Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-03-24

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reviewea the troops, and presented colours
to some Italian and other regiments. Some
,efthe former have marched tor the coasts
for the purpose Of being employed in the
expedition against England. From Brest
and the other ports, there is no news wor-
thy of notice.
Dispatches were yesterday received at
the Ad. .iralty office from Admiral Corn
wallis, of Brest, dated the 9Th instant, at
which time he had just been joined by the
Minotaur, of "a guns, and the San josef,
of 1l2 guns, all'weIl.
February IS.
Another Hamburger Mail arrived yes
terday, but it is not sosiateas that arrived on
Tuesday, and contains no news of impor-
lance. We find no mention of the levy of
80, OOOmen said in letters from Stockholm
to have been ordered by the Emperor of
Russia.
February II.
A letter from naval officer belonging
to one of our cruizers off the Dutch coast,
states, tina; on Sunday last a hundred and
fifty gun-boats were distinctly counted in
the port OF Flushing and that, according
to the information derived from some fish
ermen, the troops in the neighbourhood Of
that place amounted to about sc, 600, num-
bers Of whom daily embarked on board the
boats and transports by way of exercise;
but in these maneuvres the hotilla never
ventured beyond the reach of the land bat
teries. Several of the Dutch towns are
crowded with Frenchmen, who are en-
ployed as spies upon the conduct Of the un-
fortunate inhabitants and other advfces,
which reached town yesterday, state, that
the latter are obliged to purchase permits
sion to pass certain prescribed boundaries,
while the former are under no restraint
whatever.
We are happy to say, the reportof the
Prince of Wales's health yesterday was
!" his Royal Highness.is perfectly recover
ed.'
Mr.. Fox we understand has been with
the Prince of Wales every day since Men
daylast.
The decision Of the Judges in the case
of Astlett, was yesterday delivered at the
Old Bailey, by Mr.. Baron Hothsm. It's
against the prisoner. He will be trans
ported.
February IS.
At a late hour last night we received a
variety Of extracts from the Paris Journals
TO the 31st ult. They contain no intelli-
gencc Of importance. They mention the
march of the cavalry from Compeigne for
Boulogne; and the conviction Of few per-
sons accused of having contrived some Gu
rious instrument for the destruction of the
First Consul This plot is, as usual, at
tributed by the Moniteur to English agcn-
1y.
The latest accounts from our squadron
off Boulogne state, that the Leopard, Lee
da, Immortalite, Squirrel, Locust, Ar
cher, Duchess Of Cumberland and Crit
fin cutters, remained at anchor close off
Boulogne harbor the whole of Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday, and almost all We'd
nesday. They observed that the addition
of force at Boulogne of late has been very
considerable. There are upwards of 100
sail Of briggs, schoohers, &c. exclusive Of
-gnn boats, in all not less than 500 SAIL
The principal part have moored up the har-
bour into the different new basons which
have been made.
s On Sunday the Immortalite, Duchess
Of Cumberland, and Griffin cutters, attack
ed some gun boats between Cape Grsnez
and Boulogne, on their way to the latter.
A severe fire was kept up from the bate
ries on shore upon our vessels, but with
out doing them any injury. The Immor-
talite shot away the mastof one Of the gun
boats.
For upwards of an hour on Wedne sSsy morn. 1