Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-05-15
pDRIalGN NEWS
Gazette S..uercantiteadr Offices, :
MIG York, March 6-Roon

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The ship Minerva, capt. Wilson, IN
20 days from Liverpool, has brought pa
pers of that place of the 5th April, from
which it appears that no accounts had
been received of the commencement OF
hostilities on the Spanish frontier. The
Duke of Angouleme had arrived at head
quarters, and it is naturally to be inter-
red from this circumstance, that Spain
would be forthwith invaded, IT his royal
hiehness did not receive counter orders
in few DAYS from Paris. 1t was re-
ported in one of the London papers the
Sun of the Sd of april, that tue official
declaration Of war by France against
spain adj been received by the British
government, and the French armies
were in full march into the Spanish ter.
ritory. This intelligence, however, WAS
not relied on. The king Of Spain, ac-
companied by 6000 troops, LETT Madrid
on TIE Goth @arch, for Seville. as pre-.
yiousIy settled by the Cortes.
The Minerva sailed in company with
the packet ship William Thompson, on
board Of whiChis our regular suppy OF
paperg. Only few papers we're receiv-
cd by the Minerva, and these were
brought up By a boat chartered by the edi>
tors of the Gazette and Mercantile Ad-
yertIser.
DECLARATION OF WAR.
Sun Office, London, .ApriL 3-Second
Edition.
Government have received the declara-
ton of WARBY FRANCE AG AlNST
SPAIN. as we'll as the Manife6toof the
French Government on its armies enter
ing spain. How far Ministers may
think proper to give publicity to these
documents, We cannot pretend to Judge.
The Liverpool paper of the 9th, APP.
pears to doubt the above intelligence
and states that no other London paper
than the Sun published it.
The previous accounts stated that the
French army would enter Spain on the
l4th of april.
LIVERPOOL, April 5,
The intelligence OF the week is not of
so decided a character as might have
been expected. The dreadful game is
not yet begun, One respectable Lon
don paper the Sun, Indeed asserts that
the French army have broken up and are
in full march into the Spanish territory,
and our government has received the Of
fetal declaration of war of France; but
as this has not been confirmed by any o.
ther journals Of more authoritative char
acter, we cannot venture to place any
reliance upon it. Certain it is, howev-
er, that we may calculate upon such cir.
cumstances, with as much precision as
If they had actually taken place.
FROM THE LONDON STAR, APRIL 5
Stock Erchange, o'clock.
In consequence of the arrival Of sew.
eral expresses from France this morn
ing. which brought accounts Of consi-
derable rise in the Spanish Bonds in that
Capital, conjecture has been busy at
work to find out an adequate cause.--
The most prominent oneis the speech of
M de VlLLELE on opening the Budget
on Monday, Which gives reason to hope
that the invasion of Spain will not be so
speedy nor so overwhelming as was be.
fore anticipated. Indeed, it is confident
~ reported that the invasion is postpon
ed to an indefinite period. Another re-
port is, that the news before circulated,
OF Diplomatic Agent being sent to
Spain, is confirmed, and the hope that
his mission would lead to some favora-
bic result caused an immediate rise in
Spanish stock. Even here there seems
to be a great disposition TO speculate in
this Stock These various reports have
caused considerable stir here this NOR
Mug, but have had no Influence on our
own funds.
We have received this forenoon, by
express, the Paris Journals of Tuesday
The most important part of THEN con-
tents is the report of a leng debate which
took place in the Chamber of Deputies,
on the subject of the War Budget.
The discussion was opened by NJ
Bouadondaye, who took conprehen
sive view Of the foreign relations of
France, as well as of her internal situa-
ton, and pointed out the dangers to be
apprehended from the vacillating con-
duct of the Ministry.
NJ de Villele replied at a great length.
and indicated the conduct Of the French
Government in the present situation of
Spain, which neither afforded security to
its Sovereign nor afforded any guarantee
OF the integrity of neishboring States. -
FraQce was not engaging in war of ag-
gression or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, she was on.
ly anxious to MAINTAIN those common
principles of security which were essen
tIal to the preservation of peace. and