Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-08
ALEX a MiD@agAs
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1926.

The Washington and Baltimore papers con-
firm the painful intelligence that the illnstrious
author of the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
has bid adieu to this world OF care he breath
ed his last at Monticello the 4,h inst. about
Ten minutes before one O'Clock, p. NJ. letter
from gentleman iu Charlottesville to the Post
Master at Baltimore, states the melancholy E.
vent was hourly expected for three or four days
before il occurred
We are authorised by our correspondence Ora
-,rrvDE" 10 withdraw his proposition for meet
ING of citizens this evening, on the subject
named in his communication Of yesterday.
The quantity of -four inspected in Baltimore
during the quarter which ended on the Soth OF
June, was 50, 900 barrels.
The Editors Of the Baltimore American have
received letter from Havana under date OF the
Esd Of June, which says" Since addressed
YOU last, nothing has occurred worth commn-
nicating. We are here in the same tranquil
state. Business is very dull--our market is
rlutted-flour quite drug. / deem 1t useless
20 send you any papers, for you except adyer-
.;sements, they are void even Of local news"
nv an arrival at New-York, the Editors OF
the Commercial Advertiser have received files
of London papers to the evening of the Soth
o.; MAY, being six days later than former adj
vices. We find nothing however, that can be
considered important, unless il be that on the
18th of May the bonded and importation corn
bills were read a third time in the House OF
lords. and passed. The vote on the bills were
s4to9s. Previous 10 the question being TAX
en-, the Earl of Liverpool assured the House
tina, the latter measure would only 5e brought
into action in cases Of great urgency, and that
the 600 quarters Of foreign Corn would not
be thrown at once upon the market, but would
he introduced with caution, and in a manner
calculated to bear as lightly as possible on the
agricultural interest.
The accounts from the manufacturing dis
,ricts wer: favorable; trade was reviring, and
active bcneyoleuce was relieving the distresses
Of the unemployed,
In the House OF Commons, on the 26th OF
Nav. Lord John Russell moved his resolution
for the more effectual prevention OF bribery and
corruption, AMI said that the practices were so
notorious that if the House did not do some
ching TO check them, it would be better at cnce
IN legalise the sale Of votes like any other com
{, hat rIc an
offer of borough was made TO him for 3oool
being so much for each vote, and 5ooI. to DC
s,ent. Sir r. Wilson mentioned that u similar
communication had been forwarded to him.
The numbers on the division were equal; there
being e. ayes and 81 noes--the Speaker save
the casting vote in faoOr Of tie resolutions.
The news from Rome is, that the Pope has
completely recovered, and is active in his duties.
The Constitutional, Journal des Debats, Cou-
ri2r Francois and E,oile, have been prohibited
in Rome, at the instigaiion of the Jesuits.
The Government Of the Netherlands has Civ
en- its negative 70 the vote Of the Emperor OF
Austria, transmitted at the suggestion of Eng
Land, relative TO the free navigation of the Rhine.
The timely rains in Spain, have produced
fall Of wheat which has given great Joy to the
people Of Madrid.
The Turkish accounts state that the attack OF
Col. Fabvier, with the regular Greek troops,
upon Negropon,, had totally failed, and the
corps been almost entirely destroyed. The
Greek less is estimated at 1000 men, besides
cannon, &c.
A treaty Of Commerce has been concluded
between Great Britain and Sweden, which al
fords a fresh instance of the success OF those
principles so powerfully developed in Mr.
Hushisson's memorable speech, TO the naTlsa-
;ion and commerce of the country.
The following is the only information from
Greece
Trieste, .ApYa IA vessel arrived from Lan-
>, after sixteen days passage, brings intelligence
hat Ibrahim Pacha left feeble garrison at
,Tssoionghi, and has set out for the Morea,
,v;,h the remainder of his troops. The Iurco-
Tgyn,ian feet has Sc, sail for Napoli di Roma
mia. Two frigates and two briggs OF tins meet
attacked Miaulis' squadron on the 18th, which
.