Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1809-04-25 00:00:00, page 3

"M before eight owlock, five strange sail
jctc seen bearing .at N . N . W'. th) not
;mwcring the given signals, immethately
mounted to the Caesar they were me
ct "es: Our squadron then bore. up, and
'ased the enemy in the N. N. 'v'v'. until
sidcs'tgnal of t'ecail was made by the Caesar ;
then guled our wind, and stood towards
'squaclron. *
" Soon after nine. we souttd the strange
ships to be three French frigates, chased
h'his mnjesty's ship Amelia and Dotterill
gzm brig. Made sail te N. assnd little after
ten the enemy's frig'att-s took shelter under
,t'ze batteries of Sahle d'OIonne, where they
rare soon attacked by the C'Fesar, Donegal,
:Dcfiance, Emerald, Amethyst, and Ame
133. A continual fire was kept up for near
two hours, when it ceased. The Naiad at
,!hissitime at a considerable distance, could
totpossibly know the result of the action ;
tno doubt can be entertained of their
having taken or destroyed the enemy.
By one osiclock spoke the Aletnene, and
;ointed out the Situation of the enemy. Be
'fOR four the squadron under capt. Beres
fofd's orders passed, consisting of four sail
ws the line, and the, Indeshtigable ftss'tgate.
shpmin Beresford gave information that
;lhe cncmy's squadron had escaped from
L'Orient, and- concluded them to be the
vessels just attacked. He then directed his
course for admira] Stapsord's squadron, of
sskhtch he was nearly in sight.
_On the following day the Naiad fell in
si 'zth the Cookoo schooner,si and learnt that
Urjohn DuckWorth's sqttadx'on could not
silk P-t any great distance, she therefore re
_-tttmed to the squadron "to give the informa
003 received by the Naind.
Lnemy'sfirctsi z'n Basque Reade. One
Wp, and four frigates.
:At :Ssstlble d'Olonne. Three srigates.
ss Bret'zsltjbrce with Admim! Stajgsa ra'.—
Her sail Of the_line, four frigates and one
g- .
s," Late/Zfrom England.
;_ ' Yesterdnyarrived here theergAlbatross,
Þ , YViIdes in 37 si'days from London,
:"7 g papers fron} that place to the 8th
. 'h- On a careful perusa] of these
.M' ! By}!!! do not find thatþhcy cOntain an},
?"ct- f CXTordinary importance. siThe
'POrtsiof a 1pture between Austria- ctand
sithce daily ga'ins grounE] ; but no sacts
In e bren chsclosed, on, Which the event of
actual declaration of war could be found
es stwas however certain, that laz'ge bo
WardosprtsinCh troops were marchmg to
ct 'vres rfmmnynhat the cmȝfederaced states
siangrsssfssd to prepare their quotas of men
"du" I at the essnperor wae expected te set
Of the Ausman domimons immediate
m he SPOd understfinsidiog said to have
she 05)th about . between ,Enghmd and
bfdoxnfm Por_te,1s now fuzly confirmed
d'm , .(tzal nonce of Mr. Sccretary: Cap
g. he British accounts from Spain,
late.:s those receiv ed direct from
: - and one frigat .
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three eceker, tcn two deckers, one 50 gun
] .
"S'f" Oan'nzz'raJ Sfaigsard. Four sail of the
. BY THE LAST IVIAIL'. —
BOSToﬂprflzo.
;zo Ss. Peterskjurg . .
E; ctzsst mwnshavc Been entlrely destroyal
{Hoilaud by the: late inuncl'atifms, z'md
stof the inhabitants lost thcxr hyes.
;; - From oﬀRoc/zqfart
;ngctsiusse Naiad srigaze, of 36 guns. brings
sellictnce of the Frcsin_ch squadx'on, of 8
'si oictthc— line, and two irigatcs, being seen
:m'ssssFL-Zday morning the 24th_ ult. at day
' fit,} standing into anque I'Ioads.
-_-ss4w-Tbg Nzxiad was ordered to procbed ,in
of the Channel ﬂeet, and communi
ct ti) Lord (Zausssibicr the Situation of 'ssthis
and that of the enemy's course,
foes:
ctf'sisiuash'm, ,
M. &c. and she bore up accordmgly with a
.:ess us sml.
LL r- . ' ss' .
_ Wztlz Captam Beresfird, and nearly m
' _ct\ 1
"35 -5qt}adl'(m how: to m Bsi-tsque hoads, ss
tn-Bv half past seven O'ssissxocx, tate ene
_:-j'_ssw-ctn 0}? an' 'ctthcss' Comlsi'as! hsse Withdﬄws
'ssi-vss fromsssisctgsiain, and ,(siTCFF sih SVhoki
;;"Fsiﬀx, towards 'Asiustr-ia, Spatctnsi si' Lssssssfhavc
ctsiw recruit her Btssi'tctZBgth,tO raise ﬂew le
" and to combine her rBSOBrCL-S. -
ctssss hrc-no further accouptsssrelativc to
" Breat- ﬂcteec: sithqqgh theresi was. a repoft
ss__ (sighs 15! its l'mvmg been'fakcnss _It La
.si'sisisimﬂf siclicvcd that the three French
fusiss'esisi; ich were drivenundersichg bat
sshe Sabl-ctcs dT'Dsilonne, have been
. 'Þ-ss
,si'si 'siss-siﬄattctt'misisssss si . . . . .
. ssssssffisioo: "actilm'ge army sistsss'm, SPamo
' :: in: ass favmjablesi manner,, for
?
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!
-1,siHiio:ry-fi>rcc,siss<znss- 'shs- coastzrss'ssz ap
wxatmay ctmake. lfss Boct.
sijzsssissmsi __, . ; .. _
' *si - . - ss
ss " we are informed, left Vxenna on
ect
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ss empire at present, amounts, in the whole,
; to 1 46 OOO 000 Of ﬂorins.
' on Frid lay, :: gieat number of private let-4
The same accounts present Madrid dates
to Feb. 13, in Which it is stated, that depu
' tations had been presented to king Joseph
; kmm the towns of Toledo, Salamanca, San
: tander, St. lldefonso, Benewnte, Leder
s ma, Villesranca del Vieng de Villalor, Sa
k hagun, and Medina del siio Seco, .VaIlado
' lici, Leoh, Aorla, Arevalo, and Aranjeuz,
manises'simgsi a strong desire to see tranquility
restored to the country, under his paternal 1
gsstn'ernment.
BR E-S'T FLEE T—Idtelligence has been1
received, that the Brest ﬂeet, consisting ofssi
12 ships of the line, reached Basquc roads 4
(Rochefort) where it was hlockaded by ad. 3
topford's small squadron. i
,? and the ctsouth of Spain,
Three French frigacttes from L'Orientssss
destined, it is prcsumed, to join the Brestl
ﬂeet, were discovered by the British look-f
11 out ships On the French coast, and drivenss
\
,. _ M'arch 7-- _
.ctBctv the'sivesselssﬄxich brought from Hcll'
.gohmd the: German papers irom whichss We
yes'terdaygave extracts, an officer arrived
With dispatchesss for government. if we
credit the reports in circulation, these dls
patchcs confirm, in some. degree the accou_nt5
; we gave-in our last, of Ross'm not bemg
disposed to join in Napolcon's projected o
i Vcrthrow ofthe Auscrian monsiarchy. If we
, may judge) from the price of Stocks, this
; news receives some credit in the ci_ty- A
: war between France and Austria ls now
( considered as certain. -
Last night a mail arrived from Lisbon;
' brought to Falmouth in thirteen days by '
VVal-ingham packet. T wo Spanish couriers
: with dispatches have arrived in the'vValsing- -
3 ham. si ct sisi
Before the packet sailed they had heard
-_ of the reported rupturst between France and
si Austria, and the intelligence received full
- credic. It was reported at Lisbon that the
French had sustained another defeat before
Sarragossa, in which :hey had lost '7600
men. ,
'The English troops still remained at L'Zs
bon and the neighborhood; in all between 5si
and 6000 men. They were under orders to
hold themselves in readiness toembark in 6
hours notice, .
The French papers contain the 32d bulle
tin of the French grand army of Spain ; it
is undated,- and preserves a most profound
silence with respect to Samgoesa, Madrid,
EXT'nAc'r-s- FROM'THE PAPERS
I . si ' "
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f
'reeent date, the following Is a correct re
te rs h we been received In several ofthose I
from Maimoe it is s ated on the authority ofl
the last cmmmmications from St. Peters
burgh, that; during the residence of the
king and queen of Prttssia in that capital,
the emperor Alexander was studiously at
tentive to her P. ussian majesty from whose
presence he was seldom absent. Her ma
jestv is, in- fact,1"epresented t) have gained,
by ner fascinating manne rs, s" complete an
ascendancy over the emneim, ..s to indueesi
a strong beliei that she ha ] eﬀected & ma
terial 16\L'_ ution in his sentiments v-ith re
spect to his politica} attaehment to Flanee.
Pauis accounts to the 19: it have been se
eeited; they brieﬂy state, that the French
had cmered Vigo, im11.ediatei V after the
emharkati it. of the British troops , that six
of the tl msports, having on board 1200 of
our tr )siz-ps, had ioundered at sea ; that the
dui' e of Dazmatia had marched for Opm to ,
that marshal Davoust, eommander in chief
of the army of Germans, had arrited in
PRYHS that the fiig ht of the British thOpB
from Spain, had caused the greatest con
stern ation in Austr'ia ; that a powerful camp
was to be formed on the hanks of the Inn -,
and that gen. Oudinot's corps was repairing
through Lower Swabia and Franconia, in
omit " to take a position on the banks of the
Lech.
turn of the- military forces of the Austrian
army :——The regular troops amount to
390,000 men ; namely, 271,800 infantry
(inc-ludsiing a reserve-of_49,00® men) 50,800
horse, 1 1 ,84-0 artiilery, and four regiments
of guards.
In time of war, the army is reinforced by
25 ,OOO militia, trained to arms in peaceful
tlmesa and by the Austrian insurreetion.
To the abOVe return the following" st: [tis
tical account is added z—The revenue of the ?
Gottenburgli ﬂsazls.-—Seven mailsct arrived
this morning, brought to Harwick by the
Auckiand packet. By this ssconve) ance a
messenger arrived with dispatches for go
vernment, which it is believ ed relate to the
new aspect which the relations of Russia
and Austria have begun to assume since the
late interview between theitsi' Prussian ma
jesties and the cm peror A'Iexahder.
According to letters from Vienna of &
on shore; .
ﬂsssarc/z 8.
By the (}ottenhurgh mails, which airived ;
!" About 70,000 osifct the French troops that:i
si, Weresseipected actt siLisbonremained in Galli-.
.cia, having been prevented from advancing
by a total ,want- of necessaries fortheir
ss'ssxiiarch. fThesieouxpt'i'ctv'is so compl'etfdy ex
ctctsi hﬂ'USfssCsl, th'at 'till they shall receive susippliee
'si'fi'omf-France it will be impossible for them
to siexecute their intended re-oe'cupationssof
'Rortugal. si '
iing .
LETTER TG THE LORD MAYOR.
" Farez'g'n Office, .March 8, 1809
;" MY LORD,
! [have the honor to acqu'aint your lord
Iship,ssthat a treaty of peace, between his
majesty and the Sublime Porte, was'signed
Yon the 5th ]an. last.
' " I have the honor to be., &c. ,
(Signed) ** GEORGE CANNING."
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I
ss the lust to: tninht our cruizexs hzu e been ve
[dinal F- esch,A1chhishop of Paris.
'circulation in Philadelphia; the engraving
? well executcd; but the number and signa
: cashicr s name. Date Pith June. XVe un
ss in chculation there for ten dollars.
I
! IN COMMON COUNCIL,
ss , A/m'l 22d, 1808.
si On ballnting for members of the Board
{of Health the following gentlemen were
! duly velected :
ss' Andrcw jamieson, George Denealr,
; 70/m Llaya', Fame Stewart,
!
'I'Vm. Paron, Samucl Harper,
- 7035/9/2 Riddle, - jalm ﬂluncasm'.
L IVlezam- S. Moare,
Order ed, That the bo ardof health be re
quested to\ examine into the state of the
! health of the town, in regard to. the small !
' pox, and if in their opinion it should be ne
- ceesary, that sithey- prsiovidsie ?. hospitaL and *
1 have such persons removed thereto as have
this disorder,and have no place osresidcnce ct
, in tuum, or who have not che-means of pro— ;
, viding for themselves. ;
' Ordtred, That the cl'eisik of the market do '
in future take secprity from the butchctcrs for
gheir several stgll tents. ss
!
L
13" Primingin its vanous brancncs -
quoted with ageurasyand dispaich, ?
idispatches r'eceived from siMr. Adair wasss
? communicated to the public by the follow'
.. ,4
* At noon this day the substancessof the".
(
AZLIERICAN AFFAIRS.
On the 6th March, Mr. W'hitbread in
troduced a motion in the house ,of Com
mons, for an humble address to be pre
sented to his majesty, praying that he would
adosipt without delay such measures as may
best tend to the immediate re-cstabiishment
ofcommercial intercourse with the U. S.—
Aster a full discussion of its merits, which
occupied the house until 7 in the' morning,
& division was called for, when it appeared
that there were
For the address, 83
Against it, 145
Lt. Gen. Hopeh as been appointed to the
cmnmand of the Kent Dlstrict.
Among other deaths lately announced to
the public, are those of lord Orissord, and
1.- jsi—d Falkland. The latter sell in a duel with
Mr. Powell, one of his lordship's- boulsi:
companions.
Wm
Sc hooner Fame ,"Cnptain Curtis,16<invs
from St. Barthoiomews—Sugur and cofiee
-——]-)senh Riddle.
Lest there, ship Unites] Smteq, n'vtiin
Barnett; brigs Helen, M Coh! ) , Sz-xlh I ii
11, Bel. , Mal) Ann. Dsiufidson; Huntei,
erowdnle , and \Tercu1),Dve; schnoner
Alert, Colemzin , 2an schr. Patse) (so! ]) all
of Ah. xnndria , Ming the only vessels which
sailed irom this port on raising "the embaigo
for that island
The schr. Fame has performed her vov
age out and home, smce the ISLh of Dsssa:
Flour was seliing at 8 10 50. There wez'
upwai ds of 100 sail of) essels in port when
capt. Curtis sailed, but one ()! Which had ar
rived before the Alc. andiia vessels, 21 1 "ilot
built schooner from Baltisnore.
ry successful 10 csilpturing vessels belonging
to the enemy. No less than fifteen hav'e in
the course of that time, been biought into
Piymouth.
Bonaparte has nominated his uncle Car
derstand 3! so, that one doliar notes of the
Farmer s Bank of Maryland are altered siand
the Mechanic's Bank of Baltimore are in
ture are clumsily GYCC uteo—-—part1cuhrlv the
COUNTERFEIT five dollar notes of
It appears b) our Portletters that within
Aiexandrta Way Gazettzsi.
'W—
TUIZSDA Y, APRlL 25.
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ARRKVED,
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82? Those GentIemen who are
disposed lo partak—e of the Tea
ﬀzm tv on the first of May, arc re
quested to meet at the City Ho
tel, on Wednesday Evening, the
26th instant, for the purpose of
appointing Managers & making
other necessary arrangements.
April 22.
THIS DAY, is dissolvcd by mutual con
sent, =the partnership lately existing under
the firm of Moses and Jacab Janney. Those
indebted to said fnm are leque'stsd to make
immediate paymcnt to '11. Janncy, who is
authoxised to settlo all claims against the said
inn. —
(I:? The subserlber respect
fully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of
Alexandzia, that on the first of May (being
thect'Amxiverszu-y ofthe Tutclav: Saintof Ame
rica} a 'I'EA P/IRTY will be provided by
him at his Hotel, to such as may please m
honor him With their prescnec. , .
W. CATON.
April 20. ss
:ss Gentiemens' tickets osadmittancc Two
'Dollarc. ' si_ss____
{ ,, .
THE HONEST POLITZCZAN.
ln aScries Of Numbcrs, addressed 0
Pre—sidemof the Unitcd SWZ—cto which
added : publicztian under the zignntuns
, ' VJNDZZL'
si JMFY 29.
JUST RECElVED, -
AND Fon BALE,
At the Olficc oftr'zc Alcxandrzr. Daily Gazc'rttj
Price 25 Centssi.'*
28 200 tickets to (sihaw.
VVal tanted uudzaun \ickets for saIc --
By ROBERT CRAY..ct
April 25. ' -
PUBLIC SALE.
On SATURD. 11' m-zt, at 3 0 ssclc-ck will be
.szsi'J on the ( rcmins,
un. x-NFN'MFD Lmsz or
A SMALL FARM, 'sissss-si
Adjoining the town of Alexandria, lately
held by col. R. T. Home, dcccuscd. There
are abuut 30 armes under a tolcrubly good
same, moslly in dove: 'z-sind (imothy, with a.
la1;-e(lar-:—.:c1,s.ssrm houses ;1:1"'()lclluld.
..1] 30,
The .si'sczc es Ground and improvcments
upon it, can ed ]}! {CUMI A\\ct'N, hing upon
Urectt Hunting- C-zxcck, and now lcntcd as &
lavcrn at 8' 00 per year.
The terms will be made known at the place
of Side. -
__ for the Exccutors, "
P. G. Marsteller, v. M.
Apvil 25.
Szxss Cents Reward.
AN AVw'AY, from the subscribers, 9.
bout thxcc weeks & bo, Henry Grimlcr,
an apnrentice to the hent and shoe- -mssking
!)usi'iess. A reward of b'z'x Cents v. I] be giv
en to any person who uil. hrctum him——but'
no chssiu ges paid.
OTlCE it hereby given, that a special
meeting of the Stockholdcrs will be
held at the: Unicn Twern, in Georgc-Town,
un 'lsihurzday the fourth of May next, on bu—
siness os importance to the Company.
L'y cpdu of the Prcsia'c-nt and Dssctresscct'om,
] prize of .. - - ZQONOO
2 (siO. Of '- ** -— 10,000
2 do. of - - - 5,000
2 do. of .. - .. 2,ooo
4 do. of - .. .. '1,oou
]] do; of a— - - 500
34 do. of - - —— 200
__ 87 do. of — — - 100
131 sigdo. of - - - 50
343 si do. of — - - 20
8849 do.. of - - 10
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- April 25.
Black Rlver Lottery,
NO. 2.
State of the wheel at the close qs the eighth
day's drawing.
, 'CENTS
'The 8 pound loafssto be-sold for , 40
4 pound ioaf — - 20
2 pound loaf ss si - 10
] pound loaf ss 5
M. and ]. Janncy.
4th mo. 24ch--(25 ) 3:
Mosessi Janncy,
Jacssob janney.
April 24—(25) ,SL
Potomac Company.
()sthe Potmnac Coml an).
Gemgc- Town. Aprii ) ct—(LS) dIW
ASSIZE OF 'BREAD
.}[ade of Su/msi'fine .BurrFlour.
Partnershipct dissolvcd.
joses h Carlton. Twzﬀwer
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JAMES HJRRISS,
. Clerkofthc Malke'tw
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