Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-12-20
From The ". j. CONNER. .fdrar Der. IS
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.


ed from our l. ,ndon Correspondent
London papers to the evening of The
25th October: Lloyd's lists 10 the
Gath: and the London New Price
Current TO the cath all inclusive
BY the same arrival We have also
Liverpool papers and Mercantile let
tiers TO the e8th. Extracts from each
will be found under their respective
heads.
In the Courier OF the 22d of 0cto-
Der. Ga Ministerial print) we are hap.
py to find the following remark -
" 1t is gratifying to lie able TO as
sure our readers. that every fresh &C
count from America affords reason
TO believe that the desire TO be on the
most friendly footing with Great
Britain aniiuates more and mere The
Councils of the American Govern
ment-Prejudices are rapidly giving
way TO wiser views of the true intc-
rests and policy of both countries, and
we have every reason to believe that
all the discussion and negotiations
between the two governments will
terminate to the satisfaction of both"
A report was published in several
of the London papers, on the esd Of
October, that a Russian feet from
Revel was expected at Portsmouth
with 10000 troops on board. Tn"
Courier of the same day expresses
strong doubts of there being troops on
board, but thinks il not at allimpr9ba-
BILE, that the slips, on their way to
Cadiz, may touch at Portsmouth for
fresh provisions and water.
Letters from Merchants at Lisbon
were received in London, ARMOUR
cling that a Spanish army had enter
cd Portugal. ard was approaching the
Capital. The Courier of the esd of
October. in contradicting the state
ment contained in these letters. thus
remarks, % Much uneasincsS has been
excited in TIC public mind by the re.
ports which arrived from Spain and
Portugal, with respect to The march
Of troops on The frontier of those king
doms. 1t is well known that I'M
discussions have for length
Of time existed between The two
Courts. occasioncd by the advance Of
the Portuguese forces on the left bank
Of the River of Plate but We arc
sure twill be satisfactory to the pub.
lie to learn, on information on which
they may entirely rely. that both &C
those Governments have agreed to
accept the mediation Of the five pow
ers who are parties to the Grand Al
lance, and we may therefore lDok
with confidence to the speedy and a.
termination of all those differ
cnces which were tending to Lisunite
the Crowns of Spain and Portugal
1t is with peculiar satisfaction that
we feel ourselves enabled 70 make this
statement which must certainly re-
move all uneasincss on the subject"
A letter from the Agents to Lloyds
at Genoa. dated on The 18th Of Octo-
her, and published in the Courier of
the cath, communicates the following
important commercial information
Z" We enclose you copy Of an Edict
of the Emperor of Germany, dated
Cd inst. by which it appears
that all foreign cotton and woollen ma
nufacturcs are prohibited in his states.
This decree will seriously injure the
trade of this place, as by every YES
sci which arrives from England, the
third part Of the cargo is for houses
in Lombardy. who deal in those ar
ticles.
A remarkable instance OF the rapid
in the price of British
occurred on the Esd of Octo-
Der. The London Traveller Of that
day. speaks of this extraordinary
and assigns the causes of
it as follows" A great fall took
place this morning in the price Of
stocks-Consols opened at 81, fell to
81 l-2, 81, so l-2 IA. SO. for the Ac-
count, and 70 ga rs fGr money
At one O'Clock. they were at 80 7-3
81. This depression was in conse.
guencc of the warlike preparations Of
this country. 1t is positively stated
that several commission merchants
lave been applied to, to furnish meat
and biscuit, as well as ten thousand