Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-08-19

and useful TO the public. aurora. .
MILITARY FAME.-However HI, military fame
may exclIe The Wonder of mankind, aid late
writer, speaking Of Washington Us chiefly
by his civil magislracy that his example VIII
instruct u.s. Greal Generals have arisen III all
ages OF the world, and perhaps most In those OF
despotism aud darkness. In times OF violence
and con, ulsion, they rise by The force OF the
whirlwind high enough to ride In II, and d.
rect the storm. Like meteors, they glare on
the black clouds with a splendour that, while
il dazzles and terrifes, makes nothing visible
but the darkness
Mr.. Finn's Advertisement, for benefit at
Portland, aud the last night Of the season is
headed as follows:
WAY is the las, nigh, of the season like the
last leaf of book?
Dive give it up?
Because you'll see FIN is in %
The editor Of the Wilm,nston (Nor:h Caro-
lina) Reporter, state, thst Ii. has seen water
melon, present 10 a gentleman in that town,
which weighed fortvonr and tar pounds,
measuring in circ"mf, renee one way feet 4
inches, and Tie other 5 fee inc he,.
The SpRINes.-Near.y 1000 strangers arriv-
register now exhibt. 500 more Il .mes han that
Of Iast year al The same dates Should the
present warm YEA her continue, the town MI
douArit SIS ,eman crowded during III" present
month. iSardt0g! Sentinel
Dii"k copiously II lem;nade, say the Doc
toIs OF Charleston. 5. T. 10 those no are res
covering from he Dengue Feyer--and such has
been the demand for Lines, says lie Ter. that
49, h. ~ n nj
barrel.
SPONTANEOUS CoMBusTIoS.-Last week, al
Mount Peasin, p:ec- IT CANVASS, 40 yards IN
lenglu, newly pain!ed with while lead ann oil,
exposed 10 the sun until shower OF rain aD-
p,oschcd, WIS rolled up and put under cover.
The next manning !. was found smoking, and
the whole excepting abou' o"e ward, bur"' I" a
cnder, with hole through the bottom Of d
wagon.
\ respectable professional gentleman in
formed Us yesterday that he has rcCerly DIS
covered iha, he spirits Of ;urrentine IS an ef
iec'ual remedy aganst The dep'cdalions #
CrekI cache III, recommended oput a li;'ie
Of it upon ne Ives or SIDES Of your book
cases, bureaus, aGmoir or Other furniture, in
VII CHI they AXE sin tier. which may readily BE-
! zone with frather, and inese 'roubi, some in
sects VIII soon quit, not only shr 'ur" urr hu'
me room. Tn, rtmrdy is simple aud easily
obtained by every pers"u who WISHES il Ii i
! not uprleasant TO the smell-->oon evaporatcs,
and does no irjn,y % ,nilure or rlarhing.-
| | his is 'a'uahe discovery, # II proves in all
! cas?s, ,ffrc tual as our informant assured US
it lid in his house. Louisiana .4dc.
Some years sirce letter, written in Arabic,
was scnl b. the Emperor Of Morocco 20 the
King If England; but TO. a pcraoa could be
! { und in Britain tc translate it.-lh> same
th'ag happt red IN the Untrd Stre> with re-
spec: TO letter fsom The Dcy of Algrrs to
/ Pie,id'nt Madison TIE Frtnch main, ain a
body Of young men in Africa Anj Asia 20 learn
The los al languages, who, i! hey prove good
are e,entuallv made Consuls With simila,
views Presld n, Adam, attached vrLrg Mr..
| Hohgson, Of Virginia, to Mr.. Shaler's mission
| 10 Algier>. He ha, become nrt ficirnt in Ar.
able, and is now charge d'AfTalres at Algiers.
| MIR. VI has discovered that the Berorr lam
guage in Africa, is the Numid'ar; thai OF Sy-
phox, Juba, and Massinissa.-- Palladium
CoNnoR.-This paragraph Wa, written with
quill fit To proclaim DEGREES To u world. L,
was taken from he wing Of the Male Condor,
now exhibi Ell a. NJ. Smi'h's Garden. in Arcs
| street, aad measures % inches in length, the
barrel inches long and ID inches In circum-
ference We have no; seen the bird but If
us s'zc is correspondent with the frather, h.
must be worth seeing. .4uroa.
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