Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-08
Rorttan0,
Late European Int diligence.
Monday, February 8, 1903.


much interesting and important intelligence
has been received.
or There is no doubt bat the Dry Of H.
piers has commenced hostihties against this
country, and captured number of Arneri-
can vessels in the Mrditerarear.
CT In 1895, the United States and the
Dey Of Algiers entered into atreaty ofpeace
snd friendship, which the latter promised
to observe in consideration Of he U. States
engaging 70 pay annually tzoeipe Thousand III
Se,int Sc1uins, in maritime stores Owing
10 the neglect Of our government - perform
this stipulation. thc Dey has taken the lib
erty "a hep him-ef y. Selling on our unpro-
tected commerce and citizens in that quar-
fer.
Russia and ENGLAND.
or 1t appears tie Emperor ALEXANDER
has Welded 10 lie views Of BoNAPARTE,
and declared war against Great Britain.-It
> highly probable, important consequences
will be the result " this event. Russia was
the only nation on the continent of Europe
capable OF preserving any thing like bal
ance Of power against France. According
70 accounts from gflesre, large bodies OF
French troops were continually marching
from LaG to DIinatra. "A rupture with
The PORTE IS determined on-and IiUkey
will soon cease to exist as an independent
power Russia and Austrta will share IN the
spoil
OF The government Of Russia has pub
lished lhat he losses sustained in their ar
my during the late war, has been fully made
up-and is TO be further increased by new
levy Of $4,000 men. Five Russian shlps OF
the line and two trigAtes from Ienedos, al
rived at Lisbon, Nov. 9th. They en-
tered the TAgus and hoisted English col
ors-the battery WIS preparing - hre upon
them with red-hot bats but IN hauling the
English and hosting the Russian colors, they
went in unmolested. The object Of their
visiting Lisbon is no mentioncd.-An oruer
was issued at Lis63H, Nov /, for the deteh-
ton Of all English subects-and all British
property was con6scateG.-Tbe Portuguese
ships Of war were of Beiem,, with the
PRINcE REGENT on board, who is deter
mined to sail for the Braziks, should tie
French enter Portugal
VI The fate Of Portugal is fixed Bow
AFARTE has decreed that the legal and
rightful sovereign Of that country shall be
dethroned, and the present government, an
initiated ! Later accounts state that large
French force had actually entered Lisbon,
the capital Of Portugal
Austria has declared war against England.
The English have evacuated Egypt and the
British prisoners taken at the battles at ROs-
eta, were givenup; the troops have arrived
at Malta,
Capt Ruyter, rived Al Charleston from
Bremen which place he left the 22d DC
tober, but did not sail from the mouth Of tile
river until the 18th November. An ex-
press boat was sent down to INN, with or
ders to sail immediately in consea uence Of
an embargo having beer lail by thr French
in that pvt. /. was also stated, that all the
ports OF France and her allies were shut a
gainst all neutral vessels, excepting such on
" as brought provisions Colonial produce
was particularly excluded, from belief that
most Of it was English property The en-
barge was said 70 be general in France, and
the ports under the confront of Bona ,arte
On the 90th November, in the Cnannc.
capt, RUvter was boarded by the British tII-
gate Revolutionare, the commando Of who
informed him. that The whole contingent "
in a state of Blockade, and that the Jung
Sweden had delivered up his Navy 10 Great
Britain.
The most violent measures are taking y,
The French, in every part of The continent t.
sequesIer English property, and harrass ueu-
trails All Portuguese property had beer
seized at Hamburger and all the com
mercial letters broken open; and the bills
detained.
Several expeditions were fitting ont in
England, at Portsmouth, Plymouth & Cork
lhe regiments and corps named, which are
70 be employed IN them,-the 7tn, 8th,
18Th, 23d, SOD, 5Oth, Sd, 11th, 29th, 81,
Tooth, 92d, regiments, or battaions Of them
are enumerated
- Capt Aiichal, arrived at Phila-
delphia the 90 ult. informs that pack
ct, from England had arrived at Barbl-
does, and brought a decree Of Nov. ~,
modifying the operation Of the decree
of Nov. IL.
Letters from Holland continue 70 re-
peat the opinion, that we must have war
with France, If we settle with England.