The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-16

Translated for the Commercial .AdOcrn-
n ser.
PARIss Dec. ls.
On the accession Of the audience which
the ENJOYS extraordinary Of the United
States obtained of the emperor of Russia,
the Gazette of S., PetersbuEgh exults in
the peace which would be negotiated by
Russia between those states and England,
because, says the Gazette, this peace will
remove the impediments which the state
of hostilities between those two powers
have placed in the way of Russian COM
merce and navigation. We may Judge by
ths,,of the importance which they. attach,
in Russia, to the navigation Of the United
States, and OF the CONSERVATION which the
refusal Of the English to accept the Rus.
sian mediation, Will produce in that en-
pire. They ought in truth, to be surprised
at st. Petersburgh, that an ally so intimat e
as the cabiDent of ST. James, should re-
fuse with so much hauteur the mediation
Of Russia - Journal dc PEmhire.
BERNIE, Dec. 49,
NJ. dc Senst Pilsack, an old Saxon mi
mister, has arrived at Berpe. He has re-
questcd the council of state Of this city,
10 have an extraordinary meeting, to ena-
BILE him to communicate the subject Of a
mission with which he is charged by the
allied powers. In this council he has no.
tilted, itbat the allied armies would pass by
Basel on the 20th.
December 30.
An officer of the allied army has arrived
10 inform NJ. de VAUDEVILLE, general in
chief OF the Gordon neutrality, that the ene-
my entered in the night at different points,
and that part of their forces would pass
through Switzerland.
PARIS, Dec. IS.
Accounts from Rayonne TO the 9th give
the highest character TO TIE bravery, cool
ness and intre pidity of the French army in
all the diff, rent actions, and particularly in
that Of the 18th. Our artillery Every nu.
mcrous) was served with superiority
which the enemy has been compelled to
acknowledge, in seeing entire ranks fall,
destroyed by it They have lost great
number of officers. We have not to re-
great the loss of a single person OF distinc.
ton. General Darien had his coat, and
even his waistcoat pierced with many balls,
and yet was not wounded. Lord yelling
ton received across his hat ball which
grazed his head. His first aid. de-camp kill
ed-another had bis arm shot off.
Since this vigorous action, there has
not been gun fired between the two ar
mics.
BORDEAUX, Dec. %.
The American privateer True Blood
ed Yankee" captain Oxnard, has arrived
at Brest, from cruise, in which she has
captured the following vessels, viz.
A vesselof 400 tons, armed with twelve
~ Founders, from Smyrna, loaded with
gum, dried fruits, drugs, silks, &c. arrived
at the Isle Of Baltz.
A vessel of 400 tons. armed with sixteen
nine Founders, from Buenos Ayres car
20 skins, 100 tons tallow, and large guam.
tity Of horse hair, arrived at Abrevrach.
a vessel Of 100 tons, from Liverpool !;
cargo sugar, lard and dry goods.
A vessel Of $50 tons, from America !;
cargo oil, Goldfish, sc. arrived at Lannion.
a vessel of 40 tons; cargo sulphur,
shumac, &c. taken near Onessant.
A vessel Of $50 tons from Quebec car
20 lumber, tar and pitch.
The privateer has on board 4S bales of
raw silk, weighing about $4,000 VT; 90
boxes of gum; 1000 WI of copper, 90
rolls Of Turkey carpet 40 bales fine furs !;
$50 Buenos Ayres hides % bales Of bea.
yer skins, and Piano.
One of the six prizes fitted out by the
privatcer was lost on the rocks Of Pcrisal.
Crew saved.
From Tie New- Yo,k CoIum5ian.