Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-23

Bad, but not so bad as reported.-A New Bed
ford paper gave a terrible account OF mortah'y
by Cholera, on board the Schooner Adpance,
from New York to Portland. Instead OF SIX OF
appears by the annexed statement which we
take from the New York Mercantile Advertiser.
MIR. Earle, who visited the Advance on the
18th inst, at heinstance Of the underwriters on
the cargo, has returned to this city and FURNISH
ed us with the following statement oil facts:-He
found the vessel in charge Of two of the origl-
nal crew, who were in perfect health washing
the deck. They informed him, that Mr. rease
died the day after they left New YORK, suppo-
sed of cholera, and was thrown oVerooalu-
that the day and night following the wind was
fresh from the eastward The widow of Capt.
Pease, and Mrs. Osborne, complained OF sea
sickness, on whose account Capt. y. hauled I'M
der Long Island, anchored and landed them.-
After partaking Of hearty breakfast, Capt. u.
was seized with cholic-he was attended by
physician until next day, when he died. Inc
mate and cook took the small boat and de-
camped, and have not since been heard from
| An Irshman, with his wife and two children,
also landed This statement of the seamen
was corroborated by Captain TuthlIl, VINO, at
the request of Mrs Osborne, took one man from
the shore, and with the two seamen took the
Advance into Drown Meadows. On his return
to Swansey he found that Mrs. Osborn accom-
panied by passenger, had started Tor Edgar
town. taking the vessels papers, and an aftlda-
Wit of the facts sworn to before magistrate
! Capt Tuth and the two seamen, have pro-
| ceeded with the vessel TO Edgartown.
! Gambati and Norton-the Challenge accepted.
! All that we have said of the prodigious excite.
J ment which at present agltates the muslcal
! 4 lnSS no Uin n
think, the whole city, was fully demonstrated,
and in fact, more than verified, last evening
More than 10 or loo persons assembled at Nj
! bios, Of all the elites and distingpeS and 6our-
geosie Of Gotham, with all the strangers, south
rons foreigners, and visitors, we believe, IN the
| city, to witness the grand ceremonial OF the
challenge and the throwing down of the gaunt-
! let The ladies were in great numbers, and
seemed to take an intense interest in the scene.
| There was something so romantic, so novel, in
re-awakening, for the first time, and on this side
| the Atlantic too, the associations and recoleC-
| tons of those chivalrous times which have been
! for so many centuries slumbering In the tomb
of the Capulets" The entertainments Of the
! evening were a brilliant succession OF concerto
and solo pieces, in which Mrs. Austin in Dalla
! Gioia, and Mrs. Franklin in several favorite
airs, Trust on the harp. and Ciolf on the from.
bone, Cuddy and Kyle on the flute, and last,
but not least, Gambati's celebrated Trumpet so
10 in Noise, only seemed TO add fuel TO the flame
| Nothing was heard but the names of Gambati
and Nortorn and the questions " are you Nor
toniui ar q Gambatini?"-"l Is that the knight oil
the silver trumpet?'-" Are they to come in ar
mour and mounted?"-" Who is to bear Gam
BATHS banner7" and a thousand similar speech
es, spoken with the eagerness OF the most en-
thusiastic feelings At length, between the Sc.
cond and third parts, Gambati entered, arrayed
in an enormous pair of military gloves, OF white
deerskin, reaching nearly to his elbows, and
looking in contrast with his dark dress, formi,
dable enough ito frgh! the souls of fearful ad.
versaries," daringly sounding the charge on the
two trumpets which he held in his hand
1t was sight worth seeing, and the general
shout seemed to announce as much as that no
one would have courage certainly to face such
an antagonist. After several thrilling hoursbeS
however. a distant echo was heard behind the
scenes, the brilliant and dazzling tones OF which
announced that the challenge was accepted
! Gambati answered with another peal, so rich
and meiodious and in tone so exulting, that
it seemed to shake the very root with its vlbra-
tons and set the world al defiance-then gal
/! lantly Withdrawing his gauntlet from his hand,
threw it fcarlessly down before him. Norton
now entered the orchestra, undaunted and I'M
moved, and, as he proudly raised the glove, and
! held it forth to the audience, thus accepted the
challenge, and retired amidst thunders of APP
plause, together with his competitor. Then
Cloth to the tourney rode away,
To bear off glory's wreath that day"
At the close, Mr. Kyle announced that the
great contest was detintivey fixed for Friday
evening next. Until then, we shall have breath
| ing spell and it is well there is some space of
! time to intervene before the combat, as We Know
not, otherwise, what might not be the conse-
quences Of feeding too rapidly an exctemen.
which seems already to have suppanted all
others-even the very remembrance Of the
auondam existence Of the fearful cholera itself
and every other "Gorgon and ch.mera dire"
n. y Star.
The Globe repeats the declaration that Ken
dali at no time had any interest in that paper.
We state in the most positive Manner
lst. That the control exercised by Kendall
over the Globe, occupied the attention Of the