Star.
London, England, 1823-09-04 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1823.
THE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
comois opened this otociiug at 11k, with but little business
bin; they are, up tothls hour, ti2i, i.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
*ankh Band. sdb, I; Colombian 50 to 51 ; French Scrip 2;
Roian tia. j.—No aews on 'Change.

FOREIGN EXC II•AN GES.
Twee*, August 20.--Matalliques SI 11-16—Bk. Sh. 924 3-5.
111.—Metalliques St 13-16--Bk: Sh. 925 11.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock 22614 54-5 per (;t. Red. 83% 83 1/4 83
per Cent. Cons. 82A SA3 14-31x4 per Cents. 961,4
4. per Cents. Old 1011/i 100% %
+ per Cent. New 1013/4 % 3/4-13ank Long Ans. shut
India Stock 2631% 264—ludic Bonds 625. 60s.
Exchequer Bills (El ,000) 365. 38s.—Small 355. 38s.
Consols for Acct. 82% 54. •

The Morning Papers give the substance of a letter
said to have been written by King FERDINAND, with
his own hand, in answer to the Duke of A woouLasia's
Propositions for peace. His MAJESTY, we are told,
who addresses his letter to " Monseigneur le Due et
mon Cousin," begins by stating " that he is free, and
that if he has suffered any curtailment of his liberty,
it bas only occurred since an invading force entered
bis dominions, for the purpose of delivering him from
have," "His Royal Highness," proceeds the Kato,
" laments the existence of disorders, which he attri-
butes to the work of faction, and professes a desire to
save the further effusion of blood. His Royal High-
ness, his Majesty the King of FRANCE, and the
French Government, who are alone the authors of
ttte wit, are clone responsible for the blood that has
been already shed, and which may yet be shed."
The royal autograph goes on in substance to state,
that if any calamity happen to himself or to his Royal
Family from the accidents of the threatened attack;,,
or if the " faithful people of Cadiz," so worthy of his-
Royal regards and interest, suffered those disasters
which are the usual concomitants of a protracted
siege, " the King of FRANCA, and his Royal Highness
the Duke," would.liave to answer to the world and to
voiterity for those calamities and disasters. The latter
pirt of the letter is said to contain an appeal to Eng-
land, to save, by her interposition, both France and
Spain from the calamities with which they are at pre-1
sent threatened.

The genuineness of this letter is not positively
vouched for by anybody ; nor do we find in the
latest French Papers we have received the slightest
reference to the existence of such a document. That
Mt overtures of the Duke of Assiut/wiz have been
ttieeted, we, however, Adis ad doubt; and that it
would be in some such terms as those given above,
is sot improbable. We know, ftiim a source of high
authority, that intelligence has been received at Paris
of the rejection of the propositions; and that instruc-
tions were immediately dispatched to the Duke of
AIIGOULEMZ to bombard Cadiz without delay, and
to Jo his utmost to take the city, cost what it may.

Since writing the above we have received advices.
from Paris, of the date of Tuesday evening, which
confirm the fact, that a letter had been written by
King FZRDLNAND to the Duke of ANcomesis, re-
iecting the proffered terms, and stating the reso-
lution of his MAJESTY and the Cortes to defend
Cadiz to the last extremity. The attack of the
Trocadero was to take place on the 22d
Accounts of the result may be daily expected.

We give in a preceding part of our Paper an inte-
resting report of the first proceedings of the Brazilian
LegislAture. The opening speech of the EMPEROR
presents a striking comparison between the state of
Brazil before and since its separation from the mother
country. Lord Don Scotto has undoubtedly done
much for the people of his adoption. The numerous
public improvements which he has already accom-
plished de honour to his intelligence and patriotism.

The folio-siring are -some•additional particulars col.
lected frdin thePariipapers of Tuesday :
Accounts from the environs of Sett, of the 24th of
August, state that they expected Bank-En:lts, who '
was personally to treat with the Governor of that
fort: A Coloitel, with au •AialrcreiCim,p,
(-ILift the
above fort on the -16t14-Ar,the ireadarrartenr,- and
had not yet rcturneda the artillery of the fan was
contimally firing borhbs and' balls, and thcittivaitced
peas were alwrieeping up -a heavy firm-- • -
Accounts from Perpignan, of the 25th of AVM,
state, that a report prevailed that evening, that the
art of Figueras had surrendered: there was a great
Alia/heard in the morning.
It is stated in a letter from Salamanca, of the 16th
August, that the Captaiu-General of the province
has published a proclamation, in which he announces
the complete blockade of Ciudad Rodrigo. •
Letters from Gerona, of the 26th of August, men•
tion, that on the 22d,.at four, o!clock in the evening,
an Officer, who was very ill, tame out of the fort of
gigueras, for whom the Goveonor solicited permit=
sion to go into the town. With this'Officer came a
Gbief of Battalion, as • a sag of truce, who was re-
ceived by Colonel Cormier, Ceumiandant of the