Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-25

tnat UHNe arg Oily IUCiucntai evils VII,
which tie drama has no necessary coD,.r
lion. know tl.at the capidiiy G. lho,
curses of our country, the grog.selI4r
either convert some part of the SANE b,,;il
ing, within arms length Of tie audisnc, r.,
den Of beastly drunkenness, or rcsr
boot, near the door. to profit by lie Glib,
appetites Of those who attend The ,bc,,,.
| know too that the daughters Of prosl..
ton he them 'htber,as they 60 Mali cr,v.
ded places, and that under the Axis Of :.
misinterpreted system Of Liberty, au,lacious
vice often eit!.er noses the mag isiracy. Or
in,imida,es. buiiits or corrupIs its Officer
into acquiescrnce under pro1gacy tI,s,
would be sufficiently fragrant and enoluevs
10 bring down, in any other country /,
Christendom but this, the heaviest chasli.e.
ment from the hands Of justice. But with
these excuses the drama has nothing e.
do;-and they would be practised, though
there were no such thing as theatre in d,
land. Indeed there is no proposition more
susceptible Of proof, than that frequent The.
atrical exhibitions diminish the practice Of
sensuality, and draw away from the sites
of drunkenness, the haunts of lewdnes;
ard those d.ns Of fraud and villany, the
gambling houses, multitudes OF unthinhie
victims. And if the chief magistrate Of
each town would cordially unite with The
manager in excluding from the avenues and
purlieus of every play house, the venders
ofliquors, preventing the admission Divine
and ardent spirits in any shape, and dis.
couraging, as much as possible, the ell.
trance of those indecent women whose al
ilrements, co2rse and loathsome as ther
must be to any man of moderately refined
taste, faint the whole mass that surrounds
them. and inpart to the Imagination ofun.
wary youth incuIable pollution, the theatre
would be school Of virtue.
This, however. is so very serious sub.
ject that it demands more attentive consi-
deration; ard therefore shall resume it ip
a future letter. DRAMATICUS.
From the London Morning Post Of Jan. 8.
ATTEMPT TO EFFECT THE ESCAPE OF Bona
PARTE.
A gentleman just arrived from St Helena
gives the following particulars Of the late at.
tempt to effect the escape of Bonapare
from that island Our information is deri-
we'd from most respectable source, and we
therefore, without hesitation, lay it before
our readers just as we receive it,
"An American vessel, apparently dis.
masted and otherwiseinjured, but purpose.
Iy damaged, 10 avoid suspicion, made her
appearance off St Helena. The necessary
repair. were entered on with the creates,
activity, whilst other schemes were prose-
cutting with industry in the inferior. I.
had for some time previously been deemed
expedicnt to have daily view of the per.
son of Bonaparte by person appointed
for that particular duty his medical at.
tandant, however, caused tito be notified
that the precarious state Of the Emperor's
health was such as TO render il necessary
that he should remain perfectly quiet at
home, unannoyed by any personal inspec-
tion. 10 this feigned state Of iDdisposliou
the witty Napoleon secrtely quilted bis bed
room about midnigh.-by means The most
artful he actually passed the guard, and
eluding the vigilance Of no less than seven
seniinels, succeeded in reaching the beach.
This was juncturesof high interest in
deed! The means ofescape which the Er.
Emperor was led so confidently TO expect
were, however, not yet perfect. II had
been concerted that certain sigma! should
be given by him on his arrival at the beach.
The signal was duly given, by hoistinga
lantern at the end of walking stick ; but
the boat that was to receive him not ha.
wing yet sufficiently approached the shore,
single sentinel (of whose station on the
beach Bonaparte had not been apprisedl
on perceiving the light, came up, and with
fidelity equal to his resolution, seized the
once great Captain, whose very name bad
been the terror Of millions. He instantly
forced him TO the guard-house. from whence
ne was conveyed back to Longwood. IT'S
scarcely necessary 10 add, he has ever since
been watched with increased vigilance
though nottreated personally with any, ths
slightest degree of rigour.