Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-12

On the 18th Of April, uhanitAons votes Of
thanNs passed botl houses OF the BRUSH par
lament to general Acnmuty, admiral otir-
ling. ana the 8ihcers, soiolers, and seafnen,
employed In the conquest OF Mente- Viedo. W
81 q 80 ------
EXTRACT FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE e.
Dowasng sireet, 1Varch 3, lso7.
Lord viscoun, Howick, his malesty's
principal secretary Of state for foreign at
fairs, has this day notiied % the minis.
tiers of friendly and neutral Pawers resident
at this ronrs,-,hat, 10 consequence OF the
sreeeat proceedings and present position OF
the enemy upon the continent, which ems
ables him 10 comm and the rivers Eibe, We-
ser aud Ems, his majesty has Judged II
exnedient to rr.establlsh the most rigorous
!. blockade al the entrance Of those rivers.
and TO maintain aud enforce the same. &C.
cordipg 10 the usages OF war acknowledge
ed and allowed ia similar cases. &
Extract Of a letter from a gentleman at Ma
rietta to kis friend in Trenton (N. + y
dated ApyiI2s.
9. On ttls 4sh and 5,h instant was launch-
ed a, this place two United, Stases gun
boats. Five or six ships are now building
here. one Of wuish IS four hundred TOPS
burthcn.
"a company is incorporates fer the pur.
pose of erecting a bridge across the Musk
Singun a, its mouth. This company are
empowered TO raise 10000 dollars BY lot.
terry for the purpose. The tickets aresel
ling fast, and il is hoped me structure will
soou be erected. A banking company is
also forming a, Marietta with a capisal
which think will secure it exsensivs cree
dit.
s Four meeting houses and an academy
are DOW bulldog here, and an academy az
a tteEs.
"The ferm.n, colonel Burr occasinned.
here lasa fall has nearly subsidized. In the
course of last week was sold atauetion, in
Marietta, the cargoes Of 1 boats, seized
sume time since as the property OF himsad
his aeherenss.
We have had a very severe winter and
backward spring which has occasioaed q
great scarcity of grain ia these parts, but
I hope no persons will safer for lack OF
food. A great mortality has prevailed a.
moug the horned cattle spd sw,oe. This
mas likely been eccssioned partly from ths
severity Of the weather and partly for
the wan. of food. has now nearly ceas.
sd.'
Extract Of a letter from Mpw Orleans datee
l4prH 28ths 1907.
need hardly revert to political con
Germs at this moment; the country is
perfectly tranquil as ever i. ~as. In
names ct Wilkinson ADD Burr sre rafei
ever mentioned, and when they are. iii
with execration. Wilkinsan, i, is though
will go to Matches in few days.,
said for change Of air. We are sstoaisl
ed thar he is not seat for as an evidxnt
against Burr: but, 10 truth, suspect Il
administration (who It seems is resolve
TO bear Wilkinson through thick and chi
is afraid, expecting they will bs.h aPpe
in a ridiculous light"
Another letter says" Wilkinson
TO leave that place on the. Ash May"
Other accounts say, that both general w
kinson and captain Shaw had given up
idea of coming to the nor,hward, and Il
the United Safes vessel yhey intend
10 come in was to-bs sold.
Commercial! fntelkgence-I. Is propo,
as an object highly important in comm
cial view, to make small es,ablishm
on the now almast depopulated island
Otaheite and TO render it useful in
navigation to and from Botany Bay,
place where ships may procure abund