Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-17
From the New York Commercial Advertiser,

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mort the second French expedition tn the Mo-
70, aud the hrst bat, alton Of the 29th regiment
40, ont from Marseilles on the 25Ih August, To
nroceed TO Toulon. The sons oil Marsha'
Soul,e and General Mathieu dc la Redorte' nao
cbt,ined leave from the War Minister, after
,rs,n, solicitations 10 accompany the expedi-
ton. and had Sc; out post to JOIN u. The pius-
sian Major de SchaInhort, had obtained MS
Kings leave TO 6gh, in Greece without ioosing
his commission in the Prussian service
The King Of France arrived at Neau@ on Inc
ais, August, passing through series oil iri,
rmpbal orders He was reminded by the pre-
fec, OF The Dcpar'men, OF Seine ana Mar"e'
,ha, The CITY had been tn, first 10 open lis gates
70 his ancestn, Henri Quartz. tie was wei
coined with speeches, sc. irom all The au'ho-
rites His Majesty and tue Dauphln appear
81 b,ohly pleased with the first day OF their
tour.
I, is stated in sorae Of the London papers
,ha, the present Ministers observe 50 much
caution and secrecy in their proc edings,'hat no
psrson in any If the public offices is sut"red
TO ,mpart any information, either "tht' OF
drmi official, To any Of the public journalS H.
Guiding even those papers which support their
measures, whether right or wrong oone
fault was found on the 9th ulllmo, because me
contents Of the last dispatches fiom vienna h"d
no, been suffered to transpire thI ough the paper
herr,oiorr considered The drmi-o tficial organ
of commune alton. IL Is CONGO ureu tnat one
reason Of the present resolution oil the minislr!
u,on this subject, is, the admirable system OF
correspondence maintained by the leading Lon
don papeys; which often enaoles then to anlici>
nate even the government oarrieis-a Tact 'hry
do not care To let the public Know.
The Moon aud Venus were distinctly seen
in the forenoon, at Brighton, England, on The
5,h September.
Bv the following article from The BRUSH
Traveller, il will be seen tLal schtsm has tax:
en- place in the Methodist Episcopal Soeieiy IN
C rsiE serffoprsT prsSENsIons.
The MISUNDERSTANDING ;he nj thodist bo-
dy, which originally arose al Leeds, III conse>
auence Of The attempts made by members OF
that persuasion frequen'ing Orange Chapel, in
that Town, to have an organ er,c,ed therein to
accompany divine service, and which was obs
jrc,ed 10 or the ground, as aiedged, OF IT'S be-
ing departure from the original sImpli ity OF
the doctrines aud obs, rvances pr.,t ribs d by the
founder Of thrir religion, Jrhn Wesley, came
before the late Conference in London, Tor tnelr
decision.
The decision vas against the innova,rrs, as
the church music admiring Mcthudists have
been called. 1hl,, however, has not had the
effect Of reconci'ing he Non Confurmi>ts, who,
instead OF succumhing TO the decision, have
had meeting of Ih,ie own body 10 consider
what course they should adopt.
The result OF their deliberations has been,
that they have determined on erecting The Oh
eau. For the purpose they have empl0yed an
eminrp, organ builder, who is a; present in
London, eng .ged in the cGmp lction Of its erec-
ton. l, will be opened in the most solemn
manner In the course Of next week, aud Mr.
Charles WESLEY, relative OF tue founder OF he
Methodist ronntxion, Is expected 10 perform
cn il for the first tine, on the occasion.
They have gone further, and al meeting On
Wednesday, de iermined, 10 form themselves IN
to disiIncl religious body, under the desIgni
ton Of The Wesleyan Protestant NJ, thod,s,s.'
A solemn pro'esl against the decision Of the
Conference vas also subscribed by the lrus>
tees, stewards, local preachers, and leaders vi
the non-conformsts, OH behalf OF the NJ mbrus
generally. They also subscribed solem" de-
'clsra,ion Of the motives and grounds of their
rotee6ings.
Their protest, among other matters, declaims
against the Effects of thai uachri>tian aud ire
sponsible authority ex, isrd ht the preachers,
and confirmed 10y the Conf renee. IN making, al
tering, susprndirg, or ahrogatmg laws birding
upon the whole Me hodisi body, without con-
suiting the socie,irs, or any person appointed
on their behsli-a power assumed by no othe
Protestant authorities in The world, civil &C.
cirsIasiioal Taey also protest against the
Conf renee securing 10 themselves the property
Of The connect ton in the chapels, schools, sc !
built by The people, and for the debts upon
which the trustees alone are responsible They
protest against alterations Which they say have |
destroyed The primitive simplicity Of Method |
ism, ana defaced its original character, ard a
gains, forms Of government, terms OF auhnr,-
", and titles of disIinction, assumed by the
preachers, not only wrboui the sanction Of the
Rev. Jehr Wesley, bur in on,radicton and
con,emp, Of his recorded Judgment and Wi
,ings, aud even sgains, tne laws Of The connre-
ZION. They pross', finally, against submitting
any longer to the unlimited authority OF The
preachers, as CONT AIRY to Christianity the prac.
lie Of the priminye church, and the privilege
of English subjects.
Founded on the sentiments contained in this
protest, they came TO series OF resolutions, the