Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-18

ldnu, dt tDelf nleetlIlS yestciudy dleIHoOn eiec-
ted Hugh w. Evans, Esq. President. As this
appointment, from peculiar circumstances. is
matter of some interest in other places than
Baltimore, it will not be considered unnecessa.
ry to say, that Mr.. Evans is highly respecta.
bic merchant of this city, and well qualified 10
fill the office bencfcially to the Bank and the
community Baltimore Gazette
Abner Kneeland-This enghIener of the
world, made his appearance on Sunday at the
Military Hall, as reformer Of the age.
He declared to his auditory that the Bible
was pack of nonsense complete tissue Of
lies, from beginning to end, and that he was the
only enlightened and intelligent man in the uni
verse.
1t appears if we are TO believe his own asscr
tons, that in his endeavours to purge the world
of error, he is animated by very disinteresteJ
views and benevolent purposes. AT the com.
mencement however of his defamation, he Of
fered some Of his pamphlets for sale at the
moderate price of 81 l2 cents, and desired 10
obtain subscribers to periodical which he pub
fishes from this circumstance his hearers
inferred that he was as fond Of a little cash aS
other people.
The ridiculous nonsense Of this man can do
no harm-he is weak creature and his absurd
QuXotism will only excite the laugh Of con-
tempt-Philaldelphia Gdx.
1t having been reported abroad that on Satur
day or Sunday night there was riot at Brook
lyn we are requested to contradict the story
That city was perfectly quiet during the whole
period Of alarm here.-N. Y. Jour. Com.
Turks Isiand-We learn from Capt Spring
of the brig Elbe from Turks Island, that the
tonnage duties at that port have been recently
doubled AS the tonnage duties constitute four
ffths of all the port charges his own port charges
were $50 instead of S50.-N y. Jour. Com.
The Deposites remored.-It will be recollected
that we mentioned week or two since that the
Anaconda at Peale's Museum had seen fit to in
duige himself in the luxury of a IA wooen
blanket, which he had merely gorged by way
of condiment to dunghill-fowl, upon which he
had previously supped. Mr.. Peaie has just in.
formed us that he disgorged it yesterday morn
ing. The first fowl has disappeared by the re-
gular process of digestion; but the blanket
though little discolored at each end of the roll
into which the serpent had wound it in his sto
mach, is perfectly whole and sound as when
first swallowed A second fowl, with which he
had been supplied after feeding himself upon
the blanket, being unable to pass that substance
became putrescent in the stomach, and caused
a nausea which threw it off, with the help of a
little external assistance upon the abdominal
surface. His snakeship is now quite we'll with
his mind well made up, we should hope, not to
let his appetite 60 wool-gathering again, but to
be contented, at least during the present weather
with Dutch blanket upon the outside. without
attempting to minister such comfort to the +" in.
per man." with the mercury at 95.-N y. Cow
The Albany Advertiser of the 9TH inst. states
on the authority of letter received in that CITY,
that Mr.. Reynolds is preparing for the press an
account of the cruise of the United States
10 rpund world
command of Captain Downes. Mr.. Reynolds
returned to this country in the Potomac, Oh
board of which he passed eighteen months, as
private secretary to the Commodore, and has,
We believe, been in this city ever since the arr
val Of that ship. 1t is also stated in the same
paper that the Journal of the voyage of the An
nawan, Captain Palmer, in which Mr. Reynolds
sailed from New York, several years since, TO
the South Seas as well as MIR. Reynolds travels
by land through highly interesting and hither.
to UNEMPLOYED portion Of the Southern part OF
the American Continent, accompanied part ol
the time oy gentleman of Albany as na'u.
ralist will in due time be forthcoming.
We presume that the information contained
in the Albany paper was derived from compe'
tent authority Mr.. Reynolds has been, we be-
lieve, a most industrious gatherer Of facts, ami
has copious notes and journals from which he
can produce most entertaining and valuao"
work His contributions to the cause of science
cannot be otherwise than favorably received
We have seen letter from number OF disln.
guished gentlemen belonging 20 the Society OF
Natural History, in which his labors are spoken
of in terms of high estimation. We hope and
trust that the encouragement offered in thl'
place may be such as to induce Mr.. Reynolds
to publish his work here-Bost COu.
From the Bahama Royal Gazette, Wages
The barque Emerald, about 400 tons bnrthen
belonging to London, on her passage from some
port in jamaica as appears by some papers
found, was stranded on the south side OF Hen
eaga on the 18th instant On being boarded oy
the wreckers they found she had been deserted
by the Master and crew, with all her sails iet
standing; on examining they found that h'I
matches had been broken open, and evidently
small part Of the cargo removed-part OF the
cargo, consisting Of Rum and Coffee, has been z
brough! here but having bilged soon after beng
boarded by the wrcckcrs, none of the sugar
(and but little Of the coffee) has been saved
The above extraordinary circumstance ia, q
created no little excitement here, and y
fao red cnib shin hao hean rofad and all bdlus