Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-27
: BOSTON, June 20.
LATE FROM ENGLAND.

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BIZ an arrival yesterday we received Lon
: Con papers TO the 18th May. They are
no,fruitful of.events. s -.
Excepting thar the appointment Of Mr..
Morirr a. secretary Of legation to the u
States, had been gazetted, we end nothing
on 4he subject Of our relations with Eng
land. =. .... -. ....f y. '.'-"''-:'- ~,
Every thing remained quiet in England =:
EuFdett was in the Tower, and hiS fFiends
did.not increas IN Parlianrene. The great
opposition lords, Grey and GrenVilfe, had
declared IN favor Of Parliamentary privi-
Irges. The speaker Of the Commons had
obtained leave to defend against Burdeu's
action. : >
A singular attempt had been made by
the British government to induce Ferdi-
nand the 9TH to escape from his prison in
France But he had refused 10 accede to
ir--had given intimasion to his prison-keeP-
or Of the a,tsmpt, and had obtained the ar
rest of the agent and had requested to be
adopted as NaPoleon's son. So say the
French papers. Circumstances render the
account of The attempt probable.
The English accounts from Cadiz are to
the 1st May. They state the French APP
proaches against it to be forward and that
they had taken fort Matagorda, on the N.
E. side of'the harEior. The city was we'll
fortified, and had strong garrison! An
incessaut canuonade was kept up by the be-
siegers and hrsieged. Their Lisbon ac-
counts are not so late rs ours. Massena
was 10 command The invaders Of Portugal,
with New, Junot and Reguier under him. .
Napoleon was making tours lie company
with his lovely empress, who was said to
have acquired Commanding influence over
him.. They were visiting Antwerp. The
archduke Charles was becoming favorite
with Ronaparte who has advanced him to
the highest dignity in his Legion of Honor,
and it was said would make him king of
Spain.
There were no indications OF peace A
British feet had arrived in the Baltic.
Fran papers By the sch'r Resolution, Bates;
= from Plymouth, Eng.
.-..-.,'~. PARIS, dbrl 90, 1910.
The minister of police [Fouchrl has an.
nouEeed to the emf error, that the command
ant If the castle of Valancay has given In
formation. Of the introduction into that cas-
tie ora baron De Kohl, calling himself a
munster of England, to prince ferdinand
(ths legitimate king Of Spain, prisoner in
that eastlel KOlli is now a prisoner in
Vincennes. The diamonds, SC. of which
he was the bearer are de posted at the police
Office. Here follow, 4 letter from Frrdi:
napd, apprizing the French governor Of the
conduct Of Kohl also, a certificate Of the
marquis Wellesley, as credeu,ial Of Kolli
Also, letter from the British king to
ferdinand assuring the latter of his frirnd-
ship and alliance: of the means employed
90 rescue Spain from her Invaders ; and
exhortinx him TO escape from his servitude.
TheS follows aletteE from the governor of
Valsaeay, giving an account Of the ceIebra.
Sion,of the fst April, IN Lonor of the en-
perorsS marriage = at which the Spanish
princes testified their joy on the event, and
when Ferdinsnd 7eh gave as toast" Our
august sovereign Napoleon the Great, and
Maria+Eouisa his august spouse land also
lettsrifroia Prince Ferdinand, declaring
his wishto 6eeeIne the adopted son of Ma
PsleOa. -, ~. =. -.
o6.the examination of KoIL, he said he
was Charles Leopold, baron of Kohl, aged
50, q native of ireland, and minister to
Fsrdindnd 7th:--I,hs be came so.Frauce
with proper. rrsdehsials and letters to Fer
dinapd that be had funds with him to the
s amc1ht az 100000 fiancss chat hisproject
was Ia eiFeecihe escape of ferdinand from
his e0n6nemens BY seationing RELAYS Of
horses and. carriages to the coast, were q
sauEdrUa of one sail Of the line, q fTigate,
- brig md a gaIlioG under commodore
Coek66f1e, were seslioned eofeeeive them.
Tnac;kss@aA aesspspanisd by M. de St.
Bouusls that under pretence of having
sefAs sareua articles EEdianAends1 to eel, he
go ..,e. : ;