South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

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OHIo PLENIpoTENTIARTEs. learl
from the Cincinnati Gazette that Cover
nor Lucas has appointed three Plenipo
tentaries, to visit ''the Government" a
Washington in reference to the Bounda
ry Question. The Plenipos are Dawn
T. DISNEY, Speaker of the Senate. NoAE
II. SwAYNE. United States District At
torney, and WILLIAM ALLEN, eX-mem
Der of Congress. The boundary question
as the Governor heretofore said, is mol
ga party question in Ohio" but it sc
happens that the three ministers appoint.
ed to represent its sovereignty at Wash.
ington are all good and true Van Buren,
men !--Balt. Patriot.
The "Plenipotentiaries," we hear, ar
rived in this city on Tuesday. We sup
pose the purpose oftheir mission will be
announced officially when it is concIud-
ed.--INat. Int. of July 8.
A calamitous fire occurred in New.
bern, N. Carolina, on the 23d ult. by
which number of dwelling houses and
stores were destroyed.
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In the cathedral Of Lisbon, was lately
found hidden treasure, a mass of silver
coin worth 2oo,ooo.
Col. A. BURR's PAPERs.--Col. Burr,
we learn, is now very much indisposed,
and cannot be expected to live long. He
is eighty years ofage. He sent the 9TH
er day for particular friend ofhis early
years under the apprehension that he had
not long lease in this world. 81 sen.
for you.' said he, 81 sent for you now, be-
cause at other times we might merely
look in each others faces, but have no
disposition to talk" He then handed ov-
er to his friend several important manu-
scripts part of them intended for publica-
ton after his death.
Among those papers there are, we learn,
large number of highly important let
ters from European correspondents of
high rank, throwing light on his inysteri-
Gus expedition to Mexico, which Mr..
Jefferson turned so efectually against
him as treason against the United States.
1t appears that William Pitt, then the
British Premier, was concerned in that
project and especially countenanced the
attempt of Col. Burr. England was then
at war with Spain, aud the British Cabi"
net was very DESTROYS of Gripping their
power in South American possessions.
OF that period ofhis life, during which
he was formidable competitor with JEFF
ferson, for the Presidency, there is no
letter or document remaining. That
portion of Col. Burr's eventful life rests,
therefore, on his own personal character
for truth and accuracy. In that respect
he stands on precisely the same footing as
Mr.. Jefferson, with perhaps better dis
position to be strictly accurate and par
ticularly true.
The letters and memoirs of Jefferson
made great sensation in the world when
they appeared-those of Burr are calcu-
lated, from their revelations touching i'm.
portant periods of history, to be even
more interesting, and perhaps more USE
.ful.
The papers and documents already put
by Mr.. Burr into the hands of bis early
friend for publication after his death,
would fill several volumes of modern ty-
pography.-N. Y. Morning Herald.
Resources of the United States.-In
1884, only fifty years ago, an Ameli.
can Vessel was seized in Liverpool,
for having on board eight bales of cot.
ton, as it was supposed to be impossi-
BILE that they could be the growth Of
this country. Who then would have
supposed that there would have been q.
this time, more than Goo, 900 bales Of
.hs raw material exported to that city
in a year, besides 8 or 100000 bales
to other parts Of Europe, and that ii
would too, have been manufactured
here ON so extensive scale as not
only to supply the great demand at
home, but enable our merchants 10
compete successfully with those Of
England in foreign markets. Those
individuals engaged 10 introducing the
culture of silk into our country, should
be encouraged to persevere in view o
this statement. The United States
now import annually about ten millions
dollars worth Of silk for their own con
sumption and far greater amounts arr
annually imported into England ant
France in the raw state; hence it i
evident that there will be good mar
ket for manufactured silk at home AM
1 for the raw material broad. -New6u
q report Herald.
ri The college of William and Mar.
diwas founded by King William an
Queen Mary, in the year 1892, tow