Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-17

color il. ssfheYe is here. Mrs.. Tiol'ope, q
quantity Of red lead. Have you, madam,
never experienced, after devouring halt
mound ofthis cheese, an indescribale pain in
the region of the abdomen and of the stO.
mach. accompanied with feeling oftension,
which occasioned much restlessness, anxiety,
and repugnance TO food! Have you never
felt. after Welch rabbit OF it, very vio-
lent cholic? eyes yes-often, often. ex-
claimed" sAnd did you use pepper and
mustard?' 81 did even SO . ''Let me see
the castors." rose from 10Y knees-and
brought them out. He pulled out little pep
per into the palm Of his hand, and went on
as usual, "This. madam, is spurious pepper
altoeether---it is made up Of oil cakes.
(the residue of linseed, from which the oil
has been pressed.} common clay, and, per-
haps, small portion OF Cayenne pepper
(itself probably artificial or adulterated) to
make it pungent. But now for the mustard"
AT this juncture the servant maid came in,
and told Der that was poisoned--she set
ND prodigious scream, and Mr.. Accum let
fall the mustard pot on the carpet. But it is
needless for me to prolong the shocking mar
rative. They assisted me to get into bed.
from which never more expect to rise. My
eyes have been opened, and see the hor-
rors Of my situation. now remember the
most excrpciating cholic, and divers other
papgs which thought nothing of at The time,
but which must have been the effect OF the
deIeterious solids and liquids which | was
daily Introducing into my stomach. 1t ap-
pears that have never, So much as once ,ei-
Their eat or drank real thiDg-that is, a thing
being what it pretended to be. Oh the
weight OF lead and of copper that has passed
through my body! Oh! too, the gravel and
the sand! But it is impossible to deceive me
now. This very evening some bread was
brought to me, Bread! | cried out indg-
nantly-take the vile deception out OF my
sight. Yes, my dear Kit,it was vilsinous
loaf of clay and alum! But my resolution
is fixed, and hope TO die in peace. Hence
forth, shall not allow one particle Of mat
ter to descend into my stomach! Already !
feel myself ''of the earth, earthly" Mr. Ac.
cum seldom leaves my bed-side-and yes.
terday brought with him several eatables and
drinkables, which he assured me had analy.
zed, subjected to the test. act, and found them
to be conformists. But have no trust in
chemistry. His quarier-Ioaf looked like a
chip cut off the corner OF stone block. 1t
was manifest sham loaf. After being de-
luded in my Hollands, bit in my brandy land
having found my mullins mockery, never
more shall be thrown of my guard. am
waxing weaker and weaker-so farewell!
Bewildering indeed has been the destiny of
SUSANNA TROLLOPE.
P.S. have opened my mistess's let
ter toadd, that she died this evening about
quarter past eight, in excrueiating torments.
SALLY ROGERS.
From The Lansingbargh Gazette July 4.
CAUTION.
A family in this Village, Of the name
Of Johnson. recently from ireland, con-
sisting Of the man, his wife snd two
children, were poisoned on Friday last.
by eating Of the leaves Of the herb Cal.
led by botanists stramoninm, but com.
monty called apple-peru or stinkweed,
which they had boiled fer their dinner,
as substitute for greens; and notwith
standing medical aid was soon Frocur'
cd, the woman died on Sunday after
noon. Tie others have so far recoytr-
ed as to be considered out Of danger.
HaoGUille, jane 81.
We have heard report that the Che.
rokee Indians arc destroying the grain,
houses, ard other property, Of the white
settle IS On the south side of Hagh was.
see river; and about 80 men had col.
lected to repel their deprcdations. s.
The person from when our informant
got his information said he saw house
in flames that had been fired by the
Indians and tina, he saw corn fields en-.
tirely destroyed; that the Indians had
given the white people very short
time to remove their cattle, or they
would shoot and destroy them also.