Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-02
From the Ithaca Chronicle.

NJ Editor: On Tuesday morning Of last
week was startled from my sleep by Tue ring
inc. Of bells and the roar Of cannon. 1t WIS
some seconds aftrt The report OF the first dis
charge Of artillery had died away upon my ear,
before | WAS restored TO active consciou sness
Of ny existen,e and then was resto ed but To
I've hrse, with the most sad and D. rplexiug
doubts IS 10 he ansc Of ;hls unreasonable up
roar / rubhel my eyes, turned over, and Con
Guided that had bern dreaming; bat the bell,
s, III sounded in my ears, and long ard Ii avy
report Of the caneR.was heard. Now, indeed,
was given over 10 PEI pIexity and conf lecture
What can the o. after be- thought l. What
occ aston can have called forth such sounds Of
rejoicing2 1t must be he 4th of July!-what
else can il be? But sop, six months only have
elapsed since the last 4 h of July; or at least /
am conscious but Of having lived that period
since the sounds we've heard for the last cele-
bration Of our independence. Here was re-
gion OF conjecture opened again. After pom
dering upon the subject for some time, with
much e Impotence that we usually cndravor
10 recall 0 memory lost rame, came 10 hr
singular conclusion, that Rip Van Winkle like,
| had slept away whole six mouths; tha, ha-
wing gone to bed the night OF the 7h Jam
usrv, had remained locked in sumber during
the revolution of half year; and here was a
transition from midwiUtcr into midsummer
As lay eliminating upon the subject Of my
long nap, | discovered that my feet, witch
were projected beyond The bed clio his, were
much Of he consistency OF ici' les. Ttis cir
cumstancf was col refu alton OF the position
which had assumed al lis being midsummer.
The discovery that | had not slept away a
Change Of seasons only served 10 throw me into
III erca,cr con lectures of The occasion which
should call forth such disturbers Of my morn
ing dreams; n as the shot test method Of END
ing these con lectures, sprang from my bed,
and having partially dressed myself, sailed
forth mo the stree. Proceeding To the spot
where the Cannon was placed, a few moments
brought me 10 the side of the officer who mad
the direction Of the company present.
To nv eager enquiries he, win look ex-
pressive Of surprise, carelessly uttered the
words, 'JGckson's victory Jackson's victory
sad musing-'aye aye, one Of h commanders
a, tie ia tie Of Navarino, bu, do not recol-
lect The name Navafino. exclaimed he-'are
YOU M d this moraing: What has Jackson TO
do with the battle of Navarino? No sir, Gen.
! Jackson, mean, who drove back the invaders
Of our country at New Orleans What said
7, have the pirates landed and been attempting
to Garry on their depredations ashore" Pr
rates nv, Du' JObuHt i'u' 'i'"'Sh1 WYNN
Jackson with his troop of Kentucks, beat So
gloriously this day thirteen years ago. The
whole truth now flashed upon my mind, and I
re urned home wondering what could have oc>
casioned our citizens 10 become so suddenly
patriotic. But the result OF my cogi,alions
vas, that Gen. Jackson is lucky fellow. Most
III. ms good deeds are not appreciated through
whole life, and they esteem themselves foriu-
nate If they do not gel more kicks than COB
pPrs for their services; and it is though, 10 lie
a sufficient recompense for them that monu-
ment is erected 10 their memories when they
are dead; but in thi, CASE, thirteen years only
are suffered TO elapse before our citizens re-
member that there has ben a great bau!e
fought, and that il is their duty TO throw up
their hats, break windows, and eat dinner IN
honor Ct the shero who won it, Truly we are
wonderful people, and as our quaodum so
journer Mus'apha say, CON what great scale
is every thing done in this country
Spirit Of 'as.