Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-14

avn psinS tail VI VIC cheih without A..
staple.-He continued in the SAM 'at
until the Cd Of june, whea we fonns" way
largest chain parted about the m:ss a Tie
tied with a string, which clearIv .ule &
that Irons and chains arene ses,, gtoVes
him. l then put on him a l;sh. : Tor
with which he has heen ever :, nan,
never discovered hin at pork :,
thing, but he Frequently Produced :, se a:ay
Or Ekenesses, very striking. reprssaa ,s!es
his wife. he now produced an EN-. sashs
a manin perfect shape, with his ; ass o.
painted, and joints to all his limbs u a'
dressed him in clothes that he EaJ s;0
in good shape and fashion. .out ~ ss,e
cloth, that he had torn OF himself n4e
now paked) which WAS admired o sns
ingenuity.-Tiis he would prt some, = us
in one position and sometimes in ano ,,t'eS
and seemed to amuse imsclG WIN !.
without taking the least notice 81 81" y,
thing else; continuing in his cid S any
.hal!Owing, without any alteration. p nc.
the 18th, when the Gaolpr Informed
that he refused to eat, and no dollbt w., ".s
sick-i went to see him every dav--fonrS
be did not eat-aIs TIE Tread and nj"
provisions conveyed to lam he save s.
his Ethgy, strung on a s ING and mn y
tie his hands-He lay pc fectIy stID Jsr
and night, and took 30 notice Of way way,
thing--would drink tea milk. vh;c rn{
gave him twice day FIVE DAYS 10
then refused to drink any ting for two
days, which made seven DAYS b. haS
eaten nothing.-In that time he b,pan t.
speak--wouId ask questions. but wouIG
hold no conversation. Bst the most ~
iraordina'y, the most a0oHaerfm & mas.
ferious of all is, that in this time be had
prepared, undiscccerea, and at once c1.
l9bitsd the most striking picture Of 90.
Inius, art, taste and invention that ever
was, and / presame ever viii be prcduc.
ed by any human Person placed in lis 81.
tuation, in a dark room, chained ard
Ehandcuff,d, under sentence Of DEATH
without SO much as nil Or any kind Of
thing to work with but his hands: and
naked. The exhibition is far beyend nv
|pen to describe. 70 give YOU some FAINT
idea. permit me to say tlst it consists Of
ten characters.men, women, aud children
ali made and painted in the most e..
pressive manner, with all the limbs and
Joints Of the human frame--each Fer.
forming different parts their features.
shape. and form, all express their diE>>e.
ent Offices and situation in which thew
perform their dress is Of different fash.
ions, and uniform to the stations in which
they act.
TO view them in their situation they
appear as perfect az aIiye--each of thsi.
features express the part they are to psr
form, with the air and gaiety of an Ac-
tor on the stage. Smith sits in his bed,
by the side of the gaol--his Exhibition
beginning about feet from the floor. and
campasses the whole space of tie ceiling,
The uppermost is man whcpi lie calls ,
TIE Iamborins player, or sometimes
Doctor Blunt, standing with all the pride
and appearance of master musician;
his left hand akimbo, his right en- iis
nHsmbarine, dressed in suitable uHifOtEG.
Neyt him, below, is lady senteely dres
sed, gracefully sitting in handsome
wing; at her left hand staHds nan
neatly dressed in the character of SEP
qant. holding the side of tie swing
with his right. his left on his hip in an
easy posture, waiting the lady's notion.
On her right hand stands a nan ger
teely dressed, in the character Of a gal
liant, in graceful posture Tor daEcins-
-bepeath tboss three figures sitsa young
nan and young girl apparently about
l4) in q posture OF titing, at eacA end Ct
a board, decently dressed--d.rcctiy IN
der these stands one wboni he calls Be-
naparte, or sometimes the father Of hs
family he stands erect, his features
are prominent; his cheeks red; lis teeth
white. set in order: his gums anG hp'
red his nose shaded black. reffe5s..r
ing the nostrils; his dress is thai OF a
Harlequin ). in one hand he holds an IN
fant, with the othcr he plays or S'a'8
music: before him stands two chlIdren'
apparently three or four years oid, ho1r
ing each other BY the hand in the act 81
playing, or dancing, which. with ran
dressed in fashion who appears IN ~
chara cter of stewart, sometimes'ln orc
situation and solr etimes in another, co'"'
plete. the exhibition which vou have atone
view. Then commences the performance
The first operation is from the la~,
BORNE player or master, vine gives .,s
or three single strokes on his IamCo!Ip.