Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-06-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.


moved in the Commons that reduction
ofIslI-2d take place. on all spirits
/ imported from the British Colonial pos
session in America.
In the House Of Commons, on the
18th of April. sir Huskinson gave no
tice.' that on the Wednesday following, ne
should move to bring in bill, enabling
the holders Of foreign wheat to convert
/ it into -four for the purpose OF exporta-
ton.
The usury law, repeal bill, has been
lost by a majority of four. =.
The Marquis OF Lansdown drought
ina bill to enable the Catholics OF Eng
land to vote at election in the same man
ner as those Of Ireland read a. bfst
time. The Marquis then referred to
another bin he mt ant TO introduce, the
object of which was to enable the Cath-
olics Of England to hold Offices upon
the same principle with those oil Ire
land.
His rumored that among tie new
schemes for the employment OF capital,
is to be a Loan for the West India Is
lands.
4 report that Parliament was to be
sdissolyed at the end of the present Ses-
-sionis contradicted by the Courier, as
being without the slightest foundation.
The adjournment for the Easter Holt
DAYS was to be FROM the 3ist April to
the Sth instant
By an Order in Council duty Of IS
ed. per ton has been laid upon French
shipping. This duty is imposed under
the Reciprocity Act, to place the traid
of the two countries upon an equal foot
ing. English vessels in French ports
having long paid similar. duty
Letters from Italy, state that the
Austrian Troops in the Neapolitan Ter
ritories, which, according to the Treaty,
should be Withdrawn at the end Of this
year, are likely to be prolonged for three
years more The anxious and as'tated
state of Sicily is said to have dictated
TO the Neapolitan Government the ne
cessity of this arrangement.
Such is the extent of the buildings GO
Eng onl in and about London that bricks
are with difficulty obtained, and Con-
tractors who are obliged to complete
their work by a given time, have offer
ed to shiilings per 1000 above the u
-.ual price without being able to obtain |
them.
ALGTERs. |
London, Foreign Office, April a. |
The Right Hon.George Canning, IL.
MI. principal Secretary of State for |
Foreign Affairs. has received His Ma
ies,v's commands to signify to the MIN
listers of friendly and MURAL powers re-
siding at the Court That the necessary
he ,sures have been taken by command
OF II. NJ. for the blockade of the ports
OF Algiers, and that from this time all
measures authorized by the law OF ma.
tons will be adopted and executed
with respect to all vessles which may
attempt toyioate the said blockade.
Intelligence has been received from
the British sauandron of Algiers, Adj
piral lib. Neal was of that port in
the Revenge, with FIVE frigates; the Dey
had refused to treat and was making
prep lrations to sustain a bonbardmeht
For this purpose he had dismantled the
vessels Oh war WHICH were ii 10y
and had drawn them under the
mole. He had also commanded an I'M
mems number of troops from the inte-
e1ior to man the fortresses. This news
was brought to Gibralter on the 10th
ult. by the Pheton frigate, watch had
been despatched by the Admiral
Loypos, April 8.
Letters from Gibralter, Of the 18th
and 10Th ult communicate some partic-
e,,lars relating to the blockading squad
ron off Algiers, which are not without
Interest. Itappears that the Dey has
obstinately refused to accede to the
terms proposed to him by the British
Admiral; but that his own officers are,
for the great part, determined to resist
his authority, as they are by no means
disposed to undergo the horrors OF a
bombardment An attempt was even
made 'upoa his life on the 18th of March
which very narrowly missed success.
Up to the nth no attack had been made
by the British squadron, and II was
still expected that the differences would
be adj u sted These letters state that
accounts had been received from the
Morea Of unfortunate differences be-
tween the Greek Chiefs; but we are
happy in being able, from direct chan
.tato thof fl,aca bavc hoar no.