Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-28

humiliating to Austria. The principal OBJ
stacle in the progress Of the negotiation,
we understand arose from the reluctance Of
the emperor Francis TO give up .Spaia,ro to
the French. This, however, he his at
length not only consented to do, but has
greatly erhanced the merit of his compii-
,ance, by the cession of tie whole Of Dalma
tia. 'Spalatro is an acquisition Of great inn
sportance to Bonaparte, with view to FL.
iure maritime efforts. LISA capacioas and
secure harbor, contiguous to territory
which abundantly supply the chief materi-
sals for the construction OF fleets. The pos
session ofthis port, and the island of Corfu,
will give him the command Of the Adrla,ic
Sea.
The Paris papers state, that relays of hors-
es'for the emperor were ready at Munich
on the 1st instant, and it was expected that
he would leave Schoenbrunn on the Sd CT
4th, on his return to Paris.
October 10. Z
tOfthe actual conclusion OF a treaty OF
peace between France and Austria, there is
no doubt. 1t is singular, however, that. it
has not been announced to MS by rejolcings
on the French coast; and that it is not
,nentioned in the Royal Courans CHE Off
cial paper) Of the 18th instant, which IS
printed at Amsterdam, though the intelli-
eence is said to have reached that town on
the proceeding day. Private letters from
Holland to the 14th are also si.en, on the
subject.
1here are some notes in the Paris Moni-
teur, on an article in London ministerial
Journal, upon lord Wsliington's retreat.
They contend, in the same line ofargument
as those which we have already noticed,
that Victor was wrong in giving battle to
fthe British army at Talavera, and that he
ought to have amused il until Soult, whose
army amounted to eo,cCe advanced and &C.
cupied the passes Of the Tagus III the Br-
fish rear. The result, the Monteur con-
tends, would have been the total Instruction
of the British army. This obsel, alton, we
fear is toe well founded.
"A, the Levee yesterday, 1t was resolved
TO prorogue parliament from tic Cd OF No
,yember, 70 the beginning of December. 1t
thus appears thar it is not intended that 1t
should,meet until after Christmas. Some
persons think that Mr.P viii attempt
negotiation in the mean time.
1t is rumored bv this treaty with France,
that The emperor Francis gives up Calnthia,
Carnio]a, Stiria, Istria, ard Uppe' & Lower
Austria, together with Presburgh -shat he
abandons also Gallicia, and consents to re-
linquish his tide of emperor of Austria,
thus reserving TO himself ONLY Hungary
and Bohemia.
Price of Stocks-ConsolsT Z, 8 S--Re-
duced 68 is.
Ieteerof the minister Of foreign affairs OF
France, NJ. Champaign, to Gen. Arm
strong, minister of the United States 70
Paris
:" Ahsn5urg, 44nsust 90.
".SIR,
Z" His majesty, understanding that you
are about to dispatch ship to the u. States,
commands me 70 make known to you the
unalterable principles which have and will
regulate his conduct in the great question
respecting neutFalS.
!" France admits the principle that the I
flag protects trade. The trading vessel
which carries the license of its government,
NAV be considered as moving colony: 10
insult such vessel by search, pursuit. or
anv act of arbitrary power, is violation Of
the fundamental law of colonization, and
is an attack upon the government of the
same. The seas belong to every nation
without exception: they are the CONNER.
property and the domain Of all mankind.
6 Consistently with this doctrine, mer-
chant vessels belonging to individuals may
pass. by inheritance to persons who never
exposed themselves to be made prisoners of
war. In all her conquests, France has con
sidered sacred private property denosited