Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-13

t.,r~-I ,,.ple'clv round. The ice Is Pi-
,.il..a mnluteins upon our docks.
:, S,hpnec tsdy, we learn that conside-
r.sEs damage ~as slstaiusd' IN coese-
ar..cs AZ the rising of the river Mo-
It Tr,..e has been a rumOur that
s. S,Js,did briI az that place was
I.,.royeI. but this report we believe Is
I,uat Ioandat.os. A large two story
- situated near the river, we learn
~ ". h,rrt. in consequence OF the water
communicating TO a quantity OF unslack-
"a lime in the lever story.
we have heard OF no damage unon the
u,Json, above this city, although many
nIsnks and boards were discovered In the
irs. and we observed small binding
Gear the middle Of the river floating
down the current. The ice stopped at
6 o'clock-but when this paper vent to
press. the water continued rising.
During the confusion and alarm which
freo1patly prevails on these occasions, a
singular instance OF preservation occur
red. In one of the houses IN which the
water was rushing in powerful torrents, a
woman anxious for her safety. effected
her escape after seve al attempts She
bad hardly reached a place Of safety.
when she recoIlected that her infant had
been left sumbering in the cradle, in the
rom from which she just had escaped
terrified and almost distracted, the dis
tressed and anxious mother returned with
the view Of rescuins the child; the wa
fer had filled the room, and the cradle
floating Oh a cake OF ice, found its way
dOwa the curreHt TO plsce Of safety
aud where e Nesting curious, there the
infant lay" unhurt.
The sudden dissolution Of body Of
ice so extensiye-~tne swelling Of the III
var', aud rushing Of the impetuouS r.
,ents--p esented together picture aw-
fully grand and impressive though sell
DON So threatening and destructive in its
aspect. -
From he ". Fork Dailq ,fdrertissr.
The Gazette of st. John's Porto Rico,
gives the following extract from a Bre.
Iaen piner MIR. LangNdorf Rus, ian
Counsellor, in letter from RIO Janeiro,
dated SOth II June. (it is presumed 1917,
for he yeariS Oni'ted) saws, in December
hs, year, | male tpur into the iute.
riOr OF that country, (Brszi) directing
m, principal attention 10 the Province OF
Minas Gernes, where geld mines were
supposed tn bel say supposed. for there
are 10 gold mines in this province but
al single glance Of the eve. YOU per-
ceiSe the whole surface 10 be covered
with gold dust. OF greater or less fine
ness From the collection n this dust
knew a few persons, who in a small space
and IN about twenty years time, have q
mHsSed about three million Of crusades
at gold. But nn,withsta ading this album
Isnee Of gold, and the rich mines Of dia-
mOuds which This country posses es, if
saust be Acknowledged 10 be one Of .he
INST miserable N the world The inha.
b,tants occupied in the sole pursuit Of gold,
neglect the cllture, and OF course leave
the z nd s;er ie, although no soil can
b. naturally more ch or climate more
genial.
These unfortunate people find them
selves az once possessed of immense
wealth, and in want Of the most common
and necessary articles of subsistence
which they are compelled tn seek from
elsewhere, ant in default OF which sup
ply. these new .HdGSSes are st times
nearly reduced to starvation.
A single person can easily in an hours
time collect in gold dust. to a value Z.
Quival mt to two forms, but this done, as
il i sufficient for two or three days sup.
pnrt, he resigns himself TO Incidence and
duzing, from which state of apathy, ne,
cessi'y only can rouse him. | have not
Particularly mentioned the places where
diamInds are found. because nv hur.
rIsd excursions did not allow me suffici
cut tine TO explore them. As there are
no mines actually in operation in this
province, have been only able TO collect
a few fossils, and 1t those bot what pre-.
sented on the surface. Besides gold in
dUsl-this district produces more iron
taan any other Tart Of Brazil, not in
mines bat in whole mountains, ;he mi.
neal aIso passessing magnetic properties
and 81 rich in quality as to WELD from
50 to 90 pounds Of pure metal from 100
pounds OF ore. MIST astonishing indeed
are the immense masses Of this article,
when fo.m he principal mountains Of The
country. spent three moL;hs in this ex-
petition, and had occasion 20 admire the
Gmck vegetation vsrdure, and abundance
81 rare plants. rees and shrubs. Nv
geological pursuits were unfortunately