Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-30
Mrs.;;g, Ns.'s.
NEW. YORK. April g5.

j BY the arrival last evening of the ship
! Athens, from Liverpool, we have receiv
led London papers to the goth of Februa
larry, and Liverpool to the Cd of March
both inclusive. Extracts follow:
i Twenty-six commercial houses, are
:tated in a Liverpool paper of lst March
20 have been under the necessity of stop,
fping payment.
James Buchanan, Esq. has been APP
,ointed by the Prince Regent, consul a,
New-York and VIM. Dawson, Esq. te
be consul in the state OF Maryland.
| LonpoN, Feb. 26.
/ Price eff stocks---S per cents 81 So
lOmnium (mone, 1888.
/ A Dutch mail came In this morning.
lItadds another instance to the concurring
accounts OF the progress of the plague,
which are truly alarming. The new IN.
stance is in the Turkish province Of Bos-
laia.
The Paris papers of the ssd, arrived
esterday, and those of the 2Sd this
morning. They are principally interest
ling on account Of the discovery Of the
asst will and testament OF the late queen,
Marie Antoniette, found among the pa
ipers ct the ex-conventionaEst Courtois,
one OF the chiefs of the regicide faction
Iwho Is supposed to have carefully with
ihsld this document from public know
edge, lest it should counterfeit the revo.
lutlonary madlless at the moment. or
draw down vengeance FOR the conceal
ment in Iater andsbetter times This pa.
eris in the form Of ietterfrom the De.
}ceased qaeen to her sister-in-law, Ma
lame Elizabeth recognized by all the
asmbers OF tie royal7a niIs, to be writ,
Fen with her own hane 1t s-saM ALSO
o De attestcd by the sign ture of her ex-l
ecnflohers, meaning. we suppose, the
chiefs OF the regicide faction. It was
written not more than five hours before,
sr ex' ution. 1t evinces the most he
&c spirit, the most perfect generosity,
Iaarcnta' affection. patr' otism, pureChris-
Ian faith, and iorgiyeaess, The French.
Irhanbe S OF peers and deputies appear.
ito have been quite extatized on recei, ING,
ne certified copies OF il. laid before the
kings MINISTERS. Sent especially for the
purpose by his majesty; addresses in.
answer to the. communication have been,
voted in both assemblies. The docu
|ment IS to be copied in fac simiie. by the
kings orders. The proceedings On this
business are the only matters worthy of
notice in the papers /
Frenchfunds, Feb. g. Five psr cents
l62 fr. 30 c.-Bank shares .D67 Fl. 81 9 I
Treasury bonds, 4 8 per cent. per ann.
disc.
The conferences at Milan, on the sub.
lJect OF the relations between the courts
tot Austria and Rome have not had the
|desi ed result. 1t is affirmed that the, !;
|coald not agree. and that hese CONFER;
Iences are terminated. The principal,
cause OF the existing CONVERSATIONS is the
non-confrmation by the Pope of the
Bishops Of Lolnbard7, already acknow.|
edged by the Emperor of Austria.
ihe debate upon the notion fer refer-I1
riog the army estimates TO the commit &c!
bf supply, closed this morning at oil
clock, when. on division, the question:
was carried by majority of 1870, thel
numbers being, ayes e41-noes 12l.
The discussion on the property tax is
deferred from Monday to Wednesday.
-, February 81.
we are sorry to announce, says the
staHordshirr Advertiser, the supensionI
ei payment of the banking house of
Messrs. Pritchley and Turner, of Mac |,
|cles6eld.
-Four conventionalists who signed fcfI
the death of Louis XVI. are arrived at
Portsmouth from France
A Dutch mail has arrived. It com I
'nunicates the most melancholy detaii.I,
of the ravages of the plague in the pro-
vince OF Bosnia, which it has nearly de-
populated. This Turkish province whlckl
had hardly million of inhabitants hasI
LATELY lost 100000 persons by the plague.|
Three years ago, upon an exact erume
ration of the catholics, they were found
TO amount to ll2,o00 souls, of whoml
scarcely the half are now remaining; and
the disease has not yet ceased TO rage.
HE death of Kotzebue is confirmed
oy the foreign papers; he WIS ia the
55th year ofhis age.
February %.
Paris papers to the a5th lust. arrived
yesterday. 1t appears from them. that
amidst all the reiocirgs and festivities
of loyalty which have lately taken placeI
in the capital, the spirit of disaasction