The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-09 00:00:00

ART 9, 1823.

No- XVI. .

FRENCH PAPERS.

SUNDAY.

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the field, and 900 prisoners were taken. It appears
that the plan of Sessieres was to carry off the King,
but if this scheme even had not been defeated by
the bravery of the wastltutional troops, the dispo-
sition manifested by. the people of Madrid left him
no chance pf sum's.
Pains, Pat. 5.-•-TheDegutation of tie Menthe:
of Peers, at the head of whom was ht. the Umn-
eelloe 41( Yam" promedad Qt the ToDert.

PARIS, Fay. 4.—The sitting of the Chamber of
• . Peers yesterday was very remarkable.
• The Minister of Finance (Villele), and the Ml-
,papet of Foreign Affairs, took upon themselves all
, the responsibility of the speech from the Crown— Chars"
tad bath professed openly " that France would act the 4'
Femme, and that she would not ley down her ties at
I,,imem WI artier should be motored la lbsia...! 4astalr
kiwisair of Fittanas .berried how-itaptieteat it wee the thig, ihmi the , pee-
. to Frame, not only as i 'point of honour, hot is 4 Milted to kbefilajelaY 'the following Address
a positive interest, that the dynasty of the Bourbons " Staa,—Your • fsithful Subjects, the Peers of
• not be shaken as Madrid.' Funs, approach en this wham occasion to renew
Duke of San Lorenzo received yesterday at the iitot of the throne the homage of their love
the Government of the Cones the order to quit and of their respectful devotiin.
Immediately with his legation. " Yes, Sire, the internal situation of the kingdom
• An extraordinary courier from Spain arrived at is ameliorated : under a paternal Government, agri-
Paris with news of the 29th. O'Donnel, the Con- culture and industry are daily advancing, while
stitutional General, had repulsed Bessieres, and re- security Is increased in consequence of its being seen
taken the prisoners, which the Royalist General that justice represses with energy criminal attempts,
made in the first combat against O'Dely. The Li- the impunity:of wkich would at once augment their
berate of Madrid gave themselves up to great joy, audacity and 'their number.
so much the more excessive because their fears bad "By stipulating, in concert with the Holy See,
::been considerable. Legarde had left Madrid. measures which, are about to restore to the churches
Vas. 4.-4'hie day at half-pest three, their Royal the pastors of whom. the revplutiuu had deprived
Highness Monsieur and the Dulte d'Angouleme, them, your Majesty has provithel for the first want
accompanied by the Chief Officers of the Royal ofyour people, and conaolidatital social order on its
. 'Guard, reviewed in the Place du Carousel, the d'ra- hingseonvuls basis. •
goons of the Guard and the 30th regiment of the " The prosperous State of our finances has proved
line. The Princes were received with the loudest in a brilliant manner what we had a right to expect
acclamations. After listing defiled before their from a system founded on the free votieg of the
Itepal Highness, the troops set off on their march taxes, the auditing of the amounts, the publicity of
fixt the army. transactions, order, and economy. Thus the excess
The Ist battalion of the 35th Regiment set off of the revenue over the expeadicursout excess which
yesterday for Perpignan, as well as a battalion of amounts to the suneof forty million,, would have
the 22d. To-day the other battalion of the 25th permitted your Majesty to have this year fulfilled
and 22d marched. , the dearest wish of your hart—the relief of your
Eight baggage-waggons belonging to the Duke people—had not the genius of evil which hovers
d'Angouleure have already leit•Peris far the army. over a seighbouriog coma" :avow' to retard
A letter flan Brea of the 21st of .finuary fur- this great benefit. .' •
nishes the following detail :-- " Why must the meakenalls example of the rapid
The courier brought yesterday orders to fit out unexpected return of ourpteeperitv,after unheard-of
immediately the tentaure of 90 guns, and the Rare misfortunes and losses, be le* in Spain, when that
frigate. We have already la our harbour two 74's, return is evidently due to the triumph of legitimacy,
a ship of the line cut down, two frigates, and se- as well as to-the intimate alliance of religion, order,
rowel corvettes. They are all ready to sail. Orders and liberty ? And by what fatality have the disin-
have been given to tee-estatblish the semaphores on terested counsels of a Monarch whose wisdom is res-
the comas—powder, balls, rind bnitibe have been seqt pected, and whose good faith is honoured byEuroee,
to Bayonne ; levies of sailors are already orffin-M _been rejected by those vdzeflioill under the yoke a
here, and will be ordered in all parts of France." nation,with, which we lassie notionly the relations of
The King has appointed M. Raves President of vicinage and reciiireill wants, but also the ties
the Chamber of Deputies for the session. which arise from political inures, a common faith,
Yesterday morning, the King deigned to receive and the kindred of the Sovereigns?
General Queseda, and addressed him in very flatter- " Sire, to prevent Spain irom'an imminent ruin,
ing terms. the consequences of which would be fatal to our
•Viscount de Chautebriand and Count de Corbine own tranquillity, you have summoned to arms
yesterday transacted business with his Majesty atter 100,000 Frenchmen; at their heed, marches al
mass. The King also received the homage of nume- Prince of your family—of that &nun family always
roils persons of distinction, among whom was M. de prodigul of its blood when its ilery and ours are at
Castelbajac, Colonel of the I)ragoons of the Guard. stake. Such an army is worthy of having for its
Hie Majesty said to this superior officer, whose corps chief a prince of tried valour: his. virtues kerns the
forms part of the army of the Pyrenees: -" I shall sure pledge which your blajesty presents to the
be with you in heart, not being able to be so other- people whom you wish to deliver; to the people to
wise."—" Sire," answered M. Castlelsijac, "we whom is offered a salutary support to assist them in
shall conduct ourselves as if we were under the finally escaping from the anarAy which devours
eves of your Majesty." them, and in guaranteeing at thessarne time their
Besides the Madrid journals of the 25th, the cou- own happiness and the repose of nations, under the
tier arrived to-day has brought several letters writ- protection of institutions freely emanating from le-
ten at midnight of the 25th. These letters state, gitimate authority.
that General O'Daly had advanced to Brilieeb,ni, In your just solicitude for one of the most inte-
where lie tell in with the factious, commanded by resting CiatliieS of your subjects, you have ordered
Bestieres ; their tittioelical superiority was so .de- that cruising squadrons should be sent to the points
cided, that O't)aly was repulsed with ,some less, most necessary for giving security to French com-
and was obliged to abandon three pieces of cannon. meree. Our navy, we doubt not, will execute this
—The militia behaved in this action vith the most protecting mission with the same seta and activity
heroic courage, and they alone prevented the fec- which it recently displayed in the seas of the Levant,
tiosis from breaking O'llaly'a corps in its retreat.— when our vessels aflintled refuge to the unfortunate
That General retired to Goadulasara, where he of all nations, and %vireo, for the first time perhaps,
threw up entrenchments at the Palaceof the Duke a warlike equipment received the benedictions of the
del Infantado, where lie was soon joined by rein- friends of humanity,
foreernents which were sent to him from Madrid.— "It belonged to your Majesty alone to deliberate
As soon us the news of this affair was known at on the great questions of war and peace. 'This
Madrid, the government being dissatisfied with the function of the high prerogative confided to you by
• Conduct of 0114, sent General O'Doancl, Count Providence, you have exercised with that maturity
del Abibril, to replace hire.. which swill grave circumstances demand. For our-
,
A letter from Madrid of the 26th, whitilt Arrived selves, Sire, certain of your love for your people,
yesterday, ways, that R. ssieres, havlog advanced to will-induce you to confil..l tiler, if it be inevilu-
a rogation not far from Guudalasara, the tlinstitu. ble, within the narrowest carele.,—coutident in your
tirmal troops, reinforced by some corps, whioh had prudence, which will allOw nu.eoportunity for coll-
et last arrived, attacked the factious and completely eluding en honourable peace to escape,—eve receive
routed them. A great number were left dead. ou with respect this imitortant couittauiScution, and w.

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repeat with you that we are Frenchmen. Yea,Sim
the Peers of your kingdom, to whom the name, of
Frenchmen is the proudest of titles, pommel the sen-
timents and know the duties of that name, and they
will with all their efforts concur in maintaining the
dignity of your crown, and the honour and security
sf the country."
The King replied—.
• "'
or
with pro picarier the silbale at the
•4" or Peers : this union 'of sentiments and
wishing, of which you give me the amurenm can
alone guarantee the security of Farrah and It; fe-
licity.
The orders to the Duke de San Lamm* 'were to
quit Paris in 24 hour. He is se eat at on Satur-
day.
A journal states, that the French Anibmeador left
at Madrid the rest of his legation. The following
is the fact:—The Count de Lagarde rewired his
letter of recall on the 25th ; he was to knee Madrid
un the 27th ; but in order to prevent owe of those
scandalous scenes which the stale of the espital gave
reason to fear, he left Madrid alone en horseback,
as if to take a ride into the country. The kvtion
remained to take care of the papers of the etabmay,
but they are recalled, and have received orders to
quit Madrid, sad rejoin the Ambassador.
A courier to MM. Ardouin and Hubard. linkers,
left Madrid on the 27th, but was stopped on the
road and plundered. He had despatches fur the
Minister for Foreign Affairs and the English Ant-
hem:Won
Yesterday an estraordimm courier arrived Tram
Madrid, bringing sdvices from that capital to the
ladth ultimo. It appears that the Constitutionalists
COmmanded by Valium and l'Abbibel marched to at-
t!aek a corps of Royalists about 1.500 strong, which
,lass retiring towards llrihuega and the neighbouring
Mettntains. According to these advices, an action
its* place, and the Constitutionalists made sotse
prisoners. Other Royalist corps having, it is said,
approadted Madrid from another quarter, PAlsitihal
was under the necessity of separating from Velascu
le cover the capital.
It is confidently affirmed, that an insurrection has
recently broken out at the Royal Military School at
La Fleche. An officer of that establishment arrived
yesterday morning at the War-office, and will set off
this evening with the orders of his Majesty. The
most severe measures are, it is said, to be adopted,
to prevent similar disorders.
Intelligence from Lisbon, dated the 25th of Ja-
nuary, announces tbut much was said in that capi-
tol of a conspiracy which had been discovered there.
The patrols were frequent and numerous in ali the
streets, and several individuals of elevated rank had
been arrested.

CITY BURN Ell9.—On Thursday the Lord Mayor
held a Court of Aldermen, for the dispatch of pub is
business. The Hon. Charles Evan Law and John
Nlirehouse, Esq. elected at the last Court of Common
Council to be Common Pleaders of.the City, were
introduced to the Court, and took the usual oaths.
The Lord flavor declared the vacancy of the rectory
of St. James. buke's-pluee, and the next Court was
appointed to fill up the same. A vacancy wits also
declared of one of the alms houses, in Hart.street,
Cripplegate; and the next Court was appointed for
the election of en aged couple. The Court agreed
to a report front a committee, regulating the price
of salt, and the same was ordered to be advertised.
The 4th of March was appointed for the licensing
of victuullers. The Court agreed to a report from
the committee, approviug of the Sheriff's neminat;on
sit James Spencer to be Keeper of the Debtms' Pei.
son, and ordered him to cuter-late the usual bone
previous to his being warn at the next
A letter from Paris says, that the '
baastelor, M. Nate:, di Bork's), whose
woke a war between France and Sr
frequently udverre.l to, was so over
on finding by the King Of France's
exertions had been crowned with
his return to his house, he threw his
ilk, and embraced the servant who opt,
By the Fourth Report of the C.
Revenue Inquiry, i% appeals the LI)
the trade between Great Britain
recommended to be thscontinued at u
than that recently fixed upon by Parliament.

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