Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-20

kr,,os - ordered TO the comni1rd oil The u
man To cruise on the West India station III.
Macelonian. IL will be feeolleeied. was eap'uieu
from the British by Commodore Decatuf, dul'pe
Ihe last var and has been almost entirely febua ~
the Gospofi Nasy \ ard. She is fine vessel anu
we are glad TO ses her under the charge OF gar
LIANT and so excellent an officer as Capt. hennon.
Captain Joseph J. Nicholson. the u. ). Navy,
died very suddenly on "Wednesday in Baltimore. oil
anoplexy. he IN his ash year, and as an OH
Ger and citizen. highly respected Tor the excel
lent qualities OF his head aud his heart
A fire occurred in Buffalo. New York. on Thurs
day week The office oil the Buffalo Star was en-
lrely consumed. The loss insurance was s. 600
DR. \. =. STROLLER, of Bath county, had his barn
deslfoyedb by fire the 9th instant with It's contents
and seven horses-loss $500. Supposed TO have
been on fire.
The election Of City Officers At Boston on Mon
day, resulted IN the return Of MIR. Eliot Tor Mayor
The vote being, for Eliot $3.50, Eddy 2,269; Ly-
man ll9.
Mr.. Prentiss, OF Miss, passed through Mobile on
The 4th INST 10 Washington. lie WAS proiered
public dinner By the czens of the former place. but
declined H. he was unwilling longer 10 delay ms
arrival al the capo
Judge Buchanan, Of the LIST Judicial District Of
Louisiana. in ordering the discharge Of the Deputy
Clerk ofthe Il. S. District Court, who had been sent
to prison by Judge Lawrence for refusing to de-
liver up the records to Clerk, stated that the
discharge granted, not on the merits Of the on
gina case the right to the custody of the records,
but upon the ground that an Imprisonment by a
judge Tor indefinite time, during his own plea
sure, is illegal and unconstitutional This IS
strong blow at the whole doctrine of judicial
temps.
Nearly the whole Of the village of Williamsburg.
Ky near Maysye, was destroyed by fire on the Doth
ult. The principal sufferers are John A. CLARK,
John Surrency, Alfred Seward Jr. ID. Judd, ST.
Col. Daniel Phillips, A. Skinner, w. l.. Fanow,
X. X. Rose and James Taylor
NnoLAs BlDDLE, President of the L. S. Bank,
has addressed another letter 10 John Quincy Adams.
closing their correspondence, with explanation of
the course of that Bank reference TO the resump-
ton OF specie payments.
The Postmaster General, in lis report, gives
Congress warning that the building occupied by lin
Is combustbe. II the threatened Investigations
should be commenced we fancy the ri3 will be great
ly increased. Congress should therefore lose no
tune IN throwing securities around this nnammable
department. There is premonitory symptom, -
that matters are to be puiged by fire.
An Internal improvement Convention assembled
IN hale'gn, North carolina, on the 18th inst. Pre-
sae!,i, Judge X. Nj. Saunders. Secretaries, Gen.
Cook OF Dayic county, and John WInslow of Fay
ettevle. A committee composed of one member
from each congressional district, was appointed 10
prepare the business for the convention.
There was great excitement in Raleigh on Mon
day last IN consequence OF news received there that
the Post Master General had decided To transport
the great daily mail to the Wilmington Rail Road
aud supply Raleigh, Fayetteville. Cheraw, Camden
X Columba,wh tri-weeky mail forwarded proba
bly, as some Of the citizens said, on "bobtaled POI
NY" meeting was hastily called at Raleigh, part
ly iot indignation purposes aud partly 10 make eff
forts TO change the intentions Of Mr.. Kendall Judge
Sanders tone of the Oldest and frmest of the Demo
cratic party presided. Judger Badger took a
conspicuous Pct