Star. — London, England, 1823-02-04 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. ' Os FROM TILE JoURWAL DES DEBATS OF SUNDAY., FEB. 2- We have quoted an article front the E.spectador, continuing ridiculous exag gerations on the military means at the disposal of the Cortes, and we have pointed out this vulgar method of deceiving the tnul titude. We have. to-day received positive informa tion on the real state of the armies of Spain. Twenty-three thousand -infantry, including the army of Mina, are all the troops which they possess to guard the Pyrenees and the whole Peninsula from Barcelona to Cadiz, from Corunna to Carthagena. This fact shews how the Royalist Guerillas can main-I Lain themselvcs and advance near t i the gates of the Capital. There ate, further, five or six regiments of Cavalry, hut they are reduced to two-thirds of their numbers. The corps of Artillery and Engineers are likewise far from being numerous : they almost uni versally want a war materiel, complete and orga ! nised for service. The extreme weakness of the Spa- 1 nish Marine is a fact acknowledged in ginisterial reports of the Spaniards. Six ships of the line, and seven frigates, ate all their navy that can put to sea. Such at pre.ient is their fleet. It is known that Spain purchased, some years ago, four bad ships of the line, ready to fall to pieces. We can add, that they were on the point of purchasing . from us two old hulls, which are now breaking up in the port of Brest. We do not desire to humiliate Spain by this true picture of her weakness. Her honourable poverty is the fruit of her efforts to defend her King ; but can the Cortes resist with so feeble means, especially when a great body of the nation seems opposed to the ex istiug order? How guilty, then, are those men, who by falsehoods endeavour to deceive a people who have it still in their power to save themselves from the honors of war ? PARIS, JANUARY El. PROM THE COURIER FRANcAIS.. Many conjectures have lately been made concern ing the cause and ol.ject of the journey of Prince Metternich to Munich. The following letter, written by a person filling an important situation, will give our readers accurate information concerning this jour ney, as well as concerning the present state of liav aria : • _ _tt Bloocu, JANUARY 200823. " Prince Metternich passed through: Munich, on his return from the Congress of Verona, and stopped there three days. His presence in our capital caused a general uneasiness, which is not yet over; it was known before-hand, that he did not come to add one jot to the little liberty we enjoy; we are not ac quainted, in all their details, with the communica tions which this diplomatist has had with our Minis ters; but we have at length been able to learn the ptincipal, and we can now affirm with certainty, that, after a long commentary en the Verona Circu lar, Prince Metternich presented a Note to our Go vernment, on assembling at Vienna a new German Congress g n which changes, under the name of modifi cations in the German Constitution, and particularly the means of suppressing intiermany all manifestation of public opinion, either by the publiCation of Parlia- ' mentary and judicial debates, or by the publication of Newspaper.. and periodical works, will be discussed. It has also been proposed to abolish all the Universi ties of Germany, and to supply their places by insti tutions similar to those of Fiance. The union also of a Corps of Observation, composed of Austrians and Bavarians, orf the side of Landau, in case of war between France and Spain, which appears inevitable. On this occasion also the project of certain territorial changes was biought on the carpet, and Austria has, it is said, manifested a desire to acquire Passau, in demnifying Bauer is at the expense of Baden, or of some other country. However this may be, it seems certain that the Prince did not fiud our Ministry wholly favourable to his views, and all the Bavarians, friends of order and tranquillity, hope, from the wis dom and patriotism of our Ministers, that they will firmly persist in their resolution of maintaining what already exists. " But it may be asked, what does that diplomacy definitively mean, which for eight years has regu lated the affairs of Europe by Congresses ? When will it cease to occupy itself periodically with people, who only desire to enjoy in repose the benefit of their institutions? In Bavaria we are tired of perpetual changes—united in the interior, devoted to our king and his dynasty, we place all our hope in the funda mental law of the kingdom, and in the gold faith of these who are charged with carrying it into execu tion. This Charter, the immortal work of our au gust Monarch, is for us the pledge of happiness and repose. We have no actions, no spirit of party di vides us—we only know from hearsay of the existence of demagogues and Ultras; and we have some rea son to expect that the policy of foreign Cabinets will net trouble the repose we enjoy. Moreover, the Di plomatists cannot be ignorant that our Princes—our great public bodies—our functionaries—all our citi zens, have solemnly sworn fidelity to the Charter.— We are constantly told that Religion is the firmest support of thrones and *of social order...-and of this we are con'.'inced—but is the sanctity of oaths then to he excepted? And how does it happen thatchose who desire to combat the revolutionary spirit act pre cisely as if they followed the same principles, -since they incessantly provoke changes and destructiou of, the most legitimate institutions? " Among us the publicity of the debates of our Chambers, the moderate liberty of the press, troubles Leither our repose nor public order; they compro mise neither the dignity nor the security of the Throne. The Emperors of Austria and Russia may have convinced .theuiselves of this in seeing our dig nified Monarch at his castle of Tegernsee, without any othet't:ds • thew the respect and love of his sulijects. '• themselves under the safe , guard of German honeaty. They have seen that a Con saittitional Monarch o wben faithfdl to his engagements, 1,, in the midst of his people, like anpadored father in the midst of bi t This is a /roe paternal Government,. an 4, not fiat which displays at every moment the employment of force. 64 The Liberty of the Press Is reduced in Ba var i a to 4 wisouable .tolerancu i which has existed from t imeinsmetnoriaL 'ln Austria they may have' forbid t heliablitation of the work of our agriculturist, ifszli, Oh Manures : but such a literary oppres. sion could not be practised in Bavaria, without lead it woul d snake every fug to important consequences; body discontented, and produce, as at the truce of Napoleon, a secret agitation„lind- an effect quiteoss. fiary to that which they desire tops-educe. It is ihe same with the Daily Papersi . gid little liberty which' they enjoy, far from exciting trouble or inipiring content :against the Government, impie the public, satisfy curiosity, and calm the uneasiness which an unskilful policy has so long nourished in Germany. " Shall the' Bavarians, then, be reduced to the melancholy condition of neither seeing nor judging but with the eyes and mind of the Austrian Observer? The liberty of the Tribune offers even less inconve niences, and cannot be displeasing, except to some blinded or corrupted courtiers, who have collected abroad maxims of despotism which can never be successfully transplanted into the German soil. Be sides, the gallery open to the Public in our second Chamber scarcely contains fifty persons, and they now speak of reducing it still more, as was done in France some time ago." We shall not examine thoroughly the question of ' , the suppression of the Universities; those of Bavaria have always been very tranquil. . We shall content ourselves with observing, that if ideas of politici and' liberty have been introduced among the students, the Governments of Germany have only themselves to thank for it : it was they who kindled in young hearts the love of independence, by exciting them to hatred of the yoke of Napoleon. It was repeated to them that this conqueror would destroy al! the liberties of Germany, and suppress the Universities. How can it now be pretended to make them think good. what was then represented to them as so odious? The Ger man youth has too much candour and rectitude of soul, and we shall add, too much good sense to-enter into the terms and subtilties of the policy of diploma tists. But we must above all be astonished to see Prussia adhere to similar projects, she who owes her rank and her power to the lights of the age ; to the liberal ideas generally diffused ; in a word, to that moral strength established by her immortal Frederick. It is this strength, joined to the patriotism of her army and 'her landwehr, which puts Prussia in the rank of great Monarchies; it is that which alone will give her the power of following freely a beneficent policy, which is marked out to her by national interests opposed to those of her neighbours: . We cited yesterday expressions of the Quotidienne, proper to make known the real object which a party proposes to itself in rushing into a war with Spain. The Draircau Blanc, whose fire despises all considera tions of the suitable and the politic, contains to-day an avowal still more naif; we transcribe it literally. " There has glided," it says, " undoubtedly through inadvertence, into a Journal which has constantly de (ended sound doctrines, this singular phrase:--' Re presentative Governments will soon have nothing hut admirers, if it contrives to put an end to revolutions.' This involuntarily recalls to us a certain Professor, who began a lesson of chemistry, by these words 4 Gentlemen, antimony would be a very wholesome substance, if it was not a very dangerous poison." PARIS, FEBRUARY 2. It is said that many English families, alarmed, doubtless, by the certainty of the policy which their Government may follow in the present circumstances, are preparing to leave Paris, to return to their own country or to proceed to the Netherlands. An extraordinary courier, who left Madrid on the 21st, stated, on passing through Bayonne, that Bes sieres, one of the Insurgent Chiefs, who advanced with his troop to Guadalaxara, within fifteen leagues of Madrid, had been completely beaten by the Con stitutionalists, who,tnok 400 prisoners. We do not yet know the number of the killed.--Journal de Path The Moniteur of yeSterday contains the following statement:—" On the 21st, of January, the anniver sary of the death of Louis XVI. all the vessels in the port of Marseilles struck their yards. and hois.ed their flags half ma•t high. One .only refused to do this. It was the Spanish ship called " the Constitu tion or Death." The Poople, offended at such con duct, began to assemble on the quays, and loudly manifested an indignation, the consequences of which might have been serious had not the Spanish Consul, and the Captain of the port, gone on board the Spa nish ship and forced the Captain to ► oist the signal of mourning conformable to the order of the Mayor. It is added that he y:elded very unwillingly." The following is the result of the trial at Orleans : Baudrillet is unanimously found guilty of participa tion in the plot for taking the Castle of Saumur. Lalande, by a majority, not guilty of the fact, but guilty of misprision. Duret unanimously guilty of recruiting against the lawful authority. The Court condemned Baudrillet and Duret to be executed ; and Lalande to three years' imprisonment. It has been rumoured, that a division of the nein,: Army, united to a corps of the Spanish Royalists, has proceeded onward to compel Mina to raise the siege of Seo. We think this intelligence prema ture.—L'Etoik. _ _ • __ M. de Lauriston will, it is said, command the divi sion of the Western Pyrenees. The second Regiment of the Cuirassiers of the Guard, which at eight o'clock on Thursday evening, had received marching orders, received counter orders the same evening at eleven o'clock. It is asserted, that the gendarmerie has arrested and conducted to the prison at Toulouse, an indivi dual, who is accused of having wished to enrol va rious soldiers in our army under the flag of the Con stitutional Spaniards, by shewing them a letter from Mina. We may imagine how such proposals have been received by the faithful servants of the King.— ;This person will be tried by the Second Council of War. Friesen Forms, Fos. 1....-Five per Cent. Consols, for money, opened at 77f. 75c.—rose to 77f. 90e.—and closed at 77f. 70c. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. 44 MADRID, JANUAR? IS. 14 If the preservation of the Spanish Constitution depended merely on the enthusiasm of the people o f, this Capital, it would.be invincible. At present, I believe, there are very few men in. the Cortes, or among the populace—for they go hand in hand, who have not fully made up their minds either to fall iii defence of liberty, or to decorate it with fresh tro phies. Every night the streets • ar e animated with patriotic music, partial illuminations are farmed, and private Meetings are held, to celebrate the vigolous. attitude ,shich the Government have taken with re spect to the Foreign Powers who are inimical to the existing system ; but with a with a great portion of the people in the Provinces peace is eagerly wisher:J."l S . . 1 111 E EV Veil 1\: STA LONDON. • • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1323. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXC II A N G E, BALE-PAST TWELVE. Consols opened this tnoruing at 76i j, at which price they remain steady up to this hour. All parties are anxiously waiting for his Nlart.srv's Speech, and scarcely any fluctuation will take place till the substance of it is known. Little doing in the Market. Console were done in the early part of the morning at 761, but fell again to 761 a. FOREIGN TENDS. Most of the Foreign Funds have risen except Colombian, which is going down rapidly. _ Current Prices :—Chilian 68, New Spanish 37i, Old 41, New Prussian 75, Old 79, Russian 74, Danish 80, Neapolitan nothing done, Colombian 47, Peruvian nothing done, Spanish &rip 2.8. PRICES.OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 238% 3 per Cent. Reduced 77 1 / 2 7678 77 3 per Cent Consols 76V 8 1 4 14 5 1 / 2 per Cents. 89 1 4-4 per Cts. Old 94 7 / 8 95% 9.5 4 per Cent. New 95 7 / 8 I / 6 —Bank Long Anus. 1978 India Stock 241-Bonds 265. 295. pr. F.:,:cliequer - Rills of £l,OOO, 123. 14s pre. Ditto Small, 12s. 14s. pr. Consols for Acct. 76 1 4 1 /6 14. In a preceding column we have given copious ex tracts from the French Papers of Saturday, and sub join private letters written that evening. It would seem that the Spanish rebels, relying on the assist ance of France, have become more daring, and that a body of them made an attempt to surprise Madrid and seize the person of FERDINAND, when of course, the Inquisition and all the old tyranny would be im mediately restored. The Insurgents were, however, repulsed by the Constitutional troops. The Chamber of Depu:ies opened with a stormy but uninteresting debate on the subject of the Elec. tions. The military preparations appear to be going on with rathei increased artivity. PRIVATE COIRESPONIANCE. “ Fia. 1, Foot oTtocx, " A commercial courier has arrived about an hour agb from Madrid, who left that city nn the 96tbtalt. at midnight. M. de Lagarde had not then left the Spanish capital, but it was under stood that hp had demainled pii.passpojts, awl was to setvut on the following day. It is tine that a band of the factious had descended from the Gaidalarara mountains, and had approached Madrid, but had been repulsed. - " The reports ottumultuary disturbances, of a renewal of the scenes of the 7th of July, and of an attack on the Royal Palace and the person of the King, which were spread in Paris yester day, on the authority of letters of an anterior date, appear to be destitute of foundation. Nothing is said to countenance them in the letters from Madrid of the 26th. " This courier has brought tut newspapers. He set out with a series of them, but be was met by the facttons on the frontiers, and deprived of everything but a sealed packet of private letters." 0 nn &a.m.' r. M. , " Since writing my former note, I have seen the letters froM Madrid of the 26th. The rumours that were spread in Paris, of the advance of a formidable body of the factious tontrds Madrid, were not without foundation. On the 20th ult. a movement was observed in the garrison, and bodies of troops were seen marching away towards the north. The factious bands in Guadalaxara had been too much neglected, and therefore increased with impunity : they had increased nearly to 5000 men, and menaced the peace of the capital. A good deal of movement and anxiety prevailed in the public mind on account of the marching of the garrison. A party of the national militia accompanied the troops of the line. They proceeded with all expedition towards the rebels, and attacked them on the 24th in two columns. The column of regular troops gave way ; the militia advanced with boldness, and entirely dispersed the enemy. " The Papers of the 26th aft said to be full of details, but u.tbappily private letters, referring only to these public accounts, do trot describe sufficiently the whole of the circumstances. Ma drid, it is said in a letter of ten o'clock„r. N. on the 26th, never 'hewed a more calm and determined attitude." Hamburgh Papers to the qd instant, and Dutch' Papers to the 29th ult. reached us this forenoon. An article from the frontiers of Moldavia, dated the 4th of January, states, that the fugitive Boyars have just received orders from the Austrian Government to de part from the Austrian hereditary dominions within eight days. Their consternation at this order is not to be described. Most of them are men in years, and in ill health, hardly able to travel in this season of the year. It is supposed that a similar order will be issued iti Russia, and that they will no longer find an asylum there. They cannot go back to Moldavia and Wallachia, for it seems hardly doubtful that, if they were to venture, the Seraskier of Silistria, who commands in the Principalities, will demand their heads, and send them to Constantinople. This order has doubtless been given because they will not submit to the new order of things, and consider the Hospo dar as no more than a prisoner to the Seraskier. It would appear, by an article from Stockholm, that CARL JOHN BERNADOTTE iS afraid of improper persons entering Sweden, and, in order to prove him self a true legitimate and worthy of associating with tht Holy Allies, he has given strict orders for en forcing a !loyal Ordonnance respecting,foreign tra vellers; and directions are given to all the Governors of the Provinces to take the greatest care that no foreigner, with the exception of the English, Hano verian, French, American, and Prussian couriers and subjects, shall come into the Kingdom without halting asked his NlA.rastv'S gracious permission, for which he is to apply to the Minister, ;and to wait on the frontier for the answer. Travellers, on the other e hand. ItOm thos nations may travel from one part 4,_ r„ oft b q kip / o,mq to, another provided they only exhi bit a passport-trout on, a the. kinisterial Depart ments, Legations, Diplomatic Agent.., or Consul The following aie extracts : ST. PETERSBUROH, JANUARY ii. Another subscription has been made here for the unfortunate Greeks. Last week the great cloth manufactory of M. Sch u . artz, in the neighbourhood of this city, was destroyed by fire. COPENHAGEN, JANUARY 21. The great Belt is covered with ice, both on the coasts of Zealand and Fuhnen, so that the int7f,rcourse by means of yachts has ceased, and is carried t.n by means of ice-boats. The number of ships that p:uved the Sound last year was 8483—0 f which 3101• were English, 703 Danish, 1929 Swedish, '259 ltuss;..ii, 991 Dutch, 307 Hanoverian, 109 S Prusii.tn, '293 Mecklenburg, 21 Hamburgh, &c. STOCKEIOLM, JANUARY 17. For nearly a month past we have had a very agree. able winter; the cold has been between 3 and 12 of Reaumur. AUSTIMDAM, Jaw. 50.—Exchangc on London, 3!). 7. Sr. PICTISKSBURGE, JAN. 14.-.--BlChillge on London, 10. 1111318111CII, J AN. 28. Exchange on Loudon, 30. 7.-36. 10. By a late arrival from Chili we learn that Genera SAN MARTIN has resigned his authoi icy in Peru and returned to Valparaiso. This event iA announced in a Paper published at Mendoza. The Surplement to that Paper, dated the 29th of October. •ay. " On the 13th of the present month his Excellency General San Martin arrived at Valparaiso. His abdication of the su preme command, and his separation from the brilliant theatre of his glory, is one of the remarkable and important events of this age of wonders. "PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL SAN MARTIN: " I have witnessed the declaration of the independence of the States of Chili and Peru : I have in my possession the standard which Pizarro bore in subjugating the Raspire of :he taus; and I cease to be a public man. Thus are recompensed,with usury, ten years of revolution and war. " My promises to the people where I have waged war are ful filled; they were to make them indePendem, and to have the chdice of their - Government to themselves. The presence of a successful soldier (however disinterested he may be) is alarming to newly-constituted States; and, on the other hand,•,l am vexed to hear it said that I wish to become a Sovereign. I shall indeed be always ready to make the last sacri fice for the liberty of the country, but in the character of a pri vate citizen, and nothing more. • " With respect to my public conduct, my countrymen may (as in general) be divided in opinion; the truth will be told by their posterity. " Peruvians!—l leave you the National Representation esta blished: if you give it your entire confidence you may sing a song of triumph ; if not, anarchy will devour you. " May wisdom preside over your destiny ; and may it be the height of felicity and peace. (Signed) 4, JOSE DE SAN MARTIN. " Pueblo Libre, September 20,18'22." It appears evident, from the private letters, as well • as the papers received by the last List.on packet, that no mutiny had taken place among the troc.ps on boar& A the. transports in the Tagus, nor had the treoquillity, of the Poi tuguese capital been disturbed for a mimeo. 4 The greatest enthusiasm and unanimity pres.,:w among all classes, who were determined to make every sacrifice in defence of their country and its new insti. tutions, in case they were attacked. The Verona Congress. and the declarations emanating from k, had excited 'the utmost indignation in the breasts of the Portuguese, and the threats they contain are, by the public papers, spoken of with the utmost contempt. Charleston Papers to the 24th of December have been received this morning, from which we make the following extract : FROM THE CHARLESTON COURIER OE DECEMBER 28. FROM THE PACITIC.--All the Chilian squadmil, except the Lautaro, were at Valparaiso: the sloop of war Auracano, which was taken possession of by the crew, was supposed to have proceeded for the ; tic Ocean. The Supreme Director, O'Higgini,lia resigned his office, but had ,een re-elected for five years. Business of all kinds was extremely dull. ; Cape of Good Hope Papers were received this morning at the New England Coffee-house, to dr„i 4th of January. The following are extracts: CAPE TOWN, NOVEMBER 16.- The Luna, which arrived in Table Bay on Wednes day last, brought a full cargo of wheat, amounting . to 5,000 bags : the Regalia, expected to sail shortly after, is said to have a part cargo of wheat and flour for this place. The reports from the neighbouring districts, of the state of the wheat crops, are favour , able, so that, by the blessing of P ROVID t NCEI theta are well-grounded hopes that plenty will re-appear. The Leander, Captain Richardson, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H. Blackwood, arrived in Simon's Bay on the 11th inst. from the East Indict, She brings intelligence of the death of Dr. Middle ton, late Bishop of Calcutta. It having been reported to his Excellency, the Governor, that the canine madness had unfortunately made its appearance, bis Excellency has been pleased to give orders that the matter be referred to the ablest medical gentlemen. Saving Banks have been established in Cape Town. So general a feeling pervades England, and pate cularly the metropolis, of the atrociousness of the at. tempt to destroy the Spanish People—that People from whose unconquerable Tit* liberty first dawned upon the European Continent—that subscriptions ' upon the point of being opened, to aid this new ever tion which the Peninsula has to make. - 1111 ft....