Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-23


went raving mad During her insanity
she frequently exclaimed Comosci tn gael
sangue? and soon sunk into a premature
grave.
THE GHARIAN MoUNTAINs-TRIPoL
From Captain Lyoms's TRACES IN
africa.
"On reaching the summit of these
mountains, through narrow, rugged, and
intricate passes, table land opened upon
the travellers, apparently IN high state
of cultivation: extensive fields OF corn and
saffron mingled with olive, apple, and
almond trees formed lively contrast
with the deserts on all sides beneath
but no human dwelling was visible, all
the habitations lying beneath the surface.
A hole of about twelve yards square is
dug in the limestone rock, to the Gepth Of
twenty five or -irty feet. AT the bottom
of this, excavations are made into the per
pendicular faces of the rock according to
the number and size of the families they
are to lodge The only access to this
area in through soping passage, the en-
t. ance of which is at the distance OF 60
or 100 feet 1t is rudely arched with
stone, and secured by ponderous door.
Through this their cattle are driven, and
securely shut upwithin the square during
The night.
A iew years ago, the present Bashaw of
Fri poll made war upon these mountain
GERS. For some time, they defended their
passes with great bravery, and destroyed
numbers of the Tripoline army; they
were at length forced back on their sub
tcrranean abodcs, when the Bashaw's peo
Pc collected heaps of straw: set them on
fire, threw them blazing into the areas,
suifocated the inhabitants, men women
and children, and returned in triumph to
Tripoli, with twelve camel loads of heads
Notwithstanding this, the Bashaw, we
are told, is considered as mighty cd
sort Of man for Turk, and much less
blood thirsty than his brother despots of
Tunis and Algers, and, in fact, though
in his younger days he openly rebelled
against his father. and murdered his ell
oe>t brother in the presence of their
mother, as related in the interesting let
ters of Mrs. fully, he is unquestionably
the most liberal vi all the suyereigns who
have welded the blood-stained sceptre of
Tripoli.''
From the Ne1n York Gazette, Aug IL.
We have received the following ac
count ofthc trip round Long Island, from
DR.. Mitchl!l, which we publish with plea
sure:
PoRPILus OF LONG ISLAND.
The trip around Long Island has been
executed by the steam ship Robert Fui
ION, certainly, from al! accounts, in very
high style.
The Inc construction Of this vessel OF
between 700 and 500 tons, and her COM
plete accommodation for passengers. are
already known to the public. She per-
formed her circumnavigation in about 81
hours, and the distance by the route which
she pursued must have been upwards of
400 hundred miles, This would make
her speed nearl y miles an hour for the
voyage, including all her detentions-
Every person will allow this to be most
surprising progress
The ship proceeded down the Bay to
Sandy Hook, and then steered south
Nardly about 20 miles, to Long Branch
Thence she shaped her course nearly pa.
relief with the shore of Long Island. at
he distance of between two and three
eagues. At sunrise of the 10th, she found
herself abreast of East Hampton. and at
A. NJ. passed Montauls Lii ht House
After having glided between Plum Island
md the Great Gull Island, she moored NJ
he wharfin New London by SIP NJ
Before II she left FaIkland's Island Light
house to the northward About S, A. NJ
IN Saturday the lth, she sailed by the
Easton's Neck Light house, and by half
'ast9 was abreast of the Mitchell at Sands
Point: The dangerous pass of He'll Gate
vas cleared by 10, and at II she arrived
It the place of departure. The weather
vas remarkably fine, and not single dis
lster occurred. The company consisted
If ladies as well as gentlemen. combined
. large share of beauty and fashion, with
earning and talent During tho trim, tho