Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-29
CURIO.
THE LATE INTELLIGENCE.

~ LILO EtAN vi
The news received by the Comet, cap
tain Center, il Of considerable impor-
lance, especially that which relates to the
internal state Vi Great Britain. The dis
jturbanSes which have, for some time past,
taken place in that nation, had extended
TO various parts Of the kingdom, and lad
begun TO put on more serious appear.
ance. BY the reports in the two houses
Of parliament, it would seem, that plot
had been laid, by whom does not appear,
OF the most desperate character-being
nothing less than 70 sabvett the govern
ment. As none OF the names OF the lea
ders are mentiQned in any account that
we have seen, we are left to conjecture
its origi'. The probability is, that de-
signing aud factious characters, taking
Advantage Vt the distresses OF lower cias-
SEES Of the people, and having views Of a
daring kind, by clamorias loudly sgainst
the government, and in favour of a par
IiiamentaIy reform, have stirred them up
to madness; for nothing short Of madness,
unless Il may be the extreme OF folly,
could ever expect to succeed in Great
Britain IN u sehene TO seguester property;
to exunyuish the public funds--to redi-
cu!e cut OF credita nd OUT of existence the
church liturgy, and the scr!ptures--and
TO put down the royal family Such,
however, are stated TO be the desperate
objects OF an unfuriated, unarmed, aud
unnansgeable popuIace.. The measures
of IT, rerolutiouISts had brcvm ESQ threat
lenins as to produce u Suspension Of the
Ihabeas corpus act; IN important stcp,but
one winch has often been fesortcl to. in
that nauUu. The ministerial majority
appears tobe strongin the horse Of COM
uo Us, 3I3 to So. That good many
ives will fall sacrifice to these violent
proceedings, cannot be doubled. !twCuid
Ioe fortunate if the penalty Of the Law
should fall upon the rin8leajers, instead
lot their ignorant and dcluLcd followers
Ii IS not to DC supposed, 4 at the great
body of substantial inhabitants in that
island, viii be easily brought to adopt the
Ipiaa OF q revolution, az remedy Tor The
difficulties under which they labor. they
have had the benefit ut experience, on
lthis subject il tue csurSe .,0t their own
history, aud its les.oES can hardly be
IcraGlCdted from their Lnds in the space
iOf hundred and fifty years. Besides,
they know what have been the effects o.
THAT prescription for disease. in the body
polite IN other nations, by very recent
examples. When the mob Of London
begin to hoist the tri-colured cOcksde,a land
to procure pixies, it would be wonder
full, indeed, if any clamor tor reform in
;he system Of representation, should in.
duce them to plunge into the tremendous
crAer Of the revolutionary Etna, for a
relief from ti>tresses which they must
know spring from another source, and
which though severe, they have every
reason to expect viii not prove perma-
nant. " I. Daily .4ar.
Esrefork. april &c.
Extract Of q letter from Rathbone,
HodSson & Go, dated Liverpool.
18th March, lSl7, 10 q RESI- eetable
bosse 10 this city.
Z" Orders have this morning been
received at our Custom-Hoase TO
allow the importation of rice from
foreign countries free orall duty g.
on rice at present in bond no duty is
to be exssted. The priceis still IN
settled, aud no considerable sales
have been made, except of 100 cask.
yesterday at As. per cvt, which
might afterwards have been replac.
ed at 4S 4ss. Little is doing 10
-four which 10 sold ut sos, Cotton