Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-07

IN France. DIS d CleIh " q AioNS
in Bordeaux or Nantz. He made his ap-
pearance in Cincinnati in the summer OF
1906, and taughtfor afew weeks the French
language, Becoming acquainted with Dos
tor Goforth, a credulous, bat well meaning
man, the Doctor engaged him IN a specu-
lation of mammoth bones, which he the
Doctor had procured in great number
from the great bone lick on the Ohio. Ar
Vile was sent with them to New Orleans,
with instructions to sell them there, or
/ where ever he could obtain the best price.
He was there offered for the collection seven
thousand FIVE hundred dollars, which was
refused, Arville observing that ne could
obtain more than twice that sum for them
in Europe. He parted, however, with a
few Of the refuse parts for three or tour
hundred dollars, in order to equip himself
for the voyage to Europe, where it is high
" probable he sold those curlosities tor a
large sum, OF which the Doctor is none the
better.
He has not written the Doctor a single
letter since he left Cincinnati. Butthlsl is not
the only instance in which he swlndled the
Doctor. The latter having furnished him
with a horse, saddle and bride to go to
Pittsburg, Arville parted with the whole OF
them there, and returned by water, alledg-
ING that the horse had fallen sick, but
would be sent back when able to travel. 80
much for Arville alias Ashe.
All appears to be over with Spain and
with Portugal too. That unprinciPled vii
lain Bonaparte having the command otnear-
W all Europe, can enforce what he will on
land. But 6 out Of evil often cometh good"
Empire is travelling westward. The Spa
nish colonies in America, will never, |
think, submit to the usurper. They will,
likely declare themselves Independent states.
Some of the viceroys may be elevated to
thrones !? or what | deem more probable,
the grandees and the popular leaders who
headed the patriots in Spain,' and who
are now in exile, will furnish monarchs
to the contemplated states. nave no
idea that any of the Spanish colonies
will assume the republican form of govern
ment, accustomed, as they have always
been, to the monarchical, and ignorant, as
they are concerning the principles which
ought to direct the political institutions
Let them once become independent, and
the world at large will be benefited The
u. States and England, would be the prln-
cipal gamers, and it would be liberal policy
in the latter to prefer such an independence,
in those colonies, to their conquest (were 1t
possible) by her own arms. AS an lndem-
nifty, for the sacrifices, she has made IL
support of the patriotic cause, it is to be ex-
pected that Britain will add to her numerous
colonies, those intellectually rich possessions,
the PHILIPPINE islands. They in a manner,
belong to nobody at present-and 1t would
be no easy matter, to determine, which OF
the Spanish colonies, when independent,
should take them, as an ~appendage. The
Azores likely will follow their fate.
"For the last nine months, our seasons
have been unlike any thing hitherto known
in this country. No thunder during the
summer but was frequent and loud during
the winter, accompanied with vivid light
ming. Indeed we had every kind OF Wea-
ther during that period sometimes, but
not often cold sometimes warm, at other
times, heavy rains some snow, and plenty OF
hail with high winds. The rain fell in tor
rents-and forced the rivers and creeks O.
yer tkeir banks. Great damage was done
bv repeated foundations. Mills and hou-
ses were swept away, and much live stock
were drowned. Twice the Ohio threaten
ed to lay this town under water. The spring
has proved very wet and cold. From what
has happened, | prognosticate a dry and hot
summer. I ought to have added here some
phenomena which appeared in the winter
The first was four mock Suns, surrounding
the real luminary there at night came four