Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-14

, been reported that large tees had passed
Sicily, where bound o1known. Off cape
dc CAT, fell in with cap, Fell, who sailed
ia co. with him, and informed that he fell
in with British squadron of Minorea,
who we're watching small French feet at
Port Mahon, and had captured 4 store
ships bound TO supply tdem.
We have seen gentleman recently from
Vermont he ssys the presidents proela-
NATION was not received very ki9dy-
They deny thar any attempts hare been
made 10 preyenl the endorsement OF the
Embargo Law, add they ,hiok Pr. JeHsr.
son very much 10 blame for issulrg pro
elamasion from hear say reports, by which
he has fixed stigma on the Parrietism OF
that state. Mr. jeF-rsos's popularity, il
is said, is gone in vesmou,. = ~ 2. Ga@
A subscripIicn has been opened at I'll
nidad for the relief of the sufferers by fire,
al the head of which were he names Of
his ssce!lency hfigadier general E.islop,
goseroo. Of the island, aud Charles Grant.
esq collector of the cusloms. for one shop.
sand pounds sterling each, an example OK
bouc ficence which doss iuGoi,e houor TO
the hearts Of The donors.
Private letters recently received from.
Holland, state, thar seven of the most emi.
nens merchants at An,we. p, aud four al
Brussels, had been taken 1870 custody for
having violated, the DEGREES lately issued
for The prevention Of all intercourse with
Great Britain. They are charged With
having " con;rived, sanctioned and cen.
Dived at t}- admission toto he ports under
,hr dominion Of France, eff various goods,
ihe niauo.actuie Of Eneland, Of having
nrgotlated bills fer the payment Of such
goods, aud c! having seut mooey oat Of
the couniry, contrary 20 the tenor OF ihe
decrees of France They have been
forcibly taken from tiieir fsmilies, ADD sent
under strong escort OF gcaS srmes, to
Pans.
The agecs Of the London PhHuix Fire
Ofice, al Trinld.d, has given public no
tIoe thar company would no, again ,ueuTs
in thar colony, unless the streets were en-.
lareed 10 the width Of 50 English feet.
A we'll meaning Ecgish Jew is said TO
have written treatise TO prove that Bona.
pare IS NOT the MEssIAE This rabbi nuss
belong TO the tribe Q! logicaus,
g Who undertake to prove, by force
8 OF argument, mans no horse
a curious instrument hos been invented by
DR.. .Bozzoni, Of Frankfort, in Germany, tie
object Of Which IS to afor,! an inspection of
the interior OF wounds, and parts OF the hui
man body, such as the Gsophagus, the ute
terus, &c.
An interesting analysis OF coffee has lately
been made by M. Cadet, apothecary In ordi-
nary to the French imperial houshold, from
which it appears that the berries contain mu-
cilage III abundance, much gallo acid, re-
sin, concret, essential Oil, some albumen, and
volatile aromatic principle. To these may
betad.ea such as are found In most yegeta~-
bes, VIZ. lime, potash, charcoal, iron, &c.
Roasting developes the soluble principles
eut 1t ought to be moderate, if it be wished to
preserve the aerome, and not deccmpose the
aid the gum, and the resin. Mocha coffee
is OF all other kinds most aromatic and resi-
nous. I'll. Cadet advises that coffee be nei-
Their roasted nor infused till the day it is in
tended to be drank.
Dr. Gibbs, Of London, has opposed the La
voisieri theory of chemistry, and adduced
the phenomena of Galvanism, produced by
one fluid to establish the non-existence of OK
ygen and hydrogen as bases OF particular gas.
ses. He contends that we have no evidence
that the ponderable parts of oxygen and by
drosen air are substances differing from each
nt her. or ncclIIiar Substances