Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-25

OIL charge Of having set lire to the prem,,
himself. in order to defraud the underwrpr,
how named George Bioren, aged seventeen: w.
had been 10 Ayre's employ. stated on MOnd,'
that he had some facts to disclose, which l,dh
this'arrest. On his formal examination befor,s.
Mayor. he said, according to the PhiladeI,S
Chronicle
..Ihat many articles had been recentr ,,
moved fror tie store, sumo OF which had bs,,
oiyeu TO himself; that Ayre had told him he u,.j
not be surprised to find himself smoked out, an.
had more than once aludcd to the probabilit, !,
a FIRE. 10 words which the witness specified NJ,
,icularly. He stated, too, that, immedia,er 4
ter the store was closed en- Saturday, he wish,
to 60 IN for an umbrella that he borrowed; b.,
Ayre said it would look better if that were bum,
Not KNOWN. what to do he walked with AVE.
FAR nc the south east corner of Ninth.sreet, VIII.
lnnkinp back. he told Ayre tina! the store apu,,
ed 10 be on fire.-Ayrc told him to hasten On.
and they proceeded TO respectable bOardil,
house, about three squares distant A perss
soon came to the same house with inform,ty
that the store was burning, when the boy nsa
the place, but did not see Ayre' he says,fo' sou
time after.
s. The boy, after telling this story to Mr.. Pt.
took him to the spot where he had hidden 1,
articles he had received.
"Ayrc declares himself Innocent, and ieais
having given any goods to the boy, who, he saw
must have taken them without leave"
Ex.Presidcnt ADAMS and lady arrived al {,
City Hotel last evening, and will leave in b,
steamboat line tomorrow morning Tor their RS
,lence in Massachusetts,. Mr.. Adams appeas
in fine health and spirits. Every one who COZ
templates the man, his character, talents, an!
principles. and the deplorable condition Of o.
public affairs, must deeply lament that he is ne
now President of the United States. With bic
the country would not nave been dishonored Wit
wrany!ing Cabinet, which has at last fallen an.
crumb!ed to pieces from its own imbecility Bill
in these times, when IS 4 private station is ts|
post of honor" while the country suffers b! t.|
loss of the services Of such statesman, he d
himself, undoubtedly the gamer. How mud
more enviable is the station and character d ]
O. ADAMS in retirement, than Andrew laskx |
in the Presidential chair.-Bak. Pat
-aNSA
The Association of Mechanics and WOEy
Men of this City, having invited those Of Tx.
fellow citizens who are friendly to the electa
of Mr.. CLAY, to meet at an early day, we
the invitation will be promptly and properly ID
of the sentiments Of the citiz ems OF this Ds
t,ict respecting Mr.. Clay, there car. be no doaS|
Were the three cities poIled, we think weaeN
much in error, in estimating the number Of 4
friends as or 6 to one Of those who are unfress|
" to his election. We hope, therefore, thatn|
sens of this City will be given-the only WI
in which it can be exhbited by full meetl!I
and by such an expression of feeling as viii! \
felt abroad in the absence of the privilege Of q
flucncing the result at the polls.-Nai. Jour-
&0S>
The news from Washington throws into NJ
mentary shade all the European marvels u \
could practice the usual flourIshing in our crd1
we should have prefaced this article with sud
phrases. in, large capitals. as--RevolutiOn
ashinston-Evacuation of the Departments
Mystiiicalion of the People-New Cabinet ID
unknown-Tender Correspondence, and !
forth. Nat. Gds.
1t is said that the wretched Gibbs, who \
suffer tomorrow, with Wansley, on Ellls's la1
and, denies that part Of his confession in WIND
he represented himself as having been on board
the Hornet and Chesapeake. The statemsa
seemed to us sufficiently contradicted. Hest
asserts that his other statements are correct
nv. y Co"
Retort CourteouS.-'. Hold your tonguetrl
foolG" was the polite recommendation Of an lr'
husband. "Sure, then, you're going to sPaI
yourself" was the equally polite reply OF the VII