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C -4. a pationat rgi Our Sing, eniftitution, anb RAW. No. 1,363.—V0L. xv.] MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1822. MADRID PAPERS. power does not exercise speedy and complete justice, it will be responsible for ail the disorders which its indifference must produce. MADRID, MARCH 9.B.—This morning early, the Authorities had taken all proper precautions to pre serve order in the ceremony of drawing lists (fur the conscription). which had been announced to begin, and in fact did begin, this morning. Shortly after it commenced, some cries were heard of " Fiera ! fuera ." which, for a considerable time, were over powered by the admonitions, sometimes gentle, sometimes energetic, of a detachment of cavalry, of the regiment del Principe, which was posted near the place. These cries were afterwards repeated, with others of the some kind, in consequence of which the national militia, which occupied the en trances to the square of the Constitution. interfered, and arrested a countryman who distinguished him self in oto of the grouper. Many of those who composed it proceeded to the Plazuelu de la Ville to demand his liberty, which they afterwards repeated in the square of the Constitution. We do not know whether they attained their object. This evening there have been manifested some symptoms mere or less tending to disorder, the ef fects of which have been repressed by the noble at titude of the local and permanent national militia. The militia perceiving that, after the operation of the day was -concluded, considerable groups assem bled in the square, and that many of the persons who composed them were armed with sticks, took those it could, and nt night continued its efforts to prevent the interruption of the public tranquillity, the preservation of which is confided to its zeal. it is now nine o'clock at night ; all symptoms of disorder have vanished, and the city is quite tran quil. Paurtosia, blancti 15.—For some days past we have heard of certain bands of armed pasants, which have appeared in the north part of this pro vince. These bands, some of which consist of 400 men, seem to be rather smugglers titan rebels, tho' there are some who pretend that they are entirely composed of enemies to the Constitutional System. It is known, however, that many of these parties are engaged in smuggling spices and colonial pro- I , dure, by which they make large profits. Notwithstanding these circumstances, complete tranquillity prevails in this capital. and the audit rities ito their utmost to preserve it, and prevent all fresh causes of complaint. lionoots, MARCH 17.—1 t seems incredible what is passing in tho environs of city, by the existence of these wretches Caraza, Hipolito, Isaac, Nicasio, and a few others as bad as thew, if that is pos,ible, and by the inefficacy of the measures adopted to pursue and exterminate them. The insecurity in which we aro to go out of the gates, since the unhappy Manse was seised by these wretches, of whom nothing has since been heard, is increased by a horrible event which has just hap pened. Here follows a long account of two persons having bean carried off by Hipolito ; as they did not return ter many days, their wives went to search utter them, but in vain, They have sinew been tialnd in the mountains murdered, and it is probable Manse had the same fate. The Madrid mail was robbed on the 18th near Mantles. The soldiers who escorted it seeing the robbers, endeavours, endeavoured to attack them, the villains fired and killed one of the ilorits of the soldiers, and the ether ran away. The banditti robbed and ill-treated the passengers. We /lave so frequently spoken of those abuses, that we are weary of repeating the same thing. Yet we cannot but lenient the scauclalous neglect in the administration Of justice. The capital is till of gypska, vagabonds, mid presitlios, who were already twilleinupd, and have escaped the punishment due to them. We *hall shortly give a representation wade by the Municipality of Madrid to the go. verment on this important sithject. It is, in truth, disa.racefa that the unfortunate traveller should be robbed within three leagues of the capital of Spain, and stili more so that these ex cesses should be repeated daily. The enemies of our I.berty take advantage of' all these events to decry the Constitutional System. lf the judicial • FRENCH PAPERS. Pam, APRIL 2.—An express was despatched this morning from the hotel of the Russian Embassy fur St. Petersburgh. On the 27th, a domiliciary visit Was made in the apartment of M. Bodin, at Rennes. He was for merly a Captain of the Staff, and was absent. Two etters from Gen. Berthon were found among his papers. According to the Echo of the West, from which we take these. details, one dated 1818, was written by the General to M. Bodin, who had for merly been his aide-de-camp. The other, of 1821, relates to an account for a pamphlet, some copies of which the latter had been commissioned to dispose of We just learned, adds the Echo, that by an order of the Minister of the Interior, sent by telegraph, M. Bolin has just been arrested in the family of his mother, at Pont L'Abbe, and conveyed to the prison at Quimper. it is said that just as M. Bodin was arrested he was preparing tiir a journey. VIENNA, MARCH 23.—A courier, who arrived unexpectedly from Constantinople the day before yesterday, has brought news from that capital of the 6th of March. The Divan has decidedly rcjuted the Russian ultimatum, and the Reis Effendi has no tified his rejection in a note to the Minister of the mediating courts, conceived in no very temperate terms. The note which our internuncio, Count Lutzow, despatched immediately after to our court, was instantly communicated to the Russian Minis ters Gulokin and Tatischetf, who immediately trans mitted it the Court of St. Petersburgh. We are im patient t know if M. de Teat:chi:lf will prolong his stay in the capital _ _ _ SCHUH. MARCH 113.--f &tract from a private .am' odnicalion.)—Tartars despatched from Con stantinople, on the 10th of March, have brought important news to the Pacha of Belgrade, and to the Servian Prince Milosch. What I lied foreseen and said in my preceding letters has been fully confirmed —The death of Ali Pecba has not only inflamed the heads of the Turkish populace, but the Divan itself partakes the general intoxication. On the 28th of February last, the Grand Council of the Sublime Porte assembled ; all the Chiefs of the Orlas, of the Janissaries, and several I.llemas had been summoned to the sitting of the Divan ; it is never dune except when a declaration of war is in agitation. The as sembly unanimously decided to reject the proposals of Russia, the acceptance of which had been so warmly urged by the szninisters of Austria and Great Britain. The Reis Effendi immediately announced to the European Ministers, by a note concei:ed in terms the most insulting to Russia, that all its demands were rejected ; and it said that Russia had violated the treaty of Bucharest, by cawing to deliver up the traitor and rebel Surat); and that, far from de livering him u? to the just vengeance of the Porte, it had received him in the most friendly manner, and had supplied him with money fur his support — that another enemy of the Porto, Alex. Ypsilanti, had appeared in the Russian uniform, and was in fact tint an agent of that Court: that the Greek churches may be one day rebuilt, but never till the rebAlion of the Greeks was entirely stifled—that the prineipalities of Moldavia and %YuHackie could not be evacuated till the same erch ; and that fur the nomination of Hospodars to govern those pro• vinces, the Porte was resolved never more to intrust such functions to Greeks, which is equivalent to the total annihilation of the political existence of the two provinces. ' In short (adds the writer of the letter), I could not believe the testimony of my 4..esi;;llt on read ing this authentic. act, so contemptuous and insult ing is the style of it ; and it is ese•y to foresee the impression which such a note must male on the Emperor Alexander, however mild and I acifie he may be, and though the Greeks for some time past have accused him of looking witla iuditcreuce vu their cause and theit ntiAtintuags.' -.- _ ... t . , hre......- -. I '~iirl~ ottr+ PsLex 94d. After having pitied the Greeks, the author o the letter deplores also the fate of the European diplomatists at Constantinople, who, after ten months' constant efforts and daily labours, beheld the arrogance and insolent audacity of the barba rians destroy the the whole pacific edifice which they had taken such pains to rear. A new Turkish army is assembling in the envi rons of Nyasa, and another on the frontier of Bornia. The troops in the environs of Sophia have set out for the Danube. It is expected that the Turks will shortly enter Servia. and the situation of Prince Milosch, when hostilities break out, may become very critical. AUGSBURG, MARCH 29.—The news received to day from Warsaw positively announce war. The Generals in Chief of the Rassian armies of the west and the south had to attend a council of war at the grand head-quarters at Minsk, in which the opera tions of the campaig n have probably been decided on, after despatche s brought by an extraordinary courier from St. Petersburgh. It seems that that Russians will shortly enter Walachia and Moldavia. It is affirmed that, in a note subsequent to its ultinultuns, Russia had demanded of the Ponca large sum to indemnify it fur the expences caused by the great armaments which it has been compelled to make in consequence of the insurrections of the Greeks, and sanguinary scenes at Constantinople. The same thing was done when Austria sent an army to occupy the kingdom of Naples. Au LA-CHAPLLLE, MARCH 31.—Private letters say, that the arrogance of the Divan was such, in its negociatiens with the ministers of Austria and Eng. land, that the latter, who has exhausted all the • resources of diplomatic skill to ensure the mainte nance of peace, was himself wearied out. From the eid to the 25th of March, the great banking and commercial houses at Vienna sent nu• merous expresses to their correspondents in the commercial cities of the west of Europe. On the other hand, the office of Foreign Affairs and the British Minister at Vienna have despatched courier upon courier to London. The silence of the Austrian %server on the eti tical state of the political affairs of the east: of Europe is very remarkable. People are curiout to see the style of the first article which this minis terial journal (which has never been a moment favourable to the cause of the Greeks) will publish on this subject. lIERMABSTADT, MARCH IS.--The news from Moldavia and IValachia inspires horror. The Asiatic troops lay waste every thing with fire and sword. Even the city of Jassy was on fire in several places on the 12th of March ; whole streets are reduced to ashes. We tremble for Bucharest. The Kiaja Bey has published, that if he were forced to evacuate the country, he would carry all the male inhabitants into ►lavery, and that he would not leave a village standing. The fugitives reach our frontiers almost naked—the soldiers strip tficai of all their clothes. ALotens, JAN. 23.—The Algerine Aeet has been at sea ever since September. and has returned to the Dardanelles with the Tarkish fleets: it will probably not morn hither so long as the war con- tinues. The Dey it: on friendly terms with all the European nations. In the course of last -- had the following merchant vessel' English ; seven Frenult ; eight Turkish flags ; one Neapolitan; Sardinian; two Tuscan ; three Swt.dish. On Thursday last a Court of t Guildhall, when the Lord the Whet) of Recorder vacant by John Silvester, Bart. and it was office should be tilled up at the • Lord \layor was requested to . early day for that purpose, tvlteups. appointed Weditetday the I Oth inst. act, A iertain colonel, celebrated for his via, r.,us ser vices in the Nillan c.nnptign, hst.s been black-bAllel at the United Service Club. Lt Otis t:te rewazti of gallantry and ellivOry t 4 I arse of last year we 'essels beret—Seven under Nloorich and ; two Russian ten '\ ; Austrian ; and et 'l7' , f Aldermen wits 4 . 11; A , Ittoyor itecyred IP' I' • y the decosse o „„ b) us resolved that be' • '•-• 'W next Courtkanctitis. . convene one o heupon his Lord7ll; • inst. accordingly. . • .1 l