Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-19

be postponed on account Of the war IN
India. g,-ay
II the writer Of this paragraph had
ever doubled the Cape, he might pro-
badly have learnt that the whole ex-
pense Of troops serving in India, is de-
frayed exclusively from the revenues OF
that country; and that the people OF
England will not be called upon to make
good the deficiencies of any public ac-
countant, who may there embezzie the
public funds.
We are not, however, surprised at the
general alarm which has been excited
by the late intelligence from Calcutta.
Upon the fidelity, zeal, and attach
ment of the native army, the existence
of the British Empire in India, must
principally, if not wholly, depend; and
when it is recollected, that the amount
of that army considerably exceeds
100000 men, it will be obvious that
any idea Of supplying its place, much
more of controlling and overawing 1t,
if any general dissatisfaction prevailed
in its ranks, by force sent from this
country, would be absurd, and imprac-
ticable.
1t is, therefore, with the greatest sa-
tisfaction, that we find, upon examina-
ton of the different accounts which
have reached this country, the strong
est reasons for believing the mutiny
which las occurred at Barrackpore, to
be totally unconnected with any gene
raj feeling, but to be the insulated and
unprecedented effervescence Of a sim
gle regiment, such as, at former peri
DDS, has repeatedly occurred, and has
been quelled without prejudice to the
discipline and subordination of the ar
my, or the authority ofthe government.
March l4th, City, t,co o'elock.-Con-
soils continue exceedingly heavy, at 9sa
for April; the opening price was 9S4,
with scarcely any thing doing.
The Foreign Market is equally dull.
Colombian Bonds are Oil; Mexican,
sol 81; ditto Scrip, q 5; Spanish
Bonds are 24ai; Greek Scrip, 81 to S
dis.
A reduction has taken place in all
the shares, and the market seems
much depressed.
The following is the statement yesterday
alluded to, of the mate of the woodbine.
Be il known and made manifest to all
whom it doth or may concern, that on
this ninth day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-five, before
me, Reuben G. Beasley, consul Of the
United States for the port and district
of Havre, personally appeared, Joseph
Blunt, late chief mate of the ship
Woodbine, Of Philadelphia, Charles
Avery master, who being duly sworn
OH the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God, declared and said, that the said
ship Woodbinc sailed from Rotterdam
bound to Philadelphia, on the 9TH Of
October, 1924, with crew consisting
of ten in number, viz: Charles Avery,
master, Joseph Blunt mate, Jno Marks,
James Man, Aram Donel, John Shear,
and - Marshal and - Brown, seameD;
the cook and steward colored men,
names not known; that when they lett
Rotterdam, they had two and half
barrels Of sailed provisions, and about
two hundred weight of bread; that the
sails were very Indifferent and having
contrary winds, were beating in the
channel three or four weeks, when the
provisions and water got very short;
that he frequently mentioned this to
the captain, and advised him to go in
where they could get supplies for the
VOYAGE; he remarked that there were
the goa, and cat which would last some
time, and that then they would take
their worst man that captain Avery
once said he would go on board the
first vesselhe saw, and if they did not
give them one half the provisions they
had, they would take the whole by
force. That he told him that that was
poor dependence. That on their scan.
ty allowance they endeavored to get
the ship along as well as possible; all
hands being invariably employed re-
pairing sails, from day light till dark.
As they had no spare sails, they were
sometimesa week at time laying un-
der bare poles, repairing the sails
which were unbent. That in the longi-
tude Of about IL west, latitude of about
40 north, they fell in with the brig John
and William, capt. Knash, of Poole,
from Newfoundland bound to Oporto,
and that he was sent on board with four
men, with orders, that if he did not get
some provisions, to return immediate.
Y. That captain Knash told him that
he could not call them in distress, be-
cause there was Lisbon under their lee;
but as they had only four pieces of
meat and about fifty biscuits on board,
he gave him a handkerchief full of
bread, and dozen fish, telling him TO
lay by him till morning, and he would
give them some water; that on his re-
turn Oh board, they made sail and stood
for Madeira, where they purchased
,,yo barrels of beef, some bread and