Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-03
Foreign Intelligence.
Loxpon. Nov. II.

LoxpoN, Nov. Ii.
Five French mails are nov due ihe
seatber is become more moderate, bui
,be wind continues unfavorable for al =
arrival from Flance. Serious aPprehei'
sion. are entertained for the safety d the
|Iri. French packet, of which our Dover
Letter Yesterday contained an account.
The following notice has been publish
| ed in some Of the newspapers, and val
yesterday posted up in promine tPat'
| VI the most public streets and PAGES
AT a meeting held at Carlisle, Shore
ditch, on Thursday evening, the 7,h o'
November instant, it was determined Il
call meeting of the Distressed Manufac
lturcrs. Mariners, Artisans. and others
of the cities of London and Westminster
the BOROUGH o: Southwark. and parts ad.
Iiacent, to take into consideration the
prophet, petitioping the Prince Regent
and Legislators to adopt Immediately
isuch means as will relieve the sufferers
from the misery which now orerwhelms
them.
JOHN DYALL, Chairman.
THOS. PRESTON. Secretary.
Carnot has left Warsaw shaving re-
haired to De lin to solicit M asylum iron.
the king Of Prussia. His majesty allotted
lMagieburg Tor his residence, which hi
lis mot to leave without PERMISSION.
The growing eiec'ioneenng dissenticns
lin the CITY Of Gloucester Ia, induced tn
Lord Bishop of the Diocesr 10 issue i
pastoral charge 20 the Inhabitants VI tha'
lcity, especially t" the electors
A very fine egimert o! iafantry. the
IS6th, is under Immediate mders to pro
coed to Manchester to strengthen tn,
force ii the cObmanl Of ] Byng, in
,hr ,rtLern district
Pine beef and pork were sold m Ct
,urday last in Chester market AT from
5 , to al per ID {; fine fnsls at 3 pc
couple, aud geese weighing elbs for 8,
cd Zach
From The London Courier .Nar. Is.
This a. the day bsei for the meeting
lin Spafelds, of The disrres.ei artisans
manufacturers, mariners and u'her, 81
fLHdcu. estniinster, Southwark aud
pats sdjacent. ,he meeting was sdver.
Used Tor - o'clock.
A meeting called for Purposes which
could only be meant to infame AID iri.
tate. naturally induced government to
take all precautions fur the preservation
ofrhe public peace. The secretary Of
state for the home department was &C,
tirely engaged yesterday with the princi
pal legal authorities. the chief Justices oI
the kings bench aud csmmon pleas, and
lin giving proper directions TO the masi..
Itrates Of the different ofices-all the
constable, Of the various districts Of
WESTMINSTER are ordered to be IN ea,li
ness. In the city the lord mayor gave
similar directions 10 the ward CONSTABLE.
iand officers of the city. One report wa.
that il was intended to make a procession
Through the city to Westminster F.; ano
ther that the petitioners meant to procps ed
at Carlton House to force themselve.
Tito the presence Of the Regent. Bu'
this they will not be permitted to do
The residence Of the parsonage exsreis.
ing the functions Of sovereign, mast be
respected.
In addition to the civil power :here are
detachmenis Of military in readiness for
any pert of the town where their service.
may be Necessary. the usual thoroaghfars
Through the tawer was stopped this morn.
ling.
At ahsrt ls o'clock there were about
5000 person, collected in Spafelds. At
a quarter past, hackney coach arrived.
from which fnur persons got out, and one
harransued the meeting. He began BY
saving " YOU are no longer under the
government Of Pitt BE firm and you
will conquer. Individually you are no.
thing--collectively you are every thing.
You have enemies here. so mind. Indpet
wherever you meet you have enemies. :"
A second orator said Gentlemen, we
are the monopoly Of the world."-The
friends Of equal rights aud freedom would
not hear him. but put an end TO his
speech NY pelting.
The meeting had not broken up when
our paper was put to press on the con.
trary hundreds were docking TO it.
Amidst all our domestic distresess and
gloomy fsrebodings, the Funds exPeriepc
ed considerable rise du'ing the present
week. e. ON causes which no person seems
to be capable Of understanding or at least
Of explaining. II supposed that meme y.
ia becQmlng more plenfiful. fran IN.