Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-23
fT0H he Bosfos T.a1ss
THE OLDEST TREE IN THE WORLD

Mr. LnuGJn IN his truly valuable .irbore'un II
FrtHieSiun {. ETuiesiun Bri'faHniean. engraved
me remarkable cypress OF Soma, Samms in
Lomharcy; which he considers perhnps the oI,i,st
tree ii which there is any record IN the world
The tree Is generally supposed To have been rI,o,
ed IN the year Of the birth of Jesus Christ and on
tins account - treated With great sversnce bv the
'nhauHahis OF that part OF LomOardy where II
grows; but the Able Belize informs us that there
IS an ancient chronicle eXtaat at MIen which
proves that II was tree in the time of Julius Ce
sar, Z. c. ~. Wnen measured for MIR LouJon nv
direction oi sgnor Mnnnettl, this tree was found TO
be l2 feet high and % in circumference al one foot
/ irnm ihe ground Bssr!es its great aye the Cy-
pru.s Of soma IS fcnafka ic for having been yy5,n.
ccd ny Iancis J, who is sud 10 nave struck his
sword ~ %, 10 lis tssgai! % lpg3'ug the btr.g of
J Piv-; and Tor havng been respected W Napoleon.
who, when lying down the plan tor ms grcu, road
over the SImpon, divgrgcd from the sgraish, line Ia
! avoid Irjugng the tree. Under such evidence a.
the above, We are Inclined 20 consider this cvDress
rs the Oldest tree IN the world Notwithstanding
such distinction las hitherto been awarded TO the
enormous dragon tree, M the island Of rtu.r n d.
| upon the authority OF Humboldt the phiozogric,I
| traveller. still Only the growtn Of one thousand
years has been c timed for thu dragon tree and that
| upon authority css c.rcums,sn'it traG the re-.
cord when gives 10 The cypress OF Soma the acc OF
ISL years. Among other TCmatklblc cyp,es,
/ mentioned ~ MIR LoudUn, are the expresses OF
ii IT, near SirIaz, ssId by some TO have been nan.
ted by the poet himself; aad by o.hers 10 We grown
over his grave.
EDWARDS THE FORGER.-The appear.
anas o! this modern fnancier is thus described in
the Philadelphia North American:
/ "GESTLEnAS GEoRC I've saw "CoL. Ed
I "at1s,' "''a' Ca.dweii, yesterday under an txa.
minauon before Judge Randall. lie IS rare spc-
clmen OF So accomplished rogue AID gentleman,
yliianl most atruit fnIncier into lhe bl,g,,5.
/ tie hus hc.h, bright c1Ir'culrcc, with fine Ca.
iurts and DARK hair Gu. cd m studied taste yes
ierddy by hs barber. ne irocS. fashionable mix
Ell pigrs, u-L, vest, SIX neck SOC and a f,e nj
Il wing whsker-, the t-bt sort 10 enrip,ure I,Ed,y
/. young llJics JUST from "a boarding school. Us Il.
/ cure Is ufc, per51nsl s9jTtsy easy, and manners
/ quiet taking. Although WIh q restless eve lie
never qullsd unCUr the Eozs 1t the crowd nor ms
. self possession during long ord searching exam.
/ n1tgn Of witnesses. lie wore handsome igbt
gloves, U'a.'iu. shirt bosom, and his gD.d watch
| guard would have made some credu Gus pcopl.
swear DO was Ju honest nun pud an opu.enr gentle.
man II just The charac,er for one OF Bowers
easy virtue heroes
The 1(rieaas ofhS .7His'ad.-Tbs Nspd,o Ne
gfoes are o'. 70 be sent Of 10 lew weeks 10 Afr
accompanied W % wlrs Missionary, an. nv. ui
7 Raymond Several ot them hive vested s.er,
Leone repeated y, and en- " ,Juoat ts.u.ty fr,
lheif Hiy itom ihatpI'cs 10 MendL
, C2sr ~ THs BErTrH CoHeUEs1s ~ Igpr.-
The bombay Tunes says hat The expense to tb,
East lndia Company, 81 the war in All h1n,s,an-
ihun when there never was une more uurlgb,,ou
from November 1883, 70 Junuiry Istn. va. nm
pn lions siehne,-soy forty millions OF dollars.
II FLIcHT.-ln the lie disaster on b,,,I ID.
L. steam irR'lc FuIlon, Lieut. S rong, son Of Ju5o
10 Strong, OF Rochester, we standing near TIE gI
y when u cKp'odcd aud was thrown 70 INTO The aI
some hheen feet and alghted with but sgl, iri,,,
= Bos0n Tunes
}, MtcmsAE.--The Troy Whig says. a, g,,,t,,o,
n Of Michigan writes thot the surplus Who's, prorg,
Of the State will be 'hrs year 500 ono JusrsI., -,
% Tie surplus polk. J,OOO.OOO pounds
y 1HE GRE,T ILLINOIS BANK ROBBrPy
O. q Nv DAYS ago Ne HOIccJ q report 90 the JseI
| s0nvi..r l..n1mn, that deficit bod been DEF, ri,
10 the account Of TIC teller Of the State B,nk
Illinois % Sprnghs o. The deficiency, It,sems. ~
ID. CURED viih Mr. Love S. CuruNau a cIsfk ,
&. npthc teller IN the Bink. The deficiency oo
r amour ~ between $500 aud ,2Uu. In, Jou
e, "a' s'ys he was 70 be recognized Tor Gal.
o.. Boston Times
1g IHE SCHuyLETLL Coal TRADE The Nine,
LOT Journal OF Saturday last say "Tlo shpmen
ft To-" week, including the LiuIo Srbuy kt.. on
Doe amount 10 2O,3G7 ions. Total his . oson. 81,
% 81 tons. To tne same period a5, year, SIS %
BE in Consequence Of the groat accumu alton O, coal
ne Whdrvcs 1' Fhil tce pnIa, IN the SchuyikiIl st
me the continued scatcHy oi coal vessels ofg,f, ba
cu been received bo,o from several dealers beloS
ctt stop shipping. This viii account for the feduet,
Q IN TIC pucos Of freight this week. We ouo,e
Philadelphia at ~ so, to New York, 81 BOZ