Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-06-13
New Series-Nc. l6.

there were coins of copper, silver. and
often many Of gold capable OF service.
as valuable historical monuments: in
each were nm infinite variety of instru.
ments of the arts of war and peace.
many formed of materials such as glass
and earthen ware, capable Of lasting
Tor infinite ages, when once relieved
from the mechanical action Of the
waves, and buried under mass Of
matter which may exclude the corrodA
ing action OF sea water. But the rea;
der must moi imagine that the fury OF
war IS more conducive than the peace.
iul spirit of commercial enterprise to
the accumulation Of wreck of vessels
in the bed of the sea. From an exam
nation of Loyd's List, from the year
1893, to the commencement Of 1929,
it has appeared that the number OF
British vessels alone, lost during that
period, amounted on an average, to no
less than one and half daily, great.
err number than we should have antici-
pated, although We learn from Moreau'a
Tables that the number of merchant
vessels employed In the navigation or
England and Scotland amounted TO.
10000, having, one with another q.
fffean burthen of 100 tons. Out OF 551
ships of the royal navy lost to the.
country during the period above men.
toned, only 100 were taken or DIES.
troyed by the enemy, tho rest having
either stranded or foundcred, or having
been burnt by accident, striking
proof that the dangers of our naval
warfare, however great, may be far
exceeded by the storm, the hurricnhe.
the shoal, and all the other pcrils Of the
deep.-LyeRs Geology.
PRETTY CoNsIbERABLE OF A "f,oRr.%
A Southerner had large shaggy
dog of what is commonly called tho
cur species, of whom he gave, in tho
presence of number of persons, tho
following character
"lie's lectle the keenest critters
you ever did sce---real wild-cat--n,Is.
Gle and grizzlc all oyer--can cat a
hedge hog--dodge thunder clap and
whip any four legged animal that ovcr
walked the earth"
''He must be scrowper.', ae;d n.
hog-merchant prcsent---"but, I'll bet
you cool ten dollars that I've rot am
old boar in the field out yondcr that no
can't make run, no day.
"Donel "-Aexclaimed the soutbern1
cr--taking out the money, which was
covered by that Of the hog-drivcr. IA
was a cold winter morning, and no
company had to wade through the snow
ere they could reach the old bonr.
When they arrived at the field, tho
animal was pointed out--he was stand.
ing passively in a corner;--and no.
sooner did the dog perceive his antag.
onist than he seized him by the throat
and they both rolled into the snow to.
gether.
"lie's scrcafncr!' shouted tho
Southemer.---"May be so, = replied the
hog-drivcr, holding out Lis hand fof
the stakes,-"but he amt agoing to
run---for he was frozen to death last.
highland dead boars don't use their,
legs now a-days."
Matched but not paired - Married az
Moor county, N. q Daniel d. Patterson.
Esq measuring 4 feet 10 inches 10 height
to Miss Mary Mcfarland, measuring u
feet inches. both Of Richmond county.
Upon this singular union OF two ex4
tremes OF human nature, the Lowell Com
pend thus iac00ically remarks
''None but a nullifer would venture up-
on such match as the above. If the di.
minutiye partner in such union has no
reserved rights" upon which 10 rsly,--
mo sovereignty" on which to throw
himself in case Of aggression on the part
Of his stronger partner, and no right other
thaa "brute force" 10 'snuilfyp the edcts
OF his better two thirds, we pity him II
be is politician, he has doubtless insert.
ed a clause in the constitutional COM
pacr providing for secession in case or
emergency.
EPIrAPHs.-An old sailor, resident OF
the Marine Hospital, requested the follow
ing Epltaph 70 be placed on bis tomh
stone:
1cre lay, as snug,
As Bug ia rug.
\ Another old Tar, resident Of the same
place seeing il, was little excited, and
ordered the. following upon his
| Here lays snugger
1 Than that other buggar.
r
! Lord Norbury in passing sentence on y
thief who had been consicted of stealing
time piece y dwelling house. said,
"fbai in grssping at time he had reached
eternity"