The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-11
LATE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, Dec. 10.

September a vessel was seen, on the
.wmdward of st. Helena, which acted so
suspieiCuSiiy, mat she was chased, but in
vain. Several times since, the same YES
sci has been observed and pursued, but
her sailing is so excellent, that the light
est ofthe British cruizers have not been
able to approach her. This our readers
may depend upon as fact" To this we
can add, that we have heard from res
pectable authority, that several vessels
Rave lately been observed, lowering off
the Island of st. Helena, which, when
chased by our cruizers, hastily made
their escape.
DANDY.
A lady having asked an elderly Eng
lish gentleman, lately come TO town, what
he thought of the dandies here Replied,
why, madam, think they much resem
BILE a lamp post, for it is small and light
in body has large head, and very little
in it. November 16.
Charlotte, dowager countess of DIM
more, died on "Wednesday last, at very
advanced age.
The following is an extract of letter
from St. Helena:
81. Helena, Sent. %, 1918.
"Ihe Mosquito sloop of war sails to-
morrow for England. She is charged
with dispatches from Sir Hudson Lowe,
relating it is understood to an intercepted
correspondence, which has discovered
the existence of a plot, the object of
which was the liberation of Bonaparte
from this island. for5ear to mention
the names, currently circulated here, of
those who are said TO be implicated in
| this transaction. A bankers house in
England, however, and two individuals
there, with others on the continent, it is
| rumored, are concerned. Detection of
the plot was produced by the circum-
stance, it is said, Of many letters, ad-
dressed to 4 person, (the name Of which
no individual is to be found here, lying
uncalled for at the post office. Bona
parte is in very good health; he still,
however, abstain from exercise; confin-
ing himself entirely within doors. The
reason assigned at Longwood for the de-
parture hence of general Gourgaud, is a
quarrel between him and general Mon
tholon. Gourgaud had been challenged
~ NiiS ialtNi3 Oul
him TO fight, Gourgaud quilted. 1t is
confidently said, Bonaparte has recently
obtained the sum of fifteen thousand
pounds in dollars; through what means
this weighty bulk could have been carried
clandestinely to Longwood, is still mat
ter Of surprize. The discovery of the
plot has also brought to light where
the whole of Bonaparte's treasure is de-
posted. Bertrand some time since as
serted, ne could at any time command a
million sterling. OF the three commits
sioners, one only remains on the island !:
these of Russia and Austria are gone to
Rio to take up their abode some time.
BoDaparte will not admit either of them
TO his presence the Austrian COM
missioner, baron de Sturmur, who re-
turned some weeks since to his court,
lid not, during the long period he re
manned on IKE island once see Bona
palte.
Here follows some remarks upon the
climate of the island, and the scarcity of
provisions.
"Every ship furnishes guard boats,
which row round the island, and, as thew
approach the various points, are always
challenged BY the sentinels. a short
time since, one ofthe sioops in working.
to windward of the Island, discovered two
men IN cave on shore she according
iy sent boat, and Drought off two Yam
stock (native) negroes, who had been
fishing, and who, it appeared, used to go.
to the beach from the top of the cliff by
a secret but dangerous path.
GA new battery was consequently I'M
mediately erected, and it was by this un.
known outlet, is is said, that the great
man was to be carried off We are con-
stantly amused with stories of schooners
lowering off the island the cruizers GER
talnly sometimes see such, but never
board them. a transport from the Cape
lately passed one close, lying to, to wind
ward about eighty miles from the island,
which took no notice of her; she might,
however, have been Siuving, or looking
Out Tor Spanish or Portuguese Indiamep
she was large schooner of 10 guns, ap-
parentiy full of men. The troops here
are more healthy than the seamen are
many casualties, however, occur among
the tormer--several sentinels have been
lost by falling over the cliffs.
On Saturday morning the baron Gour-
gaud was served with an order to quit
this kingdom under the provisions of the
alien acf $50.