Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-12
FOREIGN SUMMARY.
EGYPT.

EN- I Il.
By the lait official accounts from Egvps
it appears, that the French have saine,.
more Vitsa,ies, as they are called by the
French papers n this country. Ihefc pa
zerres. by garbiing, mifrepreEnling ant
coo'raditting official and other accouras,
have endeavored to make i. appear tn
the Englih have been defeated in almo:
every engagement with he French, ane
thar, in fact, they were or very Eoon " o,,;,
De compelled TO abandon the objects Q.
their expedition. Nothing but the MOI.
perfect devotion of thef papers to the IN
terelts Of the French couio have led then,
into line of conduct 70 abluid and ufele,,
! II was evident from the no snents
gen. Hutchinfon after the battle of fhe ~
March, that Alexandria would be The "a.
tcene OF his operations. His object was
70 drive the trench from every other fer
tined place before he attacked them in A.
lexandrla, In this bniinefs he has rro-
ceeded regularly and fuccels.uIl,, ard il is
highly probable THAR with The sGiGance
OF the Turks and the army from India. he
will finally accomplish his plans. The laa
official letter ftates, thar the for,refs Of
Rhananla bad fnrrendered 10 The Enei.fh.
and that valuable convoy, defined foy
the relief OF Alexandria, had fallen int
4 their hands. This ihews tie Deliberate f
Sfuation OF that carlton, tor a CONVOY
would not have been ient, under fuch CIR
#cumsances ofhazard and danger. If Me
Enou had fupplied with two years FRO
siflons. Ii is further itated, TIA, after ,be
turrender OF Rhamania two other FORTS over.
taken, with their garrifors amcunt;no -
100 men, and hat The whole nur2hcT nc
priioners taken from the 9th to tie 10th
amounted to 1900 men, befdes flores. am.
munit'on, money, camels, &c. &c. After
'hefe dliaifsrs the French mace raid
march TO Gear, and prepared to atgack ,bp
ITand VIzler. After waiting fcne time,
the Ottoman troops commenced he af,;cn
IN hich the French were defeated
MARITIME CONVEN1ICN
by the late convention between nt.r
and England the.new principle Of q trc,
hips free goods, has been abandoned
The right of fearch is admitted. bur i.
sxerciie is confined to lhips Of war. Tn.
limitation OF the general principle " ex
pfefs itipuiation will probably operate f..
vorably to both nations, by avoiding mar
caufes of jesloufy and irritation. Sb;ps !,
war, acting under commilions and c,m
manded by men Of honor, will be much
ieis prone to infolerce ard iniuftice ,bar
unauthorized privateers. With this aria
limitation the fyfem of maritime law re
mains as 1t was before the gigantic coal;
ton conJared up by the diplomatic xiii 81
the hrit econiul, Particular exceptions
made by treaty have exifled between Ger
ram nations, but thefe exceptions have nor
cannot, and ought not to become the o.
neral rule, The new principle is oppo1ed
to the intereG of neutrals impyafi;cah,..
10 It's nature, and fubyerfivc OF The long If
sabiihcd laws of nations.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
ne note OF the Ruhian miniHer Kali.
cfeH to Talleyrand, wears ycry farims
aipeet. 1t demands the execution 81 ler
tain articles entered into by the tormer
emperor and the 6rit conful. By thee
sit'>les It was agreed, that the king f
the Two Sicilies and the Kpg of sardipis
ihould again be put in ponpGion of the re.
iPeetiye itates which they poaeGed before
,he entrance Of ille French troops into Ita-
~. But II icenss HAT the Prem Cs;.f.
notwithstanding hisR,lel ndtgreore.ta trea.
no, a''' f0'Ve Y ~, as & e. 81 make
''0'S 1-S''5 -is"hs 'e".s "A.-a happen to