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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-22

side. and deliberately shot him. The
negro lansaished a few hours, and then
expired.
Shortly after this sad catastrophe, a
gentleman residing on or near the pre-
misses, went to the field to investigate
the matter, and as he approached, the
overseer ordered him to halt, or ne
would shoot him. The gentleman, up
on this threat, directed one OF the ne
groes to go for his gun, who, while In
the act of obeying the order, was also
shot by the overseer, but not danger
ously.
The unfortunate man who perpetra-
ted this double deed, is named Moore,
and is in the power Of the civil autho-
rity, where respect for the laws Of our
country induces us to leave him, with
ont going further into this melancholy
occurrence. Petersburg Repub.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-22
Public Sale.


% BY virtue of q deed Of trust
III from John Swami and Ann, his
8 Ill., wife. bearing date the 9th day
4!-sSSyg of November, 1921, the subscrii.
Der, as trustee, will sell at public auction, on
the premises, on THURSDAY, the Dist day Of
APRIL next at O'Clock in the afternoon, the
Pottery Establishment,
lately occupied by the said Swami, in the town
of Alexandria. This property extends on
Wilkes-street forty feet, and runs back paral-
lei to Washington-street, Gas supposedly l76
feet and some inches; subject to an annual
rent charge " $50.
The terms will be made known at the place
of sale, and the subscriber will convey to the
purchaser all the right vested in him by virtue
Of the aforesaid indenture.
N. s. WISE, Trustee,
march l9 limo
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-22
- 100000 $4,000, 10000 aocNo .
MtREI3D.

On Thursday evening last, by the Rev,
William Ryland, Mr.. JosEPu RATcLIrrE, OF
Washington City, to Miss JULIA ANN, daugh-
ter of Mr. Thomas Jacobs, of this town.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-22
AlAen,s Pize list,

Aliens Pie list,
Of the Eighteenth Days Drawing of the
GRAND STATE LOTTERY.
No. 1878 3789 '15704 prizes Of 500
'11145 8068 100
.l6I55 sos ss5 622s9 s7s2 xo
1892 1888 1897
All, marked thus sold at Aliens Office,
where the cash may be had for the same as
soon as presented. -
The Splendid Capitals Of
10000 Dollars. lof 5000 Dollars
10000 Dollars. 8 of 900 Dollars
10000 Dollars. of 500 Dollars
Are now floating in the wheels, and must
be distributed in the two remaining drawings
which will take place on the following days,
viz:
18th drawing on "Wednesday, 30th of March
Goth and last on Thursday 31st Of March.
Unless the great capital Of $40, 600 should be
undrawn after the 18th is over, in which case
in order to give opportunity for renewals, the
Goth drawing will be deferred till the second
week following, and win positively take place
or Tuesday the 18th of next month.
Whole tickets So, halves Sc, quarters So
eighths 81 So.
For sale, warranted undrawn, in variety Of
numbers, at
ArrpN1,C
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-22

Holland Gin, N E. Rum, &c.
z PIPES Holland Gin, warranted pure, 2do
y bordeaux Brandy, 18 bbk. N Z. num-
% bbls. Baltimore Whiskey, landing from the
sloop Fanny, and for sale by
march Is s. MESSERSMIIH.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-03-05

)
,cen found out bat I hated to think that
could be led forth to be stared at BY all the care
mob. feared man; and, as | lay thinking, the
4yo of LIE came rushing back with fresh force, as if
NJ mock ne, bS makingm own feelings contradict
themselves and shook all over WITH cowardIy fears,
aal crept farther n among the bushes and hcmlock
that grew over the ditch, for listened till fncicd
oyen little noise the voice of some one in pursuit
Of me. held in my breath, and buried my hot face
in the damp earth. The blood seemed ii gushing
up into the top Of my head, and pressing against
Tie skull, till thought it would have split asunder
ttlg5t, those fears slowly went away, and turned
round, for It had begun to rain, and the sweet cool
drops fell upon my head, and soaked through nv
hur, opened my shirt collar and spread open NY
hands, fer every drop seemed to give me fresh life
went to Sleep, with the ram streaming over my
eycLds and into my cars but my sleep heavy,
and started up out OF horrid dream. The rain
was over, the stars were shining above my head 60
hu- was cold and stiff, and giddy, that | could
--aFcely waIk,'-IEere the poor wretch stopped ;-
susan reproached herself that she had allowed her
interest i'll his story to make her forget his illness
lie gasped for breath his eyes rolled and he seem
ID oyertakcn by death. Susan called hastily to
hose below, and he again slowly revived although |
la did not appear to notice any one. Susan stole |
rom t'4 room, and Immediately returned home
ohe vas now too much occupied by all that she |
Had Just heard, to think of the drcary gloom Of the
Why Or indeed Of any external Objects The next
Hay susan's father returned from ondon, and he |
,itcd the dying man, who survived for few da,s |
longer Susan Lee blessed God that the murder
was spared even for short time, that her IA
ther could be with him and pray with him
one day, when Mr. Lee had gone up to the
hamber Of the dying man; two strangers stopped
at the door Of the howell, and inquired if J--N--
Mas at home. Ills mother went out to them AMI
-aid lie is my son. he is very, very BAD The old
woman only was at home It that time They beg
red Immediately to see her son they were Well |
dressed, civil spoken men, and the poor mother
,ottcrcd up the stairs to inform the clergyman of
their arril al Mr.. Lee came ont on the stairs when
We heard her approaching and she was about to
bowed respectfully to tire clergy man, and plying
hc age Of the poor woman, gently cntreated her
ID return for short time to the room below. Mr.
Lee, who suspected the TRUTH joined in the request
and She, rather unwillingly obeyed. when the men
nd reached the chamber, the clergyman closed
he door they said nothing, but put into his hand
paper; he looked moment at it, and bcheld
warrant for Tie body Of - ~, on
s-l44rpc Of murder Thank God ne exclaimed |
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-03-05
NTA1URAG GRANDEUxs.



Among the natural curiositjes have visited in my,
tour. !, Wiers cave which i s;t,,,tod j., ,,r &c
the Black RIDGE in VIRGINIA lie on+r.roa
narrow aperture in . rock which or.d,,,l,,. ,,,,.,
nr As YOU advance. presents to ,;eu .r;o,,s
chamber decorated al around ,y;,h erc~,,.+,t,,r.
ana Notifications of ~ mas ,,.i;4, 4.,.
parcncv hangno ike ic;ce. around III vorl. &c III
cavern. MANY Of these. when strrcIz v-;tb , sill
produce sound As sweet mcI,J;os and diversified
as the tones of an organ or piano. The cave i h
vided into GREAT var;et, Of apartments oil ofu;,l
are hung round with these beautiful stal,ctitc. rra
sentnr a great diversity Of SHINES ,,,d f,,n,,+;on
The rooms Nave acquired different names co,-
forming ii some instances With their rcsncct;vo w.
culiaritics, and in others, orjgjnatn.r in r;rc,st
ces attending the visits thither one Il called Tie
ballroom, and has in one or two instances hcenan.
rropratcd to that use by parties Of ladies' and a,cn
temen from stanton. on which occasion the room
was brilliantly Illuminated. 1'h. combined e{I;.ct
Of the music ana li.rbts N a rl,ce that seemed H.
most 70 speak Itself. decorated Ia .nd sn,rlIi.o
with elegant trlnsDarencjes must hay,. bccn na>t
to enchantmcnt; and # one. without a,,y nr,.,io,
knowledge Of the existence Of such nI,cc. conIj
have suddenly been presented with yi,.w of 4 a.
this OCCASION and could have seen the fine air and
syIph-Ike forms of the Virginia ladies' sstrinr,in
it on light fantastic toe" in the varied mazes Of the
dance, he would have reouired no Legendary, recur-
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-03-05
roundsyou and the pleasure of the scene is heicb.
ened by the contrast you have Just witnessed.
Z I. gEE Egs!Ts.plssEI.sE
FROM Chalmers SERMONS.


leems WIN them-and what are they who occupy
t ne universe at large would suffer as little, in
ITS snlendour and variety by the destruction Of our
planet as the vcrdure and sublime magnitude of afo-
rest would suffer by the tall OF single leaf The leaf
qnlYcIS on the branch winch supports it. 1t lies at
the mercy Of the slightest accident. breath Of
wind tears it from its stem, and il lights Oh the
stream OF water which passes underneath. In a
moment OF time the life, which we know, BY tile
microscope, it teens with, is extinguished aid
an occurrence so insignificant in the eve of man.
and on the scale of his observation carries in IL to
the myrads which people this little leaf, an even.
as terrible and as decisive as the destruction of q
world Now, on the grand scale of the universe,
We, ne occupiers Of this ball, which performs it,
little round among the suns and the systems that
astronomy has untolded-we may feel the same lit
tIeness, and the same insecurity. we differ from
the eat only n this circumstance, that it would re
lurc the operation of greater elements to destro,
us. But these elements exist. The fire which Il,
gea WI"n may hit IT'S deyouring energy to the sur
face q our planet, and transform it into one wide
and wasting volcano. Tie sudden formation Of cl,,
tc matter IN the bowels Of the earth-and i lies
"'1hh thc agency ot known substances to accom-
pInh thl5-may explode It into fragments. The
hai@tion OF noAlous ar from below, may impalt a'.
f"'ehce 10 inc ar that IS around us IT may atect
inc dei'cS'e proportion OF It's ingredients and the
"loIe Of animated nature may "lther and die un
l'e' ''e hEi'8''N q 'MnYcd atmosphere. bIaz-
IT'S come may cross TINS fatcd planet its orbit
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-03-05

but it IS now oolae to settle it He put some mo-
ncy into hertremblng hand, and they both departed
The aged parents never heard that their son was
a murderer
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-29
Sllps..!G..D1r.As.A1pO.:so
EDwARusvlLLE, OCTOBER %, 1925.
We were prevented by circumstances

We were prevented by circumstances
from extending our remarks, last week,
on the subject Of cur northern counties !;
the rapid increase OF which in population.
we then took occasion 10 notice. But a
very few years have elapsed since ali that
tract, comprising the counties oil Greene,
Morgan, Sangamo, and the altac he'd part
OF Peoria, on this side of the illinois, and
the whole Of the Military tract beyond
that river, composed a part OF the county
(Madison) in which We reside. Now,
besides those we have enumerated, all
OF which are respectable, both in nun.
bers and properly, there are six counties,
viz A.: Calhoun, Pike, Fulton, Schuyler,
Adams, and Peoria, organized and in full
operation ; and six others, Wig : Hancock,
Warren, Mercer, Knox, Henry, aud Put.
nam, laid of, with the privilege OF as
saming their stations whenever they
shall have arrived al the proper degree
OF strength, within the tracl appropriated
for military bounties. Besides these, there
is a space OF twenty miles square in
the very heart of the trac, which has been
leii without legislative provision.
II may be supposed by the citizens of
other states, that the above are merely
counties BY legislative enactment, with
on, numerical strength, or ability to pro.
til by the privileges thus early granted
them. So rapid, indeed, has been their
advancement, that j, is quite natural for
those who are accustomed to the more
+tardy progress of the older states to doubt
the reality ofours. Facts, however must
outweigh every argument founded on
supposition, whatever force may be de-
rived TO the hypothesis from analogy.
The county of GREENE was detached
from Madison in 1921; embraces por-
ton Of country, consisting, for the great
er part, OF rich soil, watered by Macou-
pin, Apple-creek, and several inferior
streams which run through it, causing
an agreeable diversity OF prairie" and
woodland; and presents from, on the
lilipois and Mississippi rivers, Of about
THY miles. 1t is now not only populous
We use the word "prairie" without re-
serve, although we have seen it severely crit-
cised by British reviewer. 1t is used BY us
western folks, not as a French word, but tech.
nically; to denote those extensive plains, d.
vested of trees, clothed with luxuriant grass,
and sprinkled with myriads of wild flowers, in
endless variety, which are SO common in this
and the adjacent states. "Meadow" would
not convey the same idea to the citizens Of
this ccuntry.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-29
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

BY the Packe, ship Leeds, Capt. Stod-
dart, al New York, from Liverpool, Lon
don papers, to the Dad and Liverpool to
the 24!h of August, inclusive, have been
received.
Ii is stated in the Morning Chronicle,
on the most unquestionable authority
that an arrangement has been conc luded
with Lord Cochrane by the Greek Dep
ulies and Committee, by which large
sum of money is to be INN adlately pa-
ced at the disposal of his lordship, TO be
expended by him in whatever way be
may think advisable for the successful
prosecution of the war with the Turks.
His lordshlp had lett town for Scotland,
whence he would return and immediate
ly proceed to Greece. is further said,
that military force Of $500 men was
to be procured and placed under the
command Of Sir Robert Wilson, to act
in cooperation with his lordship. His
lordship has Left i; to the committee to
settle the amount OF the recompense 10
be awarded to him for his services; but
he expressly stipulates: that the auxi!ia-
ry expedition shall be placed under his
whole and sole control-ihc trammels
in which his lordship repeatedly found
himself while in South America, having
tended greatly to impede, and even en-
danger the success OF his naval opera
tons.
The above intelligence had occasion
ed great excitement in The stock market,
and it is stated as certain, that one emf
nent banking house in the Strand had
purchased through their broker, $4,000
pound of Greek Scrip.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-29
LONDON, Auo. 90.

In a supplementary sheet, the Journal
DIES Debats has published the address Of
the PROFESSIONALS government and ecclesi-
astical chiefs of Greece to the pope
The object OF the address is to solicit,
his holiness to point out to the Greeks a
prince of royal blood, and belonging to
the Catholic church. When the king
dom shall be established, Greece will be
ready to adopt such laws as may be
Judged useful and beneficial both as to
her own internal welfare and the general
interests Of European politics. The ad.
dress afterwards beseeches the pope TO
espouse the Greek church, which. since
the martyrdom Of the patriarch Gregg
ry, has been in state Of widowhood. =
The patriarch since appointed by the
Sultan is declared to be intrusive aud H.
legitimate. The address predicts that
the union OF the Roman and Greek
churches vii. be followed by the adne-
sion Of the fiIial churches OF Bulgaria,
Servia, Moldavia, and even of Russia.
The document is altogether of a very
singular nature, and if authentic as il,
purpor,s to be, it may lead to important
consequences in the Christian World
1t was presented to prince Barbarian,
the Papal Chamberlain, on the 24,h May,
and on the 9th June, an answer was re-.
turned to the Greek commissary, tina,
the pope had received it on the day on
which it was delivered 10 his minister.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-29

tiannel has another advantage which
merits attention. AS ii does not retain
the humors discharged from the skin,
people who perspIre proiuseiy in flannel
shirts will not easily catch cold on going
into the open air. Blu, The same is not
the case in respect OF linen shirts, which,
by retaining the perspired matter, viii
occasion a sensation OF chlliness, often
followed by violent cold, and some
times even fatal effects.
The preludlces of people have been
much excited, both in favor OF flannel
and against it. Ii has been objected, that
flannel worn next the skin occasions
weakness, by TOO much increasing per-
SEPARATION: but this objection seems not
10 be founded in truth, since persphation
scarcely ever can be immoderate or
hurtful, as long as the skin remains dry.
Flannel, when first used, is often apt
TO cause an uneasy sensation, but this
soon goes off. In those who wear fan
mel, the skin, on being much rubbed,
vii become red and inHamed but we
ought not on that account, TO Inler that
flannel produces cutancous eruption; on
the contrary, by preserving the pores
open, and increasing perspiration, ii tends
greatly to remove the cause OF cutaneous
eruptions, which arise chiefly from an
irregular state OF thu, discharge through
the pores of the skin.
The prejudice against the use of flan-
mel next the skin seems to be owing, 10
great measure, to the effects which en-
sue, from not changing it sufficiently Of
ten; but this objection is to be imputed
TO the wearer, mol the flannel itself.
1t must be acknowledged, that the adj
vantages above mentioned strongly re-
commend the use of flannel as preser-
vative Of health, particularly to those
who are exposed to all kinds OF wealth
or. II has the additional advantage of
being suitable to all seasons, and of COM
pensating deficiency of upper dress -
Extraordinary beneficial effects have
been experienced from flannel in va
riety of cases. In gouly, and particular
ly, rheumatic habits, it has operated
with singular advantage. 10 obstinate
coughs, where symptoms Of copsump-t
ton were apparent, 1t has proved highly
serviceable; and upon the whole, ii
merits more general and extensive ap-
plicaiion than II has ever yet Obtained.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-29

ed the Captain To give il to him but
this he declined doing, much 10 the dis
pleasure of the Chief After dinner the
natives were observed playing clubs and
spears in the chains; they were instantly
ordered out and turned off the decks.
Directions were then given 10 load The
muskets and great guns, two muskets
being previously sent into the iore'op.
This being done the Captain walked for
ward 10 turn the natives off the deck,
and had proceeded as far as the waist,
and Fenow coming behind him with the
stancheon which supports the skldds, and
giving the war whoop, struck the Gap
tain as he was turning round TO know the
cause of the lumuit. The contest now
became general, and dreadful slaugh-
ter ensued, in which, as the crew were
unarmed, the natives must have been
victorious, if il had not been for the arms
in the tops. The fire from the ioretop
was terrific. On one side lay The chief
mate we,ering IN his gore, and along
side of him a seamen IN nearly similar
state. Just before the mapmast the
Captain was engaging two oil The saVages
with bis claw hammer 1.-THE only weapon
Of defence that he could lay his hands oD)
when a third came up and struck him
desperate blow with his club on the head,
which ielled him 10 the deck. The Cap
tain lay on The slarboard side OF the deck
in the most wretched condition, and abatt
OF him the third male,an a seaman, IN
similar state.
Those who were in the tops then desceu-
ded and directed their attention to the
wounded who lay about the deck. The
Captain was the first who was taken be-
low, where the wounds were washed and
plaslers applied. The principal wound
he received was Oh the forehead; 1t
proved mortal and terminated his eXis
tence in about ten DAYS. The chief mate
fingered for 49 hours in an insensibe
state and then expired. The carpenter
was lying on the starboard side, oamiog
at the nose and mouth; when his wounds
were examined, his skull was completely
smashed. He survived ill o'clock on
The following morning; when death put
an end TO bis suffering. The rest were
not MORALLY wounded.
Such is the account given by the sur
vivors who recently arrived in the ship
at Deptford, and it appears to us tina,
however lamentable the occurrence, IT,
was brought on in some measure by the
mprudent conduct, TO make use OF the
mildest epithes, OF the Captain and crew
OF the ship. Vat. CAroa.
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SPAIN.


The Paris papers have brought intel
ligence from Madrid TO the Cub, which
positively states that new French force
is going to enter Spain. Its amount is
computed at eight thousand men. The
British Press of the 22d July says that
the correspondence from Madrid repre-
sents the affairs oil the Peninsula 10 have
arrived al a crisis. Some great political
blow, it is expected, will shortly be
struck by the apostolic or ultra-party.-
An attempt ii appears will certainly be
made to depose Ferdinand VII. A con-
ference lately took place between the
King and Don Carlos respecting the plot
for elevaling the latter to the throne
Ferdinand put into his brothers hands
some pieces Of money, coined with the
Xix eness OF Charles V. and some inter-
cepted letters, which nearly implicated
the lniant in knowledge OF The treason
able proceedings carried on by The con-
spiraiors in his behalf. Don Carlos, oil
course, denied that he was aware OF the
use to which his name was applied; but
his explanations were so unsatisfactory
that the King was resolved TO keep his
brother near him, and IN his power
Great efforts are making Tor the re.es-
,ablishmept of the lnGuisiion. Two ei
the old inquisiJors, Etsnard and the cele-
brated Father Martlnez, have had an au-
dience OF the King, in which they insis-
ted with indet cnl warmth on the neces-
slty o. restoring the Holy Office imme.
diateiy to the peniude Of its authority
Ferdinand assured them that 1t was a
subject he had at heart, but that meas
ure of SO much importance should be
maturely considered before il was finally
adopted. He had previously received
from Recacho, the inlendant of police, a
strong representation against the rc-es-
Enlistment OF that sapguinary tribunal.
The military commissions have been
suppressed by royal decree, and other
acts OF "A moderate and concillatory ma
ture have been performed by the Gov
ernment, which il ii had strength, seems
we'll disposed 10 use the powers 1t pos
sess es : Out the overwhelming influence
OF a biggoued and cruel priesthood will
probsbi, crush all It's endesvors TO mc!i-
crate the condition OF the kingdom.-
The troops who are waiting at Corunna
10 bs embarked on he expedition 10 the
HAVANA manifest alarming symptoms
of muliny, aud commit daily disorders
and excuses. One OF the officers lately
entered the barracks in order TO seize
one of the rioters, who in self defence
threw bottle at his head. The officer
drew his sword, and struck RICH, and Left
all those who stood in his way. The
consequence was, that they all attacked
him, and showeied their bottles and
o,her missiles upon hisn. He was with
difficulty rescued from their hands
The poverty of the Spanish treasury has
compelled The government to reduce The
allowances of its foreign ambassadors.
TIE Duke de Villa Hermosa, who is at
Paris, has suffered reduction Of 10000
francs, which is a matter OF indifference
TO him, on accoun, of bi, large forums.