The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-08-23 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. (teem TMY ETOILY Or TVESDAT ) M‘DAID. Auo. 14.—The Government has received news from r&diz, dated the Bth instant, at which time the King and bis aucust family enjoyed good health. Dearth and disorder daily increase in Citlit and the Isle of Leon. A v , l iminons correspondence has been intercepted in a vessel which was endeavouring to escape from Cadiz, and, en bawd of which was takes a noted revolutionist, named 3liguel Cabrera, of Nevares, ancient Political Chief of So ria an , ICalatayucl. Advice, from Ferrol state that the Tlsemis French frigate cld El Veneador Spanish brig of war, and two gun-boats, lave left that port to cruise off Garonne, and thus complete the so , nrka4e of that place by sea as essentiallvas by land. Since the flight of Quiroga, the Govermw Novella, who succeeded him, has sent a flag of motto General Bourck, proposing to him to sign the capitulation which had been offered to him some days previously. This proposal has been rejected, in ronsequenceof the change of circomatances and the condectof the besieged, who were base enough to tire aeon the first flag of truce. General Novella, fearful of being taken by assault, was then reduced to the ne cessity of soliciting leave to send a Colonel to General 1110. rill* to ask his :Wrier. The answer of the Count of Carthagent not being doubtful, the immediate reduction of the fortress, may be regarded ascertain. Two positive details have been collected of a crime which finds no example in the EDDA, of the French revolution. linworthy of the military rank, the rebel Quiroga, some hours previously to his departure, canted 51 prisoners, who were confined in the castle of St. Antoine de la Caminna, to embark is a vessel from Seville, under pretext of conveying them to a more secure place; but scarcely had these ill fated persons reached the offing, when they were assassi nated, and thrown overboard, eonforntably to the orders of the barbarous Qniroga. The first (sallies picked up were those elan officer and an ecclesiastic, who were bo'und haeir to back, and had their throats tut with a sabre. The list of these 51 victims is pnbliahed in the Gazette of this day. Amongst them are the Brigadier of the Royal Armies, Don _Salvador Escandon, and the three Lieutenants-Colonel Fran cisco Pereira, Theodore Gil, and Joseph Aragon. Aucusr 13.—We ran learn nothing of importance here until after :he arrival of the Duke d'Angouleme before Ca diz, which will take place•on the evening of the 16th just. We malt then allow the Prince some days, either to attack or to consider proposals of arrangements. BLOCKADE OF ST.,SEBASTLAN, Run. 12. • On Sunday we learnt the submission of General Billie teros: this news did not surprise us, as we expected it. We, however, view it as'an event towards the pacification of Spain. In rejoicing fur this cows oar military fired 21 guns. In an instant, the' ramparts of the town of St. Se bastian were thronged with the Constitutional garrison. An officer of the 41st regiment was sent in with a flan of truce; he bad a long interview with the officer who was ap paiated to receive him; but nothing has transpired respect tog the conference. To day two cannon on the ramparts were fired upon the posts of the 20th of the line ; no one was hurt. (mom Tile JivexaL DES DEBITS OF WEDNESDAY.) FOURTH CORM. Vt Ltd. FRANCS, Aug. 13.—Milans, after having concen trated the troops remaining to him, at Moot Blanc, has marched on Calaf. Karon d'Eroles from Manress, General Trornelin from 'glutei's. and two battalions which were- at 'rich. have marched in pursuit of the enemy, the intention of whose movement seems to be to raise the blockade of the Sel l d'Urgel. Two thousand men have just been marched hence on Igualada to relieve the corps of Gen. Tromelin. 51ADRID, Aug. 11.—it is officially known here, that the news of the capitulation of liallasteros had reached Cadiz the 9th instant. Nothing is said of the effect it bad pro duced ; but great hopes are entertained, and the arrival of the Duke of Angouleme at Port St. Mary must produce iniportaet events. The King is absolutely free in Cadiz; he lids become the salvation even of those who oppress him; Ite is treated with consideration, and respect has succeeded to insults. Every time he roes nut, the enthusiasm of the peopte is redoubled, and nothing any longer stops the re peated cries of Lire Me nit Letters from Seville awl Port St. 51-try all sptlak of the deliveraace of tbe. King as an event necessarily very near at hand. ORRIS TUE COURIER YEAS:CRIS OP WEDNESDAY) STUTTUARD, Aug. 15.—The uneasiness which the depar ture of the three Foreign Ambasssdors from Stuttgard caused some time ago has nearly ceased. The friendship of a great Sovereign of the .North for our Monarch coati. DU'S. and has rot ceased for one moment. The firmness which oar Sovereign +hewed on this occa's'On has redoubled the love of his subjects. Never was there a King More po pular, or more deservedly so. The menageries of Ira pre decessor have beeo done away, to make room for more use- Tut establishments. He encourages agriculture and the instal arts; &ever goes stunting and never takes a walk without having some useful object in view. —The Harass at Stuttgard and %Yellen, and this. lustitution for the Enema ragemeat of Agriculture at Hoheinheim, under the direction of M. Wertz, are the admiration of all strangers. Ileinsissao, Aug. 12.-The Committee of die Great Council of Frankfort bare granted the requests addressed to it, and have refused permission to a number of foreigners engaged in literature and politics, to reside in Frankfurt. 1 of these foreigners have resided fors some years at Frankfort. This affair has made considerable noise. FRENCII FUNDS. Auo. 20.—Five per Cent. 94.. 90. Bank Stock, 1557 50.—Neapolitan 5 per Cents. 77i. Ea change on Lon lon, one month, 25. 75. ; three months, 25. 55. PORTUG L. Recent aceonnts from Lisbon state that things there must very shortly change, for a most powerfn I and distin 00h5.% party is cow in active operation against the pre sent Ministers, and it is expected that they will speedily be overthrown. The Palmela and Pamplona system is, it is farther stated, to shake off the British yoke, as they term it, and to submit the Government of that part of the Penin sula to the influence of the Continental Despots. To effect this, and to aid the general views of the Ministry, the Duke d'Angonteme had been seriously solicited to march re,ooo French soldiers into Portugal in exchange for a Poi , topless army of equal strength, and by these means it was expected that empleymeat sight have been obtained for the leek's and discontented Portuguese soldiery. Mr. Ward, the British Charge d'Affaires, however, protested against any such proceeding. and immediately acquainted the Mi nister Palmela of his intentions to cease acting as British Functionary, the moment spy foreign troops interfered in the internal affairs of Portugal. The disposition of the Portuguese army continued to cause the utmost un easiness amongst the friends of the absolute King, Mid daring two or three days previous to the sailing of the pasitet, repeated instances had bees given of their state of eseitement. They were clamorous for the reappointment of their old officers, and refused to obey the caret: aai swags, Jockey termed them, whom the Queen's party bad placed over them. They also declared that they had bees der& and it was thought they were ready to follow any Constitational leader who might again restore them to the paths of true honour. Whilst this was the state of the public feeling in Portugal, the Government, erected there ander the influence of a Bourbon Princess, and of a few in terested traitor* and fanatics, was using all the power of the kingdom to &befit the French to strangle Spanish freedom. On the dilated August, the brig of war Providentia, the schooner Nymphs, and a ship- transport, sailed from the Taps, bound to the Uuadalquiver, loaded, by the present THE STATE cAMAN. Portneuese Governmont, with artillery, warlike stores, and ammunition, to assist the French army in the attempt t° reduce Cadiz. SPANISH WEST INDIES. By the New York papers which arrived yesterday we leant that the French Governor of Martinique, Count Don zelot, and the Admiral Bergeret, who commands the naval forces of France in the Antilles, had made propositions to General Vives for the preservation, under certain cendio ns, of a strict neutrality, or rather, of uninterrupted rela ons of peace between the French and Spanish colonies. After , announcing officially the entrance of the French army into Spain, and giving an extract from the Duke of Angonleme's Proclamation in passing the Bidsssoa, the French Commanders say,—" If your Excellency is disposed to recognize the sole authority of Ferdi- nand VI M° declare that you are, and will remain, at peace with France, and that you look upon the French as allies of Spain, then the relations of peace, commerce, and good neighbourhood, which have so long subsisted between our colonies, shall not experience the slightest inter ruption.—lf contrary to our expectation, these frank and loyal offers shall I,e rejected, it will be with pain that we shall seeourselvos constrained to assume a hostile attitude." To this Don Vises replies, " such a proposition could not but astonish me. If, before taking so inconsiderate a step, gen had ascertained the opinion of this island, justly scan dalized by the entrance of the French armies upon the soil of Spain without any previous declaration of war, you would have found that the Ilarannah knows how to distin guish between the arts of a Government which has made itself the tool of the Holy Alliance, and the general opinion of the French nation, as expressed in the bosom of the Chamber of Deputies.—l have the honour to send you a copy of my Proclamation of 24th June, announcing the unjust aggression of France, but recommending protection to the persons and property of Frenchmen, &c. Extract of a letter, dated St. Thomas, 10th July :—" It is openly and universally avowed in the island of Porto Rico, from the Governor of the island down to the lowest classes of the inhabitants, that should the French succeed In the nefari ous attentpton Spain, they will immediately declare themselves independent. The spirit in Porto Rico is highly constitutional; and the same disposition is said to exist in Cuba, and it is re ported to be the intentinn to form those islands into one state. The intelligence respecting Porto Rico may he relied on, as I had it raysel from the mouths of the most distinguished In habitants." MAILS. AIM DUE. ARR. DIM 1....D0b1in 0 I Holland 0 1....Waterf0rd.....0 0....11ambr0 I o—.o &Jersey— .0 I.... France 0 o.... Lisbon 0 0 ...F1ander5.......0 0 ...oquanburg I 0....Ma1ta ...... ....0 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS _. . Batik Stock 3 per Ct. fled—. .... ..532 3 p. Ct. Cons ... .........f.r4 3 31 per Cent.... ........ .... 1 per Cents... New F0ur5............ WIZ/ Long Ann ill 5-16 Imp. 3 per Ct DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Indi• Stock . Ditto Binds SO pm. 8x.8i11.2d. ) —3O 33s pm. WOO/. 50t —3O 33 pm. Smell . 32 SU pm. T.ottery Tickets...... ITL. 14s. Ciro. for Acct.. 14.43/ S Tier• *tateontan. SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 23, 1823. --m.o.— STOCK EXCHANGE, It O'CLOCK.—Consols opened this morning at 821, $3, and went up to 83k, but declined again to s2l. The Expresses from Paris this morning have brought the Rentes at 93.50, and Spanish, 44i. In the early part of the morning a great deal of business was' doing. It is still the opinion, that it will he some days before we hear the result of the negociations at Cadiz, but great hopes are entertained at Paris of a favourable result. F9REIGN FUNDS.—Tho business was rather brisk in the Market this morning, owing to Spanish Bonds rising at Paris, and an intimation in the French Papers that the Spanish Loan would be acknowledged in the pending ne• gociations. • Spanish Bond, 37I —Russia 881—Colombia 67i—Freocli Scrip. 21. We this morning received, by Express, Paris papers of Pettily, of which the following are extracts: — (roost THI PILOTE or sco. 22.) The following are the reports today upon 'Change : According to report, every thing was quiet on the 7th at Cadiz, and nothing announces any new hostilities. On the sth the Cortes ended their Session, and named a Provisional Commission, at the head of which is Gem Alai.. who the Journal des Delmar said was shot. At the above period all was ready for an arrangement, the result of which was expected io a few days. The basis of the treaty with the Curies was settled, and only want ed the discussion of the conditions. On the fith lien. Bal -1 ssteros passed in review 12,000 Spanish, in presence of other Officers of the Etat Major of Gen. Molitor. At the moment of the departure of the Courier from Ma., drid, it is said they were printing, in the above capital, a Proclamation of the highest importance from the Prince Generalissimo. It is affirmed that it relates to all the ar rangements made with divers Spanish Generals, also a severe reprimand on the principal of the conduct of the Regency of Madrid since its establishment. It is also reported on 'Change, that an arrangement has taken place with the town of Carthagena, and an affair with Marshal Moncey and Generals Milan, and Liebe's. Spanish Bonds have experienced a gradual rise. No one doubts on 'Change to day, but that the Spanish Loan made by the Cortes, will be one of the most essential bases of the Treaty commenced. __ FROM TUC RTOILS OF Tilt 81sT OF AUGUST. ARMY OF THE PYRENEES. SAM CUGAL, AUGUST 11—Milani; and Lloberas united at Moot Blanc their forces, about five or six thousand men, wishing to manoeuvre to relieve Seu d'Urgel; but a change in their march caused us to presume that their intention might be to succour Figueras, or disturb the blockade of Barcelona. General Tromelin was pursuing the enemy, when he joined the troops of Baron d'Eroles, and came up with the Constitutionalists on the 14th, at Cabrians, and attacked them with great spirit. The enemy retired and took a strong position at Caldas, and defended themselves obstinately against the 16th regiment of the line, and 1,200 teen of the corps of Baron d'Eroles; but two battalions of the 60th arrived on the field of battle, and attacked the enemy vigorously on his two Ranks. The Constitutionalists being turned and put in (border, wished to tally at Moya, from whence they ret:reeto Lestang, where we are pur suing them. blaTarto, AUG. 15.—.11e enemy vainly attempted to rally at Moya. Defeated again, he took to flight towards Lestang. The two httalions of the Sth, who formed the garrison of Vicqo, an in that position do him a great deal of mischief. A colenn detached for the blockading army of Barcelona, marines on Garriga. The population between Vicqo and Manrear,shows a great enthusiasm every where they take up erns against Milan. P. S.—The noes of the submission of Ballasteros, trans mitted by the telegraph, has arrived this moment at head quarters. Juilte the effect it must produce on Milani in the present Arcumstances. Msortio,Auo. 15.—1 write all the on ditz of Madrid: ,, —The submission of Zaya appears certain; Cuidad Rodrigo, it is said, bas surrendered to Carlos O'Donnel; The fee troops remaining in Estramadura are going to follow the example of Ballasteros ; Letters which this moment have arrived, announce that Carthagena has opened her gates to us; they write from Lisbon of the 4th, " The son of General Bourmont, who has arrived here, has set off for Seville this morning, in a vessel laden with artillery and ammunition, furnished by the Portuguese Go vernment. Two other ports are preparing in the Port to carry more ammunition for the same destination." Letters from Port Saint Mary's of the 10th announce that the submission of Ballasteros baa produced at Cadiz all the effect that was expected. The faithful subjects of the King conceive the most legitimate hopes, and conster nation reigns amongst the Liberals. People attached to that party say, it is impossible to resist, and is necessary to capitulate. It is vat doubted that on the arrival of the Prince Generalissimo they will offer to capitulate. By the arrival of a viail from Holland this morning, we have received Dutch papers to the 21st, and Ilamburg to the 18th instant. An article dated Munich, Aug. 9th, states that Aus tria, with a view to suppress the spiritof opposition which had been formed in the bosom of the German Diet, has sent a cir cular to several German Governments, to invite thent to a Congress which is to be held at Vienna, in the month of Octo ber next. The object of this Congress, says the Circular. i s to Introduce into the system of Government in Germany, mor e similarity and uniformity, thereby to strengthen the ties which must unite all the Members of the Confederation, de. This circular has caused it to be generally believed and reported' that the affairs of Germany are to be regulated at Vi enna, under the inlinence of the Holy Alliance. The Govern ment of Bavaria has refused .o send a representative to this Congress, and Wurtemburg has followed the example. In the Diet of Sweden, the question of the reduction of the army has been again brought forward. In the Cham ber of Nobles it was proposed to reduce the number from 20,408 to 14,408 ; and in the Chamber of Citizens, it was questioned by Mr. Linstron whether the country could bear the burden, and whether there can be any good reason for imposing it on the citizens in a time of I profound peace, when nearly a third of the rising genera ' tion is trained to arms, and ready to repel foreign inva sion, with as much courage, perhaps, as the old troops in their fine uniform. " I am convinced," said Mr. !,in strom, "it is time to make a change, and to reduce this head in the present Diet, to.the half or two-thirds of what was granted in former Diets ; being fully persuaded that a penny saved in the pocket of a subject, and an in creiseof the internal prosperity of the country, is the best defence against hostile attacks. People like to defend what is their own; but be who possesses nothing, has nei- they courage nor energy." Accounts from Constantinople of the 20th of July de scribe the uneasiness that prevails there respecting the fleet of the Captain Pacha. It had been seen sailing towards Patrss, and Turkish - ships had appeared off blissolun. ghi ; but the Government has published nothing about the issue of this expedition from which such great things were expected. From Petersburg we learn that the Emperor visited on the 25th of July, the harbour of Cronstadt and the fleet there; and viewed a frigate which is going to make a geo graphical survey of the coast of Iceland. Capt. Kotzebue sets out on his voyage round the world in the middle of next month. Four Greek Metropolitans, who have sought an asylum there, have received from the Emperor the grant of a pension of 2000 roubles per annum. Sir Robert Wilson, whose wound incapacitates him from personal exertion, has been taken front an island in the bay of Bayou, and carried to Lisboa, by the Nassau, a small trader. The Government there, which has a natural horror of every " liberal," has put on board a guard of twenty men, to take care that he has no communication with the shore, lest he should corrupt the friends of social order and legitimate Government in Portugal. As no re sistance was contemplated at Vigo, the French entered nithou: any impediment, accompanied by the traitor Morillo ; but not a word is said of any Spanish soldiers being under his command ; while the Patriot troops are still represented as holding several positions in Gallicia. Another report of the fall of Corunna was circulated yes terday.; but on such doubtful authority, that even the New Times considedi it premature, " although extremely pro bable." We are not aware that the probability of such an event has encreased within the put few days. On t►he con trary•, the French seem to have in part relinquished the idea of any capture by storm, since they have sent a division to Vigo, instead of concentrating their whole force before Coronas, which would be requisite to make any effectual attack upon the place, supposing there is a disposition to defend it, of which little doubt can be reasonably entertained. The French have now been before it a month ; and considering that Sir . John Moore held the place incapable of defence—that th e Preach have , had possession of the heights wtrich" command the town," have hell " batteries mounted" within " p sift black shot"—and that " every body walking the stre:tt were at their mercy," Corunna has made a noble stand already—a stand that will hardly comport with a line in some doggrel rhymes in the Ultra Journal of yesterday— `. The dr ace a Spaniard stands on the defence." Fall when in may, it has been a choke•pear in the throats of those who expected the treason of Morillo would settle the destiny of Gallicia. The French Ministry arc anxious to impress the country w ith an idea that their army is unusually healthy; but the anxiety betrays the fact which they wish to conceal, and demonstrates that the army is not in a very healthy condition. Au increase has taken place in the moveable hospitals, under the pretence of the creation of a second army of reserve ; when it is known that they have not a first ar. - dy of reserve. They say that" during the month of " July, the reports from these establishments were more " satisfactory, than during the ',receding months.— " Notwithstanding the excessive heats which pre " vailed." Now, there have been no excessive heats ; and if there have been, it would have been impossible but that the sickness must have encreaseti z The statement is therefore a palpable falsehood ; and is meant to deceive the soldiery into a belief that matters are proceeding well. It is known that the French veterans have a complete horror of a Spanish campaign ; and these fictions are intended to abate the terror they feel at the idea of encountering a Guerilla warfare, where the emuy is ale ays felt, but is never to be reached :—and in which the victims fall, like .the victims of the pestilence. The Morning Post has taken a ludicrous ground this morning, upon the subject of Baflasteros's defection. It says that it was " the first to suggest"—that his suh i mission was " the result of an arrangement :oily the Cortes." That men negotiating with an enemy should make an arrangement to lay themselves at his mercy, and induce him to grant them a•dhse terms, is to suppose a de gree of fatuity in the Cortes not very consistent with the talent and courage they have hitherto displayed. But the Post adds, " the operations of the scar ate not neglected' " In Andalusia, Estremadura, and Castile, guerillas are " daily starting, and becoming more enterprising avid " formidable. None of the garrisons to which Balla', " teros transmitted an order to surrender, have obeyed " his mandate. It is even growing doubtful u hether he " was followed in his defection by any considerable nets. " ber of his own army." These would be very strange results, for an arrangement to submit by the Cores ; as it would prove that their submission would 'sot terminate the struggle. Milans has resumed the offensive, passed between the enemy and the frontier, and compelled several corps of Moncey's army to fall bark. which the Marshal dextrously calls "pwrasting the enemy." Mina and Milans, in the event of the submission of the Cartes, are themselves equal to the task of freeing the Perins Sir John Downie has addressed a petition to the King of Spain, praying for his release from confinement. He was arrested at Seville, on a charge of bring a party to a trea. snnable conspiracy to aid in the escape of Ferdinand; and from a passage at the close of Lis petition, in which he talks of dying in defence of the King and Royal Family to prevent the degradfaion of Spain—se are inclined to sap. pose, that the Cortes had sufficient reason to take the liberty of arresting him. Prince Hilt should now be called the sedier of arose. The very idea of a Prince sleeping upon straw, has awak ened all that wondrous sympathy which the French enter tain for oddities. Ore writer says, " I have witnessed " such reeding teases as ran never be forgotten by me " when the illustrious Duke shared HIS straw bed with his soldiers." This is a new version of the first story, which ran " the Duke shared the straw be lof the soldiers." But But this is all stuff, Soldiers in summer very rarely get straw beds on a march. The Duke might have had one; and in summer in Spain, if the straw were clan, it would he a great luxury. But how could lie gore it with soldiers? Did I•e call them into it, one by one, to have the honour of a half an hour's nap with their Prince? And how many of them could thus accommodate? Unluckily, for these trials of affectionate sensibility, we are authen. drally informed that the Doke tranels post. with pert of his household—beds, cooks, Bte. &c. What are the es ploits of the whole life of such a royal puppet as this, to one day of the life of die heroic and indefatigable MINA? Mr. Secretary Peel arrived in town on Thursday night from attending the King in Council at IVitidaor. Yester day the Right Hon. Secretary transacted business at the Home Office. Last night Mr. Arlostlino . , jun. left town with despatcher; for Paris, Vienna, Constantinople. lac. Mr. Munroe, the turnaenv.r, leaves town itnmediately. with despatches from the Secretary of State's office for Sir Charles liagot, at Saint Petersburg. Yesterday the Hoard of Admiralty proceeded from Wool wich in their yacht, to inspect the new works and improve ments at Sheerness and Chatham dock yards. It is said that Lord Maryborough is not to be appoin'el Postmaster tieneral, as stated some days ago, but that his Lordship will have the stag-hounds, vacant by the death of MargnesiCornavallis. There seems, however, to be more truth in the report, that Lord 111areborongli's place in the Cabinet will be supplied by Mr. Huskisson, or some other of Mr. Canning's friends. The Duke of Wellington left Cheltenham last Monday morning at 3 o'clock. Ilis Grace proceeded to his seat at Straffieldsay, Wiinpshirr, where the noble Duke breakfast ed, and then left his Mansion House for the King's Lodge, Windsor Park, where his Grace had the honor of dining with his Majesty, and slept there that night, and came to London on Wednesday. The Duke of Wellington left London on Wednesday, accompanied by*Colonel Jones, and arrived at Dover about eleven o'clock at night. On Friday morning, after viewing the works in and about the harbour HMO basin, his Ilrase embarked on board the Britannia steam vessel, for Calais. SIR COLIN CANIPBELL V. TIIE EDITAR OP THE EVIE. tam !dm (..—We arc informed, by a paragraph in the &ea• lag Mail of last night, that the '• unpleasant difference l'etween the parties above inamed, " t as been rerrorged to the satisfaction of both parties ;" and that the Mimi of the Rceniag Mail " has, in con , equence, relitirinisl.el further legal proceedings in the case.'--(lhadin Marl:log rot.) • , r I 0.). • 41 1 •1 J , prii f ro m Sp ern at rained ii of the gram strong, a to eXprel grower )Intel. been soh '{tone 121 p.r ton; ID your I gIIENR 4 Edward I the malig bony. bb lag of tlo the moral man of w the most both lite sally resp thathe se SLAVS of the Po " In I h " Prat' blessing t the Bntio ties to th " An. racy by I parties tC ~.....