Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-09-25

end to tie assassinatiJns o. Christians,
a nrman was issued OH the id OF July, or
! dering the Janissaries TO p I" their
! t:arracks, and the p0puiace TO cei.Ver up
their arms
The Jan.ssar:es in Turkey who are in
! pay amount to about 20 900 men, OF whom
20, 600 are in tic capital. The Turkish
cavalry amount to lol,00 mer; they are
not very formidable in regular warfare.
The Turkish artillery nave been lmprov-
ed by French officers.
The plague has broken out at smyrna,
brought bv some Pilgrims from Egypt.
FUNERAL OF THE QUEEN.
Monday vas. crowd collected about
the gate of Brandenburgh -house in ex-
pee alton of being admitted to view the
lying IN state of the Queen; but III the
morning they were informed that no Or
ders had been given for the admission or
the public Much dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed; but the police who were station
ed at the door said tn orders were I'M
perative. At halt pas SIX however i'll the
evening, the people were agreeably sur
prlsed by the gates being thrown open,
and free passage allowed to the house.
This however did not continue long; in
less than IAN hour the people were inform,
ed that 'no more could be admitted. =
Upwards of 500 persons, who had pre-
viously obtained admission 10 the grounds
by forcing the stable yard gates, were dis
appointed and obliged to retire. The
marble hall is at the back OF the house
on the ground floor, adjoining the apart
ment in which her majesty died. TIE
walls and the floor of this hail are Cover
ed with black cloth--that on the walls
arranged in ftstoons, and the pillars
which support the ceiling were also COW
cred with the same material; but, unlike
The other preparations of the same kind,
o: which so many nave been seen lately,
the ceiling was not covered at all In the
centre of the room, Immediately facing
the entrance, plain square canopy Of
black cloth was erected, and underneath
stood the trestles intended to support the
coffin The entrance hall AM vestibuie
were entirely covered with black. The
wcrkmen having SO far completed the ar
rsnsenents, repaired to the adjoining "a
partment 10 remove the royal coffin, and
place it beneath the canopy, but the
door was locked, nor could tie Aey be
found any waere. application was made
successfully 10 all members o. the house
hold, We understand. no body Knew any
tning OF It. More than tire quarters Of
an n"ur Were spent in useless enquiry af-
ter it; and at length Dir Thomas ,.irec-
ted "orNmeh to open tie door by
taking off he lock Thi5 was syeediiv
accomplished and the royal coffin was
placed III the situation repaired Tor il
at iite hour Dr.. Lushing,on sent
STRONG Proes TO the secretary OF STATE
asalnst the removal ofths body on Tues
day. 1t was unGers; ood that Alderman
WOOD had been oil Tally refused permits
sion to attend her majestys remains out
OF this country as chiet mourner.
Daring the Do'nng Of Monday; a nu
merous meeting Of the committee which
conduc ed tn" procession TO ST Paul's net
at +. ec'nasons tavern. They sent dep
nta'ion TO Lcrd Liverpool to obtain intor
nation of The Intended route: but could
obtain none. The assemblage about the
tavern was INN ense, and expressed much
Indignation at this want OF ccmmuni
cation.
AT four o'clock on Tuesday the town
an, neighborhood were all in notion
numerous horse and foot passengers crow
ded the road from London. among whom
were several mourning coaches and SIX.
the escort oft Oxford Blues. TIE chill
90 lo
| Charity strewed the road with flowers
from the Lodge the farthest boundaries Of
the parish. All The avenues to Dranden-
burgh house were near Y choaEed up by
tive O'Clock IN tie morning. The scene
at tins moment, though mourntul, was
peculiarly nteresting-horses. carriages
men, women, and children, were almost
indiscrlmnateIy m Aed together, and in,
no few instances iem"ies :, ere seen weep
in as if they had lost some near relation
at SIX o'clock the apparently llanovea-
bic mass which surrounded Brandon burgh
house had increased considerably; but
large bodies detached themselves. and
proceeded forwards on different rou. es
some suPposing that the procession would
move one way, and some another Sir
George Naylor, as Ciarencieux King at
Arms, attended by tie Herald, arrived by
six O'Clock. Soon after DR.. Washington
entered and Mr.. Wilde, Mr. Brougham,
Alderman Wood, Mr.. J. Z Hobhouse,
Sir Robert Wilson, with other gentle
men, were also III attendance. At the
same time squadron Of the Oxford
I q n nf
Cap,..in Bouveric. The crowd expressed