Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-25
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, April 6.

a letter from Brussels dateu the oUti
lof March, contains the following state
lment: The first abide camp of the
Iduke of Wellington has arrived here from
Paris, charged with special mission the
Iobiect of which is not known. 1t seems
THAT the delay of the duke of Wellingtcn's
departure from Paris, to review the army
lof occupation, which has been so often an
!nounced, is connected with some affair
LOT Importance which is not yet sufficient
lily cleared up.
A morning paper states, that " the last
letters from Spain announce an interest
ling piece finformation-the detection of
a conspiracy against the life of ferdinand
wi. The city of Madrid, say our cor.
respondents, had been for some time past
more than usually resortcd to by discharg-
! ed Guiiila officers without pay, who were
known not to be well affected to the king
! and government. From this circuni.
stance alone government suspected that
some plan was in agitation dangerous to
!, the peace of the city, and set about an
enquiry for the means of its detection,
when it was found that conspiracy had
been formed for the effecting of some
great object, but at that time did not ap.
pear. The government. by pursuing
their enquiries further, ascertained the
names OF the eonspirators, and had them
Immediately arrested. But the matter
did not stop there; FOR many Of the per-
sons arrested had the torture inflicted up.
on them, according TO the former custom
Iof Spain, in order 10 extort from them the
object OIL the conspiracy. From the de.
claration Of some Of the sufferers, it was
ascertained that the conspiracy had in
view the extinction Of the present king OF
Spain, and their royal hishnesses, his
b. others, etc.-Mr. Richart was the FIRST
who underwent the torture, he confessed
the object efthe conspiracy, and implicat.
ed many persons of distinction hitherto
not suspected. The torture was next civ.
En- to YandIola, who confessed nothing.
Gen. ODonognue was also destined to
bear the torments, but nothing was extort.
ed from him. Gen. Renoyoles made his
escape, and the brother of CaIatrava was
Ieaually fortunate. A few hours more,
and the conspiracy would have succeeded
The letter which communicates these par.
lticulars was forwarded by an indirect
channel TO England, and intimates that
no positive information on the subject
coule be expected by any direct channels
las all letters for France and ENGLAND
twere intercepted to prevent the circula-
ltion OF the intelligence"
PARIS, March 90.
| 1t is said that III. de Beausse.. who
was with the empress Maria Leuisa al
Vienna, and who is returned to France.
was charged with particular mission ia
1.-THE king, and that in audience which he
|had of his majesty, he declared to him.
ON the part of the emperor Of Austria,
THAT Maria Louisa had resamed her title
of Empress, and her son that Of Imperial
Prince. A particular circumstance gives
weight to this intelligence. TIE police
has prohibited the Journals from announc.
ling the departure of this princess f;om
Vienna. The Moniteur, however, an.
!aounced this departure, and thus desio-
mated the spouse of Napoleon, her Ma
|iesty the Archduchess Maria Louisa, etc
April I.
The judgement which condemned gen
Travot, one of Bonanarte's most active
officers. has been reversed by the kings
mandate, in consequece Of some flaw Of
1.-The indictment. or as French would saw
+ Manque lie Forne," A new trial will
take place, and it is commonly supposed
that if the general be foupd guilty. the
sentence will be Immediately carried In
Ito execution. He is now very CLOSELY
and rieorously confined in a small cell of
the prison at Reanes. 1t appears that
an attempt has been lately made by some
|jacobins and Bonapartists, to rescue the
general in which, two Or more lives were
lost.
1t IS reported here that the language
which the duke of Wellington is repre-
scented TO have holden. Ia the letter to the
king, Is an exaggeration. Its very Ions
|one, and is said 70 be very remarkable for
the sentiments of moderation and tempe
rance which particularly distinguished it.
1t engro ses the whole conversation oflhe|
political specialists here. A reply inI
manuscript. to lord Wellington's letter,
rs now In circulation. 1t is said to tel