Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer

PHILADELPHIA Aug. 19.
By London papers to the 1st of July
inclusive, brought by the ship Delaware,
we learn that parliament does not appear
to be engaged in business of much interest. The latest French papers received
in England contained no information of
consequence, Buonaparte was visiting
the French ports upon the channel. He
had been at Boulogne, and was supposed
to have arrived at Calais. The gallant
Sir Sidney Smith was in the channel, and
it was presumed would at least salute the
first consul for the purpose of renewing
the acquaintance so happily formed at
Acre.

Summary of Intelligence.
An active correspondence was carrying
on between the Courts of London, Peters-
burgh and Paris, through the mediation
of the Russian Ministers at London and
Paris; but in England, they did not expect
Peace to be the result.
The French army was in entire possession
of Hanover and its dependencies--all
expectations of an interference from the
Northern Powers, as to the affairs of Hanover,
the Hanse towns and the Elbe, had
vanished, and England began to view their
intentions with some degree of suspicion,
as being hostile to her interests. Certain
it was, that a considerable Russian armament
was fitting out with great activity.
The Batavian Ambassador had left
England, and letters of marque and general
reprisal were issued against the Republic.
Mr. Liston and family had arrived
from the Hague, and was to go out
immediately on an extraordinary embassy
to Copenhagen. The Duke of Cambridge
had arrived in England, and was
appointed Lieut. Gen. in the army, being
the same rank which he held in Hanover.
An expedition was confidently spoken of,
to be sent from Malta, to reoccupy Alexandria.
An immediate attack was expected to be made
by the French on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey:
five frigates had been dispatched for their protection.
Great exertions were making in all the channel
ports of France, to fit out gun boats. The packet boats continued
to run between England and France. It is stated that in one of these,
20 cases of garden seeds went from Dover for Madame Buonaparte!
The First Consul had issued orders to the privateers
and ships of war to detain all English passengers and seamen,
even out of neutral vessels. The French funds were at 48.
Vast numbers of homeward bound French and Dutch vessels,
with rich cargoes, had been captured by the English.
The number sent into Plymouth only, was 105, the computed
value of which, was a million and a half.
Defensive preparations were making with great activity
all along the channel coast. Forty thousand supplementary
Militia were to be immediately drafted and trained, under
the title of the army of reserve. Substitutes were at from
15l. to 20l. per man. The ministers' contract for the new
loan, was considered as very advantageous. For a day or two
the Omnium was at a premium of one per cent, in the market--
then fell to disc. and proceeded to 4 per cent. discount. Great
fears were entertained for the contractors on the day that the
first instalment became payable. It was paid however, with
promptness, after which the Om. bore a better price.-- On the
22d of June it was at 2 per cent. disc. The Minister had rejected
the terms offered for the New Lottery, and declared that if a
better price was not offered by the parties, he would raise the
supplies in another way. The East India company had expressed
their intention of opposing the extravagant new duty proposed
to be laid on teas.
A great degree of unanimity appears to prevail amongst the
people of England in support of the war. The late abundant
rains gave a prospect of a good harvest all through the country.
The price of bread was 9d per quartern loaf. Barley and potatoes
very low. Port Wine, in consequence of the new duty, had risen
from 4s to 6s the bottle, and other wines in proportion.
Mr. Tierney had gained his election for the borough of Southwark.
Sir Thomas Turton had demanded a scrutiny. Mrs. Pope, the actress,
died suddenly. Her death supposed to be occasioned by a fit of
apoplexy, with which she was seized while playing for Mr. Cooper's benefit.