Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-15
Estiae Of letter 10 tbe .diors Of the United States
Gazette, dated
No.. r.f,s


city which excited general inieres, AMI sympa.
thy for the deceased The parties were two pro
itssion.l youn5 men of much promise DR.. w
iinnt and c. Nj. Conrad, Esq They fought ut E
o'clock, A. VI The challenge possed between
them yesterday. After the customary sunnge
mehts, the psrues took the field -Cunrsi.s pis oil
by some accident, fred before the time The ball
struck The ground al n very short distance. The
second reloaded and again they took position -
nrada pistol at thts time, went Oh at the word
given 10y the seconds The ball passed INTO the
forehead OF Dr. Hunt who ~ the net of faising h i.
arm with deliberate aim, fell dead upon the
ground. Ills pistol did not discharge. The body
WAS inferred this evening Or. Hunt wns a young
gentleman well schooled n hl. profession and much
esteemed Us polite and accomplished physician.
His falo is deeply lamented by ull " no knew him,
more particularly those HON bland manner and
conclliating department had been won to friend
shlp. This IL the only fatal duel among three,
which were fought THIS morning
The Albany Argus tells the folio wing story 10 IL
u.traie one OF the modes which literary proper
ty Is invaded IN this country. clergyman OF
Albany, disiinsuishe d as we'll Tor his literary Ell
forts as for h. abors and sttuinneus rs u divine,
IS the euthof Of admirable liule work entued
Letters from a Fahsr to his Daughter, which
was published in this country, IN u first and second
| edition, IN le32. Analtedu few days since to a
book store IN Boston, he was struck " tn the title
OF he Dauehtci's own Book, work Just re-
pnbtsStd III that city from The London edtit0n
| The advertisement to the Boston edition assured
the realer thai II was one of the most practlca
and truly valuable Ueafises on the culture ind dis
cpne of the female mind, which has hitherto beer
published and IT recommended the volume : to tn,
1 l,i., A A
| country, with the earnest hope and belief that il
would produce sulutary influence upon the chnr uc
| ter Of the rising generation A moment. ox ANNA
ton satisf d Dr.. s thst II was ms own book ,
and that with an altered title pnd the omission o
three OF the original chapters b9t uiitouf any
IN Enlargement n us sgs1ee IL had been printed IL
London, aud mad returned und been reprinted i,
| 'his county, with high and deserved encomium,
| upon II as an Eng lsh production. TINS WAS pro
bnbly the book, the English editor Of when nc
| knnwltdged IN an ndvcriIs mrut, lhai it was a re-
! print ofhn American work from. which howavei
| umefous Amarlcansms had been carefully exclu
| Died person, curious To find whit uD1ds ha1
| been condemned ns Of Yankee Coinage took Tie
| pains 10 compare the TWO editions of the work 10.
selher, and found 10 his surprise that the 3Rert-
taanms complained Of consisted, not Of any par,ic
uler terms not authorized by johnson, but of cer
v" u VI winch tilf ttuhl pbliilChl y
religious rights Of men, the benefits Of equa repre-
srntatlon, comments on the nature and advantages
| Of the institutions Of tbs Government and o,he,
IKE matters, were the themes. These were the
] Amurcanlsnls' winch had been " carefully x
Guided"
| Name The National Republican Convention
Ia Maine, havo nominated Mr.. DanirI GoodcnuH
as a candidate fo' Goyenor, 10 be supported at the
| election IN September next.
PHlLADRLPH IA, August 7
The report of Ephraip, X. Averys presence in
| Ihls quarter, Is true He has been IN tins city
| and now resides with highly respectable family
| in Germantown On Frday last, he was stlhe
| camp meeting near Darby. lie did not, however
show himself to the people, bun remained IN tent
whore he was carefully screened from observa-
| ron. Few persons were aware OF his presence
Whether he will preach al Germantown, Is moi
known. Rumor says tina, he is preparing the anx
'oosly expected ''ndieatlon iAQ.
NArcusz, tMi JuLY 10.
Witiam Ufp w lam Wey whom We ueu-
TONED Two weeks since, rs having been anealcd
10 .he murder OF tienty Ovens, Was committed "a
the jail OF ths county 10 await his trial al The Dr
| cember Tenn of tbs Circuit Cout He was
brought out on Wednesday last, on a writ Of II
beas Corpus, firm the Court of Chancery lis
Honor Judge lutlman, having patiently invcs-
ugated the case admitted him 10 bal ~ The sum Of
$1,000
Na s2eTcr taten.- John Butler, of Amite county,
~ 'his tate, who, on The 18th September last at
a shooting match, killed his nephew in law, John
Knox, ami a,d 10 Texas, has been taken, and, Oh
Monday last lodged in lhc Jail Of lhls county,
The pf ,..llI
by The Executive, and that Offered by individuals,
amounting to about 5000, Will fall TO MI Moses
Scale and Mr.. William Montgomery, Of ANTE.
These gentlemen, having received information OF
Butter living IN Icxas, left here the Sd of last
month, and returned as We nave stated For the
expedition with wmeh they wers enabled 10 &C
compiish The object of their journey, they much
| ,ndebel, they say, TO the Alcaydo OF ST. Philippe
and the citizens generally, to whom their business
VS. made known. Captain Martin Allen, a cit-
zen Of A ustin's Colony, assisted IN arresilns and
bringing Butler to this city, Captain Allen con
! firms hat we have previously head stated tina
the citizens Of Texas will render every aid IN hei,
power to the citizens of tho United States in pur-
snjt offueitves from justice, determined that Tex
as shall no longer be considered safe asylum 70,
outlaws ont murderers. lCoufir.
The ship ST. Louis, Capt Story, for Na,chez
the first ship that ever sailed for that port ent tc
sea on Wednesday with cargo valued al nearly
four hundred Moasaaa dollars.
Nv. y Gazette.
Y9nihf4i vietim.-An unfortunate little girl,
only thirteen years of age, end looking still young
err came to the police office yesterday with baby
IN her arms, Of which she said she was the mo, her
Her business there was TO obtain justice from the
man who thus early had been her seducer.
| ". y paper.
! BkAsrLy REVENGE "A truckman in Boston
named Leonard Wells, native of Vermont while
| fla oell aIinn hnrsn hich