The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-07-23 00:00:00

SPAIN. A vessel has arrived et Staogate Creek from Gibraltar,' which place site sailed from on the 4th Instant. A letter received by her, of the above date, advises that informa tics had that moment arrived there of the French army having retired from St. Mary's to Xeres, in consequent* otseveral reverses which General Boor moot bad experf enced,in the neighbourhood of Seville. This account agrees in so many particulars with private intelligence received last week from Paris, that strong hopes are en tertained of its authenticity ; fee letters from the French . ' , etipital, dated on Thursday last, and received here on Sr tardy, stated, that on the 2d, 3d, and 4th July, several , affairs occurred betwixt the Constitutional troops under the orders of Villa Campo and Lopes Banos, and those .of the French conducted by Bourroont, and that the re suls.bad been the abandoemeat of Seville by the latter. .Letters received here, direct from Xeres, of the 27th nit., also stated that the Spaniards had collected a large force at Chicalana, and that decisive operations were daily expected. It may therefore be reasonably concluded that some important events have occurred in this quarter, and the arrival of the steam-ship is consequently looked for with increased anxiety. The Gibraltar letters far tber state that Cadiz was well supplied with provisions, although prices bad risen inconsequence of the expected siege. The French force in the neighbourhood Wit stated at from five to eight thousand men, withint artillery, and incapable of investing the smallest MAIM in Spain. It is said that the sortie made by the garrison of Bala eelona, mentioned in the bulletin contained in the Mod. tear of this day, was extremely destructive to the French. The Spaniards amounted to between 10 and 12,000 OM* and report says, were successful in the attack. Extract of a letter from Malaga, dated June 18 :—" Fee these eight days past, in consequence of reports maliciously invented, and circulated with rapidity, it was announced that the immediate arrival of the French and the factious might be expected. Their advanced poste were said to be at Cordova, and also that a divisioa was in full march upon Granada and Malaga. This gave encouragement to a ser geant of the Regiment of Catalonia, who had been tried and punished for some subversive expressions, to seduce js, party of about 33 men, stationed at Casa Bernie* to den against their Captain, who had been fiscal in the sergeant's case. His manoeuvres were suspected by the sagacious pee, sentry. He wait attacked and routed by them, with the loss of two or three killed and wounded, 4>i prisoners, a horse, various muskets, knapsacks, drum, Be. The honest, brave inhabitants of Alawja have begged, as a recompense for their patriotic exertions, the simple and modest honour of keeping the drum, to excite them when occasion offers to fresh feats of civic valour. The criminal sergeant escaped, and fortunately the Captain got off during the skirmish, and is sate in Main*. Three of these deluded creatures have been shot here this morning; the rest are under trial.— On the 13th inst. we witnessed a scene here of considerable commotion, occasioned by the Custom-house Guards ; their . treasurer having decamped the evening before, on bearing of the French entering Andalesia, and carrying with him 6,000 dollars of their money, they. manifested a spirit to sack. They were warned to disperse, but' their numbers giving them confidence,they continued manifesting an alarm i-g alternative. By the spirited exertions, however, of the rationales and regular cavalry, they were disarAed and dispersed, and those who were found with arms, on the sip prosch of the national troops, were conveyed to prison, a -41 perfect quiet was immediately restored. I saw two of the ringleaders shot the next morning, pursuant to the smi te:de of a court-martial." (FROM A GUERNSEY PAPER.) If we hate hitherto been compelled to publish the con flicting accounts of the recent events in the Peninsula, from V-ench and English journals, from which it has often been diTeult, and sometimes utterly impossible, to elicit the truth, we now here the pleasure to lay before our readers a document of a very different description. The following letter, received by the last packet, was written by en in teiligent youth of the most respectable connexions in this town, who was an eye• witness of the scenes which be de scribes : " Csdlz, hive ?O. " Friday the 13th, at sit a. m. the Cortes and Regency HA Seville for Cadiz in a steam-boat. I bad agreed to go to Cadiz in a boat, and consequently was preparing to peek up, when, at noon, I found the whole town was in com plete rebellion. The mob attacked all those families who were on the b inks of the river, embarking their farniture, Lc , and as they were Liberals escaping to Cadiz, they of course received no mercy. Every boat in the river was loading with these people's trunks, &c., on board which wentgango of the greatest villains, who robbed them of every ad ig they had . ; they threw the women and children i the river. end in fact committed the greatest cruelties.— , Those unfortunate people who had not gone on board shared e same fate—their trunks were taken from them, and they were in grra: g-r of their lives ; but, what was moat ex' raordioary, SW soldiers were in Seville, and yet nothing was done till they had robbed for an hour and a half, wheo s company of ir:fantrs tired upon the mob, and killed two. However, they dispersed, and then went to the Constitution square, took down the stone, and broke it into a thousaud pieces. as well as all the articles of the constitution which were stuck up on the churches, and nothing was to be heard ' but " Long live the absolute King"—" the Inquisition," ; on every person's hat was a white ribband, and these words as mottoes. I went nut to stalk with the American Ambassador and his brother, with whom lam well acquainted. We found the b inks of the river covered with papers ; I picked up a great many, but found them only private fetters, and nothing in them either amusing or of any conse quence. Nothirrg was said to us, hut of course we were obliged to cry out what the mob did. They ransacked three coffee-houses, the theatre, the hall of the Cortes, and also two private houses, because they belonged to Liberates. People were going about dressed in the clothes they had taken from the theatre ; an immense number also went to the Inquisition, which had been converted into a barrack, crying out ' that they were going to pre pare it for the Liberates ;' little thinking that Divine vengeance was so soon to fall upon them. 'There hap riled to have been laid in a passage a few barrelaof gun powder, which they expected was some great treasure, and every one crowded to open them ; while this was do ink a spark happened to fall from a segar, and *leases* the whole place was in a moment blown up. No less than 200 men lost their lives by this explosion. 1 saw the place the day after, and you may suppose it did not pre sent a very pleasant sight ; an arm was lying in one di rection, a leg in another—a bead here, ball a body there; in fact, it was more than disgusting : at night there was a general illumination, the town-house was lighted up with glass chandeliers • and on the gallery which over looks the square was placed Ferdinand's likeness at fell limgth, and ea each side of the picture stood one of his body-guard. Saturday and Sunday were a little more tranquil, but stilt the mob was committing a number of excesses. Monday morning, at seven, the alarm-bells began rigg ing for the people to arm themselves, and to defend the city from the Constitutionalists, 3,000 men, who were cowing down upon them under the command of Lopez Banos. The Feccioecoa of Seville, consisting of friars and the greatest set of blackguards you can imagine, had two pieces of -cannon, which they placed at the entrance of the bridge, and they kept up the fire pretty sharply. Lopez Banos only brought forward two pieces of cannon, and a few infantry and cavalry! the latter passed the bridge at noon : they found the : gates of the city shut, upon which they brought their artillery to play, and with their an.. soon found their way Into Seville. I walked over the Held of battle immediaWy r . THE STATESMAN after the action, Int did sot see many dead; on the side of the Facciosos, l should think there were frogs 20 to 30; nod on that of the Constitutionalists I know there were only two wounded. During the action I was on the terrace of our house. Three French shis are off this port, and will not allow • single vessel o fany nation to enter : they are going to prepare to make every assist ance here, but I am afraid it will not succeed. " P. 8. The King is re-established in power, and things go on as osnal." This day Is published, L! vols. post aro. price 14s. boards, the Second Edition of the -. LIFE OF WILLIAM HEY, Eap.F.R.S. Member of the Royal College of Surgeon. in London, &c. eic.; and late Senior Surgeon of the General Infirmary at Leeds. By JOHN PEARSON, F.R.S. F.L.9. M.R.I. dtc. • • The Professional Writings of Mr. Hey, with Remarks entrain Appendix, by the Author, maybe had separate, price 4s. boards. Prided for Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 90, Chespeide, and 8, Pali-Mall, London; Archibald Constable and Co., Edin 'burgh ; and Robinson and Hemmen, Leeds. Of whom may be had, lately published, TRACTS and ESSAYS, MORAL and THEOLOGICAL. By the tete WILLIAM HMI', Esq. In one volume Bvo. price His. boards. MAI LILS. £RR. DUE. ARR. Ws. I.... Mobil's 0 o...tlfolland 0 1....Waterf0rd.....0 o....Hembro 2 0.... G 4 Jersey....o O.... France 0 0.... Lisboa 0l 0 —inundate 0 o....Gottenburg..... I 0....Ma1ta ..0 PRICE OF STOCKS THII Bank Stock S per Ct. Red .... • • • •5314 Sp. Ct. Cons.... 82i Si 9& Si per Cent 4 per Cents 100j 9 f2 New Fours .... fi 102 Long Ann.... ...211 5.16 lop. S per Ct. 8 DAY AS WAS O'CLOCK. India Stock l3B I Ditto 800d5....89 80 57i pm ELBM ' Sd ' ? 30s 20s 31s pm. 10001. -I —s pa. —s —s pm. Lottery Tickets ..... 141.14 s Con. for Met 831 2i ititt *tatcontan. itered It their allegiance. The Government of the rebel Regency is truly a " savage domination;' for it his' originated in the imposition of a foreign force—it is the slavish instrument of a foreign banditti—and it has published denunciations of the last vengeance against the representatives of the nation, who are honestly dis charging the deities imposed upon them. The same pa per calls Mina " blood thirsty!" because its patrons cannot bribe bins to betray his country, or to desert his cause. This is perversion of language, indeed. A host' of French banditti rush onwards to desolate Spain, and to controul the will of its inhabitants, and those who resist the invasion, are deemed " blood-thirsty!" If the French wish Mina not to shed their blood, let them go home. We should hardly deem him blood-thirsty to any fault, if be followed them there, and indicted ample vengeance upon them for their unprovoked atrocities ; but while they remain on the Spanish Territory, to call those blood-thirsty who refuse to be cowards and trai tors, is worthy only of the scribblers of the Holy The same paper is quite merry to-day with an idea suggested by a Whig Journal, that the dif f erences in the Cabinet may lead to a new Administration :—and we are really inclined to agree with the Ministerial Scribe, that the present Ministers will never carry their differ ences so far, as to hazard their places. After the Lord Chancellor agreed to shake hands with Mr. Canning, as a colleague, and Mr. Canning consented to sit in office as an underling of the " incapable" Lord Castlereagh, we are compelled to admit that the wage* are the great attraction ; and that spirit, feeling, and " all that", as Bayes would say, are quite out of the question. Mr. Canning is friendly to the emancipation of the Catholics; but the Chancellor opposes it, and Mr. Canning deserts the Catholics, and " stands by himself." Mr. Huskis son has a pet-measure of his own ; but the Chancellor dislikes it ; and Mr. Huskisson submits ; seeing no rea son why he should lose his place, because he bas lost his Spitalfields Bill. We could point oat to the Whigs a cer tain way of getting into office, if they will find the requi site talent, virtue, and courage, in their ranks ;—bnt if they wait until the Tories are silly ekough to quarrel about their ahare of the spoil, they are as foolish as the boy who laid himself down by the river side, to wait till the water had run out. There was a time, when the Tories had a little spirit, and perhaps a little political honor about them—but such feelings have long since e►aporated. Pitt was the last of that stamp the ranks of the Tories could boast; and of the latter quality even lie had but little. The persecution of the late Queen obliged hia Disciples to throw off the mask, and openly expose to what a depth of degradation they would plunge, at the word of command. After that disgraceful transaction, to hope that any conscientious difference of opinion will ►reak up the league, is indeed ridiculous. But we 'gait: repeat, that when the Whip are honestly prepared for the combat, we will point out to them a vulnerable poin —a place where a practicable breach may be effected with the greatest facility. CRIMINAL LAW. A great boast is made, in certain papers, of the " be. nevolent and liberal spirit," in which some alterations have been made of late in the Criminal Law. We object to this language. There is neither benevolence nor liberality, in the repeal of a Garbarows or ridiculous statute. It is a mere act of justice to purge the stature book of such things; and it will be no time to bout of the legislators having done half of its duty, until some fifty or a hundred more outrage ous laws are abolished. Is it any boast for in stance, to remove the penalty of death for being found disguised in a rabbit warren! or for cutting down a twig planted for ornament! The legislature that abolishes such laws only shews a proper sense of shame for the ig- Dormice and brutality of the " collective wisdom' which enacted them:—and while boys of seven teen are banged for the ordinary fraud of offer. ing forged notes, while it is only a misdemeanour to offer a bad guinea, the legislature has no right to claim any thing on the score of benevolence and liberality. The only praise we can afford it is, that it is not quite so bad as it has been ; but has plenty of scope to grow better. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY U, 1823. STOCIC EXCHANOZ, 12 o'CLoca.--Consols opened this morning at ts3l, at which price they have remained steady, with scarcely say business doing. One Express has arrived from Paris, bringing the French Fends at 91. 60., which is nearly the same as they came by the last Express. This is an indication that there is no news of consequence from the French armies in Spain. We cannot as yet find any confirmation to the ieport of the French having retreated from Port St. Mary's, as the passengers to whom the report is attri bated, and who arrived in the vessel from Gibraltar, are performing quarantine. FOREIGN Forrus.—ln consequence of the report of the French having retreated from Cadiz, Spanish Bonds have lowered. They opened at 3211, went down to 32, and are now 321, with a heavy market. New Spanish, 3 , l4—New Prussia, 86k—Russia, 8S4 — Danish, 88I—Colombia, 61—French Scrip 91 pr. •Theaceounts in the late French papers, If they do not afford any reason to hope that the Spaniards will be soon able to rid themselves of their base invaders. give as lit tle Indication of the close of the coated. The treason of Morino appears to have been almost as barren of effect to the royal cause as the treason of D'Alplabal ;—and al though General Saarfield Is said to haetigone over to Marshal Moncey, and Villa Camps to hive been super. ceded in his command.—These matters seem lahave bad little effect in producing any coaclusioo of the business. The news in the French journals remains of the usual trifling and contradictory nature; and Mina continues as great an object of solicitude and terror as before.— By a singular felicity of expression, the latest intelli gence describes him as having quitted the village of Sans, a where his illness compelled him to tarry." Neither wounds, nor fatigue, nor an absolute compulsion to re. main, can fix him any where, until the French can come sufficiently near to take him. He rivals already the early escapes of Bonaparte from inevitable fate. The French have now sht him up in Barcelona ;bat if we were accustomed to ba, we would take any fair wager, that he escapes them a t tain. They also announce that the investment of Barcelona is complete; and almost in the same paragraph, they tell us that Milano, the Con stitutional General, has let that place, and directed his much to the east plains of Tarragona." How came the French, who have been so long preparing for the investiture of Barcelona, to suffer as officer to march out of the town without fighting him ? This circuits. stance does not not promise much for the capture of Bar celona. The curate Merino, the Madrid papers inform us, has returned from a "brilliant expedition; in which " he delivered a great portion of Estremadara from " the Constitutional forces." But why did be pause here? Why did he not remain to conclude his brilliant ex. pedi don by the complete deliverance of tbatmrovince ? Ha would not be likely to stop in his career while he could go on. Was he not driven bootless home, and weather-, beaten back ?" Did he not find a portion of Estrems dura, where the loyalty of the Army of Faith was not only detested, but effectually resisted ? Another French account tells us that at San Sebas tian, the Constitutional garrison has only an allowance of twelve ounces of black bread per day; and that a de structive murrain has broken out amongst the conk. They must be very much distressed, indeed, if the cattle die faster of the murrain, than the butcher wants to kill them for food ; and •while the allowance of bread re mains at twelve ounces, the place is not likely to fall by famine. A ministerial parr of yesterday, says " the accounts " from all parts of Spain concur in proving that the " people are every where tired of the savage domina tion of the Jacobi* faction." The writer pul l et, of course, mean the rebel Regency at Madrid, for there is no other savage domination in Spain; nor has there b een any other domination at all for some months. When the Cortes left Madrid. their domination ceased; and if that domination had any fault, it was that of being se e mild, and too confident in the honor of those who of- IRELAND. In our selections to-day from the Irish papers of the Orange celebrations of the Anniversary of the battle of the Boyne, we have a further instance of the murderous sport of some Orangemen of the 12th instant. It seems they marched io procession from Armagh to Mid dleton; and to make sure of a breach of the peace, they took fire arms and-ammunition with them. Their com mon insult to the general peace of society, was, it is said, returned by some insulting language on the part of those wbom they provoked ; and the Orangemen needed nothing more to induce therm to discharge their fire arms among the populace. One was shot dead on the spot• and three were mortally wounded. None oft s Orange men were "seriously hurt." This sufficiently proves_ the na/stre of the transaction; but the laws can never punish such offences in Ireland. Oovernment has given the usual orders for enquiries which can lead to nothing; and yet men affect to wonder that the people of Ireland will not be quiet. The only wonder with us, is, that the disturbances are not multiplied a hundred, fold. The benevolent Mr. Owen, i n the warmth of his feel ings, Las announced another meeting for the 29th inst., at the London Tavern, to lay down a plan for the relief of Ireland. But does not Mr. Owen perceive, that before all men can have enough to eat, those who consume more than their share, must be induced, or compelled, to be content with their proper portion ? And how does he mean to effect this? His powers of eloquence will not do much towards such a result. His philanthropy which has already sacrificed so much to better the condi tion of his fellow creatures, may suppose that others will be equally liberal; but this is bearing upon a broken reed. The enquiry may expose the evil, and even point out the remedy ; but as the latter cannot be applied without means to which. Mr. Owen would not resort, the former must remain undressed. IRELAND. :. . r --.....- TWILLPTH Os , JULY. At Sligo, the Members of the severa I Orange societies celebrated the occasion by dining together at their re spective Lodge-rooms. There was no public exhibition during the day. At Derry the day passed away quietly. Every thing which could be construed into a wish to keep irritation alive, was avoided, even to the ancient observance of tol ling the bells of the Cathedral, and hoisting the Visit; Flag. The Orangemen abstained from their former practice of walking in procession, and of wearing Bele emblems. The only part of their conduct which nurksil the Anniversary, was the circumstance of their wel; bling i ln the evening, and spending a few hours take thee n hilarity. At Cootebill, County Cavan, a party of Orangemen met for the purpose of walkin g in procession, .headel by a gentleman, who was understood to be agent to tlit At tornertleneral. Happily theta were no disturbances. but as soon as it was dark they commenced discharges of firearms, to the great annoyance of the town. The neiehbonrhood of Criefkieran (where one man lost his life this time twelvemonth) has again been eis tingoished by a still more tragical event. An orange Lodge, which meets in the house of a man named Ha milton, nearly midway between this town and Armagh had marched on the 12 , h to Middleton. Pretending that they might he alt. eked by the country people, on their return, several of them were provided with fire. arms. Thee prepared, they marched isamewartit unob structed till they cani-i to a place called Sherries, where they joined some people it Ito were on the road—these people, one of whom it is alleged had a pitchfork in his hand, marched on is the rear of the Orangemen till they came to a place named Cr an, where a great number of men and boys were standing on the road side. At this place, it seems, insulting language was used to the Orangemen, and stones were thrown at them by some of the boys. The Orangemen, ow being dies provoked, turned upon the people andfired—one ma fell dead, and five were wounded—three of them mortally. it can scarcely be the case that the Orange party escaped without injury.—The Belfast News Letter says, that an inquest wag held on the body of the man who was kill ed—Verdict—Murder, against six persons with other unknown. The Earl of Caledon, Sir James Strong', (High Sheriff) Capt. Goulding, and Mr. Harris, were present. Four of the six persons charged with the murder are, it is understood, in gaol. To show the extent of the feelings excited on the oc casion, it is stated that they have appeared even in the Blue-Coat School. On the twelfth of July, it is said the Boys rebelled, and exhibited the Orange insignia. The Master interfered, and was assaulted. Some of the Servants of the Establishment, it is reported, joined the Boys, and for some time the confusion was general. An investigation of the affair is now going on. Two Orange Lodges have just been formed at Kilken ny7-a benefit to society in that hitherto peaceable city which rumour, according to the Leiaater Journal, attri bute' to the Constabulary Act. On Sunday morning, Patrick Green, the leader of the gang who attacked King's house, near Ballyallinane, for which six of his associates were lately sent off to Botany Bay, escaped from the Bridewell of Rathkeale, by scaling the wall. The escape of this ruffian is much to be regretted, as his apprehension wu effected by the peasantry.—(Limerick Chronicle.) John Peeby and Denis Flannery, concerned in the at• tack on the house of Mr. Young, of Sballee, and of Mr. Gleeson, near Nenagh, and in cntting' off the ears of the Proctor of the Rev. John Pennefather about fifteen months ago, which latter they have confessed, were ap prehended on the morning of Saturday, by Mr. Pearce and his party of Police, on the mountains between Wltite• gate and Longhrea, in the County Galway, after a fatiguing and indefatigable march of two days and one night. Five men, namely, John HAsett, Edmond Hassett, Connor Noolan, Thomas Dawley, and John Spillane, were brought into this city yesterday (Friday, loth lust.) by that indefatigable and excellent Magistrate, William P. White, E.g. and lodged in Bridewell ; charged on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of the late Richard Crofts, Esq.—(Cork Advertiser) DUHLIN, JULY 19. BURNING OF CASTLETOWN-RUCHE MILLS. - ~-- NINE Ilit4 CONVICTED. The following is an extract of a letter from Cork, re ceived by this evening's Mail : "Coal(, FRIDAY, HALF-PAST n ia O t eLOCK, P. "1 have just witnessed a most affecting sight —nine persons sentenced to execution in the County Court, for burning the mills at Castletonn•roche. The men are of the better description, and beard their fate without a murmur. One of them, a most respectable looking man (named Sullivan, I am informed), addressed the Court, and requested, inasmuch as their characters had bees heretofore good, it would grant them a long day, in or der that they might prepare themselves fur their dread fol fate. " Judge BURTON, evidently overpowered, said he should consider on it, and grant such time u the law would allow under the circumstances. " The prisoner said, thank you, my Lord, and bowed. The sentence was most impressively delivered, and while the Judge addressed the prisoners, some of them wept is the dock." " QUARTER PAST FITS O'CLOCK.—A troop of the mounted police have now arrival to take them to charge to the county gaol. " No hopes of mercy have been bald out to them. " The convicted prisoners are—the two Hennessy', Sullivan, Leahy, Murphy, Sheehan, Magner, Flyo, Finn.—The approver was Dunden, who swore to eleven of them, Fouloo and Brien in addition to the others. Charles Hennessy was the prosecutor who swore to five of them. It was at Ballygoggin, in this country, they burned two tnills, a house, and a stable." An infamous woman has been committed to Galway jail for perjury. She first charged a Catholic Clergyman, on oath, of having committed a double offence of deep criminality—and afterwards swore that she had falsely accused him, baring been instigated to the wick.dness by a police officer, named Waters.—(Carlow Moraiwg Post.) It is said that his Majesty intends giving a splendid chicane and fad ehampetre to the distinguished foreign ers at the British Court, and a select party of the No bility, at the Royal Lodge in Windsor P.irk, on Thorp day next. Tat !MCC OW YORK'S LlVlR.—Yesterday the Duke of York held a levee, as Commander-in-Chi e f, a t hi s office in the Horse uards, which was attended by be tween sixty and seventy Military Officers. The Duke of Cumberland and Prince Leopold boom ed Mr. Canning with their presence to dinner yesterday at his residence, liloucester Lodge, Brompton. The guardianship . of his Britannic Majesty over the person and the dominions of the young Doke of Bruns wick will terminate on the 30th of October next, when the Duke will assume the reins of government. Mr. Secretary Canning yesterday morning paid the Prince de Polignac the usual visit of congratulation on his Excellency's arrival ; and his Excellency and ra coon Marceline afterwaras dined at Uloucester-lodge. Monday, most of the Cabinet Mi n i s t ers , a num b er o f Official Gentlemen, and others, partook of the Annual Dinner given by Sir Robert Preston, at the Ship at Greenwich, white bait and other fish was the pseticular rarity. Mr. Lusliington officiated for Sir Robert Pen. ton, who was unavoidably absent. • '..6■16.'11°61.1,010 4 - .~ ~. P 7 ~~ • of Pe' fru cts4 Ni ias ral Eel