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

G7sssEFy &s.
The corresrondeoce besveea onf govern
uaept and the cogYrs of Vicans and os. &c
sersburz, respecting the otter Of anesoss:
,ioa. were Yesterday laid before parsaamecs:
The papers relative to knss'a consass o.
ave notes. a'ae drss is srom oaroa Sso-
berg, sae Russiao prime minister 70 y. l..
Cover. anuouncing the conclusion OF an
ar,nis,;ce bcsweso Ressia and France the
secoud is his ioVeisEaiP's answer, 10 when
he expresses nope thas any negoessuon
which might easus would not be paruai ou'
embrace the general interest OF she alhes'
To sfis the Rassian minister replies by
series of accnsa,ions egaiass she bTitisa So
veromest. upon which he grounds tae ne
cessiry which his master has Hound himself
rades of ..lookiog go he glory aud secuFl-
~ OF ais empire" or, 10 other language,
prov ldisg for his own safety The TWO
next potcs relate to the oger of mediation
by Russia, coufermable 10 one of the SUI
uulssions 10 the treaty of Tilsis, and the
conditional acceptance OF &c by goserna.
Ernt.
The pape,s relating to the Austrian me-
dia.ion are more voluminons. The TWO
6rst aumbers Of the series, with their ln'
closures contain the proposals made by that
court so far back a. last April, aud the an
swer re.uroed by cur government. Inc
substance of these We have already iaid De.
fo,e the public from the iore'go Journals
The rem airiog ootes relate te the recent
offer of negotiation 90 the part or Austria.
From these il appears, that for upwards OF
seven non:hs no effort was made TO effect
a reconciliation between France aud Eng.
land; when On November 90, she sudden.
ly renews the offer, which she had made so
far back as the eighteenth OF last Aprll
and which had been then accepted
sub modo By ministers. To this note the
same answer, in substance, was returned.
which had been given 60 prince dc Star
hs mberg,s communication OF April. his
maiesty profssses his readiness to enter IN.
to negotiations for the conclusion OF sucn
a peace as should settle, on equal terms,
the respective interests of the poSers en-
gagged IN war. After ala interval OF live
weeks. the Austrian minister replies, by
a proposal tina. the English goveEnmeos
shoeld ssed plsa.ivPe!sas.s.lss 70 p rar.s, .
tween all The powers at present at war with
Ecglapd. Here, it may DC observed, IS
not the least mention of including our al.
lies. We are called upoa to treat tor orr
selves, and 10 seud pleniposensiaries 90 Pa
ris to mediate peace, without the slight
est in,imation or understanding as 70 the
basis on which it was ;n,endsd the negou.
s,ior should be founded. Totbese insult.
iug proposals ministers replied with the
dignity be6ssing The representatives OF the
government OF great country, and IN tour
DAYS after prince dc S.arhs mberg demand.
ed his passports.
Ouch papers to the ed instant arrived
Yesterday. They contain TWO oecrees OF
king Louis concerning Commerce. The
firss adopts the principles o. the French
decree which subjects TO capture and cou.
dcmnation al! vessels, without exception.
which shall have ssbmi,ted 40 be searched
by an English ship, touched at 40 English
port, or paid duty of any kind to the log.
iish government. The second directs the
seizure and cou6scasion Of all Swedish yes
sells and merchandise which may at any
time be ia the ports of Holland, ofdersthe
immediate departure of such Swedish sub
iecss as may have heretofore exercised oil
ploma,ic functions or acted as consuis OF
commercial agents, and she arrest aud de.
tentionas prisoners Of war. all other SUD
j-c,s of shas country 10 Heland. :.
A ssroug squadron, we understand VIII
10 sent up the Baltic, 50 5000 as the navi-
gs,ion Of that sea is open, 10 anticipate the
designs which Russia is supposed soenser.
agiu against the Swedish feet.
1sVhe n-;y,,> jetrera rereivsrs with che ma.