Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-17

disciDi,ned and seZFerlenCeu 1oIec, VI az
knowledged numerical superiority ..
From Germany, we are without lntelti-
oence. Amongst the next that IS received
may be anticipated peace between Franc
and Austria and long before Christmas,
we apprehesd, that neither ON the Great
Peninsula, nor ON the Continent OF Europe
with the exception of Gibraltar, will there
be one British regiment. :,
From Gottenburg mail which arrived
this day, We extract the following 'nte'li-
gence: -
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 10.
We have not yet received accounts from
our army and navy. nor has any thing trans
PRED Of the present state Of the negotiations
for peace between this country, Russia ana
Denmark.
Lieut.. May, the bearer Of sir +. St'seh-
ans dispatches of the surrender OF flush'ng'
is promoted to the rank Of commander.
DR.. Anderson, Of the Botanical gardens
at ST. .Nincenss, has transmitted to TINS
country specimens Of the bark OF five differ
ent kinds OF trees, which he conceWes may
become substitutes for oak barks IN tan
ming. They are all common on that 'Sand'
and If found 10 possess the astrlngsnt or
tanning quality, may be procured at very
low price.
The magazines found in Flushing are We
ry considerable in one store alone there
was found IL 600 sacks of -four, all public
properly.
The schooner John arrived at Plymouth
from Oporio, which place she left on the
18th inst. bringing intelligence that the
Friends transport arrived there from Eng
land & tw days previous to:her sailing, with
about 5000 stand of arms On board, and a
mother transport laden with shoes, tor thr
Portuguese army the Whole OF which, to-
gether with the arms were landed the day
they arrived and the next dav 5000 Por-
to guese troops marched from OPorto Tor
Viso, who were chiefly commanded ~
British officers. Several dttachnents OF
Portuguese regiments, amounting together
TO .b1u; 5000 Een, were left to garrIso"
Oporto, the greater par Of which we're not
armed. Immediately on intelligence be-
ins recsived at Opotto Of the victory OBJ
tanned by our troops at Talavera, general
illumination took place for three nights
/, About TOO Portuguese troops who lett o.
porto to lom The British army, few days
before the action took place, feil in with
division Of tbs French army, who nlassa-
cred the whole Of ihen,.
The city of Antwerp, which IS supposed
- 10 tho n1.;..,o.e object nf the expe dition,
forms no part of the fornIr, +erri.orie, ot
Holland it is situated about 40 miles S.
Z. CT Flushing, OF sne east SIDE OF The
Scheldt, which is here of sufficient depth
and width 30 admit vessels Of great burden
close 30 The quay. The commerce of this
city, rather more than two centuries ago,
WIS superior TO any other state in Europe,
$500 merchant vessels arriving in It's pert
IN one year. In 1850 the value of the nler- !
chand;ze imported that year amounted to
133 millions. But when the United Pre-
vinces threw off the Spanish yoke, having
got possession of the entrance of the Schelelt |
they sunk distractions in the channel 70 !
prevent free navigation. The town is !
surrounded by wall and regular forifca-
tons. The navigation Of the river was de-
clared free lii August, 1894,
Last week William Constable and Rich
ard Cockcroft, two manufacturers, were
aPprehended at Hull, tor preparing to leave
this kingdom for America.
The dominions of Hanover, to the a
mount OF two millions of livres yearly, have
been distributed by Bonaparse among his
generals and ministers. The following have
the largest grants =
Berthier, Bsrnadote, Mortier, Duroc,
New, Augereau, Massena, Caulaincourt,
Davoust, Soult, Lefebvre, Lebrun, Bes-
sieres, Juno,, Victor, Fouche, Champag-
ny, Decres, and Cretet.
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