The Sun. — London, England, 1822-01-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN INT ELLIG EN CE. NEW LAW ON THE PRESS. PARTS, J AN.2.-(Private Letler.)—Great ex- pet;tation was to-day excited by a report, which was spread in the morning, that Ministers had at last resolved to come forth from behind their veil of mystery and indecision, and to propose to the Legislature their new law for the journals. Ac cordin,ly, though no ministerial communication was announced, great numbers of people pro ceeded to the Chamber of Deputies. The late change of the Cabinet, in consequence O'f the declared dissatisfaction of the Chamber—the Ivithdrawing of the late ministerial project of law:, when it was about to be discussed, on account of its repugnance to public opinion—and the known 'sentiments= of Many of the Ultras against any other project that should involve a previous Censorship (with which, nevertheless, it was sup posed Ministers could not immediately dispeoSe,), gave . an extraordinary degree 9f interest to this first legislative essay of the new Ministry. It was presented to-day, All the Ministers were. present. The fridt.of their protracted labours and renewed''consultations cannot fail to inspire you with wonder, and may be considered as decislve of their fate. Their project has struck all the lovers of free diScussion with horror. It embraces the Censorship in certain cases, and introduces arbi •trary power into the Courts when arbitrary power ceases in the Censors. If the Cour Royale, after a solemn sitting, and without a jury, thinks a journal conducted on bad principles, it may sus. .pend - , and even suppress it. Of course any oppo ,sition journal may, in the opinion of the Minis try, be considered as conducted in a had spirit. I have not been able to get you a copy of the flew law ; but the following is the substance of its most important provisions • Art No journals except those which at present exist can henceforth appear without the authority of Government. Art. 2. The offences of the journals against individuals will be prosecuted in the ordinary manner. Art. 3.—ln case the_ 'spirit or general tendency of any jour nal or periodic.' writing shall be of a nature to injure the pub lie peace, or the respect due to the, religion of the state, or to the ,other religions recognized in France, or the trialiority of the King, or the stability of constitutional institutions, the Royal Courts, within the range of whose jurisdiction these journals are published, shall have the power, in a solemn audience, to suspend the said journals, or even to suppress them. Art. 4.—lf in the interval of the Session of the Chambers grave circumstances should momentarily render insufficient th e 'measures of guarantee and repression at present established, the censorship shall be immediately restored to activity, in virtue o f a royal ordinance, countersigned by three Ministers. The .sth Article - only states that the provisions of the former law, not repealed, shall remain. On the reading of this project of law, the Li berals showed a violent disapprobation. The right side testified no feeling, and only called out Order." The Commission to examine the project will be nominated, it is supposed, on Friday, and will present its report next week. Discussions of the most violent character, and most vital importance, are expected to take place. Many of the Royalists are dissatisfied with the executive conduct of Ministers ; and ttzvir legislative wisdom is not likely to re-inspire confidence. Delalot, Yaubtanc, and other emi nent Members of the right side, must be in op- 1 position. M. tie Cazes is expected at Paris, to oppose Ministers in the Peers. The rentes are somewhat lower to-day than on , Monday. In the printed Exchange-list, the last price is 841. 40c. They were about 50c. higher before the close. A letter from Vienna of 'the 23d of December .has been received in Paris, which states that an contradiction has been published b y the Commanders of th e A us t r i an army on the fron tiers, to the account of the assassination of the Grand Seignior at Constantinople. Much anxiety was felt at Vienna respecting the state- of the ut.gociations at Constantinople ; and dispatche's were sent off to Count Lutzow, as it was sup posed, to urge him to redouble his .exertions to pro-cure the- acquiescence of the Sultan in 'the conditions proposed by Russia. " Whatever may bethe result," says the letter," it is quite decid ;ed. that Austria will remain neuter." The Moniteur of Wednesday contains a long list of regulations issued by Marshal Victor, the nflax- War-Minister, for the observance •of all persons in his department : among them are the following ' " Every liliscietion, every announcement of a fact connected with the office, whether given prematurely, or even immediately afr a l‘liniatrial decision, without the order of the Minister, "shali be followed by the dismissal of the official .pcsn who inay be guilty of•it, whatever be his rank, as soon as this atu*i 'Of confidence and subordination shall have been proved .4 •• hips. • . • heati of offices, and all clerks, are expressly corn r . 11:3 antle4 to make np proalises,abd to give no opinion as tothapro -',Laide'L.lsions of the - Minister, to give no infOrrnation, written Or verbal, respecting any matter connected with the business of the department. ' "It being the intention of. the Minister to receive, with all the respect dueto rant; or misfortune, such persons as have the •rig - ht to present• themselves, the heads of . offices and clarks are cautioned to beware of giving any reatenal?le ground of coin . plaint to those to. whom it is their duty to attend. "It being the duty of every agent' of the , King's. Govern nr.nt to render himself worthy- of the Confidence and favour of . kis Majesty, every discourse or insinuation, on, the part of principals or clerks; which shall tend either directly or indirectly tO bring into contempt the sujoerior authorities, shall be fol. loved by a deprivation of office." : Tha,Jorfrnal des Dbats of Wednesday states; that on the -.previous day (new year's day) the King'. received' visits of congratulation from the . different branches of the Royal Family, and gave several 'presents of valuable jeKels to the two -infant children of the Duchess of Berry. His -Majesty breakfasted with thelOyal Family, ail admitted to the same table the Marshals and Captains of the Guard on . duty at the 'Palace. ais• Majesty afterwards received the visits of Vrince Talleyrand, and of the Foreign Ministers, ions •oge bodies. epu rom various public ' from t. _ orte pass though his bands, before tlley are laid before the Emperor. The Nuremberg Correspondent contains a letter from Pertt . of .the 10th November; of which 'the following is . au Extract :—" There were always 'three evils for which Pera trembled—lireS, the plague, and pdpular tumults. We are not a moment sure that we shall not be visited by all these evils at onceof which one alone is enough. Nay, we are threatened with a fourth, which we formerly , had no reason ,to f ear — name l y , f am i ne. The number of people continues to increase by the . arriv al of the Asiatics, and it is to be feared that all the magazines of provisions will soon be 'emptied, though the greatest care has always been taken in Constantinople to keep diem Whence, under present circumstances, shall sup plies be draWn for the daily support of a m illi on of people ?—Walachia and Moldavia are laid waste, and the Turkish troops there destroy every thing--.the communication with Egypt is cut off by the Greek privateers —on Odessa we cannot depend, and it is even reported that the Russians will prohibit exportation. If want of the first necessaries of life should take place here, rebellion seems inevitable ; and if the pre sent Turkish Government should be overthrown, perfect anarchy will ensue, and woe to all Chris tians ! Who would or could protect us in such a case ? What would become of the Diplomatic body itself, if it did not find means to escape to the Black Sea ? For the maintenance and ob servance of the rights of nations would not be thought of." lie P The Journal des-Daats contradicts the report of the Count de Polignac hiving been appointed Major-General of the National C-; uard. The,satne pair quotes the following paragraph from the Brussels Oracle of Dec. 30 : All the news front the north received to-gads js of the same . tenour, announcing positively that. war between Russia and the Porte is decided on ; but in spite of these constantly repeated rumours, it is cer tain, that hostilities have not yet commenced be , yond the Pruth." The Constitutionnel, Under the date of the 9.'lth of November, from Smyrna,' gives the following dreadful- narrative of events which occurred in that city between the 17th and the 21st of that 1 month. It professes to be taken from the Spec tateur Oriental, a paper published at Smyrna : " OnThe 17th a Sclavonian, a subject of Austria, was assas sinated by a Turk. Satisfaction was demanded by the Aus trian Consul ; but refused under some trifling pretexts. Some Franks, who were insulted on the following dayopread alarm throughout the whole of the European' quarter; and every one provided hithself with arms for his_ defence—a step which the Consuls, under all the circumstances, could not venture to re strain. During the night of the 19th, an affray took place be tween some European sailors and the Turkish guard, in ithich two or three were killed and wounded. In the state of irrita tion among the guard which ensued, it was difficult for the Authorities to restrain them from a night attack on the qua:- ter of the Franks ; but at day-break on the 20th, bands of,mur derers rushed into that part of the city, and spread terror as they advanced. About forty Greeks, who were confined for different crimes in the of the city, were the first victims. The number of the killed was the greater, as this unhappy day happened to be that of one of their (the Greeks) religious festi vals, when these unfortunate people had repaired i to their churches, ignorant fot the mo s t p ar t o f w h at was passing. Very few of them regained their houses: During the 20th and the 21st, the excesses continued, and it is calculated that more than 300 persons lost ,their lives.• A conflagration was feared, but it did not take place. • " For two days past there have been no murders. The Pacha has exiled fifty of the offenders, and cut off the head of a fellow who had'introduced himself into the house of en Arme nian, to plunder it amidst the confusion. The criminal, how- - ever, was found to IR also an Armenian. " By desire of the Pacha, a meeting of the European Con suls at Smyrna was convoked ..an the 20th, to deliberate on the mettle of preventing similar disturbancei. They have sent to him the following communication : F . II kgl(ro Dec. ‘21.--The reports are all warlike here for some days past. All the pri vate 41 n d ,commercial letters which are received from Leipsic, Berlin, Warsaw, Riga, Wilna, and even from St. Petersburgh, perfectly hgree with these 'reports: in consequence the Russian paper currency has sensibly fallen in price within a few days. A letter from %Vilna ,adds, that the Emperor Alexander is shortly expected at the head-quarters at Minsk, where he will have an interview with the' Generals in Chief of the South and West., SPAIN. MADRID, DEC. Yesterday the Deputation of the Cortes repaired to the Palace to present to his Majesty the Message of the Congress in reply to the second part of the Rcyal Message. The Deputation was not announced according to the regular forms, and the •King did not receive it, but intimated that he would receive it next day. This- delay has caused some sensation in the capital. It is said that the King is , determined to pre serve the Ministry entire, until the ordinary Cortes place the members of it in a state of for mal accusation. " If," says the King, " the Ministry may be changed to-day because Anda lusia is in insurrection, to-morrow it may be ne cessary to change it on account of the revolt of another province." The Cortes, in their Sitting of the 18th, ap pointed a Deputation to present .to the King their Message relative to the second part of the report of the Committee on the events of Anda lusia. The Deputation repaired to the Palace yesterday, and presented the Message, which is as follows : "4. All the coffee-houses of the Franks shall he closed until '" The extraurdinary Cortes, in taking into consideration your new orders, and also the houses where billiards are played.— Majesty's Message of the 25th of November last, and the docu- The Consuls expc:ct on this point also the most perfect recipro- meats referred to them with it, on the events of Cadiz and Se city from his Excellency the Paella.. They entreat him to vine, have recognized, that if the evils were the effect of error, cause the taverns, and all other places where the Nlussulmans of mistake, or of weakness of some of the authorities of these may purchase spirituous liquors,. to be closed, as one of the provinces, other causes Lave contributed to prepare them, and most essential measures to effect a return to public tranquillity. that they require a prompt remedy, in order that the mischief " The Consuls are about to renew the order to the Pranks may notbe renewed, and that public tranquillity may be conso not to go out at night without lanterns. Those who, neglect- Mated. But finding thd royal authority of your Majesty dis ing this order, are apprehended by tbe,Turkish guard, if con- regarded, and one of the most important principles which our ducted to the Consuls to whom they belong, shall be punished. fundamental law has consecrated forgotten, the Cortes conceive A delinquent must not be taken to prisOn, or confined in the that they are bound, first,of all, to secure the observance of the guard-house, unless the night shall be too far advanced to con- Constitution, and obedience to the Throne ; and they are happy duct him to his Consul. Any individual arrested after mid- to recollect that your Nlajesty has been pleased to make known night may be placed till - morning in the custody of any of the to them how much you are satisfied with the manner in which Authorities of the city." these two Objects were accomplished in their representation of " Smyrna, Nov. 20." The signatures of the Consuls follow. the 13th of this month. " 1. : The officers of the 'Turkish regiments having promised that the quarter of the Franks should be cleared of the Turks, the Consuls, on their part, engage to give orders to the Franks, that they no. longer carry arms openly, to avoid provocation and defiance between the Turkish and European population. " 2. The Consuls engage that suspected subjects of their respective countries shall be sent away, and they expect perfect reciprocity from the Pacha, that is to say, the arrest, exile, or other punishment of the Turks who have given provocation to the Franks, or committed excesses against them.. " 3. The Consuls will not permit any Frank vessel to pass the castle without a tes(herel from the Pacha, or, without having undergone inspection. Such vessels as shall be arrested for infringing this order, may be arrested by the Turkish guard, but shall be remitted to the. consulate to which they shall be found to belong. HANOVER, Nov. 30,----The visit of his Majesty to this country SeetilS to have rendered the ne cessaries of life cheaper, rather than flearer. The tattlers suffer severely by the cheapness, because the prices do not cover the expences, and there is no prospect of any improvement in the prices, without exportation 'of corn by sea. But even all the mercantile ingenuity of the Ilanseatic Cities cannot bring this about, since even the Swedish consignments of corn to England and Italy have failed, though they were undertaken with re sources far supecior to what the Ilanseatic Cities can command. This state of things is cal culated to excite uneasiness ; ready money vanishes. Gold is at above 10. per cent. Agio, though the• English Course of Exchange falls, because the importation of goods decreases as winter approaches, and because, in gen , ral, trade declines ; the landholders, from the highest to the lowest, being compelled to limit their expen diture. Not the gold alone, but even the heavy silver coin, flows away incessantly through Ham_ burgh. The specie dollars (crown pieces) are at a Premium of one per cent. even in Leipzig, and the Prussian coin comes more and more into circulation. But even the dollars of this coin will soon take the same road, unless a happy turn of fortune should open some vent for the German .manufactnres. The purchase of some thousand horses for the French cavalry is as nothing to set against such great losses, and has had no effect. The report that our troops would be taken into English pay has long since sub sided, to the regret of the soldiers. The Assembly of the States of the Kingdom is summoned for the 28th of January, and will have to deliberate on many subjects connected, with the public distress. - NeREMBERGII, Drc.2o.—A report is in circu lation at Hamburg!), that a great Northern Power has made very important communications to the Courts of Copenhagen and Stocholm.--- ft is supposed that a confederacy of these Powers is in contemplation, with respect to maritime affairs. According to the latest accounts from St. Petersburgh, Baron Strogonoff continues to bear the title of Russiah -Ambassador at Con stantinople, and, all Notes and communications "After having fulfilled this first duty, the Cortes have consi dered it right to examine the causes which may have had influ ence in producing the events in question, and other evils which require a prompt and radical remedy. They cannot forget - that his Majesty has been pleased to invite them to contribute in the • 'most etHcacions manner to the consolidation of the constitution of the Monarchy,ind to take measures for ureserving the pre rogatives of the Crown untouched, as well as public liberty. Being eXtraordinarilYeassenibled, the Cortes cannot carry this investigation to the extent which is necessary, nor adopt other measures ; hut the representatives of the nation wished to reply once more to the august.confidence of your Majesty, by making_ known, with that f ra nkne ss which become s the m , th e resu l t of their observations, in order that the paternal love of your Ma jesty may deign to provide for the wants of the country. • • " The disorders which - Spain experiences emanate chiefly from the conduct of some of the governed; but the Cortes can not refrain from believing that the conduct of your Majesty's Ministers has also had some part therein, though in a manner involuntary and innocent. , They will not censure the acts of the Government, the examination of which does not belong to them, at present, • and which are not well known to them. They merely found their opinion on notorious results —on the effects which those .facts have produced on public opinion. From, these results they conceive that the errors of - Ministers , Ithe caused them to lose the confidence of the Spanish people. " Public exp ec t a ti on , disappointed as to the discovery of con spiracies, the r ea lity o f which could not be disputed—the 'in trigues of foreign' tigetits 'against liberty and the throne—the complaints respecting the administration of justice—the deplor able state of the finances---the uncertainty respecting transma• rine affairs —serve all to maintain men's minds in a state of disquietude', when measures not duly considered, or ill under stood, unfortunate incidents of which your Majesty is not ig norant, augment suspicions, irritate passions, and light up dis cord among a part of the - citizens. Then motives of fear were ascribed to somth---to others pretexts for disquieting and criti cising the GovernMent : then persons of all classes began to petition your Majesty for dismissal of your Ministry ; but in their addresses carried their freedom so far, as to forget respect, and to proceed to unheard -of disobedience. Imprudent men were then observed to seek liberty in tumult ; and anarchy ap peared to profit from the circumstances, to raise her hideous head. - A small numb er o f turbulent and ambitious men have abused the credulity of some towns, to precipitate them 'into disobedience; and peaceable and resptyctable citizens have been menaced and oppressed. ; several public authorities have,been compelled to yield to the factious, and the conserVatory princi ples-or true liberty and order have been disregarded, and scan dalously profaned. • . " In the meanwhile, your Majesty knows to what an ex treme the excess of speaking and writing has lately been car ried by those who, doubtless, only -wish to render that right odious : and your Majesty will assuredly agree with the Cortes, that the laws on this point have not been properly enforced by, those who arc charged with their execution. re press slt'illieasteyeovujirs,Misajfeusitlyy'sp sroved b te y rs the haveme message t e been in w a t h i l e e h to y oruer ngbTloelhota te j (ha t nec y aattne v uin e ses a t,eq s i .otti p nha l seli e r a os,ehi s ffl e eoa t trr l fel t ,o o rnt c eo a s l l lhoa f n o lg. r ee the r ngo u c er o se - tai o so p on e na r s t l t fe i co-operation for doubting w o di f lOau t t h be the vt g o mayrtthese. c in A t l h in e is c t o e m rs p : lath the ts y u k .h n i o c r i h, t t h v a e t b t e h c e l y i n l l i a a t v ie e n ag ot ai s z E t them; eient t obsuetcgood intentions, ccess ; an d ta s l eunctse,sasntl itself tins frequentlyare of often :nsufscicnt to conciliate public opinion, without Which it is in possible to govern a free people. - - " The state of - the nation requires a - vigorous Ministry, ca pable of producing the greatest confidence by wisdom, zeal, patriotism, andlot - e of public liberty, which Might' aid your :Majesty calming the passions, uniting hearts, rectifying er roneous opinions, repressing' licentiousness, and consolidatin g the Empir e o f th e laws. Even the authority of the Throne, which is usually, but mistakenly,' 'confounded with the indivi duals employed to transmit the orders 'which emanate from it, imperiously requires a change and the Cortes, to whom your Majesty's glory and the splendour Of your Crown are not less precious than the liberty and the happiness of the heroic pe,ople they represent, would believe themselves Wanting in their duty, did they not make known to your Majesty their intimate con viction that the present Ministry does not possess, the moral force necessary for successfully directing the government of the nation, and ter supporting and causing to be respected. the dig nity and the prerogatives of the Throne. • " The National Congress, by the confidence which 'the sentiments it has always found in your Majesty's royal breast are calculated to produce, therefore hopes that your Ma jesty, making use of your power, will deign to adopt the mea sures which the situation of the country so imperiously de- mands. The Cortes rely on your Majesty recognising the pu rity. of the motives which dictate this humble representation ; on your being assured that they are always ready to co-ope t rate with you in whatever may conduce to the prosperity of- the Monarchy. (The signatures .follow.) " Madrid, Dec. 13." . After hearing the Address read, the King re " I receive your Message, vietln entererdo (Literally, " remain informed.") the affair is very important-4 shall con, cider it." It is believed that his Majesty will immediately submit this Message to the Council of State. PROCLAMATION OF THE POLITICAL CHIEF OF MADRID TO TUE INHABITANTS :OP THAT CITY. " I make known what has been communicated to me by the King, through the tnediuni of-, his Excellency the Minister of the Interior. " The Ring, who is intimately persuaded that the safety of his throne; as well as the public, tranquillity ,and prosperity of the State, essentially depend on the unalterable observance of the Constitution of the kin g d om , thi n k s fi t to a dd ress, t h rough me , his paternal voice to all the inhabitants of the kingdom, at a moment when the exaggerated . and misled zeal of some indi viduals, the malignity of others, and the well known designs,of the enemies of the constitution, seek to derive advantage from the unfortunate situation into which the events which have already occurred, and are occurring, have conducted us. The scanda lous abuse of the most sacred rights which the constitution has conferred on Spaniards—the Liberty of the Press, the first bul wark of all other rights, converted into licentiousness , disregard of the maxims which the constitution has established for social order—finally, the unbridling of the most shameful passions, have brought us to a state which would be fatal to any oth er nation than Spain. M en ' s m i n d s are agitated anti alarmed without cause, by reports circulated for the twofold purpose of sowing hatred and discord. Individuals meditating schemes or plots subversive of the fundamental law, and whose num ber his Majesty is pleased • to consider very limited among his faithful and loyal subjects, continue to not, from igno range or design, in a manner which tends to mislead the don, anti turn it aside from the constitutional path des tined to'condUct it to glory and prosperity, under the mgis of the King and the Cortes. These men do • not perceive, that if by their impetuous and indiscreet desire •to enjoy a good which can only be the slow but sure feuit of time, of con stant care and prudence ; or if, by any other less noble end, they should succeed for a short time in subverting order, the principle of which is to be found in, respect for the Con s tit u t ion and the laws, they would, without doubt, be the first victims, and the first buried under the ruins of our institutions. " That, convulsion which perfidious . and secret manceuvres are endeavouring to realize, is desired by the enemies of our glory'and our liberty, who would willingly see our dear country torn by the horrors of anarchy ; and would replace us in the chains of that frightful despotism Which has already produced a multitude of evils, for which it is difficult to find a remedy. " The King, in order to oppose and prevent so many . evils and calamities, relies on the s en t iments o f v i rtue inherent in the people, who have never been deaf to the voice of national ho nour, even in the most disastrous moments.. His Majesty at ready perwives avonnd him,ready to defend the sacred compact to which he solemnly swore, in the ever memorable year of 1820, all good anti true Spaniards witnesses of the sincerity of his oath; and he will join in maintaining and defending the sacred book in which are consigned the rights of the nation and the prerogatives of the constitutional throne. " The King has therefore ordered me to desire that your E xcellency will, with as little d e l ay as p o ss ibl e, give pUblicity to the sentiments which animate hid .ItajeSty, and that you prepare and. adopt every, measure of precaution which you may consi der proper for repressing and punishing every kind of plot or machination, which; under the pretence and colour of love for the constitutional system, violated it in its essence ; and for dissipating the perfidious suggestions whereby it is endeavoured, - through our disunion, to prepare the wicked triumph of those who by, such means might succeed in overcoming or subduing heroic Spain. " His Majesty—who never deviates from the line of the con stitution, which he wishes to observe, and to cause to be obs erve d by every one, without distin c ti on and without restriction—pro ceeding always in accordance with the Cortes, the only repre sentation of the national will—stipported by the immense ma jority of the people whom he has the happiness to govern, and by their loyalty and obedience —will spare no effort to maintain, according to the laws, his authority and personal dignity, as well as that. of those delegated under him, and without which there could"be no constitution. " fly the King's order, Ste. " Citizens, in making known to you the sentiments of his Majesty, and which afford a new . testimony of his determina tion to maintain the constitutional system, I cannot refrain from reminding you of the sacred obligation which unites us all, and by which we arc all botind, in virtue of the oath whi c h we have sworn, to be faithful to the Constitution, to obey the laws, anti to respect the con s tit ute d . A uthorities ; and of the great importance of your regarding with suspicion every person who may in any manner att em p t to w i thdraw you from those prin ciples which are .the bases of our rights, and without which no order or public tranqulllity can exist." - , The news from..oa.licia is very satisfactory. The sound . part or the , inhabitants, which forms the majority at ,Cerunna, has overawed the fac tious, and order is completely restored. General Mina, in conformity with'the advice. of the Poli tical Chief, General .de Latre, has resigned and repaired to Siguenza, where he has a new, ap pointment. Unfortunately the account of this proceeding arrived too late at Lugo and Orense, where some Jacobins attempted to excite an in surrection in imitation , of .the • capital of the pro vince. Their scheme, however did not succeed, for the inhabitants would not be seduced; and it was with 'great difficulty the populace could be so restrained as to -secure the lives of . the Libe rales. Their windows were, however, broken, and their limes .pillaged. It is said that the troubles of Orense lasted live days, but happily no lives were lost. •The Political Chief of Ga licia has gone to that town to restore order. • The elections for the ordinary Cortes have taken a turn which predicts a triumph for the Liberales of iSlc2, and consequently the impos sibility of maintaining the present Ministry. Two of the late Ministers, Guadin and Arguelles, arid Escobedo, the Political Chief of Seville, one of the Leaders of the Rebellion of Andalusia, ate on the list for Deputies. IrtuN, DEc. 2.4.--( Private Letter.)—At the departure of the post from Madrid, that city was tranquil. It is presumed that the King will finally accept the resignation of the Ministers or at least those of War and the interior. The Andalusians have not yet submitted. At Grenada, as at Seville and at Cadiz, the people have refused to receive the new Authorities sent from Madrid, assigning the same reasons as the rest of the Andalusian provinces. If they persist in not returning to order, rigorous measures will be adopted to compel them. The reply to the communications which have been made is expect ed with impatience. We have received no letters from Pampeluno this morning. A report, printed at Vittoria, on the events of Navarra, states that the troops of the line which marched from St. Sebastian, Vit t toria,.and even. :Burgos, and the regiment of Ca.', talonia* volunteers,. have had affairs of advanced posts with the Navarran insurgents, who no where' made any stand against 'the regular troops; and that, dismayed by the strength and' determina tion of these troops, they have dispersed as Guc rillas and avow coming to action. A printed despatch of the Political Chief of Tolosa contains the following particulars : " The rebels, divided ,into two bands, have pro. ceeded, the first to the t'alley of Roncal, and the second to the valley of Goni. The latter, pur sued. by General •Lopez Banos, and attacked in the village of Arguinariz on the 19th, -fled. It was commanded by Don Santos Ladron, who left 100 infantry and 12 cavalry to cover his retreat . ; but they were charged with the bayonet, and routed by the chasseurs of Seville, leaving fourteen dead, and many wounded. The rest dispersed. Lopez Banos descended on the .20th to Puente la I . teina, four leagues . from. Pampeluna, where the regiment of Alexander is • stationed, which must have completed the route of the insurgents. Vie band %illicit directed its course to: Roncal, consisting of about 600 men, commanded by Juan Villanueva, is pursucd by the troops from Pampeluna. The situation of the rebels in the Roncal is not more favourable. It is to be hoped, considering the spirit of the inhabitants, the ardour of the troops, and the as.. sistance of the men in the service of the customs,. that the factious Ival be soon put down." BUENOS AYRES. Eitract of a Private : Letter, dated Buenos ~Iyres, Sept. 24. " A most important and radical change h as taken . pl a c e i n t h e system of administ, ation here. Rivadavia and Garcia, two men of knowledge and political experience, occupy two of the principal offices in the Government-- the State and- Treasury departments. The system of finance, which 'ought long since to have been adopted, is now taking effect; the duties will be reduced, but faithfcilly col lected, and it is believed that direct taxes, to a moderate extent will soon be established,— Smuggling has received a severe blow in the arrest and confinement of Mr. Calderon, the first Inspector of the Custom House. A new official Gazette, entitled Register Official, is now published here, containing all the public decrt4 , i and correspondence of the Government. No foreigner can obtain a passport without a Pre vious certificate from the Agent or Consul of flis Government. This applies more particular to those countries which have agents here ; and no vessel can be admitted to entry, or to bear the flag of any nation within this province, but such as have a certificate from their respectable Con suls, that they are -entitled to do so. 64 The American Consul lately detected a vessel with false papers, and exposed her to this Government ; in consequence of which she was seized, and;probably, will he detained. Avail ing himself of this circumstance, he applied fur the last-mentioned regulation, which was imme diately granted. Inclosed is part of the corre spondence pnblished here :-- COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE CONSUL OF THE UNITED sTATEs. cc SIR,--To secure the bona fide property of its •- citizens, •is one of the primary duties of every Government, and to this end it is of the highest importance that any, and all proceed ings that have a tendency to blend it in ap pearance with foreign property, or tends to render the evidence of its legitimacy suspi cious or uncertain, should be most pointedly repressed. With these views I have been ch arg - . ed by th e G overnmen t o f the United States of America, to watch over the use, and to prevent the abuse within this province of the flag of my country ; ,to endeavour that no vessel of the United States, or none which shall not be truly such, shall be sold under that name that has not a rightful claim to the national character. Con fidently hoping that his Excellency the • Gover nor and Captain-General of this Province will readily co-operate to the attainment of these honourable ends, I take .the liberty, in purn ance of by instructions, as well as the. duties necessarily incident to my otTicial character, Most respectfully to solicit that the• following mea sures may be adopted and ordained :---- 44 First—That the necessary orders,shOuld to given to the competent authorities,,that no vessel 4 be permitted, inenteriug into, clearing, or depart ing from any roads or .ports within this province, to assume the character of the United States of Anaerica,unless - such vessel shall be acknowledged by me to have a right so to do. " Secondly—That notaries public should be enjoined to notify to Inc all transfers of vessels of the, United States. • ';I avail Myself with the pleasure. of this occa, sion to renew to you the assurauces.of my most distinguished c ons id erat i o n acid respect. "I have the honour to be, &c. • (Signed) " J. .111.,:,FORBIS. " TO the Hon. Dr. Bernardino Rivadavia, Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs, Buenos Ayres." TRANSLATION OF THE MINISTER'S REPLY TO TILE • FOREGOING. " Agreeably to what the Agent of the United States pleased to represent to me in his official letter under yesterday's date, the Government has resolved upon and ordered to be communi cated to those whom it may concern— " First, that no vessel assuming the charact er or flag of th e U n it e d S tates of korth 'America shall be permitted to enter, discharge, or depart, unless the right of such vessel be previously ac knowledged by the agent of the said country re sident in this city. " Second/y, that the principal notary of the Government make known to all notaries public, that previous to executing a contract of sale or trans fer of any vessel bearing the flag of the United States of North America, they give notice to the agent of said States . ; the expences incurred to he paid by those concerned. . • " With this the Minister of Government and of Foreign Relations repeats to the agents the assurances of his highest consideration and rcspeCt. (Signed) " ItIVAPAVIA. " To John M. Forbes, Esq. Agent to the United States." •>-