Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-11-30
A CRYSTAL SUMNER HOUSE.

Furetierre has given description of
very curious crystal summer house, in
vented for the king of Siam. The de-
scription was transmitted TO him by
friend who had the honour Of a seat in il.
The king Of Siam has in one OF his
country palaces, most singular pavilion.
The tables, the chairs, the closets, are
all composed Of crystal. The walls, The
ceiling, aud the floors, are formed Of
pieces of plate glass, Of about an inch
thick, aud six feet square, SO nicely
united by cement, which is as transpar-
eut as glass itself, that the most subtitle
water cannot penetrate. There is but
one door, which shuts SO closely, that it
is as impenetrable to the water as the rest
Of this singular building. A Chinese en-
gineer has constructed il thus as certain
remedy against the insupporiable heat of
the climate. This pavilion is twenty
eight feet in length and seventeen 10
breadth: ii is placed 10 the midst Of
great basin, paved and ornamented with
marble of various colours. They fill
this with water 10 about quarter Of an
hour, and it is emptied as quickly. When
you enter the pavilion, the door is imme-
diately closed, and cemenied with mas
tick, to hinder the water from enterings
it is then they open sluices and this great
basin is soon filled with water, which is
even suffered 10 overflow the land; SO that
the pavilion is entirely under water, ex-
cept the top Of the dome, which is left
untouched for the benefit Of respiration.
Nothing is more charming than the agree
able GOODNESS Of this delicious place, while
the extreme fervor of the SUI boils on the
surface Of the freshest fountains.
Extraordinary Murder. 1t is the GUS
tom 10 Russia to place corpse on the
night before the burial in the church.
where the priest accompanied by Choir
lister, is Obliged TO pray. 1t once hap
pened in village, on such an occasion,
that to the amazement Of the priest, the
corpse suddenly arose, came out Of the
coffin, and marched up to him in vain
the priest sprinkled him with quantity
of holy water; he was seized, thrown to
the ground, and killed. This story was
related by the terrified chorister, who
had crept into a corner and concealed
himself. He positively added, that after
having perpetrated the crime the dead
man laid himself in the coffin again. He
was really found so. No body could con-
ceive how this murder was committed.
AT length after the lapse of many years it
was discovered. A robber, who among
many other crimes confessed this also, had
slipped 10 the dark into the church, put
the corpse aside, and taken his place ia
the coffin. After perpetraiing the crime,
he had put every thing again IN order, and
then retreated, without being perceived.
The motive of this murder was hatred 10
the priest, occasioned by an old quarrel.
GafGry.
At the attack on New Orleans, after
Jackson had thrown up his cotton fortifi-
cation, Frenchman came to him and COM
plained that he had taken $50 bales of his
cotton, that they were 10 the breastwork,
and that he must have them OF be indem-
nified. Jackson having listened TO him
attentively, called to one Of his men, and
ordered muskel, cartouch box, &c. to be
Immediately brought to him -" There
fsaid he, addressing the Frenchman) take
these; no man has better right to defend
this cotton than yourself: see that you do
it faithfully :" and Immediately ordered
him into the ranks,