Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-01
ALEXANDRIA, ID. {.
FByD9Y MORNING APRIL l, 1851

FRID.iY MORNING. APRIL l, 1851
We are getting extremely inpatient for news
from Europe. Every day for a "eeG past we
have laid on our oars waiting tcr he mail 10 tnr
ni,h US with fund Of interest;n., intelligence
1t cannot. howcver, possibly be long before we
are gratitied.
Among the passengers on board the ship ANIL
LET. of Boston, bound to New Orleans, wrecked
on Carysfort Reef. was Col. John 2. Decatur,
recently appointed by the Government, sutler 20
the U. S. Cantonment at Baton Rouge. This
is the same gentleman whose appointment as
Collector of Portsmouth was rejected by the Sc
nate, AZ to /.
The New York papers contain the following
obituary, accompanied by some highly oompii-
m,ntary notices of the deceased. both as man
of letters, preacher and Christian:
Died, on Saturday, the 25th inst. the Rev.
FREpERIcK &. SrHAEFFER. ID. ID. Pastor OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Church OF st. james, IN
New York.
Byieit Mea!-The Telegraph publishes form
of Government, sad by The Boston Stafesm N
TO have been proposed by Col. Hamilton: and in
the same paper the speech OF Mr.. Webster at
the late public dinner; and argues from that cir
cumstance that Mr. Webster is in his favor OF
Col. HamiIton's plan! The Editor deserves
leather medal.
The Hon. David Crockett, in letter which Is
published in the papers. speaking OF the Jackson
party. says-"I am tired of this party question:
it is to ruin and destroy the happiness and peace
of the Union. Their parties here remind me of
some large dogs that have seen in this city.
with their collars on. with letters engraved, 'Mf
DOG and with the name of the owner on the
collar.
Il, for one, would not wear collar round
my neck. with my dog OF it, and the name
of ANDREW JACKSON on the collar-therefore
they will not have me for their partisan"
-aNsD>
Peru.-From an intelligent correspondent IN
the Pacific, the editors Of the Baltimore Amerl-
can have received the annexed letter, dated
.sLIMA, Dec 9th, 1880.
ssThe political state of this country is tranquil
under the present administration, and it thought
likely to continue So Pcsident Gamarra has not
yet returned from CuZco, for which province he
left Lima on the 5th September last, to quell an
instruction which had broken out there. The
Imprisonment of the ring -leaders OF that distur-
bance has restored quiet, and he is now shortly
expected back to this City.
The prohibitions on American flour, domes
tic cottons, &c. should have gone into effect OIL
the 5th September. Notw outstanding, however,
all vessels that have arrived since that date with
those prohibited articles on board, have been adj
United to an entry, and no doubt all that may ar
rive will meet with the same success. The Pc
ruyian Congress will assemble at this city in all
this month, when the Executive will use their in
Auence to have the prohibitory decree abolished.
and they will most likely succeed. In fact ma
ny of the members now present, speak publicly
of the act being revoked as matter of course.
"The staple articles of American produce,
-four, domestic cottons, prints, &c. now Of
fer good prices and the stock at market very mo
derate. Flour S12a IS, per brl. on board; do.
mestics 124 cts. assorted widths.
1.-The prohibitions of domestics, bayetas. &c.
have been taken off by the Congress at Quito, and
these articles may now be introduced at Guaya-
quill"