The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-08 00:00:00

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apparition the itioraWationV sever..l fanatic'.
who began, in the midst of singing hymns, 'to drive
nails into her hands and feet, and prep Ire the young
and joyful victim for the sacrifice. The magistrates,
being informed, hastened to the spot. Six of the
guilty have been arrested, and the investigation is
still going on. It is stated that a sister of th's young
woman had previously, by Vie means of her brother-i: -
law, become a victim to the like horrid delusion.

STOCK ENCIIANGe, 12 o'cLor H.—This morning proves
very barren of intelligence. No Expresses.have arrived
from Paris up to this hour, as on Sundays they seldom
despatch Couriers front thence, unless there be snme
news of importance. We understand, that a gentleman
is arrived in Town, who left Madrid very recently,
and on his route to Bayonne, was ordered into
the. presence rf General Guilleminot, who questioned
him in regard to the situation of the Spaniards. lle
stated that the greatest energy was displaying in the in-
terior of Spain, and that the most stealthy inhabitants
had joined with those of the inferior classes, to repel the
invasion. lie saw some of the first rate merchants quar•
tered in various barns with the lower orders. Colon's
opened this morning at 74 to 1, at which price they
remain, with a heavy market.
FOREIGN FUNDL—Spanish Bonds opened at 27/ I, and
were done at 41. It is supposed there will nut he much
fluctuation in the above Bonds till the appearance of the
French Manifesto.
Chili, 861—New Spanish, 271—01 d, 3.—New Prussia,.
isi—Old, 79-11ussin, 74—Colombia, 60.

A FRENCH SQUADRON THREATENING! CUBA.
(PROM THE DINILIN CORHESPJNDENT.)
The Hawke Brig, commanded by Capt. John acne,.
arrived at Cork on Friday last, after a passage of 30
days from Barbadocs, bringing information that a adore
time previous to her leaving that island, a French S,,lr
Boat, from Martinique, had been discovered to be
expressly sent there for the purpcoe of recunnoite
ing the strength of the British force ou that sta
tion. This intelligence bring communicated to Co--
modore Owen, be instantly despatched the Forte Frigate
to Martinique, which had returned, bringing intelligence
that she had discovered nice French Ships of War con-
sisting of 74's and 6l's, which were (tally expected to `.s:
joined by 3 French frigates of the largest class. Their
destination is supposed for the Isle of Cuba.

Z VSTE, MARCH S.—The Creek blockade of the C-olf
of Corinth still continue*, but of 12 ►esels, which fern-
the Squadron, only two and a fire ship remain. The
blockade kept up by these ship. is merely nominal, as
several vessels have entered the Gulf and delivered their
cargoes safe. Some English vessels hare arrived at
Patras with cargoes of provisions.
UnEsT, MARCH 25.—Several frigates are fitting out st
this port, among them the Flora, which will sail in a
few days.

A letter from Madrid of the 24th ult. states, that
those Members of the Cortes whose private fortunes were
slender, had applied to the Treasury to have the expenses
of their journey to Seville defrayed, hut that from the
present state of the Spanish finances this request was nor
complied with. Letters of the 29th however make no
nieniton of the above fart, but state that the Cortes
and the Council of State left 'Madrid Cie Seville on the
Sill nit. and that all was tranquil in the capital.
Private letters front Paris state, that the. Ambassadors
of Austria, Russia, and Pressia, arc :o • proceed to the
head quarters of the Duke of Aneouleme, for the tor-
pose of recognizing, on behalf of their respective Go-
vernments, whatever Regency or Uonstitution May be
proclaimed by the Royalists, on their obtaining possession
of Madrid. It is added that it is intended to procl I a
a Constitution after the aiicient Cortos of Spain.
Count blarcellits, the French Charge d'Affaires, went
to the Foreign Office yesterday, but not finding Mr.
Canning there, set off intinediatly for Gloucester Lodge.
Among the curious events of the day, may be reckon-
ed the appearance of a pamphlet by Louis XVIII..
giving an account of his flight to 'Coldest:: in 1791.—,
It describes the mode in which be escaped from the Lut-
einbourg palace, and relates all the incidents of bisjonr-
nee till he reached the Austrian territory.
VIENNA, MANES 24.-1 t is said that the yonng.Dike
of Keichstadt received, on the 2Jth of March (his birth-
day), an Ensign's commission from. his aortal grandfa-
ther. All the Grand Dukes and grand Duchesses visited
him oo the same day to offer him their congratutations.
—Allgesueine Zeiteug. it is curious enough that tlio
appointment of the Doke of Wellington's son to an En-
signcy bears the same date.
We state the following on onvestionnble authority.—
When the Emperor Alexander was in England, lie visit-
ed the late General Miniseries., and in the course of con-
versation observed. that the tranquillity of Europe
could nesse be Perfectly secured till the whole leer in is
fete hands.” Here then is a clue to Russian policy, awl
the views of the ".Holy Alliance." which folly accord
trial the transactions in France.--(ifiriielretresihrzette,
Mardi 24 )
The loss of the Portuguese Coostioktionalists in the
affaix of the 13th March, appears to have b-en int onsi-
derable, though the troops Were completely taken by sur-
prise, and General ltego himself narrowly escaped from
being male a prisoner. Tkey had no officers killed ;hut
a Captain of the rebels was killed, and the Camp-Mar-
that VAMa. who commanded the attack, was wounded in
the arm. On the 14th, all the Constitutional cobras
who bail been made prisoners were called upon to join
the insurgents, or to promise not to bear arms ag
rest
them. 'f hey all refused except two, one of whom is not
a Portugnette. Ills name's Mayer, a native of Hanover.
The temporary success of Aran ante's followers was ow-
tng.it is stated in a Portoga,se paper, to a cavalry ()their
who, on the night of the 12th, came to the head quarters
of Brigadier Pamplona Moniz, at Radial, where General
Rego then was. Ile pretended to be an emissary front
his controdes, who wished to escape from the rebels sad
join the Constitntionalists, let he n•as really as py. e
saw that the troops, instead of being bivouacked, %creels
trailers, and he returned to Chaves to report his &we-
vadons. On the 15th a Priest was brought prisoner to
Lisbon from Santarem. Where he had been arrested for
avempting to seducefrisor the Constitutional cause the
soldiers of a regiment of infantry under orders to march.
A Royal Decree,dated Match 12th, bas been published
at Lisbon, allowing British woollensoantil the conclusion
of the treaty now negotiating between Great Britain and
Portngal, to be imported into the latter kingdom. en
paying as an import duty only lb per cent.
Charleston Papers to the tith ult. have arrived, het
they contain little else titan an account of the arrival of
avi ssel from Havannah, with intelligence of the slate
produced there by the arrival of Admiral Owen's aqua-
di tin, at Jamaica, and by the demand of the British dis-
cernment for refunding the value of British propertf
taken by the Spanish cruisers. The Americans speculate
ipon the idea that the British Government wain to get
Cube, as an equivalent for the value of the property that
mid been taken.