Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-26

cious. Mr.. President, call upon my friend
Mr. P. for a song: excellent call: attention,
gentlemen, for Mr.. P's song: "a hem.)
Excellent! admirable your health and
toast sir Mr.. President, with great r-r-res-
| pect, move r-r-resolution, but first and
toremast there must be s.si-lence observed.
Attention for MI. Snaps resolution pro-
coed sir Then Mr.. Pr-pr-p president. with
great di-dif- difference, III novel swear
Mr. President there is such da da-dam-
| dam noise again, I cant hear my-my self
! speak-bravo bravo | second that motion.
Dam it gentlemen. th-tba -.ha- that isn't the
esoIution-(Mr. Snap growing rather 00eak
in the knees sit down,) Mr. Snapp, your re-
solution now, ifyou please sif-the gentle
men are all attention. Ha! did ne speak to
me Gentlemen, be so good as TO support
Mr.. Snap, till he gives his resolution-now
then, Mr.. Snap. Well. then, IL r-r-resolVe,
b-tha that th-the thanks Of the coco compa-
ny (dont hold so tight be given to the &C.
gentleman for his b. be beautiful explanation
of his to o-oast Huza bravo Mr.. Snaps
health and r-r-re-re-so- DISSOLUTION. Mr.. Pre-
| sident, move, sir gentlemen who've just
drank Mr.. Snaps resolution in radieule, be
fined each bumper-'tis carried. Cen
tlemen, drink off your bumper's-there is
some campagne coming to wash them down.
Mr.. President, before the campaigne goes
| round, move, that
Order and sobriety,
Be the rules of this society,
And that the Scratchitary read them out.
Stand ready with your glasses for Cham
paigne--aye. aye, round il flies, in great
profession up they start-out they bolt
make for home stop on the way call to
see friend kick up a row Waterman
come have long parley compromise the
business reach home at rise at 10 next
morning qualmish at the stomach :; no ap-
petite to eat pain in the head wretched-
" stupid cant attend to business take
mint julep good feelings restored; happy
as ever ready for another party, &c.
Thus, sir, have endesvored to give you
some idea of fashionable dinner party in
town, but, by the by, believe have omitted
to mention the consumption Of FIVE OF six
dozen segars. Yours, &c.
SENrENTIA.
Translated from French papers for the Bos.
ton Daily Advertiser.
There has been lately published by Re-
lier Dumas, : A memoir upon Corsica" It
contains one chapter which may be read by
all. The Manners of the Corsicans." It
will be read with pleasure by those who
are fond of observing the progress OF civil
cation and who seek in what people are,
what they may, and what they will be-
come. Ii there existed comparative scale
to determine this progress, it would be dit
hCult to assign the proper place TO the Cor
scans. 1t is neither civilization in infancy,
nor civilization degraded, much less cvili-
cation at its highest degrees of perfection.
1t consists only, properly speaking, of very
numerous union of families who have seve-
raj interests in common, but who easily d.
vide, and all whose care consists in main
tanning state of reciprocal independence,
which is often tranformrd to state Of hos
tiity-" The Corsican" says Mr.. Keller
Dumas, rarely fergets the good he has re.
ceiyed, never the evil Trusting little to
theJudgment of tribunals, he relies upon
himself for the success of his revenge he
considers his honor concerned in it whether
the injury be personal, or concern his rela-
ton to the fourth or even fifth degree, he is
equally bound to revenge ii man dies ca
taya more, that is, he is assassinateG. In
some cantons the wife dips her linen in the
blood, shews it reigiously to her children,
TIL they shall have revenged the death of
her father. Their blows must if possible fall
upon the assassin but he escapes one of his
relations must be sacrificed to their impliea
bic resentment. 1t is only then that they may
cut their boards that they have sworn as a
mark of affection JOY returns to the family,
and every one resumes his accustomed &C.
cupation. Hostilites once commenced be-
tween two families, they are kept up till
solemn treaty Of peace is bro't about; these