Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-01

ly.es than any other. IL Of the SER
geants and eotpora!s Of tn garrison, and
| individuals Of all lnserior ati.s and con
ditons, belong to i. Its principal objects
are, the extinction Of the Bourbon dynas-
ty in Spain; the destrncti OF religious
worship, and annihilation OF military dis
cipline.
Madrid, Oct 5.
Several officer, have recently been ar
rested, as pnbiic asitators. OF them are
General Balles.eros and the Deputy Ro-
nero Alpuerta The partizans OF Riego
are very numerous.
London, Oct. II.
The Quarters Revenue was made up
yesterday, and presents highly satisfac-
tory result: The total produce of the
Quarter was I4,C4o.793I-which exceeds
the revenue of the corresponding quarter,
in 1919, no less than 2,5S5,99 and tho
corresponding quarter of 1920, by $40. OON.
The improvement was in the customs a
bove l50, 00Ol stamps 50,0O0t excise to
100000. Added to this, may be, the i'm
provements in commerce and manufac
tures-particularly those of Yorkshire,
Staffordshire, Shropshire, Glasgow, Pals
ley, Liverpool, Bristol, &c.
Scientifc.-Maj. Colby, Capt. kater,
and Messrs. Arrago and Gardner, by or
der of the British Government. assembled
at Calais, and encamped on the hills six
miles w. of that city. to re-measure the
distance between the Meridians of the
Observatories of Greenwich and Paris.
All the regiments of the British army
are reduced from ten to eight companies
each.-The total Of a regiment is now
$50.
More royal troubles. lady is attracting
the attention of the public: who ella inns the
title and rank of Princess Of Cumberland, as
having been legally married to the Duke OF
Cumberland, brother to the late King OF
England. The following note OF hers has
appeared in the papers,
"Olye. Princes OF Cumberland. informs
the English nation, that an execution has
been levied upon her body for debt, and
that the late King had bequeathed to her
the sum Of ID 900, which has beeh proved
according TO law, and application to Lord
Siimouth tor the payment OF the same
without effect: therefore, not having
received one guinea from the government,
or any of the said large sum so bequeatEed
TO her by his late Most Gracious Majesty
cher ROYAL uncie) George Tho Third. the
Princess is under the painful necessity OF
soliciting the honorable and generous pro
lection of the English nation. ''OLlFE.
CAB King-street. Soho. Oct. 9, 1891"
After noticing the late depredations on the
coast of Cuba, the London Courier expresses
the hope, " that The pirates vii now be
sneediy checked, or extermlnated, by the
interference of the government OF the United
State. I've trust the remark was intended
&C gentle rap on the knuckles OF the British
Admiralty. who have been shamefulIy inat.
teptive to the suppression Of the West India
pirates.
The Count Bertrand, and the Count and
Countess M0ntholon. and iamlly belonging
TO the late household Of Buonaparte have OBJ
tanned the permission OF Louis 18th TO return
to France, and have repaired 10 farIs.
.N.-r ercaUator, or lnhor-saving machine.
A CURIOUS model of an excavation !. to be
seen in the possession OF George W. Harris,
the inventor. of this village. The machine
is constructed on principle, that with The
power of two men il will SCOOP Up and dis
charge, several ieet from the bed of canal
Of deep cutting, thee tons in Ten or htleen
minutes; and by the application OF half OF the
above power, the machine can DE nade 10
plough furrow. in hard earth, eighteen IN
ches deep. Such machine must b. Of great
benefit 10 the canal contractors. We hope
ITS utility will he tested, and the genius OF
IFS inventor rewarded. (BatGvia .adV.