Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-27
alexandria, May 81, 1S1S

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The hon. MI. PlNKSEY Gate minister
to Russia) ard family arrived at Balti'
mere in the ship Plato, from. Bremen.
BOUNDARY COMMISSIONERS.
Yesterday, SAYS the Burlington Cent?
mel Of the 18th instant, the hon. Thomas
Barclay, his Britannia Msjesty's com
missioner under the 9Th article of the
treaty of Client, arrived here for the pur'
pose Of holding, with the hen. c. P Van
Ness of this place, the commissioner Of
the United States, meeting of the board
under the treaty.
Il is understood that the commissioners
will meet this day, and will be detained
here several days in making some pre-.
paratoiy arrangements, after which they
will proceed to St. Regis.
The hon. w. c. Bradley, the Ameri-
can agent, T. L, Tiarks, esq. and MIR.
Orne, the secretary Of the board, are in
town, and we perceive by The public pa
psrs that the hon. Ward Chapman, aud
Ward Chapman. jr. esq agents OF his
Britannia Majesty, are on their way, and
may be hourly expected.
F. r. Hasler, esq. the American as
tronomer, attached to the misslon. is
alss, as we are informed, proceeding to
this place upon the business Of his aP-
Boston, May 10.
ANOTHER WONDER.
On Sunday We had severe N. E.
storm, aud the grea est fall Of rain which
has been experienced for some time.-
Yesterday morning thousands Of live fish,
of two or three different species, from l
inch to 4 inches long, some belonging to
fresh and some to salt water, were found
on Boston Common. Numbers were
carried away in pals and pitchers by
the inhabitants, aud many have been pre-
served alive in fish globes.
WHALES.
The captains Of several vessels, which
have arrived lately mention having seen
many whales in and near Boston Bay s.
and the commander Of one vessel states
that he saw a spermaceti whale from
which he thinks 1900 dollars worth of oil
might be obtained. As the enterprising
people Of Nantucket are acquainted with
the vicinity of these Levia'hans, it is
probable they will have some sport with
and profit from them.
From the Winchester Gazette Of May %.
A murder, accompanied with clrcum-
stances OF the most horrible and savage
oarbaity, wa, committed on the bsdy OF
DR.. Robert Berkeley Of this county, by
his slaves, on Tuesday night the 18th
inst The following brief account has
been given US by different persons, and
will, we believe, be- found substantially
correct.- The Doctor vas called from
his dwelling Cd the evening alb we men,
toned. BY a fellow (now in confine-
ment,) and informed that Randolph, a
fellow who had been some time run away,
was returned and then at his cabin on
arriving at his cabin he found the fell
low at the door, having in his hand a
large club which the Door. made an at
tempt to take from him. This was how
ever resisted, and the issue of the contest
was, the Doctor being knocked down, and
the blows inhnmanly repeated until he
breathed bis las, A large fire was then
made in the cabin, On which the murder
ed body was thrown and consumed until
scarce vestise Of it remained! In this
part Of the tragedy several other ne
groes we're actors hence il is concluded
that the scheme was premcditated, and
the object--noney, Of which it is be.
lieved they robbed the house to consi-
darah,e amnunf &C nnwards nf one thou.