Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-29

ed yesterday BY gentleman in this town, dated
PERNAMBuco, April 2ls,, 1852
A political disturbance of rather serious cha,
racter broke out On the 18th INST. A rrty. com.
posed chiefly Of Portuguese and naturalized f..
reigners, attempted to get up revolution in "a.
vor Of Don Pedro. Their asowed object wa, u
put down Federal Society which exists her.
but their ultimate aim was we'll understood 70 \.
the re-estab|ishment Of Don Pedro on the thron,
of Brazil. The insurgents held possession Of IN.
Recife and of Fort Brum. The Government
party held St. Antonio. Each end Of the small
bridge which connects the two places was partial
ly fortified by the opposite parties-so the action
necessarily commenced at long shot. About IL
O'Clock on Sunday it began, and brisk lire va,
maintained by both parties during the day and
occasionally through the night, with but little in
jury to either side.
Next morning it was renewed with good ,esI
Of activity, and was kept up until about IL O..
clock, when the Recife was taken, and the iusur.
gents put to flight, pursued by the prevailing par.
ty, who shot them down like so many mad dogs.
$50 or 200 men are supposed to be killed, mos,
Of whom were shot after resistance had ceased.
The leader, Martins, has not been taken, though
search is still going on in all the houses likely 10
afford him shelter. A body Of 400 men were
yesterday sent in the country to oppose force
SAID to be embodied about forty miles from hi,
place. This force vas intended to Cooperate
with Martins, but in consequence OF the defeat
the whole plan will probably be frustrated for
the present. Being within few yards Of the
bridge, was enabled to witness most of the fght
The rabble are very inveterate against the Por.
! tuguese, and wherever one is found, unless
strong party s by to protect him, he is sure to be
killed. No robberies have yet occurred, though
great approximations are entertained Of the ca.
'aaiLie, who, having got arms in their hands, are
ready for any thing. The country is in a mos,
deplorable state. The heavy rains, added to the
distracted state of the Province, have prevented
all kinds of produce from coming to MARKET
Business Of all kinds is quite at a stand.
We congratulate the House Of Representatives
upon having got rid, on Saturday, Of three sub
jects, which have been, and might have cOntinut
vexed questions" to the delay Of the public
business. The first was the reference Of Mh
Roots resolutions, proposing an alteration ID
the Constitution relative to the election Of Pna
dent and Vice President, to a Committee Of h,
Whole on the state Of the Union-quashing then
The second was the erting,ishmsnt Of the debate
on the case of the Wiscasset Collector, and II,
ferring the whole matter to the Treasury Depart
ment. And the third was the action upon The |
Report Of the Committee Of Elections relative to |
the case of Mr.. Johnson, Of Virginia, whose elst
ton wss contested, the House deciding that M
Johnson should retain his seat. This was doing
business, and doing it, too, in an expeditions
and satisfactory manner.
The new novel, /" Swallow Barn." an extract
from and notice of which we have given, is as
cribed in some Of the papers to the pen Of W.
Writ. We learn that it is the production Of
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Baltimore, a gentleman are'
dy distinguished for his literary attainu'ens
The intimation first given by correspondent
of this paper, from Washington, that smother dl'
solution of the Cabinet may be expected, is nov
strengthened by similar statements from o'As
quarters.
The Richmond Enquirer AGAIN besPeaKs u'
VETO. Of the Harb0r Bill it says:
owe hope and believe that it will not become
a law. We trust that the President wW dare
return IL TO the HouSe-although it might Js2pa'
his election"
In the House of Representatives on Saturday
Mr.. Barringer, of North Carolina, rose l'a
said, he begged the indulgence Of the House
single moment. for the purpose of dong az A
of Justice TO two gentlemen from virginia
(Messrs Mercer and Doddridge,) as weln @
himself lie had perceived in the Globe " ,
morning, that the two honorable members wv
Virginia were spoken Of, IN an article 10 ma. =
per- in reference to the aledged eonvetsau9sn",
tween the President and the Rev. DR.. DanlOIu'
in terms of censure. Mr.. b. begged leave aT'
TO say to those gentlemen, and to every sep ..
man. with whom he held friendly In'ercoas
that the information spoken Of in that artt,s s -
most probably proceeded from hun; ou' W.. w.
not entered into his contemplation to e"ns
those gentlemen with an offence, although nc ,'
not in ,Orifing. but in a private convel'.", ~
with the Editor Of the Globe on the suDss.
ferred to, mentioned the names Of those s'v.s