Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-03

tioc OF feebieness and vaoilation on the part OIL
Ministers. There is all the difference IN the
world between skiIful reading OF the signs OF
the times and Difference to the recognized ieei-
inrs and opinions of the country. and an inaDllity
to take the proper ground, or to defend It wneh
taken.
Ministers owe their want of support not to any
f,ct;ops opposition. but to their own inefficency
OF th;s they are so sensible themselves, that va
rious attempts have been made of late to strength
en- themselves by the acquisition of MIR. HusSis-
son, Mr.. Charles Grant, Lord 'amerst0n, &c.
Some may think that the onslaught OF MONDAY
night is an evidence of the failure OF the nego'
citation. We think otherwise. 1t was a we'll
timed demonstration on the part OF Mr.. h"s%is-
son of his ability to serve the Duke, ana 'he ma
bility of the Duke to dispense with his ser
vices. We are much mistaken, too II TINS
IS not going the right way to work. After the
cavalier manner in which the Duke determined
that his letter should receive only the explanation
his Grace chose to give it, Mr.. Huskisson had
nothing to expect from the love Or good will OF
the Premier His Grace is too good a General
to waste himself IN unavailing efforts against an
enemy so strong as to leave him no chance OF
success.
Il was proposed. we understand, that Sir Geo.
Murray should resign the Colonies to Mr.. Hus-
kisson and take the Office of Commander-n-chiet
and that Lord Aberdeen should be allowed lei
sure to take a few more lessons from Prince Met
ternich. We need hardly observe, that MIR.
Goulburn would be relieved from the further de-
dicaton of his talents to the maturing his fnan-
cial schemes
One thing is certain, that important changes IN
the Administl alton are unavoidable. Whether.
in the present state of the Kings health, they
will be made immediately is another question.
If the Duke be ambitious of remaining Premier,
and we think regard TO his own reputation will
determine him 10 avoid disgracelul exit from
power if he possibly can. he will of course endea-
vor to strengthen himself immediately, because
the successor 10 the throne might hesitate to dis
lodge strong Administration. whereas he might
be compelled to rid himself of an inefficient one.
Various conclusions will of course be drawn
from the fact of there having been no House last
night. We cannot believe that desire to avoid
the discussion of Lord Millions Resolutions had
any thing 10 do with it. 1t is probable that Mi
nisters had not made up their minds to venture
on the Report Of the Sugar Resolution. On this
subject light will soon be thrown. That they
will be defeated if they persist. is matter of alb
solute certainty. But they will profit by eXpe-
rience. Wecertainly anticipate speedy changes.
Isaac Soomons, called Kcy for shortness, las
really arrived, in custody of a Hobdr tolc9l con-
stable. We believe no parochial oficiary ever
condu cted charge SO long Journey. The 60
vernment might as well have left him where he
was; he can bu, be sent hack again: and besides,
what was the necessity for Dogberry from Ho-
bart's Town to attend him. Would not the jailors
of the Convict Transport have suhceds Its no
doubt vastly pleasant for the constable TO visit his
H.. 81 h, ,of fl,a
lic.--.9tfaS.
Last week several vessels sailed from hence
for America. The Mary. Cor New York. sailed
ON Wednesday. and as is usual for vessels for that
quarter. full of passengers The number from
hence and port Glasgow, this season, for New
York is rs folows:-Jane. Haddow. 80; Camil-
lus, 1873: Floyd, 90; Cassandra, his; General
Pike. 50: Roger Stewart. las; Amulet. 20;
Eliza, 10: Mary, said to have 100, givin. to-
tai OF upwards Of 1G00-and the emigration is
still going on. For Canada, IN the same period,
the number of passengers Is about 700; Chaleur
Bay, 2G6; and Picton, 51.-Greea0ck .4dp.
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LATEST FROM FRANCE.
BY the packet ship Formosa. Capt. Orme. at
New York from Havre, the Editors of the Com
mercial Advertiser have copious files of Paris pa
pers to the 22d of June, inclusive.
ALGIE3S.
The official letters of Admiral Dupree to the
Government stated. that on the 10th of June the
naval armament left Palma. and on the 18th pre-
sented itself before the African coast. but was a
second tim" compelled by the wirds to stand out
to sea. On the 18th il appeared before Alciers.
and after having passed along the forts and batte.
res, came to in the bay of Tore Chica. The enc
nv had abandoned the fort in that bay. and the
battery on the point. but had placed the mortars
and cannon which had been mounted IN them on
the adjacent heights. The steamboat Nageur
caused one battery to be evacuated where one
mortar and one cannon had been mounted. 1t
was too late in the evening TO effect a landing. !
but every arrangement was made to disembark on
the next day Three light vessels were station
ed to the east OF Torra Chica to fire on the enc
my's batteries in aank; two steamboats, protect
ed the deoarka'lon at the west. On the 18th,
at half past four in tN' morning. the first division
of the army landed. wiz eight piece, of field ar
tillery, and the naval division with all the field