Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political

ALEXANDRIA
TUESDAY:
February
THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.

It was stated at Washington yesterday, that Despatches brought by the ship Alexander, arrived at Boston, had been received by the Secretary of State.

Some further and highly interesting news from Europe will be found in our columns of to day. The intelligence brought by the arrival of the Ann Alexander at Boston, has reached us in part, and is of a very important nature. Many of Bonaparte's best friends begin to think that he has been really beaten!

The appointment of Mr. Campbell to be Secretary of the Treasury, is said to have given general dissatisfaction amongst the Democrats in Congress. It is certainly unfortunate, that a man so totally incompetent to discharge the duties of that important office, should have been appointed to it, at this dangerous crisis in the financial affairs of the country. There is but one way of accounting for this strange appointment, which is, that Mr. Campbell is to be a mere locum tenens of the Treasury Department, until the return of Mr. Gallatin. It is probable that no other man could be found, who would agree to accept it under the same circumstances and upon the same terms. The general expectation was that the appointment would have been conferred on Mr. Cheves. Such a selection would have given general satisfaction to discerning men of all parties. But sycophancy, not merit, is the passport to office. If this were not the case,
How many now should crawl, that
stand bare!
How many be commanded, that command!
How much horror, pick'd from the
Chaff and ruin of the times
To be new varnished!

Mr. Monroe is stated, to have expressed his conviction a few days since, to one of the foreign Ministers at Washington; that Peace would grow out of the pending negotiations at Gottenburg. Those who are influenced in their calculations by every idle word, which may chance to drop from the officers of government upon this interesting subject, will do well to remember; that only a week or two since, Mr. Monroe assured one of his acquaintances; that he had no expectation of a peace from the mission to Europe.

Appointments by the President and Senate of the United States.
Richard Rush of Philadelphia. Attorney General of the United States, vice William Pinkney, resigned.
Ezekiel Bacon of Massachusetts, Comptroller of the Treasury, vice R. Rush, resigned.

On Saturday the 8th instant, the following gentlemen were elected Directors of the Domestic Manufacturing Company for the present year:
John M'Kenny,
John Richards,
Joseph Dean,
Arch. M'Clean,
John Nonglass,
John Longden,
Joseph Cohegen.
And at a meeting of the Board, John M'Kenney, Esq. was unanimously re-elected Chairman.