Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-10

trand, and BonaEarte will not receive
any, except through him. Madam
Bertrand and family purpose leaving
this Ia April next /; but Gen. Bertrand
remains. The educacion of her young
children is assigned as her motive for
this step.
BY the ship John Dickinson from Belfast,
we received file OF :" The irshman'' news
paper, which furnishes us with many inter.
esting miscellaneous articles. We shall
make selections from time 10 time as our
limits will permit. The editor oftbe above
paper acknowledges the receipt of American
papers. In noticing the election in Penn.
sylrania for governor, he remarks:
| he voting by ballot is the grand secret
| by which bad and corrupt governments can
De easily and speedily controlled: i, is also
The important secret by which revolution
] may be prevented, and the public feeling
gratine :! without struggle or ctnvulsion
This, with lie mighty auxiliary OF free
press, may set at defiance all the ats of the
most insiduous and corrupt governments,
With such means in the power of the people,
ministers like ours would cease to laugh al
the prelensions OF suffering people or to
reply to their supplications with the bayonet
| or the gallows We would not see secret
influence stronger than the throne itself, ex-
posing The latter to the contempt OF the peo-
pie, and perpetuatlng their cwn ascendancy
by the degradation of their severe ign A
merica, as long as her free spirit can pre-.
serve the valuable institutions me now en-
| Joys, may always fatter herself with being
20 al nd h.. haD
OF the univeTse-powerul IN her intes rity,
and happy in the consciousness of her in
dependence -
" Tis Hamlet the Dane" Shake,
speGrs
Ia buggy, "hiskey, gig or dog cart,
CurriCle Or tandem. lid Song.
Some Of our dashing fellows OF the Don ton
have been pleasing the girls AMI lightning
the old apple wom.n, by driving with a
barouch and eight horses, with postillions
aud out riders. his exhibition of style, or
as it is fashlonahly called, OF splash, has ex-
cited great emulation and rivalry, and we
understand that the Houses of Montague
and Capulet are by the ears OF the occa-
sion; and, to carry the point, one of the rival
Jehu's is determined to drive ten IN hand
| We also learn that a dasbing blade will
drive Jarvis two dogs, Boss and Caesar, in
curricle to Ca:O's, with the addition Of
two cats, on bet OF a hamper of Cham-
paigne. What hard times these are
w Y. AdOocate.
POPULAR FEELING IN ENGLAND
The day after the late Fox Dinner at Nor
wch, one OF the social party u.ei friend in
the street, when the following dialogue en-
| su:d,--
Frisnd,-So you had jolly party yes
teIday; many loyat toas:s, suppose.
Cockite--O yes.
Friend Tbs King with enthusiasm.
Co ki,s.--Sir, We drank 1.-THE Head Of the
Executive Government
Fr'snd-QG or on, do you mean?
| A Yorkshire paper says, the tallow chand
lers were getting up an address of thanks To
such gentlemen as have been distinguished
tor their efforts TO throw light upon the cha
racter OF her majesty, by promoting ilum-
| atoms
A reverend divine being accused Of neg
ligence, and styled an umfd,fhfm Shepherd,
from scarcely ever visiting hls flock. de-
Tended himself by saying, he vas always
with them at shsaring time.
Friend franklin said Myers Fisher,
the celebrated gu ker lawer f Philadephla
one day To the DIR. Thee knows almost eve
ry thing : can the tell me how am 10 pre-
serve my snail beer in The hack yard my
neigh .ors are often tapping il OF nights.
" Pit barrel of old Madeira by the side
of it" repl,pd the DR. - let them but get
taste OF the Madeira. and IN engage they
will never trouble the small beer any
mere"
This same great Philosopher used often 10
say too, that if parents would but give
tier sons an early taste for the Madeira of
Learning, they would hardly ever take to