Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-09

terrible, out novel appearance. mere
was to be seen only an immense lake Q,
muddy water, with here and there the top
of trees, aud about an hundred houses in
mersed up to the second story. A gres
numter OF persons and OF cattle, are sup
posed to have persisted.
James Wedderbunne, Esq. Solicitor &c
neral for Scotland, lately died suddenly
while on a visit to bis sister, the Countess
OF Seikirk.
MADRID, Nov 3.-A plot is said TO have
been discovered in this city. 1t was the
Monks again who were its instigators.--
Many arms were found in The Converts OF
AtoCha and Buen Retro. Another plot
has also been defeated al Grenada. where
four priests, a colonel. and several mem
bers OF the tribunal, were arrested.
Extract Of a private letter published in
the Constitutional:
The actual situation Of the peninsula,
its dangers. iDterna! and external, have gil
ven most imposing solennty to the &C
tual discussion Of the COrtes. The merit
Of the speakers IS the greater, as they all
speak on the spur Ut tie occasion, and
have no written discOurses. The galleries
are always filled, and sometimes turbulent
On one occasion, when deputy had given
an unpopular vote. the galleries broke oui
into violent murmurs, whereupon the gen.
Alava rose and sustained the pure Span
ish character, by requiring proudly, that
silence should be re-estabIIshed. NO
Spanish deputy, said he, should for a no
ment suffer that he could be supposed to
yield to fear, in voting according to bis
conscience This would be attOrding to
our enemies, the pretexr of saying that We
are not tree, while in TACT We eyjcy per-
feet freedom" The most cor p ale 81.
lence reigued in thu assembly, alter these
remarks and then gen. Alava pronounced
his vote loudly in favor of the popular
side
LONDON, Nov. 1--WE have just seen
a private letter from Paris, containing the
following AN state positively, upon
The brst AL h0riIy, that one of The most
distinguished members OF the French Go
varDment M. de Villele, declared two
hours ago that there i. no truth IT. the as
seriOn that the allies had determined in
the Congress 20 assist the Spanish MOnar-
Chy win troops" Our owD private intor-
nation corresponds with this statement,
[Cou,,er
CRY, 10 O'Clock. 1.-THE intelligence
tbs morning received from Paris is very
important. A despatch has been received
from Verona, and cahiuet council was
Immediately assembled at Paris. 1t was
looked upon as certain, that the actual ST.
tuallon Of Europe would undergo no
change indeed, If we can Judge from
the rise in the French funds, Ibis news sp-
pears ex remedy probable.
A letter from Verona OF the l4,h ult. has
the following intelIIgr Nee The Empe
rOr OF Russia IS dying OF ennui the prince
OF Sweden lson OF Berhadotte) has been
we'll received by the SOW "eigns, psrticu-
larly by the Emperor of Austria He has
been as much noticed. as though his legi-
timacy extended TO Odin, or MS genealo
gica. tree covered with its branches hall
the thrones OF Europe The young prince
bad an interview with the duke of We'll
liDgton and LETT him, il is SAID, without
being particularly struck with admiration
at his conversation f" Times.
bAYoNNE, Nov lO.--The army of the
Faith IS 10 he greatest disorder its bands
are every where put to flight. Raponue is
full OF Spanish emigrants, and numbers
are arriving, but chiefly priests and MONKS,
anp lew proprIetors
PARIS, Nov Is M. La Fayetls is re-
elected to the chamber oil deputies Tor
Manx, although opposed most vehement
ly by the royalists, who, TO make the hing
more sure, dropped their own candidate
and adopted N. Menager, who belongs Tin
the phraseology of the French parliame MY
10 "the left centre :" and whom under o.
tber circumstances they would have re-
Jected with as much adherence as OF n.
La Fayette himself. NJ. La Fayette, how>
ever, triLmphet las he ought over all OBJ
stacles. Benjamin Constant has lost his
election; and IN him the chamber has lost
one Of its most distinguished men, and
humanity one oil its pulest and hrmest ad-
vOcates.
MADRID, Nov. 6.-The general Riego,
(whom the papers had stated to have been
shot by Zaldivar) has appeared and taken
his seat, and the oaths, in the EYtraordi.
nary Cortes.
The duke de rlnfastado, whose arrest
had been ordered, has escaped.
Should the Congress OF Verona attempt
TO interfere with Spain even by giving ad-
vice, The sole ans wer, it is said, will be the
prompt levy OF 100, 900 men.
The Morning Chronicle of the 18th No
veneer states that the king was seriously
indisposed with the govt, at Brighton
The report is contradicted 10 the Courier.
Preparations are making for receiving
new English plenlpoeDtlary who is mo-
mently expected to take part, in the name
OF his government, in the dehnitve resoIu-
tiORs OF the Congress relative 10 The affairs
Of the east and of Spain.
Ertrect Of q private letter.
Nov. 6.-The political thermometer has