Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-24

system Of exclusion, with regard TO British
and colonial produce, was vigorously en-
forced.
~ London, March Ss.
Denmark, it is stated, has seized and Or.
dsred for sale, all American. vessels IN ,ts
ports, and directed the proceeds to be paid
into the royal treasury.
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According TO letters from Paris, Of the
18th, general Armstrong has demanded his
passports, In consequence OF the order TOT
the seizure and sale Of American vessels,
which order was to be published on the
next day. 49,. A. -. !
Prussia has completely entered into Be-
nsparte's system, with respect to br'''sh'
commerce. Her ports are shut against all
British and colonial produce.
Gostenburg, March 6.
a strong sensation has been excited here
by intelligence received at Hamburg, under
date Of the I'd instant, announcing the sc
illustration Of all American property in the
ports OF France, Holland, Spain and Naples.
This information is contained in a letter
from the minister for foreign affairs to Mr..
Armstrong, and is inserted in the Leslie
dar Borscu Halle.
.... March IS.
We were informed on the 18Th Of cir.
curnstance, which, II true, is very curious,
viz. That Bonaparte has been sounding the
temper oi the Swedish government, IN re.
gard 70 the exclusion Of Amerit ans from
the ports Of Sweden, convinced that 90 long
90 ihsy are admitted, his I" Continental
System" cannot be carried into effect. Ia
ken 9th bis late measures towards Ameri-
ca, the thing 10 probable. That Napoleon
carries his hostility to colonial produce into
fah practice, will appear from the following
article: . '- =. - a..
." ~ '. id. "Paris, Ma,rh ~.
"The emperor and king has ordered the
inspectors Ut ,hs imperial Kitchens, in iu.
lure. not 20 use any other sugar than tha! OF
grap,s.", ,.,
TIE IMPERIAL NARRLAGE.
The bride set off on the 18Th for Paris.
Napoleon was 10 proceed to Compicgne on
the Esd, TO wait for her arrival.
It is said, there will be a grand tourna'
inent ia the manner of our ancestors, in the
> Champ dc Mars, ia which the illustrious
empress will, with her own hands, dIstti.
butte crowns and prizes to the conquerois.
5 The diamond which ornaments the hih OF
Bouararte's sword is worth ~ millions of
france, which Is three times the vsiue o(ihe
celebrated Orleans diamond. 1851.
The value Of the; Jewels and nup;iol,or.
namtu,s hith Napoleon has des,ined Tor
his BRIDE are estimated at re taillions of
francs. .
SIXTH Of the intended new empress Of
France Gin figure she is below the mid.
die size gracefully tormedin the neck and
shoulders, with a complexion OF the most
delicate wilderness a nose somewhat incln-.
ed to the Roman; eytsof The mos; brilli-
ant blue, and profusion Of ginning aaxen
hair, that reaches nearly to the ground !;
her hands and feet most delicately shaped |;
her! Ups are truly Austrian however, when
opened by a smile they discover a set Of
teeth, most beautifully arranged, ano exqui-
sitely white. i remember 10 have seen her
own lovely aunt taken from her mother in
iuss such transi,ory blaze OF beauty; JOY.
fully expecting 10 fila long established
throne,; and afterwards saw her tall the
victim 70 her subjects on a scaHoh ;" .;
IA :. ENGLAND. u ! ,..r@, g.
We do not ind the prospects of a settle
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 70 engage much attention
in the English Journals, and the debates in
parliament are wholly destitute Of iniorma'
ton upon this subject. .s
; A report of The probability Of a rupture
between Russia and france had been re.
ceived in Lortlon on the seth Marehi but
/, was discredited on the ground that Rus.
s;a would not dare to engage IN eonAIct,
when there could not be remote exPeesa-
ton tina. Austria would be neutral.
A considerable feet 10 immediately to
assemble In Yarmouth, supposed to be dec.
tined for some snssrPrizs Of magnitude in
the Baltic. .uaAe 49,
HOLLAND. ,.
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