The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-05-16
LATE FROM ENGLAND.

sunday evening OF tho Manhattan, both |
ocular packet ships, the editors Of the |
New York ,Commefsial Advertiser, have
London Liverpool, and other English
,apers to the 9th OF April inclusive.
We areyei in as great, uncertainty as
,ver respecting the commencement of
nostiiities On the continent Of Europe.
A great fuss appears to have been
made at Paris about the departure of the
duchess d 'Angeulcme for Bordeaux, lust
10 If the invasion Of Spain depended on
he appearance Of q vonan at the head
Of the French armies. Private letters,
-eceived IN Londop from Paris, dated the
9Th Of April. state. that the moment hos
lilities commence, . manifesto will be
published in the Moniteur, to coincide
with a proclamation to be issued by the
in chief. OF this manifesto
and proclamation, and Of the crossing of
the Pyrennees, we have of late heard So
much, without one or other of them ap.
psariDg OF taking place, that we almost
begin to think that the French govern
mont is playing off a game similar to
that practised by Russis, last year, in re-
ference TO Turkey. The one day we are
told that tho 1st Of April Ca boaxing day
TO bs~sure) had been finally fixed for the
French lcgions entering the Peninsula.
By next arrival we learn, that tho inya-
sion Of Spain had been postponed for ten
days Ii. c. to the 5th Of ApriD; and now
we are assured, that no "movement OF
the invading army was expected to take
place TIL the 18th or l0lh." In what
way are We to account for this tardy and
|'vacillating procedure : Net surely for
the want Of money on the part OF the
French ministers, for they appear ali.
along TO have been well supplied with this.
Ii has been in vain that we have looked
into the extracts from the Paris papers,
for the cause oft. Here the press seems.
TO be as much under fetiers as even il
was in the darkest periods of history. If
we are to credit private ie,ters, we should
he inclined to suppose, that deiecuons IN
the French armies had led the comman-
der IN, hief 10 pause until he received a
reinforcement Of troops on which great.
reliance could be placed, OF positive
instructions how to act from Paris
Probably the royal duchess may have
such instructions in her pocket In that
case, we must wait with patience till we
hear of the arrival OF this t.august person
ase'' at head quarters. But will this
cure the restless disposition of the troopss
We doubt II; the more especially when
we perceive that the corps of the "army
of the Faith, on which the greatest reli.
apee was placed' hsd..A Immediately on
being new clothed, and arms pot into
their hands, sbsndened ahem allies the
French, and joined the patriots.
We are assured, however, tina, prepa-
ra,jons for war are going on briskiy thro'
r ancc. Still! we observe, by the latest
advices from Paris. that no effort had
been made by the ministry TO obtain
vote for raising $4,000 men, although
this leyy had been long talked off as,ab
soIutely necessary to insure success in
the contest with Spain-The duke d Pan
goelerne IS stated to have reviewed the
5th division of the army OF the Pyrenees
a step which has hitherto been generally
regarded as an Indication that a blow
would immediately follow. Instead of!
this, we arc Informed, that the royal duke,
set out for Bayonne, without any intima.
ton given when he was expected TO re
turn, or when the army under his com.
mand waste commence its operations.
We refer our readers to an extract, ei
ven below, from the Liverpool Advert
ser of the 9th April, as containing some
very pointed remarks on the conseauen.
ces, which are likely to flow from the
dilatorv conduct Of the French cabinet
We have some long details in the Lon.
don Courier respecting the conspiracy,
formerly noticed, of certain French off
GERS to overthrow the Bourbons, and
place the young Napoleon on The throne.
The conspirators are said 70 have started
from different points on the same day,
and that their principal committee sat at
Vittoria IN Spain, whittier the different
members had proceeded, after having
arranged channels of Communication With
Lisbon and Corunna. A few ofthe priD-
Cipals were to remain ct Paris and Lon. |
don 10 act as circumstances might re,
9uire. This plot seems To be regarded !
by most of the London papers, as the |
mere invention Of the Courier, got I'D for |
The purpose Of influencing, in some way
or other, The existing disputes OF France |
and Spain. We never attached much |
credit 10 it.
VI. Rouen Advocate, and FIVE others,
mad been tried at Paris for u,terIng sedi-
tious cries, and resisting the agents of au.
lhority on the day when NJ. Manuel was