Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-26

necss, III the neatesr and most uniform man
! ner, and that their heads are kept perfectly
Clean, BY conlbing, brushing, and FREQUENT
" washing them for the latter Essential
purpose, it is his majesty's pleasure that 8
small sponge shall hereafter be. added to
each mans reginental necessaries.
By order of his Royal Hiehness the
! commander in chief.
!" HARRY CALVERT, Ad;utant Gen. .
i We announced, last week the arrival OF
! the expedition, under Sir John Moore, from
| the BaiticA on Wednesday, at Portsmouth,,
to re-victual and reht for another service,
! generally understood to be the assistance, OF
the patriots in SPAN and Portugal. Pre-
yious to their arrival, Commissioner Searle,
ofthe victualing board, arrived at that port,
to superintend their equipment; and the
arrangements made under his directions en-
absed their wants to be supplied with faci-
lily that is unexampled. a large quantity
Of provisions had been shipped on board the
Ildefonso, Royal William, and Pearl, and
number of victualling hoys were anchored
at SpitheaSi, deeply laden with every kind
ofprovisioas. The moment the transports
anchored, the masters were informed by
psinscd instructions, OF the kinds otprovision
the foys contained, by the different colour
ed flags which they bore the masters IN
stantly made their request on board the hoys
ard their wants were supplied. THIS JUDI
cious regulation would have enabled the
whole OF them to be victualled n forty eight
hours after they arrived; but the state of
the weather on Friday, for few hours, re-
tarded the shipment of the provlsions.----
They were, however, all completely sup.
piled with provisions on Friday night !; and
they then only waited for forage, which was
shipped on Monday. On that day Sir Har- /
Nv i5urrard was arrived to take the command.
At noon an order was issued for the trans
ports to drop down to ST. Heien's and on
wednesday the expedition only waited Tor
a far wind to put to sea. The troops We're
ii health and spirits and were much plea
sed at the recent general orders, Tor dispen-
sing with their QUEUES, which have been
both en- incumbrance and an exrence to the
army.
The TROOPS which embarked at Ra,as gate,
and sailed from the Downs On Friday last,
under convoy of the St. Adams, put into
Weymouth on Tuesday and sailed again for
their destination on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. DUFF, who for very long period mas
beer British consul at Caeilz, and who re-
turned in consequence Of the entrance OF the
French into SPAN, left London on tuesday
for Portsmouth, from whence he viii I'M
n,ediately sail IN a frigase already appointed
for his reception, for Cadiz. From thence
he is to proceed to Seville, as minister to
the supreme junta. We understand that
Mr.. Frere does not accompany hln. lhe
ifr;oate which conveys Mr.. Duff to Spain,
tatss ont one million of dollars Tor the use
OF the Spanish patriots, which are to be pla-
ced at the disposa. Of the supreme Junta at
Seville.
Accounts were received on Thursday
from Sir Arthur Wellesley. They are dated
the 21st inst. On which day the transports
wirl, the troops were off Corunna, all well,
He had been ashore himself at Corunna, and
found the people were in the best disposition
not at all dishcartened by the late reverse,
which Cuesta had experienced. The French
had suffered most severely in that action
Sir Arthur was received with the greatest
respect. After being ashore short time,
he returned to his ship and proceeded en- his
destination.
Bv an order Of council of the 2eth ifsst. it
appears that In future no licences are to be
granted to neutral ships to import French
! wines or French brandies. The order emu
merates the several articles for the inaporta-.
i.tion Of which from France licences will be
! granted, VIZ grain, provisions of all sorts,
not being salted beef or pork, seeds, articles
,.sd bv Divers. rars. oak bark, turpentinc,