Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-16
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.


LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
To the Editors Of ne Winchester pt,sinian
WAsnisaroa, Oct
Since the adjustment OF the Archer and Richie
duel. VIC have had IN this city. fruitful OF on DIS
En- dsh served up for the especial paa,es o the ~"
L yss and the gossps, 10 alleged frauds npootLe
pension Office Independent Of your Virginia ca
ses, we have northern discovery, compromising
n tissue of fraud out-Faun,leroyIng Faun,leroy
man, formerly pension agent m one OF The cas-
tern states, but dismissed by Gen. Eaton, posses
sed of splendid estate, and connected with the most
tespecteble families N thai region, aorney-in-iaes
for sesernl pensioners, ard awaiting himself Of
kno &c Of the business OF the department, com
m.ed many forgedes, and has been for yaars in tho
&C uul receip, Of immense sums thus iraudoentiy
| Obtained The report is, that he has abslracled
from the treasury some $50 600 already 500 900
have been placed TO the account Of his mlsdeeds
He came lcrc last week, and male an attempt up
on the honof Of one OF he clerks IN The pension Of
fee by offsrlng hiln bride OF 10000 TO make GER
IAN erasurrs and altorojoIs 10 cloak the frauds
he had 20 long counted with IMMUNITY. lie ~
ylted The clerk TO his room al Gadsbys, onj after
locking tho door and puitns the key IN his pocket,
be produced b.aio OF pistols, and threatened tho
individual 10 an ackno~ ledsncnt OF disposition
10 serve him. Matters were arranged between the
| parties, AMI tho swlndcr left tho city The clerk
subsequently communicated all the Particulars, and
nm agent, 10y eher with the info,mer, proceeded 10
III. forth to arrest the delinquent This whole
slatemen, of the clerk has bean confirmed by
letter eneosn. money (signcj with a name a.
greed ut0p) having been received since his depar-
tufe
To Tho foresight and un'iring industry Of the
Rev + 5. Evans, advaniugconsly known in the
valley as Methodist divine, IS owing the dlscove-
ny of the Virginia fraud, This gentleman is about
" receive The apponmon. Of register in che Of the
land Offices N Illinois.
We understand thu, JouN +. SULLIVAN, Of Phi
lsdelpha, who was nominated by the Presldcn,
curing the las, session Of Congress IA n Bank Di
rector and rejected by the Senate has been appoint
ed by the President Paymas,er in the Army, IN
Lhc place Of William Piatt, deceased. Nat. Int.
AN APT pnRAsE.-A Philadelphia Administra-
ton paper, referring 10 the opposition made by tho
Wings, charges thom, among Othor things, with At
| tempting i" 10 dsiirone tho President"
The New York papers contain n list OF serenity
fwo elies holders who wcro members of the Con
yenton nj Hcrkimer for nominadog Jackson can
dija,ss for Governor aud It, Governor OF New
York.
WisulNGroN Cry, Oct. 3.
We understand that n duel originating IN circum-
stance. Of great agsro,ution and peculiar delicacy,
abou, to he tough, on Thursday last, near Bladens
burg, was happily prevented by the prompt and en-
ergctlc interference Of the Secretary Of lhe Navy
and Secretary Of S,atc and that tho affair has ter
minated by the arrest Of lhe parties and thcir acc
onds. Too much praise cannot be given 10 tho
Secretaries Of State and the Navy, for their iauda-
BILE exerlions in preventing tins rencontre. Al
though there are causes Of deep and abiding injury,
iha, live and gnaw upon the soul like 3" Tho worm
that never dies" and which no legal redress can
mitigate or wipe away, yet they arc few, md cot Of
frequent occurrence unI VIC have often Witnessed
with establishment the reckless waste of human life,
FOR causes that rational BEN, should blush to own
were Of consequence euough,o ruiiis manly tenn
per. VorM American.
.S.aHnion, OCT o.
The Federal Court is still in session nj this
place. The chief business before the cou, has been
the trial OF tho persons charged with counterfeit
ing, &c. Ryland Ballard was tried on Friday last,
and found guilty on one indictment, and plead gull
" 10 three o,hers. The OF jacob Baker, which
occupied the Court three days, Is now before the
Jury. Spectator,
A man named Hoy deliberately shot a Mrs
: Smou', in Harrisonhng on Sunday morning last,
II, her own house in the presence Of her husband
i Hoy went into the house armed with double bar
reid gun, and the barrel discharged contained two
balls, both Of which penetrated his victim about the
shoulder and breast Mrs. Smoot still alive
u, the last accounts The causes which led to ,hi,
horrl act have bOcn represented 10 as very ui-
vial. Hoy was immediate arrested and commute,
to prison. ID.
, A large Bear was sho, few days ago IN tn
a near v,ciniy OF Lexington. We have obser
we'd several such incidents in the papers lately
= 10.
Alexandria, Oct. 9.
BunNrNo OF ruE STEAMBOAT CyoNgr.-Or
: Tuesday night, a, about ~ o'clock the S,eanboa
!. Cygnet lying ut Janney's wharf in this town, wa
y discovered to be on fire. The alarm was imme
dlalcy given rut in avery short time the boat Wa
. completely enveloped in Ace, and It founC
" imposs ible To save her She burned TO the water
y edge.
- AT orc time danger to the shipping in the imme
. dlate nes hborhood Of The burning boat was arpre
= hended but owing to timely exertlons no dan,
age was done, The Brig Tribune, nearest 10 III
:, Cysnet, was hauled into the stream and rropo
"a precautions taken TO preserve the other vessels i
~ the adjacent docks Owing TO the praseworh
sxcrt,ons Of the fremen, also, tho wharf at whic
the Cygnes lay vas preserved, although it was ire
qnentiy on fe.
:. Sorap,d the progress Of the flames, that Il,
!. hands, asleep on board at the time, barely escape
a before the boat was on FIRE in every part The orr
gin "t 'he disaster was entirely accidental-the fir,