Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-08


Commons on Tuesday last. We regret to
find, that Mr. Brougham's Motion Tor a
select Commute to take the suoject INTO
consideration, was lost by majority OF
Tae London Prints OF the 4th. contain
no news of Importance. The papers OF
tho 9TH. (by express) contain the follow
LONDON, March 5.
Mr.. Hase. Of the Bank OF England,
waited on the gentlemen ofthe Stock Ex-
change this day. with proposals Tor raising
I6.7s9.625 by Navy Five per cent. An
Snn;f;es. in addition to the sum of l5,A51,7OO
subscribed in Excbequer Bills. to be fund
ed in the month Of February last, making
tooet.er. ii2,29t, S25, which is the whole
sam proposed TO be funded in per cent
Stock during the present year
letters and Newspapers from Paris to
Tho fst inst. have arrived. The principal
Journals are barren of all intelligence res
meeting Tire Peninsula, and they seem eau
tiously to avoid any statements respecting
the North of Europe. Private letters
howeyer. say. that Marshal Bcrthier has
already set off from Paris to take the com
mand. ad interim, Of The army on the Po-
lish frontiers. -,
The Emperor himself is expected to
folow BertIier in few days, having sig
u;Ged il TO be his intention 10 command lii
nerson-We NAV add-against Russia.
By extracts from the Paris papers, it
annears, the Russian and Turkish armies
still keep the field.
No intelligence has yet been received
from Gen. Hill. 1t is hourly expected.
1t is again reported. that an embargo
has been laid in the Danish ports. prepa-
ratory as it supposed to the sailing ofthe
Expedition against Anholt.
We believe we may confidently state,
that the Earl Of Cholmondcley. has &C
ceDted the office Of Lord Steward of the
Household: and we apprehend the Mar
uais OF Hereford will be appointed Lord
Chamberlain, ifhe has not been SO alrea-
dy.
Mr.. Henry Wellesley, his Maiesty's
Ambassador at Cadiz, and MIR. Adair, his
Majesty's late Minister at Constantlnopse,
and formerly at Vienna, are we under-
stand, to be decorated with the Order OF
the Bath, in consideration of their dipio-
matte services on their respective missions
This mark of the s0vereign's favor is. we
are assured. lobe conferred in consequence
of sDeciaI Recommendation made by the
Marquis Wellesley to the Prince Regent
prior to the noble Marquis's resignation OF
the Seals ofthe Foreign Department. 1t
Is now admitted that the Earl OF MORA
has definitely refused the Order OF the
Garter, proffered particularly to him by
the Prince Regent, as special mark OF
his high personal favor AMI consideration.
Messrs. Didcar, Randall. and Hall, A
merican gentlemen from London, embark
cd on Monday evening at Plymouth, on
board the Jane brig cartel, from Morlaix,
having dispatches from the American
Charge d'AHaires in London, for the A.
merican Minister at Paris. They sailed
directly, and seemed in a great hurry to
get over.
A conversation teok place last night in
the House of Commons. upon the difficult
ties that had prevented the presentation
of petitions addressed to the Prince Re
gent, since the commencement OF the SEES
sion. The Chancellor OF the EXehequer
the absence of MIR. Ryder. 80 whose Of,
fee Of Secretary OF State for the Home
Department this business more psrticu-
aTiy belongs. stated i'll excuse, that il
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