Star.
London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

ROYALIST GUERILLAS.

EXTRACT OT A LETTER, DATED GIBRALTAR, JULY 31.
41 We have had the Serranos (the Mountain of
Ronda Royalists) in this neighbourhood ; the first
time they appeared, they were a very small number.
and were easily driven back by less than two hundred
inert, regular and Custom-house troops. The last
time they came was the 25th, in number about .500,
foot and horse. I took post at St. Rare, and the
lines opposite to us, when they were received with a
desultory fire from the Custom-house guards, and
some Catalan sailors, who landed there from vessels
in this bay ; afterwards, two armed boats from Alge-
sires fired on them, which induced the French brig of
war at anchor here to get under weigh, and fire seve-
ral shots at the Constitutionalists. Lord CHATHAM
was exceedingly angry at this proceeding cf the
French Commander, who apologized for his conduct.
The object of the Serranos appear to have been prin-
cipally traffic, as they carried off a great deal of con-
traband goods. They set fire to two or three huts at
the Lines, and killed two unarmed men. On Sunday
morning, at day-break, a surprise was' meditated by
the Com mandantof Algesiras, with 180 men, on some
40 or 50 Serranos, in St. Roque, but it failed, ending
merely in killing four men, who belonged to the town,
and two others unknown, and the seizure of a little
contraband. The inoffensive citizen is quite in despair
between the two parties, who both plunder and deso-
late. The soldiers are under no controul."

Istrostriox OF A FINE FOIL REFUSING TO TAXI A
JIMICtAL OATH.—At the Cork City Criminal "Court,
on Saturday last, the 16th instant, Mt. Connell, a
pawnbroker, was called on the trial of three noted
thieves, to give evidence respecting some stolen arti.
• cies which brad been pledged at his shop. On being
put into the witnesses' boa, he declined being sworn,
on the ground of religious scruples:
Baron Pionteravusa-.Art you a Quaker, Sic?
Mr. Connell—No, my Lord; but I have a scruple relative to
eiikio4 as oak.
Baran esesievaimen---Tire Court will recognise no such strip.
• Alp ; a pawnbroker should be tbe last to have scruples
..31irer taking an oath, whet so numb depends on hiss In his line of
life so detect perms.
Mr. Council appealed to the Rev. I. Quarry, who was sit-
ting near his Lordship, and that Bow Gentleman replied that
be knew him to have those scrupiss, and knew hint• before to
make objectioos.
BIM Poontramiza said be mot come* him for contempt
of Court. unless be gave testimony, as be had 110 idea of basing ,
public justice defeated in sock a manner.
hlr. Connell said he would be sorry to trot the Court with
contempt, but would rapsafially submit to whatever punish.
matt his Lordship chosen proper to Whet.
Baron Pionerionssi-42stead of coMmitting this person Ist I
Wes be fused 4100.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1823.
THE FIRMS.
STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
This morning Consols opened at 414, 1, at which price they I
remain steady, with little business doing. •
A report prevallstitat Comma has surrbndered. 'lt has mew
via Lbboa.
FOREIGN FIMDS.
A notice has been posted up in the Foreign Market this:W:lMo
kg from Admiral Jasat, the Spanish Ambassador, to the fol-
lowing purport : He states that be is informed that the Spanish
Conunisdoners still persist she issuing Spanish Certificates of
Recites, in defiance of his orders to the contrary ; and they have
(ordered a number to be printed at Paris, for the parpose of ful-
filling an alleged contract with Messrs. Lemma and Cascesmi.
He therefore caution the British Public against purchasing
-the Certificates.

Noah Bonds opened this morning at 37, an& got top mt....-
Comm Prices :—New Spanish Bonds 57/, New Pomba 8011,
Rumba 661, Colombian 671, French Scrip 2,1.
- PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCR.
Bank Stock 225% 226-3 per Lent. 8edu.83%
S per Cent. Cons. 82% ye %
perCts.963/41,6-.-4 per Cts. Old 100% 14 Ve
4 per Cent. New 101% %
Bank Long Annuities SI% MO
Imp. S per Cts. 8254 Bonds 695. 56.0.
New Annuities 82%
Exchequer Bills (E1,000)255.324.
Ditto Small Wt. sss.
Con,ols for Account 82% 7AI

NOehad the gratification yesterday of stating, on
goal authority, that negotiations are now upon
the carpet for settling again between France and
Spain. Every succeeding account from the Continent
serves to confirm the accuracy of our intelligence.
In the papers frcno Bayonne, received towday, it is
stated, that by she last Wien frown the head-quarters
of the Duke of -At/corn-am, his Royal Highness
continues to proceed, without interruption, on tfis way
to Cadiz ; and that "the Cortes only waited for the
' arrival of the Prince, to treat under the mediation
and guarantee of England.' A letter, too, from Ma-
drid, of the 30th July, given in a Morning conten►-
porary, says, that " the,departure of the Duke for
Andalusia, has given rise to a thousand conjectures ;
but all his partisans agree, that he goes for Me pur-
pose of entering i►;to negotiations."
The following statement of the manner in which
the intervention of England was solicited, we have
received from a highly respectable source. We give
it as it has come into.our handsi but without vouch-
ing for its -entire correctness.—When the Tiernan
sailed through the blockading squadron into Cadiz,

it cast anchor under the bows of the French Admi-
ral's ship, and immediately fired a salute to the
Spanish batteries, which they returned with cheers.
Admiral HAMELIN, considering this as as insult to
the French flag, made a formal complaint to his Go-
vernment, who again complained to ours. In trans.'
mining this complaint, Viscount CHATSAUSIIIAND is
s*id to have remarked, that such a violation of the
blockade could only be permitted for purposes of medi-
ation.- On this hint our Ministers were about to speak,
when, at the very moment, dispatches arrived from Sir
WILLIAM VCOURT, containing a solicitation from
the Cortes at Cadiz fur our friendly offices.—
The mediation of the British Government being
thus on the one hand directly solicited, and on the
other plainly enough invited, matters fell easily
enough into their present auspicious train.