Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-19

ed from Washington. which viii go Tar towards
clearing the deck of the spintcrs that now ell
cumber it..
A {" Splendid Reiiracy. If the suggestion
contained in the following paragraph (says the
National Intelli gencer) have as much foundation
as we suppose it to have, the Western Editor
was not so mucli out, when he said that the late
Secretary of States " retiracy'' was "splen-
did" one. Two outfits, years salary, and per.
haps an Unfit, are no contemplate indemnity for
the voluntary retirement Gf it was such,) from
the head of one of the Departments of the Gov
ernment:
The French Claims accounts have
been received from France. 1t is now said, that
the French Government offers the Claimants
IS, 900, 900. We should think this compensa-
ton was inadequate to their just demands. 1t Is
also said, that final effort will be made by our
Government for the adjustment Of the claims;
and that Mr.. Van Buren, may go'orer to Paris,
with powers plenipotentiary. This on ht, 1t Is
to be understood, is neither from Washington
nor from the State of New York; nor from any
official source. The reader will please, there
fore to take it for what It is worth. The clain,-
ants in most of or cities are said to have given
the President a carte blanche for the adjustment
of their demands. 1t is sincerely hoped, for the
sake Of both countries. that an arrangement may
he made. which may prove honorable to France,
and satisfactory to the United States. But there
are unexpected difficulties in the case. which will
require no little perseverance, GOODNESS, and
judgment. on the part of our negotiators, and no
little conciatory spirit on both sides, ultimately
to remove.-Richmond Enquirer.
Sporting. An interesting and spirited trot-
ting match, took place at the Hunting Park
Course, Philadelphia, last Thursday. Some
time since, bet was made by MIR. Dufie, the
owner of the horse Chancellor, that the animal
would trot hhty.sir miles in the space Of two
hours. Thursday was the appointed day, and
the race occurred. He performed the task in
some minutes less than two hours. To evince
the unAaggng bottom Of Chancellor, it may be
noted, that he performed the last mile in three
minutes and seven seconds. Heavy bets were
made on the last mile, that the horse would per-
form the circuit in three minutes and twenty
seconds,-and of course won. as the race occur
red in a shorter period.
Great racing is expected at Baltimore next
October, tor the great Post stakes. BY an adj
vertisement of the Secretary Of the Jockey Club,
it appears that there are already four subscribers
one in Pennsylvania, one in New York; and
there will probably be several more. The dis.
lance is four miles and repeat; weight for age.
the horse to be named at the post; each subscrib.
er to put in $500, p. or p. and the Club or pro-
prietor to add $1,000. The sum, therefore, alrea.
dy up is 5000 dollars, and four subscribers more
would make it $4,000.
A writer in the Boston Courier, speaks in favor
of the proposed cemetry there, on the plan Of
Pere la Chaise. One of his ideas is quite origi
malt might. Says hey as Horatio saith. be
''to consider too curious y" to say that the
plants and trees in cemetry might be descrp
tive of the character of the dead; yet there might
of trees be funeral language, as much as there
is an amatory language in flowers.
The whole race of heroes and hard-swearers
might repose under hickory and hellebole if they
chose lt-and they should have our full permits
sion for burdock, nettle and skuuk-cabbage.
The Butchers in Philadelphia have actually
carried their threats into execution. In conse
queuce of the country people being allowed tc
sell meat from their stands, without paying rent,
the Butchers are determined to "turn out" The
Gazette of that city states that &c the market:
are desolate. There are no herds in the stall;
and live fowls Of all descriptions might roos
without molestation, on the naked hooks, where
their denuded and lifeless fellows have erewhile