Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-25
Observation-Disclosures.

D.
this arrival The editors of the Commercial
Advertiser have received their regular sup.
ply Of London aud Liverpool papers, the
iormer to he 9th OF April, and the latter
to the 9Th. inclusive.
BRITISH AFFAIRS.
The psnars do not contain mucn poiIti-
cal or utssI intelligence Ut moment. An
interesting discus >Ion sIose IN The House
81 Tor = an me 9t. respecting The opera
/. n III ne tltne Composition bill IN iIe-
I4ai, waici tie Earl of Liverpool decIar-
el 10 Save succeeded beyond The most
ssnauiqe expectations OF IFS authors; more
,han nne-ien;h OF the parishes in that coun-
'ry having entered iGtO compositions win
the Cip,gy in The short TINE that had elaps-
"a since the passing ni the measure. ne
Maroujs ni Lansdown then moved the Sc
,ond reading OF the bill tor ALLOW ing int
tartan Dissenters to solemnZe their own
marriages. under certain regulations, IN
thar own chapels. The Archbishop of
Canterbury AMI the Earl of Liverpool sup
ported the biIl, with the intention OF
changing some of its provisions IN the COM
mi,,ee. II was opposed by the Lord Chan.
c.llor, the Bishop OF Exeter, and several
other K. Rev. Prelsies, and Noble Peers,
but ultimately carried on DIVISION oy
majority OF two--the number being Tor the
secnnd reading 35, against 1t 80:
The Globe aud Traveller OF the OH
states that several letters mad been recelv.
ed by The French mail that morning, which
aDluie TO a revived rumor that Congress
of the Allied Soyereigns would speedily
he held al Paris. II is also stated that 1t
was the wish of the French government,
that the affairs OF Spain should be arranged
by the foreign ministers resident al Mad
nd. The leading point to determine is the
period for the occupation ut SPAN by
French troops. Ii is not generally known,
that hy the treaty signed between France
and Spain, on the 9Th Feb. last, il gas
stimulated that the French troops should
,yacuale the Spanish territory on the list
July next, unless the Allied Powers should
decide the contrary. II IS understood,
however, that Ferdinand himself would So
licit their stay
The London papers Of The 9th contain
statement of The last quarters revenue up
20 The 5,b, from which II appears that there
!. an iocreas Sc in the ne';revenue during ,he
Ls, year OF 9S8,6Ih sterling. and an III
crease in The last quarter OF 1928 4O3f
The holders oiColombian bonds have been
relieved from any further anxiety IN con-
seouence Of public notice OF Mr.: HuEta-
DO recognizing the bonds issued by MIR.
Yea, and slgniiying his readiness TO give
vtber bonds signed by him in exchange
The repor: Of an action between The
French frigate HernoiDe and an English
frigate of Algiers, is not confirmed. The
Paris papers do net believe it.
The celebrated Roustan, the faithful
Mameiuks OF Bonaparte, has arrived in
London, decorated, as rs his iDvarIabie
practice, with the superb suit OF arms, pis.
tol. sabre and cardiac, presented to him
by Napoleon. -,
Affairs are not sue. in Ireland. Many
outrages have lately been committed in
Cork and Kilkenny counties, and two men
have been burned alive in Wexford The
Marques OF Wellesley was on tour tbro'
Limerick and Cork.
One OF the London papers says, this sea-
son Egypt will send thirty thousand bags
Of Cotton to the United Kingdom, of which
the quality is not inferior TO Sea Island -
The cultivation OF sugar, indigo corn, and
every other product, tor which Egypt. by
soil and climate, is so well adapted, occu-
pies the undivided attention of lis present
ruler. and all institutions which oppose
the views OF lbe Pacha are dispensed With.
tie finds that the cultivation OF the cane 10
useful to the people, and therefore asserts
that Mahomet never intended to prohibit
the consumption OF any offs extracts =.
Or. Bryce. of Edinburgh, has published
test of perfect vaccination, which should
be al once adopted in This country. II
consists m vaecinaiing on The other arm
from the one hrst vac. mated II the first
has been perfect. both Pustu!es will ripen
precisely at the same time; il this does not
AXE place, the constitution has not been
properly affected, and II must be repeat
ed This is simple aud easy, and ought
never 10 be neglected.
ltissaid that the British government is
likely to interfere Cor the relief ct The e.
migrap. Spsniards now 10 that country, by
some mode less precarious than the bounty
nj private individuals, which, however,
literally bestowed in the fist instance, is
now nearly exhausted,
A Portsmouth paragraph OF April 8, says;
The order which was given tor vessels
bound to the Mediterranean not TO wait tor
convoy has been rescinded. and such are
now directed to assemble al Falmouth tor
that purpose |, is presumed therefore
that other uniavorable circumstances IN the
affair with Algiers have since arisen.
Nj Blsquere, who has travelled through
the principal towns Of England, tor the
purpose OF forning committees OF aid IN
i,yor Of the Greeks. is about TO embark,
aud proceed directly 20 Zante MIR. bla-
ouiere in the name OF bis copstriot the
Phllhellenes, bears 10 the Greek govern
men, the sum Of s2 ,000l sterling.
IT'S ascertained that, by secret treaty
with the Dutch. the island OF Sumaira has