The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-01 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

" After this brilliant affair. nearly one-hundred officers. I
among whom arelour of Riego's Aidede-Cautps, and above
200 horsemen presented themselves to th-nreal Carunphlet
rommanding the troops of General Ballasterea.at Limela;
and Riego liimerdf, abandoned by his men, and in disguise.
having • might an asylum in a low farm near Arguelles, was
arrested there on the lith. with two Colonels and a Captain,
by the inhabitants of that place, and conducted to the prison
of Ls Caroline.
r Rv command of his Royal Highness,
" The Major General Coo t tie. LLCM NOT.
" Head Quarters at PoertoSvita Maris, Sept. 18, 1823."
The following extract is from the Journal des Debits :
OWLS NA, Sept. 18 —Rear Admiral !baron Dupree, wbo
sailed from Brest on the Sth instant. on board the Hertnione
frigate, arrived before Gediz on the 7th. Learning that a
division, consisting of the Coloase, the Centaur', the Tri-
d►nt. and several frigates were gone to the southward to
attack the fort of Santi Petri. he proceeded immediately
without Communicating with the shore, to that quarter, in
order to take part in the action.
Note.—A telegraphic ilespateh has announced, that this
action did, in fact, take place, and that on the 20th we took
the fort, which, from its position, is very important.

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seat his writen report; but during the eight there arrived
a Lieitenant of the Trident, sent by Hems Rotoure, and
he has given a verbal account to the Duke d'Angonleme,
of what has paw(' to the moment the troops were disem,
barked, to occupy Sand Petri, the possession of which opens
to as the door to the Isle of Leon, and • prevents all arrivals
to Cadiz. It was by this road that Riego got oat, and
QUI rogs entered Cadiz. This conquest besides,
givas us the means to penetrate the island of
Leon, and to protect the debarkation.. It is affirmed
that the moment this fort was Laken the inhabit.
sots of the Island threw themselves into Cadiz. We have
erected batteries opposite the little fort, the Telegraph.
which will soon silence their firing and protect the debark-
meat from the fort. We can with facility reduce Torregor-
da, and intercept all communications with Cadiz and the
Island of Leon. A dying bridge, thrown half way over the
river from Santi Petri, permits a free passage to the Island
of Leon. All the windows in the houses of Saint Mary's
are pavoisees, and they sing Te Deem. His Royal Highness
has given necessary orders that Riego should be given over
to the Spanish Authorities, and delivered over to justice
(or tried by the Law). I guarantee the truth of this.
MADRID, Serr.2l•—The Regency of Spain has sent to the
dbposai of the Dale d'Augouteate, several decorations (Spa.

sisk) for the , brave of his army.
MADRID. September 2%.—Our letters from Port St. Mary's
of the 30th, states, that the confusion and terror which reign
in Cadiz,oaused them in one day to take 100 different measures.
The Junta, forming the eefence, do not know where to get
men or money. On the 18. h at night, they closed the Port and
pressed the sailors in the English style: The sailors resisted
and a number of the militia have paid dear for the Constitu-
tional cause. As for money, independent of the forced loan
of 6 mil.ions of Re4s, which has been extorted from the mer-
chants, a new Royal ordinance (for all is exacted in the
name of the unhappy Ferdinand), demanding of the merchants
and proprietors to furnish 1200 thousand reels (30,000 francs)
every five days for the service of the troops, has caused the
inhabitants to emigrate to Gibraltar, or to the Ports occupied
by the French. The little flotilla of the Cortes is commanded
by Sionosio Capes. Valdes has f Alen into disgrace. Quiroga
cannot obtain any employ from the Cortes, and he is playing
a part to assemble in the streets of Cadiz different bands of
vagabonds, which he calls the sacred battalion of Tragalistas.
They hsve thrown into prison, in Murcia, 80 ofilcers (Spanish)
of the corps of Riego, accused of belonging to the army of
Rellasteros, end having violated their oaths. The Royalist
volunteers of the little town of Mule, assisted by the peasants,
surrounded in a wood 800 infantry sad 200 cavalry, which were
cut off front the corps of Riegoband forced them to lay down
their arms.
P. 6. to the Eisile.—We have this instant received lentil
from Port St. Mary's.
The Duke lofantado is arrived, and dined with the Duke
d'Aegouleme. One hundred bombs have already been thrown
into Cadiz. Rear-Admiral Duperre, to whom they made ob-
jections. has answered that the word Inspouthle is not French.
At Sand Petri, in the Island of Leon, there are only two
feet of water.

(FROM THE MOTE, SEPT. SO.)
BATONS,. Sept 20.—Tun fever which was at Passage
seemed to have disappeared. Fur two clays no one was
attacked with it ; but it has again appeared and several
persons are attacked by it, which is supposed to be owing
to the atmosphere ; since which the great beat has ceased,
end it Is to be hoped it will vanish. They have asked for,
as a precaution, three Doctors from Paris. The company
forming a garrison at Passage. has received orders to
station themselves at a distance. They are to perform qua
rantine. A great number of the inhabitants had retired
to Enani, and to ether places, befurq the Cordon was
established.
Paartu:vast, Seer. 20.—When the demand was made at
Barcelona, eight companies of the foreign legion were
ready to march, as well as a great number of young men ,
of the richest families of Catalonia. The corps of officers
made prisoners, mid who arrived yesterday, are of the
f nest description.
Tate/irk, Sept. 12.—The letters from Hydra, of the 30th
Sept., anno\ince the defeat of the Peels& of Scutari, near
Agraphs. The Albanians, who composed his army, aban-
doned him by thousands. The plague makes great ravages
on board the Tarkish fleet.
The Drapeau Blase announces that Gen. Lauriston, on
Isis entrance into Painpelnna, caused to bi arrested 150 of
the revolutionary inhabitants.

The result of the present contest between freedom

despotism in Spain, appears to rest entirely upon the firm-
ness of the Cortes, and the skill and bravery of Mina and
the Catalonian army. In every other quarter, treason, in-
capacity, and cowardice, have been conspicuous ; and the
few, like Kiev,. who have been firm amidst disaster t the
public cause, have been the victims of the treachery which
surrounded them on all sides. It is lamentable to
witness this degralation of humanity. We hat hope•
that the common feeling of aversion to foreign dic-
tation, which is almost planted in our nature, would
have induced the Spaniards to make greater exer-
tions, and to evince some devotion to the cause of their
country. We have. however. for the greater part been dis-
appointed. Save in Catalonia, and at Cadiz. there has been
nothing worthy the same of common courage displayed by
the Spaniards. The first defence of Corntina promised
something; but its surrender without any justifiable cause

reduces the character of its garrison to the common stamp.
It may be said. their officers were corrupted ; hut if so, the
soldiers ought to have shot them, or to have thrown them
ever the ramparts, and anointed others who
would be more faithful. It is the cant of
tyranny, we know, that, an army should so t
be a deliberative body; sal it is policy to prevent, if pos.'
sible, an army of slaves from venturing to reason. But an
army of freemen, a constitutional soldiery, ought to be a
deliberative body, and to consider the •principles of the