Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-12-11

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IN fire hUg,lieads tobacco arrived at this
place from Augusta on Saturday last, u
mounting TO upwards If halt a million Vi
dollars! -
From the Boston Gnzefte. December 4
SELECTIONS.
rr Since our last we have received
several Eurupcan continental prints. iron
which the following articles have been
cleaned. Though not particularly imte-
resting, they serve to fiji up the depart
| ment of news, such as it is; learning Inc
| reader this pacific maxim, that ".lo
neus is good neirs."
Hague, October :.
Negotiations carried on at The Hague
between the King Of the Netherlands and
the United States ct Amer.ca, for the
conc usiun of tue treaty Of CONNIE cree,
have been referred TO their respective go
yernments. His excelency William
Eustis, envoy ex raOrdinaIy AID minister
plegipotentiary Of the United States If
America, Is about to SET out lrom hence
for Flance, ard will return early in the
spring. In the mean while Mr.. Appleton
will reside here in the quality OF charge
d'ailairs.
Vienna, September "a.
Jerome Bonaparte is SAID to !rave pur-
chased the estate Of EngersfeId, adjacent
| to hi, estate Of Scholar. Madame Mu-
rat, it is said has purchased, Tor 100000
horins, the lordship of OFT, between Vi
enpa and Presburg, belonging to the
banker, court Fries. The cCuht has Just
returned from Prague, where he is re-
ported to have concluded with FouChe,
IN conjunction with the banker Of Prague,
NJ. Won Lame, the sale of his estate near
Paris.
September IS.
The Grand Seignor has sent to their
imperial mJesties complimentary let
ter. written with his own hand, and &C
companied by Ten superb horses for the
empercr--iOur Of them Arabian.
Milan, jScttemJcr "a.
A new convent OF Je .uits ha, been
formed in Piedmont. Ore Of the princi-
pal nobemen OF the court OF Tuin, the
marquis Grina!ia, has taken Their habit.
| The government has taken the annual
| revenue Ut $4,000 fiancs from the Uni
yersity Of Genoa to give into this reii-
gious orlel, Monks are also establi.hsd
at tie AnBunciade at Genoa and other
towns. 1t is sad that several great
courts of Europe are about To address re-
presentations upon this subject to the
court If Turin.
Petersburg, Sept. 9.
i deputation of the nobility OF Cour-
land has presented its resolution upon
the abolition Of the personal slavery Vi
the peasants iB that province, and has re-
quested its confirmation by the emperor.
We know that tie nobility Of the pro.
vince Of l. stkenia were the first of the
provinces of The empire which last year
gave the example Of this abolition.
September II.
The emperor's ukase, respecting the
army, declares the levy OF recruits TO be
unnecessary this year, on account of TIVE
peace which, by the blessing Of tie Al
mighty, prevails in Europe.
Frankfort, Sept. 90.
Il is said that the allied BOnarchs will
meet some time in the course Of the en-
suing year., to adopt some resolution re-
Iatiye to the army Of occupation in
Frasce. The place of meeting has been
successfully fixed at Frankfort and nix
la Chnpeile but it now appears that it
viii. be at Mannheim. Alter 1t is termi-
mated the emperor OF Russia will 20 to
Warsaw, and from thence TO Peter.burgh.
Lisbon, September s.
The criminal tribunal Of this city held
an extraordinary sitting on the 4th Of This
month, and cited before it the conspisa-
tors, to whom their several sentences were
read. The general report is, that y Of
the accused have been acquitted, aud
that many others have been condemned.
The latter, by virtue Of the laws, have 5
days to appeal from this judgment.
| istHgard, Sept. &c.
A second royal rescript against the
z CORPS of writers have been issued, which
clearly expresses his msjes'y'o ilrn gese-
luton TO relieve his subjects, particularly
| those of the lower class. Ia q few days
third rescript is expected; according
TO which, all arbitrary taxing Of accounts
of partitions, OF inherifances, &c. is to be
wholly abolished, and IIed salaries aP-
pointed. Wirtemb.rg will then be III
! debted to the energy and the feeling
heart If the kin, for It's dsIWerabce t.om
burden when mas oppressed i; Tor SUI