Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-26


:. ne office Of toe Mercantile .davertser by the
ship Lsura.
LONDON, March IA.
The old report of the restoration of Wis
count Melville to the admiralty, and seat IN
the cabinet, is revived. Lord Mulgrave, thus
busted, is to be appointed goyernor-general
of Bengal.
A4creh rs.
Last night four Gottenbargh mails arrived,
and this morning one arrived from Holland,
the contents of which are very important.
The fact of the emperor of Russia having
delared war against Sweden is now ascertain
ed beyonda doubt. Letters from Stockholm,
dated the Sd inst. state, that intelligence had
been received that the Russians had entered
Sweden, and had advanced as far rs Louisa,
which is On the frontiers of Finland. 1t
is said that the Russian army amounts to
10000 men: we have very little doubt bat
that the force is much exaggerated, and it is
quite obvious that they cannot for some time
undertake any operations Of importance. In
the mean time, the French are marching
with great rapdity into Denmark, and very
considerable body of them have actually en-.
tered the island Of Funen, to cooperate with
the Danes in the invasion of Sweden, and
every effort is making to procure vessels to
carry them across the Sound. The British
squadron in the Sound was frozen up for
Short time, but the ice has now broker up.
Every exertion is making by the government
Of this country TO send formidable fo,~e to
the assistance Of our gallant ally--a force
which we have doubt will be amply sufici-
ent to Illustrate the attempts of the French
and Danes in that quarter. The Russian mi
mister and consul at Stockholm have been put
under arrest.
The French government have az length
thought proper to give an account of the pro-
ceedlngs of the Rochetort squadron, which, as
we have constantly stated, did enter the Me-
dilerranean and arrived at Toulon This
account is given in letter from Paris, dated
the 2 lst ut. which states, that the Carthagena
squadron is also at sea. The Toulon and
Rochetort squadrons sailed from Toulon on
the 9TH and 9Th ult. for the purpose, as it is
stated, Of proceeding, in the first instance, to
Sicily, and then attacking Lord Collingwood's
feet, before he can receive reinforcements
from England The appearance Of Sir r.
Strachan's squadron in the Mediterranean,
will. however, defeat this fine scheme, as
our naval force in that quarter is quite sufici-
ent to give very satisfactory account Of the
United Rochefort, Toulon, and Carthagena
squadrons, if we should hare the good fortune
to meet them.
A new arrangement has been made in re-
7spect to the future communications between
this country and Sweden. The post Office
packets are hereafter to proceed directly to
Marstrand, and not as before to Cottenburgh
The merchants who were lately compelled
to quit Portugal, yesterday met at the Lon
don Tavern The meeting was called lol~thc
purpose Of considering the propriety of pre-
sentlng memorial to government, praying
fer relief under all the circumstances, from
the difficulties to which they were redu din
consequence of the iInpracticsbihty of procu--
ring any satisfaction from the subjects Of Por-
tugal for the claims which they still ha, upon
them. About fifty persons attended tie meet
ing, from whom committee was chosen to
draw up the proposed memorial. he convoy
which III the first instance had been appointed
to sail for the brazils, an the 22d instant has,
at the request of TIE merchants, been post
poncd to the 3ist Lord Strang ford, as am.
bassador, and Mr. Gambler, as consul gene
raj, will sail about week before the convoy.
General Whitelocke.-Ye sterday being the
day on which the general was to enter into his
defence, great crowd collected before the
court was opened The spectators were adj
United at ten o'clock, and considerable
struggle took place, It was sometime before
the military, assisted by the Dow-strect Oil
GERS, could effect passage for the members
OF court and the distinguished persons who
accompanied them. The dukes of Kent ant.
Cumberland were among the rumber. 1'he
effect of the struggle and the consequent heat
was SO forclble upon several ladies', that some
tainted and others Uttered loud ou:cries, re-
sulting from pain and apprehension. When