Star. — London, England, 1823-11-13 00:00:00

PIZOCLA3IATION OP BALLASTEROS. Estract.of a letter from MadriJ, dated November I•: When General • Ballaiteros became convinced that he had nothing w hope for from favour of the King, but everything to dread from his vengeance, he has tened to publish the follovsing Proclamation, some co pies of which, notwithstanding the vigilance of the po lice, have made their way into this capital. " Spanish Royalists!—When you perceived that, the tyranny and M.tchiavelism .of the Constitutional Ministry were hurrying the country to its ruin, you be came convinced that the same errors in the govern ment of the people, which existed during the six years of Constitutional interregnum, had re-appeared after the oath had been taken to the Constitution, and that the Ministry of 1821 and 1822 acted with all the despo tism and audacity of an absolute Government ; that the , prospect held out by a strict observance of the Consti tution had been frustrated ; that its most beneficent re gulations were left in oblivion ; and in fine, that those who were at the head of the nation were about to plunge it in misfortune and indigence, and that the system they had adopted was hurrying the country with giant strides to its destruction. At the sight of these deplora ble effects, you rose up against a Government which oppressed, instead of protecting you ; which weighed you down with frightful exactions, instead of removing the obstacles that choked up the sources of public wealth ; which capriciously gave and took away employments and places, instead of destroying the spirit of party by a strictly impartial cunduct. You revolted—and some times conquering, sometimes conquered, your com plaints at length reached the ears of the Holy Alliance. These high Powers took pity on the evils which ailicted this heroic nation ; they sent armies to your assistance, not against a Constitution which, modified and strictly obseived, might secure the happiness of an enlightened and powerful nation—not against beneficent laws, the offspring of virtue and wisdom, which guaranteed to every man the imprescriptible rights given him by nature, but against a handful of ferocious and am bitious men, who made the King the playtfling of their passions, and the country the pander of their wicked ness, which they were about to plunge into the most dreadful anarchy. In truth, your wishes and your efforts, as well as those of the Allied Army, had but one motive, one object—the liberty of the King. This, so just desire, whose accomplishment was as praise worthy as patriotic, determined the most distin guished Generals of the Constitutional Army to lay down their arms, not wishing that the blood of their countrymen should any longer be shed in up holding and defending men, who, for so many rea sons were unworthy to govern the vessel of the State. They laid down their arms, and an armistice took place throughout all Spain, from Corunna to Cordova, from La Mancha to Catalonia, which enable) the allied army in a few days to take possession of the columnsof Her cules (which had at a not distant period bid defiance to that conquering Colossus, the formidable Napoleon), and to give liberty to our Monarch, Ferdinand VII.— Spaniards! your wishes have been accomplished ; but` are you yet in the enjoyment of that peace and concord that should ie,ult from the spirit of union and confi- deuce inspired by the return of a real father of a family into the midst of his children ? What have been the rewards granted to those distinguished Warriors who have shed their blood in endeavouring to rescue the King out of the hands of evil designing men, who, in the name of his Government, committed the most atro cious acts? 'What recompense has been given to those valiant leaders who, by a suspension of arms, stopped the effusion of Spanish blood, and contributed in so truly a heroical manner to the King's deliverance?— i‘bat is the fate reserved for us ? Spaniards! Spaniards! it is with horror I tell it to you, our excellent army has been disbanded, and its Generals and Officers forced to beg their bread. The Royal Guard has been also disbanded, Generals pro scribed, commerce ruined, public instruction extin guished, and every honest man exiled. This, Spaniards, is the first fruit brought forth by the Government of your King ; this is the recompense of all your efforts and privations ; it is for _this we have shed our blood, and the rainbow of peace, under which we assembled, has become transformed into a venomous aspic to devour.us. " Spaniards! we have had already enough of bad Go vernments. For more than half a.century back those who have governed us, have lived upon the blood of our veins, during that period our industry has been shackled and • our agriculture ruined. IVe have still in our hands the arms confided to us by our country fur the deliverance of the King ; yes, but they were also confided to us for another purpose—that of acquiring . a wise, just, and free Government, like that of England. Shall we con sent to he stripped of these arms ? Let us unite, Spani ards; let there be no more parties, no mote divisions; let us Fear no more of Serviles or Liberals, of Royalists or • Revolutronisis. Let us form but one body, Spaniards, and let us fight until we obtain a Government capable of securing our happiness. " The King has already fallen into the hands of an other faction, a crew of egotists, composed of those who formerly led him into France; of those who in 1814 advised him to adopt that same system of govern ment by which his father drove the nation into a fear fll abyss of those who in 1820 abandoned him. If Oeir first acts are of to fatal a nature, what may we not expect, when, after the disbanding of oar army, we shall be at the me rc y o f t hi s v il e f act i o n, su ppo r ted by I LONDON.- THURSDAY, NOVEMR&A 13, 1823. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at en, were done at 4, 83, 831, 1, and for January Account at 83i, }. The Expresses from Paris bring the French Rentes at 1191. 10e. but alter 'Change they kft aff at $0.115c. Spanish 27. The private accounts from Park state, that nothing is known of what his become of Battasrmsos, after the Proelaanation which he is sak to have iuued. FOREIGN FUNDS. To-morrow being settling-day for Spanish Bonds, hutted of Ss. turday, they seem to be on the decline. Current Prices :—New Spanish 184 to 4, Old ilsf, Colombian 60 to 61, Chilian 67, Poyais 54. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 222 1 4 223 S per Gent. Reduced 82% 3 / 4 14 3 per Ct. cons.BB l / 4 % 1 4-3 W I per Cu. 95 T S -96 34 4 per Cts. Old 99 1 ,4 54 1 .4 per Cents. New 103% rs Bank Long Anns. 20 15.16 India Stock 266—India Bonds 81s. 785., South Sea Stock 9554—New Annuities 83 Exchequer Bills (E 1,000) 4.85. 495. 475. Consols for Acct. 83% 14. The news respecting Spain, which we lay before our Readers to-day,,presents some features of the ridiculods. We are sorry to have to speak in this manner of the winding-up of what seems to us to have partaken very much of the nature of real tragedy ; but we defy any one to read such fatts as we now advert to without a smile of contempt'at the actors concerned in them. It appears that General BALLASTIROS, who would not fight when there were some chances of suc cess, has now, because the KING forsooth has not been pleased to reward his doable dealing in the manner he expected, again taken up arms, and addressed an animated proclamation to the troops which he recently commanded, calling upon them to make another effort for national independence. The cause of national independence rallying 'under the banners of BALLAST/10S! How any one but the weathercocks of the Stock Exchange can regard such a circumstance as capable of leading to any other event than the speedier ruin of this blustering penitent is marvellous! The other amusing fact is, that the Spanish exiles as sembled at Gibraltar have issued a paper Decree, de claring that FeRDINAND has forfeited his title to the Throne of Spain ! We hope they have made it a condi tion that he is at least to retain it, till they are able to devise among themselves a Constitution fit for the go vernment of their country, and have mustered courage and talents enough to maintain it, when once adopted, at all hazards. If they have only done so, we should think, that as far as regards theta, the tenure by which FERDINAND holds his resumed power is durable enough. Our Readers will remember that, on the French en tering Cadiz, we were told by the French Papers that two fast-sailing ships were dispatched from that port on a double destination. They were in the first place to proceed . to the Canaries, in order to' rescue the French prizes captured by Spanish privateers and carried thither, and then they were to proceed to South America, to communicate the news of the liberation Of FaRDINAND. These vessels actually sailed from Cadiz on the 4th in stant, and as Teneriffe is only six or eight days sail from that port, they ought to have arrived there on the 12th at farthest. But though there are letters in town from Teneriffe to the gist inclusive, up to that date no such French ships had arrived. It is, therefore, inferred than they have proceeded direct to the Spanish Main. It was some time ago stated that there were two classes of Bankers at Paris, who were disposed to-con tract for a Loan to the King of Seam. One set insisted as a preliminary that he should recognise the former Loans ; the other that he should not. By private letters! of Monday from Paris we learn, that in the latter class was a M. CASSART, who was finally accepted as Con tractor by the Spanish Government. It is said his Broker brought out the Bonds for anew Loan on MOW' day on the Exchange at Paris, but that they were very ill-receivrd by the holders of former Bonds. A vessel which has arrived at Liverpool, from Buenos Ayres, brings letters from Peru to the 14th of July. It appears from them, that the Patriot General, SANTA Cam, had entered Arequipa, a place of great importance, within seventy leagues of Cusco, which, it was expected, would also be occupied by the Patriots, without loss of time. The expedition destined-by tbe, Chile Government against Upper Peru was in a state of great forwardness. The command of it was to be given to 01-Iroorris. General Farms continued at the head it the Chile Government till the Meeting of. Congress, when he declined to act any longer in that, ,capacity; Fauna continued a great favourite with the people. The Patriot General AItZNALICh who has so long distinguished himself against the Royalists, was active in a guerilla warfare in Upper Peru, to the South '4 Potosi. It was expected that tint rich Provinces of La Paz and Oruro would soon be rid of the Royalists. • Accounts have been riceived from Gibraltar the 28th ult. The members of the Spanish Cortes, a nother leading Constitutinmtlists who have taken refuge there,l have resolved upon closing their career with an act ofl authority which accords little with the want of energy they slowed in the exercise of power, and the impotent condition to which they are at present reduced. Their resolution is to issue a Manifesto, declaring that FERDP.' NAND, by the violation of his pledges and his oaths, has forfeited all right and title to the throne of Spain. This step proves one of two things—or perhaps both—that the refugees have no hope whatever from the clemency of FERDINAND, and that they contemplate the possibi lity of a re-action in Spain. A variety of opinions are expressed by persons ar rived from Cadiz and Gibraltar, as well as in private) letters, reipectiog the causes of the failure of the Spanish cause. The most general one is, thit the inertness of the Spanish character, and of the late Ministry in par ticular, was the great evil, and that the Cortes, as such, was not at all to blame. Some violent measures— others that may be called energetic, were proposed, after the arrival of the Government from Seville, at Cadiz; but the imbecility of the Ministry defeated everything; and the Cottes, being a deliberative body, did not dare to exceed its own attributes by encroaching upon the Executive. Among the measures suggested—and which, perhaps, might have kept the Constitutional cause alive still—was the continuance of the Regency. But the Ministers wanted courage to hazard so decisive a step, and the idea of giving offence to England was urged by them among other grounds for their opposition. There was a sort of blind delusion, even among the well in formed of the Spaniards to the very last, that England would not look quietly on whilst France was taking un controuled possession of Spain. It does not appear that the honesty of the Spanish Ministers can be fairly questioned. They have, even by their flight, and by their utter hopelessness of being allowed to return to their country, proved the want of any understanding between them and the French. But they were wholly inadequate to the crisis of Spanish affairs. No one of them was a man of any political experience. They new but little of the practice of political business; and what. ever might have been their dispositions, it is now gene. tally said, and even admitted by some of themselves, that their accession to power was fatal to the Constitution. We have given in our first page some interesting de tails respecting the affairs of Turkey, extracted from the French and German Journals. It appears by these accounts that the Captain Pacha had defeated a division of the Greek fleet, consisting of thirty-six light vessels, in the Bay of Lemnos. A private letter/received in town from Vienna, speaks of the loss of the Greeks in a far more serious manner. It states, that the Greeks, with 150 sail, attacked the Captain Pacha, when an ob stinate battle ensued, in which the Greeks are stated to have lost more than twenty vessels, slink and captured. The rest of their fleet was dispersed. It is added that the official account of this victory was received on the 6th in the Turkish capital. The following additional accounts from Constanti nople, we extract from a file of Frankfert Papers re ceived today. VIENNA, OCTOBER so. The subjoined accounts are from the Spectator, as it may be proper expressly to observe. " According to accounts from Attica, to the 2 4 3d 1 September, there were no Turk s r em a i n i ng near that city. The van-guard of six hubdred Ca va l r y wasl three leagues from it. The Greeks had planted some cannon on the ramparts of the city, in hopes of . thereby preventing the Turks from penetrating into it; but if the latter advanced in force their artillery would soon make a breach, and the gates hav ing neither ditches nor drawbridges, could not resist. Besides the one thousand who make a chew of defend ing the City, there may be about two thousand more among the mountains of Attica, divided into corps of from one hundred to two hundred men. it The object of the Turks in remaining in Attica is not known, unless it be that they may 4 have no enemy in their rear when they make their intended attack on the Morea; and the more so, because the Greeks, notwith standing the severe lesson which those of Trikeri have received, have again risen, and even sent some small corps as far as the bridge which unites Negropont with the continent. Some Greeks who have returned to that peninsula endeavour to excite disturbances in the southern part of it. " Towards the end of last week, 38 vessels of the Tur kish fleet, were off Scopolo, in the gulf of Thessalonica. " The accounts from Constantinople state, that the affairs treated of between the English Ambassador and the Porte are terminated to the general satisfaction, The following is the notice given to this effect by the English Consul at Constantinople, and which has been addressed to the English Factory." . .. .. , PALACZ er EIKLAND, SM. 12, 1823. Sta—l announce to you, for the information of the Factory, that in consequence of an arrangement 'con cluded this day between the Ottoman Government and me, the removal, in the port of Constantinople, of car goes or parts of cargoes from one European vessel into another European vessel, is henceforth permitteJ in all cases when an official application to that effect,s4l,l be made by the Embassy in the linln agreed uPoebotwc°ll the Porte and me. • (Signet') A "STRANGFC/k11" • conTANTINOPLE, O.CT9BRIL'io. ` Perfect tranquilli t y reigns Item. Oa Porte has again recognized, the.liktsrty.of itartgatiim in ifie Black 4es, coaumerce.will soonreelee.. ' Aceouttts from the Archipelago say that, tlie.tiptakri Poeta had captured several Greek vessels'niar Lennius. WINDSOR, NOVEMBER 12. The day being remarkably fine, his MAJas airing on horseback in the Great Park. This afternoon the Band of the Royal Fi tended, and played by the Royal Standard. 7 7-7771. M. The 17th (Leicestershite)" Regiment of not, Ws den to march from Gosport to Doncaster, for Hull meat commenced its march today from Gosport t -where it will arrive on the 29th fast. The 55d (Shropshire) Regimen of Infantry has re to march on the 14th inst.from Weedon to Gosport, arrive on the 14th ihst. The SBth (itutinidsitire) Regiment of Point is aril this day front Weedon to Brighton, where it will 114th instant. The Colon. Wes of. the Ist and 2d Battalions of tl tillery have, in consequenee of the death of Genera aostrrom and Lieutenant-General B. Witustoron, bet PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 11.—This mitotic% orders Wet the 17th Regiment,.undei the command of Colonel 1 531 Regiment under the command of Lieutenant-Coln both at Gosport, to marsh immediately, the former f and the latter to Werth's; they will march in the foi l The first division of the 17th to-morrow morning ; vision, on Thursday: the first divition of the 53d or the second division of the 53d on Saturday. The rel that the 17th will replace the 65th at Hull, and the the 58th at Weedon. The 65th and stith are efficiel but not stithe 17th and .55d there Regiments being b India, here nut had time to recruit t o th e i r lull con will be rocol: ected, the 58th wpre lately inspected by ; GetteraNand we have reason to expect them in this no The GAHM and Swaim, with the 12th Regiment, steer, sifted this afternoon with a fine leading wind d Rumour is seey busy as to their destination. It is will not go to Gibraltar. There is alive, ntitr Laureneekirlt, an old woman to WATSON, who had eight sons, all of whom enlisted tit war, and were all serving in Bgypt under the hut CROSISIS, and what is singular sewn of them were shun which terminated his glorious came. The only sun Watson, lived to come to Ragland, and died soon a mouth barracks. We understand the poor old me great povcrty,and if her case were properly represent would surety be done to alleviate, in some measure, suffering, and help to brighten up her latter days. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. -.~- Extract at a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's atWa the 9th inst. at half-past four, r. x. 4 , We have this instant heard a report, that Hook house is on fire; and, if it be true, k is probable the discontinued for a short time." • Yesterday a Court or Direetors was held at the East when the following captains were sworn into the coma respective ships; viz.—Captain Hatay Asnarws Dam Castle Huntly ; Captain James Waimea, of the MI Captain ALS:LAMM Cmavernt, of the Thomas Count Fautocra, Nov. 11. —Wind E. Arrtired his h Zarmva, from Milford. Pinworm, Nov. 11.—Wind E—Arrived the Mari front Christianstadt in twenty-eight days. Pozremovrn i Nov. 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the 1 mai, from De merara. Sailed the Sir Edward Paget, Bengal ; and the Barkworth, COTaRAYI4 for Bombs Dart VAUX, for London. DEAL, Nov. 12.--Wind S.E.—Arrived and sailed t the Joseph, Culurrommasow, from Denteran. Cant the River and sailed, the Rickert, Sorts ; and Mar twos; for Grenada; Volusia, Burnt.; Meanweil, Pa Wu.sow ; and Westbrook, Hsu., for Jamaica. CUSTOM-HOUSE, NOVEMBER 12 Sams Malan. Itmrsans—The Vestal, from Sand Bernstoff, from Scbien ; Henry William and Polly, burgh; Brothees, fr om Charente; and i,ondon, from Cutainto Ourwsan•--Tbe True Blue; for Limerici for Lisbon; Alpha, for St. Jago ; Harmonic, fur Jam for Hamburgh ; Fran Catherine, for Gluckstadt ; Eli for Para; and Philip, for Honduras. Asarran—At Buenos Ayres, the Thetis, • Sh a w ; Martha, and Union, •Pates, from Gibi fling, Stewart, from Cape de Verdi ; and the Ocean, Rio. Off the Cape of Good Hope, Jemisna,Watt, fro CAPTAIN 'PARRY AND MISS We are happy in being able, from undoul rity, to contradict the paragraph that appe weeks ago in the London and Provincial Pal ing the character and conduct of these indivi far from there being a particle of truth in th that the Lady had, during the ahsence of this cer, changed her affections, we knots, and with contradiction, can boldly assert, that this amid wresting female secluded herself almost whol ciety during that absence, looking only to het • which was feelingly alive to all the appallii its fondest object had to encounter, for that which could alone support her under the' pa 'ration ; and seeking no pleasure but what the cherished feelings of the purest and trios affection : and in every respect her condur most exemplary, and indicative of every anti which can engender affection and rivet ui whilst he, in the full conviction of her unalte felt, amid the perils of his hazardous env animating and glowing warmth within h. m, t icy regions that encircled him could not iml 'Tis true, that on his return to England, 11 a severe and unlocked for disappointment alienation of her affections—not in the &mut attachment, for in her he found every hol every fondly cherished wish gratified—bu arising in another quarter, to the consumma happiness, productive of such conflicting st tween affection and duty, as to cause that al nerss which has so unfeelingly and unjustly buted to the conduct of her, who under these afflicting circumstances, has evinced a sinceri Lion, and a generosity of feeling, which at the amiable virtues of the heart, and the me qualities of the mind ; and which have not 'her (if possible) in the estimation of ter ardent admirer, but have done honour to Salopian Journal. The Earl of HARROWBY, the Lord Presit Council, arrived in London from Geneva, for the y tending the meeting of the Lord s o f the Council: yet Noble Earl's visit to Geneva was for the purpose of at the marriage of hiceidest son, Lord Suanoi t to the of Busz'keldest daughter. Lord GEORGE CAVENDISH gave an elegar ment on Tuesday, at Burlington House, to the Dub 'Among the distinguished party inched to meet his II were Lord Faun. Mr. Tnotognux, thogsv, Guangxi, Mr. Lulu, Ste. The Countess of HARRINGTON had a mkt te:day evening at her house in the' Stable-yard, Sf..)i Earl WIIITWORTH and te Duchess of rived yciterday at their house in Gtosvenue-Piare• ft -fable,' Kent. • Sir •ROBERT WILSON arrived at raIIDORI Tday t agad is hourly expected ill Lotidon. • ur. HOER RTaiiShOp of New York, baser cowry, °nisi; way to Italy, for the recovery atilt The KING of WoRTEILIEsItO has isseed I litrx.for the meetinEof the Assembly fir 71 "!.!cka_gaun) ,of W urtembetg . the op Seikiqn li/calor the lst of December ant Twenty-five- London convicts, chiefly sentence of pin_qiirliiplktlon, limit of theit fi removed .litin .riewtotte' by caravan, to Mt . _ • terday morning. • 11 1 `~ / I . . s. II:ii ~, [' conortion talent; the Count of Ofissa Saria also, both of whom were bese fur a considerable time, but had re-1 turned when the French entered Seville. Sir Robert Wilson has written from hence to the Emperor of Mo rocco, to allow some of the refugees and deputies (who are very. poor) to reside in his dominions, accompanying his letter with a present of arms and ammunition; but' 1 thinkthe% would be.very unsafe there, if a bribe was offered. The King, in proceeding with such rigour, 1 think is bringing on a crisis he is not aware of ; for by his recent decrees, which you will see, he is proscribing' at least the half of his subjets, and consequently must, create so many enemies. His celebrated Guards he has * disgraced, attributing to them all the mistot tunes which he has endured, by joining the Constitutionalists in 1820, and that their having risen on the ith dely (1822) against it was from interested motives. His.Coufessor leads him completely. llowevel. tl;e occupation of Spain be taken in England, it seems the . French purpose a long stay there, for they are very busy in repairing and con.' strutting fortiGcations at Cadiz. It is said we are to have 3000 of theta in this neighbourhood, and some at Ceuta. A part of a convoy of 40 sail of French ves sels, which sailed from iNlarseilles fur the West Indies, have arrived here and at Algeciras—about 13 at -the lat ter Dort. They all sailed this morning to the westward." 100,000 foreigners ? Spaniards! 100,000 foreigners, who will impose laws upon Us more tyrannical than that of Peter the Cruel. Let us unite then. To arms, Spaniards! Let as exterminate this army, which is the same that already deceived us in 1808; an army which, under -pretext of alliance and moderation, takes possession of our fortresses, in order that they may one day dictate the law to us. Let us not consent to this, Spaniards. Let us deliver the King fipm this other r:Action, that wishes to make a tyrant of him; and,once joined with our King, we shall establish laws, Spaniards, which shall restore to this heroic nation the lustre, the grandeur, and. the power, which she possessed is the sixteenth century, and of which she has been' despoiled by the tyranny of her absolute Monarchs. " At the head-quarters of Übeda, the Bth Oct. 1923. (Signed) "FR A NCESCO BALLASTERO&" THE E V h:N ING STAR. i