Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-26

OF Ire man. O0Qy,aIor !WS:pEEkSsSSs at -asoc:.
timing the most convenient route TLr.
hundred men, well eqripsd, from Kemuek,
. Tennessee and the illinois Territory, wee
, expectcd to rendezvous at the mouth Of ii.
Canadian forks Of the Alk.ns.s river by In.
25th of this NUEth. The object Is s;.',l 10 be
, tie release Of Messrs. S;l,i;h, M'Ciaetn.,,,
Patterson and others ard TO bvipy oaNh,
cold they could conv> emily seize or, %If
such c ourse offered f~ircr prospects of spe.
cuIston) to Join the revolutionary party.
We are happy 70 know, that our local cfs.
GERS are properly impressed, with respcc,to
the positive wrong, and the miscLi>reus
tcndcncies>of these illicit expeditions.
Mr.. Wilson P. liant left this pllcc l..
MONDAY, with well equipped barge, TO jaA
his associates at the or" village. to pirceea
on his expedition 20 The Columbia river rs
party amount to ABOUT seventy able bod!lI
men, neyvcd to hardship.
we understand the Now-York Flu" CQmir-
nv, TO whom Air. Hunt is attached, have di.
patched well furnished ship TO meet the Pr.
" OH the shores oft!le PACING.
Mr. Hunt is acconp .lletl by Mr. bra'lIurr
ard ! Mr. Nutt.ll Tho a.: dcputcd 70 tbs
country. 50 explore ana maxi known rs lcEt5
in the anm..l, vegetable ard mineral klT.
dons /; for which purpose they are provo!
Nth the necessary vests. Ar. T. las Gevct'~
nearly . nr,nti,s 20 the examination u tn
Eeis,.tcurhoed, and has Been cnao!es to INTO.
duce 70 England, very consiti: rabie nu.ntcr
Of oia!.,s before unknown &c the botatic ga!.
tens Of that vr.nrtry. FROM the superior 10.
yan.aces yic. &c country ict i,N h0St Nj.
seu,l tGru.li, We trust these gentleman vi
return with 4 rich scientific harvest. grs'is.
ing to tire philosopher, ard probably a.;iga
: TO society Iii general.
I'VE e.:re hoE!eiy fiuor~d ny e'n'i'man #
his eny 7yuh tAr .fatta-:ing extracts from
letters 81: Eait. American.
I.seHcRN. Jan. 90, 1871.
"Sircc last wrote YOU all kind OF COM
merce has, f possible, been daily Gcte:iorating
.-tte free Port which the city enjoyed 60
long, has BEEN ut length taken away In conat-
GU. nee Of the iTlmcl,ce organized smaSSi!HE
which was carried on, and is now pl.ctd Oh
the same footing as other entrerots In the
empnc---Inany houses have tor the present.
retired tlom BUSINESS. this, together win tn1
frequent failures throughout the Empire, give
such An aspect 20 commerce here, that II IS
impossible at yc'ly distance to form an edc'
ouatc idea Of. You Will have heard ere tn;
reaches YOU, the, reception the last teW ar -
yals In the empire Of American vessels h"s
met with, also the hanbiing conditions on
which they will be delivered up to the pre-
prietors. These should suppose viii not be
altogether acceptable at home. -.
The Pre.ident's proclamation OF Nov. viii
it rot have proved rather unreasonable at
least Judging Of it at this distance, and Oh Dur
view Of affairs, it generally appears so--.;iie
echo Of it by the Grand Judge and minister or
Finances which, will Of course have appeared
with YOU, must I should suppose occasion
strange surprize in the American cabinet:
and certainly from the Presidents address ~
the onepine Of the session,---it could Tot have
been anticipated 1t would haze met so hura:.i-
atine reception on this side OF the wate~--.lt
is notwithstanding, some consolation to know
that few 0! our cnIntryrrrn have as vet been
bold enough to avail themselves Of the !nv'a-
ton thus officially made 70 renew their con-
mcrce, Ia Until or r.spect,rc ahu'rs are put
CT a r1.ore staoic footing, hope none will &C.
venture however fatterins, may be the pros
PEGS that arc heidout."
Ienc!ose YOU Eote o. siIch prices as arc
n,on,ireily m.:,te IA en.rffot---in truth It may
be literally said nothing is doins.--ho'v lo:'s
affairs arc to continue III this stasnant state,
God only knows it is to be hoped Ii" IN
versal lamentations OF this subject will induce
the government to some mclioratioo OF CONF
,nercial restrictions. The pas. DEGREES s:,a!rst
the English ard thcir property have !e;a.y
been put into serious effect here (; some have
had even .heir furniture sequestered these
who have been na;uraiized as Tuseails, Danes
SC. have hopes of escape
Extract efa kncr fran S.9esrn, dated me e''e
Of January, 1911.
81 will no: mention what has bctalien our
unhappy Sweden. The revolution ard ae'
tkroning Of Gus,avus Adolphas--tte sutiaea
death Of our beloved Prince, Charles Aug's,,
,us-the horrid murder ofCcunt Fersen, a'a
the election of Prince Ponte Corro, no"
Charles Juiius, TO be Grown Prinee, are l0ng
ere this come to yuur knowledge. The o'a