Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-17

society requests Us 10 say tina, there will be
s"eeung o. the Soc ely 10 morrow evening in NJ
nethooid church. att o'clock. The pub i: are in
''eo 70 a"end.-lChar. J.t De. -.
DEArHoF JoHx H. Observation-Disclosures h..
" oeeu Town that thiB gentleman died n S.o,,s-
'"'e' yesterday morning, after few days's illness.
10.
IRON rae CoAsr oy AFRIcA-By III. brig X en-
Icy, Sap'ain Jepsoo, We have later Indulgence
, =, h,fic1 and the Cape de Verde Islands. The
hentucky is directly from the Portususs. v;iI.as
w 'he b'saos River. Nothing Of particular in,
p'',ance mas occurred in tina, vicinity. The Ken
Tas spoken at the b ssaos entrance by the
80 o's OF war CnrleH, and was permitted TO
pass on up the river without being boarded Can
n 'epson took his brig up the river safe vithon,
n p"o'-IeveF k1o-n TO have been done before
nc eatk Genilemsn from New York was anchor.
Co.. ~ ."e portuguese village, just arrived IRON
u'moia and reported that the Europeans ami N,
ives we're dying IN great numbers Of a new disease
t"a. hao recently made its appearance there. The
factories on The Island Of Gillenn, which were a.
80, oy me British sone time ngo, had been re.
nuit by the well known Banco md are d,;,, =,
extensive business as f,rmerIv M ,,oI,s,as;o
from the British has occurred lately AIis uuu,n
sly quiet OF the Cape de Verbs A, m. Por, NJ
Dlr'sGo mere Yves one Biiish and two Portuguese
Sesseir OF war, and a erea, numte, cf the crows
were slek.-.N. i. Tribune.
ooh'scg oF REAL LIFE Some year, nco. saws
?" JSN'he'' Se captain OF 2 cOrSar Carried off
me "ie OF poor oOI cutter residing in The r,;,h
oo'hoou OF Messinn. Az er OBTAINING her for seye
raj months on board his vessel he landed her on an
snho 10 me South SEES, wholly regardless Of what
ans oe,A' her' IL happened ,hs; the woman vas
presented 10 the savage monarch of the island who
oscHn,e ennmo ed Of her lie made her his xiC.
paeeu her on The throne, and a; his death left her
lue sore severe IN Of his domains. By Eutonran
,sSs', "n'eh recently touched at the Island the
poor wood cutter has received in:ellisenc. ~ MS
whe. She sent him presents OF such vas; vain.
ua' ne WIZ probably be ons oil the wealtt.ies, indi
s,ouas IN sicily, until It shall please her rnaiestv
MS angus! spouse, 10 summon him TO her court.
MORE TROUBLE IN CAMBRIDGE CoLLEer.-A
ifeeas OF quite serious nature, took pace among
some OF me members Of tbs senior class on Saturday
learn, ere &c follows:
a shor; time since, one OF the students turned in
'o'et' and gave notice to the faculty OF some breach
o. college discipline, watch had been committed
ny a 'e,low student, Who vas Immediately expelled
"" SATURDAY afternoon, few Of the same class
SIX 10 nunSoer, meeting tue nforrner sliced him and
2,oeseced 10 admlnIsierG dose OF LyrcL-aw 10 hir,
lheY dragged him under pump, where he VS.
puI INTO trough and treated TO a thorough duck
ING, and then suffered TO depart. not hoyysvrr II,
peace. He Immediately presented binseIf be,o,.
the res cent, "all smarting with his wounds H.
lofmed MIN OF his Ill-irtatment, and gave him
me names CT those engaged in the affair.
h1 ne was returning Lon the Presidents study,
" n hat
oeen eusaeed in the ducking, and had heard of hi,
having lodged information concerning IL; WHO tod
HIM TIA, he would give him something else to eli
me faculty OF, and keeping hi, word by giving him
ears OF the President, a Faculty Meetine va.
ca co. and all those engaged in the affair were sus,
wos expelled - ""0
We understand tina; most Of these young men
oeions 10 the htst families in Boston.
SIERR. LEosE.-ln conver-ation with n gentle
man from the Western Coast Of Africa. he mem
TONED to US, that few months since a British yes.
sci capured SLAYER, ard sent the ship with .bou,
ore hundred and twenty five CO ptves isto Sierra
lone While she was lying IN the harhor, Il {
governor sent on board and took eighty Of the
slaves, marched Them up TO the barracks. and press
ed them into the ranks OF the army to be sen, i'm
indefinitely TO Jamaica in the West Indie setvir.
10 go a soldering may be better even NJ inyoiuu.
tary than 10 DC sold into slavery. Butt, s.rkes ms
In@' II INITIATES against The claims Of humanity by
the Is lush, that they make use of the liberated
blacks for Their own purposes and Send tlcr, 70
oesr arms IN the West Indies, instead of be.r;ns
evi'zauon and christianity into AfIica.-IU S G.z.
CASE OF Cot. WEBB James Watson Webb. in.
oicteo io' leaving the State with inen, 10 receive
cha,Iense' appeared IN the Court OF Sessions yes
'7toay' put IN special plea OF Guilty and nddess
Gu Nhe Oourt most aoly IN explanation and JUS if
cation OF the conduct for which he stood arrSisrsJ
he very iorcibly urged in his behalf the facts th.t
no nuemP; had ever before been made 10 convier or
punish any one under this provision Of Inv thoueb
'ne ohenses against II had been many and fragrant;
anu not less iorcibly did he arlaign that depTavsi
pubic sentiment which condemns the man who 70
fuses 10 night (raiher than be kicked off the SIDE
~alk,D yet calls for the punishment as a felon n,
whoever ooeys ITS acquisitions by fighting! Col
W. avows that he enteied on The stage Of active H.
as military man, adopted the code of honor Of
military lie, and has ever adhered TO IT, He sue
gests That his conduct in the affair with Marshall
was not sanguinary, that he was forced into the
hsh', entered upon 1t with a fixed determination
nos 70 take his opponents ife-a determination
proved by letter written by him the night before
me duel to mir HOskn, his associate in the Courier
& Enquirer. N VI u
The District Attorney gave notice tina, he SHOULD
move lor Judgment against Col J w Webb or
Iuesday Of next week. The Cour, then adiournes
TO Monday.-fN Y Tribune.
a BEAT.-Capi. Lloyd. Of New Jer,sv has 70.
eenty beaten Jeannei, the crack rife shot Of SWi,.
Istand, who has been triumphan, for 10 wears II q
Ipte' Capt.. Lloyd made his shos st Hoboken. y.
;. ana his opponents There were two) IN Locke
Switzerland. The parties frmed 30 .bo,a e,cb ae,
Smsate measurement of hand, distance 545 feet, OF
yards feet, the only distance recognized by The
SWISS Government. Captain Lloyd beat the bes,
SWISS target is Hale iuehes.--R. S.ar.
PARE.-Mr and Mrs. Broughmnn appear tbi,
evening Ia the School for Scandal AID the Omni-
eus-a very strong bill. We prophecy a crowded
house.-N y. Union.
| The Potato Trade in this town now appears net.
" well under way. They nto selling quick a, a
smiling per bushe, cash and 20 cents in exchange q
Goods. The Crop in this section is heavy.
tWiscasscs (Mej Republican.
Duel befptsn tieo IHdidHS.-Two Choctays Twins
10 The parish Of Rapides, in this State FOUGHT !
desdly duel n few days ago. The weapons were
rifles; the muzz Is placed within siI inches al
each comhitan's hreaS', and al the firing which wa,
simultaneous, both tell dead.-N. q. PIC.
lMrsErAST.-II has been de,reed by the Con-
sress OF New Grenada, that oil the privileges which
have heretofore been given TO the F.en-h and Eng
lsh, IN opening canal through Panama, he fcrlcIr-
ed aud wIthdfaWn, and the project Of coantciire
the Atlantic with The Pachc be thrown opon 10 4 :
coml eIuon Of The whole world.
The amour, Of property insured sgains, los, bv
IRE in the three kingdoms OF England, Ireland, and
Scotland, f1f the year 1871, was E735 900 900; the
gross amount Of farming stock insured, ESQ. COO
QUO.
Forly-hTe sheep were killed by the Locomotive
on the New York anJ Erie Railroad on the tenth
instant, near Monroe, Orange county. Albany ID
Adv.
Three bears were killed on the commons near
Saint Cior on the 18Th ultimo. Game Of ell softs
. extremely abundant this year. Detroit Daily
Adv.
Mai Gen. Scott arrived in thi, city on Friday
evening last, from The Lakes. lie visi.s this CITY
TO rcviow The ~ Regiment, which rs expected to
md a. Jefferson Barracks. lie leaves, VIC undrr-
stand, in few days for Washington ST. Louis
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