Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-16
LONDON, Nov. IL.

fa The purpose of lra,nIng the intention OF
his maiesy's government respecting the
orders in council, and with this view
the following questions, we understand
were proposed TO MIR. Faulkner
/. Bonaparte having repealed the dt.
crees of Berlin and Milan, as far as re-
spects American trade on the 1st OF Nov.
whether i, was desigaed by government to
issue orders to British cr,izers, 10 Lring
into port such ships Of the republic az
should proceed from America TO France
direct, on the faith Of that revocation,
wi,hou, British licences?
9, Whether an official uotice being Civ
ven. that the ruler Of France had repealed
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, this govern
ment would either revoke or suspend the
orders in council?
8. Whether the DEGREES of Berlin and
Milan being anaulled, Great Britain would
blockade the ports of France and her DIT.
tendencies
Lord Bathurst being out of town the
answer was postponed, & IL was understood
that no dehnitive reply would be given by
the lords OF trsde, all matters relating to
the orders in council belon sing to The trea-
sury department but that the former will
be the medium by which the communi-
cation will be made TO the latter.
Licences were onSaturday received from
France, in pursuance Of the revocation Of
the above decree, granting liberty 10 Anne
rican vessels 10 proceed direct from hence
10 French ports.
A Prussian gallo. is arrived at Ply
mouth from Rochelle, which she left en- the
5,h on that Gay says the captain, the pre-
feet received the copy of a decree issued
by Bonaparte tor calling out fresh con.
.crip,ion of 800, GOO men, including prisons
from the age Of IS to so.
4 Paris paper has been received of the
s.. instant, it does not contain any intelli-
gence of Importance. Cardinal Maury has
CONSENTED 10 be one OF Bonapar,e's bishops
and has accepted the erchbishoprick OF
Paris. 1t will he recoeetsd that he was
raised to the cardinals tigaity as re-
comps nee for his attachment to the Bour-
bons. This mans regeneration has not
surprizcd any VINO are acquainted with
his character his religious principles were
always made subscrvsens 10 his political
views.
The project Of a COMMERCIAL treaty be-
tween Sweden and France has been receiv
ed in london, and contains the following
stipu'a''ons:
1. That Sweden shall on hcr part as the
alIv OF France, use her utmost endeavors to
promote the adoplionof the continental sys.
tenn within her territories.
g. That the decree of Trianon Of the
5th August with the tariff annexed, i'm
posing duties on all colonial product, shall
be resoried 70 in Swsd den.
8. That all persons guilty of introducing
colonial produce without payment Of du
ties, shall be punished by fine and impri-
sonlEent.
4. That if necessary the force OF France
shall assist in carrying the provisions of
this arrangement into effect in Sweden.
5. That a regular Intercourse by pack.
eta shall be established between Stralsund
and Ystadt, to assist in promoting the con-
nexion between the two countries.
Bv An article from Dresden of the Gath
ultimo. which speaks Of the age and in
creasiug inhrn,iies Of the king of Saxony,
!. seems that some great change is to take
plac. there, which is 20 be announced in the
assembly Of the states on the 6rst day of
the new year.
Advices from Memel of the 22d uitim9,
mention military tour of prince Pona:ow
ski, attended by number Of French en-
pineers to examine the fortresses of Po-
land. In conse qnence of this journey it is
said that 5000 workm.n have been employ
ed on the Notifications Of Luke, Srndomir
anG Wislsko. All the peasantry had been
called out, trained to arms and formed into
regime nts.
Bya gentleman, just arrived from He'll
cola nd, we learn that the commanding of.
iicer ON that station, in the Horatio fliga,e
with six or eight gun-boats and 400 men,
were proceeding to Nieuwark, TO make an
.,,acL on ;he French. who VERY collrctine