Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-22

Brothers, acting as brokers for the plain
|tiffs, had no right to pledge their proper
|ty with The defeAdant.
On the part CT the defendant, II wa
contended, that Coles and brothers we'f
the bona Tide purchasers Of the gun, ane
consequently had the power to dispose
| of it as they though, proper.
From the note given By Coles and Bro
| theirs, at the time of the purchase. how
ever, added to the fact, of Hesse'tines'
|acceptances being given in payment, It
was concluded that they had acted as
brokers and not as bona fide purchasers,
and had therefore. no right topledse the
property in question.
Verdict for the plaintllts--damages
I2,792I costs 40s.
! Lady Hester .staahope.-Lady Hester
|Starhope, who belongs to one OF the first
families in England merits place ,a'aons
| the most celebrated aid intrepid travel
Iers of the present ace. This lady. the
niece, the friend. the intimate companion
of Mr.. Pitt, was not less attached 70 hin
by conformity otmind than by the ties Of
blood. She enjoys pension from her
country. Pit, who, as is known, died
without fortune, left to his nicces. poor
-as himself, few lines in which he re-
commended them to the generosity Of the
people of England. After the death OF
Iher uncle, Lady Hester formed the Pc
liect of travelling in the Levant. She Frst
REPAIRED to Malta, and from thence to
ConstantinopIe. Wishing afterwards to
make pilgrimage to Palestine, she sail
ed for the Holy Land, but had the mis-.
fortune to be shipwrecked of the Isle OF
Rhodes. Cast On barren rock she seem
ed destined to perish By hunger, but an
ENGLISH ship, which appeared on the fol-
flowing day, took her on board, and con-
Iveyed her to Syria. There she travel
led in all directions. accompanied by
/ Mr. Bruce, fbo sas jast been tried Ter
the part nc tDoi in the escape OF Lava
lette. She spent may years nanderIng
among the ruins Of pa.myra ami Hyera-
polls. and exploring Inc Ta'l!es OF hiount
Lebanon. Liyins I'm Whole months on
rice and water, and accustomed to the
|ftugaIity of Oriental habits. from being
feeble 4 dcbilitated, she became strcns
and vigorous Anazon. According 70
letters which she has addressed y her'l-
milY in England, she is 20" at tie mead
of three tribes of Bedou in Arabia, WHO
regard her as being OF Superior order.
She has had several children, whom sic
wa, fond of, brought to her fron Eng
Iiand and she declares that she wi ne
YER forsake that Land OF the sun. to
breathe the humid 4 cloudy atmosphege
lof 6. Britain. French Paper
The Frankfort Journal contains fhe
following relation OF a curious stra'agem
had rescource 10 impose on the creduil-
Ity Of the inhabitants OF Alsace "A pea
isant was going on Eastcr-Sunday to
ichurch at Bloxhein On the way he met
IA man On horse back. who called to him.
do YOU know said he. showing him a
niece OF geld, this face - 1t Is the
King's''-S' this''-'It is the Emperor's!
DO vou know the Emperor y" NO,
] never saw him. Well then, am he.
Al measures are taken that | may soon
mount my throne. SO saying lie clap
ned spurs to his hcrse and disappeared.
The peasant came to BloXhe"n, toll The
story in confidence to a few persons,
hut it spread IA; Idly, and in two Gays it
was generally reported that Bonaparte
was come back again, The police dis
covered the scarce of this news, and
caused several persons to be arrested :"
Extracts from late London Papers, re-
ceiycd via Boston.