Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-21

The Uater.wifch arrived this morning from
OportO, which place she lett on the 7th INST with
dispatches to government, but no mall. Inc
latest news, comes down to the 9TH inst. Up to
that time dohins Of any consequence had oc-
Cured To alter the relative positions OF the oe,'
ligerents subsequently to the grand attack made
by the Migulites on Michaelmas -ay.
Every thing is announced to be In the most &C
tive preparation at Portsmouth for the ensuing
expedition.
From, The Portsmouth Herald of Saturday.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE Orders have been Is.
sued for the assembling at Spthead. with as lit
tie delay as practicable, Of powerful squadron,
to be placed under the command OF Sir T. Mall
colin, for the sake Of proceeding to the ScheIdt,
aud Of acting IN conjunction with French fleet,
in enforcing compliance on the part at the King
Of Holland with the wishes Of the five Powers.
The British squadron will consist Of the follow
ing,shps; live sail of the line, viz: Revenge %,
Spartiate Is. Donegal 70, WELLESLEY "a. and rala-
vera "a. Four frigales, viz. Southampton 62,
Vernon so, Stag as, and Castor Sc. Two cor
vettes, viz. Volga %, and Conway %. Sc
ven brigs, viz. Nimrod 90. Scout Is. Rover
l9. Satellite l8, Larne lS, Chiders Is, and
Stake l6. Two steamers, viz. Dee and Ria
damanthus. Of these the Spartiate. Done.
gal, Southampton. Vernon, Castor. NoIsa,e,
Conway, and Larne, are already at this port
The Wellesley, Nimrud, and Satellite. are at
Plymouth. The Scout, Snake. Rover. Dee. aud
Rhadamanthus, are at Sheernes. The Taascra.
Revenge, Stag. and Childers. are at l.sbon.-
Orders have been sent out for them to return
Immediately to England, and it is expected that
in about three weeks the whole ofthe above squad
ron will be assembled at Spithead.
His Majesty's ship Donegal. 70. Captain A.
Fanshaw, (aclingt came into harbor Oh Sunday.
and was taken iGto dock on Thursday. She is
preparing for sea with every dispatch, and viii
20 out of barbor in about fortnight. when Sir
PuItney Malcolm will re hoist his flag on board
her as Commander in Chief of the Fleet of up.
wards of twenty sail. which is ordered to assem-
Bile as soon as possible at Splhead, destined 10
act against the Dutch, in concert with the French.
His Maiesty's ship Volga, %. Captain Lord
Colchester, which arrived last week from South
America, came into harbor ON Wednesday, and
was expected to be paid of, having been three
years in commission, bat is ordered to be reft'ed
with all dispatch to join the squadron under Sir
Pultney Malcolm.
Loxpoy, Oct. I2-Prorogaiion Of Pd,lia-
,nsu-At the Privy Council held this afternoon
it was decided that Parlisment should be pro-
rogued from, Tuesday, the 18th Of October, TO
Tuesday. the l1th of December.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. l5.-The Water Witch
yacht brig arrived here today from cruise; she
was off Opofto on SUNDAY the 7th inst, and the
commander reports that no attack had been
made on the CITY since the 29th ult. and that
Don Misuel's squadron was still at Vigo.
PLYMOUTH. Oct. 15.-Rumors were circula.
tee 10 tki, town, to-day, that Oporto had been
strictly blockadec, and that the Water Witch
had been unable to land the dispatches; such is
not the fact. Misue's squadron was not near
Oporto, and no attack had taken place since the
29th ul,imo The Water Witch sailed this If.
iernoon, with dis patches. for Portsmouth.
: A letter from Liverpool SAYS An extraor-
binary t'ade Is Just now sprinsing up here in the
importation of -four from Calcutta; 5000 sa ks
arrived here or Tuesday, and the price quoted
is 26. to 27s per 1876 lbs subject to duty Of IS
per barrel This is the third or fourth importa-
ton made b, the same house, Acrannan and Suit,
within the last 10 months 1t is stated that an
English house has lately erected steam mills IN
the Ganses, which grind AGO tons Of grain per
dav.
We are sorry to state that the cholera has con-
sderaby increased at Dnmirics, Edlnburg, and
some other parts in Scotland. within the last
fortnight. We understand that in some Of those
places this augmented activity came on immedi
ately after the discuntinuance Of gratuitous sup
plies of food to the poor had taken place, mea.
sure which the exhaustation of all the funds
which could be received bv charitable contribu-
ton, as we'll as OF that received by the authority
Of the Privy Council, unfortunately rendered una
voidabIe Medical Gazette
The English newspapers are full of wild sur
misses and differences respecting the affairs Of the
late Sir Walter Scott. A paragraph quoted from
magazine into the Times says, with most unjust
and absurd sarcasm, that Scotland will permit
Abbntsford to be brought to the hammer TO salts.
~ the creditors Of the iIlustrious deceased. The
truth is, there will be no need fnr either Scotland
or England interposing to prevent such a catas-
trophe. Of the debts included in Sir Walter
S,ot's trust deed Of february. 1896, 2l,00OL
remain unpaid, exclusive of interest; including
all other deots, the expenses Of his journey,
death beds. SC, the whole does not exceed So.
OGl. Now, such are the prospects Of further
profit from the cheap edition Of his writings, that
the family are enabled to c0me forward and offer
tn the crcditors imam the ust the winnie sum sill