Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-03
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

By the Galen, at Boston, December 25,
London papers and advices to the 18th No
vember have been received.
On the affairs of the United States there
were nothing in the papers but speculatlons.
1t was thought by many in London, that on
the expiration of the restrictions on the prince
regent partial change OF the ministry would
take place-The Marquis Wellesley retiring
to resume his former situation IN India. and
Mr.. Percival descending to peerage that
Mr. Russell would furnish evidence that the
French DEGREES, though not revoked, had
ceased to operate against the commerce OF the
United States, and that the orders i'll council,
so far as they affect our neutral rights, would
also cease This is the report, which we
hope will be realized The parliament will
positively assemble early in January; and the
restrictions, if not repealed, will die natural
death in February, and will not be renewed.
Bonaparte' remained in Holland, remunerat-
inc the Mvnheers with his presence, and the
smiles of his fair empress, for sheis "sossisa
| The affairs Of the North and East remain
ed as usual. Sicily was stated to be in great
fermentation and its Amazon Queen sick
We repeat, if that island is not soon English
it will be French; it cannot long remain ST.
Gillian.
Bonaparte is taking the most strenuous
measures to supply his subjects with our
southern staple, cotton, from the Levant, tho
it must cost them nearly double. CentaneL
While the Galen was lying at Spithead, a
seaman from the Constitution, deserted to the
British frigate Havana. He was demanded by
Cantain Hull, who was referred to the port
admiral at Portsmouth, and by him informed
that the seaman should not be restored until
the admiralty board had instructed him on the
occasion. In day or two after, an American
sailor swan from the Havana to the Constitu-
ton, and being demanded by the British COM
mander. Captain Hull refused to deliver him,
until he had received Instructions to that eff
feet from the United States. taking for the ba-
sis of his refusal the precedent which the Bril-
| fish officer had furnished him in the first in.
I stance. The affair stood thus when the Galen
| sailed.
/. The latest accounts from Sicily stated that
the whole people of that island were in state
of instruction, and wound up to the highest
pitch ofindignation against their government,
| it being supposed that they were to be deli
yered over to the French. Every day there
were said to be fresh importations ofpretend-
ed Siciiian volunteers, from Italy, supposed
to be men introduced to support the French
! interest.
| Letters from Germany to I'd instant. The
| Russian and Turkish armies were approx
| mating and a general engagement was short
/ " expected. 1t was reported that general
!! rising of the inhabitants of Dalmatia and IS
| tria against the French was expected. MOI
/ coafrmed.
| It's mentioned that the Marquis Welles-
ley is to proceed again to India, in his former
high situation, probably with the Christmas
: feet Sfasesman' WOO. 10.
We were favored with a file of late Ham.
burg papers. The /" Correshonxentea'' once
was one of the best political papers on the con
! tinent-it COW contains little other than the
3, edicts intended to season the Hamburghers
to he tender mercies of their new rulers.
AUGsBuRGH, Oct %.
The number of strangers who take up theil
residence at Trieste, and among whom are
many Greeks, and other merchants of Wen
ma and Hungary, increases daily. That city