Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-07

ascend into the element OF air. ~ Is
now nearly forty years since M.
Charles. viz. LIST December, 1888,
performed this extraordinary exploit
and his whole life from that period
has been devoted to scientific ineui-
Pies.
Acknowledgment Of the word.--In
the time of the Saxnns, the frecmen
in every shire met twice year, I'M
der the presidency of the Shire Reeve
or sheriff. and this meeting was call
cd the Sheri1's Torn. BY degrees
the freemen declined attending. and
freeman who did attend, carried
with him the proxies of such of his
friends as could not appear. He who
actually went to the Sheriff. Torn,
was said, according to the old Saxon,
to go AT THE Torn. and hence the
word attorney. which signifed one
that went to the Torn for others, car
ryimg with him a power to act or vote
for those who employed him.
A novel, called "6riele, or Let
tcrs of two Lovers" has been pub
lished at Pavia. II contains varie.
ty of observations, literary, political,
and philosophical /; together with the
views of the state Of manners in Swift
zerland, Italy, France, North .anerl-
ca, &c.
In Travels in ireland IN 1922, by
Thomas Reid. we find the following
anecdote tin parish near Duu-
dalk, the number of protestants was
so small that it sometimes happened
none of them attended the parish
church: on which occasions, there
was, of course, no service. The cir
cumstance Of nom attendance was al
ways asccrtained by the Rector.
| who sent his clerk to the church
a little before the time at which the
service usually commenced. 1t hap
pened that a farmer. a Roman Ca
tholic, very often made his appear
ance, which rendered it imperative
on tue clergyman to oiIiciate; and
it was generally observed, that the
most favorite days for the man to
display his devotion were those which
| would be most disagrseable to others.
When it rained, hailed, sleeted, snow.
cd, or blew most violently, he was
| never known to be absent. Of this
pious rage he was cured in a remar-
kabie manner. The reverend baro-
net sent for him, and before they
parted, it was agreed that the mems
tythes should be considerably redu !.
ed. Since that time he has never
been seen within the walls of the
Church." -
The Germans having long been
celebrated for the severity OF their
examination into the sources whence
the ancient histories have derived
their facts. Strabo, rlutarCll, Justin,
Diodorus, and Pliny, have already
been subjected to their ordeal. A ST.
milar work by F. Lachnann, with
reference to Livy, has lately been
published at Gottingen. 1t is said
to be executed with considerable a.
bility, and throws strouglisht on
the authorities to which the great
Roman historian had recourse.
A bookseller of Genoa has announ-
ced for publication a quarto volume
Ofinedited manuscripts relative to Co.
lunbus. which will throw new tight
on the discovery of this continent.
BY letter addressed to Mr.. Privy
Counsellor Creuzer, in Heidelberg,
dated at Naples, we learn that the
government causes the excav ations to
DC continue at Po1peii, with great
diligence. Last summer above 700
workmen were employed, and their
exeftions were rewarded by brilliant
success.
| DUEL AT PARIS.
Two College friends, both officers,
one on service, the other on half pay
tho one Ultra and the other Liberal,
discussed lately over a glass of punch,
the merits of The Minister des a6aires
1 etrangeres. NJ. Chateaubriand.--
"Phere is nothing superior to the At
ALA said the one: ..nothins worse"
said the other. "itis impossible TO be
more sublime" lit is impossible to