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ma. THE EVENING STAR. • 10, «, • • FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1523. .TILE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened at 84 to A, at which price they remain steady. This being settling day, most parties are busy in settling their accounts. The Expresses from Paris have brought the French Funds of Wednesday ; they are at 91f. sc. and Spanish 36i. Foreign Funds remain steady this morning. Spanish Bonds opened at 33, and are now 321; Russian 8411; Colombian 381; Prussian 851. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 225 1 / 2 221 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Reduced 83 3 / 8 83 3 per Ct. Cons. 82 1 / 4 3 / 4 . 3 / 8 3 1 / 2 per Cts. 95 3 / 4 -4. per Cts. Old 100 99% 4 per Cents. New 101 1 / 8 100 7 / 8 3 / 4 . Bank Long Annuities 21 1-16 lmp. 3 per Cents. 82 1 / 8 —India Bonds 50s. 525. Bills (121,000)27s. 30s.—Small 28s. 30s. pr. Cons. for August 83 823/4. •,. - We have received accounts of a very recent date from Switzerland, which completely falsify the insi-. nuations which have for some time been so industi i cnsly spread, with respect to the state of its relations with Foreign Powers; and explain by what base means, a colour of truth has been given to the suppo sitioa that its independence was in danger. Our Rea ders may remember, that it was some time ago stated in the German Papers, that the Emperor of RUSSIA had refused to give an audience to the Swiss Charge d'Affaires at Vienna; and the statement was so orded as to convey an impression that he had been singled out as an object of the Imperial displeasure. —lt now appears, when the truth is known, that the Emperor saw none of all the diplomatic body at Vienna, and that the Swiss Envoy was only in the same situation with all the other Envoys. Then there was a pretended Note published from the Russian Mi nister to the Swiss Charge d'Affaires, containing the reasons which had induced the Emperor to refuse him audience; and among these reasons one of the foremost was, that Switzerland was getting out of harmony with that state of things which the Allied Powers had resolved to preserve in Europe. This Note is now officially declared to have been a vile fabrica tion. The first document which we have to lay be fore our Readers is the following : " CIRCULAR. I ` THE FEDERAL DIRECTORY TO THE CONFEDERATED CANTONS. 4, BERNE, MAY t 9,1923. " Having obtained certain information of a fact which proves manifestly the existence of treasonable intrigues, for disturbing the peace of Switzerland, and scattering in its bosom the seeds of trouble and discord, we discharge an indispensable duty in ad drecsing a faithful report on the subject to the confe derated Cantons. The following is a simple state- went of the affair. " In the month of September last, during the stay of the Emperor of Russia at Vienna, Baron de Muller, Charge d'Affaires to the Confederation, solicited the favour of being permitted to offer his respectful homage to his Majesty, the august friend of Switzer land. Neither Baron Muller nor any other Member of the Diplomatic Corps obtained an audience, but his Excellency the Minister of State, Count Nessel r ode, addressed to the Charge d'Affaires of Switzerland a NOte, which expressed, on the one hand, in terms very affectionate, the sentiments of good will which the Emperor entertained for the Helvetic body, and on the other some desires respecting the political conduct of this country ; desires similar to those before manifested to the Federal Government, and which had -been duly appreciated by it, as well as by the Cantons. " The Paper inclosed is i faithful copy of the Note of his Excellency the Russian Minister of State to Baron Muller, as the same has been transmitted to the Federal Directory, by his dispatch of the 2d of October last. " It was scarcely to be expected that this Cabinet communication could give occasion to a despicable intrigue ; that any one w ou ld dare to falsif y such a `document; and to fabricate, as emanating from a Minister of Russia, and from the Emperor his Sove reign, sentiments which, to our knowledge, have nei. they in that nor in any other case been uttered. This fact, however incredible, is nevertheless established. A hand versant in political intrigues, and which has al ready more than once inter meddled with the affairs o f Switzerland, has substituted for the Russian Mi nisterial Note a supposititious text; has 'divulged it at first secretly, then more openly, and has sent the falsified document into the different Cantons.) _No doubt whatever exists as to the imposition ; izs author also is known, and steps have been already taken, through the proper diplomatic channel, to unmask him in that quarter where he boasts of enjoy ing great confidence, and has for a long time abused it to scatter impressions unfavourable to Switzerland. The false Note which has been thus put in circulation, is transci ibed in the enclosure, after the genuine text. Besides menacing language, it contains insinuations which appear to point to new political changes in, SLL itzerland ; and it is easy to conceive the inquie tude which this worthless raishniasb (lripoiagi) has occasioned. Desirous of putting all the Confederated Cantons in a state of full re-a,sitrance on this point, of couttadicting most positively this Übe and daring as e tion, in order that each may, within its own ter ritory, trace the ramifications of this intrigue, the Federal Directory has felt it to be its duty to make known to you all the circumstances of this singular incident, by submitting to your inspection the docu ments themselves," &c. &c. The genuine and fabricated Notes are then given, and certainly the former bears out most completely the assurance of the Federal Directory, that there is nothing in it hostile to the independence of the Swiss Cantons. The different Federal Governments have issued Addresses to their respective Cantons, repeating and enforcing the explanations and assurances of the Ge neral Directory. From that of Berne, which is now before us, we extract the following decisive passage: " The independence of the Confederation is solemnly secured by former Treaties. It knows how to appreciate all the worth of this treasure, and every one of its members as well as the whole body, labour constantly to conciliate, by their firm and tranquil attitude, the esteem of foreigners and the fidelity of their subjects without allowing themselves to be deceived by dark in trigues, or by the insinuations of malevoknee." It is stated in an article dated Berne, the 20th ult. that, according to all accounts, the individual who circulated the falsified Russian Note, is « an in triguer famous in the French Revolution, and whom public rumour has for these two years past designated for a diplomatic post in Switzerland." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. This forenoon we received the Moniteur and other French Papers of Wednesday. The following are extracts: " A ltM Y OF THE PYRENNEES—FOURTH CORPS. " DISPATCH PROM MARSHAL MONCEP TO TILE MINIS That the individuals who opposed it, and the militia of Madrid, cried out Bring out the King.' It is added, that they have been driven out of the city and conducted to the Isle of Leon. Several Deputies of this party have gone to Gibraltar." Another letter of the 3d, says, 4 ' the peep'e are much concerned for the King's safety. It appears that the troops will unite with the inhabitants." A letter from Astorga announces that the Generals Bourck and Morillo having joined, are rnarcking to gether on Corunna, and that the Spaniards form the advanced guard. A band of twenty nine individuals belonging to a free corps having presented themselves at Trem bleque, in La Mancha, had been disarmed and pm in prison by the inhabitants. The rest of the corps having attempted to rescue them, were attacked and followed by the populace. Gisco, Ex-Nlinister of the Interior, and Romera Alpuente, are at the head of that party in the Cortes who contend for the safety of the King's person, and are in opposition to Galiano and Arguelles, Chiefs of The furious party, who announced the project of sac' I. ficing the Royal Family to maintain the Constitution. A letter from Batauros, in Galicia, states, under date of the 28th, that Quiroga had received from Ge neral Morillo a passport and forty thousand reals, in order to repair to England, but that some revolu tionists having given him fresh courage, he repaired to Corunna, where a part of the garrison declared for him, while the other part ranged themselves under the banners of Morillo. MADRID, JULY 13. An Extraordinary Gazette contains the following intelligence: " Government are informed that up to the 6th inst. their Majesties continued in good health. " On the sth, the French squadron took severar vessels laden with provisions, trying to enter Cadiz. " On the above day two, persons were arrested at Port St. Marie, coming from Cadiz, bringing letters of importance. " The French squadron has set at liberty several unfortunate persons, who had been sent from Cadiz to Ceuta. " The head-quarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Corps is at Alella, between Barcelona and Mataro. The investment of Barcelona is finished, it is blockaded by sea and land. A few days before the blockade, a great number of persons left the town." NEWS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF SPAIN. REPORT-FROM BARON D'E RO LBS. 44 All our marches are made amid continued rain, and very often without provisions. A great number of our soldiers are without shoes, owing to the wet weather, and we have not menus to replace them; but the ardour of the chief, officers, and soldiers, is suck, that it has caused no other effect than to leave them bare-footed. " I was informed that Mina was marching on Llivia. He arrived there at nine o'clock at night, and left the place three hours after. " The moment I knew the enemy bad arrived at Llivia, I judged he would go by the way of the mountain, to Urgel." [The above Report has no date.) VALLADOLID, JUNE 26. It is said that Villa Campa and his army have re fused to acknowledge the Regency of Seville, that the General has resigned the command, and that the command has been given to another. position, and the Spanish General VALE3O, arriving at thisznoment from Laredo with another company of the 21st Regiment, the enemy were completely routed, and would have been compelled to re-embar k but for the well-maintained hie of grape-shot from all the batteries which protected them. Their loss may be estimated at about 50 killed and . wounded. We took some prisoners. Our loss was two mea of the 35th Regiment killed, and eight wounded; amonz , t the latter isLieutf. A ncitt As, of the 21st Regiment:' After espatiating in praise of the troops engagzd oa this occasion, the bulletin proceeds to state as follows; 0, The expeditions to the Asturias being terminated, Dente. nant-General Bnurck commenced his movement on Galicia. His advanced guard, commanded by M. de la Rochejaquelin, h.ts been for some time at Astorga. One of Ms reconnoissances fell in with a detachment of the enemy at Mansanale and Terre, on the road to Lugo, killed six incn, and took an officer, three pri vates, and ten horses. " General Morino, who commands the Constitutional troops in Galicia, being indignant at the conduct of the Cortes towards the King of Spain, refused to recognise the Regency which thty created on their departure from Seville. A complete schism has taken place between him and Quiroga. The consequence it a very great hesitation among the troops, which cannot but favour operations in Galicia. General Bourck was expected to arrive at Lugo on the 10th of this month." Fumes' FuNTA, Juts 15.—Five per cents. opened at 91 f. highest, 91 f. 15 e. closed, 90 1. 85 c. The Spanish Mail, via Ft:tnce, has brought letters from Mach id of the 3d inst. from Seville of the 28th, and from Cadiz and. St. Mary's of the 27,h ult. General Boußnesotivr, who occupied St. 1.11 ••• With his division of the French army, at that time per. mitted occasional communication with CaL:a, to in- dividuals having business to transact there, hut medi- tated, in the course of a few Jays, the restriction of all intercourse—a statement agreeing with what has appeared in the French Papers respecting the actual commencement of a blockade both by sea and land, on the Ist or 2d of the present month. The ACk °tints derived through this medium, of the state of Cadiz, are not satisfactory. The command of the troops was intrusted to General ZAYAS. This officer, on his first arrival at Cadiz, had a quarrel with one of the Members of the Regency, supposed to have originated in the peculiar measures under which the KING was removed from Seville, in which he assumed so high a tone as to threaten to leave the city and join BALLASTEROS; the quarrel was, however, adjusted, and ZAYAS remained at his post. This want of cordiality between so distinguished an Officer and the Government had produced touch de spondency respecting the result of the struggle. Even Members of the Cortes, some of whom have written by this Mail to their friends in England, appear to partake strongly of this feeling. They do not scruple to express an anxiety to make terms with the French, the most favourable that may yet be possible for the Constitutional cause, and are even prepared, should their propositions for a negotiation not be listened to, to surrender at discretion. Most of the Generals in the Provinces, being withheld by the.state of the country from communication with the Government, are preparing for the partizan warfare, so congenial to the Spanish character, and for the defence ofthose Provinces in which they happen to be placed. One incautious or unpopular act on the part of the French or their mock Regency at Madrid, may still unite the Peninsula in arms against them, and ruin their whole enterprise. Our intelligence from Bayonne, this morning, though scanty, is interesting. All attempts to get the Gorer• nor of St: Sebastian to surrender have failed ; and the frequent sorties made by the garrison must prove very injurious to the French. The guerilla system seems spreading, and is even operating in the line of communication. The hot weather too, a powerful auxiliary to the Spaniards, has commenced its debili• tating havoc in the French army. BAYONNE, JULY to. As there is no Mail from Madrid to-day, we hare no news to communicate from that capital. The following statement respecting the Governor of St. Sebastian, is, however, interesting, as it shers that he is still disposed to defend himself. A French Officer with a flag of truce was very lately sent to tbe fortress, to inform the garrison of the events that bre taken place in Catalonia, at Madridi Seville, atc. and especially of the submission of Morillo to the 1k• gency. A proposal was made to the Governor of St. Sebastian to send one of his officers to Macid that he might be able to convince himself of the trutk of the facts that were stated to him. The Governor replied to this, that all he wished to know, to guide his conduct was, the actual state e: the garrisons of Santona and Pampeluna. Da French General not having thought 6t to allow him t have any communication with these places, the re gociation was broken off as quickly ant was beglll It is said that our soldiers, thinking that an accomm .dation was about to take place, imprudently 1 proached nearer to the fortress, ana were immediatelf saluted by a volley of grape shot, the garrison at the same time making a brisk sally, by which we ms' tained tome loss. . Letters from Saragossa, received to-day, assert ►IN little bands of Constitutionalists become more II merous, so as considerably to harass our troop; Arragon, and the flank of our army in Catalon People here talk of a great personage being seen arrive here from Spain, and they say, but with° affirming it, that it is the Duke 3f Angnulerne• A 'cotnier from Madrid Lays, that une of his COI TER OF WAR. " I►foitM DEL Rim, JULY 9. " MONSEIGNEUR—The first operations of the blockade of Barcelona were executed on the Sth and 9th July, as I had the honour to announce to your Excellency by my letter of the 7th inst. On the sth July, Donnadieu's division occupied Saladell and St. Cugat ; Curial's division took up a position on the Besos and the Ripollet; Milans has two battalions on the left of the Llobrigat, in advance of Molins del Rey. " A violent hail storm having the night before rendered the Llobrigat impassable on all points, it became necessary to occupy with considerable force the bridge of Molins del Rey, which is remarkable for its length and means of defence. The rest of Mi lans force, consisting of five battalions, had taken a position on the right bank. Llobera occupies, with four battalions, the position of Martorell. " On the Bth July the advanced*guard of General Donnadieu's division, consisting of the 3d regiment of the line and the 6th hussars, marched, under the orders of General de la Roche Aymon, on Molins del Rey. The 18th regiment of infantry of the line, and the sth regiment of horse chasseurs, commanded by General Achard, proceeded to Martorell. Tne 3d regiment of infantry, on approaching Molins del Rey, had to sustain a brisk fire of mus ketry. They immediately attacked the enemy, and compelled them to retreat. The 6th regiment of hus sars and the 26th foot pursued them. 66 In order to escape the charge of the cavalry, the enemy's infantry threw themselves on the heights on the right of the road, where they were quickly pursued. " The attack directed on Martorell had the same success as that on Molins del Rey, and the enemy was driven from position to position. " General Achard, of the 18th Regiment of the Line, had to encounter about 4000 men in a strong position, which his regiment covered with extraor dinary bravery. EHere follows an eulogy on the bravery of some of the regiments and their Officers]. " M. de la Roche Aymon, with the hussars, has pursued the enemy on their route to Tarragona as far as Col d'Ordal. He was supported by a battalion of the 26th, and one of the 3d regiment of the line.— Two other battalions of these regiments had been directed by General Donnadieu to proceed to the mountains in pursuit of the enemy. 66 During the operations of the blockade by the division of Curial, the enemy made a sortie, com posed of two columns, one by Mount Joui, and the other by Barcelona. They attacked the brigade of General Vasserot at Esplegas, but they were vigor. ously repulsed on all sides. The firing lasted three hours : the first column entered in disorder ; the se cond returned to the village of Sans, under the fire l of the place. " Our loss in these several engagements is 15 men killed, among whom is a Captain of the 3d Grena dier regiment of the line, and about 110 wounded, including five officers. " I have not been able to ascertain the loss of the enemy ; I only know that at Martorell he had about 150 killed and a great number wounded. His loss at Molins del Rey has been less considerable, because they threw themselves into the mountains to rally the forces attacked at Martorell. Before Esplegas, the enemy had some men killed and many wounded. To-morrow the 10th, the sth division, and part of the 10th, will form the blockade of Barcelona. 4. I have the honour to be, &c. " Marshal Duke of CORNEGLIANO." EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MADRID, DATED JULY 10. 66 A letter from Cadiz of the 2d, states that the last Sittings of the Cortes have been very stormy. — That the question of submission was discussed.— ENVIRONS OF SEU, JULY 4, The miquelets and the militia are continually ra vaging the country, and ill-treating the inhabitants. The partisan Anton Eroles arrived a few days ago at Orgagna, and plundered many houses in that town. He arrested two individuals at that place, one of them, called Espa, was more generally known by the name of Bountiful : he was very rich. The other was killed in the road. Two females of the village of Drail have been ill-treated by some miquelets who were in that neighbourhood. Notwithstanding the threats of Romagosa, the garrison continues to throw bombs on the town. PERPIGNAN, JULY 5. The preparations for the siege of Barcelona are carried on with much activity. The news of the death of Manso is confirmed. That General died at Reus of a disorder in the chest. The Constitution alists have sustained a loss in him which they will not easily repair.. He was one of the most distin guished guerilla Chiefs. CADIZ, JULY 8. The Infantas are in the greatest grief—the Prince and Princesses do not cease to pray—they have been transferred to the hospital. We are assured that Prince Carignan has demanded to visit the Queen, in the name of his Father; and a Portuguese vessel arrived to reclaim the Princess of Reyna and her son, but her Royal Highnesi wished to remain with his Majesty. The Paris Papers of Tuesday contain a bulletin (dated head-quarters, Madrid, July 9), which an nounces that the Marquis de MARGUKYRE, command ing the blockading corps before Santona, had reported that " The garrison of Santona made a sortie on the 2d. The enemy, to the number of about 600-men, (not 6000, as stated .by our contemporaries) ad vanced in three columns, and forced our advanced posts to retire ; but they were soon stopped by two • companies of the 35th and one, company of the 21st Regiments. The engagement became obstinate, and the enemy, protected by the 'fire of the forts, main tained their ground some time; at'length the vigorous attacks of our troops forced them to abandon their