Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-04

SATURDAY, MAY 4.

The h yarI;amens. They embrace dis.
ates - = III the recent great events IN
ussl0a : .bs treaties concluded, ana ai,|
eurofs IONS existing between England
% sy The H. other nations and particularly
% als S situation OF the country
(As 'us 'snos;tion was well organized and
DC oP pnd the ministers y their TRENDS
cn' - '. Inf In every division the
VI ! ;, non; were left in a lean ana de-
;a'. minority. The prime subjects
s \ annosltion, we're, the renewai OF the
opp ssS. and the peace establishment
l Ia@dsa BY ministers. The former
/ 9 ssso reduced Que half; and the lat
esu t hone the opposition declared 1t to
= =, s , the ministers pronounced,
IT, ae Indispensable. Notwithstanding
49, ,ncone tax did not aaect the poore;i
.l,xsss Of the community, It touS1sd
k.s,ss who have the talent and tbs meahs
/ Il complaining and their Peutions were 5.
ssry numerous, and nnportunate All
.eeounts agreed, that great e'nbarrass-
,ns,,,s were experienced by the agllcus-
tssaI and commercial interests--tne IN.
sr;rab,e eject Of change from a state OF
sseoeral var 10 UNIVERSAL peace. The
ssu priices Of graias and, in short all the
|,rodrc,s oil husbsndry. disabled the sgri-
.ulturalist from paying ms taxes with the
Erroccecs OF his LABOR; and the minister
sS,a introduced bills to relieve SOME Ut
Ethese burdens.
one Of these letters says, the Prince
Recent was III OF dropsy, and taat nus
}Hs was considered at a hazard. MS de-
csa,e. it vas anticipated, would create
much asi.anon, and an entire change OF
lie demonstration.
Inc British ministry had expostulated'
with Ferdinand of Spain, on MS conduct ];
and he had been notshed that the repay
msnt OF the loans made to Spani--aad
which amount to upwards Of sixteen mil
hens Of dollars, would be acceptable
4 Il appears, however, that while all En-
rope we're condemning Ferdinand, his
own subjsets, nearly unanimously, were
|applaudIng bis conduct and reyerencingI
hls refson.
".aarryiag and giting in Marriage, y
appeared all the rage among the imperi-
1 d aud royal families of Europe. The
Prince Of Orange had espoused the sister
ri the Emperor Alexander; and other
alliances were aeort 70 take place in the
|inperial family. Two BRAZILIAN Pria-I
cases had arrived in Europe betrothedI
to Ferdinand of Spain, and ms brother !
And the British Prince Recent had an
|rOunced the Intended maria se Of his on.
! Il daughter, with Prince Leopold. OF
saIe- Cobourg; young prince of fine
person, aud most exalted character !;
whose family, though peor, is Of high an
tqaty, ard whose sister is married to,
|Coastantile, brother of tie Emperor Of
Russia. The match-lnakers were alssI
|selecting queens for the kings Of France
|afd Prussia, who are wiGowers; but their,
cases did uOt require urgency.
Affairs IN France continued to belle!
|tfs numerous predictions of :. expio-I
|siOns and counter regulations" therein,i
|vsich English and American jacobiii.l
nave been SO Eheral in circulating. Thei
Gus, tits tue, continued to bark, out theI
moon did not shine the less bright. I'het
|u'nost good order appeared to pervadeI
|ths Kingdom; the laws to be daily respect-I
|ed justice promptly administered !; tie!
lA1ss regularly paid and all tue great
sSc little concerns, anusements andl
Pleasures. to be prosecuted as peaceablyl
sia tie Che best governed state. Thei
aAsa troops continued on the frontier.I
nsletained strict discipline, and the con.
|eloahons sor taeir support were furnish.l
~ vita panctuality. There had aeeps
|a0 execution since that ef Ney butBoy !
ia, whose condact in Cusdaioupe in ia,I
| !. Of bOaaparte is we'll known, had bsenl
~. wee and condemned to death, and hasi
|R'OOAOiy been executed. LIMOS hadl
&c zee acquitted, and several officers con-
S-s ~ "a suspicion, had been liberated.
aae Eng'lsanen " ho had been arrest
: W assisting Layelletse in his escape
. .. IN prison, waiting trial for al
WA s' piracy and the French government
u ~ properly sisresafded the intrusion|
= n nc h'shsh minister on the subject.
., Ses.eeS : o. out-iawry had been issuetI
sNT Drouet, Lefebre- Desncuettes.I
~ go, Sc. and their property had
<sa declared con6scated.
Boston Cea.nel.
Warmer .Rew York, Jfay1.
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