Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-07

| turbances occasioned there by the Royallsts vo-
llunteers. 1t seems certain that several OF tne
| Ambassadors have stated plainly to the Duke
de PInfantado that they are determined 10 OPP
pose any kind of re action and persecution
I M. Euro has been recalled from exile. Letters
| from Arragon announce that the Bessieres iac-
ton is not extinct there, as 1t was supposed,
but shows greater boldness than ever, since II
has had support at Court. The Gaze'fe OF
this day contains two DEGREES. BY one the Dl-
rector General of the Finances is authorized TO
require their accompts OF the persons wno'
from March z, 1920, to the day OF the restora'
ton, had the handling Of the public money
| The other renews decree OF the Cortes, when
grants an amnesty TO the ultra-marine rebels.
A drought prevails at this moment IN every
part of the Peninsula, which has occasioned
considerable rise in the price OF provisions
] The editor of the Brussels Oracle, who is well
acquainted with Spain and the most prominent
personages ofthat country, makes the following
observations upon the Duke de Plnfantado,
who has lust succeeded M. Zea as Prime Min
isters'The Duke passed all his youth in France,
where he was brought up-Atter the French
revolution, he returned to Madrid, and was pre-
| S. nted to Charles w He had all the airs and
eraces of Versailles, and bore little or no re-
semblancc to the Grandees Of Spain. Charles
Nv. did not like him, received him coldly, and
always called him the Frenchman"
Extract of private letter of the goth ultimo
from Cadiz-"The commerce of this city,
which is only the shadow of what it was in 1928,
is about to be rendered much worse, If II be
true, as it is reported, that the Government are
going to raise forced loan, of 90 millions of
reals Is 900 FRY Under the apprehension Of
such an occurrence, almost all our large houses
have their capital in foreign countries, and
made arrangements to be able to quit the Fen
insula without delay"
A letter from Marseilles says:-"General
Livron, who came to France for the purpose
of making arrangements for the construction OF
some vessel, for the Viceroy OF Egypt, arrived
at Alexandria, on the 4lh September with two
batteries of artillery and an equipage OF pom
toons He expects from France and Italy, some
sub-oficers Of engineer and artillery troops,
who are destined to train the Egyptian forces.
Among the leaders of the expedition fitting
out against the Morea, is Mameluke who serv-
ed long in France, and is decorated with the
cross Of an Officer of theLegion Of Honour"
We learn from Marseilles, that the measures
taken by the Board of Health in that place, re-
lative to two vessels that arrived there with the
plague on board in July last, have been crowned
with success. Two men attacked with that
dreadful malady have been healed. One vessel
has been seasoned and set at liberty; the other
will perform quarantine for some time longer
The following is an extract Of letter dated
Madrid, Oct. 25:-"A very singular event is the
subject of every ones conversation here since
Yesterday. A company of $50 en,who had been
a. of ioht
days ago, escorted by detachment of troops
of the line. On arriving on the frontiers OF
Andalusia one of the condemned succeeded in
bribipg the commander ofthe escort to set HIM
self and other fellow convicts at liberty. They
then all, with some soldiers of the escort who
Joined them, disarmed those who refused, and
made their escape into the mountains of Ser
ra Moreno proclaiming Charles the Fifth 1t
seems thatthe Apostolos are no strangers to
this event, for Dir. Reacho, who first heard Of
it, sent emmissaries to apprise them Of it, who
by some accident did not arrive in time, and
the money to meet the drafts of the comman-
der OF the squadron was sent from Madrid be-
fore the news arrived
A fine iron steam vessel constructed at the |
works of Messrs Manly and Wilson, at Char
enton, was launched on the sth inst in the pre-
sence of vast concourse of special ors, after
having been christened by the name of La
Seine, by the rector of Clarendon. 1t is 100
feet in length, draws only Il inches Of water.
will carry 100 killogrammes, and weighs one
third less than vessel in wood Of the same
tonnage.
Extract Of a letter from Longevy, in the de-
partment of the Mosee;-"On the 3lst Of DC.
tober last, mad wolf spread dreadful alarm at
Hussigpy and the adjacent parishes 1t first
attacked Barthelerny, farmer at Hussigny,
and lacerated his head in shocking manner.
A struggle took place between this courage
Gus man and his furious adversary, and by
turns were brought to the ground several times
AT length Bartheemy seized the wolf in his
arms. and endeivoured to stife him. but find
ing it impossible, he formed the project of car
ryng him to tae village, which was only 500
yards off. His strength, however, failed him;
the animal slipped out Of his arms, and putting
his hindnost paws upon the ground, threw
down Bartheldny, but shortly after Quilted him,
not without having inflicted some fresh
wounds. Onthe following morning, he reap
peared in the valley Of la Crune, between the
wood below Tilliere, where he bit horse, few
az miller's ervant, and then making for a
herd of swire a: Joppecourt, bit about thirty
of them. TIE keepers Mutelet and Cornelic
endeavoured n vain to drive the animal from
their herd Both became victims to their
courageous eft1rts the former having had an