Star.
London, England, 1823-05-15 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

This being settling day in Spanish I3onds, there was some bu-
siness doing in the above Market. Spanish Bonds opened at 351,
but soon rose to 3611 j.
Current Prices :—Chilian 674 to 68, New Spanish 56i, New
Prussian 82k, Russian 78k, Danish 901, Colombian 63.
V1F.104.1, APRIL 30.—Metalliques 81 1-5, Bank Shares 883 2-3.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock 2171 A IA-3 per Cent. Redo. 781/2 'l/4
3 per Ct. Cons. 78% 79'3/s %q—VA per Cts. 90%
4 per Cents. Old 96:34
4 per Cents. New 991/s 54 16
Bank Long Annuities 20 1-16
India Stock 2481,4—India Bonds 395. •
South Sea Stock 891/2—Old Annuities 7814
3 per Cent. 1751, 783/4 V 4
Exchequer Bills of £l.OOO, 17s. 18s. 16s. 19s.
Coihols for Payment 767/8 % 79Ya 1/8 Y 4•

His MAJESTY, we are sorry to announce, is again
indisposed, from an attack of fever. The following
Bulletin was issued this forenoon by his medical at-
tendants. The Court-yard of Carlton Palace was
filled with anxious inquirers:
" Carbon Palace, May 15, Twelve &Clock.

" His MAJESTY was better last night, and conti-
nues so this morning, having had some refreshing

sleep.

(Signed)

0 HENRY HALFORD,
" MATTHEW JOHN TIERNEY."

We are happy to have it in our power to-day to!
state that there is no truth whatever in the disastrous
news from India, which we quoted yesterday from
the Monitenr. Some of the ships just arrived from
India sailed from Bengal as late as the 12th January,
three days posterior to the date of the Bagdad article
announcing the receipt of these news; and at the time
they sailed nothing of the kind had happened. As
far back as March last, there was a report in town of
an extensive overflow of the Ganges in November,
1822, whereby many lives were said to have been
lost, and considerable plantations destroyed; and this
report, in the sequel, proved to have been a gross ex-
aggeration of the fact,—that the Ganges had risen
much higher than usual, and had overflowed a small
part of its banks, but without any. destruction of lives,
and with-but a very trifling injury to the adjacent
property. We have little doubt that the Bagdad nar-
rative is merely a new version of the old rumour.
While treating of Indian news, we may notice ano-
ther rumour, which appeared in the Times of yester-
day, and which appears, from all accounts, to be as
unfounded as that in the Moniteur. 4, A courier," it
was there said, " arrived on Saturday at Paris, from
the French Consul at Aleppo, with intelligence of the
utmost importance to Great Britain, but implicit re-
liance cannot be placed on its correctness. The Con-
sul apprises his Government that an insurrection had
broken out in the British possessions of Western India
of the most serious nature, and that all our posts on
the Persian Gulf had been carried."—We think it
likely that this also is but another tale of Bagdad.—
The rising of the waters has been improved in its
travels to Aleppo, into a rising of the natives ; and
the carrying of " all our posts" on the Persian Gulf
where, by the bye,. we have only one post- on the

island of Dzezm, or Kischme), followed as a matter
of course way of rounding the story.—The last intel-
ligence received by Government from Western India
was of a most satisfactory description.

We have received to-day such of the Paris Papers
of Monday as were r►ot brought by our yesterday's
Express. The Gazette de France, which is in the Ultra
interest, has direct advices from Catalonia four days
later than the date of the letter from Vittoria, which
we gave yesterday from the Moniteur. The writer
states that he had been in expectation for some days of
being able to announce a victory; but that MINA, who
has a considerable force under him, since his junction
with MILANS, preferred retiring to Vich, to accepting
the battle that was offered him. In this conduct there
is nothing disheartening, as it is known to be part of
the Spanish plan of operations; whilst it must be al-
lowed there is some merit in a General, who can effect
his retreat in the presence of an active and skilful
enemy, without confusion or loss. The French acivices,
public and private, speak of none; and they do not
mention a word of desertion amongst the Spanish
troops. However, the, Gazette de France, though it has
nothing new to relate from Catalonia, makes the im-
portant admission, that the Guerilla warfare has al-
ready commenced in Navarre. It says that the party
has been dispersed; but as to this part of the state-,
ment, we shall take leave to exercise our own judg-
ment. The Guerilla system, according to the Courier
Francais of Monday, is to be organized on the most
extensive scale; and it is said that MINA, to whose
desperate situation no allusion is made, had deter-
mined, in consequence of the unlimited powers con-
fermi on him by the Cortes, to send a division of his
Al Illy into Arragon and Navarre to be employed in
s: vice. It is also stated, *at Me4u.to has ea-

tered the Asturias, for the purpose, in like manner,
of acting in the rear of the enemy, and relieving
Santona in the first place, and attempting in the
next to retake Bilboa from the Army of the Faith.—
It is moreover said, that Ballasteros, who pretended
to fly from a part of Nlolitor's corps, had suddenly
marched back, and occupied Tudela on the Ebro,
where he interposed. with 15,000 men between the
division that had pursued him, and the rest of the
second corps. There may be no truth in any of ibese
statements; however, they slew, in connection with
the fall of tl:e rented, that an unfavourable impres-
sion has prevailed far some days, in Paris, with re-
spect to the war.

By letters from Valladolid, we have received the
following copy of a noclamation issued by El Em-
pecinado:—

" Spaniards! —The French have presumed, treacherously and
basely to invade our holy soil, and are advancing to the F.bro.
Ever a Spaniard and a freeman, I am determined to war on them
again to destruction. During the invasion of 1808 I fought for
inderendence, and now I will fight.ror tke same blessing, and for
the public liberties.

" Castilians !—I am duly authorized to form Constitutional
troops to attack the enemy—come and join me in this city, or at
Acande de Duero--fly to arms! and wherever I shall lead, you
will find duty and glory. Let us take the field again e; let us be
Viriatuses; and the enemy being destitute of that genius which
made soldiers of them, we shall fight and annihilate these hordes
of bondman. Listen not to the wretches who want to enslave
us. Let the Constitution and virtue ever be the word, and no
power on earth shall be able to seduce freemen to servitude.—
The Constitution, Religion, and Liberty fur ever !

(Signed)
" Valladolid, April 16, 1823."

"EL ENIPECINADO."

We have received to-day a file of Genoa Gazettes
to the 3d inst. The following are extracts:

GENOA, MAY 3.

Letters from Palermo, of the 3d April, mention,
that on the 27th of March there was a severe shock
of an earthquake in the island of Favignano, at a
small distance from Trapani. A part of the ancient
fortress fell, and 22 persons perished under the ruins.
On the 31st there was another shock in Mesiins,
which, however, did no damage. It may easily be
imagined what uneasiness must be felt throughout all
Sicily, in consequence of the shocks at the two re-
mote Capes of Lylibeum and Pelorus.