Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-13

arrival OF the libefa.ing forces is pregnant
| with perils the fury of the revolutionists
| may urge them to vengeance aud excuses
of all kinds"
A mail from Paris to Madrid and two
commercial couriers bad been seized by
the royalists. neat sdrigalyos.
Eight days had only been allowed TO
! make proposals for new loan /: and there
| was no great esgeruess 20 participate IN 1t.
The sittings of the Cortes possessed no
| interest
The wreck of the army Of Faith 10 Ca
| ~talonia, had formed itself lnlo guerella
| bands, and constantly harrassed the troops
| OF Nina.
NJ. Asnarez, Fiscal Of the Supreme
Council OF War and Marine, had been
exiled to Msjorca.
Previous adyices from Madrid OF The
l4tb, give an article protesting to be OIL
cial. which states that ar alliance. often
siye and defensive, had been actually set.
tied between Spain and Portugal, under
which Portugal was immediately to dis
patch a corps OF 300 picked troops to the
assistance OF Inc Spanlards-the force TO
be increased as occasion might require.
The recruiting OF the Spanish ARMIES
was proceeding with the greatest vigOr,
aud levIes Of coascr'pts, nearlJ completed,
were Fastening 10 Join their respective re
xImen's.
From Lisbon the dates are to The 7,h OF
December The ordinary Cortes Assem-
bled on the LIST. The kings speech con-
tanned no distinct a fusion to the state o!
foreign affairs, A communication OF a Gu
.ious nature, was made to the Cortes ON
the 4tb, consisting of all The papers, &c
connected with the queens refusal to take
the oatn to the constitution. Thr penalty
in such cases is Punishment, and the king
had determined to adopt this, but as The
queen was in a precar:Ous state OF health
she had been ordered to retire TO Quinta
del Ramalhao. and remain there IN seclu-
sion till she can unde rgo the sentence.
AFFAIRS OF GhEECE.
The accounts from Hydra reach 10 the
25th November. which give the details OF
another successful attack on the Turkish
feet with fire ships, in the bay OF enc
dos. The expedition was commanded by
a Greek Captain named Cauaris, who
succeeded 90 the night OF the 10Th Mo-
vember in destroying the Turkish ADM
ral's ship and two irigates. Only 20 Or 30
men escaped tom the Admiral's ship. and
the crews OF the irigates shared the same
fate. Another vessel OF the line was also
much injured. The feet Wa also much
injured by a fire from the fortress, the
Turk. supposing at Erst that the Greeks
had stormed the port. One corvette was
Captured, and 4 trigaies and i2 brigs were
afterwards destroyed in a storm.
The Duke OF Wellington arrived in
London On the Esd December from Vero
ma. Previous 10 hIs lea wing Paris, ne sent
Lord FiiYroy Somerset TO Madrid with the
result of the negotiations. A Cabm.t
Council was immediately to be held, al
which the Duke would explain the details
and success OF his negotiations at Verona
and Paris
A feet consisting of the Gloucester
"a, Com. Sir e. Owens. Phsuon 20.
Valorous go, Eden go and Belletse Is.
sailed from plymouth on the 18th of
December for the West Indies.1A
Portsmouth paper in speaking of this
expedition says that there appears to
be no longer any doubt that this flee, 10
intended to reinforce Sir Charles
Rowley's squadron at Jamaica, for the
purpose of being employed in taking
possession Of the Island of Cuba, should
Spain be forced into q var with
France.