Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-26

pard, were urged with so much judgment, and
with such perfect conviction of their truth that
he obtained from the court decision directing
his discharge.
Mdlle. Sontag gave concert at Gottingen, on
the 4th March, at which 1900 persons were pre-
sent. The students of that town assembled at
the door of the theatre, and when The celebrated
vocalist made her appearance, she was greeted
with loud and unanimous applause. On herstep-
ping into her carriage, the enthusiasm of her add
mirers was carried to such pitch, that they took
the horses from the Carnage, and dragged it to
the hotel where she resided
Stock Exchange, March SIS O'Clock.
This day at O'Clock, the reponse des primes
took place. Enormous quantities of reafes had
been sold at 84f. 81. and 84f. 90c. don't. l. 1t
was therefore of the highest importance to the
sellers that the price should keep up to SSf 9Oc.
in order that their accounts might balance and
that they might not be forced to sell again to an
immense extent, which it would have been i'm
possible to do without OccasiOning heavy fall in
the price of Stocks. Thus, although quotations
seemed to flag at the opening of the market, ia
vOrable impulse was given to them at the critical
moment, and all the primes were taken up at
93f. S5c. and great part at even IS. 90c. This
result being once obtained, xtrihing fall was an
ticipated; but the price of stocks, after having
given way slightly, rallied and closed at an i'm
pro,ement upon yesterdays quotations.
HAVRE FLOUR MARKET
The editors of the Baltimee American have
been favored with Havrez i:oplar of the slst
March, from which they make the annexed ex-
tracts
Corn and Fyo,u.-Ths demand for foreign
Wheat being confined tOcbdice subscriptions alone
OF which our market is no@ entirely bare, no sales
have been made, except4 400 ho soft white Span
ish at 50f. duty paid per nc. OF IS ko. Rye re-
mains stationary; we continue destitute of foreign
Barley, 500 no. of Oats have fetched 6f. so in
bond per no. of 46 to AZ ko.
Flour continues to sell at very low rates; the
following are the sales since our last:
200 brls Philadelphia, at 81 so IN bond
500 do Richmond 81 so do
100 do New YorY, SIS - duty paid
ga do Virginia So do
200 do New York, SIS so do
2074 barrels.
The arrivals consist of two hundred barrels
Flour from New Orleans, per Science; cargo
uf Wheat from Rostock, per Der-kleine-llans.
Expeditions nave been made to the interior and
abroad. of $500 no. Wheat and 1000 brls. Flour.
Stock this day in first hands:-32,0 900 no.
Wheat; 10000 no. Rye; $500 no. Oats; 5000
brls. Flour.
The Philadelphia papers contain no foreign in
telligence. The Ship Golconda was still below,
the steam boat passed her of, Chester on Sunday
morning. but had no communication with her.
It is understood that the President of the Uni
ted States Yesterday transmitted t0 the Senate
Message, nominating JoaN RASeoLp... Of FH GU
MIA, to be Minister to Russia, and HEaAN ALLEN,
of Vermont, Gate Minsterto Chilli to be Charge
d Afiaires to Brazil. These nominations have
not been acted upon.
From the fact of a bill having been Yesterday
reported by the Committee of WAYS and Means
in the House of Representatives, for appropriate
inc %, 500 dollars for outfits TO a Minister to
Russia, and Charges d'Aiaires TO Brazil, Chill,
and Peru. we infer that nominations are also TO
be made. before the close of the session.. to the
two latter stations.--Nm. mt Of Tuesday.
-ssse5eI9e-
! The nomination of w. Rector to an Indian
! Agency, was rejected by majority OF two votes.
/ This man. it viii be recoIected, fled from the
punishment which awaited him for deliberate
attempt to assassinate: and though the friends of
the :. greatest and best wished him To withdraw
the nomination, he stubbornly persisted in endea-
vorng to force Rector through; and he had par
tisans enough in the Senate to aid him in this adj
ditiona insult to tie moral sense of the commu-
nifty. We understand that. though the record OF
conviction was read to this. body, twenty OF It's
members were obseqaous enough to vote for the
continuation Journal IF Tuesday.
! -aSS-
6 On Dh."--It is rumored that Mr.. Calhoun
has, since Isaac Hills rejection, been strenuous
" importuning the :. greatest and best to ap'
! point his friend, Mr. Virgil Maxcy, of Maryland,
to fill the vacancy; and the reply was, that the
fate of the application would depend on the votes
of Mr.. Calhoun's friends in the Senate, on the
then nending nomination of Kendall. This ru