Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-23
1915


led with the hand, or may be worked BY
horses
SAINT SEBASTIAN fFauom sanes
ii Sebastiani is the mist important town
OF the District of Guipu scsS.e.A Is bnt
Of middling strength, situated on tho
coast Of ancient Canlabiir, nov Basquey
brtwcen two arms Of the sea, which
form peninsula Of it, and and at thu
mouth of the little. Urumea, or GutuI
mera, which was the mehascum of th6
antients; there is an eminsnce which
serves it as dixie on the sea side. TINS
town fanked with bastions and hsH
bmoons, appears defended BY castle Of
citadel of litle importance, placed upon
an almost circular and tolerably high
mountain, which is bare, without trees,
almost smooth, ard assembled oy spiral
road St Sebastian has q small barbof
inclosed by two moles, that leave re..
ry confined space for the passage of
ships, which are afterwards protected
from the winds, on arriving al the bots
tom of an emineDce of rocks which COS
vers this harbor, where there is largS
square tower; it holds at most Ave and
twenty or thirty vessels The town Is
very airy contains twenty streets, se.
veral OF which are straight, long and
broad, and all paved with hefge SMOOTH
stones. There are frGm six hundred
and fifty to 700 houses in it, and many
of them are pleasant enough, 1t is the
residence of the governor Of the pros
vince, who had the title OF captain genes
raj, until the beginning of the present
century, 1t has governor, a kings
lieutenant, a major, an side.msjor, 6
small gar .ison, and a naval academy
two parishes, and a third IN the s0.
burbs which arc very populous.; two
converts Of monks. three converts OF
nuns, and hospital. There are IN this
to WI and its suburbs FIVE nanufactories
of hides and leather, some timing yards
established in the faubon,s Sain, Mar
tin, a mandatory of sncl ors for the
royal navy in he fsuboure of Santa Co
tal'na, and rope-waiks, whore eables
are made
Suipt Sebastian has always carried on
consio cradle trade here toe PHILIPPINE
company VS. formed, with which toat
the Caracas was afteraa DIS uuiteds
Its harbo, is very much frequonted By
Eng lish. Dutch. French. ant o,he, ships.
1t receives the produce OF f2reign ia~
dustry, aud returns in exchange, iron
anchors, cables, leather, WOOL, and
sometimes cotton. This port was the
place from whence the conpsny Of the
Caracas despatched their ships, and
where they landed the merchandise,
which they received on their return IL
attracts considerable population to the
town, which is estimated at $4,000 ins
habitants.
TIE Farmer -WheD Potatoe tops
are pretty veil deadenad BY drought or
frost, il is Rucb the best and MOST ex.
pedi,ious method Of cleaning them of
by narrowing twice over lengihwlse
with the rows, rather than pulling them
BY the hand-by lifting the harrow when
fuIl--collecting tue trash with rskes and
Carrying it on, with fork /; the patch
may be well prepared for blowing in q
little time.
Mr. Delahoyde. of Scion Vcle, who
has recently distinguished himself BY
his successful treatment ofinsanity, per.
formed one OF his miraculous cures in
the course Of the last month, under the
inspection of the duke of Sussex and
seve'sl ncbiemen, together with tho
physicians OF The transport board. In
order to satisfy these gentlemen that tie
merit 10 which DO laid claim was not
without foundation, he went to tho
house Of sir Jonathan Miles, at Hox,on,
and from niDety.ihree Of the widest Of
the patients, selected one of the most
ungoyernable, who has been nearly
three years in chains, and was literally
naked. This unhappy wretch he con.
veyed to bis premises at Hoxton, to
make his experiment, where the ply.
sicians to whom we have alluded, feIs
bis pulse, and found it considerably ..
bove hundred Mr.. Delahoyde, then
proceeded to perform his cure, which
he always does in private. and in short
time afterwards returned his patient to
his guests, who to their astonish ment,
found that bis pulse had been educed
to seve,y three. The man has since
been completely restored, and Is now
al work in the garden at Sion Vale, il
perfectly sane, and has had several con.
versations with the dCke of Sussex and
other peasons Of distincticR, who hava
attes,ed tbs fact, Ipdeperdent of thia
cure, several others have been perform.
ed by this gentleman equally surprising.