Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-01


~ disavea ha!t-nas high, as a tri-
he oaespect TO the memory of the
,.ian-qaq'. Lawrence Of the chesa-
peske
u.e .ssmcr Camtq,gn in Canada dra7u-
ing 70 dose.
~ laid, that General Dearborn has
- q recovered has health and senses,
- esume the command 0. the North
sro NY.
Tr following narratFe Of the dis
.o,y OF the body OF Chsrlcs the First,
81; read with MUCH Interest by eve
r, ne consersanc with the hi tory OF
III. unfortunate monircn, The body
an. j 10 be fully Identified, notwith-
St dag the great lsa,gth oitimc which
/. ei..psel since its Lnlorment.
Ith, Londoa batsr of.fHrit, 1913.
KING CHARLES I.
Sir Henry Haitor,i, has published
nra,jvc .; ,he taSeslisation which late
Il h. piece At Windsor, IN the Vault
o.jns honJy VIII, IL preaence ot the
p aee Rc-en,, AID a select few, APP
led BY 81, Rlyf Ills hneSs toT the
psSose. the following is an extract
/. The yaul; is covered ny al arch
ii brici il thlcNn@s>, is seven feet
tolincaes ~ aitih, nj &c icet SIX Inches
ieog,h. anu four Sect ten incnes IA
sTEat, aud i, situated IN The Centre OF
it,'caair, opposite tHe eleventh. hnights
all on Ink S1yercisa's side
$ Ga removing me pail, a plain Lead
! colin, with n appearance OF ever
,,virg been enclosed il wood, & bear
i A. ;a9crinunn KING CHARLES,
FiSS,' in large l2gibe characters, on
s'ell OF leAd, encrcing 1t, imMsdiate-
lpreSrntci Itself 20 nc view. A square
coming was then made in the upper
Irt ct the lid 0t slcn dimensions as TO
sfit clear ins ct INTO its contents -
tse were, an i"ensi woodea coffin
sy n0ch &c ,sy9s, and the Body care
fg wrapped IN cera-clotn. into the
tfs.of Which i quantity ofuactuous or
gbss matter, mixed uith rosin, as it
81 ped, nd been mrlred, so as to ex
chs ~ etfectuai@ rs possible. the ex-
te j air. The to,hn was completely
FIJI; and from rhs cenacisY of the cere-
81 b, great diti:ti'y was. experienced
10 betachlns Z, successfully from the
d Il which t ea,eloped. Wherever
th1 hnctaaus natier had ma'nuated it
seIthe scp.raGoE of the ccre cloth was
Sac; and wacu { came Of. a correct
i'm, ession Of TIC tca.Tes TO whlch It
had besn applied was observed IN the
ua. alous suhsleutn -----,At Lengths. the
wi se face was ,Esorsalcd from It's CO.
veig!g. The competition Of the skin
oi | was dark aad iiscoored The lore
hatl ana temples hsd list little or no
~ g e. scaias rubstance ; the
Ssi!ase ot nc uJic vas gone but the
gcye IN the 6,s reo,a Mt af exposure
IS open aad tGil, Ihoa.h it vanished
aiOst Immediately AID the pointsd
hFd, 50 Characteristic d the period OF
t; reign Of King Cha,lss, was perfect.
lie shdpe u. the face was long oval ;
Ilny Of ,hs teeth temaired, and the iert
&c, IN Consequence If tie intcrp0siyion
the unctunus matter between 1t and
te ccce-c!o'h, WIS lounC entire.
" II was dliica't, at t,is m0ment, to
Nthhold declaration, that, notwith-
landing lis disfguremeht. the Countc-
hnce aid bear s,rong resemblance to
tie CONS, the basis, anil especially to
te pictures of H'ng Chs rles | by Van
Gke, by which i b., been made famjii-
Ito as. Il is tue, TINT he minds OF
II sPecth -, of tais IL cresting sight
NEa NIL prepared 20 receive this inn
Passion I; but 1t is also certain, that
AGA facility of belief had been occa-
sNned by the >inplici,Y and truth OF
NJ. hersert's narrative, every part OF
|Uch had been confirmed by the lnves-
tIR,lion so tar a. it had advanced AID
1t rsi not be denied that the shape OF
tbs face, the ferch cad, an eye, and the
o.; are h" most Important features
oy> l''ch rs .,ilace is determined.
Nhen tlc head tad been entirely
a'seAgag.d from the attachments which
eoNhted 1t, 1t was foand 10 be loose. and
%i.etft any difficulty was taken up and
ne'a : view 1t was quito wct,* and
SSSe sreenisb red ;irge to paaer and
l'nSn Which touched it. The back part
% '"e scaip Was crtirely perfect, and
ga 4 remarkably fresh sppearsnce; the
f",e1 o. the skin being more distinct
o ''ey usually are when soakc in mix
.a'e; and The tendon, and ligaments of
tue neck were of o3silcrabIe substance
ans aFmness. The lair was thick at
'oe oa1E par. Of the head, and in appear