Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-07-31

clined serving and Withdrawn from iurthet sup
porting Jackson under any circumstances
Judge Barbou.-There is no longer any
doubt as to the course of Judge Barbour. In
letter to the Chairman of the North Carolina
Jackson and Barbour Convention, he ACCEPTS
the nomination as a candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency. The fact being settled. we wait for some
further movements on the part of the party in
the North.
We publish, this morning, the able Address
of the Staunton COnvention-0ne Of the best po-
iitical addresses which the times have produced
and recommend it to the examination and at
tention of the candid of all parties.
Jno. II. Wheeler. Of Hartford county, NC. has
been appointed Clerk to the Board OF Commits
sioners for carrying into effect the late Conveh-
ton between the United States and France.
We have read With much pleasure the eloquent
Address of Mr.. CASTOR, delivered before the
Students of the University of North Carolina.
1t is worthy the reputation of its distinguished
author. whose talents do honor to his native state
and to bis country.
The Globe, ad coptand,tn, boasts of General
Jackson's Irish descent. This is for effect. 1t
nav have its effect. We doubt not but that it
will. as heretofore, have its effect stump ora.
tor declared, at the late Bank or no Bank Jack
son meeting in Philadelphia, that he was delegat-
ed by the Irish to say that they would support
General Jackson at any rate. This was no doubt
very proper as well as patriotic. I'LL the Irish,
however, do not happen to think with their self
constituted delegate, as we would judge from the
following notice, which we see in the Philadel-
phia papers:
/ Irish .4nii Jackson IMeeting.-Upwards Of
eight hundred names of patriotic lrishmen are
already appended to the call for this meeting,
which is expected to take place some day next
week.
The India, Uar-A letter has been reeciV-
ed by the editor of the Unlontown Observer,
from the seat of the Indian War, stating that
general engagement with the Indians was daily
expected. Black Hawk, with near thousand
warriors had taken his station between Rock and
Wisconsin rivers, and appeared determined to
give battle. Gen. Atkinson, with between three
and four thousand men, was within few miles
of them, and expected Immediately TO attack
them, unless they reiterated. From the great
superiority in number of the whites, it was sup
posed that an engagement would result an a ge-
neral massacre Of The Indians.
MIR. Buchanan, Minister of the United States
to Russia, arrived at st. Petersburg, in steam
boat on the Sd Of June.
4 Nearly whole family (strictly temperate and
no apparent cause to be assigned) were taken IL
at No. L.. Broad street, New York, on Friday
The medical attendants were convinced there
there was no doubt of the existence of some
local mischief, as all the cases were marked with
uncommon malisuity. On examination it was
found that warehouse adjoining, had IN its cell
lara large quantity Of cattle hides and bones.
dangerous Counterfeis. -The public are eau.
| toned against an emission ct counterfeit Five
Dollar Notes of the Bank of Baltimore, which
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| 500, and made payable 70 j. Coleman. Their
general appearance is well calculated to deceive
the most experienced, and it is only upon the
strictest scrutiny that their spurlousness can be
detected The paper of the one we have seen,
(which was taken by Bank in this city on Sa-
turday last is of lighter color than the genu-
inc. and the engraving rather darker. The fill
| inc up and numbers are a stiff and bungling iml-
! tation The SIGNATURE of the President, WiLianl
Loyn,an, is exceedingly well executed; that OF
the Cashier, James Goa, indifferent. Upon
! hasty comparison with the genuine notes. the fol-
lowing are the only distinguishing marks worth
notice which we cap perceive in the counterfeit.
In the word Baltimore, in the right hand mar
Gin, the letter o is but half finished, and the let
| ter is badly done, having more the appearance
Of b. In the genuine Elves, on the left hand
margin, the word Fire is surrounded with a cir
Gle OF bold white dots, which in the counterfeit
are scarcely, if at all, perceptble.
As large quantities of them will doubtless be
speedily put into circulation, it behoves the com.
munity to be upon their guard, and we trust all