Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-26
FoRElcN INrELLIcENcE.
NETWORK, July 81.
4eRJyAL or TIE GENERAL
ARMSTRONG.


ay his royal highness the Prince OF
w les, r gent of tie United Kingdom
,f Crsa. Britain and Ireland, in the
name and on behalf Of his majesty.
A PROCLAMATION.
Declaring the cessation Of arms, az
u.n D. sea as land agreed afOa DC
,ssera his M1jesty and his most Cars
tion Afajesty, and enJeinmS the 90
: xervance thereof
GEoRes, P. R.-Whereas congen'
non TOR ,ae suspension of hostllllies be.
tween His Majesty and the Kingdom o.
r.ance, aas signed at Paris on the 23d
day of April last, by the Plenipoteot'a-
ary Of His Majesty and the Plenipeten-
,isry of his Royal Highness Monsieur'
brother of the most Chcis.iaR King, I.
Gen. Of INC Kingdom OF France: And
wASress Err ,he putting an end to the
salauities of gar, as soon, an Eas lar as
nav bs pns>i5le, 1t hath been agreed
b., y en- His Msjcs,y and His Most
Christian Majesty a, follows; that IS 20
s,,. mat as 5000 as the convention shall
be signed ana rati6 d friendship should
be est,ohsned between his majesty and
the kingdom Of Ftance by sea and lard,
IN All parts Of the world and IN order to
nceyeDt all causes of complaint and dts
pu,c which might arise with respect TO
prizs, ,that might be made at sea after
the signature of the said conveailen, 1t
has also been reciprocally agreed, that
enc vessels and eff Cts which might be
taken in the English Channel and IN the
North Seas, after the space OF twelve
DAYS, to be reckones iroa, the exchange
of the Publications OF the said convention,
should be restored On both sides; that
the term should be one month within
The British Channel and North Seas to
the Canary Islands, and to the Equator !,
and ave months In every other part oil
the world, without any exception or o.
Their particular distinction OF time or OF
place. And whereas he ratihcasioos OF
the said convention were exchanged oy
the respective Plenipotentiaries above
O. eationed, on the Sd day OF. this inst
May, from which Gay the several terms
aforementioned, OF twelve days of one
!, month, and Of Ave months, are to be
computed: Now. in order that the Sc
yeral epochs fixed as aforesaid between
hi. majesty aud ais most Christian Ma
ies,y should be generally known and OBJ
served I; we have thought I'll, in the na,ae
aad ON behalf ofhis majesty, and by and
with the advice of his majesty's privy
cnuncil, to notify the same 10 his ma.
iesty's loving subjects and we do here
= by, in the name and on the behalf of his
majesty, strictly charge and command
all his majrsty's officers, both at sea and
Ind, and all other his majesty's subjects
whatsoever, titat they fo'bear all acts OF
hostility, either by sea or by land, against
the kingdom Of France, her allies, her
vassals or subjects, under the penalty O!
mourning his maiesty's highest disples-
surc
Given at the Court at Carlton-house,
the 9th day Of May, in the Saith year of
his maiesty's reign, and in the year of
our Lord, 1914.
LONDON, May Is.
We understood that the Duke Of Well
iington left Paris some days since to re-
turn 20 his army, in consequence of a
particular express, the object of which
is said 10 have been TO make selection
of $4,000 men from the most effective
regiments, to be sent against the U. S
of America, under the command OF Sir
P Picton, who is said 10 have already
embarked from the south of France for
that destination.
May Is.
It is said that Messrs Gallatin and
BAyard have received dispatches from
the American Government, containing
insiractlons for the duty they are about
to undertake ola most conciliatory ma.
ture. For the especial convenience OF
toe British ministry, the place of in.go-
tiation has been changed to Flanders.
Six ves.els were taken between the
9Th and tenth Of last month, by the Prince
OF Neufchatel American privateer, and
carried into Hdvre, where they have
been condemned, and the vessels and
eargoes advertised for sale. A letter
from Hayre, dated on Wedns sdAy last,
from a gentleman who went ever 10 en-
dcavSr to procure restorattnp OF the
srgo CT one of the vessels, states, All
my interference at this placs has ye,
been in vain, "a the American Consul
here has the very extraordinary power
Of condemniag vessels ,entin by Ameri.
can privateers without the interference
of the French Government.
The following have been taken by an
American privateer, between Madeira
and the coast Of Portugal, viz: Cd the
STA ult. near Madeirs the Britannia, Of
Aberdeen, from Teneriffe 10 London;
10Th, IN lat. IS, long 10, 80, London
Packet. from Valencia; Melpomene,