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London, England, 1823-07-17 00:00:00

pilled to raise the siege their retreat woultl not lre
easily effected. Of the intentions of MonlLco w•e Are
ithoui any positive information. His situation iq
Galicia gives him the means of marching on Madrid
whenever he thinks it can be done to advantage ; lure
do we believe there is sufficient force to prevent his
junction with BALLarrenos, should such a move.
ment be deemed necessary.
It was stated at the very commercemert of tie
campaign, that the Spaniards would avoid grata'
engagements, and suffer the French to penetrate fu
into the country. So far their plan has been atli;ered
to, though, perhaps, as much from inability to make
the necessary resistance as from design. Whether
the time is now come for commencing more active
operations, will shortly he seen. A protracted w,::.
fare must be ruinous to France; to the Spanibb armies
it is of less consequence—they are not likely to hazard
a great stake at once, if their object can be obtained
without risk.

It has been discovered, that the position of the
French troops round the Bay of Cadiz is by no means
safe; for, the main object of their visit to Seville
having failed, they now find themselves 110 leagues
from Madrid, and double that distance from 13.1}onne,
Should the Spaniards make a bold attempt, and any
thing disastrous happen to the French in Andalusia,
or to the Duke in Madrid, it would be impossible to
effec

:t a retreat from one extremity of Spain to the
other; nor would they ever be able to embark
troops on board the French ships, at least %;thoutthe

loss of their horses. The population of Svain,
ever listless they may now seem, would, in case Way
decisive bloi,v-being struck, rally round its armies and

impede the retreat of die French troops, while thegnr-
risons in the rear would sally foth and commit glen
havoc on the flying enemy. We are far from asserting
that such will be the case, but it is not very improba:le.
—lndeed, if the Spaniards do.reall y think the Cote.
tution worth fighting for, or should prefer it even a
a choice of evils—they have it in their power to fret
themselves from the French at any moment: and we
believe some alarm is felt in Paris lex the safety ci
the army, which is scattered througholt the country
without a single point d'appui, and a ith barely de ,
means of keeping up the communication between
the different divisions.
In Catalonia, where MINA has, with a mere banal
of men, baffled a French Marshal and a division cf
15 or 20,000 troops, the campaign is likely to &Ace
a very decisive aspect. We stated yesterday, on the
authority of a dispatch from Marshal NIONCLY, gat
the French troops expected to invest Bat.eionare
the 10th inst. Two divisions, those of CURIAL Si
DONNADISV, together with a brigade of re,erve, are
appointed to this service; and a pretty severe one
is likely to be, to judge from the strength of the gar.
rison, the zeal of the inhabitants, and the activity ad
number of the Constitutional troops stationed in the
immediate neighbourhood.
MILANI and LLoBERA occupied a position withi
7,000 men, close to the town; but there are calm.
dictory accounts respecting MINA himself, only they
all agree in saying that he was suffering from indb
position, brought on by excessive fatigue during lit
late operations. It is stated in one account, that k
was encamped under the cannon of Montjuy,which'
a short distance west of Barcelona, with about 5,
men, who, added to the troops before enumera
would make a total of 12,000.
If the foregoing computation could be relied A.
would shew that MONCEY is engaged in an and
that will require, on his part, besides great skill,
lazing vigilance and indefatigable activity.
MILANS and LLOBERA, there are three other
tenants acting under MINA, and perhaps his w
disposable force may amount to 20,000 men, for
.
most part veterans, and of tried courage and
In the different fortresses there are probably
more, chiefly militia, but so zealous in the cause,
they are as good as old troop:, particularly for di
service with which they are charged.
Such si force would long be able to defend Cap
lonia, were all the rest of Spain in the bands cf lb
French; but a country cannot be said to be concakli
while it keeps possession of the whole of its forouo
and such is the case with Spain; notwithstandisyli
boasted successes of the French, and their prediall
of a speedy and successful termination of the or.
tin

Frankfort Papers to the 11th inst. and the
Observer to the sth, reached us-this forenoon.
only article of interest they contain, is an accost
the obstructions to the European trade at
•
nople. The following are extracts:
CONSTANTINOPLE. JUNE to.
Public tranquillity has not been disturbed
but the difficulties to which European vessels est,
posed in their navigation continue to be
dicial to the merchants. AU the European
have in vain attempted to put a stop to these
proceedings. Nay, two European brokers
seized, and, notwithstanding the remonstra.
their Ministers, have received the bastinado. lh
moment, thirteen vessels under different flags alt
mined at the arsenal. We are gill without news"
the Archipelago.
FROM ANOTHER LITTER, SAME DAT&
Perfect tranquillity prevails here, which is
great measure owing to the rigour of the A$
Janissaries. Every day he causes some Men,
persons to be strangled, sometimes belonging!:
Orta, sometimes to another; and as these alin
take place without disturbance, it seems can!:
the reform which has long been contemplated
carried into effect.
The Captain Patha has gone out of the Dixd°ll.