Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-09-22

n LiVerpool paper OF the 4th oil Au-
gust, says, that there is every reason to
believe that The cause of the return Of the
Duke Of Wellington to this country at
present, is the total failure of all attempts
to effect 40 amicabIe adjustment of the
subsisting differences between Spain and
Portugal: the latter being resolute in its
refusal to relinquish possession Of Monte
Video. In this state of things, our gov
eminent feels itself in very serious state
OF embarrassment.
nj. Monge, one of the greatest geome-
trlcians of the age, died lately at Paris,
aged 10 years. He was distinguished
member of the French Institute, and one
of the men of science who accompanied
Bonaparte Oh his expedition to Egypt.
| Letters from Madrid to tie 9th of Ju-
y, mention that change iii the war de-
partment was soon expected, aud that an
expedition Of about 1900 troops was pre-
pairing TO sail for Havana. The same let
tiers announce, that King Charles the 4lh
is preparing TO present to the approaching
Congress at AK la Chapeile, claim TO
the throne of Spain and that he has
strong party in his favour at Madrid.
Our papers give an account Of seri-
Gus contest between the Students of the
University at Gottingeu and the inhabi-
tants of the city. The military were
called 10 to quell the riot; and five OF the
students were severely wounded. The
remainder, nearly 500 10 number, retired
several miles distant TO the Hessian town
of Witzenhausen. Ten days afterwards,
they sent memorial to the public author
lty OF Gottingen, requesting that the mill
tary might be withdrawn and they permit
ted to return to the University. The
result is not yet known.
A Paris paper of the 9th of August. in
noticing the Unusual heat of the weather,
thus remarks" The excessive heats that
we experience have given rise to severa!
meteorological observations, sufficiently
interesting. A remarkable circumstance
in them is, that the heats are nearly equal
throughout Europe, 10 all latitudes. At
Rome, Berlin, Madrid, and Vienna, the
thermometers of Reaumur have risen to
the same degrees. Malice bad spread the
report that there reigned a species of
lplague or contagious malady in some hos
Ipitals of Paris. This report is absolutely
lfalse-we have no contagion to dread but
that of dangerous doctrines, aud Paris
requires no lazaretto but political one. !"
| The Paris papers also mention, that
leighty houses had lately been destroyed
Iby fire, and 400 families reduced to misery,
lin the village of St. Sulpice, situated in
J the department of Cote dor.
LONDON, Aug. 8.
The French papers say, that convoy
of IA Spanish ships, which sailed from
Cadiz the oath June, were nearly all cap
tured on the evening of the 25th, by the
Insurgent privateers which cruize of Cape
st. Vincent. 1t is added, that the crews
were put on board chase maree which
formed part of the convoy, aud were all
disembarked near Vigo.
i August IL.
Secret Erpediti0n.-The expedition a.
bout to sail Oh board the Royal Yachts,
in a profound peace, is, of course, be
come a matter of great public curiosity.
We have been favoured by correspon
dent with a statement Of some parts of the
equipment.
| The whole of the forces embarked are
foreign, and most of them furnished by
our good ally, the King of France, 10 re-
turn, it is supposed, for the services he
has derived from our troops. Detach-
ments of the following corps are on board
The Royal Sovereign, or shortly will be so ;
4 Royal Regiment of Burgundy,
| Royal Regiment of Champagne,
/ Reg't of Bordeaux (arge detachment)
| Light Infantry OF the Moselle,
| Corps of Veterans raised on the Rhine,
| A small Corps from the Cape,
| Body Guard, raised in Curacao.
A small battering train is on board, sup
posed sufficient to take possession (ac-
cording to report) of Chateau Margot and
Chateau Latour.
The provisions on board are OF the best
quality, under the direction of commissa-
ries Waiter and Benois.
The greatest attention has been paid to
the health of those on board, and de-
tachment of the corps of Royal Cuppers
and some dismounted Lancers form part
of the expedition. The French troops
aud those from the Rhine are furnished
with ice by new arrangement, to pre-.
serve their GOODNESS and freshness in the
passage down the Channel Our ancient
ally. the King of Portugal, volunteered