Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Extract of a letter from Hamburg, dated December 19th.

"We cannot learn whether general Armstrong is likely to do any thing with our affairs at the court of France. I rather suppose there is nothing doing. The French continue to take our vessels wherever they chance to meet them, just as regularly as they do any English ships which they can overpower. Several from Tonningen and other ports on the continent, bound home, have lately been carried in, and several from the U. S. bound to Tonningen.

The city of Hamburg and other Hanse-towns, are to go to the confederation of the Rhine, but the precise mode of government does not seem to be fixed upon; they appear to have very little concern in the matter. About 1500 or 2000 Westphalian troops have been quartered here within a few days. I understand they have crossed the Elbe, but probably they will soon return or others will take their place. This city cannot long expect an exception from contribution of one sort or another. With regard to the troops however, they are said to have been very orderly."