The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-08-25
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nacts that there shall in future be bn, one
mode ofselliog the produce of the island
that the articles of coffee, cocoa. cot
ton, logwood, mo!asses, sugar, &c. shall
In future be sold at so many dollars the
hundred-and that molasses, which had
heretofore been sold in some parts of the
island by the welt, must now he dis.
posed ofby the quintal.
The law also enacts that any violation
oil rs provisions shall result in the conf;s
cation OF the property, one hall ofthe pro.
cceds 10 SO to government, and the other
10 the informer. -
SPAIN.
The following interesting articles are
furnished by late arrivals.
Much uncertainty and anxiety (savs
the Charleston Courier) still prevailed
at Havana, as to the ultimate fate of the
mother country; but the general i'm
preston appeared to be, tina: majority
of the Proprietors would be in favour oil
adherlng 10 the fortunes of Old Spain.--
Some individuals had, however, been ar.
rested, (amongst them printer and his
workmen) charged with an attempt to
subvert the present authorities, and SCI,
up Tor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of hign
standing in society, were implicated
We learn from private letters, that
peace was soon expected 10 take place
between France and Spain. In one of
them, the consignecs OF French brig,
laid up in Charleston, are directed 10
mold her IN readiness, as from the last
accounts from Spain, they expect soon
to be enabled TO order her for that port.
Confirmation, II it were necessary, is
given 10 the account of the impcrtan,
victory which Nina has obtained over the
French, by the extract OF another letter
from Corunna Of the 18th June. H. states.
that, by information from Catalonia, and
Arragon, "we find that the French pene>
raj DopDadieu, who had retreated from
Arragon TO Catalonia with 10000 men;
had been divided in his forces, or broken
to pieces han sido hecho pedazos1 BY
'he army OF Nina and that Money was
attacked in Mataro, and the French
themselves confessed that after vigorous
resistance, il was found necessary at las,
to yield to the superior power of Nina, a,
the same time they confess a part of the
surprises in which they had lost MANY
men, and finally that The whole of the
French troops were faigued with so
much marching and counte r-.narching
without having tie power ever to attack,
while they themselves were ALWAYS taken
by SURPRISE"
The step father Of Nina who resides in
Corunna, had received letter from this
general, in which ne says-"rhe fac,ious
royahsls '"n very zveL; but the French
are not much behind them''-Letters
from Catalonia, say positively, that the
public spin. is so strong, that such nuns
bers present themselves foc The service,
that Nina might have an army of 5O,0 600
men' and cover every position.
Baiiasteros, commanding 10 or $4,000
men had retired from Victoria, and after
having left Vaiencia,in perfect :ranouilii-
ty, was actually in Cuenca, his head
quarters being at Siguerza. The great
est part OF the division formerly under
the traitor O'Donnei, was under the
command OF the brave general Zayas.
Some further extracts from French pa.
pers by the CaGmus, translated for the
New York papers, are given below. II
appears that Nina, whom the last French
accounts represented as having been left
with not more than five men, still finds
full employment fer the fourth corps OF
the invaders army Though constantly
said TO be cut Of, and losing columns of
his troops in every pass and defle, he as
constantly rc-aPpears with apparently
undiminished forces and undaunted
courage.
ON vain (says the Constituency does
the treasury Journal present to lis its
glowing pictures Of approaching peace.
a thick cloud is gathered over them
Daily does it repeat, the war is finished,
vet daily communicates the result OF some
fresh combat the war is said TO be over,
and yet we sec gen. Irommelin embark
ing or the Rhone with troops, in order
more rapidly to reach CatalonIa--the war
IS SAID 10 be over, s, yet marshal Lauris-
ton IS going into Navarro with fresh
corps-the war is said to be over, and
yet the garrisons OF Hostalrich and ST.
Sebaslians are attacking our troops-the
war is said TO be over, and yet siegcs are
Just about to be undertaken and Ballas.
teros whose army was scattered, reap.
pears with 10000 men-fnally, the wal
IS said TO be over, at the very moment
when the two parties in Spain are declar-
ing deadly hostilities against each other,
and the regency of Madrid proscribes the