Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-27

with tina; graphic power Tor which has perfect ia
ni,srity with nautical scenes and language so
remarkably qualities him, while the NEST minute
rar;iculars are Ineligible to the landsman.-
The chase ends, however, IN the escape OF the
Water Witch and the COquette returning to port,
where to the amazement % her commander, he
discovers the Identical Water Witch riding at
anchor in the identical inlet from which she mad
been 81 recently driven. Another spirit stirring
scene succeeds, in which however, we will not
anticipate the public curiosity by recital or BY
loUkn. further into the incidents OF these high
" interesting volumes Sdi0f3Gy BUllein.
49,
We were yesterday given the particulars of
,ogl,ler committed few DAYS ago i'll the neighbor-
hood of Moyock. Curri,uck county, n. c. and
Though we cannot doubt their correctness IN sub
lance. vet, for particular reasons. deem 1t ad
,;sabe to suppress, for ihc present, the name Of
lac individual alleged TO have committed the hor
I'd act. Our information states that he rode home
,,ith ueighbor of his, whose servant, free. bu,
indentcd, negro boy, came out TO take the horses
?, tEey reached the house, and taking that OF his
master first. the ether individual Few into great
raae: Insisting that the boy should have taken his
b,r,e first: and, finally, seized paling and at
,,cked the boy with it, who picked up shovel
and warded oil the blows, until ordered BY his
master to Get out Of the way OF his Infatuated as
,,ilant. and he then ran eli. Thus disappointed
~ urCakin. his wanton vengeance on the molten
i've negro, he ran into the house to get gun.
,uearin. he would shoot him; but the owner of
,be house had prudenty hid il. Determined how
ever. not to be bafled in his iend-lke intention,
he mounted his horse rode three miles to the house
# an acquaintance, from whom he borrowed
a,un, aud returning in the evening, deliberately
L,ent into the Kitchen where the boy was, and shot
him dead on the spot. He then re-mountcd his
l,r-e and abscondrd What the character Of the
testimony against him is we are not informed;
but we learn that the verdict Of the Inquest chare-
9 him with having committed the deed. He is
,iid 10 be from New Jetsey.Of a respectable tamil
N but grossly addicted To mtemperance-in far
rone.ht of which II Is understood, iaud may rea-
,,,!y be credited) he perpetrated the HON eide
Oar informant states that he either was, or Is now,
n this Borough, beIIr, ON his wayto New York.
CN0JcN HerClL
1852
Cfiejraiioa.-- viii be seen, bv notice in
our ,aper that the captains oi steam boats are TO
have a meeting TIL, evening at 'Iammany Hail.
The object We understand Is to make Arrange
ncn,, To Join their fellow citizens in the coming
.c!rbratlOn The E,cning Post SAWS. 1t is
CONTEMPLATED To have a small steam boat the
Ge zeal Lafayette. with machinery complete on
boards placed on wheels aud drawn BY hors-
e.. appropriately dec0rated--the engine 10 work
durin. the whole procession. and the wheels and
paddles ia mO,ion--to be under the command
of Que of The eldest steamboat captains. She Is
10 DC rigged like three masi,d yatcht. and will
have hyng Gu her main'0p- galanmast large
ri-cooured ilas with the rames in large gilt let
terS. ol livingston. Fulton, aud Lafayette. On
the ensign staff will float the 'merican eagle and
stripes The flags OF other nations will be dis
PLAYED from different parts OF the rigging IL pro-
pe,lv managed it will ma Ike a conspicuous figure
N the paueant.--N. y. Mercantile.
Among the preparations in New York for the
celebration this day, we notice the following IN
The Evening Post:
:. UIHi0ms, the only survivor Of the three Who
captured Major Andre. has arrived in town to at
Tend The celebration Of the French revolution on
Thursday and will be Il guest al the public DIN
ner in the Ninth Ward on that day. He Is IN
m, .7h year. with his faculties in perfect prcScr-
rstion aud his constitution unbroken bv age
He was attracted 10 the city by the rumor II the
extensive preparation for the celebration, which
nay well appear magnificent to those who see our
ity me-, spapers so crammed with the account ot
,hgm Ina LITTLE room Is left for any thing else
\ MESSENGER has also been despatched from the
Ninth Ward for Euoch Crosby, the prototype of
M,ryey irch. to desire his presence at the testl-