Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-30

change, the Custom house, The Governors
palace. the palace Of the ancient Counts
oil Barcelona. the Royal Audience, the CT
| ,y Hotel, the Convent Of Mercy, SC. All
the manufactures OF Spain are concentra-
Led in this city, and it has alwsys been the
general magazine OF the Spanish land and
| -ea forces.
i be lnhabita are ,dolaiers Of liberty,
and the most intrepid de tenders of the con-
| slitu Ionai system. They detest absolute
power, and dislike strangers. particularly
the French, "hom they consider hostile to
commerce and manufactures. The love OF
freedom is carried 10 high pitch in Bar.
celona. ''The Constitution or Death" is
seen over the gates, and on the ribbons
worn by the people on their arms.
CApIz, July 10.
The Courier from the Levant has
brought lett srs from Malaga of the Cd
! inst and Grenada of the 29tb. The for
mer state that General Hayas was in
Lucena; those from Grenada assert pc.
sitively that Ballasteros had arrived in
that city; but we have not seen any
thing which would authorize the belief
I! that he was there on that day.
1t is said that three courisrs from
Madrid have not arrived at Seville,
which is attributed to their having been
intercepted by the parties Of Pa
/ triots
CADIz. July 6.-Government has re.
celved despatch from General Ballas-
teros, from A lcoy, giving an account OF
his retreat and occurrences to the 10th
OF June. On the 9th, he was beseiging
the Castle of Murviedro, where num-
Der of Royalists had taken refuge and
expected to carry it on the 18th by
storm--but on that day, his rear
guard was attacked by the I'd corps of
the French army, preceded by multi.
tude of Spanish royalists, After ma.
king the best dispositions to save his
artillery,&c. the public authorities, and
the numerous families who had emf
grated from Valencia, he commenced
his retreat, followed BY the enemy -
On the l4th. he was attacked near AL
cira by column of 5000 infantry and
l5oo horse, but sustained no loss. On
the Royac road the French cavalry
charged his infantry, but they were re-
pulsed in contest, hand to hand, and
several French officers killed. The
Spaniards did not lose nan.
General Ballasteros states that Ali.
cante and Carthagena were sufficiently
garrisoned, and that his army will not
be destroyed while he remains at its
head--but he laments the effects of
wound which he received from can
non ball at the seige Of Murviedro.
CADIz, jury lO.-The French were
at Fuento la Higuera on the Goth uIt.
The rear guard OF the army o! Ballas.
teros by Elche on the 2lst.
The French made a levy yesterday Of
one thousand rations in Gibralion.
CAD'z, July L. Moriilo goes on or
gan,zing his army, which he is putting
on brilliant footing. The French who
had arrived near Astorgs, suddenly re.
, tired to Palencia.
CAD,z, July 9.-Gen. Zsyas, who
proceeded hence for Malaga, writes
from that place, that he enthusiasm
for the cause, which prevails in hat
place, is difficult to describe. The las,
accounts state that he bad set out with
his division for Grenada.
They write from Corunna, that The
garrison Of Santona, in sortie, had
captured ESQ prisoners, and Is, 200 dol-
lars in specie.
SAN FERNANDO, JulyS-Every thing
goes on with activity, the warehouses
are filled with provisions, and the troops
are improving themselves every spare
moment. TIE two battallions of city
militia have been ordered to Join he ar.
my. Tracadero has been considerably
reinforced.
GRENADA, June 26.-General P!a>
censia has assumed the command of the
army of this the 9th district, We
should be pleased to observe more &C
,iVity, more energy, and in word,
more decision in Gen. Tacon. Piacen-
STA is about assembling large body of
troops in the immed late neighborhood
of this capital.
We are not aware Of there being any
factions either in this province or in
that of Malaga, for in the town Of Santa
Fe, in which the pillar of the Consti-
tuition was demolished by few thieves,
they were fully punished by the regi.
ment of Galicia, and the same has ia.
ken place in Bauer, when a colomn of
troops went and drove off towards Ca
zerla the factious chiefs Avila and Mo.
reno,
FROM FRANCE.