Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-01
EUROPEAN Intelligence.
LONDON, April 5.

of Liibon was lately dltcoyefcd. The
principal parties in it were two men Of the
name of Farrell and ellington, native
of Brazil, called Joze Borges dc Barros,
and Silvefer Godha, Portuguese Jew
The Pcnuguele ambafddor was informed
lalf January that printer bad been EN-
ployed TO throw off number of notes OF
the bank of Lifbon. Meafures were taken
by Mr.. Bond, the magiftrate, TO detect
this attempt when on the eve OF execu'i-
on. 1t was found that ellington and
Farrell were going to Llfbon with great
quantity of the notes. A delcription OF
them, and every. Information neceeary to
their detection, were (ent TO the po,tu-
gueie government. They took their paa-
age on board the Antwerp, and on their
arrival at Liibon, on the 10th March,
they were leized by the officer of police,
and notes to the amount OF 4o,oool. were
found upon them. Barros and Godlia have
likewite been arreaed here.
From the particulars Of he.difpatch re-
ceived by the ambafador from Portugal,
as TO the approximations of Farrell and Gil
lington, for forging notes on that bank,
many offenders have Gnce been iecured In
London. IL having been difcoyered that
the remainder of the forged notes, amount
ing to upwards Of 5000, together with the
feel dies, wood leals, and copperplare,
wrapped in towel, were, on Friday fen
night, funk with ifones in the river
Thames, between Lambeth palace and
Weiminiter bridge; directions were CIV
en- to have the river dragged, and on Mon
day the fifhermen laid hold OF the towel,
and brough. up all the notes which were
immediately conveyed to The ambsaadoI's.
April-al.
Letters from variousparts of'Hoiland
fpeak of the nniyerfal feeling Of diiconsent
which at prefent prevails, the violent Ia
fred which exits againh the French, and
the readiness of the people to break out
in open revolt, if the leaft APPEARANCE of
fuccefs was TO preient itfelf. In ieveral
cafes Frenchmen have been inlulted, and
complaints are general againf the govern
ment as being inclined TO favor the views
of the French government, in the promo
tion of fcheme for placing Holland in a
fate of fubieetion to France, IT'LL mole
humilistine than that 70 which il is now
reduced.
AT Nireguenthe gates were fhut againa
she French troops for part of two days,
and it was only in confcquence Of hint
that the Dutch would have much reaion
to spent of their rafh conduit, that a
French garrifon of fix hundred ,men was
reluctantly admitted.
April II.
A letter from Paris, dated April II,
fays. {" II is reported in lome focieties
here, that Duroc, in his late journey 20
certain courts, was trufed, not only with
political, but with family Iferefs, and that
an arrangement is on the tapis which will
affonifh the world.
A line of Telegraphs isfaid to be efab-
lining from the frontiers of Holland 70
Bsnnals and Life, and confequently 70
Paris
The bznk OF France flock is atI12s IF.
for every ihare of 1000 IF.
April %.
There are at this moment, in London,
and different parts of England, upwards
of fix thoufand poor Swifs men, women,
& children, emigran's from their wretch
ed country, and many of them laboring
under complicated mifery; proud, how
ever, of being the offspring Of William
Tell. and glowing with confcious integ-
rity of ientiment. Among them are ma
ny officers of yalour and talents, but who,
being unprotected, know not how TO APP
ply for conmifions, at the iource of mill
tary honor.
The French minifer has addicted to
The Engliih miniter note, which con-
t,:oo ,Ls E,1lo.,;ofr Dt.isrvattonc ,nop th.