Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-03
Gem. advertiser.
LONDON, April 12.


lection seems still to prevail very strong
10 at Lyons. An article from Naples OF
the Oath ult. mentions areport OF tse Brl-
fish squadron under Lord Exmouth, hav-
Ing landed troops in the Abruzzos, for
the purpose of occupying the fortresses
of those two provinces. The occupation
of CaIabria by the Austrians is said ia
have occasioned our debarkation in the
.bruzzos. There is little DOUBT of this
story being a wilful perve sion of the
French papers, since the rela ion between
our Court and that of Austria are OF the
most friendly description. The dukv
Of Wellington was expected to leave
Paris for Cambray on Monday next. The
following are extracts -
S Paris, AprI 7.
A decree has acquitted gen. Drouet ;
the Duke, of Angouleme has solicited the
pardon OF gen. Debelle: the king has
committed the punishment of colo, ell
Boyer and that of general Travot; the
guilty have all the latitude imaginable
to defend themselves; the Judges testify
leven an interest tor the accused.
General DrOuet, acquitted yester.
day by the first Council of War of the
Military Division, has made visit TO the
duke OF Duras, first gentleman OF the bed.
chamber. and to marshal Macdonald
duke of Tarentum.
.Aprl 9.
1t is through mistake that several
journals have stated, that Marshal the
Duke of Reggie commands at this mo
ment tie Royal Guards, 1t is Marshal
the Duke OF IJrentum who took this
service on the lst Of April Moniteuri
Yesterday papers ana letters reacsed
town from ,oe southern parts Of the L
states. these from Charleston 10 he
ID ut. and are filed with complaints
against the seizure of American essels
.ou ~ the harbour of Cartbagena. and
the Imprisonment aud cruel tleatmett of
the crews. The spirit of Indignation eN.
cited by these outases appear to be
generally and enthusiastically felt, and
IS polntedly asserted, that the present
state of Affairs in relation to Spain, So in
furious to the honour and natiouai cha
racter OF the American people, cannot
long exist
The Emperor Of Russia has agreed to a
new tariff permitting tie importation OF
fne cloths :. black excepted" raw and re-
lined sugars; French blandies. wine, 4
porter white cotton and six go' ds
muslins, cambrics, SC. or payment o.
certain duties printeo and dyed cotons
b lttons, and some other articles, al c
prohibited. This circumstance has al
ready begun to operate very advantage
0usiy to our commerce no less thar
thirty ships of heayy burthen are nov
iadlng with sugars, silks. and other ar
ticles to be consigned TO Russian ports.
The KING OF Naples has presented
Lord Bufghersh with the Royal Order O.
St. Ferdinand and OF Ment, set in dia
monds, for his Lordship's signal services
at the NeaPolitan Court.
iaiieyrand has, it is stated, selected
and obtained permission from the Aus.
TRAN Government, to take up his resi-
dence in Vienna. Murat {. Thibaudeau.
two devoted adherents of the family of
Napoleon, alss reside in the Austrian
States; where the Elk Queens of Naples
and Holland have in like manner found
an asylum.
By an act of parliament recently pas
|sed, II is enacted, that SIS Cd per ton be
paid on all French vessels bringing OF
carrying passengers Or good, between the
two countries, to be continued so long as
the present high rates are charged Oh
British vessels in France.
Both houses of parliament adjourned
yesterday-the Lords to the 2oth, u the
Commons to the Gath.
London .AprU IS.
This morning the Paris papers OF
Wednesday were received The follow
mo articles in them deserve most consi-
Iteration:
&c Tienra, March 80.
The last news from Turkey informs us.
hat the Ottoman Port formally refuse
to acknowledge the independence of the
[onian Isles. We can no longer, then
BE- surprised at the little interests which
he Divan shows in seconding the claim,
Eof the English respecting continental
Epaces. 1t will, perhaps, be necessar.
that they employ force.
The state conferences, by order Of
he emperor. now turn upon a most In
ortant part. namely, whether it is az
antageous or not for Austria to create 6
70 n,ofacf with An armed force Ii 3