Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-02

pe"1 nav .au'<u lIen 10 De perchasa5
with the intentioa Of embarl ing In then
land Of cndeavorihg to gain, byo lav ,u.n !.
1.-THE night, a Danish smack Win vb;a . y y:
is supposed tl.at he lad agsted AID
Twas to wait for him at so or 40 u;Iaa DO 4;
ltance III TIE Citing. tits not Know -
lie did not avail himself of these ara WY
|ments, but DOUBTLESS they 1ppearSa ss'
him to be too ha2ai,'ons. %
In the night between tie leth and -,
he went on board the French b, j. rF,
lvier; and on the evening Of ,fe 1pn
Gen. Becker, who lad been with i. gu q
on board Of the English squadron. Es, Hs
lreturned, Napoleon caused his suite -,
their baggage to be embarked in tie Eee' p
iyier.
On the 18Th, inthe morning, flat 70.
sci was perceived making sail as fc" 10, g.
truce towards tie admiral's ship; he ~ =
not permitting her to apI roach Quill, H.
THE English boats net her & trapsro,,:.l
the passengers on board the BelIersrso0
Under these circumstances, lieut., jm "
dan, commander of the Epervier coa
ceived it his duty tore1uest and acc 'rd
ingIy obtained from the captain Of IL.
BelIerophon. a written a,testation fl
having taken Donararte On beard Of tbat
vessel.
On the, same day a fiigate tclonqiDo 70
tie squadron set sail for England. "
On tie 10th the BeIlerorkon set sail ..
half past one in the afternoon. Tts
liishtness aid the direction of the wind
THAT has prevailed stree. does not admit
of the supposstion that she could have Or.
rived Oh the English coast, before The
| 18th or Goth.
On the 18th. the maritime project Of
| Rocbefort addressed to the troops and
Iseamen under his orders, a proclamation
(which, in announcing the return of his
majesty to Paris, amidst the acclamatjow
of all the inhabitants. directed them At
It|e same time to assume tie white cock.
lade.
The white flag was hoisted upon the
forts, and on board of the vessels in tie
road. on the 18th at noen, and saIuted
by the artillery.
Ever since the 18th, NJ. the baron 30.
Inefoux, had manifested bis Intention to
|cause those coFors to be hoisted by the
troops under his command, but the com.
mandant of the place not having yet re-
Iceived the orders addressed to the gene.
trails. NJ. the Baron de Bonnefoux vas Of
opinion, that he ought to wait in order to
act in concert with that superior officer,
who soon received from maj. genera Ba.
trand, commanding the department Of
the Lower Charente, orders TO fellow the !
of the marine.
fought not to omit informing your eS.
celIency. that the wise measures taken
by N. the maritime project and major.
general Butrand, would have prevented
the intentions of ill-designing persons,
had there been any such.
Rcchetort and Rochelle are animated
by the best spirit; and those ports which,
were the last under the influence Of DO. /
paparte, have not on that account failed
to be the first to manifest their devotion
TO the kings person, and their JOY, on
learning the return Of cur august mo-
march to his capital.
Your excellency will find annexed the /
copy of letter addressed by Napoleon
to the prince regent Of England, & which
must have reached his royal hisfness
t'ro' the medium of the English squad
ron.
I pray your exceliency to accept thsI
homage Of my profound respect. w
III. DE RIGNY.