The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-10-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLMENCE PCSTTIER EXTRACTS FRo - 4 THE PARIS PAP'S.; or srED- EsTe;E‘IADURA. TALATRRA, Ocr. 14 —iiciza.lier Laroche:ocmlin. after four months constant mar , lenz and very painful service. ewe.' for some days on the banks of the Tagns, until he should pass that river to proceed on Truxillo and attark the Comoitratienal troops of Estremadnra. On the 29th of s er t e ,, : b ee h e k arm d th at th e Consriintionalists were moving' on the Tagus, and he marched immediately with the l.t regiment of Hussars and the Ist Light. In the evening he arrived on the Titens, and was informed that the Cunstirotion a li a ts had been endeavouring to pass it, and 11..1 been reprised by Gen-ral Queoada's advanced genial stationed at Alto ford. Next day the General was by the 2.1 battalion of the 7th Light. and the 7t It regiment of Horse Closssenrs. He ordered the river to he passed, which was overrated by the cavalry and the artil lery at the ford, and by the 714 Light by the pontoon. The enemy occupied a valley with a very narrow anti rapid outlet, the ill fence of which was easy. The General hav:ng cans-d this position to be turned by the Voltigeurs of th e 7th, the enemy did not attempt to maintain it, and the brigade. after driving before them a few pros, debauched into the ext.nsive plain on the road to Trnxillo. For the first time since the opening of the campaign, the brigade had the satisfaction of seeing the enemy ranged in miler of battle in the plain. General Palencia bad drawn np in the plain eight fine .quallrons, consisting of cuirass:pro and heavy cavalry. His right was protected by high and preripitons heights, where he had posted a consi derabl- number of infsntry in ambuscade, among the almost inarre.sible rocks. On !.is left be had two battalions of infantry protected by a deep ravine, end three pieces of artillsry defended the front of his line. In this position he offered battle to I ieneral Larochejaquelin. Emboldened by the ottperierity of his noinhers, and per suaded that our light cavalry could not compete pith his riiir.s.iers and heavy cavalry, he had forgotten that he had to do with French...re, Ifeneidl Larucliejaqu-lin,liacing reconnoitredthc enemy's n, ordered Colonel Lambe! to carry with the greatest celerity the hei g hts which covered his right. The Colonel executed this order wills rue•. vigour and promptitude, that notwithstanding the extreme difficulties of the ground, he sown vained the summit of the position in which the info!). try in ambuscade kept up a close fire. Though he hail at first only about a score of cnrl•ineers with him, he made them charge the enemy, clambering over rocks a and they pot tn Hight a whole bsitalion, by which they had for a moment been almost surrounded. General Larochej aquelin viewed the field of battle with an att-nt%',• eve, and was waiting for the 7th Light becom iog disposeable, that he might direct it against the enemy's left 11 ink, while lie, probably impitient of inaction, broke his order of battle, and int-rued in columns to advance to the attack through a confined position. The General per. ceiving his manastivre, by which the enemy lost the supe riority of the extension of. hi (lin not hesitate to order an immediate charge. The Constitutional cavalry engaged with great order and coolness ; they relied on their cniras- Ple't.. Their gals s were erosion, and the fighting was man to man. Colonel Sitnioneci, of the Ist Hussars, and Colonel Wimpffen, of the 7th Chasseuts, charged at the head of their regiments with all the vigour and intrepidity which belongs to Frenchmen. The Lancers had orders to knoi k off the cuirassiers' helmets, in order that they might be sabred on the head. The Consti ietional cavalry, unable to resist the valour of the French regiments, turned round, was pursued, sabred and completely routed, with the loss of one piece of cannon, one cassoon, and a number of killed and prisoners. Wille this was passing in the plain. Colonel Lambot rallied his regiment on the tirst height which be had carried, and posted Commandant de Biraocourt with his battalion in •.e and in observation. He afterwards pushed forward with his first battalion, and with the bayonet drove the enemy's infantry successively from a second and third position similar to the first. The enemy defended the ground foot to foot behind the rocks, and did not abandon them till the moment that our troops surmounted them by climbing. At this point the enemy had the Sth and 24. h battalions of the Line, and a battalion of Grenadiers and Voltigenis, who made the principal defence. Finally, driven to the extremity of the mountain which terminates by a rapid declivity and steep rocks, the Constitutionalists threw themselves into the plain in a state of complete rout, after losing a great number in dead and prisoners. The capitulation of San Sebastian consists of 17 article- Art. I. The fortress of San Sebastian and the citadel of IA filots shall be delivered to the French troops on the 3d of October. The garrison shall mach out with the honours of war, drums beating, colours flying, and shall lay down their arms on the glacis. 2. The Governor, the garrison, the staff of the fortress and of the citadel, and that of the corps; the superior officers, the sobs . ..erns, the sub-oflicris, and soldiers, shall be prisoners of war, and shall be condoeted to Fr.onee by French troops, who shall assist them, and take care that they are in no way insulted during the fettle to the French territory. There is nothing remarkable in the other articles, except the 10th, by which the garrison is allowed a covered waggon which is to proceed to the French territory with out being examined or detained on any pretext whatever. The officers are allowed to retain their swords, horses, and baggage; the troops of the line, militia, volunteers, ke. their knapsacks. Pasts, OcT. 15.—" The news of the deliverance of the King of SPAIN has been communicated to all the Prefects by the medium of the telegraph ; and these functionaries immediately transmitted it to the authorities and inha bitants under their jurisdiction, by the most rapid con reprice. It is impossible to describe the effect which this happy news has simultaneously produced throughout France. • The stones destined for the triumphal arch, without the barrier of L'Etoile, and which were scattered about in the vicinity, are now being collected near the structure. Several workmen are even employed in clearing the ground at the basement for the erection of the scaffolding which required is for its completion." The Pilele says ' that " the Hotel of the British Ambas sador was not illuminated last Sunday; and it is added, that his Excellency did not assist at any of the ceremo. Dies." names Finns, OcT. 15.—Five per Cents. opened at 90f. 70c.; closed (for Account) at 90f. 50e.; at four o'clock 90f. 50c,; Neapolitan, 77f; Spanish, 30; Loan, 2i pre mium. . _ COPZNIIAGEN, OCT. 4. —His Maass•: Y has signed a decree, dated August 16, permitting the importation of foreign raw sugar into the Kingdom of Denmark. for consumption, from other parts of Europe. The duty on brown sugar is two rix-dollars thir y-three schillings in silver for 100 lbs.: and un white, three rix-dollars sixty.too achillings for 1001bs. Fusels/var. Sm. 10.—Letters from Odessa of the 22d September say, they have there accounts from Constan tinople of the 16th, according to which, people were very imAtient to see whether the Porte would actually realise the concessions, made in the conference of the 30th of August, by the Reis-Effendi to Lord ,STRANGFORD. In general, however, it was believed that the Divan will perform what the Reis-Effendi bas promised ; the entrance of the two Emperors having excited considerable sensation in Constantinople. and we are convinced that these conces sions will suffice to restore the diplomatic relations between the Porte and Russia. The government continues to spread reports, as usual, of dissensions among the Weeks. Meantime the same barbarous warfare continues, and in THE STATESMAN. Min leg the n:n.t dreadful cruelties have been practised by the troons of HASSAN I'ACHA, who rebelled against him. shove 3,0(K) defenceless Christians ware dragged into very. The hurt-wane at Riga, on the 9th of this month, de qtroyed the bridge over the Dona, and did great damage to the shipping in the harlatir. coNsum To SPANISH AMERICA. The following is a eop3 of the official communication, which was yesterday issued respecting these important appointments. '• Foreign Office, 17th October, 1823. " 0 F - STI.I , NI FN. • ' I am directed by Mr. Secretary Canning to acquaint you. in reference to v our application for protection to the Trade of his Majesty's subjects who the Provinces of Spanish America, that his Majesty's Government have determined to send out forthwith Consular Agents to the several ports and places in those yinces, in which, as they have learned from the best inqniry, British interests urn at present most extensively con cerned. " 1 subjoin a list of there ports and places. " I have the honour to be, &e. " JOSEPH PLANTA, Jun. " Nlessrr. Josh. Marryatt and Son, &c. &c. &c." Mexico Mexico Consul General. Vera Cruz ....• • Consul. Acapulco... Ditto. Colombia Santa Fe deßogota,Consul General. Lit Guyra Consul, MAracaybo Ditto. Carthagena Ditto. Panama Ditto. Rio de la Plata.... ..... ...Buenos Ayres Consul General. Ditto Vice Consul. Monte Video Consul. ChM .Valparaiso.......Consul General. Ditto Ditto Ditto. Peru .. .Lima... ...Consul General. Ditto .Vice Consul, Ditto ..Ditto. DES' ERA RA. —.dom..— (PROM TOE ROTAL GAZLTTE OP 'UOUST 28.) Five o'clock, P. M. The Con rt Nlartial mattsembled this morning at an early hour ; and the military procession is now passing with four more prioners for execution. The names of the ringleaders exeentell last evening were, Murphy of Plantation Foulis, and Harry of Good Mope, Faq Coast. Many prisoners continue to arrive from the Fast Coast. Ilis ExceHenry's last conciliatory Proclamation, however, appe;:rs to leave had a good effect on great num bers. We understand that snificient has come out in evidence and confession to show that the plans and arrangements of the rebels were most extensive and well wade, too well inde e d to admit o f a doubt hot that a superior order of people laid the original foundation. Perhaps the intrign .vai/i/.1. at home had a hand in it ; if so, they will hear with disappointment and pain, that a superintending and Jost Providenee has frnstrated their diabolical intentions.— l'he preve wive discovery was made only a few hunts before the intended one, that was to make Demerara a second St. Domingo (FROM TUE ROYAL GAZETTE, AUG. 30.) The names nt the rebels executed last Thursday were, Evan of PI rotation Ilin! Dope, Dainis of Plaisance. and Daniel and Philip of Fonlis. The Court Martial continues to sit dairy, obtaining most import:, at in formation. Sr. Lur e nt the Public Olticri. be known at Barcelona, and, it is not doubted that the grea t mass of the people in that town, with the exception of the Despotism of the Governor Roten, will declare for the King• But a few days since, that absolute and cruel man exacted an extraordinary contribution. Mina, C iptain General says, he will surrender when Ferdinand commands him. Pants, OCT. 16.—His Royal Highness the Duke d'An gonleme did not enter Cadiz. His Royal Highness will not return to Paris until the beginning of December. The Doke Vantadour, Aid de-Camp to the Duke d'Angou• leme, arrived this morning at Paris, from the Head Quer tern. Marshal Lauriston, on his setting off for the siege of Lerida,left G IQuinsona Governor of Pampeluna and Sebastian, to the comm. n 4 of these important fortresses . Prince Talleyrand, who arrived the day before yesterday, after having paid a visit to the King, and the Royal Family, depa r ts again to-morrow for Valeng ty. P. S.—Ceuta and Twill's have opened their gates to obey the orders of the King of Spain. The Governor of Cuidsd Rodrigo, has demanded a suspension of arms to wait for the King's orders. The troops of the Line in Barcelona are crying out to subtnit to the Regency. Ueneral Curial has received a letter from Roten, that in a short time Barcelona will be in our power. Xttt *tateontan. SATUitI.).IY EVENIN4I. OUTOBeIt 1!4, NORTH WEST EXPEDITION. RETURN OF CAPTAIN PARRY. The return of Captain Parry to England was announced this morning at I loyd's by the following account from Whitby:— " Wturrnv, October I6.—Arrived his Majesty's ships Ueda and Fury ; as! I I, a. m.—Captain Parry has just lauded. No particulars as yet." By the return of the gallant navigator having been effected through the North Seas, it is manifest that a North West Passage to the Atlantic has, after all, been fou.id impractica ble. All that courage, enterprize, perseverance, and skill could try, Las, we may be satisfied, been fully exerted in the experiment.--The details of the expedition, in which not England alone. but all the world is interested, wilt, we doubt not, add another wreath to the renown of Captain Parry, and will be looked for with intense anxiety. Since the receipt of the intelligence, we have been soli citous to gratify the public curiosity ; but have been only able to learn, that the enterprising commander had pro. credal further than any other person, through the strait which he expected would afford a passage to the Atlantic , and that he discovered the open sea at a distance ; bat was unable to reach it from the obstruction of an immense mass of ice. Car, TWFT.VR o'CLocc—This Iday being a holiday, the Bank and Stock Exchange are closed, but the Foreign Market is open, though little business is doing, Spanish Bonds opened at 301, and ROW 20Z.—Columbian are Hi to 67L. In other foreign securities, there is nothing doing. The Expresses from Paris have not brought the French Rentes, owing to Thursday being a holiday in that capital in commemoration of the death of the Queen. I►'e have received this morning, by express, the Etoile of Thursday, and the Mote of the date of yesterday, from which we select the following extracts : (FROM TH2 ETOILR.) MRCS, OCT. s.—The Junts of this town gave, last night, in the Mansion-house. a brilliant Ball, at which were assembled persons of the highest distinction. The following morning after Mau, his Majesty and the Royal Family went to the Church of St. Dominique, to pay homage to the Image of Our Lady. There will be to-day a gene ral illumination. Ocr. 6.—His Majesty with his children, who left Xeres at 7 o'clock in the morning, arrived within our walls at 11 o'clock the same day. GRACIA, PLAIN OP BARCRLONA, OCT. 3.—Within these few days a French Colonel was sent with a Bag of truce to Barcelona, taking with him more than 200 letters, written by the prisoners of Llers, to their friends at Barcelona.— They also inform them of the taking of Figueras. MaTaco, OCT. 7.—This morning at 9 o'clock, arrived a Courier, bringing the news to Marshal Moncey, that Ferdi. nand was set at liberty. Immediately the artillery was fired I to announce this important result. This great event must (FROM THE PILOTS.) The Memorial Borth:kis, contains a letter from Madrid, Oct. Bth, containing the following passage : We learn that the declaration of Riego, Ballasteros ttas arrested, and that Riego said, since he must die, he would divulge every thing. It is added, that Ballasteros presented hini%elf, with six of his Staff, to the King, and and that he was very indifferently received. This interview took place before the order was given to arrest Ballasteros, which was acted upon by the confession of Riege. This is the report. The liadicateur of Bordeaux contains a letter from Ma drid, of the same date of that which gives the Decree of Ferdinand VII., of the Ist Oct. published at Port St. Mary's and adds:— "The King declares, besides, that all the Loans, made by the Constitutional Government, are regarded as void, and of no value." The Frigate Jeanne D'Arc left Martinique, 20th Aug. with a Convoy of 10 sail; entered Brest, 9th Oct. A Telegraphic Despatch announces the arrival in that Port, of the Frigate Thetis, which is one of the division that was stationed in the West Indies. Onr Cabinet has, at last, taken the decisive style of ap pointing Consuls to the various new States of South Ame rica ; a measure which ought to have been at least five years old, at this period. It is probable that this partial recog nition of the independence of those nations may not prove quite agreeable to the Holy Alliance ;—as an opinion is fast gaining ground in the political circles, that France is so elated with her successful campaign in the Peninsula, that she will attempt the restoration of the late Spainish oolo_ nies to the mother country ; or, to spralc more correctly, to add them as new appendages to the French Monarchy.— The loss of St. Domingo has left France without any important possession i■ that neighbourhood ; and the " ancient nobility" of France feel the disadvantage which they labour under, in not having colonial appointments for younger brothers, S other scions of the aristocratic race.Tbe possession of South America would open a boundless scope to their ambition ; and when it is considered that a very small royalist force has sufficed to maintain a long contest, and, that it is not yet terminated, it would not be at all sur prising if the French Cabinet were to undertake the reconquest of the Colonies, on the behalf of their Ally, King Ferdinand, and themselves. Thirty or forty thou sand French soldiers, might put a new face on the affairs of the New World; and England may have the great gratifi- cation of witnessing the establishment of a branch of the Holy Alliance in that quarter of the world. All the causes of quarrel exist, which led the French armies into Spain, with greater advantages to tempt the pursuit of the object. This will involve ►he neutral policy of our Admi nistration further than they will like ; but here we shall have no ostensible cause for interference, even if we were in a condition to interfere. After having suffered them to occupy Spain, what can we say to a project for the reconquest of the Spanish Colonies? It is true, that our interests are involved ; but what is that to our Ministers. Their interests are not prejudicially affected, while their salaries are paid ; and their policy is to remain neutral. Great care is taken to announce that the measures of sending out Consuls is merely in reference to our com mercial relations. To secure any respect to the individuals it would be requisite to make 4 formal recognition of the Governments to which they are accredited; but France might not like this; and the British Ministry is as fearful of offending the high and mighty Bourbons, as a burnt child of the tire, or a dog of his master's cane The Consuls are sent out because the Ministers have' learned from the best "enquiry," that "British interests are at present most extensively concerned, in the provinces of Spanish Xmerica." Bless us! what a discovery for Mr. Canning to make! He has, by the " Gest enquiry" found out, what every body else has known for several years without any enquiry at all. A more acute secretary for Foreign Affairs we have rarely heard of. Here is a curiosity about the phraseology employed to designate the new States. They are called the provinces of Spanish America., Thus, an insult is offered to the republican Government, in the very act of sending out to them their commercial Con suls. It is not now Spanish America, any more than the United States are English America. The yoke is , thrown off; and the name ceases to be appropriate. Bat perhaps ouralinisters are in the secret of the views of the Holy Alliance, and have agreed to be seutrai in the case of any attack upon the " Spanish Province,." Their tools bars a string of arguments ready for use, about the. necessity of husbanding resources which do not exit and of being very cautious . in putting forth the strenni which we do nut possess. The Bank has begun to dabble in mortgages of laald property. It has set apart a capital of two millions, al a fund for lending to landed proprietors; and it profe s er a determination to carry on its new business on the warm. soner6te terms. This may be considered, as carrying into effect the measure proposed by the Ministry, of lending a sum of two millions to the relief of the Agricultural interest. This plan then failed, on account of the difficult• of apply ing the sum in any public and equitab'e way r—and the Bank have now taken up the idea of administering it in a business-like manner—taking the security of the land for the advance. As a relief to the Agricultural interest, it can have no effect—but it catty enable the landed proprie tors to get rid of their estate; in a more ca•y and gentlemanlike manner; and it will swell considerably the profits of the Bank, which have decreased of late, fron the diminution of its paper currency. It will alit s:rengthen the hands of the Ministry; and add another rampart to the abuses of the system. The Ministry and the Bank Directors are in a political partnership. Tit dependants of the Bank, therefore, will be the dependann of the Ministry; and the debtors of the Bank, the debtor s of the Ministry. This will bind another cord round the limbs of the country gentlemen ; whose sons and relation moat also be upon their guard how they effond the credi. tors of their fathers. This would be a national calamity in bet •ter times; but with such a set of country gentlemen as ut are blessed withal, it is no great matter what becomes of them. Their tenants will not be sorry to change their landlords—and who succeeds them in the occupation is as affair of no moment to any but themselves. A new loan has been contracted for by Austria, of tee millions, for the purpose as stated of paying her long stand. ing debt to England. Now this debt amounts to aghte ti millions, we believe; and the loan is for two millions,—sf which Austria will not receive quite so much, on account of the charges incidental to such affairs. We remember de Ministry said an arrangement was making with regard is this debt ; and that it would be put in a train of mutat, accommodation. This means, then, that we are to accon. modate Austria by taking a ninth part of what is dae to us; and she is to accommodate us, by borrowing the sum she pays, from ourselves ! This, however, is better than the proposal made to Lord Caqlereagh is take timber for the Navy, from some Austrian forest., eel to be at the expence of cutting it down, and transporting it to England; as we should have had to spend twice the value of the timber upon it, before it reached England . The Ministry will say, two millions are better than nothing; but we are not quite sure, that, having got the money, Austria will pay it over to us. That Cabinet is celebrated for a selfish and mercenary policy; and having obtained the sum, they may employ it in a way more agreeable t. themselves. IA Correspondent observes, that when the King of Eng. land or of any European State dies, his subjects, as a mark of respect, put on mourning; and yet, another King immediately succeeds, and the change perhaps is advantageous for the nation. But what is the death of a King, compared wi 11 the death of liberty among a brave and magnanimous nation ? Here nothing can be received in return for the loss, which affects alike the rick and the poor. Our Correspondent, therefore. recommends a general mourning, as a proof of the der p affliction which the uncorrupted part of this nation feels, at the d-atli of all which was great and noble in Spain, and as a proof of the deep sense withwhids they are affected at the disgrace en tailed on this country by the Ge..eri.ne vet's refusing to save Spain, by a timely intervention. By the St. Lucia, Captain Affleck, arrived at Liverpool from St. Lucia, which site left on the 7th of September, we learn that, though the Europeans were not free from alarm, the island remained perfectly tranquil. Col. Shasre, who has succeeded Mr. Johnston, as Private Secretary to die alarquess Wellesley, held the same distin guished situation in India, during his Excellency's admi nistration. This speaks sufficiently as to Colonel Shswe's talents.—(Dpi fin Nursing Post) WINDSOR, October I7.—The weather being fine this morning, His Majesty, attended by the usual persons who compose his suite, rode out in his small phaeton. towards the Lodge, in Windsor (kcal Park. Lord Fiends Conyngham left tie Castle this morning. His Majesty, we understand, has given directions that all his paintings, in the several palaces, respecting nsval actions, Sc.c., be forthwith collected, and presented to the Royal Hospital at tireenwich, for the purpose of forming in that asylum, a gallery, to be entirely devoted to the rt• cord of those proud achievements. Preparation for the re ceptioa of the Royal gift is to be made without delay. A messenger arrrived in town last night, with de- spatches from Sir William A'Court. He erne over in the SappAo. The Duke of Bedford has directed that such of the rem sins of the Abbey of 'favistock as are capable of Icing turned into use, shall be immediately repaired, and restored to their primitive prrfertiol. DthetuaTtortr..—Tbe DisfilleryAct took eff ct o .Fridays and will be attended with the most brunt cial konsequetices to Scotland. Illicit distillation wilt receive from it a deafly blow. In proof of this there are already orders received in Glasgow for legally distilled Whiskey from Aberdeen, and other ports in the North, formerly supplied wholly by illicit distillation.—(Edinburgh Star.) be great advantage which has arisen in the northers metropolis from the formation of dressed stone crossings for foot pass ngers, is much extolled in an Edinburg* paper. This fashion has been Adapted in some of to streets in the west end of the great metropolis; but why is it confined to them? We cannot suppose it is on account of the additional expense; for, according to the same paper. the expense of one of these crossings there,( all charges included, 4 feet broad, each stone being 10 inches thick and nearly squire.) is not more than ss. 641. the lineal foot; but in narrow streets, or where toe thoroughfare is not great, stones of less dimensions would be sufficient, which would render the expense much less, UOVIENT (IA %Kitt:T.—The market gardener , , driven trom po-t to pillar. its consequence of the interior at Covent I aril - en being occupied so much with shops for the sale of earthenware and other articles irrelevant to the oh jeers for which the market was established, are now cao pilled to resort fur the sale of their vornmodities to Teri.. tuck Row, the south side of the market place. In working oar way, this morning, throe's/la the throng of customers they had collected, we had an opportunity of hearing die pricey they asked for the producetons they bad brought to market. Carrots were selling at 20 a bunch ; turnips. at 16 hunches for a stealing ; and good cabbages at 9 ' 1 . 6 ores. We question is hailer these ars reanhicrating prices. WERM UNPARALLE We are enaW Official Proclai on the l'hirtit fished at Port ! he annulle.i e , System, ant si he afterwards inst. From th which is ungti subsegnent Cul flagrailt : " ft Wog thi of his subjects, thinly which at lion. and of Cu anxieties end that despotism by faction. NI every hazard of necessity coop arising from th chase from :ho Toe preetubl rite the horror the disasters of the city on the alateatents in i - .. - I.ldmla promise, undo if it Emuld be eg.eang polish a Government nation, guaran civil lihertyol 2. In like taneous wilt, t act of obilvin without an) e! confidence, an be establisher ternsl heart so •• S. In like he made, the nation, and b be acknowlet " 4 I also officers, merge have hitlwrt Government, their grades, tnanner ail • and aleo tho. the Governor system ; and may he mad, at the least, •'& I dee Volunteers r may now he may have tal ployments o turn to their kingdom the nut beiag political cot need of it, as the iudiv of that alas: may do so passports fc " Cadiz, His Rny the Duke Rutlanii, Despatrl from Sir L Tfie tbn siderality Talc An rives, whii Weslnertia: font, whirl from Port: mouth, ho Its drains corps, wl Britain a at Port.' (warred were t in a tick different specting and Ma: tram to both dist MULI.I laurelled from Atl lone by one coot lialway, remain moroins Lieuteni f