Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-22

ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN INTELIl
GEHCE.
To the intelligence published ye,
to-day, received by the Margar,
X Hey, in 40 days from London. v,
now add the summary Of lnloIm.,i
by this arrival.
The plague has extended its ra,.
ges to Albania and Dalmatia, and has
also again manifested itself in The i.
| lands Of the Archipelago.
Gustavus, the ex.King Of Sweter
left Frankfurt on the 18th August,
| and proceeded to Basic, where be j,
now to reside for the present.
The Archduchess of Austria, pru.
cess Royal Of Portugal and the Bra.
zils, arrived at Leghorn on the oh
| August, embarked on the 18th Gu
board the Portuguese squadron, and
sailed for Rio Janerio.
A convention has been entered int
at Rome, on the 18th June, between,
the Roman Pontiff, Plus VII. and tie
King of France, giving additional
important al, antages to the doni.
Mons of his Holiness in France.
JOHN LEVY, has been arrested in
England, on a charge Of having, with
unknown confederates, robbed the roy.
al mint of several bars Of silver.
A ship sailed from England in
March last, with convicts for Botany
Bay, who, attempting to take posses.
sion of her,were subdued, after losing
twenty of their number.
The present demand for iron on
the continent of Europe, is represent.
ed 70 be such, particularly in France,
that vessels sent from Bristol to New.
port for rargoes, have been unable to
obtain them and TO complete tleir
shipments have been compelled to o..
tain The iron from Bristol.
Lord Cochrsnc has embarked 10
take up his residence in the Ncther.
lands.
The survey Of all the several men
of war at all the ports Of England,
is in a state OF forwardness. Many
shrps are ordered to be sold or broken
IN. and others, which admit of it, to be
repaired. Among the former, are
the Chatham "a, COrmorant, store
ship, and some sloops.
The celebrated General JOmiuL
who deserted from the French Army
during the late war, and who has since
been in the employ Of Alexander, is
said to be engaged in writing a his.
tory of the two last campaigns-Bar.
clay de FOLLY and other distinguished
officers having furnished him with the
necessary materials for the accom-.
pIishing Of tie work.
1t mentioned under tile Paris head
that the ship Mary, Of the United
States, which arrived at Havre in May
last from China, having been year
in the Pacific, touched at the Marque.
sas Islands and that while at one Of
them, a number Of the. natives having
come on board; the crew consider
ed that they might in consequence
safely go on shore unarmcd--on do
ing which the natives Immediately XII.
led and devoured two of them. Those
who were OH board were retained and
carried to Havre, having In the pas.
sage become good saiIors.-Ihey
were however, in constant fear that
the captain intended serving them as
their countrymen had three of the
crew. Their bodies were tattooed, x
one of them called himself a prince Of
the Island.
The whole amount Of cotton con.
sumed in England in 1917. was tho't
to exceed ninety two million lbs
twenty milll0n more than IN 1910.
The widow Of Toussaint Lower.
ture, former chief of st. Domingo,
lately died in France, leaving two
sons, one of which is receiving bis e.
ducation through the bounty Of The
British government.
A fever which has proved very "a
tai, prevails at Malta.
A very interesting biography oil
the life Of Madame de Stael has been
published in the European papers.
A notice was lately circulated in
secret at Madrid, of whirh the follow
ing is the substance" The credl
tors Of the King may now expect tc
be called upOn To present their several