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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-07
To Rent,
Coach Making
y. &. PRETTXMAN,

NTIsHES to inform his customers and the public at
w large, that he stllcontnues the above business
in all its various branches at his old stand Pitt
street, between King and Cameron Streets and has on
hand and for sale,
THREE COACHES IND SEVERAL GIGS,
and second hand which, will sell low for Cash
Also, repairs done in his line at the shortest notice and
in the best manner Aorders thankfully received and
promptly attended to.
FOR RENT,
IA The Store now occupied by Mr.. Brent & Co.
on King street, between Royal and Pitt streets,
and possession given the 9TH Sept next. Apply
above. iuly IS
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-07
fashionable Hats

~ THOMAS T.. MARTIN
i has Just received supply of HATS from
! New York, consisting Of first quality Bea-
yer hats made particularly for him, and
children'sfancy hats, suitable for the sea-
SON. He has also on land, usual, general assort-
meut of HATS Of his own make, that are warranted
good and is prepared to furnish gentlemen that may
favor him with their CUSTOM with as good Hats as they
cln get in the District.
Customers can have the Hats they buy of him ironed
GRATIS dec2
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-07
To Let,

To Let,
- A comfortable house on Prince-street, nearly
R51S opposite the Bank ofPotomac. A2pl, to
net % GEO. COLEMAN.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-28
NEw-YoRK, March %
--LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The packet ships James Cropper, from
Liverpool, and Cadmus, from Havre, arrived
yesterday afternoon. We have received
by them London papers to the 18th, and
Paris, Liverpool and Havre to the 10th ult.
inclusive.
The Lisbon dates are to the 3lst of jan
uary. Suitable measures had been taken
to repulse the rebels who entered Portugal
by Braga. Magessi and Jordan are the
only two commanders of the revolutionists,
and their total dissolution was speedily an
ticipated.
The news from Constantinople is most
favorable to the cause of Greece. The
victory of Karaiskaki is fully confirmed.
This brave general captured from the en-
envy 1900 horses and a large quantity Of
arms and ammunition. This victory has
given the signal CT revolt to all the provin-
inces from Janina and Agrapha, to Mount
Olympus.
The Janissaries of Alleppo are not yet
subdued.-The pachas Of Marosch, Coz
sari and Damas have been deposed in
consequence Of being averse to the new
system.
The Malta Mail brings a report from
Gibraltar that peace has been concluded
between Algiers and Spain.
tits said to be the intention of the Brit
ish Admiralty to build six steam ships of the
largest size, capable of carrying 100 car
ronade guns of increased calibre, and to
be propelled by two engines each.
Several persons Of distinction have died
in consequence Of colds caught at the fu
neral of the Dukesof York. The Duke of
Sussex and Mr.. Canning are indisposed
from the same cause.
The exports of British produce to the
Ga---e05 zIIucricu and ProniI, GAGGED
the amount of exports to the United States.
The widow of the celebrated circumnav-
igator, Capt. James Cook, is still living at
Chaplain, in the enjoyment of all her facul-
ties.
The Courier Francois of the 18th ult
says, "the ministry, oppressed by sense
OF their unpopularity, dream of nothing
but strokes of policy, instead of more VIC
lent measures to escape the embarrassment
of their situation On Sunday last, at
council Of ministers, motion was made to
transfer the Chambers to Tours, Blois or
Bourges, for the purpose of Withdrawing
them from the influence of the journals
and the expressions of opinion in the capt.
tal-the motion was postponed. 1t appears
that at the same meeting the proposition to
create peers, which was very fayorably re-
ceived on Wednesday, was renewed. It
was opposed by the Dauphn, who succeed
ed in procuring postponement.
The Paris Et0ile denies the first part of
this article, but does not explain the latter.
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also scalded but not so badly. The stew
ard, the engineer, and one fireman, were
somewhat injured. Two or three others
were very slightly burnt. The boat put
back under sail to .Saybrook. We are hap
Ply to say not only that no life was lost, but
that medical gentlemen have pronounced
the worst cases out of danger. The boat
was not materially injured. Hart. Mirror
PRovIDENTIAL ESCAPE. About the LIST
of March, Mr.. Ezekiel Smead, of Mt. Hol-
", VT. was descending steep hill in
Shrewsbury Vt. with two horse sleigh,
IN which were his wife, two children, and
several bags of grain. The horses became
unmanageable and run off the precipice, a.
bout 90 feet high. Mrs. Smead, seeing the
horses about to plunge off, threw out one
of the children, and then jumped out her.
self. Mr.. S. and the other child were pre-
clpitated into the gulf below, together with
the sleigh and horses, where a stream of
water was flowing. The horses were eth
er killed or drowned; but Mr.. S. escaped,
though considerably injured. The child
hell INTO the water, and escaped unframed.
BENEvoLENcE. With pleasure we pub
lish the following anecdote. While prepa-
rations were making, few days since, at
one of our public houses for the dispos
al OF piece of property under the hammer
TOR the payment of a small tax, a stranger
stepped out of the stage, which drove up
at that instant, and, hearing the tale of wo
as told by the wife of the delinquent, (who,
through his Incorporate habits, has long
since ceased to provide for his family
whispered in the ear of the officer, and, on
learning the relation of the poor woman
to be true, generously slipped the amount
OF the tax into the officers hands, with a
direct refusal to give his name. Such acts
OF benevolence need no comments they
carry their reward with them. The graf
ltude of the poor woman was expressed in
Hood of tears after the departure of the
generous stranger. Westfeld Register.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-28
NEw-YoRK. MARCH 90.

BRAZIL. The editors of the Daily Ad
vertiser, have received a Rio Janeiro paper
of Jan. Is. An official letter from Gen.
Rozado, from the seat of war on the
Uruguay, gives an account of an attack
made on about 800 Patriots on the 9th of
November, who had retreated from the
frontier at their approach. The letter
claims complete victory for the imperial
arms, and says that 300 men were killed,
1000 horses taken, and the rebels driven
away. We presume, however, the account
is much exaggerated, for we have heard no
notice of any important affair in that quar-
ter by other channels.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-28
GREEK AFFAIRS.

LONDON, FEB. 9. If the reports from
Greece, which have been too often apocry-
phal to be readily credited, are to be relied
upon, the cause of the Greeks appeared, at
the last dates, to be much more suspicious
than the former accounts warranted. We
have, however, only one official account
from thence, which is the despatch of Gen.
Karaiskaki from the g Camp at .4rakero."
dated the 9TH December, 1896, givino the
official details of the battle at that place.
the result of which had before been recciy-
ed from various quarters.
The General says, that he had been en-
gagged IN fighting the enemy at Debrena
for the last % days, had killed great
number OF them, and had lost his brother
soldier Giovanni Sultana. He then men
tons, having sent forward 300 men, under
three distinguished Captains, to possess
themselves of -Arakova; and that, on re-
ceiving information that they were in sight
of the enemy, he left Thistime with the
Suliot chiefs, Ipsario's, and others, and
sent three corps by cross road to Join in
the attack on the place. That the attack
took place on the 1st December, and that
desperate battle ensued, which lasted five
days, when the enemy retfeated to disad-
vantageous position, where he kept at bay
five days. During these days they propos-
ed a convention to be allowed to effect
their retreat, but he sent them word that
they might do as the Greeks had done at
.MissoLonghi; that, on the 9TH, he dislodg-
ed them, forced them to action, killed 1900,
including the Kiaya Bey, Moustapha Bey,
and two other Beys, and took several pris-
oners, which were to be sent to Napoli.-
He adds. that his brave fellows had enrich
ed themselves with the money, rich arms,
and costly robes of the Mussulmen; and
calls on the Greek Government to rejoice
that the continental part of the country
(Livadia, &c. had got completely rid Of
the enemy, since the flower ofthe Albanian
Turks were destroyed. He extols the
bravery Of Gen. Thimo Zollie, who killed
Is of the enemy. He concludes, Ere
loice again, my brethren, for you will soon
hear Of still greater things.
"KARAlSKAKI."
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Gemeral F,rtrllt9e,tce.
BosToN, MARCH 90.

OOoAO-N, uAAhSh ~.
We received yesterday by the Concordia.
our files of Paris papers to Feb. Is.
The news from Greece is of amore en-
couraging nature. The government had
been reorganized at Egina. Miaulis had
arrived there in the Hellas, to receive the
orders of the government. In consequence
of the success of Karaiskaka in Attica the
whole of the Northern Greece, as far as
Thermopyle and Volo had taken up arms
and Reschid Pacha had been obliged to act
on the defensive. Ibrahim Pacha contin-
ued inactive. The Bavarian officers al
Napoli, had organized Frank corps. Al
Constantinople new conspiracy had beer
discovered, and several of the leaders in it
were seized in the night, and Immediately
executed.
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If any reliance is to be placed upon the
indications of public sentiment, to be gath
cred from the expression of individual opin-
ions, we should suppose there was seldom
a case In which there was greater unanim-
lty, than there is in approving the Govern
or's course relative to the free bridge bill.
Even those who dissent from him in opin-
ion, with few exceptions, do justice to the
manly frankness with which he met the
question, and the independence he mani
tested IN the exercise of his prerogative.
We cannot therefore but hope that the
people, particularly Of has native county, will
come forward and bestow upon him that
best reward for faithfllness in a public Off
Ger, the testimony of their appreciation,
through the medium of the ballot boxes.
There can be no doubt, that the selfish and
the interested, in some parts of the state,
will use every exertion to defeat his cleo
ton. This should induce those, who re-
gard >the maintenance of constitutional
principles, and the iNiolability of public
faith, as paramount to every consideration of
interest or eXpediency, to see that no adj
vantage is taken of their supineness. They
are called upon by obligations of no ordin-
airy magnitude, to show that they can just
ly appreciate the value of a faithful public
officer, to whose care their interests are
confded: And we hope that no narrow
views, and no former preiudices, either po-
litical or personal, will prevent their doing it.
SENATORS. The nomination of Senators
by the late convention appears to give gen.
eral satisfaction, so far as we learn, with
the exception, perhaps, of Joseph Bowman,
Esq. who is objected to, by some, ON ac-
count of his vote in favor of the free bridge.
fthere was probability that the question
would be again agitated, this year, and
that there might be a constitutional MAORI
ty in its favor, this objection would be enti-
tied to great weight with those who believe
that the question involves great constitu-
tional principle, as well as one of moral
right We regret that on this point his
views should be as they are nevertheless
we shall yield him our support We know
him, as an honorable, intelligent, high
minded man, who will fill the Office with
usefulness to the county, and we feel con-
fdence, that when it can be done without
any sacrifice of principle, he will feel bound
to regard the wishes of his constituents,
when as strongly and decisively manifest
ed, as we think they have been in this in
stance. With those who advocate the free
bridge, the question is one of expedience,
merely, and not of principle, and they,
can have the less objection to
Welding their own views to those who re-
gard it otherwise.
In voting BY general ticket, every varia-
ton from the regular ticket may be regard
ed as vote cast against it, and in favor of
the most obnoxious person who may be in
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-28

WONDERFUL ESCAPE. Robert Hunter.
mailer in Kelso, having visited Yetholm 70
miles off on Saturday last, set out at six
o'clock, on his return home. About mid
way, or near Blallelaw Edge, the storm of
windtand sIow was so dreadful as COM
pletely to overpower him, and he sunk
down on the road side and was speedily
buried in snow. This must have been
within an hour of his leaving Yetholm, or
near seven o'clock. On the following dav.
Sunday, a thaw took place, and about FIVE
in the afternoon, a woman, on passing the
SPOT, thought she heard feeble moaning :
fortunately for the poor man, search was
made, and he was discovered in an almost
lfeless state. He was conveyed to the
nearest house, and has since been brought
home, and the care bestowed upon him is
likely to lead to his full recovery, notwith-
standing his burial for nearly twenty four
hours All that he recollects, after the
first sensations of horror on yielding to the
blast, is, that he felt, without the power of
motion, as if tied strongly down; and on
his revival, it seemed as if he had had a
most hideous dream.--London Evening Cou-
rant.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-28

PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES. One
OF the principal defects of our prison sys-
tenn Is, crowding numbers of convicts to-
gether an the night rooms. In the state
prisons of Vermont and Hampshire,
from to D lodge in each room; Massa-
chusetts, to 10; in New York, 10 to IL in
many of The cells; Philadelphia, 80 to 81
IN rooms lo feet by 20; Virginia, 2 to 6;
connecticut, 100 convicts are confined in
tlye rooms 81 feet by 10 and 63 feet high.
This practice is extremely unfavorable to
health, and still more so to morality.
MIR. Dwight states many facts, to show
the radical evils of this system In the
Massachusetts state prison in which he has
spent much time, he found that the regular
evenings talk in every room was on crime :;
and he was astonished to observe how men
may obtain respect, influence, and a kind
of affection, by their superior skill and adj
dress in perpetrating villainy. Adopts are
therefore fond of communicating their
knowledge; and the novice may learn
more IN a week, than he could discover
alone in an age. A case is mentioned, in
which a man of powerful mind declared,
that he had learnt more in five DAYS in pris-
on, than from being associated with villains
for ten years.
In Massachusetts State Prison, there
were at one time six or seven men who
made counterfeit bank notes, with such
skill that they carried on trade with per-
sons out of the prison, selling their counter
felt bills for good at fifty per cent discount.
Others practised the art of removing the
figures expressing the denominations of
bank notes, and inserting larger by means
of copper dies, so successfully as easily to
impose upon the public. The Governor of
Massachusetts, on being informed of this
fact, wrote to the directors. of the prison.
to inquire into the truth. They found thir-
ty. or forty of the dies, and bills in various
stages Of the operation. The process by
means of which the ink was removed, was
considered anew and very curious one by
one of the most highly accomplished chem
lists in this country. On hearing of the eff
feet, we understand, he pronounced it i'm
possible, by any agent within his knowl-
edge; but when the, operation was describ-
ed, he acknowledged that the practitioners
were in possession of a secret before I'M
known to scientific men, and which they
might have ayailed themselves of to great
extent, and an equal injury to the public.
These arts could never have been COM
municated to many of those who now pos
sess them, but for the opportunities afford
ed by the lax system of the prisons.
NJ Y. advertiser.
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VICE PRESIDENT. After struggling all
winter to maintain his place, we are cor
rectly advised that Mr.. Calhoun was at last
compelled to yield his pretensions to re-
election to the Vice Presidency. The OPP
position would not sustain him, and so re-
solved in caucus held on the 1st instant.
Mr.. Van Buren, will be the opposition can
didate-if he can. Mr.. Calhoun looks to
the Treasury Department, in the remote
event of the overthrow of Mr.. Adams.
The Enquirer of this morning says Mr..
Clinton will be the opposition candidate for
Vice President. We don't believe it..
There is but one office which would be
promotion to Gov. Clinton, and that office
we hope one day to see him fll.-.M Y.
Com. .4dv.
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A correspondent requests US to publish
the following nominations for Senators
Hon. AARON TUFTS,
Hon. NATHL. p. DENNY,
JOHN w. LINCOLN, ESQ.
Hon. JOSEPH G. KENDALL,
Hon. SILAS HOLMAN.
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SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. A cores
pondent in pIsle Jesus, has informed us
that a woman who resides there, had,
a few days ago, three of her children
and her servant girl poisoned in the fol-
lowing extraordinary manner. Previous
to her going to church, she gave orders to
the girl to make soup, in which she desired
her to boil head of cabbage whole. The
girl did as she was ordered, and about
noon gave the three children some of it..
The children almost Immediately after
swallowing the soup, sickened and died.
This had such an effect upon the girl, that
she ran screaming till she met her mistress,
who FASTENED home and was convinced that
the girl was not crazy as she imagined,
when she beheld her three infants lying
lifeless. Her distress on beholding such a
melancholy spectacle beggars all descrip-
ton. In her phrenzy She blamed the girl
for being the cause, and, as a punishment
ordered her to take some of the soup. The
poor girl, conscious of her innocence, and
to convince her mistress that she knew of
nothing of poisonous nature being put in
to the soup, took Some, and was soon after
a corpse. A medical gentleman was then
sent for, who found on cutting open the
whole head of cabbage, that it contained a
considerable sized snake, whose poisonous
nature caused the melancholy catastrophe.
Montreal Gazette.
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EUorcestcr:
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH %, 1897.
Worcester County Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR,
His Excellency LEVI LINCOLN.

YIN LIEU Wv EhNOhs
His Honor THOMAS L. WINTHROP.
FOR SENATORS AND COUNCILLORS FOR
WORCESTER COUNTY,
AARON TUFTS,
JOSEPH G. KENDALL,
JOHN w. LINCOLN,
JOSEPH DAVIS,
JOSEPH BOWMAN.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-28

STEAM Boar ACCIDENT. On Thursday
night, the 22d inst. at halfpast seven, when
the steam boat Oliver Ellsworth was about
A miles out from Saybrodk light, the fue of
the boiler collapsed, the cause of which we
have not been able to ascertain. The con-
sequences were, that sundry persons on
board were injured by the steam Mr.. s.
Lockwood, Of New-York, in passing from
the baggage house to the after cabin just
at the time, was severely scalded Mr.
Erastus Goodwin, Of this city, was on deck
just abatt the dining cabin gangway, and
was unable, partly from sea-sickness, and
partly from getting entangled in his cloak,
to escape the heat of the steam. Mr..
Hinckley, in rushing out of the cabin, was
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Mr.. ABERNETHY. A lady very much
afflicted with nervous complaints, went to
consult the celebrated Surgeon Abernethy.
The rough and caustic manner in which
he catechised her, SO discomposed the fair
ones weak spirits, that she was thrown in
to fit of Mysteries. On parting, she put
the usual fees into his hands, in the form of
sovereign and a shilling. Mr.. Abernethv
pocketed the sovereign with one hand, and
with the other presented the shilling to her,
saying, gravely-" Here, Madame, take
this shilling, 60 to the next toyshop, buy
skipping rope, and use it every day-it will
do you more good than all my prescrip-
tons"
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nomination, and not on that ticket. In this
mode, people aften unconsciously assist in
electing those to whom they are most
strongly opposed, merely because they had
some trifiing objection to some one on the
regular list. Last year, in consequence Of
the votes being scattered, vacancy was
left, to be filed by the Legislature, in conse-
quence OF which, we were miSrepresented
by one, who not only supported the free
bridge, giving it his vote after the bill was
returned by the Governor, but who also
went all lengths in opposition to the cleo
ton of Elijah II. Mills, when, if the regular
ticket had been adhered to, we should have
elected one of opposite views on both Of
these questions.
FREE BRIDGE. By the following article
it will be seen that the friends of the free
bridge are up and doing, and we trust that
it will lead those who are in favor of the
reelection of Gov. Lincoln, to make cor
responding eXertions, to secure to him q
strong and unequivocal expression ofpub-
lie confidence.
FREE BRIDGE TICKET. At caucus
held in Concert Hall, on Saturday evening
last, of the friends of a free bridge to
Charlestown, it was agreed to support the
Hon HIM. G. Jarvis, for the office of Gov
ernor at the ensuing election. 1t was also
agreed to support the Hon. r. L. WGtthrop
for the office of Lieut.. Governor, and the
following gentlemen as Senators David
Henshaw, Edmund Winchester, Andrew,
Dunlap, Samuel X. Williams, John w.
James, and Joseph Valentine, Esq'rs.
Boston Gazette.
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EPITApH ON A aAMBLEn.

He'd play'd thro' life with great success:
Till death with frightful aspect came
lie dealt himself sweeping hand,
Then turn'd up jack and got the gone /!
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BEAUTY-FANcY. 1t is not the personal
beauty of woman that makes the most last
ing impression. 1t may, when first viewed,
create deep sensation-it may agitate
the nerves-it may excite imagination-it
may touch the fancy but if there is moth
ing in the mind to correspond with the fair
outside bow soon is beauty bereaved of its
power Three-fourths of what is called
youthful love are mere fancy and magma
ton. 1t is sheer delusion, and yet it is q
delusion which is wonderfully fitted to in
crease delight. All happiness is merely
deluslon. Our hopes and fears control our
existence, and what are hopes and fears
but the creatures of fancy and imagination?
IN Y. Enquirer.
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Private letters from the city Of Mexico
of the 25th January, state that the Con-
gress of Tacubaya would convene proba-
bly, about the LIST of March.
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EPIGRAM ON AN OLD WOMAN.
Mycilla dyed her locks It's said,
But it's foul aspersion--
She buys them black they therefore need
No subsequent immersion.