Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17

Withdraw their troops from the fortresses,
lea, ing the country open 10 the invaders,
BIO will End il more difficult 10 retreat
from Madrid than to enter il.
Your old friend La Fayette enjoys eX-
celIeut health, and takes deep interest IN
all subjects relating to America. he ex-
pressed TO me his pleasure IN perusn,g The
novel of the Spy, a copy OF which sen,
him. Surrounded by bus children and
grand children. he receives daily proofs OF
that deep attachment and respect which
his public services so justly entitie b'm
to"
PYRENEAN MOUNTAINS.
As these mountains are about becoming
once more the seat OF European war, the
following short description Of them may
not be embarrassing 10 some of our rea-
ders: Nat. Int.
"This prodigious range of mountains
extends from The Atlantic to the Medj'er
ranean, distance OF two hundred miles,
and many parts of them are one hundred
miles in width. The roads or passes are
four in number. The first and greatest is
that which Joseph Bonaparte took on his
route from BayOnne to Madrid. This road
for about 2s leagues, lies through the Py-
renhees. The second pass is from Per-
p gnan to Barcelona, distance OF fifty
miles through the mountains, where IN
many places one hundred armed peasants
may arrest the march of an army, and
where neither houses, provisions, nor &C
commodstions can be found. The third
pass leads from Bayonne to Pampeuna,
the capital OF Navarro /: this difficult de.
file is only passable between the months
OF May and October The fourth road is
that which leads from Terbes, in Bigoree,
10 Saragossa. 1t is track ire nly p rsious
to muleteers during the summer, but in
winter the wolves and SHOWS render it to-
tally impossible,
"There are nearly sixty other narrow
passes, called openings most OF which are
rugged, intricate, and hardly passable for
laden beasts, and even those are frequent
ly blocked up with SHOW"
A curious document has lust been pub
lshet by order of the British Horse OF
Commons. Ii is an account Of the sums OF
money given or bequeatbed by mdyidu
ais, towards the reduction OF the national
debt. up to the 9th of January, 1898 The
following is list of these donations and
requests:
James Burgis, Is, August, 1909, 2ool.
8 per cents.
Admiral Peter Rainier, .st February,
1910, II 488l .8s and On the 9Th April,
1919, 1871 9s. Sd.
Anna Maria Reynolds, lst May, 1915,
in stock OF various descriptions. to The a.
mount of 35, 1861 Is al. sterling.
Anonymous, Is' May, 1916, 10. Ditto,
3d. 5,b July 1875 81. Ditto 9th APRIL 1872
Richard QuarIermaln, 5th April, 1922,
Major Thomas Gamble, 9Th July, 1922.
ID. 3OOL navy per cents.
The total amount ~ money is sc, 1921.
I5s Id and the estimated amount OF 3
per cent. consolidate annuities, which
the above donations and requests would
amount to, on the 9Th Of April, 1923, it
the whole SON had been vested in those
annuities, 10 I57, e45t
The Jamaica papers publish the follow
ing letter, received at Kingston, lJam.)
via Porto Bello and Panama
UppER PERu, JAN. %.
we learn from undouGted authority,
by British brig just arrived at Guaya'
quill, from africa, that the independent ge-
nerals Alyarado and Poltocanero, having
under their command 61O0 me,, embs ark
ed in transports, under convey OF the
Prueba frigate, and landed al Area, with.
out opposition but, on their attempting
to take The town of Arcqupe. by storm,
they were repuIsed with considerable loss,
by the royaists. under generals Canteras,
Caralata and Valdes. The lrigate was
compelled to return, with some OF the
transports A despatch has been sent to
require a reinforcement of troops, as ano>
Their attack Is expected from gen. Alva-
RADIO.
Bolivar was at Quay aquil at the date
of our advices."