Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-21
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-.n,y MORNING, MARCH q, 1873

,l, acknowledged MS ihCoHiPeee"Sf
a. ,,-s.,,;,r, hur when the prize was brought
''' g = Il, grasp, he found The temptation too
' - be resisted Perhaps he TOO acts on
~ ' a'i.iplt Of NEVER SEEKING OR DECLINING
INC Hear wha, the noble Duke said, no
w.. W., than the I'd Of May last, in debate
tr,rss of Lords, in reply to some intin'a-
:.a. rb., he was enaeavouring to obtain the
,,v.,I a,v nan believe THAI when he was
",;or which enabled him 20 recon-
$50, - The notice OF his Majesty, all his Tor
me'r c-;srd, and companions IN arms, anG 10
me' hsr, acco riding to their merits, tor the
Fe" ',;,r, which they had formerly made unuer
s4-s ''.,.rl in the field, -would any man
No h, be would voluntarily resign situ-
wiz '''' rorsonaDt 10 his feelings and has mao
a"'" m. mere empty au,biuon oil o'lng
rs" :, ,br n. ad of the government. ne
,h,, he was disqualified Tor any sueh
~ Losw tha, he was unable 20 address
"a :. aarson who asplred 10 sath an
' r.,oa,hr 10 address it-l hear, and laugn;J
'A-' ,hsrerore said, that feeling as he did
--A'N y. -, m the situation which he had
10 l-0
'''''"l TI from the opportunities which II
~ "a "e ;,n,rove the condition Of his old
gave a,"' ~ arm,.-knowing his own capacity
-. GlIns that Office, aud his incaPa'"y io'
s.;o,,ha DOS, ofitsl minister, ne shp",' "A'e
a mad and worse than mad, hau nc ever
.,,sr,,;ned the insane project when cef!a'"
'o5iyiIcaIs, for their own purposes nan i''"
,a,,d to him -(Hear, hear.)
4
n. C.n,iur's opinion Of the Dske may De
nod from The following extract from the let
,..r, Ina, ,rpa, man to Welingron, referred
~. Jsb,,s il the House of Lords on the
,rn P.hro,ry, a sketch Of which we have all
r;,sD The letter was daled the 5th oil
May. Co,.
orbsre !, bu, one other point in your Grace's
.rs,ch ,all,ng Cor any observation lour "ra0r :
,r,,haucally saws, Your being at me heaa o,
,ha goy,rpmsnt is entirely out OF the ques'loh
l,,srn this with sincere pleasure. ne un'o"
or,he highest Of, es Of the state, clVii ana MI
lt,r,. in the same hands, would IN my OPINION
fnr your Grace has never entirely iAld asiae
y,pr influence over the army be at variance
with Inc principles Of free conSutut'on; ana
WAS rrioiced to mud that your Grace 5 opinion
vas en,irely against such an arrangement
II, Hume in the English house OF Com
mons on the 18th ult. said,.-
"He vas glad TO hear from naval othcef,
vim had nern T 1c1ii;,is ':as7tiihg In the ont'eu
S,.,. tina, their navy was no, TO be wsIShee
a., momentin the balance against the bFllisn.
They had only one line Of ba'tie ship, me Del
,w,re They had four frgate OF 64 guns, oil
h, FIRST class, & , frigaleS of the second class;
he, hal niue sloops Of the first class, e'Sh'
fin, second, anil four row boats TO attend to
those sloops-making in all % ships and no
mug"
The Baltimore Gazette, IN accounting Tor 'ne
wonderful degree oil knowledge as TO our naval
aElrrs, svilcci BY the foregoing extract, says:
."E,er since the capture Of the Gurriere the
English have been in state of great mental
Confusion; thew were people waking from
pleasant dream, and they ara not YET quite &C,
tusomsd - realizes OH the SUBJECT oil naVai al
hps You NAV impose upon John Bull as much
mynu please, provided you first get him INTO
god humoar; aud there are certain SUBJECTS
upon which his vanity may be easily tucked
iy this purpose. One of them Is his naval
lrcorss. Upon this string, The rulers OF Eng
and have always touched, when they wished
mH'rr'he people into their views, and the
H.yjCc which they have derived from 1t makes
hen mas; anxious % preserve It's harmony. IL
s';aGule, very little oul Of the tune in the war
Of iSl2, Is; anil Mr. Hume's speech is an at
temp, b. gentle tnrn. to tighten the string
again, until il produces, in proper melody, the
ar Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves .
gentleman in Paris, writing to his friend
mPbHdelphia, under date Of Feb. Is says
Our Gustriou. friend GENERAL LAFAYETTE
ba' been very i'll, but his health is improving.
snquirel last evening Ills convalescence
has been Slow that his family are uneasy,
taNg something wrong about the chest
Certain symtoms had revived the recollection
"aeompaial Of the kin! which he experien-
,@nyouth. trust he will soon be complete
Hfesofed 10 hi, family, friends and country.
Communicated.
FtrAL CAsUALrl:-Was instantly killed, by a
"a, !, irom the maintop to the deck OF the snip
New Orleans Of Philadephia. Bound down to
ne river from New Orleans TO New York Oh
NfSd Feb last, JAcos HENRY MILLS, eldes'
%n Of WILLIAM Y. Mills of this place-By
MS ei'Pensa'ion Of providence glom ha,