Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-03
aleranurta Daily aoosrt(s,,
4 WE, DNESDAY. July 5.

ceived per the Mary, Monteath, arr;,,
| at Philadelphia, dated June 10.
From appearances there must i.
considerable change ofproperty in ,he,. !,
ands, The French have thirty sail Of i !.
line and ten'frigates at Martinique. IT,
British, lit is said. and believeD have .
call of the line at Barbados. The Fr.,,s
admiral has demanded the SURRENDER Of n
the English islands in due form. If, the R.;
fish fleet has arrived, the answ r no dovb,
will Be noisy one"
Extract Of letter, from London, da,sa
May 10.
81 heard it this morning at one Of Il.
public Offices, that government h,yjus
strong reasons to suspect chat after Bona
par,e shall have returned from Italy. III.
long meditated design to invade some pan
of his majesty's dominions, will Be a,
: tempted, every exer,ion is making at Tn
out posts, and in the kings yarcs to 6t on,
and man armed vessels Of every descripi.
on. A hot press BEGAN on Monday and
still continues. 1t is imagined that The
combined fleets will cruise on the West
India station to draw off admiral Gardnr
from before Brest and that IN the event,
of eraljunc,ion of the French fleets, a
grand attack on England or Ireland will Be
the consequence.
A levye masse is expected to take
place. The city light horse are all on. this
morning. The infantry volunteers are also
assembling in their respective dis.ricss.....
Every thing proclaims that, events ofim.
portance to the safety of the country, are
at hand.--God grant US good deliver.
ance ~
Extract of a printed circular letter from al
respectable commercial house in Liver.
pool to their correspondents in N. York
dated
Liuerbosl, 18th May, 1906.
I" Since our letter of yesterday, we have
received advices from London stating that
the treaty with Russia, which has been 50
long depending, is said to be at last bl ought
to sort OF conclusion. A messenger had
emperor 5fh a. copy of it ratified by the
treaty offensive and defensyissH.a 70 OBJ be
effect however only in certain events. The
emperor of Russia stipulates to join this
country with a certain number OF ships,
and with all his land forces against France,
unless Benaparte agrees SO csssasn sssma
of peace, in which the general interests OF
Europe shall be provided for. In ordeI
therefore, to ascertain the views OF Bon'
partc on this subject, it is stated that
Russian plenipotentiary is gone to meet
him at Milan, and to offer the mediation
of the emperor Alexander for the restora'
ton Of peace. 1t is also understood that
the treaty with Russia leaves room tor the
accession Of other powers, and it is thof
probable thar Sweden will accept subsdy,
In consequence of this news, corn and
-four are looking up, and the holders now
ask higher prices; good wheat would ie'ea
in this market So. per bushel OF 7olb'
The Viper cutter, just come in, states
that on the 5th instant she spoke with .
Guernsey privateer, which had seen us
French and Spanish fleets, on the Sd la aa
in Lat. a., long. IS, west, steering D. w.
course. This account rather favors !nsI
opinion that they are going to lrelandim
it is still generally believed, that con'n
ed attack on our West.India possesi0a',
is the object they have in view"
Jamaica, which is threatened BY p'
French, was taken by the British from =.
Spaniards in 1856. Its annual exports az
coniectured to amount to twelve or hRs'.
millions Of dollars. 1t is about i4o mlE'
long, and 40 broad; and probably now Cow
tains $4,000 free inhabitants ana nsa
100000 slaves. If the blacks are as'acn'.
to their masters, and will act hearty aSa'pJ
the invaders, the French will be dele4% w
at once and If thew cannot be trusted WI
arms by the British in defending the ls''D