Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-07-26

the city OF Client has been appoint.
ed for conferences with the British
| Commissioners. which will com.
mencc as soon the publ. agents can
be assembled. Mr.. Adams is on hi,
way from Petersburgh TO Stockholm.
| Mr.. Russell was in that city.-Mr
Clay was at Gottenburgh. These
threegentlemen are yet to be appriz.
ed of the change in the seat of ne.
gociation.
The letters from France mention
that general Sir r.. Picton had a.
rived at Paris. on his way to Enc.
land : and. we understand, he iseS.
pected in town to morrow. The
purpose Of his visit is said to be 70
| receive instructions for a separate
command in the war with the Unit.
ed States.
We rejoice to learn. that accounts
from Norway give every assurance
of the competency ofthat brave and
honest people to defend their coun.
try against all the power of Sweden
There is every appearance and pros.
pect of an abundant harvest The,
fortress Of Frederickshall, and the
other strong places are well stored
with provisions, ammunition and
arms and, above all, with stout
hearts, ready to con; uer or TO die
for reed0m.-Charles the XIlth,
they say. met his fate by cannon
shot from that placca century ago
why may not Charles John now
| May 81.
Nj. Lucien Bonaparte. who left his
seat in Worcester in the early part
| Of the week, with the permission Of
the British government to proceed to
Rome. landed at Rotterdam on We'd.
nesday last.
Eugene Beauharnois has been GRE,
ated a Marshal of. France, and the
King is said to have assured him,
that he hoped for peace, hut that il
occasion required he would employ
him with great confidence.
1t was very strongly reported on
change, that it is tho fixed determ.
nation of our government not to suf.
| fer the Americans to fish upon tho
banks Of Newfoundland. anil that ~
American vessel will be permitted
to pass the Cape Of Good Hope, So
that the whole Of the China trade
will be taken from them.
The French prisoners at Norman
Cross, to the amount 0fi00O and up.
wards. continue to be very refracto.
ry, and peremptoriIy refuse to az.
knowledge the new goveramert Of
France.
His Grace the Duke Of yelling.
tou is appointed ambassador at The
court of Paris. His acceptance Of
the appointment has been received.
He will return from Madrid by The
way Of Passages 10 Portsmouth, AMI
will receive his instructions for the
definitive treaty in London.
The 14th light dragons are under
orders for America. Lord Har-
courts fine regiment, the 10th, e.
poets a similar order, as they have
always been brigaded together.
Jereme Bonaparte's second wife
who is daughter TO the king Of Wiz
temburgh. is gone 10 swiizerIan
determined to follow the fortune d
her husband.
May %.
II is said that not mere than tire
regiments of cavalry will be distant
ed, and two Of them are at preser'
in the East. Indies.
The garrison anu veteran on''"
ions, the I'd battalion of Che s6''
uhe highest numbered "a BATTALION
and a few other skeleton baitalIOn'
are to be reduced on the eth june
Notany ofthe militia before the sf.a
July, and then only a few reglmene;
The reduction of the effective se'oni
baftalions will not take place fa'h''
than the cath September, and' prO
baby, not before the 9th De.. ~
Der next. 1t is understood ina, ."'
half pay is to be increased one !"""
BY the new regulations tor W. w.,
cruiiing department. the levy 'n0u 6
for the cavalry is 6xed at a. rs .E
unlimited service, and 81. S. '0'
mited service. ..s
A committee of the upper llaas U.s.
is, we understand, about to be 'O'"