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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, DEC. 31. ROYAL ORDINANCE. Lout 4, tho report of our Minister Secretary of State for the ]tome Department, We have ordered, and do order as follows : Article 1. The Chamber of Peers and , the 'Chamber of Deputies are convoked fur Tuesday, -.Jan. 28 1 1823. 2.:The-present Ordinance •thall be inserted in .the Bulletin of the Laws. ' _ _ 3. Our Minister Secretary' of State for the de.' ,partment of the Interior is charged with the -.execution of_the present order. , Gwen at. the Castle of the Tuileries, Dec. 30. (Signed) LOUIS. ' , (Countersigned) CORBIERE. A lithographic portrait of M. the Duke Ma thieu de Alontmorenoy As executing, with the following rootto.from•Polyeucle : Et jamais noire Rome. " N's connu plus grand cceur, ni vu plus honntte homme." ' We (Gazette de „France) have received, by an 'extraordinary conveyance, the Madrid journals 'of the 2 ith of December. They+ contain nothing importa►►t : The sitting of the Cortes on the 9.3 d was oc -cupied whit the adjourned discussion respecting the economical organization of the p r ovincial u d. ministrations, a question which excites no interest. The Brigadier Sancho has been nominated Go •vernor of Carthagena : several other , nominations to military posts have taken place. The reports of Min►►, up to the 30th of Novem ber, have been published. They are dated from Pnycerda. Madrid continues tranquil ; but the sittings of • 'the l i andaburian Society are turbulent.—(Ga -zeile (lc France.) Incrptlible efforts were this day (Monday last) made upon 'Change to operate a striking rise in this public funds, but all ended in producing only a slight rise, which stopped ere the close. It appears certain, that on Sunday a Council of Mi nisters was held at the residence of M. de Lau riston, at which M. de Chateaubriand was pre sent. It was there.decided, it is said, that the Ministry should remain composed, such as it ac tually is, until the meeting of the Chambers; the convocation of which is definitively. fixed for the 28th of January. The crisis, consequently, is postponed to the end of January - , and it is re served to the majority of the Chambers to ter,- m!natalt in a deCisive manner.—(Courier Fran als.) [From the Diurnal des DOats of Tuesday.] We resume the continuation of the observa tions which were given in our paper of the 9.9 th instant, relative to the Ministerial movement which has just taken place : "We hive already rendered distinguished homage to the noble sentiments and personal qualities of the Minister who has voluntarily retired from the Department of Foreign affairs : this retirement, we know, is not a disgrace, it is a• natural consequence of the representative sys term Under. thislorm of government, a perfect homogeneity is .one of the • necessary conditions of the supreme Administration ; and when, in a question of high policy, - the conscience, or the reason, of auy'Ministers does not permit them to coincide in the sentiments which• the majority of their colleagues, or the intervention of Royal authority, causes to prevail, then conscience or -reason, cornbine'd with honour, imposes on the dissidents the obligation of retiring ; and this step, far from.. diminishing in the slightest degree their claims to the esteem of the Monarch and to public consideration, on the contrary, gives them, a farther claim to the respect which accompanies the honest man who is steadfast in his resolutions, and incapable of sacrificing to the seductions of power, opinions which he regards.as duties. But farther; the merit of sacrifices of this nature is magnified in proportion to the slightness of the shades or difference between opinions : it will easily he conceived that inflexible opposition ( necessitates .a political separation; but, when there is accordance in principles, and the diffe rence regards only such or such a mode, such or such a period, more or less favourable to their application, the motive of retirement can only he imputed to an.uncompromising delicacy, rather than to scruples which one would be induced to accuse of sternness. This consideratim► incr eases the just regrets which all Royalists have tuani. fested at the resignation of M. the Puke de Montmorency. cc Tbe journals to which we reply have come quently been , misinformed, when they asserted that there had been an essential division between the members of the Ministry, and that M. de Montmorency had been overcome by the Wow; of a victorious party : an assertion at least in!- , prudent. IVhat ! .if, us it was wished to in sinuate, the Ministry had been divided between two opinions, directly opposed to eaah °thee, can It be believed that M. do Montmorency would alone have given the signal and example of retreat ? J f the interests , of the Throne, -if the dignity of Prance, had been compromised, i by refusing to adhere forthwith to measures w Melt he might think useful, would not such serious inconveniences have attracted some attention.; and iif they had even been glanced at as possible by any of his honourable colleagues, who can doubt that they would not have followed the example which was set to them, and that their resignation would have been the consequence of a convictimi that they had unreservedly coincided with M. de Montmorency ? . 44 All that permitted: to conclude from-the retirement of this Minister is, that on an impor tant. point of discussion , his manner of viewing it was not completely in accord with the , result of the Council, and that, as we said at the time, by a sentiment, the very exaggeration of which is a virtue worthy of the highest praise; he has yielded to his personal' feelings without ceasing to be united in heart, views, and principles, with those from whom he separated himself. lie forthwith, and voluntarily, tendered a resignation, the offer of which has excited only a painful surprise, and which has only been received with the most in- . tense regret. Was it, therefore, indispensable, ..;in.ortler to render homage to an honourable step on the 'part of a Member- c(f f the 'Ministry, to' evince injustice with regard to the others ? "We will only add one more remayk. Even they to whom the retirement of M. de Montmo rency has furnished a text for :the most violent declamatious, now all agree in recognizing-, in the illustrious man who has succeeded him, a' nobleness of character equal to the superiority of his genius. When, therefore, a statesman, such as M. the Viscount deChateaubriand, unites his talents and his political principles to those of the late colleagues of M. de Montmorency, doubtless he is sure of finding in them Royalists and Frenchmen, and accordingly we must, unless we fall into an absurd contradiction,.in admitting this double title of the new Minister, grant it also to the old one. "This will also be an answer to the objections raised by the same,Journals against the letter of M. the President of the CoUncil to the King's Ambassador* Madrid. The assertion has been hazarded, ttat by this letter the Minister has placed himself' in opposition to the views mani fested at Verona by the Sovereigns. The eye of prejudice can alone have misconceived, on this point, the particular character which there pre ponderates. There is not a paragraph in that dispatch, in which is not expressed the most direct adhesion to the views and determinations concerted by the august Allies of the King. The President of the Council, organ of the intentions of his Majesty, has faithfully transmitted them to the Ambassador of France. Let them re-peruse, let them weigh all the expressions of this docu ment, and there will only be found In it the ttnguage of foresight, firmness, and the assurance of a . decided concurrence in the most e n e rgetic measures, 'if the essential interest of France con tinue to be compromisede, and if she despair of an amelioration,' on which may he established the continuation of the relations between the two kingdoms. When the notes of Russia, Prussia, and Austria, shall be known, we shall then see whether they surpass in energy the French note, whether they explain themselves with more pre cision, and whether they demand from Spain any thing more intelligible and more positive. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 26.—1 t may be said that, like the Revolutionists of Madrid, the Ja nissaries have had here their 7th of July. fa flamed with their recent triumph, they now de mand the head of Haleb-Effendi, and it will not be long ere it is delivered to them. The last advices from Bagdad excite great fears for that place. The Persians are rapidly approachingotud the inhabitants show themselves very much disposed to open the gates to, them. Intelligent Europeans, who saw the Ottoman fleet in the Dardanelles, state that the ships are in se shattered a state, that it will be five or six months before they can be refitted for sea. The Greeks well know how to avail themselves of thi s interval.-,--(Gazetle &Augsburg.)‘ Since the recent events which have► taken place, in which the will of the Janissaries prevailed over that of the Grand Seignor, that military body have extorted from the Sultan a hatticheriff, by virtue of which delegates from the Janissaries are' henceforth to be called to all deliberations upon state affairs. This concession must accele rate the catastrophe of the empire. In spite of all concessions, however, the Janissaries continue to demand the head of Haleb-Effendi ; and, mean while, they have sacked and pillaged his palace. The Seitan himself was forced to dispatch,a Ca pidgi-Bachi to go and seek the head of one who was his friend, and whom he had honoured with his confidence for so many years.—lbid.) ODESSA, Dr.c. B.—We have received intelli gence from Constantinople of the 28th ult. The Sultan has caused all the Captains of his fleet who escaped the disaster of Tenedos to `be be headed. Their heads are exhibited over the great gate of the Seraglio, with those of Holeb- Effendi, the Grand Vizier, the Director of the Customs, and of other functionaries who have been executed. It is not known how far this re volution may go. There is no other authority but that of the Janissaries.—(lbid.) SMYRNA, Ocv. I4.—Accounts have been re ceived at Belgrade of the► death of Chourschid Pacha. To escape the sentence of death by strangulation, brought to him by the Capidgi- Bachi, he poisoued himself. Ills head has been sent to Constantinople. His confidential friends have been arrested, in order to extort frets, them where this Pacha had concealed the treasures of Ali. All the troops which were under his orders have been disbanded. The districts which had suit/flitted are again taking up arms.—(Mid.) Ax, D EC. 22.—Gen Fleiros and the Archbishop of Tarragona are here, and officers from the Army of Faith are daily passing through for the can tonments appointed for them. There has been a report of a Junta being organized for the Army _. • of the Faith in-this city. The Lieutenant-Geri. commanding the movealrle column in this depart ment, has given orders for a movement of the troops, which commenced on the 20th, and has been continued, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The stagnation of commerce at its height. Not a single merchant from the. Cerdagne has appeared at any of our fairs, and we 110 longer see either flocks,, cattle, or iner chandize passing through the country. The dread of S pillage paralyzes every thing. All communications run the hazard of •tieing inter cepted by the-Guerillas which cross the travel ler's path at every league. They are in want of salt, corn, and every other necessary, on the frontier. No adequate idea can be formed of the distress of our neighbours. SPAIN. 'MADRID JOURNALS of the 23d and 24th of December have arrived. They are chiefly oc cupied with the proceedings of the Cortes during the two preceding days, and with the official de tails of military operations in the provinces ad joining France, the results of which we have long since known. The :o:hoer:a/ of the 24th states, that Don Jacob° Federico Torlade, Ambassador Plenipo tentiary from Portugal, had arrived on the pre ceding evening at Madrid, and adds to this an nouncement the following intelligence : " Colonel Freire de Andrade, whom the new Minister has : come to succeed, will return ins few days to Lisbon; the great object of his mission—namely, the alliance between the two nations—being completed. The treaty as concluded by both the negotiating partiesit now before the Council of State, whose dut' it is to examine it in pursuance of article 235 of the Constitution." In the sitting of the Cortes of the 22d, there was a debate on the report of a Special Co►nmittee appointed to consider of the formation of companies of Cazadores to act against the small parties of the factious, or . rather, as they are called in this report, Evil-doers ( 11falltechores ), whiCh roam about the pro vinces in quest of plunder. After a long discussion, the report was ordered to be referred back to the "Committee for Some at. terations. In the stone sitting a report was made from the Special Com mittee appointed to give their opinion to the Cortes, on the plan of a decree presented on the 13th by the Government, respect ing the means of expressing the sentiments of gratitude due for the glorious events of the 7th of July. The report begins by congratulating the Cortes on the con currrence, in the present instance, of the Chief of the State, the principal agents of the Government, and the august Congress, in the same sentiments of patriotism and national 'glory. "All have taken an active part in celebrating those memorable events ; and if the Government has, by the initiative which is reserved tort in affairs extrinsic of the boundary prescribed for the Extraordinary Cortes, proposed the idea, there exists such an unanimity' of opinion in the Cortes on the subject, that they have urgently recommended the prompt presentation of the pro posed plan. This identity of wishes on the part of the King, of his Government, and of the representatives of the people, Per rewarding and perpetuating the memory of the deeds of heroism and virtue performed by the defenders of national liberty, af fords the best security for our written laws, and opens a career full of glory for the elevation of the country to that high degree of splendour and felicity which her capabilities and•the genius of her sons•destine'her to reach. It is with regret the Commit tee refer to thareaddil morning of the 7th of July. At the horrid call of the • spirit of slavery, were let loose hosts of paid assassins, eager to dip their patricidal hands in loyal blood, burning with hatred of our. sacred laws, and hoping to reduce us once more to vassalage. But there were Spaniards, cherishing liberty in their breasts, and faithful to. the oaths they had taken, ready to make head against that iniquitous and ruinous aggression, and to avenge liberty and their coun try by the total overthrow of the armed traitors, and the de feat of their plot. The Committee would wish that the die. anguished names of all who participated in the glorious re pression of this servile rebellion' should be made to resound in this ball : but as it is impossible to fulfil this desire, they may at least propose in the nanie of the Congress to congratu late, generally, troops who on that day•formed the garrison of this city,.the sacred battalion,—the brilliant and heroic volun teer local militia, and all the anned patriots who proved by their gallant conduct how vain is the attempt to subjugate free men who have adopted for their Moto--' the Constitution or Death.' It is true some of the brave Champions of Liberty on that day perished, but their ties the country takes upon herself; and and while she sheds tears of sorrow and gratitude on their tombs, new heroes formed by their example will arise. It was, then, impossible for the National Representation to fail in doing honour to the memories of :those generous citizens who sacri ficed themselves in theeause of ft4edom. The names of Brutus, of Curtius, and Decius,,wlll,live while Rome is remembered.-- In like manner will the names . of Padilla, Bravo, Maldonado, Lan u za, Luna, Bend ia, Alvarez, Daoiz, Velerde, Pallet.. Lacy, Vidal, and Acevedo endure while Spain and freedom exist.— The same honour belongs to those who gaye their lives for their country', on the ith of July, • and their names are, in all respects, most worthy of being transmitted to future ages.— The Committee also consider rewards and honours and distinc tions to be due to Others, who on that clay shared in the dangers of the struggle of fidelity against servitude. The efforts of the Members of the Provincial Deputation, and of the Constitution al Ayuntamiento, deserve, to be particularly pointed out—As , sem bled in front of the Lapida of the Constitution, they protected the people of Madrid in the state of political orphanship to which they were reduced.' They took upon themselves the delicate anti important direction of affairs in those difficul t days, thus form in g centre of action, and a focus of patriotism. The Committee would also wish to call to recollection what was done by the per manent deputation of the Cortes; but they abstain, lest any attempt to hint at the eulogy which is due to that body should offend the dignity of •the Congress. Triumphs and civic re compenses essentially contributed to the greatness of Rome ; anti the. Committee are convinced that honourable distinctions are the best rewards for free States, because such distinctions serve as testimonies of the virtues they recompense. The ci tizen who wishes to obtain them must therefore draw on the treasury of honour, which, with us, ought to supply many of the wants of other treasuries, and which, within the region of liberty, gives life to the body politic, to the laws, and to virtue itself. Impressed with' these sentiments, and giving a greater extension to the measure proposed by the Government, the Committee submits to the examination and deliberation of the Cortes the following project of a deeree : • Art. 1. The Extraordinary Cortes recognize and declare, that the 7th of July, 18 - 22,, is one of the great days which reflect honour on'the Spanish nation ; and that every citizen, who in any manner ,contributed to repel the aggression which was that day made on liberty, performed an, eminent service to the country. 2. To perpetuate so happy and memorable an event, there shall be erected in the Plaza de la Constitution, a public Mo nament, on which shall be inscribed the names of the patriots who perished with arms in their hands in the 'action, or who died of. the wounds they received. 3, The great event shall also be represented in has Toner, at some point conveniently visible from the Hall of the Cortes, the artist being expected to embrace in his Composition the most interesting objects in the greatest numbers possible. 4. Allthe Spanish artists shall be requested to present models for the said monuments ; and he who shall receive the prefer ence for emelt respectively by the decision of the Academy of Fine Arts, shall have for his reward a gold medal, bearing on the obverse this inscription--" Liberty to Genius ;" and on the reverse—" Madrid, July 7, 1822." 5. Those who fell in the action of the said day, or who died in consequence of the wounds they received, and who belonged to any of the corps of the army or the militia, shall be held to be present at all musters, and on the names being called, the Captain of the company in which each respectively served,shall answer—" fie died in defence of the sacred rights of liberty, but he lives in the memory of all good men:" 6. Those who, by their wounds, have been rendered unfit for service, shall retain their pay, if employed by the Government; and if not, shall receive from the public treasuryja pension pro portioned to their situation and wants. 7. The gratuity referred to in the preceding article shall be extended to the widows and children of the brave men who have fallen as before described ; and in default of. widows or chit. dten, to their fathers or youngest brothers. 0. The Extraordinary Cortes shall confirm the civic decora tion granted by the Government to those who took arms in de fence of liberty on the 7th of July ; and shall declare that dis tinction one of the most glorious with w hi c h a S pan i ar d can b e honoured. 9. The Constitutional Ayuntandento of Madrid, the provin cid deputation, and the Chiefk of the garrison, and of the na tional militias( this city, 'sliallbe introduced into the Hall of the Cortes, to hear from the lips of the President that the ler. vices they performed on the 7th of July are gratefully acknow ledged by. the Nation ; and that they, as individuals, and the llotlist ! to which they belong, are all worthy of having it tie. clare4 that : tbrydfserye,,,well oftheir country. 18. There shall begultlato the arms of the city or Madrid, a civic crown, as a trophy won by the members of its Constitu tional Ayuntamiento for 1822. 11: The Darwin Unary Cortes also extend the sentiments of their gratitude to.all.the Individuals of the army, navy, and militias, and to all citizens who arc now armed in defence of liberty, and recommend to the justice of the Government those who may distinguish themselves in this glorious contest ; and they avail themselves of this opportunity to declare that the nation places the fullest confidence in the valour and patriotism of those who combat in its cause. 12. The presenedecree shall be printed in all the official papers published in the different towns of' the Monarchy, made known in all parishes by the priests, and read in front of the colours to all the corps of the army and militias, and on the quarter-deck of every ship in the Navy, in order that all the population of the Spains may be made acquainted with this just testimony of national gratitude. Senor Gaßano moved an additional article for the purpose of giving the same rewards to the troops that suppressed the in surrection of the Carabineers at Cordova. This motion was agreed to, and the report so amended was ordered to be printed. At the close of the sitting of the 23d, the following day was fixed for the consideration of the report. A dispatch from the Political Chief of Ciudad Real, dated the 21st, gives an account of the rout of a party of factious which had appeared in that quarter under the command of a lender named Locho. About 40 of the banditti were and wounded, and thereat dispersed. • MADRID, DEC. 21. • The tone of our Ministerial journals sufficiently predicts what will be the answer of our Government to the propositions about to be received from the Cabinet of the Tunnies. Take, for instance, the following sentence :—" It is announced to us from Verona, (observes the Vaiversal), that we shall be called upon hy the French Ministers to send out of our territory Ge neral Pepe and other personages devoted to our cause. Our answer will be simple ; we will demand that the French Go vernment shall begin by the expulsion.of General Eguia, Que. sada, O'Donnel, Longa, Laguna,.&c." [From the Constitutionnel.] The following is an extract of a letter, dated Madrid, Dec. 24. 'by one of the principal Mer chants of Madrid.:— " Wishing ,to return your goodness in communicating the actual state of affairs in your country, I will endeavour to make you acquainted with our own situation. We are sue prized to the last degree at the language of your Ultra Jour nals, the gross errors and absurdities of which arddisgraceful to the periodical press. They lie without shame in the face of eivi. lized Europe, which can put no faith in such systematic effron tery. They represent this country to be in such a state of dis orderas is incompatible with the repose of Europe ; they sup. pose the King to be a captive , _ a great part-of the nation op pressed by a faction, anti the GovernMent delivered into the hands of men destitute of honour. These premises being once established, nothing is more natural than to assimilate our re volution with the bloody excesses of that of France ; but hap pily there is no truth in these representations ; and if it were, not for some bands of the factious, who are maintained by foreign intrigues agai.rst all justice and morality, and in opposition •to their awn interests, nothing would be heard throughout the Peninsula but son gs of joy and peace.— The king enjoys all possible liberty, a proof of which appears at this moment in the Veto which he has just exercised against several laws of exception promulgated by the Cortes. The Les sens which the Cortes had for taking these measures, which are' similar to the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus •in England, and of individual liberty in France, are declared in the long discussion which all Europe is now able to appreciate. But the reasons which his Majesty gives in his turn for refusing his' sanction to them, are not less wise ; for ells reason his con duct has, been considered highly respectable, 'and hues beat re ceived without the slightest .murmur. Such is the empire which reason exercises over the Spanish people ' who have been so basely calumniated. The , insurgents of Catatonia have been driven from this province, and compelled by Mina to re pass the Pyrenees. We expect that they will return armed anti equipped again—but we are equally certain .that they will again experience tke same fate. Y.aldivate the rebel, upon whom the enemies of liberty appeared to found the greatest hopes, has perished in La Mancha ; the Curate Me rino, at the head of another small boil of assassins, is wan. dering from u wun t a i n to mounta i n , a n d will shortly meet the same fate ; he presents himself, however, sometimes with 3 0 or 40 brigand s on th e hi g h roa d s , and surprises some travellers or couriers ; but he must inevitably fall at last • into the hands of one of the columns engaged in 'pursuing Idm. Order and tranquillity reign generally throughout the provi nces; the taxes are regularly paid, and the quin I quince the conscription) s levied without difficulty. The active militia of all the pro. vinces have taken up arms without hesitation; the local on. Brie have been wonderfully,reinforeed, and although these latter nee s cof only need, destined in their provinces, they will form, in a e n rous C and powerful army of reserve. Th e a n u m t o serve alliance whir Portugal is definitiv* ecnududed, and places fresh troops at our disposition. Two nations so long rivals have become closely united, as ROOll as the common danger' of' an invasion 'was ahewn to them. The harmony of the' legislative and executive functions cannot be more perfect ; public credit is much improved, and the 'intrigues of some tanatical priests and monks, enemies of th e Con s tit u tio n , h ave totally failed, and become the subject of derision since the 7th of July. Notwithstanding what I have just stated, it is no less true that the actual state of affairs is far from being fa vourable to commercial transactious, which are almost stagnant. We have scarcely any foreign commerce, but our internal commerce is reviving daily from the necessity to which con sumers are. reduced, as was formerly the case in France, of seeking among themselves substitutes for those articles of foreign manufacture of which they are deprived. The conse quence Of this will be a loss to your country, so much the more sensible, as it will be without remedy, and will continue to increese. In the mean time the English, partly by menaces and partly by entreaty, are constantly aiming at obtaining a treaty of commerce, which may favour their manufactures, and assure to them at the same time some military point in our un fortunate American colonies, where they are extremely anxious to extend their commercial influence. It is said that a strong disposition exists to conclude this treaty, and should this be realised, France will have reason to deplore the loss of those advantages which Spain would have preferred to offer to her industry and her commerce., All the provocations of the French Ultras hove failed to enage us in a war which is not desi r ed, though it is not feared. D on grant that peace may be maintain e d between two nations united by geographical positions, and by the tied of blood between their Monarchs. The indignation Which the Invasion of Napoleon excited, and the calamities occasioned by it, are not yet obliterated from the memory of Spaniards. The hatred which resulted from It would have no bounds of termina tion, if we were compelled again to make preparations for a war so unjust as that With which we are threatened. In the mean time all the measures calculattel for a defensive or offensive war are taken here with extraordinary vigour, though it is not sup. posed that we shall be compelled to draw the sword. You will find in the Universe! of this day the state of the funds, and the price current, and you will observe, that If we have been slower than you in placing extraordinary confidence in our funds, we are far fronebeing discouraged as at Paris and Lon don. A new plan Is much spoken of which have the effect of greatly augmenting the value of the yak, reales, if it is adopted; reason and justice demand attention to our national debt. This project has been hitherto suspended by the regula dons relative to the revenue of the Clergy, but it is now sub mitted to the Cortes, who will lose no time in taking it into con. sideration. It is in contemplation to abolielf the half-tithe, which is not duly paid, a circumstance much complained of by the Clergy, and make another provision for them. The coin. mums will prObably pay their Clergy in an honourable manner, and with 50 or 00 millions of reels which will be added to the direct taxes, all the Bishops and Canons of the Peninsula will be suitably provided for.' BA YONNE, DEC. 22.--lly a statement published in the Universal, we find the Nationnl Debt, bearing interest, amounts to the sum of 4,495,486 reels ; and that 2,602,820,052 reels is the amount of that not bearing interest. Total, 7,098,649,538 teals. The resources that can be depended upon to meet these obligations are not yet determined, but they are far superior to the demand, and will be incalculable, it' the next Ordinary Cortes confirm the Decree for she suppression of feudal rights, which will then have the validity of a law, even though the King should refuse his sanction. ]Meanwhile, for want of good management, the finances are in the greaten disorder. The English Ambassador is still much in favour at Madrid ; the French Minister is detested, and indirectly in sulted or despised. The forced requisition of horses is made by a decree of the King himself at Madrid. The royal household, the mounted national guard, and the foreign ministers, are exempted ; hitherto, however, it is only executed in the re volted provinces, or in places threatened by the factious. At Ciudad Real, and Migueltierra, where order is entirely re stored, about 200 horses had already been Collected,. of which 80 have been given to the regiment of Almanza, winch baffled the conspiracy in that province. It is estimated' that this re. quisition will supply the army with 7,000 or 8,000 horses, to be paid for when there are the means. The snow is three feet deep on the mountains of Navarre. PRICE 0 F STOCKS ONE O'CLOCK. THIS DAY AT Rank Stock "451 3 per Cent. Red. 79 1 4 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3i per Cent. 9l 1 per Cent. 1 Old 9B iNew shut 5 e 'er Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann ool Imp. 3 per Cents. — India Stock India Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities 3 9 pr. Ditto Small . Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. ....• Cons. for Acc0unt......... SOU' PRICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, JAN. 3, French AT ONE o!ci.ocK. Five per Cents. $9. {Six per Cents. 00. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Ditto New 34 Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. ( ,gi p, 77i. Ave per tents. (Metallic) 0 0. {Five per Cent. Bonds, 63. New Ditto, Scrip, 10} disc. Five per Cent. Bonds, csi. Ditto New, U. Five per Cent. Bonds, 91. 00. {Old Bonds, 00. Six per Cent. Bonds, 71i. Ditto Scrip, 00. New Loan, 77. (Bank Shares J.:21 ss. j Six per Cent. 99i Five per Cent. 94i-94 kThree per Cent. 694. Russian Ne3politan A uwian Spanish Prussian I)anish Chili Culornbiara Peruvian American r :,: ~,^, PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, DEC. 31. Bank Stock Grand ` l f6l) Canal Gov. Deb. per cent Ditto 6 Lo perl Stock, 3.1 per ct 9li —Di tt o S tock ............ -- _.n, ee 4 n p t. .c . . .t. 67711 Gov. Deb. 4 per cent...... Royal Canal Stock ......... (iov. Deb. 5 per cent. 74+ Wule-street Cert. I; per ct. —Stock, 4 per cent. 2l Do. Deb. with Goy. Sec.... Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. Pipe Water Deb. ;5 per cr. -- City Debentures, 5 per Do. cent. Ballast Office Govt. Sec' Lying in lipspital 4 per ct. 5 per cent. Exchange on Lot; on, Dec. 30, H. 11'1011 WATER AT LONDO orning, 6 minutes after 7. 1 , 4 . BRIDGE TO-MORRO:* Evening, 30 minutes after 7• THE SUN. 50L.E.,1 QUIS DICERE FA LS UM AUDE.iT LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1823. We have ireceived American Papers of the •Ith' December, containing the PRESIDENT'S igESSA Of t on the opening of the Session of Congress on i ht preceding day. The following is a correct 3b' stract of this important document : THE PRESIDENT'S. MESSAGE. -" Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives, ht 'Many causes unite to make your present ts. g Thepeculiarly operations of interesting our latows on va our sti ments which t h ey occas i ona lly re quire, ime annually-an importa n t d uty on t h e Represents' lives of a fr ee P eo pl e ; ot h er causes ex i s t 'whi ch are highly i n t eres ti ng t o th e w h o l e civcivilize' ! world, and to no porti o n of it mor e so th a n t o t)" United States. On the 9- ith of Jun e l as t a CO . vention of Navigation an d Commerce. was coir• eluded in this city b e t wee n th e United St.3tet and France, by Mi n i s t ers d u l y aut h or i sed for tbe.' purpose. The s a n c ti on o f th e E xecut i ve h a vi'l been given to this C onven ti on , un d er a ow.. victim), that, taking a ll its stip u l a ti o ns it li7 . co r n i subjects t o w hi c h t h ey app l y , w ith the amend ., inen view, it r es t e d essen ti a lly on a b as i s ‘ l . f : ' reciprocal and equal advantage, an Act I °, impose a new tonnage duty on French AO': and vessels, and for other purposes, ails" I° ' suspend likewise all other duties on French le r sels, o'r the goods imported in them, 1 sh alt submit this Convention forthwith to the Sen sit for its advice. Since your last session, the pre hibition which had been imposed on the COG' merce between the United States and the Bri ti ' 4 Colonies in the West Indies, and on this Co" ti.. : neat, has likewise • been removed, satisfacti evidence h av i ng b een adduced that the port s these Colonies had been opened to the Uni t( • A States, by an Act of the British Parliament. doubt was entertained whether the Act of C' iv gross applied to the British Colonies on this C' tinent, as w e ll as to those of th e We st I n di e s; but t ‘ the Act of P ar li ament agreed to the interc Our' e equally with b o th, and it was the m anifest intre tl i l of Congress, as we ll as the obvious policy Of tii United Stat e s, th at t h e prov i sions o f the Act:: Parliament sh ou ld b e met i n equa l exteet',o o r 'the part of th e U n i te d S tates. I thought it a d. , visable to give a corresponding cons t r uctiu f i r should th e constit u ti ona l sanct i on o f the se°,„ be given to th e ra tifi cat i on o f the C°llve!li tion with F ra n ce , l eg i s l at i ve prov i s i o ns be necessary to carry it fully into effec t ' T 4 decision of hi s M a j esty t h e E mperor or 01 s, , sia, on the qu es ti on su b m i tte d to him iv United States and Great Britain, concerning t of constluction of the first article of the Treat' Ghent, .has be e n rece i ve d. A Convention h i s 42t since been concluded between the parties, 00 sit the mediation of his Imperial Majesty, I 61' ,. 0 submit this Convention t o th e S enate f or its ail / and consent as to th e ratification. In complie 0 with an Act of the l as t S ess i on , a T err itorial 4 - 06 vernmeut has been establi s h e d i n Fl or ida ue principle of our sy s t em . B y t hi s A c t th e •isr tants are secured in full enjoyment of their rigcce The receipts int o th e T reasur y d ur i ng the th first quarter years have exceeded the sus" 't fourteen millions s e ven hundred and fortf'"