The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-23
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.

elegant new packet ship Leeds, captain
Stoddard, (of the fourth, or Exchange
Line, has just arrived in the remarka.
bic quick passage of 90 days from LII
verPool, bringing advices to the s4th of
April, inclusive-sixteen days later than
before received. ,
We have only time TO say, that part OF
the French army had ENTERED
SPAIN, and had summoned St. Scbas~
tan to surrender--which place resisted,
and some skirmishes had taken place
Pampeluha was closely invested. The
French head quarters, on the l4th, were
at Villa Franco. 4.
Courier Office, London 8 o'clock.
We have just received by express
from Paris, the following telegraphic
communication
PARIS, APRIL 2s.-The port and Cita-
del OF Gutaria have been taken by on,
troops. Two hundred men, ameng
whom we're two colonies and ten Other
officers, have been taken, together with
live pieces of cannon, and provisions.
1t is said that the enemy have abandon.
ed Burgos since the 18th. Every where
the French armies meets with the bes,
reception. LONDON, APRIL %
City, 10 o'ctock.-rhere has been
some improvemen in consuls this morn.
ing Thew opened a, 96a, and before ls
O'Clock had reached 963 70. The flue-
tua'ion in Spanish bonds has been great
opening al 323, advancing to 81 and
again receded TO SEA.
An embargo has been laid on all the
Spanish vessels in the ports of France.
The Journal Des Debats states that a
provisional government for Spain was
established on the 9th ult. and gen. ECU.
la placed at it's head.
Ii is asserted in the Courier of the
2lst April, that Sir c Stuart had presen-
ted note to The French ministers. said
to be framed in strong terms, protesting
agaios, the formation Of q iunto Of gov
eminent a, he head quarters OF the duke
d'Angouleme. -t
In the house of Lords on the 18th of
April, on the question, as to whether
England should join in the war, lord
Liverpool observed-"that we. ought to
consider the nature ofthc war into which
we should have TO engage. The first
brigade that we sent to Spain would bring
the whole Spanish war on our shoulders !;
and Spanish war was always four
times more expensive than war in ano-
Their country. Let Us remember on
whom the battles, the sieges, the excr-
tons fell, during the last contest. If we
make war, we must no, look for com
mon naval war, but for one all our own.
In the last conllic,, Spain vas an united
country. From the extremity of this
Aslurias to that of Andalusia, but one
sentiment peryaded the people. Was
that now the case Was not Spain, at
present. a divided country ! Not, As
some countries were divided. all enthu..
siasm on the one side and all auiescence
on the other; if the fanaicism Of iiber-
~ was on one side, the fanaticism of reli-
gion was on the other (Hear, hear y
We had TO decide, therefore, whether
we should engage in;the war 18th SPAN,
not only to drive out the French, but to
support one half of Spain against the 9th
err II was to be considered that the pre-
sent war was not popular IN France with
the mass OF the people, with the CONNER
ciai classes, nor even with the army
But could one believe, that, if this coun-
try took part in it, the whole feeling of
France towards the war would not be
changed The Spanish war you'd i'm.
medlately merge into an English war
With respect to the danger supposed to
menace Portugal, his majesty's govern.
nent had most distinct assurance that
Portugal would be considered neutral
He did not know what the contingencies
of the war might be. Whether or when
il might be necessary to in,erpose, II
would be open for parliament TO do so !;
but until it was determined t. draw the
sword, and throw away the scabbard, let
not neutrality be adopted with false pre-:
,ences. Let their neutrality be honest !;
for thus only it could be efFectual."
Mr. Canning made similar declarations
in the house of commons.
The British government has made ar.
engagements for maintaining a regular
communication with Spain by sea, now
that the passage through France is inter-
rupted.
The London New Times of the 18th.
with its supplement, contains the papers
presented to both houses of parliament
by command of his majesty. they oc-
cupy sixteen columns Of that paper
The Sun OF the 22d, acknowledges the
receipt Of AN additional batch of docu-
menls, intended TO be submitted to parlia.
ment that evening, relating to Spain. por.