Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-26


ridas by immediate occupation that Ferdi-
nand was induced to this passive measure, in
consequence of the interference of the Bril-
tish Government, which had put in its claim
for the ce.sion of the Island of Cuba, or for
some other equiv ilent, as al offset 10 tie
proposed cession TO the United States.
t.Nep- Haver Herald.
Late from Cddiz.- The ship Fanny, capt
Williams, arrived at New Haven, last Sun
day, in 81 days from Cadiz, with cargo o!
salt and quicksilver, for n. L. g. G.. Gris-
void, Of New. York. Captain Williams in
io.ms that the Spanish expedition was still at
cadiz.-A mortal sickness prevailed at Ca
diz and the adjacent towns it was said to
be imported by n from Havana an off,
Ger who attended her was the first ho died.
In the Isle where the sickness, commenced,
there died rs or 80 daily-populalIon about
IS or Rocco TWAS not so sicAly in tue
other towns when The Fanny left there. but
was spreading very fasl--gnat fear was ell
tertained thai ii would get amongst the fleet
and troops. Every wise measure was adopt.
ed 20 prevent IT, The troops were ordered
into the counlry.--All communications was
cut off 18th Cadiz, and no vessels were al
lowed to enter or go out. The Fanny had
early information, before the guard-shipS
were placed off, aud effected her escape, by
getting under way Immediately, but was
chased and fred upon. There were about
20 transports, seven or eight 7I's, several
lrigates, sioops of war and gun brigs. WHICH
appeared in excelen. order. business of all
kinds extremely dull. Markets full Of Ane-
rcan produce, and 20 sale. Dispatches
from cur Minister at Madrid, came by the
Fanny, said to he ofan impoitan, nature.
From the Ney- York .4dvocute, Oct. "a.
The refusal en- the part ottIe king OF Spain
to ratify the treaty between this counlr, and
that, Is an event wei calculated to give rise
to political, and, as the case may be-. ner-
camille speculatons relative to lis result not
only as il regards The two nations immediate
IL interested, hut others who may consider
themselves even remotely ate cted by it. 4
letter from some person in Liverpool, which
has been recently published here, suggests a
strong probability OF approaching bostiIi-
tie between US and Great Britain, as well
as Spain. The writer goes upon the gronn !,
that the great nations of Europe. generally,
and Great Britain in particular, looS upon US
With an evil eye, and dreadiug our INCREASING
power and prosperity, are disposed, if posi-
BILE, to check US, al least, if not to crush Us,
in our youth. Whatever may be the senti-
nens of the European governments concern
ing our politicaI principles and institutions,
we are at present al peace with them. There
is no point in which we can seriously injure
hem, unless il be in commerce and in the
present state of things, it wonld seem that
our trade must he beneficial rather than inv
rous TO them. Whatever me may say about
manufacturing, no well informed person eau
imagine, for moment, that we are likely,
in very short time, to supply all Our wants
n that mode. We must buy more than we
can make for good while 10 come-and if
this be true, we must trade more or less with