Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-22

finding himself ncrtslly wounded :.
engagement with tie enemy, reo,s,S
his comrades, who was standing near
to convey his all, which CONSISTED r'
fow pounds sterling, and some otLe, ,
cles IN clothing, to a person who hac
merly been his comrade III the Ar
shire militia, and to whom he con.iSs,'
himself under strong obligations Of a,''
itude. The disinte rested soldier. fan
to the instructions of his dying lrie,,
tsw weeks ago, while his regiment ".
passing through KilmarnocE, had vs.
good fortune to fail in with the obis,,
his search, to whom he generously; 90,
veyed over every fraction ofthe beovss
anu which his most urgen, necessitie. b.
never ono suffered him to encroaeb NJ
during the long period of IS years.
A report was lately circulated at g..
gov, and oceasioned very consider
alarm and regret, that the ~ceiebr,,.,
DR., Chalmer. had died suddenly. kr~
soon ascertained however, to be with
foundation, aud that the report had a
g%inated In the frolic and inebriety NJ
young gentleman, who was taken b,to,
a magistrate and reprimanded for b.
folly.
In a provincial journal, cont.iUi,,
'letters from America" we find the n
lowing remarks: "~Canandaigua isl y,r
handsome village: indeed all the yil,.s
in tee nothern parts of New York ;, |
beautiful. There are scarcely any Inca,
houses in them; and you would wOnds |
where the %labouring part ofthe cvnmur
ity live. But the truth Is; labourers are
well paid in this county that they c.,
afford to have houses almost as good I,
gentlemen's. And the richer people have
all handsome detached houses and garden,
oil their own. which give the village, An
appearance of elegance not to found il
many OF the little towns 10 Scotland"
1t Is rather singular that the eIpendtus
oithe East India Company abou, go al,
the expenditure OF the gOUernmet Of GREG.
Britain
Mr.. Brougham and Mr.. Denman, in
consequence Of the death of the queen lose
their RAM at the bar, and become sg4in
juniorcounsel, according to their standing
Of years.
"Two Jew ish soldiers. in the time Of Yes.
pa.ian, had made many campaigns together
and a participation of danger al length bred
an union of hearts. They Were remarked
throughout the whole army as the two friend
~ brothers they fell and fought ;or each O.
ther. Their friendship might have confined
without interruption till death, had moi III,
good fortune OF the one alarmed the plids d
the other, which was III bis promotion " bs
a Centurion uEdsr the famous John, wiz
headed a particular party OF the Jewish NAL
contents. From this moment their forms
| love v as converted into the most inveteral
eRmiiy. They attached themselves to op
| posite factions, and sought each others live
| in the conflict OF adverse parties. In thI
| manner they continued foI more than tvs,
years, towing mutual revenge, and animate
with an u~nconquerable spin! OF av.rsion!-
al length however, that party OF the Jews t
n hich thu mean soldier belonged Joined wit
| the Romans, It became victorious and drove
John, v ith all his sdhsrent-, into he lem
| pie. History has given US more than ont
| picture OF The dfeaiIul CO ihasraIJn OF tina
superb sdIhce. Tie Roman soIditrs wer
gathered round it; the whole temple was d
| danes and Thousands were seen amidst lhrl
within its sacred CiTcuii.-N was ~ tbs !.
tuation OF things that tue now successful 81
der saw his former friend, upon tie batlit
msnts oi the highest lower, iouking rour
with horror, and Just ready 10 consume VII
Games. All Dis Iormer tenderness now re
turned {; be saw the man Of bis bosom lu
going to PERISH; and unable to Withstand ID
impulse, lie ran spreading his arms, ana cry
ing out 10 his friend, ~ leap down from To
top, and find safety with him. The Centur
on, (irom aboye) heard aud Obeyed, an
caslng himself iron. The top OF the tower mi
! his fellow soldier, arms, both tell a sacrIhc
on the spot /; one being crushed to death b
the weight OF his companion. and the o,h'
dashed to pieces by the greatness Of b
iall."
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