Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-31

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was actually given. The students
had set fire to the college, but it had
made so little progress that it was
extingr,ished Immediately. BeforeI
light the college was deserted by near
" all the rebels seven only have been
arrested. Several have left town with
permission who were not engaged in!
the rebellion, and about so i suppose
remain. After a complete purgation|
is made perhaps there may be so left.
L went over the college this morning
surveying the desolations. The doors
and windows are nearly all broken
the furniture dashed to pieces, and
REBELLIoN written on the walls every
where. Mr.. Saunders, one of the tu-
tors. has, / am informed lost all his
sermons and other valuable papers.
The trustees are now in session. but
their decision is not yet published.
The government ofcollege will be a
bile fairly to establish their authority.
but the injury to the Institution must
be incalcuIable. In the midst of ali
sach commissions, how consoling to re-
fleet that " the Lord God Omnipotent
lreignetl."
William Lee, Esq. late Consul at Dor,
Idesus, is appsimed Accountant Of the
War Department, in The place Of the late
Col. Lear.
Extract OF letter from New Orleans
dated Dec. 81, to hous.. in Boston
/" Ia my last informed you OF the fail
.ure II Darser, Dent Il Co. The firm of
Bartlett & Go. failed day before yester,
DAY, purity on account OF ,he FIRST failure.
rhe dircam. tauces have had an injurious
eE.ct'on pu5!ic confidence, which was
bafore bad enoagh. lie so good as trI
tell MIL si'al be obliged 20 send his
factory goads oacs ; daily SACRIFICES arel
made AT auction, at less than one third off
hisinyoie. p ices Inc Admit,accc i. as
vet, withaat any prospect of a freight, asl
well ~ many others. Cotton still con
.inues sj 90, but The scarcity OF mo
aev mast bring 1t down. Exchange col
Boston 1t psr, aud duh sale; Specie,
mrr's at 2! rer ct, a,iv. B own Sheet.
iuss 1850 RcYcns Ddck 8 so l0.75 \
C7ftc, p'i;ae, is Il els. /; Pepper % a
o..
E.gp'-Lstters nt very tecent lg'c
rive the toliowing "details respecting r.
gypt:
" Ire country has greatly improved
ander The gov r9meHt Of pac!.a hGotdI
Ali. The city OF Alexaudgia has been
Jared in /, state Of defence; the trnop
are wsS}'rrated AID cguiadY paid ; aud
!no"e volunteers oie,ed themselves tina
were wanted. hn.oni Ain in his 40tE
year. lie was -ris ina'iy az adveatarer
who exrrcis',, thr ts'!c % piracy in u
snail vessel hi successes attracted tt
him coo, wahwhose aS-istance he succeed
- ~ d"nlueeri's over the chici cite
u !mwcr + Up, siGae which time HI I
.?ny has srea " increased. lie ca"esse'
Sr'e;gncrs. particularly the French aud
GAgllsN aad t,ere i. every prnhahllit
t.a,. II he cnntIIUcs 70 easern Egypt. .
VII become / yary a'n"i-hiag cQautry."i
EAR~RQyAKEs.-ih b" gszHttcs at 4
few DAYS past have made mention OF
iumer0us agitationS OIL the earth, which,
nave all been called by the aFpalhn.
,ame Of Er"t-quake. Eva are Iepor y
Il to have been felt in Casada; two in
). Z. bath On the 30th De.
;ember, aud one of thirty seconds con.
0ae at Richmond and three
n Baltimore. on the 9Th inst. enc pre-.
,eded by lightning! These agitations
lppear to have been CT 'iiusd 10 small
limits. After very dry season sue
;seGed nv heavy rains and after the RAPID
iuccessi1n Of warm aud freezing weather.
here will ircqlentiy be iecal trembling.
VI the gs0uad, from tie confinement of
liz in its cavities (; but they seldom are
Intended With serious eftcts-shouid
excite no undue alarm and ought not to
ece;ve the name which appears peculiar
v appropriate to those tremendous vista
ions of Heaven, which the annals OF tia
v AMI the West Indies have recorded,
nut which--thanks to good Providence
Our country has heretofore been ex.
'mpted fron.
On the slst OF Dec. the schr. DECATUR
experienced two, shocks in lat. 27, IS.
org 20, So, one of which felt as if the
'sssel was striking rock or wreck,
T*E The friends and ac-
g InJIN NAV ,laoo..oJ |,