Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-25

last number of the asscmblement OF an army
on the French coast. The passengers state
that troops are marching from Dunkirk, and
other places, to the camp at, boulogne, and
|. that the force assembled there, Will comprise
in few days 10000 men. the Hot,la pas
been exercised, but { und to be m a Iniseraoie
state. It's not cr.dible that Bonaparte has a.
ny real design of attempting an invasion Z
it follows that his design by this assctnhiase
must be to deter our reinforcing the BRITISH
" July 90.
It will be seen by Saturday nights Gazette,
that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent
has appointed the present Viscount Melville
to succeed his father as keeper of the Prlvy
Seal in, Scotland an entire slnecure OF 4OOol
per annum.
The Adventure, Snowden, of Whitby, from
Leith for Quebec, was lost the Oath OF May
last in the Gulph of St Lawrence-the crew
were saved. This is the identical ship that
the Circumnavigator, Captain Cook, sailed
round the world in. She was repaired at
Whitby last year.
July 81.
We understand there are some licences IN
town for shipping goods direct from hence to
St. Petersburg. The licences we believe,
have the sign manuel of Alexander, and are
principally for the importation of drugs. 1t
has been observed; that as matter OF favor to
this country, two Russian harbors are to be
converted into tree ports. Those mentoped
to us for this purpose are Archangel without,
and I.iebau within the Baltic.
-1,ta Governor 0E Onpkec.
has reached England by the Amelia trlgate.
it is said that the gentleman who commands
on the Halifax station is to succeed in the go
vernment of Quebec, as the age and inhrml-
ties of Sir James, after long service unit this
officer for the active duties which, under the
new circumstances with respect to the United
States, he might be called upon to perform.
August /.
Letters from the coast of France to the 28th
inst. informs us, that Bonaparte has published
a decree, dcnouncing the penalty OF death a.
gainst any Captain on board Of whose ship a.
nv Bills of Exchange upon England, or Cor
respondence with England shall be found.
August 2.
The daughter ofI.ucien Bonaparte, we are
informed, from respectable authority, is
shortly to be married to MIR. Charlton, a
young man of "a years of age, and possessing
a considerable landed property in Shropshire.
The fair foreigner is very handsome, and We
ry highly spoken of. MIR. Charlton is OF the
family of the Luchmeres. The match is ap-
proved Of by all parties, and promises to prove
happy one. s,..4
By a. letter, dated the 18th of May received
from the Brazil, it appears that the Prince
Regent of Portugal had, two days previous
thereto, being his birth day, settled pension
of 20 600 crowns per annum on Lord Yelling
ton, 10000 on General Beresford, and 5000
on COL Trant.
August 3.
THE KING.
"W1NpsoR CASTLE, Aug. J.
ellis Majesty has had some sleep in the
night; and is as we'll as he was two days
ago."
(Signed as usual
The following circular letter was received
in town yesterday:
"W1NDsoR, Aug. 2.
@This morning the bulletin made its APP
pearance attwelve o'clock, previous to which
an awful and interesting silence pervaded ev-
erv eountenance, within the precincts of the
Castle, upon rumour that his majesty had
passed an entire sleepless night; but on re-
ference to the literal expression Of the Bulle-
tin, we feel ourselves solaced which zorro.
borated with general inquiry, states, that his
Majesty is in no worse position of his malady
than yesterday"
His Majesty suffered another relapse on
Thursday evening, and continued in state OF
violent agitation through the whole nigh"
Paris papers have reached US to the 24th
ult from which We have given some extracts
in our preceding columns The Toulon
feet APPEARS to have put to sea the middle OF
last month, to protect two friga:es from be-
ing captured by our fleet, which the French
effected not, however, without some Of our
ships ha, ing brush with Monsieur,
CorExHAeEH, July s.
The Consul General of Russia, at Christian
sand, in Norway, has published an advertise
ment, notifying to all merchants, that in confor-
mity to measures recently adopted by Russia,