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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-02
ALARM IN SWITZERLAND

ARTH, July 25.-sa.urday, the Sd Of
this month, at six in the eveniuy,
young man named Martin Burl.y 70.
paired upon Spitzbuel tecollscs pI,nla
Arrived at the sumnit Of the mountain
he wished to deacend BY the way il,
clining on the aide Of Zug, when b.
discovered in the rock cleft, which 0.
Tiers had already remarked four week.
before. This creviee was large snougI
according to his account for man
fall into. In order TO attain Ibis objsc!
he hazarded leap across the crevia
which he happily accomplished. Wbe
he had collected enough plants, h.pr
pared himselfto return by the $50.
road; bot the cleft had so much enor!.
ed that he dared not attempt sscou!
leap; he was obliged to make circuit
and take his way among steep rock.
According to observations made By
many persons, the 9th the cleft ha3d
ready acquired breadth of from forty
to fifty iest, and its depth was tbdd
an ordinary steeple. An able gsoIog',
Mr.. Charles Stadlin. went to the p'H
on the 9th to make observations. Tho
absolute height Of the mountain, mn'
sured barometrically, is $3.50 feet. The
place called the Cross is in the middle
Of the crevice. 1t has a length oi5j
feet, 10 direct line from west to nl
then it inclines by 40 angle OF 50 De-
towards the south. as far as the incl
nation of the mouutaiDs, in leOS'hN
200 feet. The breadth perhaps
near $50 feet. ito depth moro than It
The detached part inclines at DId'oE
towards the ruins of Gol1Ou, fornns
an angle of 63 deg. Its fall, very d'r
gerous for the church and Vlll'g"
Golden, would cause, without doubt
new overflow Of the Lake Of Lo"e"'
Oberart and Ar'h are sheltered ifon
danger by their western situation"
least if the rock in falling does not ls%
side direction, from some cause @n"O
cannot be foreseen. n
The detached mass presents "1
remarkable appea ance, with re""s
to geology. Enormous blocks Of "'i
stone, Of more than q hundred 'es'"
height, covered with slight bed OF" VIZ,
giIaceous earth, are placed 'erilcS
at the eide Of one aDGsner, st inter-
of from one to three feet. 10 the ~"
yals, al around these blocks, n0'"r'
is found but clay. Here and !ne"
found in the free-stone, Peoo'e'
rocks 10 the form Of leaves; baFo'US
clay and stone in the shape Of sImOuY
The 5th, at fourth O'Clock in me"
ming second gap was formed, WIZ
horrible noise, the depth 10 Ve'J"
siderable. .oh
The llth between ten and ele''pn
the morning, the rock. which wa' II,
tackled from the mountain, f'll ID
ancient torrent Of SpiI sba!. II o ';o,
bas been diminished by cop''oustirrrss
and is mixed with the rubbish o. No.
Since this event, the danger 10 1 'sn.
vertheless, the fall of GulpPeO.'ooc sf
which hangs eight 's''
he vertical line Of the rock. ,ao.
On the 10th, the waters oil INC ", W., into
ain rushed in prodigioas qoan",ji
he known gap of the noun" a 'Gui,
a league distant f'0 oo ft,t,
,endtiue. The bridge. raised ~ ,m,tpsd
,ove the Tobel, has been o'', ,, tsS
md ca.t into the lake. The wa'''
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-02
EXPLOSION.


On Saturday night about eight O'Clock,
We regret to state an awful explosion took
place at the new Powder Mills erected on
Gwynn's Falls. by Mr.. Joseph Jamison.
The explosion took place in the principal
building OF the factory, amidst several
hundred pounds OF the combustiole mate
rails, and was so violent 10 its effects as to
blow 10 atoms the house and machinery,
even 10 the foundations We learn :hat
the wolkmen had suspended all operations
and cIescd the mill at sunset. and were
totally unaware o. the explosion until it
bad occurred. One of The worsmen bad
a very narrow escape from the fragments
OF tie miII-but provideaiiaIIy no one sus-
tanned personal injury. The report and
shock were distinctly heard and felt thro'-
OUT the city, although the distance is about
six miles.
Since the above paragraph was in type,
we learn that the amount OF damage is a.
bout 5000 doliars-and that II is believed
to be the work OF an jncendiary.
Baltimore .4merican.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-02
CoLuns,A, Is. Cd Sep. Is.

Va ~ CCP' iO'
One of the greatest dro0ghts that has
been experienced throughout this state, ge-
neraly. for many years, ha. been follow
ed, within the last two weeks, by torrents
Of rain equally extraordinary, which have
produced in the ongsree river one of the
highest and most destructive freshes known
in II Tor the last thirty years. 1t began TO
rise about FIVE or six days ago, and by yes
terdsy reached its greatest height, bring
ing along with il abundance OF pumpkins,
and other evidences ofits destructive pro-
gTess up the country. This river was In
deed considerably higher in The year 1896;
but its rise then being IN the month OF Jan.
uary, the damage done by it at that time
was comparatively small In the present
instance. however, when the planter was
just about to reap The fruit OF his toll and
labour. through one of the hottest summers
ever known here, he is deprived Of all at
Que stroke by this overwhelming iDunda.
ton; for il is believed that nearly the whole
of the low ground is overaowed, and Of
course the crops entirely destroyed. We
sincerely sympathize with the sufferers on
this occasion,
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-02

Monarch an' al! ff1e Royal Family. The
subject ofbis discourse, al the awful mo-
meni was very peculiar.-Tbe following 10
the substance of the words he had deliver
ed. How precious is our time in this
world, for we are not sure at what mo-
ment we may be summoned before the
Throne of the Almighty, to account for
our actions here
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-02
GREEK ACCOUNT

'ZANTE, July 10 What was expected
has taken place. The Islands Of Ipsa and
Case have been desolated by the Turks
and the standard OF the Cross is again
bathed with the blood OF no ,rtyrs The
Captain PachG having received large sums
o. money, employed IN corruping the 1900
Albanians (Chyhetars) which were in gar
rison at Ipsara.-They were TO have
thousand piastres man, for surreodering
the batteries. The Turkish feet arrived
of the Island on the Sd July. and the LIP.
sariots were in good spirits, and all de-
voted 10 liberty or death They had pre-.
pared 10 TO attack the in6del fleet with FIRE
ships.-But on the approach OF the TURKS,
the Albanians hoisteG the Turkish flag;
and when the Islanders approached them,
these merceHary Christians fired at their
brother Christians. CONSERVATION ensued;
and each one sought safety in flight or des-
peralIon. Some escaped in vessels. The
TURKS having landed, set the town on flre,
The 5th was passed in desultory war;
fare; and the troops committed great ex.
cesses The Turkish Admiral exerted
himself 10 prevent the massacres, and OF
fered 500 dollars for each prisoner broue ht
in; bu, his enraged troops disrsgarded bis
order. and offers. On the Glib and 7th,
the massacres were continued; and on the
9th The Admiral blew up the forts. 1t is
stated that 100 heads OF women, old men
and children, were hung upon the yards Of
the Turkish vessels
The Primates, With about 1000 sailors,
and 80 of the lpsara ships, escaped 10
Ssmos. On the 18th the Captain Pacha
returned Tor Ai.ylene, carrying NTH him
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29
COLUNRUS.

Mr.. Spotorne's Memoir, contains some
original facts respecting the early life of
Columbus, which has always been a dark
subject and which, with the light thrown
upon it by his new biographer, is still left
in much obscurity. He seems satisfacto-
rily to have proved that he was Genoesr
by birth, the son Of wool carder, living
in the part of the city now called St. Ste.
phen's parish.
The year Of his BIRTH says his biogra-
pher, as | have proved elsewhere, must
have been either in 1446 Of 1447. His mo
thrt'9 name was Susanna, as we learn from
the agreement already referred to. Con-
SOM gives her the surname we'll known in
Gcnoa, Of Fonianar ossa. and states her to
have been native Of Sanli, or Sori, vii
lage on the shores Of the Mediterranean,
where the old Colmbuscs possessed
housc, as appears by an Inventory of the
goods Of the deceased Oberto Colombo,
made by Eenseyeea, his widow, and guar
dian of his minor children and sigued 9th
OF January, 1888.
Gu. hero was the eldest of the sons,
and vas probably named Christopher, ar
!
irg at Genoa in i4-l0, a. has heen observed
IN some manuscript notices, found among
the papers 0t the celebrated senator,
frdercl. The second son was named
bartholomew, and the third Giacomo, wi o
was afterwards called Diego in Spain. The
name ol a sister, who was married to GIa-
como Harayelle, a cheesemDnger, has M,
reached Nv. Christopher had such an
education Us might be expected from y
poar wool cardcr He learned reading, wri-
tlr@. ard the first elements of arithmetic :.
and in We o cupation Of cartlinr wool along
with hi, brother Bartholomew, his early
days passed in obscurity. We aret no at
all ashamed to make this sincere avowal ol
the lnwness Of MS condition and to any ore
disposed to N AXE il a matter OF Yeproacn,
would answer frankly in the words of tic
noble Giulio Sa!inero, This wool cartirr
w''l one day be 80 great aud distinguished
that he would not disgrace the mn>t illus
trlons families in Europe" At foartpen
years OF age he went to sra. and continued
IN the profession o!a sailor until his death.
We have no account of his first voyages.
we may collect, from his letters quoted by
Ferdinand, (chsp.iV W. that he had been ia
all parts of the Mediterranean, and that at
Scio. an Island belonging to the noble
Glustinlanus. OF Genoa, he saw the e.trac-
ton OF mastic from the lentisk tree.--In
+ the year lag, he went to Sdvona, 10 which
, city his father Domenico bad, two year. be-
fore transferred his residence and wooden
marufactory.
Not long after this period. Columbus
went into the service of the king of Maple.
and became a captain Of Slip of war
: lie found his way out of the Mediterranean
made voyages to the African islands in the
Atlantic; and on one occasion, accord;nn
. to his own account, he sailed north one han,
dred leagues beyond the Ultima Thule of
the ancients,and is supposed to have touch
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29
From the Mechanics London Magazine

From the Mechanics London Magazine
HaictinG FiSh.--The newspapers b,v,
described, as a matter Of wonder, the nro
cess adopting by Mr.. Barlo, for hatcIi,m
eggs, but in which there is in reality no
thing new or surprising, the process hayinr
been long known and practiced IN the Eat
The following account Of mode of hatch.
in@ fish will be allowed, perhaps. to h.
a little more extraordinary. The Chinese
fishermen collect with care, on the maroi,
and snrfacc of the water, all those cel,.
tinous matters which contain the spawn Os
fish. After they have found suilicjent
quantity, they fill with it the shell Of
fresh heu-ege, which they have previously
emrtied, stop up the hole, and put is under
a sitting fowl. AT the expiration of cor
tain number of davs. they break the she'll
in water, warmed by the sun. The yopng
fish are presently hatched, and are Kent in
pure fresh water till they are large enough
to be thrown into the pond with the oll
fish. The sale of spawn for this purross
forms an important branch of the trad Q in
China.-in this. as in some other matters
we may perhaps take some useful lessons
from the Chinese. The destruction ofths
spawn of fish by troll-nets, threatens, II
many parts, the utter extinction of fsher4,
that were formerly very productive.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29

since the existence of miracles is doubted
by many, any fact tending to prove thai
such extraordinary occurrences may har'
pen in these latter day, will doubtless be
acceptable to the public.
A gentleman residing within so miles
north of this city, was confined during the
period of IS successive years. to his bed,
from which it was supposed 10y his ffl nds'
as well as hmself) he never would rise
eain, but he was restored to instant health
in the following extraordinary, 1t not
miraculous manner Ills niece, who oc-
casionally acted in the capacity OF nurse,
one day in her perambulations, happened
to find huge Black snake, which she Sc
cured, and upon entering the chamber Of
the impotent man, thrust it into his bed in
rage, he sprang from his bed, and threat
ened to take her life for the act. She how
ever made good her retreat, and he soon
came to the use of his cool reason, when he
discovered that he was holly restored to
health, and as a reward for her great ser
vices, made her present of 1901
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29

ed at Greenland. Various fortuncc ,v,;.
him, till he conceived the grand project ..t,a ~
new discovery which he so successs,u SI w.
executed, and upon which the documsr;I
constituting so large a portion Of tho's
memorials have an immediate and inuor
tant bearing.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29

A gentlemen wlo has lately been IN sort o
commercial mission to the court Of Java, was in.
troduced 10 the Quren and young prince by tla
< Mng lie descibcs the funeral of the brother
of the Soverei. n. To which he was inyi'ed, as ee
~ splendid and imposing cavalcade vas
very numerous, and upwards of hundred ec'
pian's heightened the procession. The bo'y
was consumed On funeral Pile, and the bones
being afterwards collected and put into a purple
bag, w'rc sunk in the river, Tie exhibition Il
\ drama aud some other sEpu'sr occupations
lormed the conclusion Of the r@lal o5scGuies.
The king possesses white elephant e whieh
Ne PAYS adora' ion Il is supposed, there Al leas.'
hat ts is the only me of The kind ir tle WORE,
This animal il lodged in a house rooted with sod
he eats nl.t IT g'lA cup; and when he taxes
an airing, he is attended by guard or rc'iHe
OF several hunGrcd ,nrH. The richness and nHf'
n''Irence Of his Indian Court presents a stranE'
contrast with he moral degradation OF i'1 ~.
mates and with tie wrrtchn"ss, both in a r'a"a!
ami rii'tic;I point at virw, Of the inhabtanis vi
,he country at large. rs specimen ofthing'
'is'e, " addition TO the ahnve It was Sta'cl SciFH
nne ago IN one ofths gentcnan's letters, that IN
consequence If having ca"ri, d some pre- sen' \"
m prime minister, ! believe, which were favour
ahly rectiv d. lie was iull t'at he might now
XII ren with iinpnn;ty, it lie Pleased --l.'r4''
"eaS C3uitr.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29
a Match .jor the Washington .Niracle !,
From the New York Gazette.

Messrs. Lang Turner & Co.--IIavinr
noticed, in some of the recent public Jour,
nails, an account of numerous miraculous
cures which have been performed in Eu.
rope and in this county, in consequence of
the prayers of the Prince IIohcnlohc, and
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29
AI.GIERS.

The petty warfare with the Dey of Al
giers was still in existence, According to
recent accounts received at I.echorn. the
Dey was making extensive preparations
FOR war, and was resolved to defend him.
self to the last extremity-With that view
he had applied to Tunis and Tripol for
assistance, and had despatched orders for
the return of all the Alserlne vessels form
ing part of the Turkish fleet. The two re-
gencies, however, had declined to inter-
tere, and several of the ships nrdered home
were blocked up by the superior forces in
the Gu'ph of Lepanto. while others were
prevented from returning by the Greek
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29

The Florence (Alabamaj Gazette, of the
25th March. gives the following partlcn
lars Of a dreadful rencontre, which took
place on the public street in that place, on
the 10th ult.--" Mao Kilcreasc, Of Law
renee county, Tennessee, with two other
gentlemen, was riding apparently out Of
town, when he was met by Col. Lowe. OF
this vicinity-they were both armed. Col
Lowe had his pistol in his hand--Majot
Kiicrcase had his in his holsters. Col.
Lowe had approached the Major SO nearly
before he discovered him. that he had not
time to draw his weapon.--'To avoid the
fire, Major hilcreasc threw himself from
his horse, and at the same instant Colonel
loves pistol was discharged. No oiniury
was done--but before Major Kilcrease
could return the shot, who, when he fell,
took with him one OF his pistols, and on foot
pursued the Colonel a short distance, Col
Lowe had got into house. where he re.
loaded his pistol. Major Kilcreasc after.
wards walked in the direction of the house
in which Col. Lowe then was, with his pis.
tolls in his hands. Col. Lowe stepped out
and at distance Of about twenty yards
they leveled at each other, and Major
kilcreasc fell, having received shotin hi,
forehead. He lived until the esd inst.
when he breathed his last. We make ne
comments. as the transaction will be in
vestgated by the proper tribunal. 1t was
a horrible spectacle to be acted in the face
Of civilized community; we wish neve,
again to witness such another. Mr.. Xii
crease, we understand, was an active, en-.
terprising and respectable man, and ha.
left an amiable wife and several children
to bewail his untimey end"
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29

cruizprs. The Consul of the United States
is said to have endeavorpd to become a
mediator between the English and Alger-
ines, but with what success it does not ap-
pear. Accounts from Missina, of the lSth
Feb. posted at LIoyd's on the l4th March,
announce the capture by the Algerlnes OF
20 sail of vessels off Sardinia, and it was
said they had strong squadron in the
Archipelago, near Gambia. The Spanish
prisoners appear to be well treated. and
to be allowed the whole range of A'giers.
The Dey is also said to have ordered an
allowance of five sous day to such as
worked, in addition to an allowance paid
by the French Consul NJ I. q. Post.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29
THE AUTHOR OF wAyERLy.

At the annual meeting Of the Celtic Society
held in Edinburgh, the Chief Commissioner th,is
introduced the health OF Sir Waar Scott -.
"Fhe Union (hetween England and ScnlandN
which had stood but on paper since 10Y had
within these very few wears become a union in
heart and in deed. II he were asked for the
reason of this change---fpr the cause of this union
he would say that il ought to be ascribed to the
works Of that bright ecni US who sa, opposite To
him. who like lrometheus, had stolen fire from
heaven, and given life to ages that were zone.
and knowledge and intelligence TO that in Which
he lived. His works had delnea,cd the charac.
ter and peculari,ics OF the Sco tish people in a
manner at once pleasing instructive, and true
NO lcss successful had lie been in his descrD.
tons OF the no less amiahlc character OF Enelanl
Inc works Of that gentleman had united the
hearts OF all in one common bond OF friendship.
Tie would Follow, and every true Celt and Scots.
man would be proud to follow the example of
the Young and noble lord opposite him. u.ori
CastleIcash) by devotng an oyerhowing bumper
To the health oi Sir Walsr Scott" The to.s.
was Junk with the greatest enthusiasm. si,
Walter then SAID, he would no, attempt to re.
ply to the compliments which had been directed
to him by the right honourabic Judge, nor to
'hc Celtic Socicty, of which he had always been
| sincere admirer and warm friend and support.
er; but he would i'll express the sentiments he
| 'eit, II be did not saw he was much Aaliered nc
compliment, however nnnerltcd, when coming
from such source, and received with such a
| Highland welcome"
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29

"So HSc'cisc mEea &c shoN kqae done n''
those Miags Hm ac consmapded yow, saq
Iic ars u0proftoble SERVANTS: ne hare Goaa
tut tchtch cas our daiy to do'
Luxe, xvii. 10
All Boosting, by the law Of grace,
The humblcd Christians heart denies:
The rock of taiA its resting place,
Or to the meycy-Seat it flies.
1t feels It's wants, and knows the source
Whence all its living springs have AoW 4,
And tracing back its devious course,
Finds all It's worth belongs to God
Taught by his light, convinced ofill.
Reclaimed from SIMS all wing ways:
Bow"d by his Christening to his will;
10 him clo"e bciorG. the praise.
Twice had The trembling PsalmisI heard,
"To God alone helongcth powci;"
The awful truth AuS learned, he trar'd
The Christian knows It every hour.
And if the great Ecdcomer dcign
To crown At las, The race we run;
can q forget 6Y uhom wc rcign'
lhc .Sraes by which his work was done
WARING.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29

man named thel French has been commit
ted TO prlson n Worceser. Mass. charged wtA
me wiin' murder Of his cousin ot the same nam"'
IL seems that the accused ami III, wife l~d nor
M ,hr several years lived happily together IN
they had some time since separated, when his
"i.e went TO keep house for the decreased, MS
w'ie also having left liam il consequence Of d'sa'
gree nieni. For some time past the prisoner
I'H'ousy Of lis wife had h,cume strongly eyci'
fd' III consequence ct which he went to 'he
hoHNs OF hs co'isia on the evening preceding .is
murder, where he mad. some discoveries Mhch
confirmed his suspicious. itc next night ne u
gam went 10 the hnus", armed with a knife a''
ny some means got in and found his VIE s'h'
COUSIN asleep together-iie Immediately ateTpV
ep 10 cnt bis ~ threat o@' struck s? 'i'H'! ""
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-05-06
THE FAIRYS' BALL.

MIR. Stewart, in his interesting work
on Popular Superstitions and Festive
amusements Of the Highlanders Of Scot
land' relates the following tradition.
Nearly three hundred years ago, there
lived in Strathsbey, two men, greatly celc-
brated for their performance upon the fid-
die. 1t happened upon certain Christ
mas-time they had formed the resolution
of going to 'Iverness, to be employed in
their musical capacities durin. that fes-
tive season. Accordingly, having arrived
in the great town, and secured lodgings,
they sent round the newsman and his bell
to announce to the inhabitants their arri-
val in town, and the object of it; then
great celebrity in their own country, and
the number Of tunes they played, with the
rate per day. per night. or hour. Very
soon after they were called upon by very
venrable looking old man, grey haired, ant
somewhat wrnkled, of genteel department
and libera! disposition; fur instead o