Star.
London, England, 1823-11-07 00:00:00

LETTER FROM GENERAL BALLASTEROS TO HIS

ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE 00 ANGOULENIE.

" Moss. Szatzm Loan—When I, induced by my ardent patrict-
ism, and my desire to co-operate with the grand and benevolent
views of your Royil Highness, signed a Convention with General
Molitor, which was to put an end to the frightful evils which af-
flicted my country, I was far front believing that the blackest in-
gratitude would be the recompense of my devotedness—that those
whose interests I then defended would be the first to calumniate
my intentions and punish my zeal. Your Royal Highness is in-
formed of the recompense I have received for so important a ser-
vice, and your Royal Highness, who may know so well the purity
of my conduct, will not be less scandalized than I am myself, by
the fate which is preparing for me.
"We must not deceive ourselves. Absolute power is going to
rule over Spain with a rod of iron ; and this power is as little csl-
culated for the government of Spain, as that democratic Constitu-
tion which your Royal Highness came to destroy, because it was
opposed to the knowledge of the age, to the interest of the thrones
of Europe, and to the tranquillity of nations.
" Thus has the essential basis of my armistice been destroyed by
an imprudent hand—thus has the fruit of my sacrifice been lost—'
thus the loyal intentions have been frustrated which dictated to me
an act that will be more correctly judged of when lean place before
the eyes of Europe the motives of my conduct.
' " Under these circumstances, it is my duty as a Spaniard, anti
having been honoured by the particular confidence of your Royal
Highness, to protest before your Royal Highness, and I do protest
In the most solemn manner against the Decree of his Majesty of the
Ist of this month ; and against all the acts which bear the same cha-
racter of intolerance, and which have the same tendency to abso-
lute power.
" Your Royal Highness and General Molitor know very well
that my resolution was taken after long discussions, after serious me-
ditation, and after having received guarantees of an august and sacred
nature. Far from me the audacious notion of reproaching either your
Royal Highness or the worthy General Molitor, with the non-
observanse of my Treaty. I dare to assert, that the Monk who
governs Spain, Is stronger than your Royal Highness, and stronger
than the French Government. Your Royal Highness will he per-
fectly convinced of this, when your Royal Highness sees all the
fruits of your exertions destroyed, and the results of your vast and
prudent combinatioot annihilated.
" For my own part, my time of life, my health, and my inclina-
tion, keep me, and have long kept me at a distance from the pub-
lic career into which I only entered from the force of irresistible cir-
cumstances. I desire to retire into a corner of the world, there to
deplore the innumerable evils to which my beloved country is about
to become a prey.
" Deign to take me under the powerful protection of your Royal
Highness, and to grant me an asylum in that France which exists
under the best of Kings, and which will never cease to be the first
nation of the world.—May your Royal Highness accept, &c.
" FR ANCISCUS BALLASTEROS.
"Port St. Mary's, Oct. 7,1823."

In a preceding column we have given extracts from
the French Papers last received, together with a copy
of the indictment or arraignment of ltizoo. After all
the crimes with which this General has been loaded, the
only real charge against him is that of having assisted
in persuading the 'ONG to go to Cadiz ; if he is to be
punished for this, the late Ministers and the Cortes will
be in jeopardy, should they not have succeeded in
making their escape.

The KING will come to town in a few days, when a
Privy Council will be held. Parliament will be further prorogued
to January.
His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK visited Drury-
Lane Theatre last night.
Yesterday the Duke of GtovcEsraa, the Marchio-
nesses of Sacassuav and CoxamoiLtat and other distinguished cha-
racters, viewed the Diorama. The Dean of CAaTIRSUCY was also
among the visitors, and must have thought, from the wonderful il-
lusion, that he was in his own ChapeL
-The folkiwing promotions have taken place in the
Ctistoms

Mr. Sams, Surveyor-General, a Local Commissioner for Ire-
land; Mr. MAttamo, Surveyor-General in his room; Mr. SCOVIL,
a ditto, vice Mr. FAMISHAW ; Mr. Ouse, a Land Surveyor, vice
HODGES ; Mr. Sr. Joint, a ditto, vice Caoucli ; Mr. SADIAIIiZ, In-
spector to Liverpool, vice Scorit.
An accident happened on the Essex road, near Strat-
ford, this morning, by a light cart coming in contact
with a loaded waggon, with such force as to break one
of the shafts, and:turn the cart over on the young man
who drove it, who fortunately received but slight
injury in the face.
A treaty of alliance, friendship, and confederation,
has been entered into between the Republic of Colombia
and the State of Chile. This Treaty stipulates not only
mutual assistance, in case of attack from any foreign
Power, but also that the parties shall:not consent to any
demand in the shape of indemnity or tribute, which
Spain, or any other nation in her name, or representing
her, may seek to establish as a compensation for the
loss of her sovereignty over her quondam. colonies--a
peculiar feature whiCh Marks the tecent Treaty made
between the Spanish Commissioners purposely sent out,
and the Government of Buenos Ayres, and ambunts to
' an acknOwletigment on the pan of the latter.
Advices have been received, via Bucharest, from
Constantinople, dated on the 27th of September, being
later by two days than the letters received by the regular
Mail, which induce the belief that another revolution
has broken out in the Turkish capital. These accounts
state, that at Pere, nothing was talked of but the dis-
missal of the Mufti, and the redappointment of D.Chamb
Effendi, the idol, at well .of the Janissaries, as of all
zealous "Alussulmen. He bad been removed from his
seat in the Thvan, and from his office of Marshal of. the
Empire, on the 25th of August last. Hehas, bowevet,
I
it heetilto ban reinstated by the expos .order ..of the
Sultan. . . . . . . .
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