Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-15

our m,naYch. These. Circumstances viii
perhaps show Of what importance it is upon
the Introduction Of an Orieats minister to
the king, that care should be taken to show
him the court 10 its greatest splendor.
ct was surprizing to observe With what
ease he acquired our habits of life show soon.
he used himself to our furniture. our modes
Of eating, our hours. our ferns and ceremo-
MES, and even our language, though indeed,
perhaps with respect to the latter acquire
msnt,. it might rather be observed, that he
soon learnt sufficient to misunderstood every
thing that was said. lie who had sat upon
his heels on the ground all his life, here was
quite at ease on chairs and sofas: he who
before never eat but with his fingers, now
used knives and forks without inconve-
nience.
"On bis being taken to near debate at
the house OF commons, he Immediately si-
ded with a young orator, who gained him
over by his earnest manner, and the vehe.
| mence Of his action: and at the house OF
lords, the great object of his remark, was the
lord chancellor, whose enormous wig, which
be compared to sheep skin, awoke all bis
curiosity.
He frequently walked in Kensington
gardens by himself. As he was one day seat
ed on bench, an old gentleman and lady.
| taking him for one of his own attendants, ac-
costed him does your master like this,
and how does be like that ? and SO on: Ii
red with being questioned, he said. He like
alvery well but one thing he like not-cld
man ask too many questions Upon this he
got up laughing, leaving the old gentleman
to find out that he had been speaking to the
ambassador in person.
1T may be proper TO add, that Mira Abul
Hassan, the ambassador and bis suite, were
| finally at the end of their nine months resi-
dence. delighted with our island, and that
/! the ambassador was exalted 10 the dignity of
| Kahn on his return home.
They all lett London (says our author)
| with lively emotions of grief; many of them
shed tears as they took leave of their Eng
lish friends, who on their parts appeared to
be equally affected. Several would willing
| II have remained in England, and enc in
particular. who had been struck with an
Englishmans HE compared to that of Per-
sian, exclaimed, that he could moi wish for a
better paradise than Chelsea Hospital. where
for the remainder of his days, he could sit
under the trees. do nothing, and drink as
much porter as be liked"
From the New York Commercial Advertiser,
| Nathaniel Learned, of whom notice has
been taken in the Philadelphia papers, and
of the circumstance of his pardon by the CO.
vernon OF Pennsylvania, is at present in pri-
son in this city, on the charge of having
feloniously taken from Mr.. Edward Free, OF
Philadelphia, a horse and gig ofthe value of
three hundred dollars. When brought up
he admitted the charge to be true, and de-
elared himself willing to go on to Philadcl-
phia, and take his trial for the offence when
soever required. He was committed on the
Gath of last month, and the civil authorities
OF Philadelphia were informed of the felony
and detention; and this morning one of the
high constabIes of Philadelphia arrived and
presented the executive documents requi-
| ring him to be taken to that city.
In free conversation with one of the pc.
lice magistrates Of this city, Learned stated
infinitely the manner in which he effected the
robbery OF the bank Of Philadelphia. for
which he had been convicted, and lately
pardoned. b decidedly denied the charge
recently brought against him in the PhIa-
delpbia papers, of his having, a few days be-
fore he left Philadelphia, again attempted,
by entering public sewer, to rob that Or
any other bank, insisting that what was then
told HIM was the first he knew or heard on
the subject.
Learned is shrewd and capable of correct
observation. On the magistrate reuarking,
how it were possible that man of his under.
standing, and who had so recently been re-
leased from prison, should again and so soon
place himself in situation to be recommit-
ted, and in all probability as long as he IL
we'd to the SAME prison for now certainly