Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-01


NAV be branches of the NIanica, the DE
La Goa, or Machavana, near the sources
of those which empty themselves into the
De La Goa Bay. Several large towns
we're reported to lay to the eastward OF
Kurreechane the smoke of one OF two OF
them was seen in the distance. From this
place Dir. c. returned, nearly in the same
rout, tC Tammaha, and from thence south
ward to Malapeetzee, and Makoons
Kraal: then westward in direct line to
New Lattakoo, from which he had been
absent two months.
Extract from Capt. Lyons 1raos1s an
Northern africa in 1878.
BOURNE.
Of the Sultan's children at MourZ ouk1,
the author gives curious account.
81 was" says he, "much struck with
the appearance of his daughters, one OF
three, the other of one year and halt Old,
who were dressed in the highest style OF
barbarian magnifcence, and were abso-
lutely laden with gold. From their necks
were suspended large ornaments OF the
manufacture of Timbuctoo, and they had
massive gold amlets and anklets of two
inches in breadth and half an inch in
thickness, which from their immense
weight had produced callous rings round
the legs and arms of the poor infants.
They wore silk shirts, composed of rib
bons sewed together in stripes of various
colours, which hung down over silk trow-
sers. An embroidered waistcoat and cap
completed this overwhelming costume.
Their nails, the tips of their fingers, the
palms of their hands and the soles of their
feet, were dyed dark with brown henna.
| had viewed with amusement and pity
the dress of these poor little girls borne
down as they were by tinery; but that OF
the youngest boy, a stupid looking child
of four years old, was even more prepos-
ferrous than that of his sisters. In addition
to the ornaments worn by them, he was
loaded with a number of charms, inclosed
in gold cases, slung round his body: in his
cap were numerous jewels heavily set in
gold in the form of open hands, to keep
off the effects of the Evil Eye These
talismans were sewn on the front of his
cap, which they entirely covered. His
clothes were highly embroidered, and
consisted of three waistcoats, a shirt of
white silk. the women only wearing col
CURED ones, and loose cloth, silk, OF mus
| lin trowsers.
Each of the sultan's sons has large
troop of slaves, who attend him wherever
he goes they are generally about the
same as their masters and are his play
mates though they are obliged to receive
from him many cuffs without daring to
complain. The suite of the youngest boy
in particular forms a very amusing group,
few of them exceeding five years of age.
One bears his master Bournose, another
holds one shoe, wal ing next to the boy
who carries its fellow.
Some are in fine cast off clothes with
furnished embroidery, whilst others are
quite or nearly naked, without even cap
on their heads ard the procession is clos
ed by boy tottering under the weight OF
his masters state gun, which is never al
lowek to be fired off"
SPLENDID SHELL FISH OF NORTH AMERICA.
MoJuscous animals rank among the most
ancient inhabitants Of our globe. They are
the creatures which form according to their
respective natures, the univalve, bivale. and
| multvalve shells Of the shores and of the
cabinets, their lime buit castles are consoli-
dated in the "trausition, secondary and all
luvial" strata Of the earth, filling the behold.
er with wonder at their numerous and diver
si6ed shapes. and at the appearance of ma
! ny relics not at this day found in the living
world.
The Chevalier Cuvier has written guar.
to volume on the anatomy and organization
of these curious beings. There is no means
OF nationally travelling step in geology, or
of properly comprehending chapter in &C.
ognory, without an acquaintance with this
branch Of science.
DR.. Samuel Akerly was the first TO make
collection CT these articles. The Medical
Repository has recorded on its pages the
early and scientific labors of this gentleman.
He has been followed by Thomas Jay, Esq.
who, in distinct memoir, has with singular
ability. described the shells of those molus-
cas- which inbabit the land and the fresh wa
ter, in conlra-distinc,ion TO such species as
dwell in the ocean and salt water.
But more has been lately done. The
geological productions Of this class brought
from the regions of the North West, parti-
cularly nom the Fox and Ouiscongin Rivers,