The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-26 00:00:00

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FRENCH PAPERS.
(PRAM THE ETCHLE OP FRIDAY.)
11%11111, AVOrsT 22. The Madrid gazette of the Ifitlid
ins.anN contains in its official division the Decree of, the
Regency relative to persons confined, which has been for-
warted to all the. tribunals and judicial officers of the king.
don.. It has tlte following preamble:—The continually increasing number of arrests which
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tl,e attention of the Regency of the Kingdom, the mentbers
of which, impressed with the necessity of remedying these
cvlis. and of the general disorder which might result there-
in ti, have (teemed it incumbent upon them to renew the
enactment of the Royal Decree of the Ist „hire. 1614, by
which the King, our Sovereign, prevented similar disor-
ders at the period of his return to Spain from France."
Mere follows the Decree of the King, which interdicts
arbitrary arrests on the pretext of political opinions.]
(SY AN EXTRAORDS NARY CONVEYANCE.)
" Manson. Mover 16.—The Dovernment has received
n-os from Cadiz, dated 10th inst. The King and his
ettenst family were in good health.
" The discontent of the troops of the line and of the
ito.altittnts is loUdly manifested, and in consequence of
which, the Royalists no longer restrain the expression of
their sentiments of fidelity.
" fin the 3d of August Riego {eft Cadiz with 2,000 men
with the design of gaining Malaga; but the fire of the
bstteries, and soon after the musketry of the French and
Spanish Allied Army, promptly made him repent his teme•
rim. This failure has stihstitumel disconragement for the
enthusiasm which this rebet had endeavoured to excite
amongst his troops.
" We have learned from deserters, some of whom are
officers. that the Cortes bad circulated a rumour, and even
given details of a pretended decisive victory olyained h-
Ballasteros on the very eve of the day on which he made
his submission. This General, said these revolutionary
oracles, had driven the French troops, sword in band, from
Carmoaa. In order to punish the Royalism of this great
city, he had imposed upon its inhabitants a contribution •1
thirty millions of realm. This was not, however, all; the
vanquisher had marched on an far as Torre del (fro, and
razed that po4t to the ground, for having afforded an
asylum to monks and religions fratessitits; finally, that
all onetime, and that the corps of 'Lay's, united to that of
Ballasteros, was going to compel our troops to rake the
siege of Cadiz. How terrible must have been the disap.
pointmenr, when they learnt that. so far from beating the
French troops, Ballaiteros had sultirtitted to the Regency
of Madrid.
" Three days before this sortie by land, Riego had at-
tempted one by sea, which was equally unsuccessful. He
halt embarked 1,500 men in about fifty boats. The French
naval force captured several, and amongst those on board
were several officers, who are deeply compromised by their
revolutionary conduct. The other boats precipitately
regained theparts. The troops of the line inspire a just
mistrust in the rebels. they now only employ the militia of
The preparations for the immediate hainhardmest of
Cadiz have been soactively forwarded under the superin-
tendence of the General Cowen de Houronortt at Seville, that
alr-adv 15 gun boats, I owl:I-vessels. And other craft have de-
scends:4 the tisadalquiteer, and 17 others will follow in a
few days,
(FROX ens Joliette/ der Debate or S ATUIIIDIT.)
Some journals to-day publish very strange sews. They
wished to discover at first, in the ordinance of the Duke of
Aagouleme, the germ of a division between the French troops
and the Royalist population of Spain. Let theta not bolster
theme-Ices up with this hope; if the Prince Generalissimo,
alive tothe maintenance of his word, and the honour of our
arms, has published the order of Aadtejar on his side, the Re-
gency has issued a decree at Madrid. to release the deteOwS who
had sot been arrested by virtue of the orders Waing horn the
regular tribe's!. These two decrees have caused great joy to
the friends of order andjestiee, and the agreement of the civil
and aentery authorities to produce a c..ssation of deplorable
excesses hes begun to re-establish confidence and disarm the
spirit of party. It was observed, that the arbitrary arrests
which took place in various places, in disobedience of the Re-
gency, have bees made by fiery Revelationists, who had all of
a sudden become ardent Royalists. It is impossible to say to
what a degree the Duke of Aagottleme is revered ; his reli-
gion, his integrity, his patience, Lis humanity, his courage, are
praised to tfie skiesloy the Spanish Royalists, and his word is
as powerful In Spain as his army.
On the other side, it is not true that General Molitor has
received the army of Ballasteros, or that Ballasteros had
12.000 men. He had only 7.000 at the time of the capitulation,
and they are now reduced to 4.000. the remainder hating re-
turned home. These 4,000 men are now in .our inky, like the
army of Morino; and they will march against the Cortes like
the army of blurifio, if the Mahe of Angouleme should order
them.
Lastly. no politiesl canstitation has been nor will he pro.
posed to the Cortes. Rut in all times and pieces personal capi-
tulations brie been agreed to In order to terminate revolutions.
The Ring deelsred in his speech at the openiug of the last
Session—
" Let Ferdinand VII. be free to give to his people institu-
tions which they cam kohl only from him, and whirl:, by seem--
eg their repose, would dissipate the jest inquietude of France
—from that moment I solemnly pledge myself to you, Geode-
new. that hostilities will '
Neither the Duke d'Angoalerne nor his Majesty's Govern-
meat have forgot the Royal words. Never will they capi-
. tn/ ate with Revolutionists, never will they tees' with the
Cortes as a political body. They desire, without doubt,
that Spain should be free, and that she may prosper seder
tbesbadow of institutions equally distant from despotism
and anarchy, but they pretend not to impose laws; it is for
King Ferdinand to 'decide with his councils that which
°neat to he done for the happiness of his people. Attend-
ing to the articles published officially in London, it might
appear as if the French Government had thought the most
proper means of terminating the disorders of Spain would
be to grant an amnesty, and to rees'ablish the ancient
Cot,,titution of the State—that is to say, to revoke the an-
cient Cortes. That idea seems at once generous and rea-
sonable. However, let us await events at Cadiz; a few
days more of patience, and we shall know what to think ua
the subject.
FRENCH Ferns. Paris, Aug. n—Five per Cent. Con-
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1.192. 50.; Neapolitan 5 per. Cent. 77i. Exchange on
London one Month, 23.75. ; three Months, 23. 55.