The National Register. — London, England, 1823-02-03 00:00:00

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' ' ` ll But divine jetstwe permits, that, s opened le the public, end in a moment the upper for a long time made other natiL.44:4 Au& galleries end I.:adios roterved fix the ladies, behind 1 We effects of our disorders, we should the places exclusively , appropriated to the Peers of I exposed to dangers brought about by sic France and the a:oleic:4, were full. Towards halt' ; ties among a neighbouring people. •-a I I. c • w:th the friends of the system.' An iittereepted . P letter of the fitmotts Merino suddenly extinatiish'.l this hope: lie therein orders his Lieutenant, Men dota, to receive the French as liberators, faithhil suhjects of the Bourbons, good Catholica,in A word, as fl iencla.' " ENVIRONS or PIIVCIRDA, JAN. 19.--It has been sn , t ttttt iced to the troops shot up in the form of lit gel, that war between the Sovereigns of Europe sad the Cortes of Spain was about to be declared. This news was received with the most lively enthusiasm. Acclamations and discharges of artillery rent the air on the occasion ; the bells were rung at Castel. Cintat, a village situated between the citadel and , the forts, composed of about forty houses, and con. venit.ntly situated "for making cowmen cause with the besieged. On the 13th instant, a Lieutenant of the Spanish Regiment of the Crown, and who had the command of en aulvanccd post at Calvigna, deserted, and ar rived on the 15th at Hospitalet. He declared that lie had abandoned the army of Mina, to join the ,rott d'Erolles in France. Several intercepted letters from Spanish refugees anti members of the Urgel Regency in France have been published at Barcelona, which prove that the writers considered both themselves and their (*use in a desperate state. One from Matullorida to General Longa laments over the flight of O'Donnel and other dimmers. He says there now remains nothing fur trs but to press a rupture, and to stake a breach in the bosom of Sl.anjsh fidelity. Pcnom esti, JAN. 18.—Micas and Cural entered Olot on the 14th, and the Constitutional troops. amounting to 800, retreated to the monastery of the Capuchins, which had been fortified to serve them Ala place of wicutity 4,a preestutioa which has been taken in all the small towns which could serve as asylums to the factious.) On the 15th, Generals Minas and Lobera presented themselves befbre Olot. The factious took to flight, and dispersed themselves among the mountains, directing- their course towards Cumpretion, in such a manner that it is prolrahle we Shall immediately have them on our frontiers. Itipoli is occupied by a detachment of the regi ment of Cordova, commanded by the constitutionalist Fabruega. GenerslSat field, whom the factious had pompously announced as being at their head, giving out passports in the name of the pretended Regency, lives at Pulamos, a small town towards Catalonia, five leagues from Girun. This place, the fortifiCa lions of which were destroyed in 1696, when it wits taken by the French, after the passage of the Ter by the French Army, and the victory gained by Marshal Noudles over the Duke of Escalune, bus been fortified by the orders of General Sarfield ; out of gratitude for tbe care he has taken to put this place beyond the fear of being curried by a coup-de limits, and in consequence of his well known attach. ment to the constitutional system, the people have nominated him &um:sat:der of the armed force. ~~ - 1 1 1 !!"e4 _dwarf% . Put twelve the rows of benches word the Throne speameively received the Counsellors, of State, and uy similar calami ties among a neigillantring people. " I have made every endeavour to guarantee tic security of my people, and to prer.erve Spain herself from the extremity of misfortune. The infatuation with which the representations made at Alothid have been rejected, leaves little hope of preserving peace. " I have ordered the recall of my Minister : one hundred thonsand Frenchmen, commanded by a Prince of my Itimilye--by hint whom my herrt de lights to call my sm,—are ready to march, invoking the God of St. Louis, for the sake of preserving the throne of Apain to a deketalaut of Henry IV.—of saving that tine kingdom from its ruin, and of re. winding it with Etir..pe. " Our stations lire about to be reinforced in those places r.dicre our maritime commerce has need of Oust protection. Cruisers shall be established every where, wherever our arrivals can possibly be an noyed. " If war is inevitable, I will use all my endea vours to confine its circle, to limit its duration ; it will be undertaken only to conyter peace, which the state or Spain would rentler impossible. Let Fer dinand I'll. be free t., give to his people institutions which they amnAltuld bnt from him, and which by assuring their tranquillity woultl'ilissipute the just inquitatuttx of Prance. lloatilities shun cease from that moment. 1 make, Centlemen, before you, a solemn engagement Ott this point. " f was bound to lay befive you the state of our forcii,ni affairs. It was fur me to deliberate: I have done it maturely. I have consulted tine aignity of my crown, the honour and security of France. Gen tlemen, we arc Frenchmen; we shall always be agreed to defend such interests." This Speech was followed by loud acclamations. On hearing the King designate the Commander of the Army, the Duke of Ammuleme nobly put his hand on the hilt of his sword"!!! , many Marshals of France; the two most elevated benches were occupied by Ministers. At one, a ilischarge of artillery announced the setting out of the royal train, which traversed the gallery of the 4.,,invrej and staying some moments in the citambers near the grand saloon. .1 Depute • thin X* dozen Peers, And the grand Deputation of • the Chamber of Deputies, walked before his Me jolty. Cries of " Viva lc Rob! Vivent lea Dour bona!" resontoled throngliont the Hall. Hie Ma jesty took his -rat, having his Royal Highness Monsieur on his rigid, his Royal Highness tlieDuke • of Angonleme on his left, and the Doke of Orleans at a little distance. lit Dambrey (Chancellor of France), the Prince Talleyranei (Grand Chambers lain), and the other Great Oilicere of the Ilionsehold, occupied chairs appropriated to them. S,ime mi autes before, their Royal Highnesses the Duchesses of Angouleme ant Berri, and the Duchess of Or leans, were seined in the richly decorated gallery assigned tar them. In all the avenues tsi the Throne appeared He tads at Arms, and the Gourds of the King's Table. Soon after, the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, - and his Assistants, introduced the different bodies of the State; the Sergeant announced the Chamber of Peers. The Peers of Frunce, in full costitine, ad vanced, baying ut their head .M. Dantbray, Chan cellor of France. Next came the Comilier 1)1 Deputies; its Members preceded by the President • by seniority, bein', introduced, took their plices, The Deputies of the right were even more nume rous than last year. The whole assembly stood up uncovered. His Majesty invited the Peers to be seated, and the Chancellor, in his name conveyed the same invite . lion to Coe Deputies. His Majesty, after iincoveritip, for a moment, and biwilig to the Assembly, deli vered the billowing Speech:— " GENTLEMEN, —.The length of the two last Beth sions, the short time which they have left you unoccupied, would have made me wish to he able to put off for a short time the opening of the present. But the regular vote of the expenditure of the State is an advantage of whieli you have felt all the value; and in order to preserve it, I have counted upon the same devotion which were necessary fir nu, to oh 'Ain it. "The situation of the interior of the kingdom is improved ; the administration i•f justice, loyally ex ercised by the Juries, wisely and religiously directed by the Magistrates, has put an end to the plots and attempts at revolt which were encouraged by the hope of impunity. 4 ‘ I have concluded with the Holy See those con vetnions which were necessary for the formation of the new dioceses of which the law authorizes the • establishment. Pants, JAN. 211.—The Mitrister for Foreign Af fairs bus written to M. de San Lorenzo, to inform him that his pasaports are ready. The Duke de San Lorenzo, the -Spanish Ambas sador, was not present at the opening of die Session of the•Chamher. • When the case of the Duke de San Lorenzo was called on this morning, the King's Advocate read a letter from the Keeper of the Seals, which declared that all bonds of amity having been briken between the Governments of Frauce and Spain, the cause could not be pleaded. It was urged toy the Duke's Counsel that this commenication ought to come from the Minister for Foreign Atlitirs. The Presi dent declared this pretension unusual and improper, and the cause was passed over. MADRID, JAN. 16.—1 t is asserted that the Mi nister of War will soon present to the Cortes a projet fur the organization of two Foreign Lwgiuns ; t'ae first under the name of the French Legion, and the other under that of the Italian Legion. It is also said there is a talk of fortifying Madrid with intrenchments, but such a project would be at least ridiculous. If thcdangcr shauld reach as far as the capital, the army will retire behind the Sierra Mo rena, to carry on a Guerilla warfare. Extract of a letter dated Madrid, Jan. 15 :—" ft is then but um true that our credulity was played upon by those who assured us that the Army of• the Faith was anuiltilated. The Un,oersal itself; after its fine displays on this subject, to-day publishes the bulletins of General Mihms. 11'e there read that Catalonia and Arneson were never more full of royalist guerillas than now. !tlirales has made a terrible ex•tmple at Tarragona, by coning to pieces a tsonstitutional battalion which refused to lay down its arms nn the first summons. _ . _ The public spirit in the whole of Catalonia im proves every day. All the principal points are occupied by the Constitutionalists. The fortifications are sea aired, to serve as retreats in case the factious should chew themselves in superior numbers. Move able columns are organised ready to march towards any point menace.l by the bands, who are reduced to the last extremity, wanting provisions, and only living by pillage, which they practise on every body living near the high roads. Every day a great num ber of the factious present themselves at Figueres, to take advantage of the amnesty, and their arms. " Every where the churches will be provided with their pastors; and the clergy of France, completely organized, will bring upon us the blessings of Pro vidence. " I have provided by ordinances, vs economy in •ur expenses required, regular order in the accounts. lily Minister will submit to the sanction of the law the account of the expenses of the year 1821. They will furnish you with die statement of the receipt and expenses effected in 1822, and that of the charges and reismrces to be expected in 1824. " It results from flies:: documents, that all prior expenses being liquidated —even those which the military preparations have rendered necessary—we enter upon the year 1823, with forty millions of excess upon the accounts open Ibr this year; and that the budget fiir 1324 will present a balance of receipts and expenses, without requiting de employ ment of this reserve. f , , meaty, and lay down . ir r were yesterday arwcd _ j and to-day they . ) t tr march towards ‘ , M!s. muskets were su .. - . 4...‘ d' this town, who :," „ % -ii ; 1 clans to deliver • ft' I n wus made by a . 4r ilik u. al ........ .P.. ''./. : s s --., • nfirms the • ~....11 . pecks. The Tur ;Oka: t . art of the large pry..., Six hundred of the factious at Saint Laurent de Ceramis, entered Spain, directing their Laurent de la ?.longa. The it by M. Lapouge, guninaker, of himself to St. Laurent de Ler:Lana and receive payment, which wus ceptcd by a hatou in this town. '' All the constitutional orators and writers haul told us Vita the instant the Fruicla should pass the: l'yr,:u:es., the 'factious' Wuu lsl tusk,: wattuuti csum; An article from Tricat li , di t Napoli limmitiu to th ••1 allowed to takeaway the ...... g Art ta.rty they k 4 .athis-caZia.. • - • • • Of Abe