Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-22

until the prisoners were embarked. E.,h,,.
on London, SID the 1000 reis; premium -
yer so per cent.
Unexpected drriuaL-Wm. N. Jes.n H..
des atfaires to Guatemala, arrived in Tr.o,..
Saturday last. aud. it is said, ha. yoD. !.
Washington. tn explain away the charge If fo..
~, brought against him.
The following account Of tie loss of the ,t.,.
boat Cumberland, is communicated to III. AZ.
Of the Cincinnati Daily Advertiser BY ,,., %
man Of that city who had just arrived from NJ
Orleans:
About the beginning Of this month. D,.,;.
day not known, the steamboat Cumberland h.a',
up the Mississippi, with between three and ,"'.
hundred emi:rants, ran into the bank in ~
, when she let go her anchor; which not hold;0s:
she drifted on reef Of rocks, wher. she br0 o
two, and her boilers slipped out Of their h.I
overheard: at the same time the steam n;rs NY W.
ing. the Captains wife and daughter WERE sr,, I
ell, but not fatally. Before the boat sunt ~
drif,ed six or eight miles down the river. VIII
afforded an opportunity to the passengers to s,,'
themselves, with he exception Of from 6,s "
nine" who were acknowledgements varied :,
= the exact number"
The New York Courier and Enquirer CONTAIN,
the following account Of very "mysteriOus ms,
ter"
! GunpoUder seized. On Wednesday eveO,,
some citizens Of Haraem gave information At A.
police office that very large quantity Of punnox
der was concealed in Harlaem. The Mayor WON.
out to Harlaem, tonk the deposition Of ihe NJ,
nesses, and discovered 80 barrels Of puuuoxds
concealed in the floor Of barn. and Covered o,
BY large quantity of hay. The Mayor had IL
powder seized immediately BY the fire ward,u,
No person claimed it, but it is said much l,v
er quantity has been removed from the same p.,a
lately. The authorities are at present ensass
in investigating this singular affair.
Contributions to,the Fayetteville sgian-
The Fayetteville Observer contains detailed
: statement of the contributions received for d.
relief Of the sufferers by the calamitous 6e s
29th May last, with circular address to the COZ.
tributofs, the proceedings OF meeting of the wi
ferers. to express their grateful sense Of the ben,
violence Of their cuuntrylnen, and the report d
the Commissioners to the sufferers. The as:s
gate amount Of Subscriptions, was Sss, s9' ST.
cts. THAT from Virginia Ss,O4O SO.
The Ne~bern IN. c. Spectator records The
destruction Of the house Of Doctor Robert Diek.o,
Of Jones county,-by a.sadden gust Of wind TIKI
iSpectatur says, il was large substantial two sto!
brick building, but SD violent was the wind, thai
in few seconds there was nothing to be seen BAL
mass Of crushed timber, PROSTATE chi,nney', All
broken furniture. The kitchen was unroofed a
was also the smoke-house. al barn and two cribs
Among the eight persons who were in the h0es
at the time, and whose preservation is almost mi
racuIous, was a man charged with the murder d
the late Spencer Conway. He adroitly took ad
vantage Of the confusion TO elude the vigilance Of
his guard, and made his escape into the woods
| He is no doubt convert to the maxim &" matF
is an i'll wind which blows nobody good"
| Morc Border Troubles. The following pl.
Gle from the st. Johns Gazette Of the 9th sp'
baby very highly coIored. but it shows 'omsth'r!
Of the manner and spirit IN which such business
will be conducted, within the ucighborhoOd oft the
disputed territory.
Hioicnt Ouf-Ggc.-On Saturday evening last
we received communication. dated Woodstock
lst Oct. detailing the particulars ola gross out
rage committed in that Parish On the night OF u'
| 10th Sept in substance as follows:-
About Ii or 10 o'clock Of that night, IRON "
to 60 persons from RoultoD, U. S. all armed WIZ
guns or pistols, surrounded the house OF III
James NJ Gee, about miles from the Us. iIae'
and demanded entrance. Their prolessed ooJeE1
was to find man who they said had hred ~
into a House in. houltou q few nights Prevl0',
Mr.. niece who having had previous noues =.
their coming, had collected three OF his ne'sn"'
with him, refused them sdmittance at that un'e'
sonable hour Of the night. aud informed 'hen w
the man they were seeking was not there
After some abusive language, they hoS.a
proceeded to break open the door. While ECU. Ttl
were in the act Of breaking the door, Mrs. Mo''
and daughter came from house near BY: "ns'
thes had lately resided, previous to lno'Os@
the new house now assaulted. and seeing 80 vs.
nv armed men besetting the house 10 when rs
husband was. she began to cry ont, upon " war;
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