Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-22

we'll advanced, and make journey of
fix or feven miles, but they always re-
turn home again before the fioft fets in.
Theyhave the blackef eye Of any animal
whatever. The male is larger than fee
male, and hlacker, but more Vicious
Hogs, and Especially ravenous old flows.
will deyoar them, but always leave
the head untouched. They multiply
very ioon, but not ore fourth part Of
,heis young ones live to maturity
The young ones are harmless and tarry at
home till three or four years old, when
they begin to make journies with the old
ores. Rattle fnakes have been found
with nineteen rattles, by which their agei is
known, but as the rattles are expofed 10
wear away, and break of, they are not,
on this account, certain criterion. The
perlons bef acquainted with them, and
their next neighbours, never Jaw one
marked by age or decripisude. Their
bite is yenomous, but foon cured. They
are very bold, and feldom retreat when
attacked. Their food is birds, iquiuels,
&c.
The above is the fubaance Of the infor-
nation respecting the rattle -fnake, given
me by a new lettler in the back part Of
this fate, who is not only generally n
telligent, but has bsfowed particular
attention on this yet imperfetfly known.
animal.
] am, fir, your mott obedient fervant,
A. z.
TCom. Ad.
The following correct and lenGble re-
marks are extracted from an GRAFTON de-
l!vered at Providence on the 9Th July lalfb
by the Rev. Nathaniel Bowen: " To-
every real and enlightened friend, to A.
merican liberty, the difulion of virtue
and knowledge through the whole focal
body, mutt be an object Of the livelieis
concern: NOT indeed of that knowledge
which would be necefary to make every
citizen politician; teach him to under
fand the complicate machinery Of govern
ment. ard aicertain th: u(e and tendency
Gifts movements. On theie fubjeets, to
which the greatef preparations of feience
and experience are icarcely comperenf, ne
knows the bef knowledge we can b.
taught is the knowledge of our igno-
rance. But that degree of knowledge,
which is necsFary TO enable a people TO
diaipguih between plain truths and pal
pable alfehoods, between the mealares of
a faction, ard the arrangements OF found
policy, he knows to be indilp.niaole to
civil liberty and peace.
The denagogue, who is ever the WORT
oftyrants in ddguife, may arlve TO wiz
hold from the people that light by winch
dark and prehdious purpofes wculc be ex-
polel. But not 70 the real Patriot.-
Looking into the courle Of things around
him, if IN one place he finds that wretched
venslity which will gladly barter awaya
fufrage for lhare in the eletsloneering
caronlal, he pitles and he trembles for his
country. If in another quarter he holds
loase va grant fufferer in the csule OF Or
pre1ed humanity" by dopiag the credu-
lily of popular ignorance RATED to lome
public pott of high and important relpon-
hbility, his cheeks will glow with nin-
gled ihamc and indignation. Routed by
tbtsy loud calls within him, with lau-
dable zeal lie will relolve, and with an
honea ardour he will itEive, that thele
things lhsll not continue to dilgrace MS
country.
With an aipeA Illuminated by a jaft
and noble enthuGafm, with the tfe OK
indignant pa'riotifm Parking in his eye
he viii ftand forth and intreat the atten-
tion Of his countrymen. " for.ake tne
miierablc error" The viii! fay to that Por-
ton of bis fellow citizens who are lansent-
ing the effects Of popular deludoo) for.
fake the miferable error of complaining OF
the public deieale, without endeavouring