The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-06-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
FRENCH PAPERS.s

latter to the 25th ofDec. received by the
Othello.
The French per cents, April sIs,,
were at 83f SIS to 81.
Brandy had advanced at Bordeaux.
whore il was quoted on the 24th at about
225f for Armaguac, and ESQ to ego for
CogDac.
nj. de Francl, charge d'affairs from the
court Of Austria, arrived a, Toulouse ON
the Goth OF April from Madrid, oil his
way TO Paris. -Ho left that city ON the
9th, at which time oil was TRANQUIL, but
on his journey he found the Spaniards
making preparations TO receive the
French army.
Ayoung man, Spapiard b birth, has
been condemned at Toulouse to Q years
Imprisonment. for exerting two French
soldiers to desert.
A Spanish vessel, loaded with grain,
tor st. Sebastian, was carried into Port du
Passage, and an order had beenreceiyed
to take an accurate account of the guam.
lity and pay for it.
Vessels were daily arriving at Bayonne
with provisions for the troops and fodder
tor the horses, but were ordered for Bill
boa without discharging.
The bridge Of IruD, DESTROYED the last
war, was about 20 be rebuilt.
Notice had been given TO the Spaniards
IN bordeaux, to inform the com missary
OF police where they resided.
TOULOUSE, APRIL 23-About $50
Spaniards arrived yesterday, under the
charge Of detachment of The 45th aud
some Gendarmes they are part of7OO
men taken in the action near Santros La.
droD. Eleven officers and 200 men
made their escape. The prisoners have
been put in the barracks of ST. Charles,
where they will remain till transferred TO
AvignoD. 200 more taken at Geretaria,
are expected here.
BAYoNNE, APRIL 20.-It is generally
supposed that his royal highness win
await Burgos the result of the opera.
tons ofthc army Of Catalonia, and The
arrival o! tie cavalry which remains be-
hind.
The French consul who hadleft Biltos
| is about TO return
Ii is said that the greatest force of the
| Spanish constilutionaiists is in Catalonia
and Arragon.
A courier has Just arrived from Ma.
did. The entry Of the French was no,
known when he left. Great exertions
we're making by those concerned in the
revolution to organize system oi defence;
the organization of new militia, conscrips
tons and other projects. more easily for.
med than executed were in agitation.
| The opening Of The session OF the cor
ties will take place at Seville on the esd.
| The king and queen ofSpainare in pref
~ good health. The Madrid papers
state that The Royalists general Morales
had been taken in an action at Carneia.
General Quesada has made demand
at Bilbca for 400 complete uniforms
Bessierres, Merine and lsidore occupy
| the defilcs Of Serno Sierra; the troops
forming a garrison of Madrid have gone
| out to meet them.
rERPIaNAH, APRIL 6.-Our troops cros-
sed the Perthus yesterday aud entered
Cataiouis without meeting with the least
resistance. The Constitutional troops are
al DIET. The Curial division was the
| first which crossed the Pyrenees. The
division Damus will take up the line OF
march 10 day. The 9th and the 900
Chasseurs, which arrived from Careas
some, and two batalions of the Sd, of the
line, set out this morning for Roulon =
The Sd battalion viii start tomorrow
The 5th oil the line and the LIST of light
infantry will also cross the Pethus. This
last regiment has been replaced by the
18th Of light infantry, which arrived yes
terday from Burgos, and is composed Of
about 500 men.
| fhe battalion Of The army Of the faith,
which set out on the 18th for Montlouis,
returned 10 camp, and started yesterday
for Spanish village called 81. Laurent
| de la Mouga. Three other baualioDs Of
the baron d'Erolcs which has Just been
equippeds took up the line of march to.
day for Boulou. The remaining battal>
! ions viii set out as soon as they have &c
! ceived their equipments.
BAYoNNE, APRIL H.-Pampeluna and
st, Sebastian have been only invested BY
| the invading army, but not attacked all
the rumours spread nn the latter head
! are in.fouDded.
The Journal DIES Deba,s, after strong
! and severe philippe against the speech
Of MIR. Brougham in the British house
| of commons on the 14th OF April, closes
his remarks in the following style -
"In other respects, the late speeches
deliver: d in the English parliament, have
made NO imnre4sion nm Trap1e No