Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-26
SPAIN.
From the London Times otAprH %.
BY EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

BY EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
MADRID, April IS, u O'CLOCK.
The Estatudo Real for the convocation ofthe
Cortes was published at 10 o'clock this morning.
but having had the good fortune in the course
of the night to obtain an anticipated copy Of
it, am enabled to send you a full translation
not only Of the statue itself but of the NIinistc.
rial Exposition on which it is founded, and Of
the relative decree which appears in this days
Gazette.
The Gazette contains also as you will see, tnO
Their argumentative article, intended evidently
to usher in the great measure on which the al
ministration Of de la Rosa is to rest for lis sup
port In this article we are told that good GOV
eminent depends on two prinCiples,-th ohe
that the sovereign should not take from the sub
iect larger portion his freedom or his goods
than is necessary in each determinate case for
the preservation Of good order and the deenc,
Of the state. The other principle Of the writer
in the Gazette u.s. that subjects should have no
further interference in the affairs ofGovernmcnt
that is, no more political liberty-than is ne
cessary for their defence against the abuses Of
power
The Ministerial Exposition is signed by the
six Ministers of State, and will be read With il.
terest by all those who have paid recent atleD.
ton to the affairs Of the Spanish monarchy
This paper is followed in the second edition ofthe
Times Of April 23d, by document composed
Of so articles, specifying the mode of meeting
and the legislative attributes of the CorteS, and
is also signed by the six Ministers Of State. i
is followed by decree signed by the Council
of Ministers. 1t appears from the Madrid letters
that the publication of this decree had given We
ry great and general satisfaction in Madrid
and that the whole of the copies printed were
bought up with an extreme eagerncss in the
Space of a very few hours.
Advices by the regular mail, says the CoWi
er of the 22d., have been received from MadHa
to the 9th instant. They state that compet
change in the Spanish Ministry would be effect
ed in a few days, and it is understood that &C
counts to the 18th have also been received by
express, announcing that the change had taHeN
place. They also state that orders haa pee"
transmitted for the Spanish troops to enter fo'
tugal at Elvas.
PORTUGAL.
The intelligence conveyed to England by w
Lightning steamer and received here by theTO
land is confirmed, with the additional news Dos
1000 Spanish troops had crossed the lfol'. 'o
to assist the constitutional cause, put Oh n ~
other side, many had also entered to JON D''
Miguel. ,bo
A lamentable occurrence took place ol -;
Sth ut. A Prussian prison vessel, at anChol ID
lllc tOOh Ill 2, PPC''SN wv
before assistance reached them, from tDDy ~
forty Miguelite prisoners unfortunately Iost tbcr
lives. The ships in harbor gave the ala o.
fire-engines as soon as they could be DrouS"""
to service. ;oI III.
Napier was at Oporto on the 10th, occuPlsGt 5c
the training Of land forces to be ready 3l o r
first occasion. 1t is said to be Don Peulo1 11my
let to obtain and keep possession Of the Gou .5:
north and east of Oporto, so as to ehapin
port to resume its accustomed trade IN WIN" mos
The Constituencies are in possession VI ~ Of
of 1.-THE bridge of Amarante, on tn tG ea'
Oporto-they being on one side q the M's"''''
on the other.
A letter dated Lisbon, April 9th, says rnder
1t was intended to unite large lo nL',rnont
Bernardo de Sa in the Alemtejo but boT %aying
having concentrated all his troops, anu ill., san
received considerable reinforcemenlS lroi Moura
tarem, repulsed de Sa in his attack on how
and obliged him to fall back upon MerG Ola roops
ever, as he will be joined in few days uy for the
which have been sent round from Il nf tn advance
Guadiana, and as General Pin' i -