Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-27

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this atrocious act. it is apprchcnded t. ir
crew had accompliccs concealed on boa'd az ,''|
time.
Curious Theatrical Norelty. A F:ancoHi' 5
splendid theatre, which may be termed Asi!ey''
Of Paris, but in much higher reputation III p"iat
of fashion. piece Of a singular KIND Is att:a,l'
ing crowds every night, from the Dntchess 90
the Grisette, and from the Count to The Deciot-
teur. II is called @. The Lions of Mysore," and
the principal performers are, lion. two lion
esses, tiger. zebra, Kangaroo, aided by "A
chorus of monkeys. apes, mandrlls, parrots, ana
paroouets, to which tive enormous boa conNric-
tors act as corvphecs. THESE are all real animals
of their full natural size. brought to this aston
shins docility by NJ. Martin, the proprietor OF
the Menagerie. The first act informs US that
4 chieftain. 0verthrOwn in rebellion. had been
condemned BY the Sultan Of Mysore to lose his
tongue and with his wife and children driven
into the terrific forest. Here the whole party
are Hospitality received By a lion and lioness,
who surrender their cave for their accommodation.
and daily hunt for them. They are attacked by
other amin ais: their masnanimous hosts beat
them off. In the second act, the Sultan Is seen
hunting through the furest, every tree OF which
is alive with some specimen of tropical ANIMAL
Enormous boas are seen gliding through the
trees, and bisons, with others, form the back
ground. A child strays-is pursued by tiger
the poor inf,nt rushes down to the crcus-is fol-
owed-it staggers and falls: the tiger springs
upon his prey and carries it off, bat is intercept
ed by the lion and compelled to fly. Other chill
dren are convoluted in the massey folds 0f the
b0as, but their protectors again vanqulsh the in
truders. In the third act the unfortunate chief
tain having been taken prisoner. is compelled to
fight with furious lioness, which, after despe-
rate struggle, he conquers; and the piece terml-
mates with splendid procession by torch-ighf,
in which the victor and vanquished walk side by
side. the other ar finals following. not disturbed
by the blaze of the fireworks and the thunder Of
the musical instruments. Description can but
family pourtray the interest excited by this eX-
hibiti0n, in which the illusion is supported with
degree of truth that is absolutely painful; but
every precautOn has been taken TO prevent acct
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The Philadelphia Sentinel makes the subjoined
remarks, in giving place to the correspondence
between Mr.. Ingham and Major Eaton. The
Sentinel has been heretofore the leading organ
of the Jackson party in Pennsylvania. and APP
pears still willing. i possible, TO fight under that
banner But from the phrase which we Hdiicise
near the conclusion Of the paragraph. we should
deem that the Sentinel begins to think the thing
impossible. 1t cannot go again for those who
now occupy the "high places. ''-Boh. Put
As citizens Of the United States. as repub
licans, as friends to lar, moraks, order and de-
corun, we deeply regret that Imperious trath
calls upon us to record such facts in a public
Journal. Anxious as we are to submit the cor
respondence between the two Secretaries with
out comment, we would do violence to all honor
able feeling if We did not express our deep alb
torrencc of the horrible insinnaton contained in
Major Eaton's last letter TO Mr.. lngham. An
American matron more pure. more exalted, more
exemplary in all the relations OF lte, does not
exist in this country, deservedly celebrated as it
is for female excellence. than the amiable and
excellent lady of Mr.. Insham. In making an
assault so Utterly unjustfable, General Ea-
ton has assumed most awful responsibility; a
responsibility not to be referred TO the umprage
IF the pistol. or any other of the various means
by which fashionable murderers endeavor to
make the worse appear the better means; but to
De- fixed by the wise, the virtuous and the good,
Who, thanks be to a governing providence, yhey
IRE not in high places, still are the safe guardians
# our republic"
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