Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-09

1t will be re.oieced BY those who have been
at all attentive TO Mexican affairs, that the gene
raj Congress, in 1880, established in the city OF
Mexico, a bank with capital 81 900, 900 Tor RE
nurpose of protecting national industry. Inns
hank. the President Of which is NJ Alaman,
will soon have established factory, in the
immediate neishborhood of Mexico. with forty
power looms and the requisite number OF cards,
mules. &c. Ali of which have been made by the
celebrated Alfred jerks, OF Bridesburg, Penn
skyania. This factory is moved BY water
power.
We are further apprized that the National
Bank of our sister Republic has also contracted
through the agency of Vi. Martinez, tor the
construction of another establishment OF an equal
number OF looms. besides other machinery o'
considerable extent for carding and spinning
only. independently of all this, there is also
constructing IN the vicinity of Philadelphia, the
machinery of paper-mill, similar TO one that is
deemed the best at the north, and competent
superintendent has been engaged, at salary, lor
three years, to go out with 1t.
1t is satisfactory to know that this individual,
as well as the others who have sailed In the brig
Emma, are all felow.citiZens of ours, and that
besides the machinery spoken Of, many other
modern Instruments of agriculture. the arts auti
sciences, are daily arriving in the city OF MeXI-
leo.
Commonwealth Us. Chang and Eng.-Chans
and Eng the Siamese Twins, were arrested on a
Warrant from Magistrate for breach OF the
Peace at Lynntied. on Monday last, aud bound
over TO be Of good behaviour and to keep the
Peace, III the sum of two hundred dollars.
They have for few days past been rusticat.
ing for recreation and staying at the Lynn'leid
Hotel, so as to enjoy the sports OF fishing on the
pond and shooting in the woods. The nsighbOr-
ing inhabitants have had very eager curiosity
| to catch glimpse of their movements, while on
their excursions, and have sometimes been rathei
troublesomely Obtrusive to the Siamesc. whose
object was seclusion. Last Saturday afternoon,
they were in the fields. shooting, each with his
fowling piece; considerable number, 5 or 90.
idle persons, followed to observe their motions,
and some of the men or boys were probably OBJ
,rusive and impairment.
Two persons from Stoneham. Col. Flbridse
Gerry, and Mr.. Prescott, went towards them in
the field, after they had been harassed and rita
| ted considerably by others--tbe attendant of thu
! Siamese requested these persons to keep OIL and
by way of bravadO threatned that il they did not
the Siamese would fire at them. The Col. open
ed bis waistcoat and dared them or him to fire, bu
they did not, the Colonel then ndiscreetly &C.
cused them or him of telling Iie,-the attend
ant spoke to the Siamese about the charge of ~
ing,-they exclaimed. He accuse US Of lying!
and one of them struck the Col. with the butt o.
his gun,-the Col. snatched up heavy stone
and threw it at the Siamese, hit him on the head
broke through his leather cap. aud made the BLOOD
how,-the Siamese then wheeled and fired BY
platoon at the Col. who was horribly frightened
as most other people would have been, though i
turned out afterwards that their peices were
charged only with powder. The noise and smoke
were JUST as great as if they had been loaded
with ball.
The Slamese went Immediately into the aIIo
tel and loaded with ball,-the Col. and MIR.
Prescott, learning this, were greatly alarmed,
and endavored to keep out Of the way; Mt Pres
colt fled to the barn and sccreted himself in a
hay NOW. The Colonel went to Danyers and
! lodged complaint against the Siamese and their
attendant, young EnglIshmap, for breach of the
peace. An officer went to arrest them, but by
the lnterposition of gentleman, who happened
to be at the Hotel, truce was concluded.
! On Monday, however, Prescott made com.
plant to MIR. Justice Savage of this town, and
| they were taken before him and bound over.
Salem 1eycUrU.