Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-19
From the St. Louis Enquirer of June l6.

GENERAL LONG.
1t appears that the career of this celebrat-
ed partisan is not yet al an end. The fol.
lowing extract from letter received by the
last steam boat from New Orleans, contain
ing the first intelligence we have had for
some time OF the General - The prospects
OF General Long, it seems are beginning to
look up-there were six hundred men left
Bayou la Fouche last week to join him, and
there are two or three hundred more who
will leave this place soon lor the same pur-
pose.'' The letter mentions the names OF
several persons known here and elsewhere
who were offered commissions in the eype-
ditIon. We learn from another quarter that
Long, with about twenty followers, had
been occupying small post near the Bay
of Galyestown, since his discontinue in the
last year. II the fact mentioned in the a.
bOve extract be true, he will receive COLI
siderable accession 10 his iorce-But Long,
with all his interchangeable exertions. nor any
other person, need ever think Of operating
successfully against Texas at the head of a
few hundred men--having to contend against
the whole of Spanish North America, con-
tanning a population of several millions, no.
thing less than an army of thousands can
wresr our bartered province from the domi-
Mon OF its present master.
Burton, in bis melancholy, quoting from
Pogg Jus, the Florentine, tells US of ply
scian in Milan. who kept house for the
reception Of lunatics, and, by way of cure,
used to m AXE his patients stand Tor length
of time in pit Of voter, some up to the
knees, some to the girdle, and others as high
as the chin, pro modo insan,e, according as
they were more or less affected. An inmate
Of this establishment, who happened, I" by
chance" to be pretty well recovered, was
standing at the door Of the house, and seeing
| gallant cavalier ride past with hawk in
bis fist, and bis spaniels after him, he must
need ask, "wha: all these preparations
meant" The cavalier answered, "to Kill
game" "What may the game be worth
which you kill in the course Of year," re.
joined the patient. "About FIVE or ten
crowns" land what may your horse, dogs
and hawks, stand you in?" -Four hundred
crowns or more" On hearing this, the pa.
tent, with great earnestness Of manner, babe
the cavalier instantly begone, as be valued
his life and welfare; "for," said be, "if oul
master comes and finds you here, he will pu
you into his pit, up to the very chin"
Extract OF letter from friend. TO the Edi
tors of the Norfolk Beacon, dated
St. Charles's (JN,ssour,,l June IA.
"The i'll fated and anomalous government
OF Missouri, seems not yet fixed on stabl
grounds, and much fear that what has bee,
called the missouri question" is destine,
to be again on the ,apis before Congress q
to the great expense of the nation, and erie
OF all we'll wishers to peace and harmony
| We all supposed that on the meeting q
the Legislature a: this place, (Which is no,
in SESSION. the proposition of Congress woul
be taken up and disposed of as a matter c
course, BY an unqualified adoption of III
terms offered, SO as to leave the Presidep
at liberty TO declare the fact by proclama