Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-11

the evening: at the conclusion the Rentes
had been further depressed to 81 rs and
parish bonds bad sunk TO 4a3. Up 10 the
latest moment the bOlders of both were
| eadeayoriDg to sell with the greatest rapi>
| dity.
| Ii is said that the Ambassadors Of the
Holy Alliance, received along with their
! passports a hint that il was not expected
Ina, they would remain in Madrid AZ hours.
This, most probably, had reference To-
their personal safety from an indignant
| populace.
Terr Notwithstanding it. remarks
| on documents Ot later date than those al
uded to in cur postscript, the London
| Courier says, g England, It seems, is
| pledged to support Portugal, in case OF at
tack; yet Portugal is ABOUT 10 torn an ALI
| ance, offensive and defensive, with Spain
| and France. In that case, The Cause ca
Spain will become the common Cause vi,
| the Peninsula; and, ii so, will an attack
upon one country be construed by our &C.
| vernment into such danger, as afeclue-
Portugal, as will call upon It TO redeem Ms
pledge OF assistance and prOtecIUn"
LONDON, Jan. 22.-IHE FUNDS
Stock Exchange, halt past l2-The grea.-
| e., hustle and confusion prevailed in tire
market this morning, GIVING 10 the arrival
| of several expresses from Paris, 10 Course
quence OF which Spanish bonds orsa,ed
at 45i, and Consols at II l.5. Business
| 10 a very great extent was done in the NJ
ly part OF the morning. but owing to d re-
port that ths French Nlsister was not go.
| lag to leave Madrid as soon as W as exp,rct-
ed by the Paris accounts OF yesterday and
the policy on Our part towards frrtbga,
the Spanish Bond. rose again TO AZ 49, 4bs
and Consofs TO til l-s 5-8
A general opinion still prevails in the
city that no war " Ill take piace.-A@r.
PORTUGAL.
From the Courier Francois (by eaprsss.)
LISBON, Jan SIN sntIng OF the
Cortes, on the 3ist December, the i4m-
lister tor Foreign Affairs said that HIS
Most Faithful Majesty having reguntsG
/ from the friendship OF Great bnls,q q
frank declaration OF the extent 10 WEsiCh
she would c0uutenaDCe ber al this noa1rnt
when menaced by the formidable iesgue
OF tour great Powers. has received NOR
the British minister the following conn @l-
tial reply The English Government ma
Ving soiemnly declared an the jGce Of The
7p0rld, that IL does not assume the eriSaszee
Of a righ u inierOenti"s IN me ,nitrnGL
concerns of other stutes, Eng land VIII Iced
herself obliged to lend 10 this kingd ali
the succour OF which it may stano IN Deed,
as otien as its independence may be HE
naced By any oiher power, in any naDner
whatever. 4 hi, promise, which is only
the repetition Of that which England has
made under other circumstances aBd al
various times, has no relation, and can
have none, with our political lDstuiionsS
its object being simply TO declare that
those institutions have not changed IN any
manner, the relations which heretofore
existed betwes the Two countries. Such
gentlemen, is the Hitima,um OF Great BrI-
tain. All Europe VIII see what we have
to expect from that power, IN the great
struggle in which We may be engaged
Bayonne papers to the 10Th 'bst.
reached us this forenoon, The pass
sage of couriers between Madriu and
Paris is very frequent, particularly
commercial expresses. the greatest
disorder prevails among the scattered
bands of the army of the taIth who fly
before tho constitutional troops "nen
attacked, and lay vase the equity.
Their ranks are however, rapidly lhin.
ming, and within the last three weekN
upwards of 1900 men have sbap1oD.d
them. The army of the faith was de-
feated at Estella on the 9Th inst. and
the remains fed in great disorder to
the mountains Of Laboronda. Gen. o.
Donnell is at Bayonue, and Gen. Que
seda is also expected there from Paris.
The letters from Madrid paint 10
glowing colors the enthusiasm OF tho
nation in favor of the constitutions
system, and the firm determination to
make any sacrifice rather than submit
to foreign interference.
The new levies are every where
made with the greatest order and reg
ularjty and in many places after the
drawing lots for the number required
was finished, groups OF young men
cried OUT let us all march at once ii
the country has need of u.s." a gene
raj confidence is entertained that III
case France should declare war. ePain
has nothing to fear with respect to Pc
cuniary resources tits presumed '',as
the immense amount Of the national do
mains will be considered as ample 'e-
curity for any loan that may be found
necessary Much reliance isplaced 0na
neighboring power, which cannot see
with Indifference the Peninsula invaded
by the French troops; and there i'no
sacrifice or concession which Spain I"
not willing to make in favor OF mo