Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-09-18

cal had been previously given by the Pscha
of Egypt.
81. Petersburg, Jugs.
"Tbe new Spanish Ambassador, the Che
Waller de Salmon, has not yet been admitted
to have an audience Of his Majesty The En-.
peror. as the other foreign Ministers have
who arrived during bis Majes,y's absence.
His Majesty wishes to wait Till the political
relations between Spain and Russia are more
decidedly established. "
Genoa, July IA.
By the steam boat, just arrived from We
nice, we learn hat intelligence had reached
there from Corfu, OF the Turkish feet, con-
sisting of II ships of war, having been de-
ieated by the Greek squadron off Meteline,
! but the ews required confirmation.
The Courier says that 10 Spain and Por-
tugaI Monarchy is reduced to mere sha-
dow.
, The Portuguese Cortes nominated "a per.
sons, from which the King chose his Coun-
Gil of State
! The Cortes has raised the duties on En-
glish wooden manufactures from 5 to copper
cent.
A Paris paper of July s2, mentions that
Smyrna was destroyed by 6re-but later
dates tend to shew that the report was I'M
founded.
At The time of the Coronation MIR. Green
asc, nded in balloon 10 the height of IL 900
feet, and travecsed the air to the distance
of fifty miles. The balloon was inflated with
about 1900 cubic feet OF carbona'ed hydro
gen gas. supplied by the Gas Company.
| Congreve Rockets have been successfully
used in the Greenland Whale Fishery.
Paris, Juiy g.
! The military expedition OF Mahomet Ali
! Pacha, under t command of his son lsma-
el, and directed towards the south, had cap
tured Dongala, but it was supposed that Of
Sinaar and Durfour, were the particular OBJ
jects in view.
| Madrid, July II.
"Their Majesties left this capital ye>ter-
day morning, for the ba BIS of Sacedon. A
few days previously, the orators OF the Club
La Eon,ana became so violent in their invec.
tiv.s, and excited so much suspicion OF the
Kings conduct, that the Ministers, mimi
dated, presented petition to the King, urg-
ing him to ccnvoke The extraordinary Cortes
before his departure ior the baths. I he king
wrote on The margin OF the said petition as
foiows:-"I have edged my Royal word
that | would convoke the extraordinary
Cortes before The LIST OF October, which
will do. see no motive tor fastening the
re-assemblng of the Deputies. The gene
raj opinion of Spain cannot be represented
by few Idiyiduals, whose incorporate
conduct is kno n.
Every day perfdious rumors are dissem.
mated from the Club La Fon;ana; the popu-
lace reply hY cries of The hammer tsl-
ludlng TO the instrument W tn which the Ca
non Vlnuesa was ,murderet.) and, as yet,
the police have taken ~ measure whatever,
to prevent the cunse quences OF such disor
ly proceedings.
Oporto, July 9.
"The Cortes of the King dom, in their
session of the Sd of Tins month, thought it
necessary 10 pass several resolutions prevl.
Gus to the landing Of his Majesty. The iol-
lowing IS the substance of them:
81. An order respecting the reception OF
his Majesty, and leaving it 10 his Royal plea
sure to choose the hour OF his landing, pro-
yided ii were not later than midday.
"A decree, ordering that to prevent any
disturbance of the public peace, on the
Kings landing or on any other occasion
which may OCCUR, if some persons should
utter iDconsiderate acCiamations, fvIvas)
contrary to the general will OF the nation, to
which his Majesty has soIemnly adhered,
any person shall be looked upon aud punish.
ed as dsturber OF the public peace, who
on such OCCASION shall utter any vivas long
livc) except to Religion, the Cortes, the
Constitution, the Constitutional King and bis
Royal Family.
"3 No public Office shall be given 70 a TO-
reigner, without the consent OF the Cortes.
Vienna, July l3.
CAT Cons,sntinople, cruelty knows no
bounds; neither age nor sex is safeguard
AGAINST the fury Of the nnnulace The Sui.