Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-25
SNOW STORM.


been very seasonable in temperature, and clear,
for the two preceding days, suddenly changed
about noon on Thursday, and gave place 10 a
humid atmosphere, indicative OF snow or ram.
About | o'clock that night the wind shifted to
N. E. and it commenced showing, which con-
t;nued. with little intermission, until O'Clock
last night. As much snow has PROBABLY fallen
within that period, as at any one time since our
winter set in; but from the quantity OF moist
ure in the earth, it has melted nearly as fast as
it fell, making the walking very sloppy and dis
agreeable.
From the Catarrhal complaints so generally
prevalent, and producing very severe indIsposl-
ton. this sudden change OF weather is really a.
farming to the numerous ali1s-for very few
families are exempt from its attacks. very
large portion Of the hands employed in the Ma.
Wv Yard are under its infections, and have con-
seouently been compelled to suspend their du-
ties in the Yard, and many to keep their beds.
Nearly the whole Of the force Of our Office
is disabled, and we hear of similar complaints
among our neighbors generally. Beacon.
In consequence of the snow storm and incle-
ment weather, the steam boat Norfolk, due yes
terday morning from Baltimore, has, doubtless,
been forced to make harbor. She had not ar
rived when we went to press, and the steam
boat which left mere yesterday morning at nine
o'clock for Richmond, was compelled to put
back from the same cause. l6ld
Gov. COLES, Of Illinois, after an absence of
some time, in the Eastern states, has returned
10 Vandalia. The Lieut.. Governor, MIR. Hub
bard. who, in his absence, acted as Governor,
contends that by his absence, the gubernatorial
Office was vacated, and claims to exercise all the
mowers of the actual incumbent. Since the re-
turn of Gov. Coles, Mr. Hubbard has issued
commission, and presented it to the secretary
of state for his signature. But the secretary,
no, according with the Lieut.. Governor, In his
construction of the constitution, withheld his
signature, and the application, to the commits
sion. of the official seal. The question, it is
expected, will be carried up to the supreme
court of that state, Nashville Republican
The American ship Honqua, arrived at Cowes
in 1877 DAYS from Canton. On the 29th June,
at s A. Nj. the island of Lord North bearing S.
w. about three leagues, several prows were dis
covered in the offing, and a number standing
out from the island to join them. At half past
s. 10 prows, with from IA to 90 men in each,
stood down towards the ship; all hands were
called to quarters and the ship cleared for &C.
lion. -Four boats succeeded in coming a
Iongside, holding up cocoa-nuts, and pretending
they wished to trade; and on being refused, APP
peared determined to board Two muskets
were fired over one of the prows, and although
the balls struck very near, they laughed at it,
and would stand down within ten yards OF the
ship, making the most frightlul grimaces, APP
parently defying the ships company to injure
them; not succeeding in cutting the ship of,
when she ranged ahead of them; the other IA
set large sail and stood after her, each man
using his utmost exertions in paddleing to O.
vertake the ship. At that time the wind was
high, and they came up fast. At half past 8,
the wind increased, and the Ia began to drop
astern, which much exasperated the along
side, who were every moment expected to board
the Ship. At 10, finding their comrades did
not come up, they quilted the ship. 1t was the
opinion of every one on board, that if it had
fallen calm, (Which at one time seemed very
probable) the ship would inevitably have been
taken The men were cool, and determined to
defend the ship to the last, yet the beach was
lined with prows, which would have joined the
attack, had it been made.