The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-07

been fred On tie French, they confess the
loss of only 5 men wounded.
The Madrid papers are filed with Du-
merous reports respecting the state OF
things at Csdiz all tending 10 create a be-
lief thai the king was about to be sci at
liberty Some even SAID that the Cortes
had fred, and that Ferdinand was ON his
way 10 Madrid. This had occasioned a
good deal ofsdisturbance in that city, ow-
Ing Ia the blind zral of the adhereuts Of
royalty, who were not SO imprudent as to
shew themselves publicly, but TO decorate
their houses with tapestry. The news ha-
wing proved to be false, tranquility was
restored, but not before one person was
killed and II wounded. An article, dated
Madrid, August 10Th, assigns the following
as the cause of this unlOuBded rumor -
" A letter from Seville stated, that 4" Gala
traya bad had. ON the 5th inst. a long con-
frrrnce with Gen. BprdesOult, in the Isle
of Leon, NJ the conclusion of which the
Cnrtes and the members Of the revolution
arg government embarked on board Eng
lish vessels. On the 9Th, at day break,
the king and his august family were, they
said, At full liberty, and at the head quar-.
ters OF the brsieging army, Cadiz having
surrendered amid cries Of yiye lie Rol p!
the ringing of bells, and discharge. of can
non, which continued firing at the moment
when the courier departed" An attempt
was made on the following day to revive
the same unfounded tale, when the author
tiles considered il necessary tn caution the
inhabitants Ia wait for communications on
the subject from the Regency. p
The latest Paris papers, (the 18th Au-
gust make no mention Of the negotiations
reported to have been going on al Cadz.
The Duke D'Augouleme who WAS near
Cordoba on the 18th, was expected to
reach Puerto de Santa Maria, on the 9Th,
where he intended to make an effort To
bring the Cortes To terms. In the event of
failure, it is said that the bombardment
was to commence on the Goth August. A
part Of the Cd corps under Gen. Donnadien
had arrived, aud the force under the walls
Of Cadiz, was estimated ut $4,000 troops.
The French papers continue to represent
the city as in want of every necessary,
and that the inhabitants were fighting in
the streets. The latest accounts from Pa
rs say, that the Duke d'Angouleme had
actually dissolved the Regency at Madrid.
We have given from the london Courier
Of the Goth August, a decree of the royal
Duke, which if genuine (of which there
seems to be some Doubt clearly shows
that he does not pay much attention to the
assumed authority OF this body. He pro-
hlb,s the Imprisonment Of Spaniards ex-
ccpt by authority from the French com
manders, and order the release of those
who may have been imprisoned for pohti
cal motives The press is also put under
their superintendent.
Thirty eight French officers were lately
drowned by the sinking Of boat by a
shell from Santona. There were DC on
on board, only eight of whom were saved.
Letters rcccivedat Paris from Gottingen
state, that in consequence of measures
adopted by the police against certain stu
dents, they have been expelled from that
city, and the University closed for IA year.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Russian Emperor is said, in the
Morning Chronicle, to have obtained by
secret treaty with the Spanish Regency,
"a transfer of NIajorca, Mnorca, and the
BaIearic Islands, independent Of France
and England.
Two Greek merchants were on tire Lon
don Change, who escaped from Constan-
tinople during one of those prescriptions
of their unfortunate couptrymen, which
occasionally emanate from Turkish Co.
vernment. They lost, of curse, all their
property, but found An asylum for their
persons at Odessa, from whence they had
travelled on foot across the Continent, On
during the greatest privations on the Jour
ney, for the purpose of taking shipping
from England to join the Greeks in the
Morea, and unite their support in the great
struggle against the Turks.
Lord Byron, with several English off
GERS, arrived at Leghorn ON the 22d July,
and sailed next dag for Zante and the Pc
loponnesus.
The Ex-Emperm Iturhide and suite,
had arrived at Leghorn, from Mexico.
The wife of Sir Robert Wilson died at
London Oh the 18th August.
Five persons were drowned in London
on the list of August. The quay at Bill
ingsgate, was crowned with hundreds OF
poor person, who retail oysters, that being
known TO every true Cockney as Oyster
Day" To supply the demand, not less
than eighty craft were in the river, and, as
soon as midnight had passed. they crowd
ed to Billingsgate to empty their cargoes.
The crush t" obtain supply from the yes
sells, forced seFcnteeu persons into the
river, and the screams ard cries for assis
lance, it being then very dark, were dread
iul. Prompt assistance was rendered to
the unfortunate persons, many of whom
were in "A state OF intoxicaton but out OF
the seventeen, only twelve persons were
saved.
A west of England paper cautions
bleachers, manufactures, aud others, con
crrned in the cotton trade, against allowing
6 rangers to Inspect their works. The
following reason for this cantion is given