Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-27


London papers and Lloyd listsstos theesen-i
ing Of the 18th November s. days later
than cur former intelligence from. London
We are informed by the captain Of the.
ship, thatthere was no. news Of importance;
in circulation when he left London, except,
rumors ofa general peace. The following
$extractsof aletternow before US wri.tenby.
a genilemansin Londonte, his correspond.
ent In this city, will enable our readers to,
Judge how much Importance was attached,
to these rumors thrre:, ii Ii. AZ q,
; LONDON, Nov. 18th, 1909
For these few days past we have had
strong rurnors of a general peace, and In
consequence stocks have advanced: $50
There does not appear any REASONABLE e
grounds for such a calculation. Therefore
for the present I give itno attention.
The empress of Austria, and the empe--
ror's second daughter archdnchess. Carroll
ma, arc both dead. 5
Al postscript to the, duke del: Parque'a des-
patch, states the loss of the French in the
late action,to. 1000 msn. Hesays; 6 Fonr
leagues of the road are covered With dead
mtn and horses, overturned Wagons, nlus--
kes, &c.
The. Times observes, that 1000 sick. had
been sent from Walcheren. The place is
to be given up. Transports were getting
ready to bring home the troops, 90
The Zines" ministerial paper Of the
18th, contains the following paragraph :,
$ The Transport Board, we understand
have given orders to their respective agents
at the different ports, to ger ships ready to
send to Waleheren, to bring away the gar.
rison and stores, preparatoly.to esacuating
the place altogether. The transports which.
were ready to sail from the Downs, with
troops on board for Walcheren, have also.
been countermanded. : *
= Prices per cen. cons 70 IA, omniu,n
8 1.2--Wheat "a to lois. Fine -four 90:
to 9s: ~
EXTRACTS tomorrow
By the brig Happy Return from DirpT e,
we have received file of the: Paris Arg, 8,
to the Goth OF Oct. but they are wholly un,
Interesting. Our c. rrespondfnt at Pals.
informs u, unier date { the 27th, that
the emperor Napoleon was preparing tosse.
out for Spair.
% Thetr;g Happy Return, Freeman. from,
France, has brought dispatches from Gen.
Armstrong, our minister in Paris, to the
secretary of state.
... CHARLESTON, Dec. 1s.
Arrived, ship Augusta, (of Portsmouth,
". H. Place, London, 40 days. Sailed
from Gravesend Nov. 4, and on the 9Th of
the same month";, inthe Chops Of the Chan
mel, was taken, possession OF by the French
priuatecr schr., Juno, commanded by capt.
J. Predie, belonging to ST Maloes, then 6
days out from Bordeaux--she priyateers-
men plundered the Augusta of every thing
they could take away with them, including
the cabin furniture, clothing, hats, compass,
spy.glass, &c. in all amounting to 400, dol
lars the commander Of the privateer was
then proceeding to BURN the ship. agree:
ably, as he informed capt. Place, to de-
cree issued by Bonsparte, dated on the 18th
September and which was to 60 into ope-
ration after ths 10th Oct. and which said.
he dared not to disobey. BY this decree
the commanders, of French ships; of war
and privaseers were ordered TO BURN,
every neutral vessel they might fall in
with, bound to. or from BRITISH
Port but through the intercession Of the
owner, and in consideration, asthe French-
Gilman said, of his. highregard for the A.
merican nation, and particularly az Mrs.
Ladd was onboard (who by the bye he had
robbed OF all her wardrobe) he was induce ]
ed to- spare the ship, although he did it at
the hazard of his life, so imperious. were
the decrees of his master. Capt. Predie
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