Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-17
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
From London Papers received at the bea-
con Office, by the Virginia. Capt. Fisher.
London. Jan, 25.
The flowing curious article from Frank
fort dated Jan. is, is given in these Pa.
peFs:-
eve experienced last night most tre-
mendous storm, which cannot De described.
II is fortunate for our city that it was not
earlier by twenty -four hours, for threat
ening prophecy had been circulated among
the people the day before, announcing that
the end Of the world would arrive on that
very evening, and at the sight of the hail,
the snow, and the lightnings, which sue
ceeded each other necessarily, during the
storm. many supe rstitious persons would
probably have died through fear"
From Aries we are informed Of the fol-
lowing remarkable occurrence -
"Some inhabitants of the town of Aries
dug a spot of ground which the dirninution
of the waters of the Rhone had left unco.
vered, and which had been inundated from
time immemorial, have found. amongst 9TH
err relics of antiquity, a vase three teethigh,
and not less remarkable for the elegance
of its shape than the perfection of its orna-
ments; noble fragment of architecture,
several coins, and medal struck to cei's
brate the marriage of Constantine, with
great number of funeral urns, lacrymsto-
ries, and ear,hen lamps. The Project
the Department has Immediately ordert 4
regular excavations to be made IN that
piece OF ground, in the neighborhood of
which, il may be recollected that the fine
statue known under the appellation of the
Venw of .4rles was found many years ago,
and which probably still contains many
precious chef; de euvre of antiquity.
The French Probationary 68f l5c.
Tuesday, ST. soc.-W ednesday 67f: Csc.
At late hour last night, Mail from
Flanders reached our Office. The Brussels
Papers of the 22nd, state that accounts from
Batavia, from respectable authority, dated
the lst October, so far from mentioning
the pretended Instruction at Samarang, in
Java say that the most complete tranquility
reigned in the colony, and that the rebel
Bagoes Scrre!, the instigator OF the troubles
| at Cheribon, had been taken, with great
number of his partisans.
! Tranquilty and good orler prevailed in
the Molucca Islands. An alliance had been
concluded on very advantageous terms with
the Sultan of Pontiana, on the east coast of
Borneo, owing to the effective assistance
| which the Dutch had given him in defeat.
| ing some of his refractory tributaries.
The Brussels Papers also inform US, that
of the parties charged with plot te set
young Napoleon on the throne OF France,
/ two have been discharged. and the others
ordered for trial The King Of the Neither
lands has directed bis chief engineer. NJ.
Visquin, to prepare model of a monument
to be erectei on the field oil Waterloo.
The following event, which has lately
occurred at Constantinople, appears to have
excited general sensation there, as fur
nishing new proof of the mutinous spirit
of the populace of that capital
"The Russian captain Robinson, who
wished TO pas from Iarakoi, where most
of the merchant vessels usually lie, towards
the envirous OF Baluklazer, to land all his
cargo, had gone to the city, and was abb
sent at the moment when his crew were CO.
ing TO cross over to the other bank with the
vessel a Turk in boat, who wanted to
pass before the vessel above the cable, had
a dispute with the Russians; abuse was
soon followed by acts of violence, and the
Russian vessel was surrounded and attack
ed by above fifty Turkish boats. The Rus
sian sailors thought TO extricate themselves
by hosting the Russian flag 4; but it was
scarcely hoisted, when the populace pulled
it down and tore il to pieces. The Russi-
ans then escaped as they could on board
some boats that were at hand, but Tranquil
li,y was not restored till the appearance OF
the high Admira's guard, which took pos
session of the vessel. The Russian Ambas-
ssdor Immediately made complaint Of this
insult to the Russian flag, and offered to
send any of the sailors who might be found
10 blame to Adesa in chains. On the other
hand, the Turkish Authorities have caused