Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-04

king. I ordered them to The fields, in
order tn I t5ev should acquaint the FAINT
les which were cnncesleh there WIN the
o. od trra,men, they had received tron'
hi, male t >. troups. This mea.urr has
had So favorable ,esulf, that the town
was this moraing crowded with families.
and number Of young men, vho pre-
seated themselves to be enlisted IN th'
army of the king Edo MOI ent 'rtaIn M
least doubt tut the chef part ol the III
habirants OF tin, town are aidicted !"
eur sovereign, and that they pant TOR M
mument # bei.'g set tree from the yok'
of the rcbel Randnn."
transmit til 70 your excrllency to-
YOUR Information, ard for the SAT- iac'l"i
Of all the Iowa inhabitants OF the count $
God preserve your excellency man,
yeats. 49,,
Head Qua tiers, Victoria, I'm
January, 1918
PABLO M0RILLO,
Don Juan Bautista Pardo
The following whimsical bur'esqu" upon
the grave details which abound, in Flu
ropean newspapers and magazine, %!
the amusements Of fashionable life, Hiav
be ralished by some of the lovers Of
what is called LIGHT READING.
SPLENDID FETE At BALLYeRoooAGH.
From the Belfas Commercial Chr nicle.
BaIlysroogah House. the hospirable
mansion of Timothy Guullaghan, Esq.
was las. month graced by the most ele-
CANT fcs ivities, on the happy return Of
their Oldest san from the north Of Europe,
where he had been inc0ghito in the hum
Bile guise of cook t. a whaler.
The 'rincipal entrance to the house
was most handsomely Ornamented fnl the
occasion on on side was seeo a heap Of
manur", shaped like an ancient tumulus,
and tastefully decorated with aushipg
st avs, &c on the other side appeared a
stagnaDt pool, whose smooth surface was
gently moved by duck and drake. who
muddleI through with unccmmon viraci-
ty and 'pirit; in pc spective was seen a
venerable turf kish, around which a pair
OF trowsers being care!esslv thrown. gave
a liz and graceful finish to the scene.
About rwo O'Clock, the approach Of
com any was proclaimed BY the distant
oia.,an - .,Lool r..s. ,h;e d,on sonnJ
u ,n'nr,od w;,h the fnsr tones -, tr, Jnns
h.,r;,o uh;rnod chi,Jrsr cr,;nc -
nr,Jm'ed fol, and neIloy voIn,.,s nr ,be
no.t Il, .Gghtf,l h,r,onv. m fr,. a,.i :.
val was mat Of ,hs.po.acer Mr.. Elmo.
vim. an eminent nccoucbpur she wa.
sonn followed by rest of the eyrectsd
c,mn,ny. WIN speediIy repaired IN q
grand ustick saloon, tie wall, of which
wee tainted a Ia SCOT drop
Here rich and fneIs fiavorc,l beve-
rare was handed round IN noble wooden
vases. which the cha mlng hostess. with
b.witching simplicity den"minatcd broth
in noggens. Dinner was shortly after
wards served up; a plant1au was dis.
pensed with. but is place was most sub.
stautlallv .uppied by fioe skate, cock.
ed in me Turksh fashion, with all IFS
tails near it was quarter OF delicate
veal, which had brpstbed its last SIGH at
ter an existence Of five hours. On CEN
tral shed was placed male bird, which,
during life of nine yea S, had increased
t, sura SIZE as to excite the admiration
of The whole company After dinner,
-ome original sentiments and sell select.
ed songs we're given, few OF which are
TIE following:
M. UMuliag'an-" A speedy rise to
the price Of pigs"