Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-08

The Convention OF Delegates from the coun-
ties of Washington, Smy!h. Hythe anc Mont
gomery, &c, sc. meets al Wythe CONTIGUOUS
on the 18th inst, for the purpose of considering
the subject of public road from sona point on
the James River to the Tennessee lie. Botc-
tourt held her meeting OF the 14th July, and
appointed Is Delegates to attend 1t.
new emission Of half eagles has been
made from the mint al Philadelphia. The die
is the same as the newly issued twenty five cent
pieces
A letter from Halifax of the 23G ult,, says
Gan English steamboat Will leave here in few
days for New York or Boston.
A letter from Marsees, dated the 18th May,
on board L. S. schooner Shark, states that in
coming out Of Toulon on the 10Th, she was run
into hy the French steam vessel of war Rapid,
and much injured The schooner Immediately
put back. and with the assistance of the Della
wares mechanics was soon reftted, and sailed
again on the 18th May. All well on board.
The New York morning papers agree that
no new cases of cholera have occurred in that
CITY since our last, ifthose supposed to have been
such were really what report stated them 10 De-
The Tennessee Convention adopted in Com
mttee of the whole on the 2s ult. a proposition
TO deprive of the privileges Of citizenship any
nerson or persons who shall fight duel, or
bear challenge, or aid or abet in lighting q
duel
public dinner was given to Senator Pom
dexter at Louisville, KY. on the goth ult as a
testimony of respect for his valuable public ser.
vices, particularly in the Senate Of the United
States at the last session, in stemming the tor
rent Of corruption and arbitrary power.
The Louisville, Ky. Advertiser, Of the goth
ult. Jackson paper, says
"The Hon. Geo. PoindeXter arrived in this
city few days since, and reports that he pas
sed the President on his journey to the Her
mitage-that the President was very feeble; in
such low health, that it was not probable he
would ever return to Washington"
Mr. Burdens new steamboat is stated to be a
total loss both cylinders being entirely destroy
ed-valued at S25,000
The epidemic is abating in Montreal-the
weather represented 10 be cool and agreeable
DR.. Cooper, who is the chief oracle OF the
Modification party in the State OF South Caro-
lima in a letter written 10 public meeting in
Georgia, Oh the 4th Of July. proposes again the
call of a Convention of the States " to give all-
ibori,v where it is wanted, and tn decrease au-
tbcrIty where it has been imprudentiy conced-
sdn He suggests also, permanent provision
for the periodical meeting OF Convention eve
~ twenty five years, to revise the operations OF
the Constitution.
BANK WAR.-The Globe is filing its columns
with " History of the Bank war" AS IL Is
not usual to write the history of war till it is
finished, we would fain conclude that the war
is at an end.
QuERy.-The Editor of the Nantucket lnquir-
er puts the following significant query: III II
is death by the law for petty robbery OF the
United States Mail, what should be the penalty
for plundering some eight hundred thousand
dollars from the Post Office Department.
FRurrs OF THE ExpERlMENT.-The ship Hanni-
hal OF $50 tons, arrived at New York from Lon
don, July 10, and the whole freight carried by
that noble vessel, one of the regular packet line.
amounted to but f27O; Of which f7O were on
shin,s account. GAO on account of steerage pas
seneers, and the residue on account ofthe mer-
chants.
Curious CoNoeasion Of Ndmes.-in the fnsol.
vent Debtors Court London, debtor named
| Thomas Partridge was opposed by Mr. Cook,
for a creditor Of the name of Bird. There
were two other creditors Of the names OF hapk
and Buzzard, and the name of the bail BY whom
the insolvent had been rendered to prison was
Farler,