The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-11 00:00:00

~.`~` ~ . FRENCH PAPERS. BAYONNE, JULY S 1.-At the present moment, when reports arc circulated of a war between France and Spain, it will not be uninteresting to give a view of the military preparations which may have given occasion to these rumours. We have no positive data of the effective force of the French cordon from Toulouse to Perpignan, but it appears tiom the information we can collect, that it may be estimated at 20,000 men, of which 3,000 are cavalry, and three brigades of Light pieces of cannon each, which are not even all organised. As for the troops posted on the frontiers, from Toulouse to Bayonne, we may take them at 10 or 12,030, and affirm, that on this side the number is hardly cifficient for the sanatory cordon, supposing that to be the real object, there being points where 300 Spaniards might easily enter. The journals have exaggerated the military pre parations which they state to be makin , . at Bayonne. At present we see no indication of the increase of the garrison, which is 1,000 foot, 300 artillery on fixa, 100 on horseback, and 60 of the train. These .160 men of the corps of artillery have been only u month, and brought no cannon ; but within this week 24 field-pieces have arrived, and a large quan tity of military stores. Horses are expected, to or ganize, it is said, two field brigades. The workmen in the arsenal are extremely busy in preparing car tridges, &c. which seems to indicate some expedition more serious than the cordon, and dw more so, as the fever has not appeared again in any part of Spain. Nothing is doing for the defence of the place, though they talk of repairing the outworks, which are much damaged, but nothing is done. Pretty considerable contracts for provisions and forage have been concluded. _ _ _ Workmen are busily employed in making 6,000 uniforms and other things for the division of the Army of the Faith under Quesada, who has lately received, by contraband, a great number of muskets, ammunition, and four field-pieces. This General is certainly protected, though it cannot be said by whom. On the other hand, it is a fact that the French douaniers are very vigilant to prevent the passage of all kinds of arms and ammunition to the Peninsula, and that only the day before yesterday they seized 50,000 cartridges and 100 muskets. This fact is an answer to the imputations of the Spanish Govern ment, respecting the protection and succour which it says the defenders of the faith have received in France. These people have certainly been protected by a secret hand, for every body knows that Quesada prepared his expedition on the French territory.— Yesterday, the 30th, there were despatched from this city 100 bales for the Army of the Faith, con taining military effects, and chiefly uniforms. Lopez Banos arrived at Madrid on the 29th, and Gen. Equinosa, who succeeds him, entered Vittoria on the SOth. The Deputy Calatrava, who is ap pointed Minister of the Interior, has left Bilboa for Madrid, with an escort of 100 men. Lopez Banos has at length accepted the ministry, and the Deputy Sancho succeeds Martinez de la Rosa as Minister of State. Thus there are now three Ministers of the popular party. The latest accounts respecting Quesada are con tradittory, but the result seems to be, that he main tains his position in the mountains, and keeps on the defensive, making excursions into the plain, which harass the constitutional troops. The post from Barcelona has not arrived this fortnight. VIENNA, JULY 27.—Letters received from Jassy Inst week already inform us that the entire evacua tion of Moldavia by the troops of the Sultan was to take place in a week. Later accounts, of the 12th and 13th of this month fully confirm this intelli gence. The Janissaries really left Jassy on the 13th of July, at seven o'clock in the morning, and commenced their march back to the Danube. Kut tank Ahmed Paella had taken such vigorous mea sures of precaution, that no disturbance occurred on this occasion. The Commander-in-Chief sends out parties to pick up the stragglers, who are immediately bound, and sent after the main body. BUCHAREST, JULY 6.—The journals have pub lished the Boujoudi, or, order for the evacuation of the principalities issued by order of the Porte by the Dacha of Silistria, as Seraskier, or Commander-in- Chief of the Turkish troops in Moldavia and Wala chia, to Hadschi Ahmed Pucka, his Kiaja (or deputy) at Bucharest, as commander of the corps in Wala chia. '1 he order issued from Silistria to the Kiaja in Jassy was of the same terms. The Hatti Scher& (or S..preme Command), sent from Constantinople to the Paella of Silistria, with the Sultan's own cipher affixed, and which has never before been pub lished, is us fidlows:— IIATTI SLOEIIIE TO TUE I•ACIfA OF SILISTRIA. " Thou, who art among the radiant of the Empire, hear what at do accordingly, for it is my supreme will. Know that thy report on the state of the two principalities which arc committed to thy care has found approval before my throne, and induced me to order what follows .—The people trum Anatolia, vita) hate volantarily crossed the sea, and carried their arms into ilunictia, to ci—operate in destroying the plots of the rebellious Raja., with the help of the great Prophet, this name be praised THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 11. Parliament was prorogued on Tuesday last by the King in person, and in our Parliamentary report will be found the Speech put into his Majesty's mouth by his Ministers—it is, as usual, peculiar only for its stupidity and the proof it affords of the comparative littleness of the ability of the present Cabinet—only let any impartial Englishman look ~ L at the last document which emanated, on a similar occasion, from the President of the United States, and he will sigh for the debasement of the diplo matic character of his own country.—There is, how ever, one part worthy of laughable distinction—in addressing the House of Commons the King is made to say, " I thank you for the supplies which you have granted me for the service of the present year, ' and for the wisdom you have manifested, of availing yourselves of the first opportunity to reduce the interest of a part of the national debt, without the least :•tfringement of parliamentary faith"—now can any of our readers fancy the Majesty of England, personified by Mrs. Davenport, as Mrs. Peacleem, congratulating Filch on his cleverness in picking pockets at the Opera House on the preceding even lug, tapping him on the head and exclaiming .‘ you are a fine lad, and will one day or other make a shining character if you escape the gallows.," without seeing how nearly the circumstances of his fancied scene have been fulfilled in reality, only remem bering that Tile KIND IS NOT AN OLD WOMAN, and that Lord Liverpool has not, like Filch, youth to plead in extenuation of the roguery of the reduction of the 5 per Cents. Toes,lay being the day appointed for his Majesty's closing the Session of Parliament, preparations were made for it in the course of the morning. The streets through which the Royal procession was to pass from the King's Palace in Pall to the House of Peers, were covered with new gravel. Sir Richard Birnie, the chief magistrate of the police, stationed extra parties of the police-officers at the corner of Pall-mall and the Hay-market, Charing-cross, Pa - liament-street, and Bridge-street. Those who were so fbrtunate as to obtain the Great Chamberlain's and Peer's tickets began to arrive at the entrance to the House of Peers at 11 o'clock, elegantly dressed, particularly the ladies, many of whose dresses were nearly equal in splendour to a court day; they re mained in their carriages, and under the colonade, till l 2 o'clock. when the doors were opened foe their admission. The King's Crown, and the maces 14 the Sergeants at Arms, were brought to the House of Peers by the King's watermen, escorted by a party of the Yeomen Guard. The streets were lined with waggons, carts, and caravans, &c. to admit persons to view the King. The balconies of private houses, as well as the windows, were filled with persons genteelly dressed. The King's guard of gre nadiers, preceded by the band of the Ist Regiment, marched into the Palace-yard at one o'clock, and played some delightful pieces. The porters, foot men, &c. appeared in their state liveries. The gen tlemen and under porters were also at their stations. Sir Richard Birnie, Chief' Magistrate of the Police, Townsend, Sayer, Vickery, and a numerous assem blage of police-officers, were in attendance. The flags of St. Martin's and St. Margaret's churches were flying during the day ; anti the bells were rang as the royal procession passed to the House of Peers. —Every possible exertion was made to prevent the admission of improper persons. His Majesty was dressed for this national and splendid occasion in the uniform in which he appeared on the morning of his coronation, consisting of a crimson robe and mantle decorated with the Order of the Garter and the Golden Fleece, (the Chief of the Austrian order, being the same us the King wore on the morning of the coronation.) The procession to the House of Peers was arranged as follows :—Four royal car— riages with one set of black horses and three sets of bays, besides the royal state carriage, drawn by six beautiful cream-coloured horses, with new harness and light coloured ribands, which was driven by Mr. Roberts, a groom to each horse. His Majesty wore a black velvet hat, with ostrich fc-athers, with it diamond loop and button. The royal procession le ft the Palace at twenty minutes before two o'clock, anti entered the house exactly at two. The King's en trance wasannounced by a discharge of cannon on the Lambeth shore. After remaining in the the house 25 minutes, his Majesty returned to his Palace is Pall-mall. Extract of a letter from the lady of a military officer, dated Sydney, New South NVales, Frb. 1842 :—" This country is so much better described in many published accounts than I feel capable of doing, that I must refer you to them for a minute description of it ; but when I look to the date of my letter, it appears very t.tid to me that I should be an noyed by a scorching boa, while you are wrapped up in 'our warmest clothing. Until within these few days we have had no rain for four months. '1 be cattle died for want of drink, and it was apprehended that, (like many of our predecessors) we should have to pay sixpence a gallon for water. Notwithstanding the great heat at present, this colony is said to enjoy a vay happy temperature; the air is very healthy G THE NATIO: m all eternity !) shaU break up and return to the Danube. You I will take cate that they perform their march in due order, in single detachments ; and to this end, order your Kiajas to send hlehmanders with them, that they may be supplied with provi sions on the way, and that when they reach the Danube, t h ey may wind every thing ready for their reception in Bulgaria. My brave Janissaries, and equally brave Spahis, Suporam, Cossacks, and Tartars, will suffice to mainiain tranquillity, and to till the disturbers of peace with terror. Thy care shall go yet farther. Know that thou must be answerable that the troops remaining in the principalities do not oppress the peaceable Hajas, and do not burden the poor. . " The Kiajas must be responsible to thee for it, arid thou shalt take care with inexorable tigour, that no caeca, by whomsoever committed, goes unpunished. All this is to be enjoined to the llaschis and Agas as my supreme will. Every commander must answer for those under him. For this purpose this Hatti Scherif is addressed to thee." . . Copies of this supreme order were communicated by the Reis Effendi to the diplomatic body of Perez. Auosaunon, JULY 2g.—Accounts from Miss°. longhi, which however require confirmation, mention the taking of l'atras. The Greeks, to the number of 10 or 12,000 men, had invested it since the mid dle of May. Colocotroni, their commander, seeing that the fortress, which was well provided with ar tillery, could not be taken by force, had recourse to stratagem. lie tempted the Turks to frequent sal lies, in which the Greeks always retired; so that the Turks grew bolder. At length he caused a feigned attack to be made by the greater part of his army, on which the Turks sallied out, and were drawn by the Greeks, who feigned a retreat, to a great distance from the fortress, in which Colocotroni with 2,000 men, who had lain in ambush, made a sudden attack on the fortress, and surprised it. The flying Greeks then turned and drove the Turks back to the fortress, which they found already occupied by Colocotroni, so that they had nothing left but to abandon it, and to embark for Lepanto. FROM LAST NIGiIT'S GAZET7 S. DOWNING STREET, AUOVST 10. The King hos been pleased to appoint Major Gen. the Right lion. Sir B. Bloomtiekl, Bart. and G.C.B. to be Governor of Fort Charles, in Port Royal, in the inland of Jamaica. BANKRUPTS. T. Eve!sigh, Devonshire Street, Queen Square, linen draper. Solicitor, Mr. Arden, Clifford's Inn. J. Gilbert and H. Taylor, Bristol, ship owners. Sol. Mr. Evans, Ilatton Garden. M. and .1. l'ulman, Guisborough, York, common brewers. Sol. Mr. Plumptre, Temple. G. Aynsley, Wakefiel d, York, victualler. Sol. Mr. Lake,' Cateaton Street. R. Barton, Holston, Cornwall, grocer. Sol. Mr. Follett Temple. J. Hulse. Slairland, Derbyshire, cotton spinner. Sul. Mr. Ellis, Chancery Lane. W.Lewis,Canlill,Glamorganshire, linen draper. Soli. Messrs. Poole and Co. Gray's Inn Square. J. Crabtree, 11 aketield, Yorkshire, victualler. Sol. Mr. Lake, Cateaton Street. DIVIDENDS. August 31, C. Gray, oiIMT Street, horse dealer-27. W. King. Birmingham, factor-31. J. Kirkland and J. Batienoch, Coventry. ribbon manufacturers-31, J. Walters, Studham, II erts, farmer-31, E. Farrar, H alifax„ grocer-5 I, W. Banister. Lichfield, watchmaker—Sept. 4, E. Kay, Sheffield, merchant.- 3. P. Nlarsden, Sheffield, grocer-9, T. Johnson, jun. Wakefield, York, merchant-0, F. Eybe and A. Schmuck, Bury Court, St. Mary Axe, mercbants—G. E. Gregson, Spindlestone, North umberland, corn merchant-1, J. Ward, Stone, Staffordshire, farmer-11, C. W. Rodd, Worcester, maltster. CERTIFIKATES to be granted Aug. 31. W. May. Ncwgate Street, tavern keeper—H. F. Pelerin, Lloyd's Coffee House, insurance broker—S. Guyed, Paddington Street. insurance broker—J. Middleditch, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffidk, plumber—J. Dobell, Cranbrook, Kent, leather cutter— D. Ilamifiirth, Manchester, victualler—F. Weston, Bristol, inalwer—J. Pickett, Caroline Street, Commercial Road, builder .—J. M. Sanders, Ipswich, ironmonger—lt. Halliley, Lumley, York, maltster. COURSE OF EXi Amsterdam, 12 7 C. F. Ditto, at sight, 12 4 Rotterdam, 12 Antwerp, 12 5 Hamborgli, 37 9 Altona, 37 10 Paris, S day esight 25 50 Ditto, 25 b 0 Rourdeanz, 2:i 80 Frankfoe ton theMnine,ls6l Petersbnrgh, 9a S U. %lemos, Ef. Flo. 10 18 Trieste, Ef. Flo. 10 18 liadrid, 3(V—Cadiz, 30 Bilboa,3Bl—Barcelona, :;(1 YIIICC OA Rank Stork 2311 3 per Cent. Red. SI 3 per Cent. Conpols bOit 3i per Cent. 021 4 per Cent. 991 New Fours. 91/4 Lon; Ann. 21 1.1811, 'A L REGISTI ~~ MANGE, AIG. 9. 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