The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-10-20 00:00:00

2. • THE STATE S MAN PARIS PAPERS OP FRIDAY entitle the following article:from which it appears that the troops of Ral'aster°, were far from being in a st4te of complete submission at the time that Cadiz was so basely vireo op:— " Cordova, Oct. 7,3 o'clock, P. M. . " MILITARY novemogar or THE KINGDOM OF CORDOVA LIVE TUX ARsOLCTE KING! P.'scellencyl—The fury of the troops of Ballasteros eantenesl in this province is daily manifested with the greater violence, in proportion as the joy and love of the oeople are more warmly expressed on account of the de liverance of filching, our Lord, and his family. The sa tellites of that disorganizing faction can no longer repress the sentiments which animate them, and their perfidious design, to keep up. anarchy and prolong our misfortunes As military Commandant of this province, one of the prin cipal objects of my attention has been to watch the conduct and prat?' editrgs of these men, and to discover their secrets. lit reporting to Government tip result of my measures ' 1 expressed apprehensions which have been too well realised. ." On the 3.1 of this month the town of Cubra was the theatre of acts of scandal, violence, and profanation, com mitted in presence of General Bslanzat, who himself insti gated those acts, or at least authorised them, in concert oafs the Lib, rals, rendered audacious by impunity. On the sth acme excesses ...ere renewed au the bridge of Don tiot.xalo, and were interrupted by the consternation and terror, and the transports of joy excited by the much desired deliverance of his Majesty, " The report whirls I received this morning at 3 o'clock, and which I 1. sr transmit, will cousuannicate to your Excel leney tit., details of this horrible aggression, similar to tnat perpetrated by the assassin 'lpso at Madrid. I annex to it the report of the commandant of the column, who left this city to please himself under the command of General Care. The se two documents will convince your Excellency of the danger with which the province is menaced, if energetic 'measures he not taken to prevent the explosion, which ap pears to be imminent, and the consequences of which would be incalculable. With respect to myself, yielding to no one in love for my King, I would instantly place myself at the head of the small force at my disposal, and chastise the delinquents, but the duties of my situation withhold me, and elps K thy ardent desire to wash out with the blood of these rebels that stain with which they have disgraced their country, or to prove, by shedding my own blood, what a faithful soldier, who has always girded on his sword with honour, can do for his King. Your Excellency will render justice to my sentiments, and appreciate the fears I disclose. I beg of you to make the conduct of the Constitutional troops known to his Majesty, in order that he may in his wisdom adopt the measures which are imperiously called for by a dismayed province. " ANTONIO SALINAS." A letter from Perpignan states, that Milans left Taraga gona, on the 20th of September, at the head of 2,000 IDOL L!oberas, who nas retreating before the Baron d'Eroles, made a s udden countermarch on the 30th, and attacked the Baron at Sidetuon, three leagues from Lerida. It is said that the Baron's corps, which coosisted of about 1,500 or 1,600 men, was roughly handled, and that he lost 700 prisoners. Count Pozen di forgo, the Russian Ambassador, left Paris on Weduessday, for Madrid. FRENCH FUNDS, Pura, Oct. 7.—Five per cents. opened at 90f. 40c.; closed at 00f. 30c. Hank Stock, 1,625 f Neapolitan per cents., 770. Exchange on Loasloo, one . month, 25f. 75c.; three ditto, 25f. 55c. A Flanders mail arrived last night, bringing the follow ing news from Spirt, in an article dated Bayonne, October II: The King,lt is said. intends, when he reaches Seville, to per forma netrvaine(a nine days' prayers) in honour of St. Ferdi nand, whose lady is in that city, doubtless in conformity with the ancient usages. The following particulars are reported respet ting the occupation of Cadiz. he militia and those troops who were averse from any arrangement, and desired to defend the place to the last extremity, were sent out of ti by a stratagem contrived by those who wished to sur render. It was agreed with the French Generals that the latter should make a false attack on the Isle of Leon ; ell those who could net be depended upon by the contrivers of the scheme were sent oat of the city to defend the points that were threatened ; they perceived the snare and wanted to re-enter, but it was then too late, and when they persisted. they were told that they would be fired upon. There was now no obstacle to treating about the surrender of the plate, and the liberty of the Royal Farads. It is now said, that the occupation of Spain by the whole army is to be for six months; that it will then take up a position on the Ebro, and that the French will not occupy any other part except Cadiz, ;nd that a division will remain at Madrid, but not do duty there. It is said that to detach Mina from the party which might still bold out on Lis seconnt, he is to be Vice-Roy of Navarre. It is also said that the Members of the Cortes bare had liberty to em bark, and that they are gone to Gibraltar. The letters from Madrid received to-day, of course bring nothing new. A Decree is spoken of, disbanding the old army, and ordering a new organization of troops to the number of 40.000 men. Madrid is tranquil ; the French, however, are extremely attire and vigilant, plaring sentinels at the prin cipal shops, and sending out frequent patroles to prevent disorders which might end in bloodshed. The proceedings against Itiego, who has undergone one examination, are going on with all activity, The general opinion is that lie will be condemned. Letters from Madrid affirm, that Ballameros has been arrested with his whole sta . , and that they ►re to be pat on their trial. Mehear no mere of the ditiorder at Passage. It is reported that there are disturbances in several parts of Galicia, on account oldie tithes, which the people refuse t o pay. Ex TRAORDINARTRREMILANCES.—There are now living and well, in Oldham-road, Menclieste r, tain brothers, about six years old, whose resemblance to each other in growth, make, feature, voice, and complexion has been so exact, that it was found difficult for any one, the parents excepted, to distinguish one from the other. Their names are Joseph and James —. Souse time since as James was viewing himself in a glass, he started back as if uncon scious df the resemblance, and exclaimed, in a tone of sur prise, " See, Mammy ! there is Joseph's face in the glass looking 'at me !" It was with difficulty he could be per suaded of his error, or that it was his own features, and not those of his brother Joseph he had been contensplating.--e At the present time, one of these twins is, in a very slight degree, lustier than the other, but the resemblance is such as to excite admiration, and is heightened by both being dressed alike.—(Soltos Express.) Oa Friday night, after the workers of the cotton works at Johnston were dismissed, two cotton spinners of the names of Kinuointy and Smith, went to the Obi Mill dam in search of salmon, which they expected to find in cruives, which they imagined some poachers bad placed there.— There was a considerable swell in the river at the time.— When they Mlle to the dam, they stript their shoes and stotkings and went along the top. When about the centre of the neer, Hinnoway said he was getting giddy, and hal and Smith caught hold of each other and were instantly I afterwards precipitated over the dam. Smith being a dex terous swimmer got to land but hinnoway was drowned. The river has been repeateily searched for his body from abscissa till its inaction with the Clyde t but it was not' bond yesterday torenoon. The wife of the unfortunate man has bees is a taelaaettely state dace the death of her husband. Y FOR . Oct. 11, AL Twenty Firr D t lA St ß int aft. Trill THE . P WEEK VLL MOON •T 10 AT INIGIST. Hirt. Wat-r. 51orn. 17 in. att. I.—gren. 42 is. aft. 1. .V. Sun riaes 48 in. aft. 6. High Water, Morn. 6 in. att. 2.—Kren. 29 mi. aft. 2. 21, T. Dar rleirreare4 6 bourn 14 min. Water, Morn. 47 in. aft. 2—Even.2 m. aft. 4. I 22, Day 10 hours 16 m.long. High Write', Morn. 25 in. after 3.—Even 43 a. aft. 3. 23, TA. Night 13 hone 49 rain. long. Mei. Water. Morn. 3 in. aft. 4.—Even. 25 at aft. 4. 24, F. Mann rise• 10 in. aft. S eren. Water, Morn. 64 in. aft. 4,—Even. 14 en.'aft. 5. 11 26, S. High Water, morn. 41 m. aft s—Eren. 12 m. aft. 6. . MAI ARR. DUE. I 2 . • . Dublin 0 2 ...Wnterford.... d 1....(3 & Jorsey 0 I I .... Lisbon 0 0 ...Gottenberi .. • . I PRICE OF STOCKS THII Rs nkstnek ...• ..4141 25114 3 per Ct. Red B3 SA 3 p. Ct. Cons . B 3/ 31 per Cent.. ....... 981 4 per vents New Fours —.1034 104 1031 Long Ann.... —2O 16-18 21 Imp. 3 per Ct ,ILS. I MIR. 11U11. - ....flatland o....Hanabro Franca 0 I ...Flanders .O 0.... Malta ...... ....0 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK tiolla Stock Ditto Bonds Ex.Rilliktt ( 4ls S9—pm. WOOL --3001.... 41 39 Small . 40 42 Os pm Lottery Tickets.. 195. real. for Acct. 9311 zut *tatelintan. VONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1823. STocx Ex cu INGE. TWELVE o'CLoctc.—Consols opesed this morning at The Expresses from Paris have brought the Frenchßentes at 90-30, and Spanish Bonds at 24 The great fall of Spanish Bonds in the above capit4l was sensibly felt in our foreign market this morning. The Bonds opened at 274, 25, 274, and are now 26; which is a fail since Saturday of 5 per cent. The falling offof Spanish Bonds at Paris, is attributed to a Telegraphic despatch received from the King of Spain, who, it is understood, is determined not to deviate from his first decree in regard to the Spanish Loan. By private letters received by the above Express, it is stated, that Baron d'Eroles has been made prisoner by Anna, who has sent word to the French Mar , sbal, that he is de termined to s a c rifi ce th e B aron , w ith two French officers, and two Priests, should the Spanish Government execute General Itiego. Fatima, FUNDS.—There is; little or nothing doing, eiterpt in Spanish Bonds. New Spanish, 23-01 d, 26—Columbian 371—Poyais, 19— Russia, 1431 to 84. An Express from Paris this morning, has brought us Satutday's journals, of which the following are extracts: (VROM TIIE JOURNAL DES DCBAYS.) NEWS FROM SPAIN. Madrid, Oct. 12. It is thought his Royal Highness the Duke d'A ngouleine does not wi►h to deprive the King of Spain of the honou► be shewn to him by the inhabitants of Madrid. Therefore he will not enter the capital at the same time as Ferdinand. DIAT.►ao, OCT. I3.—After the reception of a despatch from the Major General for the Duke Conegliaso, the Marshal set oft. for Sar►la, which is near Barcelona. The negotiations I►ave begun, bat the Marshal has caused the heavy artillery to advance,to bring the busiaess to a speedy conclusion. From Sarrla the Marshal went to Hailstone, a league and a half distant from Barcelona. It is generally thought that the sortie which took place yesterday, will be the last one. The Sub Prefect of Bayonne writes, under date Oct. 13, to the Pref. et of the Gironde : The state of the health of the Laziret established at Horde Labourda, near the Port of Passage, was, on the I Ith.oul3 one sick person, and five convalescents. PARIS, Oct. 17.—The Duke of Yentadour, Aid-de.eanmp of the Duke d'Angoulenve, whose arrival we announced yesterday, was received this morning by the King, and had a peivate audience., The Council General of Paris, oa the proposition of Count Chabrol, Prefect of the Seine. has solicited his (Ma jesty to permit the City of Paris to give afde to his Royal Highness the Duke d'Angouleme and the Spanish Army. Yesterday at midnight, parsed through Paris a Courier from the English Doverument, carrying orders to Sir Win. A'Court to proceed to the King of Spain.. To day the Municipal corps having at their head, Count Chabrol and M. Delavan, Prefect of the Police, was ad mitted to an audience of the King; after which the Count Chabrol delivered a speech, to which his Majesty made the follou ing answer : " I am extremely sensible of the sentiments expressed by my good city of Paris. 'rimy could not have given me a greater mark of attachment, than by offering a fete, which will be worthy of him, whom I love to call my son, and who is the glary of France, and the happiness of my old age." The Royalist Faction in Spain Is beginning to avail it self of the libel ty given them by Ferdinaed's decrees, to wreak their vengeance, not only upon their open ene mies, but opon all who do not entirely adopt their fanati. cal creed. Not even the treason of liallasteres and his staff, can atone for their having ones affected to follow the Constitutional standard. We are informed, that in conse quence of some " excesses" amongst the troop that formed his divisios, himself and his officers are to be put upon their trial; while one Antonio !Minas threatens to march and chastise the soldiers, whose " fury manifests " itself with more violence daily. proportioned to the joy " felt by the people relative to the delivery of the King " and his fawily." This is decisive enough of the feeling of the soldiery ; and we heartily wish that Ballesteros, and all of his staff who have been insist ...genial in nee tralisiog this feeling, may be banged op in the midst of - the brave soldiers whom they have betrayed. This feeling, which is common to the Spanish army, will yet occasion great trouble to the Royalists. The Officers who have been weak enough to abandon the constitutional cause,. finding themselves hated, despised, and insulted, instead o r being caressed and rewarded, will ' naturally endeavour to defend themselves against the dangers with which they are threatened by the Royalists, by cultivating the disaf fection of the troops. All those Spanish soldiers who were marched prisoners into France, will now be sent back again ; and they will be ready at any time to join the renewed cries of liberty, and to avenge the dishonor entailed upon the Spanish nation by the trea son and cowardice of those who should have been its de fenders. The French have hail nothing to boast of, but the success of their gold. Never did any one, at the head of a successful army, reap so miserable a harvest of glory as Prince Hilt. Not a sprig of laurel has he gathered. The corruption of Spanish principle was his sole object—he never intended to array his army against the strength of Spain. All his achievements were the result of bribery.— It was the loan of eighteen millions which conquered Spain. The French army was only the stalking horse of her intrigues. The most miserable and paltry tricks were resorted to by this Son of St. Louis, and his minions.— The following statement of the method in which the patriotic portion of the army of Cadiz was treated, will furnish a good idea of the general conduct of the French and Royalist faction : "The militia, and those " troops who were averse to any arrangement, and desired " to defend the place to the last extremity, were sent odt of " it by a stratagem contrived by those. who wished to sur " render. It was agreed pith the French Generals, that " the latter should make a false attack on the Isle of " Leon. All those who could not be depended on by " the contrivers of the scheme, were sent oat of the city " to defend the points that were threatened;—they per " ceived the snare, and wanted to re-enter, but it was too " late; and when they persisted, they were told they " would be fired upon. There was then no obstacle to " treating about the surrender of the place, and the liberty " of the Royal Family." After such a trick, it is truly ridiculous, to bear Prince Hilt informing Ferdinand, that be owes his liberty to the brave French army. Where there has been any contest, the French have nothing to boast of their success:—They have beaten oo army, stormed no fortress, executed no one brilliant project ; bat ?hey bare hired Generals. purchased fortresses, and bribed Governors. Their pioneers did not march w ith saws and pick-axes, but with money bags, and bills of exchange. It is not, however, by bribing a rascal to betray his trust, that principle can he eradicated, or knowledge be extinguished :—and, if the Spanish nation, as a whole, is indifferent to frecdom,it cannot be in love with despotism; and the enlightened will always be ready to oppose it. Riego may, perhaps, be sacrificed on the scaffold; but it will only increase the number of those who profess his sentiment', and, who will pant for the opportunity of revenging his death. We are among those who still hope, and with some reason, that the game is net op even in Spain. The players may be tired for the tno meat, bat they will recover a proper tone, when, taught by their past misfortunes, they may play with more caution, and more energy. The Swedes taught the Russians to conquer by beating them. France may find her le.wons to Spain have the saute effect. At theKingstoeAssizes last weekfoue cases of appeal were heard againstronvictions by thatsagaciousand upright Ma gistrate, Mister Swebey! They included the B4;rough road, and the Waterloo Road cases; and, strange to say, neither Mr. Swabey himself, nor any on his part, attended to support his convictions. After his declaration that " maey lies had been teld about the matter," it was to be expected that he would hive taken the opportunity of attending, and setting the public right upon the affairs ; but, as if cotiscio. , s that the Bench, at the Quarter Sessions, would neither regard him, nor the evidence upon which he convict ed, he left the appeals un a n swere d, an d t h e conv i ct i ons to b e quashed as a matter of course. Mr. Tbessiger very pro perly remarked that" the public ought to have some pro tection against such a man." If he continues to act in this way, be is not fit to be a Magistrate and intrusted with the power of depriving people of their liberty, and putting them to s'tch expellee and inconvenience as his caprice may incline him. In the last ease beard at King ston. it appears that he had committed a tem named Gibson, for having a pair of scissors in a sheath in his pocket ! A Bow-street officer saw him in a crowd ; and though he was not in the act of committing any offence, the officer, in the plenitude of his authority, seized and searched him. In his pocket the scissors were found ; and this was enough to induce Mr. Swabey to commit him as a rogue and a vagabond. Mr. Swabey did not appear in this case hut sent two officers to depose to the great tact, that he had a pair of scissors ; and one of the officers deposed, that he knew the man was in the habit of hawking linen for sale—which was the story he told of himself; and which might•have accounted to Mr. Swabey for the possession of the scissors, if it bad been necessary to give any account of them, as coming tinder the head of unlawful weapons! The officer, however, had sworn that be suspected the scissors were intended to be used for cut. tiny pockets. We are not aware that a mere intention, if it did exist, to do such a thing, was any legaL crime : bat for a Magistrate to commit on the alleged suspicion of an officer that an offence was intended to be committed, is so audacious a violation of all roles of justice, that the public ought to demand either the removal of Mr. Swisher, as incompetent, or that he should engage to at tend some school for the instruction of adults to learn nittle of his duty. There was a society for the iestruction of growl-up ignoransusses ; and, if ite still exist, and Hasty of our readers• are subscribers to the insti. talon, we should feel obliged to them for a recommendation of Mr. Swabey to its benefits. The worstof these matte's is, that ignorance is a safe plea, in bar of action for damages; .o that no recompense can be obtained by the• injured parties. Ten thousand stand of arms sent off by the Spanish Committee, entered Corunna only three days before it sur. rendered, which have faller into the hands of the French. A cargo of powder and shot, which was to have been shipped at th e same time, was, by an oversight, delayed; but was sent off three days before the news of the capture reached town, and has not since bee■ beard of. The Committee sat at the Crowo and Anchor Tavern on Thurs. day last, and, in :he course of two or three more sittings, we understand, they will be able to make up their accounts, when it will be " dissolved by mutual consent."—(Morning Paper ) The Duke of Clarence left his residenre, at Bushey, os Saturday morning at 12 o'clock for Purtsmouih. On Friday morning, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester psid a visit to the Princess Augusta, at Froginore. Iler Royal Highness returned in the afternoon, to Bagshot Park to dinner. On Friday evening Mr. Bailey, the King's messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office, Downing -street, with despatches from Sir IVilliaut A'Court, at thitrallar, which place Mr. Bailey left on the sth instant Mr. Secretary Peel is returned from Lulworth Castle, for the purpose of transacting the ,business of the Foreign Department during the absence of Mr. Secretary Canning. These rival Statesmen have agreed to relieve each other from the severity of their toil in London, in order that they may, alternately, enjoy the sports of the field, and the delights of domestic retirement in the country. Every day discloses new plans foe' the improvement of the public buildings in Westminster. Workmen are now employed in taking down the stone edifice in continuatku of the Treasury, on the western aide of the passage leading from Whitehall into the Park, and a new ran ge of o ffi ces will be erected on its &cite. The Our in the cupola of the new Court of Chancery, and also in the passage, is in great part stained yellow. This is to soften the light, but it will also wake the Counsel look as if they had got the jaundice. Public opinion, when powerfulty expressed, does great things. The stand made against the exclus:on of the Pesiple from Windsor Terrace (a custom ' which has üb. tained for centuries, except during a period of the late King's malady) both by the press, and the inhabitsnts of Windsor, anti its neighbourhood generally, has placed that delightful promenade, at all reasonable times, on its old footing. The Michaelmas Sessions for the County of flints were held on Tuesday last, at which came on the etection of a Treasurer of the County, in the room of Mr. George Hollis. when Mr. Jolid Woodham was times by a majority of seventeen. We have authority to state, that the Wesleyan Metho diits have no prrechrrs of the names of Smith and Elliot employed by their Society at Demerara.—(ilorming paper.) The celebrated Stiebelt, author of a great numter of musical compositions, among which is the Gee Opera of Romeo and Joliet, died lately at St. Petersburg ; he bad resided for fifteen years in that city and acquired a la rge fortune. . The vintage in Germany has entirely failed this year, which is the more to be regretted, as there was a great quantity of fruit, but it has not ripened—(4ll,l - ersiense Zeitumg.) On Thursday night. his Majesty's sloop Sappho,•Captain Jenkin Jones, arrived at the Motherbank (the quarantine station), from Giliral.ar, in twelve day s , bringing Mr. Bailey. King's Messenger, with despatches from Sir Wil liam A'Court. The dispatches relate to the surrender of Cadiz, and all the recent events in that quarter up to the 4th instant. Sir William A'Court intended to embark on the sth inst. in the Tribune, Captain atrial, for St. Lacer, on his way to Seville, to resume his diplomatic functions at the Court of Ferdinand. We - understand Captain Jones had an interview with General O'Donnell. commanding at Algesiens, on the lit inst., when the General read a letter to him from a person high in rank at Cadiz, announcing tkat a majority of 68, to 24, of the Cartes, at Cadiz, had voted to restore the King to abso lute power. When intelligence.of the surrender of Cadiz, reached Gibraltar, the French squadron at Algesiras, con sisting of three frigates and a brig, fired a royal salute on the occasion. The Sappho left this squadron at anchor off Algesiras oo the 4th inst. When the Sappho passed Ta riff& (on her passage home), the batteries at Tariffs fired several shuts at her, which, bad it be dark. would probe lily have struck her, and been done considerable damage.— (Hemp:hire Telegraph ) The Corporation met yesterd .y at their State Quarterly Meeting, at the Asseniblylionse. William Street. They voted thanks to the late Sheriffs, hut not to the late Lord Mayor! —(08/din Morning Post of Saturday.) A must beautiful meteor was observed iu the southern part of the horizon, at East R-iford. on Monday last, about eight o'clock in the evening ; when first seen, it appeared small, hut aft• rwards kept increasing in size until it got in the zenith, when it shot into three distinct branches, concentrated at one end, and appeared not much unlike the naclus of a comet, it disappeared in a north-easserly direction. keeping up its brilliancy until the skalds and foggy state of the atmosphere excluded it from sight. A MIR•CULOUS AND PROVIDENTIAL &canc.—About week ago, a well-digger employed in his occupation, was letdown to the bottom of a well 301 t. deep, belonging to MU Carswell, in nigh -street, Hastings, when the damp ness was so considerable as immediateiy to occasion a deprivation of recollection, affording but just time for the ants to vociferate poll me er." Two persons who were stationed shove. fortunately beard the expression. and instantly fulfilled his wishes; on leis arrival at the top they found ro their great . ;astonishment, that they had brought him safe to terra firma, with his head downwards. and suspended,with his foot only half way in the aperture of the cord, which pressed violently on his instep. by attention and exposure to the uncontaminated atmosphere, we have pleasure to say, he soon recovered.—(Sasses Advertiser.) Mr. Bethel,-the well known facetious Barrister, on being asked whether he had received a card from Sheriff , Lamprey, who, as every body knows, is an excellent c u tl er , answere d that be hut not, fur the ssieriff had,:cort Wm.—(Uf/Wits Morels/ Post.) The Lord Lieutenant ha, .presented Mr. Richard Milliken, of Grafton Street, Dublin, with a: elegant gold snuff box. _We are given to uncle-stand that a general anrvey of the ' houses and windows will shortly take place throughout • the Kingdom, and that tinder the Act of the 4th George IV. cap 11, licensed victuallers are not entitled to exemp tion in respect of their windows in their public houses. — (Norwich Mercury.) There are, at, present, 48 stage coaches to or from Loudon cad Brighton ev,tre .1 ty. and 96 on the other roads, making in the whuhe 71. !besides many other vehicles for the conveyance of passr%ers.—Lieggage is brought from London to Briglitor.. lite Vans in less time than the Coaches performed the journey twenty-five years ago. ' —(Hriiltou Herald.) Major Baynes's Company of Ulm! Artillery sailed, last week, io the Zephyr ,-rt, fir Guernsey, to relieve Alsjor Morrison 's company, which, it is understood, will embark in the ep:inp L,r Catiall4. The 611 Regitneqt is ordered to embark at Cork, for Barbadoes, as a reinforcement to the Leeward Islands. The disposition among the slaves in these Islands, to revolt, is sepposed to be the rea•on fur it. The 62.1 Regi• ment is to he landed at Cork (and not at Dublin) that the transports in which they •are embarked, may sail with the 934 ionnediatrly. • the deb& • sat Lam one I this' eann to tit said " cat is do man to th that wet ■ I St /Mt its ri thes ipi i i 4 OCI ad sal situ IPA :~