Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-06
WHOoPING COUGH.

The Northampton Gazette states, that
vaccination, or inocculaton for the cow
pox, will arrest whooping cough.
This fact (says the Albany Daily .4d0eT-
tissr, has also been verified in this city,
by ssome of our most respectable physi-
clans; and we have no hesitation in say
ing, that it is their opinion, that the vac
cine incubation, will in all cases relieve,
iinot wholly abate the whoopng cough,
and especially in infants and young chill
dren, to whom it is always dangerous and
often fatal. -
From the .Ne7r. York Gazette of Sept. /.
LATEST NEWS.
The London papers by the Elizabeth.
captain Sebor, are TO the 25th Of July in
elusive, two days later than by the Mar
tina from Liverpool.
1t will be observed, by an article which
we have copied from the Sun, that a most
awful excitement had been produced in
London by the Smith6eld meeting {; but
that perfect tranquility was restored.
The discussions at the common council
on the second of July were scarcely ami
mated. Alderman Smith stated, that few
minutes subsequent TO the apprehension OF
Mr.. Harrison, the worthy alderman, Wath-
man, not content with the letters he had
written. came to Giltsrur-sre and ex-
claimed, with much vehemence Of manner,
"Iprotest, my Lord Mayor, against these
proceedings of yours"-he even approach
ed the Lord Mayor, protesting, excIaiming,
shaking his hand, and declaring that it
blood was shed, il would be owing to the
conduct pursued by his lordship.
Alderman Waithman rose and explained,
and denied the abruptness with which he
was accused-he might, he said, have been
wrong, but he acted to the best of his judy
ment.
The harvest in the south Of France had
commenced under the happiest auspices.
In England the harvest would commence
on the Essex coast the first OF August, three
weeks earlier than last year, which pro-
missed an excellent crop.
On the 9th of July, reports were very
current at Marseiles that there was to be
an immediate war between the United
States and Spain.
The plague at Tunis had carried off So
600 people previous TO the Sd of July, al
which time il was beginning TO subside.
The FIVE Persian Students who had been
three years in England, were on the eve Of
returning home, One of them, Oostude
Muhomed Ali, is united to Miss Dudley,
an English lady of talents, who accompa-
MES him.
A new sect of preachers, called Ran
ters,' have appeared in York, England.
They preach in the open air, and contend
for more lively religious feeling and sobrie-
ty of dress; particularly prescribing dou-
BILE breasted coats, white hats, and half
boots. London, July "a.
We have only to refer to the proceedings
in the court of common council yesterday,
to justify all the alarm which we felt on the
revolutionary storm which iInpended over
the metropolis, but which, owing to the
wise arrangements Of government and the
city magistrates, has happily passed over
without inficlng those horrors, which
would otherwise nosiprobably have spread
confusion all over the empire. We raised
a warning voice from the moment when the
intended meeting was announced, and fire.
quently renewed our call upon the good
sense and spirit of the people, as well as
upon our rulers, to be July prepared to
meet the menacing dangers. We were
publicly and privately rebuked, even by
staunch friends of government. for having,
as they alleged. exaggerated those dangers,
but we fully understood the Jacobin cha
racter, and were convinced, that no crimes
could enter into the human Imagination,
which the Jacobins would not eagerly per-
petrate. The Lord Mayor, to whom all
possible praise is due, for his wisdom, firm
ness and decision, gave the most important
information yesterday, which confirmed
our anticipations, and proved that The dan
ger was fully equal to our prophetic alarms.
His Lordship stated, that he had received
information on oath, that the object OF the
disaffected on Wednesday last was "to
fire the great city, and murder all its peace
able inhabitants. Now it is by no means