Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-14
pAnrs. July as.

on account OF the pad WeatheT.
The duchess de Berri visited his majess.
twin the morning.
The count de Viesmenil, one of the
new marsba!s, arrived in Paris on Tues
day. he was at court yesterday, but did
not take his oaths.
Madame Talame received 5000 francs
for her benefit at the Theatre Fran
Gals.
One of the Journals announce that a
mulatto, nephew of Potion, Is expect
ed in Paris to make propositions to the
government.
It appears certain, that gen. Mouton
|Duycrnet has been condemned to death al
Lyons. =.
A great number of English families
have placed their children in the schools
| of Paris.
A man was condemned to two years
imprisonment Yesterday, for wearing the
cross of the legion ofhonor, without au
lthority.
Bread has lately risen in Paris, on ae-
count OF the uniavourable weather.
Gen. Bessen is. now commanding al
Lille.
One Yergiers has been condemned to q
wears hard iabour, for having coined false
money.
Sir Robert Wilson, Messrs. Bruce and
Hutchinson, leff the prs n OF La Fore
ion Monday, their i'm. risonment havl,ss
Terminated. The general and Mr.. b:ue'
leo to England Immediately. Mr.. Hutcn'
Iinson has joined his regiment.
Count Mason, who was governor Of
Paris, is now at Aix-la Chapelle.
The princess of Wales, on returning
from the Levant, will re-occupy hernousp
lon the borders of the lake Conia.
The police has obtainea information OF
an affair, which shows what inconveni-
ences may be produced by the credulity
,of persons the best mentioned, when
operated on by the spirit of faIsehood and
|cupidity.
We learn from Berne, that the continu-
Iance of the rains, and the accumulation
|of the water for want of proper drainage.
have caused new devastations in various
parts of the continent.
Thesmall town of Nydan was inuD-
dated for several days By the Overlooking
Iof the Theille. Counsellor Lu ermau g
NJ. de NunauIt de I'houne have beer
sent by the government in order to en-
|guire into the disaster, and to apply a
remedy. 1t is added that Neuveyille, &
several other places near the lake of Sem
ne and lake Morat, are similnrly circum-
|stanced,
The courses of the rivers Thielle and
Brio, between the three lakes, are no
longer visible, the low plains are submerg-
ed In the vicinity of Berne the lAar has
passed its ordinary limits, and inundated
the plantations of the banks Of the wa
ters. -
In the mountainous districts the snow
has not yet melted. The Alps are without
verdure, u the cattle, which in the month
of May used to cover some mountains.
remain sorrowfully in the stables and
byres. aud are kept alive at great expense.
In the valleys Of the Alps the torrents
have greatly increased, and done much
damage.
The question upon the right ofinherlt.
ance to the Duchy OF BouIion, which the
Congress Of Vienna had referred to a
Committee of five, wasdecided on the lst
instant, at Leip,ic, in fa,epr OF Prince
Charles lain Of Rohan Monthasson by al
majority of four to one. among The cisl
mants was Admiral D'Auvergne of the
British Navy, who, we rather think, stands
ON the Admiralty books as Duke de Besii-
Ion.
LONDON, July f6.
There is no falsehood however foul or
easy OF detection to which the opposition
papers will not resort, to degrade the IA 4
ton in the eyes OF the world ;-lncrcly to
help themselves to the Leaves and Fishes
of Office, or to give momentary interest
to daily sheet and thereby influence
the sale oft for the morning The re-
ports of distresses in yarioas parts Of the
kingdom and Of comnotions in conse-
quence, are utterly -lknown any WHERE.
BUT in London and many of them are so
fragrant as to escape notice Or contradlc
tiou. The following official letter tothe|
Editor of the Courier exposes the turpi-
tude of one of then, aud were the l5ca
to take similar pains, the
falsehood ofothers would be unfolded.
;. Council Chamber, Paisley, July 4 1916
"s1n-I have to day seen with as
tonishment the following paragraph IN