Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-09-18

treaty with the rebels in Cadis. Ii
remains to be seen whether the French
party will have power enough 10 OPP
pose successfully their more violent
friends and allies"
"The fact is, that this delay bears
most heavily on the French finances,
aud necessarily must, in a short time,
force that power, either to join the ad-
vocates of arbitrary despotism, or TO
lcauc the contending parties to settle
n.utters aciththe Cortes as they mag"
We will not pretend to say how far
events may change the iutentions of
France; but it is certain, that il there
should appear no chance of speedy
cancellation Of parties, what we have
above stated will be the course acopt-
ed The French decidedly support
only the more moderate Royalists.
1t is true, that The ooh Light Corps
Showed symptoms of mutiny at Bay
onne. Fifty-one Of them deserted, in
consequence of marshal Lauriston's re
tusing permission for th<reginent TO
join the campaign in Scam.
The French army has been remark
ably healthy, which is ascribed TO the
unusual GOODNESS of the season.
From the London Traceller, july &c.
1t appears from the Paris letters
received this morning, together with
the papers ofThursday, by Express, that
the belief of CorGnna having fallen is
still prevalent in the French capital
To this cause isimputed the advance of
Rentes to 92f. 25c.--the closing price of
Thursday. Another cause has also been
suggested--reported Interference of this
country
Our readers will be nota little surpri-
sed to learn that after all the gasconade
Of the French ULrRAs-after their troops
have penetrated to Cadiz and Corunna
the extremities of Pc ninsula-so in
conclusive are felt to be the results of
invasion that the RETIREMENT OF
THE FRENCH ARMY FROM BE-
FORE THESE PLACES is NOW
AUDIBLT WHISPERED IN THE
FRENCH CAPITAL.-For this,
the following reasons are assigned-the
total impossibility of controlling or even
restraining the fanatical party In Spain
the dangerous situation of the Spanish
Bourbons in Cadiz-the hazardous po-
sition Of the French army, inadequate,
as it confessedly is, to the subjugation
Of Spain--and certain nascent doubts
of its fdeEty--nutinous conduct hav-
ing undoubtedly been manifested at
Bayonne, by some of the regiments UNI
der Lauriston's command. But though
last, not least is the appalling exhaus-
ton of money. Thus far the French
army has found favorable reception
their presence has been the means of
difiusina wealth in almost every pro-
vince. OF the money thus expended,
they could compel the restitution by the
usual mode of contributions; but that
might be the signal for popular resist
ance; an event to encounter which the
military strength Of the French army, is
VIGOROUSLY inadequate.
After all, it may be that the repulse at
Corunna, will hasten the whispered In
tention of the Duke d'Angouleme to re-
tire beyond the Ebro That Corunna
did not fall ON the 18th, we have proof
from concurrent statements of the cap
tains of two vessels, arrived at Ply
mouth and Bristol from Corunna, which
they left on the 18th. The following
paragraph appears in the Plymouth
Journal of Thursday, received in town
this morning.
''The Spanish schr. Justa arrivedh here
yesterday afternoon esd in five days
from Corunna, and brings an account
that the French had attacked that place,
and were repulsed with immense loss.
Sir Robert Wilson has been wounded in
the thigh. Ten merchants and an Eng
fish family came over in the Justa."
Although the day on which this ves-
sci left Corunna, is ascertained, only by
her being five days on the passage, it
cannot be carried back further than the
18th, which gives a passage of 5 days,
exclusive of that on which she sailed,
and including that of her arrival.
Extract of letter said to hare been re
csirsd from French officer Of the
Duke Of .ahgouieme's staff.
"MApRID, July IL.
Sup to the present hour, we have
! found no enemies to combat against
but our situation is beginning to under
90 total change. The resistance oul
troops have met with in Catalonia, and
| the retreat of the Cortes from Seville
will serve to prolong war which we
| had fiafterad ourselves was at an end