Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-07-05
From The N. ?. Com. advertiser, June 80

dents, London Papers to the evening OF the
| 2lst of May Lioyds Lists to the 18th New
Price Current to the 10th; General Ship
ping and Commercial List to the 9th Ii
We rpool Bill of Entry to the 2lst and LII
verpool papers to the 22nd-all inclusive;
Paris papers to the 18th of May, reached
London on the stst in which it is stalled
that on the preceding day, TO use the Ian
guage of the Courier, the impudent petit
tion of certain obscure, and even tetgDed,
| individuals praying for the recall OF those
banished traitors, whose monstrous perhdy
in Is >, filled Europe with indignation and
horror, were rejected by the Chamber OF
Deputies. The debate. thought short. was
anirated nd interesting. III. Cotton, the
reporter OF the Committee appointed to ex-
anime the said petitions, delivered ell ad-
mirable discourse, in which he dwelt WITH
great emphasis upon the abuses OF the right
Of petition. The consequences OF that a,
huse, he said If nat timely cntcked, would
| place the chamber under the empire OF pc
titions, and the Members would have little
else to do than TO sit and deliberate upon
every petty or factious topic, which all IN
diyidual, or individuals. chose to couch in
the form of petition. WilhIespect 10 the
measure solicited by the petitioners, the
sole Argument Of the report was. that the
| RICH, of eytanding mercy to the exlles, be-
longed to the Crown, and that it did not be-
come the Chamber to interfere with that
right. NJ. Canmarin made a speech IN
defence of ALL the eyiies, and mc'uaing,
therefor, the thrice pcuured regIcIdes,
which was overlooking with revolutionary
love and kindness; = cantng appeal to
sympathy and stnsibility, in behalf OF men,
! whom the moral voice of the world has
pronounced to he unut:erably infamous
| The Inning Grafton was Indignantly an
swered by the keeper Of the Seals, who
pronounced, repeatedly, thai whatever
cIemency might hereafter be extended to-
wards the temporarily banIshed by the ee-
uerosity OF the Crown, the regicides-the
relapsed regicides-were exiled forever.
! This declaration was received with shouts
! Of applause from the whole Chamber, with
the exception Of about twenty Ultrallberals
! on the left whose tongues seemed frozen ny
| he energetic manner oil the Minister. tn
one part of his speech he exclaimed, that,
.sthe King could not without compromising
bis own dignity, the repose OF France aud
of Europe. restor to France the assassins
| of his brother, the assassins OF his predeces-
scr, the murderers of the martyr. King.
Dutch papers to the 18th of May, were
| also received in london, one OF which
states, that the new levy of 10000 men,
| will raise the French army TO the number
of 166 900. exclusively of the gen d'armes.
AMI the sedentary companies, As they are
| called amounting, together, to 20, GOO men
| Thus the army will still he below the pro
posed peace establishment oil goo 600 men.
| II is said 10 be the intention Of the French
government to raise the army to 100000
men Zone hundredih part of The entire po-
pulation. 1t is Judged that the maintenance
of this force, with the necessary, and ex-
istipg iortresses, will not exceed the abiIl-
| ~ OF France" ,u
Letters from the Cape Of Good Hupe as
late as the month OF March, confirm The
previous intelligence OF the rising OF large
BODY of the Calfres but as the British
troops and the population of the country
we're in arms, il was hoped, that they would
! soon be defeated.
Marinet and Cantillon, who have been
tried in Paris, for the attempt TO assasslnaie
the duke of Wellington. have been acquit
ted. The n1 slery oi the allan, IL IS saia
is rather darkeneu than cleared by The triaL
! The Advocate General at the close OF the
Trial. gave then passports to any part OIL
Europe. Marinet declaredhis intention 70
retire to Switzerland.
An interesting debate arose in the british
Parliament on the 18th OF May, on NO
ton offered by Mr.. Tierney that the house
on in,o Committee ON the stale OF the Ma
non" The motion was finally rejected
by MAJORITY OF ~.
The celebrated fright, the pedestrian,
lately walked trslve hundred miles in taen
n dgvs, The last mile he performed IN
,weIye minutes, and appeared very little
fat'gued
the 7,h of May ID the House OF Lords, on
= mot;oa for the Committee TO examine the
existing laws affecting the Roman Catho-
lie mari of the Community. The motion
was rejected by majority OF a..
NearIy two million ounces Of Silver were
draw from the Bank OF England, by the
East India Company, on the 18TH OF May
and shipped 10 Bombay, Bengal anu
China. .a.,
The Persian Ambassador was introdu-
ced TO the Prince Regent at CARTON House
on the Goth of May. He was escorted
from his lodgings With as mucn spienuoI
and parade as wsfe The allied SoyereIgns
some wears ago.--Ths following list o:
presents, brought by the Ambassador to the
Prince Regent is given IN the Courier OF
the 2Ist.-
gold enameIled looking glass, opening
with portrait OF his Persian majesty The
object OF which was to exhibit al one view
the portraits OF two sovereisns inc one 10
painting the other by reae ctlon; and around
which were peetical illusions.
gold epamelled box. :,