Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-01-17

man in the country, who tilis 1000 acres OF land
in growing the article OF wheat alone, has written
to me note within the last few days, saying
that his and many Of the crops were very bad
and should not be surprised you have another
dash at the expectation Of -four to this country
before many months.
At an election held on the 18th inst, for d.
rectors of the Marine Insurance Company, OF
Alexandra, the following gentlemen were elected:
Nathaniel Wattles,
Phineas Janney, James Irwin,
Jonah Thompson, Henry Daingerheld,
John G.. Vowel, Samuel NJ. Janney,
|. P. Thompson, VIM. c Gardner,
Hugh Smith, Dwight Metcalf,
George Johnson, Charles Bennet,
VIM. H. Miller, William Fowle,
At the meeting of the Board on the 10Th in
slant. Nathr Wattles was unanimously re-elect'
ed President, and Dwight Metcalf. unanimous
" elected Secretary. And Thomas Vowel was
unanimously elected Director to Fill the place
of Na,hl WattIes elected President.
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette states that the
Oaiu River broke up at that place on Saturday,
the 7tn instant. and occssioned great damage to
the steamboats, lying there. The steamboat La
dy Washington was sunk, damage estimated at
5000 to 81. 600; no insurance on her. The New
Jersey was sunk and des, roved; she was insured
for $4,000 The Chesapeake, sunk; size was
full loaded for New Orleans. and insured tor
$1,000 The ice continued TO run until Sun
,lay. at two o'clock when it moved of with great
force, and the liver fell five SIX feet The tall
! of the water left the steamboats, Companion, Sc
nator. Rob-r' Fulton. and Gnyandotte, dry upon
the wharf. but they had sustained little damage.
About twenty fiat boats have been stove and sunk.
The steamboat Caroline, full loaded for New
Orleans. living twenty miles below the city, was
reported to be in imminent danger.
The Raleigh Register of Friday last gives US
the particulars Of the great fire which occurred IN
that city on Saturday morning, the 9TH instant
The number of buildings destroyed, including
out-houses. was about sixty. and the aggregate
amount of loss by the fire is computed al from
eighty to hundred thousand dollars
Havana BY the brig Neptune, at II. York,
from Havana, whence she sailed on the Attn inst
advices are received to that date.
| There was temporary scarcity Of Flour in
the market, which had sold as high as "a dollars
for American, and BIS for Spanish. Coffee wa 8
in good demand at I2 to 1sa, and but little IN
market. There were but few vessels in port, but
freights had not improved. The following was
published in Havana.
Quarantine Law-In order to guard against
the introduction OF the Cholera Morbus, or any
other pestiential disease, the Board of Health
passpt an order on the 27th December. forbidding
the entry into anv of the Ports of the Islands, of
vessels proceeding from Hamburg any other
place known 30 be infected. The port of Mariei
Is designated to receive vessels arriving from any
| suspected place. where the vessel and cargo are
to undergo process of ventilation &C. and those
from Great Britain are 10 perform twelve days
quarantine IN that port, and goods and vessel to
BE- ventilated"
..All vessels arriving at Havana are subject 70
charge of two dollars for Doctors visit"
1t likewise appears that, by these regulations.
each vessel is to remain uncommuncated with,un.
der guard of the communicate of the Fort at that
place, and IF the gun boat which will be station.
ed at a suitable distance. and OF the PHYSICIANS
on board the craft which may be sent for the care
of the sick!
That all the goods and merchandise in the said
vessel shall be ventilated and purified by Opening
the scuttles, unpacking the goods. sprinkling
chloride of lime and such other means as may
be devised.-,he Junta of Health bcrg still in
tensely ucc upied in relation to this subject.
During 1881, the following vessels entered at
Havana:-Spanish merchantmen, $50; Foreign
do GU; altogether exceeding those OF last year
| by ii. Sailed, Spanish, $50; Foreign, 70s.
" Mr., Clay's Spsech.-An error which &C.
Cured in the transcription OF Mr. Clay's speech,
pub shed in our last is so important as to require
correction. as follows: