Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-22
Foreign.

Further extracts from London papers receiv,
ed at the Office Of the New York National
Advocate.
Statistics Of Europe and .Aueried.-AFrenoh
journal has published the following statistl-
cal table of the several states of Europe, and
OF the United States of America:
France Population % millions of inha-
pitan,s-revenue, 500 millions of francs
public debt, 3 milliaIds, 466 millions. or
four times its revenue.
.iusiria.-Population, ss millions of ill.,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 800 millions OF francs
debt. milhard 800 millions, or six times
its revenue.
Spain Gin Europe) Population, ] mil
lions--rerenue l60 millions of frsncs--debt,
5 miiiards. or l9 times its revenue.
Great Britain Population, in Europe ! I
millions, in Asia 81 millions, in Amer 2
mi ion Of inns bitants. Total under the Eng
iish duminions, 10 millions of inha bitants.
Revenue, milliArd l55 millions OF francs
debt, l9 miiliards, or l8 times its reve.
nue..
The Netherlands Comprising the Colonies
Population, millions of iDhabItants--rese-
nue., l66 millions of irancs--debt,3 milliards
and half, or twenty times their revenue.
Prussia-Population, II millions oil in
MISUNDERSTANDING, 10 millions of francs
debt, Sc millions, or four times its reye-
nue.
Russia iinclpaing Poland Population,
s.. millions-rsvenue $50 milIions-debt,
600 millions, or nearly double its revenue.
The Unstea Siatss of america .-Popula-
ton, I2 miilions--revenue. I3o millions OF
francs-debt, 463 millions, OF three times
their revenues.
The agricultural associations in different
parts of the country intend to petition par
lament on the distressed state OF the farm
ing interest, and TO pray the levying of a
protecting duty on the importation OF foreign
corn.
By processes now in use for the disilla-
ton and purify ing of sea water, means have
been found to deprive il OF its salt taste,
but not of its empyreuTatic smell M Nj
cole, pharmacian, of Deippe, processes
to have realized this desirable object. by
means of a phii,re, charged with layer of
charcoal, which the vapor in its ascension,
has to pass through. The details be has gi.
zen TO the medical society of Dieppe.
A real mermaid arrived at London, by the
Borneo. from Bencoolen, Sumatra: il is of
a perfect human shape from The head to the
middle, and the rest is a tail like that of a
Dolphin.
The anniversary of the birth Of Goldsmith
was On the 9th December celebrated at Bal
Tmahon, Ireland) in the vicinity Of which
the poet was born, 99,h Nov. 1888. The
erection Of monument TO his memory is in
contemplation.
A man in the neighborhood Of Garnarvon
some time ago had has nose bitten of in an
ARRAY. HIS opponent was brought to JUS
tice for this brutal offence, and sentenced
to twelve months imprisonment; but, what
is very curious. the complainant appeared
in court with bandsoue new nose, made
out of the integuments OF the forehead: this
operation was performed by surgeon of
'Carnsry0n.
, A most interesting paper, by SIR Hum
phrey Davey, was recently read to the
Royal Society, on the msgnetising influence
OF galyanism, in which various new and Gu
rious experiments on this subject were de-
tailed. which clearly establish the fact, that
the gslyanie aGid, directed in proper man