Litchfield enquirer., 1834-07-10

fore the papers going to press, that the nom
inaiiOn of MahlOn Dickersun was confirmed !;
and that William Wilkins. Senator from
Pennsylvania was appointed by the President.
with the consent of the Senate. to be- Minister
to Russia, vice Dickerson.
The House OF Representatives brought its
business to close by s O'Clock; but the Sem
ate having large mass Of nominations to act
ON afterwards, the adjournment of the two
Houses did not take place until near o'clock
r. M. when the session was closed.
-FOUR DAYS LATER FROM FRANCE.
NeiC- York, Jaly 2.
The ship Manchester, Capt. Swift, arrived
last night from Have, having sailed on the
s5sh Of May. On hasty prrusal Of the pa
pers we fad hut little 0f news character to
translate. The death Of the great patriot
Lafayette, occurred ON the morning Of the
! 2lst. and not on the eCth, as previously sta
ted he WAS buried on the Esd. The people
Of Paris paid him great honors. andihe Gov
| eminent also ordered ont strong force ia Y
bonor of the occasion, bnt really. to keep the
City quiet. The funeral suietDbili+s passed
off perfectly quiet. The AagS Of the chip
ping at Havrr We're hOisteG half mast
The Paris Journal af the 2gd says, prepar-
| aiions are this moment made BY the Minis
try, for the funeral OF Gen. Lafayettes with
such displays ms is attended on similar mnurn-
iui occasions. This morning all the nniniste 81
rial papers contain euloges on ihs GREATEST
character of modern times. The military
| h0nors that will be- paid IA Lafayette are thnsc
which belongs Ia a General IN Chief Paris
| has but one subject Of conversation. the last
] moments 1T Gen. Lafayette. No nraiidD tAilt
he delivered AT his grave, bot il is believed
that The funeral procession will stop on the
squarr-of the basiiIe, and that on this ground
| cansrcrated to sthr memory Of tiIr two fevo- :
buttons, uf which Lafayette was the hero
some remarks will he made by deputy who
was his best friend.
Tornado at williamsburg This ancient
and venerable metropolis was visited on Sat
nrday evening last. between and 6 o'clock.
by an awful and destructive tornado. render
ed more calamions and affecting by the sac
,ifice of human life.
The couvsr of the tornat:n was from N. w,
to E.. extending in width abnas Two miles.
embracing in its scope the whole of the old
city but it is impossible Ia say where its fu-
ry commenced or where il was staid. In its
course il FRUSTRATED houses. harms aud other
mt houses and fences. blew down or broke
IF chimneys, uprooted sturdy trees. and level
led the growing crops. But the most afilict.
ing az its Consequences, which carries sorrow
and lamentatinn into Il much esteemed and
respectable family. Tong and we'll known to
us, is the death of Mr.. Thomas Coleman. and
one pf his servants. Mr.. Coleman Was at his
farm, (J"ckey's Neck about iour miles from
his residences in Williamsburg. and with his
uyerseer and several servants. had taken shell
ter in one If the houses Of the farm. This
building was blown down, and Mr.. e. and one
of his seps ants crushed 10 death ia the ruins.
A free coiored man by the name Of William
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cr,lshed under the ruins 1T small brick house
90 The farm Of Col w. Waller. on York Riy-
er. in hich he 10 supposed to have taken
shelter from the storm. The destruction TO
the growing crops, our, friend apprehends,
will be shocking to hear Of He saw also two
vessels capsized near Hog Island. and one of
Warwick River Norfolk Beacon. Jane esd.
The tempest of w Wednesday. nth, was very
destructive in its progress in some of the
neighboring counties Of Nnrth Carolina. A.
citizen OF Camden. whilst on his way home
from attending Court that day. heing over
taken by The storm, dismounted and led his
horse into 4 meeting house. on the road side,
for shelter. and while there. the building was
blown dawn. ana both man and horse were
killed! The devastation ia some places is
represented to have been terrible not only.
" ere houses and fences swept away like chaif
before the mighty hurricane. but the stoutest
tres.s iR the forest. some of which perhaps
had stood the fury of the elements for half
century, were either uprOotrd or broken ia
twain like pipe stems.-Nor)old Herald.
Singular and fatal casualty. On Thursday.
last, Mr.. Samuel Bradley, an elderly man OF
East Haven. went into his pasture to nnd MS
cows. but not returning. search was maoe i0F
him. and Ne was found late at night. dead. 10
q 0uagmire. his whole body being immersed,
excent one arm. Neso- HaUea Herald.
Al q eonsrihu,on taken up for the beaedt Of the
Police 10 d.. Chsnnins'S church. Boston, check on
ons of.he banks Of that city for one hundred dollars
waS reserved. Il san thss-Pay 10 COuns Pulaski,
my cs@mander M,the battle Of BnndYwine. his hrelh-
rem OF bsarer. eIOe. The name q the donor d NOT