The Sun. — London, England, 1823-10-04 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS. [From the afoniteur of Thursday.] DistAtcu flora Geueral ROMNIIOI.IIIG to the Minister of War, dated Perpignan, the 27th September, announcing in an official manner the surrender of Figueras:— "MY LORD—I have the -honour to inform your Excellency that I have this ruornent learnt that Figueras has capitulated. The garrison are prisoners of war. On the e9th l the troops of liaton Dumas will take possession of it. . 4 , 4 The necessary preparations for the siege of Inge' are carrying on with activity. Batteries are already erected against the place at three iiitre'rent points. " 1 am, &c. Baron ROTTENBOUIta, " ( The Lieut...Cienerd commanding the Division of the Eastern Pyrenees." [The Moniteur like wiso contains a pretty long Revort from General GUILLEMINOT, respecting the taking of Fort St. Petri, dated Sept. 22.] -(From the Journal des !Mats.) • . garrison of Figueras consisted of three tisonsand men. t, ` Unbent has issued from Tarragona with. - two shciusand men, and is advancing to Lerida. General Tromelin and Baron Eroles are pur suing him with a force sufficient to beat him. — Milan, has resumed the command of Tarragona. 4. - Lettes‘• from Pampeluna, dated Sept. 18, says " the Governor had obtained permission for two covered caravans to leave the town; these caravans were destined to conceal the French re fugees who served iu Pampeluun. They were, however, too numerous to go off under this con vealment. They were consequently compelled to give them Spanish uniform, and enrol them in the ranks of the surrendered garrison. Our sol diers recognized, them, and dragged them out of the enemy's ranks, and delivered them into the hands of the French military authorities." t From the Pilate.) MADRID, SEM 3. ( Private Correspondence.) —According to reports which are circulated, the disputes which took place between the Regency and the Duke de Reggio, on account of the ad. dress from the Royal Army of Navarre, had so disgusted the Marsha!, that he wished to with. draw from the capital as soon as possible. 13AYONNE PAPERS, &c. BAYONNU, SEPT. 25.—The accounts relative to the contagious disease at Passage became more and more sa. tiefactory ; the number of dangerous cases is sensibly diminish ed,; and the patients that are received into the hospital* hove only wdiriary sicknesees, in which there is no appearance of conta. fOun thanks to the strict precautions that have been eaken, and thanks . te.lll more to the weather which proves daily cooler, we ehied`have cothiog to feu. There are amounts from 'Pampe lan*, which titan:. that that city begins already to feel the re. etedon which has taken place; the chief of the citizens attached to the Constitutional system are arrested, and this measure it seems lute been adopted chiefly towards the rich, who it is re- Krted will be celled upore to pay a large contribution, though Ac capitulation says nothing of it. Besides the women who have been brought away prisoners, a good member, it is said, have been arrested, for having encouraged the garrison to make a vigorous defence. The Madrid Gazette of the 22d is quite insignificant ; that of the 21st was more interesting, as it spoke of the affitir of Bel les:ma and Meg°. Some persons in this city say they have seen a Proclamation by Ballasteroa,in which he protests against ail the reports that have been spread of the rupture of the con. ventlee between him and General Molitor, which he firmly re. solved to .Maintain. • One of the King's ships, with four millions of money on board, is now at the bar of the river, ready to sail on the first oPreytunity. It seems that we have a great call for money in Satin e orders have been given at the public offices not to pay away any five franc pieces, which are to be all sent to Spain in pre portion as they come. 11 seem* certain that a division of 6000 men of the fifth corps is going to he detached to reinforce the 4th corps; it is said that it will he commanded by General Pecheux. , The hatred of the Royalists to the Constitutionalists continues frequently to manifest itself in acts of violence : thus the Consti. tutionaliats of Iron, attempting to return to their homes, nar zr•ta4y rues ed being massacred amidst cries of " Death to the 'Sacks 1" toe Negros), and it was with difficulty that the French garrison o the place saved their lives. [[From the Bache d'etentraine.] BonnEe.rir, SETT. 27—While we applaud the valour of our troop* under General Dames, and rejoice at the great ad vantage over the enemy in Catalonia, we cannot help being astoniebed at hearing' that an enemy's column from Barcelona should have been able to get nearly to the wane of Figueras without having been overtaken in this long march. This column must have been composed of 3000 men nearly, for 2000 were taken prisoners after several actions and harassing nearchee., and they must have sustained some loss before the ge. acrid action: How did it happen that our crullers did not see the great preparations requisite to embark so many men ? Why could they riot hinder the landing, either by their own means, or by eying notice immediately to the Commanders of our Divisions Wet bleckarie Barcelona ? The Revolutionary troops having been driven Into that cke and Tarragona, it is .elifficult to conceive how they were able to deceive our navy and our army , so as to come with 11,000 men to combat on the frontiers of France, and to try to rdiEVi!Figueras. Title resolution was the more bold in the troops besieged in Arecelona, as the spirit of the inhabitants of the country is ex. contra, arid the sentiments of the population in Catalonia being 'matron 'With thus; of our army its zeal always watching the Oany, cannot tab! to inform our Generels of their notions, and area Of, Lb* intentions. "ifis true we Nave in Catalonia a sufficient number of troops toilve the revolution decisive blows, but the main point was to seinfine the enemy's colurrins to the fortresses, and this we have dent. However, 12,000 men are marching to join the Duke of Co. MOW:0, - and whea.theyitave joinud him, events will aagunia a deosive character. betters from Ferrol, of the 10th September, confirm the accounts previously received through i other channels of the fortress of Comma h av i ng been surrendered by NOVELLA, the Governor, to trio traitorlVloatt.r.o, in consequence of a secret un derstanding between them, effected through Col. cursT A, the Officer who entered the latter on the Sith August. They els° describe Galicia as being overrun by Guerilla parties, composed of the reoialOS of the Constituclonal Army, who in tercept the communications between Villa Franca, , f ugo, Crease, and Cornerna. and have been suc cessful in utany.afflirs with French detachments. The writer, who is au ()nicer of rank and talent, adds, that it is his °pink)," " the war hi the Pe ninsula is by no, (MAAS lit an end, Although monkish missionaries Wanda" through ,the 1124 preach faith and obedience" to the Regency." -..fOrforning Chronicle) SOUTH AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE PRELIMINARY CONVENTION AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF BUENOS-AYRES AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF HIS CATHOLIC MAJESTY. The Government of Buenos-Ayres having re cognized, and caused to be recognized, in virtue of credentials presented and legalized in compe tent form, Senores Don Antonio Luis Pereyra and Don Luis de la Robin, as Commissioners from the Government of his Catholic Majesty ; and it being , proposed to the said Senores, by the Mi nister for Foreign Affairs of the said State of Buenos.Ayres, to agree to a Convention preli minary, to the definitive Treaty of Peace and Amity, which is to be concluded between the Government of his Catholic Majesty, and the Government of the United Provinces, upon the basis established in the Law of the lgth of June of the present year ; and they, after considering and reciprocally discussing whatever they held to be calculated to conduce to the better adjust ment of the relations of the said States, have, in the exercise of the character with which they are invested, and of the powers conferred on them, agreed to the said Preliminary Conven tion in the terms expressed in the following articles:— Article 1. After sixty days, reckoning from the ratification of the present Convention. by the Governments to which it applies, all hostilities, by sea and land, shall cease between the said Governments and the Sptrhish nation. 2. In consequence, the General of the forces of his Catholic Majesty at present in Peru, will continue in the positions which he shall occupy at the time of the convention being notified to him, saving the particular stipulations which, for reciprocal convenience, the adjacent Govern ments may propose or.accept, for the purpose of improving their respective lines of occupation during the suspension of , hostilities. 3. The relations of commerce, with the sole exception of articles contraband of war, shall, during the period of the said suspension, be fully re-established between the provinces of the Spa nish Monarchy, those occupied by the armies of his Catholic Majesty in Peru, and the States which ratify this convention. 4. In consequence, the flags of the respective States shall be reciprocally respected and ad mitted into each other's ports. 5. The relations of maritime commerce be tween the Spanish nation and the States which may ratify this Convention, shall be regulated by a special Convention, the framing of which shall be entered upon in pursuance of the present con vention. 6. Neither the Authorities administering the provinces of Peru in the name of his Catholic Majesty, nor the adjacent States, shall impose on the trade of cads other higher duties - than those which may exist at the period of the con clusion of the present convention.. 7. The suspension of hostilities shall subsist for the space of 18 months. . . fa, Within the said period. the Government of the State of Iluenos-Ayres will negociate„ through the medium of - a plenipotentiary of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, and conform ably to tie law of the 19th of June, the conclu sion of a definitive treaty of peace and amity be. tweets his Catholic Majesty and the States of the American Continent to which the said law refers. 9. in case of the renewal of hostilities, such renewal shall not take place, nor shall the rein turns of commerce be interrupted, until four months after the► intimation of hostilities. 10. The law existing in the Spanish Monarchy, as well as in the state of Buenos•Ayres, respect ing the inviolability of property, even though it may be an enemy's property, shall have full force in the case of the operation of the preceding article, within the territories of the Govern ments which may ratify this convention, and re ciprocully. 11. As SOOn as the Government of Buenos- Ayres shall be authorized by the (louse of Re pre•sentatives to ratify this convention, it will 'se. gotiate the accession thereto of the Governments of Chile, Peru, nod the other united provinces of the Rio tie la Plata ; and the Commissioners of his Catholic Majesty will, at the same tune , take every for giving to this accession, on the part of the authorities of Isis Catholic Majesty ) the most prompt and complete effect. 12. For the due effect and validity of this con vention, the necessary copies shall be signed and sealed on the part of the Commissioners of Isis Catholic Majesty with their seal, and on the pare of the Government of Buenos-Ayres by the sea of the Department for Foreign Affairs. Buenos-Ayres, July 4. (Signed) ANTONIO LUIS PFAU:WU, LUIS LA. ROBLA, Commissioners of his Catholic Majesty ISEILNARDIN ItIVADAVIA, Minister for Foreign Affairs. LAW PTIOJECT.—SINoI.E ART/CLIC. The Government is authorized to ratify the preliminary Convention concluded on the 4th of the present month between the Government of the gist( ' of Buenos Ayres and the Commissioners of his Catholic Majesty resident there ; and ako to negociate the accession thereto of the States and Governments mentioned in article 11 of the said convention. RIVADAVIA. JAW PROJECT.—SINGLE ARTICLE. -- The war which the 'Xing, Louis XVIII., is preparing to make on the Spanish nation being directly and principally opposed to the principle recognized in article 1 of the law of the 10th of. May,1822, in case that aggression should be real- ized, the Government is authorized to negotiate„ —after the conch:shin of the definitive treaty of peace and amity with his Catholic Majesty on the bases of the law of the I.oth of June, to which treaty the Convention of the 4th of July current is preliminary,—that there shall be voted, by the_ Amerieau States recognized Independent, in vir tue of the said definitive treaty, for maintaining the isidependiiiee of Spain under the representa tive system, the same sum of 20 millions as that which hi the month of March last was supplied for destroying it by the Chambers of Paris. Bueno*.Ayres, July 4. EIVADAVIA. BRAZIL. RIO DE JANEIRO, AUGUIT 5. Since the declaration of 'independence of Bra zil, the subject whether the executive should or should not have an absolute veto in the promul gation of the laws has been discussed in all the periodical publications, and is a matter upon which much difference has existed.- - Some time prior to the -late changes . -in the Ministry, the. Deputy Aranja Lima propoied in the Assembly the project of a law, by which-the decrees of the present Assembly should be executed by the Executive, even although the Emperor refused his sanction. The project was finally discussed,. and carried by a considerable majority, on the '29th of last month. The Emperor has declared, that notwithstanding the vote of the Assembly, he will sanction and execute -such acts only as meet with his approbation. The assembly, on the other hand, are determined to put him to the test, by preparing several decrees for his signa ture ; and should he persist in his declaration, it is feared the causequeece will be serious. For some time past the Emperor has been very assiduous in his attentions to' the military, and probably calculating upon their assistance ; and, animated by the accounts lately received of a counter-revolution having been effected in Por tugal, it is conjectured - that he will attempt to establish an absolute veto' by military force, and thus run the risk of dissOliing - the 'present As sembly. The result Of such it proceeding is ob vious. Should the Emperor fail in his attempt, there is little doubt but a Republican Govern ment will be established; and _ should he be suc cessful, a total disunion of. the provinces, and consequently a system of anarchy and confusion, will take place. There seems to be an inclination on the part of the Government to miite this country to Portugal; but to such an arrangement insurmountable obsta cles present themselves. The Assembly is de cidedly hostile to the measure : the Emperor is proud of his new title, and would not be easily persuaded to descend from the throne. The seat of empire must, of necessity, be in Brazil ; and the interests of the two countries are so much in opposition, that the most which could be ex pected would be.a favourable commercial treaty. Something of this nature is certainly in agitation, as the Cazigue, a very fast sailing brig of war, is ready for sea, and victualled for 60days. There is little doubt but she will sail in a few days for Lisbon. I t is very probable that in all this month some very important political. changes will take place in this country, which will be highly prejudicial to our commerce, and completely blast the hopes we entertained of a constitution being formed upon a liberal and permanent basis. PR ICE 0. F STOCKS ONI. Wer,ock. i India Stock India Bondi 6 B g. 695. Smith Sea Stock . - Annuities.. Ex. 8i1k..., Ditto Small .. . Bank for Act.. 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SOLEN QUIS fICIUI.F4LSUM .41/DE4T fri LONDON:, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1823. It is some time,since we had the gratification Consuls by announcing the actual appointment of Consuls bY the English Governinent to Several of the South American States,--a measure which cannot he regarded as any thing less •than an absolute recognition of the independence of the several . States by G re it : r lire Confess that we were somewhat puzzled In 'attempting to aci• count for the delay which we understood was to precede the otUial notification of. this important proceeding' in the London Gazette; b u t, t h e st ill m ore important doc ument inserted in our second page; from which it ap pears that Spain herself liar.' at length recognised the independence most satisfactorily of her revolted Colonies, n ow. explains the seeming tardiness of our Cabinet,.and shews that What; only been waiting, with the delicacy which has characterized its whole conduct towards - the Constitutional Go vernment of Spain, for th e formai ratification by that Government of the Convention b°""'en and the other So u th Spain and Buenos Ayres,' American States included in the Convention, before promulgating to the world the act of virtual recog, nition of the Independen.: Governments which has been adopted by England. The Convention BAs Figned en J u l y t h e 4th, by Commissioners sent out from Spain for that purpose, and by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Buenos Ayres ; and it was subsequently ratified by the Buenos Ayres Government, which was further authorized, and undertook, to negociate the accession to it of the other South American States, mentioned in Article XI. There can be little doubt, therefore, but that the work of pacification has been before this time accomplished, by the adhesion of the dif ferent States ; and all that is still wanting to com plete the formalities is the ratification, on the part of Spain, of that Treaty which she had previously instructed her Commissioners to conclude. Here, however, an unforeseen obstacle may present itself. If Cadiz and the Constitutional Spanish Govern ment fall into the hands of the Duke of Axaou- LEM, attempts wilt no doubt be made by the French to prevent FERDINAND from ratifying the Treaty ; and even if the ratification shall have been previously effected, we may expect to hear of a Decree for annulling the acts of the Cortes and of the Constitutional Government. But in the former case, though the effect of the convene tion, so far as relates to a suspension of hostili ties, may be destroyed, the main fact, viz. the recognition of the independence of the colonies, by Spain, will not and cannot nor be altered ; inasmuch as the act of recognition was com pleted by entering into the treaty, and even by the appointment of Commissioners empowereed to treat. In the latter case, viz. the promulgation of a Royal Decree for entirely annulling the Acts of the Cortes, it is unnecessary to say that such a proceeding world be regarded witl► utter con tempt on the part of Great Britain, and that any attempt to enforce its execution on points involving her honour or interests, or the inde pendence of South America, would be promptly and efficaciously resisted by her, even if it should become necessary to support her de• termination by a war. But we are specu. lating on an event (the fall of Cadiz); which, not withstanding the cheerless appearance of the Constitutional cause, we may venture to hope will not occur. If the defence of Cadiz can be maintained for another month, the ensuing spring will open upon Spain with' brighter prospects; and the aid which she would now derive from those Colonies which have so long enfeebled and exhausted her, would enable her to resume the war with renovated credit, and with the consequent Increase of energy and vigour.--- It will be seen, on referring to the docu ments, that there is annexed to the Con vention with Buenos-Ayres a project of law, by which it is voluntarily proposed that the South American States shall, as the first proof of their friendship towards the Mother Country, vote the same number of millions as a subsidy for enabling her to maintain her independence against France, as were voted by the French Chambers for enabling the arms of France to effect her subjugation. This is at least something diffe rent from the conduct of the United States to. wards Great Britain. The revolted Colonies of Spain come forward, on obtaining their in dependence, to support the parent country against the aggression of France. The re. volted Colonies of England, in the hour of her greatest peril, united their efforts with those of France, and employed them (thank God unsuccessfully) in endeavouring to effect the downfal of that country to which they owed their own existence. The subjoined note has been ndddressed by the Spanish Ministry to the Governments in alliance with Spain. It may be consider. ed as a solemn Manifesto and Protest against the proceedings of the Duke of ANGOULEME) and against the completion of the violent and per. fidious outrage perpetrated by France upon the Spanish nation : EICTRACT OF A NOTE FROM THE SPANISH MINISTRY, DATED AUGUST 23, 1823. The undersigned Secretary of State, &c. in 'transmitting to you the accompans ing documents (the royal correspondenee we published an Thursday is here alluded t 1), is convinced that it is not necessary to point out to you the contrast the worthy con duct of his Christian Majesty presents, on this occasion, with the ill-advised, not to say insulting, intimation which the Duke d'Angouleme has ventured to make 1:s the name of his august uncle, the King of France. If hitherto any doubts may have been entertained respecting the real intentions of the French Government with regard to Spain, none can any longer exist, after the perusal of the letter of the Duke d'Angouleme ; from which it must be evidently inferred, that the prudent reform of our political institutions, intended to give to the Royal . Authority the necessary force, and avoid all danger or motive of apprehension on the part of other Powers, is no longer wished ; but that it is sought rather to obtain possessiow of the King and his Royal Family, in order t o convert them into instruments of the aforesaid Government; and, without allowing to Spaniards any moderate Constitution, to bury the nation in opprobrium, and deprive it of all inde pendence, of all liberty, and all guarantees. It is supposed that tne rung Is not free, and it is attempted to sustain this falsehood, as evident as it is absurd. notwith standing so many, and such solemn declarations of his Majesty himself to the contrary — notwithstandin g so many and such un. equivocal acts of his own, which destroy all idea of restraint_ and notwithstanding the tranquillity and uninterrupted order which reign in Cadiz, the respect shewn to his august person, and the character and principles of his Ministers. The French are the only persons who drove the King from his Palace in Madrid. —the only persons who drove him from Seville : in what Pay can they now, therefore, pretend to restore to him that liberty which they alone deprive him of, by demanding that he should be delivered up absolutely to their disposal and influence ? This is the only explicit proposition conveyed in the letter of the Duke d'Angottleme ; this is the Preliminary sine qua non ; and those who feign that a Monarch is not free among his own faithful subjects, wish it to be thought that he will be so among foreign troops who have in vaded his kingdom, and among rebels and traitors who Ate de solating it in union with the enemy. " Let Ferdinand the 7th be free," said the King of France, " to give to his subjects institutions which they can reeeiva from him alone, and the motive of the war shall cease." The civilized world has beheld * with astonishment an aggression founded on a pretext of this kind, and heard with alarm, a maxim destructive of the most sacred rights of nations; but; after all, his most Christian Majesty did not say that he would only consider the Catholic King free when he should have him in the French army; neither did he announce his intention of dictating, or suggesting to him the institutions which he was to give his subjects. Now, however, the Chief of the French army arrogates to himself the power of deciding when the King of Spain is to be considered free, and even in the case when he should be pleased to consider him as such. Ills Majesty is net, to be free to grant any other institutions than those which may be agreeable to the Cabinet of the Thuilleries, since he is not only told of what kind they are to be, but also only in con formity to them is he offered the co-operation of France and her Allies, in order to consolidate them. And what are the institutions so sedulously prescribed to his Catholic 3lajesty, ut order that he may bestow them on his sub jects ? Precisely those the least reconcilable with the dignity of his Crown ; the most proper to debilitate the royal authority ; to enervate the action of the Government and destroy its unity ; the least conformable to the spirit of the age, and the existing state and habits of the nation, and the most likely to per petuate therein divisions, the opposition of interests, and the clashing of parties. One must be ignorant of the history of Spain to propose, in the present day, the ancient Cortes of the Kingdom, as the guarantee of order, justice, and good admir:- stration. Juntas, or particular assemblies in each of the three Biscayan provinces; different Cortes in Navarre; others again of three distinct classes in Aragon, Catalonia:, and Valencia, all which ceased to exist many years ago; others still different its the kingdoms of Castile, which never had any fixed form, and experienced numberless vicissitudes. Such is the bond with which it is sought to unite all Spaniards, and consolidate the Monarchy-.-assemblies so heterogeneous in themselves, that a true national representation never existed, and it was as fre quent to see those who were called the Attornies of the People prostituted and sold to the prevailing power, as it was to see the Royal dignity outraged and oppressed through the ambia thin and preponderance of some of its subjects. Such are the means by which it is attempted to strengthen the authority of the Monarch, and secure a just liberty to the nation. It would be useless to stop to offer reflections on this point, and it is only possible to explain the proposition of the Duke d'Angouleme, by undemanding it in the same sense in which the authors of the Royal Decree of the 4th of May, 1814, also spoke of the ancient Cortes. Too vain is the name to leave any hopes to those who reflect, as the real intention alone is, through this medium, to re-establish the former absolute power. Hence was it easy for the idea to be addressed to the Duke - from Paris, and thus, after the lapse of a century, would the plan of Louis XI V. be established, which is in fact the real object of the present war. It - does not suf fice to carry it on in so unheard-of a manner as that of esta blishing what is called the Regency of Madrid, and through its means overturning all that had been done in the space of three years by a legitimate Government, acknowledged by the in vaders themselves, as well as by the whole of Europe; it does: not suffice to deprive Spaniards of the right of constituting themselves under that form of Government most suited to them: it is moreover necessary that they should be deprived of every Constitution whatsoever ; and that for having wished to be free, although without licentiousness and without detriment to France, they, together with their King, are to endure the yoke it is attempted to impose upon them. By reducing to an extremity of this kind a high-minded Monarch and people, incapable of compromising with infamy, it is no doubt wished to shut the door to peace, and seek out pretexts for ulterior views of ambition, or for an indefinite military occupation. What can no longer be disguised is, that however desirous the Spanish Government may be to put an end to the present disc;- trans war; the only proposition that has hitherto been made to it on the part of France, and the tone and terms in which the Duke d'.Angouleme makes the same, are in themselves such that it is not possible for the Government to acquiesce without dishonouring itself, and sacrificing the dignity of the throne and the fate of the nation. Neither can it any longer be dis guised, that if the threat it carried into effect, as held forth in case compliance is refused to a proposition so irritating, that it has only had for object to compel those to whom it is addressed to reject it, it is to be apprehended that the residence of the King, himself, anti of the Royal Family being attacked, the destruction may reach their persons, and that possibly all the efforts of loyalty and of virtue may not suffice to guard them in the last extremity from a crime instigated by despair. If the French Government had proposed to rid themselves of the august Family reigning in Spain, with difficulty could they have hit upon a measure more suitable than the conduct they have pursued within the last six months. The Spanish Government must therefore protest, and does protest loudly, in the face of heaven and earth, against the consequences of the violence committed by the French, anti against those which may follow, from their ftirtlLT attempts. In this critical situation of his Catholic Majesty all Monarchs have a direct interest, in like manner as in the actual cause of Spain isll nations have, more particularly those enjoying a representative system. To the Spanish Government it clots not belong to step for ward to make proposals to France, nor is there time to make . them, conform a bl y to the tenour of the D u k e d'angouleme , a letter, as much filled with violent and irritating preteneions as it is distant from offering terms com p at ibl e with the dignity of his Catholic Majesty, with the integrity and independence of the Monarch, an d w i t h the honour and liberty of Spaniards.-- Within these precise limits, neither the King nor the nation will refuse those prudent and word means which may lead to a solid peace, honourable to both parties, under gtutrantece solid and secure, because without them there can be no parr safety for Spain, nor would the result be attended with all nut cemsisteney that is wished. The undersigned, asc.—C 4 a ll ' Aug. 22, 1823. CITY, Twelve o'clock. --Consols opened Ws morning at 83 : 31 for the Account, and 83 ,ti fo r Money, with a good deal doing. I do not hear of any Expresses this mornito: from Paris, and consequently T suppose that there was no news of importance in that Capital. A report prevails that accounts are in town from Sir CHARLES STEWART, stating tha t .. 0 . the a ff ai rs o f S pain were in a fair way of "I" settled, and that in a few days he expected in formation or th e utmost i mportance from C a di z . FOREIGN MARKET.—LittIe doing in the above Nfark e t, except in Colombian and Spanish Bonds.