Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-14
Foreign intelligence.
LONDON, March "a.

If IL saiC that Al. CAihouui , scudutoH
syb;cb has sailed from Genoa, goes to a.
s.enrs an insult on the British fiag by a
runisian xebec
some agitation has taken place in Par
liamentin consequence of an attack by
fr. Brougham on the personal character
Of the Prince Regent.
We regret to state that the Newry
Bank of Messrs, Moore, Macan and
Foxali's, has stopped payment-other
failures are expected to follow.
March 26.
The flieate Granicus has sailed for
Lisbon. with Mr. Ward, or Amhassdor
to supersede Nh. Canning, who is To
come home in her. and who is to be presir
dent of the Office of accounts, and to
have a. seat ia the Cabinet.
MIR. Vansitart moved Yesterday N the.
House of Commons, the continuation o.
the war ;tnposts-and to continue for
Eve years those addedsto the excise.
March 2S.
Tie Funds have latelY.recoHered much
Of Inc depression into which therei ection
of the Property Tax plunged them.
The Navy Estimates were further dis
cpsseS in a Ccmmittee Of the House of
Commons last night, and so vigorously
have Ministers fulfilled their pledge Of
ECONOMY in this great branch OF eNpen-
diture, that neither the calculating aarsi-
mony of Mr. Banke>, nor the carPlng
Ingenuity Of the Regular Opposition
squad. could find a single objectionable
item. Beth tried divisions when Tire
former mustered 859 popularity ,hpnsing
.Gentlemen, to les and the latter re-
tarned to nearly their old low Level, and
counted So well known Iloes, to 1874
The hopes of the poar Party are sink.
inc apace. Flushed vita aiancied VIC
tory which did not belong to them, they
have Since attaoted pell-lnell, but rave
been in every attempt repulsed with dis
grace and discontinue BY adrerSaries
entrenched on the impregnable ground
of gust and wiae policy, aud sustained
by the meyited gratitude and confidence
OF an approving Nation.
1t is denied that these Worthies have
had any chickering's, Though their lol-
lowers of the Press may say SO, we dare
any one of themselves to venture the
assertion. We defy them to contradict
our statement, that during all the ca y
part ofthe Session, they never agreed on
any one point agitated in their caba|s--
ard never united i'll any thing till they
got within the walls of the House, when
al their mornings animosities and con-
tests for leadership were suffered to
rest, and sort of taciI compact vas
pursued to oppose and harrass the Co
vernment.
Did their short-lived hope Of getting
into place on the shoulders ct The Pro-
nerty Tax more cordially combine these
Earring and discordant AspiFants We
fancy not: for if it be correct that We
have heard, they quarrelled, to use TIVE
+r;te adaqes. about their chickens before
they were hatched, and skinned the bear
thew had still to hunt, Sun.
We believe we can vouch tor The az,
curracy Of The following statement
AS Marshal Soult was eedinsI
along one of the public walks at fian-,
burgh. an old Hamburg merchant, Who'll
had suffered severely by Davoust,j
came bodily up to him and said" Isl
thy name souIt : Has thou brought backI
to us any of our bank money 7" Re-
ceiv;ps no answer to his queries, he|
struck him ALLOW, and then caned him
most soundly. The Marshal made OF. !
and with difficulty reached his Hotel with
the mob at his heels. Post horses were
ordered directly, & SET OF for his interior
destination. Lon. Courier.
A private letter from Paris says. how
truly we know not, that letter written
bv Bonaparts, from St. Helena, has beer
intercepted at Paris. Its contents. aud
the manner IN which it was intercepted !,
aye not Notwithstanding beyond the
circumstance OF such letter having been
So great stagnation in trade was
never known IN the City as at this mo-
meut. One day asst week, the arrival
of only one vessel was reported at the,
custom house. circumstance unpre-
cedented in its annals.
The eoldstream Battalion of Guards,
serving in France, have been severely
ainicted with the ophthalmia, caught
from occupying barracks, out of which
some French soldiers were recently!
marched afflicted with this Egyptian dis
ease; more than two hundred were thus
rendered unfit for duty at the same
time.