Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-15
BOSTON, November 4.


By the arrival of the ship Dromo, from
Liverpool, we have been favored with Lon
don papers to the 10Th Of September inclu-
sive. We have no account of the com.
mencement OF hostilties OF the European
continent; but that event is looked 10 with
increased confidence in Great Britain. ] he
fleets at Cadiz aud Brest remain at their
mooripgs. The small squadron from
Rochetor, was at sea. very powerful
well appointed expedition was at the last
date, on the eve of sailing from Great bri-
tain and ireland; according to accounts de.
rived from official authority it would COM
pre- eight regImsnls of heavy hoI Sc; eigh
teen regiments OF light dragons; and
thirty-three bae,alions OF infantry; making
a force of nearly 1000 ttropg. The regi
ments ordered for embarkatlon were, she
royal horse, guards (bues) the 1st Cd, Sd,
18th, 5th, 9th and 7th, dragon guards, The
1st, I'd, Sd, 4.h, 9th, 7th, 9Th, 10th, 11,h,
18th, IS h, 14th, 18Th, 10Th, 18th, 18th,
21ot and Esd light Dragons; fv battai-
ons Of the guards; and ,he As, battalion
O the Sd, 4th. 5th, 9h, 18th, Dist, Esd,
25th, 26h, 18th, 3O.h. 2lst, SO h, A0sh,
4Sd, 18th, 47th, 5oth, SD, esd, 10Th,
SD, 88th, 91st, 92d and 97sh; both bat.
talions of the 95th, and the whole German.
legion. The commander in chief of this
force had not been named: report had fx-
ed on the duke OF Kent who has lately
been Fronoted to a field marshall wlihiieu-
tenant genera! lord Cathcart, who served
in this country during the revolutionary
war, and in Flanders; and major general
sir John Moore, who also served IN A me-
re :, holland and Egypt; and was wount .
ed IA The liter counry; for his second ana
toird in command. . her accounts say,
the chief command VIII be invested in sir
John Moore, who has recently b-en pro-
iaoted TO the rank OF general. II was nos
known on what particular service these
troops were TO be enploycdS bn! from the
great proportion OF cavalry, ii was ceniec
tured they were not destined 10 any very
distant point; not farther than Nap,cs, a
Aeet ct transports mad been sent to I ou~
ningen.
new league Of armed neutrality was on
the point o! being established, 10 include
Denmark, PRUSSIA, and one OF the Gcl-
man princes.
Lord Nelson had sailed for Cadiz, with
rciniorcemen, which would augment The
b,ockading force to thiIty-,wo sail Of the
line; large proportion Of which are bat.
tering ships of the first and second rates.
Notwithstanding the activity shewn by
The French squadrons in heir sail matches
Oh The ocean, all thy British homeward
bound fleets had safely arrived. Tie pap.
srs before Us, give the accounts of the ar,
rival Of the East India, Quebec and lanai
ca fleets. The former composed of forty.
two sail thirty, -four of which were regular
Indiameu cohvoyed by the Trident of Ga;
L'AIheyiene Of Sd; and mediator of ~
guns; the Quebec Of 81; and he Jamaica
OF IA ships. The value of the East India
aeet was estimated at fifteen millions sser-
ling.
The expedition under general Craig, at
Malta, it was said, had received orders to
join the Russians at Corfu; Russia was
collecting and en,barking troops on the
Black Sea, to reinforce those at Corfu :;
with the consent of che Ottoman Porte !;
which, it was also said, had granted leave
70 the Russian troops, in case deficiency