Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-16

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the ma rqu;s 81 Wsllssls 3, ard aiksf mem.'
sbers Of the present cabinet, would be'hliled
with the greatest Pleasure BY all classes Of
hi. maiesty's subj eets.--Esurier.
In addition TO the important articles to-
! which We have lready ALLUDED, thcre isya
ao,ssb the Anne riean minister, Mr.. Atm<
strong, without any date. In this note the
French minister represents tie Berlin and
Milan DEGREES as having been .ke,cc
o,encc. of our orders in council, tho every
ene knuws that our orders in council were
issued sftsrs,he Berlin decree. 'fhe &C, By
which France is excluded from American
ports as we'll as Gr eat Britain, is consider
cd as unjust against France, the United
States not having any ground of complaint
against her." The Fren oh minister con-
cludes by saying, that if the minister of
America is prepared to engage, that the
american vessels shall not submit TO the,
English orders in Nov. 1867, nor to any
decree of blockade, unless tina. blockade &c
real, he will conclude any description Of
convention tending to rengw the treaty Of
commerce with America, and comprehend
ing all the. me- asures calculated to CONSOLE,
date the commerce and prosperity Of Ame-
RIGA" .. " -.
There i. every reason, however, to be-
iieve, that America. will not fall iDto'thle
snare France wi.hes@ to lay for her; but
that, a:sing upon her true interest, she will
see that her security aud honor will best be
consulted by n,akingPeS 9TH Great Bri-
tain. " ...
A communication we received Yesterday
from Lisbon speaks in more melancholy
terra. Of THE prospect in Portugal than some
of our other letters. -. -. -"
Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, a mes.
senaer was despatched frcm the house of
the American minister, with, his excellen.
cy's answer to the last dispatches from his
goveranaeat. U.s., s., w.
LONDON. March 10.
We received this morning Cadz pa pers
to the a5th. The IN. my have YET made no
serious attack upon Cadiz or the Isle OF
Leon. and The ,Spanisrds arc actively i'm.
proving The means Of defence. The French
wish t.. carry on an active commerce Of
flags of truce. They send in procla nations
and addresses, which the governor orders
to be burnt by the hands Of The common
hangmap. '., e.. ... ....te
CApIz, Fei. 1s. 81
"In tho night of the 10Th, end during
the whole Of the I7.h, we were snploysd
in constructing, under protection of che.
boats, an advanced battery on thu right, ia
the situation called Ell Salero, N HIGH did
considerable damage to the enemy. The :
boats and old batteries every day occasions
slcon,inua, loss to the enemy Of men and
horses. According to the last accounts, a
which may be relied %, there are in Pu. :
erso. Real 5000 Freaeh, almost all the in.
fantry, with brass pieces, "a Founders.
They entered on the evening OF the 10th .
by the Oamine de Ia .Isla, without artillery.
e February %.
In the mornids Of the :a1,s were burnt
by tn. hands of the hangman, the papers
and dispatches brought by the flag Of truce
on the GOTH. If the enemy thinks to COZ
quer thus by proclamation. and iusidious
PROPOSITIONS, he is deceived. 1t is impos-
sible to corrupt the governor, ora change
the public opinion, which is firmly founded
in Justice, and supported by the general
wish of the people," Gazette del Cpmmer-
clio de Caais, ftb. 20. .-..'.
DRESDEN, Fe5. ID:
An Austrian courier, proceeding to Berlin.
has brought the agreeable news Of sus-
pension Of arms between Russia and tie
Ottoman Porte. These two courts have
accepted the powerful mediation Of the en-.
peror Napoleon. 1t is said that since 1,e
Porte decided to make peace, the English
Ambassador (Mr. Adair) not thinking him.
self safe at Conssantinople, prscipitassly
embarked for Sicily. r."-
LONDON, March I:
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