Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-28
d. IiGIFuIV' ""U DeHIteH6'
A REFORMED JACKSONMAN

during summer, BY the habitually Ten
perate. than by the drunkard, or, indeed, by thVs
who make use ofintoxicating drinks in any quaint
ty The sense of thirst may, also, be greatly me-
derated, first, by the use OF succulent fruits, wh
would appear to be furnished by nature so abgl-
dainty il. warm climates, for this very purpcs,
Secondly, by a diet mainly vegetable; and thidIr
by the frequent use Of the bath But n.
chief means of avoiding injury, from the use Of
water as a drink, IN seasons Of intense heat ar.
complete and habltual abstinence from intoSics
ing drinks, and the moderate use of water, lid
temperature of which is not too much reduced
Water, barely cool, slowly swallowed, will mr|
effectualIy ailay thirst, without producing anyisI
furious consequences. Though, at first, il nj;
be found inslpid, or even disagreeable to the a
late, a continuance in its use, will, as we know |
from experience, render it even more agreeass
than water Of lower temperature.
Journal Of HEALTH
Serious .96air. YESTERDAY morning some dl>
6culty occurred at Jersey City, between Capai.
Young and Doctor Olcott, which resulted IN ~
stabbng Of the Doctor BY the Captain. in Tire
places: hopes are entertained that the wOupt
will not prove mortal. Doctor o. was attend,
professionally the life Of Capt Young.
~ 7. Com. .9dr
BY the ship Louisiana, arrived last night fri'
New Orleans, the French Company Of COu.F
dams forty three in number, reached this city,
In the course of few evenings, they will mlt
their debut at the Park.-N T. Mer. Adr.
From Colombia. packet brig Athen1
Capt Chapman, arrived yesterday from Garth
gena, having sailed thence on the 9TH inst AZ
brought US advices from the CapitsI TO 10th Iua
We DO not learn that any events Of imporand
had recently occurred in that country.
The Bogota Gazette of the 18th June, Contlr 4
a letter from the Vice President Caicedo, to Prd !
sident Mosquera, (whc is now in this CITY, N
seeching him to return and resume his Office 4
chief magistrate of the Republic. -Mer. Adr s
Late advices by the same arrival state tntnf
peculiar restrictions heretofore imposed on
commerce with Colombia. have been totally IT. z
Iishad. General Santander has been restOreda
a decree, to the rank and station he held hirf
his Punishment, and invited to return to his cOrI
Try, where, tits supposed, he will be a catdldst
Tor the presidency, at the ensusng election, tE'
.her with Mosquera and Castillo.
Ship destroyed by Ee.-The ship Har'
from Boston, loaded with lime, M
burned to the waters edge at the English IL 4
in the Mississippi, below New Orleans, on
9th instant. Capt Merriman, Of the steami n
Post Boy, which had the ship Homer and
Chalcedony in tow at the time, gives the foil
ing particulars: At IL, 80, p. NJ. the Homer
discovered to be on fire in her hold; every e.
ton was made by all hands TO prevent its bn
ing out, by battening down the matches and
Guiding the air in every possible way; the
being loaded with lime, water was deemed
less. Cast of the brig, and run the ship on sh
on the brIck-yard fiat below the Turn, and c.
menced saving sails, rigging, cabin furniture,
Finding the flames increase rapidly, and Ofs
Ing out through the deck, opened the matches
commenced heaving in water, but to noPuIPN
the flames bursting out of all three hatchTr
and the steamboat in imminent danger OF nk':x,
fire, cut the fasts and abandoned her: IN az r;
she was in a complete blaze, tore n
aft. Captain Williams remained below to
after the wreck; crew and passengers cane /! II
the boat. The mizen mast had burned on
fallen before the Post Boy left.-Chaisst0n u
On the first night of Cnoper's performance
the Cincinnati boards, a circumstance haPPess
which should not be lost to the world. 0nt
was the play. The fame of the great tfas1'
had drawn crowded audience, composed
cry description of persons, and among the re-
country lass of is, whom not knowing Tx l.
name, we will call Peggy. Peggy had never
fore seen the inside Of play house. she e.t
ed at the time Othello was making his ds''
before the Duke and Senate; the audience
attentive to the play. and Pesg
permitted to walk in the stage box, when
tleman handed her in without Withdrawn
eyes from the celebrated performer, and nely
a country boy, was Obliged to remain IN 'ns
by. Miss Peggy stared about for momsI,
if doubling whether she was in her proper ps
till casting her eyes on the stage, she ou,.
several chairs unoccupied. IL is Prooaot
alone would not have INDUCE
to take the step she did-but she observe 4
people on the stage appeared more at t!en
than those among whom she was STANDING /
withal much more sociable-and as fale "a
have it, just at the moment Othello LOOKING