Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-17
--latest Foreign Intelligence.
FROM ENGLAND.
BOSTON, February 9.

p;..aftha Fsnds-Bonaparte's speech,
= ord Cas,lereagh's intended departure
for the Continent.
The funds which rose sorapidlY yes
t.rdsy, rsse in consequence Of the
snerch of Bonsparte to the Legislative,
bedy, and of the Intended departure OF
lord Cssiiereagh for the Continsnt.
@fthst speech our readers VIII ma
ceuy in our paper, ts-day, and, alter
tho most attentive perusal 0fit, We are
far from concnrring 10 opinion with those
who think that ii holds out q prospsci oil
xneedy peace Before we proceed TO a
mare nar.icular consideration ottiiis DO
cunoent. il viii be necessary to refer 10
the declaration of the allied powers, Is
sued at Frankfort on the lst inst. lhis
declaration infosfna as, that victory hae
conducted the allied armies to ffle banks
of ths Rhine.--Tas -frst use which thcie
inoper;al and royal MAJ esues nave made
az y;stoty. aas been 10 ofSr hr0ce to his
msiassy the ssSperor olthe Freooh. An.
a,ti,nae. s,rergtaensh by the accession
Of al the soyereigns aud princes ut Ser
many, mas Had no i,sfusaee % tho CON
ditions of the peace -Tae,e conditions
are founded on tho independents OF the
French ssopire, as weli as 90 the inde-
pendspcs of tie other states oil Europe'
TIE views Of the powers are just in Their
object, generons and liberal 10 their af-
plica,ion, giving security to all, honora'
bic to each. The powers co:Drn TO
fe, French ensAirs an erteHf u ferr'fery
.,,1;ch France under her kings neDer
kacv. So
Tn the FIRST place, il is to be remark
ed, that this declaration ia the dec.sra-
ton o! part Of the allied powers. "ihe
6rst use which their imperial and royal
maiesties tyiz: the empsrofs OF Asstri.
and Russia and king Of Prussia) made OF
victory" Neither Great Britain nor
Sweden appear to have made any over
lures of peace. However, such over
lures we're made, which.scknovledSlng
Bon.osrte as Emperor of the French,
which, indeed. they had done in former
las with him, s'con6rm TO the French
rmtre sn extent of territory, which
: France under kings neser knew This,
then, is tie great basis OF their otier-
Tbr aarueu,sr nature of the basis what
,.rr;,or;ss are to DC severed from the
F,socs ep,tire, ard wat To be lett to
her in adJ,,iao to Old France 10 hot
knayn. the original documents referred
60 in Houapsrte's speech, not having al,
,;vsa. The Interchange OF couriers ahd
assrs,raes which these eHers gave rise
- "a. ,he sause Of the adjournment OF
tb. so;slative Body, from the begin
4 ~, NJ december to the 18th. AZ
Isn.,s Bonap.rte 10 his speech, says
negotiations saye been entered INTO
with the allita sewers. j have aohsrea
,o,.. nre,imnarv basis which they have
n,a.en,ed. / had then the hope, that
before the onening of this session, the
Conpress of Maaheio would be assem-
HE'D. but nsU delays, which are not TO
ne a.cribed to France, have deferred this
momeat-.which the wishes OF ths ~o'ie
eagerly call for.
Ih,ve ordered to be laid before YOU
all the original documsnts "hlcs are ID
the norte feuille of my department OF
Tbe,e Is something extremely, and
purpossly, obscure IN the ABOVE exp
sion. -,
,ha ,ept;peot, We know that ne Is nor
a..,g 10 ANU CoHgress~but 70 90 on the
s,ot ~ nrsyent delay in the communi-
cst;or with the Al!ies.-Had there been
Congress likely TO be held immec'ateih
we hardly think our Minister OF ! oreign
AEsirs would have proceeded th'ther.
His Iordships presence, being SO per-
fecllv ACQUAINTED with ali the views ana
;o,entions of government may be ne
eAs<arv TO ned, differences. should thsse
\. .nv, "a remsse i.aiog.ies, TO cnnsrm
the ssyerins. ADD 10 ko', all the powers
torather IN the strongest manner.
7, ;s W he ren,srked that the Ffeneh
fund. have not risen more than ! per
cent. ,.,..
Tue confident expectations lnsuigsa
vesfe,asv in tho CITY, have subsidized this
mornisg Omniusn, wasch opened "
i7l.a and rs. fell to IA 1878. IL rose
aiterws-ds 10 about IS So! Is.
We scarcck ever remember upon
any political subject, aTnore unanimous
opinion among almos, all ranks-an ofi-
pisn against making peace with BONA
PkhTE.
From tie London Gazette
Fo.rtas.OFfIcs, Dec. IS, 1919
copy of despatch from his Excel
lencv Sir Henry Wellesley to Viseount
Cas,leresgh,. dated
caie!Gno, Nov. so, 1918.
The csrtes closed their Sessions