Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-21

missed, the principal room has
| glass ceiling, in it is a pain inc =, S
ltyger. The gardens are in the oll VIII
ioned style, full Of grange and linn nuAS
towering shrubs and flowers, ali f. uts
round, In succession, except f. r. !yS
| winds, 1.-THE winter vegetation n 'is
Iinterspersed with statues aud vsso la09
On the opposite side the e. o.
ee had a mock elephant light. baoNh
1.-TWO females trained for the purOo 'e'Aea
can officer having expressed p"'s,
TO see an elephant and croca,a oesls
(which had been previously tall e :, Ugh,
The Vlzier and his courties, NJ. . oISy
llency had the goodness to send - hScPl'
yer Gosrat, and orderel seves - ae n
caaght and brought on hackerio'% 'C@
County. We walked from Moo'h. Que
Manzul over new bridge of boat -'a ny
wooden rowers, battlenents. AMI Sd
brazures for cannon upon it in tba INV CO.
site side, and there was 40 immsn.O o'P~
gator and middle sized crocodile = .Ia'
with several of the latter Vino az
1 The eIcphants were brought IN :. a's''
crocodile, and one of then trod NM " G'
4 "ith bis foot, so as aim st to cra rJ'
bat although the crocodile screamed A. -
pam, it recovered. The Elephant Wy. %q
not be made to attack the large an. @
tor, than which a more hidaOus moe
cannot he imagined, with nroo;a or
long head and sharp ,eet,. TIE ela.p. a
approached near to it, carefully ,,l I1
.lap the PROPOSES into the smallest posi-.
Ibie circumference, and ehcneyerf ',@
Icame near the alligator, made sr.o -;
eproooscls, or one of the legs Of tIs.
Elephant, the jaws meeting without se.,;'.
lang part OF the animal, gave N'S
Isoand, that might have been 6p,,J ' !.
some distance. A country doc vas it.a
Drought and lied near the Alligator. rSa
lsot II completely IN his mouth, the d,
at times escaping out, attackiag and NJ
lag the monsters nose. or su5sfsr,s ;,
the extremity ofthe jaw, making itbssi
freel', although at one time the doy',
Ihiad toet was in its mouth, and ysrst
50 severe crush between ii, Ioay,J
formidable teeth, the doc appeagdSeI
water was then thrown bV bIees,ses
upon the alligator and do; and laNe,
liberated from tn mouth IF the monster.
when, to cur very great surprize and
pleasure, up rose the dos and run cf;
this occurred with two country dogs and
beth got oft safe. 1t was not very
Gratifying spectacle, but certainly very
curious one.-rhe crocodile ard aigs.
tor. were no doubt greatly enfeepIedb by
having been brought from so & eat dis.
lance tightly bound With e8Fds upon
,hackeries. and out of their ewn element,
Ibe.ides which they we're not released
from the cords, when attacked with eIe.
plants and dogs. Mobaryick Meazai i
crowded with curiGsities, fine furniture
land most beautiful lustre wall giraDdolel
! :. We then visited Mira Nalilhki
lhotee a house built by Ma5oncd eaZ
! Gavin, once minister to Acophalda#iah
nobleman well known aud much e.
|teemed BY all the European gealcwel
at Lucknow this house is built on
| nigh mound, near the Goolnsy II has a
number of fine rHnms. els antly furnish.
led. The view ICON this house. beth up
and down tins riyer,is very interesting
! and beautiful.
I" We afterwards crossed Goomty ~
mediatelg opposite General iiHim'
house, now hurried Rux, IN one OF l.e
prettiest pleasure boats ever be'eid. It
lis cased on the outside with aiger pace
Icnbossed with devices, and g'lt Oe'ow
the water marx, a canopy sSlggnt gFesN
satin lined with pink satin, s'ISer WI
4 Us
brcidery, fringe and tassels, the mass
land sails highly decorated 1t IS a,PO'',,
ib,e far any boat to De m1re princcIy anu
beautiful for It's slze: there are seycr''
other larger and very handsomely d'fo'
rated boats, Eat none like this. AS eA'
celency'spinances, budeerows snake
and pgodigous number Of Other boats D
all description lay here at NaoF'a'l
MonzeI on landing we PrccSeded o.
building called Deharam. OF yaIga!ly u I
ilanthorn house, erected IN the t05D,'
STYLE by the late Yizier: il derives = :,
name tromits being three stories ''g,'
land Of no considerable b eadth or oSP''
From this house The bans Of Inc fNS'
s!oped and Termed tito a Hover g.
don, in the rear IS an extensive poT''s' o.
lin which brood mares and their COTS,
kept, and add much to The hyelias's
the scene. The view ii the F%ie!S V
rious palaces r buildings oa de Opus
side is strIkinsly beautiful. :,
Some days after We weTe iE!fftd
Ibis EXcellenCy 10 q shsOtlag party Il