Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-31
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All the world 10 doubt, remembers tie re-
narka5ie voyage made in the wear 1863. round
the whole coast Of Long Island, 81 lis exec.
,ency the Governor, ard Dr.. Samuel |.
MI,chiu. IN the Reyenac Gutter. uLder ts
command CT Captain Brewster, accoznpanisd
by several other gentlemen, OF ar equziiy Gar.
ing ard adventurous spirit. As tie c;Tcum.
navigation OF this Island had never before
been attempted In tais manner. On acoceh, q
the infinite difficulties and Dangers Attending
it. the creates. anxiety prevailed IN the ntEds
Of Ill ,'e good citizens Of the metropolis lo
the s2fcty Of his Fxce.leacv, the Father d
his cos.ntEr. rs we'll as the lover Of the nil.
try. and CT The Doc.or, the Father Of P.yse
ard Philosophy.
For n.ae dzys'ard half the public sea.i |
biiit-. WIS Kept awake By alternate tears ard
hopes. for the fztc oEthsse intrepid aaven,u-
ers. The frigh.tCi stores G. Rockaway, whels
naked men had teen seen leap;ng oreF h. |
forming trs5acrs, IS if 10 seize the urwaT
coasters; the H,oasccous nlus?uItoes tnai Il.
fest tie dre2ry beach OF Secaruge TIRE tn'1:-
ing win,i. t!at blow through Flte Island laie,
and TIE C5llribzi indians q AcEtock Point;
a. the poet has described theIa
8. an,hrcgooDh4gi. ard mel that wear
< Their heads bcne.lh ;E:eiT shoulders:
above AZ TIE roaring rocks ard wonderful
uhirlpo,.ls II Heli-iIs,e, with It's gaping Grie-
iron. frlghtio; Frying Pa. ard horrible Hogs.
Back. continually presented themselves 10 re
in,aginz;ioas OF al ranks and descriptions Of
people. who were interested IN The SUCCESS ei
this heroic expedi,ion.-Buc when the ga
lant bark at length rs-a Deared. wez;aeTl1g
the Cape ofihe Weilabeu, Bay, in as bne con-
ditioa as when she first weighed anchor, lot
a barnacIe On her be-uticus bottom; the s,oua
OF the people siIoos the ILLS a, tie happy CON.
pietion of this ell-anazing voyage voyage
which las 10 p,Esliei since .hs age OF ths
Argonauts: and compared With which, lie
ol-cumrz-iEation of africa by the feet Ct
King Neoho. w;tho1. chart or compass; Tie
renowned voyage OF Alexander the Gre@;'s
high Admir- from Indus II the Persian Gull;
CT the more modern expeditions o. oiageii-n,
Drake. Cook, Pe-ouse and Vancouver, arc
rs unimpcrtsnt as a trip through Buttercnilk-
Channel, or SIT round Pol. Pus-Isiznd. OF IS
pcas-ccd Of I4Ilp-biaok Is III weight 10 70
compared u clap OF thuddeT.'
In omnemoTs,ion of this great event. form.
Ing new era in me history OF navigation. =;
Excellenoy directed sumptuous feast 10 &c
prepared u ttsc NaFEoWs on the I'd Inst. e.,
his friend. the Doctor, having at length pc
cured fruni the hands Of tie artist an eiegs2.
& FURNISHED firing which I'D been tro
wear. in forming, tcok this occasion, to PIE
sent the Same 70 Tie verify Commander Il
IF Ia S.av =.
fortitude and po.;,eness during the great per
lis OF the voyage, accompanying the aeiicn
with an eleg,-Et speech suited u the occ2slcl
and published in las. evenings paper.
1t IS with Infinite Satisfaction ve learn Tat
the Doctor is writing; full ard compete a.
count Of this celebrated expedition, which,
out OF respec1 for the uzTisators OF oicSr
times. is 10 be somewhat in their veGerl5ls
stile and ulasHer OF spelling. and win 10 douk
prove rs interesting as the Perip!us OF Hnrno
The following, which was picked up n Wal
street. in the Doctors cwn hand writing,
seems to be specimen Of the Table OF Con-
tents Of this Interesting work.
TILE PAGE
A large relation oil tie first VOYAGE maze
in a Revenue Gutter undertaken and per-
formed by Master Samuel L NiHchlll n his
owHe person, accompanied 6F the Gcyerncur
Of the a:snhattoes, ard several gentlemen be-
SIDE arcnIde Lang Island, 6cins the n2t.rs
coun;rey Of the SAID Master .sii,ciill.
Gear. /.
4 b.iefe relation CT occuTFeE.s along CCn-
ME Island shorty after Their cerarare, Coz
tayninge d;re.s discouFses % Master N!;cAin
touching the NATURAL krowie,,ec OF CunI.ics 1.
Rabbits
CHAp. 2
obscrTaticns touching Far Roesaw7y
Beach, ard the great riches and feriiiitie @. 9.
the same. ard TIE domesticall usefulness Of
the sind thereof; also of the clans that doe
breed and grswe thereon, ard Of tie mannsEe
sF:de nsr-iss Psss.