Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-06-22

carriage, drawn by four greys, anu containing
also the Premier.
6. 4 Barouche. drawn by four sreys:
: THE Secretary of the Treasury, Canal nom-
nator, SC. his carriage.
4 The 4Thinking Secretary" and other Cava-
hers, on horseback. Cit
The g. Cabriolet'' of the S~ecretrry OF State.
6. The ROYAL groom on horseback. leading the
Hero,s horse: supposed by some to be the iden-
tical horse which he rode when he was the He
no of the Revolutionary war.
we entertain as thorough a contempt as any
Of our readers can possibly do for such miserable
palace anecdotes. But as the CONVERSATION nave
made the welkin ring with IN on those !
unpretending and reai Republicans, the members
of the last administration and with eulosleS on
the 8 Republican simplicity" OF their pageant
they may as we'll be generally informed OF 'h's
instance of it. In days Of yore, when General
Jackson's trips we're paid for out OF the pubic
Treasury, the splendor and expenslyeness py
which they were distinguished, was not to be
wondered at. But as he must now pay for them
out of his salary or private fortune, a prominent
o~uality of his character authorizes the expecta-
tion of a somewhat subdued style, more suitable
toa primitive character once claimed Tor him., oil
an ..acorn-eater."-Nat. Jour.
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The Commissioners of the navy left the seat
of Government a short time since, on a probes
s;onal visit to Norfolk. What must be the sur
prise and feelings o fone of them, Commodore
| Warr;poton.A when he learns that without the
least previous intimation, his place has been sup.
|pliedbv another?
On Tuesday last a commission was made out
for Com. Charles Stewart, as a member OF that
BOARD. a situation which he has more than once,
heretofore declined; at the same time, a letter
transmitted to Com. w. informing him OF the
chance. for which not a shadow of Il cause, other
than the implied Executive will, Is assigned. 1t
is believed. however, that Com WIS conneXion,
by marriage. with Miles King, upon whom the
Administration have been pouring the walls oil
their wrath, is the cause. immediate or remote.
Georgetown Col. Gae.
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Il Hint TO Consfabies and ofherS.-In a case
lately tried before the Superior Court, of Georgia
of Indictment for assault and battery, against a
police officer, the Judge decided, that an officer
a~rresting an individual, is bound to shew his autho-
rity. when demanded. and. if it be dark, to avail
himself of the most immediate convenient oppor-
tunity of obtaining light; that on his refusing or
nerlecting to do so, the arrest may be reslsted;
and that. after showing the warrant, the officer Is
not justifable in using any cruelty or unnecessary
severity or harshness in the execution of il, but Is
bound to enforce it with as-much mildness and
forbcarence as the nature of the case will possibly
admit.
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The New York Journal of Commerce acknOw-
lodges the receipt of Matanzas papers to the 9TH
instant:
Balloon ascent at HUnaa.-At sunset, on the
evening of MAY 3Oth, (being the anniversary of the
birthday of King Ferdinand VII amidst the
ringing of bells, -apd-the6 ssng nf cannons, MIR.
ApoLFo TEoDoRE made an ascent from Ha-
vana. in the car of n balloon containing $1,000
cubic feet of gas. He is the second individual,
(says the Diario de Matanzas) '.who ever pre-
sented to the inhabitants of Cuba the magnificent
spectacle of a man elevated alone betwixt hea-
ven and earth" The following is an extract
from Mr.. Teodore's description of the ascent,
which we translate from the Diaro de Havana,
dated May 5lst:
81 rose from the place appointed, at 40 min
utes past 6 in the evening, with great delight
My mind was tranquil and rejoicing, on seeing
my promises IA fulfilled, proof of which might be
found in the order and serenity with which, in as
cending, ! threw out the doves, pOsies and
crowns of flowers, which / carried for the pur-
pose, as tokens of respect to the people, waving
all the while the Spanish banner, inscribed with
the motto, ITO the greater glorIof Ferdinand
and Christina
'.The height to which | assembled cannot be de-
termined with exactness; but it was great enough
to make the objects which l left behind ne az
pear very diminutive. In these critical circum-
stances, perceiving the danger which threatened
me on account of the direction of the wind,
which continually tended to the sea, | Invested
myself of my clothing, threw out my watch, in
struments, and whatever the Car contained, both
in order that they might be saved by falling on
land, and in the hope that when the car was light
ened, meet with a more favorble current, which
should carry me to land.
GAIL, however, was in vain. then determin-
ed to let off the gas as much as I could, in order
to descend as nearly as possible to the shore.
"a Z O'Clock | fell amidst the waves of the
sea, at the distance of one mile from the place Of
ascent. The descent being rapid, the car in
which | sat was broken by the fall. and | sunk
into the water, some of which | swallowed. For
~tunatcly | was able to rise again, by seizing hold
of the netting Of the balloon, which noated on
the water, and with it nayigated las it seemed to