Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-27

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made to assassinafe fhe En,aeror Of Russia,
xbo in endeayoring to turn the weapon OF
the Assassin, received a wou IN his iand.
we do not find in any OF the subsequent
journals that this report is at all confirmed.
~ rEaRlFic pLEAsAE Ry
Anoccurrence, calculated to give rise to
nainful reflections, whichtrk place short
fine since in Berlin, is much spoken Of N
all parts of Germany. During the late Car
niyaI a masked, ball was given ia the The
a,re of Berlin. Four masks entered dress
ed in black, and bearing a coffin ms
strange circumstance produced very an
pleasant sensation, but it soon ceased 10 ex-
cite any attention. The four men deposit
cd the coffin in corner of the room, ana
mixing in the crowd soon disappeared oh
the following morning the ooffn was disco
yered under some black cloth. and on O.
pening it there appeared a very correct
likeness, modelled in wax, OF an august per-
fon* dear 10 Prussia. The figure was pierre
ed with several stabs OF poinard.
bloody dagger was deposited in the coin.
The authors OF this terrific pleasantly have
not as yet been discovered- ~
[Paris paper.
*7Hs Kong Of Prussia.
London. March 7.
Frankfort papers to the 28th OF last month
have arrived. They furnish adyices from
Augsburg to the Gath. from which we learn,
that theSpeopie of that city were in the ut
most agitation in consequence of irightlu
outrages committed on women many OF
whom had been stabbed. not only in the
streets, but in their houses. An attempt had
been also made to assassinate one Of the
students.
London, March 9.
PRICE OF STOCKS.
Three per cents Cons. SO l-2 3-8 +: Ex-
change Bills, Cd Is, 4s IS dis. Cons. for
Account, SO "a.
A council was again held this day at the
Home Department, it is presumed, on the
course to be pursued respecting the State
Prisoners.
New York papers arrived this morning,
to the llh Feb.
The new Throne in the house of Peers,
preparing for the opening of the new par
lament, will be uncommonly splendid /;
two hundred persons are now employed in
executing the embroidery.
BURNING OF THE EXETER THEATRE.
The Theatre al Exeter was destroyed by
fire on Monday night, with the scenery and
wardrobe, on which considerable sum OF
money had recently been expended. The
fire is supposed 10 have been caused by the
wadding of some muskets dischargedin the
meio drama of the Falls OF Clyde, which
was the after piece on Monday night.
Died, in the Parish Of Aiglish, in the VI
cinity Killarney, at the very advanced age
of one hundred ana thirteen years. The
| odore O'Sulivan, the celebrated Irish Bard.
This extraordinary man who was great
composer in bis native language, expired
suddenly on Wednesday last, whilst sowing
oats in the field of one of his great grand
children. and retaining his faculties 10 the
last moment He is said to have sung to
the plough one of his favorite Tyres, and ac'
tually breathed his last at the final s'anza OF
his national melody. The deceased also
followed the occupation Of cooper, and is
SAID to have made churn, from which but.
ter was taken for the christening OF his
twen,y-sixth great grand child.
From the National LnteIligencer.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.