Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-11-17

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Oct. and lst Sept. 1895. q
arn the night Of the s6th August
fire broke out in this Asiatic CITY, Up
on observing that the inhabitants made
no exetions to quell the spreading
flames, Commodore Rodgers, at the
head Of about 200 Of our seamen, and
with the engines Of the squadron, land
ed, and in less than two hours. extin-
guished the fire.
Reports from the Morea are contra
dictory as to the success Of the Greeks
ard Turks. II is, however, fact that
the Greeks have Missolonghi in their
possession,and also that they have pos
session Of the isle Of Gambia.
The Turks in this city behead the
Greeks upon trivial pretexts-some-
times as many as six i'll one day; plac-
ing the head between the legs Of the
victim, and leaving the body thus ex-
posed for days! / saw, on the 2sth
August, two bodies thus shockingly ex-
posed.
Mr.. WASHINGTON, formerly lieu
tenant in our army, is here from the
Morea. He is not the worse for the
Greek service.
There is a New-Yorker in Greece
who commands 800 Greeks. l hear
that his corps is in excellent order, and
that he has distinguished himself
Our commerce is exposed in the Ar
chipelago-the trade is becoming val
uable-a naval force seems absolutely
necessary among these islands; for force
only will prevent depredations. SIEVE
raj piracies have already been commit
ted, even on our tlag--on that OF other
nations piracy is common. The En-
gllsh and American flags are most re
spccted.
The visit of the squadron will have
a beneficial effect; they now see that we
have something besides merchant YES
sells, and that we are able, as well as
willing, to chas,ise aggression. We
have been visited by public characters,
and by crowds, who look with admira-
ton at the North-Carolina Sucn a
ship was never before seen in these
seas" Nat. .Ad0.
From, Nelson's Quebec Gazette.
1t has been proposed to construct
branches from the Erie Canal TO Lake
Ontario and to the Saint Lawrence at
Ogdcnsburgh. Surveys Of the one to
Ogdensburg have, we believe, been
made, and reports favorable to its con-
struction been returned. 1t is an un-
doubted fact that great part OF our
ashes, Aour, pork and beef, and timber,
for consumption or expectation, is
brought from, the y. States-ffom the
very countries through which this ca
nal passes The prices Of the New
York market, which are regulated by
its trade with the whole world, are ge-
morally higher than at Quebec. The
march oil the productions of the wes-
tern parts Of the state Of New-York
ought consequently to be towards that
port, and not to Canada. The duty on
American produce in England, when
imported DIRECT, which operates as a
protection to colonial productions, and
creates a fictitious price in Canada,
tends to change that march and directs
it along the St. Lawrence.
1t appears to us obvious that the
more that passes through our hands,
whether American or Canadian pro-
duce, the richer we shall be, the more
of English manufactures will be con-
sumed, the more Of British shipping
will be employed Because whether
with American produce or not, the
freight Of our ships will always be
freight, always profit; American ashes
or flour, or other produce, after en-
ploying British ships, must be paid in
British manufactures; the work in ali
the various .tages before shipment
must be performed by British hands.
1t is our interest, therefore, to retain
and encourage this entrance of .Ameri-
can productions.
The Canada Trade Act, however;
went to make us lose 1.-THE nature Of
our frontiers, happily in this respect,
made it nearly dead letter.
The Erie Canal is about to effect,
what the Canada Trade Act could not
effect, viz: draw off some of this profit
able trade The statesmen Of New
York have long seen that this must be
one of the principal results of the open
ing of this canal: and they have taken
great interes, TO get it completed.
We were both surprised and delight
ed on reading in the National Journal
of Saturday the proceedings in eetail
of General Clarke and Governor Cas-,
at Prairie du Chen, and deputies from
The following tribes Of Indians, Wis
the Sacs, the Foxes, the Chippewas,
the Sioux, the Gunktons, the Menoni-
nees, the Winnebagoes, the Toways,
the Mahaws, the Pottowattomies, and
the Ouowas. These different tribes
of Indians, some of whom were forced
when speaking to each other, 70 resort