Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-01
Nrw YORK, March So.
ntreging Foreign Meas.

IrtHSfttfto
,s,, sahers TO February 22d. receiV-
Frsn LoAa a.see Ofthe i,iercantite .9dUertiser.
LONDON, Feb. Is.
c,ttenburgh mail, the sixth. ar
AMOS. night. 1t brings confirmation OF
rrea la9 'as 9 DR., yioesly received respect
tSe in'' ,@aosl,nchc' tate of Portugal; COM
ing lns totally destroyed and famine approao:.-
nss'' same .0 particulars of the insurecuon,
in5 49, tbe French entered Lisbon are
so0a All The cousequ4nces are represented as
Sssa hui wadue,er the truth shall be. suf-
tflsaS ,,aaspire, we are persuaded they Will
is' rl.Ddas serious as they have been describ-
Dc Tn The cause was not trivial one. 1t a
e. fran the Indignation oftae inhabitants at
~. the French colors displayed in place
s '.Sd3r national flag. Such acts e. contumacY
' ~, in general considered BY the French
asn0 ,snders OF SO yeniai a nature IS to be con-
SD s5a t or passed over. The poor Portuguese,
Gar. have had no great reason on that
1,,iOr, TO praise the lenity of their present
O The proclamation of Junot, which
I'm. nave inserted, shews that the greatest pre-
Union have been employed to protect the
zach from the indignation ofthe Portuguese.
Ts s resentment of the inhabitants of Lisbon
asast tine invaders, was manifested, with
so,s badness than discretion, Oh their first
..,er;ng the city. 1t viii be seen from these
, ,s. that il had been found necessary
= order general Disturbing of the Portu-
guesc.
date as the ed ult. having arrived by the
mails But little, respecting the state of pub
T. oniniOn can be collected from them, for
tbey are written under evident costraint. They
iaform US however that the influence of gen.
sasary over the mind Of the emperor Alex
sndcr continued undated.
A iauadation Office, for settling affairs con-
pected with English property, had been esta-
abished Fat ST. Petersburgh, consisting of
be following persons NJ. De BalkoB, py.si-
leu, "A. Ivan HossoH and III Ivan Markelea,
Russian members NJ. Mellow and NJ, Wers
Aersan, German members Mr.. Cavenagh
and MIR. Higginbotham, English members
Some alterations, the sug ,esdon, as it is
hlmed, of Savary, had taken place in the Of
fees Of the court. Gen. Westmitanof is
dismissed from his Office of military governor
d St. Petersburg and minister of war. He
hmcceeded by prince LabanoT Rostofskoy,
as military gcvernoE and M. de Pessoff as
minister of war.
An order was issued that TO letters from
this country to any part of the continent
should be allowed TO pass through Russia.
These letters only which are addressed to the
inhabitants of the Russian empire, are to be
brvarled through any Russian post-offce.
SOyigorously has Bonaparte persisted in
cutting off all communication with England,
aatnOt a single letter was suffered to be bro't
oYerby the flag OF truce vessel which return
safrcm Calais onS'onday.
We are authorised to correct an erroneous
statement which was contained in some of
lie daily papers few days ago. 1t was said
Tat more than 200 men, principally Of the
list iighland' regiment, had been induced to
fsman IN South America, on the evacuation
q that country by our troops. We are now
informed, that not above so men remained in
ue country, though tempting offers were
maze them. Some were offered even 5000
salars; othsrs commissions. 1t is added,
@a1 prior to the surrender Of Duenos Ayres,
W. y a desertion took place, except from the
0ernans; who, after having deserted from
NC British service, and remained at the
APE OF Good Hope, on he Abandonment of
" settlement, We're taken prisoners on the
','P'are OF that country, and were then at
10nec 10 the regiment, and forwarded to S.
auesita' all of whom, so in number, en-
.,.su Into the service of the enemy, but were
aaays distrusted.
me sl1ctest examination is now entered
NV, Of Passengers who entered Ireland by
Nv ,@sat Dublin, Donaghadee, Milford, and
as and 40 foreigner Of whatever nation,
IN = excepted, are allowed to remain
.,s ,S' country, unless it clearly appears they
sn.i popefy employed, or have regular bu-
kiip.s ual Calls them to that part of the united