Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-06
I,oNDoy. July 10.


tugal.
LONDON, July 10.
His excellency admiral Apodaca' inc
spanish ambassador at the court o. %.
Tsmas.s is as we are Informed. to be
anno;n,ed minister OF marine at home.
and is 70 be succeeded as ambassador
plenipotentiary to cur court ny 'he D"iAe
Accounts from Constantinople, via Glib
ral,ar. dated the beginning OF May, state
that an universal anxiety prevailed there
for peace. and that the government III
comn!ianee with the wishes Of the people,
was endeavoring by all means consistent
with its honor. TO bring it about. lhefe
was much distress Oh account OF the tie
ficiency of provisions. and the Jan'ssaiies
were again threatening commotlon.-
The minds of the people were So much
.agitaied, that it was supposed II peace
were not obtained. the Grand siSnior was
in great danger OF assassination.
The Belfast Chronicle says Sc here
was a large quantity Of gold on Wednes-
day on our change. Which the holders
could not dispose of at more than IL
per cent. nor indeed were those persons
who are in the habit of purchasing IN
elined even to give that price, being iuiiy
confident of farther reduction.
The three shilling bank tokens were
Yesterday issued from the bank. 1t IS a
coin that has nothing to recommend II
but the value for which it is to pass-the
size is nearly that of a half crown piece,
the edge is plain, with his majesty's head
on one side, and on the other IS stamped
encircled by a wreath, g Bank token
three shillings, 1914" =.
The principal difficulty in unraveillns
the affair of the Little Belt and the Pre-
sident. arises out Of the equally positive
and contradictory allegations as to the
firing Of the first shot. The Americans
lay the blame upon the Little Belt; while
the officers Of that ship are as positive in
charging the aggression upon the Ameri-
cans. The following is extracted from
Dublin newspaper, OF tie Eth July:
i" DUBLIN, July i.
CaDtain Edgar, OF the Perseverance,
lust arrived in this harbor from n. York.
assures us-tllat commodore Rodgers, OF
the American fiigate President, had So
lemnIy declared to him Captain Edgar
that the Little Belt fired the first shct
into the republican frigate, and that not
until he received the British Ere did ne
make any hostile attack. We have cap
| tain Edgar's permission to use his name,
| and to make this statement"
Juiy 10.
Departure Of The ling Of sscedcn.-Our
Heligoand letters, by the mail OF this
morning, brought us the unexpected IN
formation of the sudden departure of the
king of Sweden for the Danish territory.
It is said, that in paroxism Of rage, al
some circumstance unexplained, but which
| is believed to be dispute witt: a British
eeicer in authority on the station. he
threw himself in an open beat, and pro
cceded TO Tonningen, where he safely ar
rived.
| It will be recolIectetl, that on the occa
sion Of the arrival Of flag Of truce by {
Danish vessel. Gustaviis Adolptus intreat
ed the captain to permit him TO return L
denmark with the vessel. which the cap
tain refused, as inconsistent with his or
ders.
Jnly 16.
i The Spanish minister of finance ha
nronosad 10 the CORES to raise a loan o
| / 900 900 of dollars on the security OF
/ uty of 5 per cent. to be laid on the ex
nortat;on Of British manufactures from
!. Cadiz to South America.
| Our accounts from Lisbon state tina
Lord Wellington had sent Blake with 10
600 men to make diversion in the Can
, | dado, in the rear Of Soult's army. He j