The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

SPANISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF TILE BATTLE
OF MOLINOS DEL REY.

" BAAC[LON►, Bth JuLT,,B o'Cloek. p. m.
" VIVA LA NACIUN ! VIVA L 4 CONSTITUTION ! VIVAN SUS

TALIENTESDEFINSORISM

" The national a►ms are covered with glory. The Lieu-
tenant-General commending, ad interim, the Army of Ope-
rations, this morning attacked the enemy much beyond the
bridge of Molinos del Rey, and having succeeded in draw-
ing hint from positions which he intrepidly attacked, he was
twice repulsed and obliged to fall back, leaving the field
and the bridge covered with killed and wounded ; the third
attack was uo less fatal to him ; but our valiant troops,
wearied by so mach slaughter, retired from thotroosltion
to p«rfeet order.
" The attack, directed by Lieutenant-General Uoberas.
much beyond the positions of Monorail, had the same r
suit. The enemy twice endeavoured to !wake himselfmaster
of them, and was both times repulsed by our musketry and
grope-shot : his loss is incalculable; death and terror pre-
vai.ed in his ranks. Our troops, wearied. and filled with
horror at such slaughter, followed the movement of the other
divisions, retiring in the greatest order.
• The troops of the garrison, which supported and aided
the exertions of the A►my of Operstkroavallatitly attaching
the slaves OD the side of Espalgas, and skiving them from
their positions, ha% a covered themselves with glory.
The enemy lost in this memorable attack SW killed, and
above 2,000 wounded: our position did not permit as to
mice advantage of the confusion which prevailed in the
enemy's rants during the attack to make some hundred pri-
soners. Our lose has been so very small, that it is not worth
speaking of, except to do justice to the 80 brave Spaniards

Ziite *tatcontint.

MONDAY EVENIND, JULY 25,1823.

STOCK EXCHANGE. 12 o'ciocx.--Consols..crpsued. at
8211, at which price they remain steady. The account
of Saturday is not credited in the city. and is suspected
to be a Stock jobbing maneuvre. The Express from
Paris this morning, bring the Rentes at 91. i. 5.; Spanish
631. ; French Loan at Paris, 2 per Cent. Premium.
New Spanish Bonds opened at 33, and went down
to 321.

We have this morning recei►ed by Express, Paris pa.
pars, of Saturday and yesterday morning. The Mosti-
Elocksistif

The Lisbon and Flanders Mails which have arrived
this morning, have brought Lisbon papers to the 16th
instant. Spanish to the sth, and Brussels papers to the
25th. The intelligence we have received by these con-
veyances is of the highest interest. The Lisbon papers,
under date of the ith, contain the form of the paper
which the Generals commanding in the provinces, are to
bays signed by all those under their command, for the
purpose of exacatiag the law ream:ang Secret Societies

The counter-Revolution, which succeeded so mar-
velously in Portugal, has not, it appears, been
effected with equal facility in some of the De-
pendencies of that kingdom. A Portuguese brig, in
ten days from Terceira, brings word that the inhabit-
ants of that island, according to these accounts, received
with great satisfaction the news frein Trazos Monte',
and resolved to proclaim the King independent, that
they had a Meeting on the lit of June, in the suburb of
Angra, which was opposed by the judge of that city,
and the military authorities; but the people obtained
their object, not without bloodshed, caused by their dis-
like to those who had adopted the system that then go
verned. On the 7th the Junta created by the decree of
9th June, to prepare a plan for a Constitution
of the Portuguese Monarchy bad its first hit-
ting, when the Marquess de Palinella addressed the
Meeting. After a long exordium, in which his Excel-
lency, among other matters, went into a detail of what,
be deemed the fatal effects produced by the Revolution,
he expressed himself in the following terms:—
His Majesty resuming his supreme power, seeks only
toconsolidate a Monarchy, in the organization of which,
without losing sight of -the ancient institutions of the
Portuguese Government, the dignity of the throne may
be combined with the rights of the several classes in the
State, and the security which the laws ought to afford to
every individual. He desires to promulgate a Code not
destined to the development of vain and abstract theo-
ries, but which may practically guarantee the most es-
sential rights, and ix the public safety on solid bases,
giving room for progressive ameliorations, and
preserving a prudent analogy with the wisest
institutions of the other monarchies of Europe,
not only because their advantages have been
proved by experience; but, because our intimate relations
with other States skew, how desirable it is, that the in-
stitutions of all the Powers may approximate to each
other as much as possible.
" For this purpose, his Majesty has been pleased to
appoint the presest Junta, of which I have the-itoeoe to
be President, and which being composed of men of Itch
acknowledged merit, will doubtless fulfil its honourable
commission, and draw up a plan of a Constitution woodsy
of his Majesty's royal approbation, and which may esta-
blish for mauy ages the happiness of the Portuguese
Nation.
A circular letter from the Marquess Palmella to the
Foreign Ministers, accquaints them that in conse-
quence of the insult put upon his Catholic Majesty at
Seville, the Minister at the Court of Lisbon cannot
be recognized as agent of the Spanish Govern-
ment at Cadiz ; that all official correspondence with
him must therefore cease, but that be may remain at
Lisbon as a private individual. This measure, however,
it is added, by no means invalue any hostile disposition
towards Spain, bet proceeds from a consistency with the
principles of the Portuguese Government ; and in confor-
mity to the conduct observed by the representatives of
all the other Powers of Europe, who were at Saville on
the occasion of the offence.

With deep concern .we communicate the .following
melancholy intelligence, which we find in a letter, dated
Lisbon, July 15
The steam packet. Lnsilania, a fine vessel of 80 horse
power, which plied between London and Oporto. struck
on a rock off &leer% on the llth. There were 200 pas-
sengers on board. of which 50 perished, from ha►ieg
imprudently left the vessel too soon.
The following article from Vail's, will be read with
great in:erest

CADIZ.
Jima 47.—Don Capstan° Valdes. by his Majesty's wane,
has signified to Ottawa, Ifigodist. that his Majesty has boas
pleased to declare the island of Cadiz In a state of lisp.

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for tear contains a circular relative to the Hock if
ild .
n.
Drapeau Blanc says that •
Oen. Donnadies has asked
, leave of absence to go to Barrages, to cure an old %I:eq.
The latest intelligence relative to Mini, sayi- the same
or paper, is, that he is with 9000 men, marching for M Upper
ras Catalonia, to get a. • • ar .f t ' each arm
erd contains an article da •
er,
be- July 20th, which at es, that a fire broke on: in a Chapel
)h- of a Convent, •ntiguous to the Hotd, in which
D'i the Duke d'An uleme resides, and that the Church,
nd Convent and eral houses fell victims to the flames.—
fly Some detail re given in this paper of the affair before
,he Cadiz, but ey contain nothing different from the out-
of line previ. sly received, and given in another column of
our Pape .