Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-19
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THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10. 1927.

ceived in Richmond, from gentleman IN Cnar
lo,,esville, giving the unweleome information
that Mr. Madison, who, il will be rememoereo
is Rector of the Virginia University, was taken
extremely i'll with the cholera morous IN 'he
night os the ll,h, and that on the morning oil
the 10th, at eleven o'clock, he was no better
The Board of Visitors being in session, Mr..
Monroe many other distinguished gentlemen
were q, the side Of the sick bed, and MIR. JET
ferson's friend and favorrte physician DIR. Dun
slcson was in attendance.
We learn from The Ncw-York Gazette, that
The Snanisb SQUADRON under Com. Laborde, sail
Cd from Havana the 2nd inst. on a creiSe.-
Com. Porter was still at Key West, but several
of his briggs were cruising.
A C.!acca of about eighty tons, w!lh com
n,ement Of abou, eighty men, under command
oS = colored person, sailed from Havana on the
Is, inst. 10 protect the coast She is rigSeo
with three latteen sails, two libs, three square
,opsai!s, three TOP gallant sails, and square
sail.
Cant. Butler, lately arrived at New-Iork
from Puerto Cabello, brings intelligence 'ha'
the country was in very unsettled state he
.,,,,s in The castle had all been dismouned by
order Of Bolivar, and all the troops were ieaS-
ing Puerto Cabello and Laguira for CarlhaSena.
DueL-The Providence (R L. fmeyican OF
Friday. SAYS that duel was fought IN oawtuck-
-, ON "Wednesday, "be,wecn French gentle
man of high responsibility, who acts in an Oh
fetal ca6acity under The French government,
and Polonese, formerly general in the French
army during the revolu,ion-the names OF the
individuals We cannot learn. 1t seems they
came with their seconds and surgeons from
Boston to Paw,ucket on Tuesday evening, Sc
lcc,cd their ground upon the new turnpike,
short distance from The village, met at ! clock
in the morning, aud at the first fire the French
man was shot through the aeshy part Of both
his thighs His antagonist, who was uninJur-
cd, saw him conveyed TO Blake's tavern, whe re
cordial forgiveness were exchanged, and then
took an abrup, leave oftte state, having depart
ed, il is said, in The New-York steamboat
An adjourned meeting Of the citizens Of
Washington, having for its important object an
expression of sentiment in regard to the pro-
posed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was held in
tina, city on Tuesday evening last. The pro-
ceedings, which, in our opinion, are not less
wise than they are energetic, we have copied
In ertsuso, trusting that they may have a saluta-
ry effect in acceleyaling the march Of public
spirit, already happily commenced in Aexan-
dria
PUBLIC MEETING.
At an adjourned Meeting of the Citizens of
Washington County, East of Rock Creek, held
al the City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, the l7,h
inst. 10 receive the Report OF the Committee
appointed al the Public Meeting OIL The 9th
ins,ant-,he MAYOR IN the Chair, and JOSEPH
GALES, Jr Secretary
The Report Of the Committee having been
received and debated al large, it was
Resolred, As the sense Of this meeting, that
the immediate, and, still more, the eventual
prosperity Of this City and adjacent country,
will De SO cminently promoted by the Chesa-
pcake aud Ohio Canal as to make i, their deci-
ded interest TO aid its accomplishment, by all
The means in their power.
That this will be the case is demonstrated By
the annual saving 10 the city, in the price OF
fuel alone, would at present exceed one hun-
drcd thousand dollars, and would continue 10
increase with its growth.
That, in addition to the gain from this
source, the diminished prices OF grain, flour,
lime, lumber, butter, whiskey, meats, marble,
iron, and various other commodities, which
will be, supplied to an extent only limited oy the
demand, and which will in no inconsiderable
degree, be paid by The fish and manufactures of
oar vicinity, and by the profits Of the extensive
ira le' which the canal will create, must iDevi-
ably bring home the benefits Of this great OBJ,
ecJ 20 every inhabtant of the City.
L:es0'yed, That il be recommended to the Cor
poration Of the City of Washington TO sub
scribe one million Of dollars 70 the Chesapeake
and Oaio Canal, on the condition that the Con-
gress Of the United States Will guarantee the
p1vment Of loan 10 that amount.
m hot (npurpSS ut the limited