Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-21
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[Fron the Ne,c- York .4merican, May III
BY the Florida, from Liverpool, we
have our London files continued to the
10th ult. together with Lloyd's Lists,
&c. For commercial matter we refer
to the Record.
OF political news we find little OF in
terest. Dispatches had been received
from India, detailing some further sue
cess of the British arms. The account
of Lieut.. Col. Goodwin, who command
ed, is annexed. 1t is addressed to Sir
Archibald Campbell, the commander
in-chief at Madras, who it appears sub
seouently had suffered SO severely from
a stroke of apoplexy as to render his
surviving doubtful.
The King of Ava is said to have
been assasinated by his Queen and her
brother, who were opposed to the war
with the English. The assassins, how
ever, were in their turn overpowered
and slain by the heir apparent and his
friends.
Parliament re-assembled after the
Easter holidays, on the 18th ult.
The Courier of the 18th contains a
letter Of General Miller, giving his &C
count Of the battle Of "Ayacucho,"
which was fought, as we have before
stated, under very periious odds, by
the rctreating army of the Patriots.
Beranger, the French chansonnier,
has issued a new volume, comprising
SO songs, which he sold for $4,000.
Talma's benefit at Paris, to which
allusion is made in one of the letters
extracted from the Literary Gazette for
this evenings paper, produced to him
$1,000.
Mr.. Drummond, a banker, has pre-
scented and endowed, at his own ex-
pense, professorship of political eco
nomv at the University OF Oxford, with
salary of Ll5o per annum.
The Courier's editorial remarks, if
to be taken as speaking the language
of the administration, which is perhaps
doubtful, do not look mach like giving
way on the Catholic question.
The table of the House of Lords,
was, we observe, covered with petitions
from the clergy, against concession to
the Catholics.
We find in the Courier the following
item respecting duelling.
The proposed new criminal code OF
the Canton of the Grisons contains the
following articles relative to duelllng:
eff, at concerted meeting, deadly
weapons have been used, but without
effect, the combatants shall be condemn
ed to stand half an hour in the pillory.
If a wound, more or less serious, has
been inflicted, besides the pillory, con-
fnement in the House Of Correction for
a period of from two to four years is
incurred.
of the duel end in the death OF one
of the parties, his death is to be con-
sidcred as deliberate murder, and the
survivor to be capitally punished.
1.-THE punishment of the seconds,
where death does not ensue, is the same
as that of the principals; but if one Of
the combatants fall, the seconds are
sentenced to six years imprisonment to
hard labour."
The Courier publishes the Presi-
dents Inaugural Address and these re-
marks on 1t:
"It is a temperate, comprehensive,
and not undressing, address, and, as
such, will be read in this country with
general satisfaction. Mr.. Adams ex-
ults in the extended limits, increased
population, and growing prosperity OF
his country. He takes view OF the
marty differences which at various pc
RODS have threatened the existence OF
the Union, reioices in their having a
hated, and calls on those heretofore OPP
posed to each other, by one magnanl-
nous effort, to discard every remnant
of rancour.'
"The new President speaks with
much satisfaction of the consequences
of state of peace. On the connec-
tons Of America with other states, he
does not touch. He eulogizes the po-.
icy of his predecessor, directs the at
tention of the nation to the importance
of effecting internal improvement and
constructing public works, which, in
Rome, he remarks, were still objects
of admiration, when all the conquests
of that mighty republic had been swal-
lowed up by despotism. He expresses
with modesty his determination to do
his best TO promote the welfare OF his
countrymen, & concludes thus: Know
ing that, except the Lord keep the ci-