The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-12
LATE AND IMPORTANT.

La ~ AND IMPORTANT.
The ship Robert Fultcn, IioidritIve.
arrived a; New York on SATURDAY. Iosr
from Liverpool. BY this arriyal.,he edi-
tors ofthe Commercial Advertiser have
received their regular files Of London "a,
pers TO the evening Of Jan. 22d, and Lii.
verpool TO tho 2ith-both inclusive.
The most important part of the MEL
ligence by the last arrival. was the pro.
ceedings OF the French cabinet, in re.
gard TO the resolutions of the " ALI
ance, and the note of VI. Villele, address.
ed to theSpanish governmcnt,,l,rouybt the
French minister at Madrid This arri-
val furnishes us with the notes address
ed to the same court upon the same sub;
Ject, by Russia, Austria and Prussia -
These notes are Of a much higher TONG
than that which was adopted bv the
French cabinet. They are drawn no
with more force. land breathe a more de-
cided spirit of oppression. B, the pro-
ceedings OF the cortes upon these notes.
they have been rejected with the utmost
promptness and 6isdain. The ministers
OF the three courts thereupon demanded
and received their passports and a, the
latest adviceswere en- the eve oftbeir de-
parture. Fhe latest news from Paris is
OF Sunday evening, Jan. l9. On,he pre-
ceding night courier extraordinary was
sent off toSpain with orders 10 the French
Ambassador TO leave Madrid.
1t was predicted by the Constitutional.
ISIS al Madrid, iiiS the moment a foreign
soldier should ssVhis foot upon the soil
of Spain. there would no longer be a
symptom of reyolt-ail will unite to repek
The INVADER
she accounts OF the operations of the
con'ending factions in Spain,are as confus.
ed and contradictory as ever.' The "ar-
my OF the FAITH" however, we suspect
was on its last legs.
ne Bayohne papers say an order had
arrived to make millions of cartridges.
rs stated that there has been g most
extraordinary sale of Spanish papers con-
tanning the notes Of the foreign powers,
and the proceedings of the cortes. They
are in the hands of every person in Mad
RID, and 1t Is observed that the menacesl
OF the holy alliance alternately excite in
dignation and dersiop.
The Courier of Jan. &c, saws. England
1t seems is pledged to support Portugal,
in case of attack +; yet Portugal is about ,c'
form an alliance, offensive and defensive
with Spain, against France. In that
case the cause of Spain will become the
common cause ofthe peninsula.
The Russian army in Poland is 100000
strong.
A eetiDg was held in London, on the
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The distressed sufferers from the earth
quakes IN Syria. A letter from the con-
su! general al Conslantinople, estimates.
the number OF lives lost by those earth-
quakes, at 10000.
The accounts of the operations of the
Greeks and Turks, are bat few. The
successes of the former, however. have
continued. Fhe account OF the second
destruction Of the Turkish ships, by the
Greek FIRE Ships is confirmed. AS re-
"aro for those Turkish officers who es-
capped, the grand seignor ordered their
reads 10 De taken off The reports bv
ne last arrival of revolution having ta-
Ken place IN the government at Constan-
'incpie, are also amply confirmed.
A battalion oftroops has beer raised in
Germany, who were on their way TO ioin
the Greeks.
HE weather in France had been very
eyere. AT Paris the Seine presented
solid field Office. The snow had fallen.
IN some parts OF the Kingdom, in such
immense quantities. that il required
great labor to render the roads passable.
The Elbe was coverd with ice, and there
were great complaints in Hanover, for
the want OF water, in consequence of The
cold.
The emperors of Austria and Russia.
and the king OF Naples, arrived at Viens
Ma on the 9Th of January
Tie Slave Trade.
In consequence of memoir presented
to the congress OF Verona. by the phiian-
throphist Han, against the slave trade.
& bis eloquent addresses, the great now
crs, with the single exception Of France.
have adopted very vigorous measures
on the subject. Russia. England, Prussia
and Austria have agreed that the com.
merce in slaves ought to be assimilated
with the crime OF piracy and have there
fore made 1t punishable by death.
FROM GIBRALTAR.
by the brig Phoenix, from Gibraltar.
We have received papers to the Is, Ian
The civil war continues in Sna;n IN,
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