Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-19


been sent from Roston of. an attempt mad. !,
smuggle sewing silks, 10 tea boxes. The inspect
ors Of the custom house, Of this port, acting VI.
der the instructions Of the surveyor, CONSIDERED
themselves bound to bore the envelopes, great,
to the injury Of the tea and boxes. A confer.
ence Of the consisnees with the surveyor va
held this morning, the result Of which we h,u
not learned. This proceeding, with an Office,
who had been so long in the trade as Capt D,
ey, and whose integrity has never been question
ed, is regarded q. not little singular.
Capture Of Don Mguers Feet-The follow
ing letter confirms previous report, brought b,
the brig Splendid, from Tarragona, and last rou
Gibraltar. that the feet Of Don Miguel had been
captured by that Of Don Pedro:--
GIBRALTAR, July 10 We have Just received
news Of the total loss of Don MigueI's flee, b.
that Of Don Pedro's, off St. Vincent's; so that II.
war in Portugal, no doubt. will find terma,
ton this summer in favor OF Donna Maria.
HoRATIo SpRAGuE,
Uniied States Con,R
From Bermuda. BY the schooner Brllliial
Capt. Evans, at New York, from Bermuj,
the Journal of Commerce has received file Of
the Royal Gazette to the soth ult. They are
principally occupied with the debate in the Bi
fish Parliament IN the question Of Colonial s.,
very.
HAMILTON, July SO.-The Mr.. Lake, me.
toned in the list Of passengers BY the Jane 1
Sarah, which arrived last evening from St. Eusa
thus, is The celebrated Necromancer, on his Wy
to North America.
"s---0"ou " VESSELS passed these Islands
the Eastward, during the past week. The ner
est was reached by some row boats, and di,cov.
cred to be the fore part Of very large vessel
built OF pine, and which did not appear 70 h,,
been any length Of time in the water, as the harm,
css on it were small. The other wreck ,,,
much farther out to sea. and could not be founJ
BY the row boats in search Of it. and light and
1nfavorabIe winds prevented q schooner and
arse sail boats. which put out for the purpose Of
.oing to 1t, from getting clear Of the land in tim.
The same cause hindered the wreck which Vac
omc up with, from being towed to the shore.
Comfor.-A letter from Saratoga, dated Ii,
tn Of August, gives the following account of
isitors to the Springs:
" Saratoga continues full to overGowino-s,
Ill that twenty or thirty sleep nightly ia the rail-
pad cars. Six to Gne room is Considered small
'lowance, u the six are young ladies' or sinsI,
If the ladies are married. half ,b,,
lumber is allotted to a room, and the husband,
the oui houses. Is NOT this deIrb,
II manner Of livingi"
1lanufacfory Of China Hare Extract from
letter to friend in the West, by person now
Philadelphia.
o. am delighted with this city. II far er.
eds all that | have ever heard resnec,inv il
Is sa'd to be the handsomest city in the world
am informed it has more than doubled in popu
ION and number OF buildings the last twenty
e years; and the presumption is, that in one
injury and perhaps IN much less time. il viii
'ehd 10 frankford on the east, and 10 German
Sn and Manayunk on the north and nor,hwe,,
appears to me IT would occupy the fine Of 4
rson for month, to visit all the public build.
3, manufactures, benevolent institu,ion. 70.
Is OF pleasure, curiosities, &c. As yrt
re only visited the Museum, the Mint. ihr 4,
ties Bank, the Pennsylvania HosDitaI. the dif.
ent Asylums Tor the widows, the ornbaus. The
i and dumb and The blind; the Academic,
Fine Arts and Natural Science, the Atheua.
, the Franklin Library, Fair Mount Water
'rks. Laurel Hill, and The Porcelain Name
oIy y o"nd; this last has excited greater
''ratlon 10 my mind than either of the Others.
china Ware here manufactured. is said to
eco 10 beauty. strength and durability. an,
orted; and believe it to be fact. II IS
'e to any pattern: and the proprietor frequent.
ecelves orders for breakfast, dinner and tea
: They also make pitchers, urns, flower.
!, outer, coolers, &c. to order. They have
OF the handsomest, nov made. that I have
=. zen. NO person can 60 through, and sec
whole operation Of this m.nuf.etorv. without
: aston'shed; The painting and gliding ar.
lrably we'll done, as every other Dart Of the
'manshlp- l think, when this manufaetorv
mes more generally known, all our most res.
loie citizens will feel a national bride. in
snlng their houses with breakfast, diun.r and
s". ron tnis enterprise of their own below.
,an!ry; az II 10 the only one of the kind in
.n"eo elates' ! hope it will meet with ample
.,agsmsnt. If you should ever come to
oelphla, don't fail to visit il, It's situated
tao squares west .e a. a,