Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-02

pext To Tie Niagara, DO cot Jield J"
point Of sublimity. beauty and EXTENT 70
any in the state. are scarcely known out
of their vicinity. Fall Creek, on winch
our falls are situated, arises in the north
east corner of this county, and, aftera
course Of twenty miles. empties into the
head of Cayugs Lake. When it arrives
within three miles OF the Cayusa Lake,
the chain Of falls commences, and contIn-
ues with little interruptiea, about one
mil. and an half, when The water IS Pre-
cipated over the last and srandest 'all' 10
a level with the lake. The whole descent
of water in this distance, has been esti
mated at three hundred and fifty feet.
The view of the precipice from the
bridge a. the foot Of the falls is the most
grand and picturesque l ever behe'd.
The water falling nearly perpendicular
", from the height of about ninety tee'--
the steep and eraegy banks towering to
an almos, equal height above, aud crown
ed with scattering cVergreens, give a
wild and romantic effect t, the scenery.
unequaIled by any thing that can be in'-
agined. After clambering up the rocky
banks, another tall presents itself to view,
Of about half the heisht--and ten Or Ut
teen rods above tllis, the stream pitches
about forty feet, presenting the form OF a
half circle, in its descent over the broken
and cragscd rocks, tumb!ing aud leaning
with inconceiva5le velocity.
Extract Of letter from Bucnos Ayres,
dated April 25-communicated Tor the
". York Daily Advertiser.
The American friga.c Iei. here yes.
terday with Mes.rs. Rodney and Graham
on board, Mr.. Bland having gone to Chill
to Join the Ontario. The Roy alists under
Osario, in Chill, have been completely de-
feated by Martin, on the ST, inst. With
the losa Of 5000 killed, besides all their
artillery and baggage"
Philadelphia, June 90.
Extract Of 4 letter from Mr.. r. Wells,
of the schr. Ca,harine & Jane, Capt.
H,lsted, Of this port, dated St !ago
de Cuba, 9TH June, 1918.
"On our passage from St. Thdmas, of
Cape Maine, we were boarded BY car
thagenian, and after being treated in .
most barbarous manner, were plundered
OF about 5000 dollars, the principal par |
belonging to French passenger on board
They toak from Ha'sted, (the caPtsin)
about 600 dollars; Victor, Zone Of tn
seamen) so or 60 dollars; and from two
Of our sailors about 200 dollars EACH
Captain Halsted received sabre WOUND
on his forehead. and one Of the sailors re. |
ceived several. The villain IS still crui-
sing Of n. barber. and I expect we shall
see him again. They took Of with them
our jolly boat, SPY glass, a hog, and two
cases Of wine. The United States ought |
to have sloop Of war on this station.-
All these seas are swarming with these
pirates" -- |
HALIFAX AID ST. johns.
The following remarks on the policy !
Of making these cities free parts, are CO.
pied IRON the Montreal Herald Of the
18th inst. They will amuse if not IN
struct the American commercial reader
In our columns We have inserted an |
article from the Halifax Free Press"
Of the 18th ult. conveying the Important
intelligence that bill had passed in The
house Of commons, on the 9th Of April. |
making those ports free, without any re-
preservation Of The subject 90 the part of
our two sister colonies. This to be sure
is paying no great respect to the lesisia.
tive authorities of Nuva-Scotia and New
Brunswick, which certainly ought t.
Lave been consulted /; however, IN Ha-
lifa1 party seems tn be highly grati6ed
who have sent to m...isters petition or
some such document, when il can be Of
no use further than TO be smiled at.
Without pretending to greater fore
sight than our cotemporaries. yet we
make free to assert that ministers have |
laid this bill before pnrl:ament through
an unwnrthy fear Of the American nari