Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-10
FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS

FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS.
The following beautiful Lines, engraved
on Stone, afterwards found to be over
the barial place Of Prince Henry, the fon
Of James the IigR, without any name up
on it, though written 10 the quaint hyle
of thole times, muf be admired by every
lover Of true poerical genius.
Reader hence and ak NOT NE,
Whole thele tacred ailler be
furpqiciy it is conceaId;
Io tn precious name revea}d,
All thar read would f.dly Ggh,
Melcthcmicivs 50 tears, and die.
In this marble bail,ct lies,
f. matchciS jevc,---heaveu's prize
Which Nature, in the world dfdain,
Juh ihew'd and then Put up again.
Wien we we're at PEACE with France
under tie reign OF the Bourbons, was ,fu,h
3 thing ever heardsof as that peace was a
reafon sgainf uttering the mott uaqnal;
fled djiapprol,ation Of TIE Government
of France !? L was tavolite theme 10
thofe days, 70 Compare the Bri,ilh and
the French Governments, and mof GER
tainly our writer's neeer fpread tie latter.
Nobody ever dreamt, as the writer in the
Moniteur ieeu,s 10 intimate, that luch sni
madverlions could effect the peace be:wecn
the two countries. But, q The Child
and Champion Of Jacobinifn'' Will sot
PERM. 70 much ireedom Of the preis, as the
Bourbons even !,
Il ieens the Emperor has been taaef.
by farPrize, and cufwit5ed by bis be-
}ther the King of Pfolia for it is evident
ly againf him that The Imperial Re{crip,
is diretsed. The plain fatemeot Of tie
cile is this The King of Prutiia was n
luch harry 70 take petition of bis lhaTe
IN the plunder, that lis troops were alrea-
dy advancing and taking their petitions,
whence, at the word Of command, they
might f2ring on their prey. I'he Enpe-
for Of Germany, jsaloos that the King
had thus aolen narchupon him, addrenes
all the fates iii the mott paternal Ian
guage, AID requefs they will all keep
their respective places un.iil he is ready to
flew them tie read. This is indeed the
tsuehi}ory Of the Rsfcript, and il reminds
Us ola Cotnilb Ptrfoa on she fea coat, whos
when about 10 commence his fermon, heard
a.voice. cry out g qvrtcf, and Jaw all hi,
pariihioncrs quit their pews to fhare in the
plumber. He immediately apoarophized
his flock 10 the following words: I" My
CbriAian Brethren! | have WORD or two
Of great importance to fay to YOU
twhile uttering thefe exPreflons, he gent
~ defended from the Pulpit, and advanc-
ed to the Church door, - etAs a!fart
fair5."
Ga Monday an old man 70 debilitated,
that he was obliged 70 be conveyed on an
ais, was united at the altar Of ST. Alpha
sis church, Canterbury, TO a DANIEL OF
his own age.
Some intereaing experiments have been
lately made in the Deaf and Dumb 5nitl-
tute al Paris TO afcertain whether the in
prefions made On the deaf and dunno, by
the firing of cannon, the ringing of bells,
&c. were produced merely by the violent
concuiIions Of the air. The experiments
made by Boyer on this fubje6t, leave no
doubt Rejecting this problem. OF one
perlon, il was obfcryed, that Jingle
toae made no impreflfon upon him, and IT
was neceITary TO repeat ieTeral tlmea be
fore he was feaGble Of it, and able TO d.
1}inguih il; from which it was Inferred
,ha, it would be necel1ary for this young
man to Lsarn to hear, as Pertons born blind
who recover their fight by iurglcsl ope.
ration, pluR gradually learn to lee and
diRinguiin objects.
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA.
This Prince was born in I7ao, on the
Orb &c January. day which has been TO-