The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-12
FRANCE AND SPAIN.

The rumour of conspiracy in the
French army noticed IN our last publica
tion, gained ground IN the early part of
the week. The Courier and the other
ultra papers affected to Connect it with
the sailing of avessel from the Thames,
which had or board the celebrated Lalle-
mand (recen,ly arrived from America)
aud a ie~o OF Napoleons old officers, bound
Tor Spain--apd stated that ramiications
OF the plot (which had for its oh.
Ject the hoisting Of the tri-colored flag
and the reinforcement Of the Bourbons
OF France had been discovered at Paris
land existed at Madrid and else where
That paper, which a, 6rsi, gave out tina,
this Conspiracy was thus directed againsl
the French, and did not exist in that army
made an endesvor on Saturday to reduce
proof from the silence OF some Of the late
French papers that the alledged dissf
lection did not exist. He says, stherc is
no mention made of the conspiracy in
any Of these papers. They allude TO
alarming reports in circulation contra
dict the report of the arrest of gen Phar-
ney, brother-in law of Guilleminot-bu
speak of the fruitless attempts made by
French officers, who had fed TO Spain 10
corrupt the French troops, ana induce
them to declare tor the bopaparte FAM.
w." Facts, however, have TRANSFERRED
during the week, which induce us to I'D
opposite belief, and from these we de-
ducc the following brief details.
The French government, for some
time past alarmed althe officers quitting
Paris For the south, and hearing that NEE
llngs were taking place among them a,
Bsyonne, stopped the Diligence to Bour-
deaux. and arrested Tie passengers. A.
moDgst these was General Plat, and an
old DO apsItist, whose papers disclosed
the general nature of the plot. 1t was
resolved to stop the Bay onne diligence but
the i2passengers booked did not appear
fhusthe Bourbops have merely ascer-
tanned 'hatgreat danger exists at Bay
oDDe, the head quarters of the army and
having ascertained this, they dispatched
Victor duke of Belluno) the war minis
ter, with the title of major general of the
army at Bayupnc. The number of Off
GERS said 10 be Implicated there, is as +.
who will he arrested Immediately on the
arrival of the duke Of Belluno Two of
gen. Gullleminot's Aids de Camp,arc i'm
phi ate6. * he himself, being tainted with
liberalism, is suspected. On this subject
the French papers are Obliged to be silent
but private letters speak boldly. II Is
expected that a regime ofterror will fol-
low the discovery of this plot. Il is said
Bclluno has left The war department in
the utmost confusion and the army IS
daily becoming more discontented.-
There is scarcely department in which
subscription has not been set on foot to
compliment Manuel-and reeompense
sergeant Mercier, vino will probably. in
a very short time, find himseif richer nv
100 or 10000 francs. The Paris sub.
scripiion it is said, already amounts to
$4,000 francs. Ii We may believe the
French papers Of March 27, war has
actually commenced. The Spaniards il
appears had made sally into France
On the frontier, between Perpignan and
the Pyrenees, corps of Spanish traitors
mad been stationed under the arch traitor
the baron d 'Eroles. Tn the evening of
the l7ih, Nina, and pen iacb-ra, made
an eruption iDto the French territory. at
tackled and are said 10 have defeated the
baron. Such was the report at Paris
Alter having beaten and dispersed the
troops of d'Erolcs, Nina and the other
Spanish general recrossed the frontier,
Carrying with them large quantity Of
arms. Mina's station, ii appears, is on
he borders of Catalonia, opposite Per.
plgnan. 1t is said ne has now upwards OF
10000 regular troops under his direct
Command, besides the militia of the pro.
vince & a corps OF 5000 French Piednon,
tese refugees. With these he purposes
to enter France the moment the French
enter Spain, and it is probable his attack
on d'Eroles was to clear tho way for a
movement Of that nature.