Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-12-09

town of Lexington, instead Of Frankfort where
they are now holden.
On motion of Mr.. Tomlinson, of Connect.
tcut, the Committee ON the Territories was in
structed to inquire into the expediency Of pro.
yiding, by law, that sales of land for the pay.
ment of taxes, laid thereon by the authority ol
the Territorial Governments, Shall not be made
in shorter period than one year after such tax.
es shall have become paysble;-that two years
shall be allowed for redemption, upon the pay
ment OF penalty, not exceeding fifty per cen.
tum on the amount of the tax;-and that the
Commissioner of the General Land Office, or
such other officer as may be designated by law,
residing at the City Of Washington, be autho-
rised to receive such tax and penalty from non
resident proprietors, and required to deposit
the same in the Branch Bank Of the u States
at the City of Washington, to the credit of the
proper Territorial Officer, and make to him
quarterly returns OF the sums thus deposited.
A message was received from the President
OF the United States, transmitting Report OF
the Commissioner Of the Public Buildings
Also one transmitting information relative to
the Lead Mines in Illinois and Missouri. And
third transmitting information respecting GER
tain proposed donations Of land by Indian
Tribes, TO any agent or Commissioner of the
United States.
The Speaker laid before the House Report
from the Navy Department, relative to the
burning Of the Frigate Philadelphia in 1904.
Also the Annual Repor, Of the Comptroller Of
the Treasury in relation to the balances which
appear to have been due, or unsettled more than
three years prior 10 the 3oth of September last.
And then the House Adjourned to Monday.
Mr.. Adams bequeathed to his son, Mr.. John
Q. his mansion house and valuable papers. He
gave TO the town of Quincy valuable lot Of
land, estimated at $4,000, to erect granite
house for the Church of which he was men,
Der for 60 years. He also bequeathed another
lot of land 10 the town for an academy, and his
library, gilmore than 1000 volumes, for the use
of that academy.-Boston Palladium.
The President Of the United States has re-
nognised MARTIN MANTlN as vice consul of his
holiness pope Leo the twelfth, for the port OF
New York
The Albion, OF New York, furnishes the an
nexed intelligence.
Change in the Route of the British Packets
1t has been determined by the General Post Of
flee in London to discontinue the Falmouth
packets TO New-York. The packets which
have heretofore arrived at this port, via Halifax
will, for the future, be directed to proceed from
Falmouth TO Bermuda there land the mail for
the United States, and then sail Tor Halifax,
where she will remain a fortnight, and return
to England. The mail for the United States
will be brought from Bermuda 10 Annapolis,
in the Che sapeake, by small, fast sailing cedar
vessels, built for the purpose, and returned by
the Same conveyance to Bermuda; from whence
it will be taken to England by the packet re.
turning from Mexico The Mexican packet
mentioned, will make her first voyage in Janua-
ry, and will sail from Falmouth to Cape Hayti,
where she will land mail and proceed 10 ia
maiCa; she will remain in Jamaica two days,
and then run down to Vera Cruz, where she
will lay 10 days. On her return she will call
at Havana, and a; Bermuda to take home the
mail from the United States, as before stated.
The government of Hayti have agreed to send
the mail for England down to Crooked Island
10 meet Tie JdlhdiC6 paShCt, "AiS" Ho"'I'"SS
upon the old route of Barbados and Carthage
ma.
Old Spirits.-On removing the bricks from
the chimney Of building erected AZ years ago
in Portsmouth, N. II. bottle of Jamaica was
found left by one ofthe workmen. The quail
ty is said to be excellent, having been we'll
stopped.
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