Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-04-01

Taeus. He drove them from Sacedon
to Huete, q small town 10 Bnrges, a.
bout % miles from Madrid. where the
tactic troops, amounting to $500 foot
and 200 horse, fortified themselves IN
convent. In the centre Of the town d on
a h Oh hill, blocking up the streets IN
such manner as TO render them mac
cessisle, The constitutions troops
were much delayed and hsrra'sed by
che weather., which was extremely s'or'
my, and had almost destroyed the roads.
According to the last official letter
of the count. which is dated at Gsrcin.
srres, February 2, the constitutional
lists were yet at the distance OF TWO
leagues from the enemy, and were
doubtful whether an immediate attack
would be advisable, as tho rains s,iii
continued, and this was undoubtedly
the reason of their stopping at Hue'e
The great force Of the insurg snts lay
at Puente-de-rsins, in Navarro, 'noogh
u large part of the kingdom was entire
ly free freu. them, as we'll as upper
Arragop, Luso, and Orense. A ocdy
of 1900 or 1000 were intercepted on
their march to Lower Arrsgon, by
Gen. Valasco, and entirely dispersed,
Their numbers had however Increased
in Biscay and Guipuzcoa. The neavy
snowe among the mountains had rem"
dered the paths impossible to the con-
stitutioDalists.
General Ballesteros writes to the
secretary Of war, that he is much graft
fed with his success in forming the
troops, and particularly at"the promp-
titude displayed by the indefatisabie
militia" He regrets only that the otfl-
GERS in his disposal are not as nu'nef-
Gus az, the msritorious officers whom
he wishes to commission, and that he ls
often obliged to place them IN s'tua'
tions inferior to their deserts.
The Madrid Gazette mentions that
the Paris Journal des Debats recspitu.
latss the following as their grounds oi
complaint against;he Spanish: ina
they have three times violated the
French territory; 2. That they have
attempted to corrupt French soid'e's
and subjects; and ), That they have
continually insulted the government o.
France. "Ths first of these" remarks
the Madrid Gazette, sis falsehood of
the ultras; the second is exactly what
the French have attempted with US, the
French government itself; for the
third, look at the Journal DIES Debsts
and Other Paris papers, and then say
which government is insulted."
The house Of St. Thomas, in which
the Laudaburian Society have usually
held their meetings, has been shut up,
and public notice given that no person
will be allowed to enter, on the ground
that the building ID old and in danger
of falling. Whether this is reason
able prohibition or not we have no
means of determining; but it sounds
like political measure.
Fluctuations we're received by the
Cortes from various parts of the coun.
try, approving in the warmest terms OF
the measures adopted by them on the
9th and llth of January, and furnish
great reason to believe that the spirit
Of patriotism will in great degree 81.
lence dissention, and excite the Spa.
niards to oppose the power Of France
in one resoIule and united body. The
inha 5itants of Ohvenza, a town on the
frontiers of Portugal, on receiving the
news Of the sessions Of the 9th ana lltb,
forgot all their party feelings. assem-
bled around the constitutional stone.
and with an alcade at their head, shout
ed vivas to the constitution, and the
constitutional king. DIssentions had
before prevailed among them; but
from this moment they all resolved to
unite for the defence of their country.
The soldiers and citizens who had
been raised by voluntary enlistment for
the Temporal y security of Madrid, were
disbanded on the Cd Of February, with
the thanks Of his majesty, with orders
tI.at the officers should all resume their
stations 1t In case OF nscessity they
should again be called out.
The plan Of voluntary enlstments
for the defence Of the country which
was proposed by the constitutional jus.
ia Of Madrid, has been powerfully Sc.
condsd by the government, and the
whole body of citizens. All sorts Of
corporate bodies and individuals with
out number, have crowded to offer their
services-oid men and young, and
those Of respectable families, were seen
performing the duty of centineIs in the
city; and at single suggestion from
the governor, the local national mill
tia of Madrid was joined by the mil.
Tia of the towns Of the proyince. the CT