Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-08
you are in when Ma scolds you.
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F.-Hem! You talk too much, child.
! Cod F;sheru The Marblehead Register states
the quantity of Goldfish brought into that port from
Grand Bank within the last ten days TO be IL.
600 quintals, 564, 900 fish.
Latdatle Conduct.-A gentleman from Gaia
Wissa was so unfortunate as to loose his pocket
book. containing several thousand dollars, on the
Centre turnpike one day this week: it was pick
ed up BY young man named Arther Bradford.
who sought out the owner, returned it. and refus-
ed all compensation. In these hard times. and
this wicked world, such acts of homer should be
recorded and strung together like the heads of a
rosary. in enumera,ing which. humanity may hope
for oblivion of its fraities. Journal
The ROthschids.-Thi may. in one sense
truly be called the 'goiden ayes for il is the
age in which gold rules the world. The family
of the Rothschilds at this moment probably pos
sesses Gin virtue of its enormous wealth. more
political influence than any royal family IN Eu-
rope Scarce war can be commenced or a ne
collation. closed without their officiating as purse
bearers. They are at present negotiating loan
with the Turkish Sultan, and some of his gold &
silver mines, il is said, are to be pledged for its
payment.
.4dmird Duperre.-The naval commandment Of
the expedition against Algiers, is fifty-fivc years
of age, tall and robust of stature, has nothing Pc
culiar about his features, excepting bullet scar
on his right cheek, and is man Of great energy
of. mind. He has considerable talents in active
life, and is inexorably firm to his purposes. His
manners are any thing but inviting: yet, under
ar uncouth exterior, he conceal the slyness of a
fox.
- The Crops.-The papers from almost every
part of the union furnish information of the pros
pect of very short crop of corn, occasioned by
the excessive drought during the present and pre-
ceding MONTH In this county there will be but
little if any, over half crop raised; and in some
of the adjoining and neighbOring counties, we are
informed it is not expected that even half an
average crop will be made. The crops of wheat,
rye, and oats. however, were abundant; and We
have heard Of no complaint of the weave having
made its appearance in the wheat this season.
So that with proper economy there will be no
danger of want of bread in the country.
We have now been without sufiiciency OF rain
even to lay the dust, for about five weeks The
pastures are so completely dried up, that they al
ford but little food for stock and Ill many parts
of the county, water, both for man and beast. is
becoming extremely Georgetown hyJ
Sentinel
The list of Tributes hitherto paid By different
Governments to the Dey # ,4igiers.-Napie, and !
Sicily paid an annual tribute Of 24,00o Spanish
dollars. Tuscany by treaty Of 1925. was exempt !
from tribnte but made Consular presents 1t $4,000
ditto. Sardinia is indebted to the mediation of
England for her freedom from tribute. but she has
paid considerable sums at every change OF Con !
sus. Portugal concluded treaty similar to that |
Of Naples. Spain vas subject to DO tiibute but |