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ttle ty the 3Sd the le ene inB . of fa -11(1 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PUNCH PAPERS OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SITTING OF FRIDAY, MAY 9. The Minister of the Interior presented a Pro clamation from the King, ordaining the closing of the Session of both Chambers. The Deputies instantly dispersed amid cries of " Vive le Roi!" PARIS, MAY 10.—There are no accounts from the army to-day, and a rumour'has got abroad that there has been an engagement between Mina and Coruegliano, which is in some measure countenanced by the wnnt of positive intelli gence. Letters from Seville of the 26th men tion, that the change which was to have taken place in the Spanish Ministry, has not been car 7 led into effect, the Ministers elect refusing office. Itego and Mornlo are said to have effected a junction at Leon, and to have a force of 16,000 men. ENVIRONS or TOLOSA, MAY 2.—There is a talk here of a request made the day before yes terday by a Russian Officer, who was at Bayonne, and who proposed to induce the Governor of St. Sebastian not to make any longer an useless re sistance. On an explanation taking place, the Spanish General would have consented to receive this person as a flag of truce, provided ,he..pre seated hims Elf according to the accustomed usages. This condition not having been accept ed, the Officer set out to proceed by sea to St. Sebastian. We shall be curious to know what steps he will take to cause himself to be pre ceded by a trumpet. FaANKron.T., May . 4.—We have been able to collect some certain information relative to the present policy of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, and the position •of the Russian troops, which we hasten to communicate. The Emperor Alexander must be considered as the principal person who urges on the war with Spain ; for a long time this. Monarch has been given 1 up to religious enthusiasm and veneration for legitimacy, which has induced him to resolve to remove for ever, as far as lies in his power, whatever is injurious to religion and monarchy. --Tilts is with him a matter of sentiment more than of policy, and this is the cause why he has sacrificed the Greeks, and neglected the most favourable opportunity that ever occur red of spreading. his standard on the Bosphorus, and this keeps him ready to employ all his threes on the other side of the Pyrenees. Since Capo d'lstria has left his Councils, there is not one man of talent about thel'nperor to check this bad poli cy. At his return from the Congress of Verona, he slimed a . great deal of ill-humour, and would not admit several foreign Ambassadors, particularly the English Ambassador, to an au , dienee, nor were they received by any of the imperial family. It was only after his return from the country seat of Count Arakt_chizen that they were admitted to an audience. Alexander has on snore that one occasion declared his resolution to employ all his forces to 'put down the hydra of revolution wherever he may shew himself. ln effect, a very considerable Russian force is con centrated in Poland ready to march to the %Vest, but this project meets with very formidable obstacles in the policy of England and Austria, who have both done and are doing all in their power to . 1 binder -these h or d es f rom over-running Europe. Prince Metter nich and Mr. Canning are guided by the same principles as to the facts, however they may differ in theory. The Cabinet of Vienna maintains its system with vigour—it is a system found ed in reasoning, and in this respect differs wholly twin that of Alexander, of which we have already mentioned the leading 1 motives. FRENCH FUNS. The Rente s on Saturday opened a t Kr. 40c. and closed at 87f. 45c. SPAIN. SEVILLE, APRIL 20. CORTES EY.TRAoRDINARY.—SITTING Of APRIL ...... The Deputies having arrived in sufficient number for trans acting business, the session was this day resumed at Seville.— The sitting commenced at half past 19, and after the „tonal forms had been gone through, the Presklent, Senor Florez Cal deron, made the following speech :-L -" We have heard read the minutes of the sitting of the 22d of March, in ptirsuance of which the sittings of the Cortes were suspended, to be continued at Seville. "Amidst thousands of obstacles, and in spite of those who have raised them up against us, we have just given to all Eu rope a further example, calculated to undeceive it, by removing with calm deliberation from the banks of the Manzanares, so fertile in heroic virtues, to the vast delicious plains of the Guadalquivir, whither we have, with the assistance of the 'worthy General who accompanied us, and those brave Spaniards whose courage and discipline merit eternal praise, conducted liberty, as it were, in triumph. On hearing that sacred name, all the people eagerly crowded to congratulate us, offering themselves as voluntary victims, rather than that any profanation of their territory should be suffered. The sentiments which animated us at the moment of our departure from the heroic city of Madrid, the • sacred flame which burnt within us seemed to be propagated throughont all the provinces. As we proceeded on our tourney, we found all hearts tilled with the same emotions. The Po litical Chiefs heading the provincial deputations, the Constitu tional Ayuntarnicntos, the mili tary ot every description, the Magistrates, thejudges, the clergy, the esta blishments of pub lic instruction, waited for us in the villages, and even on the public roads, to offer us their wishes, and to manifest their de sire to contribute to the happiness and prosperity of their coun- , try, established on its independence, and on the maintenance of that fundurnental code which we have all sworn to observe. " The local and volunteer militia of La Mancha, Jaen, Cor (bye, and Seville, have, in particular, distinguished themselves by their zeal and determination. Under the helmet and the plume were to be seen illustrious heads which length of years had whitened, and numberless young men, lavish of their ser. vices to the country before the period at which they became due. Thus the coolness of ripened age is united with the ar dent courage of youth, and prudence accompanies energy and Zeal. In tilis happy institution of the militia, every thing ap. pears to be combined to consolidate our rising liberty, and to transmit to our posterity as a secure inheritance. " Matrons, worthy of our respect unit , gratitede, and their virtuous daughters, met us in the most desert parts of the road,. and welcomed us with hymns of glory, abandoning their ilwel lings to obey the generous sentiments with which they were animated. "Thus, Senores, did the Commission of the Cortes travel from Madrid to, Seville: the journey was a triumphal march. Xliushave facts proved your prudence, and that of his Ma jesty's Government; and thus do th e enem i es o f our happi ness find their plans disconcerted, and perceive the f a l s i t y o f their sinister prognoetics. They have not been able to prevent Our meeting in this august and new sanctuary, which, serving as an asylum for our independence and our liberty, places them out of the reach of the violent convulsions of despotism. Here we will fearlessly await th ose propos i tions w hi c h never yet h ave I been made, but the m a ki ng of which has been feigned to se duce the weak and the inconsiderate. " We repeat, that in framing our Constitution, we never ineant to leave it exposed to all the fluctuations of caprice, nor Pretended to confer on it an unchangeableness—an eternity, which belongs not to human things ; but that, when it shall he convenient for the nation so to do, we will consider, according to fixed and precise forms, the alterations which time and ex perience may render necessary : and that we will not permit ally other power on earth to arrogate to itself a sort of initiative uhich confounds and subverts the most sacred rights. Here our enemies will again learn that we never tamper with ini quity, nor with any thing which might compromise the honour of the great nation which has intrusted us with its destinies. They will once more see defeated all their most artful intrigues, to which it will be sufficient for us to oppose the prudence and e ntr . gy which characterize the nation. „_ Here, in fine, we will repeat to them the lessons which They never ought to have forgotten, and the vestiges of which they oug h t to find at every step as they advance on the sacred territory which, for their misfortune they have dared to pro fane. Let them come, then, since so'dictates ambition to the. very men for whom we coniestererlovith our blood, not only the c onsideration which they had lost, and which they never de. served to possess, but even the bread which until then they Were obliged to beg.:--let them spelt with every right—let them *Temple under foot all that is holy and sacred among nations ' and mankind--let them drag in their train that horde of' op- Pressird or misled men who serve for their instruments : it mat ters not. They will find, unburied and insulted by time, the bones of their brethren, with which with their own will, to the affliction of human nature and disgrace of certain degraded men, Roan be mixed. They will, when too late, he convinced that hone can with impunity insult us, or attempt to wrest from us OUr rights. " Stich will be the object of the labours which we are now about to continue. Our Constitutional King and his loyal Family are in security, In our hearts they have a sacred and inviolable asylum. . To repel force by force is our first duty. " It is not merely our liberties which are attacked, our in. dependence is also assailed. We are menaced with a disgrace ful slavery. It is wished to stain the glory of the throne and of the monarch who occupies it. " Firm in our intentions, as worthyrepresentatives of the h eroic Spanish nation, we will with one hand labour to consolidate the temple which we are raising to freedom and virtue, and with the other we will wield the sword in . defence of our work against all who may attempt to destroy it. if necessary, we will mingle in the ranks with our fellow-citizens, and prove to the whole world, by new examples of virtue and of valour, that we daily become More worthy of the hatred and. animadversion of ty rants—of the love and gratitude of freemen—and of the admi ration of nations and future ages." On the conclusion of this speech, the spectators in the gal leries indulged in marks of approbation. The President observed," that when a Deputy delivered his opinion, neither approbation nor censure ought to be expressed by the spectators. He exhorted the people of Seville to imitate those of 'Madrid, and conduct themselves with that decorum which ought to , be observed at the sittings of the National Con gress. On the motion of Senor Canga, the Cones ordered the Pre sident's speech to be printed and distributed in the Congress. Dispatches from the Minister of the Interior announced that the King had accepted the resignations of Don Manuel Garcia Harms, Minister of the Interior, and Don Jose Manuel Badil lo, the Ultra-Marine Minister, appointing in their places Don M. Marriategni and Don Manuel Mugnoz. . Senor Arguelles moved that the Ministers be directed to make known to the Cortes the state of the relations of Spain with foreign. Cabinets, and at the same time to propose mea sures for repelling the aggression of France, the Cortes being prepared to grant all the means which may be required of them for that object. _ . Some Deputies were of opinion that the present was not The moment for fatiguing the Ministers with a multitude of ques tions, and that nothing, except the defence of the territory, should at present be attended to. • The Minister of the Interior stated, that the Government had prepared a Manifesto to' the nation on the subject of the aggression of France, but that some official information was still wanting before it could be published. The Finance Minister proposed to read an account of the state of his department. - Several Deputies obecte4 to his proceeding. - Senor Sanchez made the following motion The Spanish territory being violated by French troops,.in a manner unheard of in this enlightened age, 1 move that the Cortes resolve that the Government shall, without loss of time, and without wait ing for the accounts of the several Ministers, propose nieaures to . provide for the exigencies of the war which we have to main. taro for our independence and national honour, without preju dice to the examination into which the Cortes may afterwards enter, for - the ordinary affairs of the administration." After a long discussion, which had for its object to render the terms of the motion more clear and precise, it was adopted by a.great majority. SITTING OF APRIL 24. A messsage from the Alinister for Foreign Affair was read. It. included two.copies of the following DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST FRANCE. " Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. " The King has been pleased to address to me the following decree : , . " 'Whereas the Spanish territory has been invaded by the a tr n o d ops o the withoutf French itz; of cl h o o v s e e rn r e p ti l t ai se i • t i i t e l i s out wh i a ch d c e u A s a t zt l io i n of lass l i v n a e r . , tinned ; and whereas this act of aggression can be viewed in no other light than as a violation of the rights of nations, and an open commencement of hostilities against Spain, I, being bound to repel force by force, to defend the integrity of the States of the Monarchy, and to chastise the audacity of the invading enemy, have resolved, after consulting the Council of State, pursuant to the provision in article 235 of the Political Constitution, to declare war, as in fact I do now declare it, against France. Wherefore I charge and command all the com petent authorities to carry on hostilities, by sea and by land, against France, with. all the means in their power, consistently with the law of nations. r farther order, that this my declar ation of war shall be published wjth all due solemnity. You shall hold it to be' promulgated for execution, making provi sion for printing, publishing, and distributing it. In the Alcazar of Seville, April 23. (Subscribed by , the Royal Sign Manual.) " To Don Evaristo San MigueL" A communication from the Minister of the Interior annou nc. ed that the King had accepted the resignation of Don S e b as ti an Fernandez Vallesca, Minister of Grace aria Justice, and that he had made the following appointments, viz : Don Jose Maria Calatrava, Minister of the Interior. Don Moriano Zorraquin, .Minister for War. The Minister 'for Foreign Milks ascended the tribune, and read a report on the transactions of his department, after whic the War Committee presented the following plan of a decree:— Art. T. The Generals in Chief of the armies, and in their default, if the communications be interrupted, the Generals commanding districts or provinces, are authorized to form guerillas, or free corps. 2. The commandants of provinces shall be inspectors of corps of guerillas. They shall snperintend their organization, and procure brevets for them, without which they are not authorized to require succours from the towns or villages through which they may pass. 3. and' 4. These articles relate to the equipment of these corps, and the rewards to be given to the individuals who dis tinguish themselves. 6: In the districts or provinces occupied by the enemy, all Spaniards are authorized to form guerillas. Their command ants shall be held to obey one General-in-Chief. SITTING OF THE 25TH. The decree on the formation of iuCiiii; and free corps was discussed and adopted. The War Committee presented the following plan of a de cree:— 1. All towns and villages.subject to the conscription shall be bound to replace the deserters during one year from the date of the levy. Three subsequent articles contain provisions for carrying the above measure into effect. The following plan for the formation of a fbreign legion wa also presented :- 1. The Government is authorised to form foreign corps. 2. There shall be admitted into the said corps all for. ign re fugees and deserters now in Spain, or who may come thither to defend the cause of liberty. 3. In each army of operation, and with the General-in- Chief, there shall be formed a commission, consisting of three foreigners, known for their opinions, and which, in the judg ment of the General Officers, afford a complete guarantee for their conduct and their intentions. 4. These Generals, chiefs, and foreign officers, shall have the rank which they enjoyed in their own country, anti shall be incorporated with others of the same nation in the corps which are forming. 5. The companies, battalions, or squadrons, shall be on the same footing, and composed of the same number of men, as the corps of the Spanish army. 6. The formation of a second company shall not be com menced until the first be completed. The same course shall be observed with respect to the third company, and so on until the battalion be completed. 7. The promotion in these corps shall , proceed on the same bases as in the Spanish army. ff. In each army of operation, such corps as aforesaid shall be_named 7 -Tti N LTUERAL FOREIG LEGION. These plans for decrees were laid on the table for discussion. Letters from Cadiz State, that the Veloz Mariana, a mer. chantman from Vera Cruz and the Havannah, having on board a million and a half of piasters; and colonial produce to the value of half a million, was captured on the Nth of February by a French ship, at the entrance of the Bahama channel, and carried into Martinique._ _ The Espertador, in a long► article on the subject of this prize, strongly reprobates the French Government, and says that the capture is contrary to the law of nations, as war had not been declared. THE LITERARY FUND ANNIVERSARY DINNER takes place, as we observe by .the advertisement, to-morrow.— It is expected to be fully attended ; and we hear that from twenty to thirty distinguished characters in the State and in Literature have signified their intention to be present. A Jour nal, on the plan and principles of the Literary Gazette, can perform no greater or more congenial duty than earnestly to recommend this Charitable Meeting to the attention of those in whom benevolence combine:l with the love of letters. thuld the numbers and utter wretchedness of that class Who are re lieved from this Fund be inane known to the public ;—could it see and feel the many instances in which the application of even small sums lifts up the despairing and . helpless votaries of a Most uncertain profession, and gives them hope„chance, solace, and energy ;—could it be told of the d ecent burial of the dead, whose lives, vainly for themselves, had been devoted to the in struction or delight of the world, of the destitute widows' souls comforted. and of the weeping orphans provided for ;--and all by the prompt and judicious management of proportionately inconsiderable means, the appeal for assistance would be re warded with contributions from every generous brelst in the kingdom, e",l this Fund would be rend ere d as univerally t effec tive as the el aims of those for whose behoof it is administered are universal. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF• EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A VACANCY in the Management of your 11l Affairs having occurred by the resignation of Mr. COT TON, I hasten to redeem the pledge, which was conveyed to you in my Address of the 13th of August last, by respect fully offering myself as a Candidate for the vacant Seat in the Direction. The flattering Resolutions of my Friends on the last occasion of a Vacancy, and the numerous assurances of support which I have since had the honour of receiving, encourage me now to indulge the most sanguine expectations of success; and I beg leave to renew my assurance that, in the event of my being honoured by your choice, it will be m 7 study, , by a faithful dis charge of the important duties of a Director, to approve myself worthy of your confidence. • I have the honour to be, very respectfully, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient Servant, DeVonshire.placei May 13, 1823. J. 1.141 ILLIE. Colonel BAILLIE'S Committee will sit daily at the City of London Tavern, where all communications from his Friends will be most thankfully acknowledged. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. 110 VSE OF COMMONS. Luna), le° die Mail, 1823. Mr. SPEAKER reported the Royal Assent—to Warehousing Bill, and Merchant Vessels Apprenticeship Bill; Edinburh and Glasgow Union Canal Bill ; B r idp or t H a rbour Bi ll; Scarborough Piers Bill ; Bethnal Green Vestry Bill ; Bolton and Blackburn, Cockerruouth and Workington, Garstang and Lancaster, Tenhury, Wigtown, Worthing, Chesterfield and Matlock, Seend Street and Box, Darlaston, and Otley and Skipton, Roads Bills; and to Egton-with-Newland( Lan caster), Cherry Burton (York), and Baslow (Derby), Inclo sures 13ills. NAT L'itALlzATloN—Tinne's—Bill read a first time. GAS LlGHTs—Brighton—Petition of Commissioners of Pay.. ing, against. Liverpool, and Dublin (No. 1)—Bills read a third time, and passed. Bristol Oil, and Dublin (No. 2)— Further time granted for making the Reports. Woolwich— Bill repotted, to be ingrossed. DRAINAGE —Deeping Fen—Petitions of the Marquis of Exe ter and others, and of Owners of Lands in Deeping Fen, Spalding, and Pinchbeck, against; referred to the Commit tee on the Bill. INcLosunE—Abtliorpe (Nortluunpton)—Bill reported; to be ingrossed. COURT OF REQUESTS—Southwark—Peti tion of John Prin. sep, Esq., against, referred. ESTATES—King's College (Cambride), and Belshes—Bills read a second time, and committed. IMPROVEMENT—Worcever—reported ; to be ingrossed. ROADS—Winchester and Andover—Bill read a third time, and passed. Be:t.t..azisfield, &c.—Bill reported ; to be ingrossed. COAL DurrEs—Petitions from Minehead, and Alton, against the Duties on Coals carried coastwise. REFORM OF PARLIAMENT—PetitiOR of Sir T. Baring, Bart. Chairman of a Meeting of Owners and Occupiers of Land in the County of Southampton, in favour thereof. KELP .MANUFACTURE—Petition of Proprietors and Renters of Kelp Farms, in the County of Galway, for the protection and encouragement thereof. GENERAL TuItNPIKE ACT—Petitions of Persons employed in the carriage and conveyance of Goods on the Turnpike Roads adjacent to the'Metropolis, and of Owners and Dealers in Coppice Wood in Charter-house Hinton, against. Lew MEttortANT—Petitions of the Merchants, &c. of Lon don, and Liverpool, respecting an alteration of the Law of Principal and Factor. SUGAR—Petition from Lancaster, AGAINST the equalization of the Duties. TALLOW—Petition from Butchers of Leadenhall Market, for an additional Duty on the importation thereof. BEER DUTIES--Petition of Table Beer and Ale Brewers of London, against the Bill. MESSAGE FROM TUE LORDS—That they have agreed to Stockton Railway Bill—St. Saviour's (Southwark) Market Bill—Teignmouth and Dawlish, Pont Blydden, Horsham, Alfreton, and Wrexham and Barnhill Roads Bills—and By. ton (Durham) lndmure Bill, without amendment; :and to Liskeard Road Bill with amendments. USURY LAWS REPEAL—Second reading of the Bill deferred till Monday, May 26. OCCASIONAL .FREEHOLDERS BlLL—Committee deferred till May 23. UNION AND INTERCOURSE (Ireland) DUTIES—BiII read a third time, and vatted. SPITAL-FIELDS SILK MANUFACTURE:ACTS—BiBto amend ordered. - - LINEN MANUFACTURE (Scotland)—Bill " to amend the se veral Acts for the regulation of the Linen and Hempen Ma nufactures in Scotland—presented, read a lint time, to be read a second time on Wednesday, anti to be printed. Ro.tps Axn linthoEs—Highland—Bill read a second time, and committed. - NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Lord Archibald Hamilton:--To take into consideration the state of the County Representation in Scotland. (To move Resolutions.) 2. Mr. Grey Bennet—Select Committee on the present state of the Penitentiary (Milbank). 3. Mr. John Smith—Select Committee on the Law Merchant between Principal and Factor us to consigned Merchandice. 4. Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Bill to prohibit Bull-baiting, and Dog Fights. 5. Mr. Hume—Correspondence between Irish Government and Nolan and Shaw, respecting an Irish Loan. ORDERS of the DAY for THIS DAY. I. Allardyce's Divorce Bill—Committee, Counsel, and Wit. nesses. 2. Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill—Further consideration of Report. 3. Capital. Crimes Defence Bill—Second Reading. 4. Customs Duties Act [59 Geo. 3, c. 52j—.Committee there upon. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, June 5. Lord Viscount Folkestone--Select Committee on the expe diency and necessity of effecting an equit.,ble adju►tment of Contracts. Deterred from May 14. Tuesday, June 10. Mr. Hobliouse—Repeal of the Window Tax. Deferred from Slay 15. Wednesday, June 11. Mr. Hume—lnexpediency of subjecting any person to pu nishment for expressing or publishing his opinion upon re-, ligious subjects. Our columns are so crowded with the contents of the French Papers, and with the important Debates last night in Parliament, that we can do little more than merely point them out to the attention of our Readers. The Speech of the President of the Spanish Cortes, while it intimates that there is a disposition to ne gociate with France, if propositions are offer ed by the latter Power to which the Spanish Government can listen with honour, breathes, at the same time, the firmest determination rather to perish with the country than to subject it to degradation. PR ICE 0. THIS DAY AT F STOCKS ON 1: tfct.t)cK• India Stock India Bonds Tfs 4os. South Sea Stock Old Annuities 16 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct....... Cons. for Acct. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. ..... —7IIIEI 3 per Cent. Cona. 7B 3b per Cent Old 9.5i 99 4 per Cent. New . per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. l 9 13-16ths Imp. 3 per Cents. PRICE OF FOREIGN STOI KS I x LONDON, MAY 12, AT ONE Ocr.ocic. Five per Cents. 00. (Six per Cents. 00. Russian -? Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. • (Ditto New 78. Neapolitan j Five per Cent. Bonds, 75, 1. Scrip, Ot). Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, 00, Spanish New Ditto, 35. { Scrip, 00 disc. p rus ,d an { Fire per Cent. Bonds, 83. Ditto New, 82. Danish Fi ve p er Cent. Bonds, 904. Chili re. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 67 A Peruvian New Loan, 00., Bank Shares £2l ss. American )Six per Cent. 00-98. 1 Five per Cent. 95i-07. (Three per Cent. 70. French PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, 111 A y Bank Stock 240 Brand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. 38 Gov. Deb. 33 per c en t .... 93ii —Ditto 6 per cent.... 604 Stock, 3.1 per et 801. Ditto— Stock Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. Royal Canal Stock Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. 2 Made -street Cert. 6 per ct — _;;....Stock, 4 per cent. 07i Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec.— Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct. City Debentures, IS per Do. 6 per cent. cent. 92 Ballast Office Govt. Sec. Lying in Hospital 4 per ct. IS per cent. Exchange on London, May 0, fif. 111011 WATER IA1,11)0 Morning s 44 minutes after 4. BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 8 ininutas after 6. • E ll For VERAX, on (bts Licurrs, see the Fourth Page. THE SUN. SOLE:11 QUIS IHCEItE FALSU 31 .4 UDE.IT LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1823. AMERICA. [From the Baltimore Patriot of the 10th April.] We have just received the following authentic and important intelligence :-- " MEXICO, FEB. 23.—0 n the 18th instant an Express arrived here from the Mountains, stating that Ba.Avo had taken possession of Guernaraca, with a force of 3000 men. His Imperial Majesty summoned all his collective forces in this city and vicinity, amounting to about 1600 infantry and cavalry, and placed himself at their head. He, not eager to court a battle, has taken a position ten leagues from this, since which he has experienced a desertion of two hundred men, with fourteen pieces of cannon and 70,000 cartridges. While I am writing, a friend has come to inform ma that the Emperor, having had his Council of State all yesterday at his encampment, debating on the necessary steps to be taken to secure his Throne, came to the determination of retiring until Con gress shall re-assemble, and decide on his fate. A new Secretary has been chosen, named VALLE, and several new officers. Thus we are at pre sent without a Government. All the prisoners were released last night by the soldiery." Captain LEE, from Trinidad, informs, that a piratical brig, from Havannah, with one hundred and fifty-six men, took possession of the port at Newvitas, and burnt every thing it contained : they also cut two American schooners out of the harbour, and the crews were no doubt murdered. The coast swarms with pirates. The British sloop of war Thames, and an armed schooner, had touched at Trinidad and sailed to the leeward. The following are extracts from the Dutch Papers received this mor ning Hasl.E, A mti L 26.—Mr. Vaughan, lately appointed Minister from England to the Helvetic Confederation, arrived at Herne on the 20th. VIENNA, Amur. 2.ls.—We know nothing certain respecting the departure of the King of Naples, but it appears that it will be delayed for a considerable time longer. The Emperor and Empress will go to the Palace Schoenbrunn, where the Duchess of Parma will be next month. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] STOCK. EXCHANGE, Twelve o'clock.--Consols opened this morning at 78i and went up to 78i at which they remain steady. There is still a prevailing opinion, that the moment the French obtain possession of the Spanish Capital, an attempt will be made to negociate. Various let ters from Lisbon corroborate the statement of the French bulletins, that they are well received in Spain. 'We copy the following from a Glasgow Paper. It is almost unnecessary to say that we do not attach the slightest credit to the statements it contains : OCCUPATION OF PORTO RICO BY THE BRITISH: GIMEIsTOCK, 'MAY 9.—By the arrival of the Louisa, Capt. ALLAN', from Trinidad, we have received Papers from thence to the 23d 31arch. The Trinidad Gazdtc of the 19th contains the following article:— " By the arrival of the schooner Sector, in six days from the above Island, on Tuesday last, we learn, that, on the 4th in stant, ten ships of war and five transports arrived at San Juan, the capital, direct from England, with the necessary cre dentials from the Spanish Government, for the delivery of that important Colony over to Britain, which was accordingly done, and the British flag substituted for that of the Spanish. This, we understand, was not suffered to take place without consideration on the part of the Spanish Authorities, 3 or 4 days having elapsed before permission was given for the entry of the whole of the armament into the Pat, notwithstanding the au thority produced on the part of the British. The squadron, no doubt, must havb been the same as was reported to have passed Antigua some time since ; but so secret has the affair been con ducted on the part of our Government at home, that not even a hint or suggestion has transpired of any such measure being in contemplation, as that of sending out a force in addition to the one under Commodore Owen, which it was generally supposed was intended for this service." FRENCH DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENTS. The French Government, already calculating on the success of its 'arms in Spain . , has appointed a new Ambassador at Madrid. The following diplomatic arrangements, including the one above-mentioned, may be regarded as correct :—The Marquis de 'ratans, Peer of France, is appointed Atubassatlor of France at Madrid. He will commence his journey at the same time with the Ambassadors of the Allied Powers. The Prince de Polignae is appointed Ambassador to Lon don. The Viscount de Mareellus is appointed Minister Ple nipotentiary and Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople. M. Hyde de Neuville, who was long appointed Ambassador to Constantinople, will not set off for a year or mate. He is very discontented in not having been sent to Madrid or London. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, MAY 12.—Wind Arrived and sailed for the River the Lord Hungerford, Farquson, from Bengal; Britian, Holder, Dominica ; Harriet, Taylor, Lisbon ; R e . newal, Cromarde, Barbadoes ; Ann, Harrison, Philadelphia; also, and remain, the Bengal Merchant, Brown, from Bengal. The Renewal landed dispatches here from his Majesty's ship Glocester, Commander Sir E. Owen,.which ship was at Barba does the 30th of March. Th e Lord ' Hungerford has been sup. plied with an anchor and cable from hence, and is now riding oft* the North Foreland. Pou T S MOU TR, MAY 12.—Wind S.NV.—Arrived the Guil. ford, Johnson, from Batavia for orders sailed the Ist January, and left St. Helena the 22d of March. His Majesty's ship Glasgow sailed from thence a few days prior to the Guilfords arrival ; and the Ganges, for London ; and Repulse, for China, were lying there. FALMOUTR, Mar IL—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Bee, Wishart,. from Smyrna in 36 days, for orders. Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Vigo and Lisbon; and Wa terloo, Sutton, for London.—The brig Aurora, Crabtree, which put into this port the Bth inst. from Havannah, in distress, has proved so very leaky, that her cargo, consisting of sugar, cattei cochineal, indigo, and segara, is discharging. The Apollo, Bell, of Whitby, foundered on Sunday night after scouring over the Gunfleet Sand—crew saved. The East-India Company's ship Macqueen arrived off' Dover the 10th instant; she sailed from China the 20th of January. The Orwell, which sailed from China the 16th of January, arrived off Portlaod the 10th instant. The 3lacqueen and Orwell sailed from St. Helena the 25th of March. The Prince Regent, from Bengal, arrived off the Isle of Wight the 9th instant; she left the new anchorage the 28th of December. the Cape of Good Hope the 3d of March, and St. Helena the. 20th - of March. CAPTAIN PARRY.—lmmediately on the ap pearance of the spurious statement which was published some time since, respecting the Dis covery Ships, we were authorised to contradict it in this Paper. We now insert the following official contradiction which has also been giveu to the same story, at St. Petersburgh, by Com modore KRUSENSTERNI-- HAMBURG/I, Arun. 9.—We hasten to publish the follow ing declaration :—" In English and French journals, which have been copied by the German, among others by the Ilam burgh papers, it has been stated, that I had sent word both to Paris and London. of the arrival of Captain Parry on the coast of Kamtschatka; I therefore consider it to be my duty to de. dare, that I have never written a line on the supposed arrival of Captain Parry to any person whatsoever.—Kßus E ris T r ux , Captain, Comm o d ore in the Imperial Navy.—St. P e t ers b urg h, March 26, 1323." The Hon. GUSTAVUS HAMILTON, son of 'Vis count BOYNE, arrived in town, on Saturday even ing, with dispatches from Genoa. Yesterday the KING roceived a visit from the Duke of CI.AItENCE.—IIis Royal Highness the Duke of York left York House, on Sunday, to attend the last Spring Meeting at Newmarket. His Royal highness returns to town on Thurs. day.—Yesterday morning the Duchess of Clarence rode to Ken.. sington, on a visit to the Duchess of Kent—The Duke of Sussex, accompanied by . his son, yesterday took an airing in his Royal Highness's private chariot, in Hyde and St. James's Parks.—Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Glouceiter had a grand dinner party, to meet his Royal Highness Prince Leo pold. —Prince Leopold dined with the Duchess of Kent on Sa turday, at the King's Palace, Kensington. In the evenin g th e Royal Duchess had the uke and Duchess of Clarence to tea, &c. 'We have it from good authority, that his Royal Highness the Prince LEOPOLD will pre. side at the Anniversary Meeting of the Stewards of the Feast of the Sons of the Clergy, at St. Paul's and Merchant Taylors' Hall. on Thursday next, in the room of his R o y a l 'Highness the Duke of Yonx, who is not, we are sorry to learn, sufficiently recovered from his late indisposition to be able to attend. His MAJESTY'S ship Glasgow, having on board the Marquis of HASTINGs and suite, has been spoken with on hei passage from Bengal. The Glasgow, it was said, wo u ld touch at Gibraltar, where the Marquis, who is believed to be destined to the Government of the lon= Islands, will wait the orders of Government. Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Bilboa, dated the Ist instant The English brig Thais, MILLS, laden with brandy, front Charente for London, is arrived here, detained by a privateer. The English Consul is endea vouring to liberate both vessel and cargo. Seven teen French vessels, with provisions for the French army in Spain, arrived at this port, on the 26th, 28th, and 29th ult. Saturday the Bathurst sloop, Captain P. P. KING, arrived at Deptford from New South Wales. Captain KING, son of the former Go vernor of that settlement, has been some years employed in completing the survey of that ex. tensive continent. The Bathurst is the first ves sel of war built in that part of the world, and is entirely composed of wood the growth of the colony. An examination of the whole structure and quality of the timbers is directed to be made. His Majesty's ship Seringapatam, of 44 guns, arrived in Leith Roads on Wednesday. from. Portsmouth. She is to sail from hence for Stoc kholm, with Sir BENIAMIN Lhoostrumn, our Am bassador to the Court of Sweden.--(Eglinburgh Courant, May 10.) _ BIGHTON, MAY IL—DISTRESSING CATASTROPHE.— The weather at sea on Friday was squally, and at intervtliA the swell in the Channel tremendous. Our nutekeral boa;s, in nets, suffered considerable losses : the boat of Morley, of its aggregate, came in deficient of eighty.-- Allen's boat was deprived of from thirty to forty. Wingham's boat left behind upwards of twenty, and various other ters occurred in a similar way. ]Jut severe as were these inis haps,they. dwindleintoinsifinficance when compared to the me. lancholy and fatal event winch attached itself to the boat ofJacob Carden. The latter, with 5 hands onboard, viz. J. 'C ar d en , J un ., and his nephew, aged about 14, Mu rrel, a Waged 18, W. Darman and W. Daniels, at between 8 and 9 o'clock A. at. was seen by another boat, the Samuel and Mary, Virgo owner, south of Ne*haven, as returning for thus place, and in the complete ob: servance of the said Samuel and Alary, to ship a sea which in one instant capsized her, and consigned all on board to a watery grave. To render assistance was impossible, nor as yet have any of the bodies been picked up. Poor Harman has left a widow with seven children, and who is far 'advanced in pregnancy with the eighth. An acc id ent o f a s i milar nature, so perfect, in its distressing character, has not occurred ti tre f or many years; and we trust it i s not destined to find a parallel in the future. A number of plucks of the reign of Charles 11. have been found on the race-course, Montrose, within these few days. The ground having been lately , strewed with mould from a garden in the town, it is probable that these coins had been deposited there, and now brought to light by the spreading of the earth. CABRIOLETS AND HACKNEY COACHES. Bow STREET.--..The driver of the hackney-coach, 735, was brought before Sir R. BIRWIE, the presiding .llagititrate, on a warrant for assaulting Joseph Reading, the driver of the ca briolet, No. 13, by eutting.lum in the face with a whip. I Defendant, n answer to the charge, said he Was not the man who committed the assault complained of, he could prove that he was at the time in ;mother part of the town. • . A young man stepped forward and said, he had witnessed the whole of the transaction, and that the number of the coach driven by the man who struck the complainant was 273. Under these circumstances the present charge was dismissed, but a warrant was issued for the tlriver of 275. Sir IL Br tort E said, he observed a miniber of hackney-coaeh men present, and he wished that all of them should undersutotl. that any tnisbehaviour towards the drivers of cabriolets should be severely punished. Be t‘irtlicr remarked that it wo.thl per haps prevent contention if the cabriolets were to sele:t o:her stands titan those occupied by hackney coaches, anti which they would find no difficulty in doing . , as they were allowed to stand in any street where the distance froth curb stone to curb atone execeded thirty feet. 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