Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-26
N am5assa4sar -om Spain.

d 81 Il has besa asserted with confidence that
- en,bassy had been concluded on from the
1 Spanish [unsa to this government. We
/ xbas.slen, BIZ the reception the minister re-
ceves from MIR. Jefferson, be a5le to ;is-
eert.,ic wfsthersI@ or Air. Madison, rboth,
4 s,,bs,ibe TO the doctrines mentioned in their,
Il respective psocrs that is, inst Bonaparte IS
now the lawful sovereign of Spain, and the
SPANISH RBBsz,s. The acknowledgment
oftae minister W ou,d forfeit ri,,e Friendship
Of Bonapartc he would consider It par
tieipasion in tie Spanish quarrel, all which
leaves net doubt behind as TO the decision
Of his exceIlency IN favor of his fait1 III aLlf.
Gee. Rep.
Since His Serene Highness, Joseph Bo-
naparts, has proclaimed himself A1sG OF
TIL. CONTINENT OF. AMERICA, it has been
advised thatths people to Eastward petition
Kim, and not hir. jefferson, to raise the Ems
barge. The preliminary point being set
lied by the Nioniteur that the king has a
right TO transfer hissslbjects az a aock oe
sheep, and King Ilaoanos for ought we
know having caused al doubts to b1renlo-
we'd from the minds ofhis people upon this
subject, has executed deed to our soYe-
reign Joseph, and therefore he is the proper
person. to relieve as from our saHarings.
As a new broom sweeps clean, what Hal
cyon days may we not expect under The
.reiSnof the good and humane Joseph!
ls6id.]
A letter from Liverpool to a commercial
house in New York, dated che s1h 3uly, says,
The British troops are no doubt before this
mposscssion OF Copenhagen, with the con-
sent Of the Danish government; and it is ge-
nsrany believed that Russia has declared war
against France In consequence OF the state
q Affairs upon the comment, American pro-
once IS very fiat, except cotton, which is on
me Advance. New upland cottonis nowwnrth
wenty-thfee pence.
me following article $50 The public mind In
ts country has been directed TO Spain, where
t'c events of ilte hare been so important as
% give use to an expectation that the inhu-
enec OF France may be materially limited -
'ais hope Is conbsned viii, a belief that Rus
STA and aussri. hare again become ininical to
,ne poaey OF the French government We
nass not altered the import regulations lii the
o''cSaae orders in council the cxcepnons so
created Sill appear in temporary light We
TWIST mat ere long, some permanent arrange
meht VIII be adopted between the two coun-
'lies' We may just repeat, that under the
PRESENT state of things an export duty is ievl-
90 at les. per cwt, on Mnscovado Sugar
lbs. on clayed, and sss. on coffee bat not
apply to the cargoes of American vessels,
warned in or otherwise, that cleared from the
"'shsatsantic ports prior to the 2lst ofJanuary
ice fathefs ofthe Embargo are becoming
nearthy Sick of their own offspring, and fear
iai that itniay prove a fratricide.-- Ecee Stgg-
nam- Friend Smile, a soodly democratic
member of Congress from western district
y pennsylvania, often very appropriately
.ermea Johnny Chatteroox, has lately writ
uh to the cdaste and semherafe Roger. Nel-
son' also goodly member from the upper
us'f'et Of Maryland, somewhat in shis wise.