Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-16
Foi 81 News Continued.
Fsoss London ylah srs reeeipea a che once 2f
81 tie .l1srrantsle .4dver;ssss'.
LONDON. Aoyem5er sol.

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p;.c;ty in Zealand, il, must go to the heart OF
cvesy one concerned for the honor soi the
4 ca,,stry. TO end the very reproaches which
We once Justly hurried against. our enc MES
new heaped on OR own ''esels. row oi1 s' !
has cur Dr., IS gro4ned beneath the WeaSns o.
accusing matter; describing the french as
sacsing The toxils and Villages OF the cona-.
ncnt'of their plate, ard stealing even their
bedding, toSupply a tnmultaoks army. f1o~
often have nc traced Bonaparte In his mafeh
by Inns of devastation, and represented MN
a. razing to the ground what he could not
convert into profit. Let any one compare
these censures with the complaints OF the
. Danes, IN another part OF our paPer,. ana
they will ind that by their new sy stem minis
tiers have already made rapid progress II IL T..
salling the gt9ry OF Napoleon.
The Turkish empire is represented as tee
Ear decayed 10 be repaired. 1t must be en-
at;re!y reorganized. It no doubt suits Bona.
parties purpose to represent II IN tbs light;
nut we believe the statement TO oe pretty cor
rect Seiim the 81, the late unfortunate pos
sessor.of the Ottoman Throne, IS described
as a man calculated to restore the dying eheR-
giles of his donlinions, If they had not been
beyonl the reach of aid. He was a liberal
promoter of improvements; and strenuously
exerted himself TO introduce more enllght-
enetl policy into bis government, lie patron
lied the press which had been recently estao-
slished at Cons,antinople; but this institution
persisted with MIN
An article from Copenhagen mentions tha1
Sweden has concluded al armistice With
France and that Bruce is appointed to ne
goeiatc the peace. This Intelligence we deem
highly probable
"A Portuguese vessel, which had been char
tered at large price, alter having been at
sea days, and after proceeding 50 leagues
on her way to England under convoy OF the
I.avinia frigate, returned to Oporto, in very
disabled state both snip and cargo we're m.
me1iat. ~ seized. The cargo is ordered 70
be sold Cor the Asaeiit Of the government and
the ships to be coGhscated in consequences OF
her having British property cR board. IS
The Intentions OF the Russians IN enter
ing the Tagus become more suspicious nom
the articles they adopted TO eficct their 2e'-
pose. While at Gibraltar they took lnilnite
pains to impress a belief of their design to
winter in British port, and even stopped TO
the deception OF requesting 70 be iurhisned
with Channel Pilots. We cannot help siflx-s
ing sinister motivesto such stratagems, lt
appears also that the aeet At Cadiz, consisting
of S srenen aud 5 Spanish men OF war, are,
as We on Saturday observed eagerly watching
an opportunity to PUT TO sea; and BY dispatch
es received from our squadron OF Ferrol We
learn that the 4 Spanish shipsin. that harhor
manifested siInilsr wish. 4 general juno
ton in the Tagus IS with psobaelllty supposed
to be the design actuating these movements.
Sir Sidney Smith has, no doubt, reached
the Tagus before this. Hepassed Our squad
ron Cd Ferral en- the lkth instant.
As,niral Keatess s,aadrnn broke up oa Fri-z
day. from st .selea
AS. express went OF last night to Wool
wich, with orders to expedite two ship loads
of Canereye's rockets for one Of the expedi-
tons ia contemplation Ct government, MIR
CongreSe viii accompanY the expedition, tor
The purpose of experimenting the application
of Ties. destructive engines, as IN the attack
On Copenhagen.
The Cardinal Of York has bequeatked to
his royal higness the prince or Wales the Or
der constantly worn by King Charles !. and
valuable ring. which was also worn By the
ancient kings Of Scotland On the day of their
coronation.
Dscem5er L
Somethang IN .Aaases.--ThS news of Ike re.
lection of the late treaty By the Americans
was brought by the the relncrstrance
respecting the attack OF the Chesapeake was
BROUGHT by the Reprsg e---s1sd now the tsave'.
comes with dismal csoakings iTom Portugal.
Deceotbss, Il.
On the 7th ult the Russian minister OF
Marine made the following report OF the a.
mount and disposition ofthe imperial navy:
lst. The gEeat aest OF the Baltic, consist
ing of 40 vessels. and eersYins 226s guns,
viz. 20 ships os the inc, 5ea guns Ia FRI