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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

After having, for the present. s-.;ss
few tess patlens creditors with Gurr
uises and plausible EXCUSES. the cha, r
Watson bid adieu to Amaor,e for ,n' '''"5'
hait year. Tne third summer arr;"'S
as did also the gay son OF Mars at Ave.
Drie in an eiegannt sly lie; all were gl,G.
see HIM, not SO much for the horos ~,
company, as for the hopes of recs;, ,I'
the payments of their bids. BarhaS
with great impo!lteness, became ,,'''
rous, lnnGeepers impatient. and ccn,.
creditors troublesome; and the bo.,.y
had the assurance to tell him, that he ,,o ,ss1
not be permitted to sleep this srnn'
with her two sons, who were at lea, ,.I'o'
good as he was. These little buaa,;,
oar hero bore with laughing, ease and
difference; and all those storms sub.iJ
on word into calmness. Haying ro.''
we'd an invitation to a great bali wt,I
was held at Perth, Watson made , %,;l
to raise the 5Dind. and accordingly ,,r |,"
ded.--ile distinguished himself as ,t'
oosI u"i'SSh osi eiiS oSSosioA, and cau.iv,
ted The hearts OF many a longing maid
Whilst matters were in this STATE
incident occurred, which put an end ~
this gay scene OF delusion AsW,,.ao
was walking the day after the ball wi,.
two gentlemen, in nigh street, a uhy,
elan of eminencs, accompanied by anotLa,
gentleman, following at little dis,snc.
said to his friend, THAT person. po;r
ing to captain Watson, lis not a man. bn,
a UOman. This was enough. TDe,o,
got wing; and in less than an hour atsr
no captain Watson to be seen. The .,
red bird took wing and hed in her m,
natural feathers, leaving her creii,o,.
her admirers, and her love S, in this conn
try. to bewsil their losses and their o.,
credulity. Report adds, that after phy
ing the same IN the country Of Ivernp,.
next summer, under the name OF Do,,.
worth, with some little success. she VA,
apprehended, tried. and convicted. at The
Circuit Court for that county. She was
sentenced to seven years TRANSFORMATIONS
but this sentence was never carried INFO
execution. What has become of this won.
dertul character is unkn own
tLondon paper.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
SAGACITY OF A DOG.

Mrs Arnold, residing in Montreal was
disturbed lately, after retiring to rest, by
the barking of ner dog, She sent her lit
tie girl up stairs to look from the window
to see what caused the dog to bark, when
she heard some person drop something on
the pavement and run from the door. On
opening her door she discovered quanti-
ty Of fine splinters, and other combusti-
BILE materials each side of the door steps.
aid a pair of tongs made of an iron hoop
upon the pavement. The object was evil
IDENTIFY to set fire to her house
nv Y ID. Adr.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
Boston. Oct. :
DUStUN, UCI. y,
BEAUTIFUL ARTICLES.

The Misses burnaps of hierrimac, n.
II. have manufactured. aud sent to town,
two Hats, MAIDS Of native grass, one of
wnich has been pronounced by Judges Of
the article to be much finer and more
flexible, than any imported Leshorns of
No 90 Both OF them are mach superior
to the one made by these ladies, which
was lately sold in this town. They are
now deposited in the Suffolk Insurance
office and, we learn, will be offered for
sale at Brighton, on Wednesday 1t is
hoped the beauties of the metropolis will
not suffer these really elegant articles of
dress TO DE sent to any other place; though
it is expected that the fashionables ofoth-
er towns will become competitors for the
prizes Should ore of them be purchas-
eli for the Lady of the President of the U.
States, we venture to say, that no Leg
horn which will wave over the fair face
Of any of the foreign ladies in the capital,
viii be found to exceed the American hat
in ineness, color, or hexibility.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

SMYRNA from the south, by the way of the
Jewish brrying ground. We had lett t,wn
on our departure with some sPprehens'ons
that disturbance might take place, as there
were accounts OF a rebellion in Moldavia, Il
difficulty already existed, in consequence
of the Turkish guIrd having 'nsul'ed and a.
bused the officers of French ship OF war
now in port. We therefore approached
SMYRNA with solcitude. But before enter
ing town we met mr.. Vsnlennep, who toln
us all was quiet. We had, however, scarce.
" entered the part of the town where the
Turks reside, when, on sudden. we saw
the people around US in motion III III
few minutes the street was filled with armed
Turks. Ii was impossible 10 learn the
cause of this sudden movement. In answer
to our inquiries, one Turk told US, that the
Greeks had rebelIed, and were all in arms
Another said the Franks, lie. the turopeansl
had taken arms against the Turks. third
said they were going TO attack the French
ship of war. We could not learn the truth,
and were not little alarmed. Flight was
impossible and resistance would be utterly
in vain, in case of danger. We were entire
Iy in the hands Of the Turks, and il there
had been in fact any rebellion or war, j. Is
impossible to say what might have beiallen
US. Mustapha our Janizary, took US i'm
media ely to the head quarters of the kegi-
ment of Janizaries TO which he belonged, 4
we remained there under the guard OF seye-
raj IanIzaries till all became quiet, and we
then pursued our way TO Frank street On
reaching cur lodgings, we learned that re.
port reached town this morning from Con-
stan,inople that large army of Moldavians,
under the prince lpsianri, was marching a.
gains, the Turks. Soon after this report was
! circulated, man very innocently hired OF
a gun on his terrace. This was believed an
alarm gun, and the Turks Instantly fl 10
arms withou, knowing why, and the Greeks
panic struck, betook themselves as fas, as
possible to the boats and vessels in the bar
Tor. Happily no blood was shed. carried
with me The word OF God in Turkish and in
Greek, but found nobody to receive the pre-
cious treasure Possibly the tracts which |
gave to the peasants on the plains OF Ephesus
may not be wholly lost.
The present rebellion on the part Of the
Greeks will probably preventing doing much
among them for some time. should moi
think it prudent 10 travel much, Or to cirCu-
late books among the Greeks very extensive
Iy, till these troubles ale over. Mean time
hall he employed and trust not unp'oi'a-
bly,. As to the printing press, &c. | shall
write more fully to Mr. Evar:s and Tappan.
hope God designs to make US blessing to
western Asia. My health is good, and |
love my work more and more.
am your at!ectonate brother,
PLlNY EVARTS.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

A letter from Gibraltar, dated September
lst, says, Flour is selling from Dl to A..
IL appears tie large shipments OF this article,
of which there are $4,000 barrels in store,
was predicated upon the stoppage OF grain
from the Black Sea, arising from the exislIng
difficulties between the Greeks and Turks;
the effect of which is no, nor has it been ex.
perienced ~ The rise of bread stu1s in any
port in the Mediterranean, AT Naples, lie.
noa and Leghorn, our commercial friends do
not encourage over DI per barrel, net. The
ports of Spain and Portugal continue shut to
the importation of bread stufs alogetLer-
so that il is probable some of our stock of
-four will sour before il Is run of. Exchange
on Loadcn, 493; Spanish milled Dollars -
PEI cent. prem"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
lCOMMUNICATION.l

A paragraph that appeared IN the inte'i''
cancer of Tuesday, may tend to mIslead inc
n ,bhc in respect to the health OF Alexandra.
In all cases of this nature. the truth had bet
ter he told: i; must, however, be conceded,
hat il is exceedingly difficult to separate 1t
nom The numerous ialsehoods in continual
circulation.
The fever that has so severely afflicted US,
nd under tue operation OF which we are
sill, suffering, commenced its attacks here
early in September. and gradually increas-
ed in the number of its victims, ultll the
late cool weather. since which the new cases
have been fewer, and the deaths not so ma
NV. but it is believed this disease has not a.
hated in its malgnancy. The last week was
by much the most fatal that We have had;
the burials during the week ending on Salur-
dav the 9th inst was 16. But this il must
be recoliected, includeded the whole num-
her of deaths Of all disorders, two OF which
il is known were casualties.
ne PRECISE Suhdltoi w u'S '>'~'' '"S
writer of this being no physician, does not
pretend 10 de6ue, and as the board OF health,
for reasons of their own. have been entirely
silent on the subject, and the faculty having
made no public expose Of their opinion, 1t
Is left TO each individual to form his own by
pothesis. II would appear that the first four
or FIVE weeks of the disease, the symptoms
were very similar to the fever now prevail.
iny AT and about New Canton, on james ri.
ser. as described in the Richmond Enquirer,
and at various other places in the L. States,
a. related 10 the new spapers. itmay, how
ever, be questioned whether the disorder has
MI within the last fortnight changed its type,
and approximated towards the diagnosis OF
vailow fever, and whether lis general lOcaIi-
" might not be farther evidence OF this
.usposition Should il terminate in, or found
to be the common yellow fever OF the coun-
try, we have little to apprehend at this ad-
vsnced season Of the year; as that disease
cannot be comu unicated beyond the infect
ed atmosphere which originates it, an inva-
riably yields to the first frost.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
From the Richmond CompiIer
VEGETABLE PRODUCTlONS.

Cbb hDLC nobCS tONS.
We have been presented with an apple.
OF the genuine luSuS nature sort. 1t
embraces three apples in enc 1t had
three regular flower buds-but one regu-
lar skin-and but one stem to attach it to
the tree. 1t was not, as if twins we're
Joined together; but it looked as one
smooth, and very little distorted apple.
We have also been presented with some
pears which grew from the second set of
flower buds after the first had been des-
troyed in the Spring. The pears are on
~ half eff the usual size.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

Several fruit, trees, pears, apples, ehcr
ries, &c. have put out during this tall
new and beautiful set of flowers. Some
pear trees in particular are decked oil as
gaily in bloom, and even foliage, as II II
was the very opening of spring This has
arisen from the great drought of the sum
mer succeeded by the late fine and re-
freshing rains.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

From grace to gay, from lively to serere.'
PIETY-lfye are able to resist me. said
Darius to the Scythians, stop and bravely
fight. If We dare not, acknowledge me
your master The King of the Scythians
replird, | neither fly nor fear any man
1t is our custom to wander quietly over
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

The trial Of the DrittIebanks, three
brothers, came on at tie Derby asSizoS,
on the ltth OF August for the murder Of
Mr.. Cuddie, vino nad been surgeon in the
navy, Mr.. Z. was paying his addresses
to Miss Brit.lebanks, but appears not to
have been liked by the brothers. and one
of them pretending he had been insuIiet
by Mr.. {. sent him challenge Mir t..
refused to tieht-wierelpon the three
brothers went TO his house and called
him out into the gardens, when a pistol
was put into his hand, and he was desired
to apologize or to ii snt 1t had been sat!
ed in former accounts that Mr. C. GiinO!
place himself in an attitude TO ight--but
on the trial it appeared he fought with
William Brittlebanks and was killed
The prisoners were all cleared
London paper.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

our vas: domains during war as Wen as
peace. We know 10 blessing Ike liberty
and acknowledge no master Dat the u"as
If thou wouldst prove our va'or' come
and insult the tom5s Of oar Fathers
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
MAAlMON.

A Bramin being reprcached for til.
worship Of SO many gods, lI.nnu, Chiven,
Ganesas, Camdeo, &c. and that the su-
preme being, or EramG, had no temple
dedicated to his worship; tartIy replied,
"but you yourselves do the same; you
have st. Mary, and St. Nicholas, and ot,
John, &c but you have no temple to the
true God."--It was explained that though
the churches were thus named, the ad0ra'
ton was to the supreme creator-"Ah
An !" said the Bramin--"there Is god
whom you worship in preference to them
ali''--and significantly shaking a ba5 Of
go!d mohurS-walked of as il assured
that his logic wa irretutab!c; and in wDIch
he was but too we'll justified by his per-
ceptions, his experience and bis juds'
ment. .fRrora
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
TELLING WONDERS.

A person had been relating many in.
credible stories, when professor Ensel
who was present, in order to repress
his impertiEence, said: But gentlemen,
all this amounts to very little, when ! can
assure you, that the celebrated orgauIs,,
Able Voleer, once initiated d thunder
storm SO well, that for miles around tie
country all the milk turned sour"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
SAVANNAH RIVER

"A letter from augusta of the 25th inst.
says-'the river has risen ID feet since
last syening al sun, down, and is still pro-
guessing. -
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
From, the Inverness Courier.
SINGIrI Al SmnRE


A chieftain, whose large estates were
forfeited in the rebellion OF Ills, received
at ST. Germans, from the confidential d
gent of powerful noblemen, intelligence
that his grace had obtained grant 0! no
lands from government, and would maze
them over to the young heir, on condition
of paying an annual fee duty, and SUN
in ready cash much less than the valued
the domains. To restore his heredi'sF!
estate to the heir and to ensure respect
able provision for his lady and ten yoan!
children, the Chieftain would have IaId
Gown his lille with alacrity. lie MADE E.
very possible eXertion-all his trlehds, q
even the eXi!ed Prince contributed u
raising the amount demanded. lie was
known to be a man of scrupu!ous honor,
and when the family regained this es!a:'
they reliea upon the lady making Tca"'
tances, to pay the loan by instasmeni,'D
Securely to convey the ransom Of als ia,
property, the Chieftain resolved to halar
liberty and life, by venturing to the kliS
dom from whence he was expatriated ~
found means to appoint at EdnbuTsA :
meeting with his lady, directing her "
lodge at the house of clansman, IL ~
LuckenbOoths.
On arriving there, she would easily e'D,
pretended why he recommended aretF's..
SO poor. The lady set out on horse't.
Unattended, leaving her childfeA to w
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13
SHIPPING.

SHIPPING.
We are enabled to lay before our read
ers, a statement of the number OF vessels
in the port of New York, register of
which are kept monthly, on the lst Of
October.
Although the number is not larger than
is generally in port, yet they are more
actively employed. Freights are very
low, but are to be obtained.
Of the ships, it will be seen that very
large portion of them are employed, and
of the briggs, schooners, and sloops, very
few are unemployed; and with few ex-
ceptions they are in the coasting trade.
Our coasting trade has already become
immense.
OF ships, there are American II
Hamburger 2
French
English !
Total, 81
There are fifty eight briggs in port, all of
them, except SIX or eight, are employed
in the coasting trade.
American 50
English 4
Hamburger l
Dutch
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

sLately launched. tShip saluda, cap
tain Tinkham. for the Charleston trade
ready to launch ". Ipape''.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

Total, IS
There are fifty schooners in port, all of
which are employed in the coasting trade,
except small number trading to the w.
Indies.
There are los sloops, all but Is of
which are employed in the sound and riv-
er trade.
The following vessels are now building:
A corvette ships of 500 tons, by, IL. Eek
ford.
ship, 500 tons, by Fichet & Crocket
do 42O do
l do 500 Blossom, Smith & Demon.
do $50 do
I do $50 Bovine s. Bell.
brig,25O Go
ship+2SO Noah Brown.
l brig,s5O do
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

Extracts from letter OF the Rev. fhny
Fisk, to the Rev, Serene E. Dwight, OF
Boston.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-09-08
New YORK. AUG. 81

A'G" OANhJ auSs
We are indebted to Capt. Keen, Of the
ship Acasta, arrived yestrroey from Mar.
settles, for the following interesting inleIi-
gercs
News from ConstantiDople, VIA Trieste, to
ION June, stated that the greatest tunult
and conformation continued To exist in that
capital. Christians OF all descriptions were
subjected the most strncious insults and
"ssassinhiions Of the Greeks were very fire.
qneDt Vessels lying Ill the roads were ire
iuently fired at IL waDton manner from the
shore, by the Turkish soldiers, and some
lives we're Loaf.
The Greeks have strong feet in the
Black Sea, under the command of Tumba-
~, and another powerful fleet was in
the Archipelago, approaching the Darda
nelts.
The greater part Of the Greek Islands, and
ct the Morea, had risen against The Turks
with very general success.
The naval force Of the Turks in the Arch.
ipeIaeo was almost sBnihilsted, the crews of
the ships, CONSISTING chiefly of Greeks,
reyol'ed and joined their couptrymen,
The Lyons Gazette Of July lat, contains an
article. not official under the heed Of vi,
emma, stating tba, Russian army, under
oeIls w nSeneteIn, ndU crossed The danube.
and was marching against Constsn inopie,
and that Russian fleet was proceeding
from the Black Sea fOi the came destioa.
ton.
4 friga,e was building at Marseilles FOR
the Regency OF TuDis, under the direction of
the TnD sian Admiral, Rails Hsssuna Mo.
rah," who had contracted for the building of
several other vessels of war; for which he
had the permission of the French govern.
ment.
Several French vessels OF war had sailed
from Toulon for the LevaDt.
Naples was tranquil in possession of The
hustrlans. A considerable corps Of hustrisns
had landed in Sicily, to take possession of the
Island.
an English fleet, ,aid to have ~ 900 men
| on board, had arrived at Malta. Piedmont
! was quiet. The Austrians were reported To
have entered Turin, but had not ye. arrived
al Geuoa.
PARIS, June 81.
A letter from WsTsaw Of the Goth ult.
the very day on which the Emperor Alex.
| ander left that city on his return to his owo
capital con tains information which, if il be
} correct, most be deemed Of considerable
| importance; it is as fcilows:-" Public opin-
ion declares itself more strongly in Russia
every day in favour of the cause Of the
Greeks. To the sympathy which the com
ii know him we'll he is an excellent off
Ger; speaks English like native.
Ed. Nat, Ode.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-09-08
DARING OUTRAGE.

LYScHBuRo, AUG 24.--On the eve
ming Of the 18th inst. murder of ths
most atroeiuus character was commit
ted in tie lever enc of the county OK
Campbell. q Mrs. Gregory and T.
Mrs. Crump, in returning from vislg
in the neighboraood, about the hour OF
twilight, were sci apon by two negro
men, who issued from TN adjoining
thicke,, and without the power of resis-
lance; or hope Of escape, were dragged
from the horse, W hieh they were riding.
by repeated blows with an axe, and
Mrs. Crump, who had gained few
yards, in attempting to escape, was O.
veftaken, dreadfulIy beaten, her skull
fractured with the edge Of the axe, and
left for dead by these daring assassins,
The husband Of Mrs. Gregory, who
was in an adjoining field, being alarm
ed by the shrieks which proceeded ffom
this scene of carnage, appreh. nding
that the horse on which his wife and
Mrs Crump rode had run away, se-
paired to the spot, here he discovered
The maDgled corpse Of his wife, In
whose arms the murderers had enclosed
her infant child urhurt, and the body OF
Mrs Crump, who still brealhed.-
Whilst taking the necessary steps for
the removal of their bodies, his house
was set on fire by the williams, or tbeis
accompIices, aud burnt 10 the ground,
the greater part Of its contents being
toiiuDately saved. One of the men
who had assisted in tie murder, came
up during the burning of the house, and
pretended TO assist with much zeal =,
extirS gushing The flames. We are igs'
norani what circumstances created aus
picion, but this murderer and inceDdia-
ry was spprehended on the spot, and
is now safely lodged in the Jail of this
county, where we understand he has
made confession OF the above facts
His comrade we believe, has yet eIuded
search. We regret to state, that Mrs,
Crump after lingering several days,
has we understand, died Of her wounds.
The negroes belong to colonel Rich
ard Jones OF this county. The motives
OF their conduct, are a matter Of cons
lecture. They certainly had no per-
o"""f Wv iu comWitiDS into De6 i""P
outrage. Nothing has iraDspired to
prove that any hing like an attempt,
that was made upon the viriue OF the
unfortunate lndies-Tbat they were
only the instruments Of abotheT's ven
+ geance, seems perfectly clear from this
circumstance, and from others "hich
we have heard. We shall net attempt
however, to forestaIl public opinion,
or TO anticipate that discovery Of The
| authors Of this foul transaction, which
we doubt not, the progress OF time. apd
a strict invesiig. ton will fully F''r Z.
".Eur9er piN okt ~ !I4f&s.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-09-08
FROM THE COAST OF TEX AS.
NEW ORLEANS. knn. 2.

NEW ORLEANS. AUG. 3.
We have eonversed with several
gentlemen just returned from an excur-
sion along the coast Of The province of
Texas, as far as the bay of MatagoTda.
The Independents are in some force
at GalveztoD, under the command of
Major Miner. Besides several parties
securing the country, there were about
1875 men at Fort Bolivar, which is in a
good state of defence, having some pie.
ces Of very heavy cannon mounted
The independents there were in cores
pondenee with the people Of st. AntO.
MO, and other towns IN the the FRO.
tincioS Internas, The lales accounts