Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-15
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London, Dec. 26.

1OffuVUS ~ "
Mr.. Littlewood, the Kings Messenger, ar
rived yesterday morning at the Foreign Office,
with dispatches from Lord ~Strangford, at st
Petersburgh.
On Saturday, Mr. Rufus King, the Ameri-
can Minister, transacted business at the Fo-
reign Office
Yesterday being Christmas day, the Duke of
York having recovered from his attack of the
lumbago, his Hoyal Highness left town for the
Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park, to spend the
day and dine with his Majesty.
According TO accounts thar may be depend
ed upon, the late Emperor Alexander was seiz-
ed on the 9th Nov. n. S. with inflammation
and sore throat. He was better the following
DAYS, but died on the lst December, in conse-
quence Of the debility caused by the disorder,
in full possession Of all his faculties, and after
he had ordered several arrangements in case Of
his death.
The total number of failures of country banks
up to the present time is 81; Of which five have
recommended business, and ten have appeared
in the Gazette as bankruptcies. There have
failed in London six banking-houses, Of which
one has re-opened So great a number within
so short a period, for the crisis has not lasted
more than three weeks, has not occurred before
since the first introduction Of banking.
Ciy, Iioo o'clock.-This is a holiday at tibet
Bank, bat, in order to give every facility to The
bankers and merchants, bills are taken in for
discount, and, we understand, this accommodate
ton will continue tomorrow and "Wednesday.
We have no bad accounts from the country.
One very extensive house in the corn trade has
suspended payment. We have not heard of
anv further failure. The transactions in the
British market have been very extensive, and
attended With a luctuation Of ! per cent Con-
soils have been done at 80 rs and 50 SIS: the
present quotation is sci, buyers. Money is
certainly much more abundant. EXchequer
Bills are Is. dis; India Bonds, par The For
cign market is much altered for the better.
Mexican Bonds are 65a; Colombian, Gil; Rus
sian Bonds, 783. In Spanish or Greek Bonds
there is scarcely any alteration; the former are
about Is, and the latter II IS. Some dealing
has taken place in Real del Monte Shares, at
100 pm; but the Others reolaln without altCra-
uon. Up to this hour we have not heard that
any express is in from Paris.
nv the Gauges, which arrived al Liverpool
or Saturday, We have received Bombay papers
to the 5lsto Of august, containing accounts from
Calcutta a fortnight later Than those previous
IL received. The following are extracts
Calcutta, .4ue. 2.-Letters from Prone to the
Esd ult. are now before us. They are not with
out their importance, although they 90 not de-
tail any thing specific in regard 10 expected o.
perations We are sorry to observe from them,
that sickness 10 a considerable extent has al
ready appeared, and that apprehensions of its
spreading are entertained. II is stated in these
letters, that nothing is to be apprehcnded from
- .-..:o,. e tha N h.tVv.on D,,,,a
and Rangoon, and that the nearest point at
which the enemy are said 10 be in any force,
and that inconsiderabie, is Shenbeunghcnn.-
Little doubt seems entertained as 10 the TACT OF
their entrenching themselves strongly at Ava
and Annapoora; and it is added, VITA great ap.
parent show OF reason. that II the Burmese con-
t!nue to pursue the system they have hitherto
followed, and if nothing but such a deserted
pace as Prone was found, no advantage Of any
importance can be expected from the occupa-
ton of the capital, nor can The army look for "a
ny valuabics in the way OF prize. We hope
and trust that the awful fears which some Of
these letters hold out Of an increasing sickness
as the monsoon proceeds, will prove unfounded;
but we shall certainly look with no little anxi-
ETY. to the dispatches hat may be expected
from Sir .Archibaid's headquarters for some
time to come. The arrival of the Arracan
gun boats had relieved the army from some APP
orehensions which they had begun to entertain
as 10 the supply Of provisions The Burmese
force at Shemheunghenn is said 10 be the re-
lies of that defeated by General Morrison in
Arracan. An attempt TO penetrate from Prone
TO Arracan had failed, The roads being impas-
sable for cattle, and being with difficulty prac-
tlcable 10 ,ny kind Of passage whatever. The
rains had rot seriously set in at Prone, and
there had been no torrents. The river, how
ever, is said 10 have filed to a considerable eX-
tent, and was on the increase. Moonsheror is
said 10 be in high favor at the Court Of Ava,
and not the ~slightes, disposition shown towards
any overtures of peace Of the death of the
Bundeoiah no doubt is now entertained at
Prone.
Caicuifa, .Rug Ave have been obligingly
favored with the sight OF letters from Prone of
he 9th of July, which mention the prevalence
of reports Of a very alarming state, ii true; but
such strong doubts of their accuracy were en-
lertained, that they excited rather mirth than
uneasiness. The reports TO which we ~particu-
larly aliude are The supposed near approach Of
a small army Of 10000 men (only) under the
command of the Kings brother OF this army
$4,000 men were supposed to be Burmese, 2o,-
900 Chinese, 10000 Shaums, with 6vo guns
and $4,000 muskets. Oh most horrible! To
L. - bo,roy.r NO douh, an,a,,,.j