The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-24

IL mare miles, or one half naarIy of al that
arr of North America IN which the fur
annals are found and thus put the Rus
ian American Company IN possession Of
a almost exclusive monolop! q he trade,
rs il is we'll known that in a few years the
b1.-bearing animals viii be destroyed on
Il, he eastern side of the Rocky Mountains
From the Washington City Gazette
Hyls Mermaid and he Marvellous; or
The .frts Of Kaerery an China' has-
[ frated. =,
A very general belief seems to prevail
zthat the eAistence OF the Mermaid, hitherto
sc,psidcred extremely doubuul, j. satisiac-
tofy established, by the exhibition Of
;eomcthing at the Cape OF GOOD liope, (aaid
to have been taken on the coast OF Cnlnl)
zcorresponding in every respect, rs to me
Micatnrrs and form, OF that rare anlmsi.-
Nv suspect this creature Lbat cAcitas SO
much astonishme 4 N the eyes Of The cut
II. Gus, will turn out 10 bt nothing more
3lhan the e0HirirGHee Of q Gaining th'-
8nsse who has been TOO successful IN The
practice of his arts gfkEauery oa the Euro
peans thai are always on the look out, at
,''' 10 "a "., ,,'o' f,,oyoosly annri-
w :, - ~ ,el.,rcL nd been
Gu ''''' l,,.,- ol,to,@..a ,,o;nt j.,
- .,, ,o,,,,d
1's'"' ~ A''s''' - =, 1'n III,
a - -. ifgr,,,,, he es.,r,.
II, the .e-. - ;hc story, ianSct
4 Cgpia;a, tradi x between Boston ana
AChiaa, WIS the FIRST purcha.tr.-O r slrp
H. NJ of ~ roaJn,. fbo ,o,nv ~,fs of
N ,orn,, at ,ro. -. ,,r,ot;sad - chin
x,H;eh tba ,,,oe, ca,,{;l,ns c.o,,o, ol,yoya
,yaij No,f,;,,r Ia mon. co,n,r,,, end
ylicL ~ tra,.jIors ,.,r.a :, ba ,rne tl,an
far tbr CHS tn ,xnns, ,ooct VANS for
q,Ie 81 ,rtfidl,. urc,grlg tn,t 90 necessary
ia insert \ k.ile 70 dctrrIoi,,r tho fact.
they consist Of n niece Of wood. shaped
"A Ina . , La,,, AMI ,.,try coyarcd uith = coaf
q ofb,g-s sI.;n which ioras detection In the
FL na.,.a,,al,;,''1 ,,,,..ta.,. ,I,b;s i,;oL bon,s
tn i,af1o ,',i, o,o,a 'rlLoi'o,r-.,,1 ,asyss
8 ~ ",''"'' 90 ca
''e 0''"o eo't'~" Y,f''. - NV 2''"'
IN rnida " ,5Ial.,o Inaod 81 ,o,,,a ars
- a..l, l:,h ,..;c,
>, ~,
4 fri oaat af".,.isI ,r6osa ara. ,,,i.
t,t.4 1,.,f.. @b,',. l1n a.c, d,.or
tan IN ~ tho ,n',at;a,, tara !. ' ;nn;,rs.J !,
4 v,tor fiicL ~ ~ f1,,5,r. c,1t.d hy the
tan5s Of tho fons,,re far tbc n5Irosr. h
q sag5 co,,,,,s,,;f,, nj ,tast. II ret,,i., 9 h,i
4 a sm,ll stretch NJ rrc9al;,y tn haii.,e ilaf
d the cunmi,r Chinese conld D,onpl,c,.,ye a
Il NJ rr.1id f9r the .cr.tn'or. naturalist.
j winch yankee co,l5 trade OF fora pretty
4 gopd proft-o,l.. wait a little. fnd when
3 he Chinese find. the Mermaid "a valuable
aaaritl,. he will catch a ca,ao. to CORES
pond Exactly with tbe foJai99g o,djeya.&
4 j1r the Ei,y39eap m4,.,n. Cent. Eds, Of
j Boston, the co,,irace to the Chinese .Nrr-
zl,id make, had too GOOD an opiuioa oil MS
solatryalcn 10 suppose the hour wop'I
pass in the Unite! Slate, 50 he shapel hs
toarse 10 England, where ne viii no doubt
Y nike profit bic exhibition oft.
4 The best ol tae Joke is in The o,Hcunsrs y
i That description of the animal, panned of as
'ae'tGa,d--reader rersne 1t, and laugh al the
a""'y OIL 'he iNh century
.ntHneid.--0ne ii those phenomenons,
sh.eh, at times, amazed and as,ouisilrd is
iaey To be presented to the world in the
saaPe Of Il merma'a. Poets md painters
nave .g'Yel scope 10 their fan and inn
emiuon Ii drpietiug Ills marlle creatH"
qua the sea green hair. the n,i!d blue eye,
'.. Ine dignliled movement OF this queen
eihshe8, X,th her colnb aid laoADg glass,
nave been the subject 81 many good