Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-22

sn EASY tulness, and is trinned at bottom
only with fullness of lavender coored
rauze. intermixed with satin TO correspond.
Head dress, a bonnet composed OF white
gro, de Naples; the crown is low, the brim
large, but extremely becoming, formed
something in the capuchin style, but 10 stand
out a good deal from the face the edge OF
the brim is finished with blond and bou-
ouet, composed of full blown rose, sur.
rounded with buds and leaves, is placed in
front strings, to correspond with the pc
lisse, tie it underline chin. Lavender-color-
! ed kid boots and Limerick gloves.
| Evsnang dress.-A low dress, composed
of Urlings lace, figured in leaf pattern /; it
| is worn over white satin slip; the waist is
rather long the back pain, and the front
formed exactly to the shape Of the bosom. -
! The dress is cut much lower in front of the
bust than behind. A wreath ofleaves, COM
posed OF lace, and edged with pink gros de
Naples, goes round the bust.-The sleeve is
| mixture Of pink eros de Naples and rich
lace the former in full bias folds the latter
| quilted between the folds these folds are so
disposed as to form finish to the bottom OF
the sleeve, which is also ornamented by two
small punches of leaves, one attached to
! each of the folds. The skirt is fancifully
trimmed with pink gros de Naples, laid on
plain in separate pieces the top of each is
something in the lczenge style; rich and
uncommonly good imitation of Valenciennes
lace is quilted round this trimming, and a
deep aounce of lace to correspond finishes i.
at the bottom--the effect is novel and stri-
kingy elegant. The front hair is dressed
in loose curls, which fall low at the sides Of
the face it is less parted on the forehead
than we have lately seen it; the hind hair is
negligently fastened up by pearl comb a
few ringlets descend from the crown of the
head TO the throat, but are not suffered to fall
into the neck. Head dress artificial flowers.
tastefully intermixed with the hair. Pear!
necklace and earings-white kid gloves and
white silk shoes. -
rRoM VENEZUELA.
Eotract Of latter, dated i" ST. Thomas,
god dug; 1920.
"By an arrival here yesterday from
Curacao, we have received Important
news from the Main.
son the s0th ut. vessel arrived
there in the short passage Of days
from Rio de Hacha, and brought int
resting intelligence from that place.
The Patriots had fortified it very strcn-
ly, and left sufficient garrison there
to defend it against any force that the
Spaniards might send against it, for it
as reported that they intended to have
dispatched thousand men from Puerto
CabeIlo, against said post, but their
plans were frustrated from what subse.
quen.ly occurred there, as will be ex-
planned hereafter. The Independents
feet was to sail on the eth ult. for St.
Martha, to cooperate in the taking Of
that place, with, the army Of the interi.
or, which was all cady before it. A de-
cisive blow would place that all inpor.
tant seaport in the hands Of the Patri.
OTIS, as they, (the Spaniards,) will be
unable to make any serious resistance,
being destitute of forces to make any
opposition, they have no other alterna.
tive, but to surrender themselves to The
discretion Of their victorious and gene
rous antagonist, Or abandon it witt,
precipitation at the approach of the in
dependents, and take refuge within the
strong forti6cation of Carthagena.-
The inhabitants generally in and about
Rio de HaCha had joined the standard
of their lberators, and, with the land
forces, disembarked there under the
command of Gen. MontiiIo, from Mar
garitta, had marched to join the army
that had dect nded the river Magdaiinc
to invest St. Martha, from whence ere
this, the Royalists must have been ex.
PEELED. From the same source We are
informed OF the ari, al there from ia
maica Of the distinguished patriot and
venerable Canon OF Chile, whose Ia
Tents and general practical knowledge
OF diplomatic transactions will occasion
him to be hailed with welcome dem on
strations of public joy and festivity,
not only in that section Of Grenada,
but throughout every other quarter of