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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-10-13
Kius-street Hotel.

1NHE subscriber respectfully informs the
u public that he has taken the house lately
occupied by Mr.. Charles Scott, on King I
nearly opposite Mr.. James English's fioul
store, and in the ncighborhood ofthe diagona
pump, where the best water in town is obtain
cd, and intends keeping it as Il
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-10-13

"A, 6, %, 4, 49,
ANY ticket having one or more of the above
drawn numbers on them are prizes.
The following prizes were sold and paid at
sight, at RUNNELLS Prize Office, in the a.
bove lottery, which IS ever true to its motto:
Ticket No. 792, combination 6, 1, 1S,
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StOO Reward.

DAN AWAY from the subscriber living
i L near Port Tobacco, in Charles County,
Maryland, negro man NED. Ned is about
81 years of age, bright mulatto, about five
feet ten inches high, stout and well made;
has sharp nose, rather keen eyes, which are
generally nfamed and a little sore; his hair
long and bushy, his beard soft and not yet
matured, has down look and sullen manner
when spoken to authoritatively had on, when
he left home, an Oznaburg shirt and trowsers
and coarse wool hat. This fellow may have
gone to st. Mary's County, where he has ma
ny acquaintance and relations, or he may be
in Georgetown, where he has some relations,
rit is equally probable he may endeavor to
make his way to the ncighborhood of Lees
burg, Virginia, where he has some connexions
among the negroes of Thompson Mason, esq.
of that vicinity, or he may endeavor to escape
to Pennsylvania, through Washington Coun.
ty, where he worked some years since, at
Hughes Iron-works. will give the above
reward of One Hundred Dollars for him if ia
ken out of the state of Maryland or Virginia
or District of Columbia and secured in any
jail so that get him again, or | will give
FIFTY DOLLARS if taken in Virginia, the
District of Columbia or any part of Maryland,
except Charles and St Mary's Counties, and
similarly secured, and if taken in Charles or
st. Mary's County, i will give reward OF
Thirty Dol1drs for securing him in Jail, or
thirty dollars and pay all reasonable charges
if brought home to me.
WILLIAM D. MERRICK.
July IS lawtf
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TIE CENTREvILLE TIMES,
find Eastern Shore Gazette.
70 Advertisers. .

TIME above named paper is printed by
i WILLiAMC SPENCER, in Centrevillc,
Eastern shore of Maryland, and circulating
freely through the surrounding vicinity, and
through all the Counties on the Eastern Shore.
CESTnEvILLE being situated in the centre of
the most populous and perhaps equally veal
thy part Of the Eastern Shore, and having a
direct communication daily to every part Of
the Peninsula-to Wilmington and Smyrna, in
Delaware, and to Philadelphia, by Post-roads,
and to Baltimore, Annapolis, &c. &c. by the
Chesapeake Bay; persons in business-Lotte-
ry and Exchange Brokers, sc. would promote
their otu, interest by communicating with the
public through this Paper.
TERMS OF ADvERTIsINe One dollar square
for the first times, and Is cents for each addi-
tional continuance; liberal deduction will be
made to those who advertise by the year.
communications, advertisements or sub
scriptions, addressed to w. c. Spencer, will
meet with attention.
July 10
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is derived directly fron,the German.
Ponderous lexicons have been compil-
ed with this view.
HOME CONCERNS.


Harper's Ferry, July lS.-It is a
source of great pleasure to us to no.
tice the improvements which are daily
making in our village. A number Of
houses have been built this season, and
natural obstacles have been overcome
which at first sight seemed insurmount-
able. Solid rocks have been cut down
to make room for useful buildings
The foundation of the house in which
our office is kept was cut through a
rock to the depth of thirty feet, and its
dimensions are So by IS feet. Close
to us foundation is cutting out thirty
feet deep, its size so by 40 feet. b.
ring for water has been carried to the
depth of 70 feet through a rock, with
out single accident. The Potomac
Bridge is progressing, and prepare
tons are making, we understand, to
erect bridge across the Shenandoah,
to be passable this season. The foun-
dation of Church, School House, and
Masonic Hall, was laid on the Gath
ultilno, and Methodist Church is ra-
pidly constructing.
The spot most important improved
however, is the Shenandoah island,
which we may now term part of the
town. Four years ago there were on
ly two small frame buildings upon it;
now there are Merchant Mill, Saw
Mill, an Oil Mill, Tan Yard, tan
houses, and several shops for meehan-
les, and ten dwelling houses-all on
space of about twelve acres The saw
mill was erected by Mr.. Lewis Wem-
wag, bridge architect, and is probably
the best in the state of Virginia, in
deed, we doubt whether it is excellcd
in the Union. The enterprising pro-
prietor turned to most important adj
vantage water power which had
heretofore entirely escaped the obser-
walton ofour citizens. His mill is now
visited by all who visit the place, and
it is well worthy of notice. In one
shaft he has seUen saws fixed, for the
purpose of cutting bridge timber. A
few mornings since We were present
while they cut two pieces of timber IS
inches by s., and 80 feet long; and on
each side of these timbers were cut, at
the same time, three planks of the same
length, one inch thick; making in all
about 700 feet. This was done in 30
minutes, although the shaft was work
ed with less than its usual velocity
The average saving in thirty minutes,
on this kind of timber, amounts to 800
feet. By a single saw in each shaft
there being two he cuts in twenty
hours 1000 feet of plank. The saving
OF timber and labor at this mill is con-
siderable.
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INDIAN MANUSCRIPT.


We are indebted to the politeness
Of one Of the Rev. Missionaries to the
Lake Of the Two Mountains for the pc
rusal of manuscript in the algonquin
language which the Rev. gentleman has
made considerable progress in tran
scribing from a very old manuscript
said to have been executed by'an Indian
of the Algonquin tribe. The Rev. gen.
tleman is great proficient in the AL
gonquin and other Indian tongues; and
we can assure the public that the COR
RICHNESS and beauty of the manuscript
now in hand, would do honor to any
penman, and is equal to any thing of
the kind we have ever seen.-lt is be-
sides, prettily Illuminated with various
religious devices. The original copy
was translation from prayer book
in the French language; but whether
translated BY the Indian who wrote it.,
we have not been able TO learn. The
learned Missionary agrees with Char
levoix in thinking, that though the AL
gonquin language has not the same
force with the Huron, yet has much
more sweetness and elegance. Both
have richness of expression, variety
of turns and phrases, a propriety OF
diction, and regularity which are per-
iectly astonishing.
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FROM LIVERPOOL.

N,,s. York, july l5.-By the packet
.b;n New-York. Captain Bennett, ar
lived Yesterday in 81 days from Liver
nool we have received our regular
Slps of papers. Our Liverpool dates
ore 10 the 9th, the day on which the
New-York sailed, and are two days later
,ban our former advices from that port.
The London news has been anticipated
by the York.
prices of American Stocks at Lon
dom June six per Cents lsS5,e7s;
10 ,s45, los; Bank Shares, 25l.
ruglish Stocks-3 per Cent red so
,oooi-Consols for account 904 to Gil.
LirsrpooI, June 4.-The sales this
,.ssk in Cotton have been unusually IL
lied amounting only to about 1900
bags. the prices of most descriptions
have receded about Id. per ID. The
nart;culars are, 81 Sea Island at
81 10 sod-s4o bowed l6ad to I'D
400 Orleans III to 2ld-Tobacco con-
times in fair request, several parcels
having been taken by spectators, as
we'll as the trade, at full prices. The
sales in ashes have been very limited
this week, the market still continuing
very much depressed. The transac-
tons in Carolina Rice have also been
very trivial, amounting only to about
60 casks at los. cd. TO 2ls. cd. per cwt'
700 bbls. Turpentine have been sold at
lbs to l2s Sd perbbl.
From Cores Liverpool .7drertiser.
Can't. Bennett, of the packet ship
New-York, has been presented by the
Messengers with a handsome piece OF
Mate. in token Of their admiration OF
his nautical skill and grateful sense OF
his unwearied attention to their COM
fort, on his last voyage from New-iork
10 this port.
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.ssz.
~ss ~
From Buenos tyres papers received at Mer-
chants Hall.
Translated for the Boston Patriot. ]

The Argus of Buenos Ayres of May
9TH, states that M. De Monge, French
commissioner in Peru, had been order
ed TO leave the territory of the Republic
in "a hours, for interfering in concerns
Of importance, and endeavorirg TO pro-
duce an overthrow of the government
The same is stated to have occurred
to his compatriot at Chill, for having
openly applauded at the bar Of Con-
gress, the cries of the disorderly for
dissolving of that body.
BY communication published 9Th
May, from the Executive of the pro-
vinces of Buenos Ayres to the consti-
tuent Congress, dated 2sth April, en-
closing documents from Gen. Arenales,
commanding the forces destined "a
gainst Upper Peru, it would seem that
the royal forces under Olaneta, still oc-
cupied that country at rh at time.
In the Argus of I'd May, we find the
following letter:
SaLta, April Is, 1925.
To Citizen Theodore Sanchez de Bustamante,
Governor and Captain General pro TEN. of
the Province of Salta:
Whereas the General in Chief of the
expedition 10 Peru, in an official note
of the 9th inst. from his head quarters
at Laquiaca, tells me the following
"By different channels the happy news
of the triumph obtained by Col. Don
Carlos Medina Celia, at the position
Of Tumulsa, is confirmed, and with
this and the death OF Don Pedro Anto-
MO de Olaneta the entire liberty Of Up
per Peru; there remaining no other enc
mics than Don Jose Maria Valdez and
the few whom he commanded; the
time of assuring with pleasure is come
that the country is free and the work
of independence is concluded; especial
ly when we are assured that the united
liberating army of Peru under Gen.
Sucre occupies Potosi, which must be
in consequence CT the dispersion Of the
| weak force under the said Valdez. -
THE Governor goes on removing the
prohibitions which he had proclaimed
| against carrying on any trade in mules,
cattle, quicksilver, articles Of war, be-
tween the Province of Salta and Upper
Peru.
This paper contains an engraving
representing tomb, encircled with
this epitaph: "Here lies the Spanish poU
er TN America."
From these papers, containing ex'
| .ensive debates of tho Cuna.itnrni Gon
gress of Buenos Ayres, we should con
clude that slow but sure progress is
making in framing the FEDERAL Cow,
sTITUTIoN, for which the Congress wa:
convoked.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19

In the conHagration at Bordeaux, on
the LIST of June, the loss of Mr.. Mayer
was estimated at 100000 francs, He
had 100000 insured. That of Messrs.
Balgueri * Co. was $4,000. They
had insured 100000. Mr.. Taslet lost
100000, having insured 10000. The
whole loss was estimated at 2 or 5
millions, TWO thirds of which fell on
different insurance companies.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19
DIED.,

Yesterday morning, Cntharine Elizabeth
MdrR, daughter of David Marll, aged twenty
one months The friends of the family are
invited to attend her funeral THIS MORN
ING, at 8 O'Clock, from the dwelling of her
father, corner of Duke and Water street.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19
CANAL CELEBRATION.

This dav will be witnessed in the
village of Rome, the first actual labor
for the union of the Delaware and
Hudson rivers. In commemoration Of
which event, suitable and correspond
ing celebration is intended. An address
will be delivered on the occasion, by
Philip Hone, esq. President of the
Company. a large concourse OF peo-
pie is expected 70 attend to witness the
interesting spectacle. We learn that
arrangements have been made.for the
accommodation of a great number
Considering the magnitude and i'm
portance of the work to be this day
commenced, the great changes which
it will effect in the course of a few short
years, in tract of country, the greater
part now a perfect wilderness; and its
near alliance to the interests and pros
perity of hundreds, living along the
borders of the intended canal, we should
not be surprised to see assembled a
greater number than has ever been
brought together in this county on any
occasion.
Contracts were effected by the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company, on
Monday last, for the'hfaking of seven
teen miles Of the Canal
Salhran Whig July Is.
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. Wpfppo oCocfee 10000 teO6rro o
MARRIED.,

On Thursday evening last, by the Rev. Mr.
Hemphill, Mr. EDMUND BRowS, to Miss CA
rH.nINE BAYNE, both of this place.
On the 14th inst. by the rev. DIR. johnson,
Mr. SAMUEL SUMMERS, to Miss WILLIANNE
BLACKBURN, daughter of Lewis Blackburn,
all of Fairfax county, Va.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19
Executor's Sale

WILL be sold on Saturday the 18th inst. at
w Catts's Tavern, West End, in the coun.
ty of Fairfax, valuable NEGRO MAN, be.
longing to the estate of Sarah Monroe, who
is a slave forIife. The sale to take place at 3
O'Clock, P. NJ. when the terms will be made
known.
And on the Monday following, at O'Clock,
p. NJ. will be sold at the same place, all the
Household and Kitchen Furniture
belonging to the same estate.
DENNIS JOHNSTON, Executor.
iuly lots
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19

The ship Bengal, arrived here yes
terday, from Algeziras, reports that the
U. S. ship North Carolina, was atthat
port on the e2d ofMay, and that on the
day, she was to set sail for Gibral-
tar We further learn that the officers
ofthe frigate were in good health.
Ne,v- York. Gazette.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19

nrGRAND STATE LOTTERY-Draws
on the 9th inst in the city of Baltimore, I'M
der the superintendent Of the Commission
ers appointed by the Governor and Council
Highest capitals $4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
SC. &c.-Tickets only SIS.
Orders meet prompt attention, addressed to
July l6 j. l. COHEN, Jr. Baltimore.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19

In work on the origin Of languages,
published at Venice, about the Begin
ming Of the 18th century, the following
hypothesis is stated The author
maintains that the Greek was the pri-
mitive language; in fact, that Adam
and Eve spoke Greek, His proofs are,
that as soon as Adam opened his eyes
and beheld the beauty of the creation,
he cried out o! and thus gave birth to
the Greek Omego, or long o. That he
next invented the upsillion, or u; for
after Eve had been extricated from his
side, he exclaimed, on perceiving her,
r,r,-u, u! The author then proceeds
to state, that Adams first child, on
coming to the world, (like most healthy
children, we believe, began to cry
something in this fashion, e, e, e, e, and
thus arliculated epsilon, or short
The second childs voice being more
shrill than his brothers, he poured
forth his little griefs in tones which re-
sembled i, i, i, i, and thus had the ho-
nor OF being the first who gave utter
ance to the Greek iota. BY arguments
equally cogent, he goes on to prove,
that the Greek language is as natural
TO man as certain notes are to particu-
lar species Of birds. The necessary
inference from this is, and it is not a
little provoking, that but for the pla-
guy interference of nurses and rela.
ions, we should all, if left to ourselves,
talk ", as naturally'as pigs squeak. p
he author does not, we believe, at
Tempt to explain satisfactorily, how
our dear first parents managed to uu-
Gerstand each other during this slow
oeyelopement. of their alphabet.
The theory of the writer mentioned
ABOVE is fundamentally erroneous. &C.
fapius Beccanus has distinctly shown
mat High-Butch was the language
spoken by Adam and Eve in Paradise,
ana we could quote more than one
iearned author in proof that the Greek
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19
New Flour.

TIME subscriber has received and for sale,
i FAMILY FLOUR made fromnew wheat.
Also, % 1-3 bushels white wheat, (called the
New.York Flint the product of So Of an acre
of land, raised by the subscriber, and for sale
for seed wheat. JON. JANNEY.
7mol3 St
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COMMERCIAL.
PRICES OF PRODUCE

No change in flour since our last. Corn is
still improving, cargo sold yesterday eve
ming at 48 for the Washington market, and to
be delivered by Maryland measure, which is
about q per cent larger than ours-Had it
been clean, it would have brought the same
price delivered here.
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AUCTIONS.
NIGHT Sale.

Oh Thursday Erening, at Candt-E light,
Will be sold at the Auction Store without re-
serve,
Sup. cloth coats, summer do. cambric robes
Cotton hose, blue, white and yellow Nankeen
Cotton stripes, hdkfs, shawls. hair brushes
Shoes, worsted stripes, calicoes, cambrics
Checks, linens, India mating, &c. &c.
.also, Uithout reserve,
Sup. razors, do ladies' reticules of the latest
fashion
Wallets, stub and note books, segar boxes,
A lot of gilt ware, very superior spy glass &c.
july 10 s. A. MARSTELLER, Auct.
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Potomac COmpany.

NOTICE is hereby given, That the annual
~ meeting Of the stockholders, will be hol-
den at Semmes's Tavern, in Georgetown, at
10 o'clock, A. NJ. on Monday the LIST day of
august neat, for the purpose of elccting Pre-
sident and four Directors, for the ensuing year,
and oftransacting other business of the Com
pany. BY order, ROBT. BARNARD.
Treasurer Potomac Company.
Office Of tie Potomac Company, !
Geo. IoWn, July II, 1925.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19
Public Sale.

On TUESDAY, at 10 o'clock. =.
"lLL be sold at the Auction Store,
w Is boxes chocolate, 10 do French wine
5 do port wine, 9 bis brandy, 2 do vinegar
retrigerators, l lot cheese, tobacco
! hair covered sofa, sideboard, secretaries
Book cases, wash stands, candle ditto
Looking glasses, summer carpeting
Segars, Spanish and half do; brides
Cups and saucers-with variety Of other
goods. s A. MARsTELLER, auct.
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sloop Fanny, Mitchell, Baltimore.

sloop Java, Rodbird, cleared at New-York
the 10th inst for this port.
schr Farmers Ingenuity, CrowelL, hence
at Philadelphia, ON the 10th inst. S days.
Brig Olympia, Soutber, hence, for ot. mo
mas, was spoken 9th ult. 2odays out, lat. ~
SIS, long. IS so.
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WRECK.


Baltimore, July ls.-The schr United
States, capt. Hugg, arrived at this port
yesterday from Porto Bello, saw brig
ashore on Carrysfort reef on the 5th Of
July, which capt H. found on boarding
to be the brig Lima, capt. Saml. Stone
man, of Philadelphia, days out from
Havana. She was bilged and the car
go floating in her hold. Capt. H. took
off FIVE Spanish passengers-the capt.
and crew remained by the vessel, wait
ing for wreckers. We understand that
the Lima went ashore at half past one
A, NJ. on the 5th inst. and at eleven
O'Clock the next day bilged and filled
with water. She belonged to John
Morton of Philadelphia, and had a
cargo of Spanish tobacco, segars, dry
goods and sugars. Passengers taken
from the Lima, Fro. Calleijo. ]. A. d.
Verculla, Miguel Bolivian, Jose Soto
and Y. Alzola.
A story has been circulated in the
papers Of the loss of child in YER
mont on the 18th of June, and of his
being discovered frozen to death on the
morning of the 10th by the fidelity and
sagacity of a dog, which was tracked
through the snow. The story is quite
remarkable, as the thermometer rose
every day from the 9TH to the 10th to
81 degrees, and on the 10th, when
these tracks were followed, to 81 de-
grees.
A pump for one Of the Mexican Mining
Companies, Of one thousand feet in
length has recently been cast at fur
mace near Cincinnati. The bore is about
four inches; and the pump was cast in
one hundred detached pieces, Of ten feet
in length, each. This stupendous pump
cost centsper pound, and each piece
weighing 1000 pounds the aggregate
cost was $4,000. 1t was carried TO New
Orleans by the steamboat Mississippi.
From New-Orleans, it was intended to
ship it to some Mexican port, whence
it is 10 be carried in Wagons about 500
miles, into the interior. Finally, it will
be borne thirty miles up steep and
rugged mountain, on the backs of the
Indians, TO its place of destination. This
pump will be worked by steam.
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Postponed Sale.

DY virtue of deed of trust bearing date
Id the 2lst day of November, 1922, record
Cd in the County Court Of Fairfax, executed
by Abel Holbrook to the subscriber for pur-
poses therein mentioned, shall proceed to
sell at public auction for cash, or on such
terms as may be agreed on, the LOTmention.
ed in said deed, and HOCSES and improve.
ments thereon, on the premises at West End,
near the first turnpike gate, on Thursday, the
18th dug of July neat. Sale to commence at
5lo'clock in the afternoon.
JOHN WASHINGTON.
EPThe above sale is postponed till
THURSDAY the Dist inst. j. w.
July 16
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SHIP NEWS.
Port Of AAexandria.

ARRIVED,
Julv 17-schr. Only Daughter, Burrell,
Thomaston, 16 days; lime to Wm' Fowle 20
Brig Elmira, Mcclellan, Thomaston. II ds;
lime to VIM. Fowle & Co.
july 1s.-Bng Traveller, Smally, Baltimore
days; to S. Messersmith.
Schr. Salumith, Norris, Boston, Is days;
plaster to VIM. Fowle & Co.
SAILED,
sloop FANNY, Mitchell, Baltimore.
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Notice.

TOHN MACRAE, Attorney at Law, having
% removed from Dumfries to the vicinity of
Brentsville, in Prince William county, Virgil
mia, to reside; his correspondents are request
ed to direct their letters to the latter place.
iuly Is OF
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-19

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
YVTIAT the water will be drawn off, and the
l. navigation closed on the Canal at the Lit.
tie Falls, OH the 25th inst. in order to draining
out the said Canal, and of putting into COM
plete repair the several works thereon; and,
thatthese operations may occupy period of
three weeks. BY order,
ROBT. BARNARD,
Treas. p OF. Comply,
Office Of the Potomac Company, }
Geo. To,on, July IA, 1925.
iuly 16-tm
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Corn.

1NHE subscriber has for sale yellow and
u white corn. GEO. COLEMAN.
july4