Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1815-10-31

I equalizing the duties on imports from the
United States.
Price ofStock -3 per cent, consols SO
Ia Omnium l 3; Navy S per cent 81 So.
London, Sept. 4.
Mr. Bagot. it is expected, will proceed in n
very short time on his mission to the United
States. The Niger frigate, it is said, is to be
prepared for his reception and the delay
that has arisen in his departure, has unavoda.
bly, taken place IN Consequence of its being
necessary to pay off the Lacedemonian frigate
IN common with all other ships of war
owing to the reduction of the feet, in which
he was to have taken his departure. Captain
Jackson or the Lacedemonian, it is ADDED
wiil have the command of the Niger on this
occ aston.
letter from Havrc, dated Thursday, states
the arrival OF a British frigste, with Slavery
and L'.aliemand on board. She had the white
and British flags flying, and w as received with
salute from the fortress but they were not
permitted to land until Instructions had been
received from Paris.
London, .4ug. 2.7
FOREIGN OFFIex, Aug. 90.
Lord Bathurst. one of his Maiesty's Prin.
cipai Secretaries OF State, has this day Motif.
ed by command of His Royal Hiehness the
FRINGE Regent, TO the Ministers of friendly
powers resident at this Court, that in conse.
quence of events which have happened in Flu.
rope, 1t has been deemed expedient and de-
termined, in conjunction with the Allied Sow.
ereigns, that the Island of ST. Helena shall be
the place allotted for the future residence of
General Napoleon B9naparte, under such
regulations as may he necessary for the .serfec,
security ofhis person and for that purpose
1t has been resolved, that all foreign ships
and vessels whatever, shall be excluded from
all communication WITH or approach to that
Island, so long as the said Island shall contin.
ne To be the place of residence of the said
Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Morning Chronicle has published two
documents as State papers emanating from
Fouche and Talleyrand, one purports to be a
Report from Fouche to the King upon the
situation of France, the other an answer from
the French Minister to the Official Note of
the Allied Sovereigns. The Courier of Fri
day said, g We have the highes. authority for
stating that the two Soi-disant State Papers
which appeared in the Morning Chronicle of
Yesterday Thursday are not genuine, but
the fabrication of evil designing persons. whose
object we are extremely happy to have the
opportunity of defeating, by contradicting
thus early SO scandalous forgery"
Louis XVIII caused proclamation To be
published. stating the inadcquacy of the con-
tribution to be raised in Paris by the Ordi.
nance otthe Goth July, for the extraordinary
expenses OF the Present emergency. ard an.
thorsing that city to imposc on itself. in adj.
dltlon to the land-taX of the years 1906 and
ioo7. further sum OF 2,034, 900 francs and.
W addition to the tax on personal property.
during the same period, further sum Of go,
ooo francs ipr the same purpose.
- Morning Paper says" We are conf.
dentiy assured, that it is in conte mpIation To
keep an army in France of 10000 men. for
wi rrh f0 -
OF 3O,0oO men each, by England, Austria.
Prussia, and the minor states Russia moi
msarlng to join IN this measure of precaution
tiiat CERTAIN fortresses to be retained until
the contributions shall be acquitted, and in
me mean time the Allied Army to be under
tue command of the Duke of Wellington. and
lobe maintained by the French. over and above
tue agreed On indemnity for the past. This at
least IS the plan. spoken OK and frec!s. dis.
Ftssed in the political CIrcfes. The depar
ture OF the Russians, gives rise to important
discussions, and this point of disunion may be
the parent of others.''
a gentleman who left Paris last
week, states that our army was daily
Joined by parties Of those brave men
who were wounded at Waterloo and
that the first division of our Canadian
army, amounting TO 1000 men, arrived
80 - 10 oh thO LII ibSte III Tile late
review of the Duke Of Wellington's
army, $4,000 men were under arms,
with 1o7 pieces of artillery, 1s and
RI Founders, and large parks of lighter
ordnance. The number ofrations daj-
~ drawn from the Parisians is 900. 600
which is calculated TO be an expense
to them of 10000, per diem. Our
light brigade was encamped in the
Elysian Field the 64th re giment, and
a detachment Of artillery, had posses
sion of the heights of Montmarlre the
remainder Of the infantry were en-
cdmped in the Bots de BoIosne.
An American gentleman who ia Iate-
ly arrived from New-York, states, that
there is Just completed in that harbor,
a steam trigate, the length Of which is
400 yards, and BREADTH 200 feet, her
sides which are alternately composed
OF oak plank and cork wood, are o.
feet thick. She carries ~ guns, four
OF which are of very large bore. the
others IL Founders, and in case of be-
ing boarded,sh is enabled by machine
ry to discharge 100 gallons of boiling
water on her enemies per minute, and
at The same time 300 cutlasses branch
over her sDnwsless end an equal num-
Der OF pixies dart out from her sides.
sNe1c- York, Oct. II.
LATE FROM FRANCE.
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