Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-15

DERsoN, Secretary.
Fire Insurance C~ompany.-At an election held
on Monday 9th of November for twelve Direc-
tors, the following were returned as duly elected:
Jacob Morgan, Thomas Irwin,
Hugh Smith, William Bartleman,
Charles Bennett, Samuel Carson,
James Keith, A. G.. Cazenove,
John Richards, Jonathan Butcher,
Robert 1. Taylor, Craven p. Thompson.
Al a meeting of the Board on the 9TH Nov.
JAcoB MoRcAN was unanimously chosen Pre-
sident, and JAMES B.. NIcKoLs, unanimously re-
elected Secretary, and JOHN WlTHERs unani-
mously elected, TO fill the vacancy OF Jacob Nor
gan, chosen President.
We copy, from the National Gazette, an in
te~resting letter from an American gentleman in
France TO his friend in Philadelphia, relating
the particulars of a visit TO our friend and be-
n~efactor, General La Fayette.
The Albany papers of Saturday confirm The
declaration of the New-York Evening Post, that
the political opponents of De Witt Clinton will
have maiorities in both houses Of the Legisla-
ture. The result of the election for Governor
is extremely doubtful. Clin,on's scale prepon-
derates as yet, but returns from the Western
counties are rapidly throwing weights INTO that
of Rochester.
John w. Taylor, of Saratoga, has been re-
elected 10 Congress by a majority OF 400.
Delaware--The Governor Of Delaware has
appointed Daniel Rodney, a senator, in Con-
gress, in the room of Nicholas Van Dyke, de-
ceased, 20 serve until the next meeting Of the
legislature in January next.
Messrs. Cary & Lea, Of philadelphia, have is
sued proposals for publishing a "Quarterly Re-
view to commence in March next, on the plan
of the Edinburgh and North American Re-
views. The editorial department is to be un-
der the direction of Mr.. Walsh, the present edi-
tor Of the National Gazette; and liberal offers
will be made, it is said, to competent contribu-
tors.
A steam mill has recently been erected in
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, which, with one pair
of stones grinds sixty bushels Of rye per hour;
or a bushel per minute. The engine was made
by MIR. Rodgers Of Pittsburg.
We mentioned some days ago that the pro-
prietor of the Automaton Chess Player had
published q card in the New-York papers, &C
cepting the challenge of an anonymous writer
10 play him for money. The author oflhe chal-
lenge has backed out. The following is his card:
EXCEPT, sir, in the opinion which every man
entertains OF his own capacity Tor legislatlon,1
am now quite persuaded that there is nothing
in which human vanity is more exposed to NOR
LITIGATION and d~elusion than in the game OF chess.
Since my former communication, | am sorry TO
state, that both the American chess-player, on
whose skill / relied so ar:ogantly, have been
beaten with ease by a foreigner. must, there
fore, back out from my challenge, as better men
have done before me, and subscribe to the au-
tomaton's superiority without a trial, Your
very obed't servant
Mr.. Wirt's Eulogy has been published in
a pamphlet form. and is offered Tor sale by Mr.
P. Thompson. of Washington. The annexed
article from the National Intelligencer OF yes
terday, will doubtless be concurred in, by the
editorial fraternity.
Mr.. WIRT'S GRAFTON.
The eloquent and able Discourse OF the At
lorney General, on the Lives and Characters OF
the deceased patriots, ADAMS and JEFFERSON,
is now published. We perceive, by a note pre-
fixed TO il. that the Committee of the City have
very considerably, and with great proprlety,
directed tina, the profits arising from The sales
ofthe Discourse be applied solely TO the use OF
the Daughter cf Mr.. Jefferson, whose circum-
stances, unfortunately, render any pecunlary as
~sistance acceptable. That the beneyolen. deter
mination of the Committee may be rendered as
effective as possible, we shall deny ourselves
the pleasure, for some time, of publishing the
Eulogy in the I~ntelligencer, that the sales