Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-28
aleranOrta DatIp a1Derifser.
WEDNESDAY,, Mar 90.

4'sxt1ucS " a isttef jT07s q gentleman IN
Washington to his friend IN Alexandria.
81 am happy toinform you that on the
application of William Mayae Duncanson
the corporation of Washington city have
passed law TO establish aterry over Pc.
tomac river, to .Alexander's island, at the
place Intended for The BRIDGE, A direct
road to this ferry would greatly facilitate &
shorten the communication between the
two cities"
Information, which is known to proceed from
40 unqucitionabie auihofity, was on Friday lait
received at New York, eating that Mitands,
wilma comfortable force had landed at Barcelo-
na aud thar The Bntih loops OF war LILLY aud
Isfon, Mad proceeded 70 join him. This intelli
genie IS Sontained in letter from Trinidad, da.
red May Mt, addreaed 20 gentleman in New
York. whoNis highly inteteacd in the iaue Of
this expedited.
We perceive ~ one q our Londun papers, the
following artic.c under the Madrid head OF
Ms1ch6.
s. The American minifer Mr. Ewing, leit
tbs place ialt week unexpectedly fer London;
he dla not take leave OF the diplomatic oody--
political Sra.ops were at fra ligned for this cir
cumfancc, bat irgwas afterwards fsid, that the
death u his issher WIS the cautc Of his aepaf-
tue.''
In one OF RE Lcn3nn paoers, we perceive The
following AiiGie una-. tllc Hamburg head OF
March 80.
/" All the aceae1ts received here from Swi'z.
erland repreient TIM county as laboring undas
the utmoA didreis, from III. prohibition OF ex-
porting its manufactures into nance and italy,
and from its uIuai fupsics OF propifions from
ewsbia having been cur O1fs atthe mitigation OF
the French government. eac communication
between FaIleyrand and the E.andamman are fla
ted to have lately become very active, ard the
prevalent opinion is, that there IL all intrleae
going forward, the iGuc of which u, likely to be
an application to Bonaparte, to plac.,one OF his
relatives at the head of the SWi(s goyesNusnt.
German papers to the 18th of March, q ate
that the Au9fian armies were completely 0,ga-
nized, and that the Archluke John, with 10000
men, had received orders 70 hold h mieii W II y.
dncis to march at a inmates warning. His del.
tlnat!on, however, remained iecret, bat ii il pra
WIFI Snt
Ruffan troops who were On their march 10 Pfus
fan Poland.
Ii is fsted in a Vienna paper, that the Elec
ter OF HcGc had declined the boa.rs which Ma
20 con offered to confer upon him.
General Mack, aud 1eyefsl inferior oficets,
have been removed from Oluutz to Spiclbcrg.
London papef.l
There is no probability of a peace betwse
England and France. I" Indeed il is imp ihr,
says the London Sun, of the 9th OF April, for
any rational man, who coHElers the ST uation OF
Great Britain, Of France and Of Europe. to en-
terrain very fanguine hopes of fhe reaoration Of
peace atpfefent. The language Of Mr.sFox, on
Thusidag lat, whole with for peace cannot be
doubted, Is, swe think aeeif0e On that iubeet."
The contea in Europe aRumesa more import
an, app arance, and threatens consequences which
will b. more extensively fsit than ever.
Wherever French inAa-ree gains the attendant
and Rolis, is now almoa the only exception,
comaierce with Bfl1aia!s apparently 70 be inter
ditted. This exercile of that power on the land,
viii be rstaliated kyssHe e. ercile OF that power
which Gres, Britain poG 5tles on the OCEAN. This
Tremendous competition viii be fets by every
commercial nation. We contemplate it with an
awe'ul pfesentiment, for no, policy can preserve
ous conntryltromsts effects. Ii that iatsrcouf.
and tllvdeIclstiops between nations, which have
been forming for many centuries are at once to
DC dtGoived or even fuiPended, .ac are foon to
w!tneis iceae otIunparaieilea dlittets, viii
ex.erd through the civilized World.
II is Ratsd that POLAND hss prelo,ntd. once
more, TO cXhibit fympSoms of national fpiiit
The iiates general have " rejected the arrange
ment propoiec by Race, aud Claim, in the place
OF 1t, theirateaty OF alliance. Intcrnsl omno.
tlons wese expected"
Boston Repe,to,y.