Star. — London, England, 1823-07-31 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES. 730 W THE NATIONAL INTELLIOENCER, JUNE SO. A paragraph is circulating in most of the news papers throughout the Union, purporting . to be an extract of a letter from Washington, and importing that the Russian Imperial Ukase of September,lB2l. had been revoked. This statement is not correct. — We understand that. at the proposal of his Imperial Majesty's Government, recently made, the Minister of the United States at St. Petetsburgh will be fur nished with powers and instructions to confer with the Russian Cabinet for the adjustment, to the satis faction of all parties, of their conflictins claims in re lation to the north-west coast of America ; and from the well known moderation and regard to justice of the Emperor ALEXANDER, no less than from the friendly dispositions towards the United States, so long and so constantly manifested by him, there is reason to expect that this adjustment will be accom plished in a manner satisfactory to him, and at the same time consistent with all the rights of this nation. In the meantime, it is believed that the Commanders of the Russian armed vessels upon the coast have re-' ceived orders which will obviate any further imme. diate collision with the commerce and navigation of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. THE EVENING STAIt. LONDON. THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1323. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGt, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened at SOL and got up to Ole; up to this hour they are 81 for the Amount, and the same for Money : a good deal of business was done in the early put of the morning. Paris Expresses bring the Frenth Rentes of Wednesday at 91f. ilSc. Spanish 36, Neapolitan Ducats 761, Scrip at Paris I IC FOREIGN FUNDS. French Scrip b to pre. Stanfill Bonds NC Colombian 611. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 221% 2 2 2 1 / 4 3 per Cent. Reduced 81% Ys 1 ,4 3 per Cent. Cons.Bo 7 / 6 . 3 / 4 -3 1 A per Cents. 94 1 / 4 4 per Cents. Old 99 1 / 4 99% 99 1 / 4 4 per Cents. New - 100 3 / 4 1 / 4 y t Bank Long Annuities 2078 13.16 India Bonds 525. 535. 51s. Exclleq. Bills (1;1,000) 275. 241. 265. Small ditto 2 4 95:1.'55. 275. Consols foi Account 8034 81 1 / 4 80% Yg. We understand that very shortly a considerable augmentation will be made to our Naval Force in the Mediterranean. The formal notification which the French - Government has made of the blockade of the ports of Cadiz, Barcelona, Santona, and St. Se bastian, has made this measure necessary, for the protectkn of our commerce, and the prevention of any misunderstanding which might otherwise arise, from the Captains of our merchant ships arriving from distant ports being ignorant of the fact of the blockade, and perhaps of the extent to which the prin- ciple of blockade reaches. The additional force will consist of frigates only, which will cruize off the blockaded ports; and be in the way to give every necessary information and protection to British mer chantmen. The number of fiigatas will not exceed five or six. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. This forenoon we received the Paris Pipers of Tuesday, with the Etoile and Pilote of yesterday, by Express. The Mostiteur of Tuesday contains the twenty-fourth Bulletin of General GVILLEMINOT, re lative to the affair of Corunna, which we gave in the STAR of yesterday. All the papers concur in re presenting the French armies in Spain as pressing the war with increased vigour. The &ode, after stating that satisfactory intelli gence had reached the Duc d'ANGOULEME from Cadiz, and that his Royal Highness was to leave Madrid, or. the 28th, for Seville, notices the famous a.ticle in the Courier of Saturday, which asserted, that the French Government had resolved to with draw the armies behind the Ebro. To the assertions of the Courier, we gave the most decisive contra diction in the STAR of Monday ; and in this we have not only been supported by subsequent intel ligence from Spain, but the Etoile declares that the statements in the Courier were " &he news."—The following are extracts : Fitom TUE PILOTE OF WEDNESDAY. PARIS, JULY so. His Highness the Duke d'Angouleme was to setoff on the 28th, at nine o'clock in the morning, for Se ville; some persons attribute his departure to his wish of occupying a better military position than that of Madrid, and we are assured that Marshal Lauriston will replace the Prince; other persons state' that his Highness wishes to be near the operations before Cadiz. It was reported on 'Change that the Spanish Go •ernment had no other object in the sortie from the Isle of Leon, than to put Rieger in the field with ten thousand men. It is also asserted that the Empeci undo is at Segovia with his corps of partizans. Ac cording to the reports of to-day, General Bourck, after the affair of the 18th, judged it proper to take a new position. The affair of Lorca has been very serious, and purchased with some sacrifice. It has been remarked with surprise, that the Mo witestr of to-day only speaks of the affair before Co. num of the 15th ; although it is known at Paris that they were fighting before that town on the 16th and 17th, and even 18th. The Annual de Paris announces that they will soon bombard COMM; but first they must have bombs, for in Gallicia they have none, and not even' a piece of artillery for a siege. Theft is great talk about a sanguinary affair which bas lately taken place before Cadiz ; it is said that the battalions (Volunteers) of Madrid have displayed great courage, anti that a company of their grena diers supported, with the greatest sang frail, a quadruple attack, and gloriously succeeded. BAYONNF, JULY 23. One hundred and fifty Lancers (Constitutional came to reconnoitre the troops blockadi►lg Nave lima, but having advanced too far, four of them were taken. The Cure of Cervera, in Castille, has put himself at the head of 600 Constitutionalists. There are now two Guerilla parties in Arragon, and three in Navarre. MADRID, JULY Is. Several bands of partisans (Constitutionalists) have sprung up in a number of the communes of the pro vince of Guadalazara. There has precipitately set off to-day, from this capital, some Royalist troops to encounter them. The guerilla of Chaleco augments daily in La Mancha. This guerilla has surprised the town of Alcaraz, although favoured by its strong position. The chief force of Chaleco is at Penas de San Pedro, where it is organizing. ERNANI, JULY 23. Although the French are but a short distance from Corunna and Ferrol, the public spirit in Galicia must be compared to that of Catalonia. Quiroga has all the troops of Morillo under his orders ; and Pala rea has quitted Asturias to be employed by Quiroga. !ROM TILE ETOILE, JULY 29. SEU URGEL. JULY 8. OXTAILS OT rya ATTARS OT LLOSMAT OT Tat lOTA :ULT. The Constitutionalists struck their tents the Ist of this month, which they had in the plains of Barcelona, to establish their head-quarters on the other side of the Llobregat. Llobera is at Martorell, with 2000 met) ; the division of Manso is stationed at Villafranca with more than 1000 men; and Milans has 5000. They are masters of the important post of Molins del Rey, but the Attack of the French was directed to dislodge them from that important situation. The above ends with the French account of the attack, in which they succeeded.] BY AN EXTRAORDINARY COURIER. PORT ST. MARY, JULY 18. I wrote you, yesterday, that a Spanish officer had the bravery to swim over the canal, to bring to Ge neral 13ourdesoulle some important information: it is reported that the news he brings gibes hopes of a speedy termination to affairs, but he presses the pre sence of the Duke d'Angouleme to be near Cadiz. MADRID, JULY 25. News of great importance, of which we are yet ignorant of its contents, hai arrived from Cadiz, and the Prince appears much satisfied. Orders have been given for everything to be got ready to march at the first signal. It is said his Royal Highness will leave Madrid on the 28th, to establish his head-quarters at Seville, and the corps of Molitor will I* united to that of Bourdesoulle. The troops of Villacampa have united with ours under the royal banners. Eames iliataarts.-1. This movementof the Head-quarters proves the error of the English Courier, in his news of the 26th. 2. This date is certain, and the departure of the Prince for Seville proves that the Courier (English) has given false news in his Number of the 21st s—First, that the French army was going to retire behind the Ebro ; and, second, that we lost a great number of men before Corunna. • The Journal du Commerce states a long enumera tion of the difficulties that the French Army expe riences in Spain ; but one of our Journals answers them this morning in a few lines: " This moment we learn that Ferrol, Cardona, and Lorca art in our power; and that Quiroga leas been defeated before Corunna—ltiego, before Cadiz ; that the army of Ballarteros is dispersed ; and that Mina is shut up." FROM TUE tIONITEUR. TRILLO, JULY 10. The Municipality of this town having been in formed yesterday that b 0 or 100 of the Constitutional cavalry were marching on the to.vn, took the most active measures to call out the Royalist militia, and to send dispatches to the Authorities of Ruguilla, Sotoca, and Sifuentes, to send as promptly as possible all the forces they could spare. While thus occupied, the enemy appeared all at once on the road from Viana s 35 or 40 of our militia were instantly assem bled, who took possession of the bridge and the ford of the river. A guerilla of 20 cavalry approached, shouting.— " Vive la Constitution! l'ire Riego," and were re ceived by a discharge of musketry, made with such effect that the enemy retreated precipitately, and re joined the lest of the column. The subsequent at tempt to carry the bridge was repulsed, and the whole retreated, marching towards Sotoca. Our valiant militia, joined to that of Ruguilla and Sotoca, pursued the enemy, but could not come up with him. The result of this brilliant defence of the friends of religion and the King, on the part of the enemy, is eight wounded, i n cluding a Colonel, sithorses killed, and six wounded. The enemy left on the field of battle two sabres and two pistols ! GERONA, JULY Is. The forts of Figueras and Hostalrich still hold out: they often discharge a few pieces of cannon, and make some sorties, which" are constantly repulsed with loss, by our brave troops and those of the Faith. These sorties are scsinconsiderable, that I for bear giving the details. PERPIGNAN. JULY it. The port of Masao is at present the principal point, on the coast of Csualonia,whence provisions are make a movement after the troops of %Zina, u hole brought for the army. companies refused to march. . _ The-forts of Seu are so closely invested, that the garrison cannot make any sorties without great loss. Accounts from Madrid to the 18th inst. reached us this forenoon. The following are extracts : MADRID, JULY 17. Events become more complicated as they succeed each other, and the war daily assumes a more alarm ing character. The several parties become daily more exasperated, and the governors, fearing for the success of their cause, excite the passions, and give more impulse to their exasperation. Intolerance, persecution, imprisonment, misunderstandings be tween the Spanish Authority and the French military Authority, are the order of the day. Hence the num ber of the discontented increases, and the ranks of the Constitutionalists, who are firmly resolved to combat, 'and never despair of their cause, are augmented. Every soldier is fully sensible of his military duties and of his civil rights, and fights desperately, seeing no resour:e or hope but in triumph. The Constitutional armies are now chiefly com posed of veterans, or of citizens deeply interested in their cause, or of men unjustly persecuted by the partisans of the Faith, who cannot endure even the word moderate. The French, who witness this shock of the passions, generally convinced of the justice of the cause which the prudent part of the nation would desire to see triumph, are already alarmed when they reflect on the sanguinary war which they have to wage, and blame those partisans of the Faith, who had made such fine promises to the French Govern ment, so that the morale of the army begins to be se riously affected, amidst the efforts of its administra tion to provide for all wants ; but in this also disorder has arisen ; the Regency is destitute of resources ; it seeks to make a Loan abroad ; the guarantee of the French Government is required of it, and in that case it would be just as well for the French Treasury to advance the 25 millions which it wants, and which it will never be able to pay. We have had no Mails from Andalusia for several days, which is attributed to the movements of the Constitutional troops in the Sierra Morena and La Mancha. The Government his not published any news from these provinces for this fortnight, which increases the uneasiness of the public, and gives con sistency to the reports of advantages said to have been obtained by the Constitutionalists before Cadiz and Seville : but we have no other information on this subject, except what the partizans of the Consti tutionalists clandestinely circulate in Bulletins, which say that General Ballasteros has raised the blockade of the place, the garrison of which at the same time made a sally, which was very disastrous to the French army, the position of which, they say, is the same as that of Dupont, at Baylen. All this is, most probably, exaggerated; but the carriers who arrive from Andalusia confirm the at tack, and the advantages of the Constitutionalists, who repulsed their adversaries, at first to ,Seville; but they add that they would soon make a second movement on Cadiz. The Constitutional Division which traverses the province of Cuenca, and the band of Chaleco, which prowls about La Mancha, and which shew themselves almost at the gates of Madrid, intercept the communications with Valencia, Anda lusia, and Estremadura, and avoid coming to action with the allied troops that are sent in pursuit of them. These free corps imitate the guerillas of the last war ; never fight except when success is certain, and only seek to reinforce themselves, which they will not find difficult,because the people, imperfectly protected by the allied troops, begin to incline to them. In Andalusia, Estremadura, and La Mancha, small armed bands are forming, which call themselves some-' times Constitutionalists, sometimes Royalists, and which make expeditions on their own account; of the number is that of Manchego, in the. province of Cordova, which amounts to 40 horsemen. The French do not look on with indifference; they arc endeavouring to organise Spanish corps at Va lencia, Madrid, and Seville, but it is not probable they will succeed ; the Spaniards seldom sell their services to foreigners. The same will happen to Bourdesoulle as happened to Soult, with the various corps which he successively organised in 4ndalusia, and which partly served, at that time, to increase the army of Ballasterot. The Constitutional corps in Estremadura are not idle, and still less those in Old Castile, whose head. quarters are at Ciudad Rodrigo. The fevi troops of Don Carlos O'Donnell have been by turns beaten and driven from Zamora, gala: manta, and Toro, and the Constitutional guerillas appeared even before the gates of Valladolid, whemi the Royalism were in alarm, and have• sent hers' for reinforcements. The Government is silent respecting the events in Catalonia and Amason : utterly rejecting the printed reports or bulletins which are privately circulated here, and in which the advantages of the Constitu tionalists are extremely exaggerated, it cannot be de nied that the war in Catalonia has assumed a serious character,that the nameof Mina has tended to render it popular, and that the French soldiers are discou ' raged and dreadfully harassed by marches and coon termarebes, over almost inaccessible mountains, with•• out having yet obtained any decisive advantage, so that there has been a great desertion among "the troops of Stones ; and some corps having been of dried to, The latest accounts from Barcelona mention ad. vantages gained by Milans, Llobzras, and It.tten, at Molins del Rey and Martorell. These Generals obeyed the orders of Nlina (who was still sick at Bar celona), obstinately defending their positions, and then retired in perfect order. All this weakens the allied forces, not to speak of the uninterrupted attack of the moveable columns, and the frequent sallies of the garrisons of Barcelona, Lerida, 13a1aguer, the :Fen, Hostalrich, and Figueras, none of which are yet re. gularly blockaded. The Constitutionalists have been greatly alarmed for the life of Mina, but the eff.orts of his physicians have not been in vain, and he is now much better. But for the prohibition of the physicians and of the people, he would have gone to the field of battle on the Bth. When-he heard the firing of the musketry, he said—" Me a cruel estar casi riendo el fuego y na poder it dar una ketioit .1 esos perros pie no co„. Lentos con ser esclavos quieron echarnos tam Bien neustros las cadenas." • The,e words were repeated to the people, who im mediately went in crowds under his balcony, singing patriotic songs and crying 41 Viva Miz.a! Constitu cion o muerte." Among the Constitutional Guerillas that infest Catalonia, that of Anton Eroles deserves attention. This partisan, who enjoys the favour of Mina, :Ind has continually revictualled the Seu, has at present 800 Miquelets divided into several bands, who make frequent incursions into Arragon, where they have raised the blockade of Menzon, and thrown pro ' visions into it, notwithstanding all the efforts of Ladron. There are other small guet illas in A rragon, land the 2600 men left by Ballasteros near Mursiedro, act as guerillas in the rear of Molitor. The defection of Morillo has placed Q❑iroga and the Constitutionalists in Galicia in a very critical si tuation : it is not known with how many men he has joined Bourck, who was marching towards Corunna with about 4.000 men. Various reports are in circulation concerning Ca diz and the Cortes; amang others, the Constitution alists boast that the French Will never set a foot in that city, which, in case of emergency, will rather be given up to the English, for the purpose of saving from the fury of the partisans of the Faith, all those Constitutionalists who have taken refuge there; they add that the Duke of Angouleme can hardly hope to see the Royal Family at . Madrid.— However this be, his Royal Highness' is said to be weary of his enterprise, and ashamed of the enor mous expenses of the war; but what will the parti zans of the war say, if they consider that it will be absolutely necessary to occupy Spain for several years, and who can calculate what this will cost France? • A Cabinet Council was this day summoned to meet at the Foreign Office, at three o'clock. Viscount Stpuotrris's eldest son died yesterday morning, at the Noble Viscount's house, in Richmond Park. An Express was sent off to the Noble Visccunt in Berkshire, where his Lordship would receive the melancholy tidings under very distressing circum stances, as he only left town on Tuesday morning, after.the solemnization of his marriage. The deceased had been long affected with an internal abscess ; his death was, however, sudden. The Hon. Mrs. TOWNSBEND, who has given her hand to Lord SIDMOUTH, is about forty ; his Lord ship about sixty years of age. Count LIEVEN gave a grand entertainment yes terday to the French Ambassador and soite, Vis count GRANVILLE, and a distinguished parry, at Ashburnham House. The Earl and Countess of Sr. GERMAIN/ eater tained a large party of distinguished fashionables, or dinner, yesterday, at their house in St. James's-sqoare. Tke receipts for admission to the late exhibition to the Royal Academy amounted to nearly Six Thou. amid Pounds, exclusive of the.profit on the catalogr. MYSTERIOUS CASE OF ELIZA Arrituoy.v.—Thir morning early, at low water, the body of Eliza Anthony, suspected to have been murdered by Win. Dyson, as stated in the Police Reports from Queen square, was found upon the beach at Chelsea Reach, where it wits drifted by the tide. It was shockingly mutilated, supposed to be caused by the friction in the water. Information was sent to Mr Wooo,lar4- lord of the Union Tavern, Air -street, Piccadilly, is whose house she had been bar-maid at the time she unfortunately became acquainted with Dyson, who was there waiter at the time. Mr. Woon went to Queen-square Office immediately to consult the gistrate how he should proceed. Mr. WHITS, who was the sitting Magistrate, desired him to amid the Coroner, in order that an Inquest may be bel 4 upon the b ody, and ordered that sufficient 6.10, might be allowed to procure the attendance of sn witnesses who knew anything of the parties, as it wn a case which required serious consideratioe- Dyson is confined in a lonely cell in . Totinkfte, Prison, and is attended, day and night,.by tiels'elmb at the request of the Magistrates. His I permitted to see him, if tiley please ; bat the' person who has as yet visited him ie.Mrs. Relli • whom he bad cohabited, and to whine . deceased, Eliza Anthony, was to Inttggeme t ur night she was drowned, she not W-01010 1 0 main in her own lodging any longiii Weir very-little, and maintains a very melancholy orid..or, jected aspect ; his countenance i s woe f u lly sorrowing. and he is upon all occa s ion s c ompletely downbeats'. and digressed in mind. His re-examination wile take place till Monday next, unless required by Coroner"; Jury. At the Berwick gaol delivery, after a trial which 'began on Wednesday seinnight, and lasted o'clock on 'Thursday morning, Grate G#, she of the late John Griffin, publican, in ffichs died from ill usage received in his own homes ow 29th of April last, was capitally convicted of the ow dec of her husband, and sentenced to death. I _:. t_ , ~~ ~m snl fas be( Cul the pm lov hac au( 11l a bl wh the the a to that