The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-03

they walked firmly to the guiliotine
Priest, " / II large cruciiix IN hand, Walk
ed by the side of each when they ascend
ed the scaftold, Sivati knelt down on tile
steps, listened To the Instructions oi his
Conlessors, and acknowledged the justice
OF his sentence but Morell remained
standing, firmly refusing TO listen to the
Priest. saying, lie wants TO deceive me )
and when the Confcssor renewed his ex-
hortations, with the words, God Is Just,
Morcl answered, God has not been Just
10 me in this business | have always been
an honest man, and now am TO die like
villain Both the unfortunate men met
their fate very resoIutely and calmly. The
body of Morelli was, in consequence of
his impenltenee, refused Christian burial
DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE AT ALEPPO.
We have received the calamitous news
ofan Earthquakein Aleppo. A letter from
Constantinople, dated Sept. Q, describes
this event in the following manner -
Alcppo, one of the most beautiful cities Of
the Ottoman Empire, has been visited by
an Earthquake resembling those which lad
waste Lisbon and CaIabria in the last cen
fury. The first and most severe shock oc-
CURED on the 18th of August about ten in
the evening, and instantly buried thousands
of the inhabitants under their elegant man
slons of stone, some of which deserve the
name of palaces. Several other shocks
succeeded, aud even on the 10th, shocks
were still experienced, some OF which were
severe. Two-thirds of this populous* city
are in rulns, and along with them an inn
mense quantity of valuable goods Of all
kinds from Persia have been destroyed.
According to the first accounts of this
event, which through alarm may have been
exaggerated, the number of the sufferers
amounts to from IS to 10000. Among
them IS one of the best men in the cit, the
imperial Consul General, the Chevalier
Esdras Won Piecelto. Having escaped
the danger Of being buried under the ruins
OF his own house, he hastened with some
Of his family towards the gate of the city ;
but as he was passing Khan, Il rev shock
occurred, and a wall fell down, which buri-
ed him and those with him. Tartafs who
have. arrived from Damascus, report that
they saw the whole population of AIeppo
cncamped in TIE enyirous. They state
that several other towns in the Bachalat Of
AIeppo and Tripoi, particularly Antioch
and Laodicea, have been destroyed by this
earthquake. The captain ola French ship
also has reported that two rocks, at the
time Of the earthquake, had risen from tho
sea in the nrighborhood of Cyprus, which
IS almost under the same latitude as
Aieppo.
. As soon az the Arabs and the Bedouins
OF the Syrian desert obtained information
OF the calamity which had befallen Aleppo,
they FASTENED in hordes To exercise their
trade Of plumber in that immense grave.
Behrem Pacha, however, drove them back,
and also several janissaries, who had com
mittcd dcpredations among the dead bo-
dies and ruins. y
"Tle great number of unburlcd bodies
IN this extremely hot period of the year,
has produced presidential eilluyia, and obi
gcd the unfortunate Inhabitants TO seek for
refuge i'll some remote district"
The number of houses in this city, is sta
ted at 10000, and OF the inhabitants, at 2Oo,-
OuO. -aZ2e-
On the 30th nit the birth of his highness
the Duke dc Bordeaux, was celebrated at
Paris.--rhe august infant in his uniform Of
Colonel of the Grar3e Royale manGuvred
that celebrated corps. How delightful for
les brovcs OF AusteritZ, of Jena, of Fried
land, and of Hcipzie, to find themselves
commanded by Prince full twenty -four
months of age How the grim features of
the soldiers of the cid guard must have re
laxcd upon this memorable occasion =
aud there are stiH many Of those rcnown-
ed fellows, who may be easily distinguish
ed by their crosses, their grey hairs, boards,
aud mustachos, ana by the cheurons, on
their coats, which proclaim tAat they have
served from 10 30 80 years.
A letter from Madrid, Sept. Goth, says,
" the proceedings of the Provisional Go
yernment at GrgrI, the Congress of Verona,
aud the preparations making IN the French
fortresses in the Pyrennees, excite great
attention. The fears of foreign invasion
increase so much, that IN political meetings
we already hear people speak of plans Of
defence; of alliances with Portugal, and
even with England TO which all kinds Of
concessions would be made. II seems, in
fact, more than probable that the treaty
with Portugal viii soon be concluded and,
on the other hand, very great hopes are
built on the aid OF Great Britain, in case of
foreign invasion.
From tie .NeW York .1merican.l
William Heygate, Esq. Alderman and
merchant tailor, was elected on the cath of
Sept. Lord Mayor Of the city of London
for the ensuing year.
The dlfereut parties, as usual, maintain
an animated conflict; but the general af-
fairs of the Kingdom are unusually barren
Of incident.-Nery palpable indications al
ready denote that the ministerial career of
DIR. Canning viii not be more quiet than
that of his predecessor.
The Duchess Of Newcastle lately died,
few days after the birth of pair of
twins. She had been the mother of six
teen children.