Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-02
ALEX. AlHiDRIA. ;D 4.
MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER . ,s,o

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We have, from time to lime, noticed III,
rival at this and other ports. Of labor,,f,,
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Companv
an extract IN the Uni'ed S a,es G zeus T.
Birmingham paper, i, appears that ,.
of >wia ding been carried on in r,.,
wi h many DESTROYS TO emigraie 10 chi, a..
Try.
On the FIRST Of September. placarGs wer, 4.
ced upon the walls Of Birmingham, s,s,inp =.
tn thousand emigran,s were wanted n,
Chesapeake and OHIO Canal Company D.,
son, wishing to undertake, were TO call =,
man named Webster, have their Names ,.,,
tered, AID each pay him one guinea. Sos,
undreds paid their guincas, and were A.,
patched to Live' pool, where they learned ,,,.
though 500 persons were wanted Nj. Ricb,s
son, the real agent, had no connrxion with Il.
?erson who had taken their money. W,b,.
wss arres'ed, and will be tried for fraud
Sine writing the above we have seen A..
,icle. published in the London Courier of :.
2l,t September, dstailing the c,rcum,,,,,,
attending his fraud, which may prove iu,,,
ing to our readers:
BIRMINGHAM, Sept 10
About the beginning of this month ,hr Val,
Of this town were covered with placsrd, in,
form OF Proclamation" (hradct bv IL.
royal armsl stating that 10 900 rmigraD,, w.
wanted IN America by the "Coesape,k, ,ri
Ohio CANAL Company" 10 act a. labourer, :
The terms on which ,hsse persons u,r, Ios
employed, were as follow Every one in,ip5
to contract .witn the "Conpsny" wa, ,eo, ~
to pay 2ls. 10 he ageh (WeLsler, he p'im,.
er,) as guarantee Of security to the Conway
and as a make weight towards the txpsn.,
his passage Such as were unable TO psy 81 l.,
"a passage across the Atlantic were con,r,t
here on supulating to give phrir FIRST ua.
months LABOR (gra is) 10 the Company lr such
convey nee. great number Of prr,nas who
Neard Of This Ell Dorado j.. the w,l s Of Am,.
RIGA called al Webster's fic-, where hry saw
him AMI Mr. Beune I (he same g,nlIm.,
who was unto innately drowned last week, WIN
going in the Liverpool and London mail, \
his rcturh 10 Live rp0ol, where he rrsiIsd. =
Among Others who ttus paid guinea rsrh,
were Rookie and Holder The former a SIM II
was assured Of plen:v Of work, AID at be pro.
babe remuneration Of fifty shIings per- week;
lie latter painter was ,old tina The Com.
Papy" mtended 10 build houses, when his r.d.
would be emincn ly useful I'm aud pro6 d.
bic to him. On Monday, the 9TH instant, lhr.
persons. with a argo Of similar 81 live slotk'
were forwarded 20 Liverpool ny what Wsbsr
called canal fly boat - without doubt, how
ever, its powers Of soli,ion we're not very great
for the consignment (addre>srd 10 Mr.. Ben
vet & Li,erpooD did not reach its drs lorliqs
until the following Saturday for ans 'oy'st
ca man was charged IS This portion Of re
10 600 Immediately rrpsired to The reside {
Of Bennett, and on Insisting on seeing him,
learned that he lad been drownrd hr day G.
fore. They then went to Mr. II. oh rd',
who informed them he did requir 500 i.born
TO goto AmPrica. but had nu onn xlpr Win
or knowledge Of Webster or Bernerl, or'l
one who rook mon y from hose whom b
engaged logo. Tie poor men, 'hu,ras ad u
by h. death OF b mn I, werr glad eno"ghS u
Paimer. a polio. ffioei, arrived from b rInI T.
ham wilht over apprehend such OF thrm
had LEFT their families chargeable opthr pd'I'A
The receipt of rht money ny Webser, and @
f'r' Of he piacards 'ssurd by HIM! s",@s
i'm 10 be The agent, wr'e fully pro"d.
defencr was, iha, The matter was ROT orr VI
f,sud, bur a simple breach # conr4c', VIII
would fave been completed bat for thr dean o.
Bennett. who was the ageo' 10 the Ches'PeaS'
and Onio Company IN Liverpo l. and had 'p'
pointed Webster his az, nj IN Burning am
The prisoner. wa, irmandel until Mons J.
give the parish solicitor an opportunity Of p'S
during The e, idencr OF Mr.. Richards.