The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-05-21

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out OF parliament 1t is thought quite im-
| possible that Canning should be correctin
| saying that the government has received
DO ahswerfrom Spain to their letter of Jan.
soth,beyoDd mere acknowledgement of
The receipt oft! For cabinet courier ar,
rived tour days ago from Spain, from
whence he had been dispatched by SIC
W IN. A'Court, and without doubt bro't
the iuIi and entire answer To Nr. Can.
plng's letter above mentioned Fortu-
| naiely the public mind is now awakened
| and am satisfied that the discussioh
which Will take place both in and out OF
parliament VIII have a good effect. The
subject could mol have been brought for.
ward by more suitable man than sir
James Macintosh.
what makes people question most tho
sincerity OF The government, Is the-con-
nnpance OF naval prepaI atoms III French
ports. and the concentration OF naval and
military forces in the French W est In
dies! The effect of sincere decided
declaration Oh the part Of this govern
menl, against any forc,bie intervention
Oh the Holy Alliance IN the affairs OF
America 'ght 10 be TO stop those pre-
Parations, becSuse certainly the French
government would nol go 10 The very
great expense OF makiag them If tho
hope were cut off Of employing them!
From the PHILADELPHIA National Gazette.
The private adyices received here
from Spain would seem to warrant the
opinion, that the French army of occupa.
ton will be Withdrawn ere long, and that
another and fierce civil war will almost
immediately ensue. France is Obliged
10 support the army altogether, and has
no prospect of reimbursement either for
present or past expenditure. The Spa.
Dish government can scarcely collect
wherewilhal 10 meet the exigencies Of
ihe kings household. The old monopo-
lies are restored, but yield very little re.
venue. Ibis Catholic majesty has taken
that necessary article in the European
Catholic countries, eodfsh, under his
special protection and control. The
consequence is that none will be shipped
direct to Spanish port, but all to Glib.
raliar as place of deposit, whence il
"ii be smugsled into all quarters of the
kingdom.
The importation Of grain and iour into
spain has been prohibited, SO that, in the
hrat weeks of March, while wheat was
seihng at Gibraltar at less than one dol
lar per bushel, the poor Spaniard within
ave miles OF that place was obliged To
eat his bread at the rate of two dollars
and halt per bushel. Spanish salt at
Gibraltar was twelve and half cents,and
Inc Spanisrd paid one dollar and a half
per oushei iorit, owing to The royal mo-
noPoiy. lie Is not allowed 10 say that
he does want salt--that he does not use
or cannot pay for 1t. The salt,adminis.
ration, or commissioners, judge for ninn,
and each year supply each family, with
sach Quantity as they think proper, for
winch they must pay. 1t was calculated
mat the Constitutional party had rather
gained than lost, In numbers, since tha
K'hs restoration, Notwithstanding tho
ruthless persecution TO which every thing
IN the shape of a liberal or ii6eralism was
subjected. Legitimacy was supported
by the French force alone, and whether
to stay or march out, is a problem for
as UltHCult
as was thai Of attempting the inyasion,--
10 repeat invasion in case of a new intes.
tine struggle would be attended with
difficulties and results Of peculiar and
aggravated nature. In short, from the
recent condition of Spain, which has
been so paradoxicallystyled adeliverance.
me feace OF EurQhe, as il is called, NAV
be conjectured to be no by means fully
assured.
GIBRALTAR, MARoa IS "A Madrid Ga.
zette Extraordinary, of 10Th inst. brings
The following communication made 10
count d'Arbaud jouques. commanding the
French troops III Carthagena, by the can.
tain OF the French frigate Hermoine arri-
we'd at that port in the afternoon of the,
18th.
"Dear count: am just come from
Foulon after touching at Algiers, and
bring the pleasing news of peace between
The Dey aud Spain, to which contribut.
ed as much as lay in my power. | have
caused 43 Spanish prisoners, taken by
the hlgerine frigates, to be set at liber.
iy, and they are now on board this shin:
likewise have clean bill of health. &c.
DU BUISSON."
All of our readers have heard of the.
man IN the MOON but he has never told
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