Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-06

# tie Kiag, N that case pr''!'es'
the late instructions from the Is'h'',i'
sioners Of his Msje.ty's Customs "n9ei
which much larger lees are DC G.o5
and received at the several IGs'D"'i
Hoses IN this colony, are So demaSoe"
sad received contrary 70 law snd are
III. more oppressive as it's Oh TIE sihsL, d,
er class Of vessels thai ttss Inc'ease {"
cfargrs particularly attaches; nearly I've
rho.e II tie shipping OF these Islands
oc,ng of that class.
Resolved, therefore, that !: be recon-
mcnded 10 me H.use % 500. as u
ma. Se at liberty 10 resume tie eEe'-
CO Of is legitimate Functions. 10 atopt
such measures as NAV BE deemed meet
e.pedien tn rest.-e he country, IN tins
respect. to the gpy-rnLea; Of law.
4 letter received uY the ADORE men
toned arrival. states. that the custom
house fees on AMERICAN vessels have
been reduced to he sane rates "i;2
hose exac,ed frcm British yessels.--
Flour at Bermuda on tie 18th INST. was
Sl4. -
Extract Of letter from C1Si=, dated
Nor. Q, lol7.
The R1ssias Amsa.s1tor, Tatisehct,
has arrived here from s.-dr'd. He hss
come 10 receive a Russian feet. h0I-ly
expected. ard in the fleet il i, said. comes
one OF the Emperpr's Lro'hers. Ih-
feet consists Of SIX ga! Of tie line. and
nine irigs!es, with troops, snr'e sag AK
thousand the object is to take posi- $
son of Minorca. which. il appears, has
been coded by Ferdinand to the EmPe-
ror Of Russia-the latter engaging to as
sist;n ccnquering the Spanish Americans.
It i. said and generally credited. that
the British Amba. lad T, Sir Henry Wei
,eslev, haring passed an official note to
! Pizarro. the Spanish Minister Of State.
derpsadins an explanation Of reports
which "a had heard On the subject. re-
cpiyed for answer, that the Spanish 20
yernment was astOnished that n Briish
! Am5as sadOr could, tor moment, give
! sufficient weight to idle reports, so as
10 make them the subject OF an official
co,Hmunication-that there was no truth
in them. Now th.t the business can 10
longe. be concealed. beih.. ready for
execution, i: is sad that in reality Pizcr-
70 knew nothing Of the business, bar
that he whole affair was managed d.
| rectlv between the Russian .1mtaS sad or
| and Ferdinand. l. will BE- remembered
that similar occurrence took place with
respect To the kiag's marriage.
Ceyallos, the then minister of state,
was negotiating ihe marriage Of the king
with an Austrian Princess, and actually
! Prince Knaunitz came on 10 Madrid To-
sign the articles; and when in Madrid,
| he found every thing had been sgreed
f., on through the Minister OF the Indies
months b .lore, and that CevaiIo, was to-
tsl,v irnoran: o. the fact. The Secreta-
~ of State i. therefore mere CIPHER,
on,y intended to amuse the foreign Nj
listers.
We know no. What the consequence
vii! be, bit il is generally suppose that
the British Cabinet cennG' view with in
difference such extraordinary measures
Spanish transports with $50 men are
all in actutl readiness 10 join the Russian
Squadron The moment they appear their
DESTINY is unknown. Some however sup.
pose they are bound TO the Mediterranean
10 occupy the territory ceded to the ei=
ter OF Ferdinand, the late Queen Of E
trur'a.
1he privatce7s continue Their depre.
dations in this nelghbo,hood, and CT
ture a'mo't every thing coming lfcm
Spanish America.
Csdiz i, in most deplorsble situation
It's commerce entirely DESTROYED, ard
great misery prevails here, ard in the Is,
land, where captains q! the Royal men
OF war, and Royal brigadeers are seen
begging aims in The ST ets.
Such are the elories Of the present
reign aud system Of thirgs.