Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-22

! AhiSs .ipiH 10 -ht oo' r.
O'Clock, all extraordinary courier IRON
LoDd IN arrived at The department OF Fo-
reign Arf,,rs. Two hours Afterwards the
Ministers assembled IN Council al the re.
sldence Of NJ De YiIlele.
The rider OF embargo which only rela-
ted 10 v ,sels laden with grain ior the e.
nemy, being misunderstood, was enforced
IN general TO all Spanish ships on the hrs.
| commencement of hostiilIes Wuen this
tact was known, the order was forthwith
recti6ed.
II is said that M. Depau, one OF the 9th
GERS who particularly distinguished them
selves at the attack OF St Sebastian, has
been nominated by His Royal H,ghness,
the Duke d ADgoulene Lieut.. Col OF the
engineer corps. This tficer already owe
bis former rank oil Chief OF Battalion to MS
| intrepid conduct at the siege OF valencia.
From Bayonne, .1prat II.
The Major Gsncral 10 HIS Ercsiiency ne
Minister at Wur.
"Our advanced posts have entered VT.
toria and Biboa "
TELEGRAPH DESPATCH.
Bauonne, ApriI II.
The Major General TO His Ercellsncy the
Minister at Var
"There is nothing new from The army.
The troops are IN tul march.
"The army OF Perplgnan, which awaits
the arrival Of the Duke d'Angouleme on
the Ebro, will be in movement from the
Goth to the 22d inst.
I'm few days oui loo, 900 men will
be in a line. Then the decisive blow
wIil he struck.
"Pampeluna and St. Sebastian are in
vested but they have not been attacked,
and all the rumors which have been clrcu-
lated on this point are absurd and rIdIeu-
lous
Instructions multiply in the interior
OF Spain"
The French papers state that Bilboa is
occupied by Gen Qneseda. with his corps
OF Spanish Royal,sls. A French garrison
was however, To be placed IN the town
They also state that AndalusIa has risen
in favor of the legitimate cause. and thai
10000 men are already under arms.
All the Constitutional Spaniards 10
France are ordered to leave The Kingdom
An embargo was laid on all vessels III
French ports, laden with grain tor Spain.
Admiral Haneln had lett Pans toI
Brest, to command a squadron hlled Out
to cruze Oh the coast OF Spain Several
French and Spanish men OF war were cruz
zIng IN The Mediterranean.
: LONDON, April 2l-Exlract OF letter
from Paris, dated Saturday evening
"The French frigale La Guerrero has
been taken almost in sight OF Brest, 10y
two armed vessels bearing Spanish coiors,
one OF which was brig carrying | or ~
guns. The Frigate was peppered in high
style. You may rely upon The truth Of
this.
The following is also an extract from
another private letter, dated Paris, April
I8 All the letters from Bordeaux and
Havre express the;gIeatest alarm with re-
spect TO the vessels which they expec
from daysto day A letter from BayonDe
Of the 18th inst, announces the capture by
Spanish corssir OF ship laden with
grain which was carried into st. Sebastian
A Spanish ship OF war is placed below the
river.
PARIS, April 1.-THE speeches Of
Lord Liverpool and Mr.. Canning, alike
!
frankness, and the decline which followed
them IN the English funds the numerous
departures fion Calais the silence pre-.
served for three days 90 the operations a.
gainst st Sebastian and Pampeluna the
! dissen,ions which are observable among
the majority ;the great delay in the advance
of The Alb corps of the Army of the PyIen'
nees; letters from Portugal which speak Of
the embarkation oil Amarante, after being
completely routed. and the execution OF
two OF his confederates the contents oil
the proclamation of Spanish Junta, which
announces to the people OF the Peninsula
that things are to be restored TO the stale
they were in 1919: the resolution which
has been taken on the part OF certain
Powers not to recognise any of the public
acts OF the Spanish Government, since
1890; the report circulated, that an Am
bassador has already deposited note or
the subject such are to day the topics OF
general discourse, and which appear &c
have an influence on the Funds, which arc
now at ga 40.
SPAIN.
The Bayonne papers received in Eng
land to April l3, state that three battalion:
OF the garrison OF St. Sebastians, on the
9th, advanced a considerable distance
from the place. when they met the French
and exchanged few shot, but finding
themselves greatly inferior in number, they
fell back TO the town, where Gag OF truce
soon appeared. and in the name of the
Duke OF Angouleme summoned the plate
to surrender tor Ferdinand 7th. The 90.
vernon repied he would not surrender the
place without an order from Ferdinand -
The flag retired, and fire was commen.
ced on the French troops-60 were killed
or taken prisoners, and 500 wounded OIL
taken prisoners. The French prisoners
taxed were put on board French brig in
tla nnrt The town WAS deserted by The