Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-05

Line mouth u edCil 1--WE 70 lac OlAers SO that
no aperture remains between them, take !
small stick and beat gently round the sides Of
the lower hive tor about 10 minutes ora quar-
ter of an hour, In which time the bees will
leave their cells In the lower hive and ascend
and adhere to the upper one. Then gently
lift the new hive with lifts little tenants, and
place it on the stand from whence the other
hive was taken. This should be done some
time in the week preceding midsummer day !;
that the bees may nave time before the sum
mer flowers are faded, to lay In a new stock
Of honey, which they will not fail to do for
their subsistence through the winter. Asma-
my as have the humanity and good sense to
adopt this practice, will find their reward in
the increase OF their stock and their valuable
produce.
From the sLoaaon Courier IF the 10Th July.
a variety OF run,ors are in ciicula.
ton, 1t has bsrn said that accounts have
been received of rejoicings and illumina.
.ions al Calais, Boulognc aud other places,
10 consequence Of treaties Of peace having
been sigas between Russia. Prussia, and
France, on the 26sh Of last month. That
rrjuicings have taken place we do not
duubl, but is il probable that they were 10
consequence. Of afmissices having been
signed. Negotiations for peace are not
likely 10 occupy great length of tims |;
bu, il hardly can be supposed that they
would be- concluded 10 four days. 1t seems,
10 BE- too easily believed that Russia viii
be compelled to accept any terms that Bo.
napar,e may choose to dictate II oueh,
to BE- recoaected, that Russia, though beat.
en-, had not los, an inch of territory; thai.
there was nos the least likelihood Of Bona
pare penetrating far into the Russian terri
tories, whatever might be his successes
over the Russian troops: .hatt troops.
though defeated, were still sble 10 effect
their retreat in good order. One of the
articles in the last German papers spcaks
of the cloud of Cossacks that were seen
on ths other side of the iseimeu, covering
the reav Of the Russian army. Russia,
therefore, is co, ia such sitaasion as TO
be compelled 30 acced= to any terms
that, Bonapartr may dictate vet there
are some person, who have imagined
,ha, she will not only be compelled to aban,
don her alliance villa this country, sbus shat
she vii take part agaios. US, aud torn a
confeacgscv Of the Nor hcrn powers a.
gaiinst this coun,ry. We Aaye too high an
opinion Of the emperor Alexander, to be.
lieye fer moment that he has any such
intentions, whatever may be bic dislike Of
our late incapable ministers.
J" a second rumor was, tina. BonspaSte
had solicited Russia aud Prussia to Coz
Guide an armIstice with him. a third,
chat Monitpur OF the IS; had besn re.
eeiysd announcing Bonaparse's refusal TO
accede to any armistice. Neither OF these
juniors deserve the least credit.
s. A fourth rumor announced that flag
Of truce had arrived from France with pa.
tihc o7ertures. Stocks rose. and the om
MUM was at one time yesterday IS high as
i-2. il left off a, l.. No flag OF truce HIS
arrived, bot there is reason to expec. that
Bonapar,c will make some overiures to US.
Ii has always been his policy, after any
great victory to profess his d.sireto make
peace withus. But i, is not likely thai. he
will coasen, TO our negotiating joiutly with
Russia-he will have separate negotiations
wish every power-wi,h Russia, with Prus-.
l STA, and with this ccun.ry. But we adhere
Ito the opinion we expressed yesterday. that
an honorable peace is not. in the present
sxmavagaoee of Bonspar.e's triumph aud
pse,en,ions, TO be made with him.
e Tire expedition has not only not been
recalled, bot the third division is to sail
directly. Though lhetroops we HAYES
canuor. ss we said yesterday, do'any ser.
vice 10 ,he king Of Sweden, yet it night
be deemed advisable to send them op to
Mcneil TO jsin the Russian army. II IS.
possible thar the negotiations between
Russia and France may not terminate in
naaee Ia which case this accession of fntce