Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-06

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spread by high wind. destroyed in few
hours the castle, the church. the school, and
10 houses.
EAST INDIES.
Advices have been received from Batavia
to tue middle Of Decemberlast /; the Dutch
bad made two very desperate attempts. but
without success, to retake place of consid-
cradle importance on the Island of Sumatra,
which had fallen info the bads ofthe natives
by whom the European residents were most
inhumanly massacred. In the las: attack
some ships OF war succeeded in getting
within fire of the fort; the natives poured in
heavy discharge of musketry and great
guns, and set FIRE to nearly loo bamboo
houses, which floating down the current car
ried destruction among the vessels. Strong
symptoms Of dissatisfaction were manifested
in several other OF the Dutch settlements in
India. The treatment ofthe natives by the
Dutch is said TO be very barbarous, and it
thoughtit is,in consequence of such i'll treat
ment that the disafection is so manifest.
that large force is requisite to keep the
natives in subsection.
London, JWay l8.
AT meeting of merchants and others in.
terested in the trade of this port. held at the
exchange Saleroom on the 18th instant
Thomas Fletcher. ESQ in the chair, petiti-
on to parliament against the restrictive mea.
sures on trade was unanimously adopted.
News was received here on Wednesday
morning. and generally credited, that Sir
F. Burde,t had been condemned to three
years Imprisonment and fine ofl5,ooo.
Aministerisl evening paper says. We
mentioned some time since that orders had
been sent to st. Helena, directing more
enlarged freedom of Bonaparte The ex.
pected return Of Sir Hudson Lowe is eonsid-
cred as confederation of the facts
At Glasgow, trade is stated to be impro.
wing, and journeymen's wages on the ad-
vance.
On Tuesday week the soldiers were un-
der arms most of the night at Huddersheld.
Fires were seen upon the hills around the
town, and it is said the magistrates received
some secret information respecting the in
tended movements of the radicals, as they
are whimsically called; but this appears 10
have been false alarm, as all continues
quiet.
On the last Canterbury market day, fell
low sold his wife, with halter round her
neck. and white bow at her breast. for FIVE
shillings. which the depraved trio (purcha-
ser. seller, and animal sold) spent in liquor
before they separated.
The Caledonian canal. now carrying on
for avoiding the tedious and dangerous ma
vigation round the northern and western
coasts of Scotland, is truly gigantic when
completed frigates OF &c guns will be able
to navigate il, the depth is to be 20 feet, the
width at the bottom 30, and at the surface Of
the water Ito feet, end the sluices FROM Ice
to 10 feet in length.
From Birmingham il is stated that the
poor bouse is so crowded that the inmates
can only sleep BY turns!
Lirerpool. JMny 90.
The discussions in Parliament On Tues
day night were Of considerable interest. as
they touched on the leading points of our
existing national distresses but the debates
in both houses were merely Introductory to
the great questions which are soon 10 be
brought forward, In The house of commons,
the debates turned chiefly on matters con-
nected with the contending claims of the
commercial ard agricultural interests. be-
tween which the legislature will find itself
embarrassed with insurmonntable difficulties
In the house of lords, Earl Stanhope moved
for a select committee to enquire into the
best method of affarding employment to the
poor. His 'or1ship enumerated several sre.
CHIC means Of accomplishing that most de.
sirab'e Of all objects. some of which. in our
opinion. are entitled to the most serious exa-
mination. They were severally diseounte.
nanced by lord Liverpool, some of them on
the GROUND OF their heing inconsistent with
The established doctrines Of political ecnno-
my, and others. because they were PERM
cions in principle, or impracticsble in eve.
cution We believe his lordship argued lust.
~, according TO the best acknowledged theo.