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7 i in so regulating the distribution and the means of exe cution, as, at the same time, and, as far as possible, to attendto the relief, as well as welfare of their constituents. 41 In the arduous position in which the Cortes were placed, almost from the moment of their first assem bling, an eternal war on the one hand, and on the other the lamentable effects of the sordid machinations of the enemies of light, of the painful dereliction of some per verse Ministers of Religion, and of the stubborn conduct of certain individuals inured to the exercise of despotism, they were scarcely allowed time to attend to other mat ten. Nevertheless, unwilling to omit anything in trusted to them, they have endeavoured, by all the means in their power, to open the sources of public wealth, to set aside the impediments which industry la boured under, and to facilitate trade and circulation ; careful, at the same time, to. secure the right admini stration of justice, and the safety of the persons and property of Spaniards. If they have not accomplished more, it bas been owing to that unfortunate moment when the Chiefs of the European nations conspired against us. " It is truly lamentable that this generous nation should not have her friendly intercourse requited by the rest in the way that their common interest requires; but she not being answerable for an aberration of mind so' ill-becoming the enlightened age in which we live, she must console herself with not having provoked evil , and having ever been disposed to good.; and, above all, to distinguish, by real proofs of useful and reciprocal union, those States which were disposed to preserve and appreciate these valuable ties, and not to sacrifice the interests of their subjects to the passion of their rulers. " The steady and constitutional conduct of your Ma jesty's Government leads the Cortes to rely most fully that it will continue to advance, thus nobly, in the path of glory, overcoming every obstacle, and steering the vessel of the State safely into harbour, aided by the zeal and resolution of the heroic soldiers of all arms, the praiseworthy Constitutional Corporations, and in gene ral, by the noble intrepidity of the Spaniards. " The Cortes, satisfied with the testimony of their con science, having religiously discharged their duties, and without any remorse arising from their political con duct, are come again to this invincible island, the ter ror of tyrants and the support of free men, and have assembled anew in this very temple where, in spite of the then arbiter of diadems and of thrones, that Consti -tution was formed and sanctioned, in 1812, which is to be the source of our prospetity. 44 If in raising on this spot that everlasting monument of heroism and wisdom, and despising the fire and the snares of an enemy crafty and terrible, those who had the good fortune to be Deputies, sheaved themselves de serving of their mission, the present Representatives of the Spanish Nation will imitate the exalted example of magnanimity in danger, left them by their predecessors. Resolved never to compound with their own infamy, they ill maintain, at all risks, the oath they have taken. "On all occasions, whether prosperous or adverse, your Majesty will never find them retrograding in the career of honour ; and if, once more assembled in extra. ordinary Cortes, the good of the country so requiring it, these Deputies.should have again to exercise the legisla tive functions, they will repeat, in the face of the whole , n orld, what they declared in their sittings of the 9th and 11th of January last, and expressed anew on the 29th of July, with general applause. " Your Majesty may make yourself easy, in the fall confidence and security that you v. ill find them by your side whenever your Majesty may apply to them to sup port the dignity of your constitutional throne; and that they never can wish for a day of greater joy to them than that on which, removed with your Majesty to the centre of the monarchy, they may be able to congratu late your Maje ty on the attainment of victory, after havirg driven the enemy beyond the l'yrennees." FROM A PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT. " nconiu, SErivratn. 4. " We have been a good deal surprised by a circular of the Duke d'Angoulenie, dated Port St. Mary's, 26th August, which arrived here the day before yesterday, in the morning, explanatory of the famous decree of Andujar, of the Bth ult. and in the evening the arrival from Paris of instructions t o the Duke of Reggio, con veying the Clench King's disapprobation of that mea sure, and which he was ordered to make known imme diately to the Regency. This letter will probably not be published, but the former is in to-day's paper, and though it does not exhibit a formal revocation of die pe remptory commands, yet by the interpretation they are frittered away to nothing. " His Royal Highness feels the necessity of securing to the Spanish Municipal and Judicial Authorities the, power of repressing crimes, whose impunity might com promise the public tranquillity, the preservation of which was the object of that Decree. His Royal High ness never meant to impede the course of justice in the proceedings upon ordinary matters, over which the Magistrates should have complete authority. The ob ject of the Decree of the Bth was to fulfil the Prince's word, which guaranteed the tranquillity of those who' should quit the enemy's ranks. The French Commanders are only to unite with the Local Authorities upon all measures necessary to the preservation of die public peace. And with regard to the periodical publications, they should unite with the Authorities to prevent the insertion of articles which might inflame parties, or pre vent the effect of the measures of the military operations, &c.—The Article which forbade the arrest of individuals without the intervention of the French Authorities, is not touched upon. 66 The Absolutists are highly gratified—the Consti tutionalists equally dismayed. It is very likely that many of those who have been set at liberty will be again conducted to close quarters, and several have already deemed it prudent to get out of the way. One is led to suppose that the French, not succeeding in their ob ject of conciliating die Constitutionalists of Cadiz, by their display of liberality, have judged it politic to re -41-Ace their steps, and unite again with the Royalists. " The news arrived yesterday evening, and an Ea• traosclia . arl Gazette has been published this morning of the taking of the Trocadero on the 81st ult. It was from this place that the French threw their bombs into Cadiz during the late war. 44 It is now repotted, but I do not know with what foundation, that the Isla has been taken, and the Spanish ship of the line Asia carried over to ;die French. If they are not masters of Cadiz in this month, the Con. stitutionalists have little to fear from diem during the next six." THE iiVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1828. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this mottling at 83% to 5, and are now 1135.--• The French Fonds on Wednesday were. Reines at 91f. ISe. Spa nish 42. A private Letter from Paris, received this morning, states a report prevailed there that the Cortes had demanded twenty-one days to frame a new and modified Constitution, favour able to the Kmo and the Spanish Nation, but that the Due d'An oobtaus refused. Is the Foreign Fund there is little doing except in Colombian and 9p:with Bandits 'Colombian opened at 585, but fell to 575 Spanish 3554 Samba 1135; French Scrip 2%. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Plawanann, Sept. i2.—On London, 37. 15. 37.35. Preassauenn, Aug. 29.—0 n London, 9.542 ; Ilamburgh 85. Baum, Sept. 9.—On London, 3M. 7.45. • PEKE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. • 5 per Cent. Cons. 83 1 / 8 88 85 5 / 8 1 /B 4 per Cents. New 10234 %(/ 3 / 8 Imperial 3 per Cents. 83—India Bonds Os. 60s. Excite. !fills (El ,01X1) Ms. 36s.—Small 335. 375. Consols for Acct. 83 1 / 4 Va sAt. We learn by the last arrivals 'from Madrid, which are to the 10th inst. that the division of the Army of Navarre, serving befors Pamplona, was not the only one that made a representation to the . Spanish Regency. The Royalist division of CHARLES O'lloNNEr. also pre sented an Address to the Regency, in which they go much farther than that of Count d'EsPaoNE, and declare A that they will not acknowledge any Convention entered into between the French and the Cadiz Government, having for its basis the concession of any Charter or Constitu tion, or having any other object but the unconditional re storation of the King to his former Unlimited authority. The address states the parties will support the legal authority of the Regency, as the only legitimate Spanish Government. It is dated, Head-quarters, Salamanca, August 'IL EXPRESS fROM PARIS. This • morning we received the Etoile of Wednesday, and the Pitote of yesterday, by Express. The former, in a postlcript, gives an eitfact from a Madrid Gazette Extraordinary of the 12th, confirming the capitulation of Malaga and Santona. The Pilote is very barren of intelligence. The following are extracts: FROM THE ETOILE OF WEDNESDAY. GRAND lIRAD4LOARTILS, PORT ST. MAO; Sm. 8. General Alava returned last night, and did not leave till this morning. He passed the night at General Bour desoulles quarters. A division prevails at Cadiz: the inhabitants of the Fautbourg of Lavina have risen, and all of them have taken the part of the King. The regiment of the Prin cess, and that of the volunteers of Cadiz, have refused to obey the orders of Riego, who has returned to Cadiz, after having abandoned the troops that embarked with him at Malaga, and who were forced by our cruizers to gain the shore, where they will encounter a force to attack them. We are assured this morning that they have been fighting again in the streets of Cadiz : we are persuaded that everything is drawing near an end. Orders have been given this morning to the fleet not to fire on Cadiz till further orders. A report prevails that the Cortes offers to deliver up to us immediately the King and the Royal Family, but they demand to remain masters of Cadiz and the Isle of Leon for several months, for the safety of the Members who compose that assembly. PARIS, SP.PTEMBER 17. We learn this moment that the fever, which had shewn itsef in Passages, had not made any progress, and it has not appeared any where out of the town. The cordon "id' has been drawn is very strict, and has prevented the inhabitants from forcing it. BERRIO-PLANO, SEPTEMBER 13. After a great deal of time has been occupied in making the necessary dispositions for taking Pampeluna, we hope that the attack on the whole of the line will take place to-morrow. Navarrre, I hope, approaches its deliverance. PROM THY: PILOTS. PARIS, SEPTEMBER 17. A search lids been ordered by the Prefect of the Up• per Rhine in the man ufactories of M. V. d'Argenson and Koechlin, to seize prohibited arms•or warlike weapons. The most minute search has been made, and two cast iron rejoicing patereroes (bates de rOorissance) only were discovered! which have been deposited at the Mayoralty till it is possible to ascertain their calibre. PARIS, SEPTEMBER 18. The troops carried off by Riege from Malaga were on the 10th September near Alcala la Real, where the -chasseurs of the Guard, joined to a corps of 4000 men are in pursuit of them. It is stated as official that Malaga has surrendered, and that the garrison, com posed of 400 men, are prisoners of war. We - learn, by private letters from Grand Cairo, of the 19th June, that the plague was raging at Alekandria : SO to 86 persons died every day. FROM THE ETOILE. MADRID, SEPTEMBER 11. News direct from Cadiz states, that his Majesty en joys good health. It is stated, in a private letter from Port St. Marie, of the 6th, that insurrection mani fests itself on all sides in Cadiz ; and that Valdes several elms ordered the troops to fire on the people, but they refused. This alarmed the Cones, and caused them to send General Alava to the French Head-Quarters. can only speak of the state of the siege of Pampeluna. The fire of our batteries has recommenced ) and on the 7th, 100 bombs were thrown into the town, which did some damage and set dre to several houses, but it was soon extinguished. The greatest inconvenience that the town suffers at present, and which may, pet haps, hasten its surrender, is the'svant of water, the French having made themselves masters of the little river Argo, from which the inhabitants usually draw their supply. Many persons, it is true, ate accustomed to layin a great stock at the time when the river is high, but it is to be presumed that it must have been exhausted in the hot weather. We have not yet a detailed account of the loss we have sustained. The Lieutenant-Colonel and another Officer of the * Scl Regiment of the line, have died at Tolosa of their wounds. The Spanish troops are employed in the blockade on the side where the citadel stands. It is said that the Marquis of Lauriston wishes to send them to Al faro and Tudela, but that they shew some repugnance. For these two days past, people have been speaking, with much uneasiness, of a disorder which has mani fested itself at Passages, since the arrival of a vessel which touched at the Havannah, and has brought, it not the yellow fever, some contagious disorder, which has already carried off several persons. However, we do not perceive that the Authorities, who took such vigorous measures last year to secure us from infection, have yet adopted any steps against the introduction of this disorder. A vessel belonging to a house in this town, and which sailed a few days ago for Rouen, has been captured off Belleisle. by a Spanish privateer, which, it is said, has sent its prize to the Canaries. The loss caused by a fire which broke out in a hay magazine, on the glacis of the town, does not exceed 1000 quintals, belonging to Government contractors. —lt is now satisfactorily proved, that this fire was wholly accidental, and that there is no ground for awl_ buting it to design, as some persons at first supposed. Hamburgh Papers to the 13th inst. reached us this morning, but they contain no political intelligence of importance. The Emperor orRUSSIA, attended by a very small retinue, left his capital on the 28th ult. to attend the grand review in Poland. Count NISSELRODE is also going to make a journey, but it is not certain whither; some think he will go to Odessa, and there wait for the Emperor, others, that he is going to Vienna, to fetch his Countess. It is, however, certain, that Ms Von 0.4.11111 t takes the porteittilk of his department during his absence. The Emperor will be absent about two months. The following are extracts: ST. PETERSBURG H, AUG UST 26. A few days after the departure of the Emperor, the Grand Duke Michael will likewise set out for Brest- Lithowsk y. M. Mansarowilsch, onr Charge d'Affaires at the Per sian Court, who has been for some time here on leave, is going to return to his post in a few days: The Per sian Ambassador, Mirza Mahotnet Saulit, also leaves us this week, to return home. STOCKHOLM, SEPTEMBER 2. During the past half of the year thirty-six Swedish and ninety-four Norwegian ships arrived at Copenhagen; it is long since the Swedish trade with that Capital has been so insignificant. Accounts from Finland say, that trade has as good as wholly ceased. Before 1809, seven or eight merchant ships were built every year at Brakestadt, and as many at Jacobstadt ; but since that time only three have been built at both places. It is said that a most important Royal communication will be made to the Diet this week- Count Cidershorn is appointed Chief Admiral, in the room.of Admiral Stedingk, and Rear-Admiral Wirsen to be Marine Minister. Jamaica Papers to the 81st of July reached ns this morning, via New York. The Kingston Courant of the 28th July contains the following interesting particulars of the destruction of a piratical establishment at Cuba : KINGSTON (JAMAICA), JULY 28. The United States schooners of war Greyhound and Beagle, of three guns each, Lieutenant Commandants Kearney and Newton, came to anchor at Port Royal on Saturday afternoon. They left Thompson's Island seven weeks ago, and have been cruiziag within the Keys on the south side of Cuba, as far as' Cape Cruz, totiching at all the intermediate ports on. the Island, to intercept pirates. On the 21st instant they came to anchor off Cape Cruz, and Lieutenant Commandant Kearney went in his boat to reconnoitre the shore, when be wai fired on by a party of pirates, concealed among the bushes. —A fire was also opened from several pieces of cannon, erected on a hill a short distance off. The boat re turned, and five or siz others were manned from the vessels, and pushed off for the shore, but a very heavy cannonade being kept up by the pirates on the heights• as well as from the beach, the boats were compelled to retreat. The two schooners were then warped in, when they discharged several broadsides, and covered the landing of the boats. Aftet a short time, the pirates retreated to a hill that was well fortified. A smelt hamlet, in which the pirates resided l. was set fire to, and destroyed. Three guns, one a four pounder, and two large swivels, with several pistols, cutlasies, itc. and eight large boats, were captured. New York . Papers to tie 26th tilt. and Boston Papers to the tid, reached us this morning. One of them con tains aletter from Major OTALLas, the Agent for In dian Affairir announcing the defeat, by the Blackfoot All their property, to the amount of about 15,000 dol. lars, fell into the hands of the enemy, The Blackfoot Indians had also defeated a party of 11, and killed four, of Major HENRY'S men, near Fort Atkinson. The Major's informant expresses a strong belief that the Hudson's Bay Company Are exciting the Indians against the American traders—an imputation , which we venture to say, is unfounded. The following is the only intelligence relating to South America these papers contain : NEW YORK, AUGUST 21. FROM COLOMBIA. Letters from Caraccas to the 2d are received. Out . Minister, Mr. Anderson, was on the eve of departing from that place for Bogota, the capital of Colombia. —The letters communicate the interesting intelligence, that Mr. Todd, our Charge d'Affairs, at Bogota, has pre. vailed on the Government to modify the revenue laws, by abolishing the extra five per cent. hitherto paid on imports from the United States, more than was paid on imports from Europe. The same letters assert, that the Colombian Govern ment has ratified the Loan contracted in England by Mr. Zea. FROM 'MATANZAS. The accounts from New Spain ale to . the 12th July By an article dated at X.4lapa on that day, we find that on the 18th of June the Convention had ceased, which had been held in that city by the Commissioners on the part of Spain, fur the purpose of forming a treaty bene ficial to the interests of the two nations : the Convention continued during five separate Stssions. From the in. timate connection that exists between the two rations, in laws, language, and religion, itappears that a treaty of union and fraternity has been arranged, and this treaty has been founded in reciprocal acknowledgment of the Constitutional King of Spain, and the sovereignty of the Mexican nation. We are favoured with the perusal of a letter received in this city, from Buenos Ayres, which furnishes infor mation from Chili to the 21th May, and Lima to the 29th April. At the latter place the most active pre parations for tesisling the Spaniards were continued: 2000 of the Colombian troops had arrived; 2.500 more had been on their way twenty days, and the last divi sion of 1500, with General Bolivar, sailed twelve days before from Guayaquil. We have received accounts from Corunna, dated the 11 th instant, on which day the Royal George, steam packet arrived, at that port, after a passage of only 64 hours from Portsmouth. The four French frigates and two armed brigs which were employed in she blockade of Corunna, had since its surrender sailed for Cadiz.— On the Bth, the 15th Regiment of French Infantry en tered Corunna, from Ferrol; and on the morning of the 10th, the 37th and 22d Regiments marched for Madrid, in-consequence of some disturbance being ap prehended in that capital. The Speedy cutter, Captain BEAVER, arrived at Co- runna on the Ist inst. with a cargo of flour and other provisions, sent by the Spanish Committee for the use of the garrison; but as the place had fallen into the possession of the French, the cargo was to be sold to the best advantage by the consignee, who would remit the money back to the Committee. By this arrival, we have received a variety of docu ments relative to the negotiations which preceded the surrender of Corunna. General NOVELLA held two Councils of the principal Officers of the garrison. In the latter General NOVELLA formally submitted the fol lowing question, via.:—" Is it proper to negotiate en honourable bases, or to continue the defence of the placer Twenty-six officers voted for negociation, and only four—namely, the Sub-Inspector General of En* gineers, the Chief of the Staff, the Commandant of the Engineers, and the first Constitutional Alcalde—voted for the alternative of continuing the defence. Von HALLER, the Chief of the Staff, in his vote, which he reduced , to writing, stated, that the resourc es of the place were sufficient for continuing the defence, and that he considered a surrender, under the existing circumstances, to be highly dishonourable. The capi tulation which has appeared in the French papers was the result of the negotiation which followed eft the decision of this Council. In the course of the negociation General BOURCEE dexterously availed him. sclf of the submission of Bau.arreaos, which he re presented to NOVELLA as an example to be followed, In the copy of the treaty communicated by the Preach General, the first article states that BALLASTIEOS ar knowledges the Madrid Regency. That the negot iatio n for the surrender of Corunna was very unpopular , m a y be presumed from a proclamation p ublished by No. VELLA on the 18th, in which he states that his proceed . ings, though in communication with the enemy, base for their object the common benefit of the town and the troops, prohibits assemblages in the streets, and orders the coffee-houses to be shut up at ten, and the taverns at nine o'clock at night. Cadiz Papers to the 22d ult. have been received ; tbef , contain the speech of the King of SPAIN, on closing the ordinaty Session of the Cortes, with the answer of the PRVIDENT. These documents, though rather of and date, are interesting, as spewing t he avowed spirit determination of both the KING and the Legislature. These papers also contain a notice from the Minister of Finances, stating that an agreement bad been made with Messrs. Josis WILLIAM LUBBOCK, Bart. and Co. and Messrs. JAHNS CAMPIIipL and Co of London, for the punctual mind religious discharge of the several bills of National Treasury, on Messrs! paidbi Bri• of tbc itional Goya, contract, tertifict ms of reals Tel on the 4th of interest, payab instant. The G o vernment 1 , to the Canary not men of mud A sudden depresbi in the price of ,h has given rise of the Fr trable nature. yesterday were ility. That whi( tgh it cannot be rupture of the 4 Paris on some very ,italists there. It Cadiz never env , tiate, but that head-quarto interview with ining time, partly ices of,the city, b a distant part of 'der, which, sin( •ci, was exposed was the accou S LC PLYMOUTH, S&P rteived in this cowl Bahia, August• 2.— lin with Lord Cocn guns, Maria de G ,principally manne anchoring here, we to a man ; and of whole consist ships, and about fi bid defiance to L which we were dec taken and sent in t and was deterniir mouth of the Tagt the line-of-bottle sl leaving Bahia, th hoisted, under hea abled, prevented t took place two da Brithli force, viz. iTAR frigates, also greatest satisfactio, NA V. 16 'The Willing Nind, the coast of Newfoutu pith her cargo. The Hunter, STOUT Wick, the 13th inst. a The Mariner, Biro, at sea, the 23d ultimo The Dominica, Jo. ved at Carrickfergus The Melrose, Dian / FALMOUTH, SXPT. 1 Consu —, ntia, fror Pm-acrns, Sire. 1 iCalypso, from Wisby 4burgh for Oporto ; ar . 1 PORTSZIOUSII, Sire —Horciflusor: ; and Br 3 Vihelis transport, fro. • DUAL, Sam 18.-1 send sailed, the Albiot . -Arrived and sailed for btaco in fifty-two days Sailed the whole of di FIST The East India Co well on the 16th Apri •, The General Yyd, i Inglis several days, al all well. The Bridgewater, spoke with on the 13t London to the Cape, Arrived at Madra Castle, Paasson, True New South Wales. Letters from S the weather cons harvest turns on ports from Arch; at 2,383,867 rte that had arrived 27th of July, wa . The Swedish time ago, at the Countless swat in several provini Extract of a 1 27th of August: SCOTT Master, v Gibraltar, in wa desired the Brit immediately ; wl The Imperial celebrated Engl its foreign honor It is reported, Seers of rank, wl in the Caucasus, dering Tschetscl treats in the moi enormous ranso the Caucasus hm the baths, by ore' in-Chief in Geoi A fatal and afternoon, on C had been piled erection of a we a mass of brit labourers were AFFAIR OF I standing in tt Bart. and It. B ham Downs, o by lot, that Su out effect, win the air, and %iv DRILADTUL Smith (a poor while assisting the Hough, ne rooms, where tbockingly bu breast upon th taken to the It nstituti is contt llions o ortes on t. ince ay lost: The GI ent, to i re not ri A suck lace in hich ha ituation avourab ation ye ability. hough i e rupt ached uced s 4 apitalis f Cadiz inegotiat french I an inter . l e i gaining taterices 0 lto a dist \*powder deco, IA such v.?: • 1). vs -- Sunday night a fire broke out at the boast of Mr "'""""--- wan ZS Mug . Lands, a grocer, in Percy-row, South Lambeth, occa• Our arrival from Bayonne —. this morning brings the Indians, near, the Yellow Stone River of the Missouri exchange diawn by the National Treasury, on - sioned by some bed-furniture taking fire from the can- . -. The upper stories were consumed. The goods i nte lligence • following : Fur Company's _Door Mo untain l Expedition, Baatia-LtS and Nepheiks, and not accepted nefrhpiais d 06 .61 r t4 oo oc inl i , n w i her b e u were in a great put saved; but the servant-maid was BAYONNE, SEPTBABBB, 11. ennunnuded bi 241104,A88 3 and Israntl, both of he tatter, ow! :c.r. that * the claims of son' o breast upon th , f tbi dangerously burnt. We have no Mail from Madrid to-day, so that we whom, with five. of *liras. were amongst the slain. tannic Ma;e,ty's suhj.ct,V.-srlio are,rcal cgeditors :akin to the It ..L: •