Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-08

ducliOncefs, brokers, sui NCnieTs Ol lottery tickets,
during The per!ol intervening between thu 3l>l
Of August ct The previous year and the Ii OF Juus.
also the commissioner aud clerk q return a list OF
cer'dcaies OF licenses granted by them To- orlinan
Keepers and Keepers oi houses OF private entertain.
mcnt; aud all lIccUses grained nv The clerk 4, haw.
kers aud pedlars aud eNhibIiurs of shows: and alsp
by the LIST Of Ocirbsr. lake lists of all licenses aud
certificates OF License. granted between The lst OF
June and 3lsI OF August. All requires the she,.
IFS or collectors of The revenue To eccuunt for and
ray iCtO The treasury on or before the 20ih of June
annually. all IN inrys received 10y them o, account
OF such licenses, hciwceL The said thirty first of
August and Isl ui June. and all sums received
thereafter nt The usual time d ( raging the balance
OF tn revei ne. The sherins are allowed a com.
mission OF five per centum ON The amount Of taxes
on licenses At the tiihcs specified. and for all taxes
due oud uneccounicd far on The 20ih of June, the
auditor Is authorized To obtain judgement Al, the
summer term Of the general court next ensuing,
with notice.
A BRAVE VI ASSADOR-When Sr Charles
W was ambassador at The Cour Of St Peters.
burg, he found that the inirigues Of a party in The
Russian Cabinet were all directed against our ipte.
rests; and with his usual prom pIness he wrote des.
patches to communicate the circumstances TO his
own government. Thrro dispatches were rreacher.
onsiy obtained by the Russians; hut as they were
found 10 be Ia a secret cipher. they were incompre.
hensible. BY the mot ~culpasle want Of fidelity.
h viewer, in some OF SIR Charles household, il twas
discovered that The Key 10 this cypher was pasted an
n screen, which he kept carefully locked IN i'm n
closet within his own bed room, yet in spite of This
precauiion. some ariful pea SON conirived TO Get in
there. aud was thus enabled to d~etipher his des-
patches.
The following night he was awakened by hi.
friend. General Rssiopchin, with The courage and
fidelity OF real friendship, risked everything TO warn
hi u OF his danger.
Ply, my freud" he exclaimed; "your DISPATCHES
have been read. M c council is now sitting. and il
is resolved that you shall he seized and SEM to 81.
IBERIA. Every mnment's delay increases ,onr dan.
ger. have prepared everything for your escape;
The British fleet is now OH Cronsiadi, and now ONLY
can you get on board
The friendship OF This generous Russian had even
iunmphed over the fidelity which he owed to his
own soycreigr. But Sir Charles, though full #
graliinde. refused "a take his advice.
81 am here. said he, ''as the representative ofihe
British king. aud never can 50 far forget his ma.
Jesiy's dignity n to hy from DANCE They nav send
me To Siberia. at their peril; but | never will vnInn-
lariIy quit my post. | will Immediately appear at
The council. and assume my place IS The ambassador
of England"
With the utmost expedition he arose. and prep,r.
ed 10 appear at the Russian conaciI; but with The
presence OF mind like Lord Nelson's, when he
waited 10 seal his letter with wax. that it might MT
appear written with precii iiaIion. Slr Charles dressed
himself with The utmost precision, in full court
dress. TO show that he felt perfectly at ease. When
he entered the counril cham her, oil his enemies
seem 10 shrink-no one ventured to intercept him
as no advanced To Tie empress. She received him
sraeiously and, extending her hand to him, looked
con'emPIuously ut Ihuse around her. saying. II wish
| might possess such a minister as Tins British am
~bassldor; on him. indeed. his maSIer can RELY for
courage aud hdeliIy. journal.