Star. — London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

LETTERS OF MARQUE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Ste—l have read ,Aith regret the paragraph which appears in your Paper of the 16Th instant; stating ‘. that applications have been made by British Mer chants to the French Ambassador for tellers of marque :).:ainst the Spani.ird , ."—lt is to be hopes, that on i vc.,tigation the •.% hole will min out to be nothing else but a mystification of NI. Itlarcellus to puff up the knelt; ness of his Government towards Spain, and the world believe that the war against that country is not altogether so unpopular in England as it unquestionably is. The London Ship-ownets and 'Merchants. in vindication of their own character, will no doubt repel *charge at which, if true, every Eng lishman would feel a•barned, by setting on foot in ro;ries. and' endeavouring to expose those by whom ~ .-zre attributed to them feelingsso unmanly, so•tin ;cticrous, as those evincing a desire to join in the crusade against a gallant nation sow struggling for independence, and on whose success possibly depends t:Nc future condition of men, whether they are to be ruled by the blasting rod of Despotism, or the bene ficent agency of Law., . .11 April 18, 1855. SP A n'.. MADRID, APRIL 5. Au E.draordinary cazetto; publishecl'at 1I o'clock last night, contains the following official article: " 1 have this instant (10 P.M. received by express, a bulletin, which 1 hasten to communicate to the Public: poulicA GOVERNMENT OVVALENCIA. " Amidst the shouts of joy which resound from everyquarter of the city, I have the satisfaction to announce to your Excel lency, that we :nay now co:lsider ourselves as entirely freed from the faction by which we were threatened. The.pllant Colonel. Don Antonio Bazan, Provisional Commander of the province of Castellon, while on his march from that point to Valencia en countered between Murviedrot and Altnenara the rebels aeum. bled' to the number or five thousand men, with. three pieces of artillery, and ranged in order of battle, with the avowed inten tion of disputing the passage. The Colbnel• had only 1000 men under his command, but all of tried velour. In Ilris than ten minutes be gained a complete victory—a victory,. perhaps, un paralleled in the course of the eventful struggle which Spain is now making fur the defence of her liberties. The result of this n'emorable day has been SOO of the enemy's force killed, and 200 taken prisoners, with 1000 muskets and eight ammunition waggons. But perhaps the greatest adVantage which we shall derive from this victory is s that the remnant of the faction• are rink smirk, and dispersed in all directions, " 'lbis affair took place at nine in the morning; and at eight this evening this victorious column arrived, and assembled round the inane of the Cimstitetion, where it raised its song of trium?h. " Valencia, April St. (Signed) "J. AIMSCAL.' Our news from Mlurciais also of the 2dl; that fro:A Comma. of the 30th ult.. The Military and Civil Authorities everywhere shew the greatest activier,. and endeavour to reclaim the deludedisons of the country, who repent of their past conduCt. They also• continue to wage a pm severing war with the rebels, who will be completely dispersed•---thanks to the good spirit of the pmvinees, the courage of the troops,, the enthusiasm of the moilitiN and' the firm ness of all. pan irat.. The Political Chief has published'the folliowing ' The king and lloyal.Panid;% arrivecLat Andujan, at sic LW the las of April, without hastioz at all suffered in their health. They wife received. by the inha..itatits with cries of Long live the Constitution, with Constitutional.King.' The houses•in the street which leadsto the l'alace where their Majesties alighted,. were decorated with flowers and drapery. In the evening thaus was a general illumination.:' ST. SEBASTIAN. Letters received direct from Bayonne, dated the 12thof April, contain the following intelligence:. The accounts from St. Sebastian are very interest ing :.without referring to the official Ralletinor Ol der+ of the Day, we may mention that on the 9th of this.monththiee battalions,. making part of the 3600. men composing the garrison of the fortress,advancing to reconnoitre to a considerable distance from the place, met with the French, with whom. they ex changed a few mu-Aet shots, but finding themselves very inferior in number, they fell back to the-town, when a flag of truce soon appeared. The Command ant replied, that he would not let the Officer with. the rag of truce enter till he had caused the troops. to retire to- the distance determined by the laws- of , war : this was done; then the flag of trnce summoned him, in the name of his Royal Highness the Duke of Angouleme,to surrender the place for Ferdinand VII. The Governor. replied,. that he would not deliver up the place without a formal order frern his Sovereign. Ibe nag of truce withdrew,. and: a fire was com menced upon the French troops, consisting of the .224, 30th, and 31st Regiments- of line, under the command of General Bourke.. The Bulletin states that we lost only twenty men,. but we know, how ever disagreeable the avowal may be to us, from, much more certain accounts,. that we - bad sixty killed and goo. wounded or taken prisoners. this victory, though slight, skews how the Spaniards may defend themselves, and must inflame their courage. The news was. immediately announced at Bilboa and- St. Ander°, by an wrist) that was sent to those- places.— A French brig was taken in the port where. it had mit in. After taking out the cargo, consisting of frour.and wine, winoh they paid for,. they put on. board the Frerioh.pii,oners, and it is said even most of the French refugee Oificers, who may be more use ful elsewhere. The-town has been abandoned by the whole population, with.the exception of some indivi duals, and the Meade, M. Brunet, a Frenchman, a man of great firmness and very active. We expect every moment the men wounded in this affair. Provisions are- very, scarce in Spain ; so that now the soldiers who pass through are obliged to take provisions for nine days, which is a dreadful fatigue fur the men. The horses have nothing. We learn from St. Jean Pied-de-Port, that. the sub - division Couchy, of the :id corps, has passed the Pyrennees, and that the remainder will pass here with tbe artillery. We learn from Sava, that. General Longa hassone tLere-to put himself at the head of all the remains of the troops of the Faiih that he can tind. Aabale will not acknowledge Quesada as his su- He ior, but pretends to be his eAlual. Merino acts in the snnnt manner. 'lle three Provinces of N:rviirie have informed M. ue ~ lartign a that they will assist the Frenciron con dition that the King of Fiance will guarante,t the re st.oiation of dim ancient inivi!r66.. FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 18. It is asserted that the French Government, on the principle that France is not what may be properly called at war with Spain, will not issue letters of marque, or permit an) naval armament of privateers. It is said,also, that our royal marine h is received or ders not to. take any but Spanish armed vei,els, and to let merchant ships p:iss. It is added, that the Go. vernment.has made this arrangement known to the different Cabinets of Europe ; demanding, in its turn, that they will not allow of the fitting of Spanish pri• •steers in their ports, nor the sale of such prizes as these Corsairs may take. This noble and generous renunciation of the ordinary right of war—this mo deration, of which there is no example in maritime annals, contributes greatly to. the honour of France. It is an honourable reply to the reproaches and in sults addres ed to her.--Journat des Debats. Preparations are malting at the hotel of the Porta guese Legation, for the departure of the Minister of his Most Faithful. Majesty. The passports for the Lega tion have just beendelivered at his desire. It seems that his Excellency will• depart in the course of next week. It is said, that with these passports, the Minister re ceived a Note, expressing the regret that was feh at his having determined to leave this capital, since France had not strewn any hostile disposition towards Portugal, nor had not seat any order to the French Minister at Lisbon, nor to the Con.nls of his Most Christian Majesty. to quit that kingdom. General Count Cbetlosquet passed on the 10th through Pan, going in great ha..te to Perpignan, whither he carried orders, supposed to be for the en. trance of that army into Spain.. A letter fr.un Bayonne, of the 10th, says, "Three avi4os of the G.-vernrnent, each armed with two car. ronades and eight swiveTs, are ready to set sail, to cruise on the coast of Spain. To-morrow two sloops, conveying large cannon, will leave this port to cruise on the coast of Biscay. Several other vessels. are ready to follow thtm." The Police made a search yesterday in the shops of the dealers in walking-sticks, and has seized all. canes .containing rim olds, daggers, &c.. They were all cart ied to the Prefecture of the Police, by virtue of the Ordonnances which forhi the wearing or s-ale of ti;ul... • The advanced guard of our army has passed with• out difficulty the- famous' defiles of Salinas, four leagues in advanoe of Vittoria, where the head quar tets of the Prince will be on the 17th inst. "CA L IS, Fawn , Ann 18, 1825: " A telegraphic dispatch of this day aunounces that 4 our advanced guards have entered Vittot is and 8i1b..a.. We learn from. *Astrid, that Count Abishat has set :Out for Seville. The Universal annanneet, the corn 'piece insurrection of the Asturias. Corps of Rnyaiists occupy the Pardo and. the Escurial. The Political Chief sent a regiment against them ;. the Royalists separated without even waiting to see the enemy. They assembled again the nest day, and their mut)• hers being increased, the Political Chief suffered them. to remain undisturbed at the Pardo and the Escurial, ,contenting himself with having them observed by 'this regiment, allot idienne. IMMMECINI BORDEAUX, APRIL im Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Angoureme• passed in review this morning the guards on duty, and detachment of 150.rnen' of the 19th regirrrtnt of light infantry., stationed' id the Palace-yard. She expressed her satisfaction at their. fine appearance. At eleven. o'clook Madame received the General• commanding the division, the First President, the. Prefect, and General de la. Bourdonnaye, command ing the department, and.a.great number of persons belonging to the civil, military', and judicial orders. PSRPIGNA N. APRIL 7. We remark a gre.tt bustle among the Catalonian. .Constitutionalists. Mina frequently visits. all the points on the frontiers where his troops are posted.. The forces destined* for the defenoe of Barcelona are estimated at 900 regulars and 15;000 militia. The ramparts are mounted with• cannon, and the fosses round the town filled with water.—Ltoile. APRIL g. ' The brarslial:yesterday inspected the corpsofFihron, d'Broles, whose troops continue to receive eight thousand rations a-day, although desertion has dimi— nished the number ;. but it is said that what is deli vered in kind is re-sold to certain individuals, who' ' profit by this kind of speculatinn. The cavalry of the Faith, who were at St. Laurent, departed yester day, and defiled. almost under the walls of Perpig nan, to the number of 200 horsemen, all in *very bad. condition, although. they have constantly re ceived their rations from the French magazines. - . Rtt IT A RDSOW, GOODLUCII I and Co. respectfully ac= ' quaint the Public, that the Second Day *firms/lag the State Lottery will be Nzxt WILDNIUMAIN when Two Prizes of £3,000 are sure to. be drawn.—The Wheel contains Two Prizes of L'20,000; 2 r 56,000, 2 £l,OOO, and 24 other Capitals. The Holder of a Blank or small. Prize drawn on that day may receive another Undrawn ticket or Share in exchange, gratis, for the Last Day of Drawing, the Bth. of May.— Tickets and Shares, warranted , undrawnoire on Sale by RICE/ A RDSON, GOODLUCKi and• Co. at their old established Office, N 0.104, corner of Bank-buildings, Cornhil/.. We are requested to infirrm our respectable Readers 'of the great advantage allowed.(for cash), in buying superior fine Teas, at Messrs. Wavtasott and Co s Tea Warehouse, 25,Little Bell-alley, up Token-house • yard, at the back of the Bank. of England, London. The East India. Company's Tares upon all Chests, one Ounce in the single Pound,. and OnrPonnd al lowed in every Twelve Pounds; and.every Order for not less than Twelve Pounds of Tea, &c. with a-re mittance, or. an order for payment in London, is sent, tree of expense, to any part of the Kingdom.. We are also requested to observe, that all Teas sold an y this Establishment. are of the choicest kinds,. war‘' ranted genuine ; being-selected by the most eminent. Tea-brokers, and packed as they come from China, , to preserva:their superiunstrength and flavour. No. tice the adeantage of buying unadulterated Teas, as from China.— r Also, by appointment, Finch and Co.'4 lextraordinary superfine Nlosrard, made up in lead, at on!y `2l. per lb. at, ohserrr, 23,. Little Bell-alley, LontLn.—Ni ;:rll'..id letters received. - - - • Til E EVENING k"A • LONDON. :TO COTt R ESPONDE lc TS. The " Cause of the Greeks," from the Society of Frietul4,. shall have eariy insertion. Thu letter of" A Constant Reader on the Act respecting Notes to Country Bankers" . in our next. We find be is lu the tight. MONDAY, APRIL 21 1 , IS2g. • TILE FUNDS. STOCK RXCLIMCGE. TwELvr. O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 76i, I, at which price they re mails steady. FOREIGN FUNDS. Current Prices:—Chilian 821, New Spanish 311 1, Old 58, Ncw Prussian CO 81, Old 81/ 82, Russian 741, Danish 84.85, Colombian 661. • I'R ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 210%-3 per Cent. Redu. 75% 7 / 8 3 ' , el Ct. Cons. 76 1 ,4 per Cts. Old, 94. 2 4 4.per Cents. New, 96. 7 / 8 .97 Bank Long Annuities 19 1 / 2 —lndia Bonds 375. Exchequer Bills of t 71,0((), 18s. 15s. con..ols tot May 76V2 INIPORTANT EXPRESS FROM PARIS. SUSPENSION OF THE FRIMCII OPERATIONS---1 PROTEST BY BRITAIN TO THE COURT OF ST. I'ETERSBURGH, VIENNA, AND BERLIN, AGAINST ANY PARTICIPATION BY THEM IN THE WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND SPAIN ACQUIESCENCE OF RUSSIA. We hove received by express, at a Itite hour this forenoon, the Journal de Paris, of Saturday, and also a letter from our Private Correspondent, dhted on Saturday evening. The intelligence which we hasten, to extract from them will be found of the very highest importance.• RIMS, APRIL 16. A telegraphic dispatch, dated Bayonne, fipril announces that our advanced guard , had entered Vit. toria and Gilboa. Recent. Letters from Bayonne contain the follow ing details:- The 17th regiment of the line, which has arrived , there; is- destined to reinforce the blockade of St. Sebastian. The Duke of Angouleme was, to arrive at Vittoria on the 17th ; the Spanish Junta. and M. de Mar tignac were to be there on the 16tht The second divisiOn of General Mollitor, having been reviewed by the Prince, was, on the 14th, to proceed upon Navarre. The division of General Conchy %arches PaMpe-' luna ; but up to the 12th there had not been any at tack on that position ; and there was still free ingress • and egress from the place. It appears that the Constitutional General, Ballas taros, in abandoning Vittoria and Salinas, has gone tow•ards.Arragon,. with an intention, it is presumed, of making a junction with• the Spanish troops• which are in that province,. and perhaps, with. a division which Mina.rtsay dispatch thither from Catalonia We are assured that the Bridge of Miraade.teper the Ebro, has been destroyed by the order of Gene-: ral Abicbal., • 1., Pour battalions of the Rtryel Guard arrived on-the 14th at Tolosa ; General Boormont reached there the day preceding. Admiral Hamelin has set out from Parisfortiest- We ate informed that the squadron fitted out at that port is destined tncruire on the coasts of Spain. It appears- that the contrast which' had been made with M. Ouvrarcl,, in the name of• M. Victor Ouv rard, his nephew, bas not received the approbation of the Minister at War, because it appears that the pricer stipul a ted by it for the provisions to be for ,nished to the Army, would be. too disadvantageow to Giivern 'nen t. .We learn from' the Jewrnalide- Marseilles of the 1 4 2ds, that. the Maritime Authorities there having. been informed by telegraph that out troops occupied the port of Passage and Fort Isabella,, have laid an embargo. on such Spanish. shipsas were in the port of Marseilles. • A similar ineasurellas been.adopted.. in. the other ports of the Fifth Maritime Arondissement. • • The speeches of Lord Liverpooland Mr. Canning, H alike-remarkable fOr their defeion as their frankness,, and the decline which felie:ifed:tbem in the English funds; the numerous depaitures from Calais; the.obsti nacrof die lifoaitewria not repeating the brief isul 14;6 us in the Etoile and Jottratti dee. DcLatii •thasilence served•for three days' on the operations ageinsi St. Se basd and Rampeluna ;,. the dissensions w;aiib.arer, observable among. the cusioritx 16044 g 'the ] war);, the great, delay : is, the aditstaiw=fet: ihc • fourth. corps of, the Atop 4041345: Npmen ; 4 4 line)s. • • . .44460,. letters from Portugttio while I k spis..o4 ation.of Arnarante, after haii#o, l 44lgetra ut ed,. and the execution of twn'iiifitisillidetiratet ; the , contents of the. pros.lamatlou. ot a. Snacabh —luau* ~` Wl);Chi Niinnunces to eie pasple of the Pcnkint that things are to be rest o r e d to the state. /* I were in in t 2.1 91 the resolution which h s b oo taken on the part of certain Powell net to PM" . nise any of the public aets ment, since 1820; ti.e report chili - hued Ifi4t:an hasador has already deposited a Not. on. jest ; such are to-day the topics of generabcisedurar and. which appear to have are influence on the ifs MADRID, APRIL s'. EXTRACT /IRONS A PRIVATE LETTER. This capital has enjoyed the greaten tranquir t i ever since the- departure of the King and tile Caw. Many families ars neverth4aless rqa:iing, so th. and Andalusia. The KING and the Royal FamiTy pmceetion way to Seville without the least obstanle. The latest accounts state they had arrived at Anadjor in good health, and were received by cries of "'fang live the Constitution ! Long live die Constitutihnal ti n ? AIX-I.A-CHAPIILLR, APRIL I tr. - srra•oT or • PRIVATE LETTER. Letters from Petersburgh, of *itch 23d, say Sir Charles &got, the Engiish Minister, bad ai length succeeded in determiniiig the Itussian.46,, cerement not to send any troops to join the Eels* Army of the Pyrennees.. As soon as these letters from retersburgitreiefitti Vienna, the English Charge d'Affaires addressees Note to Prince Metternich, in which the Britith G o . vernment expresses itself decidedly againstaapattk cip a ti on of the Continental Powers- in then, tween Fiance and Spain.- ' The Russian Senator, Tatischeff, is still at VI The slowness of the negociations• carrying oe bet tween Lord Strangford and the Porte make the-crepe,. ture of the 11.Ussian Minister for Cons , antinopitmemsi doubtful than ever. Time-is necessary to hinnies, work with the Ottoman Pore,-for all tisedirestde are first sent to Vienna. from consrantinople; all thence to St.-Petersburgh. The Notes from the Igo sian Government take the contrary route:. FROM OUR lawN cottaaspowaavr. PARIS,. Samuas.em, Ansa. No news has been received by telegrapbfren it Army this day, owing to the state of the wailer there being. a very dense feg. Of course riety of rumours are afl oat ; among ot l unkt said , that our army Has. been• defeated; din Spaniards have captured. a, French frigate; that has entered France; that the Duke• of has been wounded; and, finally, the old•story, lit large number of our troopehad deserted, aad " the. Spaniards !- None. of these runiours,how ever, are believed ; either they. have had theeffect of lowering *lf* or they have been invented: to-account for it: The Renter lek of to-day at 88..15. having IMP iies• at.one time atES.'lo.'efigith is ovary eomiiisig/ falE Spanisli &ma, on th•souitraryowe gsli and- were told today at 344 sin t4O l still more important new: - The prooe.dings in your ratilainent, wad* lb annutints luidlefora them, oectipf at potent tbatrl, lit attention. nu rn another part of our Paper will; be onlz articles of intelligence, brought by the . of yesterday, relative to the war in Spain, w worth quoting. They are derived from die and Bayonne papers ;. and.lroweves.iftsperfestoliar al i t tails may be. towards giving a.eorreot r" di stats.ot the. war, they conoursufficitawly te !the _ _ ___. march of.the Prenoh army- to thing but a promenade. 'fie . . 'r ~the Spaniards-is evident flrom-tinsitiensit 'The' French never dreamt of having in • with until.titey reached the %re, ranch . ' x should be defeated • at St. Sebaitiann oiii4 . ,• 4 - been the case. The affair beforntbat dap •seen, warof mucf rr.ote importanoe team .A 0 •presented ; sixty men. killed and 500 w : prisoners, attest the vigour of the sortie garrison. • ..- - -aii) • Soon after the invaders had received-. • . lesson, aTrench brig, laden with whie . ata :put, into St. Sebristian'i. The ea ,-.go was : taken out, a Spanish clew substituted for ie. and the Erench prisoners, as well as do' that nation, were Fur, on bear ck ,w Mt .thekbeqrsi ,for some other Spanish port;, . The Constitutional fon:eating* • • . . • ' ~ • . •,; victory over. the Army. of titiliiidry . -; . Iv nara• and: Itifwviedso, in Iliditii /lite . , / ' efeatorh.with, it is said,. tholes* of swim , • • . 4 , ~ PO•priseners.. thisivietoty anther .4 mong ‘ the leaders 4. th . rit Awnsii#E. . ~ • '.. conii dbred as liivititiipiow tilidtiedif kat 01 ' . . Our Reatkrs will -.seli'that the eitt-:!cti;pr ig BlyinmeJb.srli4ev giliiiiii'4l '.l . 't eCteiig i II N, 1 -I ) Aper, condi-m in a great rr.easure the Weer l'iconsusuuicasted to us an Satardar by oar Caogal at Am abi as ha a 3 1 ) 4:1 .41 .4 -!ii "a •~i~il) ~~ 4 1 Rim