The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-08-14

Wv Soie'Siai WorId, The Dutch
papers also announce, in the following
article, a native war on the western
coast OF Africa, which threatens dan
ger to Cur settlements in that quar-.
ter:
Extract OF a letter from Mr. FL. Mi
let secretary to the government on the
coast OF Guinea, written al the castle
OF 81 George, Delmima, March 18th,
1916: The war between the Ash
tines and Lautioes (Ashiantynen and
fautynen), who take the field with ar
mics OF so or $4,000 men, become
here terrible. Within three or four
days thousands OF fugitive Fantincs,
metz women, and children. arrived
here The Aschiantines are already
near Cape Cors, an English fort, which
lies in our sight, and are enemies to
the English They are a brave and
warlike nation, against whom. in our
opinion, the English fort will not be
BILE to hold out. This war does great
mischief here.--.fmsferdan Conrans,
June 26 81
The Bath and Chel,henham Gazette
OF Wednesday contains the following
paragraph
The Times OF this morning says
We are sorry to learn that the report
OF disturbance at Trowbridge was
not wholly without foundation. The
object of the ill.disposed was to shew
their hostility against the employment
OF some newly established machinery
tor dressing kerseymeres.'
We regret to find. by the Bath and
Cheltenham Gazette, that there has
been also disturbance at Chippenham,
but of different character from that
at Trowbridge. The following is the
account given Of it from that paper
"Afray az Chithenhau, On the
evening OF Sunday se'nnight, an ARRAY
OF serious nature occurred at Chip.
penham, occasioned by detachment
OF Irish cavalry regiment quartered in
that town, who having been roughly
handled by the inhabitants on 10, ner
similar occasion. were DESTROYS oi be
ing revengeu. Accordingly, having
provided themselves with /" springs OF
shilleiah. Rim some of which lead and
nails had been inserted) they attacked
every oBe.who happened to TO be in the
streets TO oppose these tormidabl
ASSISTANTS, many of the inhabitants col
lected in a body and after hard
struggle, The Hibernjans were driven
TO their quarters. One of the towns
be considered fof some days in imi
nent danger Of his life. The windows
OF the Angel Ian and of several res.
pectabie dwelling houses suffered ma.
ter ally in the af''ay
We understand that several ships OF
of war nave received orders to proceed
10 the Mediterranean, TO restrain the
depredaiions of the Barbary pirates.
The gang Of swindlers lately detect
ed in committing depredations on the
merchants and bankers on this country
have, it. is bslievai, extended their mis-
chievops practices abroad. Yester-
day number Of fraudulent bills were
received from Italy and Spain, drawn
upon merchants, Sec. in this country,
with the name Of count Narbonnc at
tached to them. 1t is to be feared that
value has been procured for them =
broad by the swindiers One house had
presented for acceptance bills of this
fraudulent kind to the. amount of about
8,CoOi
We lament tossay that there remain
no hopes of MIR. Sheridan's recovery
We are informed that the king o.
Sardinia has ordered the old French
generals Chastel and Dupas, who had
retired TO Savoy, where they were born,
40 remove from the places where thsy
had fixed their residence. -GGzeste de
France.
Paris, Oct. 25.
A royal ordinance, dated the 18th
June, contains the following -
" Willing to mark by acts of benef
cence, the happy epoch of our dear and
welI-beioved Nephew the duke o
Berry, we have dccreed, &c.
"Every proceeding, every sequestra
ton in execution OF DEGREES, or judg
neuts pronouncing general confisca
lions for any cause whatever, or having
TOR their object the recovery of fines
or expences of proceedings in affair:
relative to matters purely political, o
which the evident object was to serve
Ghe royal cause, shall cease from the
publication of our present ordinance
" The immoveabIe property conhs
GATED, and that acquired by the nffair'
aforementioned, and which are sill
possessed in consequence thereof
shall be restored TO the owners, o
their heirs, retaining only the expence
Of proceedings, &C."
lie aentencc of Il. Miett0n, con