Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-19
N"T- York, Sept II.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

By the arrival last Evening OF the Hercu-
les, Captain Cob, and this morning OF the
Edward Byam, Captain Leander, both in
2S days from Liverpool, the Editors OF the
Commercial Advertiser have received Lon
don papers TO the 18th of August, and Lii
yerpool to the 18th both inclusive. Our
Lloyd'sLists are only ofthe 4th and 7th.
The "Sun'' of the 18Th announces that
the alarming SYMPTOMS of the Queens long
illness have disappeared, and there is rea-
son to hope, that in short time she will ne
fully re-instated in her accustomed health.
The private reports of the Medical Attend
ants are said 10 be even more favorable
than those which have recently been pub
licly announced
The misguided workmen at Stockport,
| in consequence of the determined iirmness
of the Magistrates and the resolution OF the
Manufacturers to put the law rgidly in
execution, have returned 10 their work, and
Tranquility, it is said, is entirely restored
in that district. In Manchester, l9 or ID,
600, at the latest advices, still remained re-
! fractory. Measures, however, were in O.
peration, by which it was hoped that in:
dustry and comfort would soon be restored
TO the workman and their families.
A London paper, of the 18th of August,
states that Edward Spence Curling, Esq.
of the House of MessTs. Goodwin & Co. Of
Ramsgate, had been appointed Vice Con-
sui, at that place, for The United States of
America, in the place of the late MIR. Ma
thanicl Austen.
ALiverpool paper of the 9Th Of August,
says, that there is every reason to believe
that the cause Of the return of the Duke of
Well. ION to this country at present, IS
, the tolal failure of all attempts 10 effect an
amicabe adjustment of the s,Ibsisting dit
lerences betwt y Spain and Portugal; the
latter being resolu,e in its refusal 10 re lin
quish possession of Monte Video. In this
state of things, our Government feels itself
in very serious state of embarrassment.
NJ Monge, one of the greatest geometrl..
clans of the age, died lately in Paris, aged
70 years. He was distinguished Member
of the French Institute, and one of the men
of science who accompanied Bunaparte on
his expedition to Egypt.
Letters from Madrid 10 the 10th of July,
mention that 4 change in the war depart
ment was soon expected, and that an eXpe-
diton of about 5000 troops were pirepar-
ing to sail for Havana The same letters
announce, that King Charles the 4th is pre-
pairing to present to the approaching Con-
eress at AK Ia Chapelle, claim to the
throne OF Spain; and that he has strong
party in his favor at Madrid.
Our papers give an account OF Serious
contest between the Students OF the Uni
yersity at Got,ingen and the inhabitants of
the city. The military were called in TO
! ouell the riot and five Of the students were
severely wounded The remainder, near
ly 300 in number, retired several miles dis
tant to the Hessian town of Witzenhausen.
Ten days afterwards. they sent memorial
10 The public authority of Gottengen re-
questing that the military might be with
drawn and they permitted to return TO the
University. The result is not Yet known.
A Paris paper Of the 9th ofhugust, in no.
ticing the unusual heat of the weather, thus
remarks-"The excessive heats that we
experience have given rise to several me-
! neurological observations, sufficiently inter-
esting. A remarkable circumstance in them
| is, that The heats are nearly equal through
out Europe, in all ATTITUDES. AT Rome,
Berlin, Madrid, and Vienna, the Their
| momelers of Reaumur have risen TO the
same degrees. Malice had spread the re-
port that there reigned species OF plague
! or contagious malady in some hospitals oil
! Paris. Ibis report is positively talse--we
have no contagIon TO dread but that OF dan.