Star. — London, England, 1823-05-23 00:00:00

'pleased with his Royal Rig,huesi, and even the Ultras think the progress slOw,ihneitpense enormous, and the Spaniards as ladifereot . to their cause as they well can be. _ . The care "Arch is taken to plevent news from getting into circulation is quite exethplary. Travel hrs, I hay,: been told, have been stopped Journal s. that convey the least sinister intelligence are sup- . pressed,9r others forwarded to Paris in their plaCe= so that every particle . 91 unfavourable news is smug gled goods. "-A Prefect has just published an Ordonnance— for the sake of keeping the people correctly informed —to apprehend everybody who dare to spread a re port that the French army are ever defeated You know that no precautions have ever been found suffi-; cient to prevent the introduction of contraband corn moditics, when there was a sufficient temptation and as the Journals must have news, large sums are offered for it, and time is a regular mararfacture and smuggled introduction of false intelligence. 4 , The facts stated in the Bulletins are probably correct, except the usual official exaggerations; how many facts they omit, however, is unknown, and the attempts which the Journals make to supply these omissions are very generally fabrications, which de serve no credit whatever. Do not look here, there fore, foy news, though when anything occurs I will not delay communicating it." Bayonne Papers to the 16th instant reached us this morning; their contents are'of considerable import ance, and fully confirm the view we have taken of the operations in Catalonia. It is no longer asserted that MINA had fled. On the contrary, it appears that with one Of those rapid movements by which he cele brated himself in the last war, he entered La Cerdagne at the head of five or six thousand men. It was this movement which caused Marshal MONCEY to march fioni Gerona to give him battle, as stated in the French Papers, though not, as they,represent, in the "road to 13arcelora. The Bayonne Papers state that " MoNcEy was ohliged to turn round and ae-. cept a battle in the neighbourhood of Figueras."— The :exult is not stated, but it cannot for a moment be doubted, since MINA was enabled to reinforce the garrison of Figneras, and then, crossing the Ter, took up a position at Ripoll, where ROMAGCSA had been le:t with a division of 2,000 men., But if we are to give credit to private accounts from Paris, the de feat of MoNcey, which we think sufficiently evi• dent, was not the only exploit of MINA. These accounts, which agree with the article in the Bayonne Papers, as to MINA'S crossing the Ter and marching to Ripoll, affirm that Rostacosa was taken by sur prise, and That his corps was totally destroyed. . Thus it will be seen that all the accounts, even those received from a source the least likely to state anything unfavourable to the . French, chew that the division of Marshal MoNcxy has entirely failed in the execution of its plan of marching simultaneously with the other divisions on Madrid ; awd that al though it is a month since he crossed the frontier, lie has nut penetrated more than thirty miles, without being enabled even to secure that distance free from the enemy, who keep a garrison rear, which they reinforce at their pleasure, and occupy a posi-• tion which makes them master of all his operations. The intelligence from Bayonne contains other in teresting facts, to . which it is scarcely necessary to ad vert, and we therefore give them without comment. The following are extracts: I BAYONNE, MAY is. Large supplies of ammunition continue to arrive here from all quarters, and especially by sea, so that it should seem that the war is expected to be of some • duration, as other% ise such extensive preparations to maintain it would not be made. The manufac ture of biscuit likewise continues, and this seems to he the chief article of subsistence of our soldiers on their march, and in small detachments. - The last private accounts from Burgos are not so flattering► as the bull-fights, balls, illuminations, &c. might lead us to expect. The inhabitants who have not fled at the approach of the French, have certainly given them a good reception ; yet it does not seem cordial ; and, except these demonstrations, which may be called municipal, the mass of the people seems passive. However, our army continues to ad vance, at least on its right wing. According to reports circulated yesterday, the van guard of the Ist Corps entered thecapital on the I.2th, but this news being given by persons who could not certify its authenticity, we must content ourselves with believing, that hitherto no change has taken place in the course marked out by the Prince. A I,:w days difference can have no effect on the general result. Our army is certainly disjointed as it were; the corps which compose it being insulated, and not strong enough, in point of numbers, to hold the im mense lines which they occupy, and consequently they leave intervals between them which give the Constitutional troops an opportunity of taking ad- vantage of them. Persons who arrived here yesterday, give it as their ' opinion that the Spaniards will really carry into exe cation the plan which they have announced, and begin the war as soon as the French have en tered Madrid.. According to the movements of Bal lasteros; who manoeuvres alternately upon Temel, Darocca, and Siguenza, and which seems connected with that of Ikliu4 in Catalonia, it seems that they will -- much employment to the 2d corps. As for the 4th we are not well informed if what is passing there. From what we can learn, it should seem that Mar shal Moncey does not proceed with so much rapidity and confidence as we have been led to expect. - The war in Catalonia seems likely to be protracted, .though some persons have affirmed that the sudden retreat of Mina had pacified everything in that pro vince.' There are letters from Valencia which say that the inhabitants are determined to resist if the French should advance to that city, As for the par tisans of the Faith, they were not feared ; and, in fact, it should seers that they were dispersed. We have nothing new from Pampeluna and Sc. Sebastian : it 'seen:s as if the siege of those places was forgotten, or thought to be unnecessary; yet guerillas are form ing in the most favourable parts of Navarre and the three provinces, to which those fortresses will be a support and a place of refuge when they are pressed by a superior force. . Letters received to-day from Vittoria, speak of the continuation of the blockade of Santona by Zabala. If that place should have the misfortune to fall into the hands of him who is now attacking it, it is to,be feared that dreadful atrocitips will be committed by this Chief, who is well-known, and has threatened that he will put the garrison and the inhabitants to the sword. The letters received. to-day from Saragossa state, that the Royalist descamisados commit all kinds of acts of vengeance. A traveller just arrived from Pampeluna, affirms that the garrison of that place had unexpectedly made a sally with 1000 men and four cannon, bad attacked the French troops, and had returned into the place, taking with them a number of prisoners. Letters from Catalonia, this moment received, do not confirm the previous statements, of the flight of Mina, but say that, according to his favourite system of tactics,'he had taken about five or 6000 of his best troops, and entered La Cerdagne, where he inspired general consternation. Meantime Marshal Moncey had been obliged to turn round and accept a battle,' for which he was not prepared, in the neighbour hood of Figueras, into the citadel of which Mina threw some troops to reinforce the garrison. - Hit af terwards crossed the Ter, which was still greatly swelled by the rains, and when the accounts came away he was at Ripoll. The same letters say that General Molitor was endeavouring to push forward troops both towards Tarragona and Barcelona. THE FUNDS. J STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 80* for Money, and 80i, 1 1 , for the next Account ; but, up to this hour, they are 801 for the Account, and 80 for Money. FOREIGN FUNDS. The most done this morning in the Market wa► in Colombian Bonds, which oprned at 59a, went down to 57, and up again to 60, 591.—Current Prices: Chilian 68, New Spanish 368, New Prussian 84, Russian 783, Danish 90, Neapolitan 753, Colom bian 59a. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced 79 1 4 79 3 per Cent. Cons. 80 1 4 79%-3 1 / 2 per Cts. 91% 4 per Cents. Old 97 1 / 4 9678 4 per Cents. New 100►/ s 99% Bank Long Annuities 20 1 / 4 '2O • Imperial 3 per Cents. 78 1 / 2 —Old Annuities 79 1 / 4 India Stock 2.so l 4—lndia Bonds 395. 38s. Exchequer Bilis of 4.:1,(300, 17s. 18s. 16s. 17s. Ditto Small 17s. 20s. Consbls for Account 80 1 / 4 Uz 7975. Every inquiry into the conduct of the British Go , vernment, and every arrival from the Continent in which it is mentioned, confirms the wisdom of the policy it has observed, and the ardent and un ceasing' exertions our Ministers have made to save Europe from war. If we have not altogether been able to do this, we have narrowed its scene of action, and limited to a war between two countries what even threatened to involve the whole of Europe. We have often had occasion not only to defend the policy alto our Government in the neutrality it - maintains, bog also to point out its effect on the Continental cOwers. • The Dutch Papers received this morning bring a remarkable confirmation of the correctness , of our views on this subject. They contain an article from St. Petersburgh, of the 28th ult. of considerable im portance. In reference to the rumour of Russian troops being sent to the south of Europe, it states. that the Court of Petersburgh had at first resolved to place a considerable army at the disposal of the French Government, and that even such intentieb had been communicated to the French Ministry ; but that " all this had been given up in , consequence of a declaration from Sir CHARLES BAGOT, the English Ambassador, stating that the neutrality ofGreat Bri tain in the war between. France and Spain was condi tional, and would continue only so long as the other 1 Powers of Europe should take no part in this war. It is added, that the Court of Vienna .had also pre -1 sented a friendly note breathing the same spirit. Dere, then, is a proof of the advantages of our neutrality, and of the influence our Government pos sesses, notwithstanding - the assertions of the Opposi tion, and the Journalists who support them, that our Minister shad been duped, and that we possessed not the least weight in deliberating on the affairs of.Eui ope. . Our Ministers stated that we bad isolated the war,' and prevented the other PoWers of Europe from par ticipating in it. This was denied by the Opposition, who, deceived by the assettiuns of the Morning' Chro- ~~ nide, conjured up a Russian and an Austrian army, Iready topoence upon Spain, which we we►e said to fisrie given up to be devoured by the Holy Alliance. Now, we have the assurance From Russia,' not only that she does not meditate an attack upon Spain, but' that she abandons it on account of the remonstrance lof our Government. ~ I .In the SrAR of Tuesday we stated,, whatever might be the events in Spain, Austria .and Prussia had " resolved to go along with England in the,line of policy which it migl.t be deemed proper to oti- 1 serve." The intelligence from ltussia confirms this statement so far as relates to Austria; and v..e are equally assured of its correctness as fa* as relates to, Prussia, The following is tl2O- Artitle in the D utch' Paper. - to which we have allticled: •ST PETERSBIJRGH, APRIL 28. The reports that have been spread respecting the march of our troops to act as auxiliaries in the south of Europe, are contradicted by.persons who cOnceive themselves to be acquainted with the secrets of D. plomacy. These persons say that the Court of St. Petersburgli had at first resolved to place a con siderable army at the disposal of the Fend; Go. vernment ; that with this intention not only had communications been made by Count Pozzo di Borgo to the French Ministry, but even, in conse— quence of them, orders had been sent to various corps of troops stationed in Poland; but that all this lad been given up in consequence of a declaration from Sir Charles Bagot, the English Ambassador, stating, that the neutrality of Great Britain, in the war between France and Spain, was conditional, and would con tinue only so long as the other Powers of Europe should take no part in this war. The Court of Vienna is said to have delivered a friendly Note, breathing the same spirit, to the Rus sian Government; which not a little contributed to stop the measures at first resolved upon by our Mi ' nistry. Austlia qthibits a very wise policy, by en deavouring to prevent the dangers Which would en sue from a general war in Europe. The Minister of war has summoned to the capital seyeral Staff Offi cers from the southern and western armies to receive new orders, which they are to carry to their respec tive head-quarters. - Hamburgh Papers to the 21st inst. reached us this forenoon, but they contain no politiCal intelligence of importance. A Gentleman who has just arrived from . Andalu sia, positively states, that the greatest enthusiasm pLevails in that part of Spain, and that the inhabit. ants of all descriptions join the army of that Pro. vince, and are determined to sacrifice both them selves and property in defence of their country. He also adds, that in the whole of the South of Spain the inhabitants are making common cause with the Cortes. It gives us great pleasure to be able to state that the KING is so far convalescent as to have signified his intention of being present at Ascot Races. The Races are this year fixed forthe TOth ofJune, instead of the first Tuesday after Trinity Sunday, as usual— an alteration rendered necessary by other Turf ar rangements. The Dukes of YORK and CLARENCE visited the ...- KING yesterday. Yesterday, the Duke of WILLINOTON bad ail au dience his MAJisT ? H . • • Prince LEOPOLD had a numerous party last night at Marlborough House. The Bishop of Lutootai entertaiced a dinner party yesterday, at his house inConnaught-place. The Prince and Princess of Saxe WEIMAR arrived in London at an early hour yesterday morning from abroad, on. a visit for some time to the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE. The Princess is sister to the Duchess of CL/mince, and was in England about three years since. The Prince, her husband, is son of the Grand Duke of SAXE WErstan, and .this is the first visit of his Serene Highness to England. The Prince and Princess .are accompanied by their chil dren, one of them three, and the other five years of age. On their arrival, they proceeded in the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE'S Carriage to the King's . Palace, St. James's. The Duke' and Duchess of CLA RENCE arrived in town yesterday morning at eleven o'clock, to meet their Royal relatives. Yesterday, the FRENCH AMBASSADOR transacted business at the Foreign Office. The Right Hon. Sir WILLIAM KNIGHTON, Bart. is appointed successor to Lord Wiwasi Gonnon, as Receiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall ; and CHARLES CARPENTER, Esq. of Moditenham, for the fourth time, Deputy Receiver-General. ALBIACK'S Ball on Wednesday evening, was most brilliantly attended; dancing commenced at eleven o'clock, and did. not cease. till nearly five yesterday morning. There were upwards of 00 persons of the fist lank, distinction, and fashion present. Yesterday a gentleman of the name of Loats,a,.in his way from Cheapside to the Stock Exchange, had his pock e t cut, an d the contents, consisting of Foreign onds, to the amount of several thousand pounds stolen from him. • NEGLIGENT DRIVING. Yesterday Thomas Fortier, a Greenwich stage.eoachasen, or rather a boy, was brought before the Loss Mayoa, at tbelvian sion-liouse, on a charge of having driven w.totonly, with critni. nal carelessness, and thereby ran over a gentleman paled FIN. Lamm+, whose leg (as mentioned In the Star of yesterday) has been in consequence amputated. The prisoner was ordered to remain in prison until the cpe of Mr. Finfayson shall he decided upon. It appeared, in the course of the examination, that most of the stages to Greenwich are entrusted to the management of mere boys, whose *wantonness and insolence are proverbial. •A Gess denten, who watched-tbeiwo coacheiin the fear that some - cident would happen from the prisoner's sugnner of driving, stated, that he never saw an instance of more improver driving than that shewn by the prisoner. • • 6 The surgeon who attended Mr.' FinlaYSon 'atkisiVed him to lit 'still in danger. From the nature of the amputadois, it was not likely That be would be out of clanger fur a week. The. bone I was broken as if a wheel had passed over it. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - • •- Lrutrarox, Alsy 2 4 1.—The Purser of the Hon. Co ', ship Duchess of Athol landed here this morning, wi t h di "ni t , for the Company ka —left ' Helena the 6th Aprll, and sailed again on th e 11th.' Th e e el ,. to leave that island in the 13th. The Wi t 4 4.14. from Pa A p ' I ri y 1 ' : Ch i na an sh i ps were the Ba sea, with troops from Bengal, sailed from St. Ilele4ra th e April. The Repulse, store ship, wit to sad from St. Bel t . Bencoolm_the 14th April. The William M oney, free tn,h,' from Bengal, arrived at St. Helena the 7th April; actedh ei l i i her passengers was blovin out to sea, and would not feteth ia the Roads again: the Duchess of Athol took the passergee emi l put them on board the Wiliam Money on' the 12th. 71 4 .0 41. pany's 'hip London was to b e di spatc h e d from Chin a A % 9th of February. From thelioard at the New England Coffee-Wise: " Liverpool, May 21, half past 8, P.m, . " Arrived the Resolution, from New Orleans. Of th e p r . two ships—one supposed to be the Nestor, Les, from N ee , T iti, -, which s'Ap passed I iolyheni yesterday " Fat:anent, Mst 21.—Wind SW.—Atrived the Mario, i KQ.:::MCborrlll7llllperaCeek,etiltiCCMlCllNt;heanitedeitoernrrawriaelaln,. ;BEnarenalrise.terPaa, A i . London ; and George Home, Youno, from ditto for Rata* - Permouto, May 21.—Wind SSW.—Arrived the l' Charlotte of Wal e s, GRIMILY/. front London For MAN I ' . se( Calcutta • and Marquis NVelltslit, BLAACHARD, from di ets ft ditto ; L ouisa, Lower, from ditto for Gibraltar. Th e y nus, from Chiozzi, and Nymph, from _Messina, were had 4, leased from quarantine this day. Poarsateu int, MAT 2......Win..1 S.W.—No MITA' or 1., DAAL, MAT 22.—Wind S.W.—Artiveti and cid,..l f(o. the River, the Dove, Watour, from the South Seas ; atid Dude s of Athol, from China. Came down from the River laep L , and remain with the rest, the ,Albion, De ' ' lbion, Huare a , f or oltlat a; and Blossom, HALL, nr Quebec. • BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, MA Y2t. This being the last betting day hut one presho o a r to d ie ete sub of the next week Derby and Oaks St a k es at Emottf, whi c h take place , a le assemblage of ca ntofrequers of the Item m e expected at Ta tte rsall 's to-day. We only attribute th e 4. sence of many of them to their visit to the Fives' Court, ford* - benefit of Shelton, where the Champion was expected to dew ; however, there was a very fair sprinkling of sporting characters a good dea e a l c gst c t ) s f tal . t i r e n a m a a en t l ic hat t: ling took of the- fi rst consequence, and place amongst them, and some brisk engagements were made by Commoners on the two great events. The St. Leger war barely talked of. Some variations in the Deily and Oaks were ' 123 a corr ec t rienced, of which the following DRAM% 14 to 1 agst P anting 2-to 1 agst Zinc. 20 to I agst Talisman 100 to 3 agst Charcoal 6 to 1 aest Spermaceti I 2k to 1 apt Pinwire 18 to 1 agst Sultana 6 to 1 apt Tmt 13 tot agst Reserve YORK SPRING MEETING, WEDNESDAY, mATei. The Colt Sapling Stakes, of 50p. each, h. ft. for 3-yr.olir, /Ist. 31b. each, six Subscribers, were won by Lord Milton's lor. 13ourdeaux, beating Mr. Iloward's ch. Hengist. -5 to it on Ems deaux.—Wern easy. The Constitution Stakes, of 20gs. each, b. ft. for all ages, sae mile and a quarter, were won by Mr. Redesdale' s b. e . O rator, beating Lord Miltdn's Rinald o , Lord Scarborough. Fair Chat lotte, and Mr. T. Powlett's b. e. Masquerader. -7 to 4an Orator, 3to 1 apt Fair Charlotte, an d 6t o 1 apt Ri na ld o.—Won cleverly. MANCHESTER MEETING, WEDNESDAY, MAT 41. The Produce Stakes of 50gs. each, for colts and Mies, were 'won by Mr. Houldsworth's Alecto, beating Mr. Yates's cke I Squib..—Two paid forfeit. —A good rate. The Manchester St. Leger Stakes of £sp. each, with SOW* added, for 5 yrs old colts and fillies, was won by Sir T. &aa. , ley's eh, c. by Conute, beating Mr. Houldsworth's Rhoda beta filly, and Sir T. Mostyn's cit. c. Colchicum, Sir W. W. Wyea's b. c. by Ambo, Mr. Hutchinaon's ch. c. by Bigot, and WI. 1 Byng's ch. c. by Comas.—Two paid forfeit.—A good rase. . The Manchester Gold Cup, value 100 gs. added to a Subscrlp tion of logs. each, (Yvette Subscribers), f o r a ll ages , WU wce br Sir T. Stanleys Doge of Venice, beating Mr. Itaskeds s Princess Royal, Sir T. Stanley's Tarragona, and Lord Wiltea's . br. g. Broxton.s—Eight paid forfeit.—A good race. A Maiden Plate of £6O, for horses that never won, all sges, was won by Mr. Hut c hi nson ' s c h. c . b y Pi got, at two Lae beats, beating Mr. Beardsworth'a Birmingham, Mr. Andendiaiiiits by Marmion, and Lord Derby's bL f. by Rinaldo. .1.-"OMPF TIIE LATE FIGHT. ‘ • - ':—"*h TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR S :1 4 , 4 t My wife and myself will be much obliged by thyliiertlask • thy valuable Paper of a few words, contradicting AT Awl- Story copied from a Bath and Cheltenham Paper;efheririvlag interfered to prevent the late battle between Sp* sad Nett the whole of which is without the slightest foundation intro* or probability. I am, respfctfully,&c. JOSEPH FRY. St. hMdred'aeoutt, 22d sth . Month, 1823. SPA RR ING. . • Yesterday, the Fives' l Court was. full to an overflow, &111 of fare having Iteld,out that Spring and Neat would its•dawa Spring was present, with his arm in a sling, from one d dal knuckles of the right hand having been hurt in the remit caw bat ; and he had also a discoloured eye, which a bleed 0 lit gave him by accident on his return to London. The spaniel was for the benefit of Skelton. The principal sets to went-- Skettun and Belcher—A fine specimen of science, with a stein mixture of give and take. The exchanger and counter.litdeg called forth • much applause. Towards thelatter end, Iklidalt was floored by a left-handed hit on the head ; but is the aid rounds he dealt out punishment, and became even with his stab &rose= and Randall had a merry set-to, and if Sens* could not keep at equal quickness, his merry-andrew tricks 4 forded much merriment. /iOk,,Broven and Stockinait worked away in real fight. TY/ contended for a stake some time ago, and it was Iwo** 4 wrangle. In this turn.up there was much equality, bat 11, had his cork drawn. It was altogether a specimen of their PIN! and in reality it was one *kb the gloves. Neck and Berke made a good set.te, as also Spencer and IF. head, and other!. ..... 6 At this period the general ry was " Sprin, Spring!" hero, modestly bea r i ng hi s " bl us hi ng booout s" thick nee ascended the stage. He was cheered from all parts of thetas! when he addressed the amateurs in the following words: 6 OWie tlemcn, I return you my sincere thanks for the honour raki, done me to-day ; and I hope my future coneuct will eye* merit your kind attention. I promised to set-m with Skivai but havipg met with an accident (alluding to what we hamilts! stated), I trust you will excuse me; at all otLer times retie find me willing and ready to obey your commands." 101 then received from Mr. Jacksoo the 4'200 of the battle me, as the reward of victory. Shelton returned thanks ; after which the assenahlageseP• ll4 ,„ Near.— It appears it is'not an injury in free of Mr . 0501 7,. Neat's arm, but that one o f t h e sma ll b ones was hater!!! 1 1 . attested ,by two -surgeons. A subscription ' 4 l' l 4' l4 d a "P i i increasing, for the van qu i s h e d. Ne at i s still at Andover; cher's Benefit, next Miesday ; t o conv i nce t h e Amines he is expected in town on S un d ay next , i n or d er to tilek nehet a ab arm was broken in the late fight. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-I.ANE, MAY*. :_ The - entails of all•descriptions of Corn this sank art ill! . trennely isatge l and the market is now in a very deli Wee wig sale of grain to geferaL Wheat is la to Sts. per quarter time on • Monday .—Barley hardly supports last quot lleantind Peas are. heavy in sale, though held at last • Priats.--Orta are fall Ss. pot quarter lower than at the of this week, with a eery dull sale. I, The hie.i.Shdeltrwl'esHFnl 'was stlffiCient for the. demand,• and the prices of all door , of Cattle were nearly the ;ague as on Monday. —Cerrent tha: EL r D she M rt A t lt hi i ! ET, morning , MAY bo 2;3• the .ro li: i , fleet, per Stone of tabs. 3s. 6d. to 4s. 8.1. .Mutton, la 4s. ltd. Veals.4l6 to Ss. Paitit. .14., to 4s. Lamb, W. to a .10...04,„,,,..c.,....,01.,t0 41. 10s. Straw, 2/. to_ . PerM# 1.1:: ,_ - f. 1 7 to 4 apt EmiHas 5 to I agst Tanetcd 7 to 1 apt Nicelo 12 to I apt Bertram LQNDDN : - liiiiiiid4t7dpiibbarted by t riacr, Temple-Bar. -~ _~ i f