Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-08-26

| metropolis, that he may be consulted at ms
Office every hour of the day. DR.. 1. having
practised many years in Sidereal hospitals, ana
having frequently gone the passage OF the EARN,
and but recently returned from the bowels there
of. considers himself peculiarly able In case OF
derangemen: ofthe organs OF digestlon, so pre-
valent in this community, and known TO the
ancients under the name OF Dyspepsia.
If, Mr.. Editor, you think that these Excerp'
ta,' or any of them, will prove entertaining to
your readers, it will crafty,
Yours, sc. oLIM.
.8rccdote-To Judge from similarity OF style,
one would suppose that Sir William Draper
had hit upon the writer of the celebrated letters
of Junius. Meeting gentleman at party who
had been pointed out TO him as the writer, ne
TINS boldly accosted him: 81 am informed, Sir,
that you wrote the letter which appeared in to-
davis Public Advertiser, under the signature OF
Junius. VIII you tell me whether you did, or
did mott" "Really, Sir" replied the stranger
"tbat is a question am relieved from the neces-
slty of answering. If you believe your inform
er, il is needless; if you do not, ii is rather
rude to fasten a suspicion on me from the inior-
nation of man you suspect to be liar. p
"Sir." retorted the General, warmly, "Lord
Talbot challenged Mr.. Wilkes on similar oc-
casion." "And you, Sir" rejoined the stran-
ger. coollv, "may adopt his ordship's example,
but shall not make Mr.. Wilkes's conduct the
standard of Mines" adding as he was turning on
his heel aud walking away, "if you were to dis
patch one Junius to-day; you would have ano-
Their to encounter before the end OF the week.
Tbo foil hPrOISn
a Greek female, is from the pen OF correspon-
dent in the Levant:
ga Young woman of Missolonghi, and her
brother. alitted that place, and fighting their
way through the ranks of the Turks, succeeded
in reaching the mountains Upon arriving
there, the young man, overwhelmed by the Ell
fort and the weight of his arms, sunk down and
could 90 no further AT that moment Turk
ish horseman came up with his sabre IN his
hand. The young woman seized her brolhefs
pistol, shot the Turk, took his horse, and after
assisting her brother to mount II, conveyed him
to Salona. From thence she went to Napoll al
Romania TO sell the horse, in order TO buy food
and medicine for her brother
The Paris papers relate that, near the pre-
cincts of GuiIlotiere in Dauphiny, physician
of The place, returning on horseback from a
visit TO patien, in the country, Journeyed at
his usual slow and quiet pace, when he was
suddenly stopped by female Enthusiastically at
tired, who asked him for aims. He was about
TO give little sum, but seeing her endeavor to
draw something from her own pocket, he took
the alarm, and set off al round trot, and had
not proceeded many PAGES before bullet whist
led by his ears. The people OF Gulllotlere set
out in pursuit Of the amazon, and at length
found her in a field Of rye busted in exchanging
her begcar's dress Tor the clothes OF a lady
She proved to be the Doctors wife.
EXERCISE FOR THE SEDENTARY.
Take weight of eight, ten or twelve pounds,
according to the strength OF the individual
who would exercise himself, in both hands and
alternately let it down 10 the feet and raise it
above the head, slowly or rapidly, according
to the eentleness or violence of the exercise he
wishes. By this means every muscle OF the
BODY is brought into formidable action, and
he chest, which makes the discovery almost
invaluable 10 the Sedentary, is better relieved,
perhaps than by any other exercise that can be
thought Of
Bq5cock's Steam Eagine is spoken Of in the
highest terms in the New-fork papers. The
boat which bears the name of the inventor, ar
rived at New-York, from Newport, GRID thro'
Long Island Sound, in Is hours. Thus per-
forming Journey Of 200 miles, and consum-
ing only one cord and three-fourths OF pine
wood. She is 50 tons burthen, and draws s.
feet of water The engine is rudely construct
ed, (being the first Of the kind) built partly Of
wrought iron, partly Of cast iron, and partly of
wooden beams.
A correspondent in the New-fork States
man, gives the following account OF the power
OF this engine:
| The cylindrical area of the piston, on board
| the steamboat Babcock, is u square inches,
and as each inch supports pressure equal at
least to one hundred and twenty pounds the en-
CINE is capable Of raising nine thousand two
hundred and forty pounds 1t makes eighteen
double strokes in minute, OF three feet six
inches, consequently the engine is iull thirty
six horse power, and this is no more than any
engineer would expect who has witnessed her
performance. His engine is on the principle of
high pressure, steam sufficient for each stroke
being produced by ajetof water on heated metal.