Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-24

| majesty the emperor of the French, our illus.
! trious brother and even to surpass his hopes
Considering that the indemnity and RELIEF
! which our Kingdom has a right to demand &
!: expect, depend entirely upon the powerful
| intervention of France IS
Considering in fine, that however great the
sacrifices hitherto made by this country may
, be and however powerful its situation, both
under the relations Of commerce and those OF
finance, it's Of much greater interest to dissl-
pate al the doubts that might exist with re-
speet to our intentions, and to prove TO Eu-
I. rope, IN the most signal manner, our attach
1nent and that OF our people to the common
I Cause
Art. l. From the publication of the pre-
sent decree all the ports of our kingdom shall
be Shut against all ships whatever be their de-
, nomination. Those only are excepted from
this disposition, and Professionally till new
order OF which mention is made in the second
Article.
2 Armed ships ofour allies are no. includ-
ed in the exclusion directed by the preceding
article. They may enter and quit our ports
and bring in their prizes,by conforming to
the ordinance issued relative to the entrance
ard departure OF S.ilpS OF war.
5. Ships ofthc allies or neutral powers,
who may enter our ports to avoid the dangers
OF sea, Shall have 10 communication with the
interior of the kingdom-T They shall be sub
]ccted to quarantine and under the most Sc
we're superintendent. The commandant of
the pert shall make them put to sea as soon
as the weather shall permit.
4. Fishing boats are under the direct SUI
pcfintcndance OF the civil and military autho-
rites Upon the coast. These authorities Shall
take care Oh their responsibility, that no COM
luaication take place by means of the fish.
efmen, with the enemy's ships and other
sidps. To that end there Shall be placed as
centlncl, q scldier on board each fishing boat,
On the return OF the boat the centinel Shall
make his report OF what has passed during the
fishery, contrary 10 the disposition OF the pre-
sent decree, and the owner ct the boat and
crew Shall be prosecuted with all the risor Of
the laws.
Given at Utrecht, Esd Jan.
tSigned)
LOUIS.
The Dutch official Gazette contains very
strong aruc!e upon the conduct which the
Dutch commerce ought to pursue at pre-
sent. The to loving are TIE most striking
passages:
s Abandon common speculation, do not suf-
Ter yourselves 20 be excluded with IMMUNITY
from the empire OF the seas, Fit out priva-
tsers to Wrest the prey from the enemy, to
procure provisions, become almost the first
necessity; it is IN the enemies ships that you
ought to seek for colonies; it is at their eX-
pence YOU ouSh, to furnish your correspond
ence with what merchandise they waHt--ie-
collect the courage Of your ancestors; recoi-
lect you arc couH,rynen of Ruyter Tromp
must the Danes be, of the least populous
nation the only one WHO dare attack the Eng
lish in open sea Must history say, that the
Danes were in the I9th century what the
Dutch were iii the 18th Arm, Dutchmen,
let all your ports be filed with armed vessels
ready to fail upon the enemy"
February II.
Two Gottenburgh mails arrived this morn
ing, with lie tiers and papers to the 2lst ult.
They repeat the report lately circulated in the
French and German papers, OF large body
of Russian troops having marched to Swedish
Finland. That Russia Will endeayor to force
Sweden into the confeteracy against this coun-
try, may be considered as certain.
By the Resolution cutter, which arrived on
Saturday at Plymouth, and sailed again almost
Immediately, we learn, that the French in
shore squadron in Brest harbor, were recon-
noitered on "Wednesday last by the Warrior,
"A guns, Copclin schooner, and King George
cutter, when they discovered seven sail OF the
line, one frigatc and brig being one trlgate
and a brig less in number than when seen be-
fore. They appeared quite ready for sea,
having royal staysails, gatts, &c all bent and
their sails loosed for drying.
Fifteen sail Of Russian ships of war, after
roaming at large through the Mediterranean,