Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-07
ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY, MAY 7.
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| We have been favored with the peru
sal OF letter from gentleman OF this
town, dated from on board his B. NJ.
Ship Albion" off the Tangiers, April
Soth, from which we learn
| That Admiral Cochrane had not then
arrived on this station-though hourly
expected. That Admiral Cockburn en-
tertains no doubt Of bis being invested
with powers to conclude an Armisnce
should ne be disposed to do so-Snd is
Of the opinion that there is prospect Ut
an early PEACE between Great Britain
and the United States. The despatch
from ,ka Secretary Of State to Admiral
| Cockburn, about three weeks since, did
not in any way relate to an Armstice
1t was Interesting only TO the Danish
Charge des AHfaires and his govern.
ment.
Accompanying this letter we have the
Bermuda Advertiser of the l3:h of A
prii. II contains Little more than the
! same accounts which have been already
received. The defeat of Butcher is
confirmed, but his loss wa, triGing when
compared with the exaggerated account
| given by the French papers. Lord
Wellington was advancing. between the
18th ard 18th insls. after leaving an a.
dcqua,e force behind him to watch the
cnemy's movements at Bayonnc. his ar.
my in fine health * spirits. The Dutch
papers state; that gen. Wiuzengerode
had taken scissors IAN ancient city seat
ed on the river Aisne, so miles w. by
n, Of Rheims, ard SO N. E. of Paris by
Storm; with loss to the French OF
l0,C0o men. His division appears sub
sequently to bsxe joined Butcher, as
| the last French accounts state that Sois-
sons was in their possession. Negocia
tons for Peace continued at Chatillon
and strong hopes were entertained OF
| favorable result: All the Archives, ma
tional treasure, and magnificent works
of art in Paris, had been put into cases
and deposited in the Caverns OF Mont
satre.- and Glasgow ps-
pers to the Cd of Aprli-London dates
10 the 9Th and accounts from France
| to the Gath of Feb. had been received
at Bermuda, but brought nothing new.
Extract cfa letter from Westmoreland
| County, dated the I'd Of May, 1914.
Last Wednesday morning, an Eng
lish ship, (said to be the Dragon ~
with two tenders came into the Poto-
mac. The ship came too off Ragged
Point and very near the Virginia shore
The tenders ran farther up, and have
been cruising about from Blackstone's
Island down every day since they came
in. The ship dropped down after one
days stay, about St. Georges Island,
where she now lies. A large topsail
schooner has also been up as far as
Black stones Island, and is now with
the ship. We have not heard of any
craft having fallen into their hands
In Yeocomico there are about 20 sail,
several of them (nine it is said) loaded
with -four for Elkton. 1t is believed
they are watching for them. The mi
litia are on duty, and as long as the
craft stay 10 the creek l think theywill
be safe.
| This moment we have from the
hill ship in sishs-she is standing up
the river with foe breeze, and IS at
this time e A. M } about opposite fe-
oconico."
The Court Martial at Lake George
is broken up. Gen. Wilkinson object
ed to the form of tho crnrt, on the
ground of its not being composed OF &C.
neral officers.
! Col. King came down in the Steam
boat yesterday. Gen. Wilkinson re-