Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-29
From the London Literary Panoramc.
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From the london Literary Parcrrmr.
Fraud Detected: the DEAD Alice.
We have been favored with the follow
ilig entertaining extract of letter from
an officer to his friend.
:" was travelling with party Of Of.
GERS, and guard Of Sepoys; we stored
TO refresh ourselves, and amorg the in.
habitants of a village who came ont to
view US as objects Of curiosity, one fellow.
was so unusually audacious as to force.
himself into the tent where we were din.
ing. using strange gestures, and making
an extraYagant noise. Having in van
endeavored to learn his meaning, We Or
de ed him out he refused to 90. and
we then ordered the palanquin beai ers in
attepdance to force him out; Gu his be-.
ing thus removed to a short distance
from our tent. we soon heard confused
noise and lamentation, and were infolm-
ed that this fellow who pretended to be
a desotee. had swooued away FROM the
effect of pollution, in being touched by
cur palanquiu bearers, who vere PAM
ars.
i" We rather laughed at this account:
louder lamentations were heard, 3 word
wa, brought that The man was dead !: we
went out and found great many people
assembled round the body, lamentins
AID con planning loudly OF the outrage
1t became necessary TO order on SepoyS
under arms; and the servants to De On
their guard.
We sent fer the head men Of the VI,
Iage, and the body was thoroughly e.a-
aimed by the natives, and pronounced
to be dead-there certainly appeared no
visible signs eff life: but the tnfins inju-
ry he could have received by the baDd-
ing, to owe come merely bis own resist"
ancp, and the absurdity Of mans dying
from the effect Of lanciful pollution, ad-
ded to my experience Of their movers 81
deception, perfectly satisfied my MING
hat tins fellow nas an IInp0sscr.
:" Desiring my brother officers 10 leave
he business TO NY management, &C.
1uainted the natives that ! had an lniaIII-
DE means of knowing whether the nan
was dead or rot that, i! there was Inc
least spark of life remaining, since lie
body had received no injury, could re-
store him, though the remedy would pe
exceedingly severe. They wanted to re-
move him but this ! would rot suAer,
y ell knowing they might axe any re-
port they pleased concerning his de4'H'
and create much trouble.
81 had lad hold Of lis band: and
/, as some tine before could feet q gGse,
which completely satisfied ne: bat iEcp'
nv own council. Again tie ecp'e press
sd forward tpmulluously with az aiFa-
.ent design to carry away he BODY y
orce but ordering the seaPCys to %a'
rance with fixed bayoI cts, made IErA
.etre to a distance, suffering OILY Inc
,eadmeu to remain. In vain DID en-
leavor to persuade them that tie q"
,ounterlcited; until fLding nothing csc
you'd do, assured them possessed
,ov ers they bad no conception o. emu
without touching the brdy a3a'f, E .,
convince them OF the nan berg SUI q
i've, BY drawing a fame irom bis o'"y
a hich they could see. AID which "ou,u
continue burning and consuming Gim pa y, s
less he arose from the earth. Ny 0Fe'D. 5
officers listened with nearly as '"ueo =
tention as the natives.
{" j sent my Dubash, Punnapa, 10 - s
;ein silence to the multitude, IS mga
,lc was going to be performed BY an =. ia ~ IS
-opean Bramin, which he assured V'.'.
was, knowing oficiated as '"'i
ain.) :.
:" Ordering my travelling cscruior !
,e brought, placed 1t neal the la.D
read and took from it wax taper
!, all match, and little bottle; aEu ltao b
carried for the convenience OF ge,m's
. light when wanted also 'o0h in IN 2
bit Of sealing wax, wrapped with" IL, K
1iece OF white paper. then direc ss ner' E|
ODE, be silent While the ceremony was pa ID, s.
ormins, under pain OF beng S'fu''