Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-24

l CIpteS-tNS u tUc ouice
readers may recolIect, the pake oe' 10.
iantada ,efussd 10 be spponted-ana as u
| TO- one OF some importance, the seDuueu's
| of the present incumbent may De imagined
to coincide closely with the despolIc ieei-
| Jugs OF the Monarch, although be was once
Josipheno. ,r.-.. IS
Don Joseph de Ia Cruz, Minister OF
War. and major general Of rank, was AID
de. camp TO general Cueta during the re.
ninsula war, and also served 10 Mexico on
the side of The royalists, and accompanied
| O'Donoju on bis mission TO that country
his principles of loyalty to the govern.
ment. under despotic form, are w'tnout
suspicion. The late Grand lnquis:tor has
been selected for the Office OF Coye''or'
and bis principles are 10 no respect more mo !:
liberal than those of his predecessor. us
sketch, although imperfect, may be con-
.idered as a pretty fair specimen OF Inc
Ministry as it now stands; but from inc
yascillating and ever-changeful disposition
ot the Monarch, it cannot reasonably De
supposed that il will remain in this form
for any length of time, should the repre-.
sentative of q certain. Northern Power
consent 10 withhold The influence he rs
known 10 possess, and permit the King 10
! act without cOnirOul.
At the moment of closing the above ar
ticle. the eastern mail arrived. furnishing
| information from Madrid to the SUN o.
December, published in Bordeaux papers
| Of the 5,h Of January, received at lbe OF
Gee OF the Philadelphia Gazette, by wnlcn
| il appears that another change IN The Spa;
| nisk Ministry is already talked oil; ana
FROM the reason assigned. there IS iitlle
doubt but what the hints 10 that effect con-
,aiued in the following article, have some
| foundation 10 TACT:
MADRID, Dec. 97.h.--To day the am
ae,tv is more talked OF than ever, s9d we
hone mach time will not elapse before 1t
is published. They talk also OF certain
Frenchi6ed persons, tAfrancesados) who
are said to figure in the decree; the t!an
guilty they have enjoyed up TO toe pre-
tseut moment augurs we'll tor taem' 10 QUE
of them has been disturbed. -, -,
l. is expected that new Minlstry will
| be appointed
A rumor is abroad that lively alterca'
| ton lately took place at the palace. De,
! tween the two infants. DoR carlos anu
Don Francisco, in the presence OF tne
King their brother: it is added that 10
conseo uence of this quarrel, the Infant
Don Francisco has been banisbed to Ma
Piles. 49,,
MADRID. Dec. 80 The silence which
our papers maintain with respect TO what
passes in the Peninsula, gives great OPP
portunity to the i'll disposed to circulate
absurd accounts.
1t 10 no longer matter OF doubt that
something OF some moment bag transpireo
al Lisbon; but we have no particulars -
The last posts brought neither papers nor
letters.
Gen. Silveyra is here in quality OF am
bassador from bis Most Faithful Majesty.
Positive orders to repair to their respec-
tive dioceses, have been given TO those Dr.
shops and archbishops, who since the ar
rival Of tie King, have crowded iBe capt.
tai.
The disbanding of the constitutions
troops continues. Much eIertion is made
| to re.organize royal army: and much dill
6cuIty attends the attempt.
Fifteen persons who were in the employ
of the Minister Of Finance, have been dis
missed.
The absolute royalists, or 10 speak more
correctly, the fanatics, have ceased their
yociterations against the liberales; and d.
| rect their complaints against the gov
| ernment, which has not rewarded them
for the sacrifices which they pretend to
have made Tor The restoration OF the King.
The King has decided that all those mi
litary men who voluntarily took part in
the service of the national militia, shall be
deprived OF their Offices. This measure is
considered impolitic, as it is well known
that most of the officers were forced by
circumstances to incorporate themselvei
| with the militia, to avoid being consider.
ed enemies of the constitutional system.
The minister of war has just published
the decision of the King, respecting the
organization of the royal guard
For the last two days nothing has been
said of the dismissal OF The minister.
WeSre toiersbly tranquil. but at the
approach Of night, every one retires 10 hI:
own house, fearing some unfortunate oc'
currenCe..
BAYoNsS, Jan. 3.-The state Of thing!
in the provinces bordering on the frontiers
has undergone no change. A multitude o
honest men groan in the prisons, and ar
rests still continue.
| The troops OF The second corps continue
to enter France through our city.
| Tomorrow The Alb regiment of Infantry
OF the line, will arrive here.
We also expect to morrow i've or si
Spanish constitutional officers Of dlstinc
tion-among others, the ex-minisler Sal
Miguel.
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