Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-26
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Inc fIofidt hdmns-I1eS 81. Augustine News of
the 10Th instant stss; III is with much pleasure We
learn that there Is II prospect oi eir Lii .uliies with the
Indians being final'y ended. They are daily e,nin! i'll
to lie settlements around Tampa and the neIghboling
Posts, and express a willingness 10 eunl2,ale. benz We.
fy friendly "ils The whites. We hope General Worth
may shortly succeed in shipping them TO the Wesl.n
DiS'ttSsm Oito.-ln Ohio. it Is known, the circt4la
ton Of The sbnud banks is reduced 10 a very tri1pa a
mount, and "a the currency IS aim Isl exclusively Of hard
money, 'he value oil property OF every description Is
eurresphndiigly depressed. The distress which is thus
brought upon the debtors may be understood from the
facts, which are stated in a Dayton paper. THAT we'll
saved hay has been 5 ID FIR a dollar n To-, II a e ms a5le,s
sals' ana excellent cows lor three dpHms apice.--
At another constable's sale fire hutd,cd bushels ol
corn IN the ear were sold for three doitns and
eighty acres Of Uhcat we'll put in for the same sue, ~
.horenssnts IN Hnris;ug.-A letter dated Harris
bnfg, Dec. IA, TO the ibaltim, re American. says
sumo 'inle since a political movement was comncn-
ced here, IN favor OF Col. johnson; subsequently. another
was started III favor Of Mr.. buchanan; and very recent
y, a thlrd has been set on foot. more powerful than Ell
tfer OF the others. IN favor OF Gen. Lewis Cass. In the
meantime, a very small section of the Wing parry
nave o'th ringing the changes ON the nare of Gen.
,.o'., N'iic me great mass oi the party are in favor OF
MI. oay. mus stand the chess mcn a, present.
Zines he'dnH-The Madisonian, in referring 10
hcHodt $ EIPositor, states, that the editor is now ICON
iinei within prison bounds by the Prosecutor of The late
SUIT lettering, we suppose To the Judgment obtain
ed by Stockton and Stokes fr a Transaction while Mr.
Kendall was Postmaster General.
W. Learn from he New Orleans Bee that. ION The
evening 81 Thursday, the Sth instant. at about : O'Clock
lie steamboats, Missouri and Samaei Daie came in col
lislon opp Site Bonnet Care Point. They met bow 10
bow. The Dale sunk immediately. II was reported
That SIX OF her deck hands were lost, We learn from
a passenger who was upon the Datc at the tine Of col
''sl'n, that the Missouri literally sy.t her in two Tor
nearly thirty feet, without receiving any damage os con
sequence herself he Missouri aNi rI.nt,I I.rm1f f. am
the wreck on Friday morning, and pursued her voyage
10 |Icksburg."
The Bank Of the State of North Carolina has declared
4 semi- annAal dividend of3 per cent.
Coming into .\bticc.-A largo meeting was lately
held IN Lawrence CO., Ohio, to po,,tiJn Congress TO
adopt w. Cost Joln.'n's 5000 100, 900 National Stock
based upon the public lands plan.
From .Nar Gycaada.-A letter dated at Bouo,a the
9TH ct Octobe: says: MI. Blackf,rd, our Charge. has
arrived here, by way Of Maracal1p, aud had rather a
pleasant journey. He isa very clever man, and will
suit this people. The administration are $, much plea.
sed with him that | have every hope he viii be able to
settle all the clains Of our citizens against this Govern
tnelt. Every thing is now quiet, and hope may con
TIME. There Is NJ news, political or commercial, 10 com
municaie."
1Me ibyiien DiFindty.-A letter from Havana in
the New Orleans Bee gives the following explanation OF
the capture, by a Hayden vessel, ri two Sminlsh ships
laden with. Il ,ur; in consequence Of which, the Governor
OF Cuba has lited out a squadron TO make rcprisals.-
The negroes declare that they were driven to to this
act Of piracy by famine, aud that they were r%erishing OF
hunger, IA the late earthquake had destroyed every
thing they possessed. 1t appears thai the blacks were
in command ui a ship, and numbered from - to 60
men"
The dcbt Of Groat Hriiain.-A correspondent Of the
Now York Tribune says. that this debt in silver would
load 296, 25O wagons. allowing each 10 carry 1000 lbs;
and allowing each team 80 feet. would form IA line over
700 miles in length. II reduced 10 cents. it would
vl S.SS1 .)D WarouS. and firm a line twice round The
globe.
Tiro Indiana forms nearly dcstrGycd-Ihe town OF
Moorcsville, lud4, was almost totally destroyed by fir.
on Tuesday night, Dee. q. 1t contained about fifty
houses. On the Doh ult. Mincetowf. in Delaware co.,
lad, was also visited by n most disastrous FIRE. Two
printing offices. one dry goods store. one 1alIor's shop.
one iron S, lrr, and the recorder Office, with their con
t tents. were totally destroyed.
The Knoxville (rcun) Register states that not many
months since conditional PURCHASES OF some Of the most
valuable landed property in Fast Tennessee were made
hy DIR. Thomas Anderson aud }. Gray Smith. Esq, Of
: HAT State, AMI that these gentlemen ~tcrwardS proceed
I'd 70 England for the purpose of ~disposng Of the lands
and encouraging emigration 10 this country. The editor
of The Register has hccn favored with lelttrs itun Eng
land, which convey information of the movements OF
Mcssrs Anderson and Smith in that country in fnr,hcrancc
of their Objects. From them 1t would appear that til
efforts of these gentlemen have bren unwearied, and thai
the prospects OF a favorable CONCLUSION Of their ncsola-
tons are quite taiterIng.
kih he h0ih-NNe learn, says the Burlington Uowa,
paper that this interesting chief of the Sacs aud FOXES
with same other of his t!ibe, have been taken 10 Enulan.
on a Specializing expedition.
n JFoLfin Sleeps Ciothiar.-Avcry curious circum.
stance occurred recently at a village IN Bucks county
! pa of a gentleman by the name of Shcap having been
robbed Of his clptiing during the niIht by Il room eompan
ION. a ponpons, self important. dnessy Little fellow. cal
ling himself Col. Wolf, who forced an undu, share oil
civiIity upon him during an hour or two's acquaintance
In the morning Wolf was not to be ilnad, but pursuit
being made he was s)un oycrlaulod. dressed entirely ia
shcap's %cl,thng.
RcautLid. Massieuf. a dcafand dumb pupil of thu
Able Sl,arJ, giyo- the following beautiful replies 10 the
questions put to llm:-Q. What is hope? A. The
blossom OF happiness, q. What is eternity? A.
' The lifetime of God. G.. What is gratitude? A
The memory of The heart.