Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

BY LAST NIGHT's MAIL.

New-York, February 1.

Latest from PORTUGAL.

Last evening arrived at this port the fast sailing ship Governor Strong, Hamilton, in 42 days from Lisbon, from whence he sailed on the 19th December.

Capt. H. informs us that the British and French armies remained almost inactive, as per last advice.

Latest from ENGLAND.

Capt. Hamilton of the ship Governor Strong, from Lisbon, spoke on the 24th December the British packet Manchester, 14 days from England for Jamaica, and procured a file of London papers to the evening of the 6th of December, inclusive, from which we have made the following hasty summary.

No change has taken place in the British cabinet.

London, November 23.

Mr. Joel Barlow, the American minister at Paris, had his first audience of Bonaparte on the 17th when he presented his credentials. Courier.

November 26.

The intelligence from Dantzic stated in the French papers, that all the American ships in that port had been condemned, and orders issued for the sale of their cargoes.

November 29.

Several of the principal distillers yesterday waited upon the chancellor of the exchequer, concerning the putting a stop to the distillation of corn during the high price of that article. A requisition was made to the lord mayor of London, praying him to assemble the court, to consider of an address to the Prince Regent, to suspend by proclamation, the distillation of malt spirits during the high price of bread corn.

December 2.

Price of Stocks--Consols. for acct. 64 1/8 3 per cent. reduced 62 3/4.

The King was alive; and the British Orders in Council not revoked.

The President's Message was received in London on the 4th Dec. by express from Liverpool, and is published in the Courier of the 5th. On the receipt of the President's Message, COTTON rose one penny per pound in Liverpool.

The French papers received in London state the indiscriminate condemnation of American vessels at Dantzic, and the sale of their cargoes ordered.

The ship Packet, Bacon, arrived at Liverpool on the 4th Dec. in 22 days from Boston.

At Deal, Dec.--The Paragon, from New-York.

Holyhead, Nov. 19.--The Comfort, Ryan, from Wiscasset for this port, is on shore near Pwinelly, and it is feared will be lost.

The ship Lady Madison, Swaine, of New-York, from Petersburg to Liverpool, is on shore at Crinan, with loss of anchors and cables, [Capt. Selby, a passenger in the Gov. Strong, informed us that he saw a gentleman in Lisbon from Liverpool who stated the Lady Madison had arrived at Liverpool.]

December 3.

A violent storm, from the 25th Oct. to the 2d of Nov. was experienced at Copenhagen and several vessels were driven ashore. An English frigate was seen on shore near Falstone, dismasted and disappeared in the night. An English 74 struck on a rock near Bornholm, and sunk. A convoy, in passing the Belt, was dispersed, and part destroyed. The waters in the Baltic were uncommonly low.

A disturbance broke out in Nottingham on Sunday last, and 34 stocking frames, in several workshops were destroyed. A similar destruction took place in several of the neighboring towns.

December 4.

Corn Exchange.--Wheat 75 to 90 and 100 shillings. Fine Flour, 95 to 100.

A dispatch of Lord Wellington of the 13th Nov. states, that the country on both banks of the Tagus, as far up as Aranjuez, has been made over by the Emperor to Marshal Marmont for the support of the army of Portugal. This arrangement has reduced Joseph Bonaparte to the greatest distress, as the produce of that country was all that he had to depend upon.