Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
A terrible accident happened at Coven,
Garden Theatre on the 18Th November, At a
few minutes before 2 o'clock. A letter from
Mr.. Faweett, the manager, aser,he. The disas-
ter TO the indiscrelion Of one OF he workmsn
employed in the cellar, who perforated small
hole in the gasomt ter with the view Of burning
il out; By which FIRE was communicated 10 the
volatile oil in the gasometsr, and thence TO the
ga, floating in the arched passages. The Cou
rier il SLED with varying accounts or II. he
Theatre had been closed for week, for the pur-
pose Of rel moving the apparatus with which II
had been lighted with oil gas, and subs 'ituisd
coal gas in its stead. Twelve or thirteen per-
sons were in the neighborhood Of the gssome-
ter, at the time when the FIRE was communica-
ted either to the gas, or 10 the oil which va,
floating upon the water, which ran into tn"
passages ankle deep. Two OF 'h"se unfortunate
meu we're unable 10 make their escape. and f.
nally taken out dead, having been suffocated.
Three others were terribly burnt; hut still lis-
ing on the 2orh. Others ssffrre slightly No
injury was done to the theatre, except in the
cellar, twenty enginrs having been speedily
brough, up 10 extinguish the hre.
The Beaufort Castle, fiue vessel Of 400 tons,
sailed from Liverpool On The l7th February,
took in a cargo Of palm Oil ane ivory. On b. r
homeward voyage, on the 9Th Of Oc,ohe', shr
encountered a gale by which The captain and
twenty-five Of the crew were washed INTO the
sea- The remaining eight men lashed Them
selves to the shrouds OF the mizen-mas,, and re-
,nainei WITHHOLD, food on the wreck, driven a.
bout at the mercy Of the sea for four days,
when they were providen,ialy rescued by a
French brig L Cotonniere, bound to Boston,
in the United States. This brig had been dis
masrd, and had few day. before passed two
dism .sted vessels. In a few days she fell /"
with British brig from Falmouth, to which
the shIpwrecked crew were transferred. They
have arrived safely in England. We have a.
We, no intelligence OF the arrival Of The Frs nc h
brig in Boston.
Ths failure OF the Banking house Of Fly &
Chapman. made AN impression on the sto'
market in England, which had subsidized OF the
26rh November.
On The ll,h Of November the sick lis, al
Gibraltar amounle to 624, Of which GAS we're
dangerous.
Ii was enormously stated in our postscript
las, evening. that the. Empress Of Russia had
deceased. 1t was the Empress Moiner, who
died Nov She was the widow Of the En-
peror Paul, who was assassius;eG In 1901. Her
influence in the Russian Cabinet has always
been great.
Tits stsred from Toulon, that another con-
WOW is 10 sail, with ammunition and provisi' ms
for the Morea; and i, Is also stated that three
regiments will be embarked 10 supply the. de-
6ciency caused by sickness, which IS said 10 be
increasing dIiy.
Letters from Marseilles to the esd Noyem-
Der state, that 100 900 ard-les Of corn had 1een
purchased al Alexandria for the Sulan. OS
r l. -. -
TO 5e forwarded TO Smyrna in Transports, and
thence on eamels TO wi hin a lew miles OF Con,
stantinops.
Col Fabvier has left Paris for The Morea-
hi. business il 10 originate national militia
Disciplined and able 10 defend ta- Greek 'err,.
torv, sfter the departure of the Frenchi but.
SAYS the Journal du Commerce, feeling, the
generosity Of which Greece will doubtless ap-
preciats, forbids his appearing there with any
other title than that under viii, b he has fought
for her He will still BE- Colonel Fab'ier.
We fud in he John Bull return o. the fe-
YER cases which have occurred in the military
department. OF Gibraltar, from the LIST Of Sep
TENDER 10 the sth Of November. The number
admitted into the hospitals during that perior',
was 1900; number OF deaths, 4O7. Number
discharged and remaining sick, Nov. S. 1898
The letters from Odessa, announce the arri-
val Of several transports wnh sick and wounded
from the Russian army. The merchants and
inhahitants were most anxious for the resiorA-
tiun Of Pace with the Porte.
The Traveller Of The I'd December speaks in
the same strain: "By private letters received
this morning from ST. Pe,ersburgh, ~e learn
tina, an opinion was entertained there, that Nj.
sholas was anxious bat negotiations should be
opened through the mediation Of this country
n r n. al mr.
kew. Money had become universally scarce at
S.. Petersburgh, and there, rs we'll as here, dis.
counts were scarcely TO be biained
twas reported At Vienna that disorders had
n,anif.sted Themselves smong the troops OF
Coun, Wiigrns,ein'. army; they are attributed
20 the heavy rains which have fsllen in the
cosntr,-s on the Danube. and the bad quality Of
the provisions.
F,om Cons an,inople, Oct. 20, i, is stated
thar SINCE the fan q, Varna. he military ar
naments are carried on with more activity than