Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-17

til the consolidated Fun'l,) that A.;
nisters arc 10 stand or fall On The on'
ton Of the restoration Of her .,air .I,,
name to the Liturgy. Upon this n.;,,
they calculate (but viii the Lops y.
gaining the Saints on a ,n.iori'v y" "
serenty. which IN the House Of Co. VI
mons, is less than majority Of ,;".
in the House. Of Lords. "'
1t is whispered, thu Minister. o..
anxious That his Majesty should 0 ".s
the sessi"n of Parliament WIN p'n
Speech from the 'ih'one--lo this " ~
King is extremely indispused--aDa" ~.
is said that the main object of the ;"n' "
ney of the Earl of Liverpool and i I"
Cas'lercagh, to Brighton. was +" I b..
seech his Majesty to comply with ths;
wishes in this respect. What eFs.,
their application produced, We k,"r.
not-but their solicitude seem fl ,r;,"
from the consciousness of in. plt ttav
passed Oh the two houses by The ahrn",
and unceremonious way in which tho,
dismissed them at the cioss Of ths l.,.
Session, and the degree of amend.
which they think his Maiest,'s nrt.
sence on tuesday, would make for fl.
indecorum.
Paris. January l6.
The King yesterday received cen.
tlemen in the morning and ladies IN
the evening. There was a briIIia",
assemblsgc. His Majesty TRANSACTED
business with the Duke de Richelie,
and the Marquis de Lauriston.
From Naples the seth ult. it is said
that the Prince Regent had declared
he would bring troops from Sicily.
should the combined ssuadrons. who
anchored in the port of Naples, oppose
any obstacle to the present order Of
things. His royal hIshness had also
that on the first shot being
fired, he would be at the head Of III,
army.
1t is said that the Spanish govern.
ment has transmitted to the Frenei
and to others, a diploma
tic note Of the highest Importance.
Constitutional.
London, Jan. 2l-Erenine.
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE COLONEL
BROWNE.
An attempt has been made recently
to assassinate Col. Browne, SO we'll,
known from his connection with thd
Milan Commission. 'The account i
in letter from the Duke d
Leeds to the Earl of Liverpool. Th
following statement has been publisG
ed -
Col B. some time ago came over 10
England. where having learnt the par.
ticular charges brought against bin,
he returned to Italy to collect decisive
evidence for the refutation of those Ca.
lumnies. Whilst he was here, he did
not conceal bis belief that his lifd
would be attempted in Italy; and h$
mentioned to the gentleman from whom
We receive this statement, that he com
monty carried pistols for self defence'
he had nearly arranged his affairs at
Milan, and had already forwarded his
papers to England, meaning to follow
them himself in less than 10 days
when on the sth instant, returning late
at night and alone from the Opera, b:
was attacked by two assassins, evident
~ with no intention of robbery; fo3
though they disabled him, they did mo-
attempt to plumber him of bis watch
money or other valuabIes. The Cold
mel defended himself resolutely, and
violent struggle ensued, in which b
received four wounds in the head, az
parently with knife, and one 10 ib
chest, evidently with a stiletto. Tb
last would certainly have been fatal
but for ithe thickness of his gra!
coat, and waistcoat. As it was, The
weapon penetrated on the left side o.
the chest, and considerably injuredt the
seventh rib. The Coi0nel's friend ah
and physician, Dr.. Ciceri, was caIId
IN, who, on percei,ing the nature q
the wounds, thought it necessary y
require the assistance of an emine"
surgeon, ProfessorPalett Of the Milan
and both of them CONTINUED
assiduously to attend their patient
Three Of the wounds in the head were
pretty deep, the other sligLter; but lns
most dangerous was the wound in tDe
chest; from which however his medlca'