Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-16


made as to the subsistence ofsthe cllsest con-
necton between the two countries, or that
Russia will assist Sweden in taking posses
sion of Norway, by sending forces from Arch
angel.
Regulations are now on the tapis Tor esta-
blishing an uniform system fort the transit trade;
but these appear to me to be, under the pre-
sent circumstances, premature, since, should
a war break out, general interruption to
commerce with Germany must inevitably be
occasioned."
April IL.
The earl of Fingall arrived In town from
Ireland on Monday last Several others ofthe
Catholic delegates have followed and Mr..
Hay their secretary, arrived on Thursday -
Mr.. Hay is the bearer of the Catholic petitions
and the address to the prince regent.
We are sorry to find that disturbances have
broken out at Manchester, Carlisle and BIS
tol. Those at the first of those places have
been produced by an attempt to obtain an adj
dress to the prince regent, congratulaung his
royal highness upon his approval of Mr., Per
cival and his policy. That the late harvest in
England was deficient, we admit; and that In
Ireland the potatoes, the great article OF food
among the mass Of the people, have fallen
short one third, is, we understand, also adj
mitted For this visitation of Providence no
man has ever blamed ministers, as their para
sites and advocates, in their venal prints, have
stated 1t should however be remembered,
that during the present year, our imports of
corn from America have been very trifling
from the Baltic inconsiderable; and from
France, where there appears at present to be
an absolute scarcity, they have entirely ceas-
ed and what may still operatepn the market,
all these sources OF supply are likely to remain
closed. Here, then, We have not, it IS true.
the origin Of the scarcity, but the aggravatlon
Of it and the prevention OF the remedy. 1t is
the policy of ministers, whose orders in coun-
Gil have stopped those supplies and resources
which America affords, which we have uni
folrly deprecated, and to weak and stupid
attempt to obtain from the people of Manchcs-
ter their appreciation of this policy, we owe
the recent disturbances in that town. In these
proceedings the regent may see, as in mir
ror, the shape and proportions Of his minis
ters, and the place which they and their sys-
tenn hold in public opinion. They cannot say
this is a single case. They know the feeling
is general, for not one No Popery address
have they been able to procure; and even in
some of the few congratulatory ones which
have been presented to the regent on his go
vernment, the praise is only partial, and the
e--lvrs III couIvii e~.4frlly omitted.
Letters from Manchester, received this
morning, state that the disturbance in that
town had entirely subsidized.
The house Of commons was last night chief
ly occupied in another discussion Of the gold
coin bill, and It's extension to Ireland. The
bill went thro' committee, after the house,
in division of 81 to 81, had negatiyed an
amendment moved by Mr.. Parnel, to delay
the proceedings l. days, Id order to afford
time for select committee to inquire into its
operation on the landed interests of that coua-
try. In the course Of the debate, the chan
cellor of the exchequer took an opportunity
of stating the amount of the revenue IN taxes
for the last year, ending on the 5th of April
current. From this it appears, that though
the custome have fallen off, the excise has
improved to the amount of about 6oOoO0 in
GLIDING, however, the product of new duly
calculated to have raised about 400 ,OOOl The
totals are
Excise, lSl2-l795o,O0Ol
lSll-l7, $685. OOl.
The general amount of the whole taxes of
the country has diminished about million, as
confessed by the right hon. gentleman who
stated that of 1912 to be 6l,s3o,oook; while
that Of 1911 was 62, $4,000
ANHOLT MAILS.
BAsLE, March l3
The following article has been published
here:
Count Gottorp makes known, that as sub
ice: of the king of Denmark, he will subscribe
from the 18th of this month February his
name Gottorp.
Gustapus AdoLthus Count Of Gottort.
Basic, Fee. 27, 1912.
Sm1rzrn1ANn March u