Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-24

,Iiha late arrivals from Gibraltar. alt psaid
,ih the Morning ChfUricle Sthst All was
fsraaquil al Nladrid On f2d JdIy3 and that
Very post cOmm unjcated itesb Adetails Of
! he deieat.y expe fenced BY l6e SsTiis
parties in the provinces, whose greathopes
I Of success rested on the issue OF the revolt
Of The Guards in The. capital lie inme
date congoca,ion OF the Extraordinary
| Cortes, and a Counter Gordon on the from
tiers were earnestly demanded in the
whole Of tie numerous and energetic ad-.
4 dresses which arrived IN Madrid from. all
quarters after the defeat oil the Guards.
There is much speculation in the Ger
| n1an and French papers concerning the
4 object ofthe congress,fo be held at tero-
ma. According to "curent reports ~
the saloons of the ancient regime at Pa
ris, the affairs OF Italy and GREECE will be
| t1aaiiy decided al the congress, and some
|, deciisive measures will be adopted with re-
gard to those Of Spain. The condition vi
/ italy is to be anei,orated; Naples, Turin
| and Palermo are to remain underline pro
lection of Austria Greece and even Mol
dayia and Waliachia, are 10 be abandon
ed to their fate, as rebellious against their
! legitimate sovereign, the sublime porte
| &C. - a,
In Ireland, famine and fever still COIN.
mitted their ravages, but some sensible re-
| lief had been experienced FROM contnou'
lions of food, clothing, and money, trans.
mitted from England. In Scotland, all
was enthusiastic movement in reference to
/, the visit, Of George the Fourth. The Ia
dies of Edinburgh and its vicinity have
united to prepare splendid St. Andrew
| Cross for his majesty, composed OF Scottish
pearls and brilliants, which is to be pre-
sented to the king before his landing by SIR
/ Walter. The association of the ladies is
to be termed "Sisters Of the Silver Cross.
! A huge bonfire isto be lighted on Ar.
thurs seat at Edinburgh, the night which : :,'
succeeds The Royal visit. The Castie.hill
is to be guarded by large body OF High
ianders, in complete NATIONAL costume;
through which the ro5al procession is to
/ pass into the castle. ..a
An extraordinary meeting Of the Com.
mission Of the general assembly lClerical)
had been summoned for the purpose OF adj
dressing the King. In reference to this,
the Edinburgh Courant observes-'lt may
be proper to warn Clereymen at a dis
lance, that there is certain costume ne
cessary for admission into the presence OF
royalty
So great was the demand for -Tailors at
Edinburgh, that although three hundred
were registered ats"the House OF call OF
men out of employment" on a Monday.
not hand could be procured three days
after. ~ 30
ISL London, Aug. 6.
PROPAGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
His Majesty this day proceeded in per-
| son to prorogue Parliament. On taking
his seat upon the throne, the Commons
were forthwith summoned to the Bar, and
on their arrival bis Majesty delivered the
following speech, in clear and audible
| voice -
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
| 81 cannot release you from your atten-
| dance in Parliament, without assuring you
how sensible am OF the attention you
have paid to the many important objects
! which have been brought before you 10
the course of this long and laborious SEES
| sion.
! IL continue TO receive from Foreign
| Powers the strongest assurances OF their
! friendly disposition towards this country:
! and have the satisfaction of believing,
that the differences which had Unfortu.
nately arisen between the Court OF ST. Pc
tersbueh and the Ottoman Porte, are in
such a train of adjustment as TO afford
fair prospect that the peace of Europe will
not be disturbed. I II
"Gen.lense,l of the House of Commons,
| Il thank you tor the supplies which you
have granted me for the service OF the
present year, and for the wisdom you have
manifested in availing yourselves OF the
! first opportunity to reduce The interest OF
a part Of the national debt, without the
least infringement Of parliamentary faith
IT is most gratifying to me that, you
should have been enabled, incOnsrquence
| of this, and other measures, to relieve my
people from some oftheir burdens.
"Lords and Gentlemen.
THE distress which has for some
months past pervaded considerable por-
ton OF Ireland, arising principally from
| the failure of that Crop on which the great
body of The population depend for their
subsistence, has deeply affected me.
The measures which you have adopted
for the reliet OF the sufferers, meet with
my warmest appreciation, and, seconded
as they have been by the spontaneous.
and generous efforts Of my people, they
have most materially contributed to alleyi1
ate the pressure of this severe calamity 4
! 81 have the satisfaction Of knowing that
these exertions have been justly appreci
ated in Ireland, and entertain sincere
belief. that The benevolence and sympa-