Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-22

JOHN H ,Eifon,
James r. 0eliers: 8
. George w. Prescott,
Judge ddpocate. 4
NEW YORK, Feb. Is.
1t was repeated in this city, yesterday
sthat our Commissioners had agreed on
the outlines of treaty with Lord Wal
poje. wherein ii is stipulated, that Sc
ven wears Sc allowed to settle the qucs
ton OF imprsssmcnt and citizenship.
Arrived, down the sound, schooner
Industry, 4 days from New London.
Passed the British squadron on Thurs
day, consistlpg Of the Victorious ~, the
frigate statira, the briggs Borer and MINI
rod, and sloop, tender; the remainder
Of the squadron, under admiral Cock
burn. consisting o! three fA's, frigate
and sloop of war, put to sea on Saturday
inc oth inst.
By boat who came up from the
Hook this morning, we learn, that a
ship OF sar was seen fron the Light.
House yesterday at o'clock, standing
off and on.
The last vessel of the name and the
18th tina. has been shipwrecked or des-
troycd. Hud by Lioyd's List OF
Der 81. that on the 4th Of Nov. the
Thomas JtFtrson, Conway from lepe-
ride, was burnt by the French priyateer
LION, ~slich vessel, in her last crulze,
,,ads Is prizes. Gazette.
EXCHANGE COFFEE HOUSE,
BosroN. Feb. Il, Saturday eVening.
lN-ssrs. Lang e Turner,
l.has o.sa tie opinion among the
neecaot,le part Of our citizens, that the
shlp Ana-Alexandcr (ar,iyed below this
oort on Sua,a,y cgeniny; Inst from Liver.
)co,) brougt,t something o. importance
no, yet disclosed to the pablo, which o.
,inioh las been prevalent ever since
hcs ARRIVAL.
The owner OF that ship has arrived IN
town. i:e states, that MIR. Adams wrote
TO Mr.. B, G.. Beaaley, u. S. agent tor
prisoners Of war at London; and to Ss-
muei Williams, esq. that Peace would
speedily take place between this CouH.
try s. Great Britain. a. tue negotiations
were in train Z; that Messrs. Beasley *
Williams, on the receipt of this intor-
nation, dispatched a messenger express
to Liverpool with the same, aud directed
the ship .Ann-Alexandcr to proceed tc
the U. S. forthwith.
In addition to the above, took one
Of the passengers in that ship, Oh
Thursday, into private room: aid de-
sired him 10 state To me the exact pas
sage of the ship; and what the iDtorma-
lion was on wnich it was supposed a
lew individuals had made speculauons
Mountaineering my question, hsasked
me if mad SSG,0oo to speculate Oh,
tnar if had * would inves, it 10 cotton,
tobacco, coffee CT sugar, aad almost all
kinds Of colonial produce, should
make fortune 10 30 days / then re.
peatea nv question. His answer was
that the ship cleared, and hauled outside
of Liverpool, the 24th Dec. that the
passengers went on board i'll boat the
2sth and sailed the same day and that
,hc information, on which it was sup
posed few individuals were Specializing
upon, was contained in the late letters
per said ship, and was not in the news.
pa pers | then asked him if any thing
had transpired from our Commissioners
that was favorable to Peace. To this
question he did not give me direct
answer, bat equiyoeated, tried to divert
nv attention to another subject-& here
the conversation ended, without obtain.
ing an answer, yes or no, TO the ques.
tioa.
From the foregoing it is pretty evi.
dent something of favorable nature
had transpired previous to the sailing Of
the Alexander. Such seems now
to be the general opinion here & that
it is Suppressed from the public, for spe.
culatiye purposes.
1t is pretty wsll ascertaincd that ar
express was sent to the Southwark or
Sunday night last, beloresit was gene.
rally known that ship arrived below--ir
TACT it was not generally known'till
o'clock On Monday morning:
D.patches for Government per the A,
Alexander wen: on in the mail of Wed.
ne sday morning last-,hey may give U.
the informatios, now secret to the
public
1t has been very currently reported
here this day, that an armistice had been
concluded between the two Countries
but have not been able to trace it t.
any source.
No arrivals here this day.
Yours &c.
SAMUEL TOPLIFF. :