Star. — London, England, 1823-05-30 00:00:00

•• FROM 4HE CREEK COMMITTEE. CORFU, APRIL 2s. In Epirus, no Turkish*force whatever is assembled.. All the troops with the Pacha hardly amount to 1,1500.. The Vizier, Bosdit Achmet Pacha, has been required to march from Prevesa, in order to take the com mand of Tricala in Thessaly • but he is much dis tressed for want of money, and he and Omer Pasha have repeatedly • sent messengers to Constantisople for pecuniary supplies, but they could obtai n nothing.; On the contrary, we are assured that the last bills' of exchange drawn by Christian merchants fir the 'subsistence of the Turkish troops, have been pro tested.. The Albanian guards of Bosdit Achmet have threatened to prevent his deparwe, unless their ar rears are paid. In his despaw he dispatched a Jew with his jewels to Corfu to negotiate a loanaut without any success for the present, or any hope for the future. In Albania, the civil war between Omer Pasha's adherents and his rivals still continues, and its ravages extend even to Beratt, the capital. The Bey of k'erali has lately marched against Omer's ne phew, and the troops of the former have been rein forced by 500 men belonging , to Ismael 13ey, of Va lona, who has for many months been in open revolt against Omer. The Turks hope that the Vizier of Scutari will take the field against the Greeks; but this is very doubtful, from the losses which he sus tained in the former campaign. Besides, he is con scious of having lost the Sultan's favour, and would not risk the abandonment of his few adherents, nor the absence of his troops, lest the Montenegrians should' seize that opportunity for attacking him. In Larissa, which are the head-quarters of the Turkish forces, and where is the Seraskier Mahomet Pasha, the successor of the infortunate Chourschid, ne army is yet assembled. From the arrangements which the Greek Kapitani are taking in the neighbourhood of Mount Pindus towards Thessaly, it seems that a general revolt is on the point of bursting forth throughout the whole chain of mountains w hich 'surround that Province— it appears to be the intention of the Greeks to occupy the Straits of Alassona and Tempe, which tace Mace donia from Thessaly, and those of Mezzovo, which separate Thessaly from Epirus, before the Turks are collected at Larissa. Should the Greeks succeed in this object, the few Ottoman troops scattered at La.' rissa and Tricala would be cut off, and there will be little proba'aility that they can re-organise them selves during the remainder of the campaign to march against the Greeks. Thus the Greeks wil) have ample time to combine their plans and operations against .their enemies in Epirus and Macedonia. The ("reeks are now occupied with their elections, and in giving more strength and consistency to their own Govern ment.—The Greek fleet, after having caused many diversions and much mischief to the enemy by vi gorous coup de mains on the coasts of Africa, Asia, and Maccuonia, and after having liberated the Island of Thasos, sailed to the Hellespont to encounter the Ottoman fleet when it sails. Besides the provinces of Kissamo and Selino, which the Candiots have taken from the Turks, and which alone remained in their,possession, it is re-' ported to-day that the Gteeks have occupied the strong fortress of Catmca. Bo t this requires confirma tion. The occur ation of Selino was the consequence of victory obtained by the Greeks over the remnant of the Turkish forces in that kingdom. The inhabi tants, have requested to have as Governor-General of the %%hole island, Emmanuel Tombazi, of Hydra, , who has, in obedience to the imblic voice, and with the approbation of the National Go% ernment, already. gone to take the appointment. The citadel of Corinth is reduce. to extremity. One of the first operations of the Greeks will be a •igorous attack on ratt as, after the fall of which the entire Peloponnesus n ill be completely secured against any future attack from Turkey. The enterprise is likely to succeed, because they are seriously bent on the execution of it, and the idea is gravely entertained by all the inhabitants of the Peninsula, as well as the other Greeks, who are at length desirous to secure • their independence. EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER. " Corfu, April 22. ge The Lord Commissioner left • here some weeks ago, and is most probably ere this in England. Pre vious to the departure of his Excellency, the new Constitution was promulgated, When the Senate and Representative Assembly for which it provides were also opened. Sir Frederick Adam is charged with the Government of the lonian Republic, /no tempore, and, from all I have seen and heard, appears likely to become extremely popular. Notwithstanding public feeling in England, and, above all, the humane senti .ments so generally attributed to our Foreign Secre tary, the policy still pursued with regard to Greece is strictly neutral. This is neither the time nor place for entering into a detail of what I have heard rela tive to the previous system pursued towards the Pa triots of Greece. In common with all the friends of humanity,. I hail the modifications which have re• cently marked the conduct of our Authorities, as an earnest of a still more humane and rational policy. It will be truly gratifying to the British Public to know, that, instead of being driven away almost at the point of the bayonet, those Greek outcasts, of either sex, who now seek the hospitality of England among their countrymen of the lonian Islands, are re ceiveclus the victims of oppression and misfortune. 66 With respect to the Turkish forces in Acarnania, they do not exceed 5,000 men ; of these a part is at Prevesa, and a part at Anacorri, near Arta. The old saying of point d'argent, point de Suisse, applies with peculiar force to the Turkish soldiery. Several h av e recently quitted the banners of Omar Vrione, owing to their not being regularly paid. 44 The garrison of Corinth, reduced to A few hun dred men, have been shut up in the Acropolis for the last five weeks, and are so reduced by want of pro visions, that their surrender is looked for hourly. it I am informed, that besides the force'employed before Patras and Corinth, a large body of troops will be dispatched into Thessaly, where a rising has al ready begun among the mountaineers, in the neigh bourhood of Tricala. Should the object of the Greeks (of occupying the passes of Olympus and Tempe) be realized, the Porte will be totally unable to make any effort on the side of Larissa, where the summer camp has been hitherto formed. Yon have doubtless heard that the Divan has hinted to the Greeks, through Lord Strangford, that if disposed to treat, they will LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY SO, 1523. TIIE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at Ini, I, for the Account: they went up to is i s for the Account, and for Money 80i, at which price they remain steady. • FOREIGN FUNDS. Spanish Bonds opened at 371 to 38i, with a good Market, and but few sellers. Current Pricesi—Chilian nothing done, New Spanish Se to 3 / 4 , New Prussian 84e to 85, Russian 80; to 81, Danish 90, Neapo litan 76k, Colombian 61. • PRICE OP STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 220 1 / 2 219% 3 per Cent. Reduced 8034 V s 80 1 / 8 • 3 per Cent. Cons. 81 14 80% Vs th per Cts. 92 3 / 4 3/$-4. per Cts. Old 97 7 / 8 % 9 / 4 4. per Cents. New tOO% 101 100% Bank Long Annuities 20% 5 16 Imperial S . per Cents. 79 1 4 Vs India Stock 257— r India Bonds 38s. 365. South Sea Stock 91% Exchequer Bills of £l,OOO, 16s. 18s. 13s. • Consols for Account 811 5 / 8 3/8- We have . received the French Papers of Wednes day, but they add little to the intelligence we com municated in the STAR of yesterday. The Duc d'AN uoutEma entered Madrid on the 24th, at'nine o'clock in the morning. " PARTS, MAT es. " TELEGRAPIIIC DISPATCIT. "MAnim, 24TH MAT, 10 O'CLOFX,II.I.t: " THE WASOIL-CIOTRItAL, TO TIM MiNISTZO " His Royal Highness the Duke of Angouleme entered Ma drid this morning at nine o'clock." " ARMY OF THE PYREN'NEES, 4tn CORPS. Gumtre e MAT 22, HIM " General Curial marched from Grim°lles on Ma- taro. On the approach of the French troops those of Milans abandoned the town, and a position' they had taken in its rear. It is not expected' that they will" stop until they reach Barcelona. General Curial, after occupying Mataro, has tetuiried to Gran'olles, where the chief forces of his division are assembled. From this position they can readily march on Barcep lona, Vich, or Manresa. " General Mnnadieu has occu,Aed Cellcnt with( resistance: the enemy left the town before he arrived. "Mina, after making a feigned march on Man tesa, suddenly turned to the left and proceeded by Olost on St. Barthelmea del Grop. • Instead of pro cording to Vich, he marched on Moya, with the ob ject no doubt of gaining Barcelona, w,iere I.lobera and Milans are already shut up. IS Generals Donnadieu and d'Eroles follow the enemy in all their movements." FROM TILE PILOTE D DATED THE 28TII. The Prince d'Eckmuld (Davoust) is dangerously ill, A detachment of Spanish prisoners, .escorted by gendarmerie, arrived at Dourdeaux the 22d instant, and were taken to the Fort du Ha. FROM TIM JOURNAL DES DEBATE. GERONA, MAY 22. Mina still follows the same system of defenCe, and seems only occupied with the care .of avoiding an action. He cannot conceal from himself what must be the result. In consequence of the small number of his troops, he has bithecto succeeded by hiding him self in the mountains, and has eluded the researches of our Generals and the ardour of our soldiers. But his army, which is fatigued by marches and counter marches, in-a difficult country, wants provisions, and is besides pursued by the French troops. It is be lieved that Mina is endeavouring to gain Bttrcelona.. Generals Donnadicu and d'Eroles are in pursuit of the enemy. They will either overtake him, or. escaping also born Curial's division, which is not very probable, he will shut himself up in Barcelona, as Llobera and fklilans have already done. Cata lonia will then be delivered:. We shall be.vmsicit QL the cc:diary, and our troops, assembled in . a single corps, will form the siege of Barcelona, where the division of sentiment is already at its height. Extract of a letter from an Officer in the Ist Divi sion of the Ist Corps of the Spanish Army:— " VALLADOLID, 14Th MAT, leg& " On all the roads, great or small,' by which We l l have advanced from Burgos to this place, we bare been received as deliverets, and with the most lively, demonstrations of joy; but nothing could exceed the enthusiasm with which our entry into Valladolid was greeted. 4 , Marshal the Doc de Reggio was at the head of a troop of Auticbamp's' division. He was met by a squadron of a hundred lancers, elegantly clothed, and all the inhabitants, as well as a considerable por tion of the population of the neighbouring villages. - Young boys and girls danced quadrilles to the sound of'music, while the air resounded.with.shcnsts of joy,. which were repeated a thousand times: ken, al; blast thirty thousand mouths. • . “ The Authorities, accompanied by Heralds at , Arms, and preceding a most elegant triumphal car, in which were a number of young Gentlemen bear ing laurel and olive branches, came to welcome the Marshal; and to conduct him to the Hotel of the. M unicipality, where he found the Archbishop and all the Clergy. After the usual compliments, the Marshal, and all the Officers of his Staff who accompanied him, were regaled with refreshments of every bind, as well as wines of the most delightful quality. " All the streets through which we passed were de corated with triumphal arches and appropriate in scriptions in honour of the French army. The win dows of all the houses were filled with ladies, who waved their handkerchiefs, and threw flowers along the path. In the evening there was a representation at the Theatre, and a general illumination. " To-morrow we set out for Madrid, where, accord ing to all appearance, we shall arrive without firing a shot. " Every day deserters arrive from the Constitutional Army ; and in a little time it is very probable that this army will be entirely dispersed. Falsest FuNos, 111.9. y 4R.--Five per cents. 88f. TSc. - PRIVATE LETTER. . FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. " PARIS, MAY 2i. 44 The letter of Abisbal to Count Montijo, which appeared in. the Moniteur of yesterday, has consider. ably changed public opinion as to , the result of the Spanish war. He is ambitious, Ind would be sure to cling fast to the Constitutionalists if he did not de spair of their success. His forsaking them is looked on as a sure sign s like rats Leaving a wank that they are on the brink of destruction. The previous changes have long deprived him of the s inc e re co n fid e nc e o f all parties, and his present defection, surprising no body, would have produced very little effect, had it not been thought lie was attached to the Constitu tionalists by ambition, and that he would not have deierted them without their ruin being certain. But it is also known here, that though the letter is written solely in his own name, that he is the organ, and ex• presses the zentimeuts of. a very considerable party ; and his present proceeding is taken in concert with its chief members, and with the French Government. It has all been planned beforehand, and settled at Paris • " A few evenings ago the Etoik announced posi tively that on that day the French would enter Nfa drirl; and it is now well known that the entry on that day was a matter previously arranged with Count Aiskal. The Ft each Government, which so anxiously desires to obtain the attachment of the army, did not risk the reputation of. theii Generalissimo on a'i:ein- - paisn of doubtful issue. Not only large sums of money have been spent, but titles, honours, and offices have been promised ; and there are many Spanish Nobles, who, disdaining to take office under the sway of A plebeian Cortes, patiently submit to the golden burthen, when laid on by the hand of a King I " This day the Duke of San Carlos is to leave Paris, or has left it by this time, to proceed to Ma drid to form a Regency, of which he is to be at the head. Tfie Marquis of Casa Youja, the Duke del Infantado, and several other Grandees, are to meet him there; and it is in concert with him and them that Count Abisbal is acting. There is not the least probability that the Cortes will be able to carry the King out of the kingdom, nor that they, after the declared opinions of theie Nobles and O'Donnell, will be able to make any considerable resistance. Their cause is now looked on as hopeless. at Mina, indeed, if he does not accept the promised amnesty, may continue to carry on a predatory war fare ; and the Co r te s , if t h ey do not submit, may for some time longer protract the troubles of the coun try ; but any further national resistance to the French Army, or to the wishes of the French Government to see a modified Constitution in Spain, is not to be ex pected. Such are the opinions of well-informed people here, and they are founded on the circumstance of O'Donnell's declaration being emitted, in conjunction with a powerful party supporting and supported by the Ftench Government." ANOTHER LETTER.. . " PARIS, MAY 47, 10 o'CLocx 44 The Duke of Angouleme entered Madrid on the 24th, at 9 o'clock iu the morning. On the morning of the 21st, Bessieres attempted with his troops to enter Madrid by the gate of Alcala. He was repulsed by the Militia with great Slaughter, and with the loss 4600 prisoners. On the sameday two French officers ' attired with a flag of truce. They were fired upon, and the crowd which accompanied them dispersed. The whole of the Constitutional troops retired in good order on the 22d and 2$J, towards La Mancha, ender tbe command of General Zayas." This. forenoon we received the following intelli gence from Bayonne. Much of its interest is lost by later accounts from the Army in the French Papers: MAYONNE. MAY se. Notwithstanding the advance of the head-quarters towards Madrid without any material interruption, those persons who are of opinion that the Spanish Ge nerals act upon a preconcerted and well-digested plan, are, not quite at their ease respecting the re-. sults of the campaign. They see in their movements an intention of sepaiatiag. the various corps of our array, by drawing them to different parts of the lan daus, where they will be enable to afford each other soy support. * Thus Minx has been copstandy.hover ing about the frontiers ; Ballaiteed4 who might easily have joined with Mina or Abisbil, prefers re• tiring- towards Valencia, drawing the second e t .,, ,after Wm ; %nine) suffers himself to he. entirely 0 44 flanked, and even cut off by the first corps, whil e) ... remains in Galicia and the Asturias, wher e he ma y soon double his force, and render ourposition, wanted as far .as .11adlid and the froatica's of port gal, whose neutrality is very problematical, extrealeig critical by attacking us in flank. Abisbal, with army increased by all the Constitutionalists, sl have retired as the troops of the Faith advanced, rn e , dispute the ground which he is charged to defer Add to this six thousand chosen men from the pital, who have left it in eighteen gnirillm, posed to do us all the mischief they can ; and ti k e • the chances of scarcity of-provisions antidisea,....: such is the picture which th fears of som e present to their imaginations. On the other hand, those who are more sang say that two mercantile expresses, dispatched Madrid by the houses of Balbedat and Roths, have brought news that a pacification wonld •sl take place. First, by the submission of the Corte, will engage not only to Make all the changes 414 Constitution that may be desired, but even, if lux e sary, to restore the king to his ancient power, on cci dition that their safety is guaranteed, and a certai fortune in their respective provinces. These same persons affirm that Abisbal h as b trayed the cause of the nation, and made a prod (nation to his army, saying that he cannot deco himself against the French, and that the Constii ut i, has need of being modified. It is even said that! fous been at the head-quarters, to have a macro with the Prince. Count Abishal certainly has made a proclamatias; but he says, that, according to the preseunpia n of crt fence adopted by the Ministers, he mu.t not persist uselessly defending the capital, and that he will ri fain such ppsitions where he may employ the 'aloe of his troops - to advantage. He adds, that, as a citi zen, he is sensible that the Constitution has need some modifications, but that, as a General, it wasna for him to judge of them, or to ask them ; his duty i to defend the Constitution to the last drop of hi blood, as he has solemnly sworn to the Cortes to d► an oath which be will not violate. (Here follows account of the Correspondence between Count Mo! tijo and Abisbal.) The King, it is said., has attempted to escape frog Seville; the Archbishop of Cordova, who was th author of this project, has been arrested. The new of the duty on foreign wool, which nearly amount to a prohibiiitnyhas caused great alarm in our City which derives its chief resources from this branch ti trade. It will likewise be severely felt by the Spa Lash provinces occupied by our army, and depria them of the means of bearing the burdens of no, A person who spoke to a courier who passed throngl yesterday, alarms that all the inhabitants of Madril and the environs had taken up arms to defend theit country, and that if Abisbal had been suspectedd .having had some communication with the Plumb, it was only on account, of the Conventi o n m a d e between that General and the French, to spare the Capital the bad consequences that might ensue from a premature evacuation of the city, which wouldn. pose it to the excesses of ill-disposed persons; wt. withstansling this, however, some persons say that Abisbal has been arrested and conducted to Salk under - a strong escort, principally for a letter 'chid he is said to have written to the King, in which he begs his Majesty to come to Madrid to rattle de affairs of the kingdom. The garrison of Pampeluna is reported to base made a successful sally. The corps besieging Sea tone has been forced to retire, after sustaining coate derable loss by a . vigorous sally of the garrison. A dozen French deserters have been brought in been We adverted yesterday to.a Note presented big SAN MIGUEL to the Spanish Cortes, whichos into• preted by the Times, and now by the CAroakie, to tains an assertion that Sir Wittitam A'Coort hal proposed, that any new Constitution to be • adopted by the Spaniards, " Should.be deemed to beli by the KING, from whom it should proceed, at '. true source." The remark which we made in statement was, that though Sir Wititam A might have said that this was one of the made by the French Court, yet that "as a • • Minister be never could say, and we ',retool** not say, that the British Cabinet offered its on any such condition." The Chronick seat treat very lightly this confidence of 'ours, and it some pains to impress on the public mind..4ll , WILLIAM A'Couns. did really, in the name of British Cabinet, make such a proposal. 44 SAN OLlit: it says, " is to be plumply contradicted, find," and, after quoting our words„ it adds, " P ning Isaac," (how elegantly it writes!) qrs itti of dent!' Aye, aye, there will be no want ofconfidess NOw we will shew more specifically than Ink time to do yesterday, on what our confidents4 l and if the evidence we have to adduce on , ~ . does not cover the Chronicle with co n f us ion, K im tb ducted on a more shameless system of abuse than we had supposed to bel ong t o any of the British Press. The evidence shall be,, slan froni documentrwhich have been but reenathe before the. whole-world, and of which the l the Chroitick cermet pretend iguosinee s sif be • be allowed to el o.y the same privileges as Moldavia and Wallachia. flak prtiposition was made before Sir T. Mait)and left the Island; but in consequence of the period of Maurocordato's Presidency havidg expired, he did not consider himself as authorised to roe any positive answer, and thus evaded a reply, which it will require no small degree. of considera tion to make. - The Siiliots, who had taken refuge here with their families after the fall of Souli, had determined to take the field again, and are at this moment preparing to depart." THE EVENING STAR. a~ 2 J I