Star.
London, England, 1823-09-24 00:00:00

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MADRID. SEPIEMBER e.
The greateNektisfactik p-.,6ft-ils in Madrid at the
success of thtPraich irrAtiking and taking the Tro-
cadoro. It was celebrated yesterday by Te Dena' being
soarqr in all the churches, and a general illumination at
night; and of so much importance is the acquisition of
this considered, that in the minds of the Royalists it
precludes all doubts of the final, if not the immediate,
issue of the content. One consequence of it has already
been the arrival of General Alava with a flag of truce
at Port St. Mary's on the sth. He was accompanied
back to Cadiz, in the afternoon by the Duke de Guiche.
appointed to confer with the Constitutionalists. If the
result of this negociation should not be a pacific ar-
rangement, it is supposed the Duke d'Angouleme will
next direct his operations against the Caracca, the grand
naval arsenal of Cadiz, and of great strength, previous
to the attempt at cutting off the communication between
the Isla and Cadiz, which is probably the utmost that
military matters can be advanced this season. The
troops in the rear, hos% ever, will find employment in
the winter months with Malaga on the one hand, and
Estremadura on the other.
The Castle of Las Penas de San Pedro, in la I Mancha,
deemed, from its inaccessibility, impregnable if properly
defended, has surrendered under the capitulation of
Ballasteros.
From Catalonia we receive such very meagre ac-
counts, or none at all, that it is inferred the French have
met with defeat, or that they have enough to do to
, keep stationary.
However soon or late the war may be terminated,
there will still be an interminable and uncontroulable
civil war of personality and selfishness among the Ab-
solutists, who of course already look upon the field
as their own.
By a Decree of the Cortes no one could enjoy a place
of trust, or much salary, without his having given con-
vincing proofs of his being strongly addicted to the
Constitutional system. As numbers who had. served
under the.previous Government retained their places
during the Constitution, and are now undergoing their
purification, to enable them to hold them under the pre-
sent; and as in many cases very little opportunity was
afforded of a public testimony of their adhesion, and so
are now likely to get clean through, the Outs infer, that
they must have belonged to one of the Secret Societies
of Masons or Communeros, by which they enjoyed the
protection of some of the Members of the Cot tes, or of
their Ministers. And this is one of the objects for which
rattle prisoners are so severely-scrutinized,Und nothing
left undone to extort lists of their companions from
those who have had the weakness to confess that they
have " seen the light." This occupation of denuncia-
tion appertains to a large class of persons in Madrid,
who, as the pure unspotted lovers of their King and
their Isligion, cry out "No whitewashing, no apostacy."
Those in the crucible are as anxious to ascertain their
informers or denunciators, that they may exercise their
vengeance upon them hereafter, and are not backward
in enumerating their own long services, knowledge of
business and fidelity, and attachment during all changes.
A Government employ has always been looked upon
and aspired to, as the certain means of making a for-
tune in Spain. Charles the Third, one time told an
Italian follower, who had lone pestered limier a place,
that he had nothing fit for him, all the vacancies being
• beneath his notice. " Oh," said the man, " I don t
care how small the salary, provided it is a Treasurer
or Pay mastership."
Bribes in the advancement of the claims and discounts
when you have to receive, are the desirable objects that
give birth to the lowest and basest intrigues, to obtain
employment both in the Ultra-Royalist, the Ultra-Con-
stitutionalist, and their intermediate grades. This civil
war has already commenced, and as the loss of the Ame-
rican Colonies reduces the Government so much in its
income, both in money arid places, and as the decay of
the commerce, and all other resources which accrued to
the nation frdm their connexion, must naturally occa-
sion an increased number of Applicants, so is it likely to
rap in full fury when the King shall return.
fhe Friars, as it is their interest, endeavour to repre-
sent to the People the Freemasons, Communeros, Carbo-
nari, tltc. as enemies to the Catholic Religion, embracers
of the new philosophy, and dangerous as well to the
Church as to the State; and, therefore, besides being
driven from all employments, an argument for the ex-
tirpation of these Societies, and the chastisement of the
Members of them, will probably be raised in favour of
the re-establishment of the Inquisition, for the preserva-
tion of the purity of the faith, and of the security of the
Government.
One of the Knights of Malta, the Baron de Riouffe de
Thorene, has arrived to enter into negociations with the
Regency, offering a body of 600 Knights, at their own
expense, to aid in defence of the present holy cause, in
favour of religion against the Constitutionalists ; and,
nn doubt, one of the Balearic Islands will be stipulated
for as the price of their services.
at.ipttin, SEPTEMBER to.
Although the Constitutional party has not found in
the nation the necessary co-operation to consolidate its
power, and triumph over its enemies; at the same time,
it never calculated on finding so powerful an auxiliary
in the folly of their adversaries, and in the discord which
exists between the French and the troops of the Faith,.
and which augments daily. The French Officers of the
garrison of Madrid call those of the Faith by no other
name than Canaille, and even disdain to salute them.
The factious on their part are not content with exterior
signs of this disagreement ; they act openly against their,
allies in such a manner, that the lattewconsider them as
enemies, against whose attacks they must always be on
their guard. The following facts will prove what I
have said :--250 men of the Faith, who were at Naval-
earner°, fire leagues from Madrid, disappeared all at
once with then Officers, and have since re.appeared at a
mountain, six leagues off, plundering the French con-
voys and intercepting their couriers. It was necessary
to detach some Cuirassiers of the garrison of Madrid in
pursuit of them. Yesterday a small detachment of
French infantry entered the town, escorting about SO
men of the Faith, fast bound. They came from Fuente
del Sar, six leagues from Madrid, where they had been
robbing every single Frenchman they met with ; seven-
teen French Cuirassiers were escorting a part of Chao
lico's division disarmed, who, after the capitulation
signed by that Chief, were going to a depot in order to
be disbanded. On arriving, towards dusk, at Infantes, in
the province of La Mancha, the Cuirassiers went to,
their quarters, and the prisoners were distributed in two
or three houses. s
At midnight a Royalist detachment, of the band of
Loeho, entered the village, and being informed of the,
presence of the unarmed prisoners, fell on them, and

unsparingly massacred them all. The cuirassiers came
out to the defence of their prisoners, but they met with
a vigorous resistance, and after a long contest, almost
,the whole of them lost their lives. I cannot express to
yctu the indignation of the French garrison of Madrid,
both soldiers and officers, when they heard of this affair.
Cueirllas, General of the Cavalry bf the Army of the
Faith, went away from here yesterday, with 300 horse,
to reinforce Quesada's division, of which a third de-
serted before reaching Toledo.

From Barcelona we learn that 2,500 French prisoners
had arrived there, escorted by the national militia; they
were taken on the 20th, 21st, and 22J. Several among
them have asked to be enrolled in the foreign legion of
Catalonia, which is already a respectable body, and is
jegarded by Mina with great favour.
Since the departure of the Duke of Angouleme, the
Diplomatic Body exercises great influence over the Re-
gency. The journey of the Duke del Infantado into
Andalusia, is the result of the energetic reclamations
made on this subject by the Russian Ambassador, who
informed the Regency that the Emperor would not be
satisfied if Ferdinand had not at his side, on recovering
his liberty, one of the faithful servants who have been
the depositaries of his power during his captivity.
The report is just got into circulation that General
Ballasteros has been sent for to head-quarters, at Post
St. Mary's, by the Duke of Angouleme.
Letters from Seville say, that 19 gunboats, fitted apt
by the F.rqnch at Huelva.and at Moguer, have gene So
augment the fetes of thOkokstitotionalists.

THE EVENING STAR,.

LONDON.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1825.
THE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 83j for Money, and SSI to i
for the Account, with a good deal of business doing.
The Expresses from Paris bring the French Routes at 901. We.
and Spanish 4!j.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Spanish Bonds opened at 341; Colombian 01; Russian ssj to
84 ; French Scrip 2 to 4.
PRIC.E OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
S per Cent. Cons. 83 82% 831/4 83
Imperial 3 per Cents. 82% 3,4
India Stock 265 I,6—lndia Bonds 645. 61s. pre,
Exch. Bills (E 1,000) 365. 355. 37s.—Small 395. pre.
Bank for Acct. 227—Consols for Acct. 331/2 34.