Star. — London, England, 1823-06-28 00:00:00

dolt given a new proof of the zeal which may be expected from i be m on an occasions. The park of artillery of the reserve had yes, p l a ced in a corn-field in advance of the town : the fire of a to me had caught the straw ; the wind impelled it with such tepidity that soon after the park was entirely surrounded by the we , ; all the troops:imtnediately hastened to the spot, and no dese r prevented the Officers and soldiers from taking away the c o l ons in their arms. The explosion of a powder chest could 0 ( beck their intrepidity ; to their exertions was owing the rec reation of the park, which was taken out of the midst of the games amidst cries of Vive le Roil." Vive le Due d'An pow r The Captain de Montfertet, cf the :id regiment of in fo/7o( the Guard, wbo in this occurrence gave the strongest r o e of his zeal, was slightly wounded ; eight men of different tor were wounded by the explosion of the chest, but their fo ods fortunately are not serious. u Count Bounlrsoult will march directly for Cadiz, in order recent the admission of subsistence, with which that city is tot yet pro i t ided. The terror caused in the Cortes by the march ) jour columns, has made them quit Seville with so much pre cpitation that they have left several millions in the coffers, and rat deal of silver plate stolen from the churches. There is , g reat defection amongst the troops : more than 400 Officers love remained in Seville. Count de lion. mont, after having re-established order in Aspen city, will promptly regain General Bourdesoult. It is understood that the Constitutional troops under Villa smpa and Lopez Banos, who had retired towards Ronda, when i pey received intelligence of the odious manner in which the p i g was taken from Seville, dispersed, abandoning their Gene r g,....Tbe Spanish Royalist Chieftain, Don Ramonchambo, who os the Illtb made himself muter of the castle of Tortosa, took powssion on the 15th of the other works of the place, and bregg t them back to the power of Catholic Majesty. Thus H e direct communications between Catalonia and Valencia are l ured by the possession of this important place. " Throughout La Mancha the peasants unite themselves to ag French and Spanish troops, and, of themselves, apprehend g iggling parties of the army of Ballasteros, which present them elves ic that part of the province which borders on Valencia. " The Major-General, Count GUILLEMINOT. • Head-quarters, Madrid, June 19." PRIVATE LETTER FROM OUR 'CORRESPONDENT. " PARIS, JUNE es. " The &;zoi of Spanish affairs seems at length cut, is a manner that nobody expected. :The dethrone ment of the King leaves the 'British Government quite at liberty to follow the example of the other Courts, and send an Ambassador to Madrid. It is let probable, however, that Sir William A'Coures presence with the Cortes may prevent much mischief. The Decree of dethronement is looked on as an ex pression of anger, unable to resist the general opi- Mon, but still capable of mischief. Much apprehension is entertained at Paris for tie life of Ferdinand ; not that it is thought the Cortes are likely to condemn him to a judicial death, but, in the furious conflict which probably will ensue between his partizans and theirs, an attempt may be lade to assassinate him. The French Generals, confident of meeting with a enemy ig force, have received orders, it is said, to 4sten their march on to Cadiz, with something like ahore that they may arrive in time to prevent much tilothhhed. " At present the best-informed people look for ward to a final consummation cf this Revolution in blood, which nothing can prevent but the speedy ar rival of the French troops. The Public anxiously ex pects further intelligence. " The Bourse at Paris is as fertile in reports as the 'Change of London. For the last two days we have been assured that Molitor has defeated Ballasteros, ttlin is stated to have lost 2000 men, some pieces of artillery, and all his baggage. Another report is, that the Spanish Cortes are not unwilling to open a Degociation with the Duc d'Angouleme, if he will guarantee to them the safety of their persons and their property ; but this is an assurance the Prince =scarcely give, unless they consent to leave Spain. "It is said that the Madrid Regency, who seem determined to recognize nothing that has beer, done 'ace the Revolution in 1820, wished to pass a decree for expelling the Afrancesados from Spain, notwith-1 standing the amnesty they obtained after the re-esta blishment of the Cortes, but that the remonstrances of 11. Martignac prevented a measure so impolitic. " Letters from Perpignan state that Mina entered its d'Urgel on the 16th inst." Intelligence from Lisbon to the 4th inst. has been received. That city still exhibited an appearance of sadness-_the shops were shut up, and the Exchange deserted. The cry of " The Absolute King !" pro. seeded only from the soldiers, who commenced re turning to their old quarters on the 3d. They are said to be in a state of insubordination, and to have dismissed three of their Colonels. It is also asserted., that General SEPULVEDA is expected to die, in con sequence of wounds received from some of his troops. —On the 2d, the Cortes held their last Sitting. On that day BORGES CAnt•EIRO moved that the Sit tings be suspended until the Permanent Deputa tion again convoked the Cortes, they not considering te.nnelves to be dissolved, and that they should now make a protest, and have it entered on the journals. StlevalDeputies spoke in support of this motion,which nas adopted, and the protest was signed by all the members present. Votes of thanks to all s the volunteer Corps who had remained faithful to their -oaths, and adhered to the Constitution.to the last, were passed, and the Cortes filially broke up. The KING was still at Villa Franca on the 3d. On that day a Proclama tion was issued in his name, of a less tranquillizing zsture than his former one. It censures the Constitu tion; states that the Representatives in the Cortes were almost all elected by artifice and subornation ; that the virtuous citizens have been oppressed by the yoke of the factious; and fidelity to the King was, according to the principles which corrupt men in exalted sta tions held, and fearlessly prosecuted, made a crime. It declares that he dissolves the Cos tes de jure, and that he will secure the happiness of his people by a new Coinstitution. Though this Proclamation is • signed by the KING, yet we much dOubt that it can veys his true sentiments. The follOwitig extract of a letter from the British Vice-Consul at Bahia, dated April 28, was posted this morning at Lt.oxo's: " The reports of the preparations that are malting at Rio Janeiro, and the attempt that is intended to be made to force the Pirtuguese troops to embark for Portugal, are such as to justify the fear that some desperate attack will be made by the llrazilian Admiral on the squadron and shipping in this harbour ; and itt consequence, at my suggestion, precautionary measures have been adopted by t h e M asters of British vessels, who have changed their births, and taken up a new one, nearer the squa dron of Sir Toostas HARDY ; and whose example they are all ready to follow, in case of any danger presenting itself. " P.S. The Portuguese squadron is und e r we i g h, and gniog out of harbour, in search of the Rio squadron. We are looking with great anxiety for the result." Frankfort Papers to the 22d ult. reached us this forenoon. One of them contains accounts from Con stantinople, which represent that city as tranquil. Great efforts were making to carry on the war.— Five thousand Janissaries are said to have consented to go to Thessaly, where a &vision of the Asiatic army was also to be sent. Nothing new had transpired relative to the diplo matic negotiations with Russia. Lord Strangford is said to have disagreed with the Reis Effendi, on ac count of the refusal lie had met with to his applica tions respecting the navigation of the Black Sea, and to have broken Off all communications with him. The Greek National Assembly, after completing its labours, broke up on the 30th of April. All the Provisional Governments are abolished, and the whole of Greece now under one central Government. The Government has addressed a Proclamation to the European Nati,:ns, in which it returns thanks for the assistance which individual friends of humanity have hitherto afforded to the cause of the Greeks. THE KING. 'Mignon, June 27.—His MAJESTY took an airing on Wednesday in his phzton to Windsor Castle, where the KING stayed some time and inspected the dif f erent apartments, and then returned by Frogmore to the Lodge to dinner.—Yesterday afternoon, his, MAJESTY drove out in his pony chaise, accompanied by the Marquis of CONYNOHAPJ, preceded by one of the park-keepers, dressed in green, and followed by two footmen on horseback, they went down the Long walk, as far as the first gate, and returned by Queen Anne's drive to the Lodge, in time to receive the Marchioness of CONYNGBANI and her daughters, who arrived from London at six o'clock. A messenger ar rives every morning and evening with dispatches from Ministers; and his MAJESTY returns answers by mes sengers also morning and evening. The messenger last night brought the proceedings of a Cabinet Coun cil, held in the afternoon of the same day. THE ARMY. The payment of three months Half-pay to the Reduced and Retired Officers of his 11Liarsav's Land Forces (including those heretofore borne on the Irish Establishment), and likewise the Foreign Half-pay and Foreign Pensions, due on the 24th inst. will commence on Wednesday the 9th of July next. The 62d (or Wiltshire) Regiment of root, now on duty at Halifax, has received orders, on being relieved by the 52d (or Oxfordshire) Regiment, Light Infantry, which recently sailed from Cork for that purpose, to return to England. Two squadrors belonging to the 14th (or the Duchess of York's own It-giment of Light Dragoons) have receigd orders to march from Coventry and Birmingham, and to arrive at Kingston cm the sth of next month. Tit 7th (the Queen's uwn) Regiment of Light Dragoons, llussars, will shortly receive orders to march from Bristol to the neighbourhood of London. , lhursday the Royal Fusileers had a grand field-day in Wind sor Park. Tuesday last, one troop of the lid Dragoon Guards arrived at Doncaster, from York barracks, on their route towards the South; the remainder will follow in a few days. They are to replaced by the 3d Dragoon Guards. The 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers) has received orders to march on Monday next, from Chatham to Romford. Thursday the Ist Royal Dragoons, stationed at Chatham, re ceived their route to march on Tuesday next for Manchester. NAVAL lATELLIGENCE. The Moira, Captain Hoatermow, from India, has arrived in the Downs ; she sailed from Bengal the 29th of December; Ma dras, the Ist of February; and St. Helena, the 28th of April; but brings no news. Parszsores Fee Motaa.—Mrs. G. Russell, Smith, Portbory, Boyd, and Fischer ; Thomas Oakes, Esq. Colonel John Nuthall; Lieut.-Col. P. 11. Keay, died at sea, April 16, 1823 ; Majors J. H. Kelly and B. W. Lee; Lieut. G. Hutton; Doctors John Hay and John Dalton ; Captain Edward Portbury ; Messrs. J. Boyd, E. Griffith., Wm. Griffiths, and Wm. Patullo; Misses Smith, four Russells, Mackenzie., two Gwatkins, two Whites, two Bailees , Luttrell, two Ashtons, Whittle, awl two Boyd. ; Masters R. G. Just, Smith. Mackenzie, Osborne, Hemstead, Taddy, Rumbold, Russell, two Luttrells, Keating, two Batons, and Boyd. Passengers per Waterloo, from Bombay, whose arrival we announced yesterday :•.- FRODI Bosaaas.--I4lrs. Baker and Mr.. Payne ; Majors Frede rick, 4th regiment N. I. and Hogg, his Majesty's 20th regi ment ; Captain Ferguson, Bengal Establishment ; Mr. N. Past ier, Miss Morgan, and the two 'Misses Payne; Master Baker, and Mr: William Fitzgeorge. Fooat CANNANORIR—Dr. Wm. Keckrine, his Majesty's 69th regiment, and Mrs. Keckrine and three children ; Captain Read, ditto; Miss Babington ; one woman and one child, of the 20th regiment; forty-four invalids, six women, and six children, of his Majesty's 69th regiment. FALMOUTH, JUNE 26.—Wind S.S.W. to S.S.E.--Arrived the Betsey and Ann, APCLouorr, from Sierra Leone, in sixty days. Sailed the Active, BANJO, for London. Pr.varourn, Jura 26.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Prince of Denmark, WILLIAMS, from London for the South Seas. Sailed she Rosalyn Castle, Herrnraw, for London. Priarssrourn, Jews 27. —Wind S.W.—Passed by the Dee, GRAY, from Demarara, out fifty-two days ; Briton, Cuss, from Leghorn; and Borodino transport, from Gibraltar. Dear., Jumr 27.—Wind S. W.—Sailed the Emma, RIDDLE, for the South &as. Came down from the River and remain, the Express, Wires, for Gibraltar. Arrived and sailed for the River, the St. George, BROWN, frem Grenada; Blocher Cr.e.ax, from Pernambuco ; and Wilding, BOYLE , from llonduris. Came down from the River, the Defence, MARSHALL, for Quebec; said John, Watts, for Newfoundland. GRAVZSZKO, JUNE 27.—Arrived the Waterloo, Lzvesa ; Phoe nix, WtYPTON ; and Barkworth, Germs, from Bombay; Belle Alliance, Rauh, from Calcutta; and London, Sommer, from . China ; and a large fleet of West Irldiamen. Crwrox-Ilonss, JUNR 97.—Ships Enterid Inwards: The La ' tone, from Strahgford; Aurora, fromWaterford ; Industry, from Wexford ; and Flora, from ToughalL—Entered Outwards : The Isabella, for Van DieM3H ' S Land ; Harmony, for Elsineur; Hero, for Triesie ; Agaphea, for Pernambuco ; Elizabeth, Er Cape Coast Castle ; Creole, for Lisbon ; Buckioghamshire, for China ; and Benson, for Antigua.—Clearing Outwards : The Isa bella, for Copenhagen ; Vrow Hendrika, for Amsterdam. Sir HENRY Wsta.nst.EY, Ambassador from Eng- land to the Court of Vienna, art ived at Stutgard ou the 15th instant, with his family, and set out again on the 17th for the Austrian capital. COURT OP 61ANCERY-7 1 171S D. 41;. COVENT-OA EDEN THEATRE. The LORD CHANCELLOR took a view of this im portant case, and wished it to be spoken to again, upon the effect of the deed by which the Theatre has been let to lessees as to 7-Bths of it ; and added, that he wanted further assistance in the decision of this case; and that as to the demurrer, for want of parties, he would give his judgment nest Tuesday. COLOMBIAN LOAN. Mr. WETHERELL trusted that the letter which a party in this case had sent to his Lordship, had not offended him : and that, as this was a very important matter, he should move it when the Attorney•Gene !al was present, unless the order of bearing niotisns, according to the priority of their dates, was rigidly tar be enforced. The Lotto CllANcaLcon said, the letter in question had nut offended him in any manner. The matter was very important, and, being for an injunction, was an exception to the general rule of taking motions ac cording to the priority of their dates. RAMSHAY V. RAMSHAY. Mr. SHADWELL said, this was the case of a ward of the Court. Great pains had been taken for the interest of the ward, and his Lordship had ordered the costs to be taxed as between solicitor and client; but the Registrar had started a difficulty in draw ing up the order in that form, and his motion was to remove that difficulty, which his Lordship ordered. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-THIS DA V. TRIAL OF GOTTE ON THE CHARGE OF ARSON. This morning the Court was crowded to excess, at an early hour, in consequence of the trial of this man being appointed to come on. _ At nine o'clock the Reconnzu and Aldermen having taken their seats, disposed of some trivial cases. At ten o'clock Mr. Justice BunnouGn having come into Court the prisoner Gotte, aged 38, was put to the Bar. He appeared dejected and sullen, and was very shabbily dressed. The indictment charged him with having wilfully and maliciously set fire to a certain dwelling-house in the Parish of St. Luke, with intent to defraud and injure a Mr. GEORGE PANTON CARR. There was a second indictment against him, for setting fire to a house in New -street, in the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields;—But, _ _ _ On the motion of Mt. BO LLAND, the trial was put off for three hours, in consequence of the absence of a material witness, who was hourly expected. At one o'clock the trial was resumed. Mr. MAR SHAM opened the pleadings. The case was stated by Mr. BOLLAND ; who then proceeded to call the wit nesses, who were under examination when our Re porter left the Court. Twenty-eight witnesses are to be examined, and the trial is expected to continue until very late in the evening. INQUEST IN THE PENITENTIARY. Last night an Inquest was held at the Penitentiary, Millbank, on the body of Charles Thompson, aged 28, who had been convicted on the sth of January, 1822, of stealing in a dwelling-house, but whose sen tence had been commuted to five years' imprisonment in this jail. The deceased, it appeared, was in the Infirmary from the Ist to the sth of March, from the 10th to the 24th, and again from the 3d ultimb to the 26th instant. His complaint was diarrhea, but he died in a fit of apoplexy. He was a tailor, but was set to winding pipes by the task -master, who, conceiving him to be sometimes indolent, stopped his dinner, or put him in solitary confinement, on an al lowance of twelve ounces of bread, and water. The Governor being called on by a Juror, said the deaths in 1822 were twenty-two—in the last half-year thirty.. three. The deceased's brother said he visited him in November, when the deceased saying he was abso lutely pining from want, he was dragged away, and secluded from his friends till the following February. His mother said that she saw him on Tuesday, when he declared that his death would be attributable to nine days' solitary confinement on bread and water, the last three of which he could take nothing. Great interest having been used to get him removed, Mr. l Secretary PEEL visited the unfortunate man on the day before he died, preparatory thereto.—Mr. Pratt, the Surgeon of the Prison, was asked if a man could live on twelve ounces of bread a-day? and said, Yes. Juryman—You ought to be exposed. Could you live on that? Mr. Pratt—l shall not answer that question. Juryman—l demand an answer in the name of the Comper, and upon your oath, Sir. Mr. Pratt—l will not answer. The Jury then visited the place of solitary confine ment, and after unsparing censures that any one man should have the power to shut up another in such a place, gave a verdict of—Died from Starvation and Solitaq Confinement! Yesterday afternoon the Metropolis was visited with a very heavy storm of rain and hail, accompa nied by loud peals of thunder, and the " lightning's livid glare." During the storm the house of Mr. GODVIN, No. 12, Mulberry -street, Commercial-road, was struck by the lightning, which forced the sashes out, broke the furniture, and shattered the walls of that and the adjacent houses. Fortunately no per son was injured, though the occupants were thrown from their seats by the shock. Covstir-Gastom—The Benefit of that deserving Gentleman Mr. BRANDON, on Thursday night, we are happy to announce, was attended by a crowded and elegant audience. No inconsiderable degree of in terest was excited by the appearance in the Concert of his two amiable and accomplished daughters, nor was any expectation disappointed on the occasion. They sung with great taste, sweet delicacy, and ample science ; and their simply elegant and modest de meanor, combined with their vocal talents, made a strong and just impression in their favour. They were warmly and deservedly applauded in every instance. VausuaLL-Gammas.—Although the weather has not been very propitious for displaying the 'attractive novelties of these Gardens, yet they have been very fashionably attended during the week. The perform ances, which are now arranged so as to follow cub other without intermission, were most favourably re ceived, particularly the Ere-works, which exceed in splendour thoie of torcner seasons. COLOMBIAN After the Public, or at least such portion of it as hold shares in the Colombian Loan, have been agi tated for several months by vague conjectures and statements of various kinds in the Neu spapers on the subject, some authentic if not decisive intelligence has been received from the Colombian Government by the Contractors, which is certainly favourable, and had the effect yesterday of raising Colombian Bonds about two per cent. when the news was made known on 'Change. The intelligence is contained in the Message of the Executive Power of Colombia, on the opening of the First Constitutional Congress of the Republic by the President, SANTANDER, on the 17th of April. The President certainly does not give a very flattering account of the affairs of the Republic ; but he states the difficulties fairly, and holds out a hope that they will be readily surmounted. He commences with a retrospect of the labours of the Congress, and the efforts made by the Colombian Government to ter minate the struggle with the mother country, on terms honourable to both, but hethis the Colombial Government had failed. The new Revolution in Meiico appears not to have been known by the President, as he speaks of hint nines being on the Imperial Throne of that portion of the New World. The attempt to form treaties of alliance with the European Powers is next noticed. " With .the European Powers," says the President, .1 we have succeeded in entering upon some diplo matic relations, which are at present reduced to the obtainment of an explicit recognition of our national sovereignty. Our cause appears to have attained ccnsidcrable popularity among some of the most powerful nations ; and although their .Uov . ernmtnts have not. decided on making the required declai ation, they have not given us any cause for complaint.— Their Acts, relative to commerce and neutrality, have arisen out of the principle of recognising us as Go vernments el: facto." On the subject of education and the consequent diffusion of knowledge, the Message is highly grati fyiug. But the most important part of the Message is that which relates to the financial affairs of Co lombia, and it, perhaps, is the only real difficulty the Government has to encounter. " Respecting the National Revenue," says the Pre sident, " I did not desire to disturb the pleasure the Congress must have experienced on hearing the com munications I have just made to it. 'lke public trea sury is impoverished ; the revenue system requires al teration, and the, necessities which it is urgent to pro vide for are such as not to admit of delay or procras tination. The Government has undergone afflicting struggles in the course of its administration, and the Congress cannot but approve the manner in which it has been able to overcome the struggle between urgent public necessities and the calamities with which the fortunes of the citizens have been visited." This acknowledgement is as candid as the follow ing declaration, respecting the Loan negociated in this country, is honourable : " One of the objects to which I must direct the particular attention of the Congress is our foreign debt. You, Gentlemen, are aware that the generosity of several foreigners, during the calamitous periods, reanimated the spirit of the Colombians, and sup plied them with the means of maintaining gloriously the war of independence; whatever may have been the views and specnlations of onr auxiliaries, the Re public is their debtor, and we are bound to pay with fidelity. The complicated situation in which this business is placed at present by the proceedings of our agents in Enrope, and more so by the difficult circumstances with which the Republic was sur rounded until last year, has presented the Govern ment with serious difficulties, in adopting a concilia tory and decorous line of conduct. The Congress will be informed of all the details, and will be con vinced of the prudence with which I baize conducted an affair of so much delicacy. I must, however, de clare that our national honour should rise above all other considerations, by sacrificing to it that regu larity and economy which, in other circumstances, we should zealously and rigorously enforce. We are debtors, and we must pay at any sacrifice. The execu tive power expects that the Congress will pass a law by which it will be enabled to provide for the pay ment of the interest and the gradual liquidation of the principal." Here, then, rests the question of the validity of the Colombian Loan. The Government acknowledges that the Republic owes the money, and that it is bound to pay the interest with fidelity, and to pro vide for the gradutd liquidation of 'the principal. That the Congress will second the wishes of the Go vernment on this subject, can scarcely be doubted ; and as, notwithstanding the protracted contest, there is no doubt of the independence of Colombia being fully established, it may be expected that the Re public will soon be in a condition to discharge those pecuniary obligations which the Government so un hesitatingly acknowledges. Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD had a numerous dial r • party to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duke of CumnEnt.AND and the Duchess of KENT. The son of LuctEN BONAPARTI anal his ynong wife (daughter of JOSEPH BONAPARTE), have 'left Brussels for Antwerp, where they will embark for the Unitect§tates of America, where they intend to remain two or three years. The Literary Gazette, No. 336, published this day, and concluding the Second Quarter for the Year 18237 contains the i clowing inteiesting and miscel laneous Articles:— Review of Lieutenant Marshall's Naval History, with to: ty original Naval Anecdotes; the Duke of Mantua, so anonymous Drama, ascribed by several Journals to Lord Byron; M emo i r , of Hayley ; Tooke on High Prices; Mde. de Thou (a French Lady) on Female Education in England ; Mrs. Unmans' New Poems; French Classics. In Scienet—An important Epitome of the Progress of the Mathematical Sciences, drawn vp fir the French Institute; African Expedition; Mustium Iq Fine Arts—Concluding Remarks on the Royal Academy; Wit ter Colour (New) Exhibition; New Publications of Art; 'Hay_ don't Case, and Historical Paintings ; Poetry, by L. E. L Biography of Ismael Fitzadam (Author of the Harp of the' De. sent, the Battle of Algiers, Am) with a Poetical Tribute to Eis lavatory. 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