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between the former place and Madrid. On the Bth, General
Buerens, with fifteen or sixteen battalions, was at Calatayud,
whence he was to set out the next day, for Daroca, likewise in
the direction of Madrid. Baron de Meer's division, but no
longer under his command, as it would appear he had set out
for Madrid, had taken up positions between Fraga and Tor-
toss, with the view of intercepting some half-organised bands
of Catalonians, and preventing them from forming a junction
with the expeditionary army of Don Carlos. The last ac-
counts from Oraa represent him as having quitted Teruel and
taken up a position between Cuenca and Chelva.
" The disciplined and moveable Christino force now in pur-
suit or on the watch for Don Carlos and his expedition, is com-
puted on tolerably correct data to be as follows:
Infantry. Cavalry.
Espartero
Oraa
Nogueras
Buerens l5 ditto . 4 ditto.

Baron de Meer l6 ditto 5 ditto.
making a total of 72 battalions of infantry and 18 squadrons
of cavalry—in all about 50,000 men. To this number is to
be added a force of 8,000 in Bilboa, about the same number
in St. Sebastian and the neighbouring lines, and at Vittoria,
including the Portuguese and Belgians, about 5,000 ; and yet
with these nearly 80,000 organized and well-officered excellent
troops, Don Carlos, with comparatively a handful of half-fed
and half-clothed followers, is allowed to march, almost unmo-
lested, from Navarre to Catalonia, and from Catalonia to Va-
lencia. Such an anomalous state of things sets all calcula-
tion, reason, and even conjecture at defiance, and forces the
most clear-sighted and experienced observer to pause and re-
frain from hazarding the faintest surmise upon what may be
the character of coming events."
In the truth of the concluding observations of this
writer we entirely agree. The conduct of the QUEEN'S
Generals is inexplicable, if we allow them to possess
either heads or hearts. In the mean time' the progress
of Don CARLOS will awaken the Spanish Liberals—
if, indeed, it be possible to awaken them—to a right
sense of the dangers by which they are threatened.
There is very little domestic news in the Paris pa-
pers. The Chambers were prorogued on Saturday,
and a dissolution is shortly expected, although the
Journal des Debuts condemns the policy of such a
proceeding.
Prince PUCKLER MUSKAU is making the tour of
Egypt. This is news for the booksellers.
Some arrests took place in Paris last week of per-
sons suspected of entertaining designs upon the
KING'S life. The announcement, however, excited
no public interest. The French public is become in-
different to all rumours of plots and conspiracies,
which it regards as among the ordinary fabrications of

the police.
" A Legitimatist paper pretends that King Leopold, who lately
arrived at Paris, is gone incognito to London, with a political
mission that interests both the Court of the Tuileries and
that of Brussels.
" The same paper has this morning the following article
' There was a general report on 'Change to-day of a new
foreign legion organizing at Paris for Maria Christina. It is
said that 5,000 men will be received. M. Th- was men-
tioned as appointed to direct this levy of recruits, and M.
D- as the intended commander. It was added that Mar-
shal Clausel was no stranger to this new mode of intervention,
according to the system of the Quadruple Alliance.'
" Another Lcgitimatist paper gives greater details. If we
may credit statements, not only has M. Dumesnil ob-
tained permission to engage men for the Foreign Legion,
but a great number have already been enlisted. It is af-
firmed that one thousand five hundred men, chiefly old
soldiers, have been enlisted, that they were received on Sa-
turday last in the Champ de Mars, and sent by forced marches
to the frontier. The same paper says that the recruiting was
conducted by M. Thomassin, secretary to Marshal Clauzel,
whence it infers that the Marshal has not renounced the pro-
ject of taking a command in Spain, and adds, ' What might
throw light on our conjectures is, that we know that M.
Aquado, before he departed for Dieppe, had an interview
with Marshal Clauzel ; the Duke D- was present, as well
as M. Dumesnil, who had afterwards a conference of five
hours pith the Mar.hil.' "-Constitutionnel.
FRENCH FUNDS -Fame, JULY 14.
Five psi Cents., 110 f. 1091. 9tc
Four per Cents , 1001. 5Cc
1 lir., per Cents., 79f. sc. 79f. 700 f. sc.
Bank Actions, 2,4' Of.
nente ile Naples, 97f. 40c. 25c. 35c.
R 'man Five per Cents., 101%.%.
Sianish Actives, 22% 23.
' Spanish Passives, 5% lA.
Spanish Ditferes, 7q.
Belgian I.oan, Five per Cents, 103
Brussels Society, 1,590 f.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 27.
EXVDANGN. ol LONDON.
One month, paper, 25c. 45c.; money, 25'. 4?.%e.
r'srec months, paper, 22%c. ; money, -t. --c
-Cour. Aullacntioue.
FRENCH FUNDS.-Psats, JULY 15
F.ve per Cents., llof. f,e I ,ef.
brie per runts 791. Pc. sc.
Bank Actions, 2,40 f 7Z:c.
Bente ne Naples' 571. 25c. 20c.
Roman Five p..rCents., 10114%.
Spanish Actives, 2.10 i %.
Spanish Passives, 51.4
Spanish Difteres,
B•1:,im Loan, rive per Cents., 103.
. Portuguese Three per Cents 27.
tlartian Loan, 21:0f.
In:CONNOR ON 105005.
One month, paper, 25f. ; money, 25f 12%,
Three months, paper, 251. 25c.; money, '251 2'23c
--,avra Aulhenriv4c.
LAST PRICES.
Five per Cents., 110 f. 20c.
Three per Cents. 79f. _'Sc.
Bank Actions, 2,315 f. 75c.
Roman Five per Cents., 101%.
Belgian Loan, 103.
Belgian Bank, 1,420£.
Portuguese Three per Cents., 27.
Spanish Actives, '22%.
Spanish Passives S'.
New Difreres, 7%.
Haytian Loan, 290 f.

Letters and Papers from Madrid of the Bth ins
have come to hand. It appears from them that

itant
the

passage of the Ebro by Don CA rums had at last suc-
ceeded in rousing the attention of her MAJESTY'S
Government to the necessity of adopting a more active
policy, with a view to prevent any attempt upon the
capital. The Minister of the Interior, Senor PITA
PIZ A R RO, published in the Madrid Gazette of the
7th instant, the following address to the political Chiefs
throughout the kingdom, in which the evacuation of
the Basques by the main body of tile rebels is first
officially notified by the authorities :
" The new direction given to the war by the Pretender
transferring the great body of his forces to Lower Arragon
and the boundaries of Valencia is one of those rash operations
unwarranted by military tactics. Ks grounds fir the move-
ment must, therefore, it is evident, be mere policy, and the
confidence inspired by his secret partisans in the heart of the
nation. Imprudent and absurd confidence ! but who should
not slight, ranch less despise, the defenders of liberty and the
throne of Isabel? Now more than ever it becomes necessary
that all should exert themselves to the best of their means to
frustrate the perfidious plans of the enemies of their country,
and to exterminate them in the midst of their daring expecta-
tions. For the attainment of theso objects no means, no fa-
tigue, no expense should be spared. Prudence and energy,
sagacity and pretence, rewards and favours, with the punish-
ment of faults committed, may and ought to proceed united
in the undertaking, and bo managed by each superior with a
degree of heroism and confidence equal to the determination
and ardour which ho feels in defence of liberty and the inno-
cence of the crown of Isabel.

" tier Majesty the Queen Regent will be pleased to ap.
prove, to command, and reward whatever you, sir, and the
other authorities of this province, shall order and execute for
the advancement of objects so sacred ; as she will also be in-
exorable in the chastisement of neglect, of lukewarmness, and
of positive offences. It would be useless to prescr;be rules to
each for the performance of his duties, as it would be loss of
time to give them to those who may be deficient in capacity
to carry them into execution. I shall, therefore, merely call
your attention particularly to the great importance and neces-
sity of impeding, by all means in your power, the communi-
cation of provisions and of reciprocal intelligence between the
rebels, and to facilitate at any cost frequent information and
abundance of provisions to our troops, and immediate reports
to the Government of her, Majesty, and their superior agents
in the provinces bordering upon your own districts. Above
all, Sir, you are to watch without ceasing the secret emis-
saries of rebellion, and amongst these more particularly,
those foreigners who, without just grounds, travel and wan-
der through all parts oF the country in a manner the most
suspicious.
" For such persons our laws are not intended ; and as it
becomes us to afford protection and a safe reception to those
who do not infringe them, those who do transgress them have
no right whatever to enter the country. " PITA."
It would be difficult to point out any benefit that can
possibly be anticipated from the publication of such a
vague circular as the above. It happens, however, to
be followed by another, recommending the military
authorities, in conjunction with the political chiefs, to
assemble, review, and make lists of the National
Guards able to serve in their respective districts. This
is more business-like, and therefore more to the purpose.
In the sitting of the Bth inst. the Cortes adopted a
with
iot Comm to twt eeer
ttp superintende
nt aarnrdy
motion of Senors FONTAN and FA LEao, appointing a
o
oogfniztlaienciNe•aorf,
intagke°lcl
all military proceedings. The debate on the motion
was very animated. V Senor ALOZAGA charged the
Ministers with gross supineness in the application of
the resources within their reach for putting down the
rebellion. The War Minister, Count ALMODOVAR,
was not in his place, being confined to his apartments
•
by another attack of indisposition. The other Mi.-