The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-09-19 00:00:00

z.i.z.41,41? ^j FREVCH PAPERS. 01 4 1031 TOE PILOTE or TV INIDA . :2 • frets. Stier. 17.—A search has been ordered by the .Prets. tof the Upper Rhine in the manufectories of M. ri•A•geneon and Koeehlin to seise prohibited arms or war like iresporis.—The most minute search has been *adv, and etiscovered only two east-iron rejoicing partererou (!) Itc.itre di rejortisettoce—which bare beta deposited at tie ttotyorrity rift it isonesible to ascertain their calibre. • Tie Ilen•orial Bortfelais, under date of St. Sebastian, Within oasme days a report prevails of an epidemic dioale haein4.lwatken out at Passage, brought in a vent' • itam•liaseems.. - SsweraPiedivedeals - bavril?actually died witun a4eitr days. and .IAS, a owy shirt illnees. The $l,l eow)l•jors of three rigiasetiti• halm been - sent thi tteer." . . • esiat• (PROM THE STOII.O OP TUESDAY 'EVENING.) PARIS. SEPT. .14. —Soap letters arrived to day byex pre% announce 'that an- epidemical disease, brought in a ship arrived from Havanna, has shown itself at the port of Pas...ic. Several Officer" of Health were immediately sent to t'te spat by the Military Authorities, to ascertain the natl.re of the malady._ which we hops will Lave no Implea • rant conheouctiees: At all' events the necessary preca'itions haste been taken. The vein! which brought this disease arroC:l-two - months ago, which proves that the malady has na virulent character. „The Duke de Goiche delivered to the King of Spain the letter of the Duke of Angoulenie, in presence of some Mem bers of the Cortes. He dined with Valdes. Riego had re entered Cadiz after his flight irons Malaga. A teleeraphic despatch announces that the Bretonne ar rived at Brest the 13th, having on board Rear Admiral Baron Hamelin. The Spanish Journal Restaerador contains in a late number a representation aderessed to the Regency by the Royalist army commanded by Count Charles O'Donnel; a letter of thi, stiperior officer to the Minister of War; and lastly, an extract of the Proclamation to the inhabitants of La Mancha by the Royalist Chief, Bessieres, from his head quarters at Chinchilla. Both generals and soldiers solemnly declare that they Will not acknowit;dge any innovations in Spain, hut am+ as shall emanate directly from the King, restored to a full and entire liberty. Posteeript.—Peals, SEPT. 10 —We received this moment the following letter:— I. A Ptirtngueie of f icer who has just arrived at Madrid, gives as positive that the Portuguese troops are to operate ass the lineof Latfajoz. A regiment of cuirassiers sets out to morrow for Estrernadera. Letters from' the army an• nounce that desertion prevails more than ever among the rebels of the Isle of Leon. Whole companies have pas.ed over to the French, after having spiked the gimps of the batteries intrusted to them. A more extraordinary faCt Las taken place; the crews of eight gun boats, milting ad vantage of their Officers, having gone to the Theatre, at Cadiz, abandoned their moorings and gave themselves up to the French fleet."-.[lt is to.tbot observed that this let ter, which is evidently frons Madrid, is not dated by the Parr Sr.lifaere, September 6.—By Express —Hostili ties have ceased, for - two days; the Minos is no longer beard, but our preparations for attack are not slackened. — The Duke de Ouiche at last has retttrord ; he dined, they say, with• the King of Spain.' A new division of one ithips, coating probably from Coreaua, have just ea tered. P. S. I this moment (right in the evening) learn that the Prince Generalissimo hits sent his ultimatums ; if it is not accepted within a brief space, hostilities will ream ruecre. . A Spanish fiat of truce hes again arrived this morning, but his Roval Highness will receive none i—the presence of the Ring in the French camp. and the tell of our troops into Cadiz, are the first conditions of aLy treaty. The nobleness and &amps; of the character of Mon. Sel4neur, his heroic courage, his paternal cares for the soh dier, point oat to all Europe in the Dote of Angouleine, the iilustrione and worthy tit scentlant of the great Henry and Louis XIV. • ANTIV.ItR, September 5:—A Spanish estafette has this moment arrived froth Malaga, and brings the news that the French entered that town on the 4th, without firing a shot. Riego, who for a dozen days past had been committing a thotsand horrors, found means to embark on the approach of the Miceli with aheut II or 12,00 men, and carr)ine with him Zayas, who had been commanding there before his arrival. He threw him into the bottom of the held, with the intention of having him shot as soon as he shall land. For the rest the Spaniards have rushed to meet the French, aril have received them as true deliverers. Mariam, Sept. 10.—The Government has received news direct from Cadiz, dated Sept. 4th. The King and his august family were in good health. The same letters, written by persons worthy of faiths, re late that, since tile taking of the Troctitlero, a violent mis understanding had broken ont between the garrison of Cadiz and the troops of the line. The latter have set fire to magazines situated outside the landgate ; they have also burned the faseines and saaeisione with which the batteries of fort Puntal. a were provided. time circumstances, joined to some others, have given rise to the mission with n hi. It General Alava was charged. It is added that this. entis•ary had a lung conference it iiit Major-General Count Gnilleani not. The object of his mission, it is asserted, a as• to make proposals to give up the place, and set their Majesties and the Princes at liberty, after having subjected themselves before hand to a Constitution formed ow certain b ises. His Royal Highness the Duke of Angonleme replied, that until the King was free, nothing could be determined oo.—(Go zette Eteraordinary of Madrid.) Under a false interpretation of the Decree of A ndujar, th e neoolutionistaltietained at Antequera and Lucent had been set at liberty, which caused a strong agitation in all the country. But since the explanation of that Decree given by the Prince Generalissimo himself, the individels really guilty have been re-incarcerated, and justice will be done.—(Rectau rad° r.) Maras°, Sept. 11.—During the night of th; 9th of September, a swell having obliged the French ships of warn to stand off to sea, the enemy, to the number of eleven or twelve hundred men, came out from Barcelona in fishing• boats, and made a descent on the point called Castillo de Mongat, between Mataro and Barcelona. These troops, command :d by the Constitutional Ex-Governor of Cordova, were comeposed of nine hundred Spaniards and three hundred French and Piedasontese exiles. Immediately on their landing being known, the tocsin was sounding in all the villages, the peasants armed, and at Mataro, which contains considerable matrazines t the wisest , means were taken to defend the town in case of attack; but the enemy's corps, informed of our good arrangements, and finding themselves pressed io their rear, threw themselves into the mountains and on the road to Hostalrich. If they make a movement to throw themselves into that place, they will Sot[ there, ready to oppose their designs, 14 or 1500 French and Spaniards. They are pursued and closely pressed by the General of Brigade, Baron Nicholas. having under his 'orders the,23d horse chasseurs, and two battalions of light infantry. While these things were passing. the garrison' of Barcelona, wishing , to occupy the -blockading corps, and to make a diversion, effecting. ow different points, sortie', which were without success. The Constitutionalists were everywhere baton. Or howitzers havo set fire to Barcelona three different tithes, and the troops of the. King have acquired new rights to the admiration of the French and foteignera, PARIII RIMING I, Sept. 16.—Tbseetuse of Rentes opened at 91f, 3 0 4. ascended' to 91E 50c., and fell at three o'clock to 91f..ilieL to Of. 80c. 70c. 51k.. and at last to 90f. 15c. ; it , a little recovered before the clew, aid was at leer o'clock at931.40c. * - Other securities fall is the same pro pottioi. • • . •4 THE STATESMAN. CORUNNA. —.ollllw-- Accounts hive been reedived-froni . Corinna, dated the Ilth install', on which day the Royal Usorga steam packet arrived at that pert, after a passage of 0n1y,64 hours from Portmeonth. Tlra fone.FreaeUrigetrie end -Mee seised brig, , which were employed is the blockade of Comma, had sloe*, its surrender galled for Wig. Ott the lith the lath Regiment' if French infantry entered Crimea. from Verrill, and ea the lsOrsing of the 10th, the 117th led IN Regiments starched for 'Madrid ioecesequesce of some disturbance being apprehended ,i• that capital. The Speedy cutter, Captain. Beaver. arrived at Corinna on *WI lot Instant, wit h a cargo of flour and other provisions, east by the Spanish Committee for the use of the garrison ; but as the place had fallen into the possesdes of the French, the cargo was to be sold to the best advantage by the consignee, who would rend% the money back to the Coin mines- ' By this arrival, a variety of documents has come to hand relative to the negocistions which preceded the surrender et Corunna. On the 10th, General Novella iumusoned the prin cipal officers of the garrison toe council, in which the quas i lion of further resistance was discussed. The different opi nions were drawn up in writing, and signed by the oelcera.— It appears that some wishe4,to hold out longer, in the eipec lotion that the troops operating externally, might oblige the enemy to raise the siege ; and because, at all events, the keep ing the French occupied in that quarter might prove useful to the Constitutional cause. The majority, however, thought that no advantaee could be gained by contiuring the defence. At last, the Commandant of the Granada corps proposed that the overture of an armistice should be made to the besieging General, on the grouild that reports had been received of ne gotiations being commenced between the Constitutional Go vernment at Cadiz and the Duke of Angouleme. This propo sition being unanimously approved, a correspondence was immediately. .opened with General Bourke, which led to the calling of another council on the following day. After com municating the correspondence to this council, General No vella formally submitted the following question, viz '—'• Is it proper to negotiate on honourable has , a, or to continue the defence of the place?" Twenty-six olkers voted for nego tiation, andonly four—namely, the Sub-Inspector General of Engineers, the Chief of the Staff, the C .mmaudint of the En gineers, and the first Constitutional Aleside—voted for the al ternatt Ifl of continuing the defence. Von Hellen, the Chief of the Staff, in his vote, which lie reduced to writing, stated that the resources of the place were soltlelent for continuing the defence, and that he considered a surrender, under the exist ing circumstances, to be highly dishonourable. 'lrhe capitula tion which has appeared in the French papers was the result of the negotiation which followed on the decision of this council. In the course of the negotiation Rourke dexterously availed himself of the submission of Rallasteros, which be represent ed to Novella as an example to be followed. In the copy of the treaty communicated by the French General, the first arti cle states, that Rallasteros acknowledges the Madrid Regency. That the negotiation fur the surrender of Coronas was very unpopuler, may he presumed (roe' a proclamation published by Novella on the 15th, in which he states that his proceed ings, though in communication with the enemy, have for their object the common .benefit of the town and the troops, prohibits assemblages iu the street* and orders the coffer-houses to be shut up at ill,aud the taverns at 9 o'clock at night. MAII.O. BAR.. DUE. I ARR. MI& 1.... DMlin 0 0 —ltolimy, I l ".Witatoarvi.......o . I .... lis tobro. S 1 °- • ••• 0 & Jereq. • -.• I 0.... France 0 0 ...I,lrtion U I ... FI ft uders ..... •...0 0 ..:Giottenberi I 0 ...Ma1ta......4 ..0 • ,3 PRICE OP STOCKS TII IS DAY AT ONE. O'CLO(K. RmokMlDe3 . .... ; .... .. •• .. ladle Stock„ . „ • 3 per Ct. Red 3p. CI. Coos. .. : ... „MI 8314' It.flill.4d. e3l JO_ Ili per Cent.. I per rents • N. prove • • 10214 g ---•—• Smell .8537 —s pm. f.nag Attn. ... . LnUtryTickels lg. I4N. I Imp. $ per CR..... S 3 Con. for Acct. 8331; •.• The writer of the lettir signed Humanity, will, we hope, be satisfied with the Report. Inserted iin this evening's SratsslNN, efttlll Mai b Width ki refers. to Watztimn. FRIDAY MEIN% SEPTEM BER, lira STOCK ETCH %.:G 6, 12 o'Ctoca.—Consols opened at Silt* and are cow tia. s• l'heExpress from Paris has brought the French Ponds at 91, 15, and Spanish 42. Private letters from Paris report that the _Cortes have demanded 21 days to frame a New Constitu tion, which would be favourable to the King and Spanish ca tion; and that tnis the Duke refused. Fostv.tost Fusos.--There is little doing except iu Spanish and Columbian Bonds. Columbian opened at SSI, fell to 751—Spauish,331—Russia, 83.',—French Scrip, 21. We have rereiveti this morainic, by Egress, Par is papers to yesterday, from which we extract the following : 1 , 11.0111 THE ETOI LP. OE WEDNESDAY. Grand Head Q.bartere, Port St. Mary, Sept. S. General Alava returned yesterday at night, and did n ot leave till this morning. He passed the night with Gen. Bourdesonlle. Divis'on prevails at Cadiz. The inha bitants of the Fonhourg of Lavina have risen, and all of them have taken the part of the King. The regiment of the Princess, and that of the volunteers of Cadiz, have're fowl to obey the orders of Kiego, who has returned to Cadiz, after having abandoned the troops that embarked with him at Malaga, anal who Isere forced by our cruisers to gain the shore, where they will encounter a foice to attack them. We are assured this morning, that they have been fighting again in the streets of Cadiz. We are per suaded that every thing is drawing near au end. Orders have been given this morning to the Hect not to fire on Cadiz until further notice. A report prevails that the Cortes offer to deliver up to us immediately the King and the Royal fancily; but they demanded to remain masters of Cadiz and the Isle of Leon for several months, for the safety of the members who F ompose that assembly. PARIS, Sari. 17. — We leant this moment that en the 15th the fever that bad shown itself at Passage, has not made any progress, and it has not appeared any where out of the tows. The Cordon, which has been diawn, is very strict. Renato PLANO, Sart% 13.—After a great deal of time taken up to make the necessary dispositions to take Pompe ian, we hope that the attack on the whole of the line will take place to morrow. Navarre, I hope, approaches its deliverance. (FROU TIM PI LOTS or Tan 161•11 or strll9 The troops carried off by Riego from Malaga, were, on the 10th of September, near Alcala la !teal, where tha chasseurs of the guard, joined to a corps of 4,000 men, are in pursuit of them. 1 writi from Marseilles. the - 12th of . Seittember.tbit 'sttsei learn by letters from Grand CairO. of the 19th of June, that the plague was raging - it Alexandria. From 80 to 86 persons died every day. la a Postscript to the Etoile is a copy of the Madrid. Gazeift Estratirditiary of the 12th of September,. which edeteies an account of the march upon Malaga. and the wig* which that city surrendered. tit its added that Santos* capitulated on the 11th. . illitnetn, Sept. 11.—The news direct from Cadiz states,) that his Majesty enjoys goOd health. A private letter from Port St. Mary's of the 6tb,contains the following:— " The mission with which General - Alava was charged to his Royal Highness, was put an end to from the follow ing cause. All Cadiz does not any more conceal their aver. also to the Cortes and the Constitutional regime. An in surrection manifested itself on every side. Valdes several times ordered his tronps.to fire on the people, but the sol diers refused. This alarmed the Cortes, and caused them to semi General Alava to the French Lead-quarters." We have received to-day the following letter from Bay onne, dated 10th Sept.: " We have no mail from Madrid to-day, so that we can only speak of the state of the siege of Pampeluna. The ere of our batteries has recommenced, and on the 7th, 100 bombs were theown into the town, which did some damage, and set fire to nearsl houses, bet it was soon extinguished. The greatest I inconvenience that the town suffers at present, and which may perhaps hasten Its surrender, is the want of water; the French having made themselves masters of the little river Argo, from which the inhabitants usually derive their supply. Many per sons, it is true, are accustomed to lay in a great stock at the time when the river is high, but it must be presumed that it roust have been exhausted in the hot weather. We have not yet a detailed account of the loss we have sustained. The Lieutenant-Colonel and another officer of the 3d regiment of the line, have died at Tolosa, of their wohnds. The Spanish troops are employed in the blockade, oo the side where the ci tadel stands. It is said that the Marquess of Lauriston wishes to send them to Alfaro and Tudela, but that they show some repugnance.—For these two days past people have been speaking with much uneasines of a disorder which has manifested itself at Passages, since the arrival of a vessel which touched at the Ilavaiinali, and has brought, if not the yellow fever, some eontsgiods disorder, which has already carried off several perrons. However, we do not per ceive that the authorities, who took such vigorous measures last year to secure us from infection, have yet adopted steps against the introduction of this disorder. A vessel belonging to a house in this town, and which sailed a few days ago for Rouen, has been captured off Belle isle, by a Spanish privateer, which, it is said, has sent its prize to the Canaries. . The loss caused by • fire which broke out in a hay maga zine on the Midis of the town does not exceed lOW quintals, belonging to the Government contractors. It is now satisfac torily proved that this fire was wholly accidental, and that there is no ground for attributing It to design, as some persons at first supposed. A Hamburg mail has arrived this morning, with rapers to the 13th inst. The Emperor Alexander set out on his journey, the' Bth of Angnst. He will be absent about two months. Count Newlrode also is going to make a jour ney—some think to Odessa—others, that he is going to Vienna, to fetch his Countess. M. Van Oubriel takes his Portefenille during his absence. The Persian Ambassador'' was about to leave Petersburg to return home ; and the Russian Charge d'Affaires at the Persian Court who bad been at home. on leave, was going to return to his post. — The Imperial Academy of Science, has made the English Hydrograplier, Mr. Horsburg, one of its Foreign Honorary Members. It was reported at Saint Petersburg, that some officers of rank who were among. the company at thebaths in the Caucasus, have been taken prisoners by, the plundering, Tschetschenzes, and conveyed to i acc !s -sible retreats in the mountains, and the robbers demand an enormous ransom for them. Thu se banditti have been chastised for their incursions I) the baths, by order n Gen. Jermoloff, Commander in Chief in Georgia. Co% ntiess swarms of beasts have done peat damage in several pro vinces of Southern Russia. During the first half of the year, 26 Swedish, and 94 Norwegian ships arrived at Copenhagen. It is long since the Swedish trade with that capital has been so insignifi cant. Accounts from Finland say that trade has as good as wholly ceased. Before 1809, 7or 8 merchant ships were built every year at Brabestad, and as many at Jacobstad ; but since that time, only three have been built at both places together. It is said that a most important Royal communication was about to be wade to the Swedish Diet. American papers to the 25th ult. have reached us to day , of which the following are extracts : (FROM Tag C01111E111.14 L A EIVRRTIS Eft.) Facts! MATAN24ll.—Accounts from New Spain, are to the 12th July. By an article dated J &lap t, on that day, we find that on the 18th June, the convent' ‘ti had ceased, which had been held in that city by the Commissioners, on the part of Spain, for the pnrpoie of forming a treaty beneficial to the interests of the two flagons. The convention continued Idaring five separate Sessions. From the intimate connec tion that exists between the two nations, in laws, langnage, and religion, it appears that a tr'a'y of union anal frater nity has been arranged, and this treaty has been founded in reciprocal acknowledgments of the Constitutional King of Spain, and the Sovereignty of the Mexican nation. We are favoured with a perusal of a letter received in the city from Buenos Ayres, which, furnishes information from Utili to the tdth May,and from Lima to the 29th April. Attire latter place the most active preparations for resisting the Sp aniards were continued; 2000 of the Colombian troops had ar rived, 2000 more had been on their way twenty days, and as last division of 'leo williGiiietifllolitar sailed wake sisysbefore from Ouayquil, (From a New York Peper of 21st ult.) FltOK COLOMOIA.—Letters from Carracas to the 2d 140 received. Our Minister, Mr. Andenoo, was on the eve of departure from that place for bis. The letters the towelling intelligence that Mr. Tod, oar charge de drakes at Bogota; has pre vailed on the Governusent tis modify the revenue laws, by abolishing the 'extra 5 per tent. hitherto paid on Imports from the United States, more than was paid on imports (torn Europe. The same letters assert that the Colombian Government has ratified the Loan contracted in England by Mr. Zea. Though no positive intelligence has arrived with regard to the operations before Cadiz, there are indications of a serious check to the farther progress of Preach valour. The French funds have fallen ; and although little can be gather ed from any trifling fluctuation in such 'gambling affair., stilt the current complexion of opinion easy be gathered from them in part; and, from the time which has elapsed since the capture of the Trocadero, it is possible that an attempt may have been made, without succassopon the Isle of Leor. " French valour" was represented as being heated to such en excess,thatitothing could prevent the attack being made in a few days. The New Times believes the attack was made on the 10th or the 11th; and if it did occur at that period, there can be no doubt that it was most decisively repulsed. Rumour,of course, is busy on the occasion ; and the most improbable reports are circulated ; but one of them is probable, aid may be true; and we shall indeed rejoice to find that it is so. This report is, that " the yellow fever has-broken out among the French troops at Port St. Mary's." Th e nature of the season, and the tendency .of camps to such a disease, give us some hopes that Providence het interfered in this manner, to avenge the unprincipled atrocity of the invasion of Spain ; and to rescue the freedom of that country from the pollution of its moss base and malignant enemies. Should this be the case, the New Times ,wia learn the value of that " resistaace to the last," which, we have constantly recommended. There is no calculating upon the contents of the chapter of accidents ; and the perseverance which leads to what is called waste of life, and tucks slaughter, is often rewarded with the most brilliant success. It would be infinitely more useful, as well as more glorious. for Spain, to redeem herself from the military grasp of France, when she appears stricken to the ground, awl struggling for her last breath, than it would have beo to have checked the invaders •on the frontiers, sad driven than back on the' outset of their. career. They would then have rallied again—new artniesl would have h.en formed, and a warfare of years miklit have raged opoa -. the borders of the nation.. If they are now defeated, and driven from t',eir bnldri, the French will have learnt thlt Spain cannot be kept, even when it is conquered to appear• ante; and they must be mad, indeed, if they renew tie enterprise. ' The other reports arc, that Ferdinand and the Dub d'Angouleme had been assassinated. The former crali bully be Within the limits of possibility.. He is in the keeping of the Republicans, and reserved, we trust, fora sscrilice to the Cotestitution, and to periih With it, if it be destroyed. The Rare d'Angooleme may dread assAssini. dun, and deserves it at the hand of any Spaniard who as reach him ; but we dare say lea takes good care not to ex pose his Royal person to such hazards. The Speech of the Spanish King, on the close of the sittings of the Cortex, with the reply of the President, bars reached England; and we wish they could be as freely eh. ; eulated through Spain. The great want of the liberal party is the active co-operation of the press. The propor. tion of readers in Spain is exttemely limited; and this tea it of the elementary capacity, rendered the progress of lihe' ral opinions very slow, even while the Cortes were Weis. tigahle in their endeavours to teach the people. The dn. ' cuments in question are to be considered, we trust, as tht honest pledges of brave men to defend the Constitution uI the last ; anil to perish with it, rather than survive its fall If this resolution exit, we say that Spin has nothing to fear fur its ultimate triumph over despotism, and its hand maid, bigotry. cotemparary soy', this is not the age for such daring as was exhibited at Thermopylae. We do not see why it should not become so: and from the past conduct of the Cortex, we know not where it should looser be expected to he exhibited than amongst them. It kif been said that they have d the nothing for Spain. The! certainly hove not organizcl her military resource., *hid we believe it was impossible for any persons to have doe Theyhave not poured out the population of Spain to retx the invaders in the field: but they have shewn the met unbending fitnittes, the most prom .t decision, and ti greatest devotion to their cause. The single act of mon , ing Ferdinand from Seville would confer upon them a eel deserved immortality. Mina continues to " wreath fresh laurels round his lie rions brow." Shut up, as be is said to be, he plays s• many pranks as a m;schievous fairy; and 'pyre's to possess the power of being wherever he wishes to Se. A French account says, that "a swell having obliged tie French ships of war to stand off to sea, the enemy, 10 the number of 11 or 12 hundred men, came out hos Barcelona in fishing boats ; and made a descent es s " point between Ma•aro and Barcelona,” which appears is have scared the invaders. The tocsin was sounded, 111 s peasants were armed, and the blockadrn of Barcelona were alarmed for the safety of their magazines at Mataro, eod prepared for the defence of that town. The Spaniards r e ' lieved them from such fears by taking the road to Hecht' rich; and the French tell us they are pernsed! We NOW find out what the French mean by this word, They J .) "1 e .r . .; a~ " . 16. -ilili I