Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-13

A letter has been received in Baltimore,
which states, that the Brazilian feet commence
ed the blockade of Buenos Ayres, on the 9th
Of November, and prevented all communica-
ton by water with the city. The brig William,
formerl, of Baltimore, and now Buenos Ay-
rean priyateer, had made several attempts to
get through the blockading squadron, but
failed.
Letters of later date, however, have been re-
ceived by the Editors Of the New-York Gazette.
Accounts from Buenos Ayres are to the 18th
November and from Montevideo to the Esd.
At Buenos Ayres, although the prohibition law
has been repealed, foreign -four cannot be land
ed for deposit until the 10th day of July next
The wheat crops bid fair to be very abundant,
but fears are entertained that there will be
great scarcity of hands for the harvest, as the
government are making soldiers Of every body
they can get hold of. War is said to be inevi-
table. Gen. Alvear, the COMMANDMENTS Chiei
OF the Banda Oriental Army, arrived at Po,osi
on the 9TH Oct and Gen. Bolivar on the 5th.
Several conferences had taken place, the result
Of which is represented to have been very sa-
tisfactory to General Alvear. The Brazilian
squadron was still at anchor off Gusenada, but
Notwithstanding their vigilance, the privateer
William, alias the Lavelleja, gave them the
slip and got TO sea.
The markets at Monteyideo were dull-no
sales for -four
The following article from the Constitution
ell Wing, and the proceedings in the Virginia
Legislature, to which it refers, will be read
with a melancholy interest. The venerable
Penman of the Declaration of Independence, is
The subiect-reduced by his liberality, TO the
necessity of selling the greater part OF his es-
tate, he asks the Legislature Of VIRGINIA,
to grant the facility of realizing the fair value
of his property, and. saving MONTICELLO.
II cannot be denied him.
Mr.. Jefferson. reader will discover, 1--WE
ere persuaded with more concern than sur
price, that Mr. Jefferson in the extremity OF
his age, is reduced to the verge OF insolvency,
and that he has thrown himself upon the justice
of his country to be allowed the privilege OF
obtaining fair value for his estate, by means
of Lottery. Leave has been given to bring in
a bill for that purpose, and we trust there is
little or no doubt, but that this ''poor boon" to
a man who has done so much for his country
and the world will be granted by the State
that has received the richest fruits of his I'M
m ,rtal Iabors Why, indeed, should it not be
,,d hen he ora nd Of he
voted thousands 10 Gen. Washing ton-when
the gratitude of the country has elevated the
fortunes La Fayette to a princely standard,
and is protecting every citizen from want, who
carried musket in the Revolution, why should
il be cold TO the claims Of MIR. Jefferson; the
author of the Declaration OF independence, and
the great fountain OF light which has conduct
ed the rights of man to general respect, and
our political institutions to their present periec-
ton? Where is the danger of the PRESIDENT
The character and services OF the petitioner,
render il almost impossible, that the precedent
can be drawn into abuse-and happy would 1t
be for the country, if applications founded upon
such claims should become frequent! His cha
racter and his services, exclude the operation
of the precedent--for precedent can only be
embraced by cases resting on similar clrcum-
stances. Can it be therefore pretended, that II
Mr.. Jefferson is authorised TO dispose OF his
estate by Lottery, it will bind future Legisla-
lures to extend an indiscriminate indulgence to
all desiring similar favor?
AS it relates to Mr.. Jefferson, the proposed
Lottery is stripped of one of The objec tionable
features of Lotteries. He does not desire to
receive BY it, mole than the value OF his estate,
estimated by disinterested gentlemen. He has
no view of speculation-and wishes only TO re-
Iieve himself of debt, and TO preserve small
share of his estate, that he may have home
for the short remainder Of his life. Such is
our faith in him, that weaAo not believe ne
would ask, what his country ought not TO grant.
Well understood as il is, that nothing could IN
duce him TO receive a pecuniary compensation
for his inestimable services, that he abhors the
very sound Of "civi pension apparent as 1t is,
that this is the only favor that he has ever ask
ed, or ever will ask Of his country, we trust
that it will be granted him.
From the Legislature Of Maryland, we learn
that, on Tuesday last, the whole subject Of In
ternal Improvement was discussed, on the motion
to refer the resolution on the subject to the 4th
of June next The discussion ended in the
postponement of the further consideration Of
the subject for two weeks The friends and