Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-24


Is grati6ed with his prospects. he is to re-
ceive the appointment Of Commissioner oil The
Navy or Naval Officer, in which office he will
have sole and exclusive power in governing the
naval establishment The Mexican papers
speak of him in strong terms OF praise. 1t is
considered quite doubtful whether he will sail
in the squadron, to the command OF which he
had originally been appointed.
Captain Gold, Of the schooner Tellot, at Bal
timore from Vera Cruz, reports that convoy
with one million and t,csnty fee thousand dollars,
arrived.at Vera Cruz from the capital, two days
before he sailed.
The mandatory and mills at Schaghticoke
Point in New York, with nearly all their con-
tents were consumed by fire, on the l5th inst.
about noon The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, $4,000 only of which was insured.
BY this FIRE, more than one hundred persons are
thrown on: Of employment, and says the Alba
ny Argus, "must literally suffer for the want OF
their daily bread, until they have an opportuni-
ty Of moving to some other place"
Messrs. Armstead Russell and Robert Mayo,
have issued proposals for publishing new
weekly political paper IN Richmond, to be ent-
tied the Virginia Jackson Republican" and
devoted to the support of General Jackson's
pretensisns TO the Presidency.
The following arc the numbers drawn in the
New-York Literature Lottery, on Wednesday
lasI:-
s. 81 IS IL 90 7 l9
The New-York Evening Post says, that one
half of the $4,000 prize was held by two in
dustrious mechanics of that city. ltappears
that each having three dollar note Of the
Tradesmens' Bank, agreed on Wednesday morn
ing 10 purchase two halves Of tickets in the Lot
tery, and divide the profits. The remainder of
the prize was owned in the same city quar-
ter BY two young gentlemen, one Of whom drew
last January one quarter of 100000 prize,
one eighth by gentleman, and the other eighth
bv two servants. The fortunate holders of all
except the one eighth, have received their mo-
ney at the office of Cummings, successor TO Al
lens, of whom they purchasedlhe ticket
Again the Western Mail brings us tale Of
horror. The following is an extract Of another
letter, for which we are indebted to the gentle
man who furnished us with the information re-
: specting the fate OF the BEAUcHAMps, husband
and wife, Nat I1ten
"Leriagton, July 10, lS26.-IsAAc B. DEsHA,
charged with the murder Of BAKER, cut his
throat on Saturday morning, the 8th, and the
opinion Of the attending physician was, that he
could not recover. The wind pipe was cut
through and he was speeches.. Pen, ink, and
paper were given to him, and he wrote that he
was not guii;y of the charge for which he was
confined. This makes four persons. who have,
within short time, DESTROYED their lives on ac-
count of the charge Of murter-two for the
murder Of Walton, in Henderson county; Beau
champ and Desha beside the wife of the former,
who stabbed hsrseJEas it appeared from her own
account before She expired The death Of
Bcauchamp and Desha will tend much to re-
leve the country from subjects calculated to in
flame public feeling"
In addition to the above, the following is a
letter from friend to the Editor Of the Kentuc-
XIV Reporter. The Editor thinks it doubtful
whether the wound has proved fatal. It's also
said that Dcsha sent for laudanum several times,
and attempted to borrow pistol
"Cyntkiond, July Sh,
"Dear Sir-I. B. Desha cut his throat, and
can't live to-day. After he did il he wrote the
following
eel am innocent the charge made against me-
''The occasion done"- and could not proceed
/. b. DESHA.
Among the many punning toasts given on the
fourth of July, the following is not surpassed In
point Of ingenuity:
TIE opporrs ef Tie Panama ,Mss'On-Let their
ways be Adam-ized with Southland Clay, and
confusion Rush in Barbour-ous fury on their
councils.
letters from Laguayra, dated July ., give the
following neutrality-suspicious. SIS; beef, prime,
IA; pork do. Isl Goldfish s; hams 90 to 81; lard
49, rice 81; coffee Isl; cocoa IS; indigo .; hides
l6tol7.
From tie Baltimore Gazette, July 81.
= Soon after sun rise yesterday, the tolling OF