The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-05
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From the Boston Palladium Of Tuesday.
Capt. Bradford, who arrived here yes
terday from Marseilles and lie ghorn, was
IN Gibraltar bay on the 9Th Of Mare h,
and boarded by a British government
ooat,the officer of which informed, that the
French and Spanish armies were ON the
frontiers, hut no account had been receiv>
cd OF the commencement of hostilites.
by the barque Leopard, which arrived
yesterday from Gibraltar, we received
papers to the Gath March, from our cor.
respondent.
On the 18th of Mar. the King of Spain
caused the written opinions Of seven gentle.
men ofthe faculty to be laid before the Cor
festive ofwhom were decidedly against his
I undertaking a journey in the Irescnt.
state OF his health. On the next dsv,
however, the assembly, after hearing the
reports of special committee upon the
subject, sent a depuia,ion 10 his majesty
to request, that he would appoint for his
departure one Of the intervening days
between that and the 18th but, on his
majesty's expressing wish, that it might
be postponed TO the Goth, the assembly,
agreed 10 it, provided no extraordinary
occurrence should, in the mean time,
render il necessary that he should set out
before that day.
The king and queen Of Spain remain
cd i'll on the 18th March. The queen
had grown worse. The king had made
some further changes in his ministry
81 persons were arrested al Yalentia, en-
the 9th, and 80 of them shipped off.
March 90 was appointed for the &C.
parture OF the king Tor Seville-and he
was expected to be 90 days on the road
Ii appears that an instruction had
been commenced in Portugal by coun,
Anarante, who has, in consequence,
been deprived Of his honors, title, Gc.
Lisbon letters Of the 9Th bring no par
iicuiar news. Accounts reached tina,
capital every day, of the rebels projects
having been defeated. The natives OF
Tras'osmontes had not listened 10 ANA
rante's perfidjous suggestions, and no
doubt was entertained that the garrison
of Bragg would continue faithful. A
letter, OF ,he Cd, from The last mentioned
city, states, that gen. Quiroga had offer.
cd every assistance in his power to gen.
Luis-do Rego.
movements received in Lisbon, on The
9th March. he had marched out oil
Chaves with his troops, proceeded to the
PaZo de Regoa. with view 10 cross the
Duero and fall upon LamcSo, and ever
embarked some men for this purpose
but the latter had been driven back with
sOnie loss by the government troops oil
the opposite bank.
Ia the sitting OF the Portuguese corles
of the 9th, MIR Moura proposed, and the
assembly approved of, she establishment
oi national guards and, al the conGiu-
sion Of his spec CHI tive hon. member, ali
his colleagues and the spectators, repeat
ed the oath to die, if necessary, for the
constitution.
An AlgeIine squadron sailed Feb. 4,
for Egypt. The Dutch consul had Civ
en- notice that If they took Spanish yes
sci, the Dutch squadron would attack
them.
GIBRALTAR, MAR. ia French con-
yoy passed tie straits yesterday morning
from the Mediterranean IL consisted OF
vessels, under the escort of brig Of
war. A Spanish ship of the line and a
brig are reported to have sailed from Ca
djz on a cruize.
The London Morning Chronicle is a.
gaiDst Bri,ain's going to war to aislst
Spain, from an idea that it would unite
the French.
PIRATES.
MIR. Walter Mason, arrived at Salem
from Havana, informs the editors Of the
Salem Observer,that the schr Evergreen,
IN which he sailed from Salem, was four
times chased by piratical vessels of Ma
taDzes, but escaped by superior sailing
4t Rayane, Mir. Mason was recognized
by some pirates as having been on board
captain Aliens vessels at the time he was
killed. After this discovery, the pirates
watched every opportunity to waylay hin,
with the intention of numbering him in
consequence of which he was advised by
the American consul, TO secret himself
and come away as soon as possible. In
compliance with this advice he took pas
sage in the Albert and arrived IT Port.
land. MIR. VI. states, that three pirstical
vessels were fitted Sut while he was at
Havana, end the government took nc
step to prevent it,or the murder of Amer.
leans i'll port, which frequently occurred
Brig Gov. Endicct., Mackay, from
Salem, March Is, arrived at Havana 9,t
inst. On the 9Th he fell in with two o.
com. Porter's squadron, Wild Cat, anc