The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-10-18
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Chopper.
Letters from Liverpool of late date
state, that by the present regulations OF
trade in Great Britain, consular csr,ih.
Gates OH the shipmcn, Of cotton from Stae
United States are not required.
The latest Paris papers are filed with
conflicting accounts Of the mysterious
battle between the Turks and Greeks, ir
the pass OF Thcrmopyln. 7,
The London Courier asks (after mon.
tioning that II was two months aimee The
battle was fcught) how IL happens Thar
nota single authentic word upon the sub.
ice, had reached Vienna, Paris, or Lon.
don.
A Berlin article mentions that the
kings of Naples and Sardinia. arc rx-
peesed to be present at the compress at
Verona.
II was not expected that the queen Of
Spain could survive on the s6th of Aup.
Mr., kean, the actor, has had a serious
attack OF sickness. lie is now GU, OF
danger, but unable to leave his bed,
Mr. George Canning has been epno;n,.
ed successor to the late marquis or Lon.
denderss, in the eifiee Of secretary of
state Tor the foreign department. At,or
accepting the seals of Office, he proecod.
cd 10 the India House 10 eotpmnnl,a,,.
the faea SO ina, measares nigh, be taken
TO select another governor general I,r
India. Although Mr.. Canning is known
to have been opposed. on several lc,d,no.
points, to the views of his predecessor. is
Is supposed that this will occasion I'M.
alteration In the other departments of
government, as those who now bo,a oes
ccs are understood to concur. as n 81,
important measures, in the views of the
new secretary. Who will receive the
appointment to India is not even con.
jectured.
There are further reports not onIv
conhrmatory OF former accounts, bu, Of
subsequent successes of the Greeks
! The Turkish government, il is said has
communicated TO the British ambassador.
that II Russia has any new negotiations
TO make, she may send new ambassa.
dor, provided he did not come in a shin
OF war-as the batteries had positive or
ders TO forbid the entrance of anv armed
ship. Some differences are mentioned
between the Porte and the French am
bassador, who had threatened 10 leave
ConstanliHople.
1t was reported at Frank fort, Sept. O.
, that part of the Austrian troops in I,a.
ly, have marched through France. Ito
wards SPAIN "to relieve the. Sanata;ve
Gordon. This report caused a fall in
stocks at Brussels.
1t is confirmed, that the empcror Aiex-
ander had given peremptory orders for
the shutting up OF all the Masonic lodpes
In Russia. All persons holding public
situations either in the army, navy or ci.
wi departments,are enjoined to reDoupce
Masonry for ever under the penalty of
expulsion. This. measure had excited
an extraordinary sensation at St. Peters
burg, and was the subject of general.
conversation there.
n Maltese vessel, under English CO..
Tors, from Constanlinople for Negropont.
With wheat Tor the Turkish fortress. has
been taken by the Greeks, the cargo
taken out and condemned, and the yes
sci permitted TO depart.
ROYAL ORDINANCE.
Ions, by the grace of God, sc. &c.
Tn the report OF our minister secretary
OF state and finance, our council being
heard, we have ordered and do order as
follows
Art. 1. The application of our ordi-
nance on the Goth July, 1920, purportinp
that "the duties of tonnage collected on
foreign vessels arriving in the ports of
our kingdom si,uatedin Europe, shall be
replaced with regard to the ships of The
United States of America by a special
duty of 90 francs per ton" shall be sus-
pended from and after the 1st Of October
next.
2. From and alter the said date of the
LIST OF October, and until it be otherwise
ordered, the natural produce or manu-
features of the United States of Ameri.
ca, which when imported by vessels be.
longing to that power, pay, in virtue of
the laws now IN force, surcharpe a.
mounting to more than 90 francs per ma.
rine ton (tonneau de mer,) shall only paw
an additional duty Of 90 francs per ton
over and above the duties paid on the
same natural produce or manufactures of
the United States when imported in
French ships.
Such articles of the said produce the
surcharge on which does not amount to
~ francs per ton, shall continue to paw
the duties and surchargcs imposed bv
the general tariff, the present ordinance
being intended to apply only in the way