Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-26
From the Boston Daily Advertiser

Concluding Extracts from .Memoranda
made Ia Europe, 1876 10.
Ostend, a small sea port strongly forti-
fed modern French works. regular bas-
tons. aud numerous outwarks. With re-
yefments of turf The British landed
great quantities of milltary stores here :
their morters Of 10 inches are gonard,
with luminous, aid many OF their troops
were here ready to embark for home.
This country is low, damp and cold, and
many of the poor Scotch suffered eS
tremely, and many were martyrs tor
their attachment to their natural dress
Their legs are bare except a stort green
Maid petticoat. descending to the knee
and red plaid ,aeing extending up the
calf. They year the uniform red coat
and a Tick woolIen cap. with red and
white plaid border and plume, and a
heavy TUT OF waving black testhers,
wiicI cover the whole head. Entrance
to this port is Intricate /; with man,
dangefou irregtlar currents. Accidents
to packets and transports are frequent
Embsk for Epgland, land at Dover
the he oh are most romantic. streny and
fortified. officer Of the customs are ex.
tremely risd. YET mary goods are snug
gled. Road t Ecndon traverses plea
SAINT, rich agricultural country producing
hops. and settled with numerous large
tow ns built with brick, uniye' sally
e.. ployed in England as stone in France
for building; its sometimes covered with
Roman cen en- very close imitation OF
Stcne. and very durable
A few sioliy con. emptib'e wild beasts.
10000 STAYS OF muskpts, thumb Screws
of Spanish Armada 70, tcrtu'ing the ijri
tlsh to discover Their treasures, shields
with pistol barrels running thro' to FIRE
frou behind, the connecting like betweef
antient and msdefn armour; Henry s his
massive cane, with teur pistoI barrels II
the head, the iron arnor OF dozen az
tent kings, nlaced on their images On
is a fai inventlonary OF Tire
curiosltles at the much
van ted Iower Of JOIN Bull. and to col
ieci eytfa,agant fees '0r showing this,
he keeps some dazen pages and wardens.
tricsed cut in the livery of he 18th cen
tury. The Jew els are removed to repair
the building
The 70, al palaces aiid public buildings
in England a e Ordinary, but the come ct
Il paui's, specially the inside view, i,
more grand Tran any thing Of the kind IN
F ance. The chapel at " ndsor is
hung round with armor, a singular orna
meut. the SPOTS OF some enemy west
,ainiSttr (bBev is a low, extensive 60
tho pie. interesting enly from ITS tombs.
The mode u repairs OF thu, and other Go
the buildings from their freshness, iorn,
a singular conttact with the venerable re
lnaius of antiquity. The srsciuens OF
,culptuge here and others in Eng.an 81
among the best OF the art. One %! theI
was erected b. Massaclu
,rfts Ia, for Lord Viscdunt Howe stair
h A,aelca in So. and illustrates Il e
popularity Of that name lii OF, coun-
~
lie Fat, West India and Iondorl
l1c Ks afe most NO derui and expensive
Establishments the fist, thiee mile.
Io9 ixchapge. ccyers about Fl ty acres
II land t e, compan, ,hies. rate twelve
iundged and fit arr fi.lee bundled
.ops, < a.e very handsome. The WestI
india ve,sels are between three and fnrl
,nfldred tons. an4 he dock. coter fltyl
eur acres. While these wi b their adj
airal WAREHOUSES; Go fopour to tie coun-I
try they must be d fsaVy tax or com
me &c.
Ba Gas s perkin's Be- cry mikes
235 tHonsantl barrels q bee per year -
most Of the OF erations are perlJrmedI
with great ingenuity b, tie stcam enginel
Which by means cf hose conducts theI
beer throughout the establishment. 1t Isl
contained il one l'Hnd ed immense cir
cular rats above ground. Eighty Of Tel
iae Eegsieh draw horses the largest and
most powelfG il the orlJ a;e eraplcyrd
here. Beer is eypor ed to America, Az
though cont aband, vast quantity til
iiu sia
Steam boats do not succeed in Fre
lard Th SC which ran between l,op,
doi and Graseserd are prohibited By IT,
city government Of Grayesend.fr m tier
t roning 50 n.any Waterman out Of I'm
ploy. Like all Iahou, saving ma hine-
they must be introduced cautiously and
gradually into use here
IVES IS pictures .esreciallv the twn|
scenes from out Saviour's history. are e
2 nI nnt ard .t,iklno. In dnsimn IN eyrctr