Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-11
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GREAT BRITAIN.
By an act of parli ment, lately passed, a
reward Of eco, 900 is offered for the Disco
very ola passage, by sea, between the At
lantic and Pacific. Quere, would not $780,
900 nearly open canal between them =
By another act, reward of $4,000 is Of
tered 10 those who shall first approach
within the degree of the North Pole This
is highly characteristic OF the age but
would not a question arise between the
claimants? The man at-the pro10 might
tfra approach, and the man at the helm
would get nothing or else the t5,oOo
might be shared by whole feet. May the
reward be speedily obtained! A highly
contagious and destructive fever, is raging
in Aberdeen, (Scotland.) London is re-
visited by a remarkable fog-so thick and
oppressive, that the very dwelling houses,
though every door and window be barred,
cannot be kept light, even with candles:
fambeaux are carried in the streets, the
shops are shut up, and all the horses led by
dismounted coachmen. 1t had already pre-
vailed Tor several days on the 3Oth Decem-
Der, TO such an extent, as 10 cover the
neighboring mail routes. Another miser,
quite as notorious as Vulture Hopkins, mas
Just abandoned 100000, and his reputa-
ton, to the quidnuncs of this world his
name is Courto;s. Another terrible acct
dent has Just occurred to laborers, in dig
cling weli-several have been buried alive
at village in England Riots are renew
ed at Drury Lane; mob, rersas a new pam
tomime-and a Mr.. Bradbury is recorded
to have knslt Intellectually, to an English
audience. Shame on him Thank heaOen!
ne haze nothing ofthis in oar country,-we
should never endure it. The property of
the late queen is going off under the ham,
mer; and Ave of her horses, says the Lon
don editor, were shot on account Of their
age )" being between 50 and 4oyears old
ITO prevent them from falling to the
work of DIRT carts" Is this economy, or
meanness? Cannot England afford to keep
FIVE old servants of their queen? Suppose
they should live few years longer lis it
not rather beneath great people to assign
such reason for shooting few old horses?
lest they may be degraded by the harness
of dart cart!
THE QUEEN.
There seems to be general testimony
in favor of this excellent woman. We call
her majesty Of Great Britain, an excellent
aso,non, and not merely queen because
we hold that to be title to which the NIGH
test females might aspire: it is more glo-
rious than that of empress. 1t will long be
remembered that she has been rallied at, by
such wretches as Peter Pindar, for extreme
parsimony how unjustly, is now evident.
She was truly and greatly charitable-tull
of queenly muni6cence, without ostenta-
ton. Her charities were secret; they were
to be known only by the suspension OF their
influence, like the dews Of heaven, unseen,
but not unfeit. 1t is most interesting and
endearing fact for it brings queen, and
woman, home to our hearts-we feel her
presence, and bow to its influence. Her
very jewels were insufficient to Gquidate
her charitable engagements. We rejoice
to have such evidence it takes away the
Gislopalty of our hearts, towards the men
and women, that tread upon the necks of
their fellow men; and ellis US with boiler
awe for the majesty Of virtue. We, though
republicans, can be exceedingly loyGI to