Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-08

and new wheat obla ined az advance OF %
per quarter, but The inferior qualities con.
tinued Of very heavy lie. There was
little business done on the Goth anc prices
remained the same.
The Westerly gales continued at Deal
Portsmouth,, Falmouth. &c. as late as the
Est December. MANY vessels bad put
back with damage for harbors. The Sy-
ron, Coffin, and othe whalemen, had ar
rived at Milford. with full cargoes.
The gales at Calais on the slst and ga
of December, are Represented as more Sc
we're than ever before witnessed at that
place. They had thunder. lightning, hail
and rain.
Lord Sidmouth had resigned his place
a, Secretary for the Home Department.
The Paris dates are to the 23d, and
communicate intelligence from St. Peters
burrh OF considerable interest. The Court
Gazette of the Russian capital speaks
openly in favor of the Greeks. One arti-
cl., saws. cit has been observed that Sc
yeral general officers. attached to the per-
son of the Emperor, have successlveiy
Quilted the capital; and it is added that
they are charged with orders for the COM
mander. in chief OF our various corps. -
Another article says, "Areport is IN clr-
culatioo here that a considerable part OF
our troops will march into AsiaIic Turkey,
in order to act in concert with the Persian
.rmy." As another indication OF war
, like nature, an enumeration IS given OF
the Russian force, which is stated to ex-
coed a million.
AT the sitting OF the French Chamber
of Deputies on the goth, M. de VIlieie'
the minister of finance, presented The pro-
iert OF a law for the provisional collection
of three tweIfihs of the revenue, and Tor
opening provisional credit OF 200 MIL
lions, to De distributed among the different
branches of the administration, according
| to the exigenciss Of the public service.
The London papers contain an account
| Of the change in the French Ministry
! The struggle on the part of the Kins was
great; but France remained tranquil; but
another change, within month, says the
John Bull editor. is net improbable.
Peyronnet, is Minister of State; Mont
morency. minister of state Tor foreign al
fairs: Duke Belluno, Secretary of the war
| department; Corbier, minister Of the in.
terror; Marquis CIermont Tonnerre, mi
mister of marine; De Villele, minister OF
finance. !.
Count de serre, Marquis OF Latour Mau-
bourg. Count Simeon, Baron Portal, to be
ministers of State, and members OF the
Privy Council
Almost all the above were members oil
the Chamber of Deputies, and were OFF,
ciaIly announced to TIE above Offices on
the I4th december. On the 18th. the
Chamber Of Deputies began business, and
The debates were extremely warm.
The following appointments have taken
place 10 the British ministry:
Marquis Wellesley, Lieut.. General and
General Governor Of Ireland; the Duke
of Dorset, the Marquis Conyngham and
Henry Goulbobrn, Privy Councillors; the
Duke of Montrose, Lord Chamberlain in
place OF the Marquis of Hertford;tbe Mar
quis Conyngham, Lord Steward in place OF
Marqui, CholmoDdely; Duke of Dorset,
Master of the Horse.
New York papers to December 2, we're
received in London December 25 per ship
Euphrates.
Parliament has been further prorogued
from the Sd oil January to the 5th ii Feb.
ruary.
Fifteen Clerks have been discharged
from the Navy Office, on moderate pen
sjops. and a number Of others were about
to be discharged from all the Depart
ments.
Con Proceedings.