The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-08-18
FROM FRANCE.

Sorea' oy respected friends and CORES.
ponoen's'wlth Paris papets to June 27.
N despatch from Vich, June I6, states
the surrender Of 700 oil Mina's troops
ai.er an action which left the field cover
Gu win dead. Among the prisoners was
"uerrea, one of Mina's principal officers,
as well as the secretary Of the coastitu.
tional chief. -
another despatch from marshal Mon.
Cey' dated Gerenne, June 10, states that
NINA, with the. column under his com>
mand, was again attacked June Is, in a
position at Vilielle, by baron d'Erole..--
After an obstinate defence, the patriots
were forced to retreat in the greatest dis
order. The royal Spanish troops pursu.
ed them tor 10 hours, and killed 6 or 700
OF them. The Inhabitants contributed
much TO the success OF this pursuit.
The French loss was inconsiderable.
The French ministerial papers say,
Gall will be finished in Spain by the 10Th
of July;" blu, the opposition editors doubt
it,
Extract Of y letter from a gentleman of
responsibility in France, 10 his cores
pendent in Boston, dated June %.
"l, appears that the king Of Spain has
been carried TO Cadiz by the cortes. and
that the French troops were to be at Se>
vile on the 22d inst. Vixen thi, war will
end, or what will be the result, YOU, at
5000 miles distance, can judge as well as
we can here. now scarcely pretend to
have an opinion about it. II looks as if
the French would succeed in putting
down the Constitutionalists but i. an
pears 20 be more difficult than was ex.
pected." Boston Palladium.
The Spanish regency was in the active
exercise OF the supreme power, and had
denounced to the nation, in very severe
terms, the conduct of the cortes in their
ill-treatmept Of the king, and his family
in making him prisoner, and transports
ing him to Cadiz. They were daily
making appointments of high officers in
the Spanish provinces.
The British parliament was in quiet
session.--The government appeared re.
solved TO maintain IFS neutral policy, and
not to send minister either 10 the cortes
or the regency.
Of Portugal. The king, and his coun>
Gil, were busily employed in framing a
new constitution.-They had abiured all
intention TO attempt the re. establishment
of despootism, or the inquistion or to
invade the rights of property. Bos. Cen
The two latest papersthe John Bull and
the Courier, both ministerial journals and
therefore unfriendly to the success of the
constitutional cause in Spain, present no
fiattering view OF the situation and future
prospects of the friends of liberty in that
country. The John Bull considers the
struggle of the patriotic Spaniards against
the French troops and Spanish royalis,s,
as hopeless: & even rdicules the sympa
thy, SO Justly excited among the people
ct England in favor of the former.
Boston Par
FROM GIBRALTAR AND CADIZ.
The brig Patriot, Fairchild, So days
from Gibraltar arrived at New York on
Thursday. The captain confirms the
statement made at Philadelphia, by capt.
Teal, of the Jane and-fiary, who sailed
from Gibraltar on the 4th of July-(three
days before the Patriot,) of the departure
oil the French 5lockading squadron for
Cadz' The squadron, consisting ofthree
ships, frigste, and three men of war
b. igs, arrived at Gibraltar on the third of
July, from AIgeziras, where several sail
OF French merchantmen, captured by
Spanish priyateers, had been captured
and sen; in. The French admiral made
a censDd that they should be given up,
which was refused. Another demand was
then made, with the addition that unless
j, was complied with, the town should be
battered down, or blown up. This threat
had the desired effect, and the vessels
we're surrendered. Capt f. further in
forms, that nothing new had traDspired
since Cadiz has been invested BY the
French army. The blockade was con-
tinued. The American squadron was at
Port Nahon when the Patriot lief, Gibral-
Tar. Flour was selling at ten dollars per
barrel. Five days before, it had been
selling for FIVE.
MIR. CLAY.
4 letter from Cincinnati, Ohio, dated
July Goth, says "Nr. Clay is very much
out Of health, and one of his most partic
ular friends informed ne few days since,
that his friends have serious apprchensions
that he will never recover it,
RATHER MARVELLOUS.
from the Connecticut Mirror, of tug. 9.