Star. — London, England, 1823-07-25 00:00:00

~~ ~: . 0.----- APFAIIi4IX CORUAIN A. ..--. OTIEIikALCCOUNTE. ‘,. 0 LIVERPOOL, JULY 33. 44 Tee brig Margbte% Captain Williamson, arrived here yesterday from Corunna, after a passage of only s even days, bringing intelligence - from-thence: down. oy to thelfith instant,- two days later tha n that p vc-1 vioiA.sly.receield. Capt.Williamson,repoits, that Fre:nab - hid iiiveßed Cornnna 'with -4,500.-M eh, l a d bad .cedinienced bombarding it. The force of t e Spaniards was estimated at about 6,000 men, militia . Winded. Sir Robert'Wil s on, who, it is stated, had flit command, had fortified the city, and had ex- i pressed his determination to defend it so long as there was a house standing. .Tbe city had ,a supply of provisions - for sit months, and it was thought that the French could not blockade it by sea. Nineteen passengers, arrived in tbeSargaret, amongst whom was a Captain Taylor , who departed immediately for London, with dispatches for the Foreign Office." - The Pl . rnotdh Journal, which mistakes the name of the brig Augusta, calling it Justa, states, that ten merchants and an English family are reported to have beta under the necessity of flying from Corunna. • PRIVATE LETTER. • • • CORUNNA, JULY 1& " In consequence of its being known here that a body of the French army, consisting of from eiight to ten thousand men, was advancing against this city preparations were made here with great dispatch to defend the place. The garrison, consisting of fifteen hundred regular troops, some militia, a considerable -number of volunteers, and several foreign and English 'officers of •distinctiori, marched out from here and took up a strong position in the neighbourhood, with a view of intercepting the advance of the enemy.— Among them were Sir Robert Wilson and Colonel Light, whose exertions in forming and improving the troops in this place have been most metal and conspicuous. The whole of the forces were under the direction of General Quit-op, and on the 1511) inst. the French commenced a sudden and.violent at tack upon them with a very great superiority of force ; and a most desperate and stubborn contest com menced. The great superiority of the enemy, how ever, rendered a resistance of any long duration im possible on the part of the Spai%iards, and they,were ultimately obliged to retire vs ithin our fortifications, which they did in good order, pursued by the enemy, even to within reach of the caan,,n; which opened upon the French forces, and caused them great loss. " In this engagement Sir It. Wilson was wounded • in the lower part of the thigh, but the wound has been dressed, and he is doing well. It is not of so se ribus a nature a; to prohibit his continuing to take air active part in the defence of the place. Col. Light, who acted in the capacity of Aid-de-Camp to Gene ral Wilson, was ako severely wounded, we under stand from repot; in two places, but is also doing well, though, of course. incapacitated from making any further exertions. On the retreat of the Spanish troops the enemy advanced towards the city, and have cominc:.ced a veil heavy cannonade, which is yet continuing, and is returned by the garrison, but I.Tom the 6 :ca: cf the enemy lye ezterlaiin fears that the Preach sill ultimately Well. Theis loss has hitherto been very considerable, con: hang. as far as report ca:: trus...cd, C.:neer four kindred k i lned, and about Eve htihdre.l wounded. • The loss On our part has not been much ; the Offseen have greatly exerted themselves, aria several have been wounded, some severely. Some of the inhabitants are taking refuge on hoard the shipping, and some vessels have sailed in ballast, having several passen gers for England and elsewhere. Up to the moment of writing this (nine, p.m.) the firing continues with in creased violence on sides, and the greatest con fusion reigns among us. • ' TIM EVENING STMt. LONDON. FRIDAY; JULY 25. 1823. • Sr. Jaatsea Day.—Holiday at the Brut Tug FUNDS. STOCK EXCHAI4GIC, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Altkough this is a holiday at the Bauk, the Stock Exchange remains open, and Con‘ols opened at 894 to 8:5, at which price they remain steady, with little busintu doing. • It is reported that an Express has arrived from Paris, bringing the French Funds of W e dnesday at 91f. 60c. FOREIGN FUNDS. In all Foreign Securities there is scarcely anything doing, and the Market is very heavy. French Scrip has beets done at na, but has lowered to 1 j, S. Current Prices —New Spanish Bonds '32i e, New Prussian Sri 1, gassiest 851 Colombian 63i to 64, Danish nothing, doing, Chili's) 701. We are at present without any accounts from Co sunna of a later date than we gave yesterday, though we are in hourly expectation of more detailed infor mation as to the events which have taken place in Gallicia. Some of our contemporaries have affected to doubt the fall of , Corunna, because the letter announcing this eve nt, given exclusively in the STAR of yester day, was dated Beurdeaux, on the 17th instant. We can, however, assure them, not only that the letter was genuine, but that we gave the date cor rectly ; though we suspect that it should have been dated the 19th. In the uncertainty attending the sailing of packets, it is not mpusual for a letter to be begun one day and kept open to the last mo. meat ; nor is the circumstance much to be wondered at it the writer does not always affix the latest date. Bayonne Papers to the Nth reached us this morn ing. The intelligence, though not of a decisive charactera is interesting. , If the force of DALLAS ILK'S is - vAsat is represented, the situation of the French in Andalusia will be rendered very critical. The death of MINA is again repeatedac counts of yesterday, which were of a later date, asserted, that be was alive, though dangerously ill: The following are extracts o ItATOlga, JULY 17.. The acepantl' from Madrid tai that there is consi derable fermentation .in that. Capital, er,account of, 1 the successive departure elf troops, and a report, which is. in circtslation, -*at VIZ hesbl4paertiets wilt be re moved to Seville. Should this take place, a very axons garrieolvirmil be required to keep the populace in check, who will commit.the greatest excesses. It is reported that 13.411asteros has entered Anda lusia with 24,000 men, and that he has been joined _ . by the troops of Lopez Banos and Alava. On leaving the country where he has been for some time, he has thrown troops into Alicant and Carthagena, and left numerous guerillas in the country to harass General Mollitor, who occupies so extensive a tine that he can hardly undertake anything decisive. The troops that come now are for the army of re serve, under Marshal Lauriston, which is to besiege Pampeluna, St. Sebastian,.and Santona, as soon as it is sufficiently strong. With respect to the latter place, 'it seems that the troops of the Faith that blockaded it have suddenly dispersed, and the French General 'has been obliged to send troops to supply their place. * The 20th Regiment sets out to-day for Spain. . Letters from Saragossa say, that a report had been spread there of the.death of Mina, at Barcelona: there 'is every appearance of this news being false. The Bishop of Tarragona, who has been long in this city, is gone to his diocese. MADRID, J i tLY 13. EXTRACT OF A LETTER. " It is very difficult to forria a correct idea of the situation of the Peninsula, considering the violence of the partieS, and the want of ,authentic accounts, official as well as private, for everybody sees things in his own way, an s i it is impossible to fc-rm any cot sect notion without having some solid data. " It may be assumed, that there are four different; isarties in Spain. Ist. The violent Constitationalists,l which is increased by thosevere menstUes of the Rati' gency. 2J. The moderate Constitutionalists. 3d. The viclent and fanatic Royalists. 4th. The moderate Royalists, the Afrancescdos, who expected a better order of things, being disappointed in their hopes, have abandoned the cause of the Regency, and re-. main neuter ;except settle of the Military, who have taken arms for the Faith, nay ely to better themselves. " The first of the four parties is resolved to cent: bat the enemies of the public liberty, and has in its, ranks at least 80,000 combatants, that is, including the garrisons of 30 fortresses which are in its posses. sion. The second a: desires to see an end put to the miseries of war by an honourable arrange ment. The third hopes for the restoration of abso- , lute power, with :Lc Inquisition; and she fourth' wishes to-see dee King governing by wise and reli gio'us las4f. The mass of the na:ina are tranquil spectators of this st4ygle, u1:1: the exception of some wretches who have been kciLszed by the agents of the Faith, to raise the cry of absolute power, the in quisition, and rr.tuder. lh implacable hatred of . Elton two parties will tend to prclong the war. " The Journals of the Regency and the French Bulletins, do not give sufficient information respect ing the military occurrences, and though we reject the absurd and alarming reports that are circulating here, it . cannOtbe denied that the French army is in what military men call a false position, because any serious cheek asigOt lead to the necessity of era- 1 mating the capital and abandoning Andalusia. - « There is no doubt that the force of Bourdesoulle, which is sixteen thriasand men, including the Roy. alists, is sufficient for the present to blockade Cadiz, hut it is necessary to keep Ballasteros in check, who, after putting .Alicant and Carthagena in a state of defence, and leaving a division of 3000 men on the right of the Xucar,. has marched toWaras Gre nada with eight thousand men. Another Constitu tional division, of foot' thousand men, is in the pus vince of Cuenca; its guerillas entered Samo Sierra, the provinee.of Madrid, and almost to the gates of the capital : the Royalist slivitiostolliessieres, which was sent to comhat it, has been completely beaten near Cuenca, and it has been necessary to send French troops to support him, while others left Ma drid four days ago for Ciudad Real and Talavera, se that our garrison amounts to little more than 200.0. i s., fantry and 400 horse French troops, and a body of 1100 Spanish Royalists,. which: is organizing, but which will be hardly formed into a regiment, unless the Duke's treasury pays the expense. . Badajoa is in a respectable state of.dcfenee, and! the allied column of 1500 men which•hasseaght to blockade it, has not been able to effect its purpose. This fortress has become the point trappui of various guerillas, which scour Andalusia and Estremadura, while Ciudad Rodrigo protects the Constitutionalists of Old Castile, the guerillas of which daily attack 'Salamanca, Zamora, and Toro, make excursions on the banks of the Douro, and in the plains of Valla dolid, and seek merely to keep the people in check; and to harass the garrisons and columns of the allied troops. ' • " The communications between the Portuguese Ca , binet and the Regency at Madrid art 'iviy - frequent,. and it seems there is an intentjon:of forming, on the banks-of the Minho, an eapedition to act against the Constitutionalists of Gulicia the aceantand of which, it is said, will be giiren to 'Count Amirante We know that a reat Royalists Jiiye,c , grated from Galicia to Portugal, and that it iraleuele• on the Minho, a kind of Spanisli Committee of the Faith has been formed, with a view to elate an insist rection in the provinces of Tuy and Orense. The Congtitattional corps which guarded the entrance of the Asturias have been diminished by desertion, and obliged to yield after some combats: about 700 have retired towards Poles the rest to Galicia. Some bands in Soria and Moja are too weak to oppose doll Royalist columns, chiefly composed of National • Guards, some of theai commanded Priests. The three provinces and Navarre are tranquil. 4 , The accoents from Arragon confirm the march of Monitor towards Murcia, and say it will be diffi cult for that General to maintain himself in so exten sive a tine. Ballasteros has experienced some deser tions in his 'retreat, and it is said to be the Duke's plan to send against him all the troops that can be spared, in hopes of destroying him in Andalusia. The re port of Mina's death becomes more positive. " Roten, Milans, Llobera, and St. Miguel, have • 10,000 men at Barcelona ; it is thought that they will 'suffer the place to be blockaded, and go with their main force elsewhere: Brussels Papers to the 23J instant reached us this motaisg, with the following intelligence: BRUSSELS, JULY 18. English Cabinet Messenger, on his . way from London to Constantinople, with dispatches, passed through this city yesterday afternoon. JULY 19.—We have said that the French Govern• ment had ordered the formation of several new regi ments of infantry. The 646, which is organizing at Lille, received its colours a few days since. The ceremony was coadtscted with great solemnity, and was followed by an entertainment given by the Of ficers of that regiment to those of the garrison. On the other hand, troops of every description con ' tinue to be detached from the northern frontiers, to reinforce the army . in Spain. Among the corps which have marched within these few days, are four, squadrons of chassenrs on horseback of the Allier, which have marched from Metz for Bayonne. JULY 21.—Her Imperial Highness the Princess of change is expected in aline days at the chateau of i .Terveuren, accompanied by the Prince, who has been to Ems to fetch her. The pilgrimage of the Patriotic Society of Water loo to the field.of battle of that name, which was ad journed on =twat of the absence of his Royal High ness Prince rrederick, the Patron of the Society, has been fixed by that Prince for Monday s the 28th of , this month. lIIMEINNIom RAl : 4oo kt JULY is Prince Narischkin, High Chamberlain to his Ma.: jesty the Emperor of Rusiia, arrived here yesterday. It is generally reported here that the Russian Coun sellor of State, Gourieff, who has just passedihrough on his way to Paris, is Charged with an extraordinary mission fresh the Emperor Alexander to the Court of the Tuilleries. The Swabian Alert-my says, that in Hesse Cassel the public topic'ef conversation is the sudden. dismissal of four distinguished Officers, who had hitherto enjoyed the especial favour of the Elec tor, and to each of whom a particular place of resi dence has been assigned. • ODESSA RINE 23. We have accopnts from Constantinople as late as the 13th of this month. On. the mere report of a Change in the Ministry, at Sc. Petersburgh, four ships from this pert, as has been already stated, were de tained at Constantinople, and are not to be allowed ' to proceed to the Archipelago, but must return hither. The measures against the commerce of all Christian nations are so injurious, that all the Franks fear they shall soon be on a level with the Ragas.— Lord Strangford has made a forcible remonstrance to the Porte on the subject of those new differences, in ; the form of instructions to his Dragoman, M. Cha [ heti. These differences are likely to excite some sea , cations in St. Petersburgh, since, on the issue of this affair, the fate of the trade.of the Black Sea may be said to depend. It is to be expected, however, that Lord Strangford's Note will induce the Porte to re voke its late measu;es. Lord GEORGE CAVENDISH arrived this morning at the Foreign Office, with dispatches from Lord Burt°. }ream our Ambassador at Florence. • A Messenger arrived at the Colonial Office this forenoon, from Corfu. A Cabinet Council was held this day, at two o'clock, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. The Fete Champetre and splendid Dejeune given yesterday by his MAJESTY, at Windsor, to the distin guished foreigners at the British Court, and a select party of Nobility, at his Cottage, terminated his Ma entertaintnenti for the present summer.— Windsor yesterday was all bustle and gaiety, in consequence of the arrival of the company, and the fineness of the weather in titre forenoon. A grand 'mi litary. band was stationed on the lawn, which played Martial and.-Othei Music; and. thvei, was nothing wanting to eatertain' the conspaiiy, abd to display the r characteristic taste ,and multificenceof the KING. • Portshmulh harbour - kis at pres , ent.a very gay ap pearastee, where-the Royal yacht. ai:moored, and se veral other vessels, preparatory to the embarkation of Iiii•MAJZW/T i libklrstalies place next week. The, numerous pleasuri yachts which sruize occasionally off the.lsle of Wight attract-also Much company.-- POrtsmOuth hat net been ao crowded with strangers for y e ars jts at present. Yesitrday,* at half-past three o'clock, the Duke of Yong : kit town, la . his travelling ca rr ia ge „ to dine with`his Maisano at his Lodge, in. Windsor Park, . where the** Was a numerous party of distinswislicd personages to meet his Royal klighims. • STATE OF TIIE rnEscu Frattce has taken the opportunity of the war wit It Spin to augment her army, which is d uly increased b 9 new levies, and the formation of new regiments. The following is at present its effective force. Royal Goard, composed oi above 20,0c4Lelmign Infantry of the Line, INVOO men under arms. Swiss Regiment's, 10,000 men. • . S ~~.-~.+• . .M .. Leg!on of Prince Huhnlobe, 3,000 met Cavalry, 50,0 m not including 3,000 Officers' horses. Gendarmerie, 14,000 men. This list dises not include the ArtiHerr, the Regi ments of Europeans, and the Light Inf. *ry. - ,-•;=: The French Journals give a mutilatediran•lat ion nF the answer of Mr. Cart arlo tw Don VICTOR Sites; the concluding sentence—..aud it is, therefore, not consi,t , ent with my duty to lay before the limo the letter :0.- dressed tchis l I A nary, which I have the hanour here.% v. ith to retain being omitted. But this is not all: an endeavour is made to detract from the; effeit of M.. CANNING'S letter, by observing, that " when it, was written he did not know Sfr W. A'Covai - had c mained behind at Seville, and that, entiveitnently,ilie Court of London had no Minister with his CatintYc MAJESTY." The following extract of a letterr mfo ••• ii r Officer of the Duke' f ANC:O[7IEIIIS :Morning Pager, where it is st a ted to have"hsic,i communicated from a quarter whets icavokilL;efol • ibt of its authenticity : " Mat. RID, Jesy 1 , . " Up to the present hour we have found tidenenelr‘t;Pr'A,,. bat arainst, but our situation is now beginning to u. • total change. The resistance our troops have met . 4 ". talonia, and the retreat Of the Cortes ft out Sevinr, r•. t,. prolong a war which we had flattered ourselves Was a. ao and we have to thank the Regency for a portion of t: . 44 Every day the respect ive parties become more vx:.4pet'ue.l against each other, and let are out of favour tin theakod. union has begun to prevail, among the !lova:Ws We ;le :At experkneing muck difficulty in maintaining out colunnuttc..: • Et,, and it is to be feared that our entbarrassruents may itlCfrd*in an equal ratio with the formation of the predatory lands wMels infest the country. 4. We shall shortly be in nearly the same situation as in 1811 'with the addition of having twenty or thirty fortitied.plac..sio. blockade; we potsets, it is true, one single atisantage.-that of ;cod season. • .A letter from rkyottne,.of the 17th, Wires it rep; f of General Valdez, the Governor. of Cadiz, to the.surni tucins made to him by General Bordesoulle to spiren der that place. lie said, 44 it was u , ..eless to sect such messages, because they had all sworn to mainta ;04- Constitution ; that, in the extremity, they would em bark, and demand a free passage for the Ro al Family, and the Representatives of the Spanish People. :Ja the event of this being refused, lie would set lire, with his own hands, to the ressel.“—The same letter states, that Colonel O'Donnell, Military Commandant of St- Setastiaa, had told his soldiers that they had pro*- , sions for several months; but it would be better to. ;hold out, even if they were to eat grass, than to sur render; and that, even if grass should fail, they shout,! 'nobly resolve to set Ere to the arsenal, and peii.li in. the ruins. Parupeluna has provisions till Aril. . A letter from Saragossa of the 9th makes Mention of several Constitutional bands, as being the terror it that neighbourhood, and as completely intercepare;... .the communications between it and Valencia. Madame Vioo, the Governor of Corunna's r who has' just arrived in town, is the daughter of CANGA ARC Zj tux" the celebrated Deputy; she but 18 years of age; and has only been mariied mot' . months: ' Madame QUIROGA is also expected by .Margaret, and is a lady of considerable accomi,l4. meats. ' . . By the Frolic packet, Lieutenant arrived at Falmouth last Saturdav from Libbon; we learn, that yr who, .after his triumphal entt y been made a Marquis, actually and a rumour spread that he way _ other friends of the old and restored have obtained new titles.—Exeter On the night of the 15th struck the Cathedral of Strasbourg, which cemented several 'stones, sound of the largest bell. A number of tradesmen, &c. played in cleansing and newly rior of Covent-Garden Theatre, to open next season with every , from tasteful and splendid decoration. • The last Jamaica Papers contain a notice of t. affairs of Colombia, much less favourable than the: , we have been recently accustomed to receive, bunk account must be taken with caution. The follosir; is from the Si. Ago Gazette of Jane 14: EXTRACT OP A LETTER *ROM CARTRAGENA, TOT THE SOTH ULTIMO. " I suppose you have heard that Padilla had goon of Maracaibo, where he is now blockaded squadron. The army has not moved a step that important fortress; and the arms of (elan! bourbood are I fear, in an awkward -" troops from Wpain would eventually tee ease, and Would be cheerfully joined nothing but distress and privation present Government, whose vezatious those of the Local Magistrates) towards supportable. The 'l'itaacian's convoy, vessels and the Colombian brig Manuel', discharging: the Manuel was discharged judice of the English merchants, and 41 owners. So much for giving convoy " The schooner Mary and Elizabeth from Chaves, and will shortly - ship Tnnacun has been inking to the trade bound to Jamaica, a. " Yesterday was a feast day, not permitted a pilot, the officer Saint would not let the vessels ceedings and delays we hope the . an ample guarantee before it recognizes such a wretched set." Major General Sir J. Kean, Antonio on the 4th, and take a military survey of the ST. JAGO DE LA The Spanish corvette Temil Vizcarronde; with dispatches "rifle, and Porto7llico, having Don Francisco Dioni.ia Cuba, and Don Francisco 7 tendant-General of the At on the2d ult. 'in fifty-nine FRELOOM 01 'NAOS. mem is extracted tiom the May the 19th. 'TO English . —" A Acgro fos-tale, or ag; Apply et this Office A &tit Guards let duty of tl Tower for of the Tos King Me remove tlti Ist }wrath. -- We are Sir CHAIM Lieutenant fered the f srention of to rho AMI The rem wire'depoi 24tH inst. tiik dresser hearse drat feathers am General; I eorited wi family earl first distin crinvem sil engraven w The Oak ttie Kentish man drown I'r•varoct Packet, A Prince Rai Of the Por from Havre r6ATS NI 0 THOMAS" tr DAL, Si Myer, hii war, rrorn ingh.rnelirr Good flop Ovate), !. roichi; iila for Trneriff ATLINiON, a; this was the I..ike Whi - t ut his malt-I affids List, hying -Lucia, .ht di sign, having and hoardin! it with him Eterract 1823 through a country 1 consi,:ersi tgted very every it-lei Orangemal and the Pr( out that el *bibs the party staid twit canna such a di,si feelings, vit ever can all I Imo% as the -oche het seen thi lose nrit mu m hat conce Terence, the swill, under aM conne3 right t') exp li*ag Matt 'down the will an eqn. them firmly time for gri Cartons IAII9 lately Clare, upo through the the foliow• in commAndeC within abou horrid deeJ murderers v men remark that one of I Inc soles of vigilant wet left by the I. then,. r:i. M:heie they Shoes- ye: - alio 10 absent iu but'one - s tool Aug on. a tdence, w the hider family of di have b 'an has Yestarciay •Mmir there scones to r The *or ,pothecarie upil To, tle the 1. A' short time was to 4 towards Bentham, in Y unnecessary; IF also give' home. int entic • • bid home to vilattiAli 4 r Xh 3 liatied4 mod a 'CIO aCCOM ►rant Batanow„. whit)! rday, in twelve dap young d'AnAltakflt. into the capital hal ly became deraagsJ; ras poisoned. - Severu stored order afthiugs, ter Paper. . instant the liiiitaing ourg, melted the le ad es, and destroyed,tla !. are at present eg ornamenting the !, which it is into& ry advantage derimi oration. that Padilla had emend* t+ i ---.... rtwi e . ii, now blockaded by.a SP° moved a step towards . • ihoou 4 - e arms of Nimbi-Sin tih stilt - MIAOW 'inward plight'. Three IW' . IPQtr 'II tally reconquer this province/ 0 ' the ebb joined by the natives, who . . , ion to recommend them to . ,* on'bui ezatious proceeding! (sr 0 actuaii towards foreigners is aliaw,. ~i'' baying convoy, comprising fon t evidem Manuel, were twenty-forth' , Discharged out of torn, to Oblige: tiy - ihe s, and delay and es-pow di' titnil onvoy to the Colombianlif meet; Elizabeth arrived here .; ', sail for Jamaica. Ills -- • . ifif /a ig bete some days, to Os • a-privateer being am & - Yest ', and the mcrdtant reit • . 'alai ter of the port snag* I move a peg. Tom en. r British Gevernment*ltil s'onage e recognizes Neeindepmde" The likeotht :can, K.C.B. =hid str'; and Tt immediately proccetr 'ea the island. • - • • street ; A VEGA, JUNE U.._ Dos 'emir, Lieutenant D '' A shc chew from Corams*, • M l ' nridge, ing on board hit Et „..' catde te tenthan Vs ves, Captain-GO O*, onnectrin C. , X.Avser de AranslawiDe ' was ate t in), arrived at Abe 14. 2 v. 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