Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-16
LONDON, October 81.


dron off Rochefort,7 oe0 Frenchtroops march
ed on the 10th through lcnol tor ! citugal--
We have had accounts ticnr Bliboa, Of the
18th which sta ed that Tie French had &c,
yet broken up from Bayenue,
Anptherexpedition is reported 70 be III
contemplation, the command OF which is 10
( be Given to sir Sydney smilh. it8could nctie
bettei bestowed Several Transports have been
ta:.enup by goyernment, within ,hese lew
DAYS and the return Ct tie expedition IRON
Zea'aId viii afford ,.inistclsai: ample supply
beth of men and ships.
MIR. Rose leaves LONDON this day fer Ports
mouth, wherejhe is to- embark On board tie
Sfatira, which is in perfect readiness Tor Ills
reception.
.ADJTIR.4L7'Y COURT.
The case Of the Orion, American ship and
cargo, bound from the Baltic to America, dc
tanned by a Plymouth priYatecr, was argued
ION "Wednesday. Tie Judge expressed lis
indignation at the conduct Of tie captain of
tie prlyateer, in bringing the vessel With
out the least shadow of ground Tor seizure,
and took the opportunity OF animadse rting
severely upon the conduct lately proceeded
upon by the priyateers. The captor was cast
ia costs and damages.
fovEMgkR 2.
The distribution of the British naval force
Up to this date is as follows AT sea, one
hundred ships of the line, eleven from 50 70
IA guns; AT frigates; rs sloops, &c. and
us gun briggs and smaller seis-makins
total of es2 slips of war, which, added .
those in commission and under repair, includ-
ing guard ships give l46 sail Of the line; 81
from SO to A guns $50 frigates sl9 sloops,
ard 224 gun briggs, &c.-making total OF
100 ships Of war. Exclusive of these there
are "a sail of the lire building. and 81 in
ordinary, forming the proud, the unparalicl-
ed aggregate of 235 sail of the line, indie
pendent of the Danish fee..
His rnaiesty's ship Narcissusis arrived in
the channel, with a fleet under convoy, from
Oporto, which place.it left on the 18th inst.
having OH board most of the English factory,
being warned by the Prince Regent TO leave
the country. in consequence of French troops
being daily expected TO march In. Had the
yoyai c;is 1saiicd for the Bl'azils, on the 9TH
Ar 9Th, II must nave beeh known at Oporto
by the ! 5th.
Mr.. Wafke, the consul, is said to be on
board the fleet.
The Lavina frigate remained at Oporto to
convoy the remaining feet, which are to bring
tie gentlemen and the remaining property.
The feet, which is expected tomorrow,
brings 400 pipes Of vine.
Mr.. Rose, Mr.. Cannings private secreta-
ry, is gone down 60 Yarmouth, upon q mis-
sion to Louis the XVIIlth,
The Edinburgh paper Of THURSDAY, says
/" Yesterday the Lord Provost received, by
kings messenger, a letter from the secretary
Of state, informing that his .naIcstv had given
to the count de Lille, his family
ant! suite, to- occupy the apartments In Holy
rood House, which were formerly inhabited
by his royal highness Monsieur, and desiring
his royal highness 70 cause the necessary ar
to be made.
Upon the subiectof the arrival of Lewis the
XViIthin this country, TIC following states
ment has been published in a respectable
morning paper
6 FROM what cause the circumstances arose
we cannot pretend 10 say, but certain 1t IS,
that, notwithstanding the statements IN the
foreign journals of the intention OF Louis the
XVIlIlh, to visit this country, our govern
mellt, SO far FROM having received any advice
OF such an intention on the part OF MS Christi
Al Maiesty, had every reason to .conciuas
from the information transmitted to themup-
on the subject, that the reports inTthe foreign
papers altogether uafounded /; nor was
it until the middle oflast week that any init
ration whatever was received of the resoiul.
on taken by that illrstlIous prince to come to
this country and even then the communlca- SI
ton was received only through an lntiree'
channel. Or this ntornation,. however, 50
dcsipous We're his majesty and his ministers 70
AFFORD every accommodation, and shew al
due attention to the illustsious stranger, ti'.'
an express was instantly sent of to EdinbuFsl g