The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-09-17 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN lent itself to the decrying of the present loan, and the praise worthy object of ruining the parties concerned in it,io order to pave the way fir another loan, in which its patrons and oropioyas might engage. For this object, apparently. it holds out that the Colombian Government is not bound to pay for more than it has neared ; and that " millions ire " ready to be lent to it, if it will only do this;' thee Jibe• rally hinting that there are people who will trust it, if it Will break through all honourable engagements, and deal with them. We are aware that the Colombian Government are not legally hound to recognize the acts of M. Zee, since they disclaim them; but when they consider the import ance of the loan at the time it was negotiated —when they reflect that half a million then was of more. essential service to them, than twice as much at present—they should not be so scrupulous as to enquire the legal amount of their responsibility, as to ascertain the equitable and morel obligations which they bare incurred. The opinion of Vattel, on the customs of established States, cannot apply to one just rising out of the crumbling chaos of a Ming ty- Fanny. The circumstances are altogether new ; and though we do not pretend to know what will be done, or to give the bond-holders any advice, —we feel satisfied that in point of honour and justice, no Englishman would subscribe to another loan, until au equitable and positive adjustment had been made with regard to the present. We have received to day by express, Paris papers of Monday, and of yesterday morning. The following ex. tracts are from the Emile of Monday:— TELEGRAPH DESPATCH FROH BAYONNE. Bebuzier Mayor, I Idt Sept. 7 o clock in the morning. Advices,from Bayonne of the 9th instant tide ieached , us this morning. They state that though the Fennell troops were masters of a suburb and all the subworiti of Pampe- Inns, their batteries bad not fired since tlits Friday !preced ing. It was reported that a negotiation was on foot.— The most interesting article in these advicsis is the follow log circular from General Oullemioot, to the. Military and Civil Authorities both French and Spanish:— " His Royal Highness being Informed that various local authorities have misinterpreted his order of the Bth of August, has commissioned me to make to you Moven' ob dons on the subject. At the use time that his Royal Highness ex presses his desire to put a stop to all arbitrary measures, he likewise acknowledges the utility of securing the power of the Spanish authorities both municipal and judicial, in order to repress crimes, the impunity of which would endanger the public tranquillity, the preservation of which was the object of that order. It never was the intention of his Royal Highness to correct the course of justice, in the prosecution of ordinary crimes, respecting which the Magistrates must retain the entire plentitude of their authority. The measures presented in the order of the Bth of August, have no other object than to in sure the effects of the Prince's word, by which he guaranteed the tranquillity of those who, on the faith of the promise of his Royal Highness should leave the enemies ranks. But at the same time indulgence for the past is an assurance of the vigour with which new crimes will be punished, and conse quently the French Commanders are not only to suffer the or dinary tribunals to act, whose office it is to punish with all the severity of the law, those who shall in future be guilty of infractions, disorders, or disobedience, bat they shall also act in concert with the local authorities in all measures which shall concern the preservation of the public peace. " As for the regulations elntsined ho Art. 4, which places the Journals under the inspection of the French Commanders, it must not be supposed that ir hes any other object than to prevent the insertion in the papers, of articles which may inflame party spirit, and hinder the effect of the mea sures adopted by his Royal Highness, by ill timed personalities, whether relative to the military operations, or to the pacification of Spain, and the liberty of his Ceiba lic Majesty, the chief object of his Royal Highness's efforts. The French commanders must make arrangements with the Spanish authorities to hinder the insertion of such, and in rase the authorities should not pay regard to these obser v ations, it is natural and just that acting for the interest of the operation of the army the counuauders should oppose such insertions. "Please to make known to the civil and military Spanish authorities who arc in your district, and to the French commandant under your orders the preceding ohserva. lions which can have no doubt respecting the real inten tions of his Royal Highness. By the arrival of another Lisbon Mail this morning. we have received Lisbon papers of a recent date, of which the following are extracts:— Lisnos, sth Sep•r.—Of the fleet from Bahia, which sailed on the 2nd July, for this port, only 5 ships of war and about a dozen other vessels have arrived here. The Captain of a vessel that arrived at Oporto, in 52 days from Bahia, gave the following information in answer to the questions put to bins —He had brooght no Mail, nor any Journal. The greatest confusion prevailed at Bahia, in consequence of the evacuation of the place by the Portn gone troops, and the sailing of the squadron. 'file Go vernment was unsettled, as the Civil and Military Govern ment bad withdrawn. He had himself soiled on the 2nd July, with all the other vessels that were in the port, full of troops and passengers; the latter fearing the insnits of the 11:azilirms were going to different ports of Europe, Spanish America; and even Brazil. He sailed t wo days in sight of the vessels which left at the same , time ; did not see on his voyage any squadron or ship of war. The bar of Bahia was blockaded by the squadron of Rio, consisting of seven sail. Lord Cochrane, its com mander, was on board the Martiude Vreitss. The informa tion given by the ships that have arrived, is such as make all classes very anxious for the safety of the remainder of the fleet. Many of the passengers assert, that Lord Cochrane has been very successful in the pursuit, and that lie has plundered several of the richest ships, and even disarmed the soldiers in several of them; and they add, that he emptied their water casks to oblige them to put into some port short of Lisbon. It does nut appear, from the accounts hitherto given' that there has been any action between Lord Cochrane and the Portognese squadron attending the convoy. There is a report that a large frigate, commanded by Capt. Taylor, for merly in the English service has approached within a few days sail of the Tagus, and boarded the Grand Para, a large merchantman of this port. Among the vessels from Bahia, the For de Tijo, which arrived on the 21st, had IS7 soldiers on board, who were disarmed, and the Captain in person waited on his Majesty to communicate this to him. There are no further accounts front Madeira ; but it is said, there are some rather maples saut accounts from St. Michaels and.Tere.eira. There are numerous robberies in some parts of the lute dor. Last week Mr. Whitney, a merchant of Lisbon, and Agent to Lloyds, being on his way from Figueras to Lisbon, he was attacked by two banditti, armed with double bar relled guns, and a ball from doe of them entered his groin and settled in his back. I 'article dated ' MARSUAL LAURISTON TO TUE MINIsTER OP WAR. Yesterday at S at night, the trenches were opened before the Citadel of Pampeluna, at a distance of 200 toises, not withstanding the fire of the enemy with continued storm and rain falling in torrents during two hours. Out soldiers braved every thing. The whole of the parallel is under cover from the balls. We have had but few wounded. Papua, September 15.—As we announced yesterday that his Royal Highness the Duke d'Angouleme would not receive General Alava, and declared that he would not listen to soy thing until the King was at his head quarters,when his Majesty would be Master to grant a general amnesty, Ills Royal Highness offered at the seine time to the Cortes who did not s 'jab to remain on the Spanish Continent, the protection of his fleet to transport them where they might wish to rtstire.TheDuke de Calcite, who had gone to Cadiz on the bth at I I o'clock in the morning, had not yet returned to head quarters at II o'clock at night. (IXTILACT ruts, Till 3/ ONITEVR.) PORT SAINT Many's, SEPT. 5. —We are now lodged at the Trociplero. Yesterday our batteries wit on tire the roinmercial magazines of wood at Puntales. The wind was high. A number of reports prevail.t here about Cadiz. It is said that General Valdes assembled a council of war, and told them that he could not any longer defend the place. It is alto stated, that General Alava confessed that heir best troops were destroyed at the Trocadero. There is a long bulletin from Marshal Duke Reggio, Commander of the Ist Corps, with accounts that the. reulue tion of Corimna, has permitted General Bourck to disp•ase of most of the troops; that on the 31st of August, the gar rison of l'ainpeluna made a sortie, and, after a combat of 3 hours, the enemy were forced to reti le, and that the works before Cadiz are plashed on with great vigour. The flotilla received every day fresh reinforcements. M. Magnan of the 60th Regiment, sent as Courier to Paris, to the Minister of War, quitted the Army on the bth. Marshal Monery had still his head-quarters at Terra Ambarla. The garrison t.f Tarragona, had retired to the place, are become demoralised, and desert in great numbers to our advanced posts. lisrottz BARCELONA. Sept. B.—Two Aid-de-Camps, one belonging to Mina, the other to Rotten, attempted to make their escape from Barcelona. Unfortunately, they nere perceived from the Citadel, and were arrested the moment they were going to einharlc, and have been conducted to prison, and probably Rotten will have them shot. They write from Grenada, Aug, 22nd, that the army of 13allasteros since his submission, remain quietly in their cantonments. Rninagosa has not yet entered Cslvigne, here his troops are. (ORM TOR JOURNAL 015 DIBATS.) MA DRIDAt SIPT.—We are here in great joy and hopes. Since the taking of the Trocadero, a thousand different reports have been spread. This affair has produced a wonderful effect in According to the reports, we hear several persons byre been killed. On the eve of our expedition, there twat Cadiz great illuminations for a pretended defeat on our part at the Trocadero, where we lost IWO men. That which causes the enemy the greatest confusion is our bat teries erected at Matagorda and at the point of the Isle of Saint Louis having fired on Puntales, and our bombs having set fire to the immense hlagasines of wood and brandy belonging to the Mer chants, who became clamorous, and the people ex claimed against the Members of the Cortes, Valdeslaving declared, that in the present state of things he could not defend the town. Accordingly, they sent General Alan with a letter from the King to the Duke d'Angouleme. His Royal Highness answered, be should treat only with the Kir— and hr hi not communicate with General 1 COLOMBIAN LOAN. the King, and he would not communicate with General In an-article dated the 6th instant, it is added, Mr. Whit- these cattle frenelrelsnd, would have come to Rsiito a l l , l e o n r d ll Pr iii od l ic ; e r deas j°4l- eth -rnit t - n t ; l- t - a re7 :ho uge4l6 * • A meetlog look place yesterday at the Loads, Ta►era, of Alava. It is the Duke de Guiche who is charged with the ney died on the 31st ult. The blocade of Cadiz by the French fleet, is officially an• car g o r o o f t so llt m e e p d o e rt, ser bes a ide n s . oarrylus t home, perhaps, a nests *be pardss labrested in the Colombian Loan, and very wise• answer of the Doke to Ferdinand. Nothing, however, has tp o , but under present circaltstosss , nuanced with a strict prohibition against any vessels clear rate Bodies, and all intercourse was cutoff betwe en th e OW there was no revenue at all accrued to the res pective Celle- tamale an adjournment of the matter. It bid been been suspended in the attack, or the preparations for a de- ng out from any port In Portugal for that place. War had they never met; for it was clear their reeetiag scent on the Isle of Leoc; and in a few days Cadis will open kingdompsea e t for a n t e oar o a ° v y o a to ce rt o . f Teahtetieeset:risrohmoeitilotnyof ast from ;551:7 p m l as ac t e e . ra of the Isle of Leoo. Theo pears, a io s n w m e u sl s i t al t l ak be e Si r h Ed ad ward . ' d r ho t r L n . ton, the B sbon oo h ritish e h Am i bass t. d ad s o . r, ii it o sp : a nzss s , o i m o e th i e de em a u m n a l; t i l b f e W r otrzfor sed d tard o t; i l s ris a tor, ct i a s ta in eor e s t :p so lot . 44111a ng °nI t Y o anilljyq tnre the wit s : * d e contractors , rs, real n who old stiodin -a Capit ers , by her teuslat, mad Gish, nedwwwwaperation of all interested, to obtain The Pilote of yesterday morning is void of both political Naylor was expected shortly to invest the King of Porttspa rnfunn our ru g arson irders the flat the follo t w o io t g se a :e m pties. of them* de ui rl y: s_ ti utio eese ned . ar i t s i . cl sa us . et a ta ts is . u per we a t eo . N v e le— w t u es e s u s , l l. its , viel ia : • n( best tarns from the Colombian °overman, upon the and military news. le an article from Drusaels, of the 12th with the Order of dm Outer ; awl the French Ambassador, d_i_ ftrt. a did• per lb.-.-Idattoa. 2ld- ditto.— f/ it is subjoined. will, in a few days, invest his 3/ 2jesly with Illimality if which they have in a greet measure to depend. inst., it announces that the Marquess Hastings and his fa- • rt IlldWadd ssam as Wtbst creditable paper,sbe IMP Tines, bad mily had arrived there. the Order of th e Moly Ghost •. . ed.—(llrietoi Alcreisps • • • •: • • • • reissued home. About ten minutes after, while walking tnvethee pm the read, they were attached and beaten with P i ke!' is the most ern.l manner, by a party of Miens, an 4 arts reongideratitr difficulty they escaped to the house of the Rev. F.dw. Dan where they received the protection which their dietressorsititiOmt.required. This barbarous attack is %opposed by some to hate been made upon these young Rentlemen, in cousemience of having landed with Mr. P. l, l4o.464ollllantlytispeniiii iparty of ilfhitebovs in that Int _thhourbooti more (lam a yrar back, but fa so doing, :. I gifigfrAPA.nf tbeliern.alt 0)41.90. .. • . • • • • 1 • MULL ;. DUI. 1.• • • %bile o 0.... Hollaad 0 Waterford.. • .. O. ... Husby° • 0. ••. G & Jamey. .0 0.... 0 1.... Lisboa 0 0 —Flanders .......0 . 0• • •Gottanbere I I 0. Malta .. :o ffl.; OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock . India Stock ..... • • ........ 266 3 per Ct. Red 3p. Ct. Cons. 93i 63 8x.8111.2di ? nu , 38 per Cent.. , 4 per Cents New Fours lo2il Small.. 33 33 les pm. Tong Ann. Lottery Tickets...... 141. 14s. ' 'lap. 3 per Ct 64 lee& for Acct. 6311 Cite ibtatcontan. WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 17, 1823. We are informed that an important attack upon the Isle of Leon, is now contemplated by the French, and that it • will take place in a short period. Indeed, it is of import. ante to them, that whatever measures they contemplate, should be executed, before the season deprives them of the assistance of their maritime force—an event which would happen in the course of the 'ensuing month. In the Isst attack, their naval force appears to have been either useless or inferior to that of the Spaniards; for we were informed that some Spanish gunboats had abated a French dotilla under the protection of some friendly batteries ; and, u large vessels cannot venture near enough to the shores to do much mist.biel, it is probable that . the Spaniards may have a stronger force of the small vessels that can be most usefully employed. The French already boast that their batteries have set lire to " some vast 'Naga i.' zinc: of wood and brandy, which were near Fort l'un " tales:" two curious articles, certainly, for a town be rieLeed for so many months to have in vast magazines, and it is equally curious that they should put them together in• magazines. We must not, however, dispute the accarary of French statements; though we cannot always under stand them. For instance, an account from the "grand head quarters," says—"since the taking of the Trocadero, we have been contionally occupied in establishing batteries, to obstruct the navigation, and to injure the shipping of the enemy, as well as their works NEAR the Trocadero!" What works, what shipping, have the Spaniards near the Trocadero? If there are any works, why does " French valour" attack them as it did the Trocadero ? What is the redoubtable French navy abou►, that it leaves Spanish shipping to annoy thin " French valour ?" Really this 'oaks as if the splendid capture of the Trocadero had resolved itself into the occupation of a few lines and trenches, in which the French are obliged to defend them selves, instead of making any fin ther advance. The Times, by some sudden puff, has been blown round to the point of absolute despair. It repeats a story, in contradiction to the French authoritative account, that the Cortes made an offer to treat, after the capture of the Trecadero, on ►he • aathority of lett-xs from Port St. Mary's ; while the French ultra papers admit that the Duke d'Angou leme made use of his victory to attempt a negotia floe, which was peremptorily rejected by the Cortes. The Times disproves its own statement ; for it says the Cortes endeavoured to open a negotiation, and then re jected it because the liberation of the King was demanded as a preliminary. Now, they would have been precisely in the same condition, whether they had liberated the King or not. Whatever treaty they might make with the French, the ultimate object, and certain result of such a treaty, would be the liberation of Ferdinand; and when be was liberated, he would laugh at all the stipulations, and pro ceed without any regard to them. They had even better liberate him at once, and treat with him in the French camp ; because he would not then have the royal excuse for perjury, that is, being coerced, to plead in justification of his treachery. We do not like this wavering of the Times. It looks as if it had been infected with the royal mania. How often hu it told us that Cadis was out of the reach of ordinary artillery, from the point of Matagorda :—and yet this morning it says the bombardment from that point has com menced. Has it ebbed from the principles of justice, with the declining prospects of Spanish independence ; and will it goat lobo deep water with the ri►ing hopes of the French, merely that it may be on the side of the conqueror. Our hope that it has not been entirely reduced, rest upon the circumstance that in the same column, it takes a view of the question which we have often done, and asks, whether the members of the Holy Alliance, if successful in Spain, will not apply its a ifonarehieed principle" to English In stitutions. If they did, they would be sure of one advocate amongst as. The New Times would be as laudatory to a Russian General, who should lead in that ease as to the Duke d'Augoalente, the chief of the Royalist bas- Mid In Frame. STOCK EXCHANGE, 12 o•CLoca.—Coneola opened Is, morning at 83 for money, sod and 83} to } for the Amu with little doing. The &presses from Paris have brought the French at 91. 25., aad Spanish 42i. Fonstou FliNDS.—Tbere is little doing in &Unrol l Funds, as it is settling day for these. There -are no clefs ten at present. Spanish, 351.—Columbiss. 1114—French Scrip, ei, sia, b SSI. k Private letter from Paris, state the Duke de Gaischti dined with the King of Spain ; end that Riego has (pi t Malaga, which has bees entered by the French. The Allgemeixe Zeitxng, or Universal Gazette oft, burg, contains in one of its last Numbers the fallowing motor, under date of Vienna, Sept. 3.: •" It is said that the Emperor will not set out on the 16 for the frontiers of Russian Poland, where he is to hare interview with his Ally the Emperor of Russia. The ph of meeting is Czernowitz. Prince Metternich will acco patsy his Majesty, as well as M. de Tatischeff. " The diplomatists of this capital say, that this meets is only the prelude of a second Congress, which will prof bly take place at Milan, and where the affairs of the Pea oda, and the mode of Government which the Holy Anion shall think fit to canse to be adapted in Spain and Poe gal, will be discussed. " Prince Metternich, who will be present at the hit views of the two first sovereigni of the North, is to alba to them a plan which has for its object to consolidate t peace of Europe on new foundations, by founding a a sort of national representation, without at all derogsti; tram the monarchical principles established from time it memorial, and from the system of legitimacy recognis by all the members of the Holy Alliance. It is mum that this Minister did sot think it right to present his pit at Verona, where he would have experienced a dangerca opposition on the part of the Briti'li Minister,. bat help sires to have the previous approbation of thew to Monarchs before submitting it to the examination of great assembly." Letters from Smyrna are in town dated Aug 2; lle mention that on the lit of that month a shock of ebb qnske had been felt there, which had done some littlish m a p., but they contain no political news. When bunt Byron sailed from Genoa to Greece, he understood to have taken on board his own vessel, wadi arcoutrements, ?goal to the equipment of 1,500 meta. Many English officers, upon halipsy, then resident i It sly, are said to have accompanied him on his chi valru: expedition.—Lord Byron's letter to the Greek Conlin, in London, on the subject of his expedition to Greece, said to he open, manly, and patriotic. The Alonitcar of Saturday contains a remarkable Ord Hance of the King, dated the 20th ult., regulating e affairs of the Jews in France, at the request of their Col sistorial Synagogues, and Central Consisiorv. The form regulations were established on the 10th of December Isit and 2.hth of June 1819. According to the present w 0.1.1 cation of those rules, the Members of the Central Cowl tort for the present year are to be nine, vin.—two Gras Ka hies and seven Laymen. Of the Lay Members, One to go out every two y. ars, and their places are to be fit up by a nomination of two candidates by the College Jewish Notables of each circumscription; of which to one is to be appointed to the vacant office by the Kai No book can be used in the primary schools of the Jest, which is net approved by the Central Consistory. We have the satisfaction to state from authority the an that the Lord Chancellor is a great deal betw aridt i li b a td that his Lordship has been only slightly indisposel.. (Morning Pose ) The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at his dente in Downing Street, yesterday, at twelve from Rist, near Selsoe, in Bedfarilshire. Mi returned to Biumplon, from his northern I day. On Sunday, Mr. Brougham and Mr. Dem Hied by Mr Stuart, younger, of Duncan Secession Meeting-house at Inverkeithing, o hen the Rev. Ebenezer Brown lectured 25, and following verses. On Monday a 1 the Town Council was convened, and the ancient burgh of I riverkeithing unaniinoush Brougham and Denman, which Mr. Stu presented to them, in a very neat and appropt which they respectively made a very imp qnent answer.—(she Scotsman.) Yesterday, Mr. Brougham and Mr. Del of the pnblic works and various parts of t o'clock they set off from the Black Bull Ii by .1. Brougham, -- Denman, jun. Craig, Esqrs. The moment their carriages the door of the hotel, a crowd began to c. few minutes hail so ircreased that a pal were required to keep the passage clear. 's eil Statesmen were cheered as they stepped riages, avid the whole cavalcade set off amid tic and reitrrsted house of the multi/ter dined yesterday with Mr. Denitiston, at ti. off in the evening to visit Lord Belhaven. I with the Hon. Admiral Fleming at Cuml (Glasgow Chroa.) BONDED BOODL—Tbe following import; intelligence is communicated to us from add the Custom House department :—" It has a letter from the Secretary of the Treisur: goods, warehoused before sth July, 1823, warehouse without paymera of duty, for the , tif tire years allowed by their Lordships' mi Aegust, 1815, provided the parties renew beretoforr."—(Liverpool illerearp.) The Go;ette of last night contains a notice lion is intended to be made to Parliaineut sion, for an Act to authorise the Corporation of London, levy tolls upon all liores, carriages, and cattle pass/ over Blackfriars' Bridge ; and to borrow money, upon tr credit of the said tolls, for the rep sit ingand maintaining is said bridge, or to empower the Corporation to borrows certain sum for those purposes, upon the credit of the phana' Fond. Tire MangaYs.—Daring the last teen Thursdays our Net Market has been largely supplied with fine fat beasts from ds Rooth of Ireland, amounting almost to the average consort lion of the city and Its neighbourhood. This additional iq ply must, if regularly continued, (which we understand likely to be theme), speedily produce a very material redn• lion in the price of butchers' meat. In connection with did fact, scare also informed, that, owing to our heavy Pa charges, the vessels, which bring over these cattle, land nen at Newport, and from thence they are re-shipped to Brittal• and oar port charges are saved,which most be the natural Ws sequence of persisting in the system of high rates. Thee were, we are informed, five vessels employed to b r ing ever these cattle frees " • - reduced, Mr. Catmint o visit, ou fentn2n, arc trn, attended ;, in the fore it from Acts full meeting he freedom of Iy voted to 74 wart. the Pro ropriate sprtch, opressive and eman visited the town. At Inn, aceompai h. and J. 61 to drew up be collect, and ' trty of police Th•distingui ed into their uid the entlithie tulle. The p Golf 11111,ands They dine to* ibernauld fl • Want comm high authority' I been decided ury, that boot! . , may remain he unexpired ninute In the 8 w their bonds Mice teat applies t in the nest* 1. . F.