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

tered her le.s SIDE, and CAME ont near the
shoulder; she did not fall, tut TOOK .l'e
,:f1e int the house and set It up; TOOK hcr
infant from; the cradle, and biodlng one OF
Inc older children to press her band on the
wound 10 check the efus!on OF blood, sdOs
suck to ae- ch,ld-thus exemplifying the
.rnling passion strong in death The last
thought 4of the laother was associated with
the coraIert of her little one; a few hours
after the woman was corpse.
Speaking of maternal tenderness, brings
an aaecdote TO my mind related short
time ago to me by a gentleman from the
south west which the reader cannot peruse
with indifference, although he may not
Gee how it grows out of the story just told.
In Mississippi there was hunter who
used to allure the Doe within reach OF his
rife by Initiating the cries OF the lawn; a
simple cry like that of young lamb; and
when the mother was led TO the spot Ey the
supposed voice OF her young, he would
kin her. When the fact was known, a
general burst OF indignation broke forth
against the man. From the most elevated
in societyto the humblest negro OH the
neighboring plantation, there was an uni
velsal exclamation against the wretch who
could treacherously betray to death, by an
appeal to thai most sacred Of all instincts,
the affection of a mother tor her offspring.
The hunter was obliged solemnly to pro-
mise to do SO no more, or to abandon his
home and hunting ground. The feeling
excited, and the interposition, were no.
norable to humanity. V,llage Record.
Extract of letter from marine officer on
board the United States ship Franklin a.,
to his friend in Philadelphia, dated
Valparaiso, April 80, 1922.
"Valpa raise has increased consider
ably since you were here; it now con-
tains about ten thousand inha bitants,
and has become quite commercial
place. presume the number of ves-
sells in the harbor will average sixty
for the last three months, and they are
coming and going almost every day.
One great inconvenience they still Ia
Dor under is, that the custom house is
kept in Sa ntiago, which is the cause of
a great deal Of trouble and delay to the
merchants. 1t generally takes week
or ten days to have vessel cleared
out.
A letter was received here few days
since, saying that Lord Cochrane had
captured ahe Spanish frigate Vengan-
"a in the harbor of Guayaquil. The
circumstances appear to be these: The
commander of the Venganza knew that
Cochrane had been in pursuit of him
for some time. When he came off
Guayaquil. he hoisted flag of truce.
During the armistice, he capitulated by
giving up his ship, for which the gov
eminent wss to make him some small
remuneration. When Cochrane came
off the har6or, and found the conditions
under which she was given up, he said,
"if the com mander of the frigate had
done his duty to his government, the
ship must have been prize to him,
and he would not be done out of her
through treachery." He demanded her
of the governor who refused to give up.
The ship at this time was stripped; her
sails and rigging all on shore. Coch-
rane sent his boats in. and took Pos-
session of her, landed his men, and car
ried off the sails and rigging, in def
ance of the governor and his force. This
will be sub ject to be settled hereafter
by the governments of Chill and Peru.
Cochrane has hoisted his flag on board
the prize, and is now cruising in her
He is expected here in about month.
The British frigate Doris arrived
yesterday from Rio. Her commander,
captain Ora ham, died on the passage.
He was buried to day on shore. The
funeral was large and splendid. All
the officers that could be spared from
our squadron attended, the marines of
the Franklin and Doris formed the
guard. and although the marine officer
Of the Doris is seventeen years first
lieutenant, / had the honor to COM
mand. The governor, all the CHILEAN
officers, and the governors guards, at
tended also.
We shall sail in few days to the
southwark, and will probably touch at
all the ports Of any notice on our way
down the coast. 1t is said we shall not
return in less than six months to this
port, which is our head quarters