Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-24

From the soothc-n (,,chmond) Religious Telegraph
Orphan .4sylum and female free School q
yJ.rondr;a.-As Al. institution bearing this name
= ahrut to 90 into operation. under very favora-
ble auspices. it is due to that religion to which IL
owes its existence, to make it known to the pup
lie. The wisdom which cometh from above l. e.
the religion of the gospels beautifully descr'D,
ed by al, Apostle as being full OF mercy ana sood
fruits. Peace on earth and good will to men Is
the sentiment It breathes; and in its progress
through the world to bless all the families of the
earth. its radiant way is marked by the erection
of benevolent institutions, as conquerers erect
monuments of their victories
| In noticing this Institution it is proper TO Cd
serve that it is the result of united EFFORT OF
Christians belonging to several denominations.
The design was suggested at meeting ol the
Managers Of our Bible Society. lew ln;Nida'
ais soon held meeting; and after some consul
tation, resolved that it was practicable and expe'
dent, with the Divine blessing, to establish such
an Institution. Committees were appointed 80
prepare constitution which at Puoiie
meeting was adopted, and the whole bnsl'
ness turned over to the hands OF the l.au'es,
who have taken hold with promptitude and ZEAL
and whose efforts in obtaining the requisite iuhus'
have thus far succeeded beyond our most san
guine expectations.
l take pleasure in adding that the young La
dies of Mr.. Jones' School have constituted their
Teacher and three Clergymen, the Rev. Messrs'
Jackson. Mann and Walton, life members OF the
Society, by paying for each the sum Of oo0'-
They have recently held Fair, the proceecs OF
which amounted to 8 80; the whole after deiray'
ing expenses (about S4O) to be applied to the be-
neft Of the Asylum. Is it not an example wor'
thy of imitation? And do not such acts OF JuVe'
nile bLneyolence deserve to be encouraged!
| Frauds on the Revenue. On Tuesday night
some ingenious thieves effected an entrance to
the Public store in this city, and carried away
case containing 80 pieces of Irish linen, which
had been bonded there by the importer The
goods were not missed, however, until Thursday,
when information was given to the Custom House
officers that several pieces of linen had been sold
in Brooklyn in the forenoon of that day. at a
price which warranted the belief that the duty
had never been paid on them. Some of the per.
sons connected with the Revenue department
were Immediately despatched to Brooklyn, where
they seized those pieces which had been sold;
before they left the village the vendors arrived
with a second lOt of the goods which they offered
for sale to the same person to whom they had
sold the first. As soon as they were informed
that the first lot had been seized, they made a
hasty retreat to the sail boat which carried them
from New York. The officers soon learned
these facts, and, manning two small boats, they
gave chase to the pirate. The latter crowded all
her sail and endeavored to escape her pursuers
by sailing up the Fast River before the wind
The officers, however, came up with her, and
arrested the persons on board with much Of the
linen in their possession. 1t appears that one
of the fellows pretended to the person to whom
he sold the linen that it had been brought out
from Ireland b. friend Of his who came to this
country recently. The prisoners were commit
ted to answer to the charge of having stolen the
eoods.-N y Cour