Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-22
Summary of Intelligence.

burgh and Paris, through the mediation
of the Russian Ministers at London and
Paris; but in England, they did not ex-
pe6t Peace TO be the result.
The French army was in entire posses
sion OF Hanover and its dependencies
expectations Of. an interference from the
Northern Powers, as to the affairs OF Han
over, the Hanse towns and the Elbe, bad
vanished, and England began to view their
intentions with some degree of suspicion,
as being hostile to her interests. Certain
il was, that considerable Russian ar
mament was fling out with great aet!-
witty.
The Batavian Ambassador had left
England, and letters of marque and &C.
neral reprisal were issued against the Re-
cubic. NJ. Liston and family had ar
rived from the Hague, and was to go out
immediately On an extraordinary embassy
to Copenhagen. The Duke Of Can
bridge had arrived in England, and was
appointed Lieut.. Gen. in the army, beng
the same rank which he held in Hanover.
An expedition was confidently spoken of,
to be sent from Malta, to reeoccupy a.
lexandria. An immediate attack was ex
peefed to be made by tie French on tie
islands of Jersey and Guernsey: five fiji
gates had been dispatched for their pro
al flfr
in all the channel ports of France, 10 III
out gun boats. The packer boats con
tinued to run between England and
France. 1t is stated that in one of these,
90 cases of garden seeds went from De-
YER for Madame Ruonaparte The First
Consu! had issued orders to the privateers
and ships Of war to detain all English
passengers aud seamen, even cut of neu.
trail vessels. The French funds were
at 48.
Vast numbers of holneward bound
French and Dutch vessels, with rich car
goes, had been captured by the English.
The number sent into Plymouth only,
was los, the computed value of which,
was million and half.
Defensive preparations were making with
great activity all along the channel coast.
Forty thousand supplementary Militia
were to be immediately drafted and train.
ed, under the title of the army of reserve.
Substitutes were at from | 81. to 2ol. per
man. The ministers contract for the
new loan, was considered as very adyan-
tageous. For day or two the Omnium
was ar a premium of.one per cent, In the
market-.then fell tc disc. and proceeded
TO a per cent. discount. Great fears we're
entertained for the contractors on the day
that the first instalment became payable.
1t was paid however, with promptness, at
Ger which the Or. bore better price. -
On the 22d of June it was at 2 per cent.
disc. The Minister had rejected the
terms Offered for the New Lottery, and
declared that if better price was not of
fsrcd by the parties, he would raise the
supplies in another way. The East India
company had expressed their intention Of
opposing the extravagant new duty pro-
posed to be laid on teas.
A great degree Of unaninity appears
TO prevail amongst the people of England
in support Of the var. The late abun-
daut rains gave prospect OF good har.
vest all through the country. The price
ofbread was Cd per quartern loaf. Bar
ley and potatoes very low. Port Wine,
| in consequence of the new duty, had risen
from IS to IS the bottle, and other wines
in proportlog
Mr.. Tierney had gained his election fol
! the borough of Southwark. Sir Thomas
Turton had demanded scrutiny. Mrs.
Pope, the actress, died suddenly. He,
| death supposed to be occasioned by :
| fit of apoplexy, with which she was seiz-
ed while playing for Mr.. Cooper's be.
ne6t