The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

RUPTURE OP TIDE NEGOCIATIONS. AND RE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES BEFORE CADIZ. (PROM THE MORNINS CHRONICLE) We last night received a Telegraphic Despatch from Paris, announcing the rapture of the negociations and the . recommencement of hostilities. We received also the Journal dea Dcliats of Monday, which contains the Telegraphic Despatch we yesterday communicated respecting the Liberation of Ferdinand. Through some accident, that we are at present unable to explain, a very incorrect version of this Telegraphic Despatch was conveyed to us, by which means the public have been led into an error on the subject. The real terms of the despatch are the following:— " Chiclaoa, 28 Septembre. " La Doc D'ANCOULEME, &r. " Le Roi me untide qu'il est libre, et qu'il se rendra au Porte Sainte Marie quand je le voudrat ; j'rspere y sera dentain." (The Kin informs me that he is free, and that he will revile to Port St. Mary when I choose; I hope be will be there to morrow.) This version of the despatch prepare us for the announce meni in the followiny, which otherwise would he inexplica ble ; hec.suse the Duke expreres only a hope that tin , King will Le At Port St, Mary, and the existence of some condition attached to his journey is implied by the words viand de lc voudrai, and this would necessarily lead to nego ciations. ' The second Telegraphic Dispatch is as follows: " PORT ST. MARY, SEPT. 29. HALF PAST SIX O'CLI CK IN THE EVENING. ' THE DUKE D'ANGOULEME TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. " The negociations are broken off; hostilities will re. commence to 'non ow at break of day." (FROM THE JOURNAL DES DEBATE.) BAD4LONA, SEPT. 2y. —(Extract of a Private Letter.)— To•morrow, the anniversary of the birth of the Duke of Borleanx, we are to take possession of Figueras. This im portant place had still a month's provision, and it was sun rendered on account of want of money. The same want is felt at Tarragona, and will soon he at Barcelona. The enemy's column &rich left Tarragona under the orders of LI ,beras. has entered Lerida. Baron d'F:rolles, wino has collected 5,000 in the plains of lirgel, will closely blockade the latter place till the arrival of the sth corps. Lerida is not provisioned, and every thing makes us hope that it will not be long held out. A considerable quantity of artillery has arrived before the Sen. The marshal has reinforced the corps which block. toles this plare, and bat'eries are immediately to Ire con. structed. Before firing 100 balls the garrison will surren der. It does not amount to more than t 4 OO men, and desertions take place daily. On the 23d forty two deserters came to our advanced posts, and the friendly manner in which they are received by the soldiers of the Faith will augment the number of deserters. IlaDll.otlA. Serr. 29.—(Extract of a Private Letter). — Notwithstanding the impudent falsehoods of the revolu tionary doornail, the fate of the column under Fernandez is known in Barcelona. The mays of tic inhabitants look on resistance as madness, and the news of the surrender of Figneras will make them still more disposed to submit. — Three days ago the cry of "Paz, pax," was heard several times in the principal theatre, and a crisis is regarded as at band. May it render the siege needless ; but if it does not, it will be necessary to begin it in the first days of No vember. Figueras must at present be occupied by our troops ; 1 expect every moment good news from the Sen. Lerida cannot hold out, so, like you, I expect that the war and the tine weather will both finish at the same time. THE CORTES. A Madrid Gazette which has arrived, has brought a report of the proceedings of the Extraordinary Cortes, on the 7th ult.—The first proceeding was, reading a dreuest of the answer to be returned to the King's snrech ; and the next, that of the report of the Select Committee appointed to draw up a reply to the memorial which was presented the day before by the Government. In referring to the documents which the Government had Laid before them. the report remarks:—"These documents exhibit the deplorable state of the nation, the detection of some military commanders, and the reverses consequent thereon ; fresh disasters, and the absolute want of funds; the trulearours of the Government to obtain a suspension of arms, and a negociation which might lead to an honourable peace ; its hitherto fruitless efforts to engage a great neutral potter in the mediation, and the answer of the enemy, refusing to admit any other basis for an armistice or treaty than the delivery of the King and the Royal Family and the Gaditanian Island to the French troops, with the expectation that his Majesty, being in the enemy's power, would give, or at least would promise. to i'ae nation those institutions which he might judge best adapted to the habits and character of the people. "His Majesty's Government regarding such propositions as dishonourable and inadmissible, expresses a determine lion to perish rather than to acce.le to them; but at the same time, anxious to avoid the reproach either of faithlessness or rashness, the Ministers seek the support of the Cortes, represent to them the misfortunes of the country and our critical situation, and desire to learn through the Congress the will of the nation, in order to act consistently with it, and to obtain new means, at present not possessed by the Government, for maintaining the defence to the last extremity; and in case that the nation shoul I consider any other course proper which may not appear to lie within the competency of the Govern. merit, the Ministers pray that the Cortes will decide thereon, in order that, in a matter so grave and so important, the most prudent steps may be taken. "The Committee are of opinion, that the course which the Cortes ought to follow in their reply. is pointed out to them by the nature of their power and their present situation. With respect to the dislionourable nature of the proposal to deliver up the King and the destiny of the nation to an invading enemy, the Committee think that cannot be disputed. The Government has characterized that proposal as dishonourable as well as inadmissible, in regard to its powers ; and the powers of the Cortes being neither greater nor different as to that point, the Committee conceive that they are bound to concur in opinion with his Majesty's Government, and to approve and applaud the sentiments the Ministers have expressed." The two first parts of the Report being approved, the third, relative to the application of the resources necessary for the defence of the Liaditanian Island, was submitted to discussion. After some debates, Arguelles moved that a Select Committee of Finance should be appointed to pro pose, io concert with the Government, to the Cortes the necessary measures and resources. This motion was agreed to. On the last part of the report being read, Senor Albear asked, whether, without prejudice to it, the Government would still be authorized to continue negotiations with any Power with which they might be commenced for the par of obtaining an honourable peace , capable of securing Mica and civil liberty and the throne of his Majesty. Senor Arguelles observed, that the making of war or race belonged exclusively to the Government , and that the Report ought to impose no fetters on that prerogative. The question was declared sufficiently discussed, and this Est part of the Report was also approved. The particular vote of Rodriguez Paterna against the approbation of the report as a whole, was ordered to be emend on the journals. wool Pow D TI Sje 7 c last T aPP 4 eats •*'. MAILS. site. I ARR. DUE. I._ —Dublin 0 1 0....H011and 0 1. ....Waterford.. • ..0 o....Hambro 8 0....0 & Jersey....o o....Franee 0 0.• "Lisbon 1 0 ...Flanders 0 0 ...Gottenber, ....3 I 0....Ma1ta .O PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Stock ... . India Stock 3 per Ct. Red 3p. Ct. Cons au Ex.Bill.2di ) 3$ per Cent.... 4 per Cents New Fours . . lO3l i -Small.. 40s 43 39 pm Long Ann Imp. 3 per Ct Con. for Acct.. B3si Cite *tattontan. WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER S, 1823. STOCK EXCHANGE, 12 o'CLocK.—Consols opened this morning at 833 f for the Account, and are now 8321; with little doing. The Expresses from Paris bring the French Rentes 91. Io.—Spanish 41 and French Script 21. The manner in which the French Telegraphic despatches are worded, seems to puzzle every person, and another Express is anxi ously looked for to explain them. Foaz►cv FuNDs.—Colombiak and Spanish Bonds are the only foreign securities in which business is doing this morning. New Spanish 271-0 M Spanish, Ma—Colombian, 56ii —Russian, 831 to 84—French Script, 211. We have received this forenoon, by Express, the Etoile of Monday, and the Pilule of yesterday morning. The " two despatches" which had reached Paris on Monday, by the Telegraph, are referred to by the Etoile; but nothing appears to have transpired to throw light upon the circum stances which the despatches state. The f3llowing are ex tracts from the papers we have received:— (From the Etoile of Monday, Oct. 6.) GRAND HEAD QUARTERS. Port St. Mary's, Sept. 27. The town is nearly deserted this evening. All are at the Head Quarters at Chiclens. The projected attack on the Isle of Leon is to take place on two points. The troops that will embark from the point of Rota are destined to proceed to the fort of Torregords, and the other troops will march over the pontoon of boats which separate the fort of Santi Petri from the Isle of Leon. Thirty pieces of artillery will be added to those which are already in the fort of Santi Petri, to lire on the enemy's shore during the passage of oar troops. The Count liourmont will command the landing. The Prince Carignan, the Duke of Guiche, and Colonel Bon tourlin, are at present on board the ship Centaure. We read in the Restanrador of the Ist Oct. the following from Port St. Mary's : Four o'clock at night. His Royal Highness passed at Chiclana a few hours with all the Generals. After having summoned "Cadiz to snr render, the general attack will be made on the Island, and it is thought it will take place this right, unless they send from Cadiz a Bag of truce. All is in movement, and every thing is preparing to transport the Head Quarters into the Isle of Leon. MANZANARES. SEPT. 28.—Riego has entered our town this morning at 10 o'clock, under a strong escort. An immense po pulation went to see him pass, crying out " Death to the traitor Riego." He was conducted to prison for the night, and to morrow he will continue his march for Madrid. A false alarm was given that a band of 400 Revolutionists had arrived at Avenoja to deliver the hero, Tragala. MADRID, Sept. 30.—Government received news direct from Cadiz, of the 23rd.—The bombardment caused the greatest confusion in that town ; but the King and all the Royal Family did not run any danger. The Generals and Naval Officers have ascertained that Cadiz can be easily bombarded. The Marquess of Talaru arrived at Xeres on the 2-Ith, and the following day went to the Duke Infantado, with whom lie had a long conference, and the Minister of War, assisted. On the 23rd and 25th there arrived at Port St. Mary's more than 100 persons, who escaped by gold from Cadiz. All the inhabitants are in their cellars, and the membets of the Cortes have proposed to hold their sittings is. a caver.i. It is not doubted that a few hours bombardment will reduce these matineers.— The people only wait fur the signal of revolt to deliver the hind. lc the opposition Journals of yesterday, we read a long article on Spain, in which it is stated, that Badajos, Cadiz, Cuidad Rpdreigo, Carthagena, Alicant, Zerida, Tarragona, Barcelona, and Seo, remain yet to be taken. General Larochejacqoael:n has joined General O'Donnell, and shot up in Cuidad Rodreigo, the troops of the Empecinado where they will be obliged to surrender. THE STATESMAN. would be considerable reason to be alarmed, but Uppity the rainy season has commenced, and this will be the most effica cious check to the progress of the contagion.—Four vessels arrived in our river yesterday, which came from Santona.— They have on board 83 Spaniards, who are put under quaran tine. It is not yet decided what is to be done with 4 or 500 patients ill of a typhus fever, who are now in the hospital of St. Sebastian, and are to leave that place on the 3d, as well as the garrison, which is to come to France as prisoners of war. It was proposed to put them in the Lazaretto at Behobie, hut it is not large enough. There was also a notion of encamping them, but it seems that the bad weather will be an obstacle. — Patients continue to arrive at the military hospital here; 125 were brought yesterday from St. Jean de Luz. It appears that the plan of sending the sick from Spain will continue to be act ed upon. It is affirmed that the garrison of St. Sebastian has conducted itself better than that of Pampeluua, inasmuch as its provisions were quite consumed. The means of attack,col letting before Cadiz, are immense. Besides drawing from An dalusia whatever may be useful, every thing has been sent from Corunna that can be employed in this important siege. The vessels which conveytd the five companies of artillery from Bayonne arrived saf 4y nt Port St. Mary's on the 20th. We learn from Orthes that the prisoners from Paspelune have met with a very good reception there from all the inha bitants. We learn from Madrid that the Regency has issued a decree prohibiting the Journals from publishing any news, 'even official, till it appeared in the Gazette of Madrid, which is something like the Mouitom The board called the "Junta of Pacification " has laid its opinion before the Regency, that it may decide on the fate o f those persons holding public employments, to whom the Decree of the 23d of July last caunot be applied. These are : I. Those who have not made part of the Militia, or who have left it.-2. Those who made part of it, from fear of losing the employments from which they derived their subsistence.- 3. Those who joined it to avoid the requisitions, if they have not since taken any part in the popular tumults.—Madrid ap pears calm, but there are many discortented persons.—The arrests continue. They are explained by the facility with which the arrested get out of prison, on payment of a sum, larger and smaller, according to circumstances, but never less than 1000 Reels. it is a new kind of contribution. It is re ported that the garrison of Cuidad Rodrigo has offered to recognize the Regency, on condition that they should be al lowed still to guard the :place as at Corunna.—The fort of Penes de San Pedro capitulated on the IStb. The garrison is to be sent as prisoners of war to Urgands. Accounts from Xeres of the Kith, say that the Duke de I'ir.fantado and Mr. Saez had been stopped and plundered while on a promenade. The robbers, who were five in number, did not do them any personal injury. The Rcstaurador con tains a very curious article relative to Ballasteros. After having said that is only to the late events that he owes the continuation of the military convention, it pretends that papers have been found, which prove a culpable correspondence of that General with C .rondelet and Domingo Aquatint, who re cruits for the Constitutionalists, and endeavours to raise the whole province of Jaen. Three hundred volunteers, marching out of Uheda, cried " Riego for ever! Liberty for ever!" — The Journalist ccncludes by saying that he knew more about it than can be said. There is a report of an extraordinary Sitting of the Cortes, in which the question of removing the King and the Royal Family was discussed. It Is said it was proposed to send him to the Canaries, and that another proposal was, to send him to Barcelona. which, besides its strength, is in a country which can be depended upon.. The Constitutional Squadron is commanded key Don Ca. paz. Quiroga Las taken the command of some Battalions uhich have vowed to devote themselves to deatb,rather than surrender. At Madrid, however, the belief of an amicable arrangement, and a speedy 'termination of the war, still prevails ; for orders have been given for the departure of His Majesty's equipages for Seville. A French brigade is said to be sent towards Placencia, to which it is added, that the troops of O'Donnell are gone against the Empecinado, who appears to he in force in that province. Riego has been delivered up to the Spanish Regency, by order of the 3laj or General. On the 24. h. Te &um was performed in all the churches of Madrid, Many officers of Artillery, and Engineers, continue to pass through here, going lost to Andalusia. All the artillery, and almost all the officers and troops employed in the siege of Pampelans, are going to attack Lerida. A file of Cape Toren Gazettes has been received at the New England Coffee House, to the 20th July. The following is from the Paper of the 19t1► July " Oa the Sth July, Mr. George Thompson arrived in town from old Lattakoo in the short space of fourteen days, bringing with him the following extraordinary intel ligence. Mr. Moffatt states the approach of a numerous, powerful, and ferocious army, discovered to come from the South, having conquered and driven 28 tribes. They were repulsed by the Wanketts. They intended to attack Old Lattakoo, and Origna Land. They are composed of , white, black, and Hottentot colour ; have longish hair, and speak a strange language; many wear European clothes; the most of them are nearly naked. Their weapons are an antient sword, a short-hand spear, and a cudgel without a head. They have their wives and children aid' them; and lastly, it is positively said, they ate cannibals." The Morning. Chronicle to day contains a second tele graphic despatch from Paris, announcing that the negocia lions at Cadiz were broken off, and that hostilities were to recommence on the 30th ult. It contains also extracts from the Journal des Debals, of Monday, from which it appears that the first despatch had not been transmitted to us cor rectly. The correct translation of the new Edition is— " The King informs me the he is free; and that he will " repair to Port St. Mary when I choose; I hope he will " be there to morrow." These is not,however, any material difference in the two copies of the first despatches. The mischief of the matter rests in the permission of Ferdinand to go to the bead quarters of the French. If this (YRO3I THE PILOTE OP TUESDAY, OCT. 7.) Two or three days will pass before we can receive at Paris an explanation of the two telegraphic despatches which arrived yesterday. What a field for polities ! It is difficult to form conjectures on au event so extraordinary. The most wise mast wait. Let as wait !! What we foresaw has happened. The column which went out of Tarragona under the orders of Lloberas, has ar rived at Lerida, with an intention to remain in that place, and reinforce the garrison which is threatened with a siege. The information arrived from Pampeluna, speaks of the arrest of 200 persons. The soldiers of the Faith have been sent off in the direction of Logrona. By an arrival from France this morning we bave received the following intelligence : BLYCONNE, SEPT. 30.—Though the disorder at Passage makes no progress, and this Is in such cases a sign of diminution, we are obliged to confess that the suburb of St. Pierre, which is ion the other side of the bay, has just been attacked. There step be taken, the King will become the decoutszs of the Cortes ; and all his past assertions wi be contradicted. The second despatch, which been received at the CAromicle Office, is of more is, portance, as indicating the existence of a party who St t fieir danger, and are not willing to ran into it against tilt ! better knowledge. The strength of this party will k. speedily ascertained ; and we shall not indulge in specs. lations, when a few days will furnish us with the facts. The English fundholders, who have lent their money to the liberal party in Spain, have great reason to be alarmed at the prospect of the restoration of the despotism ; fer all the guarantee of the loan, which consists of thesp.l propriation of the Crown and Church lands, will be abo. lished by the restoration of them to their original posses. sore. This has been done by the regency wherew e they have had the power, without any intention of return. ing the purchase money; not even permitting the purchasers' to remove their crops, but on the payment of rent. old paper money of %pain was Lot worth the interest due upon it; and upon the restoration of the tyranny, si c finances of the nation will return to their desperate condi. tion. The revenue cannot be carried to the extent requisite for the bare maintenance of the authorities; many of whom were accustomed to be several years in arrean and no loan could have been raised upon any other secnritl than that which the royalist faction will now abolish. A free government, after struggling with the difficulties is cidental to its situation for a few years, would have fogad ample resources in the lands hitherto misappropriated, or unappropriated ; but the restoration of despotism and the inquisition, leaves no hope to the fundholders, either of security for the principal advanced, or the interat , expected. The Columbian Bonds have been sufficiently depreciated; but the bonds of royalist Spain would Ibe literally worth nothing but the paper on which they are written, in a few months. The Cortes perhap s erred in not snaking a more extensive division of the Church property, and national domains. They bad better have employed them to obtain the affections of the I people, than the money of foreigners; but they were hr too moderately disposed. They wished, like the old nu in the fable, to please everybody; and like him they he, pleased nobody, and are likely to lose their cause into the bargain. The French papers we received yesterday, have a detail of certain arrangements, obtained through the me iisro of Lord Strangford, to settle the disputes between Russia and the Porte. We are not anxious that these dispute should be settled; because the reconciliation of the tm despotisms, might tend to injure the Greek cam; Russia being as averse to the independence of the Gred States. as Turkey imelf. England, it is said, is to be ore of the mediators on the part of Greece; and that Etame in general has discovered it to be a duty to protect Christian Greece, against the disciples of Mahomet. The discovery comes rather late; and the Greeks had ler better trust to their own swords, than to the proposed mediation. Sir Charles Stewart, in his despatches from Paris, as. nounces that Ferdinand is on his way to Madrid ; but his not stated from whence he derived his authority ; nodes. patch having even announced that the Spanish King if actually reached the French head quarters ; and the beet ligence of the Chronicle to-day, goes to negative the probo bility of his being permitted to leave Cadiz just at present The royalist force in South America has suddenly ad. vanced upon Lima, and taken possession of it, without any resistance. Such a movement, however, can han no seriously injurious consequences to the republican eauss. It is a measure probably prompted by despair. The royaliu army is too insignificant in number to make any hover sion upon a country of such an extent. The reign of the new Emperor of the Brazils it likely to be nearly as short as that of the Emperor of Mesita Republican spirit is agitating the country ; and it is pus balite that the King of Portugal may have his eldest hole returned upon his bands, on the failure of royal business a the new world. EPTTHETB.—A morning paper, in its theatrical critique, has the epithet of hail-stone hearted, as applicable to sad beaus as Lord Foppington! An explanation eould bed use to some of its readers we are certain. EXPECTATIONS :—Another morning paper saps—Feri• nand of Spain, has a glorious opportunity of immorts hieing himself, in the present crisis. Ye—just as matt as an ass of flying. He is incapable of an idea that could lead to the paths of honor. Vera Crux Gazettes to the beginning of Angust inform us that on the 27th of the preceding mouth several shock' of earthquake were felt in that city, and some of tit buildings injured. The lights of European improveasen seem to be making a steady progress in the South. Is the public prints at Vera Cruz, the propriety of toleration Is openly discussed. A Committee of the Congress he prepared the plan of a Constitution, which is to be die sussed at the meeting of that body. It commences wilt laying down certain political axioms, from whence it inks the 1. reedom of Mexico, and then goes on to provide for the details of 6ovei nnient and protection. A letter from Charlesto3 (United States), states that some fears were entertained by the citizens there of another Negro Plot, in consequence of the appearance of one of the Blacks at large, who had been spared for the former cor spiracy, on condition of leaving the State. Large rewards had been offered for his apprehension, and active MIAOW were taking to attain it. Accounts from Cape Missurado and the neighboariag parts state, that that portion of Africa had been wet healthy down to the end of July, than for some onset The report of a tornado having destroyed the fort there is contradicted ; and, at the subsiding of the rains, it vases. petted the cultivation of the land would activelyeesnawa tt The French merchants are loud in their complaints tket the chief products of France, oil and wine, are wholly is. terdicted an the Netherlands. This trade was went le carried on to a considerable vaunt. In the course of tbe last year only (1822) from the pert of Dunkirk elves 10,735 bl dk. of wine were shipped off for various ports e l the Netherlands. On the 29th of August, a dreadful conflagration Nob out in the village of Monasterzyska, in Gallic's. Fog dwelling houses were utterly destroyed, besides the Imp!! Tobacco Magazine. The entire loss se estimated at 3110,w 1 florins, about 30,0001. sterling.--(Vecnne paper.) The Journal of Caen states, that on the e2d nit. as 11, de la Pommeraye, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, returning from Caen to his seat at Crenilly, aecompT trt TI by his Lady, the horse which was drawing the cabr" . was struck dead by the Archie fluid. The kWh,' themselves were no further hurt, except experient very smart shock, as if from a Galvanic battery. is in ig owl Vol fela ins be froi 110 Jai an. bri Th an( tin lie jec I it ani the dit the an! l'n bu