Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-09
LONDON, March II.

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mouth, aletter has been received IRON on
board his Malesty's ship Adonis, convoy
to the feet which left Oporto on the ga
alt. dated I'd instant, IN lat. Al, long. IL.
The Contest gave them the intelligence o. a
French feet being at sea, but the commo-
dore said, he thought they were not IN DIN
ger Of meeting them. The Contestictt olr
John Duckworth off Cape-Enesterre, re
meant to proceedto Cadiz.
Down 70 the 22d ult. the French had not
entered Oporto or even been heard OF. The
surf continues SO high on the bar, that no
vessel could pass either inward or outward,
nor had done so for the last two months.
March 10.
Ad. Lord Gambler arrived OFF Kochfort,
on the 9TH instant, withthe Caledonia, Ion
nant, Illustrious, Beiona, and several fri
gates and sloops. On the day following
the Resolution Joined company. The line
of battle ship which was .drlven on shore,
is living on the shoal with all her masts.
gone; and there is the least probability
CT getting her of. One ct the frigates that
went on shore is got off, and is reftting.-
The French frigates LsItalienne, La Ca
lypso, and lie Fnrieuse, are totally de-.
stroyed.
The De Rance & Valiant, from off Roche
fort, are arrived at Plymouth. On the
9Th instant they were boarded by an Anne
rican brig from Bourdeaux, bound to Eng
lard, who informed them. that she sailed
from Bordeaux ON tire evening of the 9Th
Instant, andit was confidently stated then,
that Austria had declared. WAR against
France, and that for several days part OF
the Imperial guards had marched through
Bordeaux on their way to the North.
The House of Commons CAM to two
more decisions last night, upon the subject
Of the charges against the Duke OF York.
The Chancellor of the Exckequer wished
to substitute another resolution for the one
of which he had originally given notice-lt
was opposed by Mr.. Iiernay,. who sug-
gested his intention ofnloving an amend
ment upon if. The Chancellor ct the Ey-
chequer, however, withdrew his new resc-
luton, and proposed the resolution This Sc
cond resolutionl which he had stated to the
house en-. TIE first day Of the. DISCUSSION of
the eyidence-It was insubseancesthas there
is no ground for charging his Royal High.
ness with personal corruption or connl-
vance. Sir Thomas Iurton moved an a.
mendmert, declaring;t to bctssc opinion OF
the House. that the ,Duke&Tnust have been
aware Of those. abuses, Of which evidence
had been given at the bar of the house.
There was muchimpatience tor the cues
ton throughout the whole debate, which
lasted till FIVE o'clock this morning.
The first division was on Sir f. 'Iurton's
amendment, which was rejected by a ma
jority of 1919.
Tbs second division was on Mr.. PEREZ
vaI's second resolution of acquitting~ the
Duke OF personal corruption or connivance.
The resolution was carried by a majority of
80. The number of members who divided
on this second resolution was greater than
that which divided on Sir Thomas iur-
toms amendment. OF .A74 members pre-
sent, ls6 divided against the resolution OF
aequittal---a proportion less than 9 to p
The discussion however, is not get finish
ed-Mr. Bragge Bartburst moves his reso-
solution on Monday, which is in substance
g that the House had observed with the
deepest regret that. there-h had existed con-
nection the mostimmoral and unbecoming;
and that it had given rise to an interference
in official matters, which had a tendency to
give the color of authority to transactions
the most criminal. :