Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-26

IGffatlOn OF Kut1id 70 leittc liz ,
between this country and France ana =
the cousle Of the difcoiion which eniueo'
Lord Hawkefbury candidly Rated the re-
dinels Of bis majelfys tnlniitefs to sSplam
thcir views 50 the couftof 81. Pesefibufgh'
and readily 10 accept the mediation OF sha'
power. But bis Lordfhiprepeated fhaIne
had mentioned before, that 10 direct Or
precife offer Of mediation had been offered
on the part OF RufIia lit was merely OF the
lighea ipecies Of af1arance OF mediation.
Il was however admitted, that mean
while, the contet- into which we have
again been obliged TO enter, ihould DC
proiecuted with vigour, until views OF
mediation hall have been realized and
in conleouence Of Lord Hawkeibufy'S
candid Ratcmcnt, Mr.. Fox Withdrew his
motion.
Private letters from tie Hagac, lays
g The French Army attending near NJ, ]
meguen has for its oRenable deitmatlon
the Electorate Of Hanover, but Il is Gu
| rious fact, thar this army cncanPed upon
the fame ground, where in 1853, the then
prince of Orange, afterwards, King VII,
| liam III. under pretenee of interfering IN
| The dilpase men fu5hltlng between Prince
Clement of Bavaria and the Cardinal Ct
FarRenberg, collected shesrmy with which
nc in November in the fame year invad-
| "a Englaod. 1T is true, that the Prince
Of o ange, had a feet of SO fail OF men of
war to efcort his ,ranfports bue it is
equally true that the corlican dilpofer Of
their lives and the liberties Of Frenehmen,
cares lefs about the lofs Of whole armies,
han the prince did for the fatety Of one
iingle regiment.
! Without any intent,to alarm you,
| have heard from good authority, that
!" French eminarie have for iame days
been bufy in taking an account Of the
numbers, the names and the tonnage of all
| yeilels, even fchui,s, IN our different har-
bours; and that tsey have In the fame
manner tried TO procure the names and
the member Of our iailors, but ia this they
have been disappointed, as all our failors
| are attached TO the prince of Orange, and
deseh the French, and have therefore al
ready begun odefert ard to conceal them
fclyes, Some official encouragement from,
England, a, this period, might bring you
over many of them.
(" / repeat again that my intention is
! not 10 create alarm (; bnt vigilance, Vi
cor, activity, and ananimity, are abiolute-
" necellary to counterast the defigns of
| man, who believes in 40 othes Provi
dencc but forfunc, and who hitherto,
even in his mott Desperate enterprises has
| never ceafed to be It's tavorite. Remein.
her, that If any ooe army Mould really at
tack Hanover there are already in this
country, 10 Bra6ant aud on the Rhine,
upwards of 10, 900 men, which are aug
meeting every day by tfeh troops
May %.
The recent Oyertures of France for the
renewal Of Peace, obviously result from
the rnprepared state Of the government to
engage in war; AFTER tWo years OF insult
and aggression it were folly to doubt its
hostility vet without foregoing the advan-
tage of the moment our Ministers have
determined net only to leave open the
door to Negotiation but to promote, by
all consistent facility, every intercourse
which may tend to accommodation.
Reports founded on this fatf, combin-
ed with some communications which the
SPANISH, Dutch, and Russian Ambassadors
| have recently made to our Government,
| yesterday occasioned a rise Of more than
! three per cent. on our Fands-Consuls
for opening were in the morning at 5os
| being above the prices at which they
closed on Friday; they then rose to 81.
from which they declined to $50, andleft
of at 60 II-l'h his rise although ascribed