Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-17

In thci, eight, and whcn collected al their
roas,, (which is from two 10 three miles
southeast from Worthington) they make
noise resembling distant wster-iali. and
which may be distinctly heard more than
two miles. The most eredulous VIII
scarcely believe, without actually seeing,
what havoc is made among the trees, on
the ground they have chosen for roost.
We had the curiosity 10 visit this ground,
and actually saw trees, Elm and Oak)
from 10 inches 10 two feet in diameter
which were broken down and turned out
at the roots by them.
Many Of The citizens in the neighoorhood
of this ground amuse themselves by shoot
ing them al night. and as many as from
900 TO 300 have been brought in OF
mornings many as 90 have been brot
down ct one shot. The ground occupied
as roost is an oblong of about 81 miles
| in length. by miles in width and every
twig within these bounds is loaded with
them each night. They will probably
continue until they destroy great Por-
ton of the beach and oak mast, which is
very plenty this season.
NeU-York, Dec. IL.
Agentleman who took passage from St.
Bar,s. in the VIM. Dawson, for Philadel.
phia arrived here yesterday in the Schooner
! Sophia, having embarked from the for
mer on Tuesday last, offCape Henlopen.
He left ST, Barts. on the 18th uls. and has
furnished US with list of vessels in port at
that time, and the following intelligence.
| The Governor Of St. Barts. had declined
to recognize Mr. Harrison, who received
bis credentials from Government, as U. 5.
Consul or Agent at that place. The VIM.
Dawson has on board dispatches from him
for Government.
The notorious Capt. Pelot arrived at St,
Barts. OH the 18th ult. and stated ne had
lost his vessel at st. Domingo. The pirat-
ical ship, commanded by Deboile, former.
Iy the U. S. brig Prometheus, which plum
dered the ship Orleans, on her passage to
N. Orleans, was Immediately purchased
for him, and fitted out Pelot was hand
somely received by the governor, and pro-
missed protection. A man taken in the "a
boye piratical ship, was set al liberty by
the governor; an0 being sick, was attended
nv French doctor, who discovering thai
he had 500 Douboons, when he admins.
tered arsenick to his patient, and took pos
session of the money. The doctor was in
prison. The governor had taken the mo.
ney, and held it subject TO the order OF the
New Orleans shipper. The U. s. schr.
Grampus had claimed the goods taken by
the above piratical ship, but the bales be-
ing cut and broken to pieces, she could not
identify them for want Of regular invoice.
having nothing but simple manifest with
| marks.
The ynppsr business had pretty much
subsidized at ST. Barts.-that is to say, no
prizes had arrived in that quarter for SOME
lime-and the general opinion was, that so
long as the U. S. cruizers should remain a.
bout the Islands, they would send their
prizes to the main.
FROM GlBRALTER.
n q l,t. l. al
Adeline at Portsmouth. The yellow fever
continued lis desolating sway in Sarcelo-
ma, Barceiunetta, Port ST. Mary's, Xe-ez,
and La5rDa; and all communication be-
tween these places and surrounding coun-
try, was rIgourously interdICted. The ie.
yer was announced to exist in Xerez and
LebrUa, on the 10th of Oct.
deaths. cases.
Xerez. from Oct. 7 to 10, Is II
II 10 Is, 8 IL
le5rDa, 9to II, I2 80
Port ST. Mary's, to I9, SO 9ss
Is toI6, 81 xo8
At Malaga il was reported the deaths a.
yeraged 10 TO l9 daily.
The French government has sent five
Physicians toBsrcelona to study the symp-
toms of the epidemic lever prevailing in
that city One of them is DR.. Pariset I,
who two years ago, went 10 Cadiz tor
similar purpose,
The nu nber of cases in the capital of
Mao,cs on the 18th of Sept. was stated
not 10 exceed "a,
At rorfosa, many inhabitants were car
red off. and the Bishop was among the
Victims.
Gibraltar, Oct. 20.
On the 10th Of last month, the board Of
Health of Genoa decreei that all ships