Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-02-28
YOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON, December ~.


Altoona and Hamburger papers reached
town last night, to the 7th inst. and letters
from Gottenburg to the 18th. The letters
state, that the Victory, and the feet Tor Eng,
land, sailed on che 18th. One letter dated
the | 9Th, says that the convoy had been COM
PEELED to put back again by contrary WINDS.
From note transmitted by the Emperor
of Austria TO the Stakeholder oflower Austria,
it is manifested beyond all doubt that French
troops are and have been marching through
the Austrian territories. The marching OF
these troops in such direction can scarcely
have any other object than the commence
ment of hostiiities with Russia
Corn Erehaage January 1--we have not
many fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day, but the
remaining quantities are again somewhat con-
considerable; fine dull in sale, hardly at last
prices; second and inferior, rather lower
Rye is cheaper, as likewise barley, and the
latter in good supply.
Bread.-Y esterday, the Lord Mayor having
inspected the meal weighers' reports, ordered
the price of bread to be reduced half an as
size, or Id in the peek loaf, to commence to-
morrow, when the quartern loaf Of wheaton is
to be sold for Is. sd and Is. Sd. 2. house
hold.
January 3.
Al a numerous and respectable meeting Of
the Friends to the liberty of the Press, held
at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the
Strand, on Monday the I'd inst TO take into
consideration the claim Of Mr.. Henry White,
to public support, Sir Francis 3urdctt, Bart.
NJ p In the chair, it was Res0tv -d-Inat
subscription be commenced for the purpose
of affording Mr.. White some remuneration
for the very great expenses he has incurred
in his struggle in behalf of the liberty OF the
press.
SIR Francis Burdett, subscribed ESQ. The
whole OF the sums subscribed amount 60 $500
and subscriptions still received. The Duke
OF Bedford $50.
January 4.
Lord JoceIyn is expected to move the aa
dress in the House of Commons, and MIR,
WISE to second it. Tie Morning CAronicle
of to-day "Wednesday announces, that it IS
so perfectly understood 10 change will take
place previous to the opening of the session,
that arrangements are actually made Tor all
the masters to be submitted to the Two Hou-
ses by MIR. Pcrceval The intelligence ONO
Change being in contemplation, which the
Morning Chroa Gle publishes az SO new, we
communicated at least month ago.
Courier.
On the arrival of accounts from Hamburger
on Tuesday in London, the exchange between
London and Paris, and London and Hamburger,
rose about 10 per cent; that with Paris adj
vancing to 10 5; and that with Hamburger to
81. s.
The Prince Regent will hold council on
Monday next, when the address of his Royal
Highness, with which the session of Parlia-
ment is to be opened on the following day,
will in it's perfect form, be submitted for his
final appreciation. His Royal Hghness will
not meet the parliament in person the ses-
sion will be opened by commission.
A paper of yesterday revived astory ten times
repeated, but which never had any foundation
in fact, of an intrigue in the cabinet, the object
of which was the removal Of Mr. Percival from
the high situation he holds in the present Adj
minstration. H. referring to this intrigue,
the Journal alluded to, with appearance of the
most unaffected naivete, observes, that, 1t
will be recolected an intrigue to that effect
was some time ago discovered In the cabinet;
not chusing, at the same time, to recollect,
that the false ruuiors which 1t might then
suit the designs of some men to propagate,
had more than once been declared, on author
itv, to be utterly destitute OF foundation. Now,
we again repeat, and on authority, that 10
such intrigue does exist, or has ever existed /;
and that if there had at any time existed the
slightest ground for such a suspicion the ob-
iect and views of the intriguers were COM
pletely the reverse of what the Public were
then, most insidiously on the part of the real
intriguers, but on their own most unwittingiy
induced to suppose-Of the same stamp are
all the inferences which it is attempted to
draw from these false preusises-such the
expunging fron the speech all mention of the
affairs of Ireland; the subsequent application