The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-08-07 00:00:00

%Pt', -. e tterinstrument of defence in the perilous situation in which we were then placed. A portion of the smugglers, upon observing what I load done, began to retreat ; upon which those who remained shouted Come back, anti we will give to them ' I then ordered Everett to wake another signal, by tiring his pistol in she air. In consequence , of this second signal, all the party, fearing probably that assistance would speedily he afforded, ran off, to the direc tion of some premises belonging to Mr. Dray.—l fol lowed, but being unacquainted with the spot, became impeded in .my_ potshot by..l/aw „paling- of •-the garden. —7l i t 'this garment several • sliota were discharged by the smugglers. I again fjred a signal and followed, in the direction- which.' drirayindd they had t olten." • My ala jeet in pursuing them was to ascertain whether they had any etnntgled goods, anti my•signals were not only intend. ed to call assistance, but to point out to those who should come to it the direction we had . takep. After I had ad vanced a few hundred yards, in consequence of stumbling over a drain, which, owing,totbs dathuess, I had .mit.per ceived: in th e art of4agsagoily musket accidentally. ent off.• Upon recoveting onyeelf,„without waiting to reload' the musket, I continued to purple the smugglers, and come up within a few yards of them, u hen one, who was behind' the rest, and who pioved to be John Dixon, • called out to his toonntles to come hick, saving one of his men was wonalled,"and begged me to return to the spot where be lay.. I immediately turned hark for the space of seventy yards and found a man lying upon the ground, who said bid been shot. . Upon Jr. Bainbridge, with a party of seamen, coming up, we carried the wounded man to wards Brown's cottage, where he expired before admit tance could he gained. The readiness with which I re turned, anal the snerour which at the motnent I rendered, 1 trnst will convince you that I could not he conscious of having hems the cause of his death.. Gentlemen, I declare most eolenwaleottoat I fired signals in the air only with any Piatalrrianol'"taat the musket was discharged but once, when it accidentally went off in canseqnence of my fall.— But though this is the fart, I am advised, that in point of law, if It had been otherwise, sod I had fired at the siang glees, there are t groan rals which would constitute a jos. tificatioiv—first, that they were in the commission of a capi tal felony, in the course of which they discharged fire arms at myself and Everett, who were then legally acting for the prevention of the offence, in which they were engaged; and, secondly, that if they were engaged in an offence that does not amonat to felony, they discharged fire arms at Everett and myself before any act on our part could justify them. - It will be shown by th'e witnesses to be called on my behalf, that immediatsly after the second signal had been marks, whirls I ordered in consequenre of the threat to offer vi• olence, a discharge of firearms by the sontagglers,directed to wards myself and Everett, took place. It will he shown, /ay the marks made against the hark of Mr. Dray's stables, that those fire-arms were loaded with ball, and that I and Everett bad been exposed to considerable danger. This happened some time before the deceased could receive his wound. Bat, gentlemen, I do not further enlarge upon this ground of defence, because I again most solemnly de dare that• I never fired at the stnugglrrs. I believeinost conseientionsly that I was not even accidentally the cause of this unfortunate man's death. It will' he shown by the testimony of a surgeon, experienced in gunshot wounds, that the wound was received in front, which could not have happenad at a moment when be was retreating, and I was in pursuit; and therefore it is quite impossible that the ball could have issued from my musket. And you will bear that shots bad just before been discharged by his own party from a hank about 60 years in advance of him, one of which doubtless produced the fatal event. I/cattlemen, 1 leave any case in your hands. I need nut, lam mare, call open yew to dismiss any unfavourable impression that may have been attempted to be into your minds, You must be aware, that in the coarse of our doityll most painful duty--we are exposed to conflicts with smugglers, who are Helve' in the daily violation of the law. They as ambled in great numbers ' and generally with arms. ' I heir desperate habits are such, that these conflicts are always most dangerous, and sometimes most fatal. Within the last five years very many persons have been shot by smug glees on this coast, and to this time the offenders have es• coped undiscovered. If on these occasions an accident hap pens to themselves, no pains are smiled, anti no means are unemployed to misrepresent the faints to the prejudice of the pergolas in the preventive service. lf, therefore by their arms upon the roast, or by their swearers in a court of joistiee, they ran deter us from the performance of our duty, they will sennegle with impunity. and all the laws for 'be protection of the customs will have been passed in vain." Several witnesses were milled to invalidate the testimony of the witnesses fur the prosecution, and to prove the facts stated by the prisoner, and that the smugglers were awned and bad fired. Several others were then tendered to speak to the pri soner's character, when Mr. ADOLPHUS, on the part of the prosecution, inter posed, and said that after the evidence he had heard in de fence it would be unbecoming the sitnation he held to pre,s the case further. The prosecution was condneted at the instance of the parish officers of Diotchurch, who had no other wish upon the subject than to bring the matter be fore a public tribunal, in order to. sift it to the bottom.— From the case now so full• investigated, it was quite ma nifest that every thing which public justice required, bail bees accomplished; and as there was no ground for pte , s- Ing the case further, lie prayed that the mutter might be terminated by a verdict to favour of the Gentleman who stood at the bar. _ Mr. Sergeant Owshow spike in high terms of the can did and dispassionate manner in which the case had been conducted on the part of the prosecution ; and immediately directed the Jury to find a verdict of Nun Guilty. The Prisoner was immediately acquitted. FRENCH PAPERS. French papers to the sth instant have arrived, of which the following are extracts: — His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester is on a tour in the South of France. On the 29th of July he arrived at Nantes, where he was immediately titer waited on by the Prefect. The next day he dined with the Prefect. His Royal Highness has paida visit to Clissun, a sort of pilgrim age which every straoger undertal - a. After quitting Nantes he Will proceed to Rennes. Ito travels under - the title of Count de Cotton (Earl of Connaught.) —(Jet/real des Debited.) PURFIGIVAN, JULY 27.—We have received no news from the army posterior to tlte•23d nevertheless, it is re ported oo the frontiers that M. le hlareehal has raised the blockade of Barcelona. in.order to march against the enemy. which is incredible. —(Le Conetitsitiemsd.) • Among the rumours in tbe.Qtrotidienee, it is stated that be garrison of Ciudad Rodrigo had offered to capitulate on the sanieterms as General Morino. The French Govern ment is still silent respecting the events which Lave passed at Corunne. but the private letters state that no military operations had taken place subsequently tonhe 17th alt.— The French army there, as before every other fortified place in Erin,. does absolutely nothing. _ Though these papers have brought no fresh Bulletins, nications which the they contain private communications which throw some light es the veal nature of events and the positions of at- WIOS. After all that has been said of the strict blockade of Bareelotse..wa Sod for instance that it is may thing but an isivestuiest. " We are," says we of the tosters•fiVal •the I•Joeksdiow Remy, ts thinly acattered owned shat city. Itmesioe lOU uses at tbttkusnab g a line upwards of three ficish I ; yea will then not be = inaimi d =lll7 : ail 1. should not allow e enemy &nark: us, swift ift • toamser at to keep tut constaufly eider stom. . V. e feet, to Jose the habit of sleep THE STATESMAN. ling, hat are extremely fatigued. Last night the 12th Light Regiment was nearly surprised, and..lost a dozen pen. What is more melancholy for its is, that wrsee no. terminsVim 'to our watchings;for there is free ingest hotl by lanctend sea into the city." Another letter illy!, wilhoet contradicting it, that the Garrison claimed a twi s ! plete victory in the sortie which it had made on the .16th if ley; esslideg that it hag tsk'n two pieces of cannon and many prisoners. Doting, that action Mina is reported to have caused himself to be carried to the ramparts of liansilons, from he could &sofit and follow all the movements of both parties. Still more severe lighting is Atiitt . i t o.have taken place on the 19th ult, but no details' are iulyosnehl. These Papers also contain letters from Madrid to the 26th ult., which estisnate the loss occasioned by the I late conflagration in that city at 400,000 francs. Thirty two individuals bed been arrested and examined, anti it was thong& a remarkable circumstance, that at the time when the fire was burning most violently, the Months, or the lower class of the people, who are known to be the crea tures of the Regency, ran armed through the principal parts of the capital calling out for the mnralet of the Con stitutionalists and the plunder of their houses, and coot: plained bitterly that the French Gendarmes did not allow them to carry those objects into execution. The same let ters state that Banister.* was moving with 18,1100 men on Aluseirs, and that several Constitutional parties had shewn 'themselves in Murcia, where (I 1 Torrijos and Colonel Bazatt bad also appeared with ROW mist and two pieces of cannon. The departure of the Doke of Angonteme for Andalusia is said to have tilled Madrid with consternation, and to have led many persons of property and consequence Ito retire to other places, as they no longer considered their lives safe iu the capital. FRKNeII Fe N us.—Peets,A ye. 4.—Five per Cents. opened. At 91f. ; highest, 921.; closed, 91f. 3',c. —Bask Stoek, I,s9l).—Neapolitan 3 per Cents. Pg.—Exchange on Lon don, one mouth, 231. 75e.; three months, 251. 53c. MADRID GAZETTE. ---.111.0.-- A Madrid Gazette of the 29th ult. has arrived, which contains a " general order" published at Madrid at the mo ment of the Duke d'Angottlente's departure. This " order" completely changes the character of the French invasion, and parcels out the kingdom of Spain among six Lieuten• ants of the invading army. The Congaing is a translation of this official document :-- " GENERAL ORDER. " His Royal Highness the 011nerel in Chief, bring to commence his march with the head-quartets fur Andalusia, on the 28th current, has determined that the snperior com mand of the several prorimes shall be distributed in the followingmantfer, in as far as respects military operation " His Etiaellency the Dukc of Reegio. Commander•in- Chief of the first corps of the army, shall have the superior ' command of the provinces of New Castile, Estremsdnra, Segovia, the kingdom of Leon, including Silionatira, Galicia, and the Asturias. His bead-quarters shall be at Madrid.' " His Serene Highness the Prince of Hohenlohe, Com mander-in-Chief of the third corps of the army, shall have the superior command of the provinces of Santander, Bur gos, Soria, Santo Domingo, Alava, and Biscay. His head quarters shall be at Victoria. " His Excellency Manilla! the Marquess of Lanriston, Commander-io-Chief of the second corps of res.:rve, shall have the superior contmarl of the provinces of tluipuscoa, Navarra, Arragon, and the lower Ebro. His head-quarters shall he at 'Tolosa. " Lientenant-Ueneral Count Molitor, Commander-in- Chief of the second corps of the army, shall have the su perior command of the kingdoms of Valencia, Murcia, and Granada. " General Viscount de Foisac Latour, Commander-in. Chief of a column fcir held operations, shall have the supe rior command of the kingdoms of Cordova and Jaen. " Finally, Lieutereant-tieneral Count de Bordesoult, Commander-In-Chief of the first corps of reserve, shall have the superior command of the kingdom of Seville, and of the operations in front ofCadiz. His head-quarters shall be at Puerto de Santa Maria. " The above distribution Shall he subject to such modi fications as ulterior dreams' .nves may render necessary ; but until farther orders. tie General officers and Command ers of the French and Spanish troops, as also the Com mandants of the provinces and places included within each of the before described superior commends, shall corre spond with the Marshals and General officers herein speci fied, and shall execute their orders. " The present general order shall he communicated to the Serene Regency of the kingdom of Spain, in order that their Highnesses may issue the necessary orders, directing the Captains General, I 'ommantlers of the provinces. and of the troops of his Catholic Mejesty, to put themselves agree ' ably to the above regulations. in the proper relation with alershals and Generals fleeing superior command. " By order of his Rival Matinees, Count de GUILLEMINUT, Major-General." " Head-quarters, Madrid, July .24. From the miscellaneous information in the Madrid Ca zene, we select the following passages : " The Government has receivel information that the important health of their Majesties and their Royal High ness's continued, on the 21st, .22d, and 23d entreut, um changed. " The aommunirations with Cadiz becoming daily more difficult, and the blockade more strict, wheaten bread has in consequence already risen to IS or 20 reals per pound. The other articles of the first necessity have risen w the same proportion. " On the 21st, an English ship, under a flag of trace, entered the port of Cattle. The object of her mission has been the subject of much conversation, " At 2 o'clock yesterday morning, the Dike of Angou leme left Madrid for Seville. From this determination of his Royal Milan - testi, we are induced to encourage the most favourable hopes, since we cannot hat flatter ourselvri that it may prove a powerful nie-ins of more proMptly n obtaining the deliverance of one beloved King and Rot'al Fainily, and putting a stop to the evils which afflict .the. country. " Fin this reason the Regency of the kingdom his made the requisite arrangements for providing his RoyalHigliness, his retinue, and the troops which accompany him throng out the whole of the route, with every thing necessary for the jowl)• y, and for paying that homier which 'twilit,. to the high dignity and character of so magnanimous a deliveter, who has come to re-establish trawl:tinny and order amongst us, at the expense of innumerablefatignei and sacrifices." AMERICAN M UTI NC CR6.—The schooner- Liberty, from windward, brings the melancholy intelligence of the crew of the American brigEdward,having murdered their captain (Jobin),and afterwards scuttled the vessel. An Ki.glinh bov, who was on board says,he was at the helm when theSpintisras came aft to perpetrate the deed—that he ran for Ward to call the Crewmen to restate the Captain, but they rrfosed to interfere—the Spaniards called him aft, and asked hind if h e was the saute as them ; he said he was, as be thought they would kill him if he said otherwise. He saw them t ike a hag of dollars, marked 1000—there were moo bags. but they did not get them into the boat, as the vessel sunk su fast they hail no time. They landed at Axim, and walked to Apollonia, where he gut on hoard the 'Liberty, and there communicated the particulars. bold Coast Casette.) I! According to the Report of the Inspectors-General of Aliens for 1893, printed by order of the House of Cot/o dness,. the number of persons committed in Ireland, in the year ISM were 12,284, of which 5,654 were convicted. Of that number, it appears that 1.249. (inure than a tenth of the whole,) were committed for distilling illegally. MA thll. _ ~ R i e. - • OWL • 16-.0) - 0611n DU O '. 0 4. ..4.11011, 11 d • 1....Wtterf0r1.....0 1.•..,. endow .4 I i t • IV Jeiteir• • • .0 I.:" ~_ S.. a .t W' : •:::Go s tt•fibPrg• • • • 0 1 O. :Maks - --**-- V -. -..:4••• ... • . . !'.!....., • - MICF:fIP 111:41C*4 TfINFIDNY Or . ONE O'CLOCK. Rant Stoat . 926 India Rteek .. S peres.Vcd , . - ,;. - .:..v...991 . 418 - OM° Bends - • 3p. CI. C 005... 31 per Cent........ 96 10001. , .... per Cent 5....... : New FOUTS-. « 101 hi --Small ....SO 34st re. Long Ann. -911 3-16 I.ottery Tickets... .. . 141. 14e. i m p. S per C ... t , , ' _ 1 Trite *tatelintan. THURSDAY EVENINO, AUGUST 7, 1823. ....,•stelim,..- " STOCK EXCHANGE, 14 o'cLocc—Consols opened this morning at 821 f, at which price they have kept steady,with little business doing. The Express from Paris has brought the closing price of the French Reines, at 91, 85. It is understood that the Duke of Wellington has arrived in town,. for the purpose of being present at the Cabinet Council, to be held this day. on the important despatches received from Paris. Of their contents nothing has trans pired as yet, nor have we any news on 'Change, excepting a report, which is generally belie►ed, that the negociationbe tweeo France and Spain, is in a forward state, and requires the sanction of our Government to some of the preliminary Articles. Folmar , : Forns.—Spanish Bonds opened at 33/ to 1, at which price thee rennin steady with little doing— New Prnisia 141—Rdisla 1341—Colturbia 631—French Scrip Ili—Danish nothing doing. (PROM LLOYD'S, TIHS MORNING GIRRILTAR, JULY 17.-.." Three Spanish craft were burnt by the French ships elf Cadiz, the 13th instant, fo baring tried to come out of that Port. A frigate. and brig of 'war are supposed to be the French vessels that sailed last from this Port. Same place and same date.—" Sailed yesterday after noon, the Tribune frigate for Cadiz, with the Mail brought from England by the Osborne Packet, and another from this town. She will afterwards proceed off San Lacer, to take Sir Win. A'Coort on board, and bring him here." J u 'At 18th P.M.—The Packet from Malta is coming io." CADIZ, JULY 7.—11 y a Royal Order of the 6th instant, the Royal George steam•vessel, is exempted from paying any Port charges whatever, on account of having engaged to convey the Government Correspondence from this place to Lisbon, Corneas, and England, and likewise to bring it from those pelts, as safely as by Couriers. We have received this morning, by the Bayonne papers, another letter from Madrid,whicls, though dated July 24th cowains intelligence of considerable interest. The writer takes a comprehensive view of the positions and condition of the military firms of the contending parties ; and, with the exception of a statement respecting Cornena, his repro sentstions are very unfavourable to the views of the French. The following are the contents of the letter : MADRID, J v 114.—The action before Cadiz, on the 16th, was one of the most serious that has yet taken place, and no doubt considerable loss mast have beets sustained. In that before Coruna& on the 16th, the 7th regiment appears to have suffered the most. At Seville there were so many sick and wounded on the 20th, that it had been resolved to embark a great number of the latter on board the Fret; •A squadron, to convey them to France. The eoiamenications between Antis lusts and Madrid are at times interrupted, notwithstanding the movements of the French who occupy the Sierra Morena.— Ballasteros retains his positions at Malaga, Grenada, and Ronda, with 10 or 12,000 men, and has detached 10 guer.ilas each, consisting of 200 foot sad 40 horse, commended by good officers, in different directions, especially towards the Sierra Morena, General Molitor, it is said, has received orders from Ste Prince to advance with all the fore* that he can command towards Grenada,to attack Hallasterus,and cover Bordesoulle. Carthsgena and Alicant are not yet blockaded. Those two places have besides a good garrison, each a peril:a of 1200 men. The Constitutionalists, however, want resources, and are obliged to have recourse to requisitions in order to subsist. Rallasteros is reproached by his party with dilatoriness and pusillanimity. The fact is, that with almost equal forces lie has tl•tne nothing io comparison with Mina, but only yielded the ground to his adversaries, retreating for 140 leagues. The Empeeinado, after entering Valladolid, proceeded to- 1 wards Amide with•l6Bo stets, of which 300 are cavalry. Al most all the prisoners whom he has released have joined him. The Royalists in their tore have retaken the city. and put is prison the, enemies of the prisoners. Bourck confiners his operations In Galicia. Morino was-ad• saucing against Vig . Coronas, which is blockaded, will not be able to hold out long, on account of its position, any more than Verret. O'Donnell has written to the Regency, that till a body of troops is kept at Valladolid. and Cuidad Rodrigo blockaded, Oid Castile will not enjoy tranquillity. l'ampellina and St. Sebastian hold out obstinately. The g trrison of the former has made many sallies. is the last, while two columns of 500 men each, protected by ariiiiery, engaged the enemy on one side, another column of 10(h) men cut down the cora on the other side, to carry it into the fortress. General Guille minot has given positive orders to besiege both places in form. The present state of things in Spain Is very unfavourable to foreign commerce. The French eruizers stationed before Bar eelons, Tarragon., Carthagena, Malaga, Algesir,s, Cadiz, Coruna*, Vigo, Ferrol, Santander, Banton'. and St. Sebastian, strictly searching all vessels. and hindering them from entering these ports ; and even in the pore occupied by the French, or the soldiers of the Faith, the duties are very high. Sir Robert Wilson and General Lailemand fought with courage et the ufair of Coruna'. The tlazdte of Genoa, under date of July 26th, states that some vessels at the hazard of toeing seized, bad, in the r ~~ 4. f . .osginnktig of ti t * with, tiscesetted is enterAgAisipt st* pain, the blockade not being complete ; but that it was be- coming more strict. . An article, dated Leghorn, July 21, mentions the arrival there from Naples, of a ship of the line, with tuo vessels of inferior force, to wait fur the King of N aples. It a!so states that the King of Wa-temburg, and the Prince of !fkne• Cassel, had arrived there fur the benefit of sea- bat!li% .1 , . •• • • Waeriiglail to perceive that we have wrung something like the appearroce of shame, at the idea of being the de: West advocate of the basest despotism, from the Bourbon scribe of England--the apostate deserter from principles which he still feels In the innermost recesses of his heart to be true; although his hand has been prostituted to their misrepresentation and abuse. - -In his Incnbration of this morning, he says, "it is a hike and a foolish assumption, 0 that these who oppose the Spanish revolutionists must ,0 of necessity desks the establishment of despwie power "In Spain." We may allow there are men, who dislike the Constitution of Spain, and yet do not desire the re-esta blishment of despotism. We, fur instance, who advocate the right and duty of the Spaniards to defend that -Constitution, do not pretend to be its admirers in the abstract. It has many objectionable points. It wants precision; and is not always founded upon principle; but those who contend that the British Constitution is the ins escalate work aid growth of ages, ought rather to con tend, if they were consistent with themselves, that the Spa nish Constitution could not be perfect at its birth, het must require ages of the love of freedom, and of the deter asination to be free, before it could assume that reverend :tpl.earance, or possess that political green rust, which is se mach admired by certain writers who feed upon it in " the " envy and admiration of the world." We wish the Spanish 'Constitution to go on improving. They were sick of a despotism; and were, in a great hurry, obliged to frame a Constitution for themselves. They have done this; and it is much better than the French charter, —it is much better than the systems of Russia, Proa.ia, Austria, and those of the whole Continent of Europe. It is founded open the principles of liberty and good-will. ft was necessary that something should be done, to remove an odious tyranny ; and it was found sufficient for this purpose. - Our scribe, however, is obliged to remove his ground to get any footing ; and that which be has taken is too slippery to stand upon. Those who wish for the success of the odi ous and unprincipled invasion of France, do wish for the restoration of a despotism in Spaie. The one is as corm.- qttent upon the ether, as the light upon the day. Ferdi trend cannot be restored to any authority whatever, with out the restoration of the old despotism both temporal and religious. The inquisitio?,the de,traction of the friends of freedom,and the persecatien of every liberal opinion, Inns: fol low his restoration ; and this English cheerer of the Bourbon bloodhounds, knows this would be the case, and his look-4 forward to it with savage exultation .I—thqpgb .hie hopes of the speedy accomplishment of that purpose are auw dimmed, and he whines out his regret with a sort of sullen. retiring. and disappointed ferocity. He says there is " such is thing as a medium between anarchy and despotism.' Does be not perceive that the Spanish Constitution is the . medium, though perhaps an imperfect one? Does he not see that despotism is the cause of Ferdinand; and the anarchy, the creation of the French Banditti, which poi lutes the soil of Spain. There would have heen neither now to complain of, het far the base and murderous hatred of the French Cabinet, to all that seemed an advance to a more liberal system than would comport with the fears of neighbouring tyrants. This scribe calls the Spanish.. Constitution " a senseless rode!"—as if he were anxious to raise the laugh as loud against his. fully as the voice of scorn and contempt has been raised against his degrading devotion to every tyrant saves uae. And in that solitary instance, his hatred. was neither to the tyrant, nor to th: tyranny, but to the splendid talent which needed not the purchase of a liireliser to write it into repute. A " senseless code," indeed !: The code. if there be such a one, that recognises the righU of pig styes, and oW uses, to be represented, and yet denies the right of representation to men—the code, if such a; code there be. which calls the service of the Mieistry thee representation of the people, may be a " senseless rode:" —bat to come a' once to the point, we will undertake for every one senseless point of the Spanish code, to find owes two in the code of every other country under the son ; we care not how soon we arc put to the proof. The Spa niards have committed an unpardonable offence, in the opi nion of this •crawler in the dirt of royal abuses, by " am " pidly and insolently spurning" the idea of pnttisg op with an abstract of the "envy an I admiration of the world," when suggerted to them by " the Hero of the age." This " Hero" might have feel the tuodc%ty to remember that 1•e is but a hero ; and that any tilk aliait politics from a malt who bad bran thrusting Louis upon the throne of France at the point of the bayonet, would hare but a bad flavour The it Constitution is the work of men as 111pr:ice to the " hero," in political, as he at ty excel them in maim/ knowledge; and it was a piece gratnitoas presumption in him, or in his masters, to offer any such advice. Tat British Constitution is not suited to Spain, in any vow- Ferdinand cannot be trusted with nay power. Them ;is no medium with hint between being a ferocious despot t. or a helpless individual. It is na.re nonsense to say, tin it " he will adopt any project which may secure f • "to his country, or secutity to his throne." Thee* eau b • neither tranquillity roe security, where he has any pow, 1 anti the Cortes had far better leap with bin isto the set • ' than trnst eithrr his honour or his oath. As to the Ki of France, we are inclined to think, that he would Dow very glad to gat out of the difficulties of his situation; we hope be will not be permitted. The offer of the "mock to !rad. shows they are disappointed in thtir hopes of coo qerist ; for the Cones must know that the first intentiossef. the French were to destroy theta. Were we of the netob..r of the Spanish Cortes, we should as soon think of tteatig • ~: t ~i ESE ' . cog bef }mat •6