Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-04

prussian and Lubbock vessels shall be COAST
dered 10 neutral vessels, ard allowed TO trade
between neutral ports.
| Tile 9th order declares, that in considers
ton ofahe circumstances under which Portu-
sal has been compelled TO shut 5hcr ports g
tsainst us, his majesty has tecn pleased 10 or
der the restitution Of any Portuguese vessel
or property which may have been detained !;
and that tic said ships and goods shall be per-
mitted to proceed 10 any neutral port, or to
Portugal andit is further ordered, that the
ships and goods belonging to Portugal shall
not until Mmher orders, be li.tblc to deten-
ton; provided such ships and goods shallbe
trading to and from Gibraltar 81 Malta, and
proceeding direct TO the pert specified in their
clearance, or between neutral port md neu-
trail port, or between Portugal and TIC ports
{ Of her own colonies, or from any ,sort of his
saajesty' s allies and proceeding direct to the
! ports specified IN their respective clcagances;
provided such ports shall not, Lc at the time
in a state.of actual blockade: and it is fur
Their ordered, that ships Of Portugal shall Hct
be considered as entitled, under any treaty
between his majesty and Portugal, to protect
any goods ladentherein which may be other
wise subject to confcation. 81
[This Gazette likewise contains the pro-
ciamation, proroguing parliament from the
18th Decemberto the 2lst jan to then meet
for the dispatch 9f various urgent and I'M port
ant affairs
December /.
Many attempts were Yesterday mice III
the city 70 give buoyancy to the funds. TIC.
Latest report was, That q ship hadarliyed in
thesDowns, bringing an account OF the squs-
slron of sir Sidney Smith having arrived IN
the Tagus, on the 18th of November, and,
tzken under his protection tic Port ..suese
squadron, ON board Of which WIS the prince.
Of Brazil. sc. that sailed the following day.
for South America. ltwas addeGto this &C
count, thatthe Russian fleet in the Tagiis
manifested ne disposition to prevent the de-
parture of the Portuguese government Such
were the rumors, which, though We Cannot
sthscredt altogether, we consider Is wanting
sthc stamp of oflicia! confirmation. /
We Yesterday morning received a letter
from Edinburgh ,which safes that tie Royal
Gcerge, Excise cstter has arrived there from /;
off Copenhagen. She sailed with a convoy
OH the 22d ult. for the Ba,ticl. But in conse- |
gaence of an order from the captain of his /
smajesty's ship Vanguard, she has returned
with them. |
We yesterday received Edinburgh pa- !
pers of a Lite date, from which we Eaye given ,
some extracts The Intelligence which they
sfurnisii is. not however of prominent cfayac- /
ter.
The Turkish empire appears to be threat
ei.ed with a sudden oyerthrow,in consequence
of the deposition ofthc late enlightened en-
asror Seiim. Any thing for a pretext. i
British Nary The distribution OF the Bril-
ash naval force, made up to the lst of Dec
is as follows:
In commission, l4s sail Of the Inc 10 |,
from SO to44 guns II frigates 2le sloops
sc. 2lS gnn-bligs &c.--Total III ships of
war---inc!ucling those building and in ordinary
the grand total is 1867.
Decamter2
No intelligence has yet been received ..ofi
the squadron underahe command Of sir Sid
ney Smith. The friends fof administration
reckon confidently onthe ultimate success Of
his expedition, as Immediately connected with
the views Of the prince regent Of Portugal
that are considered as altogether in unison
with those ofhis country. Respecting the con-
duct Of the Russians IN the Tagls no apPre-
-hensions il is saL are entertained.
Z French and Dutch papers have been re-
oeived of late dates, from which We have Civ
ZEN some extrscts, in subsequent column
They: confirm the account of the Spanish plot
but do not speak on the subject very explicit
ly. Bonaparte is .abent o.set out on So nc
important Journey. Is he going to tranquil
Eze the kingdomsof Span Or annihilate that
of Portugal 1t is Significantly said in the Pa
5ris papersthat the emperor does not move for