The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-04 00:00:00

st Talaveyra de la Reyna, the Conatitadeaal troops:
ussetteting to 1000 infantry and 1108' cavalry. At the first
shock the enemy was overthrown and pet to light. Ile left
AO the field of battle many deed end wands*. and the
Preach made slaty prisoners. Amongst these-ere • Lieut.-
Colonel sad ten oilcan. Twelve' baggage and prevision
warrens, as well as the military sheet, wentaialag 40,000
francs, have tallies into oar power.'
This account, eafavourable as it represents the resell
of the action to the Spaniards, is evidence 'attrition to
prove that whatever might base been the disaffection
of Ahishal, his army continued• munch to the Consti-
tutional cause, and determined to fight. In what disad-
vantageous circumstances it might have been attacked,
and what was-the extent of its defeat, remain to be seen.
lit& overthrow Cnald ntit.‘beve been complete, when the
enemy Could only Watt, of taking 60 prisoners. The
Journal des Del/W*44omeg Shit the Cortes ere not to
be convoked by titer Madrid Regency, and that no-
thing of thit nature will be done befit,e the deliver-
ance of the King, as it wonWite falling into the original
vice with which the present Cortes have been justly re-
proached."
Notwithstanding the arrival of the Duke d'Angottleres at
Madrid, those who profess and appear to be best acquainted
with Spain asserts, that so far as regards the relative situ-
ation of the contending armies, the great cause of liberty is
much more promising than it wet; some weeks ago. The
occupation of the capital by the French was not only anti-
cipated, and prepared for, but deserted by the-Spanish Pa-
triots. The further the enemy edtanFes, the more must
his forces be diminished, and the more will he be 'ex-
posed to the attacks of the Guerillas. The desertion
of Abisbal bas made no unfavourable impreselon on
the public opinion of the Spaniards, and the solitary
state in which he left his army. must prove the sound-
ness of the mass of which it was composed. The skil-
ful and successful manoeuvres of Mina near Barcelona. son-
bined with those of Ballasteros in the vicinity of Valencia.
unless the latter prove a traitor, are considered as securi-
ties for the eastern parts of Spain, from which can be drawn
all that is necessary to keep up a patriotic war. Thin thi
Government or Cortes of Spain entertain a disposition to
listen to any of the propositions of tbefreecb, is an idea that
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is completely scouted. •
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&roar Exerts/44412 oc—cLocat.—Consols opened this
'morning at 811 1,0041 t price they remain steady.
The Expresses fr Paris this morning bring the
French rentes at 88 65 on Monday. and Spanish at 433.
The private account* from the above capital state that
Mina had succeeded in taking 'l9O, but was olilited•to
abandon it on the approach of a superior force. We un-
derstand that a certain /seat Hebibw house in the City
discounted at the Bank 160,000 t. at four per cent. and
lent it on stock at the rate of five per cent. which has
caused money to be more plentiful in the market.
It is stated that the French Ministers require 87 for
the new French Loan, but that the contractors will not
give more than 85, which is the cause of the contract
being postponed.
FORSION Fens.—Spanish floods opened at si to 1,
with some business doing. .We do slot hear u yet of 'the
New Spanish Loan being contracted for. It is said that a
I dispute has arisen between the parties.
Chili, 894—New Spanish 371.--New Prussia, 841—Ros-
sia, 804—Danish, 894—Colombian. Olt.

Tile Kiso.—The papers of this morning make na
mention of the sate of his Majesty's health, but the
Courier of last night says, that his Majesty is now so
well, that it is expected he will remove to the Cottage in
Windsor Park, previous to Ascot Rages. The Courier re-
presents his Majesty's late indisposition to be a slight return
of gout, hut unaccompanied with either fever or erysipelas.
Yesterday the Duke of York visited the King.
The Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief, held a
Levee yesterday at his Office in the Horse Guards.
The Glasgow frigate, having on board the Marquess of
Hastings, from Bengal, arrived at Genoa on the 224 ult.
Yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, Mr. Little-
wood, the King's Messenger, arrived in Downing-street,
with despatches from St. Petersburg.
Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, a Cabinet Counci
was held at the Foreign Office, which was attended by
the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl
Westmoreland, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Wynn, Viscount
Sidniouth, the Duke of Wellington, Ike. The Cabinet
continued io deliberation, till past four o'clock
DRICADIUL CONILACIRATION.-00 the 9th ult. the lit-
tle town of Weissenstadt, situated upon one of the high-
est parts of Germany, the Fichtelberg, about nine miles
distant frtin Bayreuth. was wholly laid in ashes, with
the exception oldie forester's dwelling house and three
other small houses. Fifteen hundred individuals, by this
melancholy accident, are rendered Wageless, besides
losing nearly all their little property.--(Frankfort Pa-
per, 31 ay 20.)
For some time past fires have been extremely frequent
in the Grand Duchy of Posen. There was one on the
sth, in the town of &Tose°, which destroyed 137 dwel-
lings and 147 barns and other buildings.—(Aid.)
Cur Flustirasv.—A Court of Aldermen was held yester-
day, at Guildhall. The Sberitis reported the periL•ulare of
a disturhence which recently took place at the Debtors'
Prison, and the solicitor was ordered to prosecute the par-
ties concerned. Commlssioners of the Court of Requests
for the months of Jolly and August next were appointed,
I The Court agreed whit a Report from a Committee recom-
mending measures 4* be taken for opening the old commu-
nication between the Thames and Midway by means of
Yantlet Creek. Messrs. Chapman, Sanderson, Betts,
Fassett, Jackson, Lyon, Flower and Turniey were elected
Water Rulers ; end Messrs. Hey. Drinield and Thompson,
Lighter Rulers of thh Watermen's and Lightermen's Com-
pany far next year. The Lord Mayor proposed the follow-
ing Gentlemen to be put in nomination to the Livery on
Midsummer day next for Sheriffs of London and Middlesex,
via.:—William Flower, Esq., citizen and fishmonger; John
Turner. Esq., gold 'and silver wife drawer • George Whit-
taker, Esq. stationer; Charles Frederic Johnson, Esq. mer-
cer; Robert Makepeace, Esq. goldsmith; John Addisidele,
Esq. Wen-maker ; James Davies, Esq. cordwainer ;
Randle Limply, Esq. vintner; Peter Laurie, Esq. saddler.
ASCENT or a BALGOON.—Yesterday, an immense mul-
titude assembled at Hackney and its vicinity, in conse-
quence of the expected ascent of Mr. Green, the item
n .ut, in his Coronation Balloon. The lawn of the Mer-
maid Tavern, where the ascent took place. contained up-
wards of 600 persons. The tops of the houses were co-
vered with people, most of whom had the patience to wait
for several hours in anxious expectation. The prepara-
tions for filling the balloon began at twelve o'clock, but
the proereix made was so slow, that it was seven before
she balloon shewed any disposition to move. Mr. _Henry
Hunt, who was present, addressed the company, at the
equest of Mr. Green„ stating that the delay should be-
remedied as sooestnarailile, and that it had been occa-
sioned by some pemonerho had. no doubt inadvertently,
meddled with the v-alvti rope, and given vent to the gas
at the top of the halloos.-Soon afterwards, Mr. Green,
having seated himself in the car, the ropes were cut, and
the balloon moved towards the trees with rather an alarm-
ing force, and in an unexpected and awkward direction.
It had ascended a little, when Mr. Green thought it ad.l
visahle to remedy the defect, and threw the ropes oat to
the crowd below, who pulled the balloon to the ground.
The necessary alteration being made, be once more di
rested his vehicle into the upper element, and at about a
quarter past seven be most majestically mounted above
the clouds. amidst the applinses of thovsands. dust as
he reached the steeple be threiv out soniebailast. In
about half an hoar the bellotin disappeared in a nor-
thern direction.
• Mr. Green, we understand, arrived at his home this
morning, in•Gosnell Street, in perfect safety, hairing,
after a flight of 33 minutes, descended last night, five
miles from nowtord.