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PARIS PAPERS. ( FrOm the Conelitutionnel.) IPRrvAltz •coaßEgrorinEwcE.l • , " PERPIGNAN, /11*Yi7.—On the 14th, the Marshal advanced his head-quarters to Vich ; the Administrations. remain at Ge rona; General Bergas visited Blanes, Cassa de la Selve, and' Pidamos. On the 15th, Gen. Rastignae established himself at Thanes. It is believed that this part of C atalonia will furnish forage for the supply of the head-quarters. The field pad{ has arrived in the environs of Gerona. Our troops still observe Hostalrieli and the road from Barcelona: our •left 3n Allis quarter has pushed its advanced posts to the environs of Ttntlera and Malgrate. The enemy occupy Matirm. " The blockade of , tlie Citadel of Figueras is extremely re - taxed, provisions enter every day : 1,200 sheep and oxen feed daily on the glacis ; and the garrison are in continual commii nication with those without." (From the Journal des Dehats. ) INTELLIGENCE FROM THE ARMY OF SPAIN. Further details have been received respecting the affair of Casteltersol. We only lost 22 men and one officer (Captain Jardin). General Romagosa pursued the enemy to St. Felin. Many %were killed, amongst others the Colonel of the Regiment of Leon. • General I)onnadieu ma rching upon Cellent, where he e*- pects to encounter Mina. It appears that the corps d'arrnee Which was so successfully attacked by this General on the 17th, was that of Llobera.— The movement of this C ons titutional Chief had for its objec t ' , to protect the retreat - of Alilans. We now learn that he is marching npon Barcelona by BeMatari, With abont 300 mem " ad -quarters, Gerona, Alay .2.1 t tExTRACT :OP A vRisiATE LETTER.] • "We now know correctly the position of the enemy, and the !timber of troops they have - in Catalonia. Their troops to not exceed 9,ooo'men, which are divided in three corps of 3,000 men each, the first commanded by fans, the second by Idobera, and the third by Mina. The • corps of Llobertv tuts been .defeated at Illoya, with a part of the gartison of Bar. ,celon, by Gen. Donnadieu. The corps of 'Wiens, which Was 'in the environs of St. Celuni, on learning this defeat,' precipi tately retreated upon Barcelona. Mina alone remains with his 3,000 men at Cellent, where he was, to be attacked yesterday by •Gen. Donuadieu and the Baton d'Endes. Thus every thing is • Clear, and it is evident, that if so weak an enemy has been so long enabled to escape our columns, it has only been by means Of the mountains and the difficult country which they occupy. Something was expected from Mina; hitt even supposing hint • to have the talent, which he has not shewn, what can he do with 9,000 men ? Can his combats or his marches influence in any deciSive manner the fate of the Spanish Revolution Pants, MAY 25.—Whilst the army of the Eastern Pyrenees will decide the fate of Catalonia, the army of the Duke d'An. gottleme will decide the fate of the whole of Spain at Madrid. 11Abisbal, on the approach of our troops, published, on the 15th, a sort of printe - d , Manifesto, which we have now before us, in which he declares, that the men who govern his country have lost it by their incapacity and their fully; that the Mini. stets must be dismissed—the Cortes dissolved—the King re. called to Madrid, and an arrangement made with Frtince... • After sending forth this Manifesto, he issued a Proclamation, inviting Madrid to receive the French. That Capital had no ' need of the invitation; it. had • already supplicated the Duke • ' d'Angoulente to come—to save it from the horrors of anarchy. It is believed that L'Abisbal is in concert with Dallasteros and Alorillo. The last letters from Madrid state the almost general rising of all the provinco of Spain against the Government o f the tortes. if the Royalist Insurrection has reached Seville, it is possible that the Cortes will have no time to convey the King to Cadiz. In that case we shall not be astonished to hear- int. ,mediately of the return of Ferdinand to Madrid. SEVILLE PAPERS. " Salamanca, April 30, 1023." Cr►ntz, IVIAX ii.—The proportions corresponding to die Alifferent places to replace the active Militia continue arriving here; the Individuals on whom the glory of defending the (From the Espeetador of the 15th.) " COnIYISNA., MAY 2. .The Constitution or Death. With the greatest satisfac ',lion, and for that of all the levers of liberty, I announce to tit • public the following agreeable intelligence l— ie At three o'clock this evening_ there arrived in our port the Wilton,English General Sir 'Robert ember of Parliament, who has been conveyed by the packet, the same nation, Stan. met, Captain Sutton, front London. " This illustrious Oeneral, so well known in Europe for his -Jove of liberty, comes to Spain not merely to otter his personal Services to our GoVerintibnt, but to manifeat: to. it how .much disposed the English people are to protect our glorious Struggle, reckoning on the constancy and the valour of which so many proofiehave been given 'by the Spaniards in all times. The General is accompanied by William Juliati Light; Lieut.,Co lonel of the. Stall, and John Erskine, Captain, hoth his Aids. . de-Camps and also Antonin Adolphe Marbot, Colonel of Cai. ralry and Stall; Charles Thomas; Cornet, Charles Waher, and Ensign Lewis Ludwig, with the view of entering the _French .Legion twining in Spain; under General Lallemand, now in Seville, treating with our Government, • and in his ab. mance, that of Colonel Favier. " The General will reinitin days there, till he re ceives important communleatioint tahk h he expects, and he will then proceed to this city, to take the direcuon of Lugo, to have an interview with General Quirogei, and then General Merino. • " The people here have manifested the most lively enthu. gum at the arrival of so illustrious a personage ; he was re . xeived with acclamations and salutes of artillery, and they will continue to do him All possible honours. To-morrow he his offered to be present at the funeral honours paid to the vic- Inns of' the 11'ot May, and . he has enrolled himself in the Na tional Militia,,with the officers accompanying him. All this 1 .eortiniunicate. Vigo, May 1823. " JOAQUIN ESCARIO."' . CACEurs, APitti. 30.—1 n this capital the news of the en. trance of the French into our territory Lae produced 'an agree able sensation. All the Patriots, w hatever their way of think ing, have united, and all renewed their oath, to die rather than yield to tyranny. SALAMANCA MAY 4.—Wehave here the Political Chief of with the volunteers of that city, and several others of different places. We have here also tleneril Empeciriado, who has here been joined by 800 cavalry and 4110 infantry, to Make war on the enemies of the Constitution. The same Oe.. • neral has Witted the following proclamation to the people of Salamanca,:-- , • " Inhabflatiti ef the Province VSglantanter—ln my, Procla mation of the 10ill of this month, I promised in the face of the Spaniaknetien to carry on an exterminatory warfare against the• French Government —I swore to this, and I will dm ex-, clan - rang always" ' ' 'Constitution 'and Liberty.' The enemies who, front MOB au 11114, destroyed your .ahodes, taripisea you of yip; Properties., and profaned your temples, are those whom Spanish traitors now introduce to enthrone despotism 'and liVeanitistury;' at the eXpence of the sweat of the holiest cultivator. Invoking the God of St. _hauls, the perfidious have entered our soil, proclaiming themseivem the restorers .of the Altar and the• Throne. ,The Spaniards, as Catholics, acknow. 1.1.0 To cod but Him whom we always adore,, the only true Creator et' all things, and Maternal whom we proclaim in the • ConStifution. IV enemies covertly, seek. to deceive u; ' they pretend to extabtiAt their particular God for the Altar, and the . dean of St. Louis, the Doke d'Artgoulerne, tient by_the, invading arrity;for the Throne, dethroning Ferdinand VII. Thia v belleve me, is the, object of all their plans; therefore, let . : .ttit he trisvayaaipited, always proclaiming this beautiful anti true principle, that, the Sovereignty resides in the nation and riot in ary one man ititoever he may be. "' People' 4f Salarna ?tea: I-1 On' authorised by the General in Chief of tote: Fourth Army of t)perations, to form a division to antsy in every way the enemy. I.n this I am occupied—this its itry duty, - atid it has made me aelect your yrovince, taken - ing on the honour and the patriotism of its milithitenta.—Ply, fly, then, at the call of the country—come to my side, and take tip arms, and you will soon set: these hands of mercenary slaves disappear, paying the forfeit of their treachery. You, valiant Militia, National Volunteers,' unite your ' nelves to me—l will show you all thu consideration to which you are entitled, rewarding virtue and merit. Yon will always he, v olunteers and not soldiers--L will form of' yeulegiens of patriotic Constitutionalists „ and you will be religiously paid, aces rding to ,the terms of . the Decree of the Cortes:or the 17th of March this year; I will be. your brother and your friend ; I vrill conduct you to fields of glory, and will bring you back triumphant to Your abodes covert it with laurels, laming the .hi 'sings of your fathers, spouies, and tender offspring. " Tots is the :honour to which the freeman ought to aspire. I know that youx noble breasts cherish these sentiments. If onfurtunAtely you di) not etribroe this resolution, I assure you Out you will znimediately stiffer the rigeura of the most un bridled despotism, such as Natter been experienced by your bre .. than in, arms of Burgos, a, Tolosa, arid other points, w h ic h confiding weakly on the enemy otperierieed rippressors. se Von ,rave seen the martial courage the i h tt o r ni oie r t l lil y i e titi th til e en bo b! lie provinces of Valladolid anti Palencia w f it I pour to lea trto this city. Imitating them, o ow me t tat you ment may he _eoiteemed of all free•men, for otherwise you will 'the epprnbriurn and scorn of your enemies. . . . country has-fallen, are full of enthusiasm,, and desirous of re venging i the outrages of the band of satellites' of ilespeitisni who , , , oaren'to invade-our territory. . • : . , . • . . SEVILLE, MAY 1-1.-The, Political Chief of this Province! has received from that of Burgos thi 'Mowing official corn, muniCation : ' ' , • ,i: :. ! s . 4' " SUPERIOR POLITICAL GOVERNMENT OF Tllkif PROVINCE OF BURGOS, ' SECTION le • '.a- or POLITIc . .1., i, G 011 031 ENT: c; .. , " flow is it possible that in the circumstances in which we are, there should be Spaniardaathworthy of the name, who, de s sirous of facilitating the triumph of absolute power and the in quisition, spread accounts of' the clemency and the good treat ment of the invaders to the inhabitants. It has appeared to me my duty to acquaint you with the following, which I have re ceived from a good Spaniard, worthy of entire credit :—The first day the says) there was posted up in the city of Burgos, a Proclamation of the ridiculous Regency, calling' on all those who have emigrated on account of having been militia men, or tilled offices, or for opinions to return to their homes, un der the penalty of 200 ducats, it' not within five days, and con fiscation of - goods if after thirty; that notwithstanding this Proclamation, the insults to the few liberals who, for want of means, have remained among the invaders, are incessant and insufferable;—and that according to accounts from Vit toria, and other parts, many unfortunate persons are pining in dungeons for opinions, after being stripped of their ali— ne adds, that in Burgos, and all the country round, wheat has risen to 60 realm, on account of the great purchases made by the enemy on the other side of the Ebro, fearing, no doubt, that the inhabitants of the South will sell their liberty and their honour dearer than those of the North, who have been simple enough to credit them. The author of the letter adds,' that the contributions arc enquired after with the greatest activity, and That they are being levied in some places—that the Friars are threatening to take immediate possession of the estates pur 'chased by the Liberals from die erediPs pub/1m This, good Spaniard concludes his interesting accoopt by informing, us, that there is a prodigious quantity of gold destined to seduce_ and kindle the war of parties, and that this fold is managed by a thousand spies, natives and foreigners, in t the discovery of whom the Offernment should be incessant. ".Madrid, May 7, 1823. " MA NUE', 'NUNEZ." In commenting on the fifth ; Bulletin of the Grand Army, it is, observed, " The Castle of Saragossa had not More than it few old iron guns dismonnted, without a 'Single bomb.' This is the grand park of artillery, conquered. by the Grand Anny. Ge neral Ballacteros did not retire precipitately ; his forces were widely scattered; witha view of getting rid of the factious. De has suddenly re-concentrated his forces above Daroca and Calatayud, in the line of Saragossa, establishing his head quar ters In Teruel; as a more suitablepart of the object of his opera tions. Roses may, be occupied by any one, as it is an open . place, anti the same thing may be said of the town of .Figueras ; but how is it that they have notaccupied: the Castle ?" We eau youchpr the tr.tth qt* the, ollowing accounts : " Donaso, the brother of Empecinado, goes up the places on the Duero, as far as Roa Nava, &c. ' : " Tobar, who was second under Maquinez, arms in Palencia a Guerilla of Cavalry. " Puertas, another of the partisans of independence, and Commander of the Volunteer Militia of Bahamas, has taken all the horses of Palencia, and joined his old companions, with the Militiamen he commands. ' I.' Don Marcos, who was second Commandant of the cavalry , of Maquinez in the war of is at the head of another Guerilla in the neighbotirhood of Campos, " All operate in combination with Empecinedo, who has collected above 1,000 men in Salamanca, and he proceeds 1 under the orders of General Morino. It is to be remarked, that the Chief's of all these Guerillas are in high vogue in the country." General Morillo, named to command in chief the force which the commander of' a battalion heads, being unable to march for want of pecuniary aid; raises money on his own per sonal credit, and takes the field, composing part of his force of that which before fought against him and against liberty. Can patriotism go farther ? Anti who is this , Illuatrious Pa triot ? The saute whom men, paid by the enemies of liberty; and who had reduced defamation to system, made the object of the 'grossest calumnies. Morino knows the just cause of liberty from its abuses ; he has sworn. to the Constitution, and will defend it. ' , , • ( From the Ripeetadne of the 9th.. May.) We can affirm, that on the Sil current Valencia was vigour. ously defended against .the hordes who besiege it, and that its inhabitants were resolved to defend it to the last extremity. tiv.v tt.i.f., MAY ft.—Tlire enemies of liberty and of the na donut independence, directed by 'the priest Origuera, and by other personages too well known, are incessantly labouring to seduce the incautious inhabitants of the Sierra de liontla (a roup of mountains near Gibraltar). They act under the or lders ofortlgi,eiraesfillolliiiir thees tti . ti e l s i e etl o lnlit t r i ta t r ile cr,,,.pessd .. Mien& Valiabo, the Marquis. of. Casa Simla. &7c.', whose I,reasurecare scattered with• profuaion;for this infamous object. 'rite ]public trangiiillity 'of the province' of Malaga halt not been yet disturbed, but,everY thing announces an approaching ee plosion. .. Various letters from Oviedo, which are now before us, • assure us that in that city several persons have been arrested; and deported by sea, apparently to Corunna, who were sus. peeled of being accompliceti of the French. This proves that the intelligence of the invasion has not terrified Spaniards in such a manlier as some persons haVe most stupidly believed. It appears that those deportations have been ordered by the Authorities, on the request of a part of the inhabitants. The French' officers who have come to Spain with the view of supporting the cause of' liberty, and who reside in Corunna, hope that all Frenchmen, lovers of liberty, who have arrived at other points of the coast, will join dicta, that they may than a strong force, and be entbled to march against the enemy. We have seen a eery 'went letter from the province of Gui. puicoa, in which it is stated that, in that small district, two parties of Constitutional Guerillas have been formed (one under the command of a good Curate, the other under that of the Alcade), and that they have already commenced the campaign by killing four Frenchmen. Let these gentlemen only wait a little, and they shall see that they will soon begin to pay dearly for the insult which they have committed against the nation CORTEs. ammo ore lIE 4th, .uNin:it Tiir. rittsiDENCY or, DON JOACII: ix rimer. n. An official communication was read from the Secretary ad Inierint at' war, informing the Cortes that his Majesty bad de clared the ninth and tenth military districts in a state of war. , To the Commission of War was referred a memorial of Go vernment on the me& of establishing secure communications • between the Generals in Chief of the armies of operation, which was accompanied by 4 statement from the Director General'of the Post-otfice, proposing the use of couriers on foot. A warm debate arose on certain propositions submitted to Cortes by Senors Cionselez, Alonso, and - Dies.-I.These prop°. villeins were published in the Jiminals of the 4th, which we have not received, but wecuo collect 'that their object was to revise the sales of national property, made_ under the authority of the Junta of the Mlle Credit, upon the 'grounds that a few rich capitalists got the whole.of this property into their !minis .at a shamefully law price, to the injury of the, country and or the lower clauses of itioiculttirists.l---The propositions. Wer e . rejected by a majority of 111 voices against 12. The Report of the Commission,fif finance was read on Abe addition to the memorial of the Minister of this Department, which contains thdextraordinary istitnatiat fur the expences of the: war.--Ordered to .be ,pritsual, : : ~./, , . • The tiovernment transmitted a communication to Cortes rela tive to the negotiation with the house ilf 'termites, of ,London, in which it proposes the three folloWing'arlielee:— . .., ~.' First. That the contract made with, the. House of Ilernales , on the 14th of January last,, ahmild, he null and of no effeef, , sines it was' not observedhy said house, they declining to ac cept, in pursuance of their cibl4atiOns, the bills of exchange transmitted to diem in consequence of the second article of the contract. . • Second. That the Government should be authorized to rea, I ise the sale of the forty.,.inillions of rents (inscribed itt'tiie Great Booklast Sesalowt),At such periods and on such' terms as should appear Most convenient, and with such house - 14 they~ might deem best. ' . - : . ' ~ Third. That also die,Goverment be authorised to indemnify the holders of the bills with some fund or rent of the nation, without loss of time, mid - without any sort of limitattim, not only for the sums due to them, but also for such losses as they may have suffered from the non-acceptance of the bills. SEVILLE, MAN 6.-:;The Report of the Finance ComMistion on the addition to the Finance Minister's 11 . 1eniorial, relative to the extraordinary espencee which existing; circumstances relktire, has been whited. F 11)111 this document it appears that the,C om, miision suspended all other business, in order to apply them-. selves to the important point cif mupplYing Government with the pecuniary means for the organization and subsistence of flutse, troopik . whieb the necessity of repelling the unjust and odious. aggression of France, compelled the country to send, faeth, t o the field of honour. The Cominission hoped they should in the Memorial of tha Minister, have such data as would enable them to calculate the amount of the sums immediately ncees gary k:but in the; hope they were deceived. In the Memorial mention is mat & . only of covering .ft deficit of . inure than' 94,000,000 reels, width would,resultrin the last six: .Months of the current year of 11123,• and , which' trust .unionnt to, a still 1 larger sum if the army be put, as it probably will be, an a war footing. - • •- , • • ~. : . The Government proposed certain means to eciver theso4lo. ficits, upon which the Commission bus resented its Report, and in the mearelime has submitted to the Cortes the following means:— :. . First—That the Government should be authorized to enforce by military aid the payment of the contributions with all poi sible speed, and to dismiss such officers of the revenue as should not effectually assist in this operation: • :•!.. Second—That the ptiblic'eredit" shciuld assist the general treastfry•for the present, anti unolfitrthernotice s frotn the Cortes, with the clear amount of the quicksilver, tileOhni; *id lead, in its administration, with the surplus of the corn and other dram which it may have, after satisfying the Life Annuities, and with the actual credits` which it has in its lavour,.ariaing from the propperty of the crthitopublico, and from the rents .of the sup pressed convents. Tins assistance shall be replaced, for which purpose an account current shall be raised between the general treasury and the credito public°. Third and Fourth.—A per centage is to be allowed to those who pay contributions in anticipation. Grain to be taken in payment to such an amount as the Provincial Deputations and the Generals think fit. , , , . • Fifth.—An extra Ordinary war subsidy shall be. established, which is estimated at 200,000,000 reals in money, in the terms, which appear in the accompanying decree. The project of decree then tollows :- 1. The nation will make an extraordinary subsidy for sup-. plying the exigencies of the present war, to which the invasion of the French army has compelled us. Xlll Spaniards, and all foreigners domiciliated in Spain, ought 'to contribute to this subsidy acerteding to their means, and in the manner pointed out by the present decree. • • 2. 'ro the repayment of this subsidy is to be applied the seventh part of the property, which the Spanish clergy is to give up to the nation , conformably to the bull of his Holiness. 3 and 4. Regulate the mode and amount of assessment and contribution, which is to be levied by a rate, on inhabited houses. 5. The Provincial Deputation are to point out the minimurti on which no contribution is to be levied, with,a view to protect those who are too poor to contribido to the loan. O. Those Who are excepted ivfay; however, voluntarily cod tribute to the loan. , 7th and Bth, Regulate the periods of payment, and the motto of their collection and appropriation to the public•service. ' 9. The Government will 'transmit through the Treasurer- General to the 'Deputations, notes payable to hearer of 1,00 real«, 1,000 teals, 3,909 reals;'eful 5,090 reals; which shall be delivered to the contributors- at, the moment of ~payment, order that they may 'apply them, in tinie, to the purchase of public funds (fnetis); ;the. counter-parts ( mattrices) beipg preserved to prove their legitinavy. 10. These vouchers shall be received Arne and exclusife ly for the purchase of the property expressed in the second article. „ 11. The said property. is hereby declared to be put up to sale for its actual value, in 'brider to repay the new contri bution. • . • 12. Regulatei the mode of piffelin . sing the said property. 13, 14, - and 1b imposes• Penalties for non,eornpliapee with the decree, dce. . eANGA ARGUELIAS 7111;NgTA • YSTURRIZi , • 00 RO SANCIIEZ SURRA. Seville, May 4. Senor,CalotTava has signifiell his willingness to accept , the department of the Interior. , The troops of the third Army of ObServation 'have taken several factious prisoners, who were in the vicinity of Somosierra. -.- MAY 7.—Letters received from the invaded provinces scarcely say any thing ofpolitics, in conseipence of the rigour with which the invaders proceed, and the fear which their ex l cesses had excited. Nothing of importance occurred in the Sittinirsof Cortes of the tith and lith. They were chiefly occupied with the financial regulations for the Colonies. siv'rn or Titr. CO A TER or 'my, 11'ert. The discussion was opened en the opinion of t h e Committee of Commerce as; to the duties Which Might to be paid on fo reign goods actually imported: The Committee was of opinion that 15 per cent. ought to, he taken, but without exempting from the duties of deposits, and one-half per cent. dc Cansula(l9., S. Surra opposed this opinion,- contending that the introduc tion offoreign goods would destroy the,national industry. S. Zulueta eontended..that the queti g t o, io4wi t, is ut n t o !i t e t . l a ie u , t i auction or non-introduction . .of . foreito i n c t s m t o . be levied on those already introthiceil. •, -. , , S. Arguelles contended. thatl*Wsta necessary to r enou n ce for ever the.tden of man,UfactUring,in the _Peninsula, 'or hull:yen sable that the laws , protee)ing it . should subSist It is a fiiet that, under the-System of,,i iit i iet , the manufacturers of Cata lonia, Valencia, Sevillr.", Tolato, and all the provinces, have proceeded !to manufacture, Ile opposed the opinion of the Committee. S. Istarez approved of the opinion. , S. Romero disapproved of it. .S. Sanchez opprovelt of it. It was finally deelared..that; there were not grounds for vot. ing on the opinion by RI againki thl, and it was referred back ti, the Committey.' .. . t . ,,., , Si,Gallatio having read theiPpinion of the CoMmitti4 of Di. plotnacy;tirt.the Memorial of the Secretary of State as to the conductofille French Giiverifinent, and on what was done by the English GOverilinent to m Mace the aCe betWeem France and Spain, c-ittellitl;,d with moving"--" Thai the GoVernrnent of his Ma je sty proceeded in a Manner worthy of thenation at whose head it was, and that the war which it sustains agaNst the unjust aggression of the French Govern. i t int, n eoii t an ldn d P otb e e ril lit w ithout ilintit failing in its most sacred ohligationo, and coMPromisinethe honour and dignity of the Spanish nation" . . . The opinion was ordered ribe printed, and the , President stated that a day would be natitedfor the discussion. l'ortTUG EXTRAO I D NARY COUTE.S.—Stvert•rti' or MAY 15. The ; Deputip having awr o bt e d in the Oreat Hall of the Congroi, the *BI shop of Cende, us the last President of the Ordinary Cortes, took the :Chair,. and declared' the Session opened . 7 :The liishay then made the 414 nllf:following . speech it oS !--YOO doubtl ess recollect' the words which 'our "Migust and adored Monarch, Don John Vli; was lately plernicit'to address to us from the Throne in this sacred Hall, traordinttry as indispensable, both o n account of the necessity owfhletn he l ievitii:igntibedtrent the prompt meeting' of the Cortes E x. important interests of public seettrity,•and of coinpletmg those organic laws on which essentially depend the consolidation of the constitutional system and the regularity o f tike public adininistratiOn in all its branches. " No Portuguese, the friend °fins Country, who had paid the Slightest attention to the internal and .external situation of the Mtmarchy; could then fail to form wishes for that meeting, and to perceive how" just were the view s of his Majesty—how worthy of the knowledge anti the wisdom of the Throne—and how RC. cordant. with the .paternal Sentiments with which, his Majesty loves his. people, and the unwearied zeal with which he devotes himself mate promotion of public prosperity. • • " Heavenly Providence, always vigilant in favour of the Por tuguese; has been pleased to remove one of the principal evils yflpeli then afflicted us, by delivering our territory feint the Jadiate and fatal ravages of civil warfare. There remain, haw. ever deep and painful vestiges of that terrible calamity. The foreign invasion Of the Peninsula which was then threatened has been realised. The other internal eircumtitandes which gave ' to the sentiments expressed in the. peeeh front the throne still exist. lint the public voice became daily more 4Pergqic, and could no longer refrain .frOm calling en the Per manent Deputation to exert the resources of its zeal, and avail ltseff of the authority etrittided to it 1;37 article . ll9 of the' Con. tititutiorl. - 44 litt.*44 r ; CAe Trannnt wisely and ni Itunely antic . A,....1aw,a. jeaty:s Um., ___, _, _ . .Jr , pates; the intenttons af t ,the P4 - ritianeni Paid len,Aiy its vim r.munication of the 111th of April. which will ' en be presentet to you, and 'the contests of which acconling_ perfeeelY. with the sentiments of the Deputation' produced the convocation of the Extraordinary COrte4, which has now offer ed me the oppoitunity.of congratulating you on the zeal a 4 ‘prompti tude with which you ~ have obeyed the legal 14 nunons, as well as on the contalept hope, which all inutif-' erish, that the public cause wiltilerive many and invidhable advantages fromlour patriotism, your prudence, and your united wisdom. " It would be presumption in me, Senhorex; to pretend to ad dress unseasonable reflections to you on 'the order and method of your labours, (lion the sentiments which ought to animate your deliberations, However, the great kindness with which you honoured one, and respect for the situation I, occupy, in some measure authorise me to remind you that the subjects to which Our consideration must be directed being of the most grave and important nature, nothing can be more necessary than that, eh the one hand you should confine your attention exclusive ly and absolutely to them, in conformity with Article 120 of theThnstitutioh ; and, on the other, that you should so com bine maturity of discussion with the economy of time. that the people may .. the sooner experience the happy ameliorations which you are preparing for them, and thus have farther reason to rejoice at t h e choice they have made of such worthy repre. sentatives." ' . The usual forms were then gone through', Senhor Pinto de AN:alleles was elected President, and it was resolved to send a deputation to announce to his Majesty the installation of the Congress. . On the 3d inst. the States of Hanover finished their Session, and were prorogued accordingly. Desidesvoting the usual taxes, an important Law was passed for the gradual extinction of the National Debt, under the administration' of the Fiscal College of' the - States. Another important measure was passed, namely, a Decree ordering a general amelioration of the Highways and Roads throughout the Kingdom of Hoover. /1 0 1TERARY NOTICE. : 41 11)e LOVA . ima'4NATrONAL SONGS of ENGLAND; 4ctect frpnt, OriainisUlanuseripts and early printed copies Übe Libriry of WitLIAM KITCIIIMER, '.lt is somewhat f unusual for us to review a work of :Ific nature of that now before us, and although it certainly cannot be considered as properly described_ by our head " Literary Notice," yet from the landible character of the undertaking, and the taste and judgment which mark its performance, we cannot deny ourselves the gratification of introducing to the notice of our readers the "..Loyal and National Songs of England." The author, Dr. KITCIIINER, has of late, from the variety and interest of his nume rous productions, established a strong claim 1 to public attention, and the present work evinces the same care, attention, and research which _ _ have invariably distinguished his former pub licationB. , 'rho object of the work before us. (as the Doator himself tells us in his pre liminary ,observations) is to prove, in direct con tradiction to the hitherto generally received opinion, ,that, - the English have no " National Songs," that no ot'l►er nation has half so many loyal or National Songs. \The Doctor claims the merit of being the first who has made this asser tion, which he -hopes the. contents of his first number sufficiently 'justify. We can readily allow theta more proper person could not have been selected for the accomplishment of so patriotic an undertaking as in collecting, into one work, the, beauties of our best Na tional Composers..;., Possessed of the most exten sive and. valuable. Musical .Library, a man of ordinary powers might select materials sufficient for the formation of a highly interesting volume, but in ,addition to the works' of a formida ble list of composert, which appears in the pages of his introduction, the Doctor brings a correct and discriminating taste. Ile is not a man to be de terred from the accomplishment of his undertak ing, by either mental or corporeal labour; he sees at . one view the commencement and the com pletion of his task, and plunges fearlessly into the sea of literature, regardless of the shoals and quicksands which are ever ready to engulph the frail bark of an author. In addition to the ex cellent collection of Melodies, which occupy the body of the boOk, are some judicious observa tions on the character and composition of the various songs•. The Doctor regrets, that from the improper emphasis used by most of the singers of the present day, an ineffective expression is conveyed . to the words of a song, and to obviate this fault he has (as a specimen to shew how effee tive.einging may be rendered). carefully adapted theaii of " God save the King" to each verse, 'and accented . each syllable with dactyl and spondee, •On the whole, we have every reason to (`congratulate Dr. K1TC111;i1EIL o►► the success of his attempt to establish our NatiOnal and trust that the laudable motive and able exe cution of his volume will ensure to it the notice and attention to which it is so well entitled. SIR ROBERT WILSON. The,following letter from Sir ROBERT Wir, SON, has been received b) Mr: WEATRERSirONE, one of his 'constituents :--- " I have ,been received herewith an affectionate exprelistori of feeling, which surpasses all my powers of description. 1 could' give an account of the honours that have been paid me, which were all, indeed, of royal mounting—but who can impart the look —the tone—the heart-linking grasp of welcoming friends ?My arrival was a day of pride tome, as an Englishman, and the more so, because I was conscious that I really and truly ilia re re sent my brave and' generous countrymen in the motives which determined my proffer of all 1 could devote to the glorious and sacred cause in defence of which Spain forms the vanguard— namely, zealous and faithful service to the hour of death or o v f ict t o h r o y. vig T o o. u m a o t rz o , n , J o e f n d ter isposab tlie ranks m il as iti virii t 'at w e i fe b n e ati f i t e l r r the Government of Spain afterwards to determine my service. I and my companions insist, in the first instance, on conform ing to,the laws in existence. Those companions are, Lieut.- n n in z s an ula d , a a theoolsotne distinguishedliighlat e O o lli f c t h er e , B an ri a tis e l x t grandson of Lord Erskine's, who came out as a volunteer,' to ce S l utir lent in Oe th nt e lein Pe a Share my fortunes, and who, I am certaui, will do honour to his name. " 1 have told you of the enthusiasm of this noble people—l must, in justice to them, add that their exertions and sacri fices arc correspondent with their language and exaltation of sentiment : a more honest love of country, and resolution to defend it, never existed. All property, useful to the public service, is given up with cheerfulness ; and there is not a man who is not enrolled in some corps. One thousand recruits are already gone to the army from this little town alone, and those now training are of the best description for military service. Every one seems not only resigned, but animated with desire to serve. I never saw any recruits, even volunteers, with such smiling countenances when the Viva: are giving. There is, however, a great want of arms and armament here, and irr the whole province. - Will England permit this event to para lyze such good disposition, and compromise the safety of pro. vinces; the defence of which assures victory ? I will not believe it. 'What Knglisliman will not give one day's labour of the year gratis to their brother freemen of Spain, to fight England's as well as her own battles ? The sum so raised would be most valuable:—not only on account of the magnitude of the suM, hut'the proof of' national sympathy. With such aid, Spain will ilefrandtnrkk to scorn, not only the Bourbon, but the whole confederate band .of despots. Let Englishmen think of the glory -:- the joy—rthe inexpressible benefits of such a day of triumph. Happy those, who may say, I was One who contri. bitted to the Judy consumation, of an impious leager's shame and overthrow. " Itapperudiat may, be assured I shall never 'forget• what I ' owe Co the character of iliiiie I was representing trove mime , ellately,when I disembarked on the Spanish soil ; and that no thing. cap occur,' of 'ii public nature, to give nie pleasure 'which Plda.siire will tioti 'be augmented by the dioughtof sites:nisi:lc. 1 i thin it. sill] di !hie through.that country whose interests and honour; shall n ways feel it to be my duty to maintain; in unison I with the now titles lam contracting, for the defence of' a comnicat'insepitrAile cause. " Remember me to all our kind friends, and with best re. gards to Mrs. W., believe, me . alWays yours.- , " Vign,.May.S; .1823. - " 11. WILSON. " Letters must be sent through the Spanish Minister. I shall leave Vigo'before you receive this, for General Morino's. head• quarters, at Valladolid.; but probably have to return for a time into Gannets, under any and every circumstance, before I take my definitive station. " Rely on it, our triumph is certain ; but it is an object to preserve the country, and repulse the invader as quickly as Possible." A Meeting of several Gentlemen (Civil and Military) took place at the Freemasons"cavern, Great Qucen.street, on Wednesday lait, the 21st inst. for the purpose of taking into consideration the most speedy mode of erecting two colossal equestrian Statues, one opposite Buckingham House, in honour of his present MA4rsfv---the other opposite the Horse Guards, in St. James's Park, in honour of his Royal Highness the Duke of Youtc, as Cannnander-in-Chief. And a Ge: neral Meeting-has been appointed to lake. place, at two o'clock, at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Wednesday, the 4th of June, for that purpose. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS: MOUSE OF COMMONS. Martis, 27° die Mail, 1823. _ _ _ . WavenwoaKs—Manchester—Petition of George Grimshaw,. against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. GAS LlGHTs—lmperial—Further time granted for making the Report, till June W. Mansfield, and Stamford—Bills read • a third time, and passed. SUGAR—Petition from Council and AsseMbly of St. Christo-. pher, AGAINST the equalization of the Duties. COAL DtmEs—Petition from Whititable and Seasalter, against the Duties on Coals carried coastwise. LlNEN—Petition from Aberdeen, against the stamping of Linen ;" to lie on the table. • SUL/MIMIC Actn—Petition of Bleachers and others, of Aber deen, against alteration of the Drawback . on Sulphur; to lie on the table, and to be printed. IstPßOVEMENT—Manstield--11111 read' a third time, rand passed. ESTATE—Thotnas's--Bill read isecond time, and committed. COMBINATION OF WOREMEN:BILL--PetitiOß of Coal and Iron Masters, and others, of Dudley, against. HIDES AND SKINS—BiII read a second tune, and committed for to-morrow (this day.) MESSAGE FROM TILE LonDs--That they have agreed to York, and Woolwich Gas Light Bills-Tarporley, Win chester and Andover, and Dover Roads Bill—Deepeng Fen Drainage Bill—and Beam Heath (Chester) lnclosure Bill— without amendment; and to County Treasurers (Ireland) Bill—Worcester Improvement Bill--and Ratcliff Gas Light Bill—with amendments. That they have passed a Bill, intituled, " An Act for naturalizing Andreas Christian Bootle, and his two infant children, Phebe Bootle and John Christian Bootie." Also a Bill, intituleti, `' Au Act to empower the Judges of the eourt of Session to take an account of the Debts and Burdens affecting, and that may- be. made to affect the en. tailed Estate of iVemyss, in,tlte Counties of Fife and Perth, and to sell the said Estate, or such part thereof' as shall. be sufficient to discharge the said Debts and Burdens." NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. Lord.Nugent—Bill to place the Roman Catholics of Great Britain as near as may be in the same situation as those of Ireland. 2. Mr. 31aberly—Select Committee to inquire into the expe diency of imposing on Malt, the amount of the Duty at present imposed on Beer, —as affecting the Public, the Com. . mon Brewer, the Poorer Classes of Society,:and the increase • of the consumption of Malt. 3. Mr. Fyshe Palmer—Bill to enable the Public Brewer to re tail Beer in smaller quantities than foisr gallons and a half, pro+ided the same be not consumed on the premises of the Brewer. 4. Mr. Martin (of Galway)--Bill to regulate the issuing of Writs of Copies Utleptum in Ireland. 5. Mr. Spring Ittce—Motion relative to the Conduct of the • Chief Baron of Ireland . ; grounded on the Reports of the Commissioners of Inqu iry into the Fees and Emoluments of the Officers of the Courts of Justice. ORDERS of the DAY for THIS DAY. 1. Combination of Workmen Bill—Second Reading. 2. Masters and Apprentices Bill—Third Reading. 3. East India Trade Acts—Committee thereupon. 4. Poor Laws Amendment Bill - Second Reading. • b. Customs Duties Bill—Second Reading. O. Customs Duties (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. 7. Beer Duties Bill—RePOrt. ' • • • . 8. Supply—Postponed Resolutions of 30th April to be consi4 dered. 9. Beer Retail Trade Bill—Second Reading. 10. Capital Crimes Defence Bill—Second Reading. 11. Church Rates (Ireland) Bill—eominittee. 12. Supply—Committee. . • 13. Ways and Means—Committee. 14. Joint Tenancy (Ireland) Billßeport. 15. Hides and Skins Bill—Committee. 16. Linen 31saufaeture (Scotland). Bill—Report. 17. Transference of Securities kScotland) Bill—Second Reading. NOTICES UIV N YESTERDAY . Friday, May 30. 1. Mr. Curwen—To refer Report on Captain Blanby's 'Petition . to Committee of Supply. Deferred from May 27. 2. Sir Henry Parnell—To move, as an Amendment on the Se cond lUading of Insurrections (I re l a nd) Bill, for ap pointment or a Secret Committee, to inquire into the or tent and object of the Disturbances existing in Ireland. ii'edncstiy, Jane 4. Mr. Daveon—••l2lill to regulate (Jac Establishments. — Faicr, Tills nAY AT Bank Stock Red. 81 9 1 : 4 5 per Cent s . 17137 3 e per t r et Lent. Bank hong Ann. s.l6tha Imp. 3 per Gents. 3 4 pe r vi INew P , ''S'rl)CKS oti: o'cLOCK. Inciia Stock • ' •Ilulia Bonds south Sea StoCk 01(1•Annuities . •• ' Ex. Bills • 47 "0 Pr. Ditto. Small Bank for Act. • -- India for Con. Acct.. ..... -- Cons. for Acct. B2 81j iigi . 383. • PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, MAY 20, AT ONE o'cLncx.. French 'Five *per Cents. 803- • • !Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per. Cents. (Metallic) 00. Uitto New 004. Neapolitan Five p per Cent. Bonds, 00. { scr i , 00. Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. {Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Spanish ' New Ditto, mri. Prussian Scrip, 00 disc. c Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. 1 Ditto 'New, 85,t.. . Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 90. Chili 00. Colombian Si* per Cent. Bonds, 61 Peruvian New .14oan, 00. *. Bank Shares £2l ss. American Six per Cent. 90-98. Five per Cent. 145a-97. Three per Cent. 10. 111(1H WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To.monnow. Aiming, 43 minutes after 4. Evening, 2 minutes after 5. THE SUN. SOLEM (MIS DICERE PALSY M AUDE-4T .2 LONDON, IVEDNE,SDAT; hfAY 28, 1823. The important Correspondence hetweeti th e Counts Movrt.to and Antsuu. which we la i before our Itvaclers yesterday, has-produced 3 very great sensation in this .capital, and 105 convinced all dispassionate poisons,lhat if the French Government manifest, unequitocallYr a disposition to adhere to their professions , the best and wisest course for Spain will be the adoption of such a Constitution as will at once 'assign to the king his proper station otla prerogatives as a Monarch r —secure for the peePt' the exercise of all those rights and privileges that are necessary to their enjoyment of rational libertY and are conducive to the strength and prosperitY° f the State,—and extricate the nation from the unit' ed horrors of a foreign and a civil war. The EIJI: lisp Constitution presents a model, which (th oug according to M. de CHATEAUARIAND it is w i It suitable for Prance), might be adopted comparative facility for Spain, where there ts ot,; opulent, powerful, and high-spirited ' ' Nobility, where the property and the influence of the Iv tional Church are still extensive. We have received the-Paris Papers of Sargior The Moniteur contain' the' follot ng rocIE A ,:' • .I,*. • ..,, r 1 lill ..- t , 1 ' . '; :