Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-26

been terrified 10 the measure by a fortune
teller, who was angry with the family and
who told her that unless she attempted to
burn the house. she should never have an
hours happiness in her life" In cense-
nuence OF these circumstances, the capital
Indictment was humanely abandoned by The
prosecutor, and the poor girl was tried only
for a misdemeanor. She was sentenced to
the house of correction for one year.
An alliance by marriage, is talked OF be-
tween the royal houses of Austria and Prus-
STA.
Private information from Rome states, that
the queen of England had lately adopted a
plan OF retirement that almost amounts TO
entire seclusion. She is not visited by any
distinguished English persons now in Rome,
or by any of the chief of the natives. One
of the cardinals admits of the queens visits,
and it is understood that she listens to his ad-
vice. Our correspondent informs US that the
conduct Of the queen at present is such as
might be expected from a person who had
been induced 10 enter into a rigid sel(-exa-
mination, with a view to the adoption OF a
new course of life. But though she has re-
duced her establishment, she has not, it APP
pears, discarded the attendant whose extra
ordinary elevation, and the great confidence
which she had reposed in him, had given oc-
casion 10 many injurious suspicious. He is
still retained in her service. and is not sup
posed to have in the least declined in the i'll
huence which he bad obtained over his roy
al patroness. 1t is said that another grand
cabinet council has been held, in conse-
quence of the determination of the queen to
return to England.
The London Sun intimates that the, fire.
quent declaration of the queen, that she is
about soon to return to England, is merely a
scheme Of hers to obtain an increase of in
come.
It's reported, {ssys the Traveller) that a
sort of Congress will be held at Versailles on
the 25th current, off few confidential friends
of two illustrious characters, at which her
Majesty will be present in person. a noble
earl, always high in the confidence of the
Princess Charlotte, has had a private audi
ence of several hours duration with his Ma
jesty, and Immediately afterwards set out for
the continent.
Lord Clan William, is on a mission to
Rome. He has had several interviews with
the Ministers OF the Sovereign Pontitf, and it
is con;ectured that his business is connected
with a renewal of the Catholic question.
Several arrests have taken place at Glas-
gov, of persons so respectable that the pa
pers forbear to mention their names.
A %lioness, and three fine ostriches, have
been brought from the Mediterranean, as a
present to the king.
The Ribbondmen are far from being pea
cable in ireland. They continue to range
about in large companies in the night, com
hitting robberies, piundering houses, and
where there is resistance, numbering the
people.
Letters from Frankfort, state, hat Sandt,
the murderer of Kotzebue, enjoys tolerabie
health. His sentence will soon be proDoun-
ced.
The victims of the massacre at Cadiz, on
the 10th of March, were 372 men, 80 women,
and CT chriIdren killed, and about 500
wounded, a great number of them severely.
General O'Donojhu has dissolved the ar
my of Andalusia, and ordered the regiments
which composed it into different and distant
provinces of The monarchy. A circular has
been issued by the minister of the interior,
declaring the eligibility of persons belonging
the same classes to sit in the Cortes as are
described in a decree o June 4, 1918. I'M
mediately on the breaking out of the %revolu-
ton, the royal monopoly OF tobacco was de-
in Catalonia, Malaga, CASTLE, Cor
dova, Grenada, and other cities or provinces,
to the great detriment of the public resour-
ces. His Majesty, therefore, to remedy this
evil, has ordered his Ministers to take the
most energetic measures TO preyant any
in the system of contributions By
which the public credit is supported.
A letter from Spain states, that Colonel In
of that army, on ielicitating the king
that he had acceeded to the wishes Of the
told his majesty that the troops
would retain possession Of the Isla. until the