American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-28
LATEST FROM FRANCE.

BoSToN, March 90,
Arrived this evening, brig Oak capt. Weeks
from Hayre. Capt Weeks left Havre The I'd Feb.
ruary and states verbally that war was unavoidable
and at the time he sailed the troops were leaving
Paris to join the main army, preparatory to their
march for the Spanish capital P.oduce Of all kinds
mad risen considerably.
He also states that a late Paris paper contains an
address OF Duke D'Angoueme, Commander of the
French Armies setting forth the object of their
march to Spain, which was TO reinsate King Fcrdi-
lnand on the throne.
The Spanish Ambassador the Duke OF San Lo.
renzo, left Paris for London the day before Capt.
Weeks sailed He was present at grand party
lgiven by the English Ambassador at Paris the
evening Of the 28lh
1t was generally believed in Paris that no other
declaration of would be made than that already
lin existence.
Paris Jan. 29.-The English Ambassador has
despatched Couriers extraordinary for all the pin
tcipal towns in Europe.
Several Spanards of distinction, were about to
leave Paris for London, to embark for Spain.
II is announced that the French army is to be
divided into three principal bodies, the army of
Eastern Pyrenees or of Catalonia, to be under the
orders ofthe Marshal Duke of Ragusa the army of
the Centre, or of Arragon, TO be commanded by the
Marshal Duke Of Ragusa, and the army Of the
Western Pyrenees or of Navarro, under the COM
mand of the General Marquis of Laurston.
The Duke OF Angouleme will have the chief COM
mand of the three divisions and the Minister of
War; Marshal Duke of Beune, will act as Major
General under the Prince. It is added that tho
General Coetosgut, who is about 10 be Uuder Sc
cretary of State will act as under Minister of War;
in the absence of the Duke of Belune.
| About fifteen or sixteen thousand French troops
were about to quit the northern frontier to Join the
army OF the Pyrenees.
1
1 The following extract of letter from Havre
| (received by the Oak, arrived at Boston, commu-
niCates important intelligence to the effect pro.
duced on That market by the expectation of war
The caution, however, expressed in its close may
| be well worth observing, as we are assured by the
commercial friend who favors us with this extract
that the writer is well qualified to advise on such
subjects.
1 "There has been great rise in every article Of
produce in our market, tobacco excepted. Cot
tons have risen or SOUS. Georgia may be quo
ted at 26 SOUS and as the demand is great, will no
{ doubt go higher. hirty sous have been refused
/ for Louisiana. St. Domingo coffee has sold at AZ
1 SOUS French sugars at l 10 per cent profit all
though they have fallen little in Paris. All kinds
! OF dye woods have risen very much, and rice IS
worth AZ trancs-some even ask As. In any event,
the French cannot make before the first of
April, and great caution should prevail on your side
not to give too high prices counting on the GER
tainy OF war, tor cannot yet think, many do, it
is inevitable
Another commercial friend has favored us with
the following postscript, to letter from Havre OF
the same date:
i - house in this city has received an order by
courier extraordinary, 10 purchase all the cotton
remaining in the market of this place. 1t is on ac-
count OF house in Paris, OF which the principal is
very intimate with NJ de Villec, our prime minis.
ter, which house we are assured IS interested in the
speculation and this is regarded as evidence that
war with Enga nd is ce:tan'
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