Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-20
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diio SiiO IiOl DiSsik up TIA III lllC eVtHlt !
after which Mr.. Hunter the messenl
was ordered to proceed to Spain with
patches. 1t is said the subject was th4
tuation Of the British army. Il is stat
the British forces are to be stationed
Portugal. Transports have been ordcl
TO Coruuna and Vigo. 81
The American snip Margaret and carl
has beed condemned at Copenhagen, a
sold for the benefit OF the captors.
A Sunday paper says some minister
changes are spoken OF. The Duke of Pc
land, Mr.. Canning, and Mulgrave, i'll
said, are to retire. Lord Chatham it
added, is to be removed to the treasury, al
! lord Melville has been offered a seat In Il
| cabinet.
Mr.. Shaw, the messenger, left Londd
the 10th December, with dispatches f.
Paris.
Accounts from Sweden were unfavor4
bic since the rupture of the arnsistice, til
Russians pushed forward with such an d
verwhelming superiority Of force, that, al
the gallant Efforts Of the Swedes have bee
frultiess.
Dutch letters received in England state
On the authority of accounts from Paris
that the answer Of the British government
to The overtures from France and Russia
was veiy detailed, and very favorable, am
that i was generally supposed a peace wouh
shortly be conducted. A London papq
says we cannot agree with the Parisia
quldnunc, as to the probable result OF tie
negotiation"
Austria still continues her military pre-
paratlons.
A Russian ukase notifies to the merchants
of ST. Petersburgh, that after the first o.
January, 1909, no ship shslibe suffered tc
enter or clear, from the Russian ports.
Private letters from Holland state, that
Bonaparte has ordered relaxation to take
place In the regulations enjoined by his Mi
Ian decree respecting neutlals. the
decree alluded to, it was ordered that
al neutrals which had touched at British
port, o. Submitted to be scGr9hed by Brit
ism cruizer should be conhscated on enter
ing French port, or condemned as legal
prizes if captured by a French armed YES
sci. Ii is now ordered, that neutrals shall
be admitted :aso French ports, though they
have been searched by a nritisn crulzer,
provided they have not touched at British
port. Ronaparte, by relaxing in the Milan
decree, probably expects that the American
government will be induced to remove It's
embargo so far at least as regards vessels
bound to France.
December IS.
Nothing Tut uncertainty prevails with re-
gard to Spain, We have received no
intelligence of the least Importance since
our last !; and the public is obliged to rest
upon the imperfect intelligence which we
received on Friday. The vague, but very
positive statement of the defeat of Casta-
nos, and the intended retreat Of the British
forces from Astorga and Salamanca is all
therefore we have on which to found our
SD culations and conjectures
It ismatter Of no little anxiety that we
have so little information respecting the ul-
innate Intentions of our own army. We
remain of opinion, that the resolution has
been taken Of embalklng our troops with
altpossible expedition.
On the 14th November Bonaparte re-
viewed his troops at Bur5os.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 9.
Several ships are ordered to Spain, te
protect our transports, in bringing OF oul
troops.
Dover, Dec. II.
Yesterday the foreign messengers arrl-
we'd here-They were accompanied by
William Doyt aud family. They embark.
ed about O'Clock for Calais-Mr. Shaw
the r.essenger sailed this morning in one