Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-20
late FOREIGN NEWS.
VIA NEW-YoRK.l
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LONDON tSfE. X. Is
e,ters from Holland to the 9th inst.scon.
s.,o he melancholy accounts relative 10 the
sa.harrassmeut Of The merchants failures
' r,Iv, and trade extinct. The order for
H. sale Of Amvtican properly is confirmed
2 Paris, Sept. &c.
We Inform you that his majesty issued
,br following decree on the 24th iast.
The merchandise proceeding from the
American vessels which were sequestered
!, Holland. and which have not been vet
| rmoved .hither, may be sold IN the ports
N vhere they are.
Such persons as have received any ar,
tcles which made part of the aforesaid car
Goes. either on estimate or as securities,
sbali pavthe amounethereot before the 18th
& nsxt October. Those to whom they have
been delivered, without a previous valua-
ION shall pay the amount at the current
,nce,on the Amsterdam exchange. This
rr;ce shall be settled BY an enquiry before
,he 10Th of October, and the payment OF
The value then fixed must be made before
4 The 6rst el November. An Inspector of the
/ customs shall be sent to Holland to super
intend the regulations prescribed by this de-
cree, and to report thereon to our director
general"
The safety of Mungo Parke, it is said,
Is ascertained by the arrival OF the ship Ma
nv Anne, Clifton, at Plymouth, from Sc
preal. Accounts 60 the 18th of August had
been received at Senegal, they mention that
nj. Parke had been at Tombucto in the lar
ter end Of May. This enterprising travel
y iler had seriously indisposed, & mush
disabled IN constitution.
q October IS.
The letters received by the Gottenburg
mail communicate great variety OF inter-
ssting matter.
Several hundred vessels were lying at
u Gelteuhurg and other ports, the masters OF
which were prevented from proceeding 60
h their destinations by the sterturs OF seizure
aud con6scation. There was hardly port
in the Bal.ic in which a French consul Was
not stationed. A person in that character
was daily expected at Gottenbarg, TO super
intend the trade of that port and see that
4 the cnntinental system was followed. Sc
q yeraI applications had been recently refused
for ships to proceed soKoningsbers & other
Prussian ports, for fear they should be ex-
q posed to couhscatlon.
In consequence of the persevering inter-
cession of the agents of the French ernpe-
q sror, the Danes had conceded SO far TO their
q importantly, tina, 500 of their troops were
,obe admitted into Zealand progressively,
until the whole force intended to be convey
y ed TO Sweden. should have. passed through
The island; and. is is added, that, under no
pretence whatever, more than the 500 spe-
q cited should at any time remain in the ter
81 r1ory.
The late king Ct Sweden was ar Mcneil
on the 18th ult it was said, on his way to
Finland, through Russia, to endsavor to
excite movement in his favor. A letter
81 from Koningsberg, of the 28th last, states,
that he had hired boat az Pillau, for the
purpose Of being conveyed to Sweden, but
that his intention was discovered, and he
was arrested by the police officers when "a
81 bout 70 embark. It's added, that he was
q Immediately sent off under strong guard
q to Riga.