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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11
LOVES RlToRNELLA.

From HE piay cf The Brigand"-Act III Sc. 3.
" Gentle zitella whittier awsyl
Loves titornela, list while play.
" Na--i have lugel' d too long on the road,
Night is advsncmg-the brigaud's abroad.
Lonely aiela hath too much TO fear;
Loves ritorneia she may not hear -
Charming zitella, whv shoudst thou caref
Night is nos darker than thy raven hair;
And those bright eyes if the bigand should See
Thou ART the iobber--the captive is he.
Gentle ziteIla, henish thy fear,
Loves rilornella tarry and hear"
Simple ztela; beware! ali, beware!
List ye no ditty, grant ye no prayer
To your light footsteps let terror add wings,
lis Massarpni himself Who nov sing..
Gentle zi.eila, Danish Thy fear,
Loves ri,ornella tariv snd hear"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

lis IN Nav HAMpsHIRE.-Gov Page, in his
message to the New Hampshire Legislature. an
nounces the discovery of tin in Coos county,
the base of the White Mountains. so pure as to
yield forty per cent one Of the good r-.ults Of a
geological survey of the State, and more important
as the same kind of has not been fUsnd in any
part of the country, of sufficient value to pay for
the working.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

PURSUIT OF KNowLEDGE.-He that en-
larges his curiosity after the works of ma
ture demonstrably multipIes the inlets to
happiness therefore, we should labor in
the pursuit Of knowledge, and remember
that blghted spring makes barren year,
and that the vernal flowers, however
beautiful and gay, are intended by nature
us preparedness to autumnal fruits. john.
son.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

VERY GooD.-The Boston Post tells a
story of a down-east militia captain who,
on receiving note from lady request
ing "the pleasure of his company" under.
stood i. as compliment to those under
his command, and marched the whole OF
them to the lady's house.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

SOCIETY or CIScfssATI Out of two hundred
and twcn,y-nire members Of the Society Of Cincn-
natl. but survive, four Of whom are residents
Of New Haven, viz Col. John TrumbulI, (who
was Aid TO Washington. and member Of his mill.
tary family) Deacos Nathan Beers, Henry Dag
get,, and DE- Eneas Monson. These, we believe.
ATE ;illstrong men Of their years. PAiIa. Star.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

Salt FOR PoULrRY.--The Franklin Farmer con.
,aos notice Of "A isrmcr's wife ia that vicinity.
who killed her flock OF thirty young turkeys. BY Civ
ing them pint of meal wet up in a large spoonful
Of salt. A few years SINCE friend Of ours killed
about so chickens By allowing them TO est quanss.
~ Of meal in which salt had been literally mixed
aud wet up for bis horse. Sal. msy be safely mis-
cd with food given TO geess goslngs but IL isvsl
W turkeys or chickens. ---Pkn Star
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

BRIEy 1nuisMs from the Louisville Journal -
The notorious BIownson, Ia his Boston Review,
assails Alexander Hamilton. That's kicking the
dead lion He also oomes our. mountaineering
bis recent Looofocoism. and assal4 Mr. veo Buren,.
That's kicking he dead f,x
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

Gov ROMAN, of louisiana recommend. the
PLANTERS who use steam power on their plantations
in the making of sugar, to apply this power al
proper seasons TO the manufacture of coarse cotton
and WOODEN cloths. At present, the steam engines
lie useless for threcfourths Of tho yesrbeing en-
p!oyed not than fourth in the sugar max.
ing business
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

Admiral Garden, formerly, We th;nk, defeated /.
the Macedonian BY the U. 9. ship United States,
has written boob agaiu Il the American Navy--
After being beaten BY come inferior American ship
ne 2. returns the h,c through book. The English
navy ms alv avs been much indebted TO the prsss.
Phil u g. G1z
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

Az Hos. Wh. c. PnEsTos.- We have it from
iae niost unquestionable authority that Mr.. Pres
ton has no inieDt.n Of accepting seal in tho Cab
met, (ss has been confidently seported,) but will
remain in the Senate for The purpose Of giving bis
aid to the new Administrator carrying out their
measures. - CAdrlssion Courier.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

tim, water power Of Rochester, New York, is es-
md , to be equal 10 one thousand nine hundred
Tbs :niy steam engines Of twenty horse power.
'Set supplies about twenty thousand cubic feet
'0' per minuts, when it Is at its medium levsl,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

The Committee on Inland Navigation and Inter-
mel improvements OF the House Of Representatives
OF Pennsylvania have reported bill which contains
appropriations 10 the amount Of e 500 900 for va
rious public works,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

NAVY APPRENTicks "A Midshipman's warrant
has been given the reward Of merit to one OF the
apprentices at the naval school at Norfolk. and
one OF those at each Of the schools at New York
and Boston.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

NEw ARsEsAL is proposed in New York 10
cost $50 Is, TO be built in he castcIls,ed Gothic
style, on account OF its economy, aDi Of Sing Sing
marble, rough dressed and laid in Irregular course
with sf'.- and lintels Of dressed stone, and the
whole To be made hre-proof
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

NATIONAL FoUNpRY.-The citizens of Danyllle,
on the 6th ult., held an adjourned meeting,
s aen a memorial was adopted for the purpose OF
mi, forwarded TO Congress, urging DaCsille az a
,ho'e location for National Foundry to be es-
@0"shed BY the General Government
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11
AMrRlcAN LocoMorlyrs. --The

York Courier SAYS.
The ship "lsaac Newton" now londing
at this port, for Hamburg, has on board
two Locomotive Steam Engines and other
machinery, the value Of the same being
nearly twenty-five thousand dollars, des.
tined for q railroad 10 Prussia.
These are from the extensive mauuiac-
tory of VIM. Norris, Philadelphia, whose
high md well deserved reputation. has
produced heavy orders for his work from
England and the Continent. He has al
ready furnished seventeen locomotives TO
England and twenty eight TO other parts
Of Europe.
The success Of his Engines on tho Eng
lish roads must be source OF gratiiica.
ten 10 every American, and it is equally
agreeable TO find that our English brethren
in spirit of magnanimity, willing 10 give
merit its due, freely admit The superiority
Of his machines.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-11

ON triumphant bulletin great victory
is meat and drink to him and al the sight,
of military sovereign, bringing home
captured cannon and captured standards,
he throws up his greasy emp in the Dir aud
is ready to jump out Of his wooden shoes
for JOY.
John Bull, on the contrary, is reason
ing, consideratc person. 1.-The does wrong,
il is in the most rational way imaginable.
He fights because the good OF tho world
requires il. He is a moral person, aud
makes war upon his neighbor for the
maintenance Of peace aud good order. and
sound principles. He is money-making
parsonage, ind fights for the prosperity Of
commerce and manufactures. Thus the
two nations have boen lighting. time on, Of
mind, for glory and good. The French,
in pursuit OF glory, have had their capital
twice taken; and John, in pursuit of good,
has run himself over head and ears 10 debt.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
EXPLOSION At SYRACUSE.

On Friday the 20th ult., in Syracuse,
N. Y, fire broke out in loiner's shop
on the tow path Of the Oswego Canal.--
The Onondaga Standard thus describes
the fire and lis dreadful results:
At the time we had reached the spot,
the roof of the building was completely
enveloped in flames. The engine compa-
nies were near the fire and appeared to be
doing good execution. Presently we
heard the cry Of "powder powder -
/ There is powder in the buildingi" When
this cry was first given, nearly the whole
crowd rushed back, but The move was but
momentary. Most Of those nearest the
fire maintained their position, and very
few appeared TO place any credit in the
report. AT this time we were standing
within fifty or sixty feet the flames-the
building had been on fire perhaps fifteen
minutes-when tremendous explosion
took place, completely checking the fire
and demolishing the building. This ex-
plosion lasted we should think four or five
seconds, filling the air with fragments Of
the building, and creating the greatest
CONSERVATION imaginable. TIE noise Of
the explosion having ceased, all was still
for n moment, and then the most heart
rending groans that ever reached our ears
were heard.
The first person whom we me. after the
shock was Mr.. Myers, the lock tender, a
tall, athletic man, with par, of his face
blown off, and his head and shoulders
completely covered with cinders and
blood. He begged some one to go home
with him, ant two persons readily accom-
panied HIM. The next was person
brought out dead one side Of his head
having been blown off, and his brains
fallen out. From this followed other
scenes which it is impossible TO describe.
All was confusion. Although the sight
of the dend and the dying was horrible, it
was scarcely less than that Of the living,
inquiring for their relatives-parents Tor
their children, and wives, almost frantic
with despair, for their husbands.
AS TO the origin of the fire, it is un-
known; but it is supposed that II was the
work OF an ncendlary. The fire appear
ed 10 have commenced in the top of the
building. The powder-some say 10,
others Is kegs-was placed on the ground
floor, under work bench, and belonged
to Malcolm e. Hudson.
AS near as could be ascertained, up
wards of thirty persons were killed out.
right and no less than fifty wounded,
some very seriously, and perhaps fatally.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
A RARE CHANCE FOR THE MARRIED.

| A RARE CHANCE FOR THE MARRIED.
A law was passed at the last session Of
the Legislature Of New Hampshire, by
which all women who have refractory
husbands can easily get rid of them, and
be left at liberty to make wiser choice
the next time. One section in the law
provides, that if the wife of an alien or OF
citizen of any other State, shall have re-
sided in the State for two years together,
and her husband shall not, during that
time, have come into the State and claim
ed his martial rights TO the person and
property of his wife, she may apply for a
divorce frcm her husband and that, upon
the production Of satisfactory evidence
that the husband is an alien, or that he
has left the United States, intending to be-
come citizen Cf foreign country, and
| that he has never come into the State and
claimed his martial rights during the sepa-
rate residence of the wife, divorce from
the bonds Of matrimony shall be decreed.
So then all woman has 10 do, is to
take up her residence for couple Of years
in New Hampshire, and provided her hus.
can be released from her former vows.
The New Hampshire Patriot fears the
State will become tho resort for all re-.
lractory, Disseminated, turbulent wives in
the neighboring States and countries
The granite State may become as famous
as Gretna Greer. the one for yoking,
and the other for unyoking. The Patriot
intimates that this law was framed to meet
the celebrated D'Hautville case, as there
Is another section in it that provides, that
in case of divorce upon application of
the husband in foreign country, or upon
application of the wife in this country, dur
ing the separate residence, she is 10 have
and retain the exclusive custody and guar
dianship OF any minor child born in this
country and living with ner, unless il shall
be made TO appear by other evidence, that
she has been guilty Of adultery or other
criminal breach of the marriage covenant.
All property, real or personal, acquired
by her during the sepa rateresidence, not
derived from her husband, is secured to
her own use. 1t is also made unlawful
for the husband, being an alien, or being
about to leave the United States, to take
from his wife residing in this State sepa.
rate FROM him, the custody Of any minor
child OF the marriage, born IN this coun.
try, with intent to carry the child TO a
foreign country, against the consent Of the
mother; and upon her application guar.
dian may be appointed, and other mea-
sures adopted to secure to her or the guar
dian the custody Of the child.
Thus it will be seen that the law meets
the D'lIautvlle case in every point. Ii
is ntmated that the Countess is now in
the State for the purpose of awaiting her.
self of the law at the proper time.-N y.
Express.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
DEATH OF A HERO.

! Gen. SAMUEL DALE, one of the bravest
OF the pioneers Of the Southwest, died a.
hsfesidence in Lauderdale county, Missis.
sippi, on the s3d of April. A writer in
the Natchez Free Trader relates the fol-
lowing incidents of his life:
" As a scout--a pilot to the emigrants
who blazed the first path through the
Creek nation, from Georgia to the Tom.
| bigbee, with arms in their hands; and
subsequently,, as spy among the Span.
iards at Pensacola, and as partisan Off
Ger during the most sanguinary epochs Of
the late war-present at every hatchery
remarkable for hair breadth escapes !;
for caution and GOODNESS in desperate
emergencies. for exhibitions Of gigantic
personal strength, and undaunted moral
courage--his story is studded over with
spirit string incidents, unsurpassed by any
thing in legend or history. His celebrat-
ed Canoe fight, where, unaided, in the mid.
die OF the Alabama, then in It's spring
flood, he fought seven warriors with club
bed rifles and killed them all, and rowed
to shore with the corpse Of his last antago.
llSl uUutI lCtty WOuiu DS idu-
ulous, if it had not been Witnessed by
twenty soldiers standing near the baak,
who not having boat could render him
no assistance.
Some years ago he was attacked by
two warriors, who shouted their war
whoop as he was kneolng down to Drink,
and made rush at him with their ,oma-
hawks. He knitted them both, and though
bleeding from five wounds he retraced
their trail niGe miles, crept steallhily TO
their camp, Drained three sleeping war
riors, and cut the thongs Of a female prls.
oner, who lay by their side. While in
this act, however,, n fourth sprang upon
him from behind log. Taken at such
disadvantage, and exhausted by the loss
Of blood, he sank under the serpent grasp
of the savage, who, with yell OF triumph
drew his knife, and in few moments
would have closed the contest. AT that
instant, however, the woman drove TOM
hawk deep into the head of the Indian,
and thus preserved the life Of her deliver
en-"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
G}lalSg5slalAlh Mllss(91sLM AMY.
AMERICANS IN INDIA.

The Mobile Journal publishes the fol-
lowing extract from letter from native
OF one of the cotton growing States, who
is now in India under contract with the
government, or company who are max
ing an attempt to improve the culture OF
cotton in that country. The letter con-
tains information which is curious, and
deserving of attention from the authentic.
~ of the same.
CALrEE, May 10Th, 1871.
am now about six hundred miles from
Calcutta, in the District of Bundiecund,
and have commenced business after sort
of fashion. AS to labor, can get a
plenty, such as it is; one of our negroes
will do mole work than five of the natives.
They are something like our Choctaw In.
dams, at home, only much inferior in
strength, courage and energy.
There is no forest for them 10 roam in
here, as the Choctaws have, and they are
therefore compelled to make living such
as it is, by labor, and the rent to the Go
vernment eats out the profit of all they do
cultivate. The land here all belongs TO
government, and the natives have 10 pay
rent for using it. The rent is from three
to nine rupees per Begha, according to
situation the nearer a well, the higher
the rent, three 6eghaS make about an acre
of our measurement. This grinds them
down so hard that they rarely attempt TO
make moro than mere living, which IS
nothing but little rice. There nre few
of them that ever get animal food at all,
so you may Judge what sort of creatures
they are for labor. compared with our ne.
groes at tho south. DO say that this is
a great deal more slavery than :hat OF
the slaves in North America. You may
say they have no masters TO order them
to their work as you do slaves, but they
are nothing like as well provided for or
as happy. You can hire the best men
here for five pice a day, women and boys
at two 10 three Pice-there are AZ pjce in a
rupee, and rupee is worth about 45 cts.
of our money so you see the free laborer
here gets less than five cents per day, or
one dollar and half month, with which
to clothe and feed themselves and paw
rent TO government.
Besides this, there are other circum-
stances against this being an agricultural
country. There is hardly any timber fit
for use. | have seen no tree, since have
been here, higher than thirty feet to the
top branch. There are no horses fit for
work, EXCEPT the Arabian brought from
Persia, and sold at high prices, from hun
dleds up to two thousand rupees, which IS
too much for any farm horse. and so we
have nothing TO depend upon for plough
ing, but very small oxen, much inferior TO
those in America. We may make about
900 pounds Of cotton to the acre, and three
acres to the hand, which will be about
600 pounds, or bale and half of our
weight, 20 the hand, but have not yet
heard Of more shan 100 pounds to the
acre, and that of very inferior stuff COM
pared with Mississippi cotton. Still as
this is muck better than the native Gull
tivatlon, | may do quite as well for my
self as at home, for an disposed TO think
the government will be liberal. ! shall,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
NUMBER ~.

on the juices Of the wheat before the joint
is formed; hence the injury. Another
recommendation OF this wheat is, that il
ripens from six to eight days earlier than
other winter wheat and, therefore, il is
seldom, il ever, injured by rust, rot or
smut. As it respects the fly. this wheat
may be sowed any time ate, the 10th Of
September, and prior TO the 10Th Of Octo.
Der. The earlier il is put in the better,
within the above period. The produce
Of this wheat has been better, under the
same circumstances, than any other, and
II weighs go TO Ga pounds bushel. As
the gram is larger than ordinary, and
the head heavier than any other wheat, a
full allowance Of seed should be given to
the land ; and il should stand to be quite
ripe before il is cut. Ii is not as liable
to shatter in the field es other bearded
wheat. The entire success with which
this wheat has been cultivated, as il re.
spects the Hessan ny and rust, he's IN
duced the undersigned on the solicitation
of several farmers IN Loudou, Frederick.
jefferson, and other counties, to place in
the hands Of Mr.. Stephen Shinn, mer-
chant, of Alexandria, about three or four
hundred bushels Of it, TO be furnished by
him to such as may incline to try it,
Bah. Amer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER =, Esaa.

nevertheless, return TO America at The
close of my engagement.
The native dress here is nothing but a
strip Of cloth tied round the middle, and a
turban on the head Of another strip the
rest of the body 10 both sexes is naked,
exposed to the sun and weather. The
women you may Judge Of, when J say
they are more offensive than the Choctaw
women. If any difference, the Choctaws
have il.
The writer's route to India, was London.
Paris, Lyons, Malta, Alexandra, down
the Nile TO Cairo, thence by the way Of
the Red Sea 20 Bombay, and Calcutta, a
journey which, while it excited the won
der Of Mississippi cotton grower, served
also to raise his disgust at many things
which met his eye and his other senses,
and caused him to declare himself more
Of an American than ever.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
FLY PROOF WHEAT.

Mr.. John Taliaferro, Virginia farm
er. advertises in the Alexandria Gazette
a species Of Wheat cultivated by him for
the last i've crops, and which has been
cultivated the two last crops by mum,
Der of his neighbors and Others ana
which, he says, has, without exception
resisted the ravages of that destructive
insect, the EIessian hy. THIS is red
wheat, and bearded. 1t has more vgor-
Gus roots than any other species Of wheat,
which constitutes its chief excellence
Owing to this. the fly in the Fall does no
injury to its roots, and in tho Spring its
growth is moro vigorous and forward,
than any other winter wheat, so that by
the middle of April il is in full joint, and
impregnable TO The fly, which, at that Pc
Rod, as all farmers know, commences 10
hatch, and N the maggot state 70 subsisl
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02

BRITIsH MAIL STEAMERS TO SAvAN-
NAH-The Savannah Republican states
that an arrangement has been made with
the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company,
now in this country, by which Savannah
will be made the Southern depot instead
Of Chareston--tbe objection to the latter
place being the bad bar 10 the harbor.-
At Savannah vessel drawing 90 feet can
be brought to safe anchorage, inside, at
the lowest point of tide. The harbor OF
Charleston, il is said, will not admit al the
utmost vessels drawing feet. The Re-
publican says
We do not like the principle upon
which the English are enchanting US and
the world, by their numerous gigantic
steamers, and should be glad to see them
excluded from the American coast, but if
they ARE allowed to come, we shall DO
glad to see Savannah selected as the point
of Communication. As long as peace con.
tinues, the advantages will be immense,
and we may as well reap hem; but in
war, we dread the use Of the knowledge of
our barbors, thus acquired by hostile
people"
lf our government would act promptly
and wisely we should have lines Of Amer
acan steamers running between our Allan
tic ports and to foreign ports. The Com.
mitlee on Naval Affairs has submitted
resolution Of inquiry on this subject which
we hope will lead TO speedy action.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02

AN ALARMING STATEMENT.--The N.
York Courier Of Monday, 10th u'i., co.
pies paragraph from the Miners Jour-
nal, to the effect that passenger on board
the British Queen from Portsmouth to
New York, says, that during the voyage,
the biiuminous coal on board took fire
from spontaneous combustion ; and, fur
thermore, he states, tina, from his own ex-
perience and the testimony of others, he
believes the: not one Of the English steam
ships ever crossed The Atlantic without
the bituminous coal on board taking fro
from spontaneous combustion The edi.
tor Of the Courier adds:
"We were a passenger ON bonrd tho
Queen on her first voyage across the At
Iantic. on which occasion her coal became
ignited, and burnt with such fury that the
men were driven from tho hold, and the
ire was only extinguished by pumping
water upon the coal in large quantities,
by means of the machinery. The fire
was discovered about o'clock, A. NJ,
and was only known to about dozen OF
the passengers, who were on deck at the
time, and we agreed not to name i, to the
passengers generally, as it might create
alarm"