Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-10
The Fourth Of July appears TO have been

The Fourth o. July appears 10 "e'e wv"
spen, over the country this year in quite So
b r. rational way. The rain poured-the
,roops turned ou:, bu, soon turned m-Public
dinners were interrupted, and orations all post
poned We had thoughts Of giving brief ac-
coun, Of the celebration in diff rent cities-out
the rain-the rain! We annex the following
amusing sketch from The New York Mercan-
tile ADVERTISE:
TVS Whether il is TO be consider
ed as only" the signs oil The times or not, the
{, was, that the sun was not seen in this city
dnrinc tae whole Of the 4th in,'ant' which has
n been the ase on a 18th oil July before, as Tar
as we can learn, since he year l776. The MI
II, ,rv with that obedience to OF ders whiC be-
come, the soldiery, mustered at their respective
m, 4dt ground, at the time appointed, aud no.
wi, h,,anIing the furnishing tH CTS Of he morn
ing showers, were ready 10 f'rm The line n
The amounted hour. The hour arrived, but II
was ,wo inc,rment for those who were TO re-
vi, w; and, therrfre, those no w RI 10 pc re-
viewed, were dlsm ss-d 10 re- assemble a. q CIV
en- >ipnal IS snon as the fair weather would per
INIT. Eiaar aiter hour rolled away, and No pau
le,,e weather. appearing, the line OF march vas
taken up; bu as no one likes to SEE the Tea
thersd race d"ringia storm. WE have no aocou"!
OF he route by which the sever al corps arrived
at their quartes The postpon IN mt OF The
review. gave tine for a display Of independence
ON The par, OF some ofi ers IN relation To tn ir
rank ; some would have the RICH, OF the Enr,
and Others would moi be eft. They were all
wrong 10 dispu on such day, and at such
place and besides being arres ed, will have
the modification of having none 10 command
them, Ii va, dav on which no li>ion
should h We taken p ace, as many VIII douOti' IS
ham before the business Is oVe". hnoi"er
awfal cons oueace OF the beiay IN re'itwng
the troops was that as their moY"m' ms were
.aAA.nesd by Telegraph 10 the Corporation
& Ok he kept his spi;s on the slow march, so
thu when their hopours were ready 10 81 down
(having pa sed from the BAueiy To the Hil. by
forced marches,) he Cook was taken bv sur
prise, and their honours, inste ad Of hndlng
- the whole hog" with trimmings, were Called
% the sorry sight Of l3 iruie pigs, naked,
and almost as white as they came into the
world, SITTING up in all the fortunes of an
ri,ipa ed annlhilation. This was too much
The dinner had been got up by new hand, on
an economical plan, perhaps 10 make up for the
extrayapaucies of former 5oards; but economy
WAS yored TO be nc ves.ed righ', and order
ed TO be given up 10 the Conve ninn. In sober
sadness, the dinner was said 10 be miserable
affair, which even good wine and plenty OF II,
could not atone Tor.
The Theatres were crowded. The Gardens
w,rr de,er,ed a, night. Niblo aud Marsh de-
,rrmi ed 20 postpone the n unil this evening,
when the 6r works and concerts which were to
h We been on Saturday, will takv place II 1t does
noir,in The Bridewell had Two tenants yes
te day mornins; one who was unable TO Ind
FIRE water ,ough TO quench his thirst, and
therefore jnmEed in'o the North River; aud
another wnu pr, sen,ed pistol TO some o"''s
b .ast. waethrr IN siam fight or rot VT ca"no'
sy SOM heads we're severely punished, no.
oniy by heir own volrion, but by the snIago
mis- p,opens,tirs oreaicd by soWe OF The enemy
that steals away The brain We learn that
some licenses viii he taken away, IS serious
afr ay took place, occssloned ny The improper
sale Of spirits il Beaver street, IN which one
MAN was dangerously wounded
I'VE are told that the sun seen in Hartman.
street for about minute and h1l, but looked rather
shame faced,-whether from anticipating rivalry IN
the gardens or on account of the military meeting, our
informant does not state bu' he positive that the Sun
was seen before dinner, for the above space OF tme
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