The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-05 00:00:00

SPA • X.

Madrid and Seville jonruale have arrived, the forentbe
from the 2lst to the Nth of April ; the latter front the
17th to the 20th inclusive. They are the first communi-
cations received direct from those quarters sine intelli-
gence of the invasion of the French had reached them.
The following are extracts from these papers:-..
MADRID, APRIL 24.—An extraordinary courier passed
last night through this capital, with despatches for the
Uovernment from lietteral Mina. Nothing ha* trans.
pired of their contents. The messenger only said that
that Galvinl was still in Figueras,aml that he had under
his orders many and excellent troops.
The Political Chief of Burgos in the despatches in
which he states the entry of the French into that cite
says, "In all the villages 1 receive indignation acain7t
the French, on accoant of the eagerness with which
they repeat the evils of the last war, and among the t-
mid alone, I observe a certain apathy. I doubt not. hos -
ever, that at the moment they commence the work of vio-
lence, violation, and plunder, they will rinse alrainst
them the anger of the most passive, and will pay 'itearty
for the temerity with which they have invaded our tern-
tory.
Sartm.c, APRIL N.—Yesterday the King, and other
Members of the Royal Family, took an airing. About
the place called El pm de las Bruges, the coach in
which his Illojesty was, stuck fast, and so firmly, that a
good deal of torte was neces-ary to extricate it. Some
of those Andalusian', who are naturally quit k and hu-
amorous suddenly observed, • that if his .je•ty 114
always kept the good road his carriage would not hate
stuck fast."

The consort of the Infant Don Francisco de Paula 114
happily given birth to a fine infant boy. Two Deputies
of the Cortes attended to recognise the birth.
SEVILLE, APRIL 20.—The Uovernment has receive!
officially the news of the entry of the French into our ter-
ritory.
lieneral Morillo, as anon as he heard the invasion bad
really taken place, adopted the most expedient measures
to maks'war (tilese are his own words), " agaixst the
enemies of our country and liberty." He has chosen
Benaventa for the basis of his operations, where lie has
arranged that one member of each of the provincial de-
pntations of the third and fourth districts, shall meet
him.

RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE EAST.
(FROM THE ALOSMEINE ZEITLNG OP THE 23T11 AND 2371101
APRIL.)
CONSTANTINOPLR, MARCH 24.—The letter from Reis
Effendi to Count Nesselrode must have long since reach-
ed its destination. Many of the Turks flatter themselves
that Russia will now deliver up the Asiatic fortresses,
which the Porte has so perseveringly demanded, esprei•
ally as the accounts leave no doubts of the present looliry
of the Russian Court, and have clearly convinced the
Porte of the sincere and noble conduct of the Einpsror
Alexander. The Russian ambassador at Teheran, M.
Mazarevich, a friend of Count Capo d'lstra's, and proba-
bly instructed by him, who is supposed to hare promoted
the Persian war, is recalled, on which the Persian Coen!,
convinced that the Russian Emperor sincerely wished
well to the Porte, immediately opened a negociat;on for
peace with the Porte. Whoever is acquainted with the
relations that have subsisted of late years between Persia
and Russia, will be sensible of the importance of this
step. It was hog since conjectured that Persia had com-
menced the war chiefly at the instigation o the above-
mentioned Russian Ambassador; and that the Persian
Ministers often said, since the last unfortunate war with
Russia, that if an Emperor fond of war, reigned in Rus-
sia, Persia would be ruined. It should seem, therefore,
that Persia began the war with the Porte at the breaking
out of the Greek insurrection, partly for its own interest,
and partly at the instigation of the Russian Envoy, and
that it now acts quite in conformity with the wishes of
the Russian Court. This event is a great blow upon the
Ureeks, as turkey may now direct its whole force against
them. Their fate now depends on their own efforts and
the will of Heaven.

TJIE ARllY.—Letters have been received by the Dr,
hire, which has recently reached England from India
announcing that the 17th Lancers had arrived at St. He'
lena, on hoard the Ueton castle, from Bengal. The ar.
rival of the 17th in England, way, therefore, be short.
ly expected.
It appears by the last muster, which took place the be-
ginning of March last, that the strength of the ;time
corps does not amount to more than 160 men.
The Ist division, incluil-ig the head-quarters of the
72d Foor, which embarked at Woolwich un the 26th ult.
has sailed for Guernsey.
The 24th, 34th, and 534 Regiments of lnrantry, are
shortly expected to arrive in England from India.
Tus NAVY.—His Majesty's ship Fly, sailed from Ma-
deira, for ltio Janeiro, March 9. The Falmouth arrived
at Nassau, N. P. March 1 ; the Pyramus at Barbadoes,
March 14; the Liffey and Curlew at Bombay, Dec 5.
The Carnation sailed from Jamaica on the 14th of March,
for Santa Martha, Cartlitgena, and Chagres; the Hype-
rion from Jamai;a, Fels. 23; the Scout, March 2; the
Tamar and Speedwell, March 4 —all for Cubs.
The Camtlion is to he paid utt and re-commissioned by
Captain James Burton (9—Lieutenant P. P. Bagwell is
appointed to her. Lieutenant Milbourne is removed
from the Apollo to the Royal George; Lieut. F. Boyce
is appointed to the Jasper ; Lieutenant James Anderson
is removed from the Albion to the Revenge; Lieutenant
R. Fair is appointed to the Albion; Mr. IV. Price (I), to
he Surgeon of the Ordinary at Plymouth, vice Kirkwood,
deceased; Rev. J. Briggs, to be Chaplain of the Superb;
J. Sebastian Wilkinson, Esq., F.R.C.S., is appointed to
the Britannia. _ _

UATIIOLIC Ar►uas.—There was another Preliminary
Meeting of the Catholics, at Denipsey's Tavern, Dublin,
on Weslneaday last, when it was agreed unanimously,
that an Address should be drawn up and presented to the
King t and that a Vote, expressive of the entire confi-
dence of the Catholics of Ireland in Mr. Plunkett, and of
their gratitude fur his past services, should be prepared
for the Aggregate Meeting, which %ill take place on the
lOth inst. _

STarg OF IRELAND.—We intiq content ourselves ;At
the totals of the outrages by which Cork and Limed, k
are torn since our last accounts :—Cork, one house and
oneollice burnt; two fields totned up, and three cows
bonghe.f. In Limerick, two houses and one ()Ike burnt,
awl five cows manned or houghed. Souse prisoners have
been made in Cork, five men, for cutting trees. Threat-
ening notices as nttruerons as ever. Serjeant Totrens has
opened the Special Session under tke insurrection Act at
Cork.—(Driblia Even. Post of Thursday.)
ROROUGII OP CAMELIOAD.—The report of the sale of the
Earl of Darlington's property in the thorough ofCainelturd,
noticed in our paper of the tisk ult. is, it appears, wholly
unfounded ; no such intention having been entertained by
his Lordship. We also deemed it necessary to observe,
that in the observations we mule on the eircurrstanzes which
have occurred at Causelford, we had no intention of convey-
ing any personal redaction upon the Earl of Darlington, or
upon any individual, our remarks being solely directed
against the abases naturally arising out of the Borough-sys-
tem, of which Camelford has latterly aforded such abundant
proofs.— (
An unfortunate sailor, whose ill stars had led hint to
the commission of an offense which consigned him to the
tread-mill in the Douse tif Correction, on- day enquirrd
of a fellow labourer what they were grinding
log." renpondell tie; " why nothinK at all; they.et.l?:
keeps us at this tun, to set that there thing a goola•
Poor Jack turned his head to view the thing as was
and sullenly exclattimrl, " This k a pretty joker
d—u mC eyes: to keep us here to grind 'rind."

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