Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-21

! the death Of Don Miguel.
| The king Of the Netherlands has issued
Royal Ordinance, forhidding the employment
of Belgic sailors in foreign vessels.
| His Majestys ship Alligator has arrived from
! Madeira, with the remains OF the late Captain
Canning. BY this conveyance we have ac-
counts 10 The o9th inclusive. The Island re-
mains in very convulsed state: The number oil
Portuguese thrown into prison is great, and s'iii
increasing. =.
Achmet 9ey, who was high in command in
the Morea, is OIL visit TO France, with some
Of his officers.
The British government has now in the Me.
di,erranean the following naval force. Asia, 80
guns; Wellesley, Ocean, Sparta, Windsor Cas-
tie, -; Isis, 60; Blonde, As; Dryad, Dartmouth
~; Talco,, %, besides two other 74's that may
be fitted for service at shor, notice.
The London papers complain Of the Russian
blockade Of the Dardaneiles. The Courier
thinks i, cannot be effeclually maintained
through the winter.
A Russian squadron, Of one 80, one so, s. two
| 2o's sailed from Portsmouth Dec. l, for the
Mediterranean.
The prosecution Of that great national work
| the Thames Tunnsil, has been entirely ADAM
6oned. Want Of funds is said to be the sole
cause Of this unfortunate termination to so
noble an undertaking.
The letters from Glasgow speak Of great
commercial CONFUSION in that city. One days
letters announced four failures. The next day
six more are mentioned, some Of them Of the
first consideration. Tie calamity is stated 10
have arisen from the o,ertrading TO India -
Fears are expressed by The t!mid that the pans
ic is not likely soon TO BE- ended, anG that as
far as Glasgow is concerned, the effects will be
equal to the panic Of 1925.
The Sybillie, Br frigale, arrived al ST. He
lena, Oct. >, with 20 pirates, taken out OF yes
,el under Brazilian colors, ls days previous.
The pirate had pluudescd several vessels a lew
days previous
The FIR. ship La Jeune Emma, from Martins
ique for Havre, was wrecked 2lst Nov. at Car.
mar,hsn Bar. All the passengers, and all but
Of the crew persisted. Among the formerswere
Col. Coquelin Of the French marines, and his
daughter, niece Of the late Empress Jose
phine.
The marriage Of the Right Hon. the Speaker
Of the House Of Commons 20 the beautiful Mrs.
Pervis, was to take plac. in December.
Mr.. Price, no had engaged Miss Phillips
Tor three years al 8! per week, has, II IS said
offered 10 cancel that engagement, and 10 en-
ter into new ore for Ave years, al the expira-
ton Of which time she viii be Of age, at 3d. lol,
| q, Isl, and l6i, per week.
Tie Rev. Peter Fem, convicted OF forgery &
ordered for execution on the LIST December
was resni,ed for fo:'night, until the trials Of
some Of The witnesses against him should have
terminated.
Adyces from Barcelona 10 the Goth Of Nov.
subscription on behalf Of the sufferers at
Gibraltar had been opened at the latter place.
The letters finm Saragossa state, that the guard
royal stationed there had been ordered 10 march
instantly for Cats'onia.
\ defauter has been detected in the Navy
Paw Office He has fed the country The
delinquent, il is said, occupied situalion.oi
considerable trust in the Chief Cashiers Office,
and had for many years conducted himself in
a manner that appeared to warrant unbounded
confidence being placed in his fidelity. Some
weeks since, however, the usual period having
arrived when he had his aEruai leave Of abb
sence for six weeks, he obtained leave to spend
tina, period in the country. The day before he
was to start, he contrived to obtain possession
Of checks to the amount Of 20 ,oool drawn by
Mr.. Creswell, the Chief Cashier, on accoun,
Of The Navy Commission, for which he imme
diately obtained cash, and with which he start
ed at once Tor sea port, and embarked tor
America. His having obtained leave of alb
sence lulled any suspicion that might other
wise have led TO earlier detection Of The fraud;
and it was not till late hour on Saturday
nigh, tina, the fraud was discovered. Infor-
nation Of the circumstance was Immediately
given to the RICH, Hon. Vesey Fitzgerald, the
Paymasrer Of the Navy, who early on Sunday
morning called upon the Secretary OF Safe for
the Home Department, and a messenger was
dispatched for the Chancellor Of the Exchs
quer, who was at the time a, his country seat.
Mr.. Peel also dispatched messenger FOR the
immediate attendance Of Sir Richard Birnie;
but that Magistrate being out of town, Mr..
Halls, of Bow street, was brought from his
house st Brompton, and int-uctions were given
to him to employ the Police in endeav ouring,
il possible, to trace the delinquent. 1t was,
however, soon discovered that he had effectu>
ally baffled all pursuit, and all expectation of
capture was abandoned as hopeless.
Mr.. Creswell has been officially called upon
to make good the deficiencies, amounting to
0,000l. London Courier, of Nov 90
Mr.. O'Connell made the following statement
in speech a. public meeting Of The Catholic
Association in Dublin.
"I have now to mention fact Of great i'm.