The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-23
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND

I LATEST FROM ENGLAND
by the British packet Butcher, which
arrived yesterday, the Editors Of the
MerchantIle ADVERTISER have received
London papers TO the 18th uit. London
Shipping listsof the Sd and sth Of the
same month, and HALIFAX papers to the
10Th inst. from which the following ex-
tracts are made.
HaHfar, Senf. 9.
Arrived, brig MAZDA, of London,
Motley, from Richmond (vir.) GU, 9
days for Waterford, with full careo
Of tobacco, put in for repair.
The Butcher Packet, cap, Eddy, ar
rived this afternoon from Falmouth, il
Is days passage. The London papers
by her are to the 18th ult.
London, dug 8.
Recent letters from Madrid, slate,
that an order had been issued by the
government for levy or ballot oil g.
900 10 beg embodied as a militia. In
the opinion OF some per sons this mea
sure Is adopted vita the view OF leaving
tho regular troops at the disposal OF GO
vernment For the purpose of sending
them TO South America and TO Mexi
CO, where their services are much
wanted. Others talk OF an expedition
being intended for West Fioriaa, in tue
contemplation ola war with the United
States.
london, dug 10.
a letter from Genoa, July 20, saws,
intelligence he's bccn received here,
that the Dey OF Aigiers has 5000 slaves
at work at the torufca,:ons ct tina, place
which are intended TO mount 1900 pic
css Of Cannon"
London, Aug. 10
Spain is ftting out small squadron
against the pirates and intends reiblorc.
ing the garrison of ecu C.
An article from CaglIari,eof the 22d
July, says tina, the American squadron
vas met steering forAigiers, ~ Inch they
were to attack before Lord Exmouth's
arrival.
The Duke of Wellington is expect.
ed to leave London for Paris to morrow.
Paris, dug 9.
The destination of the armament
which the Porte is preparing is sa d to
be the coast OF Algiers, though not for
the purpose of joining the iorces of the
| Barbary Powers, bul an The contra to
act against Algiers. and o6iige the dey
TO acknowledge the authority of the
Grand Seignor. The policy of the Di.
van in this respect is. however, so very
uncertain, that events alone can explain
| It's views.
A peace has been concluded between
| the Asaantyne and Fautyae nations In
| Africa,
| From, The Democratic Press.
| In looking over the Richmond En-.
quirer some few days ago l observe
mention was made of a whole family IN
Cumberland county. Virginia, having
died 10 consequence OF eating apart OF
a cabbage which had been boi,ed en-
tire with Scorpion enclosed in las
iieayes.
| Believing as do, that there must be-
| some mistake as TO the identity of the
animal asd knowing indeed that in
| Virginia, the commonality Of the peo-
| pie generally confound the Lacerla, y
/ species OF Lizard, with that of the
Scorpion, which believe does not ex
1 iSt tb auS Va VIC OntSN OlatSSi nave
no doubt but that more particular his
tory OF the fatal circumstances would
prove highly interesting TO The na,urai
list, it not Of much practicable i'm ,:or-
lance to the physician ailude to The
salivating property which has been as
cribed 10 the Lizard When eofeu un.
cooked by the Spanish and Other PhysI'
clans.
! The late profs ssor Barton. ascertain
ed, from satisfactory experiments made
! upon the Lacerla Subyiolscca, that iht
animal possesses a 8uid, resembling If
its senaible qualities such as are pecu,
liar to tic Muriate of Mercury or Cor
rosiye Sublimatc, which, when taken
in certain doses, is known 10 be pow
erful poison.
| These remarks are smade with tn,
sole view Of eIiciting from some com
petent pen, in the neightoThood wher,
the catastrophe occurred, detaiIe,
relation OF all the facts which have
bearing on the case tie.
A particular description of the ami
NAL together with the symptom
which marked the disease in its com