Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-24

ing II of the IL Gottenbnrg mails due arri-
we'd. On the 22d of Dec. S British and 8
Swedish ships of war, with a convoy OF
twelve merchant vessels sailed fo. England,
part of which were lost by the ice, and part
captured by the Danes-some of the prizes
were also lost in the same way.
The Stockholm Gazette of February 10,
states, that intelligence had been received
from Schwerin, that Gen. Davoust had
given notice to the French Consul in Ros-
took, that the embargo laid On 81 merchant
men lying in that port, is raised.
In the House of Commons, on the Cd
March, Mr.. Whitbread moved for an ac-
! count of all the duties levied on expectation
In consequence of the acts of last session,
subsequent to, and in pursuance Of the sys-
tenn laid down IN the orders of Council
Ordered. The hon. gentleman then made
some observations on the subject of the pa
pers relative TO America, which had been
laid IN the table of the house not being prin-
ted. He thought the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Canning, Mr.. Pinckney, Mr..
Rose, and Madison, ought from their i'm
portance, to have been In the hands of eve
ry member of parliament butdid not make
any motion or the subject.
Price of Stocks--3 per cent Consols
for money, 81 1.2.
G~oTTEGBURG, Feb 81.
"The following is an account of the last
convoy which sailed from Carlscrona, the
22d December, to England, consisting of
FIVE Britishships of war, three Swedish
shifsof war, and twelve merchant vessels,
principally large Prussian and British YES
seis. Salcette frigate drifted from the Nal
mo channel, among the ice, into the Baltic,
without anchor or cables. Magnet gun
brig totally wrecked the 18th january, near
Maine the crew saved. argent gun brig
went round by the Belts with dispatches on
the 28th December. Fama, brig, cutter,
totally lost near Ysta; crew saved. Ca
milla frigate driffed into the Baltic from the
Malmo Channel, without anchors, &c.-
Wertalita, brig cutter, drifted through the
Sound the 9Th Jan. and got into the Swedish
port Fouko-Froughton brig cutter drift
ed through the Sound the 9th Jan. and got
iLANS AN o"CQloJ pOil ~ dlOCISs sar
" Names of the merchant vessels chiefly
loaded from Russian ports with hemp, &C.. /:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, captain kruger, burnt
while on the shore in the Malmo Channel,
by the Danes, on the 18th Jan. /; Britannia,
Anderson, taken by the Danes, on the 9th
Jan. Joshina Forenthia, Ushendorf, drift
ed into the Baltic, with Danes on board /;
Satisfaction, Becker, drifted through the
Sound the 9th of Ian. and not since heard
Of; Four Friends, Grcnson, an English yes
sci, taken BY the Danes the 9th ian. Three
Davids, Bulk, stranded near S1amar, cargo
saved Munerca, Wegnel, taken by the
Danes the 10th Jam; Nadiashall, Datthas,
drifted into the Baltic without anchors, and
returned with Danes on board, and sunk
near Malmo the crew saved; Yeschken-
thai, Sandbero, burnt by the Danes, while
on shore, the 18th of Ian. near Malno !;
Enigkeit Elizabeth, and another galliot,
taken by the Danes Off Hornebeck.
/" Accounts have lately reached us of the
Claudio cutter being lost on the Norway
coasr, w I'll Il Of her guns /; and of the loss
of the Proselyte sloop Of war, in the Acholt,
besides the loss in this quarter Of the Pur-
Ser and Constant gun brig.
STocKHoLa, Feb. IS.
According to a report made by Field
Marshall Baron Toll, the following letter
has been ,ece;ved by the commandment Of
Landscrona, from the commander Of the
English gun brig Charger.
AS under the present circumstances an
attack of this fortress may perhaps be at
tempted, beg to tender my own services,
as well as those of my officers and men,and
request that a post may be assigned to US
| where we can render ourselves useful for
| the defence of the place.