Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-22
LONDON, March II.
HOUSE or COMMONS.

III ~
resa no the Speaker, and is as follows
George p. X.
Tie Prince Regent, in the name snd ON
the behalf o. his Majesty, thinks Improper %
inform the House, that the assistance "hlch
his Majesty has been enabled to afford the
Portuguese Government, by maintaining DO
dy of their troops in his pay, has been attend
ed with greet advantage TO the common cause,
aud contributed essentially to the success OF
the measure for the defence of the Kingdom OF
Portugal. Thc Prince Regent therefore trusts
that the House Of Commons viii enable HIM
to continue that assistance for the present
wear, and likewise to grant such farther aid as
circumstances and the nature OF the contest In
which his Majesty is engaged, may appear to
require
Mr.. Perceval then gave notice, that ne
would move that this message be referred to
the Committee of Supply on Monday.
Wmdsor- Castle, Maech IA.
g His Majesty continues nearly III the same
state in which he has been during the last few
days" Signed as usual
March Is.
1t is said that there is little or no doubt OF
war between Russia and France TO this is
to be attributed Bonaparte's Senatus Consul.
turn for calling out fresh consumption OF
10000 men. Troops have for some time
been filing off from the departments contiguous
to the Rhine into Germany. The troops that
were ON the E.lbe, and seemed to mediate an
attack upon Holstein, have suddenly marched
to the Prussian frontier, where large force
is already assembled. Cauincourt IS recalled,
but not wishing to announce his intentions I'M
metliateiy, Bonaparte has appointed La'lrston
to succeed him. Immediately alter IT, APP
pointncnt he sends Lauriston On another nus
SION into It,ly. Oldenbergh, whose Sovereign
is the brother-in-llw of the Emperor Alcxan-
der, has been seized by France, and is to follow
the fate of Hamburger, Lubcck, sc. clrcum-
stance which Cannot fail, and which no douot is
meant, to widen the breach between the two
Empires. The GGnag.d OF the restoration OF
Finland 70 SweGen is cone WITH the same view.
1t is said to be WAY Lt Bonaparte's own seek
ing. This may s@rprlsc some who tank he
has work enough On his hands already IN
Spain and Portugal, am who iAagined thar
Russia had Conc ciyed tn:s to be d tayoarabie
opportunity for sinking off his baletui 'i.tiu-
ence But it will be recoLiccted tia: ne Was
equally at waT with Spain, when he sought the
last cause Of qrlarrG. with Austria. lie was
then aided By this very Russia whom now he
me >.itates au attack upon HE viii now be
assisted by the. Emperor Of austria, whom,
Russia helped HIM to beat down ! The great
cause of DISPUTE is the kingdom OF HolGI1d.
6onaparte insists upon establishing tnat klnF-
dom 1t the cxpcnce Of TIC Polish territories
OF Russia. He accompanies that demand With
the Fronting seizure Of the territories OF the
emperor Aiexandcr's brotitr-in-!aw, and w!ta
requiring the restoration OF Fi1laad, which he
mad guaranteed 70 Russia. Drained by the
war With Turkey, inipoveri shed oy the war
With England, this, in the opinion Of Bona
oarte, may be the favorable nlonnent for al
lacking Prussia. As far as relates to US, the
war viii open the Baltic to us, and we shall
0. course send powerful fleet to take adyan-
taxe Of any events ,lat may occur. That there
is any hope of connecting Sweden with Russia
We do not believe. Spain and Portugal vii! be
afforded another opportunity, another breath
ing ,irre, of which, VIC trust, they will make
use TO orsa,lize, discipline, and encreasc their
arnlisa The war with Russia, should that e.
wont AXE place, will be turned to better &C
count, by the patriots, we hope, than the war
win Austria was
London, March Is.
Yesterday morning communication was
made BY the Board Of Trade to the Governor
of the Russian Company, to the following ei-
fect:--
"Licences will be granted to import Goods
from the Baltic, on the subsequent condi-
tons:
6 The Captain, the ships name, and her
burden must be inserted in the Licence, as
well as the leading port in the Baltic.--If
the port be east of the O der the ships are to
sail with convoy from the same rendezvous
as last year."
We learn that Sir James SauInarcz only
waits the return of the Victory. from Lisbon
to proceed Immediately to the Baltic with
powerful feet under his order The winds,
however, are likely to prevent his sailing for,
weeks to come. 1t is now said that Count
Gottorp will sail with him.
A letter. from Memel, dated Feb /, saws,
In regard to trade, the Russian government
has rather become lenient, and the vessels
with Swedish and American papers have been