Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-03

Oubril % sipn the acs of the goth Of July,
and rsnonace for ever that torlWhich Eng
land was Eontruding. IS
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How did this affect the. PRoJrT under
discussion between the French and English
governments! Why the French ncgosla.
tors Immediately declared, that Russia has.
ing denounced the required barrier, and
lRagusa being otherwise disposed Of, the
proposals upoa those points could no longer
make part Of any discussion.
Ir The mean ,im. the English court were
lost in as,onishmest when they learned the
act of D'Oubril. They were already bet.
,sr acquainted With the new ministry at Ps-f
tcrsburgh than D'Cahiil himsrlfs They
had received assurance from ths., of f..
deity toits common cause. It least OF nc.
gpciating ID coneert--how, therefore, were
they 10 explain this of D'Oubri? The
ministry had been loag enough established
for u Oubrif TO have received nsws crderss
D'Oubril, hpweyer, bad evidently recciv.
edsone-tae court Of Pe,ersburgh was too
mueh governed by private faction. The
immediate cours party might have prevail.
ed--even suppesing the <acsef D'Ousfii
not authorised by-lhsy nes ministry, how
could the sovereign refuse 10 rasIfy il.
Such was the situation Of the cabinet 3ci
England LIN this difficulty it was accord.
isg!y resolved 10 send ,he earl of Lender
dale what remains nay DOW be dismiss
ed; the details of the negotiation of
lord Laudcrdale will soon mee. the public
eye
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The proposals of France were now
awindled down to the cessien of The Cape,
Malta. and The restoration OF Hanover,
aud free commerce upon paying certain
allotted duties, for which England was to
surrender all other conquered islands, and
to confirm. &c. Se. the state Of actual pos
session with regard to Erapce- and her s..
lies.
i. Il was now that another, inciden: arcse
on the general state Of European affairs,
which WAS not without most csnsidera-
bic, and Ina mediate effect, upon the rela.
tons on all sides. a his was the decisive
and even augry tone assumed, BY Prussia
in her intercourse. with France. The per.
.hdy CT the cocr, cf Paris had. at length
ou,stsipt that OF the. eeur, OF Berlin, aud
+ the latter, having already lost Us honor,
found Unnecessary to enter~il,o sonaic, fer
her existence. The season for temporlE
ing was nov pas', aud though in9ake haai.
Of elaiiRg, she has now lost half her cou
rage to act the enemy was on her from
tier, and IL was necessary To raareE fer
ward aud meet him.
This disposition Of Prussia, doubtless
improyed.ihe ,situa,ipn,of. thesesrl Of Lau-
dsrdaie.
+ I'he gavernmens,of France on>taeir part,
were rendered. BY tn. same event more
anxious for 6ual settlement between
France anI England. -
This change Of circumstances produced
accordingly change Of the form Of nsgo.
cia.ion en- both sides; some concessions
we're made ont e pars Of the Fencsa 60.
vernment, which indues1 the earl Of L.au.
derdale to resume the negsciaion after he
had demanded his passports. y Z hesc con.
cessions are said TO have related nc that
mos, msseria! poiatoi discussion, a Turk.
sh barrier, and the consent TO the priEci.
pie of . general guarantee, subject to GER.
tain qualifications. 4f.This was doubtless
something, aud jussissd. the concession ca
the part of our ptenipoten,iaries. d,
la the mean time the Important insssii-
gense of the refusal Of the emperor of
Russia to rsiify the act concludcd.h by M.
'FD'Oabtil, aud absu. the same period of
time an oGicial assurance toxlke govern.
msn, of Eogland, that his imperial majes-
,y of the RussIas would conclude 10 peace
but 10 concert with Great .Brisaia.
Here was therefore third era IN the
negotiation since the arrival OF Lord