Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-15

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by the sight Of tho muskets. they gave
up the key. The ringleaders were then
secured without very great difficulty.
The NJ lines at the Navy Yard, has
tened with alacrity to the prison; but
did not arrive till the crisis was over.
From the Charleston Cry Gazette, March G..
ENGLAND AND SPAIN.
We received, last evening, some loose
Havana papers as late as TO the 26tb Feb
ruary. A Cadiz article in one Of them, is
of considerable interest. We here pre-
sent il to the reader, and follow it With a
few remarks.
From, the "DiarIo de Cadis" Of January 8.
CONSULADO.
The signor political chief of this pro.
vince under date Of The 9Sth December,
says to the national consulsblp (consulado)
Of commerce, the following
"His excellency. the secretary of des.
patch (despscho) of the government Of
The peninsula, writes to me thus
"The British government having claim
ed the indemni6cation for various captures
which they assert was made on the com
merce of that nation, from the year i804
until the present TINS. and for several de-
cress pronounced against English proper
ty. and so consigned that it was not in the
power OF the King to alter, whilst il was
apparent, (hey assert, that these de
crees were very hssty. Now, to the end
tba, there should he 10 prejudice or dam
age to the properly engaged in Spanish
commercials Majesty the King has or.
dered that it should be made known to the
consulado, that Oartous vessels f'he En-
giih squadron hare sailed an direction
for Terra F,rma and Puerto Rico With or
ders 10 capture Spanish Utsssts engaged
in commerce, for the purpose as IS pre-
,u,ned. 10 sseere the dmounts dae which
are claimed 6yrke British gourfnment =
and that bis majesty, still hoping 10 con-
clude amicabiy and With justice. nego-
tiation which may deeply affect the inter-
ests Of the two nations, but accompanied
with his primary duty, which is TO protect
the interests OF Spaniards,-be, by these
presents gives notice to the coDsulados
by which individuals may take every ne
cessary precaulion, and the like notice is
extended 10 the authorities OF the prOvin-
ces beyond sea, and to warn the Cunsula.
dos that il occasion should present itself
TO repeat this notice, they must avoid all
delay or bindrsnce, which the shortnesss
o. time may accidentally occasion.
"This royal order hasten to commune
cate to you, that, without the least delay
YOU may communicate it 10 the consula-
dos ofyour province. send il forthwith
for your intelligence and direction.
And by disposition OF the same consul
lado il is made known to commercial men,
to take such measures as they may think
proper 10 adopt in consequence of this
very important express from the govern
ment Cadiz, 31st Dec. 1899.
Prudencio Hernandez Santa Cruz, Sec'y.'
The above is certainly measure OF mo-
nent That il oecasioned much sensation
in Havana is evident from the letter which
follows from our correspondent. A British
Aeet was daily expected there, il is sad !,
in connection with these demands, and for
services rendered As these services, we
presu e, were performed in toe Peninsu.
lar war, fron the landing OF Sir Arthur
WELLESLEY, at Corruna in July, 1903, TO the
expulsion of the French from Spain, and
their pursuit 10 the enhenched camp be.
lore Bayonne in 1873, the amount OF SER
vi ces and ~ yes can be no t:Itle. Nor d."
we think the British government would
hesitate to receive payment, whether
profered in speCie or territory.
II is rue that Mr.. Canning, the British
minister at Washington, says, very band
someiy, that ''The British government
would consider itself disgrsced were it to
avail itself Of the present condition OF
Spain to aggrapdize itselfby The dIsmem.
berment OF the Spanish territories. But,
it IS with nations, as with individuals -
we can Judge OF them infinitely more tru-
ly from one single act than from thou
sand declarations. Why should we be
lieve that England would scruple to "ag-
graDdise herself by the dismembermenl Of
'he Spanish territories" when she has not
hesitated TO 'aggrandize" other powers
by assisting them in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of the minor European States? Would the
British Government, who have accumula-
ted to their national debt new and enoi-
nous mass-who have swallowed up the
worth Of real property in the exhausting
taxes which it is made to yleid-wbo
have rendered state OF war, comparative
ly, state Of active employment and prns>
peri,y. and who have gained nothing by
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of territory" 10 Eu-
rope--would such a government from The
mere sense Of justice, and new born mag.
nanimi,y," think itself disgraced by "a.
vaiiing itself OF the present condition Of