Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-04-24
pDRGl9Nt NEWS
PHILADELPHIA, April IL

PHILADELPHIA, April II
The ship Howard, arrived at New York from
: Havre, in passage OF 80 days, has brought Pa
ais papers tothe 1Ith Of March, inclusive. The
DucsD Angouleme was to leave the French
Captalon the 18th for Perpignsm, and to pro-
coed thence to Bayonne. Paris paper of the
9th, says-"Ihe Duke of Reggie has this day
takeH leave of the King, and sets off tomorrow
TO take command OF the first corpse of the army
the Pyrennees at Bavonne." The command
ofthc National Guard Of Paris was transferred to
the Duke OF Ciermont Tonnerre. We have
copied the report of tie proceedings of the
French Chamber OF Deputies, on the day of the
evidence practised upon the deputy Manuel
The refusal of the piquet of the National Guard,
to obey the order for dragging him OUT is an
important circumstance. as 1t may be thought to
exempliy the temper of the military in general.
According to the advices from Paris, an order
had been issued for the trial Of the officer of the
Piquet. At the sitting o. the Chamber on the
day after. (the 9th March) the opposition ben
ches were nearly vacant and none Of the ber-
ais voted on the following bill, which was passed
THE non. commissioned officers and privates,
whose active service expired on the 3ist of Dec.
last, conformably TO the Goth article of the law of
March 10. 1918, may be employed in case of
war, in the service of the veterans in the interior
of the kingdom, out of the military division ma
king part of the department to which they
belong"
At this period rise took place in the French
funds upon which incident one OF the London
papers has these remarks. "The rise in the
French Funds at a moment when the National
Guard have refused to lend themselves to the
Ultras, is curious circumstance. The general
impression is, that the rise can only be accoun.
ted for from the prevalence Of idea the Bourbons
will no longer dare to strip France of the army.
and that consequently the probability of war is
grately diminished
Every thing else at least, indicated 4gar. the
preparations at Bayonne were as active and as
extensive as they could be under all crcumstan-
.ces. The Spanish Constituencies on their
side, were on the alert, and taking suitable mea
sures for protracted defence. The inhabitants
of Saragossa, SO celebrated tor their desperate
and successful stand against the armies of Napo-
leon, have sworn to bury themselves under the
ruins of their city, rather than suffer their Con-
stitution to be overthrown or modified by
foreign army. The plan OF the French INVASION
is thus detained. Gan advance will be made
to the capital in three directions leaving ST. Sc
bastian and Pampeuna closely blockaded the
Constitutional government will be overthrow;
3 Regency will be formed, in case the Liberals
shall have carried of the King, the consttu-
ton (Which is said to be already drawn up) will
be proclaimed, and caused to be accepted III the
country occupied by the army and iii this stu
alton the result OF the manGuvres and machina-
tons will be waited for, which have been en-
ployed in the other proyices to effect the coun-
Ter revolution"
At the public dinner given al the London