Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-04
LONDON. August Is.

fame of rebellion, though smothered is
not believed to be totally extinguished. Ar
rests multiply, and Government are alledg-
/ ed to be. in possession of intelligence which
| duplicates a number Of persons in this coun-
| try !; some have been taken up.
1t was reported and generally credited in
! Dublin on Thursday, that some dlstur-
/. Dances had broken out near Carrickmacross;
| the particulars had not been received when
our corresp ondent closed his letter. twas
| also reported, but we trust and think with
out Foundation, that the disaaected peasan-
I try mean to make another attempt after the
harvest is got in. The Limerick mail
coach was fired at near Dublin, and the
guard severely wounded.
A strong encampmentis 70 take place be-
tween Ballimena and Antrim.
Large iron gates are to'be fixed up in Sc
vcral parts OF dublin for its more effectual
defence, and every possible measure has
been adopted to repress the first attempt to
disturb the public tranquility.
The activity, yigour, and viligance OF
government, viii not permit us 10 enter
tain the slightest apprehension that the Re-
bels will be able 10 make any serious I'M
preston. Butwc do most seriously advise
the magistrates in the different parts Of the
kingdom to be peculiarly yigilant. We
have received letters, which state, that e.
missaries either Of the Rebels in Ireland,
or of the French government, are not idle.
An Edinburgh paper asserts, that some
persons, from the most diaEolical motives,
have been propagating false and scandalous
reports about the country, such as the land
ing Of the French, a mutiny of the troops,
&c. with view of alarming the ignorant.
One Of these persons was last week appre-
hended at Lochmaben, and lodged in the.
Jail Of Dumfries, but has since been libe-
rated upon bail.
4 Portsmouth, paper alledges, that on
Monday a passenger, OF suspicious descrip-
ton, by the Portsmouth coach, was exa-
mined by magistrate at Chichester. He
had been for some days atand in the neigh
bourhood Of Havant, where he had made
excursions to, and many inquiries concern
ing, Portchestcr Castle, the number and
state Of the prisoners, &c. He spoke bad
English, said he lived by selling pham-
phlets on brewing, about the country, but
wanted to enter into the marines.
Lord PELHAM has relinquished the seals
ofthe home department, which have been
given to the honorable Mr.. Yorke.
tits said that Mr.. Bragg is to succeed
AIr. Yorke in the Secretaryship of War.
The subscription at Lloyd's, so honour,
able to the contributors and to the empire,
on Saturday amounted TO 124, oOOl. indie
pendent Of the 2o,Oool. stock given by the
committee. The ladies subscription, in
aid Of this patriotic fund, amounts, we un-
derstand, to S or COOL.
The county OF Clare is, for the first time,
said to be in state of organized disafacti-
on. Some Frenchmen, who went through
the country as priests, collecting aims to
build monstary on the Alps, have been
arrested on charges Of treason at Ennis,
where they appeared as pedlars, selling
hardware.
On Saturday the Rev. DR.. Hirschell, high
priest ofthe Jewish nation in London, de-.
livered an eloquent and impressive dis
course, in the great synagogue, Dukes
Palace, on the necessity of arnling at this
important juncture, for the defence OF the
country.
The Gazette of Saturday night, under
date of Downing street, August IS, says ):
The King has been pleased to cause it to
he signihed by the right hon. lord Hawkes.
bury, his 1najesty's principal secretary Of
state for foreign affairs, to the ministers of
neutral powers residing at this court, that
the necessary measures have been taken, by
his maiesty's command, for the blockade
of thu. entrance of the ports of Genoa and
Spain; and that from this time all the mea-
sures authorised BY the law of nations and
the respective treaties between his majesty
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