Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-19
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port, would turn the whole hundred bears beyond
redemption. But now there seemed to be some
thing quite rare; II could not be battle or con
| quesf--ior profound peace reigned throughout
| the land; il could hardly be mere disturbance
| for an event of that sort would never stir up
such commotion as the present; it was an affair.
to judge by the riveted gaze of the multitude, OF
most unprOmising appearance.
At this moment, when heads and shoulders
were mixed up together in most molly ASSEM-
bly,, youth, stranger, who had long watche d
the party with curiosity, ventured amongst them:
but his presence was instantly detected, and no
sooner preceiyed than resented A general cla-
mour arose; one seized the unhappy intruder by
| the shoulders, another pulled hun BY the coat. q
third Knocked off bis hat. and it cannot be ascer-
| tanned TO what extent the whence would have
been carried on, had not The young Uan dexter
| ousiy extricated himself from his tormentOrs. =
Gladly enough did he scamper down the court,
into whose precincts he had so incautiously en-
tered, and it is even said, that he felt his packets
as he insoed from the inhospitable land, fearing
that, instead of being punished for his curiosity,
he had perchance fallen among thieves. The mys.
FERROUS conversation still went on; but it's purport
remained concealed from the public, who con.
tinued to stay about the exchange, buying aod
! selling. as the lancy Of each prompted. Al
length rumors Of strange occurrence reach The
barrier of that unapppruchable spot: and truths,
which would have been kept secret had it been
possible, were no longer suppressed.
| 1t is customary when failure takes place at
the great mart Of money. for an individual, ap.
pointed to the Office ST, ike several times against
the wall with his hand. The signal announces
that bankruptcy has happened the specializing
mob rush together with eagerness to gain the
name of the defaulter, and each begins IL antci
pate the accuracy of his own private surmises.
Presently the name is mentioned, and the &C
counts are of course referred to the all powerful
committees; whilst, if the unfortunate insolvent
| be man of note, hundred rogues are let loose
at once, and profusely sianderous, as jealousy or
| interest may chance to dictate. Bang--bang
bang" resounded at this time against the wall
more than once or twice, or thrice; the assembly
we're aghast; no one knew precisely the cause Of
such united disasters, though whispers Of &c.
neral bankruptcy were by no means silent =
{" Bang-bans-baiig. ConsoIs eighty eight
Observation-Disclosures .three--two.-one.-
:. Bang-baDg-bang" Failures for ten, TWEEN.
| ty. fifty, one hundred thousand The public
soon participated in the terror-confusion, panic.
suspicion, despair, succeeded; and in very
short interval as great an alarm prevailed as when
the pretender, of fading memory. was marching
to Tendon with his handful OF Scots. In quar-
ter of an hour after the breaking out of the ru.
NOR. one thousand pounds we're worth diamond
double their Gust; aud in short half hour after
that. no ordinary man would advance five hum
dred pounds to his neighbor upon any pretence.
From our Island.