Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-31
NEWPORT, May %.

arrived az tUlS Post t"'' -p0f.s' = '
brig Brazilian, Capt. Hodgkinson,3 50
DAYS from Liverpool. in ballast Lett
there brig Holm, Of Philadelphia. car
tie! brig Alexander, P'get, for Boston,
in 10 days and Pocahontas' oheroufne,
fof do. IA 8 days. both With cargoes oi
goods; MAY 81, eff the Western islands
fell in with 5 British mere hantmentFonl
the West. Indies for liverpool, who pat
on beard Capt Ii Capt Carr, mate and
2 4eamen Of the schr. Miranda, at Wsr-
rep. from Ksnnsbunk isr ..aarlanzlos'
wbich they bad captured. My i3Sti'
lat. 40, spoke ship Hope, OF Baltimore
from Charleston for Lisbon, 70 days out
On THURSDAY last, OF NantuckssSnoais,
was boarded by the peiyaleeF Yankee,
II hours outtrom this port, taeb'ock@de
in CO Lest evening" of the entrance
of our harbor, was boarded BY tie Or
pheus triga,s, and permitted to proceed.
Capt HodgkirSon has politely tavoRed
the editors Of the Mercury with London
papers to April 20, liverpool 10 April
2sd ifaurteen days latest) and Lioyd,s
lists to April 90, from which they have
extracted every article OF consequence.
The expedition for America, with
2ooo marines on board, sailed from Ply.
mouth, about the 18th of April
The exchange Of prisoners between
this country and England had been en-
,tirely suspended by an order from the
British government.-Ihe following ar
ticla on this subject, is from the Lon
don Statesman of April 18th -" Sslur-
dav the American Consul was informed
by Government that no cartels would be
permitted to leave this country ier the
u. States un,il further orders; and we
learn that, in consequence OF this deter
minatioo, vessel which was en- the
point of sailing With passengers and prl-
eouers has been stopped. This depar'
tuse from the lenients ystem upon which
Ministers have hitherto acted, Is said TO
have been occasloneJ by the receipt OF
intelligence from Sir ]. B Warren, that
the exchange Of British subjects natu-
rallzed. in the United Ststes had been Pc
rsmptoGiIy demanded by the American
government, under menace Of detain-
ing all the British prisoners that m'Sht
fall into their hands-To this demand
Sir J. 3. Warren returned prompt re-
fusat"
Petitions had been presented TO Parli-
ament from the Cotton manufacturers OF
Liverpool from the merchants Of Ii
verpool engaged in the commerce OF
Brazil: ann from the ship owners of Ii.
vsrpool, PRAYING for some probibitory
lneasui es against the importation OF Cot
ton from ttis country.
TIE following is copy of the Gem
mercial regulation respecting Licenses
to America, issued by tho British 60
vernment on the lotif Of April -" Ii
cense, will be gr.nted By the board of
Trade, for exportatl n and importation
of all articles to and tom any port In
America not ockat,ed-Ncutrals ships
only, and Of the build of the country to
which they are declared TO belong
The name and tonnage OF the ship to be
mentioned 10 taking ou' the License"
The Russian Gen. Wittgensteln, has
add esscd a spirited proclalna'icn to ths
Saxans. in which he invites them and
tteir Sovereign 10 shew themselves true
G,rmans.-He says, {" the hour has
struck-the hour OF delivery from BONA
Dare's y ke-but let us take instant adj
vantage of it, fer it will never strike
second time"
The Russian Minister at the Csuft OF
Denmark, haa presented to his Danish
Majesty letter from the Emperor of
Russia, desiring 10 have ali Immediate
answer to the question whether Den
mark VIII act win or against France :"
S,ralssrd and Pon.eranla has been Ia
Ken possession 81 by body ai Swedish
troops. A second division Of 10000
Smedes sailed from Carlsham on the
18th March for PomerahiA. A third &
fourth division were to follow INN. d.
ately, and the Crown Prince would &C
company the fourth.
The King Of Prussia has, by edict, a.
boliabed 3onaparte's continental System.
He declares " that all restraints under
rhich commerce has hitherto suffered
~ the Prussian States. in consequence of
the so aenominatedyC Continental System,
are abolished, and that the ships and
goods of all friendly and neutral natisns
SHALL be freely permitted 10 onter into
lie Psusssn harbors and territories,
without any exception OF difference.
All French goods, either produce or 5
manufactures, are on the contrary, to.
t,lly prohibited, not only for uss, but
likewise TO pass through our territories,
or those occupied by our armies"
THE Bon Cheyenne arrived al Ply.
tnouth April ,7th, from St. Salvador,
nth one million sterling on board
Such were the apprehensions entertain.
H. h.. fat~ <has rotItSias Had Mar