Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-03
FROM ST. HELENA.

Ne,o- York. October, Sl.-Captain Smith, of the
ship Superior, which arrived late on Sunday
night, from ST. Helena, informs US that the pres
ent Governor of that island was much respected
by all classes. He has done more to improve
the island than any former Governor, having
established an Agricultural Society, and, in or
der 10 encourage the farmers caused Fairs to
be held semi-annually, at which premiums are
aw arde for the best cattle, barley, oats, and all
kinds of vegetables.
| Captain Smith also states that he has estab-
! lished market, outside the gates, where the
shipping can be supplied with meat and fish,
without going to town. This market is under
the superintendent of Clerk, whose duty it
is to see that strangers are not imposed apon,
the prices of all articles being regulated by him.
! The tonnage duty had been taken off, and a
ship may now stop at the Island, and take in ten
| tons of water at IS. cd. sterling per ton, and
| As. cd. for water certificate.
| Indian Academy in Kentucky.--the second Ex-
animation and Exhibition at this Institution
| took place on the 4th. inst in the presence of
Ave hundred people. The Choctaw students,
the native sons Of the forest, displayed extra
| ordinary aptness in spelling, reading, writing,
geography, and drawing of maps. The Acad-
envy commenced operations about months
ago, under the patronage Of the Baptist Gene
raj Convention, al the request of the Choctaw
nation The principal fund out of which this
institution is supported, arises from stipulations
in treaties between the y. States and the Choc-
taws in which they reserved an Education Fund
for the benefit of their children.
There are at this time fifty three Choctaw
students * about twenty white students at this
school. The Creeks have requested permits
sion to send fifteen or twenty Of their children,
and some of the Northern tribes have made the
same request Among the Choctaws, num-
Der Of Missionary Schools are established and
are in furnishing condition.
Manufactures. excellence Of American
fabrics is rapidly increasing 1t is not to be
doubted that annual exhibitions, under the au-
spices of societies, have contributed in no small
degree, to this state of things. The New Eng
land Society have lately held an Exhibition in
Boston upon the same plan as that OF our Frank
lin Institute. Among other superior articles,
we observe there was Whue Lead, from Phlla-
delphia. One of the Boston papers says
"The display Of Glass Cut Ware, and Boston
Crown Window Glass, attracted much notice.
Of the latter were sheets from the manufac-
tory in Esser-street, which satisfied the spec
tators, that "Boston Glass still retains It's
high reputation of being (without hyperbole)
the best ia the ,Uorld The South Boston Glass
was also considered to be equal in brilliancy
and workmanship to- the other, and to want
nothing but thickness to be equal to "Boston
Glass
Glass, OF all kinds, is now manufactured in
Philadelphia, EQUAL in quality and workmanship
to the Boston article. Freeman's Journal.
a Seditious Laugh.-At Saragossa, lately, an
individual of cheerful cast OF mind endowed
by nature with face which appeared always to
be enlivened with asmile, was arrested in the
public streets by an agent of authority, upon the
following charge:-"Viain, you laugh-you
laugh at our misfortunes, the misiortunes OF
Spain--you laugh to see infamy successful in