Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-09-17

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| subject of Cuba and Porto Rico having passed
into the hands of the French, as reported tc
| have been communicated to our Government
by Captain Warrington. Their silence doe:
not, however, shake our faith in the report
| They wait, perhaps, for official information.
Since the above was-in type, we have re-
ceived the Norfolk Beacon of the 18th inst.
from which we copy the following:
ARRIVAL OF THE CONSTELLATION.
From the Norfolk Beacon, Sept. IS.
The U. S. frigate Constellation, Cap
tain Woolsey, having on board Com
modore Lewis Warrington, command
ing the u. S. Naval forces in the West
India seas and Gulf of Mexico, anchor.
ed in Hampton Roads Yesterday morn
ing, after a passage Of l2a days from
off Havana, having sailed on the even
ing of the Soth ult.
Com. Warrington, Capt. Woolsey,
and the officers and crew of the ship,
with the exception of those which will
be found in the report of the Surgeon,
subioined, with which we have been
politely favored, are in the enjoyment
offne health.
ave have no news ofa political ma
ture by this arrival. We learn, how
ever, that Havana continued tranquil,
a state of things not likely to exist had
the intelligence, published by US on
Wednesday last, upon the authority OF
Capt. Clark of the British brig Barley,
been we'll founded
The JOHN Adams, Capt. Nicholson,
sailed the same evening with the Con-
~stellation, for the south side of Cuba,
officers and crew all well The U. S.
brig Spark, Lieut.. Com'dt. Newton,
was cruizing to windward The Ter
rier and Fox off Matanzas. Acting
Lieut.. James X. Vallette vas reported
to have died on board the Terrier. In
formation from Key West up TO the
55d August, stated that l6 marines had
died at that place. Lieut.. G. c. Tup-
per, of the Marine Corps, had arrived
at Havana from Key West, and was re-
cruiting in health.
Nothing had been heard, on board
the Constellation, of the L. S. ship De-
coy, which sailed from this port l4th
July last. for Key West. We observe,
however, by the New-York marine list
of the 9TH inst. that the brig Frances,
arrived at that port on the 9th, was
boarded by a boa; from the Decoy on
the 25th of August, off Key West,
bound in-last from St. Jagode Cuba
so that nc apprehension need be felt for
her safety, by those having friends on
board.
Midshipman ]. B. Beckham died on
board the Constellation on Saturday
last.
The Constellation has experienced
much rough weather during her pas
sage home.
The following officers have returned
in the Constellation:
NJ. T. Woolsey, Esq. Commander.
LieutenantS-Chas. Fl. Caldwell. Cor
nelius K. ~Stribling, William II. Gard
ner, Benjamin S. Grimke, James G.
Boughan.
Lieut. larines-Joseph c. Hall.
Purser-Francis A. Thornton.
Surgeon-Mordecai Morgan.
Sailing Master-Joshua Williston.
Surgeons Mdte-Thomas billiard.
Observation-Disclosures A. Jones, John
G.. Rodgers, Charles Shoemaker, Sa-
muel Lockwood, Richard r. M'Mul-
len, E. G. Tilton, Alexander Gibson,
John w. Turk, William B. Lyme, E.
H. Hubbard, Stephen Johnston, Joshua
w. Larkin, T. II. Maulsby, John S
Misroon, Benjamin Sly, John w. Cox,
John I. Wallace.
Commodore's Sscretary--Thos Barron.
Boatswain-John Williams.
Gunner-Samuel Butler.