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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-12-28
THE COMMENTED MAN.
BIZ W1shington Lpine.

In the garden Of the Tuilleries there is sum
nv corner under the wall Of terrace which
fronts the south. Along the wall is range of
benches commanding view of the walks and
avenues of the garden. This genial nook is
place of great resort in the latter part OF au-
tumn, and in fine days in winter, as il seems 10
retain the favour Of departed summer. On a
calm, bright morning IT is quite alive with nur-
sery maids and their playful little charges. Hi
Their also resort number OF ancient ladies anu
gentlemen, who, with laudable thrift In small
pleasures and small expenses, for which the
French are 10 be noted, come here TO enjoy sun
shine and save Grewood Here may often be
seen some cavalier of the old school, when The
sunbeams have warmed his blood into some
thing like glow, -f1uttering about like frost
bitten moth thawed before the Ere, putting forth
feeble show Of gallantry among the anuqua-
ted danes, and now and then eyeing the ouxom
nursery maids with what might almost be mis-
taken for am air of lioertinism Among the ha,
bitual freouen,ers Of this place, had often re
marked an old gentleman, whose dress was de-
cidedly anti-revolu,ional. He wore the three
corpered cooked hat OF the aneien reS'mej his
hair was frizzed over each ear into Giles de pr
gson, style strongly savourlng OF Bourbanlsm;
and queue stuck out behind, the loyalty OF
which was not 10 be disputed. His dress, tho
ancient. had an air of decayed genlility; and /
observed that he took his snuff cut of an elegant
though old fashioned gold box. He appeared
to be the most popular man on the walk. He
had compliment, fol every old lady, he kissed
every child, and he patted every little dog on
the head; for children and little dogs are very
important members of society in France. l
must observe, however, that he seldom kissed
a child, without, al the same time, plnehing the
nursery-maid's cheek; Frenchman OF the old
school never forsets his devoirs TO The sex.
had taken liking to this old gentleman
There was an habitual expression OF benevo-
lence in his face, which have very frequently
remarked in these reliques of the politer days
Of france. The constant interchange Of those
thousand little courtesies which imperceptibly
swee,en life, have happy effect upon the fea,
lures, and spread mellow evening charm over
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ia gentleman. with smile Of infinite good
.hnmour. when think upon the various risks
have run. and the manner in which have es-
.caped them: when ! recollect all that have
suffered. and consider all that | al present en-
icv.-I cannot but look upon myself as man
of singular good fortune. Such was the orlei
history Of this practical philosopher; and II is
picture OF many Frenchman ruined by the
Revolution. The French appear to have a
greater facility than m ost men In accommoda-
ting themselves 10 the reverses OF life, and OF
extracting honey out OF the bitter things oil this
world. The first shock of calamity is apt TO
oyerwhelm them; but when it is once past,
their natural buoyancy of feeling soon brings
them again to the surface. This may be called
the result of lie, lily of character, but it answers
the end Of reconciling us to misfortune; and if
it be not true philosophy, il is something al
most as eficacious. Ever since | have heard
the story of my little Erenchman, have treas
ured it up in my heart; and thank my stars
have at length found, what had long consider
ed as not to be found on earth-a contented
man-P. S. There is no calculating on human
happiness. Since writing the foregoing, the
law of indemnify has been passed, and my friend
restored TO great part Of his fortune. was
absent from Paris at the time, but on my return
FASTENED to congratulate him. found him
maenifcen,ly lodged on the first floor OF his
hotel. ! was ushered by servant IN livery,
through splendid saloons, to cabinet richly
furnished, where found my little Frenchman
reclining on a couch. He received me with
his usual cordially; but saw the gaiety and
benevolence of his countenance had He'd: he
had an eye full of care and anxiety congra-
tulareI him on his good fortune. Good fortune!
echoed he! 'hah! have been plundered oil
princely fortune, and they give me plttanee
as an indemnity Alas! found my late poor
and contented friend one of the richest and
most miserable men in Paris. Instead OF re-
ioiciug in the ample competency restored to
him, he is daily repning at the superflul:y
withheld. He no longer wanders in happy /
deness about Paris,-but is a repining attend
ant in the ante chambers Of ministers. His
loyalty has evapora,ed with his gaiety:he screws
his mouth when the BourDons are mentioned,
and even shrugs his shoulders when he hears
The praises of the king. In word, he is one
of the many philosophers undone by the law OF
indemnity, & his case is desperate; for doub,
whelhereveE another reverse of fortune, which
should restore him TO poverty, could make him
again happy man.
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POETRY.

coMMuNIcATIoN.
CECILIA. HoRRIDA BELLA"
Tune-Maggie Lascder.
There was wight,
Tom Richie hight,
Who had oeen great and mighty;
But that was done;
His pow'r had gone,
And bid poor Tom good-by-t-ye.
He rose one morn
And took horn,
10 make himself courageous;
His courage rose
Into his nose,
And made him quite pugnacious
He card no whit
Whom he should hit,
So sure he was of beating;
So full was he
OF strong minttea,
He thought not OF retreating.
Joe Gales's fame
For strength and game,
induced Tom to select him;
And, at the pinch,
Should Tom not finch,
The world would then respect him.
file smote at Joe
mighty blow,
About tn Administration;
This warded he
That Tom came near prostration.
Then many bold
Hard blow was told,
And heavy were the knocks, sir
Toms guard was slack,
Joe lent crack
3 Just Toms knowledge-box, sir.
Down tumbpd he,
The bold Richie,
Men thought his head was broke, sir;
But rommy's head
Was made of lead,
And crack'd not for stroke, sir
He rose again,
For fight full fain,
Aud came up to the scratch, sir;
He fought for fame,
But Joe game,
And Tom had met his match, sir
Then long they fought,
And no man thought
Who was to prove the winner
Till Bantam Joe
Put in blow
Just where Tom kept his dinner.
That dreadful push,
Brought up Toms mush,
And with it came his Life, sir.
The vict'ry won,
My tale is done;
Thus ended all the strife, slr.
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GREEK PIRATES

DoSfon, Dec % The brig Susan, CAPTAIN
Gibson, which arrived at this por, on Vednes.
day, was robbed by pirates near the Island &c
Andres, on the 9th Oct last She wa. ia caoo
pany with the b. brig John Reid at this ,i~ns
wnich Vessei was also boarded by them and
ronoea OF clothing, she having no cargo oo
board The pirates were discovered a, abont
r. NJ In two latteen rugged boats-tbev hoard
ed the J. K. at 80, and ordered the Sus.n -
take In sail, and back the main yard. which wa,
obeyed. Soon after The smaller boat came =.
long side, boarded the S. and Commenced nilI,-
glng-the larger boat soon followed. and thew
all, amounting to about IS persons, all Greeks.
came on board the Susan. The FIRST ner,onai
attack was upon the Captain, whom thew eaugbt
by the throat, took the Spy Glass Out of his
hands, tore his jacket and vest off his back, nre-
sentsd dagger to his breast, demanded his mo.
ney and watch, or they would take his life -
lie told them ne had no money and gave up his
watch They took him below, pat pistol to
his breast, and demanded " here the money was
secreted-he opened his chest, and gave up all
he had. They swore there was more, and
threatened to murder all hands They then
released the captain, and presented pistol
to the breast of the mate, John S. Bart
lett) drew sword across his neck. and a.
bused him grossly. They snapped pistol
at him, and wounded him in the shoulder with
dagger. They also maltreated one of the
seamen and the pilOt. They took all the wear
ing apparel Of the crew, their bedding, stores.
instruments, spare rigging, nearly all their
bread, two barrels of beef, and every thing val.
liable on board, which they could carry. They
opened tie matches, and destroyed about q
boxes sugar, several casks Of currants, Sc SC.
Their snail boat they loaded in bulk with 81.
gar. After loading their boats with pllage.
they ld! the vessel On the 9th, the Susan was
BOARDED by boa, from the T. S. sloop of war
Ontaio, and the transactions Of the 9Th were
communicated 10 the boarding officer. The
same day the S. arrived at Smyrna, and the
maser and crew made oath to statement Of
the acts before the y. S. Vice Consul there.
Statesman
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Speake, (said she to Beauregard.) he tongue
Of the cavalier was Immediately united. 1t
was Aurelia herself!-who being now conyin-
ced ofthe sincerity Of her lover, Judged that he
was in every respect deserving OF her love;
which she conferred upon him with equal sim
cerity. These two lovers recounted their his
tory 10 the king; the conclusion OF which was
marriage, that gave as universal satisfaction
to the king and court, as to the parties them
selves
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A CARD.
To all those harng, dsrous Of having, an interest il,
the sh Class oftae
Grand VniYerAi v IOtterX

The sale of tickets in the above Scheme not having
been sufficient to warrant the drawing to take place on
the the 22d ultimo, originally intended, without
risk of considerable loss to the manager, the drawing
of the same hereby postponed for 80 50 days. no
tce the precise day on which the Lottery will posi-
lively be drawn will however soon be given
p C.7NFIELD, Manager
may not, perhaps, be necessary to assign any fur
ther for this short posponement than
tanned in the above. The MANAGER would, howev-
err beg leg leave to add that when this class is
sued, few persons if any, anticipated in the least, the
late panic in the money market which has almost para
yzed every kind OF business, and has caused such sim
guiar and unprecedented stagnaton in trade. The
distress of capitalists and monied institutions has not
been confined to any single state in our confederacy,
but it has been severely felt from extremity of the
country to the other and has been general in several OF
the Oldest and wealthest foreign countries. And it
will not be considered matter of surprise, that the
same causes which have induced recently the post
ponement ofthe drawing of an important lottery, should
have aslmilar effect on one ofmuch greater magnitude.
But is hoped, that happy change for these reverses
has already commenced, and that all classes of ct-
zens in every part of the Union will soon participate in
the returning tide ofprosperty. The scheme now Of
ered by far the most attractive and pendd Of any
ever presented to the public in the United States and
many, very many who adventure therein will certainly
be rewarded with princely fortunes handsome addi
tons to what they already possess
Those who have not yet taken interest in this Lot
terry, now have an additional opportunity offered them
and they are respectfully reminded, that by promptly
purchasing chances in this splendid scheme, they
will insure early distribution ofthe rich prizes it con-
ains-as the lottery shall positively be drawn
the sale tickets will justify and the prizes paid
in cash Immediately after the drawing; all persons
therefore are invited to come forward and take ticket
or share at either of the managers Offices; where all
applications personal per letter. will at any time be
promptly attended to by the publcs obedent servant
p. CANFIELD,
1879 Broadway, New.York 129 Chestnut street, Phila
dclphia; 1870 Market street, Baltimore.
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this time, he may easily fall in love again and
again, or that his mistress is not altogether the
paragon of perfection-those are all cold water
compliments, and are marvellously insipid to
such taste as his. He must cen go his way,
sorrowing, marriage only viii make him wise
l have done. Those who are merry will be
merry still; and those who are unhappy will re-
main so after all; yet i, is good and pleasant
thing occasionally to have a talk with the world
about its follies.
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aninner globe, containing in an eminence on'its
verge. the matter of magnetic attrac ton. The
verge Of the inner opening being small, the va
ration must of course form smaller angle at
a distance than close to the pole.
PERKINS.
Hampshire county, Va Feb IS, 1926.
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Quarter Masters Office,

Fort Washington, Feb. 1911, 1920
SEALED proposals will be received at this ONCE uh'
ICtl the 10th of March next for,
$50 Cords Of Merchanta5Ae 0aK WOOD,
to be delivered on the hill this post Is cords on the
1st Of April so cords the LIST Of May and the balance
on or before the 10th of November next Securtnfo
the amount of $500 will be required for tne fannui
Torrance of the contract THOMAS ChiLDA
Lieut.. and Quarter Master.
feb Is tMio
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6s56 prizes amounting to s7s4,24'

6356 prizes amounting to s7s4,2i0
No time, therefore, (f you would do wisely to delay
your purchase Agolden opportunity is now presented
10 all adrenturers-w each instantly improve it,
Another like opportunity may never be yours!!! And
as is certain that the subscriber will furnish his
patrons with really splendid prizes and more in
number than were ever distributed before in short
period from any one office in america, are you not will
ling to acce pit the invitation to call Immediately at his
office and parake of some of the Brilliant Prizes now
offered, which-FORTUNE-wl award to her
votares!!
Whole Tickets $50 Eishths IS
Halves Is Sixteenth IL
Quarters IL so lhirty-secondthl So
BY certificate as folows:a certificate Of II whole
tickets can be had for $685. II half tickets 1897 50
II quarter tickets 148 Isl II eighth tickets "a 81;
II sixteenth tickets q 10; II trysecondth tickets
Is SO.
Applications personally, Cor by letter, post paid en-
closing the CASH. for single ticket Or share in
the above may be made at either of the Managers OF
fees where the cash will, usual, be promptly paid
for prizes as so ION drawn
All of which applications will be thankfully received
and respectfully, well duly attended to by your
most ohedient and very humble servant,
WILLIAM PRENTISS,
agent for p. CantfsM,
marc Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington City.
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Cohagen & Whittle

Cohagen & Whittle
HAvE landing this day from the Lucinda, from New
Ill York,
pipes old Champagne brandy
10 bags old white coffee
10 do green do, boxes starch
90 drums figs
648 lbs soft shell almonds
1 cask ground ginger, 1 bag race do
bags pimento
Is doz. half pound bottles mustard
cask alum. find tn Store,
100 bushels ground alum salt
so sacks blown do
liz bbls pork, s hhds. New. Orleans sugar
hhds st. Croix sugar, hhds molasses
Is bbls N. Z. rum, hhds st. Croix rum
IS bbls old whiskey, pipes Holland gin
chests Y. Hyson tea
half chests Imperial do. 10 boxes do do
80 groce porter bottles
1900 bushels potatoes
$1,000 lbs bacon, of our own curing-Al ofwhich will
be sold low for cash. march
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For Rent,

For Rent,
S.A The brick Store, Dwelling House and Wharf at
hW occoquan, formerly occupied by Michael Cleary.
This property is in all respects calculated for country
establishments Possession may be had at any time
and moderate rent required. Apply to James Rus
sell, or JOHN H. JANNEl'
march st
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Trust Sale.

ID virtue of deed of trust executed to the subscr,
ID Der OH the 18th day of June 1928, by Nobet Her.
BERT to secure the payment Of certain sums Of money
therein mentioned, due from the said Herbert to Ma
thew Ransom, Esq. Of Charestown, Jefferson CO. Va
UhjeA desa Of tFRsy Is me
highest bidder public auction for cash. at the Court
House of said county, On Saturday the 25h dgy-5
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A Certain Tract of Land.

containing Sixty Acres situate in the county aforesaid
about mile southwest ofCharlestown, adjoining the
lands of John A. Washington, Esq. and others; or
much of said land as will be sufficient to satisfy said
Ransom the sum of five hundred and twenty-one dol.
lars and twenyone cents that being the balance, nclu
ding interest, which will be due him on said deed OF
trust the 25th day of March next also the costs
and charges of carrying said trust into effect Such
title will be made the purchaser is vested in the un-
designed as trustee. JOHN YATES,
Charlest0wn, Feb. 18-25--ts Trustee.
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AUCTIONS
Public Sale of Grass Lots.

Public Sale of Grass Lots.
SHALL offer for sale at auction, on the pre- misses,
at three o'clock in the afternoon, on the 9Th day Of
April merit, my
Three Valuable Lots,
lying on the Little River Turnpike Road, and the grav
elled avenue connecting it with the Leesburg Road.
These lots contain from to acres each, and are
mile and half only from town. The soil has been
made exceedingly fertile by liberal applications of lime
and stable manure, and clover poughed ini and great
part of the post and rail enclosure is new
The terms are fifth of the purchase money to be
paid in cash. or within three months from the day of
SALE the payment of which, possession will be given;
fifth in year thereafter; fifth IN two years;
one fifth in three years. and the remaining fifth in four
years, with interest. complete title will be given,
and deed Of trust required to secure the several pay
ments
U1hese lots are in state to promise luxuriant
crop of Corn to the cultvator and will be offered for
sale in time to admit Of being planted in them this
spring. j. l.. McKENNA,
march 9-2aSw&3aw3w
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About 41D Acres.

On this farm are comfortable dwelling house, with
barn and out houses, fine spring of water the
house, good orchard, with large Of fine tim
ber-dstant from Alexandria 80 miles.
Both farms have been for some time past in high
state of improvement the buildings and enclosures
in good repair and the quality Of the soil is equal
to any in that part Of the country.
Terms of sae-One-ffth part of the purchase mo-
ncy to be paid when the deeds delivered-the
sidue to be paid in ten equal annual instruments, to
be secured by bonds and mortgage deed Of trust
the premsesInterest at the rate Of six per cent per
annum, payable annually.
march7 ISAAC s. HONE.
- The editors of the National Inteligencer and Of
the Fredericktown Herald, & Harrisburg Intelgencer
will publish the above and forward their accounts to
S. Hone at NewYork, or to the subscriber his attorney
ut Alexandria. X. J. TAYLOR.
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that he had been threatened with prosecution
by some woman in his neighborhood, and that
he had communicated to some friends his in
ten,ion to 20 to Philadelphia the next day, an
terror TO the murder. They also proved by his
confession that he had passed through Moore
orchard the morning OF the day when the MUIR
der was committed. Alongside of the deceased
was found cart standard, which was proved to
belong TO a cart which stood at the back of
KIockgether's store, where the prisoner by his
confe ssion admitted he was with the deceased.
The Court were engaged two days in the ex-
animation of Witnesses. On Friday morning
The arguments commenced and continued with
out intermission from nine till half past eight
at night Before the jury retired, the Court ex-
planned to them the nature OF their duty and
charged them that it was case of murder in
the first degree, or that the prisoner was limo.
cent, and that it was their province to deter
mine. The jury then retired and continued in
their room till Saturday at . o'clock, when they
came down with verdict Of murder in the sec
ond DEGREE The court, supposing it was posi-
bic THAT they had mistaken the nature of their
verdict, asked them 10 retire again. They did
so, but returned in few minutes with the same
verdict.
ought 10 nave UCCI uShtiOllCu lldt WHLst
the jury were swearing, one gentleman stated
in reply to the question "whelher he had form
ed and expressed an opinion" that he had not,
but that he had determined never to convict any
man of so high crime upon circumstantial evil
dence. He was, however, sworn.
Counsel for the state, THos. KELL, Esq. At
torney General, and JEFFERSON GLENN, Esq.
Counsel for the prisoner, U. S. HEATH, Z. S.
w. Dorsey, and J. NJ. BUCHANAN, Esqrs.
At Court of two Magistrates and five Free
holders, convened yesterday, MICHEL, a black
fellow, owned by Mr.. GANvIER, was convicted
of the charge Of setting fire TO his Masters
House, in Meeting-slreet, on the night of the
5th ut The court have determined that he
shall be hung, and the sentence carried into ex-
ecution on the second Friday in April next.
Charleston PATROL, March |.
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Valuable Farms For Sale,
Containing 1898 Acres.

On this Farm large and convenient two story
frame Dwelling House, large Barn and other outhous.
in good repair, and great variety of choice Fruit
Trees. II consists Of arabic, meadow and woodland,
and is about 81 miles distant from Alexandria.
The other. called SaLENITLM, is situated in the
county OF Prince William, in virgina-it contains
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march 8
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PERKINS.

npshire county, Va Feb IS, 1926.