Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-02
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

iag, in SO days from HaVre. we are IN
debted TO capt. HoIdredge for Paris pa.
p.rs OF the 18th Of January. which con-
tain London >daies as late as the 18th, 4
DAYS later than those brought by the Mon.
tano. The Howard sailed on the l7lh OF
January. We have translated such items
as ppear to possess the mos, interest.
The privy council have comnuled the
punishment o. death TO which Hunt had
teen condemned as an sCcomplice IN the
assassination Of Mr.. Weare; ne is TO be
transported for lite.
Tie Porte has laid such restrictions up
ON foreign vessels going up The Black Sea,
that all that commerce is suspended. The
Turks show great unwillingBess 10 per-
nit any intercourse between foreigners
and the Russians.
Since the return Of the Ottoman feet.
the Greeks have recommended the bloc
k,de of al the ports occupied by the
Turks on the islands on the coast OF Asia
Minor, and have already taken great
number Of Turkish merchant vessels,
which they have declared Tree pldnder,
aud among them are some WITH very erich
careoes. Macedonia is nearly Tree from
Ottoman troops.
The Courier says, that indirect mea.
sures are taking to dethrone Bernadotte
The king Of Spain has published de-
cree. winch, in the actual state OF things
in South America, is extremely ridiculous.
n orders. among other things. that. 10 his
nossessiops beyond the sea, TIE Deum
Shall he suog cor bis happy dellverance;
and "tbsse possessions, says Paris edi'
tor. Knight have been more briefly ex-
pressed, by merely mentioning Cuba.
A naval expedition " preparing at Con
s,snrinople against the Greeks: but il IS
believed il will never leave The port.
4 large ship has arrived at Constantine
pie, from Arabia having doubled the Cape
OF & ood Hope in remarkably short time.
She is loaded with coffee, and her cargo
is worth two millions Of piaitres, which is
selling on the account Of the government.
Thuriell was executed on the 9th Jan
usry. Probert was unable to get adm,s-
sion in single house. such was the pub
lie indignation against him; and was OBJ
liged to resort 10 the Jail for lodging
place at night.
LONDON, Jan. I2.-Copsols opened at
80 S-8 and closed at 80 Ia nothing done.
Spectators occupied with the next liquI-
daliou. Spanish bonds at % IA; bot
news from Paris made them rises and
they closed at "a Ia.
The Courier states, that great naval
preparations have been secretly making
Tor several months in the port OF Brest'
According 10 the report of master Of
vessel lately arrived from that port, il is
stated, thai, during November and De-
cember, IA Russian, Prussian, aud Swe-
dish vessels arrived with lumber, hemp,
&c. which we're placed IN the arsenal |;
aud that the laborers were at work every
day in the week. The Courier remarks
The squadron which is arming is COM
posed of eight ships Of the line, FIVE large
frgates Of a new model, carrying IS guns
each, four iricates of ordinary size, tour
br'gs, end FIVE corvettes; in all &c. The
greater part are ready tor sea. We would
not excre alarm, certainly not unnecessa
~ alarm bot we have not forgotten what
happened year ago, when the most sa-
tisfactory assurances Of the pacific lDten.
tiOuS VI tuc lCuCu
en-. at the very moment when the king an
nounced TO Europe that he was going 20
send the Duke d'Augouleme into Spain at
the head Of io0, 100 men. /, is true that
we were nc, the dupes of what was going
o. bot that did not prevent Us from be-
ing stoned by the world for constantly
maintaining that war was inevitable.
Supported by these recOllections, and
other considerations no less powerful, we
shall content ourselves with saying, that
we shall not be surprised to see the spring
OF 1924 develope projects, which will not
differ very widely 10 principle from those
which marked the commencement OF
1898.
Finally, such is our opinion, and, as we
acted during the Spanish war, we submit
this opinion TO our readers, with the
grounds on which it rests. Ii is tor them
to form their own opinions on the subject.
PARIS, Feb. i6.-The king Victor E.
manual is dead-bis age was IS years
The health of the Pope has improved,
but he is not yet out OF danger.
The king OF Spain has Withdrawn from
The junta OF public credit, the 'adninistra,
ton OF estates belonging TO the inquis'tion.
II is hoped, however, that this is not the
prelude of the re-eslablishmeDt OF the in
QUESTION.
The departure Of Gen. GuiIlemino, for
Constan,iHople, IS announced Tor the end
OF this month.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec, Io.-The Refs
Efe0di, since the numerous meetings Of
the Divsn hich took place after the re-
turn OF the Turkish squadron, has had con-
ferences with Lord Strsngford, and it is
believed that the Porte begios to wish to
take bis advice on the subject Of the al
fairs OF the insure ction, The expedition
which went IRON Malta for Tuuls tor the
purpose OF reciaimins the Greeks captured
by Barbary vessel, has produced great
sensation here. The course OF exchange
has fallen TO l7s psras, since the measures