Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-24
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. c.
,.,,,o,,y MORNING. N0T "a. 1882.

c,,srpor Of the State Of New York has,
I,r,,ion. recommended to the people OF
" S.,,. The observance Of Thursday, the 18th
sn.,.nber next, as day Of prayer and thanks
IN, The Governor saws:
d,v. while a sense Of piety shall direct
,n.r,nce Of feeling into consecrated chan
ur eN., sacrifice our ani'nosites at the altar
ne''' -, ,s.,;,e board. and. as united people,
l'' ar Heavenly Father for the iunumerahle
lI1'H mich IL. has been pleased to bestow
and. especially, for the abundance
uy,p ms crowned the abors Of the husbandman
"n.' ne, year; for our civil and religious instl-
N u, P constituted as to exempt US from the
,,i. Of TYRANNY. anarchy ana ihtoierancei 'or
~, re,celul aud growing commerce; ior inc mu'-
.;a5,,,,inn pf the sources OF productive 'nuus"y,
,nrre,se OF the means Of intellectual aud
mo,,l instruction; aud while we aekn"w'eose
t..,,n;nu hand in the pesilience which re-
.,,,!v abode with uS tor season. in us MARI"
s",S,ho., the world. let US acknowledge win
,,,,,nl. Ills goodness tor having now removed
-r's,nd our b,rders, and for the blessings which
n, a,;u,Ied in this cup OF aiih, tons: And IN
carnations, let Us bescech Him to Danish
s',n ,noos US superstition, conten'ion' 'sno'
", and il,wi,I. aud to hasten that day, which
80, bnne is within the plan OF HIS Providence,
II ro,, davns upon US, when ,hr human under
I'm. Shall be 50 enlarged, and the passions
mon 81 chsstened, tina, wars shall cease. that
.;.i ;n,ru,jon,. founded IN the principles OF
,,.af,y,, shall be adopted BY all nations ana
-, the love Of man for his fellow creature snail
g.. m,riC,,,ed in deeds of kindness and beneVo-
..a.c
The ARREST ship of war ever built IN England
"a, lately been launched from Portsmouth dock
,,rl She i, called the Neptune, and is rated
=, ,,lgpgs. She is said TO have noble bow,
ard round stern. the latter being much more
,.a,y han ANY in ships of her own class.
The Bp,,pu Commercial Gazette says Mr..
Fisher has been entirely successful in executing
po,,r,it Of the late DR.. Spurzheim Every
thing in the features, air and complexion, is
pronounced perfect BY the most competent Judges.
Whatever likrnesses may exist of this great man
IN Eurooe. none. we are sure, can exceed tais In
ruth and value
rs the new British Customs act. the duties
,re repealed upon the importation into the British
Possessions in America, Of drugs, gums, resins,
dive wont, or Cabinet makers woods, tortoise
she'll, hemp. fax, aud tow. The re.exportation
Of British Coal in British ships from the Colonies,
/, PLAYED on the same footing as expectation from
Great Britain direct. The acts of British Co.
luual legislatures, discriminating between Co
lonaI vessels and British built are repealed, ex.
crp, as to coasters.
The ship Helen Mar, arrived at New Orleans
oh instant from Philadelphia, made her run to
The Ralize 10 eight DAYS aud 6ltsen NOUS. is said
% have been the shortest passage on record.
Jaspph r. Insersoll. Esq. of Philadelphia, is
l9pnn,ed to deliver funeral Grafton on the la,e
CHARLES CARROLL.
The Coyiuston tLoui>rana) Palladium of the
Minstan, remarks that the price for grave dig
,ia; IN New Orleans i, SIC dollars per day; that
alr,es demand ten dollars per day; add are not,
' Wi'N IAH'tutCS, W uc H'lu, CNCu luz thol IA
H1,taat sum.
The Ontario y " Freeman contains an adj
dress delivered at CAnaudasua. by George w.
Hinton, Esq on the -th Instant, on the Charac-
ter and writings ct the late Sir Walter Scott
he 'Po' chosen for the dclir erv Of the address
vas the Waverley Rock" on the estate of
Hon John Gregg, where Danuer was displayed,
','.ias the arms OF Scotland, England, Ireland,
aud America. The bells Of the village, at noon,
struck the age Of the deceased; and brass plate
a''Oeen affixed to the Rock engraved with the
alnes OF BrilisA and American writers.
mere are nine capital offences in this country.
"'reat Britain there are one hundred aud sixty
20 crimes punishable BY death.
ne DrSani"g La,cysr.-The Boston Atlas
,i''' l'e Lawyer who drew the high prize of.fty
"''a" dollars lately in New York, We are in,
%ned' Is Anthony Dey, Esq father of the Rev
M'aard 'arick Dcy. 1t i. rumored that he gave
We lottery broker five hundaed dollars as hush
n.