Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-11

the troops are nightly put under arms, anu the
horses harnessed to the guns,
The Dutch and Belgians themselves think that
an appeal to arms is highly probable, because
they are both making the most anxious and e1-
pensive arrangements for the contingency.
PORTUGAL
Our Madrid and, Lisbon letters continue to
strengthen the impression that, in the approach
ING struggle between the brothers Tor the Grown
of Portugal, Spain will act neutrality The lat
est accounts from Don Pedro state that he took
possesson Of st. Mchael's on the ED, amid the
congratulations Of the inhabitants; and an expe.
dition, under Admiral Sartorios, was to sail
against Madeira upon the Goth, which. 1t was
confidently expected, would also succeed in re-
storing that important island to the lawful Sove.
reign Of Portugal. The intelligence from Lisbon
itself is satsfactory-for Don Miguel, though
strong in all the materiel Of defence, was beeom'
ing daily more weak in the fidelity Of his troops.
Even the tyrant HIMSELF since the refusal which
he had met with from Spain, is said to be desPond-
i,o as to the issue of the coming conflict. The
confidence of Don Pedro's friends remained IN
abated.
IRELAND.
Two poor creatures died last week " starVa'
ton in the streets OF Dublin.
Irish poor-Mr. Sadler has given notice that,
on the 10Th Of May he will apply for leave to
bring in bill ..tor establishing permanent
| provision for the suffering and destitute poor OF
| Ireland, BY levy upon all the real property OF
that mart of the United Kingdom, and more par
ticularly upon that Of the absentees."
Murder in Galway. MIR. Clark, OF the West.
ern Argus newspaper, was murdered on Monday
night last. and his BODY thrown into lake.
There are upwards Of 500 persons confined there
| for trial at the present asszes.
Murder Wv ednesday night last, five armed
Williams entered the house Of a man named Tate,
who resided at Dundrum. and stabbed him to
death with bayonet They then turned on his
servant, fired at, and so severely wounded him,
that there's no hopes of his recovery.
From the Messenger DIES Chambers, Of .apra 5th.
| FRANCE.
! tits impossible any longer to doubt that there
is an organised band in Paris, who poison the
wine, the milk and water, throughout the city
and the environs. The people are greatly exas.
perated, the citizens are in perfect dread, and
cry loudly against so internal a conspiracy.
| We will give few facts as We hear them, and
which unfortunately appear to be too true.
At Gros Gallon three men in succession have
been arrested on suspicion Of poisoning
One of these delinquents entered the shop OF
wine merchant when he was quite alone, and
asked for bottle de vin Uingt sous, and whilst
the latter hal gone to the cellar for it. he drew
packet from his pocket, and threw the contents
Into large Jug which stood there. The mer-
| chants wife, however, who was sitting conceal
ed by a curtain, and had watched the mans
movement, ran out, seized him by the collar.
and held him until her cries brought her husband
and others to her assistance.
The william was Immediately taken to neigh
boring corps de grade, where two others were
brought immediately after, charged with the
same offence. The people were 50 enraged, that
they would have killed them had it been IN their
power; the whole neighbornood was in great
uproar. The Commissarire de Police had the
greatest difficulty in conveying them safely to
the Prefecture.
In another instance Of the kind, man enter
ed the shop Of a milk-woman living in the Rue
de BAG, and asked for some warm milk, which
she gave him IN measure, and poured 1t into a
cup he took from under part Of his dress. tie
then put his fingers into it for the pretended pur-
pose of feeling whether it was warm, and saying
il was cold, attempted to throw it again into the
tin milk pail; but feeling some suspicion from the
reports in circulation, and not altogether liking
/
ed the l,d of the pail, snatched the cup from his
hand, and threw the milk into the gutter.
The same night. two ha~kers enter
ed the house Of milk woman, and attempted to
throw poisonous drug INFO Some pals OF milk
which were about to be taken to Paris.
In the Rue de Colombier. an attempt was
made to poison the we'll Of baker. In conse-
auence of which the wells are every where CO.
| verpd and fastened with q lock and KEY, so ap-
prehensive are people of these nefa'ious transac-
TORS. Many ladies have themselves gone to the
wells of their bakers, for the purpose OF seeing
that precautionary measures had been taken.
The water carriers paddock their pales, and
have the lids to fasten down herme'ical,.
Thus one calamity was not enough, but ano-
Their must be added. To the phsc'al evils, cpl.
demic and chulera, are added these torments OF
the mind which aggravate the others, and throw
the whole city into state Of CONSERVATION.
The day drags on, people run to and fro and
| in the midst Of so many troubles, seek distrac-
tons of which there is no greatsneed; but every
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