Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-01

Inc snip JACKSON, capt. larsen. anN.
ed last night, in SIS days from Ireland.
e; plain II. ha. favored the Editor, cf
The Gazette with Belfast papers TO n.
sIst ult. from which they have extracted
what follows:
BeJast, .S2gL 90.
At an early hour lat right, We recei-
ved London papers ct September 10th.
BY express from Donashadee, from which
we make the following extracts:
London, Sept. I6.
Fly the ship Tyne, letters have reac.-
cd town from Bengal to The DIST Of Nav
They communicate the intelligence, ,bat
since The fall Of fort Hattras, The British
troops had taken eleven other forts, - hich
according to advices received at Bengal
T.. the army, had lett tie enemy's com
try at the entire mercy of the British.
The Paris papers of Saturday last, the
18th, arrived this morning. In the No
plteur, there are two d. donahces of ths
King i; one signifyrng hi, Msjesty's sc-
cep,ance Of the Duke de FeIre's resig.
nation as Minister Of War, and nomina.
ting Marshal Gsuyion st. Cyr as his suc-
cessor The other appointing Count Moe
TO be Secretary OF State in the Marie
Department.
The Emperor of Russia, pursuant to
plan which he embraced in 1879. for ma.
King Hc!singfors the capital OF Finland,
instead OF Abo has issued an order for
the state, and other persons connected
with the government, TO remove to lie.>
slrsfors after the lst Of October. This
town. hitherto the capital of tie province
Of Nylands, has cCmmodious harbsr in
the Gulf Of Finland, Commanded by a
powerful fortress.
We have just heard from Armagh that
the fever has become SO alarming that a
town.meeting is to be held tor the put
pose Of devising the best means Of pre-
venting the disease tyOm extending il.
baleiul rayases.
A nu,nter Of Aw cases have taken
place at Londonderry. John Cunning.
ham, esq. has fallen victim to its maIig-
nifty.
From the Rhode GlaHd american.
WAR AND PEACE.
from the murder VI hteI to the preset
day, the world la, been almost Que COT.
tIhued scene OF slaughter, and GsstIut.
ton, and misery. These two hundred
generations OF men, offending, pet
haPs, not less than two hundred ,hou-and
millions Of individuals, have devoted
vast proportion Of their time and their ia.
Tents, their ingenuity and their latour, 10
tle purposes Vi mutual annoyance A.
il human happiness consisted in the s.-
emulation u Luman misery! As Ii tirc
business u life WAS to huri the arrows u
death!
But no age has witnessed mere npo'-
'ah' events, more astonishing Weiss udes,
thaf' those which have transpired within
The memory ct the present generation
" hen were greater armies raised ant
destroyed /! When wee more might.
Kingdoms established ,r subyerted -
When did tyrant tread with lottler strides
over slaughtered nations, 70 til. sunmtd
an tim, or sink to ruin. more spAler
and complete! Lcok at the volume o.
modern history thrre is 10 room there
Tor ordinary events. Every page c0rt-'I'
revolution.
These violent struggles are succeeded
~ an interval OF comparative CALM
The nations, wea led with conflicts, are
sunk III Tspo,c. An important. cHs''
in tie de,tiGies " the world Tie IN
quiry s., ems suspended, "whc:e aeN
shall the thunuer bust :" and th.snaa
nations are listening to FAR dii,reni Ii,
quiry-an inquiry, Tor some time ut'ers'
III feeh-e mus, muGs, but Lnw besinEi"gt 10
De distinctly heard" Shall me srorl
dsroar fvrsrsr - k!en da'e to ca. RI