The Sun. — London, England, 1827-08-23 00:00:00

COLOMBIA. We continue to copy from the Tinier extracts of letters on the state of Colombia : their im portance will strike every reader : BOGOTA, MAY 20.—1 gladly avail myself of the opportunity which has. been offered to me to write to you, for although but two or three days have elapsed since I before had that .plea- Sure, within this short period so many events have taken place, so important in themselves and in their consequences; that for the sake of Co lombia, General Bolivar, your sake as an at tached friend of his and mine, and lasti y • for any own, as one whose fate is intimately interwoven with the prosperity or downfal of this Republic, I conceive it the Isounden duty of me, and every one who has the power, to use their humble ef forts to avert the danger with which the exist ence of this country is threatened. The crisis has at length arrived which is to decide upon the life or death of the body politic.. This day the Congress met, according, to their:resolution of Thursday last, to take into consideration the re siguations of the Liberator, Santander, and Baralt. I was there early, and about half-past nine the chair was taken by Baralt, and the Ses sion commenced. Soto then 'got up, and, in certainly a very able speech, he explained, as well as the badness of the cause he defended would allow him, his motives for making the proposition he did to the House, to the effect that it might be delayed for an indefinite period. He was sup-. ported in this by Uribe, Senator for Cundina mama, and formerly member to the Congress of Cucuta. Pareja, from Guayaquil, answered sa tisfactorily Soto's arguments ; in which ho was followed by Arboleda, who addressed Congress two or three times,. and victoriously refuted the sophistry—to call it nothing worse—which had been used against him. lorres, who, as you will see, has been vilely abused in the Conductor, maintained his former opinions as to the neces sity of deciding on the resignation of General Bolivar. However, to cut a most distressing :subject short, notwithstanding the exertions of Baralt, Arboleda, Torres, Arroyo, Tanco, Do veinguez, Espinar, Marcos, Merino, Alvear, Mote, Borrero, &c., the party of Soto, Azuero, Osorio, Uribe, Uncle, &c. gained the' question of delay by four votes—S7 for it, and 33 against it. cannot describe to you the dismay this un expected event has caused to the friends of order, to the friends of General Bolivar, to the' real friends of Colombia, who hoped, through his instrumentality, to rescue the Republic from the precipice of anarchy and dissolution to which she as so rapidly advancing. I never could have ima gined that it was possible for men invested with the august functions of legislators, acquainted, as they must be (notwithstanding their affected ig norance, which in my opinion has been assumed by far the majority, as a veil to cover more iniqui tous designs), with the separation, of Venezuela, threatened, in the event of the Liberator not :069g placed at the head of affairs, with the s eenta in the. south, which letters received this day from Peru and Guayaquil too clearly de mons Cate to be but a part of the grand po litical scliOnles of Vidaurre, to annex the south of Colombia : 0 TWA), although it is confidently here, whose interest it • stated by a certainl3'Bin i taniente and Elizalde is that these plans should not be seen throOth, that the only views of the latter, and of the comin'j of the division to our coasts, is to uphold the con: citation, &C.; —I say, how men bound by the most sa".red oh, ligations, can, in such a state of their cotn:. t ry , coldly deliberate upon, and, with the most pu led calmness sanction, the ruin (or if not, has ten it) 'of Colombia, is more than human imagi nation could have conceived, or mortal patience bear. In a time of comparative peace and tran quillity, I could have listened with patience, and could have even submitted to the resignation of the Liberator being accepted, with forbearance ; although in no time and at no period would I, with no better reasons than those which have hitherto been alleged in support of such a step, have acquiesced in it. In proof of my assertion, I have only to refer to No. 72 (I think it is) of the Constitucional, written but very few months after the battle of Ayacucho, when we were very differently situated from what we are at present, in which I distinctly manifested my opinion as to the necessity that existed for General Bolivar :returning to this country and assuming the reins of governments If I thought so then, what must be my sentiments at present, when every argument which could be adducedin its favour at that mo ment has received athousandfold more vigour from the.oircuinstances we are in, and from the anarchy with whigh we are threatened ? To obviate the evils which must result unless the plans I have alluded to be thwarted,—for I am satisfied that the object they have had in delaying to dis cuss the resignation, is no other than ultimately to accept it, provided certain events, they are o i d n daily expectation o f, ha pp en ; or, if they not find themselves strong enough (or that, to render it illusory, even if they refuse to accept it, by deferring it to so late a period in the Ses asion, that there will be no time for the President to conic and take the oath,—Generals Bolivar should instautly Come to this city. At present ' ans one has dared openly . to state his determine- , /ion to vote in the affirmative, with the excep tion of Azuero ; and even he this morning qua lified it somewhat, although he did not explicitly rei;ounc.e his intention formeriy e4pressed of doing so. They ar e waiting, as I realty believe, until by the intrigues, fora, or otherwise , of this division in the South, they obizin some public documents from the municipal or lAN' supposed or real agents.of the people, in their fitvour. in that of the Constitution ; the same they are I not without hopes of getting from the North, or some of the provinces. Should these expecta tions be realized procure to palm off upon the credulous and unthinking multitude, as the real and genuine sentiments of the population of kinali and such a district,—. and we have had of l a t e too many instances of the facility with which this can - be effected, — the greater number of those who have voted in favour of the proposition of Soto this day will then throw off the mask, crow on their own dunghill, and, base and mean as they are (for / should observe, that alknost all those who were for delaying, with the exceptiof t is I have men tioned in a former part of my letter, are the very canniffe of the Congress), they will exhaust thems e l ve s in empty declamation against the in dividual when absent, whose feet they would stoop to when preseot.• In my .letter to you of the 16th, s i sse upon y o u the necessity of m re d the Liberator, presence here. The events of this day haves convinced me of its paramount urgency. I can positively assure you that the moderate, the impartial—those who are willing to OVerlook their political theories in favour of *Le real advantage of their country—in fine , those who know that the sc ience Of politics is confined to rttacting the greatest possible quan thy of benefit to one's native country out of the unavoidable circumstances in which that - country is thrown—all these desire most ardently that General Bolivar, who unites to his own energy, telents, and practice in the administration, what now is perhaps of more consequence than the whole—the confidence and well wishes of an overwhelming majority of hig fellow citizens, and the rm respect and regard of forei Govern -33. ments and their subjects—should, without loss, of time, assume the executive power, and de vote his valuable exertions to the' salvation of his country. With regard to the settlement of the Govern ment, let but the President dHinctiv state his opinions—let but the representatives of the people be chosen fairly for the Grand Convention, (for some such measure I hold to be necessary to in fuse into the Government the •reqUisite energy, and to inspire the people with that respect ,for its acts which it has so much lost during the late commotions), in order that therein they may distinctly declare themselves either in favour of the Constitution of 1821, with the reforms that may be deemed necessary, or draw up another; and in the meantime let him continue to govern according to the existing laws ; and the task of rescuing us from our present state of misery will be immensely facilitated. I think I mentioned' to you in a former letter that I was of opinion considerable opposition would be made to the continuation of the extraordinary powers, unless some special authorization to that effect were ob tained from Congress. I still am of the same way of thinking ; and for that reason have sug gested the above measures. I know that some of them have been brought forward'in Congress by the opposition party, and that they have re lied on the disinclination with which they fancy they may be viewed by the General, for creating dislike against him, and discontent with his mea sures. By acceding to them, therefore, he re moves at once this plea of his adversaries ; and as the majority of their partisans are induced to support them by the rumours thus insidiously thrown out against him, the moment they were undeceived by his actions, they would gradually drop off, and any thing like a steady opposition would be a farce. This letter has already swelled to so great a length, that I have scarcely room to allude to the affairs of Peru. The papers from Lima, which I have just received, are up to the 17th of March, the day before the division left. It is mentioned in them that they were to sail on the following , day, and a pompous eulogy is made of the vir tues of Bustamente, &c. There are several arti cles in some of the preceding numbers most vio lent against General Bolivar. Manby writes from Guayaquil under date of the 14th of April ; he had embarked for Lima with Colonel Cerdero, but in consequence of having spoken with a ves sel at sea, they thought it prudent to return.— Flores, he says, has been most active in making preparations to resist any hostile attempts of the division. Guayaquil was put in complete de fence ; Castillo had gone to parley with Elizalde, and had been arrested. He speaks rather slight ingly of him, as also of Mosquera. Flores gave Manby the command of the district of Riobamba. He calls himself (M.) Commandant-General of Riobaniba. The news we have here by the ex press is to the 16th of April ; that states that La Mar had been forcibly appointed to the, civil and military command. Letters from Lima announce that the opinions are divided between Santa Cruz and La Mar for President of Peru. Is this a preparatory step? Or, by foicing hint to take the command in Guayaquil, have his adherents *hought that they thus gained a powerful advo cate r its union with Peru, by flattering his mopes to be President of the latter Republic ? Time must solve this as well as many other ques tions now involved in obscurity. I have nothing to say in regard to myself. The question between the Conductor and' myself has been most pertinaceously and,, inso lently prolonged by the former, until he found that he drew upon himself the indignation even of his political adherents. The rancour with which all are attacked who are suspected to be friends to General Bolivar, or who are desirous that the task of reconciliation should be effected cordially and without guile, is inconceivable : they are most' unsparingly insulted, their views' grossly perverted, and even their private family affairs ripped up for the entertainment of the public. Such a state of things should not be allowed to last. To General Bolivar we all look as the person that is to put a stop to the animo sity which is kept up between the two parties. What makes it most provoking is, that the enormous evil thus done to the country, is effected by two or three persons, such as V. Azuero, of whose political meanness and versa , talky we had so striking a proof at the time General Bolivar was here, in the celebrated toast he gave at Leidersclorr s breakfast. find I musticonclude, or else they - may, per haps, complain of the size of the packet. I know not whether I have succeeded in convincing you of the urgent necessity, the paramount im portance of General Bolivar's presence in thi s city, rather than in any other point of the re public. If f hq.ve succeeded in so doing, lam satisfied that I have Cione no inconsiderable ser , vice to' my poor country ; and although it will be a task of no small trouble and fatigue to you to wade tbrervgb what I have written, if- you are persuaded by the facts have stated, you can omit' my political reflections, =4 consider them as so much utopian nonsense, which t have penned more with a view of disburdening my own to a friend, than from any idea that they might he of 41” r pirnanent utility to you. No one knows better ilia!) yon 4,0 ? or has so nipy opportunities to learn, what ie ror the 4- vantagg of this unfortunate country. For her sake, for the sake of us all, endeavour to per suade the Liberator to Alo, what we all think be should, and what, I am certain, every one ' will Terommend—come here. My brother de sires to lie Temembered to you. God bless you. Ever yours. BOGOTA, MAY 16.—Your letter of the lth of April last reached me last post, and notwith standing the pressure of business upon me, I am resolved to answer it, and give you some idea of the important scenes which are here enacting. In my last I informed you that Congress had been installed at Tunja, and that on . the 12th they were to continue their sessions in this city In pursuance of this resoluti on , they met for the despatc4 pf business on Saturday last ; and after some communicatioiis from Santander, relative to a wish that his resignation should bp taken into consideration previous to his taking the oaths, which was refused, and a message, sent three times desiring his immediate attendance, when he presented himself and was sworn in, the resignation -of the Liberator was brought for ward, and submitted to discussion. I, should observe, that in the debates on the question re gardiog Santander, several ,expressed a wish that &rah should instantly assume the reins of Ctor vernment, and their disapprobation of the step of sending three times a deputation from that body to request his acceptance of the Vice-Pre sidency. On Tuesday the question of the re signation of the General was introduced, and- a most interesting discussion ensued, in which Baralt, Geronifno Torres, Arbolida, Espinar, Maicos, Merino, Granados, Arroyo, Tanco, and others, manifested the necessity of instantly pro ceeding to decide upon the acceptance or refusal of the resignation of the Liberator. Soto,Azuero, Osorio, and Uribe, opposed it, on the grounds that they were not prepared to give their votes upon a matter which, it had been said, involved interests most dear to freedom and to Colombia, —that they begged for time,—that, if they were pressed, they would appeal to the article of the Reglamento, by which every Senator is allowed on declaring that he is not in a state to vote con scientiously on the business before the House, to retire and not vote. Three or four motions were then made, which, from not coinciding exactly with the particular view each member took of the subject before them—the members of Guayaquil desiring that no time should be lost, —Espinar, Arbolida, and others acceding, for the sake of securing the support of some who were inclined to discuss the question, although not immediately, to a short delay ; while Azuero, Soto, Osorio, Sze. were for deferring it indefi nitely, or at least till the month of June. At length Baralt, who throughout this business,— which, from the peculiar position he was placed •in, in consequence of the virulent and unjust at tacks made on him in some of the public prints, was to him one of great delicacy,—to bring the matter to some kind of conclusion, made a mo tion, which passed, that the two Houses should assemble this day, and take the resignation into discussion. This morning they accordingly ' met, and, as 'I understand (for I had not time to attend), in, consequence of the news from Guayaquil, which arrived last evening, and of some message from Santander, insisting on his resignation being likewise taken into con sideration, it was resolved, that on Saturday the two Houses should assemble in Congress, and devote that day to the exclusive question of the resignations,—that of the President to be brought forward first ; and then that of the Vice-Presi dent. lam satisfied, from all that I can hear, that neither will be accepted; although I know that there will be a minority in favour of it. I think, that in regard to the General's, it will be insignificant ; on the question of Santander's, it will be more numerous. I sincerely regret to in form you that _much intemperate language has been heard in the- course of the debates, which I am fearful will be greatly exaggerated, and must very naturally, excite the indignation of the Pre sident. Many of the members, but principally Torres and Merino, have been insulted in pape lucltos, which have been industriously circulated at the bar of the House. The authors, it is suspected, are known ; and I can assure you, that these miserable productions, which are only calculated to augment the divisions that now distract the country, are looked upon with the con tempt they deserve by those men who impartially view the state of Colombia, and ser.iously desire its peace and tranquillity. You will know much more at length than I can inform you of the oc currences of the South. All that as yet has transpired is comprised in the boletin, a copy of, which I know the Colonel intends sending you, and which renders it unnecessary that I should. understand that all the intelligence the Government is in possession of was read to the Senate this rno.i-n- Ing e As I have before told you, I was not there. The letter of Elizaldo is horribly severe, I hear, against the Liberator. Nothing has been heard about Bustamente, whom it is expected we shall shortly learn to be in Quito. Obando, who was sent by the Government to take the command from Bus tamente, writes, that it is his intention to pro ceed immediately to Bustamente's head-quarters, wherever they may be, in lieu of going on to Guayaquil, as was his first intention. As the express from Obando arrived only late last even ing, and I did not go out in the streets, I have had no opportunity of ascertaining the exact im pression it has created here. So much, how ever, I can assure you, that no public demon strations of joy were made on this occasion, as was the case, unfortunately, when the news of Peru arrived. All I can say that consulting solely the glory of the Liberator and the real welfare—nay, perhaps existence—of Colombia, my opinion most decidedly is, that he should in stantly come here, and dispel, by his presence, the nucleus of opposition which has here been formed against him, but which has its ramifica tions throughout the Republic. Once destroy the source, which would disappear of itself, and the others, losing that from which nourishment was supplied to them, would dwindle and wither away to nothing. In the mean time, it is impos sible to say what are the views Of the leadei - s in the South. Until I am more acquainted with the details of their proceedings, I shall put as little faith in the ostensible motives they allege for their actions in the smith of Colombia, as I (lid in the professions of Bustatnente of regard for the Constitution, &c, in Lima. At the dis tance at which General Bolivar at present is from the scene of events, which circumstances have transferred from the north to the south, it is im possible for him to adopt and act upon that vigo rous line of conduct which the discord and dis union that' is 'rapidly disseminating itself from one end of the republic to the other renders im periously necessary, unless we desife to see anarchy rggkilgrly installed, and every prospect of tranquillity banist.ed from our 144)4. - - I was much disappointed on finding by your evenis ; ignorant of the n Lima. I had hoped to hav e heard of last letter that you were still th e . i ne astircs hiF,; E;s4PNey the e Lib era t or h a d proposed pursuing in consequeconsequence;r i athi s l ast intelligence from Guayaquil has rend ere d an i n - s F ig ri l d it a) l , l , i s to n9 h s i t s , vliehsTvisagoileflt,enfold more importance. will bring this desirable •ok ' • -', . information. GUAYAQUIL, APRIL 14.—You must be anxious to know what is going on here, respect ing the truly extraordinary expedition ; and if I can contribute to the information you must have received, I shall be most happy. I only heard of the affair when I arrived from Panama here. At that time I considered it, as most others did, confined to the Coiombian troops, and that the' Government of Peru . took no part whatever; it consequently did not make any •difrerence in my arrangements ; I prepared to sail by the first op portunity, and embarked on the 22d inst., on board the brig of war Congress, in company with Colonpl Cordero, who was going on commission to the Peruvian Government ; hot when nine days on our passage, we fell in with the St. Vincent, and spoke with her. Senor Ibanes, late Aide-de-Camp to the Liberator, the son of the old lady in Bogota,we was on board ; sent a boat for him, and h e gave us suc h 'information as induced Colonel Cordero to return. He told us that an expedition of Colombians had positively sailed from Callao, with hostile intentions to wards this territory, and that the Colombians who remained behind had been made prisoner s. banes, although a merchant, was an exile finr fifteen days. Officers are sent into the interior of Peru to recruit, with an intention, when sufficiently strong, to attack General Sucre ; they are determined not to have a Columbian in the country. On our passage back to this city, we formed a thou sand conjectures as to the state in which we should find this place ; it was probable they had taken it, having 1,000 troops on board; three armed vessels arrived at the island of Puna, (mouth of the river) ; and the officer who brought on board the pilot also brought official letters from Admiral Illingworth, who hail gone with two vessels of war to look for the enemy on the Choco coast, and most unfortu tunately was too late. They have landed at Monte Christo ; the Intendant (Mosquera) and Colonel Gonzales went with Illingworth and Commodore Wright for the purpose of treat ing with these poor deceived rebels. Gonzales had an interview with Colonel Elizade, but to no purpose. I am told it is quite ridiculous the motives which he gives for his conduct—" The time is come when the father shall fight against the son, and the am against the father." Eli zade is a native of this place, his family are liv ing here, his brother is chief of the staff, and takes an active part against the other. The authorities of the town deserve great_cre dit for their activity in the defence of the city. If the troops had marched upon it at first, they might have taken it : now they never will. The Admiral is returned ; he tells me that he had some conversation with the naval officers : he says the soldiers are extremely dissatisfied, and say they are deceived by their officers, that they knew nothing of coining here to fight against their countrymen, that the officers after leaving the port of Callao had a thousand projects, and were all confusion before they could decide on where to land. Illingworth ordered the vessels off the coast, but dared not do more. General Castillo went to the province of Ma nibi soon after the enemy arrived. He met an Indian with despatches, and took them. He and his Staff were taken prisoners the following day. Old Don Luis Lopez Mendez is named by the usurpers Political Chief of this depart ment. You see they had every thing cut and dried. This poor old fool is the determined enemy of General Bolivar. Bustamente, who comniands the other division, landed at Payta (1,000 strong), on the coast of Peru, but not a long distance from Cuenca, where he may pro bably try to march : he had better not proceed too far into the interior, or the Commandant- General of Riobambo may astonish his weak mind. General Flores left here yesterday. He has been acting here during Mosquera's absence. General Valdez is Commandant-General. I know not what is the general opinion in Bogota of the real intention of these troops ; but we have no doubt here that the object is to plant the Peruvian flag, and that Peru is at the bot tom of the Rlot, under the cloak of supporting the Constitution. We must have a war with those ungrateful people. I don't see what else the Liberator can do : he has been infamously abused, and his country insulted. I should like to see it ;—would take care to make them pay the expences of my journey at least I should not wonder if the calumny of Bogota has landed me at Callao, and taken part with the Peruvians. I know the place so well, that I am prepared for any thing that is bad. Any news of half-pay's will be most gladly received at my lonely garri son. Shall not have a countryman to pun with. My residence will be, under Chimborazo, a fine situation for a poet. Colonel Hall is ordered here to command the engineer department.— Young is at his estate in Esmeraldas. TRALEE, AUG. 15. A petition was this day presented to the Lord Chief Baron, by a Mr. Day, in which that individual complained that the Office of Under Sheriff of the county of Kerry was held by Mr. William John Neligan, a Roman Catholic attorney, and praying his removal. The wading of the petition, in which Mr. Day, " as a Protestant, complained of the con stitutional rights of Protestants being surreptitiously taken from them," excited great laughter. LORD CHIEF BARON—AII I can say, Mr. Day, is, that. I was never better attended by any Protestant Sub-Sheriff; the Juries have been unexceptionable, and their verdicts excellent. Mr. O'CoNNELL—My Lord, Mr. Neligan has taken, before one of the Ba rons o f th e E xc h e quer, all the oaths required to be taken by Sub-Sheriffs, and there is no law to prevent Roman Catholics filling the office. LORD 'CHIEF BARON—You ought, therefore, Mr. O'Connell, to strike it out of the list of grievances. Mr. O'CONNELL—I have done so long ago, my Lord.—(Loud laughter.) We are much pleased to learn that so excel lent a plan as that of a Fancy Sale, is likely to take effect in the well known parish of Bexley, and on the spot where charity should especially exhibit itself, namely,. within the precincts of the Vicarage, a plaCe, besides, with which every neighbour is acquainted, and to which strangers are most readily directed. An attempt of this kind had been made, we believe, some time since under inferior auspices, and failed, it is understood, from the incompetency or un popularity of the party undertaking it; the present scheme has been approved, and supported most cordially, by every family of distinction within reasonable distances. The day of sale too is judiciously chosen on the 12th of the tem perate rnp - 41.h of Septeinber, and it is thought that not less than 300 persons will be present. Ladies are vying with each other in preparing articles fur this Fancy Sale, which is patronised by Lord'Sxuis ay, Lord Btxr.Ev, and if re port may be credited, by persons of yet higher distinction.... May it be q)iccepful ! SUNDAY ANIUS4MENTS.—I II an old Maga zine, printed about the year 1789, the writer, speaking of persons whose liabit it was to resort to the various tea gardens, near I.ondon, on a Sunday, ca l cu l a t es tirin to go away without having spent half a crown, amount to 2P0,000. fOt. these 4' ci4.l;,iaers iiot one Would and, conse quently,-the sum of 25,0001. would have been spent in the course of the day by this number of persons. Twenty five thousand, multiplied by the number of Sundays in a year, gives, as the annual consumption of that claw of rest, the Immense sum 01:1;800,000/..' The •ssiaer also takes upon hitnielf to 'cal'culate the taming iitnatiou cif then, personl as fi!llOws • Sober 50,600 In high glee Drunkish 30,000 Staggering tipsy lO,OOO Muzzy Dead drunk e • Total 200,000. PRESENTATION OF NEW COLOURS TO THE 50Tit REotmENT.—While at Portsmouth his Royal High ness the Duke of CLARENCE took the opportunity of pre- . senting new Colours to this distinguished Regiment, which was drawn up for that purpose on Southsea Common. The scene was ver y brilliant and imposing : his Royal Highness, accompanied by the Duchess and Lady DUFF, advanced in front of the troops, which formed three sides of a square, and after addressing them in an animated speech, in which he reminded them of their past achieve ments in Egypt, Copenhagen, and the Peninsula, presented the Colours (the King's and the Regiment's) to the two senior Ensigns. Their Royal Highnesses, together with a great part of the company in attendance then honoured the Officers of the 50th, with a dejeune, prepared for them at the Green-row rooms. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France dated August 21.) PARIS, AUG. 20.—The last letters from Oporto announce that order is entirely restored. The troubles there continued two (lays. BARCELONA, AUG. 11.—Los Agraviados, as the insurgents in Catalonia call themselves, continue their depredations. Three days ago they arrested and shot a rich individual of Lampourdan, who would not suffer his sheep to be taken away. Three or four hundred of the malcontents have entered Olot and levied contributions. The authorities of Barcelona have caused an in ventory to be taken at Gracia, of the effects, left there by el Carredol. Ten thousand Spanish troops are expected, which the Government has sent to quell these insurrections. On the 19th of July the band of Bozom passed by Baga. We have learned that emissaries from that Chief have appeared at Puycerda, offering a bounty to those who will enlist under the banners of Bozom. Their emissaries promise them If. 50c. per day. (From the Constitutionnel.) (EXTRACT FROST A YRIVATE LETTER.) MADRID, AUG. 9.—We can give an account of what is said to have taken place at one of the last sittings of the Council of Ministers; this sitting was of a curious and remarkable nature, the question being the means of getting money. The Minister of War, who first rose from his seat, spoke of the want of money among the troops, and advised that a military commission should be sent into the differ ent towns and villages to levy contributions; this advice was rejected as dangerous, under present cir cumstances. The Minister of Grace and Justice spoke in his turn, and said, that a farthing was not to be expected from the provinces of Catalonia and Anda lusia, and proposed, in order to make the others pay their taxes, to employ theßoyalist volunteers, at least such of them as were known to be men of honour and probity. The Minister bad hardly utteredthis necessary condition, than all the rest burst out laughing, and pointed out to M. Calomarde the dif ficulty of employing the tax-payers themselves to make those of their number pay who did not pay, and also the inevitable abuses which would result from the employment of an armed force in the execution of so delicate a measure. The advice of M. Calo marde was then rejected, as had been that of his pre decessor, the Minister of War. M. de Ballasteros at last came, and urged that the Treasury clerks, the intendants, and the heads of the Custom-house, with their agents, were quite sufficient to get in ie ne cessary money. At these words all the other Mini sters asked, how then it happened that they had not collected any for ten months, and that they ought to be dismissed, as guilty of a negligence amounting to treason ? The Minister replied, that the non-payment of the taxes was in consequence of a false measure adopted about a year back, by the whole ministry; a measure by which all the fiscal officers who had bar employed by the Cortes in any manner whatever, were dismissed; the result of which was, that the Liberals would not pay taxes into the hands of ser vile officers, but had used every kind of pretext to delay the payment. The Minister then proposed to restore all the old collectors to the situations they held in 1820. The consideration of this proposal was postponed to another sitting. The Minister of Marine next spoke. He demonstrated that in the present state of affairs nothing was more necessary to Spain than a navy, at least sufficient to guard her coast. He lamented the fate of the sailors who had received no pay, some for twenty, others for thirty and even forty months, and who were perishing with hunger. This Minister was listened to, but no de termination was come to as to his demand, and he remained dissatisfied with what he called " the im providence of his colleagues." In a word, every body departed dissatisfied. M. Salmon preserved the greatest coolness of any at this sitting. PARIS, AUG. 19.—Captain Blaquiere has just ar rived in Paris, on his return from his third voyage to Greece, where lie was a witness of all the military operations of the last campaign. This English Phil hellene having been present at the deliberations of the Congress of Trezene, speaks with admiration of the unanimity which has presided over the choice of the great Statesman called to preside over the des tinies of Greece; he gives the greatest hopes of the results to be expected from that political measure, conjoined with the intervention of the great powers. The Ukase we published the day before yester day, gave an impprtance to it which could not have escaped our readers. All the members of the family of Rothschild have been summoned to meet at Frankfort, at the end of this month; they will consider, it is said, the possi bility of paying off the Five per Cents. We learn from Vienna, that./he marriage of his Highness the Prince de Metternich with Made moiselle de Leykam is definitively arranged. MADRID, AUG. 9.--(Private Correspondence.)— I have already informed yoh that the garrison of this city was kept two days one the alert, without the public knowing the Cause of the alarm, which nothing seemed to justify. Some persons being arrested yesterday, we now know that M. Recacho has got a clue to a vast conspiracy, having for its object to produce an insurrection in Gallicia and Estramadura, similar to that in Catalonia. He has also seized the money destined to promote this at tempt, and the greater part of it is foreign coin. A. report sent from Catalonia on the 6th, by General Campo Sagrado, announces that General Romagosa had defeated a large band of Cellists, and that he was in pursuit of another, teb,mhxyttpThoiha N s str v seioi rhobhirihi encourageoo rtei c h would be beaten like the former ; but the hopes of M. C. Sagrado were defeated, for it appears by a second report arrived this morning, that General Romagosa had been defeated, and obliged to retreat on Barce lona. A courier was sent to General Sarsfield this morning, to direct him, it is said, to send twelve battalions of infantry to Catalonia immediately; but though this report is generally credited, I can assert that far from detaching men from the army, the object is to strengthen it, by placing all our provincial militia under arms, and that the courier who left this morning carries order, to send some regiments, which are advanced beyond ebiGhlftiAls; ilgs.eeoi Inttaori ellsnr T t idie a cocgo l eal a itietnithdli v 9aseitai.a e ss ra, towards the ia say, that the persecution of e that the prisons are crowded, particularly those of ero nd pddr nceuaees reputation tao r e l h t e ea die a n ob o s s n d aee t f frontiert eo p etL o l i utseiairi being s Government, change, c . tiaeileubt manufactures, td a a f i er ab ud o s :n fe e : " f a P e s v r s c Go: ,: a er ner has e r v a su c I t e Gee l g a s . t r t a :t a l i i v t ligi t r ohi tyt ai i h r h ric ; oe purchased. They, are to be selected by a Committee. The house of the Marquess of Torrecelie is to be purchased, and converted intq a PAblie Exchange. It is situated ifi the Vuena, del Sol, the place where the ru,erqh4P,tss aid th9.se who deal in nieliey, now meet. THE APPROACHING EXECUTION, Thomas Norton, the nnfortunate man who is or dered for execution on Mondayo was tried for having, in concert with many others, denominated the Bethnal-green gang, assaulted and robbed Mr. Fuller on the highway. Norton is the seventh or eighth person who has been tried for having been concerned in this robbery, and three of the parties have been convicted and executed. Upon the trial Mr. Fuller swore that lie was going home, through Fleet-street hill, in Bethnal green, at half-past seven in the evening of the 11th of September last, when he was surrounded by about twenty persons. Some of them bound his hands, others plundered him of some surgical instruments, money, hat, cravat, &c. The , ei w - ile was thheisman who took his hat, and said to companions, Knock his brains out." his prisoner d o s n Since his conviction he has conducted himself in a very proper manner, and when his Majesty's plea sure was made known to him, on Tuesday evening, he said he said he was quite prepared to meet hi* fate, ' PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. BB% 774 - S 3 per Cent. Cons.... 87%1434% 33 per Cent. 91% Ditto Red. 94%% 4 per Cent. New: 1003( 101 Ditto, 1828 102% 3 Bank L. Ann. l9 15-16 20 India Stock Ditto Bonds prn. PRICES OF FORUM/4 FUNDS Austrian Bends, 5 per cent 92 Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct. Colombian Bonds . Ditto, 1924 SO% Danish, S per cent. Greek Bonds Ditto, 1826 — Guatimala — Mexican Bonds — Do. 1825 ' 66% 7 14 7 iii S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. .1.:8 2%*3 20 :oisi S 8% 9 Lesee a £2 £1 19 10 £2 14 .£2 16 13 "1k; - .., STOCKS, AUG. 20. St. Patrick Instil'. (per O.) --- Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto l3 Patriotic Ditto .-- Hibernian Bank -• Provincial Ditto -, Royal Irish Mine --- Imperial Mine -. Mining Co. of Ireland - Commercial Buildings .., STEAM PACKET FOR SALE, THE New, Magnificent, and Powerful STEAM PACKET ship QUEEN of SCOTLAND, with Two Engines of 160-horse power, will leave Aber deen the 25th inst., her first voyage, and may be inspected off East Lane, on the 28th inst. where she will remain till the SOth inst., and thence proceed on her second voyage, and if not sold will return to London about the. ith September. This beautiful ship has two splendid cabins, and sepa rate sleeping apartments, with every accommodation for 100 passengers, and capable of being converted to carry more ; will carry on any coasting voyage 340 tons of goods, besides fuel. She will spread 2000 yards of canvas, and would be admirably adapted for a packet ship, or any service where dispatch and room are required. The QUEEN of SCOTLAND has been built purposely for sale; her owners being desirous to merit a share of , public patronage iu that branch of their business, will be ready to contract for Steam vessels, with engines and ma chinery of every description. Further information will be given by applying to the Proprietors, Messrs. JOHN DUFFUS, and Co. Engineers, Founders, and Wholesale Iromnongerifs No. 301, High-street, Wapping. VILICES OF SIIAIMS THJ, Anglo Chilian Mining Co , Brazilian Mining Co. Hibernian Mining Co. Potosi La Paz and Peruvian A Ditto Consolidated General Steam Navigation Co, PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock 250 49% Consols, 3 percent ...... - Gov. Stock, 3% par cent 94 1 4% Ditto, New 94q% 4 per Cent. 10114% Gov. Deb. Z - s% per cent....95%M. Royal Canal Stock 29% Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per eent Ballast Office Dob. 43. et - DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stoek Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, .£l,OOO 2d. 5,4 pro. Ditto 5OO 2d. &S Spin. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial. pm . Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Aect S'l%% iYz THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK• Neapolitan, 1821 Peruvian Bonds , ... Portuguese Bonds 75S Prussian, 5 per cent 101 Ditto, New Russian, New 96104 Spanish, 1821 9% 10 __ , _ 1823 --• French Renter, 5 p. c. 1041 50c , Exchange 251.30 e. 3 per cent —f. --c. Eichange -.4; ---.C. I,lll# VW LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1827. Mr. HusxissoN was on the ltith inst. at Basle on his way home, and may be expected in a few days. "We are happy to add that there are good accounts of the Right Hon. Gentle man's health. Since writing the above, we understand that the Right Hon. Gentleman has arrived at Paris- The Paris Papers of Monday, and the Gazette de France dated Tuesday, reached us lag night. They state that the last letters from Oporto an' nounce that order has been entirely restores there, after troubles which lasted for two days. A letter from Toulon announces that a Swedish ship was then in sight which had been captured by the French squadron off Algiers. Sha- was laden with ammunition, and it is presumed had violated the blockade. The same letter adds: , that an Algerine corvette had been sunk by all English corvette, which she attempted to search, having mistaken her for a French vessel. The accounts in these papers from Spain, col' tinue to describe the distracted state of evert part of that country. The Insurgents in CatSi lonia continue their depredations, and levy con' tributions., It is stated from Barcelona, that 10,000 troops were expected to quell the insur rection, but while some reports seem to c or roborate this expectation, by assertingthat General SA RSFIELD has received orders to detach twelve. battalions from the Army of Observation into . Catalonia, other accounts positively state that, sO far from this being the case, every endeavour ig made to reinforce that army, and that the orders sent to the General commanding it, directed hint to move nearer to the Portuguese Frontier. The most interesting matter, however, to us at this time in th© French Papers is the state Of the Exchanges with this country. It does not appear by the course of Exchange, received w ith these Papers, that the advance which was said to have taken place in the Tate of Exchange actually occurred. It is quoted at 25f. 15e. at one month, and 25f. sc. at three months. A few, extracts are given in another column. VRENCH FUNDS.—PaIus, Auu. 20.—Five per Cents• 104 f. 40e. ; Three per Cents. 73f. 35e. ; Bank Action 2,010 f. 50e. ; Neapolitan 79f. 30c. ; Spanish (1823) 68I EXCHAXGR ON LONDON.—At One Month (money) Of. 15e. ; at Three Months (money) 25f. sc. We received this morning Brussels Papers of the, 22d inst., from which we make the following extracts relating to the commerce and Revenue of Java and Madura : BRUSSELS, AUQ. 21. A highly interesting report has been published on the commerce, navigation, import and export duties, of Java► and Madura, during the year 1825, presented to his Ex cellency the Commissioner-General for our East India pos sessions, by J. Kruseman, Director of the Revenue ana Domains at Batavia. It appears from this report, that, iu 1825, the importations into Java and Madura amount to the value of 14,317,190 florins, from the following coun tries, viz :-- The Netherlands ' , 2,539,741 England 1,930,439 France ... .. Hamburgh 136,682 Sweden Madeira America 2,427,825 Cape of Good Hope Isle de France 78,206 Persian Gulf , , 50,034 Coast of Malabar 44,290 Ceylon g0,753 Coast of Coromandel Bengal Siam - 28,34 e • Cochin China 467,153 China Manila Japan e75,405 New Holland ' Eastern Archipelago ........... ... . ... •• • 4,310,741 We shall give the exportations in another number. The Messenger of the Sciences and Arts says, that a dis covery has just been made in the Town •ludl of Oudinarde, of lows tvaedited letters of Count Egratuat, addreosed to the Governor it, would of Alba 1 than is u In con Denmark inquiry, disturban Queen's 1 We h e , already st next fair. Th e NI behn 2 a founciatio and vatic, tables, ut The w produced 9437 floc Mr. 1 part of twenty for the years' Is will th e to this to have is unfol poor--: the Rep of an ei gardless good, g tude of awake w .Brat it N wilt the country. eloquen while h Only of public It is in life dev4 Mr. C compare this rest testify t 1 tam s of Such m mortals, are too futur e r It gii big wiii, mark of memory to those Lords / of regar of the cerniner lie has alsc from Bi extracts only ca Con wh met wit The 1%! Excellen We ex tinople, prom ion Russian England, far as N, resist it, Aleut of or other. V 111.41 1085. Itali has i; severe ] Lett th e art Which 1 blockac muniti( Gib: th e ari FELL the M 4 Stu) four pr 4th ins the Gc log-bo the Bi Were fi hundn seized T 1( that a( state I which two 1 here, cargo, letters actual] whilst Dutel shew even I By Lisb o the 7 peace Don Ayres were ing bon. of the count ehip ata 4th, "'auk] R iper t hat t aeeou