Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-07

4 3 e issEs Z 49, ,<.lHSt The rh,. =, vi
q srs z lev ilasts resembl ling ihcsss o,n Iher
head. ihe'ossa psnlarum, d , =. upon y The
are Prominent. The forehead y de ! g heas.
except IN ibis particular. ihs = = iow, bpt. |
mucn better proporiioned. and s' g are !
more decided resemblance "a - IS.tee PEAR
counteeance. thantho,e Of apv ~ ~, ~ asp y
boon tribes. The head 4 In, :. sae b,
and the countensnce has an evna su oaet
Terror. which gives;it an anns .,ps'sss'on q
caricatnre 81 The human }ace; but !. q,
posed to think that both these . y d.
stances are accidental, and h,s.s 'leh.
from the manner in which ~. s hsa
having died in great agony. e'''Ms Of
ne ears, nose. lips, chin. -.
and nipples, fingers aod nail. ,. v,sas'',
those Of human figure, 'sssn0le
The spinous process Of the ye,,.A..
very prominent, and apparently a,,,s. .;
as 10 the human body. '''d0ssd
From the position OF the ann. Il
the manner in which they are plas. s; .la
from such an examination as eouIS si =
made in the circumstances 10 which T :.
placed at the time saw it. / can NV. va
doubt that il has clppicles-sn ann ,s@
belonging TO The human subject. w npss'
Blooms are without, ""'''ps'
'Ihe appearance Of The teeth r. /,
sufficient evidence that il is full o, ,aSN
the incisores, being worn 10 ths SUM Nv,
surface. There are eight ,ncisor., ' pe'
canine !; and eight morales. The r., ,Gus
teeth resemble those Of a full grown doc
all the other resemble those Of a b,,ws1
subject. A'A
g The length Of the animal !. tb,e. r..,.
but not having been we'll preserved itL.,
shrunk considerably, and must hare bsss
both longer and thicker when alive ,hani
is now. Its resemblance 10 The human sn.
cies ceases Immediately under the ,nan ,
mo. On the line of separation and i
recily under the breast, are Two I'm
From the point where the human 6eur
ceases, which is about twelve inches b..
low the vertex oflbe head, it resembles
large fish of the salmon species. ltb q.
yered with scales all over. On the lower
part of the animal the scales resemble
those Of a fish /; on that part which resep ;.
bIes a human form, they are much Less
and scarcely perceplible. except on nea,|
inspection. On the lower part Of the DO,
dy it has six Fms, one dorsal, two yentrical
two pectorai, and the tail.
" The pectoraI fms are very remarks.
bic; they are horizontal, and evidently
formed as an apparatus 10 support tbl
creature when in an erect posture, like lhs
in which il has been sometimes represent
ed combing its hair.
"The figure Of the tail is exactly ID,
which il given in the usual representation
of the mermaid.
"The proprietor OF this extraordinary
animal is capt Fades, of Boston, in the D:
States OF America. Since writing The a.
bove description, he has called upon me,
and ! have learned from him the following
particulars:
"It was caught somewhere on The norli
Of China, by fisherman, who sold It for a
triae after which it was brought up to Bal
tavia. Here il was purchased by Capt
Fades for 5000 Spanish dollars, and be
has since been offered 10000 Spanish dol
lars for ii, but refused to part with il i0
that sum. Captain Fades is passenger
on board the American ship Lion, now 10
Table Bay, be leaves this port in about !
fortnight, and the Lion vis's the Thames
on her passage 10 America, 90 tina: itwlG
probably be soon exhibited in London.
London, JGlya5
i"The following intelligence is contain.
edfin private letter, dated
Madrid, July IS.
"The choice Of new ministry is not
yet definitely arranged. The great o.
ect appears to be 10 effect union OIL tne
and influential men ia toe Cor
aIt is very remarkable that the E1Pec'
Iador has opened a subscription 10 tavoi
IF the widows g. children OF the Roeyal
Guards who persisted in The conflict OIL O'
7th. -,
"P. S. I open my letter to annex 10 u
he note of r. Martinez de Ia Rosa, 10 an
.,ver to that of the Foreign Ambassadors.
This important document would shewyo'
he point of view in which the OLD MINIS,
~ wished events to be considered; lIwln
probably also be the language OF The new
:" GENTLEMEN You are suflcentIyae
,uainted with the deplorable events Wnleo
ave occurred within these few days, since
respectable corps, destined to the SCI.
ice Of his Sacred Majesty, left ther guar
ers without orders, abandoned tbe cap.
al, and established themselves 10 toe no,
1 residence al the Pardo, at the cIslanee
f two leagues from Madrid. This uns,,
'ected event has placed the 6overnns.'
n a situation as difficult as it ]. sIngu'a:ii
I has been deprived Of one Of II; ,s en Us.
Imports for the maintenance OF poo,l'u ".
Ter the force destined TO carry lnlo 81
ret the execution Of the laws. has tnfUS wv.
a the yoke Of subordInation, and In sf T y.
q Al a NplfQ