Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-07-26

situations * the Town Council is to
oropose the remunerations which it may
think advisable to grant to the widows
and children of those who fell during
the siege, bearing in mind, however, the
exhausted state Of the treasury. &c.
The news of the Blockade OF Nalen.
cha having been raised by the Mal.con-
tents at the approach o: Gen. 5aileste.
ros, is officially confirmed : the General
entered that city on the 10th.
The factious in Catalonia have occu-
pied Berga and Cervera; and the Ind'-
! cador Catalan says, that the Garrison
of Figueras, having made sortie, sue.
ceeded in carrying off 200 sheep, and
killing or wounding many OF the Be-
siegers.
4 number Of the Espectador, quoted
in the last paragraph OF the latest Cadlz
Redactor (the e2d inst.), also says,
that the French have evacuated San
t.ndar with precipitation IN con g.
quence of the natives having risen upon
them aud that they were pursued by
Palares, Juregui and CamPiIlos:
And, further, that Gen. Nina twas
known to be in sight Of the enemy on
the Cd inst; tina, it is SO mentioned in
dispatch of his from CastelfoIlit Of
that day; and that he might have OBJ
tanned, on the 4th, considerable ad.
vantage, which, Oh the 18Th, he was
reported in Seville TO have obtained o..
YER division of $4,000 French troops.
An Aid de- Camp Of that commander
had arrived at Madrid. late in the even.
ing of the 18th, with dispatches for
| Count Abisbal, the contents OF which
had not transpired.
In addition to Decree, respecting
Spaniards 10 the French service, &c.
the Cortes have ordered, that the pro.
perty of such as shall, of their own ac-
cord continue to reside, without leave,
in the French territory beyond the Pc
Rod of six months from the date of the
Decree, be taken possession of and Sc
questered, giving however sufficient
allowance for the maintslnance OF their
wives, parents. children and brothers
under age, if they happen to be in Spa
nish provinces unoccupied by the enc
my, unless the fathers, or any of the
sons or brothers, of the absences should
be lighting the battles of the country.
as, in this case, the estates would be
given up TO them. on condition that
they should maintsin their relatives as
above; land further, they have decla-
red in force, during the present war.
the 9th, 9Th, Sth and 9th articles Of the
Decree Of June l2, 1879, enacted by the
Cortes Extraordinary for the war OF
the independence.
They have also applied to the urgent
wants Of the State the sum of one hun.
dred and sixty millions reals called for
by the government, out OF forced loan
of two hundred millions decreed on the
9Th inst. to which must contribute
both the natives and the foreigners set
tied in the country, and which is to be
repaid with the seventh part of the pro-
perty of the Clergy.
Il motion for requiring government
to transmit to the Congress the papers
relative to former motion respecting
free ports, with their opinion thereon,
in order that the assembly might du.
ring the present Session, resolve on
what might be most expedient-was
negatived on the le;h.
Penalties Of different kinds, including
death in some instances, have been de-
nounced against individuals admitting,
or retaining, civil or military situation.
with salaries annexed to them, in the
provinces occupied by the invading ar
my or By the Molcontents; or solicit
ting the re establishment Of taxes :;
ti,hes, public employmen.s, SC. sup.
pressed by the Constitution or in any
way concurring tocriminal prosecution
against the partizans OF the new sys.
TEN. &c. &c.
The city Of Palma in the island of
Majorcs has been exempted from the
payment Of all taxes, for period of
time equal to that during which she
was afflicted with the plague.
ID. Manner UarCla f1errerOs mas Oeen
appointed Secretary Of State for the
Home department.; and ID. Fride Paula
| Osroia Tor that of the Marine.
Extract Of a letter from Lambert Dex-
| ter, Esq. OF London, to Mr.. Seth Swee,ser,
Junr. ct this city, per ship Panthea, via
New York, dated
LONDON, June 7, 1922 -" The demand
for manufactured goods, for some time
past, has been very limited in this market
for the United States and owing to the
numerous failures among The Diapers
Throughout the metropolis, the Blackwell
| Hall Factors have suffered considerably {;
the consequence is, all kinds of broad
| cloths from l2-G TO 81 can he had on We
ry favorable terms, and K-rseymeres