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Dm= ":" - r ~,~ ~ . I AKE COLIABIAN LOAN: On Satur+da3 we . 'gave an abstract of the Decree of the Republic of Colombia, relative to the Loan con t for in this country ; but as the question of guarantee is one in which the Public feel deeply in terested, we new givea copy of the Decree, with some -further information on the subject. DECREE. el The Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Colombia, assembled in Consress, " In consideration that the deceased Ex-Minister Plenipotentiary, Francisco-Antonio Zea, attributed to himself faculties that were not confided to him in his powers and instructions, and thereby misapplying certain documents, signed by the President of the Republic, and countersigned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs at that period, M. Joseph Rafael Revenge, under date of the 24th of December,lBl9, for the sole purpose of facilitating the diplomatic negociations with which he was charged in Europe; ". In consideration that his powers, instructions, and documents annexed having ceased to subsist (quedadoe insubsisikntes ) from the time of giving, promulgating, publishing, and circulating the funda mental law of the Cotratitution of the Republic, and the other laws of the Constituent Congress, which concluded its Session in the town of Rosario de Cu cuta, on the 14th of October, 1821, and notwithstand ing which the said Ex-Minister Francisco Antonio Zea proceeded to negeciate and sign a contract for the loan of two millions sterling, in Paris, on the 14th of March, 1522, exercising supposed faculties with which he never was invested ; and that, in virtue of the said contract, there have been put into circula tion the corresponding bills, debentures, and trans ferable obligations, which have circulated, and are now circulating out of Colombia ; and lastly, con sidering that in this Loan of two Millions sterling, the debentures and bills issued by the said Francisco An. tonio Zea to the creditors of the Republic, according to an act celebrated in London, on the Ist of August, 1820, have been admitted as a part thereof, without such operation having been approved, and without these respective accounts having been formally ad. jutted, and farther other obligations which M. Zea himself put into circulation, of which, until now, none but uncertain information, communicated indirectly by the agent of the Contractors, has been furnished ; and considering that, if . on the one hand the Republic ought to give to the world an undoubtable proof of her honour, justice, and good faith, securing the in terests of those who contributed to assist her by fur nishing her with the means of which she stood in need, to enable her to triumph in the bloody contest in which she was involved, it is no less her duty, on the other, to spew herself severe and inflexible in the first days of her.political existence, in order to guard against the repetition of events as scandalous as they are prejudicial, manifesting that she knows how to conciliate her interests with her power, have decreed and do decree as follows : " Art. 1. The Congress disapproves the Loan contracted in Paris on the 14th March, 1825, by the deceased Ex-Minister Francisco Antonio Zea; and declares null and void all that be has done relative to the affair, both in the substance of the contract, and in all its clauses. " Art. 2. Notwithstanding, the debt incurred (contrallida) by this act is recognized, and that which was contracted prior to the Ist of August, 1893, as far as the sum which shall be proved to have been Csumisitzd for the Republic, in money and effects. " Art. 3. For the liquidation of the same the Executive is amply authorized to effect it in the manner in which it may thick fit. " Art. 4. The Executive is also authorized to approve and ra tify, either individually, or by the person or persons whom it ehall delegate for the purpose, the result of the liquidation ; that it may call-in the *Options, bills, or debentures, put into cir culation by the 4eceased Francisco Antonio Zea, and substitute such as it may deem necessary to the amount of the sum which stiay be liquidated and approved. The same must be signed by the Secretary of State and of Finance, or by the person who than be duly authorized, so that these new bonds or debentures nay be admitted as numerical amounts in any new loan that may be decreed; and lastly, to nuue arbitrators, judges, and amicable conciliators, in the event of any fresh disagreement arising with the creditors, either in the territory of Colombia, (win any emits try in Europe. " Art. S. The same Executive Authority may agree upon the period for the redemption (antertimciets) of the sum that shall have-beta liquidated upon the mortgages with which credit Asoula be preserved, and upon the method of paying the inte rest until the cotasslidation of the national debt, on which sub ject the Congress is now employed. " Finally, the &Waive 'is authorized to remove ell difficul ties that may occur in the execution of the present law. " House of Representatives in Bogota, June 9, 1823. (Signed) " DOMINGO' CAYCEDO, President." KINGSTON (JAMAICA), JULY 20. Pray, is there such a thing in existence with you now as a Poyais Loan? Talking of Loans, I will give you an extract of a letter I received a few days ago from Santa Fe, by the Colombian schooner Chas seur, from Carthagena. You will remember my ob servations on this. subject on former occasions; and will now have an opportunity of judging how far they are correct. The letter, which is dated the 18th ultimo, says : " A few days ago, Caycedo, President of the House of Representatives, published u Decree annulling the Loan contracted for by Mr. Zea, and declaring that the Government is resolved on doing equal justice to the State and its creditors, in paying to the latter what is justly their due, but not at the sacrifice of the interests of the State, by submitting to be duped in the manner that is attempted.—The Loan for Two Millions, as it is called, is neither more nor less than an attempt to make the Government respOnsible for an amount three times greater than the value of all the property which they have ever received, in money or materiel. A Commission will be appointed to pro ceed to Europe and investigate the claims on the Go vernment; and for the amount substantiated as having passed into their hands, they will . make themselves responsible, but for nothing more. " Consider—A Spanish CoMMiuionl—lnvestiga. tionl—Vouchers !—New Instructions !—Fresh powers! —.With all the et Maas well known to those who have ever had a contested case before any of the Spa nish Courts! At the end of six months some persons, called Commissioners, will proceed to Europe--- , they will spend as much more time in the examination of the.accounts, and will report to their Government the state of the case—a similar period will elapse, or longer, if the Congress does not happen to be sitting, before they receive their new powers and instructions when, at the end of two yea they may possibly b; giepared to go into the question of adjustment with dm creditors. But who and where are the creditors? They will not be now the original Contractors; nor those-who have furnished the Government with pro- . . -- • • ..•••' +.o :,•411•• - aws•-• A I. • - 1111 F -. • -). petty. The dotafide creditors of the Color sin Go. verament will be those who, having more =bey than ; wit, will have paid 90, or 80, or 70, or some less sum, for what they consider a santrity. You will re member I wrote you a month or two ago, that the price of these securities would soon be 40. If they should not already have reached that price, I think on the arrival df your next packet with this news, the truth of my prediction will be proved. ig From what you have written use, I conjecture some of your friends in England hold different opi nions; let me beg you to apprise them of the dread ful losses to which they expose themselves, in having anything to do with this monstrous bubble. But I should.really think my countrymen are infatuated t for there are no less than two or three persons at this moment here, as the representatives of English Com panies, offering terms for a new Loan of about three millions sterling! I bave.no time now, but will take an early opportunity of sending you, for the informa tion of your friends in England, a view of the Re venue of this country, which will prove how utterly ridiculdus it is for any people to offer supplies ofl money, in the hope of the amount being ever repaid." Such is the.language of a mostintelligent,well-in formed, and, I am confident, an exceedingly impar. tial Englishmen, on the subject of the Colombian Loan. I should not be doing justice to the subject in saying it is no better than a Poyaii Loan, but I think it not many shades better ; and it will be seen whe ther the prediction of my Bogota friend, in which I most perfectly coincide, will or will not be verified. I will send .you what I learn on this subject by every opportunity, and sincerely hope that the wish of my correspondent to urge my friends in England to have nothing to do with the business, may prove unneces sary with yourself or your connections. BAYONNE PAPERS. BAYONNE., AUGUST 23. We have not yet received the letters from Madrid by the mail, but only those that were brought by the army courier, which are always a little in arrear, sn that the news we have this way is no later than the 16th. Madrid was tranquil; only from time to time, and particularly in the night, there was some alarm caused by the noise made by the mob, who attacked the houses of the Constitutionalists who are in prison. The Regency finding it absolutely necessary to give orders for the release of persons confined for political causes, by virtue of the Decree of the Duke of An gouleme, has exhumed and revived the old Decree of the King, of the Ist of June, 1814, which it has sent to all the tribunals of the kingdom, with direc tions to see it carried into execution, which, in the end. is just 'he same, as to its effects, as if it had merely puplished the Duke's Decree ; only that this opposition in the Regency to the wishes of the Duke cannot have any good consequences, unless an ar rangement takes place soon, respecting which, how ever, the official journals and reports preserve an ob— stinate silence. Mearitime it is reported, that the army of General Bourdesoulle begins to feel the effect of the climate and the heat of the season, and that the number of sick in the hospitals is very great. A courier from Port St. Mary's brings word that the Royal Family at Cadiz still enjoy good health ; he has not brought a confirmation of the submission of General Zayas. The army of BaNasteros remains in the same position as it was at the time when the Convention was signed with General Molitor. It is said at Madrid, that M. Ouvrard is on his way to that capital. General Quesada, it seems, has re peatedly applied for permission to enter into Madrid with his troops, but the Duke of Reggio opposes it, because he is apprehensive that the presence of, the soldiers of the Faith in the capital would only cause fresh disorders. The Regency continues to exert itself, without success, to collect Royal Volunteers ; there is still greater want of enthusiasm than of arms; it has been proposed to leave to the communes the care and the expense of the levy; this would be a sure way not to succeed. There are various accounts here of a tumult at Bilboa, in which, it is reported, seve ral French were killed by the troops-of the Faith. It seems that the want of French troops is much felt; and that, in consequence of orders of the Prince, troops are distributing in the principal cities of Arra gon and Navarre. After this, it should seem .difficult to commence the siege of Pampeluna ; but it is, how ever, affirmed, that the first cannon will be fired on the 15th, amidst cries of " Vive k Roi 1" that day being his Majesty's fete. We have nothing new from St. Sebastian or Santona. Letters from the South of France say, that they are on the alert all along the frontier, in consequence of the movements of the Spa nish Constitutional troops; it being possible that they may approach the frontier, as they have done before. All that are capable of bearing arms are ready to appear at the shortest notice. A DASHING SWINDLER.—A few days ago, a fel low attempted to defraud Mr. Adams, the coach maker, in the Haymarket, of a handsome travelling chariot. The swindler announced himself as Captain J. G. Astley, nephew to Sir Jacob Astley. Amongst other persons of fashion, Mr. Adams has the honour of the custom of a widow Lady of high respectabi lity, now residing at Scarborbugh, with her daugh ter, a young Lady of great beauty, and whose expec tations are said to be more than commensurate with the desires of the most covetous speculator in matri monial alliances. The Coptaix, by a variety of im posing circumstances, persuaded Mr. Adams that he was about to marry this young Lady, and, of course, a handsome travelling chariot was required. The coach-maker readily agreed to provide one, and the price was fixed at 2401. Lovers being impatient, the carriage was to be lined, the crests painted, and every thing completed by the Friday following, when a shipment was to be mpde for Scarborough. Before delivering the carriage, however, a prudent thought occurred to Mr. Adams, and he went to Lady Astley, in Cavendish-square, who was luckily at home, and on being asked respecting her soi direst nephew, she disclaimed all knowledge of him. The swindler, find ing be was discovered, made off ; and it now turns out that he has been carrying on a system of decep tion of the most extensive description, which his ac- cidental knowledge of the affairs of particular h innies has eaableckhins to pursue with success. It is thought he is not out of England, and pillions have been sent in pursuit of him to some of our places fashionable resort. -•••• THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at al, and went up to t. at whisk puke they are up to this hour, with little doing. The Expresses from Paris this morning have brought the French Eames of Saturday at ORE Us. Spanish 43i. The cause of the Rental falling is owing to an idea at Paris that the Cortes will refuse the Ultimatum of the Duke d'Ascisuursse : should that take place, it is understood the French will try to memo the place. FOREIGN FUNDS. Very little doing in any Foreign Fonds except in Smith and Colombian Bonds. Colombian opened at 424, 43, 44, 45, - 444 last price ; Spanish Bonds 374 ; French Scrip s 4 j. ZXCHANGE& HAMMON, August 96.—0 n London, 37.21. 37. Se. Austaanast, Aug. 99.—0 n London, 41. 2. do. 2 M. 40. 11. PETISSIUSGII, August 12.—0 n London, 9.7-18 ; Paris, 1,001 ; namburgli,. I. 27-52; Amsterdam, 9f. Rona, August 15.—0 n London, 9. 1549. &atm, August 23.—0 n London, 5 M. 7.41. Unite, August 22.—0 n London, 2 M. 6. 21i. THE EVEFING LONDON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1826.. 3i PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 226%-3 per Ct. Reduced 83 1 / 2 Vs iils 3 per Cent. Cons. 82% % 1 / 2 4 per Cents, Old 101 1 / 2 X. 1 / 2 4 per Cent. New 101% 7 / 8 SA Bank Long Anns. 21%5-16 sAi Exchequer Bills (4.3,000)365. 345. 365. Do. Small 355. 375. 34s.—Cons. for Acct. 83 th. EXPRESSES FROM PARIS, This forenoon we received the Moniteur and other French papers of Saturday, and the Pilots of yester day, by Express. We have also received a private letter from our Correspondent in Paris, dated Satur day evening, which states that a telegraphic dispatch, announcing the fall of Cadiz, was hourly expected by the Government. The Moniteur of Saturday con tains the following Bulletins in its official part. 44 ARMY OF THE MENNEES. 3ULLZTIW. 4 6 His Royal Highness arrived on the 16th instant at Puerto Santa Maria, and established his head quarters in that town. Monseigneur was pleased again to find himself in.the midst of the troops which formed the expedition of Andalusia, who on all occa sions have proved their devotion to the King. His Royal Highness has been satisfied with the disposi tions made before Cadiz. The reinforcements that we have received will enable us to give new-activity to the operations against this place. The Marechal:d eXamp, Lauriston, sent by Count Bourdesoulle to Algesiras, arrived there on the 14th. The enemy immediately retired to the Isle of Verte, which he had fortified, and where he seemed disposed to defend himself ; but the fire of the French frigates, the Guerriere, and the Galathea, commanded by Cap tain Le Marant, forced the Commander to hoist the white flag, and on the 15th be surrendered by capi tnlatinn. After having left a garrison of Spanish, troops in the fort of the Isle Verte, General Lauriston marched on Tarifa." LHere follows an account of the operations of Ge neral Morillo and Count Bourcke in Galicia; but they do not come later than the 15th ultimo, and consequently are deprived of all interest by the intel ligence of the fall of Corunna:l gi General Vincent, who commands the troops of the 2d corps of observation in Murcia, having learned that the garrison of Carthagena had made a sortie, marched forward to meet it, and on the 7th arrived in sight of that place. He made an immediate at tack with a battalion of the 4th of the line and a de tachment of the .sth dragoons on the village of St. 4ntoine, which was occupied by 800 infantry and 150 ,liorses, and forced them to retreat with considerable loss. The orders of General Ballasteros bad been sent to the Governors of Alicant and Carthagena, but no answers had yet been received from them. • “ The troops of General Ballasteros remain in the cantonments that bad been assigned to them. The regiment of Almanza, and the greatest part of those of St. Jago; Numantia, and Galicia, belonging to the corps of Zayas, have joined the troops of the second corps. The bead-quarters of General Molitor are still at Grenada—General Foissac Latour occupies Andu- jar and Cordova. 6 , Marshal the Doc de Reggio reports to his Royal Highness that the most perfect tranquillity prevails at Madrid, and in the whole eateat of his command. Prince Hohenlohe presses the siege of Santana with new vigour. “ Marshal Marquis de Lanriston is actively en gaged in the siege of Pampelnna. The troops of the fourth corps have obtained brilliant advantages over the enemy, as well in the siege of Barcelona as in all the affairs that have taken place daring the campaign. "!fsad-Quattora, Puerto St. Maria, August 19,1823. " By order of Ms Royal Higbooss, " Major-Osassal, Comte GUILLEMINOT." IMPOST 01 MARSHAL DOC DE 1113010 TO HIS EIOILLENOT THE MINISTER. AT WAR. MADRID, AUGUST to. AI Monsieur le Mau Marquis de Roche- dragon, commanding the Cuirassiers de Berry, of the division Roussel d'Urbal, informs me that in the evening of the 10th inst.te encountered the. Partisan Chief 1). Francisco Abade Cbaleco, with about 250 horse t tsar the Tillage of Puebla del Principe be charged and entirely routed theca; after they tained consideraYe loss. " The next day, the 19th instant, Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel Joze Fellez request' terview with Col. Rochedragon. lie was c that they would acknowledge the Regency, all hostilities would cease. affair does great honour to Marquis dragon, and proves that the cuirassiers ha failed, during the whole campaign, to di themselves on all occasions, and maintv former reputation. " The Marshal eonsnhnding the First Coi " Dec de REI The Quotidienne, under the head Madrid, telligence from that city to the 24th ult. cc a Decree of the Regency for doing honour tc mory of Goiffeuz, the First Lieutenant of thi giment of the Royal Spanish Guards. His n be pronounced at every monthly review, Captain of the company k to reply—" the memory of the brave!" Chaleco is stated to have written to the ment of Villanueva de los Infantes, threate if it did not surrender he would treat the to had treated Castelfollit. The Governor ref the citizens and himself were determined the town to the utmost. The detachment which had left Madrid orders of General Roussel d'Urbal had retu I had scoured the banks of the Tagus withos met with any of the enemy's corps. Quesada is said to be ready to march, an inforce the troops in Old Castillo. It was on the 21st that the Duc d'Angou his overtures to the King of Spain. PROM TIM CONSTITUTIONNEL. PARIS, AUGUST 29. Only eight days ago, the Journal des Del of nothing but treaties and settlements, an( position to listen to the propositions of the Forty-eight hours afterwards, the same .1( pressed the strongest indignatiog against e posal for treating with the Government which it said should be regarded as a Revc Government, and not recognised by the laws( —Some persons seeking to explain this sucith in the Treasury Journal, have not been ab any other reason for it, but the supposition propositions of the Cortes were of a nature t not possible to aocede to them. On this h it is natural to suppose that the Army of was not the least of ,the many obstacles wh the way of every arrangement. I*oll THZ MONITZUR 01 IRIDAIGO-01 1 VICIA TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH FROM BAT (Arrived the nth of August.) TIII COMMANDANT-OZWZRAL 01 ZAYONNI EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF WA! "On the 14th, General Bonrcke signed a tion, by which Corunna was to be delivered the same conditions as those granted to Gel rillo. The Prince of Hohenlohe sends thi your Excellency by the Express from Vitto 1( REPORT OF THE MARSHAL MEE OF ICOR? TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF " Villafranca, A " MT LORD—The enemy ,has continue treat : bn the 19th he was at Tarrega. 44 On the 20th, the brigade of General and the troops commanded by Baron d'l rived in that town.' On the same day the tional troops reached Montblanch. ge I proceeded with the brigade of Acharc of Ignalada, to Villafranca." 66 To-day the allied troops take a posi right at Montblanch, the left at Torregrasso the Col de Santa-Christina. To-morrow I occupy Valls, the Col de Sant a-Christina, - drell. I shall leave the enemy no repose til ceased to keep the field. 66 The garrison . of Barcelona made on thi new sally. It failed, the preceding. 14 On the 20th, about 7000 infantry, 200 and six pieces of cannon, came out of the gt Madeona, and placed themselves in battle the glacis, between that gate and the new g the same time:all the batteries of the place cor an extremely brisk fire. An attack was exp all the troops forming the blockade were uric After some movements, which betrayed b the enemy entered into the town again by gate. I have the honour to be, &c. " The Marshal Doke of Coraegliano, MO] 710 M THE PILOTE OF YESTERDAY PARIS, AUGUST St. It is reported on 'Change, that the gre which were entertained of the approaching of hostilities have considerably diminishe much feared that in a few days we shall be nth of a rupture. SRO D'URGEL. AUGUST 19. The enemy left yesterday, the Bth, the Salsona, taking the direction of Calaf and li the garrison of Urgel depended on the expe Milans and Lloberas, to wceive succours, the ceived, as dispositions are taken to pre enemy. JT 1 PERPIGNAN, AUGUST so. , We learn that Milan: occupies the invirous AUGUST 21.—'fhe position of the enemy, ing to a letter from Berga, was on the 19th at he was followed by anenormous convoy of c FROM TFI6 !TOILE OP SATURDAY. EXTRAORDINARY COURIER. " Graud lifead-quartors, Port Sainte Marie, " The Prince Generaltssimo wished to be