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The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-15
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From the New-York Evening Post.

From the New-York Evening Post.
GREECE.--We have been favored with
the following extract of letter from
Captain Nicholson, to gentleman in
this city, which we are sorry to per-
ceiVe gives a melancholy account of the
situation of the Greeks.
U. s. ship Ontario. at sea, Med iteranea n
January /, 1926, OF V4lgieys.
The situation of the Greeks is so de.
plorable since the proclamation Of En-
gland, tina! scarcely know what to say
TO yor. | was at Hydra on the 7th
Dec. and on the 18th off Navarin,
spoke two of the Greek cruisers off
Missolonghi on the 7th, which place
was still in their hands. It was invested
by land as well as by sea. The Captain
Pacha with 115 sail of several sizes,
from | 8 trigates down even to steam
boat, on the sea side, and Ibfaham Pa
cha with about 5000 troops on the
land side. The Greeks had made an
unsuccessful attack with their fre-ships,
and had been compelled TO haul of
with the loss Of one of them. The ir-
regular Greeks had likewise made an
attack upon Ibraham Pacha, nothing of
consequence was the result. The
Greeks acknowledge the loss of 70 kill
ed. The Turks it is said lost 15u, no
quarters given on either side.
The Greek squadron had withdrawn
20 Hydra, to get other reinforcements,
deemIng an attack at this time imprac-
licable, with any chance of success. |
fear indeed without some special good
fortune, that they will be destroyed or
will have TO fly their country, for the
Turks will not hear of truce or
peace; destruction in toto is all they
will listen TO, for 10 lay their arms down
and Internationally submit will amount
10 loss of heads, for not one would be
spared by their inveterate masters.
You have no idea of the wretched
situation Of these devoted people vel
are they so infatuated that their precari-
Gus situation does moi serve 10 unite them.
faction still rules supreme. Money is
alone the talisman o govern them, and
it is the god oftheir idolatry all wish to
possess this magnet. it appears to be
born with them, aud has been so for
ages, and ! fear will long continue SO.
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39olittcaI.
From The r. I. y4meriean. !

From the II. 4. J4nerican.i
Extract Of a letter from Washington. dated.
Thursday, I'd March, 1926.
Mr.. John Randolph has just finished b;s
speech on his resolution, calling for inlorna.
tion as 10 the principles and policy of tha
Spanish American States, in relation to neoro
slavery. He spoke about one hour and a
hall II was speech Of madman: a tale
told by-"I wont say an diot,'' for be i the
very an,ipode Of idiccy; but It "signGed
nothing" II was speech without premises
and without conclusion; without subject
and, 70 all risibie lpient, without an object
He conjured up black and hideous phanfoms
with fiat noses, thick lips. and frizIy hair and
then tilted az them with desperate and ra
leDtless fury. This 'Gorgon headu ,vas
coutautly differing before his ewes. afT,ioht-
ing his senses and bewilderine his imaoina .
ton. A. the President. on whom he fa1her.
ed bic idle fancies, he aimed many and NOM.
cd shafts Of bis malicious wit. He alin ~
coursed Al large, in a vcry agreeable and on
teftaniug manner, about matters and th;na.
in general. ! le wandered from topic 10 TOM
whithersoever uniettcred Imagination or ,he
natural association Of ideas led hin. From,
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-15
SATURDAY, MARCH 4.
The Senate did not sit this day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 4.
The Senate did not sit this day.
MONDAY, MARCH. 6. +,
The general appropriation bill, for the sup
port OF government, was ordered to be engross-
ed for lbs third reading.
TUESDAY, MARCH 2.
The bill to enable the President ofthe Unit
ed states to hold treaty with the Choctaw
and Chlckasaw nations of Indians, for the
purpose OF extinguishing their title to lands
within the State of Mississippi, was ordered to
be engrossed for third reading.
m WEDNESDAY, MARCH s.
The bill making appropriation cor GER
tam Ior:lhcat;ons, was ordered to be engrossed
Tor its third reading.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
The Senate was engaged most Of the day in
the consideration of Executive business.
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AatlotlaI zc0lslatltre.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8

FRIDAY, MARCH 8.
The Senate went into the consideration of
Executive business within ten minutes from
the time of meeting. When the motion was
made, the Vice-President suggested to tho
mover the propriety Of delaying il until the
ordinary business of the day was completed:
upon which Mr.. Bell remarked, that there
were questions Of great public Importance OF
an Executive character, pending before them
more important than the common subjects
which were usually acted on in their Legisla-
tive capacity; and he was, therefore, com
PEELED TO urge the putting Off the question
A division took place, and the result vas
Ayes, 10; Noes, IL.
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Very unfavorable intelligence arrived.
at Paris yesterday from ST. Petersburg
On the 26th ult. the Manifesto of Mich
olas |. was published. Itexplains clear
ly and in detail the account of Constan-
tines remuneration; and the acts, which
set II forth are annexed at full length.
On the same day the regiments of the
Guards we're TO have taken the oath.
AT II O'Clock in the morning, some
kept backward, although most Of them
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3.

FRIDAY, MARCH 3.
Some discussion took place on the bill au-
thorizing subscription for stock in the Dis
NAL Swamp Canal Company, but no question
was taken.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4.
Mr.. Cook, of Illinois, laid resolution on
the table, proposing a reference of all the va q.
rious amendments of the Constitution, now
before the Committee of the whole on the
state of the Union, to select Committee.
MONDAY, MARCH 6.
MIR. Stevenson, of Virginia, in Committee
oil the whole on the State of the Union, con-
cluded his remarks on the proposition TO a.
mend the Constitution, and was succeeded by
Mr.. lngersoll, of Connecticut, who spoke for
about three-quarters of an hour, in opposition
20 the amendment, IN toto.
TUESDAY, MARcR7.
VI. kellogg, Of New-York, offered a resolu-
ton to amend the Constitution, by taking a.
waythe election of President from the House
AND giving the right to voters to vote direct
for PRESIDENT and Vice-President, each indi
vilual to have right to vote for two persons.
ole OF whom shall not be an inhabitant of
that State.
The discussion on the amendments to the
constitution was resumed in Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union avhen
MIR. Cambreleng spoke in reply to Mr.. Storrs,
and in favor of the amendments. Mr.. Storrs
made brief rejoinder; and was followed by
Mr.. Drayton, who spoke for nearly an hour, in
favor OF the amendments.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.
Mr.. Herrick, OF Maine, laid on the table a
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, providing that propositions to
amend the Constitution shall not be offered
more than once in ten years. He accompa-
MED his resolution with some remarks, in
which truth was masked under the visor OF
lhumor.
Mr.. Drayton, of South-Carolina, concluded
his remarks on the proposed amendments to
the Constitution.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
On motion of Mr.. Lathrop, Of Massachu-
setts, a Committee was ordered to be appoint
ed on the subject of an adjournment of the
present session, and an earlier meeting of the
next
Mr.. Everett, OF Massachusetts, took the
floor, and spoke nearly three hours, in opposi-
ton 10 the resolutions of Mr.. M'Duffe, relative
to the proposed amendments Of the Constitu-
ton
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-15

'Chimn;es that Smoke.-The following
method, il is said, 10 a late English pub
licatien. affords an effectual cure for the
worst chimney that ever smok ed Com
tract the vent as soon as possible after
getting above the mantle piece, then
gradually widen il four or FIVE feet, then
again contract tito the usual dimensions.
and carrying il up 10 the top 1t is said
shat experience in Edinburgh has tested
Al satisfactorily NJ E. Post.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-15

ssPray, sir, do you sell pies ~ said a
gentleman, as he strolled into a pastry
cooks shop. Oh, yes, SIR replied the
pastry cook, pies of all sorts 9 Why,
them" said The gentleman, :" let me have
"a magpie." This is the only sort Of
pie 10 which do not DEAL replied the
pastry cook; but you will find plenty
of them as you go along-for birds of a
feather will flock together, they say
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laugh. My negro boy is always eating
roasted onions for a cold, bat as he can
not read he has luckily escaped every
other disorder. One night. as we we're
about going TO bed, my wife desired me
In the most serious manner that it she
should ever be taken With locked jazr.
that should rub her jaw with musk, as
she was convinced, from comparing the
arguments Of variety of authors, that
this was the best remedy. told her
there was no danger of such an event,
as | had DR.. Cullen's word for it that ii
seldom attacked females indeed am
convinced, that locked ja7oed lady is
rara a1is IN ferris.
Hitherto our family medicines were
used with confidence and satisfaction on
all sides, till considered one day that
our family, without Doctor, had con
sumed more medicine in one year, than
my fathers family used TO do with the
advice OF a physician in six years. But
one day, when my wife told me she
thought it would be well TO weigh our
food before we eat it, lest we should eat
too much or too little, and that Saucto-
rious advised it for good reasons, | got
such disgust TO our scheme that re-
solved gradually TO abandon ii. am
now convinced of the truth of saying
of rational medical writer, Tnat
one or more of four things must happen
to every human body-to live temper
of1I ~ 40 tab nh
be sick" And am pretty certain, that
if and my family persevere in the two
former courses, we need never be 10
danger of the two last,
In 1920, soon after the bursting Of the
South SEA bubble, a gentleman called
late in the evening at the banking house
of Messrs. Hankey and Co. He was in
coach, but refused 10 getoui, desirin g
that one of the partners of the house
wonld come to him Having ascertained
that it was really one of the principals,
and not clerk, who appeared, he put
into his hands parcel, very carefully
sealed up. and desired that it might be
laid on one side till he should call again,
which would be in the course of few
days. A few days passed away--a few
weeks, few months, but the stranger
never returned. At the end of the sec
ond or third year, the partners agreed
to open this mysterious parcel. in the
presence of each other. They found il
TO contain f30,0 with letter, stating
that it was obtained by the South Sea
speculation, and directing that it should
be vested in the hands of three
trustees, whose names were mentioned.
and the interest appropriated tc the re-
lief of the poor which was accordingly
done.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-15
SATURDAY, MARCH 4.

Mr.. Cook, Of Illinois, laid a resolution on
the table, proposing reference of all the va.
rious amendments of the Constitution, now
before the Committee of the whole on the
state of the Union, to select Committee.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-15

FRIDAY, MARCH 3.
Some discussion took place on the bill au-
thorizing subscription for stock in the Dis
NAL Swamp Canal Company, but no question
was taken.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
For .he Phenir Gazette.


TT is fact generally admitted by those who have
given attention to the subject, that nearly Ill Of the
many recent publications on English Grammar have
contained very little nothing They have con.
sisted merely of different notifications of the sam. de.
ntons and rules and have been swelled by the same
errors that contained in the works prece ding them
The effect Of this upon the public mind has been, 10
make it distrustul Of all works the same subject
hence il is that work, of real merit, must find
considerable difficulty in commanding sufficen, aten.
ton to make its merits known. Under these circum-
Stances having fully satisfied myself that the system Of
Grammar now offered to the public by JAMES BRows,
is entirely different from those which have preceded
that it is work Of real merit, and the only one, so
far have seen, that contains correct definitions Of
the parts of speech and exhibits correct view OF the
philosophy of our language, lam induced to solicit those
who feel ntere sted in the subject to give this work
examination One Of the features in which is strk
ingly different from other works on the subject,
s that it exercises the judgment together with the me-
mory ofthe pupil.
might proceed to point out many improvements, as
nceve in the work, but It is open to the exami.
r.,oh any one shall add merely that have resolved
- n,ro ce into school, far the parents Of
.Ss Students mn, cooperate init
'''e 9rNJAMIN HALLOwELL.
alexandria Boarding Scho0s,o - mo 22d, 1926.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
JONATHAN G. May,

AHERcHANs;E TAILOR, at nj, cld stand, lower END
wi oPrince street, respectfully inrcf,s his trends
and the public in general that in addition to nis'ormei
stock, he has just received general assortment OF
FALL GOODS,
Consulting Of the taAowing articles, riz:--
Superfne blue and black cloths
Second do do do
Blue plains, Devonshire kerseys
Red, green and white hannes
Red and green baize
Flushings and fearnaughts of various colors
Rose blankets, gloves, mitts and caps
Tartan plaids, Russia sheetings
Rurlaps and ticklenburgs
Irish, German and Russia dowlas, bedtickings
BIeached and brown domestic cottons
Domestic plaids, stockings, handkerchiefstocks
Irish linens in pieces and half pieces
checks and cambrics, fancy and plain cravats
Bandanno and flag hdkfs
Snittalfeld and common pocket do
C,licoes we'll assorted fancy toilinet vestings
Olive and black velvets, tabby do
Figured blackk silk vestings,
Black & brown bombazetts, guernsey frocks
An assortment of Cotton Yarns and general assort
mont of THILORS' TRIMMINGS together with q
large assortmentof
Reodv Made Clothes and Mattresses.
He is determined to sell on the most moderate terms
B. Custom work executed with neatness dispatch.
oet1i
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
Dissolution of Partnership.

Dissolution of Partnership.
vTVHE copartnershp heretofore existing between 10.
L nathan c. Nay e Jonah Isabel, under the firm o.
Jonathan G. May & Co. was dissolved on the 22d inst
JONATHANC. M.7Yhaving purchased ofJonah Isa-
bell his interest in said concern this is notify all per.
sons indebted to the concern to make immediate pay
ment The business in future will be carried on by
j. C. MAY.
Who has ON hand and offers for sale
Manufactured tobacco
Cav s. Pankey'sin kegs and half kegs
81 ssIs - ~ ;sys sss in ; ss do '1
Scotch in bIadders and bottles
Maccouba
French rappee SSNUFF.
Tuber rose Bourbon
Virginia and Spanish rappee }
lst ID, Sd quality Spanish segars in whole half and
quarter boxes
In do do do half Spanish segars
Alec American do
The highest cash price given for Transfer 70B9CCp
oct28
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
More Goods
JAMES C. BARRY,


fit his old established Store, corner Of King and Fair
far streets, .Aierandria,
JUST REcEIvED-
White, black, and scarlet merinoscarfs
shepherds blk blue first quality cloths cassmeres
Silver and Parsons's grey mix'd do do
Sykess superior blue and grey mix'd cassnets, which
he respectfully invites hepubc to call and examine,
as they are beautiful specimen of the superiority of
American over Foreign manufacture of that article.
new and very general assortment of caicoes, warrant
ed fast colours
Very handsome silk stripe caspans for ladies dresses
Tartan and circassan paids Canton Italian blk grapes
Ladies and gentemen's black and white silk hose
Kid horse skin. Woodstock, buck. and beaver gloves
Also
Flushings blankets, blue plans Devonshire kerseys
annels baize burlapS linens, lawns, cambrics checks
plaids, stripes, and most description of DOMESTIC
GOODS, which together, with his former stock, com.
prises compile assortment, and will be sold very low
for the CASH, or to his punctual customers asusual
ALWAYS ON HAND,
Baltimore Cotton Yarn, Candle,Oick, and
Carpet Cham.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
Shoe y anufactory.

The subscriber respectfully
informs the citizens Of Alexan, - 4.
dria and vicinity, that he has 49,
commenced the LADIES' Fancy SHOE MIXING
in all its variety, four doors of Washington on the
north side OF King street, where all orders in his line
VIII De attended to with neatness and despatch. His
determination being to employ none but first rate work.
men, As also the most durable and fancy articles. he
hopes will entitle him to a liberal share of pstroh-
age from generous public. WV wARD.
B. Shoes on hand at the most reduced prices
ian 81 81 ee6
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
Turks island Salt.

Turks island Salt.
O0OO BUSHELS clear Turks Island Salt, suitable
cUVJU for the fisheries
5000 do Ground Alum do
st. Domingo and Cuba tobacco
Molasses and Sugar. West India Hides
small lot of mahogany
Malaga wine (sweet,) Jamaica Logwood
Prime pork and beef mess do
1000 bushels good wheat, in store and for sale by
feb Us. MILLER.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
District Of Columbia,
Alexandria County, Set
NOVEMBER Term, 1925
Daniel Street, Complainant ,......
o;usyH y In GhnufcrD.

against : In Chancery.
Charles Coleman & James l.. McKenna
vUyHE defendant Charles Coleman not having entered
his appearance and givensecurty according to the
statute and the rules of this court and Il appearing
the satisfaction of the court upon affidavit filed, that
the said Charles Coleman snot nhabitant ofthe Dis
,rct of Columbiaon the motion Of the complainant by
his counsel is ordered that the said absent defendant
do appear here on the first day of next April term and
enter his appearance to this suit and give security for
performing the DEGREES Of the court and that the other
defendant James L. McKenna, do not pay away, con.
yey or secrete the debts him owing to- or the estate
or effects in his hands belonging to the absent defe
dan until the further order or decree ofthe court; and
that copy of this order be forthwith published, for
two months successfully, in of the public ne~sps
ners printed in the town of Alexandria and that another
COW he posted at the front door Of the COURTHOUSE Of
said county. Acopy. Test, EDM. l. LEE, c
ian 1S I'm
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
Wrapping Paper, etc.

~oO REAMS Wrapping Paper
CNH ss boxes Oranges, 10 do Lemons
Landing from the brig America rom s0s1on, a1a f0
Gale lfeb4l >. MhsshnSin
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
w ante0.

TIME subscriber will take one or two boys, from Is
to 16 years of age, to the Hating Business, fap
pcation made soon at my hat factory on Fairfax street
jan20 WIN JOHNSTON.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24

William FOwle & Co.
HAZE n STORE FOR S1LE,
40 hogsheads Muscovado sugars, part of which of su
80 barrels peror quality
20 20 '% do 't New Orleans Molas'es
10 pipes otard, Dupay & Co. and segnette brandy, o
superior quality
600 pounds Sumatra pepper
$50 chests and hall chests young hyson aof approx
ed quality
2ltons ST. Petersburg hemp
$50 bolts of Russia Ill,
500 dc ofRavens uu'N
100 pieces brown PRUSSIA sheetnr
100 pieces Russia diaper
IL casks Bridport shad, herring and sewing Irvine
20 cases coarse hats
100 pieces choppa romals
1000 SIDES red soal leather
500 casks nails, assorted sizes
40 barrels mess and No. Boston beef
as do tanners oil
e !; g g.; {; do No. nAcNHnrl
q, 900 bushels Turks Island and St. Ubes Salt.
$50 tons plaster Paris AND
100 bales forming a complete assortment of Domestic
Cotton Shirtngs and Sheetngs Sattinetts, Cassmeres
Lnseys, Burlaps &c. all of which will be sold liberia
terms Jan3
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
.Sotire-

TIME annual meeting of the Stockholders the Ps,
Il quier and Alexandra Turnpike Comuary. will
take place at auckland on Frday the Sd day Of MareI
merit, when President four Directors, and Treasurer
will be elected according to law
feb @eot3M ]. MORGAN, Treaa,rey
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
Mechanics Bank,

Alexandria, Feb Is, 1926.
STOCKHOLDERS in this institution are hereby no.
y tilted, that an election for fifteen Directors will be
held at their clearinghouse on the second Monday,
Q3th day,) of March next. CHARLES CHAPLIN,
feb Is Cashier
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
70 Rent,

The large and commodious three
a." story House situated on the corner OF Fairfax
IA and Cameron streets, lately occupied by NO
M.Hal bIet Herbert, decd. ,lso the honse adlom-
60 under the same root The Houses are IN good re
a;r and situated in healthy part OF the town fos
Session given immediateyi for terms apply to
eeb IL shON'oA .- --------
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-24
TO Rent.
70 Rent,
To Net,

no Vet,
-, Avery convenient brick dwelling House, with S,l
uzH outhouses complete, adjoining Mr. Thos. smitn
= co,umhus. betweenKing and Prince sts.. Apply to
on Co'1 - CHARLES BENNETI.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-09

| suspended payment said to be solvent Thai,
funds had been placed out; and they could not cali
| them IN, IN time to meet the coming storm: bus
they are still good, and their funds will be sufi-
Client to meet their engagements. We have no.
heard how TAR the tide in England has affected tho
commercial men this side of the Atlantic But
experience should warn against overwhelming
o'er-oankng, stretching our engagements beyond
our funds, throwing out more paper money thai,
the circulation requires
The accounts from the continent are not so late
by Tie arrival at Charleston, as those from France
at New York. They are silent about the death
oil the Emperor OF Russia. This event may be at
Tended with the most important consequences to
the political world. The Car of Russia PLAYS
one OF the strongest cards. He wields a greater
physical force than any crowned head in Europe
Alexander was the leader of the Holy Alliance
Dut his brother Constantine, as a man. is decided
iy Inferior in character 10 himself: In manners
coarse; in principles iberal: designed by his
grandmother to bear, tcith his name, the power OF
the Eastern Empire, he may look forward to the
complete qualification of his new-blown ambition,
In interfering with the affairs of Greece. Who
Knows, but that the party in Russia, which pants
Tor war with Turkey, may not be gratiliedo
W no knows, hut that the Holy Alliance may col
leet additional zeal from the legitimate opinions;
oil the modern Constantine, and that new comno-
tons In Europe may await lis ascension 10 the
throne: