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London, England, 1822-09-19 00:00:00

BAYONNE PAPERS.

B•TOISWE, SEPTEMBER 9.
The attention of our politicians is excited in an
extraordinary degree by the military preparations
of all kinds making herr, such as the arrival of a
large quantity of ammunition, proviiions, forage,
&c., the activity observed in the arsenal, and the
pains taken to train the recruits that Isive arrived
for the several corps of the gurrison. It is pretended
that nothing else is in agitation than to prepare the
moieriel for an army of 60,000 men. Yet we see
hardly any movement of troops; for, except 200
men lately arrived from Pan, the Cordon has' not
received the reinforcements which the Paris Jour-
nals announced. It is true that preparations
are spoken of for forming a camp of 12,000 men
in this country from [Wart to St. Jean de Luz,: as
well m of the speedy arrival of the troops thar-are
to compose it.
Other reports are cirenhited of the hostile intem.
Lions of our Government towards Spain ; on the other
lisnd a plot us said to littve been discovered, formed
by ■ small number of French refugees in Spain,
tending to disturb the tranquillity of that country,
with the support of-some Spanish troops. So many
conjectures. in short, are made respecting these mi-
litary movement., that every body is desirous to be
relieved from this uncertainty. The most probable
is. that the neighbouring Spanish provinces being
the theatre of the muse sanguinary sod disastrous civil
war, the French Government, provisionally, and in
expectation of the rcsulis of the Congress at Verona,
wishes to make its territory respected against the
innovators in Spain.
Tranquillity is far from being restored in the
three provinces of Alava, Guipuscos, and Biscay,
notwithstanding the severe measures adopted by •
General Espinosa. On the commie, the bands of
Zabel', Guesallu, and Uranga, daily increase,- sad
the conacripoiun ordered by the Constitutionalists in
those countries, which have been hitherto exempted
from it by their fueros and privilege., has greatly
contributed to the progress of thw Defenders of the
Faith, the young men enlisting under their bonnars,
rather than submit to be taken tor soldiers, which they
have always considered as contrary to their nubility
and their prerogatives. 14tibula and Gueeaila have col.
lected about 1,100 men, and traverse the moil mania
of Alava and Biscay in four bands, while Urangu
maintains himself in Guiptiscoa. Therie three psi..
towns cover the great rosd, and have detach.
ments for the express purpose of loteTceptiog
the mails and tine communications. Constitu-
tionalists of these countries with those of
Na-
, using reprisal., they tin longer give tjoar.
ter to tint'. adversaries. 11.i.wireit by fatigue,
from the continual and frintbts marches allot;
they a►e obliged to make, in a country lath
of mountain-; fruitless, because the Defenders of
the Faith alwaya fly at their approach, attacking
only the small escorts and the unhappy stragglers,
whom they shoot on the spot, allowing them, thee
say, he cuivualoge of confession, a ceremony which.
the Constitutionalists have omitted when they have
made any prisoners. At this moment, therefore,
they carry on a war of extermination.. A Provi-
sional and ambulatory Junta has been formed in
Goiputcoa, like that in Navarre; it has already
decreed many measures of administration, to whieli
the inhabitauts have not been inutteutive, especially
to the summons to the youth to join the Defenders
of the Faith, for the uuniber of the volunteers

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increases daily ; so that considering the opposition
*hooch the Constitutionalists have to combat iii this
country, it is to be feared they will be overpowered
or obliged to repass the Ebro.
The columns of Colonels Campine sad Jaurelisi
are continually in motion—the first in 13i4=, the
second in Guipuscoa. where they ham bsaitemtheir
adversaries whenever they could overtake Them,
winch is not easy. because they follow the plan
isred by Quenda in Norm% which is to enlist
MO organise troops, to cut off the communica-
tions, intercept the couriers, attack the small es-
• mitts and garrisons; but it be said, that,
gitb the exception of St. Sib Yron Tolosa,
. _Seegers, 3londrago,Dura
they are masters of the w ce, so that the
list remittance of the Inau, ting to two mil-
lions of francs, which was some days ago
from Bayonne, for Ge spiny,. was still de-
tained at Yrun the day be re yesterday, fur fear it
should fall into their hands. The accounts from
Navarre are nearly of the same nature. Espinosa.
at the bead of 3,000 men, divided into three
cohaanak advanced on the 9rl upon the positions
of.,Quesada, and occupied on the 4th Grin: and
Anis, but the General of the Faith and the Trap-
fills having together about four thousand men,
had advanced from the Honest, going along the
Mountains on the volley of Canfran, having left a
garrison of 300 men at Irati, sud a battalion of 600
at Ochagavia, Taurieta. Aronot, Espana, and
Le Roach,. Oo the sth Quesada surrounded the
frit:trees of hems, and summoned the Governor to
surrender. It is very probable he would have taken
ii if General Enspecinado, at the head of 800 men,
hiscl.no( arrived in time to force him to raise the
siege,,on the 6th, after ao action in which there were
• about 30 killed, and some wounded oil both sides.
Espinosa. continuing his march to Le Roucal to
pursue Quesada, the latter and the Trappist iuroed
srpoo Median° sod Horses, in Arragoo, where they
have carried off and united to their forces all the
youth they found in their way. The later accounts
If the two armies are not known; bat to judge by
Quesada's proceedings, it would seem that, encou-
raged by the snivel of the Trappist, he lies resolved
to quit the mountains sod enter Arragon. which
must have disconcerted the plans of Espinosa, who
hoped to attack him, and force him to withdraw
into France. Others pretend that Quesada has been
forced, against his will, to enter Arragion.
- Whatever may be said, Quesada retains the com-
mend of the division of Navarre ; his services to the
royal cause have procured him the praise cud the
confidence of the troops he commando, and certsinly
.jtfmust not be forgotten, that it was not until the
9.3 th of June that this general entered Spain with
about 900 men, and that he has now under his com-
mand above 5,000 men, of whom two-thirds are
perfectly termed, equipped, aud disciplined, besides
400 cavalry not iuferior in courage to their adver-
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aariM.
Jt is, however, positively affirmed to-day, that
treneral O'Donnell, who is at Bayonne, is going to
foie the command of the division of gavotte, which
daily ittcrei es, Quesada having twice offered to
reggn.. ,
%eh is the state of affairs 'tithe provinces on
the side of the Ebro, where the counter-revolution
makes such rapid progress, that unless the Omni-
. tutionalists receive sufficient reinforcements, it is to
be rested these provinces will recover their ancient
jgdependence, that is to say theirfireros end privi-
v, which are continually promised them.
yesterday there arrived at the Lszeretto of
'Atdia.., two soldiery of the Faith, from Biscay,
with dispatches for General Equir. 011 the same
Idly a clique muree from l-squestio, anchored in
be port of Sucos. to be placed at the disposal of
peoeral Equia. Yesterday some geord'ornses stop-
figrfon the road from Yrun to Bider' a postillion with
dispatches from Madrid for Paris, comigned to the
house of Bastarrec.he ; the courier had remained at
the bizaret of Behobte. It iv affirmed that the dis-
pitches have been deposited with the Sub-Prefect
Of, this city, who is provisionally intrusted with the
direction of the police, and that, notwithstanding
the application of the house of Bastarreche, it has
not been able to get the dispatcheit. The courier
vim for the house of Rothschild in Paris. Six hours
Jitter the house of L rrrrr e received another escort's,
teltich Dot having been detained, proceeded to
Paris.
..The mails from Madrid, Pampelune, and Bilbos,
are suit due.

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HANBURCH MAIL.

BT. PETIIRIBURGH, AUGUST 30.
The, rettript directed by his Majesty on the
itth instant to the Minister of the Interior, Count
otscbuberg. respecting the dissolution of all
imeret societies and freemasons lodges, is as fol-
lows
Coos? Pasta PAVLOWitICII,
The troubles and disorders which bat'e arises in various
sitter Slain, throngh the exisiesee of secret societins, non
st-which, under the name of Freemason*, were at Mat tweed-
Ad kw charitable purposes, sod others sly pursued' poll.
*al objects, have induced some Goveromeots to pay stricter
gyration to them, and is the tad wholly to prohibit such
secret associations. As I always direct particular attendee
tb the creation of a arm bulwark ageism every thing that
may be injurious to the empire, and especially 41 a lime like
She pretest, when unhappily so many States offer sad exam.
,pales of the ruinous cossequeuces of the philosophical sub.
*dies now in wogs', I have found it necessary Kt the gear-
sal good to command as follows, with respect to the above-
wientioned secret societies:-
Ist. All secret societies, under whatever same they exist
(as well as the freemasons lodges), 'ball be closed, and the
p▪ tablishmeat not tu be allowed.
td. Ail the members of such societies, as soon as they
'babe informed of this measure, are tomtits., is writing,
to take no part henceforward, under any pretext, in any
menet society, under whatever well-meaning name it may
mitt, either is the empire or in foreign coltatries.
3d. As it does not become officers in the public service to•
Mod themselves by soy oath but that whitb the laws deter.
mine, the Ministers and Antboritira are bound to reyoire
Amu those subordinate to them a frank declaration, whether
Obey biding to any freemasuits lodge., or Whet secret society,
is snout of the empire, and what that society is.
4* A written engagement is to b- taken hors the mem-
Imes of thrum that they will break. of all istercourre with
them and-be who refines to Witt such an engagement shall
be dismissed from the public service.
Ath. The Antlettritles in the Governments are strictly m-
isdeed to take tare teat oo lodges subsist or be created airy
when, or under any pretest whatsoever.
14. That all persons employed is the public service en.
owe by their Moistures, according to the 3d and 4th aem
Gess, not to4eloag to any secret society, either now or is
lettere. Without bawls( sigoed inch so engsgemeitt they
wpm be employed is our service.
emismiviiiced that you will went sothiag to effect the