Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-16
Foreign Articles.
Stockholm. July IL.
BLUE RULES IN SWEDEN.


The governments Of Kronsburgh and
Calmar, in the province Of Smaclard, ale
the first in winch decisive regulations
nave been made for the re-intrGduclion Of
ancient northern lrugality. The depu.
ties Of the peasantry have not only ez-
pressed their will TO lay aside the use Of
Of all foreign articles to wear no kind Vi
! stulfs but such as they manufacture them
selves, or to drink any other liquors than
such as are made in the country but
there is also proposal under delibera-
ton to stamp all the present cloth made
ci foreign materials, to lay penalty Of
from Eve to ten dollars on the unstamp-
ed. Farther to effect among persons ct
rauk an association against the use Of
foreign strong liquors, rich stuffs, eonfec.
tiOnary, and preserves, drinking coffee
in the afternoon, and extensive mar,i-
a. es, burials, and chtisten;Egs. The pa
rsh of UUkelbO i,as ed upon all this:
ai,o that the drinking of what is called
gask. or coffee and brand, mixed. that
two glasses Of brandy hal never be
drank directly one alter the other and
al entertainments only two glasses at "a
bic that persons uud twenty years OF
| ase shall be prohibited the Of brandy,
coffee and tobacco that more than three
or four dishes shall not he allowed Of any
meal, only Wedding four OF five. The
wedding entertainments not to last a.
bose two days, and no one 10 use any
furniture aud horseholdu,en'ils but such
as are made in the country, urder pain CT
being excluded from all companies as an
unpariotic citizen, and being regarded
with contempt. This agreement is to be
read annually from the pulpit.
London: .aug. &c.
A letter from gentleman Of the high.
est responsibility in the county Of Clare,
to friend in Dublin, says" As to the
state OF the county, We are as peacsabIe
as possible; but l believe, we may thank,
in great degree, the police. who are the
best effective troops, if may call them
SO, that we could possibly have"
From al extract of letter Of the E
inst from Madeira, it appears that
Azores are held under blockade By
squadron Of Buenos Ayres privateers.
Corn Exchange, Aug. 29.-0ur wheat
, trade was brisk this morning, in cGnse.
queIce Of the continuance Of the untavo-
rable state of the weather which has
brought several country buyer. to market
and what sales were made, were at 4s.
per quarter higher than on Monday
Barley, beans, peas, and oats, are full Is.
per quarter dearer, the demand for each
having increased, to the state Of the
weather.
Paris, .aug. Is.
The duke Of Wellington. decidedly
Quilted Paris, for Sedan, on Thursday, the
2s'h. The king of Prussia few days
later. His majesty was at the British
Ambassadors assembly on Friday last,
eu frac, and in boots have described
to you, in my letter OF Saturday, the
routine of his occupations.
A paper of this morning announces,
that M. lie Due Grammont is named
Grand Ecuysr. He thus leaves vacant
one OF the tour places of captain OF the
Guard, which circumstance confirms the
rumour Of the Due de Fclte being aP"
pointed to succeed TO it.
The list Of Presidents which vas en-
cially printed Yesterday, is remarkable
for its impartiality. Many respectable
persons, whose opinions are at va
Rance with Those of the ministry, have
been nominated, in the conviction thatln
an affair Of such solemnity, all private
bias will give way to public duty. Peen
are excluded.
st. Petersburgh, .aug. 81.
An event which took place on the 2lst
Of last month, in the environs Of AbO'
has created great alarm among tie inh'-
bitants. On that day, towards nooo'
tie gruund of village. % ver'ts ton
that city, suddenly sunk to the depth .,
many fathoms, and dragged with 1t y
houses, which were "mrlctclf sEbmers,
ed, preserving, hnwever, Their .tas''Ghj
50 that Lo trace If them could lie disco
vered. A similar falling in OF che esf'a
occurred in the same. pace III 1879 ao
1888. Among other csuses, !hs F"ei.
menen is ascrited Ia the svampy na'h
upon which The village is boz. aha %
ths river which ilons th!uush Il. i"f