Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-19

their government, civil and murray, were
four thousand piastrrs per mouth, and that
the revenue was derived from an income.
lax. that OF te6te, and capitation tax
of one seventh of dollar for each person:
But as their commerce is atansend, and
their islands badly cultivated, i appears
to me that, as extremely small as they
state their expenses, their revenue must
be inadequate 10 meet them.
81 did not call of Algiers, having been
informed at Malta that the plague ragged
badly at that place but, from the inior-
NATION / have received, am induced to be-
lieye that all the Barbary powers are
friendly disposed towards US.
aTHE HOLY ALLIANCE"
In the numo of the s.Recreative
Review" for Jdly, the following con-
cludes an entertaining and spirited es-
say upon the subject of Clubs:--
Lastly, every one has heard of the
Club. or rather Cenfederacy Of Kings,
which got the high sounding name Of
the HOLY ALLIANCE. but it was
nothing but a club of stars. Some Of
the members of the club put us in mind
offs couple of astrologers mentioned in
Oldy's Librarian, viz: of one Pope and
Stephen Taylor, the league or ALI.
ance between, whom was the one to
steal horses and the other to discover
them. Perhaps the title Of holy may
have arisen from that ally, (Which in
truth, we have in common with the o.
Their allies to whom no pecuniary SUBJ
sidy is paid. and whom every power en-
braces as his in particular Andrew
Mitchell was an English resident at
the Court of Frederick the Great, King
of Prussia. to whom he was personal
favorite, though he opposed the scepti-
cal and many Of the political assertions
of that monarch, with frank but decent
firmness. On certain occasion Mr..
Mitchell said, "By the help of God we
have gained a victory over the French"
GLOW is this my friend, said the King,
is God one of your allies?" Yves, re-
piled the envoy, and the one who de-
mands no subsidies of u.s." One of
these allies, tthe Empress Queen)
once excused herself to the Pope for
making use of the assistance of Eng
land. with this remarkable expression:
-" CeS sont DIS braves impies."
Capt. Edwards, of the Abarilla, from
Nassau, N. p. reports that the u. S. schr
Spark, Lieut.. Perry, sailed thence for
the African Coast 10th Aug. all we'll.
The British ship of war Tyre, after
seeing fleet from Jamaica clear of the
Bahia mas, anchored st Nassau, and was
to sail Immediately for the Coast Of Gu
ba, in company with very fast sailing
schooner, furnished by the merchants
of Nassau, expressly to assist in captu-
ring small piratical vessels. which are
very numerous in those seas. Two
schrs from New Providence, had late
ly been captured by them near Gayo
de Romantic, one being under Spanish
coiors was liberated the other British,
was ransomed for S 5000.
Bait, american.
An article in an Alabama paper, after
allowing to General Jackson all the cred
it awarded TO bin by his country, for his
military services, but declaring him not so
well qualified to act in civil capacity,
concludes with expressing hope, that "y
he be made President, he zU,H hang cDery
scoundrei an Washington, 1pith'n f1De MIN
utes after hts inauguration.
DR. Hale, editor of the Boston Daily Ad-
yertiser, remarking on the death of Mr..
Warren, in that city, of the New York fe.
yer, observes -" II is a very satisfactory
proof of the favorable change OF the public
opinion in relation to this disease that this
gentleman was suffered to remain where
be could have the most comfortable accom-
modations, and the best attendance, and
that none OF the numerous dodgers in the
very respectable house where be sickened,
have in consequence fed from their quar-.
ters."
The editor OF the Boston Centinel re-
marks, that g the yellow fever appears
destined every year to expose the folly
and iputilny OF medical theories and to
check the presumption of Empires who
pretend to a perfect knowledge Of even
the mysteries Of nature. tits mercy to
the country, that Providence ordains that
these people shall be checked in their pre-
sumption by the experience and common
sense OF the community"
A CURIOSITY.
About FIVE weeks since, parcel Of ALL
gators eggs, Ia to Is in number, were
brought to town and placed in All open