Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-21


! ton 70 commercial pursuits, the ukase re.
commends-the establishment Of comms rel !.
al accompanies. Il allows the nobility TO be-
come mt mbers of ths frs. and second
D Eot merchants, il being The anxious
!; wish OF the. emperor 70 dran closer The ties
5sbetWeen these TWO d cripsions Of his sub
5 jeCts. Wholesale merchants may even A.
spire TO the first Offices OF the stare, and
are 70 have the privilege of appearing az
: court. III easuses srs also 10 & be laken 10
preserve and psipetn4'e The nslaes Of The
most eminent fnsrchanfs, and tTaHsfait
them Wllh distinction spesterEy.
/ Extract ofa letter from Bar5aaoes, dated
Apr4f11.
WBesides.hs nsws winch the papers con.
tain, We have ooshing, except The reppts
OF French squadron being Eumra,Ey rx.i
pecsec at Maf,spique with relnturce nj
Of troops for that island and Guadaioupr.
We have one nlnesy-eight and 4 sesrusY.
tours, bssldsa trgates, soihat we have rs. !.
thing TO f-ar.''
The schr- Jones Eddy. captain William
Herald, 90 days from Trinidad for portss
mouth. with rum AID moiasses, b longing
To Messrs. Ely and Walton Of thatiowa,
wen, ashore on Ple1nb island. shaur halt
nile 20 ne southwark OF the polDt, At
o'clock On iaursdsy " 'npJghl. I'ne cap,
stfeMpstd ~ e0ter nc hsrbor, but struck
on the sonth breaker. Dirt Cd oyer, and
drove ashore on the beach MIR. Richard
SOC, who keeps The house csfa!,,lsnsd %
that ISLAND, immediately repsWel 10 ,hs
beach, aud bs his exsr.ions caps. Herald
with TWO OF three OF hispeap!e, were saved
from wateTy grave. nc bpae IN wnlch
captain Hctaid and his men ieft the setr
upset, aud captain Hersld received cons;
d,raoie iejury; on reaching the hotel o.
he island every exsrslon was made by
capsssn R;chardsoa and MS family 70 Frn>
Ter him comfortable. & nanbsr Of geo
tiemen from New butyEogt sseipg he dis
sress OF the vessel, h;stzned 70 The bsaeh
wlth carriages, clothes, &c. and az reed
every possible assistaoceseo the shipwfecs-
ed strangers The rescae of.hsse ssan,co
add another lisi 10 the people saved Tito
The benevnlence Of aen.lrmenin estabisais.
ing turnpike to that island, and placing
hpse whose iategrisY aud exertions may
De relied 90, to watch over shsAesssny a
she adseo'ur;rg rnz,iners. The cargo OF
the sct1oonet,s wholly saved, which would
nave been impossible had taetayopiks %,
beee established. The vessel may again
be launched withau, muck damage
(New5uryportbaa.J /
TIE LOUVRE The tea1peror Napo
leon has declared his intention 10 conse,
crate the Louvre entirely 70 the service OF
literature. The French say, that 10 atow- |
er Of this ediace, Charles V,esiab!ished lie |
FIRST pubic library 10 France, if not in ali |
Europe. Tha, upon the,deAih Of Charles !
i. contained abou; 900 volumes, WHICH |
Henry vi Of England violated. that
henry vi appropriated it fer valuable eaE !
!ections 10 he arts. Bu., say the French,
other times other eases. Il is nov to be !
the place Of the imperial library, which 81
ready contains 500, 600 printed volumes,
10000 manuscripts, 10000 engrawcgs, /
$4,000 bronz medals, ard 10000 mcdais |
is gold. Napoleon has assigned his libra.
~ for the Louvre, which. first received KS
pif, from CHARLES v, the wise and eloquent
Ave hundred years from the presec, TINE
Filledwith the great designs which empty
ed Henry w, he wishes TO collect, as be /
did, under his own eyes, and within tbs
enclosures of his own palace, ell The nonu,
ments of the science and OF the arts, OBJ,
tanned by his arms, perfected and arranged
urdcr his government. The Museum oil
Pairing will still occupy the greas gallery
and a new structure will be added 10th |
palace for the Statues. The Other collec.
tions vii! be accommodated, SO that these
immense treasures Of Louvre, sccuredSby |
-. L \ RI ,Ucr rSd ~