Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-13
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The London Morning Herald calls the king
"the servant Of free people" We wonder II
such bold language would be permitted towards
our American sovereign.
We observe Mrs. Trollope, our historiogra-
pher,. has published Travels in Belgium and
Western Germany. II is probable she has de-
scanted largely and consciously upon the pen
chant of these people for gin and tobacco, mu-
sic and metaphysics. She would have formed
in her own groteSque pecullarlties and eccen-
tricities, an excellent material for the dramGis
persone of one of Weber's wild operas, or Go
ethics devils.
A new English work appears under the mo-
dest title of 90 Some Account OF the English
Stage, from 1860 to $780," in TEN volumes, &C.
tavo!
Mrs jameson has published Visits and
Sketches, at Home and Abroad"
The London Courier inveighs agnst the dan
ger of having strong willed, headstrong rulers,
as they make their personal and selfish interests
paramount to the public welfare. They can
not be tolerated in England, for the day on
which thew mock at the sufferings Of other
men," would be- he says, 1.-THE last OF their
power"
The Times, abiding to the conduct OF our
President at Washington. says he has "perse-
vered with more courage than almost any Eu-
ropean despot, Of ancient or modern times"
Jerome Bonaparte has returned to Germany
II is new and curious state OF things to note
the attentions that have been paid to him and
bis brother Joseph, and also to the sons OF Mar
shasNey and Davoust at London by all the court
and nobility. With what contempt these parre-
nus gentry of the Bonapartean dynasty were
once spoken of by John Bull! Now France and
England are billing and cooling to save them
selves from the hordes of the autocrat, and Wei
lington, the destroyer OF the empire" sees
himself obliged to recoil before the march OF lib
era principles.
The autocrat of all the Russias is abont visi
ting the Crimea. He wishes to examine the
route towards Persia and Hdostan.
Pleasant intelligence for tourists.-Reguar
steam packets are about to run between Greece
and Italy. from Nauplia to Messna and Leg
horn, and from Patrds to Brindsi and Trieste.
There are already steam packets from Toulon
to Algiers, and from MarseilIes along the entire
coast Of Italy. What delightful tour will this
make, and one that will be accomplished with
such security and speed. Our travellers will
not now stop at London or Paris. II will be-
come the fashion to visit the ruins OF old Car
thage--the country Of Hannibal-the tribes Of
the Bedouln Arabs, as well as the classic monu
ments of Rome and Athens; and soon, doubt.
less, steam navigation will extend to all the is
lands Of the Grecian Archipelago to Troy,
SMYRNA, ConStantinople and renowned Egypt.
DR.. Civia,e. of Paris, the well known disco
verer of the new mode of performing the ope-
ration of lithotomy, has been invested by the
King Of Sweden with the order OF the Polar
Star.
Steam DHigeuces.-Col. Macerone's steam
carriages threaten TO superSede rail roads,
What mighty revolutions are rapidly succeed
ing each other all consequent upon the dlscov-
cry OF our countryman, Fulton! Macerone's
carriage now goes, on the ordinary roads, at
90 miles an hour and " steam diligence" is
preparing for France. Will our Broadway ON
nibusses be made to 60 by steam? In this hot
weather what saving Of horse flesh it would
be-
A most ingenious puf-Emigrdiion to Neg
South Udies.--In Il recent account given in the
Morning Herald Of the embarkation of num-
Der Of females for the Australian colony, it was
stated that one young woman. of respectable
appearance, was observed reading to her COM
panions Lieutenant Breton's "Narrative Of his
Excursions in New South Wales" with the val.
liable contents of which, she said, it would not
be her fault if all her fellow voyagers were not
acquainted before they reached their destina-
ton. The public will be glad to hear that Sc
cond edition Of this useful and interesting vol
ume is Just published, and that il comprises adj
dltiona facts collected and verified by personal
observation IN u Star.