The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-07

eminent, were not to quit Madrid till the l1tt
or 18th and Sir w. A'Court and his lady would
follow the governnert--The Cortes having re
solved that the reading of the report of the an
1 Gent ministers on the state OF the Peninsula
which was to take place Immediately, shall b,
| adjourned.
PAR,s NATIONAL euARp.-The Paris paper
/ called the Piote, contains the following letter
signed by $50 Citizens officers, sub-ofh GERS, anc
privates of the fourth legion OF the national
Guard:
TO ruE EDITOR OF THE rILorE.
sSir-We have read with attention
the order of the day oil March z, 1898,
addressed by NJ .Polissart de Quatremere.
col. Of the 4th legion, to the officers and
SUBJ officers of this legion. in which he
tells them they have heard with just in
diguation OF the conduct of Nj. Mercier,
on the 4th, in refusing to obey the order
given by capt. Fremont to seize VI. Man
uel, member of the chamber Of deputies.
'sOn the contrary, we declare, far
from having felt the sentiment which IS
attributed to us by the colonel at the
courageous and patriotic conduct OF M.
Mcrcier, our comrade, we adhere TO him
wi,h heart and principles, and in SINH
lar situation each of US would initiate his
example, in faith of which we have sign
ed this letter. We beg of you MIR. Edi-
tor, to insert it in your next number"
The celebrated general Dumorier, died
at Henly, near London, on the tl4th OF
March, aged 81 years.
AdmiraIs lord Keith and earl St. Wins
cent, both died in the middle of March;
the latter had reached his 89th year.
l.. a
Lausanne,to convey his brothers remains
to England, for ihtermept in one of the
national cemeteries.
Two men were executed in Ireland,
on the 18th March, for the murder of
major Goring, on the 18th Oct. 1921
This unfortunate country still continues
in a very unsettled state. A bill had
passed the house of commons To allow
the introduction Of all foreign goods, duty
free, into British ports, and their re.ex>
portation TO any part of the world except
the British colonies.
Syria has been dreadful!y afflicted with
the cholera morbus, and vast numbers of
the inhabitants in every town, have fallen
victims TO the disease. Al AlepPo, The
deaths were more than 100 per day all
the consuls. and many European mer.
chants had left the place. The Plague
had broken out in many of the islands Of
the Archipelago, and greatroyages caus.
ed thereby.
Ii would seem that the French are
making considerable provision Of rice
IN tie English market intended, il is sup
posed, for the peninsuar campaign
Upwards of $4,000 bags have been enter
ed outwards, within short period back,
chiefly for Bordeaux.
The Sybil, from Bayre for Charleston was to-
tally lost the 9Th of March, of the Isle of
Bass only the mate and three Seamen and a
small partof the cargo saved.
liverpool, ODD, (Myers.)-We have to notice
most animated and extensive demand for
American cotton-but more particularly for
bowels, the prices of which have recovered a.
bout l-Sd per 10 In New Orleans and lennes-
see there is little or no alteration.
From the London Statesman Of March %.
Stock Exchange half past ~ o'clock Since
last night there have been seven expresses from
Paris, three OF which arrived this morning,
bringing the French funds rs, 35,--a rise of 90
cents on MIR. Canning's speech Private letters
from Paris state, that the king of Spain was to
leave Madrid on the 18th. We do not hear any
particular information by these expresses. Com
soils opened this morning at "a l-2 5-5 3-8 l-2,
at which pricethey have remained steady, with
a fiat market.