Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-26
Ray mond j Ogden's Menageris
OfBEaSTS, BIRDS & REPTILES

WILL be exhibited in Alexandra. on the corner OF
w Royal and Duke streets. on Thursday and fn'
day. the LIST and I'd Of AugustPostivey for two days
only.
The proprietors deem il unnecessary to gointo mi.
mute description of the folowing-feelng confidence
10 giving satisfaction to all who may p:tronss tnem:
being warranted 10 offering their collection .. the most
rare and gigantic specimen now travelling. They con-
sist Of the following, viz:-
Tne UNICORN or RHINOCEROS This
animal has been the subject OF much speculation among
Naturalists. II has been considered by Theolog'ea'
commentators the Unicorn OF Holy Writ, described IN
the Book of Job. The character strictly coresponds
with tile description This wonderful animal certainly
ranks with the Elephant. He is three years DID, and
ELEPH4NT HYDER ALL-This EIe.
phan, but three years old. and thought to be the
most interesting one in the United States
BURTWEN CAMEL or HSLG-Thls
animal insbits Turkey and other countries Of the Le
want and delights in q warm and burning cline The
Arabisns consider the Camel most sacred treasure
without whose help they could not subsist. they are
beasts Of burthen. and are capable OF carrying from
Il ruiz GROH.V AFRICAN LIOM-
Who. to the astoRishment of every beholder, will SUI
fer bis Keeper to enter his den, which extraordinary
feat of courage will be performed by Mr. Gray ana
will take place at precisely o'clock P. ~ each Gay
course Of this scene, the docity and magnanimy OF
this terror Of the desert.
Il BENGAL TYGER-This animal is the
most formidable and ferocious well - the most beau
tifu', of al qusdrupeds. lie is more powerful ana
blood thirsty than the Lion, and striped with the most
perfect regularity, and not at oil resembling those Oh
the spotted kind
AFRICAN LEOPARD.
ANACONDA SERPENIS, from the Isl.
and of Borneo These serpents, when fu'i grown, At
tain the amazing size Of SIXTY FEET II LsNeT.' tney
feed on buffaloes. deer, and will even STACK the non
and the tiger Their usual mode Of attack by coil.
ing themselves round the trunk of large tree, With the
he ad downwsrds, resembling limb Of the tree' in
which situation they await the approach Of some AMI.
NAL which they Immediately seize and crush to death
in their tremendous folds.
The serpents now exhibiting have become % per-
fectly harmless, that the keeper frequently wears
them round his neck, and they may be handled with
perfect safety by the limd They are well sscur
ed in wire cage SO that those who may dislike to see
them large ma, feel perfectly safe
fl Gender Of South america The largest ana
most formidable Bird Of the flying species
Puma or South American Lion
Cougar of South America; Panthers, male * female
Rompo, or Man. Eater; pair Of Ocelets.
Bear Wolf, and lchneumuns. with great variety o.
the Baboon species. go
0J DANDY Jack and Captain Dick will 60 through
their unrvaed Horsemanship. in imitation OF the most
ceiebrsted Equestrian performers.
ar A superior Band Of Music will accompany the
hou If exhibition; which will be from IL A. n. until
4P. NJ - Abundance IS cents; children halt Price.