Star. — London, England, 1823-03-17 00:00:00

SPAIN. SITTWO OF THE ORDINARY CORTES, MARCW. A letter was presented from the Secretary of Ste for the Home Department. It stated, that by Royal order he had to communicate to the Cortes that his Majesty, yielding to the repeated requests of the pre .. sari-Ministers to be relieved from the burden of of fice, heol-been pleased to accedeto their wishes, with . . . the Understanding that they should continue to ma - nage the business of their respective departments until they madea report to the Cortes on the state of 1i . . :4 43e nation . . The letgralso stated that his Majesty tad appointed' tte folloWing Secretaries of State - CHere .follow the names, which have been already • givenj.=—The letter was laid on the table. The memorial presented by the Permanent Depu tation was read. It began by detitiling the events of July last, and then proceeded to describe the instal lation of the late extractrdinary Cortes, and other cir cumstances. Finally, it stated, that having received a dispatch from the Government respecting the pio priety and necessity-of its removal to a place of se curity, accompanied with a consultum of the Council of State, and a resolution of his Majesty upon the • same subject, the Permanent Deputation had deter. miued that'those documents should he referred to the President and Secretaries of the present Cortes, This memorial was ordered to be referred to a Spe-. cial Committee. Several Deputies wished to address the Cortes. The PRESIDENT observed, that with respect to the temoval of the Government, which had been men. : tioned in the memorial of the Permanent Deputation, • he thought it proper to inform the Cortes of the state in which that subject stood. The opinion of the Mi litary Junta respecting the place to which the Go - . . vernment ought to be removed had been referred to the Council of State. The Secretaries of the Cortes had repeatedly Made inquiry of the Minis ters as to the state of the business. The Ministers re plied, that. the Council of State had not concluded delibteration. They had since made official corn . rflunications to the same effect, and he had now an official. intimation from the Ministers, from which it . appeared that the Council of State had nut yet come to any decision. Senor PRAT moved that the memorial be printed. Senor Fcnexa (Don Joachim) said—l should be wanting in my most sacred duty as a Spaniard and •Ereputy of the nation, if I did not at this moment declammy opinion, that the country is in the crater of a volcano; that a conspiracy similar to that against • Naples is• at work ; and that the greatest efforts al ej made to deprive us of our liberty. I therefore con sider myself botind to propose whatever may appear .calcu,lated to obviate the difficulties we may have to encounter. I perceive that, according to the periodi •cal practice of depriving us of a Government at the moment when the &smart of the Cortes is opened, his "Alstjety has just dismissed a Ministry consisting of •men with whom he has said he was very .well satis 'tea, and 'who have done their duty; and though - he •has appointed other Ministers, j conceive that it will 'at least 6e twenty days before the new -Ministry can know how to act. Intelligence, through respectable. sources, has been received from Bayonne, in svhich it is stated, th it by the Zith of the present month there will be assembled on that paint `27 regiments of ia fantry, and 11 of cavalry, and that their plan is the same as that which has been often announced— uamely, to make a rapid advance upon Madrid, in order •to•deprive us of a central Government, and to carry of the Royal Family. As time is precious, and the case urgent, I think that the Cortes ought to take this' subject into immediate consideration. I therefore propose, that the Ministers be called upon to state in what circumstances of danger we arc placed, and whether they consider the time for re• moving the Government to be arrived, in order that the Cortes may adopt the necessary measures? Senor Rico—l agree with Senor Ferrer that there is a conspiracy organized against us ; but I must add, that I am convinced, as 1 believe indeed every one else is, that this conspiracy has its seat in the heart Of the Palace. 1 speak thus, because when the safety of the country is at stake, every Deputy ought frankly to declare the opinion of his conviction and his con science. I perdeive that one of the means" esorted to is, to deprive us of a Government at the very mo ment' when the Ministers have to give an account of the state of the nation. I also find that his Majesty himself states, in a document which was lately read, that the Ministers have conducted themselves with purity and dignity—in a word, that they have ful filled-all their duties ; and yet, notwithstanding all this approbation, they are dismissed.- But at what time arc they dismissed.? At a most critical moment, when we are on the one hand threatened with foreign war, and on the other w ith assassinations by a liber eicidal faction. I would wish to know whether the Government can collect force enough to prevent the advance of:the French to the capital? If, as I believe to be the case, they cannot, for it is nut pos s ible that they should have a sufficient force for that purpose, it follows that the French will be able to arrive at Ma drid before the new Ministry can acquire a due know ledge of the situation. of the country and affairs. In this state of things, though the measure proposed by Senor Ferrer is proper, something more is necessary to save us from the storm with which we arc threatened. If in five or six days we do not adopt vigorous area. sures calculated to go to the root of the evil, that evil will no doubt continue to increase. Let not the people have to accuse us justly of having, under any pretext whatever, neglected to adopt measures for saving the country. I therefore in the discharge of my conscientious duty do ray, that it is necessary, and that we are in that critical time which requires of us to declare the physical incapacity of hjs Ma jesty—(Applause in the '' n'alleries. The PRESIDENT " (ham !") When the Deputies lose the freedom of debate, the nation also loses its freedom, and the free dom: of the Deputies is as much compromised by ap plause as by disapprobation. It is necessary that the public should consider the critical situation in which we are placed- z (Order). Senor CANqA expressed his approbation of Senior Ferrer's proposition, and said that he wished to ask the Secretaries of State whether, in their opiaion, the movement of the French troops placed the Govern ment in the critical situation which had been con templated as rendering the removal necessary? If dm , answ e l ea ia the affirmative, the Clete' ought then to suspend all other business and consider ex clusively of the means of securing the Govitnnsent. For.this purpose he would propose to confine the de. liberations. of the Cortes to that single point, and he thought that the sitting 'Meld be permanent. The Paianspwr.—ln order that the discussion may have a fixed object, I beg leave to read the proposi tion of Senor Ferret ; which was accotdingly read, as follows I request that the Cortes shall, *ithoin delay, call upon the Ministers to give an, account of the state of the relations Kith. Fraice, and whether or not the time for removing the Government to a place of security bas arrived ?"—Agreed to. The Ministers who had been summoned, arriving, the motion of Signor Ferrer was read to them. Senor CANGA enquired whether circumstances had varied for or against the country *since the de cree of the Cortes for the removal of the Government was passed ; and whether it was true that a great part of the French force in the Pyrenees is expected to move on the sth? The SECRETA nlf of State for Foreign Affairs—l have the honour to state that it is certain that the French troops are drawing closer into the Pyrenees, and that it is very probable that by the. 15th there may be 80 or 90,000 men on the frontiers. Senor CANGA wished the Sitting to be declared permanent, until it was determined to what point the Government should be removed. The proposition being read, Senor BENITO wished to know what -had been done respecting the Decree of the 17th ult. relative to choosing a point to which the Goyermnent should be removed? • MC MINISTER for WAR said the Decree had been referred to a Junta of General Officers, who were in formed that they must make a report upon it at the latest on the following day. The Military Junta complied with this instruction, and on the 2lth the report was referred, with notice of urgency, to the deliberation of the Council of State. The day before yesterday "ano;her Royal order was transmitted fiem my department requiring that the deliberation should be concluded, but as yet no decisiOn has been come to. Senor 'CA NG A.—We are not now to be impeded by formalities, which in quieter times might be very pro per. The Council of State has occupied six days in deliberation, which, at a moment like.the present, is equal to six years. The SECRETE RY for the Home Department stated, that his Majesty wishing to have the opinion of the Council of State, the Report of the Junta-General was reteried to thein. Ile added, that according to in formation received toy the Government, a considerable French army threatened the frontiers, and that within a few days that army would be in a condition to at tempt an aggression which Spain could not repel with equal force. LONDON. wished the question of removal to be discuise4 .s.frgiTling• 1. 1 "' If -4 Senor Anotnnunt . obsereAlbat thotlh,' to h!!„ Majesty was left the free a p pice or. the et nfifi:f moval, yet the Minliteri shotild urge his Majesty to fix the place as soon as possi6&. The proposition of Senor Canga, as amended by Senor Arguelles, was then unanimously the following terms: • " That the Government shaU to-nsdrrow inform the Cortes of the place which his Majesty has been pleased to point oue.for the removal of the Government and the Cortes ; and also of the measures which have already been adopted for tuning the re moval into effect." MARCH 3. The PRESIDENT announced that the Order of the Day was the discussion of the opinion of the Special Committee on the reply that should be given to his Majesty's speech.—The minute of the reply having been read, • ,__ Senor Rocs de la VEGA tonceived the present a good opportunity for pointing out to the King, as was done by the Permanent Deputation, the necessity of confirming himself in the sentiments expressed in his speech. Ile also wished the reply should con tnin some allusion to the removal of the Government. Senor AncueLLas.spoke in. favour of the reply as already drawn up ; and after some further discussion it was unanimously approved. , Several other Resolutions were proposed, relative to measures for repelling the invaders, and they were 'referred to particular Committees. A paper delivered in by the Secretary for the-Home Department was read, in which it was- stated, that his Majesty having been informed of the dispatch of the Secretaries of the Cortes, in which was communi cated to the Government the liusolution adopted yes terday, in order to the Cortes obtaining information of the point to which the Government was to be re moved,- and having heard the opininn- of the Council of State, his Majesty had been pleased to appoint the city of Seville as the place to which the removal is to be effected; ordering, at the sam e-time, that the Government do issue the necessary order* for-the se curity of the journey, and also for establishing mili tary posts, and for seeing that the town* to be passed through shall be furnished with provisions and means of transport ; and also that the most convenient edi 'fires be allotted for the occupation of his Majesty, the Royal Family, and the Congress; the Government collecting the sums necessary for defraying the ex penses required for all these purposes.—The commu nication was laid on the table. On the motion of Senor HO):IMO, the opinion of the Junta of Officers consulted on the removal was read. Senor ARGUELLES.—I presume that the Cortes will be satisfied with the reply that has been given to his Majesty's Speech ; at least lam so. It certainly appears to me, that it would-be proper, in order to facilitate the necessary arrangements for the removal of the . Government, that the , President and the four Secretaries should be authorised to form themselves into Special CoMmitteeto settle all that may be ne ,gessartfor the said I.woula . also wish that this Committee, -excited—solely. by. its lea!, should make a lictort of the measures that may be adopted on this subjett. • In this minttei I conceive the object of the Cones will be completely accomplisted, and I shall make a formal proposition on this.poiat. The MttilSrEa for \\*An, in answer to a question, observed, that the Government must say that the oc casion for carrying into effeethe removal had an ived. . Senor !arum:. doubted the power of the Govern ' mein to carry the removal into effect, in consequence of the dismissal of the Ministers. He thought his Majesty ought to be called 6n to fie the stability of the Government, in order that the Corte might act in concert with the Ministers. Several documents connected w ith the removal were read', including the, opinion of the Council of-State. Senor ARGUELLES, after observing that his opi nion coincided with that of the Government, said 1 surely need do no more than beg of the Cortes to keep in mind the bad faith of the hostile Powers, their want of 'sincerity, 4nd their desire to lull us into a false security, in order to destroy us. If, then, this be their distinctive character, must we not believe', that they will adopt every means to administer to us' abundant does of their opium ? Reasoning from analogy, the foreign Governments who have ven tured to violate the most sacred laws of nations, will ' not fail to resort to a ny means for the purpose oi sur prising us, and throwing us into confusion. Not to adopt the measure which is - under consideration, would be a positive proof that we want sufficient firmness to resist the attacks of our enemies. There is no other alternative. We must either submit to the 0,000 lu bayonets or carry the removal into ef-• feet. Besides, it is necessary to bear in mind, that, , even though we w ere to make concessions to the fo reign Powers who thrsiiten us, we should not thereby avoid invasion, while, pn the other hand, parties would be augmented. Invasion would not be avoided even though a concession were made.- We must re collect what happened in France on the entrance of 'Louis XVIII. That Monarch did not enter the Fiend' territory with merely the Charter in his hand. He entered with the Charter and with 150,000 foreigners, having four hundred. thousand more ready to march forward in case the first force should not be suffi cient to calm the elements of discord that might arise. It would have been the height of imprudence had Louis XVIII. presented himself, armed only with his Charter, to force and compel the French nation to adopt it: thus he found it necessary to be accom panied by 150,000 men. The same thing would hap pen with us if we yield, for to complete the arrange ment the 100,000 men with which we are threatened would still enter Spain. The invasion will be neces sary to secure the concession. It may be asked, what was the object of the occupation of the kingdom of Naples? It was no other than that the new state of things which was introduced should take the- wished for course. Let us not fall into the snare that these enemies have laid for us.•To avoid it, I wish that the Government should be required to state to-morrow . to the Cortes, the point to which it is intended to re move; and besides to explain the theasutes Which have already been adopted towards - icocniiplishing that removal. It is not to be supposed that the re moval can take place-as smoothly as in former times, it was usual to make a journey collie pleasure Palaces of Aranjuez or La °maga. Out it. is necessary to employ precaution and dispatclu In conclusion, I wish that the Cortes should admit the proposition We this day pres e nt our Readers *ith a large which has been made in this form—namely, that to- 'mama of foreign intelligenceocoutaindin the Madrid morrow the Secretaries of Siatishall appear in the."‘: •ri the 6th instant, the- Paris' Journals of the S e te of the Gover n ment to name the pl and the tn•tes ace fixed on Lby his Majd est to y e:- for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, togeth er w i t h some 'plain the measures taken for the ranch*. 'Kith wi t h t hi s private letters from the Ftpnch capit a l, w hi c h con modification I approve of the proposition, but I trust firm oar statement of. Sataday as to the sensation above all things that precious time will not be lost. .created in Paris by the expdlsion of M. MaavEr.. Senor CANGA supported the motion of Senor Ar guelles, observing, that 'the welfare of the country - pyrenee • • The.Duc cl'Aacsoiitmait set 'out - for the army of the son Saturday ;ed it altho - ugh iu the present • • •• :,• -- required the Ministirs to continue in tieeit replaced. • ' Sp,airt • tkat arsaly 'it sufficiently •13owerfuI'tb The - SWRITAXT he the 110111 . -Wriangzs . T masa' to Madrid Without - intich interruption, yet THE EVENLNO STAR. . MONDAY, MARCH 17. 1823. TNIS FUNDS. STUCK EXCHANGE. HA IF-PAST TWELVE. Consols opened this morning, at 75j, at which price they remain steady. The Express from Paris mentions the French Funds at 771. Soc. Spanish at Paris was 281., a fall in two days of 44 per cent. The steadiness of our Consols is atttibuted to this country re maining neutral. and no warlike preparations ou the part of our Government. Some business was doing in the Market in the earlier part of the morning, but not of magnitude. • FOREIGN FUNDS. Owing to the information from Spain and. Prance this morn ing, Spanish opened at 28, went down to 27t, 266 with a heavy Market, and scam any buyers of the above Stock. Chill has also fallen, owing to a legal opinion given that five per cent. can only be taken fur the above Stock, which now giires 6 per cent: • Current Prices: Milian 67, New Spanish 26, did 38, New Prussian 764, Old 81, Russian 71, Danish 70i, Colombian 494, Spanish Scrip 39e. • • PRICE OF STOCKS AT•FO'UR O'CLOCK. 3 pee Cent. Consols 75 1 A )4' ' pet Cents. New 93 3 / 4 %—isselia.Bon . ds 218.235. Exchequer Bills of EJ,OOO, 12s. 10s. ' • Consols for Payment 73% 3 / 3 . • - MANCH 4.. A communication from the Secretary of State for Grace. and Justice informed the cones that his Ma-. jesty continued indisposed by the gout, • and that her Nlajestythe Queen was more relieved from her spasms. NQ business of importance occurred iii this Sitting. MADRID, MARCH 4. • • Senores °Alvaro Flores de Estrada, and Lorenzo Cal WO de ltOzas, have addressed the - following letter to the Secretary of the Home Departrant:--: " Excellent Sir,—Determined on Making the greatest sacri fice that could be required of up, we yesterday cave to a resn lution to accept, one of us the office of Secretary for Foreign Af fairs, and the other that of Secretary for Finance, relying chiefly on the assistance which we should receive in the fulfilment of those arduous duties from our appointed colleagues. • " Having since learned that two of the latter have tendered their resignatioas, we hasten to request your Excellency to con vey to the knowledge of the King our final determination to supplicate his Majesty to permit our retirement from office. " Pad preserve your Excellency many years. is ALVAR() FLORFZ DE ESTRADA. " LoaEszo CALVO DJi ROZA& ". Madrid, March 3, 1323." sum. of the best frierlds of the Boensoxs are nix without fears as to the result of the campaign. A report has been made to the Duc*DrA NGOULtit by the Major General, on the situation of the sever a l corps of the-Army, which is said to be by no mes s satisfactory ; while it is known that the enemies nt • 136tateorta ate very'active -in endeavottrin':,, to r utz the present state of affairs to the furtherance of th t i, own-Views: —The - gournal des Dekts states . it tab, reported in Paris, that "at Rosas, in Cataloni:t, a R gency has been organized in favour of Napoleon IV We may see from this to what intereststngland woul,l have stood committed, had our Government been * rash and ill-advised as to make common cause wins Spain. The intelligence from Spain, which is given in co ' preceding columns, will be read with flinch' intereg, It hal been acknowledged by the Ministers .in %h i Cortes, that the French ,are likely to reach Madrid ; in consequence of which, _it has been deter mined t o transfer the seat of GovernMent to Seville, tor %Arra place the Royal Family, the Ministers, end ',O tt Public Functionaries, were to set out on thetoth —The old Ministers still' 'retained their 'places oil di! sth, four of the pew . . Ministets having tenklC , e! thei r resignations. Mt . French Papers of Thursday asl Ft iday. are _superseded in their interest by later z. rivals, the details of which we subjoin : • • • PARIS, MARCH 75. The Duke d'Angouleme set out this morning fa the army. His 'loyal Highness left the Palace of t Tuilleries about nine o'clock, after breakfasting with his Majesty. He proceeds first to Perpignan, and thence along the line of the Pyrenees, and the di& ferent divisions•of the army, to Bayonne. A small number of persons assembled to witness his deem t tire, but no particular feeling was manifested. Ills Royal Highness and suite occupied two carriages : his ser. vants and baggage had been sent away some dap ago. A courier arrived this morning at the English Embassy from Madrid. Ile left the Spanish . ca; itaL on the morning of the 7tlt. Everything was the tranquil: the Court was preparing air its transferto Seville. The noble Commandants of the 12 legions of the National Guards are now ashamed of theirOr• ders of the Day.* They find that in acting as the is. terpreters of the feelings of their corps, they hate given them a language which they indignantly repel. The great body of them ate enraged at being decimal liable to laws contrary to the spirit of their institti• tion. The denounced serjeant has become not only the object of their applause, but of their liberality. It has been announced, that a sword is to be given him by his comrades. In addition to this mat kof regard, more than 600 of them have subscribed to o ff er him a great dinner.on the 29th inst. M. Bonne Maison, !a painter, who is employed. iu repairing the apart. . merits of the DUchess of Berry, being -a Captain in the National Guard, is to preside. Ile thus expose the advantages of - situation, to testify his regard to his principles. • It appears that these officious Gentlemen exceeded their powers ; for, by a Royal Urdonnance, they cannot issue any Order of the Day except with the sanction and signature of the Prefect. PROM TIIR PRINCII PAPERS OF SATURDAY. PARIS, MARCH 1.5. The Duke of Orleans paid a visit to the Duke of Angouleme, who cettainly sets off this day for the army. General Brincart, whn was to have ccm• manded a brigade, died yesterday morning. Several citizens of Rouen, membera of the./slational Guard of that city, have addressed a letter of con gratulation to M. Mercier, for his conduct on the 4th.— CON :tit u tion In spite of the denial in the Journal des &oats, it is believed that the Duke of Belluno will not retain his place in the Ministry. The Duke of Ragusa was spoken of as his 'successor, but he required certain conditions which could not be complied with. The Viscount Dijeon, Aide-de-Camp of Monsieur, is now spoken of.—lbid. _ -A subscription is now raising at Lyons, to purchase some testimonial of respect and admiration for the conduct of M. Manuel. —Courier Francais. The discussion in the Chamber of Peeri, on the vote of credit for 100 millions, was opened on FriL day: Marshal Jourdan, the Baron de Barante, the Marquis de Castelan, and the Duke de Broglie, were heard against the project of law, and the Duke de Narbonne, the Count de St. Roman, and the Count • de Polignac in its favour. The disctission was ad journed to the following day. There were inscribed . to speak in favour of the measure the Duke de Fitz* james, the Marquis d'Herbouville, the Baron de Mont- alernbert, and the Count de Seze; and against it* Count Cornudet and the Count de Segur. [The Drapeau Bktnc an Ultra Paper ; sp ea ki ng o f t h e di s t. aces among the champhans of the Army of the Faith, says, that, n Mina cannot be more unjust towards the Trappist than Mata. florida is; and that &nitres, while snaking the Descamiladas at Madrid tremble, was denounced as a traitor by the Urgel gency : in short, that all the Spanish Chiefs of the Faith ale quarrelling among themselves.) PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCR. ‘ 4 PARIS, MARCH 14. "A courier arrived at Paris last night from Madrid, bringing papers and letters to the 6th instant. The King, the Court, and the Government, are to leave Madrid about the 10th, and to fir their residence at. Seville. The people of Madrid, who will suffer moss by being deprived of the residence of the Court and the Cones, are in its favour. The grand processio& 'of the Court and Legislatuie of a gallant nation is to be appropriately escorted by the Militia or National Guard. On the road between Seville and the capital, the country has been -cleared of the factious. The sume: . brave militia, who executed this important service when Bessieres advanced, have offered to accompautr., the King to Andalusia, and to place hint in safety.—.. Iu the meantime, his Majesty is laid to suffer from an attack of the gout. With every delicate attention to the state of the Royal health, but perhaps at the same time with some suspicion that the malady might be more of apolitical than of a physical kind, clans were Ott.the sth appointed to visit his Majesty, and to report their opinion on his ability to undertake the journey without inconvenience and withourd amen,' • ln,France the Government seems eager 1 - or im.: mediate hOitdities, but their preparations arena is' .proportion to their zeal. A repoit on the state of the.'' army is said to have been transmitted by a Giseak" Officer to Wore 01( damred t casinned •that the a - • *President the fault ( -*; him; that cpssaryfn' . tespansibli In conseq it was stat iWarmo 400 millio carrying o satisfied w diately dis ber of trop exceed 35,1 line at the A? " Thee •'consequync exactly AW; of the Nat the Presije which is lii the Nation: , proud. It • it has stood civic fiber: . kith the m fice was fel . of Elie most . I) dy of peaceable c blood ; fort tine, . t da. liO,OOC their mow. I emain , , th •tei%a wa Guars; th mailitenanc infi lager: tei as iiicinnii2l in the morn diet elcn e le on a inenibt in resisting yeprobateo ; carried into to resist it, i probable." .. • Pales Pap 'at a iatetol The Duko AtfootwEm E Paris that tand destroy The Chan Saturday b; (o'llos N EL ) Geneial of il power given siege. Some seduce the F nalists say w Afier d Deputies on nals since IV Journaldu C Sotne lore have been cis • The Fland brings intelli, of important lative to the Russia. Th 4 vnin2tion of proaching co • A Note is , the Court of it explains ti which it has between Fran - - The dust: thousand Eno Ate not ch i fag 4 - anion aFtwefn • Erik !ratity of A sorprisecito set-off againsi cause•of Spai England's wa r Sr. Pmesato Amsterda m , 9. 1 Bkauw, MAN Hausuacia, I "Faris, 26. Bayonne P. forenoon: Ti belts due had a rr i v the 28th ultin Irun by a ban all - the le tter ,. French trot ti "; 6,000 in, &en, though Brest quantity diVatched f ro de Luz, Tor the makers of Ba for the A tnitorms were Count , de Li Wlinibter at W A t i _ k°4 4 eVer) th tale leaver s td' ebeir plan s ere colitters that beare, s of diebtteadt,, L