Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-28

transferring to our columns:
Nassau, June Git is very unusual to ex-
perience SO early in the season, any severe gaze;
con sequently the blow of "Wednesday last was
quite unexpected, and no precautions were adopt
ed to guard against its effects. On Tuesday the
wind was moderate at south, and the atmosphere
close and sutry. In the course Of the night hea-
w showers, and the wind veered round to the N.
w. and was about east on Wednesday morning,
with heavy showers; which continued with heavy
squalls until past 9 o'clock; after which the wind
freshened and continued to increase in violence,
and got round to the north and as far as north
west by nine at night The injury done in town
is not material. except the blowing down some
fences, fruit trees, and many of the ornamental
and shady trees; particularly those surrounding
Fleming's Square and along the Bay. But the
damage done in the harbor to the shipping has
been more serious-a number Of the small craft,
fishing smacks, and boats, have been driven
on shore, some Of these destroyed. and others
sunk against the wharves, which have also sus-
tanned injury by the vessels striking against
them"
The gale. which was experienced at the Bahia
mas on the 9TH instant, and which the brig Anne
RIGA ARRIVED at this port a complete wreck) en-.
countered in lat 81 10, long. 70 40, we fear will
prove to have been wide in it's extent and disas-
trous in lis consequences. -Charteston Courier.
From the Macon Georgia. Telegraph.
We have Just learnt that hos,illties are now
and have for the last five Or six weeks been wag-
ing on the northern part Of our western frontier
and that it is actual war Of invasion. Most
of our readers have, we suppose, heard OF the
Poney Club. This association consists of from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred members,
distinguished by disregard Of law aud surpri-
sing tact at acquisition, had pushed their opera
tons until scarcely poney worth twenty dol.
lars was left in the Cherokee country, and the
club itself must have died of famine, had it not
determined to forage in Alabama. From the lat
ter State, ponies, horses and cattle, were taken in
large numbers, and being transferred through
perhaps twenty depots before sold. recovery was
seldom practicable: and as no commissarate re-
ceipts were given, the owners were lett to whIs-
tie for their property. Nor was this all. The
poney club corps having settled so numerously in
neighborhoods As to be able to elect constables
and justices Of the peace from their own body. if
any member was seen marrauding, process
against him could be seldom obtained, or if OBJ.
tanned, he was sure to be discharged on the ex.
obligatory affidavits ofhis comrades: and not un-
frequently the unfortunate plaintiff was commit
ted or bound over on fictitious charges by officers
of the peace actually fusives from justice at the
moment. In short, there was no recovery Of pro-
perty bv law, nor punishment Of the heritors. -
The Poney Club. composed of persons fugitives
from other States. was virtually exempt from the
operation of our statutes, while it used the mt
nisterial arm of justice TO crush those it had In.
jured. :,
The Alabamians are however a spirited and
sasacious people, and resolved on getting that
satisfaction through their own enterprise which
our tribunals could not afford them.-They form
ed themselves into society under the cognomen
of Slckers or Sleekcrs and to the number of about
thirty, commanded by General Lynch, invaded
our territory. observing however the greatest res
pect towards persons and property, except the
members of the Poney CLUB. The latter they
seized whenever discovered, sometimes whipping
them soundly on the spot, and at others, taking
them into the Indian country and placing the
lash.n the hands Of the aboriginals, who are said
to have seldom left an inch of sound skin on the
posterior part Of the body between the heels and
the neck.
AS vet the consequences have been most salu-
tary to our State. whipping being in all cases fol-
lowed BY immediate emigration. Only one IN
stance OF loss Oi HE has 40 Jo' "aPPe"eo' "A"
ALBANIAN having been promised the restoration
Of some cattle stolen from him, was on his way
to the spot al which restoration was to be made,
and met on the road by the thief. attended by
Poney Club constable, to take the claimant into
custody on fictitious charge. The claimant
was accompanied bv several persons, one Of
whom was a Mr.. Goodwin Of Alabama. Know.
ing Goodwin to be resoute and of great bodily
strength, the thief cooked his gun and was in
the act of bringing it to his shoulder to shoot
Goodwin, whose back was towards him, when
the latter, admonished Of his danger, wheeled
suddenly, fired and lodged load Of buckshot in
the body of the thief, who instantly fell dead
This was IN Carroll county. Goodwin went to
a aeighboring gold mine, and stopped all night
in expectation Of visit next day from the Poney
tLub About twenty Of them, headed by the
same constable, appeared. With his gun to his
shoulder, he commanded them to halt, threatening
with instant death the first man who moved foot
or hand. They tameIy obeyed; on which Good
win walked up to them, and tapped the constable
on the shoulder, informing him that his presence
was wanted at the house, in which the sheriff of
the county (who had been sent for) took him in.