Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-21

at Paris, for the collection Of all tfiese op;
jects.
We are assured that the Duke del I'M
antado has returned from Cadiz to Ma;
drid. Its added that an Envoy from the|
Court Of the Brazils has arrived with the|
Duke.
Rome, july, 10. i
Our Secretary. Of State is more accu,
pied than all the great Powers Of Europe
put together. Every thing is organized
lin n.osf Of the Catholic States, and Ire.
land and Germany alone, with her new
territorial arrangements, present endless
difficulties.
To add to our troubles, the. Jews, of
Italy, and even of several other States
have applied to our Court as a medlator.
between them and the Government OF the
countries where they live. 1t IS very SIN.
guIar to see the Sovereign Pontiffinyokea
| by Jews.
The Jesuits are in disgrace at present.
The Courts Of Austria, Naples and Por-
tusal, do not want them, nor will they be
admitted into France. Our Court seeing
this opposition, now regrets having at
tempted their restoration.
Paris, 9ug. 4.
All letters from Burgundy announce
that the rains and bad weather have ruin
ed the finest sort of vines. IL colnmo.
sort has also suffered much fine allc
warm weather can alone preserve what
remains.
An English traveller informs MS thai
there is at present in the splain of Cerea.
in Greece, a monstrous serpent, which
ravaees the whole country. 81.
The assassin q General Lagarde has
been conducted TO Nismes, there to un--
dergo his puni>hmeet. 1t will be recol-
llected that he has been already condemn
ed to death for eontumacy.
On the 25th July there was a commo-
ton among the prisoners OF Agen, and
the jaiior and his assistants were nearly
killed. Order was, however, speedily re-
stored.
We expect daily tie grand expeditions
of Lord Exmouth. Ii is thsught very tar
dy in this country'-The barbarlans pro-
fit by these delays to scour the Mediter
ranean, and to put the il works in a state
of defence.
Chatham, Aug. s.
The Preyoyante storeship having com,
|pleted her crew and lading, deep, sailed
down to Dillingham; Reach on Sunday
evening, proceeding On her voyage to
Halifax !; She has on board a great number
of passengers. among whom are several
females going to join their husbands, by
leave Of government, who are shIpwrishts
in America.
The Weymouth storeshp having re-.
Gently arrived from Canada, is now un-
loading, and is expected to proceed to
Halifax in about fortnight, Tor the pur
pose Of bringing home naval stores, and
the produce OF America.
On Friday, the Forth, of4o guns, cap !.
Sir Thomas Lewis, having completed her
lading and crew, sailed Down to Sheer
ness, her destination being to America;
she has great number Of passengers on
board, and is very deeply laden.
London, Ang. 8.
Letters from Madrid, dated July IS
announce. that in Spain every thing IS
SO Theoretically sealed against the IN
PRODUCTION Of foreign papers and cores
pondence, that the people do not even
know what is passing Oh their own from
tiers, much less in the other States Of
Europe. Nothing is known but what isl
found ii the columns Of the Madrid Ga
|zette, and this paper is exclusively tra-
ced out by the dependents on the toreignl
TIE Police and the inqui-
sition, united, have filled lie country
with spies, no one dares to speak ofpo
Ilitical events, aud much less write re-
speetins them, as the Post Office has al
ready serred as a most fatal trap to M
ny.
Accounts from Barcelona of 18th July
|rention, that deputationI has proceed
ed up to Madrid from that city; in order
to solicit his Majesty toput s;opto the
introduction Of British merchandise
which, as the memorial states, kill Spa
|nish industry, and produce little or no
thing to the pablic treasury, in conse-
quehce of the fraud committed by the.
British merchants and their agents. ia
vored, as they are, by the hnngry custom
house officers, who are easily suborned.
This is only one small link Of that ex,
teDsiye chain Of combination against Bril-
fish manufactures, which already exists
on the continent, and which, though Sc
cretly plotting, bids fair to produce e.
EQUALLY as great effects as the Berlin and