West Point Academy. It:
appears from the official report
of Lhe Board of Visitors, that
the prospects of this institution
are ot the most promising cnar
acter. Under the
of Undistinguished individual
who now is at the head of the
War Department, an excellent
system both of military and lit
erary discipline las been intro
duced, and its concerns are
managed with a highly praise
worthy economy.
The system of operations and
studies, which is now pursued
in this institution under the di
rection of Mr. Calhoun, has re
fleeted great honor on him, as
the directing head of the War
Department, and as a measure
of .Mr. Monroe's administration
snves to that administration a
new claim to the confidence of
the nation. It is one of a con
nected series of measures, whose
immediate object is the esta-
blishment of an efficient and
economical national defence,
and whose ultimate object is the
maintenance of our national
dory. Towards the accomplish
ment of these important objects
the administration of James
Monroe has already made great
and rapid progress. His policy
has been marked with that pru
dent foresight, which in peace
contemplates the probability of
war, and he has accordingly
adopted a system of measures,
calculated to perfect our means
of a national defence without
disregarding that economy,
which is essential to the purity
and safety of our republican in
stitutions. With these views,
as to the policy of President
Monroe and his administration,
we cannot but regard him as a
mong the first of his country's
benefactors. The nation, we
believe, already appreciates his
real value. He possesses to an
enviable extent the confidence
and affections of his fellow citi
zens. Even, however, were
his merits not appreciated, his
tory would do him justice, and
often in days to come will the
ardent patriot, the sincere friend
to the rights of man, revert with
enthusiasm to the pages, which
record his devotion to the best
interests of his country and to
the preservation of liberty and
equal rights. Boston Patriot.
Gen. Jackson and Gen.
Armstro?ig. We arc authori
zed to say (remarks the N. Y.
Statesman,) that a correspon
dence has recently taken place
between Gen. Armstrong and
Gen. Jackson, in relation to
some supposed strictures made
by the latter on the conduct of
the former while Secretary of
War, in a private letter to Mr.
Monroe of the 6th of January
1817. The result is a prompt
and frank disavowal, on the
part of Gen. Jackson, of any
intention, in what he did say,
"to cast a reproach upon any
individual;" and also, a denial
of the genuineness of a part of
the said letter, as published in
several of the Journals. On this
last point, the General's words
are "Permit me here, howe
ver, to observe, that the words,
"by the iceakness or wicked
ness of our War Minister"
which you have quoted from
my letter to Mr. Monroe, and
underscored, in your communi
cation, arc not to be found in
the copy now in my possession
printed from the original, and
furnished the Editorsof the Na
tional Intelligencer."
Attempt to break jail.
An -
ineffectual attempt was made by
a criminal of the name of Cook, 6th inst.) upon the bestauthori
to escape from the jail in this ty, that Comm. James Barron
place on Friday night last. He has been called into service, and
had succeeded in making ins
way tlirougu uie v
through, the wall ot his
room to the passage; where he
was found the the next day by
sheriff DIack, taking his mor
ning walk in high style. There
is good .reason to believe that
it he had gained tne open air,
he would have put fire to the
prison; as he had made a col
lection of splinters for the pur
pose. This has been done at a
time when the sheriff, listening
to the calls of humanity was
making efforts for the speedy
and lcral release of Cook.
Fayettcville Obs.
From the Franklin (Penh,) Repub
lican, Juiy :v.
Suicide. A respectable far
mer of Letterkenny township',
in this county, named Michael
Hoover, put a period to his ex
istence on Saturday morning
last, by hanging himself with a
rope, at the back of his barn.
His friends can assign no reason
for t his rash and melancholy act.
He has left a wife and five small
children to deplore the untimely
and unhappy fate of an unfortu
nate husband and father. He
was a sober, steady and indus
trious . man, and in good cir
cumstances.
Raleigh,
Aug. 6. -The Su
preme bourt ol this state ad-
ourned on Monday last, after
session of six weeks. Among
the cases decided at this term.
was that of the reservations
made to the Cherokee Indians
under the treaties of 1817 and
IS 19, between them and the
United States. The claim of the
ndians to these reservations
was conhrmed by the Court,
and the sales of land made by
the Commissioner of this state
declared void, so far as they
ncluded the lands of the In
dians. Star.
A Bakber-ows Toast. A
Tonsor, in Pennsylvania, gave
the following toast at the late
celebration of the Fourth of Ju
ly: "The opponents of Gen.
Andrew Jackson May they be
comforted with harsh beards
and tender faces, cold lather and
dull razors."
Sickness. -We regret to
learn that the Summer Fever
has resumed its prey upon the
inhabitants of the Ohio shores.
An. intelligent writer from that
quarter says, "God only knows
what it may come to in Au
gust," we hope not to what it
did the last summer.
Female Ingenuity. About
eighteen months since, we men
tionedthat a youngladyof Frank
lin county, in this State, Miss
Mary Davis, had wove a large
bag entire and perfect. We
now record a performance of
this young lady, displaying
much greater ingenuity. She
has completed a shirt in her
loom, (which is a common do
mestic one) the collar and wrist
bands of which are double and
neatly gathered. It has shoulder-straps
and gussetts, and the
button holes of the collar, bosom
and waist-bands, are all neatly
executed. The garment was
commenced at the tail and fin
ished at the shoulder straps. At
the distance of three feet, so fi
nely is it woven, that it has eve
ry appearance of needlework,
but, on close examination, the
deception is apparent.
Hal. Beg. ;
Com. Barron. We have
the pleasure of announcing,
(says the Norfolk Herald of the
appointed to the command of
the Navy Yard at Philadelphia.
The Commodore, who, we un
derstand, was in Washington
when he received his orders,
sat off the next day for his ap
pointed station.
New Appointment. Mrs.
'Jane Wilson, widow of the late
Jas. J. Wilson, Postmaster at
Trenton, N. J. has received a
commission appointing her in
the place of her husband. The
appointment is said to be very
satisfactory to all except disap
pointed applicants.
In Newport, R. I. a lVerson
reduced from affluence to nov-
erty by belligerent spoliations,
sold for a trifle a Spanish claim.
He is since dead. Rppnntlv
64,000 have been awarded for
this claim and the receiver has
rr? xr i" VoTP in. 4 U " 1 '
4ft
MARRIED,
In Chowan count v. on tho. 9.mh
ult. Mr. Joseph Ha'ughton to Miss
iuary nowcott, daughter of the
late Col. Nathaniel Howcott.
At Elizabeth Citv. rm thr- IRth
ult. Mr. Andrew L. Cocke to Miss
Elizabeth Nicholson.
At Mineral Spring: Hill. Warren
county, on the 27tli ult. Col. Henry
C. Williams to Miss Elizabeth
Smith, daughter of the late Wm.
Smith.
In Waterloo. N. Y. on the 14th
ult. Mr. Lucas Morgan, attorney
at law, to Miss Catharine Bear.
A lawyer once with wounded heart,
(A wound bvCunid planted there"!
Clasp'd to his arms to heal the smart
Oh, sad to tell, he clasp 'd a Bear!
DIED,
In Orange county, on the IGth
ult. at an advanced age, Mr. Peter
Walker.
In Rockingham county, on the
6th ult. of an apoplexy, Col. Na
thaniel Scales, aged 66 years. On
the morning of his death he arose
in the enjoyment of his usual health,
and, after assigning to his servants
their respective employments for
that day, walked to his barn, about
three hundred yards distant from
his dwelling, which some of his ser
vants were preparing for the recep
tion of his crop of grain, where,
without uttering one word, or even
a groan, he suddenly expired. lie
has left a widow and nine children
to lament the irreparable loss of a
tender and affectionate husband and
indulgent parent. Col. Scales, a
number of years, represented his
county in both branches of the
State Legislature.
In Chowan county, on the 22d
ult. Mrs. Elizabeth Bond, wife of
Mr. Edmund Bond.
Suddenly, in Mecklenburg coun
ty, on the 2d ot April last, Joseph
Walkup, Esq. in the 48th year cf
his age.
In Warren countv, on the 17th
ult. Mr. Wm.,Twitty, in the 21st
year of his age; and, on the 19th, at
an advanced age, Mrs. Lucy Mar
shall, consort of Stephen Marshall,
Esq.
At Newbern,on the 16th ultimo,
Mr. Adam Scott.
Trice Current.
AUG. 6.
Bacon, - -Brandy,
Apple,
Peach,
Petersg.
Norfolk.
8 to 8$
53 56
55 60
8 to 9
55 60
60 62 A
Cogniad
130 150
150 200
13 151
20 25
110 126
Corn,
155 160
12 15
20 23
Cotton,
Coffee,
Flour, superfine.
500 525
family, -
700 800
Gin, Holland, -
American,
Iron, per t6n, -
Molasses,
Rum, Jamaica,
Antigua, -
100 1101100
106
42
96
26
96
70
39 40i
9
$85 100
j90
0 35
115 125
90
64
75
40
8h
15
80
New-Eng.
45
36 37
8J 12$
15 20
56 60
Sugar, brown, -
loaf, - -
Salt, loosej - -
sack, - -
13
25
75 871
300 325
274
Tea, Y'g Hyson,j
120 125
no ii6
Imperial,
Tobacco,
Wheat,
Whiskey,
150 162
140 146
S3
85
30
10
90!
80 100
29 31
40!
North-Carolina Bank Notes.
At Petersburg, 4 to 5 dic
At Norfolk, 5 disc.
Extensive distribution of Prizes
. . And continuation of great success at
COHENS OFFICE BALTIMORE.
'17Thc UNPARALLED SUCCESS which has heretofore attend
ed DISTANT ADVENTURERS at Cohen's Office, Baltimore, still
rnnt;n,, - t nri State Lottery, which was completed last
month, the HIGHEST in the Scheme and the whole of the following
GRAND CAPITALS were sold at Cohen's office, viz:
GRAND CAPITALS were
No. 15,631, the great Prize of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars,sod
at Cohen's Office in shares one
Half held in Crawford county,
Georgia; one Quarter in Fau
quier county, Virginia; and the
other Quarter in Savannah,
Georgia.
No. 8028, a capital Prize of Twen
ty Thousand Dollars, also sold
in shares at Cohen's Office one
half held in Northampton coun
ty, N. Carolina; one Quarter in
Norfolk, Virginia; and the other
Quarter at New Lisbon, Ohio.
No. 10,835, a capital of Ten Thou-
The other Prizes in the Scheme of smaller denominations ivcre
variously distributed in every section of the Union.
This splendid distribution of Prizes not only shews the astonishing
success attending purchases made at Cohen's Office, but is also remark
able from the circumstance of every share-of the capital Prizes being
owned by DISTANT ADVENTURERS, except an Eighth of the
5000 "Dollars, which is held in Baltimore.
;t7"The whole cf the Prizes which have yet been demanded have
been instantly paid in CASH on presentation of the Tickets. The
holders of those not yet presented, are requested to hand or send them
in for payment as soon as possible to Cohen's Office, where the cash is
ready, waiting their call.
f J'fThe Tickets and Shares of the State Lottery, No. III. are now
preparing; and will, with the Scheme, be presented to our friends and
the public as soon as ready; in the mean time we solicit their attention
to the patriotic and popular Scheme of the
Washington Monument Lottery,
Being the only one draivingin Baltimore,a.n& which will soon be finish
ed, having only six drawings remaining to complete it. The capitals
still undrawn are
20,000 Dollars,
10,000 Dollars,
10,000 Dollars,
Towards the completion of the WASHINGTON MONUMENT
the Managers claim assistance; from the citizens cf the United States in
general; for though in the present instance, local pride may be confined
to Marylanders, yet National Pride is common to all and if America,
now so happy and flourishing, should, in the course of years, become
what Rome now is, our column will live to tell we had a Washington,
as that cf Rome now does to perpetuate the memory of Trajan.
Whole Tickets, $12 quarters, $3 00
Halves, 6 j Eighths, - 1 50
To be had, warranted undrawn at
COHEN'S
Lottery and Exchange Office, i 14 Market-street,
BALTIMORE.
Where the great Capital Prizes in BOTH THE LAST MONU
MENT LOTTERIES were also sold, and ivhere more cajiital hrizes
have been obtained than at any other office in America.
ORDERS ought to be sent on as soon as possible. Persons at a
distance may at all times with confidence forward their Remittances to
COHEN'S Office, for if the great capitals in the Scheme should be
drawn when their Orders arrive, and the state of the wheel not justify
an investment, the amount enclosed will be returned by the first mail.
Orders from any part of the United States, either by mail (post paid)
or by private conveyance, enclosing the cash or Prize tickets, will meet
the same prompt and punctual attention as if on personal application.
QJ To prevent mistakes be very particular in addressing
J. I.
Secretary to
COHEN'S "Lottery Gazette and Register," which is published
regularly after each Drawing, will contain the Official List of prizes,
aud will be forwarded gratis, to all who purchase their tickets at CO
HEN'S OFFICE, and who signify their wish to receive the same.
Baltimore, July 28, 1824.
$3 Orders will also be received at the POST-OFFICE,
Halifax, where the Official Lists of the Drawings are regu
larly received, for the examination of all Tickets and
Shares, gratis. 21-3t
NOTICE.
HAVING qualified, at Halifax
February session, 1824, as Ex
ecutor to the last will and testa
ment of the late JOHN WILKES,
deceased, this is hereby to notify all
persons who have any claims or de
mands against the estate of the said
John Wilkes, that they present
them duly authenticated for pay
ment, within the time prescribed
bv law, otherwise this notice will
be plead in barr of their recovery.
l nose who arc indebted wm maxe
payment without delay, as the es
tate will not admit of indulgence.
Henry Wilkes,
Ex'r of John Wilkes, dee'd.
Halifax, 30th April, 1824. ttf
Blank Warrants for
sand Dollars, also sold in shares
at Cohen's Office one Half own
ed in Kingston, New-Jersey; one
half in Shelby ville, Tennessee;
one Eighth in Warrenton, N.
Carolina; and the other Eighth
in Northampton, Massachusets.
No. 21,880, a capital of Five Thou
sand Dollars, also sold in shares
at Cohen's office one Half in
Richland District, South-Carolina,
one Quarter at Louisville,
Kentucky; one Eighth in Rens
selaer county, New-York; and
the other Eighth in the City of
Baltimore.
2,000 Dollars,
1,000's &c.
all payable in cash.
COHEN, Jr.
the Managers Baltimore.
Mrs. SNEDEK,
HAS removed to the house in the
rear of Mr. William M. De
ford's store, where she has opened
a fashionable assortment of MILLI
NERY consisting of Leghorn and
Straw Bonnets, of the newest pat
ternsartificial flowers, wreaths,
and bunches gimps, black, white,
and colored-
;urls, caps,
She has just received, d
to her former assortment, a box
of LEGHORN B01ja
box of CURLS, wfiic"
20-tf
sale dl this Office.