Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-06

Tia coincidence of the deaths OF Jefferson AM
-. q, the 4th of Juiv, 1895, was one Of the
,,os. s;nauIar circumstances of the times, anil
.,l;c;ted MANY an exclamation of wonder, AMI as
,an;sh,nent A WRITER. in the University Cha
,nai.on nr,ves from certain data, taken IN con-
,o.;or With tho most accurate Tables OF mortali-
=, .h.t tho odds were more than 1871 millions
- o,,s .a,,nst the concurrence of the deaths oil
these iIn,trious men on that day; and that a pct
against il. to correspond with the chances, shou'd
have been more than II millions OF dollars 10 q
cent.
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The Fredericksburg Arena. in referring TO
recent letter from Governor Branch, wherein he
talks of .:his intercourse with the citizens oil
Washincton.' asks, what secret current IS mere
that the nation knows not Of? What intercourse
is there with the s.citiZens OF Washington
that duty enjolns, and that it is necessary 10 I'M
mart to the voters of Ncrth Carolina? Are we
10 infer from all this, that private. rather than
,,,bGc. causes have created the recent changes,
and that we are to search for them rather IN the
uossip of mixed society, than in the archives oil
the Departments? Are we to suppose that t'ie
scenes of the reign of Louis XIV. have found a
parallel in the Capital Of Republic"
Yes! We are so to suppose. What will the
American people say when they come to know
the whole truth relative to the d>sraceiui scenes
at Washington during the last winter! when
they learn that s. Female Intrigue" affect the
course uf the Government? On this head, tho
Boston Courier sayss
More to conceive learn from Washington,
and fro,n a source of tho highest responsibility,
that some developments may be shortly expected.
which will increase public astonishmenl, and
cast the recent explosions quite into the shade OF
foreetfulness. Our readers are aware that, IN
England. change Of household usually follows
a change of ministry. If we are not mlsormed,
our republican King, the "greatest and best OF
men," Is likely to follow the royal example
-1ASS
Col. J. G. STUART has been elected Clerk OF
the County of King George, Va
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Russia and Poland The New-York Com
merciaI of Thursday afternoon says:-''lt was
reported this morning that great battle had been
fought between the Russians and Poles in which
the former lost fifty thousand men ~ killed.
wounded and missing. The intelligence came
from New Bedford, and was brought to that port
by Capt. Pope, Of the ship Albion. from Bremen
Capt P. states that he saw the above statement
in a Bremen paper; and it was added that Die
bitsch had escaped by changing his Clothes
Unfortunately for the lovers of great events. a
comparison Of dates shows that the rumor is alto
gether without foundation. We have had later
direct intelligence"
Colombia. -Adyices from Valencia to the lst
and from Caracas to the | 18th Of May, confirm the
downfall of Baivar's partizans, which will lead
TO general pacifcation of the country. A de-
cree of the Congress of Venezuela has authorised
the President to negotiate for himself loan OF
$4,000.
The troops under Monagas retreated on the ap
pearance of the force under Marlno, and were,
it was believed, entirely dispersed. Roxas, one
of the allies Of Monagas, had been slain.
Cont. Cegarra, Alcazar and Farlas had risen
in Truxillo in favor of Urban eta, but the nhabL
tants of the town declared in favor of Venezuela,
and made them prisoners, expecting to send them
soon to Valencia.
rrte two prisuners, says the Boston Pat.iot Of
Tuesday. thomas Collinet and Joseph Cadet,
convicted last week of the murder of Captain
Woodbury., of the brig Orbit, were yesterday
brought into Court and received the sentence Of
the law
Before receiving fheir sentence, both addressed
the COurt at considerable leUSth, anu dsseTteu
before God and man their innocence of the crime
charged on them. Collinet, in particular, related
the circumstances of the voyage from the time of
his shipping on board the Orbit, to the day Of his
capture: and charged the whole plot of the Cap
tan's murder, and the subsequent transactions,
on the two Government witnesses, Bowen and
Strike. Judge Story, after very impressive adj
dress and exhortation to them to prepare in the
remainder of this life, for the life that is to come,
sentenced them 'sto be hung by the neck on the
lst July between the hours of seven and ten in
the morning"
The following are the directions given by DR..
Rush to prevent fatal effects from drinking cold
water.
81. Grasp the vessel out of which you are a.
bout to drink, for minute or longer, with both
your hands. will abstract portion of heat
from the body, and impart it, at the same time, to
the cold liquor, provided the vessel be made of
metal, glass, or earth.
so. IL you are not furnished with a cup, and
are obliged to drink by bringing your mouth in
contact with the stream which issues from Du,np