Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-25
F o r E l G N.
(VZA BOSTON,
70 be continued.
LONDON, July $.
THE EXPEDITION.

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preserved there is not the smallestreason to
believe that the numerous points Of destna-
ton which have been ascrlbed 10 the expe-
dition are announced on any better authori-
ty than that of mere conjecture. The GUAM
THY of artillery, both field and battcring, is
80 numerous, as to rende. II extremely pro-
bable that a sudden attack is meditated on
some great naval arsenal, or place OF strength
Of some of Our enemies. Ii is already dis
covered that it will be impossible to COM
plete the various arrangements SO nearly as
the 9th instant, On which day it was orisi-
nall, proposed that the expedition should
sail, and TO collect the whole at one point is
found to be equally inpracricable, within
any reasonable time the exps dltion must
therefore sail from different ports. Ports
mouth the grand point of assemblsge at
HaI wich and the Downs also troops are col
Letting. Notwithstanding the expediens Of
employing ships Of war 10 convey the
troops which now appears to be a measure
of necessity, the deficiency is such, that even
foreign vessels have been taken Up by 60.
yernment as transports.
The following ships Of war have already
been appointed to the present service, to
which it is expected that there viii be
considerable addition.
Ships q tie lire.
Eagle, Imperteux, Revenge, Hero, Vail
ART, Venerable, Superb, Gangcs. Centaur,
Aboukir, Resolution, Marlborough, Royal
Oak, Alfred, Caesar, Monarch, Belleis.e,
Bellona, Orion, Achilles, kspuise, niustri-
Faisates.
Imperieuse, Ro,a, L'Aisle, Pearl, Pallas,
Drvad.
Bombs.
Vesuvius, Devastation.
Artai!erg.
Sixty Is Founders, ba:1ering; 40 twenty
four do. 10 pieces OF field artillery 10
eighty six pound car!onsdes 40 mortars
many howi,zers /; an immense number OF
congreve rockets shrapnell shells; and an
ample supply OF ammunition for sege.
MEN.
Foot artillery, $500
Horse do. s troops, $50
Sir Richard Strachan, sir Samuel Hood,
rear admiral Otway, and sill Home Popham,
it is said, are already named TO naval COM
mands. With respect to the command of
the land forces, there is no reason at present
to doubt, that the earl of Chatham will be
intrusted with the direction of this foImila-
bic force.
Captain PIan1pin, Of the Colrageux, has
several men Of war placed under his COM
mand. Suns and stores for between so and
70 armed launches are pus on board the
ships of war.
All such American and other neutral yes
sells as may be engaged by the transport
board to serve, are to be commanded by
British oficers, aud navigated by British
ships,
Orders are said to have been issued Tor
rigorous and general embargo III every port
in the United Kingdom.
In the court OF kings bench, on the Sd
ultimo, an action vas brought by Mr..
Wright, an upholdsterer, against colonel
Wardle, for the recovery of 1914, for arti- !
cles furnished Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke, up
on his personal promise of paynent-in re-
turn for which Mrs c. was to give him
every information in he, power relative to |
her connection with his royal highness the |
duke Of York. The jury found verdict
for the plaintiff.
1t appears that afterscolonel w. had &C
complished his object against the duke of !
York, he denied the promiseihe had made to
Wright, and the actien was the consequence.
On the day succeeding the trial, Mr.. War /
die, in address, ITO the people the u
uired Kingdom dc clared, that the verdict
was obtained by ssperjury alone, and
while he pledged himself 10 prove it bysa