Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-29

cOnStruCt the canal within :nelr own IL
mits. It's well known that beauti-
full valley extends south-westwardly,
from the summit level at Deep Greek,
to the Kanahawa river, which debouch-
es into the Ohio, at very favorable
point. Every Consideration goes to
prove the policy and justice of giving
our assent to this the grandest project
ever designed by man.
The motion to re-commit was not a.
greed to; and the section was adopted.
The bill and title being agreed to, on
the motion to transcribe, Mr.. w. r.
Smith made speech against the pas
sage of the bill, and was replied to by
DIR. Brown. The question was carried,
AZ to SO.
On Thursday the bill was again un-
der discussion, and was finally post
poned, and recommended to the early
attention Of the next Legislature, 43 to
IS.
Cincinnati. (OMo, March l6.-We
congratulate the People Of the West
on the prospect Of having at last
Canal at the Falls of the Ohio. The
charter granted by the Legislature Of
Kentucky at their last session, has at
tracted the attention Of capitalists, and
nearly 100000 dollars worth of stock
has already been taken in this city,
The books are still open, and there
now remains no doubt that, in this and
other places, the whole amount will be
taken. Gin Gazette.
"H and 1.-THE London Times
gives the following as a copy Of the
King of Frances answer to a speech |
from the Ambassador Of the Emperor
of Russia, sent 10 congratulate Charles
X. on his accession to the throne:
81 receive with pleasure the congra-
!" tulations which you convey to me in
" the name of the Emperor Of all the
Russias; and You may assure him of
the sincerity Of the friendship which
"unites me to him. lam as much at
tached as our powerful Monarch to the
=" doctrines oft Holy Alliance, and shall
/" do all that lies in my power to main
tain them. Tell him for me, that rs
=" long as he and I continue united, no.
{" thing is to be feared for the Tranquil
=" lily of Europe"
1t is said Nj. de Villele, the French
Minister, alarmed at the folly of this
Royal rhodomontade, not only sup
pressed its publication in the Momteur,
but despatched couriers to London,
Vienna, and Berlin, 10 palliate and ex-
cuse its extravaganza.
We find the following paragraph in
the London and Paris papers of re-
cent date.
Mr. Paizhant "a Frenchman) has in
vented mortar which throws bombs
horizontally. exactly in the same man.
ner that cannon discharge balls. This
bomb cannon executed under the order
of the Marquesse de Clermont Tonner-
re, was lately proved at Brest. 1t an
swered every expectation, and carried
as far as the largest ships guns. The
bomb went true to the direction, and
the effect produced was so powerful,
that considerable changes are immedi-
ately to be made in the materie.' In
of this new invention,
large ships will no longer have the adj
Of crushing smaller vessels
without running any risk. A well di-
rected discharge of one Of those bombs
may blow up or sink the largest ship.
We learn from Amsterdam, under
date of February 10, that they fortu-
nately sustained no damage in that city
by the inundation, within the dykes
At Kattenburg, and outside ofthe Haar-
lem Dyke, considerable damage has
been done. All the surrounding coun-
try is under water The extent of da-
mage in Holland, Friesland, OverysseI,
an d leland, cannot be estimated. In
Rotterdam a large amount of property
has been lost. 1t 1t said that 1000 hhds
of tobacco have been wet. Some has
been sold at III sterling In Antwerp
it is reported there has also been some
loss. The inundation at Zaandam has
destroyed large quantity of oil.
Communicated for the United States Gazette
81. Dom lingo, Feb. 10, 1925.
With pleasure inform you that |
have no cause to complain, for l am
treated very kindly, and enjoy myself
very much among my new friends. AS
respects the productions of the place,
there are very few articles in Philadel-
phia but what you can get here: there
is plenty of fish, both salt and fresh,
beef and pork, onions and potatoes,
and the price is such as to allow poor
people to purchase them. IT'S true,
the city is not so flourishing as Phila-
delphia; but what is that compared
with Liberty IT'S here that we enjoy
the greatest of blessings, Liberty. 1t
is only few years since they have had