Star. — London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

i~ • Andalusia - - Estrarnadura - La Mancha - Two Caullies - • Galicia - - Catalonia - • Arragon - Remaining Pro•incet - - 4 1, V FRENCH JIM SPANISH FORCES at SPAIN. The following statement of the comparative force of the French and the Spaniards appears in a Morn ing Paper, where it is said to be Atloaned from the best sources. Cadiz had, on the 12th of July, a garrison of 12,000 troops of the line, composed of the following regiments :—La Reyna, two battalions; Guadalazan, two battalions; America, two battalions; Madrid, two battalions; Princess, General, Goias, St. Martial, Cadiz, Marines, two battalions Artillery, and SOO Cavalry, with about 8 000 National Militia, well equipped; clothed, and fed. In the Bay were one ship of the line, two frigates, two brigs, twenty' gun boats; the defences are stronger than an 1812; when Cadiz defended itself against 28,000 French i 'de the Isla in 1820 against Preyre; the entrenc " . the Trocadero prevents shells being th wn into the town; the - magazines are well supplied, and proii sions cheaper than at the end of June, in consequence of the Inhabitants having, during the first days of the blockade, provided themselves for two months, and they continually.,receive a present supply. The other fortresses in possession of the Spaniards are: Garrison. Names. Provinces. Of the Line. Volunteers. San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, 5,500 goo Pampelona, Navarre, 4,000 700 Santana, Biscay, %SOS 200 Coruna, Galicia, ;0 0 0 Ixooo Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1.500 000 13idajos Ratremsdura, 5,000 .1,000 carting : ma, Murcia SAO ' SOO All c ant, Valencia, 5,000 500 Lerida, Catalonia, .8,000 Tarragona, Lk. 2 .5 00 1,000 Bahquer, Do. 600 SOO Random Do. 5.000 . moo Hostalrich, Do. 400 •- 250 Figueras, Do. 5,000 1.000 Seo de Urge!, Do. 1,000 1,000 Minor places . • . . 1.000 1,000 Cadiz, Andalusia, 15,300 5,000 49,500 26,050 Besides which the disposable force consists of in Of the Line. Volunteers. - 10,000 3,000 - 4,509 2,500 1,500 - 1,500 2,000 - 3,000 1,800 - 8,000 3,800 - 1,500 4,000 - 2,000 • 6,000 Garriwns - 31.000 24.100 DilPhubbe - 49,300 26,050 lad EWeetive Force 80,500 50,150 The French and Factious, taking the total of the former who have entered, and not making the usual one-sixth deduction for casualties, consists of 80,000 French and 40,000 Factious, who are employed as follows s _ _ Of the Lbw. Pasties*. Blockade of San Sebastian's - - 1 1.300 Do. of Santona - - - 2.000 Do. of Pampelona - - - 3,500 2,060 Do. of Coruuna - - - 6,000 1,000 Do. of Cadiz - - - 12,C00 2,000 Garrison of Madrid - - - 6.000 3,000 Do. of Seville - - - 3,000 1.000 Do. minor places and detachments - 6,000 1,000 Army of Arragon - - - 17.600 2,000 Ditto of Catalonia - - - 42x000 stono Garrisons of 'Cortina, Jaca, blorveidrod 5.000 and Mequineoza - . - S 'total Forte mono 20,000 Who cover a line of 180 leagues in length, from Bayonne to Cadiz, with branches to the N.W. in Ga licia, and to the Arraga and Navarre, and East Cata lonia separated by all the obstacles of mountainous countries, without base, point dappni, communica tions, fortified places, eacepting those above•rness tioned, and with all theremainder in their rear occu pied by the Constitutionalists. ROYALIST GUERILLAS. EXTRACT OT A LETTER, DATED GIBRALTAR, JULY 31. 41 We have had the Serranos (the Mountain of Ronda Royalists) in this neighbourhood ; the first time they appeared, they were a very small number. and were easily driven back by less than two hundred inert, regular and Custom-house troops. The last time they came was the 25th, in number about .500, foot and horse. I took post at St. Rare, and the lines opposite to us, when they were received with a desultory fire from the Custom-house guards, and some Catalan sailors, who landed there from vessels in this bay ; afterwards, two armed boats from Alge sires fired on them, which induced the French brig of war at anchor here to get under weigh, and fire seve ral shots at the Constitutionalists. Lord CHATHAM was exceedingly angry at this proceeding cf the French Commander, who apologized for his conduct. The object of the Serranos appear to have been prin cipally traffic, as they carried off a great deal of con traband goods. They set fire to two or three huts at the Lines, and killed two unarmed men. On Sunday morning, at day-break, a surprise was' meditated by the Com mandantof Algesiras, with 180 men, on some 40 or 50 Serranos, in St. Roque, but it failed, ending merely in killing four men, who belonged to the town, and two others unknown, and the seizure of a little contraband. The inoffensive citizen is quite in despair b e t w een the two parties, who both plunder and deso late. The soldiers are under no controul." Istrostriox OF A FINE FOIL REFUSING TO TAXI A JIMICtAL OATH. — At the Cork City Criminal "Court, on Saturday last, the 16th instant, Mt. Connell, a pawnbroker, was called on the trial of three noted thieves, to give evidence respecting some stolen arti. • cies which brad been pledged at his shop. On being put into the witnesses' boa, he declined being sworn, on the ground of religious scruples: Baron Pionteravusa-.Art you a Quaker, Sic? Mr. Connell—No, my Lord; but I have a scruple relative to eiikio4 as oak. Baran esesievaimen---Tire Court will recognise no such strip. • Alp ; a pawnbroker should be tbe last to have scruples ..31irer taking an oath, whet so numb depends on hiss In his line of life so detect perms. Mr. Council appealed to the Rev. I. Quarry, who was sit ting near his Lordship, and that Bow Gentleman replied that be knew him to have those scrupiss, and knew hint• before to make objectioos. BIM Poontramiza said be mot come* him for contempt of Court. unless be gave testimony, as be had 110 idea of basing , public justice defeated in sock a manner. hlr. Connell said he would be sorry to trot the Court with contempt, but would rapsafially submit to whatever punish. matt his Lordship chosen proper to Whet. Baron Pionerionssi-42stead of coMmitting this person Ist I Wes be fused 4100. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1823. THE FIRMS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. This morning Consols opened at 414, 1, at which price they I remain steady, with little business doing. • A report prevallstitat Comma has surrbndered. 'lt has mew via Lbboa. FOREIGN FIMDS. A notice has been posted up in the Foreign Market this:W:lMo kg from Admiral Jasat, the Spanish Ambassador, to the fol lowing purport : He states that be is informed that the Spanish Conunisdoners still persist she issuing Spanish Certificates of Recites, in defiance of his orders to the contrary ; and they have (ordered a number to be printed at Paris, for the parpose of ful filling an alleged contract with Messrs. Lemma and Cascesmi. He therefore caution the British Public against purchasing - the Certificates. Noah Bonds opened this morning at 37, an& got top mt....- Comm Prices :—New Spanish Bonds 57/, New Pomba 8011, Rumba 661, Colombian 671, French Scrip 2,1. - PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCR. Bank Stock 225% 226-3 per Lent. 8edu.83% S per Cent. Cons. 82% ye % perCts.96 3 /4 1 ,6-.-4 per Cts. Old 100% 14 Ve 4 per Cent. New 101% % Bank Long Annuities SI% MO Imp. S per Cts. 8254 Bonds 69 5 . 56 . 0. New Annuities 82% Exchequer Bills (E1,000)255.324. Ditto Small Wt. sss. Con,ols for Account 82% 7AI NOehad the gratification yesterday of stating, on goal authority, that negotiations are now upon the carpet for settling again between France and Spain. Every succeeding account from the Continent serves to confirm the accuracy of our intelligence. In the papers frcno Bayonne, received towday, it is stated, that by she last Wien frown the head-quarters of the Duke of - At/corn-am, his Royal Highness continues to proceed, without interruption, on tfis way to Cadiz ; and that "the Cortes only waited for the ' arrival of the Prince, to treat under the mediation and guarantee of England.' A letter, too, from Ma drid, of the 30th July, given in a Morning conten►- porary, says, that " the , departure of the Duke for Andalusia, has given rise to a thousand conjectures ; but all his partisans agree, that he goes for Me pur pose of entering i►;to negotiations." The following statement of the manner in which the intervention of England was solicited, we have received from a highly respectable source. We give it as it has come into.our hands i but without vouch ing for its - entire correctness.—When the Tiernan sailed through the blockading squadron into Cadiz, it cast anchor under the bows of the French Admi ral's ship, and immediately fired a salute to the Spanish batteries, which they returned with cheers. Admiral HAMELIN, considering this as as insult to the French flag, made a formal complaint to his Go vernment, who again complained to ours. In trans.' mining this complaint, Viscount CHATSAUSIIIAND is s*id to have remarked, that such a violation of the blockade could only be permitted for purposes of medi ation.- On this hint our Ministers were about to speak, when, at the very moment, dispatches arrived from Sir WILLIAM VCOURT, containing a solicitation from the Cortes at Cadiz fur our friendly offices.— The mediation of the British Government being thus on the one hand directly solicited, and on the other plainly enough invited, matters fell easily enough into their present auspicious train. PRIVATK LMER. " PARIS, AUGUST 10. News from Spain now looked for with much anxiety and concern at Paris, but chiefly through the medium of the English Journals, as no reliance is. ever placed in what is contained in . the French Papers. The French are heartily sick of the war, and would be happy to get out of it with a good grace. The feelings of aversion are becoming now very strong, and very generally, as far as the people dare ventdre to expiess, very unpopular indeed. " The weather, in Paris, is becoming more fixed and settled than it has hitherto been ; but it is sup posed that the continued rainy weather for this consi derable time past throughout all France will have most materially affected the vineyards, and render wine scarce and dear. The thermometer of Fahren heit is now occasionally as high as 85 degrees in the shade, at Paris." This forenoon we received intelligence from Bay onne to the 15th, which possesses considerable in terest. Marshal LAUILISTON does not stop to direct the siege of the- fortresses, but is proceeding to Vit toria. Marshal MONCET is said to have expressed a wish to retire from the command in Catalonia. Who can wonder at it ? The following are extracts : BAYONNE, AUGUST 14. . We are in great uncertainty respecting the tary events, so little being published, but private in formation in some measure makes up fbr the defi ciency. By the newt which we have received from the environs. cif Column, we find that the French, though they have not yet attacked it, have approached oetter to it, and have made theamelves mastoid Mee positions.' We have again beard a - gannonmle hr the direction of St. Sebastian, but are unable to say whiten/as-the occasion orit. It is not known why Marshal Lauristpn has ad ranced his head-quarters to Vittoria, though he had announced that he should not go beyond Tolosa. A person who has just arrived from Pampeluna, and who has seen the preparations making for the attack of that fortress, says that they are, indeed, im mune. The garrison, however, does not seem at present to fear them : it fires on everything that coed near,. and does not spare its ammunition From the 24=6110 brought by an extraordinary courier, it appears that the tranquillity of Madrid was seriously disturbed os the ItOth. The Royalists, or, properly speaking, the rabble, who assumed the name, went to the houses of the Liberals, whom they • wanted to massacre, saying that they had circulated, with a bad intention, the news of the King's deliver ance, which had not psoved true.. The whole garri son of Madrid was under arms, and it was with much difficulty that these madmen were brought to reason, and order restored. The Gazette of she 11th contains nothing that is at all interesting. Private letters announce that an Ex traordinary Sitting of the Cortes took place on the 4th, in which it was decided by a very great majo rity thauthe proposals of the Wrench should be lis tened to, and that the discassion of the means to be employed for this purpose was adjourned to the fol lowing day. It is said that Alicant is in a very good state of de fence, 'annbat Torros is the Governor. An ener getic proclamation from Mina to his soldiers is spoken of in which he is reported to say, that 4 , he l i has heard of the infamots treason of Bullesteros, but that he will never surrender, and that he would sooner set fire to all the towns of Spain." There is nothing remarkable in the movement of troops in our city ; pretty large detachments, consistiag of sol diers belonging to all the several corps of the army, continue to repair to Spain. The letters from the head-quarters of the Prince, spew drat his Royal Highness continues to proceed without interruption, on his way to Cadiz, and it is Armed that the Cortes only wait for the arrival of the Prince, to treat under the mediation and guarantee of England. There is a report here, that Marshal Money, whose health has been much affected by the fatigues of the campaign, has asked leave to lay down the command of the army in Catalonia ; this report eves assigns Marshal Sachet as his successor. The siege of Pampeluna is to be commenced on the 25th of August. General Garbrift, of the Engineers, is to direct the operations, and the Chief of his Staff is to be Lieutenant• Colonel d'Affaille, commanding the Engineers in this city. The following article, stating the capitulation of Cotunna, was posted this morning at Lloyd's: “ LISBON, AUGUST 11. ” Sir RoaazT Witsox arrived here a few days ago' on his way to Gibraltar, in a small English schooner, from Vigo. The French army was entering that place when she sailed. " This morning, by another arrival, we learn that Corunna has capitulated. Three Portuguese twigs of war sailed from hence a few days ago, with stores fOr the French fleet and army at Cadiz and Seville." Letters from Paris state that the Governors of Pampeluna, St. Sebasian, and Santona, had indig nantly rejected the summons which BALLASTEROS presumed to address to them. The Governor of Pampeluna replied, that he held his command under the Comtitestioial King, and no longer ac knowledged .the authority of a man who had re nounced his allegiance, and placed himself under a rebellious Regency." A letter from Gibraltar, dated the Sist ult. men tions a fact which bad excited some speculation in that garrison. The Taisuits,*which brought Sir W. A'Covar from Bais Lacer, put into Cadiz and deli. vexed mails there; the French blockading squadron shewing no disposition to interrupt this intercourse. Soon after, the American frigate Congress, with an Ambassador on board for the Cones, appeared off the Bay, but was not permitted to enter. The Ame rican Commander, Captain BIDDELL, demanded the same indulgence as had been granted to die Mi suse, but the French Admiral - excused himself bi saying. that the Tftisutre had got in under a press of sail, while it was blowing hard, and that he had it not in his power Jo stop her. He added, too, that the Captain, Gutott, of the Tatum; had since apd logised for breaking the blockade, but this, it is said, the latter denied. A report was in circulation yesterday in the City, that an English merchant vessel has been detained by the French blockading squadron before Cadiz, under circumstances, as was stated, of some indignity. On ipquiry, however, the real truth proves to be as l follows:—The Spanish Patriot brig, bound from London to Cadiz, was standing into that port on the' 29th ult. not aware that the place had been de dared in a state of blockade. A shot to bring to was fired in the usual manner by one of the French ships of war, and on obeying the summons she was informed that permission could not be given to enter Cadiz, but that she must repair to-Bote, a port on the other side of the bay, in the possession of the French, which was accordingly done. All that has been mentioned beyond this, of the Spanish Patriot having on board a cargo of gunpowder, and that 12. of the crew bad been sent to France as prisoners, is, we understand, wholly without foundation. The Bath Chroxicie says, " His MAJESTY has been to transmit the sum of LSO to Sir W. Pozz, i tt a t. ie f d or the relief of the widow of the late Major HAAB, who was barbarously murdered in Ireland. WINDSOR, AUGUST 21. This morning, at an early hour, the bells of the New Church lung a merry peal in honour of the birth -day of the Duke of CLARENCR. At half -past nine o'clock a Royal salute was fired frora,rrnall can. non in Bachelor's-acre. About twelve a number of the King's servants, in the Royal liveries,_ arrived It a large open carriage. The Porter from the King's Lodge took his statism, at the grand entrance at the gates of the Castle-yard, for the first tin*. The Earl of Lrvintooot arrived at the Cattle Inn. fsm Coinbe Wood ; the other Cabinet Ministers and Privy Councillors arrived at the same Inn, and the White Hart lon,where they dressed to attend the K t ' Groups.of well-dressed persons were assemb!ed irs various parts of the town, and near the entrance to the Castle-yard, in anxious eapectatina of seeing the NIEGo A new Standard of England, which arrived a few days since from the Tower of London, was hoisted on the Round Tower of the Castle, to an donne* the presence of the SOVEREIGN. ' Two o'clock being the hour appointed for holding the Court, as that hout approached all was anxiety by the multitude for the arrival of the RING. The Royal tavaleade writ at length espied from the hill of the Long Valk, as near the hour appointed as pos sible; it proceeded in the following order Four of the Royal Horse Guards,. two and two—Six Out riders in the Royal Liveries—llia Majesty, in a carriage draws by four beautiful bay hones, attsoded by the Master of the Horse, and Lord St. Helens, as the Lord in Waiti ng; b e hi n d the car riageriage were two footmen-The King's carriage was fol lowed by another Royal carriage, draws by four hones ; both the carriages were escorted by a party of the Royal Horse Guards. The Royal proceisloia proceeded through Vairk-treet, High-street, Castle -street, tee. The inhabitants and visitors greeted his Mairorry's arrival, and, as the KING passed through Castle -street, they loudly cheered him. The KING entered the Castle exactly at five minutes past two. in the s:- cond Royal carriage were the Lord Steward, and Sir EDHLYNIP NAGLE, as the Groom ire Waiting. His MAYISIT was dressed in , the Windsor Uniform, Wear ing the Order of the Garter. S.me of the R o y a l attendants also appeared in the Windsor Uniform. The Cabinet Ministers, 4nd others attending the Court. were not dressed in Court dresses, but appea re d i n 'What is called an Evening Dress. The KING proceeded to the Grand Council Room, .and held his Court, which was attended by— The First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for the Foreign De partment, the Masser of the Mint, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward, Sir Charles Long, Mr. Freraansle, &a. His Maturry held a Privy Council, at which Mr: GREVILLR attended as Clerk. A Proclamation was agreed upon for the Election of a Scots Representa tive Peer in the room of the late Duke of ROXBURGH. His MAJESTY gave an audience to the Earl of Lc vsarooL, who officiates for the Lord President, the latter being_ abroad. His MAJESTY also gave au diences to Mr. Pm and Mr. CANNINo. The Court broke up at half-past three, when an elegant cold collation was provided. The Kum 'etyma with the same Procession to .his Lodge to dinner. Mr. Secretary CAIII4IIIO, on leaving the Vi'hite Harts Inn, accompanied by his son and his nephew in -law, Lord GIoRGII BaNTINCK, his Private Secre tary, proceeded os his way to Liverpool, from which place the Right Hon. Secretary will proceed into Westmorland, on a visit to Mr. BOLTON, at his seat on the banks of Windermere Lake. The Ktuo takes daily rides at Windsor. Mr. Secretary CANNIWO gave a grand dinner on Wednesday, to Viscount and Viscountess Garireme, aid a dis tinguished party, at Gloucester Lodge. Frat.—This morning, a few minutes before biz o'clock, a fire broke oat in the extensive cork ware house of Messrs. Burblell and Sons, Sheepy-yard, Minories. Its appearance was truly alarming, front the treat body of fire issuing from many tons of cork; the whole of which, together with the ware house and a gig, were totally consumed. The back part of Mr. Craig's academy, is Hayden-squire, was much injured, as was the adjoining warehouse of Mr. Lockington, oil-merchant, and that of Messrs. Fry, of Saint Mildred's - court, who occupy the lower pan as a warehouse for roasting coffee. It is remarkable, that a few months since Mr. Fry was burnt out f the same premises. It is supposed the fire must have originated from the burning of cork. which had not been extinguished, and communicated with the cork in the warehouse. Great praise is due to the firemen, for their exertions, and fortunately there was plenty of water. • TRIAL FOR LIBEL. LANCASTER, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20. CHOILLEY V. 01380N.-11qCIAL JURY. The entire morning was occupied in a trial for a Abel, which excited a considerable degree of interest. The Arroaxsy-Ga tattitt. stated that the libel was of the mast injurious description, reflecting upon a Gentleman of character and fortune,' in the neigh bourhood of Bolton-on•the-Sands; and what aggra vated the conduct of the defendant was, that he wait a young Gentleman, a Graduate in the University of Oxford, educating with a view to his becoming a Minister of the Church. The libel was contained in an ironical production published in the Kendal Chu nick, and it professed to defend the plaintiff against certain imputations of meanness and corruption in the discharge of the functions of Overseer of the Poor, and Surveyor of the Roads,' but at the same time was calculated to infer that the imputations bad been justly merited by the conduct of the plaintiff. The Learned Counsel insisted much on the want of Christian charity manifested by the defendant in thus libelling his neighbour, with whom he professed to be living on terms of friendship; and trusted that the Jury, to shew their sense of such conduct, would visit him with exemplary damages. The libel baiing - been pioved and read, Mr. Serjeant Caosa addressed the Jury, describi the libel as a mere school-boy lampoon, unworthy the attention of the plaintiff, and wholly unfit to be made the subject of serious investigation in a public Court of Justice by a special Jury. • Mr. Justice HOLROYD was of opinion the publica- H:tion in question bore the character of a libel, and de- Served such damages as the Jury might consider reasonable. The Jury consulted a short time, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 401. Sr le