Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-23
LONDON, May 90.

turad, and in the French adnllralty coui'S
under the DEGREES Of Berlin and Allan,
are to remain impounded until delivered
by order Of the supreme Judge. INC
whole number of vessels which have en-
tered the French ports under the Amerl-
can flag, since the ed November, 1t Is sup
Dosed. does not exceed 90; and it is sup
nosed that this indulgence Of BOnaparte
is continuance to entrap the republicans
at some more profitable opportunity.
German papers of the 18th arrived this
morning. They bring contradictory ac-
counts relative to Turkey some assert
ed that the oyertures of Russia have been
refused others, that they have been ac-
cepted.
There is some talk of fresh meeting
at Erfurtl. between the emperor AieXan-
der and Bonaparte. The latter wishes TO
lull the former into security till his plans
are ripe for execution he may AGAIN
make him the medium of transmitting us
some fresh insidiOuS Overtures. However,
the poor princes belonging to the khenish
confederacy, have received orders to nave
their conlingents Immediately completed.
June i.
The Turks and Russians are stated to
have concluded another armistice OF FL
DAYS, for the purpose Of entering into pre-
liminaries ofpeace. 1t is said in one let
Ter, that new motive OF hostility mas a
risen between Russia and France. A cou-
rier of the latter was taken by the Rus
SLAMS on his way to the Turkish camp
north of Adrianople. His papers were
examined, and by them it appeared that
there subsisted conneXion between 30
naparte and the Ottoman Porte hostile to
the interests of Alexander.
Letters from Mcneil to the 10th OF May,
contradict the assertion, that the KING OF
Prussia had acceded to the Khenish con-
federation by furnishing quota OF $4,000
men.
We have received Paris papers to the
sOth nit. 1t will be seen in our extracts,
that the evacuation Of Almeida, and the
retreat of the French across the Agueda,
were known in the French capital. b.
naparte and his consort LETT Caen, on the
Goth uit. Tor CnerDufS.
June 5.
1t is said that government has obtained
the consent Of the C0rtes and Regency TO
take $4,000 Spaniards into British pay.
A morning paper states, that the mar
riage of Bouaparte and Maria Louisa has
not produced that subservance, on the part
of the emperor of Austria, which was eX-
pected as the consequences OF that matri-
moniaI alliance; and that his majesty has
actually refused to ratiiy the commercial
treaty lately negotiated at Paris by count
sietternich.
4 statement was Yesterday reported to
the committee of the city Of London Ia
yern, for the relief Of the suffering Portu-
puese, containing the following substance
Of an official document transmitted from
Lisbon, of the horrid devastations and
cruelties committed by the enemy in their
retreat through the district of Arganil:
"That district alone suffered in corn,
wine, oil, and other necessaries OF life, to
the amount of 1lO,595 milreas, between
80 and 10000 pounds. Their churches
were destroyed, their houses burnt, men,
women and children were killed and violat-
ed, without regard to age or sex nearly
100 young women were violated, and many
carried off by these barbarians. In the
documents alluded to. every particular is
infinitely described, and we feel the great
est satisfaction in assuring the pablo that
our brave troops no sooner drove the enc
| nv from several places, but particularly
from Fuentes de Onor, than they imme-
diately contributed, not only in a pecunia-
~ way, by appropriating part of their
nav, but even divided their provisions with
| the miserable inhabitants who remained"
A mail from Cadiz arrived this morn.
ips. The commander in chief of the ar