Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
Selected from London papers to me- sfA q
January, received at tie HVes y "'e 40
I. Evening Post.
LONDON, Dec. %


A meeting of the merchants trading to
the United States was yesterday heid iOr
the purpose of drawing up an application
to his nsiestv's ministers, to request pre-
else and definite answer as to Their 'nten-
tions TO continue, suspend or aoroea'e inc
Orders in Council. An address Tor TINS
purpose, signed by the principal persons
concerned in the trade, we understand mas
been already delivered, but no reply mas
yet been given TO It.
Yesterday a dividend of the late Mr..
Goldsmith's property was made TO the a.
mount of Ave shlings in pound; dou-
bic that sun was expected by the credit
OrS.
December %.
When Lucien Bonapatte and family
were recently made prisoners OF war, the
property they had with them which was
very considerable, became as a matter q
RICH, and custom, prize to the officers and
ships company of II. M. ship Pomona,
captain Barrie. who commanded the ship
informed his officers tina, he did not, for
his part, intend to make any claim to It.
his officers also ag,-ed to wave their right,
and the sailors naturally enough followed
the example set them. Lucien however,
wished to make some little courteous ae'
acknowledgement af the liberal conduct OF
,he men, and begged tina, three or four
hundred pounds might be distributed a.
mong them. The sum was returned by
drputation from the sailors, headed by the
captain of the forecastle; saying they would
have been devIish glad if they had come a
lone SIDE of them in frigate, that they
miehs have fought it out; as It was howe
YER thy could not think Of taking money
from them. Lueisn uesired 20 know II they
wished for any thing else they had No
objection 10 drink his health now he was
going 10 England" and accordingly when
h.lndrd at Malta, he sent Oh share OF
London porter TO each man.
January 2.
We are this dav enabled 10 lay before
our =, aders, BY the arrival OF some French
oaptrs, a portion OF the aanua' exposition
which Bonaparte publishes or the SKATE OF
France. There is one psssage IN TINS DO
cunent which APPEARS very curious; alter
what w- have heard nf Bonapar!e repeal
ing tn Berlin and Milan DEGREES, Ch IN
nsrny says, those DEGREES vii! be acted
npoo a. Icing as Eoelaud maintains her
orders in council. VIVA. will the Amer
can government say to this part OF the
exposition
We this morning received the message
of the president of the United States to the
congress, which we are obliged from want
of room, to submit to cur readers without
any observations.
Letters we've yesterday received in the
citv from the north OF Europe, whish
state that the inhabitants Of the coasts OF
the Baltic have already been reduced to the
utmost misery. In Dautzic one universal
barkruptcy has taken place; all payments
have been suspended for S months. Tn
number of unfortunate people thrown ou'
Of mpIoyment, and rendered desperate to-
want of food, is immense, and it was ge
neraily supposed that unless some rel.e
were afford d, an insurreclion OF the most
serious nature would take place.
January 5.
The nature of the division last night has
been vesY generally Inexperienced and
consequently missated by the public papers
and as it is Of great Importance that ii
should be rightly understood, we shall SKATE
j, correctly for the information Of ou'
readers.
/, will be remembered that the reso!u.
tons relating to restrictions on the Reseo.
we're carried by sae ministers on the htsj
night, except that which related to tn.
household.
The resolution as proposed BY Mr.. Per.
c-va! stood thus:
THAT i, is the opinion of the committee,
tina, the care of his maj cs,y's royal person,
during the continuance Of his maJes,y's III
ness. should be committed to the quesh's
mos, excellent majesty, tina, tor time, to
be limited, her majesty SHALL have the pow
er to remove FROM and to nominate and
appoiut such persons, as she shall think
nropsr to the several Offices OF his males
rvs house. hold; and dispose, manage, &