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

pleasure there is in pa ying their Heats
, and sailing 10 triumph over seas w"o'o
they will meet none but friends.
Che Etoille, also, ministerial paper
contains = short paragraph which was
considered important from . oeiiei 'he'
it wa. authorised by the government
in abiding to the comments % the
Presidents Message, the editor, says In
substance, -"France disclsims all In
ten,ion against the rights Of South A.
merica, and if tho United States mt ont
her fleet ami prepare for war, she Will
find no enemy to'contend with"
The Etoiie 'dsnounces the u. States
for having 500 public Journals. 1T F"
q matter Of complaint"says that paper.
"that they are too numerousin Europe"
How then are those in the new world
to be tolerated? 1t 10 best then TO Sig
nifty Immediately that they must be re-
duced to the number which shall be
fixed for them by the Fsuxbourg 81.
German. or else declare war against
the factious Americans.
SPAIN.
The Madrid dates are to the 5lst OF
! Dee. one day later than those received
by the brig Moro, arrived at this port;
Great changes have been made IN all
the embassies: many Of the ambassadors
having received new destinations. A
paragraph of the preceding day gives
indications that tho ministry were ale
ready rapidly approaching their down
fall. The post Of Casa irujo, who was
removed on the plea of indispo'ition. il
filed interim by nj. Hsredia, and tho
presence of DON Victor SSez at Mad.
rid, presents new chances Of the pro-
liability of the dismission OF the minis
ters who are solely upheld by foreign
diplomacy. A military conscript'on
is talked of, and it is said that the Doke
del Infantado, q member of the COM
mission charged with this subject, has
already proposed project tor such con-
scription.
The long expected decree Of amnes-
ty was said to be in the press. 1t was
said tina. tho following class Of persons
were to be excepted from its provisions;
l The officers Of the Isle of Leon OF
the rank Of captain and above. Q The
persons who signed the deposition OF
the King at Seville. 5 All the muni-
oipalities who proclaimed the Const'-
tuition before they were authorised to
do so by the King. 2 The members OF
the minority Of the Cortes, who at Ca
dig, voted against the liberty of his
majesty. 1t was also expected that
there would soon be another decree
making various exceptions and reguls-
lions a. to those who Composed the con-
stitutionsl army.
Barcelons 10 perfectly tranquil. The
demolition of the converts, which was
begun under the constitutional system,
in order to form squares in different
parts Of s;sss city 10 pursued with acti-
witty.
San Miguel had arrived At 3ayonne.
lie wa previously wounded in one OF
tho last engagements in Catalonia
Tho French army have saved the life
of this distinguished man, and would
not allow him to share the fate OF the
gallant Riago.
Ten Spanish officers landed from
Carthagepa at llarseiiles, but were
forced by the public authorities to quit
the latter place, and proceeded to Alan
COD.
The Spanish King was negotiating
for four complete Swiss regiments. 1t
was doubted whether the Swiss govern.
ment would sanction the proposed mes.
sure.
ITALY.
The health of the Pope was, on the
2Sth OF Dec. little improved; but he
was not considered out Of danger.
1t was rumored that the Emperor Of
Russia was to VISIT Rome in April.
GEECE.
The success of the Greeks in the Mo.
req has been 30 decisive, that it is said
the Divap were consulting to hazard
another campaign, or Immediately treat
with tho rebels The finances of the
Porte were much embarrassed; and
commerce had received a deadly blow
from the measure adopted by the GO
vernment Of fixing arbitrarily the va u
OF colo and silver coin.
1t was rumoured, (but credit was not
given to the rumor. that the British
Government was fitting out q naval
force of eight ships to sail for Tupis, to
demand satisfaction for eutrages COM
mi,ted on British vessels. One Of the
outrsgss, complained Of, was that of q
Captain Of . Tunisian frigate taking
eighty Greek passengers out of Bri.
tish vessel bound to Malta.
ENGLAND.