Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-08

that the expedition under Sir Vim. Carr, in
the persian Gulph, had suffered severely IN
an attack from the pirates.
Ii was reported at Paris on the 18th, that
M. Hyde de Melville was appointed ambas-
sadcr to the court Of the Brazils.
cit is said, says the London Courier,
ss that Sir YIN Scott is to retire on pen
sion, and TO be called to the upper house"
Sir Christopher Robinson is 10 be appointed
Judge of the admiralty Mr.. Dodson, N.
P. is likely to be appointed king advocate.
| Dr. Wilson is appointed professor of mo-
raj philosophy in the University of sEdin-
burgh in the place Of the late DR.. Browne.
He had 9l votes, and Sir VIM Hamilton,
the opposing candidate, had 9.
The Gazette contains two orders in coun-
Gil, dated the 18th inst, establishing the fol-
! lowing regulations respecting the trade be-
tween foreign countries in amity with his
majesty, and the Cape Of Good Hope, and
! the Mauritus: British vessels are permitted
to import subject the duties payable there
on. into those colonies, any articles of the
growth production, or manufacture OF such
countries, Chose of cotton. iron, steel, and
wool excepted J and export TO such coun-
tries any articles of the growth, production,
| or manufacture of the Cape and the Mauri-
tius, or any other articles legally imported
there. The vessels of foreign states per-
/ ..Aitting this traffic in British vessels are ad-
mitted to the same privilege subject, how
ever, to countervailing import duty thigh
i er duties are charged on exports from such
states in British vessels than their own, and
subject TO an export duty OF per cent al
valorem, over and above all duties On goods
exported in British vessels, except in those
cases, where. with respect to duties, ware
housing internal consumption, or otherwise,
no difference is made between goods import
ed int heir own and in British vessels.
The royal assent was given to the act to
allow timber, fit Tor naval purposes, TO be
imported into Great Britain and Ireland,
free of duty. until March 1921, from the
king $ colonies in North America.
! Stocks, London, July 20 Three per cent.
red 90 So. Omniurn, l-8 OmnIurn, l-2
premium.
/, French FIVE per cent. July "a, 78t Csc.
From the .Nezo. York Daily Advertiser.
FROM cURRACOA.
By the arrival last evening of The scbnr.
| Cordelia, capt Anger, in q days tlom Cur
r,coa we received regular file Of papers
from the lst Of July TO the 5.h of August,
from which we have m; de the following ex'
| tracts.
His exceIlency DR.. Petrus BercUdus Van
Starkenborg. governor general and COM
mander il chief Of Curacao and its Deepen
denotes, died on the 18th Of July, in the
68th year Of his age. The government has
devolved upon his honor Dr. Isaac johann
ne. Elsevier, who has been proclaimed 60
vernon.
Accounts from the Maine, state, that tour
commissioners from the independents IN Gu
manacoa. lately arrived at Cumana with
/ officers from the inhabitants OF the former
place to unite themselves with the constl-
stuional monarchy of Spain. The Govern
or OF Cumana not being able 10 give de-
cisive answer, had dispatched two of them
to the head quarters of Morillc, TO consult
with him on the subject.
1t is also stated that suspension OF hos
tilities had taken place between the Spanish
troops in the interior Of Venezuela, and the
independent general Paez, and that mutual
civi;ties ha passed between the troops OF
bo:h parties 1t was thought that the for
ces under Pa,z, would embrace the offers
held out to them by Morlo, and join bis
standard, i is even added that Paez him
self was not ninical to the change.
We are told that late Curacao Gazette
contains an account of an attack made by
the troops which adhered to Brion after the
evacuation of Rio de la Hacha, upon St.
Martha, and that they were with inconside-
rable loss. The Gazette in question was
read by gentleman, in Puerto Cabello.
A letter from St. Thomas, dated 9Th Of
July, states that col. C.. S. Boold, diploma
tic agent appointed by the President of the