Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-09-22
FROM ENGLAND.

FROM ENGLAND.
By the fast sailing snip Robert Burns,
captain Parsons, the editors Of the Gazette
have received London and Liverpool pa
psrs to the 18th ult. and L!oyd's List to
the 9TH. They afford bot little of political
importance. The productions OF til. coan-
trv, cotton, -four, grain, &c. had experience
ed redution in price, the harvest having
proved more abundant than was expected.
It will be seen, by our marine department,
that nearly 200 sail of American vessels
had arrived out in the two weeks preceding
the 18th ult.
The London Statesman OF the 9TH Aug.
speaks with confidence, relative TO the re.
peal OF the Union. On the 9Th of Aug.
the committee Of the board of aldermen &
common council, appointed to prepare Pc
ti,ions for the repeal of the union, had a tull
meeting, and committees were appointed 10
further this object, in an address to the
king and TIE empires
LONDON, duyust {.
We have received French aud Dutch
papers 10 the dates ot July rs and August
1, inclusive. The former give exa3 Sesat-
ed and disgusting details OF the progress Of
the siege OF Cudad Rodrigo and is sur
render and tae later Speak Of report
which we should not be G!s pleased to fad
confirmed, OF the Turkish army, und -r the
Grand V!zicr, having defeated the Rus
SLAMS in general action. kecen: letters
from Hamburger state, that The Porte had,
in high language, refused 10 treat tor peace
with Russia, on the tc,ms wnl.t. had been
proposed by the latter power.
1t is stated in one OF these papers, that
the brother to the late crown prince has
been electedto succeed to the lhrone OF
Sweden.
A Got.enblrg nail arrived on Friday.
The private letters by this conveyance Sta g
that a treaty for an exchange OF prisoners
between England and Denmark WAS in pro
eress, and that his Danish majesty had en-
iareed the period for exporting grain, from
the duchies OF Schleswick and Holstein.-
Wallachia has been formally Incorporated
with Russia.
Lord CastIcreagh is now mentioned as
the probable successor to the present So
vernon general Of India.
Angust 9.
We know not whether the symptoms OF
discomfort in the interior, have increased
With the increasing distress of the people
and have induced Bonaparte to relax the
severity of his restrictions but il is now
stated, that he has expressed an incliua.
tonic open some commercial intercourse
With this country by means of neutral YES
sells. The Project of Ostend is said to have
within these few days Published some regu-
lat'ons, which, instead Of compelling yes.
scls to take one half their cargoes in wines
or brandles, diminish the quantity of these
articles considerably.
To forward this important measure, a
gentleman who enjoys the confidence of the
newly appointed board Of commerce in
France, and was selected by them for the
purpose, we understand has been some DAYS
in town. He is authorised to communicate
with our board Of trade on the subject, but
whether directly or through the channel OF
the merchants, we are NOT informed.
In the event of the intercourse taking
place, it is understood that the trade will
be carried on through the medium of neu-
u i