Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-23

emf The king continues to pursue
p'l .neny. The result of this brilliant
wifi be the expulsion of the English,
Ell he termination of the calamities of
PAM Tie Governor General Of Madrid.
,y. have accounts from Paris, that Mr..
.n.,;ong, the American ambassador, with
.oite, IS preparing to quit that city
- are TO proceed from the French capital
g,land, from which they are to sail for
/. native country War between France
he republic of the United States was
'.;aerctl as inevitable. Such it seems
bern the result of.he very cavalier de.
,-,,;on of The Corsican, that he would al
= Of no neutrality to exist, and that A
IRA must make choice Of France or
Land for her enemy. Without any re-
,ruce to justice or policy, it is manifest
4 the power which has the inso!ence to
ate such a declaration to a neutral state,
: thereby commirted the first act Of hos
Ms, aud should be treated accordingly.
The Irish legion serving under Bonaparte
s,id to be commanded by person OF the
,me Of O'Meara, and not by Arthur o.
oaor, as generally supposed who lives
,,ired about 3 miles from PARIS. O'Mea-
had Distinguished himself in several ac-
o,s, aud on the particular recomc enda-
ION Of zen. Clarke, was appointed by b.
! lpar.e tothc command OF his countrymcn.
THE LATE STOR NJ.
Friday night, about nine o'clock, the
+rrr,s of Gi.,scow, Greenock, &c. were
post brilliantly Illuminated bya meteor or
{Moihre It's passage was almost inssan-
meous and the appearance was very SINH
tha; which would have heen produced
kymaaming qnantity of gan-powdcr at
lsiltrablr height.
The following IS from a gentleman who
tsa psssenger in one of the London coach
Is goiag to Exeter Sc Ahou, s O'Clock
j Thursday night, when within two miles
l Woodyatt's Inn, On Salisbury Plain,
rmendous storm of thunder and lightning
mnsnced, and lasted, with little inter.
nisoa till three O'Clock next morning. It
impossible for the pen TO describe, or the
mglnatloa to paint, any thing so awfully
Fr'hc. The earth and atmosphere for
res round seemed Que continued volume
liquid fire. Deer and cattle were scat
bed inevery direction along the road and
perry thing seemed to portend total disso-
ton Of the whole system. There were
FIteen outside passengers, aud six inside,
ae coach above alluded to j; and lust be-
re they reached WoodyattS Inn, the e.
tne iluid struck ayoung man on the roof
the coach, and killed him on the spot
RO-longed to tie Ocean man of war, and
adoeen to visit his friends in London he
vase years of age. His comrade, who
Beside him, was iniQted in the arm
- S"~ SC<.IiL tSi SCS WIZ also struck
Sn' and one Of them killed 81 the spot.
coaches, Wagons, aud every other We
a'' staid at Woodyatt's Inn, being una.
:" proceed. One gentleman, an inside
ssenger, had cotton handkerchief burnt
Ills head by the lightning.
Aas7lst IS.
Dyan arrival from Holland, there seems
p,u0t otwar taking place betweenFrance
!, Aulerea, Gen Armstrong has reach,
amsterdam from Paris, and resided at
mousse OF Mr.. Bourne the American
~ Isu' mere Gen. Armstrong had finally
~ 'save OF the French government 10
Dp.o'nstic character, bat intended to
A., ~" TO complete some family arrange