Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-19

3 ,be late events in the country from
thence he has fed, than any thing they
will reaa in their own papers.
The Duke Of York has appointed col.
Cook, of the first regiment effoot guards,
" he brisadier general of the staff of the
amy at Cadiz, in the room of brisadier
.r,erai Dilhes who is returned to Eng
land. :, f.
ouards. proceeds to take the command Of
sbe sd battalion of guards, in tae room Of
L,isadier general Cook.
Thirty medical officers have received
orders to proceed TO Portsmouth immedi-
ateIy for Portugal. 4 large division Of
foot guards will embark Immediately at
Portsmouth, to go cut to General Graham.
Four squadrons OF the 18th light dra-
poons, commanded by Majcr Winiham,
and detachment Of the 50th regiment,
consisting Of four officers and go men,
embarked on Saturday at Portsmouth Tor
Portugal.
Tn consequence Of the late brilliant eX-
n,aits Of our gallant army. the Marquis
Mellesley's house and gardens were ele-
f.autly Illuminated Oh Saturday evening.
The ROYAL George. 10 guns, rear adj
miral Sir Il. Williams, sailed yesterday
from Portsmouth, for Basque Roa,ls.
The Joseph transport \. IL. with pro-
visions for Portugal. arrived Yesterday IT
Dover, being re-takcn 10y the Cordeiia
sloop. after having been FIRST taken oil that
port in the morniny by a Freaeh twenty
cared galley.
A grand council Of the bishops OF France
and Italy, will De held at Paris on tie
10th June. The state OF the church, aid
the decay ofspiscopacy is the cause.
The disappointment Of the Duke Of
York, to the Office 81 commandcr in chief
Orhis maiesty's .ani forces, has been no
ticed in a parliamentary way.ia the house
of commons, b. lord Milton, who has sig
niiicd his intention to u,oYe on Thursday
next or some Other easlier day, an ad-
dress to the prince regent, praying his
royal highness to declare by whose advice
he had made the appointment IL question.
We believe there will be no difficulty in
giving the noble lord the Information he
desires; for it is alre ady generally known
that the appointment was made in coafor-
nifty with the general sense OF the cabi-
net. that no person is so tit fer the station
"a the duke OF York. Convinced as we
are of the pr.priety OF that advice, We are
not sorry that IL is about to be brought
under the speedy consideration OF the re-
personalities OF the people for it is es
sential that the sense Of the grand council
Of the nation should be clearly ascertain
cd on point ofso mYch Importance. and
cOnfOrmed TO when ascertaiT,h. But n
saying this we must be understood to
speak of the pure unbiased sense of par
Lament, left to the exercise of its own
sound discretion upon the case. without
the application Of any corrupt or insidious
means to 0yerawe, or uniuly 10 influence
its decision. We. thereto. e. trust. that Oh
this occasion no recourse will be had to
those tumults w:thCut doors which in a
former instance have been resOrted to in
order to control the decisions within. We
are the more anxious to put the house OF
commons and its members on their guard
against such control, as declared design
and plan for exciting and organizing it
are published in the morning paper OF
this day. With this understanding that
the sense Of parliament on the case IS to
be The sense Of parliament. and not the
sense Of inilamed ;nohs wrought upon by
the harrangues Of designing ANA interest
I'd dcna ,osues. we viii await with tecom-
ing respect and Difference for the judg-
ment which the parliament is about to
pronounce.