Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-12
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE,
LITERARY.

modern CULVER has sprung up in the person
OF one ]. Is Douville, Secretaire de la Societe d,
Geographique de Paris, for the present year. ant
member of numerous societies, French and 70
reign. The man has published in three volume.
at Paris, an account OF his Travels in Central AZ
| RIGA. performed in 1923, &c. and 3O;-and veri
", it he witnessed and experienced what h. has
related, Africa must be the most wonderful coun.
try, and its inhabitants the most astonishing race
on the face Of the earth. He was accompanied
BY his wife, but she is not often mentioned, or
cited to corroborate his magnificent fables. No.
thing seems to have escaped his fancy. which
would be likely to make an impression. He sees
rivers at the distance Of between one and two hun
dred miles: in conflicts with the natives he. with
the belp of few servants. kills more of his op.
ponents and makes more havoc with their lives,
than did the Immortal Falstalf with the numerous
p,en IN buck-am. nv Shrewsbury clock Kings
receive him with pomp exceeding that Of Grmus
or "f Ind':-Queens and princesses become en-.
arnored Of him; and The cloudy dignitares de
rAfrique Equipoxia'e vie with each other max
ING set speeches about his transcendant merits.
Every page Of his work is rife with exaggera-
ton and imnrohabiiiiv, as has been -ahundantlv
shown bv some Of his reviewers; and vet this VI.
Douville has received gold medal. valued at one
thousand francs. the first prxe Of the Geogrs phic-
al Society Of Paris, and en- elected an honora.
nv member Of similar societv in London
n ~.
was eloquent in his verbal diarv before the IA
Their of Desdemona. are dwelt on bv ". Devil
lie. with much pnrticularitv; for he pretends TO
conf sonrm The story Of iha e dhsa. , mat mt
do GROW beneath their shoulders; but he proves
them to be real amateurs and potent devourers
If human meat. for which they have an irres's'-
;hl. nepehaat. We annex the followin" account
! Of the Lecaritation, cooking. and bo'ting of
Young African. on a certain pubic occasion -
! We think NJ. Douville found no more difficulty
in the deruti,inn of the choice bits that were Of
fercd him, than his readers will experience in
swallowing his story
"On the arrival of the prince young man
assembled the stage; the Jaga sat on the right with
me BY his side The young negro then pronoun
ced discoursc; while he was speaking, two
mer. WHO stood behind, struck him with a sabre,
AMI nj fast cut off his head, His body was i'm
media,eiy cutintn four. The first quarter was
presente,. to the Jaga Tor himself, his wives, and
friends: the second was given to the mobiles. the
third to the people aud the fourth to the priests,
who collected the BLOND with great care, that
they might offer it to the gods. The Jaga then
! proceeded to his palace, where the whole multi.
tude was invited to n feast, The limbs Of the
victim were Immediately roasted, and devoured.
with iov resembling that of intoxicaton; alter
wards ihey drank aud ate the flesh OF various
animals. and danced ,il midnight Then the
ouests kindled A great fire in the midst OF an
men nIace. and threwou the red hot embers the
blood of the human victim. along with Quantity
If od,riterons gums. The Wind drove tie smoke
towards the temple. The people shouted viii
iov at this happy ausary, which PROMISED 'h'
monarch happy concids'on To ms feiSn' ah'
he himself appeared satisfied with IT,.
The Jasa VAS extremely merry during the ie'e
particularly at the moment when the repas' wa va
served. at which was compelled to seat myself
was unable to taste any thing notwiths'ahdih!
INV ,Y,r,s to oyerco Ne the cathing with which
) the .iuh, Of a human sacrifice had caused me-
r The Lya cracked jokes with me as he swallowed
mor.els az human flesh. but nothing could subdu
Tho repuynauce which flesh OF any kind occasion
ed me.
! spare the reader the detailed account OF TIL
i horrid banquet Besides. how could paint IN
;,v of these cannbals, as they licked the bloo
of the victim at the moment Of the sacrifice. an
!, roasted his still papitatlns members. The re
{ membrauce of the moment when the priests thre'
into their OWNING canldron the heart OF tn
: wretched negro, still makes me quake with ho'
ror. The water was boiling. and the instau
they threw IN the heart it jumped to the surface
The people shouted with delight regarding IN
jump as proof Of the joy which the victim fe
at having been selected for this solemnty, -
Near the lake Of Quilunda, in the interior
the country, he encountered drove OF the M
popotami; and nothing daunted, he tired at on
Of the troop, and placed a ball 10 the animal
= skull. This is probably the frst time that hi
y popotamus has ever been known to permit bu
!" let to have any effect on his sconce;-for he h
the reputation FLEEING hard.headed individual