Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-05-22

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- are ali ,urning their attention TO Porter
t-,.,.o,; or a letter from Bordeaur. dated Mar %
.yodr minister to Spain, Mr.. Forsyth, has ar.
....d here from Madrid. lie encountered con.
,,,n, delays and difficulties on his route, espe-
cially between Bayonne and this place, from the
want OF horses, The road IS said to be literal
,v covered with troops OF the invading army,
commanded by Dukes, Marshais. Counts, and
Generals OF every degree, all advancing with
,he confidence ofvictors, and expecting, or see.
ming to expect, to find victims and not oppo-
hents in the Spanish troops. They will, how
ever, if reliance can be placed on accounts OF
those who have recently traversed Spain, be
B.lotully disappointed and it is perhaps, not
hstorlous to say that Of the 100 900 who are
destined to enter Spain, not 80. 900 will ever re-
cross the Pyranees. MIR. Forsyth will embark
with his family in the ship Hunter, for Phila-
eelph'a
=. THE FRENCH PLOT-Mr Villele, the
French minister, in a speech made before the
legislative body OF France. states that the
present cotntnotIons Of that kingdom arise from
abe iHcertl,ude of events. that is, that the he
sl'stng and occli'ating policy between war and
40 war, INVASION and no INVASION unbinged The
actually commenced, this variety Of opinion
would no longer be witnessed but there
.eems something more than more preliminary
preparations, that has induced the invading arm,
10 pause before they pass the Pyrenean noun
ANS. 1t seems that regularly organized plot
las been discovered; that the place Of their
rendtz vous was TO have been the Spanish DO
,nlnIons; that their object was TO form plot
tor putting the Son of Napoleon, and the
Grand Son of the Emperor of Germany on the
throne OF France-that French Generals on
their way 10 take command of the invading
army have been arrested on their passage, and
found on examination to have been parties in
this plot ) that General Lalemand was one OF
tbs nunber-that tri cioured cockades have
been found IN their Professionalism fsmens
ct this conspiracy have been traced to London
itself. Such are the rumours with which we
have been furnished by The late arrival. and
when the invaders thus make common cause
with the enemies whom they are in the act Of
invading the overthrow ofthe government that
sent the invaders, it is surely time for that
government to pause in its career. How
much OF this Is true, it is impossible to
collect frcm the broken details furnished
by the last intelligence. One thing is how
ever certain, that an inquiry has been
made of the minister in Parliament, how far
the British government stands pledged to make
a common cause with the members of the
Holy Alliance. Mr.. Canning, the minister,
answers the question definitely and distinctly
that England is bound by existing treaties to
afford assistance, provided any attempt is made
,oplce. Napoleon's offspring on the. throne
Of France. This answer, made by Mr.. Can
ming on the spur OF the occasion, is re asserted
the next dav, and with entire confidence. that
he had developed the full extent of English
engagements.
The same enquiry is made before, and the
came answer is returned by the House of Lords,
AZ is evident from the extract Of the parlia-
mentary proceedings, which We publish in the
Chronicle otto day. Now, it is no slight mat
ter, no vagabond report, that would move so
grave question in both houses ofparllament:
it was not subject of idle snd speculative
curiosity presented for the consideration of the
ministry. We take The font therefore for gran
ted that such a plot for the dethronenient Of
Louis, dnd(o inpesfing The son Of BOnnpdrte 7eith
the croapn Of France, has been formed and has
gone into actir'e operation. We collect this, not
merely from the rumors OF the day; but from
what we will presume to cal! their parliament
tary endorsement Ifsuch plot has already
been detected, we may well conceive why the
troops collected in France, have not received
the final order to march forward.
This, then appears the state OF the question !:
France is preparing an invasion OF SPAN, and
Spain an invasion Of France. France is endea-
voring to place the crown of Spain more flrm-
" on the head of Ferdinand, and Spain to
place the crown of France OH the head OF
young Napoleon. This is what may be called
political humble, which it is impossible to ex-
plain, and the question seems now tc be, winch
invading army the Spanish or the French, shah
be the first upon the march.
1t may further be noticed, that Mr. canning
hs, named the day when he is to lay ell the
papers on the table ofthe House OF Commons
to explain what agency England has taken IN
this war OF invasion. This is evidency. that
all hopes Of peace are now formally abandoned.
The Minister expressly stated that he would
no, produce the papers while any pacific pros
poets remained, 7re may therefore sGjely con-
eude tia. car is ine,iiabh. Morn. ChV'
Firs;nia Rebrescntatien 10 Merit Congress.
lst District (of Norfolk, &c.) Thomas Newton,
Late .Icns5er.
Cd. Cof Sussex. sc } Ar'lrr Smith, /. M
Sd (ot Powhatan, &c J William s Archer, L. vi
oh. (of Brunswick, sc.) Mark Alexander, L. III
5'h. (of Prince Edward, &c.) John Randolph,
l. III
n. (of Halifax. &c. ) George Tucker. l. II
7th. lof Franklin, &c Jabez Leftwich, l. ".
9th. (of York, &c) Burwell Basse,t, H. NJ
9th (ofIIenrico, &c. Andrew Stevenson, l.. III
lOih. (of Aibemarle, &c William C. Rives
nszv member elected without opposition
in place Of Hugh Nelson. appointed
Minister to Spain. d,
ll'h, tof Orange, &c. } Philip P. Barbour. NJ
lah. Cof King & Queen, &c Robert S. Gar
nett,L VI
18Th. (of Wesmoreland, &c. William Lee
Rail, l.. II
.lAk Of Lopdoun. &C. Charles Fenton Mercer
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