North Carolina Newspapers

petitioned the general govern ment for the establishment tf a military post on White river, which they considered indis pensable to the security of the inhabitants in that quarter; and recent events show that their fears were not without founda tion. Indeed, it is the opinion of many, that since a multitude of Indians of various nations, most of whom were arrayed a gainst the United States during the late war with England, have been collected together in the N. W. section of our territory, a military post on White river is almost as necessary as at any other point on the western fron tier. The assurances contained in and on the opposite side of the; Mr. Conway's letter, that the Appomattox river. In Ravens-: Indians on White river shall be croft, near the heights, the wind j Tornado On Tuesday (says the Petersburg Republi can, of the 11th inst.) about two o'clock, our town was visited by one cf the most violent torna does or whirlwinds we remem ber ever to have witnessed. It was of short duration; but itleft some of the marks of its vio lence behind, in the destruction of chimneys, prostration of trees, fences, &.c. One house on Bol-lingbrook-street was unroofed, and another on Old-stroot was literally removed from its foun dation. We do not learn that this tor nado extended far into the coun try. Indeed we believe its violence was principally felt in the lower part of Petersburg; removed north of the limits of our territory, will, we sincerely hope, be speedily realized. Manufacturing Riot.- was comparatively light. Washington, June 7. It is known to all who are interested in the claims under the Florida treaty, that the term of the board of Commissioners for the examination and adjudication of these claims, will, by the limit ation of the treaty itself, expire to-morrow, the Sth inst. The report of the proceedings of the commissioners will be made, of course, to the department of tate, and probably be publish rd. When the funds arc ready for the payment of the awards under the treaty, we presume I mit to this reduction. A meet flue notice will be given from ;ing had been held, consisting of the Treasury department We; 102 female weavers, and in the make these suggestions in the eveningof Wednesdaylast week hope of saving to some of the; there was a tumultuous turn out claimants the vain labor of at-'of the workmen and others, who tending here to-morrow, the visited the houses of the manu rxxt day, or any day, previous facturcrs, shouting and uttering to the one which shall be pub-! insulting language, and broke a licly designated, under the ex- window in one of the mills. " pectation of receiving payment Subsequent accounts state that of their claim. Wc think it not the ferment has subsided, and improbable that some time may that the mills generally are in elapse belore the necessary ar-operation. rangements are made for pay ing the awards of the commis sioners. Nat. Int. Duet.X Philadelphia pa-1 further notice was taken of it at per of the 4th inst says: "Some the time. About 1 1 o'clock on worus aisrespecttul ot the Alia- Saturday, he was in the entrance tia having been uttered by a of the thpntrp: rnnversins: with Lieutenant of the Army, a Mi- Mr. Woodhull. when, sudden- litia officer took offence, and a ly, but with an air of calmness, message was sent and accepted, he said to W. "I must cut 1 his morning, accompanied by somebody's throat to-day, and their friends, the parties met op- whom shall I take? Shall it be posite FortMifllin. The Lieu- Wallack, or yourself, or who?" tenant had his thigh broke at Woodhull asked what he meant the first fire. 1 Matters were "Why, I mean what I say," re- then adjusted, and we hope no plied Booth. Woodhull then lurther blood may be shed on observed he was grasping a dag the pending election of Briga- ger under his coat; and at the dier General. GentJpmpn. lcpp.n vnrv moment Wallack passed your tempers, and keep civil along. Booth made a pass at Communicated by a man 4 feet l toncues in your heads. Odds! him, but as Woodhull called him hhigh, for the Herkimer paper. flints and triggers, why should at the same instant, by turning you quarreir v ote, but do not round, the blow missea us oo- ject Wallack then rushed in to the street, and iJooth alter him; and Woodhull after him. Booth gained upon Wallack, and mst as he plunge at his back, jfoe t Jones, daughter of General Qmund Jones. oo ? the town f Hertford, on the 28th ult, Mr. John Francis Niel,of tdenton; to Miss Elizabeth Wood, daughter of James Wood, Esq. dec. UerkoftheCountyCourtofTyrrel. in Bertie J county, on the 1st inst. Seilh ?;.Wite' Esq- attorney at law, to Miss Margaret Murdaugh, eldest daughter of Lemuel Mur daugh, Esq. deceased; and, on the same evening, Dr. Ddmund P. Godwin, of the town of Windsor to Miss Elizabeth Murdaugh, daugh ter of L. M. 6 In Danube, N. Y. Mr. Daniel Roff, 3 feet 3 inches high, to Miss Mary Potten, 3 feet 6 inches high. fight, nor provoke to fight." Pirate pardoned. We per ceive irom the following, (says the JNew-iork Evening Post) that the President of the United was making a Wallack States has, according to custom, providentially stumbled and fell, granted a pardon to Josef Perez, and Booth passed over him. who was lately convicted by a He was then seized, disarmed -a jury, after a long and impartial and secured. In the evening It trial, of the heinous crime of ni- he was taken to the house of a There has been a riot among the manufacturers at Pawtucket a sample of Old England. seems that after "the passage of j racy, as it was once considered, friend, (not to the Asylum, as the ranfl bill, the manutactu-sand as it still appears to be con- mentioned m a morning paper,) rers at Pawtucket, (K. I.) hadjsidercd on our statute books, where he is treated with every considerably reduced the wages To give this pardon immediate kindness and attention. He has of the men in their employ-; publicity, the facts relating to become tranquil, and it is hoped ment, and that the latter had, in; it, the manner in which the Pre- that he will soon recover from consequence, resolved to abstain ' sident's fcelimrs were touched this nainful indisposition. Miss from work. It now appears and overcome, &c. &c. by the Johnson, in Desdemona, certain that not only the men, but the eloquent agent who went to ly ran a risk of being murdered women also had relused to sub- Washington for that Durnose. by the lealous Moor in good ear and who was doubtless selected nest, and may felicitate herself for his well known talents as a upon her escape. street preacher and scale-beam N. Y. Com. Adv. maker, we have sent us for pub- By subsequent information lication in the Evening Post, a we learn that Mr. B. has regain written account drawn ur bv cu his reason, and would re his own hand, and of which the sume his professional duties. ioilowins: is a literal codv. even DIED, In Jones countv. on the 2 1st ult. Mr. Thomas Foy. xii ivaieigh, on the 9th inst. Mrs. Rebecca Badger, consort of Judge Geo.E. Badger, of Warrenton. In Moore countv. on the 22d ult. Mrs. Mary Montgomery, aged 83 years, relict of Mr. John Montgo mery, late of Chatham county. in me vicinity oi Asnville, on the 17th ult. Col. Daniel Smith, in the 67th year of his age. In Stokes county, near German- town, - on the 14th ult. Isaac Dal ton, Esq. in the 55th year of his age. to the spelling. to the friends of Josef Perez friends i lies; leave to inform you on the furst of June after From the Arkansas Gaz. April 20. More Indian disturbances. Murder. The Cambridge, (Md.) Chronicle, states, that on the Gth inst. as a man named William Paradise, near Millsbo rourh. Sussex countv. (Del. Wo learn, by a gentleman from!was correcting his son, aged Ihtesvillc, that the most scri-j about seventeen years, for some ......... w-.ww 0 - iiduiL, uiu juuLiiicaisiuig, auicuj jJ Jn y.t:il ;inuw: t'. 1)11 IT t hn ii-aot-r- onr otlnm i-vt-rH n i v- kj -7 ------tvvajjvju, unu u.iiv.111 jy iiu iu; j river, in consequence of the dis-j run out of his reach; when the' ;;; ordcrl v movements ot the Shaw-1 orrnrroT.-otorl fntlinr writ luc tii n V 1 ... 1 xl. . T. . . . . S ' I and shot him on the spot lie expired in about 15 minutes. Travellers. It is stated that more man one nunurea tnou- sand passengers have been car- ried in the steamboats Fulton onrl f rmrinptlrmt in hr frtnrso TXT r A . . - , vwwv...., ... v.w...w UJU).,iUUi U1. lcar 1 Piainca of the last nine ncars, thro' the lum "Jiiiuuiitoi uiu umiea TnnffTsi9nfi Sound, .md not o Laics a ma uaruoii ior Josei Jices, Delawarcs, and other In than tribes, who have been re moved to that section of our ter ritory within the last two or 'hrec years. Some of the old rid fricndlv chiefs have cfivcn r.otiee to the white inhabitants, "'i d they cannot restrain the ar fir of l.hcir headstrong young iv. en. who are resolutely bent on i'ulcring tlic whites, and the '.rongost apprehensions are cn tpr! tined b tlicm, that they v. 'ill very soon carry their sa "5? designs into effect Two t throe, old and respectable ' 'hiofs. finding their efforts una v.'iling to maintain peace on the 'y'-vt of the young and rcfracto- y men of their nation, have ac- lly removed from the coun :,t, and arc returning to their lo'Tiipr residence. Tiic white people, as may '-.u be supposed, are panic :.ruck. Some have already left t-heir habitations and improve ments, and many others are pre piiin?; to leave as soon as pos sible; and it is the opinion of f-omc of the most intelligent men in Independence county, Hint the country above Bates- vnic win soon be abandoned to llic Indians unless some effi cient measures are promptly a doptcd to secure our unnrotcct d citizens from the agressions ot their savage neighbors. The general assembly of this -"rntory Jiave, for years past, Perez i have Brought it home with me to this cittey & deli vered it safe into the hand of Thomas Morris Esqire. U S Marshal i humblcy thank the president & Secratarev of State , & all othors who have Bene en this work of humanit- &i Murcey Let cod be praisd for ever & ever Amen JOHN EDWARDS. Patent Scalebeame Maker new york person has been killed or hurt Irom any defect in the machi nery or the management ot th boats. I here is no mode of travelling known, which has nroveu to be equally secure. JN either stage coaches, nor even private vehicles, can boast o such success. Mr. John Wier, a passenger on board the brig Bee, Capt. Sawyer, from St. Thomas, bound to this port, jumped overboard and was drowned, on the 7th of May. He had been quite delirious during the day, and at one time attacked the Captain with a hammer. For merly he had been an olhcer in the British navy, but latterly first officer of a merchantman from St. Thomas. He stated that he had relations living a bout GO miles above Wilming ton. Wilm in siton Rcc. Lotteries. The Alexandria Herald mentions an important trial that was expected to be commenced on Monday in the Circuit Court of the United States, sitting at that place. It is a suit brought by the holder of the ticket for the Sl00,000 nrize, which was drawn in the Washington Canal Lottery, a jrainst the corporation of Wash ington, the vender of the ticket having failed to pay the money. It is said that a number of the most eminent lawyers in the nation have been engaged by the parties. rSubseaucnt accounts state Riots i?i Canada. The Montreal papers state that on 2Gth ult. a violent affray, took place in that city between some Canadians and Irish, in which a number of the unfortunate com batants received dreadful con- lusions lnnictea wnn tne wea pons rashly taken up in the fury of passion. The Irish being few in numuer were, at nrst, very roughly handled, but reinforce- ents arriving, the battle assu med a more general appearance, and the Canadians were driven from the scene of action. Canals. I here are 1000 men employed on the Chesa peake and Delaware Canal. MARRIED, At Littleton, Warren county, on the 10th inst. by the Kiirht Kev liishop Ravenscroft, Col. Eli W, Ward, of Onslow county, to Miss Cynthia Little daughter of Mr. William P. Little. In Lincoln county, on the 13th ult. Cant. Robert Blackburn to Miss Polly A. Sherrill, daughter of Mr. Michael Sherrill, at bherrilr Ford. At Chapcl-Hill, on the 6th inst. Moses S. Pratt, Lsq. to Miss bh zabeth, daughter of the late David Mitchell, deceased In Caswell county, on the 27th ult. Armistcad Barksdale, Esq. to Miss Alley bydnor. In the Forks of the Yadkin, on the lGth ultimo, Mr. Spotswood Anderson to Miss Patience Pierce In Richmond county, on the 12th ult. Solomon Bostwick, Esq. Miss Hannah Dockery; and, on the 19th, Mr. Morgan Taylor to Miss Jane Hunt. In Randolph county, on the 25th Mr. JJooih. We regret to learn, that this distinguished actor, was seized with a violent fit of insanity on Saturday. On Friday night he played Othello, and in some passages is said to have been inimitably fine, while ult- Henry Crutchfield to Miss Frice Current. JUNE 4. Bacon, Brandy, Apple Peach, Cogniac Corn, Cotton, Coffee, Flour, superfine, family, Gin, Holland, - American, Iron, per ton, - Molasses, - - -Rum, Jamaica, Antigua, - New-Eng. Sugar, brown, - loaf, - - Petersg: 8 to 9 Salt, loose, - - sack, - -:a, Y'g Hyson Imperial, Tobacco, Wheat, Whiskey, - Norfolk. 8 to 81 56 60 53 56 60 62 i 55 60 130 150 110 126 150 200 155 160 15 15i 12 15 20 25 20 23 500 525 525 575 700 800 100 110 100 106 39 40 39 42 $85 100 $90 96 30 32 22 26 115 125 90 9G 75 80 64 70 40 45 36 37 8J 13 8J 12 15 25 15 20 75 87 i 56 58 300 325 275 120 125 110 116 150 162 140 146 $3 10$2 8 85 90 80 100 30 40 29 31 North-Carolina Bank Notes. At Petersburg, 5 to 5 disc. At Norfolk, 5 disc. New Advertisements. SALE OF ' LANDS & NEGROES. IN the notice of the sale of Lands and Nejrroes. belonging: to the estate of JOHN WILKES, de ceased, advertised in this paper to take place on Monday next, a mis take occurred in both tracts in sta ting the number of acres. The first tract contains 208 acres instead of 153, as erroneously men tioned. The other tract contains 723 a cres, instead of 570. Henri Wilkes, Ex'r of John Wilkes, dee'd. Halifax, 16th June, 1824. in others it was thought by some he was turning the cha racter of the Moor into bur- lesquc. in tne uying scene we are informed he even excelled himself. But before the drop of tne curtain, ne turned over, la cing the audience, raised his head upon his hand, and said ! Hannah Sheridan At Wilmington, on the 1st inst. Mr. Winborn A. Lawton, of Beau fort District, S. C. to Miss Izidora Perry. In Onslow county, on the 20th ultimo, Daniel Shackelford, tsq.ot Newbern, to Miss Elenor Hum phrey, daughter of the late ilr. Lott Humphrey. At Bachelor's creek. Craven vuui uii'mo. Mr. ; n lr UU yU ininlC J npr Avery to Miss Arnul. maw inese circumstances T Wnw countw on thp i?th t 1 " n yiiKca VI I cut that the trial is postponed until were looked upon as being very ultimo, Capt. Samue'i f. Patterson, November term. strange at the moment, but no of Wiikesborough, to Miss Caro- JITTENTIONI HALIFAX Militia District, No. 9. Parade on your usual mus ter ground, on SATURDAY, the 19th inst. at 8 o'clock,. M armed and equipped as the Jaw directs. By order, R. L. Newell, O. S. 18th June, 1824. Ten Dollars Reward. STRAYED, or stolen, from the Subscriber, about six cr seven weeks ago, a SORREL MARE, supposed to be about five or six years of age, -with a long neck, switch tail, and a split in the hoof of one tof her fore feet, and having: marks of plough gear about her when missing. Any person deli termer the said mare to me at Hali fax, or giving me information so that I get her again, shall receive the above reward. ft. Jl. Jones. Halifax, June 16- 13"4 Blank Warrants for sals AT THIS OFFICF.