The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-11-08
Washington, Oct %.
TIE PRINCESS OF WALES.

TIE PRINCESS OF WALES.
. On the Arrival OF the Princess OF
: Walss at Tunis, In a small Polacrs
ewhich sue had chartered Tor the pur.
pose OF visiting the different parts o,
The Mediterranean) she was escorted to
the British CJnsui's house by the con-
sujs Of tn different nat ons residing
there, whep bow from Her RoyaG
Eighness informed them she wished 70
be alone. A few days after she receiy
cd their visits.
- Her dress was of scarlet velvet
richly trimmed, cat lower before and
behind than 1t would be decent 10 name
and descending only lo,thc knees, wiki
sleeves about ,wo inches ioog nc,
legs were coveied with Pair OF red
:, Morocco Boots, waich Came above the
Knees ION her head she wore kind OF
scnnat, made of Eafpie velvet, aud
sc si,cpsd 10 resem5!s a crown, with i
ostrich IesShsrs aboat 8 inches long
/" sue Is remarkably tar and snort
braces herseit up very tight with coy
aecs; wears her bgeas,s, her arms, and
Der BACK very much exposed; paints
20 excess wears a wig (Which IS curl
ed at the sides'nearly IS nigh az the TOD
ct the oonueD; artificial eye brows,na
ture having den,et her sny. and false
tee.h.
+" Her suite consisted of German
Ba"on. aocu: 6 ;cet inches high, aud
eAery way proportlpued, whom she had
t.ken from The ranks vi some German
Regiment; an sta,ian CouRt and Count.
ess, lac latter young .nd handsome /;
two English officers ordinary appear
ance and manners (; band Of music,
and few damGs;ics
she appears very ignorant and
roarse In hsr manners. and lndeiicatc
Az he conversation She made many
EqnigieS respecting America and, "a
mong others, IT it was not very not III
Canada And was very much su pris>
ed.to learn thaf 1t was also sometimes
cold. She walks. bows, twirls her
stick, and gcsticuiatcs like d man and
aitei SisitiDg the Hareni, spoke .. tbs
customs there without reserve. As re-
CARDS her husband, she said tnat ne mad
III some respects stronger claim to
sht tile OF Grand Seignor, THAI any O.
cher man in the world.
+" She visited the ruinS Of Carthage
and aiAhough the Bey offered her ms
carriage, She preferred rIding ON
Jack ass, with one slave leading, an
iher driving him along. The l,aii.r
Countess rode straddle on horseback.
having shof; petticoats and loose pan
falcons. The other attendants were
Some ION horses, some on mules, anc
some on asses followed by an immense
fabble OF Turks and Mooco, who wert
attracted BY curiosity TO sec this strange
procession
Her Royal Highness talks OF yisil-
m. the United States, as she mas
great dosire to become acquainted Rits
Gne Americans, bsying ne%cr ssen bu
one real one" IN bsr life"
'Z8s old Dutch Woman--a fact To
a mA3 who has ono loot in the grave
SUD feels the ground giving way unds
the O.ker, hope OF the rcssrrac,. 10,
Of the dead, is his highest hop. e.
"Wednesday a skeleton from OH board
brig NOW lying before our ci,y, passins
through our market, stopped opposite
20 tub Of vegetables, and cast her eyes
upon head OF salad, with eoun,e-
nance OF distress. n plain looking ma
sf hRf my age, reached out his nand
aId ~ two of those heads into her
pron, and added also two heads Of cao-
s1ge, and two punches of bests-~and
addressing the owner, asked the price
OF them She replied with serious
smile, you paid me for them when
you gave 'sem 10 that poor woman l.
did my heart good, and nave yes plen-
tyW ssw that this woman had s1Ji
.>-Yss, soul to pc sayed.--P5iL pan,