Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-06
FROM ENGLISH PAPERS.

PARIS, July IL.
TWAS Yesterday, after mass, that the
Marquis OF MsriaIva, the Portuguese Am-
bassador, bad solemn audience OF the
X M, N which he delivered MS creden-
tials TO His Majesty Having approached
the King. the Marquis OF NarialPa address.
ed his iesty a follows:
Sire The King my master, restored
10 the free exercise of his power, by the
unanimous ant, spontaneous cooperation
of al classes in his king dom, an event to
which The magnanimous determination OF
your Majesty has go greatly contributed
with regard to SPAN, 10 anxious to renew
Those relations so well acknowledged tho
interrupted which existed between the
Two august Courts OF France and Porlu
gal,
The King replied in The following
TEN
Il am deeply sensible, Sir, of the nhu'
ence which the King your master has as
C, bed to NE respecting that great event
VIII ch restores him 10 his liberty. ! con-
graduate his Most Faithful Majesty on be
ING at eng tn enabled to extend TO his PEG.
pie all that real good which he medila'eed
in his hear! But / am anxious, at the
same time, TO felici'ate yos, Sir, on the
noble example which the Portuguese ma
ton has again gwen Of its energy for, and
attachment 10, the House OF Blaganza
History will not distor. nor separate these
facts; and the LIST Of June, 1923, will be
rene III bpred equally with The lst OF De
cemher, 1910"
BAYuNNE, July ID
Itnow appears certain that the seges ol
81. Sebastian, Psmpeluns, and Ssr.ona,
are going to he begun seriously, and with
out delay. For This purpose the material
of the great park OF artillery at Toulouse,
arrived here the day before yesterday un-
DEF the care Of a Captain OF artillery; yet i:
should seem to be Of little use TO under
take these sieges il he war is nearly ter.
minated. as many affirm; and it resoIu.
lion has. really al length been take u topush
them with vigour, we may be allowed 10
conjecture that the probability OF longer
duration Of hos'ill,es IS eXpedieni 10 have
a strong line OF operations behind the E.
bro. which cannot he done without the pos
session oil the above mentioned iOriresses
| For The same reason, depOts OF gram. &c.
are forming. for instance, at st. Jean de
Luz, 20 which place 1900 sacks OF -four
are now going Il seem, that The Seige Of
Cad,z will be prosecuted with great rgour
at the same time, this beng now in fact 8.
one vf The chiei objects OF The war, as the
King, whom we wish 10 deliver, is in that
place. Merchant vessels are fTeightlng
here on high terms 10 convey The immense
quantities of ammunition and military
stores which will be required, and which
| are to be landed at Port st. Mary.
While our troops are chiefly occupied
with The Investment Of several strong pla
ces, the guer,lss and partisan chiefs are
making every effort 10 trouble our commu
nications. They are beat in almost every
attack even when they are greatly superior
in number, bit defeats have no effect On
them. Notwithstanding The slr.ng party
spirit which anlmalei them, they are As
strongly excited by the thirst after prize.
A convoy, with considerable sum ni mo-
ney was lately attacked near Tremhleque,
and was very near falling into their hands.
The escort, winch partly consisted OF Swiss
soldiers, was forced 10 retreat towards To-
Iedo.
The affairs OF Galicia seem all in coniu-
sion. The reports which reach Us are so
contradictory, that It's difficult 10 get al
The truth. 1t seems certain, however, tina.
MorilIo has mol been followed by more OF
bis men than Ab,sbal, and that all those
who placed confidence in his vaIor have
ranged themselves under Qulrosa's colors.
The latter General who seems TO act il
concert with Sir Robert Wilson, will not,
i, is said, con6ne himself to defensive
measures at Fe.roI and Corunna
From The Paris Courier Francois.
Since the spnii wh,ch animates the Spa
uish population has become appreciated,
the political question has become singular
~ simpl,tied. and the armed intervention
has at least bad this advantage, that in !