Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-02

The S1an'ards are laying 40 an,
diimantling all the fhips Of war thar ver.
at Carthagena. Five lail Of the line. Oh.
of which is fine arF rate, called the n !.
dian, are laid up as above; and 6r4
hr& rate, called the p.ince, had failed "a,
Ferrol 10 be laid up there. The maga.
zines at Carfhsgena are wiihou, aores Of
every defcription; fearce coil OF rope.
bolt Of n,ais, or fpar that would make
lower yard. The artfcers were die
charged for want of money to pay them
Certificates were given to them, as well
as TO the leamen, for the balance of I'll.
wages due TO them, which they fold tor
what they could Get, about one halt Of
their lfased value" -
Courier Office, Three P. M.
We have juh heard rumour, which i.
in circulation ia this city. 1t is, tina, an
embryo has been laid upon our flip, in
the French ports.
We mention the runcur bit have NOT
been able az this late hour to aicertain
whether it be authentic or not. It pro.
duced tome effect upon the Funds; the
per cents which were at IS for money,
and o6 for account, fell to 81 ! for money
and IS I for the account.
1revfAler Office, London, March 70, half
4,H o'n~L
We fop the Prefs to fate, that intelIi.
gence has juf reached US OF an embargo
having been laid upon all The Bririh vi.
cls in the ports Of France. We do no,
pledge ourielves fer the authenticity Of
his Intelligence.
By veael arrived at Plymouth from
CheIhurgh, an account is received of or
defs havins reached ,ha, place on Sunday
lat from Paris, for all Wagons, carts,
carriages and horfcs, to be put in reqlGti.
on, for the purpofe of transporting troop,
and baggage in coofequence OF which the
grea,e& bultle and confuGon prevailed at
that place.
Prie< ef Stsrk,, this day ~t7zytlve.
3 per cent Coniols s. ! 81 81, D'to,
for acc. Sc ! 65 /. 3 per cent reduced
lhut. Omnium 3 II + diicount.
March 10.
We are afurej, from an authority "a
which we confidently rely, that oar 60
vsrnment, fasisied by the evidence of pat
experience, thar further conceiiion, inaesd
Of conlolidating the peace would only
weaken its foundation and invite agsr;l-
lion, have refolyed TO refifthe torrent Of
Republican domination, and 10 try the
in'ue of another war, Glould their appeal TO
the juaice and policy of france prove IN.
fuccefsfp. Should the difpute be AMIGA.
bly, adiuaed, ihs concellion mutt proceed
from France.
On tn. arrival Of the courier, spnounc.
ing to Bonooactc the Kings msfsge 10 Par
Iiamcnt, The Confal immediately tent Fof
General Duroc lditinguihed by bis fac.
cefsful embaGy to the Pradian courl) ard
after an audience, which confirmed the
greater part of the night, Duloc was dit:
patched on lccond mi1isa TO Berlin; and
il is underGood that BonaParte waits me
reluIt of this rncainrc. previous TO his de-
hniiive reply to the remonaraaces of our
Cabinet.
It is ftated that veaeI l,a. arrived at
Plymouth, announcing that an embargo
had been imp fed on all Briliih veaels IN
the French ports but thi, report is obyl.
ouny incorrect, although fone in'erruptoa
TO the failing Of veaels, with particular
treights may have occurred, as is lad 10
have been the cafe at Calais but the he
crcourfe by packets, &c. continues as i0f
fome time psit.
A letter by the Lifbon mail announces
the arrival Of general Lsfnes at his former
hotel it adds, that the infant OF bis AZ
rival, he wrote TO the Prince regent, 10
forming him that he came to retnme nh
former functions, but that he could n0'
appear at any levee till all the m''''te''
r syef