Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-24
LoNDoN, October 9.

Last night messenger arrived at
Lord Bathurst's office with dispatches
from Paris, and this day a cabinet coun-
Gil was summoned for twelve o'clock.
IT is probable the treaty of peace has arr
rived. -
Yesterday and this morning have ar
rived two mails from Flanders. Ac-
counts from Brussels mention the prepa-
rations for the reception of the emperor
Alexander. The Prussians still vigo-
lrously besiege the fortresses in Lorraine.
1t is said they are preparing to attack
Metz Prince Esterhazy is coming am
bassador from Vienna to London.
The Dictator, capt. Montressor and
Weser, capt. Kent, arrived on Friday
at Portsmouth, from Quebec, last from
Plymouth. These ships left England
for the purpose Of bringing home the me-
ceanics who were employed in ship
building on the lakes.
| The attempt of Porlier to produce a
revolution in Spain has failed. The fol-
flowing particulars are given in our Fal-
mouth letter
/ "FALMoUTH, Sept. 90.
The Frederick packet which arriv-
| ed this day from Corunna, left that place
Sunday the Gath inst Letters from
thence of that date, state, that general
Porlier. after retaining possession Of Co
runna, Ferrol and Batangos, four days,
and organizing provincial government,
| &c. received information that spirit of
opposition to this cause had appeared at
Santiago, where the priests and triars
Icontrived to bribe over the soldiers, up
| on which he marched With the greater
| part of his forces against that place,
leaving garrison of 500 men to take
care of Corunpa. No accounts had been
received from Porlier after he left CO.
runna, but on the morning of the esd, a
report was in circulation that Porlier's
| troops had deserted him at the moment
he was about to bring them into action.
| and that the few who remained faithful.
HAD been routed and dispersed in all di-
irections. This news was no sooner
known at Corunra than scene of the
greatest confusion commenced all the
shops and private houses were shut up.
| ,The 500 men left by Porlier were SO
that they ran off and LETT the
| place to the royalists, who rallying with
the priests, friars, sc. liberated the cap
tain general and other persons who had
lbeen Put in confinement by Porlier.---
Arrests immediately took place and all
lWho were considered as friendly to the
|iberales were put in prison; three men
were hing on the day the packet came
Iaway and at the moment OF Its depar-
|tufe It was reported that Porlier had
Ibeen arrested ;; but nothing certain was
known of this. 1t was known at Corun-
ma that the province of Catalonia was al
$50 in arms against the despotism Of king
Ferdinand"
October g..
|. Mails from Holland and Hamburger
have arrived this morning. The most
Interesting articles in them ale private
letters from Paris, all speaking with the
utmost confidence Of peace being signed.
and all Of them pretending to give the
conditions but as these generally agree
with the statement of them made above.
lit is unnecessary to repeat them from
other quarters. The siege Of the French,
fortresses in Lorraine still goes on.
By the Dublin Mail this morning we
learn that it is spprehended districts Of
| the counties of Waterford, Monaghan
aud Kilkenny, must be declared under
martial law, as we'll asot 'ripperara and
Limerick. Forty-nine magistrates Of
the latter lately met, with Earl CLARK At