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j' to be levied by the *most rigorous
means of execution.
Liverpool, Feb. 23, 1808.
Four Gottenhurgh mails arrived at
.London on the 19ih iust. being all that
remained due. Fhey bring intelligence
of the emperor Alexander having de
clared war against Sweden. This was
an event to be expected. The Swedes
seem determined to act with vigour ;
and as Finland is a country full of strong
military positions, we hope that the
forces ol Sweden will be fully adequate
o its defence. When the last accounts
ieft Gottenhurgh, it was said that the
Russian army had entered Finland, and
that his Swedish majesty was adopting
the most vigorous measures for the de
fence of his dominions. It is supposed
that a British squadron will he sent in
to the Baltick for the purpose of co-ope
rating with the Swedes, and protecting
them against any attempt which the
tiussians or Danes might make to land
troops on their coast.
London, Feb. 21.
Yesterday we were put in possession
of further intelligence form Pctersburgh,
by which we have the mortification to
learn, that all Lnglishmen there have
been declared prisoners of war.
All Swedish subjects from 16 to 60,
T.re to be called into immediate service.
A morning paper says—“ An expe
dition is in a state of preparation for an
object of great importance, but the re
ports respecting which it would be im
proper at present to mention. We may
state, however, that according to letters
from Plymouth, sir Sidney Smith is dai
ly expected at that pert from the Tagus,
as he is to be employed on the service
to which we have alluded.”
All,accounts from Yorkshire and
Lancashire are full of doleful com
plaints on the state of trade, the woollen
and cotton manufactories are said to be
nearly at a stand ; several respectable
houses in Yorkshire have had letters
from their friends in America, desiring
them not to purchase any more wool on
any account, and many, both woollen
and cotton manufactories, have been
under the necessity of discharging
thi ir work people, and of shutting up
tv ir manulactories till the return of a
I ■ trade.
■u:y is to he no longed enjoined j
loman Catholic clergy, in Lu
NewYork, March 28.
An article from Copenhagen of Ja
nuary 12th, states, that il negociat’.ons
with Persia are in considerable for
wardness, and that it is * xpected that
an expedition will be undertaken against
tlie English possessions in the East In
dies.”
Russia has declared war against Swe
den, and has already 35,000 troops on
the lrontiers ol Swedish Finland.
Great Britain is to provide for the
king of Sweden, sixteen sail of the line,
20,000 troops,and a subsidy of 100,0001.
per month during the continuance of
the war. And Sweden is to yield to
Great Britain the island of Malstand,
near Gottenburgh, as a depot for the
naval and military force to be employed
in the Baltic. This island which has
been termed the Gibraltar of Swe
den, commands the entrance of the Cat
tegat. A convention to this amount is
said to have been signed bv. the king of
Sweden.
i /vnouuT secret expedition (ot 15,000
men) was on the eve of sailing from
England, under general Stuart.
A bill brought in by Mr. Clinton has
passed the Senate, appropriating one
hundred thousand dollars for the de
fence of the port of New-York—Also
providing for the removal of the Banks
from that city in case of war, or other
imminent danger.
The Irish papers mention, that the
linen trade of Ireland is likely to suffer
much from the suspension of their accus
tomed supplies of flax-seed.—Idle im
portation of this article into that coun
try on an average of 12 years, was almut
42,000 hogsheads. A hogshead pro
ducts on an average 82 stones of rough
flax, fit for the hatched, which, at a mo
derate price, would sell for about 40
guineas. A large portion of the im
ported seed came from Holland and the
Baltic, the rest from America, anti as
those sources are for the prt sent closed,
there will be a general scarcity during
the ensuing season.
March 30.
We have conversed with a gentleman
who lift Paris on the 13th February.—
He states that Mr. Armstrong was of
ficially advised of our embargo about
the 10th. The general (Opinion was
that America must take a decided part
with either France or England. It was
reported at Paris and Bordeaux, that
the Toulon and Rochefort squadron, of
17 sail of the line, had formed a junc
tion, and put to sea.
W HEEL LNGf
rhursday, 14lh April, 1808.
We are requested to state, that there
is no truth in the report of the death of
Dr. Forsythe, of this place, who a few
weeks since went to New-England upon
business. Letters have been received in
town from Dr. Forsyth,dated two weeks
alter the day mentioned as the time of
his decease. The Doctor and his Lady
will probably arrive in a few days.
I' ire!—On the night of Friday the
3th inst. the public house kept by Mr.
John Brown, in St. Clairsville, was con
sumed, with nearly all the furniture.
ft is stated that dispatches of a fa
vourable character have lately bet u re
ceived at Washington from the Ameri
can minister at London.
None of the army bills before Con
gress had been passed on the 31st of
March. On that day the doors of the
House of Representatives were closed,
upon an intimation from Mr. Randolph,
that he had a report to make which re
quired secrecy.
On the 30th of March, a confidential
message was communicated to Congress
by the President. Uptfn the subject of
this message, we find the following re
marks in a communication from Wash
ington to the Editor of the U. S. Ga
zette, & in the Washington Federalist.
“ Congress have been again in secret
session, to-day, for about three hours, in
consequence of a confidential message
from the president. The communica
tion is understood to contain letters f rom
Mr. Armstrong, which give some ac
count of the views and designs of Bona
parte towards the United States. The
precise contents of the communication
have not transpired ; but it is generally
apprehended that they arc of an unfa
vourable nature-”