Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-06

we have had scarcely any ram Tor Two
month past. These circumstances arr
generally considered unpropitioas q
health; yet thus far their effect has not
been injurious. The inundation, which
created so much alarmin the commence
.nent of the summer, has been highly be-
aefisial as regards the healthiness of the
city. While the water was up, it was
|5y no means stagnant, but was con
SANITY running with great rapidity ell
Their on or off, so that it could not posi-
bly, be followed by any i'll effect, care be
ing taken to remove the animal and We
setable putrefaction, which It left behind.
There is much grogndless terror in the
'nothern states, respecting the unwhos-
someness Of our city. Yet are the lnha-
bitants OF Louisiana exempt from any
diseases, which coamit great rayases a.
mong you, viz. consumption. asthma, and
rhenmatism- -pleurisy is absolutely un-
known among US. The only diseases
from which we have any thing to fear.
are fever and dissentary, these are some
times fatal TO strangers who are impru-
dent or incorporate. But they are so
we'll and so generally understood, that
the Oldest inhabitants care nothing about
them. For my part, during the five
years thai | have resided here, have
had intniS tely less sickpe>s than | should
have had, il had continued to live In
Philadelphia
Extract ola letter from a very inteli-
gent American gentleman in France,
dated Paris, l5:h Oct, 1916
" During my visit to Holland the wea-
ther was delightful Twas t.eated With
great kindness and hospitality and |
left it with very favorable impressions,
both of the country and people. The
Durch merchants speak with sorrow of
the bad effects OF our late War on their
commerce, by forcing forward orr ma,
nutactories. 0ne gentleman, who is We
ry largely in the American trade. told
me, :. Formerly | had IA American ship
addressed to ME, arriving at least once
a fortnight and, without waiiig for NY
letters, kHew that had to order three
or four hundred pipes Of gin, as many
boxes of coarse glass, and regular as
they come as usual, but they goNhome
empty, or to England fora return car.
go"
american onsut.-lhe following ex-l
tract from lse Loudon paper, ext laiue'
more fully, ti,an we have before seen. thsi
circumstances which ie, to the late cor,
respoudence between Lord Exmouth andI
VI i,iam Shaler, Esq. the American Con-,
sui at Algiers:
Captain Eastwood. and Nj, NJ Ma
nus, the surgeon OF the Proaetheas. aud
some mure Eaglishmen who assisted I'M
efectiag the escape Of the English Con-
sul's family at Alsiers, aud who we're un !
fortunately detected in consequence of
the child's crying, were in great danger,
OF losing their heads, and would certain
~ have Suffered fit had not been Tor theI
Of the Americas Con vi. u
They were put into large vault fiiedl
with yesinin and filth, where they eel
NAMED all night. They had mats ,otesi
On upon damp dsor, an had notllingl
to ,eltesh themselves but bad bead aadI
water. Tney we're tantahzed with al
promise chat tlsy should be Pc, mitted oi
81 OF beard ship, bne were marched frn,oI
ore prison to a':othes. The. hiinisterte-
fused them when they applied Ter m9reI
.Sread7: bit tie captain Of dc port how !
ell soihe compa$sion. g ordered refiesh-l
.Wehts Tor tte,a, directing tae guards 1cl
treat fhem veil. The slaves tnsn gaygi
them fruit ere. They wee at,erwardsI
5leyed to shat is called the Kings Pal
son, under an esco;t Of sol;Iir4s, and
marched through the town. ii,sulted onI
the Nay by Mours, Jews, and i'urks who
even spain their faces. ne Dey tho'tl
proper to send the C0nsui's child cn
board. Ehe Americas Consul continued
ms kiadncss, and the Swedish CensuH
also was ver5 affective, and suptIeGi
them with books, pens, aud paper. TheI
English we're soon put uio ifuus and mi
that state were marched asoat IL miles
across the country and haltins a shortI
time IN place where cattle were conin-
ed, were obasS TO resua e their jour
ney. Their rel e,iment was boiled cornl
aud water. they were then placed inI
another prison, bat soon heard they were
TO be MA ched back to Asiers toI
whicn placeattep' having encaa,ped on the
ankof rivcrwhichhad recentlf been over
tiown they were Afterwards brought