The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-27 00:00:00

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this City for the ilague, on the 3d of Oct., and thrt the
King will go to the Hague about the same time.
CHRISTIANA, September s.—From the official accounts
received by the Government, it should seem that that the
harvest in Norway bas been indifferent; that it will be
necessary to make up the deficiency by importation.
STocsuoLst, September s.—As a thing quite new is a
Court of Justice, we have mention that a Swedish Academy,
which has the privilege of publishing the State Gazette, is
indicted for a libel in that Journal.

The trade of Swett, n, with Alexandria, has extremely
increased fur the last seven year', 400 ships having visited
that port.

Sr. PETERSBURG, September 5.--Count Nesselrode goes
from hence to Odessa, and then proceeds to join the ElK-
peror. Several American vessels have lately arrive:l at
Cronstadt. In enteral trade has been very brisk; for some
time great quantities of sugar Las been imported, and tallow
to a great amount exported.
FRANKFORT, September It —Several Autcrian battalions
belonging to the corps of Slutterheitn, are returning from
Italy, through Tyrol, Viroul,
The present fair is worse than was expected. All are
hastening to Leipsig in hopes of better success; but it is to
Le foreseen that great scarcity of money will be
felt there.

Although the capture of Riego has become probable,
from the reiteration of the circumstance from misses

sources, there is still a possibility, in the absen:e of ali
account of the events from the 12:h to the 17th inst. th►t he

may not only have escaped, but that he may not have beta
in any danger of capture. By a supplement to the Madrid
Restaurador, we are informed that " the capitulation be-
" twcen Molitor and Ballasteros, bad been declared nail
" and void by the Dake d'Angeuleme, in consequence of
" the defection of the troops of Ballasteros, and theirjuncties
"with those of Riego." ltihat became of the army of Rieg
which must have been considerable after thisjaection? Roo
came Riego to be found almost unattended, after such as
event as the induientent of the troops of Ballasteros MOW
him. The united divisions must have composed a respect.
able force ; and they would hardly be soon totally diapers.
ed, even by a defeat, as to leave their commander, and such
an oflicer,only in company with two or three individuals.We I
trust, as much for the sake of the Spanish Ultras as that of
Riego, ti.at the intelligence is unfounded ; for we can easily •
gather from the savage rejoicing. of the royalist fattier,
that if they can have their will, he will be made the ob.
ject of some brutal exaltation, and perhaps of were
torture. The royal blood-hounds are of coarse cheers
on to sanguinary measures, by the New Times;—bat they
should remember that the Constitutionalists, if they
have any portion of manly spirit, will revenge the murder
of Riego, by the instant sacrifice of every foreign std
domestic prisoner to his manes. We cannot help smilio
at the clumsy manner in which the New Times apses
the natural malignant ferocity of its editor. He real•
tulates all the acts of cruelty which bare been runtevel
against Riego, as positive, admitted, and notorious lam;
while not one has been authenticated, and from the het
information we can gather, no act of unjustifiable semis
can be itnputed to him. The editor of the New Times—
himself first a revolutionist, and then a hireling of opps
site opinions—says of Riego—" this is one of the wretches
" who has most disgraced the Spanish Revolution" Ad
again " such wretches as Riego, Mina, and Rom.
are a di4grace to the military character; al
" should be tried by the common mucicipl less
" of the country for the murders which they law
" committed in violation of all law, civil or military'
" human or divine." it would be unnecessary to givL
a writer as this, any epithet. The naked political yin.,
the innate thirst of blood, the depravity of the hart •
could prompt such language, must be apparent to
Nothing but a desire to bathe Spain iudiscriminately w
with foreign and with native blood, poured out is es
vagant profusion at the shrine of the Moloch of l
tisem could have suggested the judicial murder of • '
brave men, whose only crime las been to defend
country against the unprovolced 'Measles) of a host ,
foreign banditti. Their offences have been the manly
able support of the national independence—an obser • -
of their oaths of allegiance to the representatives
the people —and the coercion of the traitors It.
would have sold them to the common enemy. Tb
mortal offence, particularly of Mina and Roten. ate t
constant defeat of the French enterprises against them:
and the scorn with which theylswe resisted all attempts,
bribe them from their duty. Fur this, the genitoof jai r
cial murder is invoked. They are not to be treated assn t
diers, nor tried by a military tribural ; but the menitk^i
law, administered by cowardly wretches. is to' e timbal's
meat of shedding their blood, with gresoer certainty. 'Po
principles promulgated by this wretched editor, 000
justify the execution of every individual is tie it
vatting army, from the Duke d'Angouleine to *
meanest drummer in the serviee. la Spain,
they have neither right to interfere, nor Wier
to rem tin, they are nothiog but lawless robot.*'(
" ussassins:"—and there is no doubt that the mullet d
ltiego would be followed by retaliatory massacres $
sides. His sacrifice should be the signal for letting log
assassination, and multiplying eeecutions in every geom..
Such a state of things would probably delight the NO
of the New Times beyond measure :—but the French Co
manders will probably have more regard for their Os
safety, and the safety of their soldiers. than to alw
them to the justifiable revenge which the sanction ofsstba
murder would originare—tban to allow the Royalitt
of furious monks, and fanatic nobles, to wreak UAW
goinary vengeance on the head of a gallant though 01'
unite soldier.