The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-08
sitting Of the Chamber Of Peers yesterday

taken against the military Instruction, the
sovereignty Of the people and for the free
dom Of the King, they showed themselves
much mere struck with the dangers than
with the honor of such an undertaking.
The opposition on the left wished to in
tr0duce into the address to the King, pro-
posed BY the Duke dc Lewis, an amend
ment 10 the sane effect as the articles we
have read for the last two or three months
in the Constitutional and Pilote upon peace
and war.
The Minister Of Finance tVilelel and
the Minister of Foreign affairs, took upon
themselves all the responsibility of the
speech from the Grown aud both profess
ed openly "that France would act as
France, and that she would not lay down
her arms till order should be restored 10
Spain" The Minister of Finance obsery-
ed how important 1t was to France, not
only as point of honor, but as "A positive
interest, that the dynasty Of the Bourbous
should not be shaken at Madrid.
After the speech Of the Minister of Fl
nauce against the amendment, which de-
plcted war as replete with dangers to our
dearest interests (which is not true in any
manner) part OF the opposition was SO
impressed with this, that they proposed "a
mother amendment; the Chamber rejected
the amendment, and adopted the address
bya great majority.
The Duke of San Lorenzo received yes>
terday from the government of the Cortes
the order to quit Paris Immediately with
his legation.
Count Lagarde, our Ambassador, has
left Madrid.
From the Constitutional
PANS, Feb. 6.-Al the versions which
have been circulated respecting the oreani
zatien of the army are incorrect. We may
assure our readers that it has been decreed
as follows:
.7,my ofthc Westerp Pyrenees.-His Roy
al Hlghncss the Duke d'Angoulcme, gene
raj in chief
General Guilleminot, chief of tite staff.
First Division General Count Moli-
tor.
Second Civision-Baron de Damas.
Third Divsion--Lieutenan General
Count BourLe
Fourth Observation-Disclosures General
Viscount Obert.
Cavalry Observation-Disclosures General
Viscount Castex.
Artlllery-Licutenant General Tirlet,
Observation-Disclosures General Dode.
Second COrps-The Prince de Hohen-
iohe, commander in chief, having under
his orders two divisions, one commanded
by General Canuel and the other by Gen.
Couchy.
Third Corps-fArmy ofthe Eastern Ply
rences,) Lieut.. General Marquis de Lau-
rSton, commander in chief
First Dlyislon-Lieut. General Count
Cural.
Second Diyision--Lieut. Gen. Viscount
Donnadieu.
Third Division.-Lieut General Count
Pamphile Lacroix
First Division Of Cavalry Lieut. Gene
raj Rousscl dIlurbal.
Second Di,ision--Lieulenan General
Viscount Domont.
Artlllery-Maior General Baron Berge I;
chief of the staff, NJ. Despres.
Reserve, composed of the Gnard-The
Marshal Duke de Reggie, commander in
Chief.
Infantry Lieut., General Bourmont.
Cayalry-I4ieut Gen. Bordesout.
1t IS affirmed, that the two divisions com
mandcd by the Prince de Hohenlohe will,
II war takes place, enter Spain with the
army of the Western Pyrencs, aud be de-
tachcd To occupy Arragon.
Extract Of pri0ate tetter, dated .9iadr5d,
January q.
" The march Of Bessieres, from Meaui-
nenza to the very suburbs of Madrid,
proves better than aay argument. the pre-
sent singular condition Of Spain. The
majority of the population of the country,
indifferent to every thing and wearied with
constant distraction, made no resistance 10
the passage of a troof, small in number,
which they could easily have obstructed,
If they had the slightect attachment to the
existing order of things Besseres, con
seqnently, marched upon Saragossa, Gala.
taynd, SSuenza, and GuadalaXara, and ..
very where endeavoured 20 put in move
meht the inhabitants of the towns who are
hostile to the Cortes but his not hating
any where seems TO indicate that the oh
lect OF ms march was sudden attack up
on Madrid or general reconnoitre of the
iofce OK the feyahSt insurgents. The re-
trograde movement of the Count d Abisbal
upon Madrid, after the announcement of a
decisive advantage, and even of the total
dispersion of the troops of Bessieres APP
parently indicates some new dangers of
the precise nature of which we are igno-
rant. Ii IS possible Besseres has taken up
position in the nei9hb0rhood of Cuonca,
where there are numbers of disailccted,
and whence he may return upon Madrid
with fresh relniorcements. Perhaps he is
only pursuing sort Of military reconnoi-
ire perhaps he has already visited the Vi
cinlty of Segovia and Bursos, where Aleri-
no is actively engaged. These communi-
cations between the Royalists corps may
be pregnant with an important combina
ton of cprrations.-Fnally, the retrograde
movement Of the Count d'Abisbal NAV
baVe been calISpd bv tho fo,, 81 ~ -: