Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-14

Octajer 25.
Although the terms Of the arTn;stice con-
Guided between the Swcdessand Russians,
a cory of which is given in the Globe yes.
terdar, arc corGned to die north Of rlnard
they viii probably be extended to the whols
Of that proyincessso long harfassed by a
w;,steful and vezatous warfare. 4 peace
between these two powers, and the conseII
quenr exclusion az ENGLAND from the BaIac,
viii probably follow-a result certainly net
unexpected by sny man who could rehec,
for moment upon the disParityof strength
between Sweden and Russia. Private let.
tiers bv the Gottcnburgh raail, state that the
British feet had Quilted It's station of Ba.
tic Fort, and left three Swedish ships to
watch the Russian squadron. The Victo-
re-, sir 7. Summarizes Gag ship was Off 0.
land on the. 1st October she had been
Joined BY the Abouker and two others on
the 5oth Sc ptember. The Orion was sta
toned of Drasoe. Mr.. Thornton had
been for few days on board the Victory
but had taken his leave OF Sir Iarnes. The
whole Of our squasiron.it is now supposed, is
now on its way home. According to let
tiers from Petersbursh Of the fst instant, an
embargo hes been laid On all vessels IN
the ports Of Russia, in consequence it IS
said, of its having been discovered By means
ofintercepted letters tina: most OF the pro-
rerty OF late brouglltinto Russia by neutral
vessels belonged to british subjects
Some. accounts say, that the embargo was
only Of FIVE days duration, but the letters
OF the latest date state, in positive terms
that 1t still continued ard that about forty
ships were detained at Petershurgh, among
which were three Dantzic vessels and scve-
raj Americans.
So resolute is the Russian government IN
It's purpose upon this sib;ec that the govern
or Of Riga has been superseded aud put IN
der arrest, IN consequence of suspicion
that he had connivcd az facilities Afforded
to the mercantile intercourse of this coan-
try.
Letters has been received from kcninggS
berg, dated the 10Th of October which state
sthas on the day before an express had ar1r-
ed from E.rtlrth with two sets of dispatches
addressed Nv Charpagny ana RoaancoT
20 the Prussian minister for foreign affairs
in which the French aad Russian ministers
required III the name OF their respective So
vereigns that the king OF Prussia si'oFm
prohibit in the most strjrt and eifeco!"
manner all intercourse with the British 90
minions and that all ships which had BEEN
detained in consequence Of having come
from England should be condemned.
Letters from Barcelona describe, in NOV
ing terms, the distress suffered by the nina
bitants of that place in consequence OF thefb
still remaining under the control OF tiFE
French. Animal food is selling at slzteeinE
reals vellen eighteen shlilirss) per pound'E
and bread in proportion.
Oa95er 26.
The war agains. Span requires he who'y
attention of Boaaparte. Blood he will no'1
spare-no, no We think we see him coli
Letting and concentrating his troops and M
vengeance on the summit of the .Pyrenee'A
r. ady to fall upon Spain with his usual rap.
dity and violence. We think we see NM
as Mr.. Burke said Of Hyder Ali, when ~ NJ
invaded the Carnatic, " compromising az"
the materials of fury, havoc and desoatlonk
into one black cloud, and hanging tor VI
while onthe dcc,ivity ofthe Pyls aean rlounp
tairs." He wil!,if possible involve the plalnT
of Spain in the same horrors in which taaEs
Indian conqucror involved the plains OF W.
Carnatic. With what force and eloquencF
has Mr.. Burke painted them lhen Es
he SAYS, and we cannot refrain from quoE
ing his expressions, then cnsaed scepr8
of woe. the Ike of which no tongue can q