Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-05

the Russians nd Prussians, along the line vi
batteries commanding the plain OF Fincennes,
with Distinguished courage and etfcct;-Pc-re-ia-
Chaise long bore traces Of the conflict.
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II seems to be the impression in France. judg-
inc from the accounts public and private from
that quarter, that the flame of revolution is ike
lv to kindle again from France IN various couh-
tries in Europe. This very impressions, II not
justified by Immediate events, speaksits warning,
however. to ''princes, potentates. anu powers
They will probably. in the next quarter OF Il CEN
.ury, learn that these lines oil Byron are a pro-
phecy:
For freedoms battle once begun.
BcQueath'd from bleeding sire to son.
Though de6aea eft is ever won.
Baltimore american.
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The Editors Of the London Morning Herald
say, the Archbishop Of Rheims. i'll his late flight
from the fury Of the people OF France, o"ed ms
preservation, in some measure, to one OF their
fair country women. who was a passenger on
board the packet which brought the pre'ate to
England. The packet was on the point OF sail
ing. when the lady. herself a Roman Catholic,
heard a tumult intermixed with distant cries of
abas les Jesuits, and people alongside SAID they
were in search of the Priests. 4 poor old man
had lust entered the vessel in a disordeied and
nearly exhausted State. He was unknown, but
the lady saw hat he was an ecclesiastic, aud
, pursued; She hnrripd him, therefore, into the la
dies cabin, and, with all possible expedition,
into one OF their beds. where he was duly
tucked up aud disguised en- femme.
4 Frenchman presently appeared at the deer
Of The cabin which he attempted to enter, he wa,
.~repaIsrd aud sharply rebuked for his presumption
aud indrlicacy in attempting to force himself IN
to a ladies' apartment. CAB! Madam. you
have here a man concealed" A man indeed
said the LADY,; There is no person here but a
poor old creature SICK in Dcd. /, it possible that
YOU are a Frencinnan, and have not the p II esse
of one: Is then the French -%allantrv perfectly
extinct5" Other ladies attacked the intruder m
= similar strain eXc!aI!:!ag against the want of
politeness aud decorum. There was no Resisting
this-the Frenchman was bothered. and, assured
hat no fu9itires were there concealed, he made
u sort Of apology. and hastily retreated from the
fire of female tongues which had opened upon
him. There was IA tumultuous assamblage up
ON the shore. and presently afterwards a cry thai
the Archbishop was on board, and a demand was
made to throw him over; bit the racket mmedl-
ately sailed. and the fugitive prelate was safely
landed in England.
Circular If he Tcar apostolic IF the NORTH
err MS'ricf.-A circular has been received BY
the Catholic clergy in this district, which was read
in all the ct,apels on Sunday. making some I'M
p~0r,ant alterations in the discipline Of the Catllo-
lie church IN this country. The following ex-
tract from the circular explains its purport:
AFTER a diiigeut investigation Of the difficult
ties which Catholics experience IN compl wing with
the anstinences. anu in keeping the days Of OBJ
Ing, ian enjnined IN England, the Wears Apostle
Tic. towards the close of the last year. felt ii
:heir datv 10 apply to Rome. TO obtain some mitl-
cation of the then existing discipline in these
particulars. The reasons un which they ground
II their request, having been investigated with
diligence, commensurate with the Importance oi
he object under ti>cussion. two rescrIPts dated
May 10Th. 1850. were addressed TO each OF the
Wears Apostolic. In one OF these rescrip'>. his
Hulines, has dispensed. in favor If the Catholics
Of ENGLAND. with the abstinence from flesh meat
,n the festival Of 81. Mark. on the three rnsation
laws, aud on all Saturdays which are not fasting
iavs. In the other, he has dispensed with the
obligation of hearing mass and resting frnm SER
vile works on Easter Monday and Whit Monday.
He has also transferred the observance of the An
nunciation of the Blessed Virgin. and Of ST.
Cuthbert's dav. which was a feast Of obligation in
the county of Durham, to the Sunday immediate
~ succeeding their festivals" -English Paper,
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Right about tace!-The Secretary of the Navy
has issued orders for the immediate repair of
'0Lp IRoNsIDEs." So great was the popular
indignation at the bare idea of this gallant ships
coming under the ban of prescription. that it was
found necessary to deny in the columns of the "tIf-
fetal Organ" that the Administration ever in
tended to sell her.
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The Lake Erie Steam boot .7ccident.-It is
now ascertained that a man, whose name is un-
known, jumped from the WIN. Peacock. when
her boiler burst, and was drowned. This makes
thirteen who have lost their lives by this accident
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The Commissioners Of Winning ION. \. {. have
passed an ordinance. prohibiting slaves from work
ing on board any vessel. having a coiored man a
mong its crew. We would recommend to mas
tiers of vessels, trading TO this port, not to ship co.
lOred seamen, as the ordinance referred to, may
put them to great inconvenience. -Recorder.
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