Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-07
ALEXANDRIA, ID. C.A
FRinaY MORNING, JUNE 2, ,sa

he Pr0yd,...
Journal We learn that the ca.e Of -.
Ephraim K. Avery was submitted to III, NV.
Saturday evening. at half past seven o,.,..i
The arguments, both Of Mr. Mason. and - =
Attorney General. are spoken Of, on Al, ,;d..
terms OF unqualified appreciation. for ,hei, IT,.
ing. ingenuity, and fairness. AT the .o,..
Of the argument Of the latter, Chief Jus,ie. r.''
charged the jury. 1t was proper he said -
they should determine what the facts w.,.
the weight they we're entitled to, aceorr.s
they were understood, and made INN.
upon the minds of the jury; for il, TOO al,.n
Pened. he observed, that where judges in e,ri.r
cases charged the jury on the facts, the ,,,L,.,
we're but echoes 10 the opinions of the i,a.,
The delivery of the charge is said to have o.,
pied only six minutes.
The demeanor Of Mr.. Avery Oh ss,u,s,.
represented to have been slnsuIarly CAIN =,
composed. A number Of bis clerical h,.,
passed. that night with him, engaged in ,si
exercises. On Sunday at la o'clock iooo'y
jury, after having been cut sixteen huur. ,nn
ed into Court. and pronounced a verdht =, ynr
GUILTY.
Thus, says the journal referred TO, b,, f.,
case terminated; aud We canno, bur INN. a.
public will be satisfied with the resri,. y.,.
was o case presented {" a Jury requiring A ian.
er or more laboriuus investigation; never has ,h,',
been one more fairly or fully investigated. l.
charity, in common humanity and Justice II Il.
Rev. Z. K. .Asery. the judgment Of the Comm,
nifty should harmonize with the verde, Of III. d.
~, in pronouneins him Nor GUILTY.
Mr.. Avery was discharged b, the Court: A.,
We learn he returned in the afternoon Ia b.h
ly in Bristol.
From Jmaira. A file Of TIE Jamaic, Cam.
ant. with dates to the l4th Of May, has been 70.
ceived al New.inrk
General Sir Wifioughby Cotton and Corno.
dore Farquhar, had left the island. latter CON.
p!ereIy putting an end to the rebeIIiOn.l with II.
hearty good wishes Of all parlies-bu, 4 ys,
P"rtion Of the papers are occupied in ~ridicurn:
and repobating the Earl of Mulsrave.
Mr.. Myers. q planter, has engaged in /, project
for the introduction Of white laborer sinto the il.
!and-nut only as a matter of economy, bu; Al.
So to increase the security Of their white inh,b.
tants For that purpose he is about to repl, 10
Germany. to bring over families of p~casan,ry.
The elections had closed through the island.
and we're understood to have terminated adre-
seiy to the party Of Earl Mu'sravc and tie 60
vernment.
Eom 8ermaaa.-w we have been ~ObIisir.!
furnished (savs the New-Yosk Commrrcia) "&
a file Of the Bermud, Royal Gazette TO I've sla
Of May, but the principal items Of intelligence
they impart, are from more distant places. !
letter has been received from ST. Lucia whnhr'
presents that island to be in state OF great coz
fusion growing out Vt the infection Of u summ'f!!
fogglng upon a prisoner, who refused to take
down the sa!lows upon which a felon had been
hung. Popular indignation had been excited. tie
militia refused to turn out-nishtly suad'
TO pre,ent the escape Of slaves could MT be a"
sembied-the Governor was burnt 10 elflsv,-
the court house set on FIRE, and the whole Islarg
IN coinmotjon.
1t was reported at Turks Island. about the IS
Of May, by the master Of q trading vessel d'fee
from Demarara, that an Instruction amongst
negroes in the Colony had taken place, but Il
what extent it vas carried VAS not known.
The steam ship RIaduman,hus was sh"rtJ ei
pected at Bermuda. from England.
From Mafanzas. - We have adyices IRON Ma
q 10 about. the 18th Of Msv, by the or;
William. Henry. arrived at Warren. Thee "'
era had nearly su.bided in the city, but was "a
gins TO an alarming degree on some OF the P'''
tations.
Stephen Fan Rensseiasr-Thc ptocrcd'ns'0
the National Temperance Convention lately ns'
at Philadelphia, are, we understand, to be p''
li.hed at length in the June number Of the Len
perance Recorder, and Mr.. Van Rensselaer, ~
undertaken to drfray the expense Of printing 'o'