Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-27

ftcoed 10, thar the Americas governments
was already 10 full possession Of the unal.
ierabls determination of France, who
would not permit sneural stase--and from
which resolution she would On no account
recsde-and the French minister further
observed, that unlessthe American ports
should be closed against Great Britain. IN.
'ail maritime p-ace could be obtained
France and America mlst be considered
10 be al war with each other IL appears
iha. sevrralinterviews took place after this,
but the French government were inexora.
bic and general Armstrong was MOI able
TO chain the least alteration in their deter.
IMITATION; and consequently 10 the contsm.
pia,ion OF an immediate rupture between
shc two countries, he demanded passports
for such Of the ciiizena OF the y. S. who
might choose TO resutn.o their own coon.
try aud this demand repeatedly made, was
also ri ecsed.
The, expedlsion bad not sailed from the
Downs Yesterday evening. The troops
have embarked at Harwich on board IS sail
Of transports. The regiments are, The 4h.
2sh, 79lb, s2d, audpAn Of the s5.hiias
corp.
nay 4.
About IL O'Clock Yesterday his excel.
leney lord Ssrauefnrd, the ambassador,
and sir James Gambler, coasul general
from Our court to sha, of the Brasils, had
their 6arl audience Of Mr.. secretary Can
nieg. Ttey ,hsa yisited his exceilepcy'he
cheval'er de Souza Con,inho (the Postu
gnese ambassador at our cours) and a,two
o'clock lord Slrargfoid, together With Mr..
Bypg, his secretary, snd several attend
ants, LIFT town for Portsmouth, where the
Eu ya!us frigale is 10 readiness TO convey
them to Porsognest Soo,h America. Sir
James Gamher and his attendsoislet town
pbaus The 81 me time. a nurnbcr at mer.
chanss, who are senairg on. goods 10
va.t amount 10 the Brazsls. sose;h with
their supsrcargoes aud nesr'y 200 emia
grants, from Lisbon, will be carried out
10 s,aosports and merchan, vessels, under
convoy a, the same TINS.
Two English ladies' landed at Deal the
nigh, before last, from Holland. The EN-
bal 90 has been taken eff the Dutch porta.
The fonds con,,rne rising the three per
cenls, rose about = halfper ccot. this morn
irg FOR money, under al impression thar
the i,an VIII be less than eight milf.
ons; aud that i, will not amount TO more
thausix.
The force, naval and military, that has
for some weeks been collecting n the
Owns, sailed yesterday for It's desiina
ton.
a: the expedition hss now sailed, there
is co longer any necessity for concea'iog
lis destination. The .oera! opinion IN 'he
military circles. aud among The officers eGi.
p,oyea IN this asryice is, tina: the first OBJ (
iecs is to asteap, 10 destroy the means
which the enemy 70 known to have bean
f.. some time engaged 10 preparing al,
Fiushpg, for the annoyance ct this eoun'
try. All uncertainty as 70 The real primary
obiec, Of the expedition will be removed
before nany days pass oyer; as to It's u!il
mate oLjec. there is bur one opinion, nor
has any secrecy been affected respecting It.
The force goes TO Sweden.
iNay 5.
A, the close, ct Change yesterday, a
.Ysport OBJ s;red circulation, that Bcnaparte
had is.sed decree at baycunc, directing
an iraunsa,a,e embargo 10 be laid on all
American vessels in The ports Of Spain,
The ,mmed,ase seizure and couGsca:lon Of
all American properly 10 France, and the
imprisonment Of American ci,zens. We
could no,, however, trace this rumor 70
any ausheutic source.
This state Of ,hiogs between America
and France, excited expectations 10 Lon
don, ,ha. America, being obliged 10 de.
eide in attaching herself TO either England
or France, would adopi he former tor her
alliance. The presupptioo joined 70 a
a.,x nf money IN the marker. ere.