The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-07-30 00:00:00

EPP %-'fir:'. " ~, n~~ .~ _ FRENCH PAPERS OF MONDAY. (From Me Journal des Debate) (PRIVATE LETTER.) • MADRID, Jiro' 24.1--oOn the 16th, at five o'clock in the morning, from to 9,000 men, supported by the fire of more than sixty pieces of large cannon and nine gun-boats, was a sortie in six columns from the Isle of Leon, and from the Trocadero, in order to attack simul taneously the different points of oar line from Port Royal to Chiclana. Tare column •of the right passed the canal near Fort Santi.Petri ; three other columns dehnuched by the bridge of Suaso; the fifth .column sallied out by the Caracca, and the sixth by the Troca • demo. These columns passed the canal, and formed nn'ler the protection of all the batteries, and commenced their movements. At Port Royal a company of grena diers and of voltigeurs, of the 36th, after keeping their fire until the enemy arrived within twenty paces, attacked his flanks with so much bravery, that he retired in the greatest coofusion. The column that sallied out by the Caracca proceeded towards the Vents-Nova; but a company of the 24th, animated with the most ardent impatienae for combat, having shown itself, this co lumn suspended its offensive progress, and slid not dare to advance to a distance from the protection of the fire of two gun-boats, and of the batteries of the Carracca. The column destined to attack the mill of Osio, sup ported by a gun-boat, was so vigorously received, 'T a company of the voltigeurs of the 34th, which occupied its int, enchments, that it blocked up the road with its dead and wounded. The column which marched on the redoubt of Belluno, was received 'with so well sustained a fire, by two companies, supported by two battalions en echo:lion, n Lich, after having fired at random for half an hour, retired in order to join the column which, attacked' the mill of Osio, and , like it, failed in their attempt. The column which had eNtentled itself along the road of Gbh:lane, presuming that toe for. - tified house, situated in advance of that town, was aban doned, advanced with confidence, and to cries of "Viva Riego." When it arrived within twenty•five paces of this house, it nu received by a fire of a company of the 20th, which occupied it, and by tirailletsrs placed be hind it. The column then wished to deploy, but General Comic liethizy, who had two battalions and three pieces Of artillery of the guard masked in the woods, ordered them to fire case shot, and having marched upon it forced it to retire. The column, which sallied out near the fart of Senti-Petri, arrived at the porch of the chapel of St. Anne, near Chiclana; bat the Field Marshal, the Prince de Carignan, oho occupied that point with a bat talion of Or. •20.11, was soon engaged with it. General fieiliizy freed from the troops who marched against him, proceeded towards St. Anne's pith one battalion. After that tittle the last column experiencing the same fate as all the others, withdrew in disorder, and with a great deal of difficulty regained its boats. The loss of the enemy* was about 1,500 men killed and wounded. We had about 16 killed and 65 wounded, of whom five are officers (PRIVATE LETTER.) " BADALONA, JULY 21.—Our movement is decided upon ; to-morrow we are to march to Igualada. Cir cmn.tances favour us wonderfully; ;t has been an nomiecol to us Brat the inhabitants of the environs of Villa Franca, have declared for the Royal cause." A Journal states t' • t Mica is marching to Upper Ca talonia, with nine thousand men, to get into the rear of rem army. There is not one word of truth in this intelligence. (room THE QUOTIDIENNC.) 111 A DRIP, Juf.v 21.—We learn officially that Gen.Bons ft' n sin; of the division of Alolitor, has wade himself ma-ter of thr town and citadel of Lorca. The investment of Corunna was effected on the 15th. by Gen. Houck, who has taken all the positions which sorround that place. lb has forced the enemy to abut themselves up within its W3I IP, after having taken from them their artillery, a considerable number of men, and a standard. Two frigates blockade the port of Corunna, within which Gen. Quiroga ds detained. Morino and his troops have marched to St. James de Compostella. —la a tvw days Galicia will be delivered from the Revo lutionists. MAILS. ARR. Drs. ARR. 0 o....ffolland 0 ' I....Watqrford.• • • .0 0....11ambr0 I 0....f1 & Jersey• • • .0 0 o. Lisbon 0 0 —Randers , .0 0. —Gottrnharg 0 0....Ma1ta ..0 DOZ. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 493 India Stock.. 3 per Gt. Red ' 82 Ditto Bonds. 36 34 3p. t't. Corn blill i E 5.13111.26. —2B pat. 3) per aid.. 1 1 11 i WOOL i 4 per rents ....90. 4. I --6001.....93 25s pro. New Fours lootlai --Sumll-29s 25s pee. Len Asa 4O 16-0 Lottery Teckets....ll4/. 14s. S per Ct 9l t on. fur Acct fate Altateontatt. WEDNESDAY EV EN I NO, JULY 30,1823. STOCK &CHANG., TIIBLT6 O'CLOCK.—Consels open ed this morning at SOU, in 4 a good deal of business was doing in the earlier part of the morning. The Ex- presses from Paris have brought the Rentn at 91, 61/, Preach Scrip at Paris. lf, to 2. We do not hear of any • news of importance from the Armies. The Foreign fonds 114te been rather steady, but with little doing. French Scrip, 1 prem., Colombian, 601, Spanish Bonds, 32i, Russian 8311. CAPTAIN PARRY. ACCoMPLISHMENT .0/ THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE. We are highly gratified to learn, that it is re. ported on 'Change to-day, that Captain Parry .hat, suc ceeded in getting through the North West Passage, and that he has arrived sate at Valparaiso. We have this morning received Bayonne papers to the 43,1 lament. Their contents confirm the accounts which prev'ously reached us of the rapid increase of the Gueril las, and of the spirit and success which have attended their exertions. Other statements in these pipers are of consi derable interest, end on the whole exhibit the affairs of the Constitutionalists is s very favourable light. The follow ing are extracts:— BATOSIIII. July 1111.—Tie siege of Pimpslune seems to be irrevocably determined upon, mod will certainty be shorty oonessecod la form. A greet awneber of waggons, with bombs, shells, ic. are mat from our arsenal. The town. wide* will he first attacked, cannot hold oat long, but the citadel, which Is supposed to be provided with every necessary, may mate an obstinate resistance. Guerillas begin to feria la NIIIIIII7B ; they are at present loceasider able. Om of them, though consisting of *sly 14 ■ca, Ms bad the beldame to chew itself at Urlache. Its ap. remises at Ws plume caned great sometime. but it was Dom driven away by superior term A report has bees circulated In Navarro that Mina may shortly be expected there. Bosh a report is calculated to moourage the forma tion of bends, though it seems Improbable that Mimi shout THE STA' leave Catalonia **this moment. Letters received here by an extraordinary courier, positively state that the Eapeei ludo has entered Valladolid, where his first care was to deli ver 600 Constitutionalists, who were prisoners there: He has levied a heavy contribution, and hanged several Monks, who are the most decided enemies of liberty. O'Donnell was unable to do any thing to oppose him. The same let' tern say that the Constitutional carps of Chaleeo has en tered Aranjuee. the garrison of which it surprised and car ried off. The defection of Morillo Is said to have had little effect, farther than to paralyse for a time the move ments of the Spanish troops, which have almost all re mained under the command of Quiroga. Our letters from Madrid spew that no news of importance is received or published there. The Duke reviewed on the 16th the French troops in the capi' 4 l. Our correspondent thinks there were about 30(X) men. A grand funeral so lemnity had been performed in memory of General Ello.— An account from Zamora says that the Empecinado bed appeared before that city, and that it might easily have been taken had not the precaution been adopted of cutting away the bridge. A letter from Seville of the 10th says, that a decree has been issued, according to which every bark which may attempt to Introduce provisions into Cadiz, shall be immediately burnt, and the Master severely punished.— It is mentioned as certain that the Duke of Angouleme will leave Madrid iu a few days. General St. Priest passed through here yesterday on his way to the Duke's head quar ters. There must be acme very important communication to make, to require such a messenger. Letters from Sara gossa, received to day, state positively that both Mina and Manso have nearly recovered their health, and they will very shortry be both at the head of their troops. These same letters say, that several guerillas are forming in Arragon. The two most considerable are that of Montilla, who has about 600 men, and twat of the Care of Terruel, who has 050 men. A report has been circulated here within this hour, that the Empecinado has entered Vittorio, and released all the Constitutional prisoners, as he had done at Valladolid. Though this news is not official, it is not wholly improbable, as this Cidef, who is renowned fur his activity, might have made a forced march of 50 leagues in 11 days. The news in these papers relative to Cadiz, we know to be incorrect. It is affirmed for iostence, that 60 Eng lish vessels laden with provi- i one, have entered that place, under protection of Men of War; and that the Duke of Wellington had arrived there, for the purpose of mak ing proposals, which if accepted, would lead to a speedy restoration of peace. New York Papers to the 9th of Jely have arrived this morning, from which we extract the following :--- FROM THE BRAZO.S.—The following is the Speech delivered by the Emperor of Brazils, at the opening of the Congress of that Empire:— " Wot thy Representatives of the Brazilian Nation, • - , " This is the greatest day that Brazil ever enjoyed— the day, which for the first time shows the world, that this an Empire, and a free one. How delighted is my heart, when it beholds assembled together, the Repre sentatives of all the Provinces united in a just and libe ral Constitution, and showing to each other their own interest. We ought to have enjoyed a National Representation ; but the nation not knowing leer own interests, or perhaps knowing them, could not exhibit on account of the force and do minion of the Portuguese, who knowing well the degree of the weakness i indifference, poverty and decay to which Portugal was reduced, never wished to consent (notwith standing their proclaiming liberty, fearing a separation) that the people of Brazil should enjoy a representation equal to that which they possessed. They were mistaken in their conquering plans, and from that mistake bas sprung all our happiness. Braziel during the space of 300 years has borne the contemptible name of Colony, and suffered all the evil annexed to the destructive system. Brazil always sincere in regards to its manner of acting, be ing mortified in havingendured from such a length of time an unsupportable yoke, as soon as liberty was pro claimed, the Portugal Brazil exclaimed, with shouts of applause, "Portuguese Constitution": believing that by giving this proof of confidence to its non orthy brothers, they would assist it in freeing itself from the innumer able harpies that prey upon it; but it never ima gined it would be deceived by them. The Bra zilians, who truly loved their country, never had the intention of subjecting themselves to a consti tution in which all should not take a part. We were so insulted by the European troops that I found myself obliged to send them to the other side of the river, to order them to be embarked to preserve the honour of Brazil. No sooner were we free from these enemies, when there landed another expedition, sent here from Lisbon to assist us; but as I took upon myself to protect the Empire, t did not 'dab to receive it. Pernambuco followed my example and also the Bay. What is the li berty that Portugal wished to give Brazil but slavery and servitude. We should have been destroyed bad we continued to execute its orders. The Emperor then proceeds to notice the internal im provements and the progress of education. At the con clusion of the address of the Emperor, one of the repre sentatives, the Bishop of rose and expressed the approbation which bis sentiments bad occasioned. CURACOA, JUNE It —An arrival yesterday from Rio de la Hache brings accounts of the Colombian forces des tined to operate on Maracabio, having left that plass on the 20th. No troops remained there except the garrison. FROM SOUTH AMERICA. LIMA.—Jose Tatle was elected by the Congress, Pre sident, on the 27th Feb ; but owing to the dissatisfaction of Sarta Can, and a few others, he was removed the fol. lowing day, and Rovaquera chosen in bis place. Boli var's assistance, and tbat that of Chili bad been solicited without which, it is sapposod they could make no resist ance. Despatch's from La' ltmel Miller represented him in a dangerous situation; the movements of the Royal ists left him little hope of escaping. SANTIAGO.—The Peruvian Deputy Lanes,. bad ar rived at Santiago front Callao, to pro•mre asiistan — ce and it was said 4,000 men were about embarking for Entremedos. The town of Tacapila, Lad been taken by the Royalists, and the Governor Madrid. Government had decided on accepting the loan from England, and one million bad been sent separate for fitting out the expedition for the assistance of Peru. r._. - . Mr. Owen took the chair at the meeitink which he bad advertised for yesterday, at the London Tavern, and went into a detail of the nature of the plan by which be proposes to redress the grievances of Ireland and Great Britain. When this Gentleman first addressed the public of the metropolis upon this subject, we thought there was a much more important business in hand— namely a much shorter road to the same object; and we were therefore unwilling that any tub should be thrown out to divert the whale. What can be effected by Mr. Owen's plan would be necessarily distant.. The villages are to be built, the minds of those who are to inhabit them are to be formed anew—in short, an expe riment is to be tried; which, though it has succeeded with Mr. Own, in one instance, may even fail with him in another; and is most likely to fail under the superintendence, or even with the interference, of any body else. Those who have read Mr. Owen's works, must have been compelled to conclude that Mr. Owen was wanted at every step to be taken, in the progress of carrying his ideas into effect : and we do not believe there is another Mr. Owen in the kingdom—that is, that there is no other man with hie means of doing good, who will be content to live as much for others as for himself.— There is one indispensable preliminary to the success of his plans. The earth will bear enough for all. There is no doubt of this :—and when Magistrates can award the sum of two-pence farthing per day for the mainte nance of a pauper, even Mr. Malthus must admit that there could be no fear of " the pressure of population against the means of subsistence," if twopence farthing a day would represent the amount of produce to be con sumed by every individual. But how will Mr. Own settle with those who will have the labour of a hundred, or a thousand, to provide the daily subsistence• of one? —This is the question. " Meat, clothes, and fire," may be all that nature requires ; and the multitude might be satisfied with them, and happy ; though no gold had ever been dug" out of the bowels of the harmless earth." But the oppra asors of the multitude will not be so content ed. While palaces must be built for idlers, the labourers mast be content with cottages ; and if the idlers have more than ordinarily sublime ideas, and would raise " more splendid columns to insalt the skies," the labourers:may be driven to stretch their limbs upon the bare ground. There is one important benefit that might be derived from the association of INTELLIGENT men in the villages of co-operation. They might be TOO WISE to labour for others the oppressors see this. They do not want men; but' drudges upon two legs to do their work. Hence those who did not seem averse to Mr. Owen's plan, at first, having had time to reflect that Mr. Owen means to instruct as well as feed them, hold back their hands :—and after fire years of exertion Mr. Owen finds the New Lanark Institution a solitary example. The meeting. yesterday was respectably attended ; bat the speakers, except Mr. Owen, appear to have understood nothing of the matter. They seem to have gone there fur the purpose of speaking only; and would not waste any time in thought the subject. Mr. Owen was neithe r supported, nor refuted. He was amongst men, as far as the speakers were concerned, who agreed, or differed from him, as their incli nations prompted ; bat they had no power of supparting either the difference or the agree ment. The Duke of Leinster, and the Hon. Col. L. Stan hope, were present, but did not address the meeting, which was adjourned until to-morrow. AN. The alarm lest the contest between France and Spain should produce any serious differences between the French and English Cabinets, is gaining ground ; and in spite of the assurances of our Ultras, that the French are do ing nothing that can be construed into an offence by Great Britain, the speculators in the funds seem to have but little faith in such declarations. A Ministerial, or we should rather say, a Bourbon paper of this morning, endeavours to show, and from our own authorities too that the pretended blockade of the Spanish ports of Cadiz, Barcelona, Santotia, and St. Sebastian, are re gularly formed; and that the French have a right to capture all vessels attempting to enter. Though the authorities to which he alludes, are none of the best, consisting only of Admiralty reports, a speech of Lord Orenville's, and a declaration of the Whigs of 1806,—we are ready to . take them as authorities, and to shew that the blockades in question are not regularly formed ; and that any capture of a British vtssel at tempting to enter either port, is an insult to, and an outrage upon, this country, which a British Administra tion would resent, if it dare. Lord Grenville says, " that it is lawful to Naval Powers, when engaged in war, to block the ports of their enemies by cruising squadrons, bona fide allotted to that service, fairly com petent to its execution." Now, perhaps, the French force at Cadiz may deserve the name ofannad,•on; though, for the blockade of such a place it is evidently in competent to perform a tenth part of the functions of a blockading squadron. Ships, under all flags, hold It daily in contempt; and it is a question whether a couple of well manned British frigates would not either blow it out of the water, or send it borne again. It is al manac& as well as trifling in nominal force; and could hardly do any thing more than bring a steam-boat to, if it bad the wind in its favour. Our Bourbon scribbler next quotes from the Admiralty Reports, that —" A blockade is a sort of cireuravallation round a place, by which all foreign connexion and correspondence is, as far as human force can effect it, to be entirely cot off."—(Vol. I. p. 151) One would really think the man was here quoting against himself, with as much fury as he abuses his opponents. Nothing can be farther from the character of the French blockade of Ca diz, than this description. The foreign connexion and correspondence continues nearly uninterrupted. We know • of nothing but a British steam-boa which has been absolutely prevented from entering. Other vessels have been held in check, for a little while ; but a little skill and perseverance enables most of them to reach the port in safety, in contempt of the French d citcumvallation!" We are now speaking of Cadiz. Before the other ports of Barcelona, Santos:, and St. Sebastian, the Preach have not even the pretence of hay ing cruising squadrons. All the vessels of war which the French have on the coast of Spain, mi3Ost form a small squaitonea t half uunrritas edough to form the Aileckade of Cadiz; but scattered about the m, u he of some half dozen ports, and of a Lich there is no part stationary, except at Cadiz, the pretence of block ade is one of those monstrous absurdities, of which aloe but a Bourbon Government could be gulty; and with which none but a weak and trucklhrg stration like oars would submit to. It is guile at ridiculous as if Napoleon bad declared the Thames in a state of blockade, with a French privateer (depending on ite swiftness in sailing for its security) to enforce ir. As the Spaniards have no Navy, they cannot protect end mouths of their harbours from the depredations of the French; bu . our traders would mount a few carrot:. ades, and chew a disposition to ascertain whether there was a sufficient strength to enforce the blockades, there would Soon be an end of them. The French scrip is declining. Yesterday it fell to par., and though it recovered a little, the . fears of the contractors must be a little roused as to the -success of the speculation. We have no regard fur the contractors, nor for the subscribers.—On the contrary, we most sincerely wish they may never have it in their power to fulfil the obligations the loan imposes opon them. Those who are so ready to arm the hands of murderers with the means of destruction, cannot be too soon deprived of the power to , do mischief. Nor do we much pity the dupes who second the contractors by purchases. It is a horrid feeling that persons should depend upon the suc• cess of their speculations, on the success of the French in butchering the Spaniards. Yet this is the case with the subscribers to the French loan; and their hopes, if they have any regard for their own pecuniary interest, most be :or the eventual establishment of a despotism, after the slaughter, in the field, or on the scaffold, of men whu are guilty of nothing but the crime of sharing in the English wish for freedom. \ . fln;\ THE ARMY, The followitrg afe the stations of the 79th Highland, ers:—Tsv.) companies, commanded by Major Campbell, at Drogheda ; cue company, under Brevet Major Camp. bell, at Dundalk ; one company, under Captain 111• Neill, atTeim ; and detachment u I.ler Lieutenant Mach, at Kilcock; Lieutenant MsDonnell, at Italtinglim ; Lieute nant Matthison, at Athy ; Lieutenant A. Cameron, at Edenderry ; and under Serjeants at Rathangan and Robertatown. It is expected that his Majesty will arrive at hie Palace in Pall 31 all, on Friday, to hold a Council, when Prin... Poligoac will be introduced in due feria to his Majesty 4 and will present his credentials. Yesterday, the Duke of York as" Commander in Chief, held a Levee at his office in the Horse On irds, whirls was attended by between twenty and thirty general and others officers. Yesterday was married, by special licence, at St. George's, Hanover-eqoare, Lord Viscount Sidmonth, to the Hon. Mrs. Townshend, daughter of Lord Stowell, and ci idow of the lite Thomas rownshend, Esti ,of Ito nington Hall, county of Warwick. We rejoice to find there are persons in this great and opulent county (Devon) ever ready to fore ard the cause of liberty. A meeting will be held on Friday next, at Congdon's Hotel, in this city, for aiding the Spaniards ; and, as the name of a distinguished patriot is attached to the advertisement, we doubt no. there will be a full and respectable at tentlance.—(Affred.) CUPAR.—The party here who follow the political faith of the Ministry, have shown an apathy in the came of Spain that accords very ill with their professed condem nation of the principle on which the French Bourbons have acted in their attack on that kingdom. The sub scription begun some weeks ago, has hitherto been almost as exclusively supported by Whigs, as though it bad been one for the 'offerer; at Manchester, or tir Sir Robert iVilson. To the Tories—whose backwardness to assist the Spaniards in a struggle for every thing that is dear to man, shows that they either secretly approve of the attempt to crush their independence, or are totally indifferent about such matters—the aphorism of Holy Writ may be applied, " By their fruits ye shall know them." Those in this district who wish well to the cause of Spanish freedom, have still an opportunity of contributing to its support, by calling at the shop of dlr. ORR, ' MR. OWEN'S ADJOURNED MARTINO AT viz CITE OP LONDON TATERN.—We understand that the large Room being engaged for to-morrow the sleeting w.ll be held on Friday, at 12 o'Clock, a nd the Chair takea precisely at I.—Seats will be prarioled for Ladies. It is rnmrnred that Mr. Johnston, who. has acted as private Secretary to the Marquess of Weßosley. Once Ms Excellency's elevation to the Government of Ireland, will shortly be appointed a Commissioner of Stamps.— A letter, received yesterday, from a passenger on board the Minerva, arrived at Liverpool Irons Cortinna, contra dicts the statement that Minx's wife bad arrived in Ibis country by the Minerva. That lady was not amongst the passengers nit° arrived by that vessel. The letter adds, that Mina's wife and other ladies remained, and that confident expectatiors were entertained of the sac ceas Of the Spatiards. Lotrarrovr, JULY 24.—0 n Wednesday se'nnlgbtEli sabeth Bot sn, a girl about 15 years of are, accotnpauied another girl to the Sea Beach ; with an Intention to ir:"C • bottle of water; the former having so done, went la again, and it seems from the evidence of the other girl, that she walked a considerable way into the sea, and ap• peared to throw herself in, and was drowned. Her com panion immediately ran into the town for assistance. course was had as soon as possible to professional aids and, notwithsta •tling the united efforts of the medical gentlemen, in n.ing all the means in their power to re , suseitate by inflating the lungs, tke. their efforts proved unavailing. The body hdd been in the water nearly half lan hour, and was washed ashore. An inquest was held last Friday, at the house of Mr Talbot, the sign of the Golden Ball, I•ong•row, Notting' ham, before Jonah in Dunn, gent, coroner, on the body of Harriet Springthorpe, a child of twelve weeks old. It appeared that the mother, with the child in her arm, went into the Bolden Ball, and sat down in the 14r, when being very weary, she laid down on some chair., and pat the char] to the . breast. Soon after Mr. Talhot's daughter went in,and finding th.. woman arleep,and the child on the floor, awoke the mother, who appeared very much alarmed. The infant lay with her head bent ander her, and was dead!—Verdict, Accidental Death. In the garden of Robert Cargill, Esq. Donk?ld. 11 strawberry was gathered a few days ago, which measures not less than ti 4 inches in circumference. It weighs ',wards of three quarters of in ounce, andis, in every respect, well formal. It is of the ruse species. and grew_in a s;tuaiion Nlnto‘t eroirely sha , led front the sun. A quantity of fine mackarel was caught last week. 4 ' Whiteharcn harbour, %kids sold by retail at 21. and," 3d. each. • • .. - *;•44....%: • • •