Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-09-29
From the Baltimore Gaseite. Sept. ".


affairs of Europe will be found in ano-
ther part of our paper, and We shall IN
sert here an article from the Memoria!
Bordeiais Of the 9TH of August, which
is interesting as indicating feeling
in the French Government at least to
open the way for better understand
Ing with the South American States
~The Government has ordained the
admission, into all the French ports, OF
vessels of Colombia and other indepen-
dent countries, withholding from them,
at the same time, the power to hoist
their flags. This measure, adopted at
moment when France occupies the
strong places Of the Peninsula, furnish
es ground for a multitude Of refec-
tons F"
The news from GREECE is almost
exclusively taken from the austrian o.
sercer, and papers Of a similar stamp
of course nothing favourable to the
cause can be derived from such sources.
FROM CARTHAGENA
We have received papers and letters
from our attentive correspondents to
the first inst. brought by the Trimmer
at New-York-One Of our letters in
forms us of the affecting illness and Ia
mented death Of Mr.. KIRKLAND at Car
thagena, on the 25th of August-Tbis
was the gentleman to whom the Co
lombian Government had originally
promised the contract for opening the
navigation between TIE two seas across
the isthmus. 1t was his intention to
proceed to Bogota for the purpose OF
concluding his arrangements with CO.
lombia when death put stop 10 the
career Of his future usefulness.
FROM BoGoTA,
Our papers are TO the Goth of Au-
gust, but they contain very few articles
excepting those of a local na.ure.
The subjoined letter will be found in
tcresting, and the facts stated, coming
from one of our intimate friends resid-
ing in Carthagena, can be.rclied Oh
"CartaGgena, 3lst 3ug'tst, ls25.-My
letter CT the 18th instant, Informed you
Of tie then state of this market.-Flour
subsequently, rose to ,hirty-six dollars
per barrel, at which price it was en-
Friday last, when cargo arrived from
Sauta Martha, which, as you may sup
pose, had prompt and advantageous
sale. Since Friday, two vessels, (the
Trimmer and Idmpico, from n. York
entered our harbour, and -four is no'7
at sixteen dollars ami it will fall TO
fourteen, perhaps to twelve dollars per
barrel, in the course Of the week--se-
veral other cargocs are eXpectcd-pre-
sent duty on -four three dollars and Sc
twenty-five cents per barrel, and the per-
mission for the entry Of Corn, Rice, SC.
duty free expires in few days.
On the 22d instant, the British ship
Of war SeyLla, Captain Russell, arrived
here from Jamaica, with half million
OF dollars for Govcrnment.-Unfortu-
nately, she also brought the seeds Of
the fever now raging at Kingston
Some Of her officers and crew became
sick the day after her arrival--Her Sur
geon, (Qain,) was The first i'll, and he
resisted medical advice for some days
this, and his anxiety, to attend the
sick part Of the crew, soon rendered
his case hopeless, and he died on Mon
day morning OF yellow fever--and in
the evening two Midshipmen died.
Doctor ByRNE, OF the Colombian SER
vice, is unceasing in his attendance on
board the Scyua, ard the consequence
is that several Of those first taken i'll
begin 10 recover-On his first visit he
pronounced the above cases hopeless -
one seaman only has died-twenty-
eight sick. Though young man, Dir.
BYRNE has deservedly high profess
siomal chara ter, and his long expert
ence in warm climates renGcrs his pre-
sent services on board the British ship
OF war fortunate and valuable. Besides,
we do not believe in the absurd doc
'rine OF contagion, therefore there IS no
hindrance to the British receiving eve
ry assistance in the power of this place
to bestow.-It was fortunate that the
Scyia had made so healthy harbour
as that OF Carlhagena-indeed no place
On earth can be more healthy than this
Though generally hot, the air is pure
and elastic, with refreshing sea breeze,
which, in such climate, is at once heal
thy * agreeable. 1t is only some special
visitation Of Providence that at. any
time renders Carthagena unhealthy
There is no river, or fresh, or stagnant
water of any kind in the vicinity. Built
on dry sandy soil, washed on one side
by the open sea, and altogether SUR
rounded by salt water, running rapid
ly, tits evident thai it must be healthy,
and that its inhabitants may well hope
to reach, what they usually do, 'a ripe
old age" Ifforeigncrs die here prenla-
turcly, it is occasioned, in ninety-nine
cases out Of hundrei,by their thought
less mode of living-net that | think
the natives extremely tempera,e-but
then they are "early TO bed, early to
rise " and the yire of drunkenness Won