Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-12
NETWORK, March 8.
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owners and Others. Passengers IN the
Criterion MADAM MERRIAM aud two
asugh,er.. Msdam Cresson, Messrs.
sbnbrick and Golfer, Of the U. States
Frgate President, Me. Talbot, and Mr..
& z. W. Sage, Supercarso.
IL. Shnbrick il bearer of Dispatches
from Ms. Crawford, our minister at the
NapoleonC Court. Mr.. C.expected tomeet
with some delay IN his arrangements
With ths French goverament IN eonse-
ouencs Of a change OF ministers.
The Editors of the New-York Gaz.
are indebted TO Mr.. Sage Ter the follow
log epito,ns Of NEWS.
S,a,e of the army Duke OF Iarrent,
fM'Danald) it was reported, had gone
To Holland Sith 10000 men.
: Duke of Ragnsa MarInont) at May
ence with $4,000.
Marshal ST. Cyr, capi,ala;ed at Ores.
den With Is coo.
py;nce Eckmshl cut OF by the Swedes
in The enyirons Of Hamburg, force So,-
600 men.
Dnke Of Bellupa (vic,or} at Straits.
burg with 10000 ncu.
Count Bertraod at Cassel with $4,000.
Reserve army said to be torning:
Under the Duke of Valmy, ct Metz,
10000.
Cen. Rapp at Dantsic $4,000:
Marshal D'Ai5asnre 6 uchet head
upasters at Barcelona, IS ooo.
Duse of Dslmatia lSoul,l head quar-
ters al Bayonpe, $1,000 men and daily
receiving endorsements
The Vice Roy Of Italy, (Pnnce Eu-
genel a, Verona, with 10000 men.
$4,000 men at Sedan.
Dec. 2oth-Breaa, in Holland, was
taken BY the Pras.isn and Dutch troops
on the 10th inst.
Considerable apprehensions had been
entertained for the Fate of Antwerp, but
10000 French troops had arrived there
for its relief.
The co.,esced powers OF the horth
have shown dis.osltion for peace
They are content that France should re-
main within her ancient limits. They
ssv their victories have brought tAem
10 the Rhine, where they intend to re-
main until peace is concluded.
AS Luxembourg there were many
troops collecting
Gen. Sebastian ani his troops are in
the euvirans Of Cologne.
The co1bineA forces of the North
crossed the PhSne ia three different posi-
tions with 100000 men on the 25th De.
cember, broke the neutrality OF the Swiss
canton aud marched throogh-,hey had
entered Bern with part of the force
which is said TO be for the invasion oil
Italy.
The K = OF Naples has taken off the
restrictions os commerce in his Parts
and reduced the duties IS per cent.
~ CoEncourt, Duke of Whence, has
been appointed minister of Foreign Re.
lations, in, the place OF The DUKE of Bas.
Sane. The Corps Lesis!atif convened
the 10th Dec.
The 9th and 18th Dec. the two ar.
mics before BayonEe we're verv warmly
esrDped without cessation. The En-.
clish and Portuguese lost from 8to 10000
men. The Spanish troops were not en-
Ayaged in this affair, they have Inclined
TO the right aud are on the borders o.
the Adour.
Two commissioners had been sent 70
8 the Congress at Isnh=im from Pafis.
Dec slst--It is coaGdent'y reported
that the Deputasior of the Legislative ho'
dv. has BEEN met by similar one ut the
Council of State, 10 examine the docu-
ments relative 10 the negotiations and
fhe proposals made to the allied pow.
ers. and that they firmly represented
and Insisted taat AS the proposals were
moi adaocate TO the actual state OF af-
fairs. new and more liberal ones should
he made, ard that after long discus.
sim. their opinion had been adoptcd.-
> From the nature of the new proposals
/, made to the enemy, great hopes may be
entertained of SPEEDY pacihcation. In
consequence Of the change OF ministers
Sof foreign relations, Mr.. Crawford OBJ
Z. served thar he expected to meet with
some detention in hi. arrangements with
the French government.
The Ming of Spain (Ferdinapd) was
preparing % leave Paris to re-assHme
his anttority in Spain. 4 peace ap-
pears vetv certain he,weea France and
Spain, and that soon.
The expsditures af the French 60
vcrnmsrt fer the last year mounted to
Ssoo, 100000. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
thp present year, according to report,
will be S3se,ooo.ooo,
s. The National Guard inthe north Of
Fssaee had been ordered 10 march to-
ward the Rhine.
TRANSACTIONS,
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