Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-19

cerous doctrines, and Paris requires no /.
zaretto but political one"
The Paris papers, also mention, tia,
eighty houses had lately been destroyed by /
FIRE, and 400 families reduced 10 misery
ia The village of St. Sulpice, situated in the
department Of Cote dor.
On the Sd OF August, Charles Hussev
was executed Tor the murder OF Mr.. Bir1
and his house.keeper, at Greenwich. Be-.
fore he was executed, he confessed that h.
aided in the robbery and deserved his fate
but declared that the murder was commit.
ted by two Of his associates, while he kcp,
watch in the street.
London, .4as. 10.
A strange report, to which we can attach
but little credit, is put forth by one OF cur
morning contemporaries, respecting an at
tack upon young Napoleon, said TO b,
grouded on adyices received yesterday. hut
of which adyices we have heard nothing
beyond this questionable mention. II |,
aiiirncd that au attempt has been made
(within the Emperor of Austris's Palace
we suppuse) to as.assinate young NapC,
lean. Several rufhans we are told. brke
into the chamber where the youth was in
bed. and aimed thrust with poniari Al
his breast, but which on y wounded him in
the arm, and he succeeded in getting on, Of
bed and raised an alarm. Three of the
villains were secured the rest made their
escape. Such is the account we have given
u. lflrue, we have no doubt that the En-
peror of Austria will USE every means 10
search 10 the bottom the atrocious attemnt
We insert in another column, the unusual
statement respecting the h. Il;h of the
Queen, but we must notice another impor.
tant rumor in circulation Ii is said thar
her Majesty has undergone an operation,
by which the water on her chest has been
Withdrawn. The attendance OF Mr. keat,
the Surgeon, and the relief she has enjoyed,
seemed To countenance this report butts
attempted TO be KEEP, secret.
INFAMOUS TRANSACTION.
A few days ago, widow lady, named
Fotheringham, a native Of America, came
10 town FROM the coast of Sussex, where she
had been Tor some time residing with her
three infant children, for the purpose Of
selling out stock 10 the amount OF 300 pre-
paratory 10 voyage 10 her native country.
Having applied TO the people Of The house
10 recommend some professional man u
transact her business, genteel looking Eel.
low was introduced, who stated that he
was solicitor OF the Inner Temple. He
appeared 10 be perfectly conversant in mo-
ncy transactions, and after some converse
ton Mrs F. furnished him with tie neces.
sary documents, and with written authO-
rty to sell out stock TO the amount NEIL
toned. A time was appointed for an IN
tervlew when he was to pay over the mo.
ney TO her; but NJ has never since made
hi, appearance, and the feelings Of the IN.
fortunate woman may easily be conceived,
when upon inquiry she found that he had
ab,conied with the whole of her property,
having sold the stock on the day appointed.
Harvest will he general in Scotland by
the beginning OF September. The crop
will moi only be extremely productive in
respect OF grain. but the quantity and qua.
lily of straw will more than make up the
deficiency in hay. In every respect, the
crop will be unusually fine and there IS
no doubt that the prices Of grain will fall
considerably. Potatoes are both luxuriant
and early, and cannot fail to he cheap un-
less the great demand for butchers meat
should make them be used largely in feed.
ing cattle.-Gldsgo7r Chronicle.
Hamburger, July 90.
An English ship returned from Greenland
having met the Polar Expedition near
Spi,zbergen, in lat. 70 "a, all the crew in
good health. Capt Cotzebue, who is doubt.
less at present at Chronsiadt, could only
reach 10, on the side OF Behrine' Straits,
where he was iInpeded in his further pro.
gress by IN icy barrier He could neither
double Cape SzaIetskoi, in Asia, nor the
ioy Cape in America.
The last Russian Charts indicate, that
FROM discoveries made upon the spot, New
Siberia is not continent, but a group oil
these large Islands, which extend as Tar as
the nth degree, and on the other side oi
which is seen n sea Of ice.
This circumstane. seems 10 confirm the
hypothesis that Greenland is only large
Island, that the Bay called Bafin is open on
the North side, and that there is no Cont
.nent under the Pole According 10 the
Russian charts, it also appears, that the
coasts of Siberia had been placed little
tco much TO tie Northward. ~