Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-28

state.
Lord Peterborough continued in very
low state OF health.
Died, in London, Thomas Buckly, Esq.
formerly Of Lisbon. In Scotland, Capt.
David Ramsay Of the navy.
The Raccoon had returned to England
from St. Helena. Bonsparte was well as
late as the l4th October, but seldom seen,
Las Casas still lives at Mannheim as much
retired as Napoleon at St. Helena. Lava
lette was said to be in London
The Dake d'Angoulene arrived at Lis
bon on the Sd Of December, and was recei-
we'd with acclamations of joy.
The Turkish Divan has disarmed all the
Seryians, without distinction.
General Gourgaud, who was recently
sent out of England, arrived at Hamburg on
the 23d OF November.
The Onyx, and Petersburgh Packet,
bound for South America, full of troops,
sailed from Gravesend on the 9th Decem-
Der. Several other ships were to sail tor
the same destination in few days. They
will be filled with troops.
Lord Selkirk has arrived in England from
, Canada. ~
The King of France has presented the
Duke of Wellington, with rich diamond
cross, valued at go, 1881. sterling.
A letter from the British Consul at Venice
informs that the plague had appeared in the
Lazaretto of that port.
1t appears by the Recorders report to
the Prince Regent, that on the 18th OF Dec.
35 convicts under sentence OF death were
then in Newgaie.
A letter was published in the London
paper of Dec. 8, from Pomare, King OF O.
taheits Tone of the Islands discovered by
Captain Cook addressedto MIR. John Eyre
vi Paramatta, announcing the complete
triumph of Christianity in all those Islands,
and tie recovery of the inhabitants from
ido!atry. King Ponare states, that he is
engaged in writing dictionary of the IAN
guage, and requests supply of paper and
uuiIls. He further states, that the GOSPEL
of Luke, the Psalms Of David, the Book OF
Job, and the book of Jonah. were in pre-
parstion for publication. The hand OF d.
vine Providence is SO conspicuous in the
conversion Of these poor islanders, from
gross idolatry, that il may well be said,
"Why should the wonders he hath wrous't,
&c lost in silence or forgot!
An article from Vienna, under date OF
Nov. ID, states that the Baron Won Sur
mer, recently appointed Austrian Consul
General to the United States intends to So
licit to be employed at LeIwin: his health
not permitting him tomake voyage across
the Atlantic.
In the commercial treaty between Prls-
sia and Denmark. it is stipulated, that in
case of war between either of the pow
ers, and another state, the flag OF the party
remaining neutral, shall protect the mer-
chandize on board, with the exception OF
articles contraband of war. II is agreed
that the vessels of the neutral may freely
trade from port to port on the enemy's
coast.
Three houses of great responsibility in
the Manchester line, have stopped payment
for very large amount.
A physician at c onstantinople, and one
at Salonichi, have ascertaned, that vacci.
nation is protection against the plague
Of 5000 persons yaccina,ed at the former
place, not one has caugh, the infection.
CATHOLIC QUESTION.
The important question OF admitting
our Roman Catholic fellow subjects to
participation of the constitutional rights OF
Britons, will be brought under considera-
ton of the new parliament, in manner
most favorable to its temperate but serious
discussion. We believe that seperate Pc
titions on the subject will be presented by
almost every county in iceland, as well as
by the Catholics in the other part of the o.
nited Kingdom"
Cambacercs formerly Bonaparte's Arch
/ Chancellor, and Duke Of Parma, has arri-
we'd in Paris.
We are assured that, OF the three houses
which stopped payment in the city on Fri
day, not one Of them was in the Manches-
ter line.
Messrs. Carter, Curry and Platt, are APP
pointed assignees under the commission is