Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-14
BY Lat Nights Mail.
NrEy YoRx, March 9.
LATEST FROM E.a'GL.4.ND.


Last evening, Captain J. G. Ogden Of the
56th regiment arrived mere from Squaln-
Beach, with the January mai! and despatchc,
from tie British government 10 MIR. Nioiricr
CAPTAIN Ogden was passenger in the &C.
verumant schooner Thistle, Capt. N Pherson,
ard left Plymouth on the 2!st OF January, The
tbs Thistle was driven ashore in the II. Z.
snow storm at seven O'Clock on "Wednesday
evening last a.t' Squanl Beaei aid lost, and SIX
OF her clsw together wIIn thee LIS |srap per
bags were also lost. The letter bags 4nd the
dispatches, were saved, but are considerably
Eet.-
We learn by Captain Ogden That nothing
had nesn dcnc relative to the orders i'll cout-
Gil. That MIR. Pinkncy our minister 1T Lon
don, had sdt,resscd note to the British GO
rernmcnt ON the subject OF lis recai, but al
immediate answer was waved on account of
the unsettled state OF that country. That the
king was considerably better, and had exhi-
bred himself before the public at Windsor.
That the regency bli! had been read twice in
parliament, and it was expected to pass the
dav the Thistle sailed. The Prince of Wales
had accepted the offer Of regent, but was re-
stricted from making peers, sc. The king
was to be under the charge of the queen.
And the United States frigate Essex was
at Plymouth waiting the orders of Mr.. Pink.
ney.
Since the above was prepared for insertion, the
editors of the New York Gazette have been
obliaingly favored with file Of London pa
pers. the Morning Chronicle, to the 18th
, of January, inclusive. They afford the III
teresting articles that follow
London, Jan. 8.
We received letters from Holland yester
dsy of the second instant. The conscrip-
ZION was extended to children of the age of Is.
The Sche,dt fleet was moored in Ruppel 1t
is Said that in Norway three thousand men, IN
tended to man the ships Of war there had re-
fused to proceed to Holland, and that the Da-
mis- troops which are ordered to compel them
had declined any interference"
january 10.
A new decree has been issued By the Da-
nish government, by which all trade with En.
gland is prohibited under more severe penal
tics than any yet inflicted by the cruel Napoie-
on, It is declared felony punishable by death
in tire capture of ship maintaining inter-
course with England.
January IL.
We hare fcrborne from all answer TO the
vague and insitiuous attacks which have been
made in the ministerial papers on Lord Gren'
vile, because he acted npon the feelings OF an
honorable mind. We have uniformly presum'
ed, in the discharge OF our own duty to the
puolic, to preserve the opinion which we thot
consistent with the principles of ancient wing
gism, and what we cl.im for ourselves It IS
right to allow to others. Lord Grenvilie has
been consistent in every part of his proceed.
ing upon ,he regency question; and though
we differed from him in sentiment on the case
we applaud his integrity and 6rmness IN the
maintenance ofhis opinion.
On Sunday last he had an audience OF three
hours with the Prince of Wales, and we are
assured that bis royal hishpess signihed his
entire appreciation of the line Of conduct pur-
sued by the noble lord On the Friday preced-