The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-15 00:00:00

AFFAIRS IN SPAIN. FRONTIERS OF SPUN, DEC. 2.—Torrijos has be gun his operations on this point ; the bands in this ae:Othourhood are not in a condition to resist him, Jcss however by their numbers than by the destitu tution in which they are, and the discouragement which springs from it. O'Donnell is in Navarre, with 4!10 men, Santos Ladron and other ci.iets hardly recognise his autho rity. Ace-min to a ronvention concluded between Gen. d'Autichamp a•id G.l. O'Donnell, the latter is bound to send back into France all military de serters, who pass over to the Army of the Faith. General d'Autichamp, it is said, has authorized O'Donnell to assure such deserters of full prdun, provided they return forthwith. Advises from Portugal state, that the province of Braga has spontaneously revolted against the consti tutional authorities, and that numbers have rallied umkr the insurrectionaty standard. This revolt may very possibly change the disposition of that country towards Spain; but its more immediate ef tCct will be to free the Spanish royalists in Gallicia from any fears of the Portuguese troops, who must shortly be marched to another quarter. The Chief Bessieres, Colonel of the Army of the Faith, nominated by Baron d'Erolles, Governor Commandant of Mequinenza, has arrived in that fortress, which is well provided, and will long hold out against the constitutionalists. Velaseo is charged to lay siege to it, but he is ill prepared to fulfil his instructions. PERPIGNAN, DEC. 14.—1 t is affirmed that the Re;enc•y ream' last night at Prudes, and that it will arrive here to-morrow. Seventy horses, for re-mounting the artillery, have arrived to-day. A letter from Bayonne, dated the sth inst. states, —" Military stores continue to arrive here. Two I:trge boats, from Monte de Marsan, bringing, amongst other things, barrels of lint and old linen, f,r surgical dressings, came in yesterday. ‘Ve know n at what to think of these preparations, when most o ' our public journals speak of peace." GLneral Mina has entered Puycerda with a divi skn of his army, amounting to 6,000; the number f Sp oish refugees, soldiers, pritats, monks, and in h bitant: of Catalonia, whom the march of Mina has lii ced towards the sources of the L2gre, is said to be fi.e thousand. The Soldiers of the Faith abandoned l'uyestuda, atier a short resistance. The i tr , ops of Nlina have Fostcd themvives on the right bank of the Ur, which separates France from Spain at Bourg Madame—our troops ate on the left bunk. The constitutional troops piled their arms, and after having reposed lir some time, they then ttefiled over the bridge of Llivia in the best order and appearance. Mina was himself at Llivia, and after leaving a detachment there, returned to Puy -4 erda. The greatest tranquillity prevails in Ccrdagnc. Cetdagne is wholly constitutional, not one of itsinhabitunts is in the Army of the Faith. On tie approach of Nlina all the youths went to join 11111]. I.ieut.-Gen. Curial arrives to-morrow horses are gum to carry him to Trades. Six thousand rations of bread have been sent from Perpignan for Ille, where the first column of the Army of the Faith was to arrive to-thy; to-morrow as many rations will be sent to Thuir, where the column will then be. Nl:any monks and priests constantly arrive. A committee is formed. to give them assistance ; it is said that each ecclesiastic receives 50 francs per month, .111,1 80 cents per league to those who are stilt to the interior. DEc. 4—The advanced guard of Mina arriving in the environs of Puycerda, 25 of his cavalry put to the rout the whole Army of the Faith; sumo de tachments dispersed through the Spanish territory kept up an irregular and iil.sustained fire on the constitutionalists. During this time General Mimi scto:e to Gen. Curial, announcing his intention of respecting, and causing the French territory to be respected by his troops; but it' the rebels took refuge the.e, and firJel on his troops, it might be possible la: could not restrain them. Gen. Curial replied, that his instructions and orders were precise, and that he would not permit any armed corps to pene trat2 into the French territory. The rebels, how ever, forced by the constitutionalists, passed the Cr, and took positions in the environs of Ilourg-madame —a corporal with four men advanced to summons them to lay down their arms; some of the factious replied by a discharge of musketry, which killed one cf our men. The factious, however, were disarmed by our troops, who broke their muskets. Mit:a then repaired to Llivia by the open road, and made his army defile in the presence of the Freu.h troops. The advanced guard consisted of a small c arps of cavalry, then two field pieces, then came the infantry, at the head of which was Mina on toot. This troop marched in the greatest order and must pia:mud silence. COURSE OF EX I Amrlerdant. 12 3 12. F. Dittoott sight, ly 0 itotirtdam, 12 4 Antwerp, 12 4 Ilantlintgli, ST 7 Altoni, 37 8 Fatir,3dayesighl,2s SO Ditto, VO tiu Hourdeatix, 25 80 Frankfort onthe Slaine,ls3l Petersboirgli, S U. Vienna, El. Flu. 10 22 To ivste, Flo. 10 22 .114 tie id, 373—Cadiz, 36f [Miot+, 37—Barcelona, -. ~t ~+ VII?, NATIONAL REGISTER Mantua, DEC. the provinces of Alava, iiiicay, and Guiputwoa, people no longer speak of bands of more than 100 men. A few factious wan der in the mountains, living by pillage; those who command them premise them instant succour from abroad. With such promises a few peasants are still kept under the banners of the Army of the Faith. Nlerino, after being defeated ut Aranda, where he made his appearance with 300 foot and GO horse, has been defeated at Rosa, in the environs of Burgos. This chief, %rho cannot make head against troops sent against him, seeks compensation by ravaging the country; he takes away the young men, horses end arms by force ; anti every l)ody who resists, or will nut sup fort him, is unpityingly massacred. The ecclesiastics who refuse to imitate him ure in parti cular the objects of his hatred and fury. The vir tuous curate of Mazuelo, among others, was astas sinaLd by him. Coul),:iias, the father anti chief of a band, still commits robberies in the province of St. Ander. The conspiracy named at Gibraltar had for its chief object to destroy the constitutional system in the province of Cadiz, which was its cradle; it ne cessarily failed. The Curate d'Atanasio Garcia, late chaplain at the cathedral of Toledo, afterwards chief of a band, has just been executed. Iu I.a Mancha, a band of' smugglers has been taken, and among them the assassin of the brave Landaburit has been discovered. The Duke de l'lnlantado, who had embarked for England, and was forced by stress of weather into a port in Galicia, is being condacted, from brigade to brigade, to Madrid, where a prison awaits him. iiank Stork 219 k 3 peu Ceut. lie i. 793 3 ver 3i pet Cant. 93 per Leaf. 971 New Fouls, 60114Aau. 201 ;lIANGE, DEC. 13. Seville, 36—Gibraltar, 30) Legliorn,47l—Gennii, 4SI Nlaltri,43—Venice,27 .521 0v0rt0,521-11iilna,30 RioJanono, 46 l'idersno, I lb Dublin, 91 per cent. Cork, 01 per cent. Foreign golilinbars,3l. Ile. lid. per oz. Neo Doubloons, 31.146.9 d. New Dollars, 4e. 91.1. Silver in Itrzoitantlord r ie. 1I id. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 6 ' STOCKS. Oloinmin 0. Imp. 3 per Cent. 80} 144 num, 45 India Stock 2361 tlxc..ctpier Bill. 74. ;trent. Cllll4. Inr Ac. bli Ticket% £24 tbs. LONDON, SUNDAY ' , DECEMBER 13. The affairs of Spain, and the line of conduct her Government will adopt, on the receipt of the im pudent demands of the Cabinet of Saint-Cloud, are ' the topics that may be fairly said, at the present moment, entirely to engross the political anxiety of Europe—fears, that disgrace past experience of the Spaniards, are entertained by many of those who wish well to the cause of Liberty—what ! can it be feared that a people, who, when their country was invaded, behaved so heroically in defence of a sys tem they had every reason b abhor and detest, n•ill tamely submit to a subversion of a Govern ment, which has been sealed by the blood of so I many Patriots—will those wl.o fought so valiantly for their native land, in lopes of " Something better which was promised," basely desert their mutiny when that " something better" is fully en joyed.—Certainly not—the Spniurds have now a country worth defending, because it has a Const du lion, and they will prefer den!' to that indelible disgrace that must attend even hesitation in such a case—the French Government will find its legiti mate army, with its legitimate commander, are not the same as the HEROES who fought under the greatest Genius that history records—and they will find that what was bravery, on the part of the Spaniards, in the last war between that country and France, will partake of a sort of desperation, when an annihilation of their recently acquired freedom is attempted—it appears doubtful whether Ferdi nand or his Generals can be relied upon us firmly attached to the Constitution—we hope such (kakis will not be permitted to interfere with the question of Spanish Freedom—for we hold the sacrifice of a dozen such Kings, and a hundred such Generals but pigmy considerations, when placed in the oppA site scale to the happiness of a nation—" a t a /anterne" (we would exclaim, in case of an invasion of .Spain,) with every one whose verity shall be even doubtful. The following are said to be the demands of France from Spain:— I. The restoration of the King his personal freedom, with. out delay; for it is now distinctly understood, that lie is in a state tit confinement in tile induce of the RAW.). 2. The restoration of the King to his sovereign rights. 3. Such a change in the Constitution of Spain as shall give to the Nobles is great !share of the power they possessed under the old regime. 4. The exclusion of the present Ministers from office, or, at least, most of the heads of die different lb:panto:tits. 5. A n amnesty for all persons, of whatever rank, engaged in the cause of the Regency. 6. A more strict regulation of the laws relating to the Press. 7. he possession or certain strong places on the frontiers of France, us a guarantee for the per6irmance of uny undertaking into which the Spanish Government may enter. Letters from Dunkirk say, that orders have been given to loud artillery and ammunition, and wr like stores of every description, on board sever) vessels in that port, the whole is destined fur Buy. mine. Extract of a letter, dated Madrid, Dec 2:— " Our lute Political Chief; Sun Martin, is to be set at liberty this day, and the process against him be curried on before the Supreme liihunal. Thvt against the officers accused of having participated in the affair of the 7th of July, has been intrusted to the superintendence of an officer of the regiment of Guilds!awe, who has already, it is said, discovered great irregularities in the proceedings, as fur as they had gone, of Paredes, his predecessor. The obnoxiot , numWrs of the Zurriaga have been burnt in sever places by different companies of the militia, who ap pear generally to be animated by the best spiri•. Political doctrines of a violent nature can never take deep root in Spain, however for a short period harm may arise from their circulation among the lower orders, but at the present moment they arc peculiarly to be deprecated. Madrid is perfectly tranquil, and our internal affairs wear every day a better aspect; even in Catalonia and the frontier provinces, the state of the public mind has undergone a very sensible amelioration.' Extract from the Sierra Leone Gazette of the 2d June, 1822:—" By his Britannic Majesty's ship Myrmidon, on Monday List, we received the dis tressing information of the loss of one of the Spa nish prizes, the I canon, of Hacannah, taken in the Bonny, on hoard of which, melancholy to relatt, nearly fi,ur hundred slaves, and sixteen seamen of the Iphigenia, perished ! The ofileers in charge. Messrs. Betty and Doughty, tire unhappily among the number of the suarers. At the time this dreadful catastrophe occurred, the Yeomen was in sight of the Myrmidon—and from the violence of the tornado in which she was upset, any assistance was totally impossible; indeed, we understand the first intimation Captain Leeke, had of the Cid, was front the boat of the Yeoman, which he picked up four days afterwards at sea, with seven smiler who had miraculously saved themselves from the wreck. When the examination which is now being taken by the Commodore, is completed, we shall have the painful duty of publishing further particu lars respecting this truly heart-rending event." The I'rince Regent, of 120 guns, building at Chatham, is ordered to be launched and got ready with all possible despatch, in order to her being fitted forthe flag of the Port Admiral there, Sir B. Hallowell. In the space of about eight or ten weeks, the hull of the ship will be completed, when she will immediately be put off the stocks. A plan is said to be in preparation to light all the public clocks in London with gas by night. A Herefard Paper of NVeduesday says—" Our worthy High Sheriff has refused to comply with the requisition for the purpose of calling a County Meet ing on the state of Agricultural Distress." FALMOUTI PAIIKETS.—We are at length able to state us far as the decision of his Majesty's ministers may be so considered, the question so long agitated respecting the direction of the Falmouth Packets, is at length finally settled. The following commu ni..ation has has been received at Falmouth from the highest official authority ;—" The Lords Commis sioners of his Majesty' Treasury have determined on the expediency of transferring the superintend ence of the Fahnouth Post-ollice packets to the Board of Admiralty," bat "that no alteration will be made in regard to the station from which those packets now sail ; that the ordinary refitting of the packets of Falmouth will continue as heretofore ; and that the Navy Board will adopt all the present contracts, and will continue the persons now en.- ployed. It is understood that the first building of the packets has not heretofore been wholly confined to Falmouth, anti in future it will probably tape place (at least in time of peace) is the King s Dock Yards.' 3';a