Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-08-23

with which Parliament watches over
their welfare. They tend to cement
and consolidate the interests of the
Colonies with those of the Mother
Country; and his Majesty confidently
trusts that they will contribute to
promote that general and increasing
prosperity, on which his Majesty had
the happiness of congratulating you
on the opening Of the present Session,
and which, by the blessings of provi-
dence, continues to peryade every part
of this kingdom"
London, Lly 9.-Letters from Lii
veIpool state that Cotton had fallen to
lSa, and that the embarrassment in
trade had been caused by great quanti-
ties offorgeo Bills Of Exchange drawn
on Manchester houses, and negotiated
at Liverpool. 1t is said the forgers
have escaped to America.
London, July l5.-Consols opened
this morning al ela, but the price was
afterwards established at 81 So. Co.
lombian Stock, SO 4; Mexican, 76a. In
the Share Market, the shares, in gene
raj, are improving.
Mails arrived in town this morning
from Holland, Hamburg, and Lisbon.
The papers are wholly undressing.
The Lisbon Gazettes are TO the 25th
of June.
The following extract of a letter,
gives some particulars of the late
misunderstanding between the French
at Cadiz, and the Active frigate.
Cadiz, June 24.-The British frigate
Active, hon. captain Rodney, arrived
here on the 18th, from .Alsiers, with
the Portuguese Minister who went out
10 make peace with the Dey, which he
effected by paying $4,000.
When the Active arrived in the bay
of Cadiz, she was hailed by a French
brig of war, which is stationed at the
mouth of the bay to enforce the qua
rantine laws-the commander Of the
frigate replied, that as he vas coming
into a Spanish port, he would recog-
nize no flag but that of the Spanish
nation. A mutual Board Of Health
was then Immediately despatched to
put the usual questions to the frigate,
when they were informed that she had
come from Algiers. Though having
remained at Gibraltar seven days, and
at the same time producing a clean
bill of health, yet a question arose as
TO the propriety of her being admitted
to prstique. An extraordinary Board
of Health assembled at 8 o'clock to
decide this important matter. Presi-
dent, the Commander-in-Ch Chief of the
French forces. The French interest
at the Board was against her being adj
mitted, unless she passed her usual
quarantine /; but the Spaniards felt SO
pleased when they were informed that
the British commander would not &C
knowledge the French flag, that they
all voted that she should be allowed
pratique. Her boats were consequent
ly permitted to come on shore on Sun
day morning aboutseven o'clock, alter
remaining "a hours in quarantine
ground.
On the Tuesday following the packet
from England arrived off Cadiz, having
a passage of ten days. She was
brought to by the French brig about
seven O'Clock in the evening, in the
quarantine ground, to wait the arrival
Of the health officers; the moment ex-
PLANTATION took place, and the boat be.
longing to the commanding officer OF
the Active saw her enter the bay, he
manned his boat and went alongside of
the packet, to know what assistance he
could renderher, or if she required any,
at the same time offering to put on
shore Immediately the mails, * to pro.
vide her with such necessaries as she
might stand in need of. When the
captain of the French brig saw the
.Actiye's boat alongside the packet, he
sent an impairment message to know
"who had the tenaeriiy to board the
packet without his orders?" The an
swer was, that the commanding officer
ofhis Britannia Majesty's fiigate .actire
agreeably to, and in conformity with
Admiralty orders, dared to board his
Maiesty's packet, and would every
other English vessel which should en-
ter the bay of Cadiz during her stay
there, whether it should or should not
be agreeable to the French comman-
der.
The French took offence, and they
now say they will put up no longer
with such insults, but that their orders
must be implicitly obeyed.
The .AcfiUe leaves this tomorrow Tor