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Amoving the- Government to a place of 'eeeurittehas arrived . Agreed to. Senor Salvato read the draught o f the reply to his Mae jesty's Speech, as presented by the Committee.--Laid on the table. After some other unimportant business, the Ministers nr •: rived, and the President read to them the motion.of Senor Per ' rer, in pursuance of which they had been summoned. • The Secretary of . State for Foreign Affitirs said, the estate of the nation, in respect to its relations with Trance anti other Powers, is described in a memorial which '1 shall have the ho nour to read to the Cartel if they be pleased to hear it. Senor CangaeLThe•diplomatie relations ere not precisely what is reqntred. • The object of - Senor. Ferrer , and of all •the Congress is to ascertain whether circumstances 'have varied for or ageing the country since the Decree of the Cortes for the evenieval of the Government was emoted ; and whether it be true, that a great part of the Frence force in lite Pyrenees is .expected to move on the sth ? , n Affairs.--Since the wish The Secretary of - State for Foreig l •of the Congress reduces itself merely to the being informed whether circumstances have varied since the Decree alluded to, . I have the honour to state that' they have ;or that if coy change has. taken piece, it is that there is a greater pmba bility of the invasion, ; and that it is certain that the French • troops are drawing Tleter Mut the Pyrenees, and that it hi very probable that by the leth there may be 110 tie 90,000 men on the frontiers. .:tenor Carlene —What has been stated by the Secretary of State proves that the reports which are in circulation are not en tirely destitute of foundation, and that the country is in inuni rent danger. lam therefore of opinion, that the sitting ought •• to he dettWed permanent, until it be determined to what point stie'Cortes and the Government shall be removed, whereby a great step will be gained towards rescuing this unfortunate na tion from the perils which menace it.--.(Repeated plaudits in the galleries.) • • The President.-.-The more critical the circumstances, the more necessary it is that our deliberation's should be calm.— .The public ought to be aware of the great injury•which their applause occasions. If it be persisted in, I shall be obliged souse the authority which the regulations of the Chamber give me, The proposition of Senor Canga was now formally read. It watt to the effect that the Cortes should exclusively occupy them swivel with the consideration of the place to which the Govern ment ought to be removed ; and that for that purpose the sit ting should either be permanent, or the Cortes should again re assemble that evening for an extraordinary sitting. Simor 8enit0...4 rise to speak on this proposition, not he . cease 1 differ in opinion from SenorCanga, but hecausel think it necessary first of all that the Secretary of State should inform 'Us in what situation is the execution of the decree of the 17th of lest month, for chuosing a point to which thaGovernmetit should be removed. 1,. as an individual of the Permanent Deputation, know that, on the day before the functions of that deputation ceased, his Majesty had asserted that the Government should -bee authorised to take measures for prosecuting the intention of • the decree. also know that the Ministry had, with their usual zeal, previously assembled a Junta of Generals, to take their opinion on the point to which the Government should be re „moved. I further know, that this Junta nsadea report, which was by Rental order referred to the Council of State. It appears to me, therefore, that the Cortes ought to inquire what has -been done in the Council of State on this subject. The proposition of Senor Canga was then declared to come under aeticle 100'of the regulations, and accordingly admitted to discussion. .The Secretary of State for War.—As •soon as the Govern. ment received the decree of the Cortes, it was without the least delay submitted to a Junta of General Officers, who were in • formed that they must make a report upon it at the latest on the following day. The Military Junta complied with this instruction, and on the 24th the report was referred, with notice of urgency, to the deliberation ,of the Council of State. • —The day before yesterday another Royal Order was trans witted from my department, requiring that the delibera tion should be concluded ; but as yet no decision has been • come to. Senor Canga —We are not now to be impeded by formalities, which in quieter times might be very proper. The Council of State has occupied six days in deliberation, which at a mo. meet like the present is equal to six years. • The Secretary for the Home Department.—l rise merely to correct a point of fact. Though the Junta of Generals had deter tined the place to which in a military point'of view the removal ought to be made, it was obvious that many political considerations might perhaps require a change in that place.— After the subject had been fully considered. a communication was made to his Majesty, who assented to the removal, and nu • thorised the Secretaries of State to adapt the necessary measures for that purpose. Tice Ministers might then have refrained • from consulting the Council of State, but they thought it pro. Tv to refer the subject to that hotly, Its his Majesty had signi. tied a wish to know tile opinion of his Council. The Otivern. ment has endeavoured to stimulate the zeal of the Council ; and as the deliberation is not concluded, some obstacle 111Wii have impeded the making of the report. I shall not enter into • the question started by the last speaker, as to whether it is pro per now to disregard forms which at another tune would be millspenseble. I shall inertly state to the Congress, 'that ac cording to information received by the Government, a Consi . doable French army threatens our frontiers, and that within a few days that army will be in a condition to attempt an aggres sion which we cannot repel with an equal force. %VC are there fore in the situation in which the Cortes are bound to adopt • whatever measures may be necessary for the safety of the coun- try, which, in diflicnlt circumstances, is the only law that ought to be consulted. Senor Ferrer (Don Joachim) agreed with the proposition , e of Senor Canga in all ILA parts : but lie wished to know. whether' 2 elle iltiVeriunent, in consequence of the information received •on the subject of the approatiting invasion, thought time the et:cation for the removal of the Government had arrived ? • ' The Secretary of State for Airar.—Replying categorically to • the-stotion which the last speaker has put, the Government must say; tete eitnectasion for carrying into effect the - removal has arrived. Senor 'Ferrer ezpressed liimeelf,.perfeetly satisfied , with this • answ Setter Isturiz.--It appears that the. Ministers had indite:. hie Majesty to authorize theta to adopt 'peepitatory mea aurae for the removal , must then sett that the Celine% 'of State appears to use to be guilty of a great crime , ei t h er :through ignorance or design, in withholding Its Cotten/tent •on t h is important queetion. But lem or opinion that the Congress ought now to take into consideration the measures necessary for accommplishing the removal. It is necessary teat the Cates should know what means exist for merging its :decree into effect. As the Government has said that the time for removing is conic, it might be presumed that the Ministers had made all the requieite arrangements as far as the state of the na tional penury would permit; • But there is one remarkable cir 1-curt:stance which makes inc doubt the power of the Govern ' tesneto carry the measure into effect : the tortes mow that the Xing. has dismissed the present Withers me 1 appointed others.: iu doing KO he has exercised his prerogative. shall not enter into soy detailed examination of the fitnees or unfitness of the 0101 - 00nt chosen for t h is act, but I must say, that the moment leo which his Meissty has done it is most inconvenient. The inference to which I would direct the attention of Cortes is, that a government whose existence is merel y eventual can ill expect to be obeyed in the time of calamity. flow can it be.' ' expected that a Government so situated should be sufficiently vigorous to carry into effect the measures the Cortes have tie • creed ? The Cortes have, however, no legal means of,making his Majesty retract his measures, even supposing them irupto per t but I think this is an occasion in winch his Alajesty ought to be called upon to fix the stability of the Government, in order that the Cortes may act in concert with the Ministers in giving I ell r.ffeet t 4 the decree of the removal., At thereequestof Senor Alarau, the communication name to hie elteeiey by the Secretaries ' of State, relative to the removal, and tinted the 111th, was read; as was also the opinion of the Coeincil of State upon that communication. At the request of Senor 'Romero, the deeree of his Majesty, ' authorizing the Seeretarieteof State to adopt preliminary tnea • mires for the removal, wits read. Senor Arguellese—ln the course of the present discussion no objection'iat been nettle to the proposition of Setter Canga, • some there really could be none, because, though there might • formerly have been some doubt respecting the proprity of the tanovel, that etnitht must now be dissipated: It is clear that • the opinion of 'the Council of State which has just been read piesente no obstacle to the removal. It speaks of it, indeed, in an Affirmative sense, and only dwells on the necessity of great prudence and circumspection. I concur in this opinion, and I , imiuve already given proofs of being perhaps too much the friend of pireumspecuon. Asehowever, the Council of State is not responsible, but the 4i-tweet - Intent and the Cortes, for this ince . sure, I, with all respect for the opinion of that eternal, con ceive that the Cortez ought to adopt 'the proposition before them, with one alteration, which I shall presently state. The Cones have heard Crete the Secretary fur %Via that in hie opi. OM the nioment for the rem oval has arrived .' To me it is a great eitisfaction, to find that my humble opinion'coincides with that of the Government ; and I happen to know, though not in any of the secrets of the State, that nothing but a great illesion could make any one believe that the time for revved • leas nix dime. I surely ntitri do no more than beg of the Cortes to keep in mind the bad faith of the Waite Powers, their want :of eincerity, and their desire to lull us' into a false security, in order to destroy us. - then, this be their distinctive character, must we not believe that they will adopt every means to admi nista to then .eloses of their opium ? Reasoningfrom nnalegy, foreign Governments who have ventured to violate the most sacred laws al nations, will not fail to resort to any means fur the pupa surprising us, and throwing Us into Con- fuSion: - Not to adopt the measure which is under consideration . would ben positive proof that we want s u fficient firmness to re sist the-attacks of our enemies. There is no other alternative. — We must either submit to-the 80,1100 hostile bayonets nr carry the removal into effect. Besides, it is necessary to beer in mind, that even though we. ere ..to make COriCeS6loll6 to the foreign ,Powers who threaten us, we should not thereby avoid invas ion, while on the other hand parties would be augmented.' This twill prove. The. mere resolution of the Cortes.would n otrestlice to si lence the two nettle s thetwould be formed.; the'one maintaining that, we ought to yin d, antillteother the contrary. WoUld the announcing that the Cortes have entered into negociation be sufficient to silence public opinion ? Certainly not. Hilt there yet remains somethingenore, • 4nvesion.would not be avoided even though a concession were unite. We must recollect what happened in France on the entrance.of Louis XVI 11. That Monarch did not entmthe French territory with merely the charter in-his hand.; Ile entered with the charter, and with 160,000 foreiemers, havingstoo,olo more ready to march forward in case the first force should not be sufficient •to calm the ele ments of discord . that might. arise. 4 t csottld have been the height of imprudence had . Louie XVIII. presented himself, armed only with his -.charter, ttiforee and compel the Frenc h . nation to adopt it: - thus he found it necessary to be accom panied by 150,000 men. The same thing would happ en with us i t we yield, for to- complete , the -arrangement thitloo4ooo- men with which we: are threatened would eitill enter Spain.. The invasion will be necessary to secure the concession. It may he asked, what was the object of the occupation of the kingdom of Naples ? . It was no other than that the new state of things which was introduced should take the wished-for course. Let us not fall into the snare that the enemies have laid for us. To avoid it,l wish that the Government eliouldbe Tem:tired to .state.to.morrow to the Cartes the peke to which it is in• tended to remove,and besides to etcplain the measures which have already been adopted tewarde accomplishing that removal. The Secretary of State has informed us,thst since our decree was pass ed,circumstantes havevaried only by their becoming more 'tenons. Private letters, public journals, and every means of obtaining information, confirm this fact. Besides,. the French Govern. meat is composed of persons who are committed td their pre: tensions; and it it not possible that they can draw back. It is not teibe supposed that the removal can take place as smoothly as in former times, it was usual to make a journey to the plea sure palaces of Aranjuez or La Grange. But it is necessary to employ precaution and dispatch. In _conclusion, 1 wish that the Cortes should admit the proposition which has been made in this form--name!', that to-morrow the Secretaries of State shall appear in the Cortes, to name the place fixed on by his Majesty for the site of the Government a nd the Cortes and to explain the measures already taken for ei. !I removal. With this modification I approve of the proposition, but.l trust above all things that precious time will not be lost. . Senor Canga.---I perfectly concur with what his been said by the foregoing speaker on the subject of exciting the zeal of the Secretaries who arc about to cease in their junctions, in order that they may to-marrow indicate to the Cortes the place to which his Majesty thinks proper to be removed. Let us not deceive ourselves ; the moment that each of those Secretaries reads the memorial of his department, he is no longer Secretary.; and I think the welfare of th e countr y re q uires that they should continue in their offices until they are replaced, so that they may be responsible for their operations. For the same reason it would be proper to suspend the reading a such me morials, which would be useless and even ridiculous in the pre sent circumstances i, otherwise we shatild fall into the snare .which. has been laid for us. The Secretary of State who would seed kis memorial, as soon as the reading is concluded, will de. scend from the Tribune, and return to his house a private ci tizen ; and it is our duty to consider whether, if this suspension of the Government should take place, the Government and the Cortex would be placed in a secure position. I therefore con cur with the opinion of Senor Arguelles, entreating the Cortes - that the reading of the memorials of the different departments of the Ministry he suspended. .. The Secretary for the Home Department---The prevent Se cretaries of State, who have the honour to preserve their charac ter as such, will not fail to take proper measure to realize the wishes of the Cortes respecting . the removal of themselves and . the Government to a secure point ; doubtless they believe that Senor Arguelles, whose proposition is distinguished not by every feeling oteustice and love towards the country, will require them finally to discuss tomorrow the question of the designa. tion of a point for that removal, but merely that they should . give an account of their operations. Senor Arguelles—The Cortes have left to his Majesty the free choice of the point to which the removal is to be effected. We are bound to he consistent, but it is tit that the Secretaries of State should persuade and convince his Majesty, by all pos sible means, of the necessity of calmi n g the public anxiety, and more particulary that of the national representation, by ini mitliately, determining on a suitable place. lam confident that his Majesty will give to the Cortes this new proof of his with to maintain the dignity . of die throne. I think that the Cortes may use that kind of vigour which their powers give them, to intimate to the Government that it is indispens.o)ly necessary that his Majesty should be counselled, to determine immediate ly upon the removal, and to fix on a place. The Secretary for the Home Deparnnent—The Government has protested that as long as the individuals who compose it -shall retain the, character of Secretaries of State, they will em. ploy all the means in their power to convince his Majesty. They will persuade him, urge. him, and point out to him the justice, nece -ity, and propriety of the removal in question ; but toreply precisely as to the point to be fixed on cannot be done at present. They will give an .account of the result 9f their ap plications. . Senor Canga.—l perceive Chat the Secretary of State wishes to give us, with- much delicacy, to understand that his Ma j est y will find .some inconvenience or sonic difficulty in stating pre ciaely to what place the removal shall be effected. The Cortes will consider this difficulty, and will approve or not, the propo sition which has been made. if it be approved, the Minister Al explain to his Majesty that it Is absolutely necessary that the particular place should be fixed on. The Secretaries of State will, with the decorum and firmness which is necessary, pre. .veil on his Majesty to abandon the unfortunate state of things which surrounds him. 1 therefore insist that time reposition - be:Wept:4'in the terms in which it was amended by Senor 'Arguelles. , , , The subjeaseess then declared to be sufficiently discussed, and the proposition of Senor Canga, as amended by Senor Ar. .guelles, was unanimously adopted in the following terms e-s -' That the Government shall to-morrow inform the Cortes of the place which hie Matestybas been pleased to point out for the ,removal of the Government and the Cortes; and also of the measures which have already been adopted for carrying the removal s into effect." • CORTES; 'AIONDAY, MARCH 3. The President announced that the order of the day was the discitssion of the opinion of the Special Committee on the reply that should be given to his Majesty's Speech. . The minute of the reply having been read, Senor Ruiz de la Vega—l conceive the present to be afl opportunity of pointing out to the King, as was done by the Vennanent Deputation, ;the necessity of confirming himself in the sentiments which -were .expressed in his Speeds I have another observation to make on this reply—namely, that since in the Sitting.of yesterday, a discussion took place respecting the removal of the Government in the present critical circum stances, it appears to me that something more should be said in 'the. paragraph on this point: I beg the Cortes will take therm, observations into consideration. . . Senor Arguelles.—The member who has justepoken, with 'the intention of making observations on the minute of the re pint) his Majesty, has skilfully introduced one of the most delicate questions that can come tinder the consideration of the Cones ; but lie cannot fail to know that the transcendent im portance of the subject alluded to demanded that the attention of the Certes.should have been called' to it in a more determi nate manner, instead of being introduced as an appendix to the draught of the reply. The Cemmittee, who heel the honour of Sdiewing up this draught, according to the principles followed in all constitutional countriesi confined itself strictly to what his Majesty thought proper , to say to the Cortes. Any thing else would have been incongruous. Ilad the Cone.' mince su gilded an idea similar to that expressed by the men. ber who as last spoken, it would certainly have been re. jected. In a former occasion, I stated my opinion that the inconvenience alluded to by the last speaker is one that is experienced in all constitutional governments. Kings are men, and as such they ere subject both to good and bad impressions; but to obviate this evil, fundamental laws are established, which are Calculated to counteract the terrible in fluence of evil Counsellors. The member who last spoke said, In the discussion of yesterday, that the Cortes, losing sight of every external cause that might retard the measure which they propose to carry into effect, adopted a measure which was more constitutional and more conformable with the principles of a moderate Monarchy, and they expressed to his Majesty their 'sentiments and wielies throtigh the medium of hist Secretaries of State. This was an efficacious mode of proceeding ; and the Member who spoke lest will agree with me, that if his feats should prove to have any foundation, the Cortes will avail 'themselves of another measure similar ,to that of yesterday.— Besidee, to introduce a clause, however delicate, would, I think, be inappropriate; and therefore I hope that a proposition which seems likely to alter the very spirit of the reply will not be insisted on. With regard to the clause concerning the removal which the foregoing apeaker wishes should be tidtkd to the draught,.•it appeers to me that on a perusal of the paragraph relating to tins subject, he cannot fail to be satisfied with it. Supposing the Committee were to extend the draught in the manner suggested, as they cannot be supposed to know any thing of the discussion of yeeterday, the clause would ?teem to have been added by a sort of inspirit. tion. (Here the Speaker read the paragntph from the draught of the reply, and then continued). It is evidently front thi; clause, that whatever may be his Majesty's determination on this point, it cannot fail to be conformable with the wishes of the Cortes, who keep the door open for any resolution on the subject. I also affirm, that whatever may be the point to which his Majesty may propose to move, the Cortes which is assembled have it in their power again to call the attention of Government, though the naiad of the removal is not now fixed, and is not easy tote determined on. I conclude by repeating, that whatever may be his Majesty's resolution, this paragraph is suited to present eircumstances. The subject was declared to be sufficiently discussed. The Cortes cams to a vote on the draught of the reply to his Majes ty's speech, which was unanimously approved. Several - other resolutions were proposed, relative .to Mea sures for repelling the invaders, and they were referred to par. ticular committer. The Secretariat of State being in. 'attendance, a " . I)aPrr delivered . in by the Secretary tor the Home Department WAS read, in which it was stated, that his Majesty having been informed of the dispatch of the Secretarka of the Cortes, in which was communicated to the Government the resolution adopted yesterday, in order to the • Cortes obtaining information of the point . to which the GoVern ment was to be removed, and having heard the opinion of ' the Council of State , his Majesty had been pleased to appoint the city of Seville as du place to which the .removal is to be effected ; ordering at thesame time, that the Government do issue the necessary orders for the security of the journey, and also for establishing military 'pails, and for seeing that the towns to be passed through shall be furnished with provisions and means of transport; and also that the moat convenient edifices be allotted ter the occupation of his Majesty, the Royal Family, and the Congress; the Government ,collecting the sums necessary for defraying the expenses required-for all time purposes. The communication was laid on the table. 'On the motion of Set-sr Romero,.the opinion of the Junta of Officers consulted on the removal was read. Senor Argnelles.—l presume that the Cortes will he satisfied with the reply that has been given to his Majesty's Speech; at least lam so. It certainly appears to me, that it would be proper, -in order to facilitate the necessary arrangenunts for the removal of . the Government, that the President and the four Secretaries should be authcrited to form themselves into a special Committeeto settle all that may be-necessary for the said removal. I would also wish that this Committee, excited solely by its steal, should make a report of the measures that may be adopted on this subject. In this manner I conceive the object of the Cortes will be completely accomplished, and I shall waken formal proposition on this point. CORTES, TUESDAY, il/Anen 4. A communication from the Secretary of State for Grace and Justice, informed the Cortes that his Majesty continued indis posedly the gout, ,and that her Majesty the Queen was more relieved from her spasms.—No business of importance oc curred in this Sitting. BEntw, Matto' 4.—The following facts wil show. the state iifdisorder and anarchy which a present prevails its. Spain : Colonel (1? Schepeler, the late Prussian Charge d'Affaires at Madrid, after having been furnished with the necessary . pass, ports, quitted that capital on the 13th of January. He arrived on the '2sth at Miranda, and at the moment when he was about to enter an inn to repose, after the fatigues of the journey, his carriage was surrounded by three Officers of the 2d Battalion of Vittoria, and by the postmaster of Vittoria, who angrily de manded his passports. It was with difficulty that he succeded in reaching a chamber, and he could not deliver himself from the rude importunities of these persons, until he had shown Ills passports to one of the Officers, whom .he considered to be au, thorized to demand it. But they, nevertheless, remained . for some time in front of the inn - and sang, in broad day, one of the most offensive stanzas of the Trognlci. This scene was repeat ed twice shortly afterwards, amidst ftirious vociferation*, amongst which were heard cries of " 'rite Constitution for ever!". and " Death to the tyrants of Prussia and Russia!" Colonel Schepeler thotight it advisable to give information of these transactions to the Commandant of the fifth military district of Vittoria, in order that measures might betaken to protect him from similar insults during the remainder of his journey. The Commandant made some vague excuses; but he at the same time promised to ptinish the disturbers of order, and offered the Charge d'Affaires au enscort, composed of a sub-officer and eight horse soldiers. But these measures had not the success which wits anticipated ; for M. de Schepeler had scarcely arrived at Mondragon when the sentinel demand ed his passport, which, having obtained, he afterwards re fused to return, on the ground that it had undergone a correc tion at Vittoria. It was observed on the part of the Colonel, that the correction could in no way weaken the validity of the passport ; and after a short time a soldier came up, and in it loud voice monicated an order, directing Co l. Schepeler to ap 7 pear before the Lieutenant. The Colonel very naturally refused to obey this order on the ground that the.passport alrottled sufficient information as to who he was. Soon oiler, Lieutenant Alex. Robles, of the regiment of Batanios, appeared himself, and threw the passport into the travelling chaise, exclaiming— " You may be minister or any thing else you please, it signi fies little. Nobody commands here but myself: I-command you to alight and to come to my house, otherwise you cannot leave this place." " Well, then," replied Col. de Schepeler, " I will remain here." " Take out the horses, then," said the officer, " and conduct the traveller to the guard-house." At this moment Colonel de Sehepeler recollected that the Commandant at Vittoria had furnished him with an order which enjoined all officers to protect him from the insults of the people. Upon this paper being exhibited, Lieutenant Robles said, in contemptuous tone— " This is another thing ; now you mdepart." • Colonel de Schepeler observed, in the mildest manner possible, that the Lieutenant might have spared his ofl'ensive conduct to wards him ; upon which the Lieutenant exclaimed—" Carako! (a gnats insult in Spanish) ; if yeti do not hold your tongue; I will salute you with four muskets. lam a Spanish officer and a Liberal. Ido not care , for any ambassador, and if yottsay another word. I will cause you to he shot." After this violent burst, Colonel de Schepeler obtained pet mission to proceed on his way. One of his carriages was, how ever, again stopped, at a post station of Mondragon, and was not suffered to proceed until after much debate. The escort which had been given to the Charge d'Affaires at Vittoria was of no service to him whatever, for he did not dare to oppose the Lieutenant. The passport was no longer of any assistance, and it wrs only to the express direction of the Com mandant at Vittoria that he was finally indebted far the liberty of proceeding. COMMERCE or MEXICO. The extent anti value of the commerce of ' Mexico are not perhaps fully appreciated by us. Hitherto ex clusively carried on by the Spaniards, who carefully guarded the access of foreigners to the main source of their colonial wealth, the nature and importance of the trade of Vera Cruz have not been deemed of immediate interest, a nd consequently have been little inquired into. The following statement, partly given by Humboldt, and partly furnished by an article on the subject in one of the late French rapers, exhibits the gross amount in clrtain years, of the imports and exports of Mexico, and the principal , articles of trade which will soon be thrown open to all 'nations, and from which we must derive more or leas ' benefit. InlBo2, the total value of imports and exports of Mexico, .was 60,445,955 dollars. This was during the internal of peace between France and England; but in the next year, 1803, the amount was reduced nearly one-half, being but 34 , 349,634 dollars, owing to the war which broke out again in Europe. In 1809, however, while that war was still prosecuted, and under all the disadvantages consequent to it, the commerce of Vera Cruz hail recovered, and the imports of that year amounted to 21,058,518, and the exports to 28,604,244. Of the imports. 10,252,698 were of the growth or prod uce o f Spain, brandy. being the principal article. —Of the 'products or fabrics of other countries, being chiefly linens and cotton go ods, the value was 6,914;607, England tar nishing 321,212 pieces valued at 1,943,473 dol. Of the exports 16,311,341; w ere in s aver, and 4,536 only in gold. The whole coinage of Mexico during the year, amounted to' 26,172,982 , dole. Of the other articles of exportation cochineal was the prin. emit the remainder consisted of cocoa, cotton, sugar, cotter and wool, each in small quantities. Nearly seven millions-of the exports were to the'other Spanish Colonies, the residue to the . mother country. The whole amount of the value of s ilver and gold coined in Mexico from 1690, when the mint was established, to ' 1809, including the coinage of the' last year, 1,523,005,095 dollars, about one-third more than the Nation al Debt of Eng.` land, which has 'been accumulating only during the . sa m e . period.--(N. Y. American.) The number of passengers from Dover to Ca lais, and from Calais to Dover, WAS ,in ordinary times pretty equal. For some past it has been observed, that those coming to France was con siderably less. " Between the 3d and the 9th inst. five packet boats arrived at Calais, with 191 pas sengers ; and seven sailed for England, with 390 passengers.—(Constitutionnal, March 13.) PARLIAMENTARY PROCEED GS. 110CSt•OF COMNIONS. NOTICES of :.%10TIONS,,, and ORDERS of the DAY, which now stand in the Ord fi er-Book, n- the Present Week. Monday', f 7 the ORDERS OF THIg 1. Marriage Act Amendment' Bill—Committee. • 2. Church Rates (Ireland) Bill—Second Rending. 3. Warehousing Bill—Secontitteading. 4. Division of Counties Bill—Second Reading. 6. Assessors-at-FAections Bill—Seccind Reuling. ti. Grand J ary Presentments (Ireland) Bill_ConUiuttee. 7. Prisons Bill—Committee. 8. King's Property Bill—Third Reading. 9. Mutiny Bill itepoit. 10. Supply.,—Report. 11. Supply—Cominittce. • 12. , National Debt Reduction Bill—Third' Reading. 13. Waifs . oet Menus-Report. 14. Ways and Means—Cornmittee. 15. Marine, Mutiny Rill—Report. Exemption from Toll Bill—:Thiril•Reading. NOTICES OF. NOTIONS. 1. Mr. Robert Ward -7-Ordnance Estimates. (In Committee of SiMply). 2. Mr. Creevey—Application of.the'VoUr and AMU' per Cent. Duties accruing in the Islamil ot' Barhadoes. 1. Mr. lushington-,,Army Extraortlinaries, and 3liszellamous Services. (in Committee of Supply.) 4. Mr. Wilberforce—TO present Peuuon from'the Quakers, for the gradual abolition of Slavery throughput the British Do. minions. • Tuesday, March 18. NOTICES 01 , NOTIONS. 1. Mr. Maherly-;-Resolution concerning Revenue, Expendi• , cure, and ,Sinking Fund—Repeal of Assessed Taxes.. 2. 11r. Jones—Bill to amend and correct the practice of the Courts of Great Sessions in Wales. 3. Mr. Peter Moore—To repeal insolvent Debtors' Act. • 4. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—To refer Letters and Treasury. Minute, relative to the" King's Library, to a Select Committee. 6. Dl. Phillimore—To amend Act [l9 Geo. 31 against profane swearing. ORDER OF TILE DAV. Marriage Act Repeal I:llll—CoMmittee. Wedtresday, March 10. NOTICES OI M O TIONS. • le Mr. Woolryche Whitmore—COmmittee to inquire into the Duties payable on East and West India Sugar. 2. Sir John Newport—Copy of Letter from tlle ChieF Secretary of Ireland .to the l'irg Fruits Once, dated Ist February last. 011Ettl 0? THE DAY. • MershantYessels Apprenticeship Bill—Second Reading. 7'hursday, March 2.0. NOTICES OF MOTIONS.. 1. Sir Thomas Lethbridge—Resolutions relative to Agricultural Distress. 2. Lord Archibald Hamilton—Motion for the wArrAnt of ap pointment of the Magistrate* of Inverness. 3. Mr. Cripps —Parish Apprenticeship Laws. Friti* March 21. onpra OF THE DAY. Weights and 3leasurea Bill—Further consideration of Report, F STOCKS ONK O.CLOCK. India Stock . • lndial3onas 23 t . South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. BMA lO 12 pr. Ditto Sinall Bank for Act. India for (on. Acct. Cons. for April 10 73li of Deputies would occasion ar t violent explosi" ' . that would blow up the intell ect of the Itightand Right Centre at the least! — An the Cortes,on the 4 contrary,not the slightest emotion svaa observable, T_ nor was the Speaker for a mom ent interrupted cept by a burst of applause from the strangers itt _. the galleries, which he h;fnself immediately and severely r ebuked ! It will be seen that neither the '. 'Spanish Government nor the Cows calculate 01l , any effectual resistance being offered fo r tile French Army in its progress to Madrid. I'l is no matter of gratulation for the invaders,lo - inasmuch as it proves that the resolution man who thus voluntarily surrender a large H . district of their country, an d e reit the Capiol itself, to military violence, ra ther than tabmit to the dishonour of foreign -dictation, is irrefo• cably fixed, and that the.? Are determi n ed to stand or fall with the cause of the Naiion al I°d" pendenee, Bet if the Span iards do not at first make any formidable opposition - to the invitelerit it rernains to be seen whether any p „t of the' J r force will retaliate b }• an irruption into F r ance ; 01 we have yet to ascertain, alsoov hat will be the c°° ; duct of the French troops themselves. Tb° ' Tha r n des DObats has announced tha t a lle encb g acting in the name of NAPOLEON 1 1. and .comP s " ° French, N ea politan, and Pietlittantese reftigPeit has declared her neutrality has been formed in Catalonia• ifestria, it aPr ears ' k oar) and is reducing her army ! The sight of the trial r dee 41 4 standard may produce a " lively'sense- " terrible the French lines, and produce $ . ~, ~,h 4,1. explosioN" the reverberation of Yin" - 04, be heard in the I.'uilleries itself! Fr °l° t r" L E. for apparent inactivity o f m tN A, we re- 1 . .„ . ... i i during the Spanis- 7 .0_ some time, suspected that that succeol buolcin mender has been maturing some Pk" cr i bold, ta and daring enterprise, which is calculate ~11 I,Asapii, K cide the fate of the war !—The Duke ' go(' • I:ENIE set off on Saturday for. the Ar a l' d i , lardi 0 1 we shall not be surprised if the sp3o . j i Moir ! ' Paris before his Royal Highness is at ' FRENCH VIJNIP3.---MAItCI i l i e ifC• Fire per Cents. ..... Opened at ...... 7 1 7 j:, 130 c! Highest ......... „ t .. oc. Closedat ......... ii . , ~. „fr o, -.. Bank Stock ............. ................. .1 4 , 5 ;4, ;f, Neapolitan.. Five per Cents. ............. d'' SpaelslA Bonds IC1•21 .................... ' t . tor , tachange on London —One tonth... :-.;.! Or , Th:ae Months .-' s rtife a .........0000.--• 1 , Bayonne Papers to the Sth 10 91 11 e f o llow' this morning, from which we, e xtract I itt g ; toioiolf °(' Variou s troops are daily It is stated that tire couriers which hod to ll ..ej ; dot A n '. peeted there for a few day* from 31edrid iina Falb on h ii the 28th one of them wits stopped by A b''' a 'bL a I ' ll4ll° ' first settingout from Iron, who took all bit Pq ri our ierse e ' through Bayonne for Paris, and oneW di. 5/3 it i i toell ec4 for London. From the various accounts {:till'betel 0 ,1 t lpi that the expedition of Bessierel had entirelf slt pits oi ' 1). the rig' the remainder of his troops had a rrived on Ebro, in a most wretched situatioi!. m pini' arriving Ando theila'tsv°, oish cbitlf, __....0. 0 .** * this lII.' The II ..amburgh Afail, mentions, that Letters of the 9th February I:reln ote; amved at F ran kf ort on the 9 t h instant, affirannit.;ret t i bi ', retreat of the Turks from 11Iessolonghi, th'atheelly:,', penetrated to Vrachori, the caPita l 0 1 r'''''''', 4 ,fro ,o6 ':: , action with the Turks, -who for some time o,meo,it V. . received _ cor f o t,P , fend themselves f ro m their houses, till the ti v them, when they retreated. _ ["""1 A Conitt:seoSPEST•l . g 1 ,CpCi, ....:(3/o",k ExCHANGE, 11 all -past rtalri °too stew Consols opened at 73,1 i, at which ther lir steal ' from a belief that our Covert's° 4 An ° tend, if Possible, to preserve nentralil' ~, f r''''' press has a • is . arrived from Paris, with the st IV Fonds were 2 1 it is said, at 77f. 50c.; Si3s"i'itcrot, fall in two days of 41 per oreoti FO : I --- a I°N Man.KET.---Spanish iltttis. .600 at 428, but vi ol P' went down to- S7l, Vii, , v i d' lir iny bo ~ tii ,i Yers, and a heavy N131.10.1*, i op iniO also fallen h • in consequence of a levs , 0 0 having been given inter& that 5 Per " Ill ' ( I or 6 F.'. only be taken for this itoc: ill° .ill; rent , according to the terms . 49' Chili 67 • , [Obis , N eiv ' iNeW PrUSSian 761;:Co . -Spanish 26:1. - lab lei. On 4 nye it Saturday c • - ril o' 3. 'CO at three o"cloclkant,ut,ll)ll4.l"i;st:id-c:itl?l'otiv...e, "''' 0; till near l i, e a II ) • The Dekr", r_ro,,,r . " 0 !kis se,,,,___ t• • of . VonK is nerir/y !),.1 114P,P4, has r tatlisposition. 'lli iit!‘"J'illi,o" Thursda walked , l and rode on borselAct.. t 0 - ' ogre - - 0 0 Olt Duchess o f Cirjoucpl.ol ~i e ci I _ iii sayl,h I how_ . ha s been indisposed, and conuji, obirstfter, are hou s e b y a weakness in her Oliele,gl),,,i ii D e and rhcepSYt° say, out daily in !loyal iligeal ' Ai , Yesterday in her,.. C.arrii.i: " norfor.T.'ool the . UIVI,ne t.NerVn,e_ .11,..eri0 IV by the it KING ' S sousehold, at the Val L' hi, so . es. Dr. BLOMUFRa. r o I,oo7rititt Mr. Secretary C we 0,- (0- v O , flounce, AN4tr4o, ~ oio 4, is recovered front tin- attact•or I which_ nabled hire to remove fr"'tit pet/0 oinc,,eion Friday, to his residailer ,11,50% itili, "A„ e 4. . das since the non. 1‘..11:• Hipp lscriti, Ici,,c`irtown with dispatches for do. r eit apt ;off e are informed, upon the , a r li r e , that several 0111 --" cLeollott Ol e ; i t wh . cep, o. the Ts, A,„00 a have served under fluosAt AP O t he • r o di cetitly left this country to enter ill" 0 00 00 service, in which they aro to fecal (Morning paper.) , 1 PRICE o: TIM DAY AT Bank Stock — shut 3 per Cent. Red. shut 3 pereent. Cons. 7 3 1 i 34 per Cent. shut 4 per Cent. 1 (Jul shut New ' 93, 1 ,11 5 • Cents. 1797 ?er Cen_ junk bong Ann. ...... „shut cup. 3 per Cents. PRICE 07 FOREIGN STOCKS ix LONDON. MARci:l7. AT ON1: O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 76g. Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Centi. (Metallic) 00. • • Ditto New 71. Five ter Centßonds, Nespcilibtif • 00. Scrip, 00. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, U. Spanl~tiNew Ditto, 261. Scrip, 39i disc. Five per Cent, Bonds, 81. Pr us 1a n Ditto *New, 70. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 79. 3 / 4 Chill • 67. . Colombian Six per Cent. Roods, 49 Peruvian New Loan, 00. Bank Shares .£2l ss. Six per. Cent. 90 —9B. American Five per Cent. 95i-97. Three per Cent. 70. „PRICE OF HUSH STOCK, Mown 13. Trench Bank Stock 240 Gov. Deb. 3a per cent B3 Stock, 'di per ct B6 Gov.' Deb. 4 per cent. Goy. Deb. I) per cent. -- -Stock, 4 per cent.... 03,3,} * Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. City Debentures, 5 per cent Lying in liospitul 4 per et — Exchange on. Londi Grand Canal 14=44 p.et. —Ditto 6 per cent.... 61i ---..Ditu3Stock Royal Canal Stock I , l 7 tde.street Cert. 6 per rt —* Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec.— — Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct Do. 6 per cent — Ballast Office Govt. See 5 pier cent. an, March 12, at. HIGH VorATElt AT LONDO Alnrning, 47 minute: after 6. BRIDGE TO-MORROW. gvening, Ili minute% ifter 6. T 1 :a. 4'l SUN. SOLUM.QUIS DicEnr. F-11,5C.11 .4UDEAT LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 18'23. The contents of the French and Spanish Papers increase daily in importance, as the moment ap proaches for the actual commencement of war.— The intelligence from Madrid is to the 6th inst. at which time it is alleged that the intention of removing the Government 'tt) Badajos was re linquished, in preference to Seville, for which City the 1( ix() nas to depart on the 10th or 11th, and the Cortes were to follow on the 15th. The cause of this change of destination is said to be the commencement of insurrection in Portugal, which had of course rendered Ba. dajos less secure as the seat of the Spanish Government. It is impossible-not to admire the temper and coolness with which the Spanish Cortes discussed the critical circumstances of the Government in the interesting Sittings of the Rd and 3d instant. There is not in any of the speeches a single passage that is not directly applicable to the subject under considera tion, or that is otherwise than characteristic of the proverbial gravity and deliberative wis dom of the Spanish nation. Even the proposition for declaring the physical incapacity of the KING, was received and got rid of without exciting in the Cortes any thing of that " lively sensation " which is so frequently produced, on the most unimportant occasions, in the Legislative Cham bers of their French neighbours. We should ex. pect that a similar proposition to the Chamber