Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-21

dav evening from Falmouth with ieaiea
orders, which are not to be opened fill net
arrival at Earbsdoes. Sealed ORDERS als
alto 10 be forwarded Immediately by me
princefs Amelia Packer, which arc 70 DC
opened il certain latitude. 50 ufgeM
were the directions that the packets whieh
failed on Tucflay put 10 fea though tie
wind was quite contrary. Allthc packers
at Falmouth are TO be cot ready to ish q
two hours notice. :,
A m-aerger failed yeaerday from haE'
wieh for Cuxhasen. He Is fuppo'ea 70
be gore to Peterfourgh.
We have received farther accounts rom
Gibraltar, and they are interceing. me
men of war, which had been 70 much da,
mayed by III, ,hunderform, mentioned
in cur laa letters from that quarter, were s,
repaired with wonderful expedition. he
repairs were hardly complicated, when they
were ordered UP the Mediterranean win
the utnoe hsae, in confequcnce OF dii.
patches 20 that efFetf having been received
from Admiral Sir Richard Biekerton.
Various opinions are entertained at
Gibraltar reipetfing the cauls OF this fud-
den falling OF the fquadron but the pre-
dominating one is, that Sir Richards
fo,adron thus reinforced, was defined to
watch the motions Of the French arma
ment a. Toulon, which was hrh aiiemo-
led under the pretence Of attacking Al
e;e.s, bat which, notwithstanding the.
differences between France and that tate
have been adjuaed, appears fill TO be en-
creating.
Such proceedings on the part Of our II
val, certainly furnifh grounds fufilclent
for the fess taken on our part. We
may obierye, that cur movements IN the
Mediterranean, as we obferved in a
late paper are probably alto connected
with othe: circumstances. france en-
beavers to induce Us to give up Malta,
that her fchemes may afterwards proceed
! with les fear of interruption. We can
NOT, however bring ourielves TO believe,
| that miniGers will be haRily periuaded to
| abandon Malta, without a proper guaran.
| tee for its Independence
| Reirtercements continue to be prepared
and forward for the Mediterranean.
| General Oaks is juf appointed Comman-
| der ID CHEZ Of all our troops in that fea,
| and the Dixie of York is buiGy en-
gagged every day at the Ilorle Guards.
October 80.
The Bank on Thuriday morning, gave
,heir anfwee 10 the application from the
Omaium Holders. About quarter after
one o'clock, Mr.. Abraham Newlard
vert TO the Stock Exchange, in Capt.
court, and announced, thar the Bank had
determined as follows: TO defer the Final
Redemption of the Omnium in the fubie-
qacnt way :
10 per cent. to be paid on the eff Of
anu ~.
90 per cent. on *. 18th Of february.
And the remaining 80 to be paia>upon
the 18th of March.
This deciion was conGdered TO have
disappointed tie expectations of the Omnl-
am holders, who expected more favorable
terms, and Immediately afterwards the
funds fell one per cent. Omnium from 81
to III Cons. from IS 5-S'hs. to o79
Accounts were received in the city on
ThuIfday from Italy, Of the expectation
of raw elk from thar country TO Britain
being prohibited. This event eAcltes
much furFrife.
1t is believed that his Majefy's Mini
aers refolved, at the Council held laa sa-
turday, to retain every thing that was 10
be ceded by the Dehni,iye Treaty. Or
ders are faid to have been difpatchel to
that eft6t. With .elpea TO the Cape,
this RECITATION will, perhaps, be TOO late.
The Dutch, fome time ago, lent iqua-
aron there to receive the reltltu,ion OF II.
1t is probable too, that all the French
Wet India Iland, have been coded. We
have no pofitive advices, however, OF the
French having taken poaeilion OF Marti'
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