Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-20

LpEGCl,J DtiisUi, LttS ~ e {, -
papers, 10 the sd ult.
Great Btita.n is putting en- a bottle
appearance. III Ill her Tea ports, the
cssaieit activity prevails, in recruiting ter
lsamen, and vissua:liag and msun'ng her
fleets With tie created exledisian.
SINS Of war and raeAets, yleiualed for
fix months, with ftalsd orders, have faded.
from England in every direction. Ihs
tqaa1ron Milicf reccstiy failed up tie.
Mediterranean fioa, Gibraltar IS % be
reinforced 5y ieyeraI additional nlrs troal
England; aud the comnand q he force,
in that Tea, is to Be conferred on Genetai
Oakcs.
The caufc of ,hcse hofile appearances,
is imputed 10 the recent interference Of
France, in the internal affairs u the
swifs Canton.-and Of a fGipicion, that
fbe means TO renew her defsrs upon
Turkey and Egypt. and 10 obtain poasillon
Of Malta. Tie Br.tifh, however ieem
determined 10 rsGa the Gcdgus Of this
mighty CclsBas, Which aims at uoiyerlal
power and, ifnot prevented, would be-
fride the whole world.
The markets in England, with very IL
tie variation, continued much the fame as
by former adviccs.
Three per cenr. Confols were at 81 ]
Omnium 10 dis.
ExffoF efa letter fran a ,.lbraatlf mfr-
Camille bonfem Greeuoek, 10 q merchant
ia this sity, d0ted Aoq, 8.
6 Cotton is again ON the Cart and will
be more 70 fhould the prefent Appearances
of war continue. Bonaparte has Till 40
itching after his fayorite plan of the expe-
diton TO Egypt. Our government finds
fault with him On the fcore of ulurping TOO
much power, BY debating laws TO Swift
zerland, and call on the other powers in
Europe to interfere with France, in ORDER
to preierve the balance Of power, other
wife as they fay, which is very true,
there will be no end TO bis ambition, and
in time, if permitted 10 make fach gEafps,
he may dictate laws TO the whole world.
Our government at prefcnt are keeping a
wa,chful eye over him, and making fome
little preparation, however, this blaa
may blow over.
Good Coffee is alto on the rife and will
}and in the fame Gtuation as cotton ihould
hoRilitie. commence.
The y@p Lydia, Syyived tbs morning fyem
Greesoek in 90 days. she brings papers
to The a1ef 4ovembe,, the one Of RIBS
date qve haze Jge Fen: Ii f1tes, that
at CaSinet C0uaeil IT bad been dettr-
mined, that the BntjR trootsJ5ould jill
keep begsGone Of lacbp orts as BY fbe frea-
~ ofAmiens qvtre 10 ba4e ben givra up,
and 4obicb had nat then ben tvatuated J;
and that order; for that 3arpefe had &C
eordingJ been dJpatebe&.
Froma Glafgow paper of Oa. IS.
LONDON, Oct. zs.
Several letters have been received in
town from Switzerland, all Of which "a
gree in the determination Of the brave
Swiis to reGft to the laf extremity. The
letter Of the Chief Conful was received at
Berne with fenia,ions of the utmof hor-
ror and indignation. In the audience
given TO Citizen Rspp, he declared that
if the Swifs did not Immediately lubmit to
the will of the Chief Conful, an army of
10000 French had orders to march in five
days into the country, and to lay Swift
z-Iland waite by fire and fword. He
was referred to the Congreis at Schwitz,
but the Berneie, as far as concerned them
ielves, rejected the terms with dildain.
A meeting Of the Cabinet Council hav.
ing been. held on Saturday, anumber Of
reports haze in confeqaenee GOT into cir
cuiation, one Of which is, that govern
men. has received an anfwer from Paris
favorable to the caule Of Switzerland. OF
this, however, we cannot fpeak with any
condolences