Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-03
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| Items Of News.
The steamship Britannia which sailed from Boston or
the 10th instant, did not arrive Halifax till tho morning
oi the l9th During dense fog she 90 30 miles q
the eastward Of Halifax struck on the rocks Of Jeddot,
Head as Is supposed, and sprung aleak Immediately al
ter her arrival ut Halifax survey was held upon her b,
the officers OF the admiralty, who decided that she could
proceed To Liverpool with safety after few trifng re-
| pars. Wotkmen were engaged all day. aud until IL
o'clock at night on the l9th putting guards aud
plankins and eaukng round the injury, and she to
sea on tho 10Th Fifteen twenty of her passengers left
| IN consequence OF the accident.
During the period when General Gaines was getting to.
gether an army his account because the Depart
ment was not quick enough in its movements ordered
company OF volunteers into garrison Baton Rouge
protect tho public property there. Many of them came
from distance and few days the entire company
was discharged, by order of General Brooke DAYS
not &c. and without pay. Many OF them destitute Of
oil resources Tor obtaining subsistence, and several had
been taken up while wandering the streets and pu,
Into the parish Jail. whittier they had objection TO 60
| because they could obtain food and shelter there
| WITHDRAWAL OF Two PRKsByrkRIEs.-Tho Presbytsry
ot Lewis Delaware, small body consisting four or FIVE
ministers and many churches has withdrawn from the
General Assembly, New SCHOOL, to which II belonged
preSsy the ground Of tho slavery character OF IN.
document adopted by the Assembly me cling
The PTcsbyery OF Ripley, Ohio has Withdrawn from the
same Assembly, on similar grounds
WnEAr CRor OF MicuiGAS-There is a general ospre.-
among Michigan Exchanges of the increase OF m,
wheat crop lSi5 large it was Last wear il wa,
placed by many competent Judges 5000 900 bushels
aud this they claim farther Of 20 per
higher than this.
A HoKRIBLE SToRY.-The Eafaula (AIa) Shield gives
hord account vt the wifu starvation OF children
Macon county, by brutal step-mother The youngest
found lying the floor a corner Of the room in
dying eondon-so completely emaciated that was bat
skeleton, its balls having left their living
oni's cheek aud the other the floor Another has died
snce being removed aud the restoration Of either of the
other two is extremely doubtful 1t stated the chill
dren the hendish mother fat and heary-proving
that the family was not destitute OF provisions.
Mo-
tVa) Flag OF SO, that recently three dreadful mudes
have been committed in Virginia The first occurred
IN Loudon county in which named REID had his
throat Gu, from in the presence Of his wife, by
individual named Ridgeway. In Prince William ms n
killed his wife. The last is the murder of negro woman
IN CuPepper county.
MURDER ~ KESTucEY.-Dr. Henry F. b. Childrs.s, a
respectable citizen OF Boon county, KY murdered
Riddles Mill, in that county, on Sunday 18th inst
IL supposed he killed for money which he had col
eced day previous and which was not about him
when his body was found.
DIPLOMATIC TEKNs-The "Trbune" says ave no.
tee that all the officials in speaking of the Mexican war;
contend that is to be carried conquer peace with
Mexico Why not 'own the corn and say, conquer
piece Of Mexico"
HARD NANEs-Married on Thursday evening July ID
by Falkerson, Esq, Mr.. John Christopher Gunefnger
to Miss hunigunty Dinkle, oil! OF Chicago city, Ill.
ASKcDOrE or DEcATUR.-At the close OF the war with
AlgierS when the Preminaries OF argued the
Dey insisted thar the States ought pay some III
butte las usually if nothing than a quantity of gun
powder. Commodore Decatur replied, he did not doubt
but his would willingly let him have the pow
der but" he added, you must take ball oith IT."
CONBCsrIBLE -The of tho different pastors of
the Unitarian Church OF Baltimore during last twenty
years, present the odd coincidence Of Greenwood Bellows
Cole, Sparks, and Burnap.
LARsE YIELD OF WHEAT-Mr. w Barr of Cecil couni
", Md writes to the Cecil Wing, that he sheed from his
present crop, seventeen heads of wheat without
selecting them, and produced 9775 grains
EXTENSIVE FKAUD-A circular issued by the trustees of
the Bank OF Alabama. that months since per-
son 10y the name of Bryan Hines OF Greene county, Ala
hama, executed TO Mr.. Hawn, OF Tuscaloosa, deed of
rust securing TO said bank for the payment Of $780,
900, number Of slaves some sixty and upwards nineteen
mules and eight head Of horses; that the date of said
deed OF trust Hines has ed carrying with him all the pro-
pledged and that the present residence Of the den
quent the unknown In view of this breach
OF trust the trustees Offer for the recovery of the property
onefourth the may bring public sale and they
are further authorized by the Governor Of Alabama offer
tor The apprehension and conviction OF said Hines the
Of S25O an Indictment having been found against him by
the grand jury OF Greene county for swindlng.
A PREACHER CoNWcTED-Wilam Harris, preacher
S9o DENTIST mas been convicted by the criminal court at
aud sentenced 10 the Penitentiafy for five years.
srcESEss BoARD THE RaHnAx.-The u. S. Gazette
has letter from officer OF Commodore Connor's
squadron, dated July l4h. which that were at
that time siAyfVo Of scuryy board Of the IT, s.
frgate Raritan The health Of Of the squadron
was good.
SWORD FOR Carr. DUNoLS.-Tho Board Of Aldermen
Of New York have appropriated 5000 for the purchase Of
a sword TO be presented to Capt. Duncan.
CHUEoHE- IN NV ORLEAHs-There are nine Catholic
aud twenty-five Protestant churches present IN the city
Of New Orleans OF these, four used by the eoored
population.
MoEE breaches rHE LAVA handsome English
girl named Martha Thomas, dressed herself in male ap-
parcl and took walk Monday night, IN New York
with mete OF the steamship Great Britain whom becom
ing rather merry with drink, she began sing and her soft
notes beusyng her set. she arrested and taken into
the 9th ward station house. There she begged and en-.
treated eoqueny for liberty that the officers dscharR-
cd her, with promise To motamorphoso herself
again.