Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-22

From Gatterbprgh

From G~oHenb1rgh.
The ship Concordis, captain Riudgs. ar
lived. a Portsmouth on Saturday last, from
Goaenburg, from which place she sailed
the Secondo of April. Passengers, Mr. Chas'
c. Haven, Of Portsmouth ; captain William
Ieech, late of the brig Suwarrow Of Bever.
fy, and captain John Beckett, late o frhe bark
Pacific, or Salem, the vessels of the TWO lat
fgr having been condemned by the Danes,
! IA ihe high court of admiralty of Norway.
Captain Beckett, who came 30 own on Sun.
day evening has pol!tely favored uswi,h The
following interesting minutes:
Al the time of sailing the ports OF Swe-
den were open to the introduction OF Ame-
Iican Commerce; but apprehensions were
entertained, that the French minister who
had arrived at Stockholm, would Gauss
such restrictions to be imposed, as would
prevent a free trade from being continued
long. BY an order published soon after
lis arrival, all British vessels, manufactures
and produce, exec pting the article Of salt,
were 70 be entirely excluded after the gath
of April. 1t was generally believed in
GotterbmS, by the best informed that it
zocs B~9Rahdrte's intention shortly to caXse
tag seguestrafi0n Of all american vessels and
properly, in rpery P0'r Of Me continent
zShere,hc had influence and that only wait.
ed the arrival ut a great number Of vessels,
expected on the opening Of the Baltic, be-
fore carrying his design into execution-
Already the transportation Of foreign pro-
Suce between Zealand and the continent, &
likewise from Altoona, had been prohibited,
and several seizures Of prohibited articles
had been made.
"Ths king IF Prussia had Joined the
C~Onfrderacv f. the Rhine, aAd the enpe-
TorS Alexander and Napoleon for though
his people were mech oppressed and dissa-
listed with their alliance 20 Francs, yet the
fuances of tn: country were 81 much x.
hsust"d, the value OF its coin deprecated,
end SO little confidence placed in thu s,abil .
tyof the government, that a ~ ,ture wi h
France is. altogether impossible, and he is
endsr the necessity of aeeeding to her
schsmes.
"By the Interference Of our minister at
St. Petersburg, many vessels have been
condemned which were detected with Fore-
cd papers, and a strict examination was
made by him TO prevent the continuance of
these impositiOns on our commercial cha
racter. >.
s Several captures Of American vessels
have been made this season by the Danes,
Their ships of war have orders to bring in
all vessels, of a suspicious character /; but
the privaEeers which were to have received
their commissions from government to
commit further depredarions on our com
mrrce, on the 18th March, were prevented
for the present by the interference of the
Russian minister, claiming a right by treaty
thar the Sound should be kept open to all
nertraiShips.
3 The ,cpndemnations Of thoss vessels,
whose sgents bad appealed from the first
decision, were equally unjust aud unreason-
able in the high courrs IN Copenhagen aud
those Of Norway ; the Judges beinS in ma
NY cases subject TO the bribery Of the cap
tors, and the most triHing prrsrnces admit.
ted as suf6cIentgrcuNd for condemnation.
The bark William Gray, Of Salem, cap:
tared coming dozen from Russia. was con-
demnrd at Copenhagen solely for having
ioinrda British convoy IN going up the Bal.
Iie. Several Others were waiting trial, I'm
der similar prrtences.
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