Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-19
LONDON. Nav 90,

LONDON, May %.
It is stated from Genoa, that British
ships of war had received orders to cap
ture, burn and destroy, all vessels that
they find under the Neapolitan flag.
Couriers are constantly arriving at
Paris from Vienna. The secretary Of
the household Of the empress Maria Lou
isa arrived on Wednesday last. This
must have been with the concurrence OF
the cabinet OF Vienna.
The Duke of Wellington has issued
orders for the troops to be exercised at
least three times week /; the divisions
are to march upon this occasion from the
place where they assemble miles, and
return in the same manguvrc.
Bullion has fallen a little, being now
at 81. IS. per ounce. The price of silver
is 6s. Sd.
Sir James Yeo has arrived in town,
from his command on the Lakes in Anne
RIGA. AID had an interview with the board
Of Admiralty on Saturday.
All the troop ships at Spithead are Or
Tered to be fitted out at Portsmouth, with
all possible dispatch, giving the prefe-
ence'to them over other ships.
Government have entered into con-
tract with tie Birmingham manufacture
ers for all the arms they can manuiac-
ture. but the contract is to cease Oh a
months notice given for that purpose.
MIR. Canning, under new diplomatic
arrangement, is, we understand, to re-
main sume time loager at Lisbon.
May %.
It's said, that on the continent British
,nerchantize has ia len considerably In
orice. and. on account of the great scar
city Of money, there is hardly any sale
Cor II. Many houses have aIready stop
May rs.
It was Ulysses Burgh, aid-de-camp to
he duke of " eiiiaston, who arrived at
tie foreign Office in Downing street.
lie came to Dover in a fishing boat from
.Dstend. the wind not allowing any OF
the vessels in the harDor to get out
Sir ULYSSES left Cstend SO lately as two
o'clock in the afternoon OF Monday. lie
was the bearer Of dispatches TOR Lord
Iastlereach.
A letter from the British army states,
"TIat there is noprobability OF the duke
of Wellington making any movement at
present, aud assigns as a reason the de-
ficiency Of infantry he must wait Until
Joined by heRussian and Prussian forces;
his cav alry consists of 1900 BRUSH,
Prussian and Hano, erian, all III the hhest
state of discipline. On Friday last Ills
grace cave orders for the slulces again
to be oIened, al d tie country vas 'a'd
under water eight ircles deeler, Tor tie
protection of tie present hlte 'oiisc',d.
The Duke sleeps at Brussels one nisht'
TIE next SOmiles of, and not even Ills at
PENDANTS are acquainted where lie sleeps
: Paris, Nay l6.
In TIE evening of tie day leiule yes
terday. abeut IL o'clock. Jour lhaiNlauais
N Il G Rue de la LII. tesan to thFo" III
TO the shops ram IIet entitled, t'ses q
.7ia,m. In tits Whiting, full G! horIlcie
J. ovocations. there is conta!l ed az TN
disguised plClosal to ASSASSIN ate tie IL
peror. Two Of tlese lEolnclais were
seized BY gen d'arme aLd vile heI-
chant, III whose sEop the Tan.l lets we're
thrown; the two Others escaped. E1se
arrested are th3 sieur Bucquet, charged
by the sieurle Normant, printer OF the
Journal de Empire, with powers To aiaw
letters and money from the post onice !:
tie other is the son of the sleur lie nor
mant himself. As this crime Will De put-
sued beiule the tribunals, We enail ao-
Istain lr4m all reflections.
On the 9TH inst. new riot took place
at Bordeaux. A young man attempted
to tear oil the el aulets Of al OH Ger Oh tie
garrison. He was immediately arrest
led.
The day before yesterday, at the re-
view. a young lady approached the eu,-
error, aud handed to hlma rouleau con-
flaming 10000 francs in bank notes, tor
| rhe equipment of the national guards.
Marshal Greuchy is expected this e.
;ening at Paris. 1t is said the emperor
las given orders to dismantle 20 ships OF
he line, which will afford 1900 pieces OF
cannon for land service.