Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-08
us. and second aour, Cos. to IS. perl

Price Of Stocks.-OmDium Is sS-4|
s;s per cent reduced 90 47-8; q
| per cent consuls 62 l-s; 4 per cent do
rs S 8 So I g.
New Dollars, S shillings.
Portugal Gold in coin, 400.
Foreign Gold in bars, 400.
The Ceylon, armed en- fate. capt. A
IP. Hamilton, arrived at Portsmouth or
Saturday evening, from St. Helena. she
sailed on the god of April. with captain
Roberts. rlate Flag Lieutenant to Sir =.
|Cockburn and a complement of officers
land men suited to sloop of war, to take
command of the Island of ASCENSION
She conveyed also, stores, guns, ammuni,
| tion and provisions. Bonaparte remain
ed sulen, in consequence of Sir G. Cock
/ burn insisting upon his being accom-
panied in his rides by British off /
Icer.
May 10.
The lnsurrection at Grenoble cont
nues to form the principal feature of the
intelligence contained in our French pa
!pers. Government have published in the
Monitsur some official details, by whict
lit appears that the rebels were divided IN
Ito two bands, one of which was to attack
| the town from without, whilst the Other
was to rise upon the inhabitants within.
The latter had partisans in the town, and
1.-THE attack from without was TO be the
signal for rising. General Donadieu and
1.-The project received on the 4th, in the
|evening, advices which left no doubt o.
THE intentions of the disafected, and mea-
sures of vigor were instantly adopted
These the rebels did not expect; the
had anticipated an easy conquest, and
conceived that the place would be taken
b. surprize What their Interior projects
were after getting possession of Greno-
|ble, we know not. The Moniteur says.
|thatimportant revelations had been made,
and the chiefs of the conspiracy have been
tried. According to the official account
n the Moniteur, the rebels have beer
completely put down: the neighborine|
|communes, which had been misled by the
false declarations of the rebels, have sub !
United and reorired forgiveness. The
departments were eager to
send troops and adept every measure CAL
|culated to put down the rebellion and
prove their own loyalty. Gen. Donadieu
has been created a viscount, the colonel
|of the department legion baron, and two
|grenadiers rewarded with the cross Of
the legion of honor; one of these who had
accompanied Bonaparte to Elba, upon be-
ing hailed by one of the rebels with cries
of Vlve l'Empereur, replied by excIaimiDg
Vive lie Roy, cutting down at the same
line one of the rebel chiefs. During these
events, the French funds have remained
steady. proof that the rebellion was not
considered as at all dangerous to the sta
|oiiity and security Of the government.
May 20.
The Paris Journals to the 18th bringsI
10 further details of the Instruction att
Grenoble. 1t ha, been completely crush
led, and all was tranquil in that quarter.
The principal instigator of tins mad
scheme was lawyer, named Dedier, one
of thuse worthless beings whom the weak
policy of the kings government in 1919
loaded with honors and preierments. A
reward of twenty thousand francs is now
Offered for his apprehension. and it Isl
thought that he will soon be seized Ihe|
French government. we are happy to say
acts with energy and frmness. 10 man
,,ho was condemned to death by the pre-
votal court at Grenobe. and By that court
not remarkable for its miIdness) recon-
tnended to mercy, the king has refused q
pardOn.
Some of the private letters speak OF
commotions. and indications of commo-
ton. in various parts of France. ihlsi
probably is the fact The insurrection at
Grenoble, ard the reports circulated byl
the iacobins, would encourage the disai-[
feeted to shew themselves.
At Paris the government is on the alert,
isplaying vigilance, decision Il strength.
The twenty-one individuals arrested by
the police, have been handed over to the
royal court of Paris, where the proceed
;ngs against them are in train. The mi
litary guard are increased, the seditious
groups inspected and dispersed. Let the
ministry thus manifest their power, and it
will speedily be conciliated. These are
not the times in France to talk of gentle