Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-01
FOREIGN.
the tabl
London, Aov. 9

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The following letter from an Officer
engaged in the voyage OF discovery, is
the first intelligence which has been
received.
"Hudson's Straits, July Is.
"The day after the transport left us.
we entered these Straits, which we
found choaked with ice, we entered it
nevertheless, and at first made consid-
cradle progress, but, as we expected,
were at length beset, or, in other words
the floating ice having coalesced on all
sides, we found ourselves firmly imped-
ed in the midst oft.
Ever since we have been moving to
and fro with it, at the rate Of five miles
an hour, according to the flux and re-
fux of the tide. Sometimes tho ice
dividing, would allow us to push in
few miles, and again uniting, incarce-
rate US for days. By this mode of
progressing, we have continued to advance
about 10 miles in the Straits.
When wrote by the transport, think
expressed an opinion, that we had lett
England much too early. This has been
verified not only by the difficulties we
have met with. but also by the clrcum
stance OF the Hudson's Bay traders having
overtaken US. These vessels did MOI leave
the Thames until the end OF May. They,
go into the Cnmpany's settlement, and
return Immediately. The ice by the late
rains, attended with toerabIy warm sun.
has been dissolving daily, and we have TO
day bored through upwards of ten miles OF
it. We expect daily to have some Esqul-
maux visitors.
Deal, Nov. Arrived, the Mary
Dunn, from Quebec, with loss OF buiwafks,
DC.
Portsmouth. Nov. 6 Sailed, the Man
DARN, Moor, Baltimore, Strayford, Logers.
N. Orleans
Portsmouth,, .Nov Arrived, the Ste
piano, Burke, from New York, for Ant
werp, out ga days.
The American ship Messenger. Bu6ing-
ton, has arrived in England, in 50 days from
Baavia
A severe gale was experienced on 'he
En1g'Ish and French coasts on the 4th anu
9th Of Nov. A number of vessels were
iost, with a part OF the r crews.
Sailed from Portsmouth, Nov.6, Caro-
| line Jane Anderson, for Bordeaux.
Hienna. Oct. 9I.-The Divan has taken
avery important resolution. An order has
been issued which strictly prohibits all
Turkish soldiers from leaving their corps
and returning TO their homes. This order
has been already published to the corps Of
Asiati troops, stationed near Constantine.
pie, under the Pacha OF Brussa, aod it has
been declared to them, that present Cir
cumstances do not allow of their returning
home Tor the next winter. THIS measure
has made disagreesble impression, as it is
clear that it is adopted on account OF the
Russians. It's also affirmed that the army
| o5 the Pacha of Brussa would shortly set
out ON lis march to the Danube :"
An article from Corfu states, that on the
| 18th IF Oct. eighteen Idreot vessels chased
Ia Turkish brig of war into Chew Bay, near
Zsn'e, and she sustained an action ofseven
| hours against The whole Of them, but APP
preaching too near he shore, took the
| gcound, AMI the Governor II Znnte, to pre-
vent communication, as a suspicious fever
| was raging among TIE Turkish feet, and
also 10 observe strict neutrality. sent down
| a detachment ofan Office and twelve men,
! and Lieutenant Wright OF the engineer,
to explain to the inha birants the necessity
OF neutrality; about 1000 OF hem (tbe
Greeks however. assembled, and from be-
hind stone walls, fired immediately upon
them. Several were wounded, and one
killed In the mean time some Turkish
ships hove in sight, and the ldreot heroes
ran away. The Turks took out the crew
of their brig and made nf also.
A private letter from Vienna states, that
| the Austrian government continues in the
same relations of good intelligence with
Russia, and that all its efforts, tend TO the
maintenance Of peace in Europe. his OBJ
ject can only he obtained in as far as the
Ottoman porte will consent, unreservedly,
| 10 the Just demands of the Cabinet of St.
Petersburg. II is true that the Dvan has
acceded TO most Of the demands. but much
difficulty exists relatively to the guarantee
required by the Emperor Alexander in fa>
vor of the Greeks.-The English Ambas.
sador at Constantinople, had, il is affirmed,
in the first place, proposed some modi6ca-
tons IN the demands made by Russia; but
this power would not consent 10 them.
Austria, on the contrary. is Of opinion, az
wellas Prussia, that the Porte ought to give
the guarantees 10 the extent demanded by
Q.oc,. II $50, a.. .t,to Sc tEsrre a.