the i7!h inst. states that the snow there was
seven feel, deep
The New York Daily Advertiser notices the ar
rival at tha, port of nine thousand bushels of Barley
from Cons,nntinople, and remarks
This, we believe, is the first parcel that has ever
arrived here tho quality appears 10 be good, in a
sound state, plump and bright. Wa arc told it will
pay the shipper ut the very low price barley IS sci
ing al here. 1t would be Il most extraordinary
at-!, ifthe opening OF commercial trade with the
Sublime Porte, should be the cause of introducing
INTO this country barley and wheat, which are raj
sed in abundance in tha, country. Up TO the pre-
sch, period, Grain, flour, g.. have beep among
The most important articles Of export from this
country.
Carr dc Ierds Sn6ercrs-The New York Com
|inGrcial Advertiser observes that " it ought to be
known TO the public, that in the midst Of their suf-
fcrings at the Cape de Verbs, they did no, forget
The propensity OF man for money getting. Letters
from the Captain oil one Of the charity SLIPS des-
patched iroin this port, state that not only were the
custon-hoose fees exacteJt 10 the uttermost farthii 2.
bui the Captain was obliged to pay a good round
price for ligh;erlng, Sc; while the American Coz
su' exacted every shilling FOR his own fees ~
A letter from Lieut. Com. MclNrosu ofthe Uni
ted States schooner porpoise to the Navy Dcpa,t-
meni, dated al the Cape dc Verbs on the 81 ult
says =
The very many reports which have reached the
United States as regards the suii.riugs of thc IN.
habilaGts oi these Islands have not been at all ex-
agseiated although II present there are n tIeail,;
Oh tins Island, III consequence Of the r,litf winch ilus
been extended to them by the citizens of The United
States yet the many walking SIX lctons and oh
lects of misery which continually present thrm
selves to your view while on shore, but too plainly
assure you what recently has be II the Dreadful ST.
'uation on the Island Of st. Antonio. From a pop.
ula,ion of twentY-four, only eleven thous md aru
remaining on the small Island rf Fopo four thou,
sand now remain from "A populations of fourteen,
and Sc, eral of the other Islands have suffered equal
~, and what ls still mare painful, their sad saiit.
rings arc by no m ans at al end. Another year
they must exlsi. II they exist at all, from the char
ny ni others Tor these III ec years previous to the
present, scarcely n drop of rain fell from tn, iira
'e1s although they have bad abundance during
die present year, il has hccn SO unreasonable as
rather TO be an injury tlan an advantage 10 c1i,i-
vatIor. | have been astotlshcl, however, Whit,
witnessing tn, misery of the ,ntabltant,, 10 view
the hills covered with cattle of VARIOUS kinds, an
have asked IN VAIN tof an explnl,tioh OF thr fnr..
or what law could restrain stu wing taar,a!nls
from supplying, partially a, all events, Their n.ces
sites.