Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-24

did NOT fire Tor some moni MS, when tb,u
kets were discharged without effc, ''a''
he was not certain whether the guns wc..I 1s
ed with ball, as he did no, bear The ~; , w.
of bullets. The parry rowed dilec,,v e.. -r"''s
and as :hey were passing an English shin wy
hailed and asked who they were. Thap, " '
them they were 3uenos tyrcan prisone,t' 90
king their escape, and received three ch az.
SO soon as they reached the land, ,hry IT,
ed. Mr.. K succeeded in getting 10 !, r SF'"
Hotel, to'which he had been directed. ut, ,,'ta
wss treated with great kindness, and ,pm,;, "
until the following day. In the no,n;n, MINI"
went in search Of the U. S. shi, B,s,o.N NC
meeting his friend Almeida, who informed b W..
he could no, gel on board, he returned A. ~
media afterwards succeeded in getting o. ~, Nv
and sailed in the Boston for Buenos AYR.
The lad Peolick, mentioned YESTERDAY f.,
among tie number who escaped: .I,o Fin -
Scotchman. MFR. after being di,s,n"ia>s
ed in getting on board the Bosom, a,1l;,J,
an American MERCHANT, whr assisted him n;T
clothing, he having landed with nohrnp q, ~
cep, his shirt and truwse,s, and enabled HIM :.
get passage home in The london Packr,
ODGous SPECTACLE. \ writer in the ",
mont Chronicle states the lollowin, >,
inciden, which occurred during The Ityw
ter in one Of the Green Moun,ain ,illsoe,
II was O'Clock in the afternoon, wien t..
came along an OK sled, as If returning b,m.
alter having discharged is load. In, ,IsJ
lr,p , ~, n y, ~ r. f,.,.'I,
by Two little boys apparently If The ay,, Il
eight and ten. On I c sled, little lr.n,,rr,clr
lay al full length, what seemed man, and =.
closer view, man dead drunk. "Wha, b,,,
you lherr'" SAID 20 one Of the little boy,
"l,'s my father" "Y"ur father" sad "w,o
is he?" He spoke his name "Whv, VII +,
,he matter VITA him?" inquired further. III.
drinks too much," he replied grif and shan,
conflicting in his countenanoe, while he rO,
to hide his embarras ,mPrt hy urging On al
quicker pace the unconscious team with ,h.ir
less conscious load.
Reader pause a moment and ponder on l,d
like this. A father takes his little sons to mar,
kel-gets drunk in their presence-is p.c,d
a public pec'acle, on an OK sled-ard by hrm'
even his own sons, driven TO his own lan,,
The charnel mouse is not more revolving, ii,
funeral procession is not more affecting
NAroLRoN's PRopHEcY. In 1917, Will n.
poleon Bonaparte was coEfntd to the ,l4qdd
St. Helena, he is represented by the autbOr Of
A uoice from 81. Helena, as ut,ering the follow,
ing prediction, of which pre,rn, appcarsDct
indicates speedy and almos! literal full
mcnt a
In the course Of a few years 2us,i, will have
Constan,inople, the greatest part Of Turkey,
all Greece! This j hold 10 be as certain as i
il had already taken place! Almost all the "a.
joing and flauering which Alexander pracs.
ed tow ards me were to gain my conSn,to II
fec, this object. would not consent, lOrs,'
ing that the equilibrium Of Europe would
be destroyed. In the natural state Of Thugs
Turkey in a few years, must fall 10 has
STA The greatest part OF her population
are Greeks, who you may say are Russians
The powers it would injure, and who could OP
pose it, are, England, France, Prussia, and
Austria. Now as to Austria, IL will be WY
easy for Russia TO engage her Assistance BY
giving her Servia aud other provinces border
ing upon the Austrian dominons reathNs
near to Constantinople. The only hyphh'"
that France ard England may ever he aih
with sincerity will be in order TO prevent ihh
Tine London Times says-Au amusing story
is current in the city respecting manga"
practi,ed by certain great capitalists WHO az
celebrating on the propriety OF entering 'n'o'
loan 10 France, III order 10 get a. the seniimtnr
of tho English Cabinet, on the prospects Of s'' |
disagreement among The great power, oil I've
rope After the first Introduction, "hlc1 oa
place at The Foreign Office, the disclosure VIZ
made 10 the ministers present, OF whom ~
Duke OF Wellington, it is said, was on', 'hi'
the parties had received an application 10 ~
gage in a loan to the French government; "'
that they were anxious before making any 'eP'
to it, to learn on what terms that county 5000
with England, since il they imagined the 'ea'
want OF cordially existed between them, not 0" |
franc should France obtain.
They were determined to lend money 'on
Power which W as not in perfect frlendsh? VITA
England The drift Of this inqolry-U'I
protecting the parties against pecunIaI'r "
was easily seen through BY the Duke o. ""
lington, who merely remarked thai Ihe 'IIt
sal of private property was an allaiF Oh Wv" :.,,
he and his colleagues could oHer no CP''
that the gentlemen p 'es.nt must be on al w,
sions the best Judges Of ih'ir o"n mt'"
and thai, al all events, they might iee' a..
tina, no offence would be taken by Inc "''s'