Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-07-24
ALEXANDRIA, ID. c.
TUESDAY MORNING. JULY "a. 1852.

on the increase. From private letters, written
by gentlemen Of the FIRST responsibility, we are
Informed, however, that its ravages continue 10
be confined almost entirely to the broken down
aud dissIpated portion Of the population. and I,
the mos, filthy parts of the city. We Know no,.
as yet, what its future course may be. We
have enough before us, now, to rouse all Ii.
towns and cities to activity. Let the work, com.
menced with US already, continue to 20 on--,o
that, as far as human exertions can effect ,ls
object, the same good health with which we ha,,
been blessed may be still farther extended ,ou.,
Individual exertion should unite and co.opers,
with the municipal authorities, and cLx.xLIsEs,
and TEMPERANCE be the order Of the day.
We would caution the public against the be.
lief in Cholera reports relative 10 the cities horb
and south of rs, which are now SO rife. The
folly of concealns the existence Of the disease,
where it does break out, has been made sufficient,
ly manifest; and we presume the Boards Of
Health Of the different cities will give more cor.
rect information than can be obtained from the
thousand reports which are atloat.
We think it right that the fact should at once
be known, that the Tariff Law, as recently pass.
ed, has entirely failed in bringing about spirit
of peace and harmony in the STATE Of Soah Ca
roiina. So far as the signs Of the times give in.
dications Of looming events" we may cont
IDENTIFY predict that MULTIPLICATION will be re-
sorted to, in the course Of the ensuing six months
by that State. A mad spirit-a spirit Of revolt.
tion-seems to pervade the minds Of her prom
men, citizens, and this will hurry them On tOst.
cesses-
ITO make the land grow pale"
The fourth -ofJuly speeches, toasts, newspape;
comments and every thing else, give warning that
the crisis is at hand, and we must therefore BE-
prepared to meet it.
General THOMAS has been reelected to Coz.
gress in Louisiana. This is the second Membs:
of the next Congress Of whose reelection We
have heard.
Mr.. CLAY left the District for home yesterday.
A fatal epidemic has prevailed at Valparaiso,
Of which 747 persons died in two months.
We fad the following paragraph in the Phila.
delphian, religious paper edited by the Rev. E.
s. EIv, u. d.
The Tsio.-It is with deep regret we announce
that the President has put his veto on the bill for
extending the charter Of the Bank Of the United
States. Should he survive this Bank, and see it
demolished by his hands, We apprehend most dis
astrous consequences will result to the currency
of these States; and that instead OF being long
er hailed as blessing to his country he will be
regarded as the author OF wide spread ruin
Buenos tyres. by the arrival Of the ship Ga
lazy, at New York, from BueDos Ayres, advices
from tina, place are received up to the lst of JUNE
The most interesting intelligence to US, though
of melancholy character, is the death Of Pos
Captain George w. Rodgers, Commander Of the
naval forces on that station, and brother of Com.
John Rodgers, President Of the Board of NAY!
Commissioners Capt. Rodgers entered the ser
VICE vi tne ~ uay VI .hP'us ioo7, anu iete'e"
his commission asPostCaptan on the Sd Of Mareh.
1926 He was about forty five years Of age
He died on the 2lst Of May, after an Illness oI
ten days, on board Of his ship, the corvette Wa
rem.
The following particulars Of the death OF Cap
Rodgers are contained in letter addressed to
the Editors of the Journal Of Commerce, by Hen
ny g. Wheeler, Esq, Secretary Of the Squad.
ron, at the request Of the officers:
u s. Ship Uarrcn, of Bue',os Ayres,}
May &c, 1882. !
You will doubtless have received ere this, he
melancholy intelligence Of the death Of the late
Commander Of the U. S. squadron on this STD
ton. Com. GEORGE WAsHINGToN RODGERS
He brcaihed his last on board this ship, Oh the
morning of the 2lst inst, after brief but severe
illness Of seven days.
The disease which ultimately terminated hiseN
istencc appeared at first to be slowly but surely
yielding to the unremitting efforts Of his medcs.
advisers. On the third day his case was unhC
sitatingly pronounced by them to be free fon
danger, he conversed much and cheerfully wiia