Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-29
From the ": York Daily AdosrtisS,
.apriL IS.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

Aun Maria, capt. Waite, from Liver
pool, in as days. we have received
LONDON papers to the 18th, and Lii
yerao.l to the 18th March. These
sapcr's are almost exclusively occupi-
ed with debates in Parliament. and
with acc Smts from various parts OF
the kingdom of popular uneasiness, ar
rests of rioters &c. A meeting was
advertised to be held at Manchester.
on the 10th March. On the proceed
ing day, the printer Of the notifca-
ton. and an orator by the name of
Johnston. were arrested and lodged in
safe custody. The meeting was held.
notwithstanding, the next morning.
and by 9 o'clock about!9Oo0 persons
were assembled. The avowed plan
was to march to London, to present
petitions Cor parliamentary reform,
and about 1000 actually set out on the
tourney. Arrangements, however.
had been made by the magistrates to
interrupt the execution of the project,
and about IL O'Clock, whilst the spea-
kers were displaying their oratorial
talents, the magistrates. officers and
,roups, came suddenly upon them, Il
took the leaders, managers and ora
tors, with all their papers, into safe
custody. The ringleaders were sent
to prison. Some peace officers,
troops, &c. set of after the persons,
who had proceeded on their way to
London. expecting to be followed by
their leaders without money, &c and
before night 200 of them were lodged
in prison. Several OF the principals
were sent OF to London.
At Glasgow, II persons have been
committed ON the charge of conspiring
against the government, and taking
An unlawful oath.
The MonitelT OF March 3, an
nounces the reinstatement of prince
Talleyrand in the place ofhish cham
berlain and it is stated, that on the
preceding day. he had an audience Of
The king for halt an hour.
1t is stated that Mr.. Barring has
informed Dir. Sergeant, that he shall
decline taking any part in the Ame-
rican National Bank loan.
Al the Greuyille party voted with
the ministers on the bill % suspend
the habcas corpus act.
The Dey of Alsiers is said TO have
granted new facilities and great adj
vamtages to French commerce.
Funds at Paris, 9Th March, 61f.I
60c.
Intelligence from China. states lord
Amherst was on his way to Canton,
without accomplishing the object of
bis mission.
We also learn that a number of
Chinese war boats had made an at
tack upon the British frigate Alceste,
i'm consequence of some offence which
they had taken against the captain.
The boats first fired at her with blank
cartridge and then with shot. The A..
returned the fire, first with powder
only, but finding this would not an
swer, she gave them few shot-the
boats continued to follow. As the
frigate advanced, two forts suddenly
opened tremendous cross fire. The
wind leading the frigate into the mar
row part of the Boguc, capt MAXWELL
was obliged to make a tack which
brought him within pistol shot of ,se
principal fort, mounting 40 guns.
when he opened his ,broadsides to the
forts and discharged two in success
sicjl-the forts Immediately ceased.
The frigate pursued her destination
without further molestation.
A letter from Smyrna contains the
details of the capture of the famous
brigand piro-Frango-Polo who has
so long desolated the Archipelago.
This exploit was performed by the
French frigate Galathee, and the
brig Zephri. Forty men were sent
on shore on the Isle OF Moelos, where
they surprized the pirate and six of
his companions at the break of day.
Madame de Stael is recovering
from her indispositiOn.
Watson, Preston, Hooper, and
Keene, who were lately arrested.
have undergone an examination be-
fore the Cabinet Ministers, &c. and
committed to the tower.
A great number Of persons have
been taken up at Glasgow, charged
with reasonable practices, They
consisted chiefly Of mechanics. The