Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-29


Unittd States against the conduct Of the
British cruizers, bul have actually propss.
ed to the legislature a bill Of such an ex.
Itraordinary Rature, and containing such
unprecedented provisions, tina. if il should
pass, and be acted upon, it must be pro.
|ductivs of the mos, fatal csnsequences--
lalludiug to senator virgins famous BILL
! The bill does not de6ae what constitutes q
nan citizen of the United States ]; i,
does net state what documen, shall be con.
1sidered az sufficient proof of his claim to
the character, nor does 1t inaict any pu.
nishmens upsA those who shall grant to
aliens false certificates to their being Ame.
rican subjects. 1t would be an insult upon
the understanding of car readers to offer
any more comments upon this extrasrdi.
nary measure; we have, however, tee
high an opinion of the good sense Of the
American legislature, to suppose that they
can, however inaancd by prejudice. or
misled by misrepresentation, finally give
their assent to il.
| The squadron under the command of
rear admiral Peterborough has sailed from
| Plymouth, 10 consequence Of report OF
fosr sail of the line having escaped from
Brsst.
'6i6raitav, Tanuary7.
The Spaniards are fitting GU. four sail Of
| the line at Cadiz, which is all that remains
Of their Acct in that port, capable of bsisg
repaired. They have 8 sail Of the line a,
Carthagena, completely ready for sea-.
The king of Spain is completely in his
dotage, and the prince of peace, by whom
thar kingdom is governed, is dsvs:ed to
Bonapaftes
January IS:
All our accounts from Madrid state.
that Portugal is to be invaded by Spanish
or French army this summer, and that the
! French ambassador there has Informed the
Spanish government, in the mos. sxplici,
manner, that Bosaparte will consent ;s no
peace, in which Portugal being again an.
nexed to Spain does not form enc OF the
articles of the treaty.
Extracts from London papers TO tie 2eth Q,
February.
The small eruizers wAieh have arrived
from the French coast, are said 20 haye
brought the information that all the Bres,
leet is OUT. From some letters receiyes
from the Mediterranean, it waa supposed
to be destined for Toulen; but no French
squadron has passed the Straits. The
southwark is said TO be the destination Of
the enemy.
Angereau is receiving daily reinforce.
ments, and the French force from Basic tc
Holland is said to be zoe, 900 s.rong. Sc
large force is to be kept on fost in Ger
many, until the north of Germany has bser
evacuated by foreign troops; this, we may
| be sure, is net the real cause; Ronaparte
keeps SO large an army in Germany to over
awe Prussia; and Prussia has placed hei
armies on the war establishment to resst
any insults that may be offered to her or to
Ssxsay and Hcsse, which are under he,
protection. The situation of the contiRen,
i, far from being tranquil, and the speed,
renewal of war will ne, afford us the least
surprize., The Russians, trom Moravia
have passed through Elmberg.
Letters from Vienna state, that coua,
Coben,zel solicited leave to resign. He
was overwhelmed with the disgrace Of late
events. A calumny had been circulated a.
gainst him, that his late politics were sway.
ed by gold; but his friends reprssea. hin,
to have quilted office very poor. Count
Colloredo, on resigning, received very
affsctiona,e letter from the emperor.
tits said thar when the English miaisscr
applied to the court of Bcrlin to ASCERTAIN
the safety OF our troops in Hanover, baron
Hardenberg acquainted him "that after the
unfortunate occurrences in Moravia, the
almost circunspecsion was Indispensable
that the most valiant armies could nos al.
ways cemmand the fayers of fortune. tha,