The Sun. — London, England, 1823-04-16 00:00:00

COLOMBIAN LO AN.-Notice is - her e by N-. 1 given, that the SECOND HALF-YEARLY DI VIDEND of this LOAN will be PAID to the BOND HOLDERS on the FIRST DAY of MAY NEXT, and any subsequent day, Sundays excepted. The Dividend Warrants are to be left for examination at the Office of Messrs. C. Her ring, W. Graham, and J. D. Powles, No. 3, Freeman's -court, Cornhill, one day previous to receiving the Dividend. Freeman's -court, March 27, 1823. 'SPANISH LOANS OF 1021 AND 1822. THE DIVIDEND p a y a bl e i n LONDON on the Ist of MAY NEXT, on the SPANISH FIVE PER CENT. CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES now in circulation, of the LOANS o f 1821 andLlB22, negociated by Messrs. ARDOIN, HUBBARD, a nd CO. and Counter aped by th em an d Messrs. LAFITTE and CO. of PARIS, WILL BE PAID at the House of A. F. HALDIMAND and SONS, No. 24, CATEATON-STREET, on that and every succeedi ng d ay (Sundays excepted), between the Hours f Ten and Two. It will be necessary to leave the Dividend Warrants, with Liststhereof, in numerical order, for examination, one day pre vious to the application for payment. London A pri 1 11' 182 3. *,* As we gave a copious Account of the Speeches of Lord Li vEnPoor. Mr. CANNING, and Mr. BnOUGHAM, on Mon day, in yesterday's SUN, we were necessarily obliged to abridge that of Lord GREY, which we shall insert to-morrow. PRICE OF STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT ONE 0-CLOCK. batik Stock Red.:................. 3 Per Cent. ........... 754 g 3 per Cent. Cons. . . .......... 761 i 3i per Cent .................. 4 per Cent. ........ New .......... Mgt 5 ,per Cents. 17,t7 ........... Bank liong Ann. 19i 7.l6ths Imp. 3 per Cents. ........... 'lndia Stock India Bonds 325. 345. South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills l2 14 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Acct. 76 1j —...-- P RICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS 12i LONDON, Arm". 16, ,Al ONE O'CLOCK. French Five per Cents. 84. Six per Cents. 00. Russi an Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Ditto New 733. Neapolitan j . Five per Cent, Bonds, 72. `Scrip, 00. AllitriaTl Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Spanish Five per Cent. B on d s , 30. New Ditto. 31a. • {Scrip, 00 disc. I'russian f Five per Cent. Bonds, 82, ( Ditto N ew , 813 . Dani s h Chili Fire per Cent. B on d s , 63. 69. ( !olont bi an Peruvi an Six per C ent . Bonds, 64. New Loan, 00. Bank Shares £2l sa. American Six per Cent. 90-98. { Five per Cent. 953-07. Three per Cent. 70. --...... , 11101-nvATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Alorning, 43 minutes after 6. 1 Ev en i ng, 16 m i nutes a f ter 7. 1 , ...................................... THE SUN. !OLEN .QUIS DICERS FALSUM dUDEAT . LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 18" We have received, by. Express from Paris, the French Papers of Monday, and private intelli gence of considerable interest. The French troops have for the first time been engaged with the Spaniards before St. Sebastian. Even from the French account of the affair, which must be greatly distrusted, it is evident that the Spaniards have manifested the noblest resolu tion to defend their liberties and their coun try. I t is but right t o a dd, h owever, t h at for any thin g which appears to the contrary, in t ile present accounts, the French soldiers have 811 e" no disposition to waver in their obedience to the ir Commanders. The most important article of private intelli. g"ce which we have received by this Express, is " Il tained in the following extract from the letter of eqntorrespondent. Ourßeaders will recollect that we lung since expressed an opinion that MINA, whose designs are generally impenetrable, was Proba bly m e di tating an enterprise which would nave considerable influence over the progress of t he War "It was currently reported, on the Exchange at Paris this afternoon (Monday), that the P rench G eneral VA.SSEROT had been killed when teccmaaitring before St. Sebastian, and that MINA, having left his new levies in the mountains, was advancing on Toulouse at the head of a ell,sen body offificen thousand Spaniards ! The but. ..e of BELL UNO is confidently stated to have aPPlied for another Pr e Army of R eserve , as t h e nell already find that they have advanced f arther th ad an th ey can maintain themselves, without ditional troops,', The Moniteur of Monday contains the follow ing Di spatch NOT A'isPatcb, from Major General GUILLEMI.. NOT„. L . i ' wh ic h , being dated the 9th, must have v b een at least two days in the possession of the F rench .' Government before they thought fit to Publi s h it ! be " The march of the army continues. The sh i g i ade of the advanced guard, under the Mar To li r d4 'Caenp Vallin, is half a march beyond ~,,•°llas which the Duke of Reggio occupies . i lth h n „the first corps. The division Bourke closely tii, e _,,ades St. Sebastian. The flag of truce of Oul; trop was received with musket-shot.— h ;- ,rO O - 1 1 t" then rntale themselves masters of the th ey which command the fortress, into which ti e - „Y forced the garrison to return. The impa %ice for fighting was such, that Generals and leers Positi co uld scarcely c h ec k it. From this new N. n Gn eneral Bourk e sent a second, flag of th e 'e, which this time ,was admitted ; but 44 Governor having pretended that advantage y a „ be en tak en o f this circumstance to ad to"%e) a General B ourke demonstrated to him our ck ' nd his bad faith, by immediately with drawing his troops '2OO paces. The flag of truce having returned, the troops of his Majesty as saulted with fresh ardour all the posts which the enemy had re-occupied, and completely over threw them. After an hour of repose, the enemy attempted a sally with three battalions, which he supported with a sustained fire of 15 pieces of cannon, both from the town and citadel. This sally was promptly repulsed by battalions taken from the 22d, 35th, and 30th regiments of the line, led on by Generals Dalbignac and Mar guerrye. Nothing could be compared with the state of the troops, soldiers, officers of the line, officers of the staff—every body has 'done his duty. It was with cries of Vire le Roi that his loyal subjects constantly combated, and answered the vociferations of the Re-' volutionists. General Bourke cites with dis tinction the Aide-de-Camp of his Royal Highness, Lieutenant-Colonel Delahite, who was constantly in the midst of the fire, the Colonel of the artillery depot, and Captain Ducier.—We have to regret only the loss of twenty men killed or wounded. The loss of the enemy must have been much greater, as they were twice repulsed. His Royal Highness will, to-morrow, distribute on the spot the rewards due to the conduct of the most distinguished officers and soldiers: The head-quarters of the army will be to-morrow, the 10th, at Ernani, and on the 11th at Tolosa. (Signed) " Major-General Count GUILLE3IINOT " Head-quarters, Oyergon, April 9, 103." The Journal des DAuts states, that on the 9th a provisional Government for Spain was esta blished, and that General Eguia was placed at its head. It is stated in the Gazette de France, that when the Duke d'Angouletne arrived at Ernani, Deputies from the three Biscayan Provinces pre sented to him their recognition of a Provisional Government in Spain during the captivity of the King. The Chief of the Fretich Artillery had, it is said, been ordered to deliver,to the Junta of the three Provinces 7bo muskets and 100,000 cartridges. The Constitationnel states, on the authyrity of a Provincial Paper, that the Duke of Belluno arrived at Bordeaux on the 9th, on his return to Paris. We have also received a telegraphic dispatch, which did not reach Paris till after Monday's Papers were published. It is as follows : " DISPATCH OF APRIL 11.-FROM TILL ARMY. " The troops under the orders of General Bonselle occupy the heights which command St. Sebastian. " The Prince slept on the 11th at Tolosa. " The advanced guard of the Ist corps, commanded by Gen. 'Wallin, was on the 11th at Villa Real, two days' march from Vittoria. " The Duke of Reggio, with the Ist corps, occupies Villa Franca. The 2d corps is placed between Tolosa and Oyergon. " The Garde Royale supports the movements of the army. " llis Royal Highness enjoys the best health." The new Junto of Government, or the new Spanish Regency, has been installed. FRENCH FUNII6.—APRIL 14. Five per Cents. Highest Closed at B4 f. c. Neapolitan Five per Cents. Spanish Bonds 1821 ItusstA.—ls it true that the King of the Nether. inn& has agreed to admit the Russian troops into his garrisons —and that the Russian Navy may enter, relit, victual, and remain in the Dutch Ports ? We extract the following important paragraph from the Journal de Paris : 44 The Nuremberg Correspondent amiouaces, that advices received direct from Petersburgh state, that the Russian Fleet at Cronstadt is fitting out with the utmost celerity, and that it will shortly sail on a distant expedition." We this day insert the remainder of the diplo • math: papers submitted on Monday night to Par liament. The whole of these important docu ments being now before our Readers, they will be the better enabled, with ourselves, to under stand any reasonings upon them which we may from time to time use the freedom of submitting to their judgment. We recommend the careful preservation of the Papers to our friends, for the purpose of future reference. They relate to an epoch in the history of the Civilized World, the most momentous which has occurred in mo dern times, and the consequences of which, though they bid defiance to human foresight,.and elude the strongest efforts of human sagacity, cannot fail, whatever may be the result of the war, to exercise a mighty influence over the destinies of mankind, on account of the peculiar circumstances of the age in which the crisis has occurred, and on account of the rights and stu pendous interests indirectly involved in the struggle, and of the controlling principks of human action, which from the cannon's mouth are at this moment contending for the mastery. We shall probably, unless our attention be diverted from the subject by the impetuosity of passing events, take a comprehensive review in several of lour succeeding plumbers, of the recent Negociations, and of the conduct, not only of our own overnment, but of that of France and her Continental Allies, and of Spain, in those great transactions, the results of which are only beginning to be developed. At present, we shall confine ourselves to the statement of some of the reflections which have arisen out of the disclosures made by our own Cabinet, and on the part which this country has taken in the discus sions, and the attitude which she has determined on retaining, at the commencement of the struggle. Ministers having, as appears from their own statements, resolved on maintaining neutrality, whatever might be the issue of the negociations, it is impossible not to give them the fullest credit for the earnestness and sincerity with which they have seized every opportunity of at tempting to dissuade France from the execution of her hostile intentions, by reiterated representations of the danger, the injustice, and the inutility of her meditated aggression against the Peninsula. Supposing the election of a neutral policy, there fore, to have been worthy of Great Britain at such a crisis,— worthy of the wisdom and spirit of her councils, with due reference to all the bearings of . the question, as r es p ec ts the dispo sitions of the Spanish nation on the one hand, and as respects' the relative power and resources of England, and of the great Continental Alliance, on the other,—supposing, we say, their resolution to maintain neutrality to have been judicious, (an hypothesis, however, on which the whole question hinges), we cannot but admit that the Papers submitted to Parliament prove that Mi nisters have honestly and zealously exerted every means in their power to avert the calamitous oc currence of the present War on the Continent. Neutrality having been their election, they could do nothing more than they have done, except holding out menaces to France ;and as, with the determination to be neutral, their menaces must have been insincere, there is no English man who will for an instant entertain the dis honourable idea that the Government of his country ought to have held out threats which were never intended to be realized. The only questions into which it seems to us to be necessary to inquire, therefore, are, what are the grounds, on the one hand, upon which Ministers rest for the justification of their neutral policy ?—And what are the opposing considera tions, on the other hand, arising out of the ma terials furnished by themselv es, on which a dif ferent policy may be deemed more consistent with their duty to the Crown and to the country ? It may be proper to premise, that from the Speeches both of Lord LIVERPOOL and of Mr. CANNING, Ministers continue to avow the most unqualified reprobation of the folly as well as of the iniquity of the proceedings of the French Government;—that they still boldly maintain that the Spaniards have done nothing which can justify the attack made upon their in dependence,—and that they still admit the necessity under which the Spanish nation effected the revolution of its , Government, and speak in terms of respect of the men by whom the Revolution has been conducted. It is proper also to premise, that from the Speech of Lord LIVERPOOL, it appears that Ministers continue to entertain no doubt of the present capacity of the Empire for sustain ing the expenses and sacrifices of a war, if iu their judgment our participation in a war, as a principal, however formidable the Power against which we might have to contend, should be deemed necessary for vindicating the honour of the Crown, or the interests and dignity of the Empire.—( To be continued.) We received this morning Bayonne Papers of the Bth instant. After relating the affair with the French Refugees on the Banks of the Bidassoa, they say, " that on their dispersion, th e Marshal Duke of Reggio made a speech to his troops, shewing them that an ignominious death is always the consequence of treason. — The Duke of Angouleme was at Irun yesterday, and said that the march of the troops must be hastened by every possible means, as it was necessary not to be on the march during the great heats which they might shortly expect!— Genera I O'Donnel has no longer any command; he is nominated Governor in partibu,s• of Old Castile. Longa is still here without troops. The passage of the troops is still very consider able ; and those cantoned for several miles round are now hastening to the line. It was only yester day that the general contract for provisions was given to Ouvrard and Tourton. The army that pass through here are obliged to carry provi sions for fourteen days, which fatigues them w terribly, especially in the d e pl or able w e ather have. It rains incessantly. Th e re are above 700 sick already in our Milktary Hospital. Se veral vessels have arrived here from the coast of Portugal, partly laden with corn for the Army. This day the 4th and 20th Regiments of Cavalry have arrived; and also the 4th, 13th, 24th, and 39th Regiments of the Line, and several Generals. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT:I STOCK EXCHANGE, Twelve o'Clock.—Little bu siness has been doing in the Market this morning. Consols opened at 76 to 4, at which price .they remain steady. According to private , letters from Paris this morning, the affair before Saint Sebastian cost the French more men than they have dared to publish. One letter asserts that they lost from 2to 300 men. It is also stated that the French Army will not pass the Ebro, for some time, but will wait there until the fortresses are reduced in their rear. The Ex presses which have arrived this morning from Paris bring only Monday's papers, of which you are in possession. FOREIGN' MARKEL—Iit consequence of the Spanish Dividend being advertised, the Bonds opened this morning at 33, with some business doing in the earlier part of the morning. A great difference still exists between the Committee of the Stock Exchange and the Gentlemen who deal in Foreign Securities. The KING leaves 13righton to-morrow morning, and will be at Carlton House early in 'the after noon. Yesterday at one o'clock a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which sat in close deliberation till past one o'clock. A King's Messenger was under orders yester day for a Foreign Journey. Sir C L HARES BAMFYLDE, We regret t o h ear , continues in au unpromising state. On Monday Prince LEOPOLD dined with the Duchess of KENT at the King's Palace, Kensington. After wards their Royal Highnesses honoured Covent-Garden Theatre with their presence. FASHIOI(TABLE ARRIVALS. Sir Henry Hardinge, M.P. from Durham ; Lady Bamfylde, in Montague-square, from Brighton ; Robert Hurst Esq., M.P.at Needham's Hotel, Westminster-bridge, from Horsham park, Sussex ; Viscount and Viscountess Down and family, from Yorkshire ; Sir Matthew Tierney, Baronet, and family, from Brigh ton,Richard Price,Esq. M.P. at the Hyde-park Hotel,from Brighton ; Sir Charles Wolseley, Bart. at ditto, from Staf fordshire; Major and Mrs. Gore, at ditto, from Harrow ; John Smith Wright, Esq., at ditto, from Okeover Hall; Captain Laroche, R.N., at ditto, from Hertfordshire ; Rev. J. Fridley, at ditto, from Surrey_; J. Lockwood, Esq., at ditto. DEPARTURES.—Mrs. and 'Miss E lake, from Weymouth street, for Malvern ; Lady Johnston and family, from the Hyde Park Hotel, for France ; Mr. and Mrs. Musgrove, from ditto, for Tunbridge Wells ; Capt. Boyard, Ist Life Guards, from ditto, for Windsor. HOLLAND AND RUSSIA. FON. THE SUN. MR. EDITOR—III the present conjuncture of public affairs, it is of the utmost importance to the British Community to be correctly apprised of the actual relations between Holland and Russia, and the nature of the SECRET ARTICLES of the offensi i ve and defensive alliance entered into between those countries, about the time of the marriage between the Prince of Orange and the Russian Princess.—The communication of these secret articles will shew the ambitious views and designs of Russia, and that His Majesty's Go. vernment did not evince the firmness and de cision they ought to have manifested, at the time and under the circumstances alluded to ! Batson's Coffee-house, April 14, 1823. OLDENIIURGII. THE THEATRES. Dauny-LANE.—Some discontent was excited last night at this Theatre, on account of the re presentation of The Haunted Tower, instead of The Castle of Andalusia, which had been an nounced, as it was supposed that BRAHAM would omit the songs intended to be introduced in the former piece; but as the audience were informed that he would introduce two or three of them in the course of the evening, the matter ended in peace. COVENT GARDEN.—MiSS PATON, for the first time, performed Clara in The Duennalast night, and gave the songs with so much science, taste, and effect, as to excite loud and general applause. FRANCE AND SPAIN. PAPERS presented to the HOUSE of COMMONS on tilt 14th April, 1823. CLASS A-VERONA AND PARIS. No. I.—The Duke of Wellington to . lll%S . eeretary Canning.— Received September 24. (Extract.) Paris, Sept. 21,,1422. I had a long discussion with Monsieur de Villele yesterday, on the relations of this Government with Spain. It appears, that for a considerable time past, I believe since the alarm of infectious fever in Spain, the French Government have been collecting troops in the southern departmenti of France. They have not, however, on the immediate frontier, a larger body of men than are su ffi cient for th e p er f ormance o f the duties of the " Cordon Sanitaire," so long as that I)7cciu tion is necessary, in consequence of the prevalence of the fever in the neighbouring Provinces in Spain ; or than can' fairly be deemed necessary for the purposes of Observation of a country which is the seat of a civil war, and for the protection of the French frontier from insult, by the different parties in opera. tion immediately on the borders. M. de Villele said, that the assembly of .the Congress at the present moment was not a matter of indifference, in relation to the situation of affairs in Spain, or to that in which the two countries stood towards each other. There was no doubt that expectations were formed respecting the result of the delibera dons of the Congress on the affairs of Spain, as well in Spain as elsewhere and that if the Congress were to separate, and to come to no decision on those affairs, it was ptubable that the existing evils would be g reatly aggravated, and that t h e two countries might be forced i nto a war. M. tie Villele wished that the Congress should take into c.on sideration the actual position of the French Government in re. lation to Spain, and the hypothesis under which they might be forced into a war; and that the four other Powers of the Alli ance should declare what line they would each take, in case of the occurrence of any of the events which they conceived would force them to war. I told M. tie Villele that it would be quite impossible for us to declare beforehand what would be due con. duct upon any hypothetical case. I should wish to receive his Majesty's instructions what line I shall take; and what argument 1 shall use, in u case the French Government should make the proposition at the Congress, which M. di Villele has made to me, respecting a Declaration by the Allies. No. 2.—Mr. Secretary Cannino to the Duke of Wellington. (Extract.) • Foreign-office, Sept. 27, Ifi 2. If there be a determined project to interfere by force or by menace in the present struggle in Spain, so convinced are his Majesty's Government of the uselessness and danger of any sueli interference—so objectionable does it appear to them in princi ple, as well its utterly impracticable in execution, that when the necessity arises, or (I would rather say) when the opportu nity offers, I am to instruct your Grace at once frankly and peremptorily to declare that, to any such interference, c.:.-ne what may, his Majesty will not be a party. No. 3.—Te Duke of Wellington to Mr. Secretary Canning. Received Oct. 3. (Extract.) Verona, Oct. 22, 1822. We had a conference on Sunday night, at which the French Minister, M. de Montmorency, read a Paper of which I inclose a I i Copy. magine that each of the Ministers will answer this Paper. In my answer, I shall review our line of conduct since April, 1829 ; and shall decline to engage ourselves to adopt any mea sure beforehand, or till shall we have a full knowledge of all the circumstances which have occurred between the two countries. I propose, besides, to point out, that, considering the relative position of France and Spain, it,is not probable that Spain will declare against them ; if they explain, as they ought, the mean ing and object of their Corps of Observation, and make some allowance for the state of effervescence of men's minds in Spain in a state of revolution and civil war. • (Translation of Inclosure in No. 3.) Questions addressed by the French Plenipotentiary to the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain. Verona, Oct. 20, 1822. 1.. In case France shoald find herself under the necessity of recalling her Minister from Madrid, and of breaking oft' all di. .plomatic relations with Spain, will the High Courts be dis. posed to adopt the like measures, and to recal their respective missions ? 2. Should war break out between France and Spain, under what form and by what acts would the high Powers alibed to France, that moral support which would give to her measures the weight and authority of the Alliance, and inspire into a salutary dread the revolutionists of all countries ? 3. What, in short, is the intention of the high Powers as to the extent and the form of the effective assistance (" sem?: materiel") which they would' be disposed to give to France., en case active interference should, on her demand, become ne cessary ? No. 4.—The Duke of Wellington to Mr. Secretary Canning. Received Nov. 14. (Extract.) Verona, Nov. 5, 1822. Prince Metternich called together a conference of the five Ca. binet Ministers on Wednesday evening, at which were deliver ed in answers to the demands of the French Minister of the 20th ult., from the Russian, Austrian, and Prussian Ministers : and that from myself, a Copy of which I inclose. (Inclosure in No. 4.)—Memorandum. Answer of the Duke of Wellington to the Questions of the French Plenipotentiary. Verona, Oct. 30, 1822. Since the month °IA pril, 1820, the British Government have availed themselves of every opportunity i of recommendin g to his Majesty's .Alliei to abstain from all interference in the n ternal affairs of Spain. Without adverting to those principles which hi s M a j gsty ' s Government must always consider the rule of their conduct, in relation to the internal affairs of other countries, they considered that to whatever degree either the origin of the Spanish Revo lution, the system then established, or the conduct of those who have since had the management of the internal affairs of Spain might be disapproved of, any amelioratisn which might be de. sired in the Spanish system, for the sake of Spain herself, ought to be sought for in measures to be adopted in Spain, rather than abroad ; and particularly in the confidence which the people should be taught to feel in the character and mea sures of the _ _ They considered that an interference, with a view to assist the Monarch on the throne, to overturn that whiCh bad been settled, and which he had guaranteed, or to promote the esta. blishment of any other form of Government or Constitution, particularly by force, would only place that Monarch in a false position, and prevent him from looking to the internal means of amelioration which might be within Ins reach. _ Such an interference always appeared to the British Govern ment an unnecessary assumption of responsibility ; which, considering all the circumstances, must expose the King of Spain to danger, and the Power or Powers which should inter fere, to obloquy, certain risks, and possible disasters ; to enor mous expenses, and final disappointment in producing any result. Upon these principles his Majesty has advised his Allies, and, has acted himself, from the month of April, 1820, to the pre sent day. The Protocols; and other Acts of the Congress at Aix la Cha pelle which established the union at present existing betw e en the eve Powers, so happily for the world, require the most unlimited confidence and commuication on the part of each ; and accordingly, his Majesty has never failed to communicate to his,allies, and particularly to France, every instruction which he has sent to his Minister at Madrid ; and all the communi cations made' by his Majesty's commands to the Minister of Spain residing in London ; all in the same spirit of good-will towards the king of Spain and the Spanish nation. It is impossible to look at the existing relations between France and Spain, adverting to what has passed from the coin mencement of the year 1824, to the present moment, without being sensible of the unfortunately false position in which the King of Spain is placed ; and that the spirit of party in both countries having aggravated the national antipathy which an tecedent circumstances had occasioned, is in a great measure the cause of the unfortunate irritation in Spain against France, to which his Excellency the Minister of France has adverted. The great object of his Majesty's foreign policy is to preserve peace among nations. He feels the most anxious interest for the happiness of his Catholic Majesty, and the honour of his Government; and it would be his sincere desire to allay that irritation. But the British Government cannot but feel, that to make any declaration on any of the three points referred to by his Excellency without a previous accurate- knowledge dell the circumstances which have occurred between the two countries, would be not only premature'and unjust, but would probably be unavailing ; and would in fact deprive his Majesty of the power of discussing and deciding upon the measures of his own Covernment in this affair hearafter, when he should be better informed. His Majesty must either place himself in this pain ful position, or he must do, what would be equally painful to his feelings, require from his august Friend and Ally the King of France, that he should submit his conduct to the advice and controul of his Majesty. His Majesty's Government cannot think either alternative to be necessary ; but ate of opinion that a review of the obvious circumstances of the situation of France as well as Spain, will shew, that whatever may be the tone assumed towards France by the ruling Powers in Spain, they are not in a state to carry into execution any plan of real hosnlity: Considering that a civil war exists in the whole extent of the frontier which separates the two kingdoms; that hostile armies are in movement and in operation in every part of it ; and that * 0. a . .411* • r o, f 41614,14;.. I 2 zwat,rAiiir: • , , ... %. "' ** Z-$ll l . %9 • I '4 %;,, t ) s m's Z- ER • % .irotimat i gWr — -13F SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1823. MONDAY, APRIL 14. Tlie Craven Stakes, a subscription of 10 sovereigns each, for all ages ; two-yr-olds, sst. 1011). three, Bst. four, Bst. 9th. five, 9st. llt. six, 9st. Mt. and aged, 9st. 711). A.F. D. of Rutlund's b. c. by Catton, 2 yrs - - 1 Mr. 0. Powlett's gr. c. Swap, 3 yrs - - - 2 Mr. G. L. Fox's b. c. Bay Burton, 3 yrs - - 3 D. of Grafton's b. f. Posthuma, 3 yrs - - 4 10 to 1 agst the winner-6 to 1 agst Swap. The Judge placed but four.—Fifteen started—Two paid. Mr. Greville a Electress, 3 yrs, Bst. 7th. beat Lord Exeter's Governess, 2 yrs, Ost. 9th. D.M. 50 soy-6 to 4on Electress. The First Class of the Ninth Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 gs each h. ft. for colts, fist. 71b. Ab.sl. Those got by untried stallions, or out of untried loaves, to be allowed 31b. if both, 511,. Mr. lidny's Emilius, by Orville, fist. 41b. - - 1 D. of Grafton's Talisman, by Soothsayer, fist. 71b. . 2 Ld Jersey's by Phantom, out of Web, fist. 7th. - 3 Ld Exeter's Troy, ky Filho da Puta, Bst. 4tb. ' - 4 5 to 4 agst Emilius-5 to. 3 agst Ld Jersey's. Eighteen paid. Mr. Greville's f. jnne Shore, by Woful, beat IA Exeter's Elf, est. 511). each, D.M. 50 sov.-6 to 4 agst the winner. Mr. Dundas's c. Encore, by Williamson 's Ditto, out of Va. I rico, fist. Ail,. beat Major Wilson's c. by Rubens or Sooth. sayer, out of Tippitywitchet, Bst. Vb. A. F. 200 gs, h. ft..- 7 to 4 on Encore. MERCANTI LIP. SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL . 15.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the River the Brailsford, Spring, for Bombay ; Cadmus, Talbert, Madras and Bengal ; Marianne, Parker, Cape of Good Hope; Salacia, Wilson, Jamaica ; George and James, Doland, St. Mary's (Africa); Scipio, Gray, Smyrna; Pyrenees, Clark, Montserat ; and Chapman, London, and Elizabeth and Ann, for Quebec. Arrived and sailed for the River the Flora, Morn, from Smyrna. Passed at the back of the Goodwin Sands to day, all well, the brig Sampson, Cut c lille, f r om Copenhagen. PLyarouTrt, APRIL l4.—Wind N.—Arrived the Hitchie, Robinson, from Campeachy. Sailed the Lord Exmouth, Begrett, for Quebec ; and Middlesex, Mearus, for do. ; Lively, Mitchell, Nassau A ai l v and Patience, 5. l. vißest,nd S.S.E.—Sailed PeterBlu s r aied gh i . his Ma jesty's ship Clinker, for London, and the Sarah, Mardey, for ditto. PALM:ATTU, APRIL 14.—Wind N. The vessel reported to be burnt in the Elbe, is supposed to be of and for Hull, from Hamburgh, with a general cargo. The Hunter, Stone, from Bristol to Bordeaux, struck on Chevrier Bank the 4th inst., and was abandoned by the crew, but was afterwards towed into a Cave before Royan, where she stranded, with loss of rudder, anchors and cables. CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 16. The fresh arrivals of Corn to this day's market are small, and the buyers not appearing eager to purchase, there is not much life in the trade. Wheat supports Monday's prices. Barley sells heavily. Beans are more inquired for, but not dearer. Peas have no variation. Oats sells on full as good terms as last market day. Letters from Gibraltar of the 19th state that a French convoy passed the Straits that morning, from the Mediterranean, and , was off Cape Spa rtel in the afternoon. It consisted of nine vessels, apparently in ballast, under the escort of a brig of war, the Captain of which asked the master of a Spanish craft whether he had beard of a French line of battle ship, or knew of any Spanish cruisers. It was reported that a Spanish ship of the line and a brig had sailed from Cadiz on a cruise. An Algerine squadron, consisting of a 60-gun ship and a 50-gun ship, a schooner, and a corvette (the latter belonging to the Bashaw of Alexandria), sailed from Algiers for Alexan dria on the 4th ult. The Consul of the King of the Netherlands previously declared to the Ivey, that if his corsairs captured a single Spanish vessel, they would immediately be attacked by the Dutch squadron. SUDDEN DEATH.--On 'Wednesday night, after General LATHAM bad returned home from Kil dare-street Club-house, Dublin, and while in the act of undressing himself, he suddenly dropped down and expired. (duct t no D ry ts.