Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-28
Head Quarters. at Lerma,


l2tb, l.. O'clock, P. M.
The Major General to his exceliency the
Minister of War.
"The army continues its movement to.
wards Madrid.
"His Royal Higbness the Duke DAN
gouleme, with the corps Of reserve, ar
rived this day from Burgos.
"Msrshal Duke of Reggie arrived yes.
terday at ValIadulid. His advanced guard
is in the Duero.
General Obert should be at Amazon
on the 18th.
The Monteur (unoficially) gives pub
licity to the follow letter.
Copy of letter from the Baron d'Eroles,
dated at San Pedro de Torello, the 10th
of Nav, addressed to Marshal Money.
my Lord-As soon as had the honor
of addressing our excellency, | took up
the line OF March for Vidra; bat having
learned on tie road OF the retreat OF the
enemy on Burgs, and calculating that The
point ofVidra would place me at TOO great
distance from bis line, ] came 10 this
place, in order to march to-day IN the d.
rection of st. Tuiste de Besora, and per-
haps reach Ripoil on my right. At one
of these two points sba u wait the deter.
animation of Count Curial and Gen. Dom
nadieu. have communicated my opln-
ion 10 them, which is to push Nina until
he is completely defeated; and can as
sure your excellency that If we pursue
him for eight days with spirit (acharne'
ment) be will be IN want OF ammunitions
and provisions.
BARON D'EROLES."
PARIS. May I7-Five per cent Consols
have experienced Sigh advance to-day
but Spanish Bonds advanced 8 per cent.
in the course of the day. Although we
have no news from the army, yet we cab
not attribute this rise 10 the assurances 81.
ven in the London sun OF the Alb or to
the explanations OF Lord Liverpool, on
the second point OF Earl Gray's motion,
on the subject OF The proclamation OF 'ne
provisional junta. We dare not yet regard
an arrang ment between he French %opa'
ni,h governments so near at hand as the
Sun asserts, notwithstanding the state OF
public funds IN London show that the as
sertiols of English Ministerial Journals
have found believers among The SpeCuia-
tors of that civ.
MAY l6.--The reports yesterday circu-
lated. OF the complete defeat OF corps
of Royalists Spaniarts, 2UUO strong, com
handed by Romagossa by Nina, who Tell
UNEXPECTEDLY upon them, becomes to-day
more probable. 1t is said that the plan OF
Nina was to attack in order to dlsperse
the two divisions of Eroles and Romsgasa.
before coming to hands with the French
army. 1t is said that General Quessda,
who W as blockadng Santona with 3 or4OOO
men of the army Of the Faith, having at.
tempted to cause some soldiers to be shot,
for want of discipline, was suddenly aban-
doned by his whole corpse d'armee. tits
even said that there was sort OF nut'ny,
and that the General of the Faith was o.
bllged to fly, accompanied only by sim
gle aid de camp, According to the same
story several Sa,taiIlons bad been detach-
ed from the French army in the siciai'y, in
order to keep up the blockade OF Santona.
II is said that the Marshal, Duke OF Albu-
fera. (Suchet) is about tu take bis depar-
ture for the army.
HAvRE, May 20 -Our market continues
exceedingly dull, and prices of West ln-
dia produce have declined considerably.
On Coffees, OF which there have been, and
still continues to be, large indirect impor-
tations, the loss will be very heavy. ST,
Domingo cannot be quoted higher than "a
to So sous, duty paid, 24t to 25t lr bond ;
and Havana, 10 5oud, % to 20 and 30s.--
Cotton is little inquired for, but We con-
slider prices stead;'--Orleans from % to 2S
and Sos; and Uplsnds l9 to % and 24s.
In Ashes there is nothing doing, and pri-
ces quite nominal at 50 to 55f. Exchange
on London for Bllls,one month, 25t. &c.;
5 months, EST. Csc.