The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-02 00:00:00


peror oft Austria pasted !homes here yesterday, mid
receivedell the maiks. of honour that the shortness
•of the time allowed. We learn shot the Monarch
arrived yesterday sevining at Mayence, and will be
at Ais.i..Chspelle on the 28th.
We learn from Mectlenhorg that the Ordinance
of March 4, 1813, respecting the prohibition of the
importalien of various foreign articles is abotished,'
becaose experience has shown that the Ordinance in
question has wholly missed its object; an exception it
made to succory (prepared as a substitute for coffee),
the importation of which remains prohibited till fur-
ther orders, and also that of foreign playing cards.
The Duke and Duchess. of Kent are going to Ai:-
la-Chapelle. It is said that their house at rossels
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will be occupied by the two Empresses of r ussia in
their expected visits.

Nothing in in 'the condom' of FEROINAIGO of Spain
cats excite much surprise ; yet that Sovereign is in.
dulging himself in strange • caprices. Another piece
of very curious and important information has been
communicated from Spain. • It is through a private
channel, but the facts are strongly vouched for, and
we suppose they may he relied upon. A sudden re-
volution has occurred in the Spanish Ministry ; bis
Spanish Majesty, without any previous notice or as.
sistance from the People, having sent the whole of
the leaders of his Administration into exile, and placed
another set of tools in their situations. M. Gaave,
has been banished to Saragossa, we suppose to
digest schemes of finance in the dungeons of that
fortress ; M. PIZARRO has been transported to
Valencia ; end M. FIGARRO, to Andalosis.--
The last dispatches from the Spanish capital exhibit.
ed the Administration in the full possession of the
Royal confidence, and managing public affairs as
well, we apprehend, as it hsd ever done ; end now•
we learn, that the persons who composed that Admi•
nistration are exiles and captives. Such .iesiie to.
have been the unceremonious violence exercised in the
execution of the orders of the Court, that M. Pr.
zaaao's wife, who refused to be separated from her
husband, and had actually fallen into child.birth
at the end of the first stage from the capital,
was there, after bringing forth an infant, obliged
to remount her carriage, and is new in talc--
these are certainly very summary methods of getting
rid, of an obnoxious set of Ministers; and such are
the revolutions that attend upon despotic power.—
Messrs. PIZARRO,GARAY, and FIGARRO, are doubt-
less rank Patriots and Liberals by this time. The
Ministers who have succeeded them are little known
by their names, and what is communicated of them
represents them as feeble and undecisive. The three
new Ministers who are mentioned, ere the Marquis
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/II II CAtIIAIRUJOI as Prime Minister; Councillor of
State Haw, as Minister of Finances ; and Lieu's-
Net-General Ctsezaos, as Minister of Marine. A
sloop of this kind at this period is of gent im-
portance to the fate of Splits ; and we cannot but
regartA f its an ominous time for so essential en
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alters stkif the Congress at Ais.la•Chapelle is
it all to )/tediste. on the affairs of Spain.--
The causes of such an event are still unknown.—
tonjecture ascribes it to the predilection shown by
the fallen Ministers towards America (we have not
seen much predilection of this kiwi, unless the cession
of the Floridas to fill his Majesty's Treasury may be
considered as such), and their decided preference of
Russian interests, PlzAneo and his Lady having
made a festive appearance at the Russian Ambassa-
dor's ball on the day of St. Alexander ! Ilow will
the present Saint ALEXANDtIt like to hear of this ?
Such seems to be the public opinion at Madrid ; at this
distance, and in the absence of farther informatirinfwe
can only report the rumours in cirtulatlon, wit-b-
-out pretending to decide on their justness or in.
iorrect nes.. The King has appeared at the useat drive
on the Patio. At Madrid no wonder lasts 12-hours.
ate word more. The Courier of yesterday assured
la!, 66 that no change whatever is likely to take
place in the administration of the Spanish Govern.
scent 1."

It appears by authentic accounts from the coast of
Africa, that the Spaniards hare transported a greater
number of slaves to the \Vest Indies in three months
of the present year, than in the same interval in any
preceding year. So much for the feeble policy of
Lord C.►4rt.EKEAGtt at Vienna, in acquiescing in the
Continor ore, for • Wren time, of the Slave Trade
on the part of Spain and Portugal, after it had been
abolished by Gres' Britain. It was obvious that the'
effect of this arrangement must be to transfer the Bri-
tish portion of the trade to these two Powers, and
that by limiting its continuance in point of time,
they would pursue it with greater zeal and energy
than if it load been left indefinite in its duration.—
Twelve thousand slaves were lately imported into the
nava:lush, from Africa, in the course of one week.

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Paris Pipers to tllp 29th have arrived. They contain
little of importance, wept the restoration of Marshal
MAnuolvi to the plenitude• of Royal favour, which
he was supposed to have lost in consequence of the
astiction which he had given to Colonel FAB-
VIER'S -Publication respeeting the outrages at
Lvotts. He is announced to succeed the Duke
of It scow (Oudinot), the command of the
Royal Guard, in attendance on the King. This may
be considered as a result of the proceedings against
General Count., and ►.s a fresh triumph gained by
the Ministers over the Ultras.

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Yesterday the Grand D.,k• MICIIAIL went to
Chisoickt ou a visit to the Duke of DETOMUIRE.