Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-07-27

ihs conquest Ok apseop'e az a..
except at the expense Of perm,maars. Find.
clpIes. on which all government. prn.
rest, IS the acquisition ola barh.ams Must T
derness into the pale Of civilization vii. |
Extract Of a letter from, nereo,,,,.
Of ours IN Mobile, dalsd June g 'IJar a,ssala
We are now becoming na,u,,',01,
this country; and more able TO und" asa q
the people, and more reconcile lth o sa
mate. Although il is but the 8ih - =, Ine es'
the, weather is considered TO have ,s. sas
its utmost degree OF heat. lmso ,.ssae ,
hottest weather you ever felt con "s d.
for three months without intefmis sGn,'altt-
companied by clouds Of musou;, Io,,'
armies Of fleas, and you will have 90 aad
OF our summer.-We are enabled. ho. 'asi
er, TO sustain it by the aid Of the so nvSe''
breeze which blows in from the 81.
tempers the air +; and by adopting tb ss q. aug
ner Of living which the Creoles nr mr.. usA
We retire at nine, for then ,hef ' b,ss'
springs up bringing GOODNESS with it.eIM
alas bringing mosquitoes too so ;w. wv
trench ourselves behind the musou,,. .u'
or bar, as il is termed here. and sIee y ', y;
sunrise, when we rise also and take ,os. ",
breakfast at seven, on claret and b ,s,S'
and butter; dine at two take coffee ,ss.
at four, and eat our last meal at cow Ss%
The constant advice of the natives !, ~
take time and keep ourselves easv ;, nv "
you may be sure we feel no ipclipation -
do otherwise. We crawl about like mail.
and the very thought bow you ar. hurry
ing and running IN New. ork, Gets a. n
a fever. ~
The luyuriance and quickness OF VOC.
tation here surprises northern eye. ii.
window at which am sitting, looks nm,
an old Spanish court yard, where the ' a,
ahge, the myrtle orange, the pomeerapit
and the fix are growing 10 all their nalun
beauty and wildness, Corn reacbe, !,
height and richness that never have seen
equalled. The soil TO look at, would h
pronounced "fat, stale, and unpro6table,n
but that it is unproductive, appears from
the fact Of there being fine vegetable
market this summer, mostly yielded from
gardens. which last season, werea rank sod.
The woods are decorated with varely
OF wild flowers, such as the passion flower.
sensitive plant, honey suckle, myrtle, les
samine and sweet william, besides many
that have no name,
The roughness of character ascribed 10
these new states, have rather heard Of
than witnessed. IL is not to be denied,
however, that customs are sanctioned here
from which northern persons would shrlnl
with adherence. A few days since, tm
lawyers had some difference, which pro
ceeded to blows when one BIT the olhs
severely, ana gouged bis eyes 50 much
as to leave pretty severe marks of The dan
ger they had been in. Our disgust, when
it was related at the table. was laugheda
as prejudice, and the practice defended
by gentlemen whose manners are as 'ts6-
ned and pleasing as possible.
I he bargemen who bring cotton down
the TlVcIs, are mos' uissoiu'e ss' duu ds
known by the significant name OF ROvd's
This is their general term but they are
divided into classes, such as Iuscatsu
Roarcrs, alabama Screamsrs, Cahaub'
Scrougers, and the like gentle names
These fellows, whose meat and drink it
to fight, challenged each other by GROWING
like cock, or neighing like an ass, from
their respective boats and when lbes
odd sounds are heard loud at night, Their
is certainly a fair set to in the morning
and thanks to our excellent mayor, suite
OF apartments prepared for them in The
powder house, which serves as cry
bridewell, and goes by the name OF Car
boose; word of terror to each Rowdles
ear. There is not, however, either 10 lDe
lower or the more respectable classes, any
disposition to wanton insult. A tempe,
rate but firm demeanour, and an avo"ea
determination neither to give nor take 40
afront, will carry a man smoothly through
N. Y. Com. .Gdv.