The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-22 00:00:00

TRR OF WA!

" Villa Franca, Sept. 12.
" Mr LORD—It seems certain that the enemy's column,
the landing of which I announced yesterday, consists of
1400 infantry and 13 horsemen ; it is commanded by Bii-
;raffle!. Fernandez. Gen. Curial informs me it arrived at
La Rona on the Ipth, at half past three p. m., and that on
the same day, at seven p. ,n., General Ntcolase was at Ora-
nollers with three battalions and two squadrons. The
Constitutional troops being informed of his approach, im-
mediately began their march, proceeding by the mountain,
towards St. Celorie, and thence towards Albrucias. On
the 11th they had very little the start of the French
columns ; some peasants even affirm that our vanguard ex- ,
chanireti some shot with the enemy's rear guard.
" ((Fernandez has the intention of raising the blockade
of Figures. and Hostalrich, it will be very difficult
for him to attain this object, the slightest resistance
opposed to his march will suffice to give General Ni-
colase time to overtake him. The corps which, un-
der the command of Major-General Count Rastignal,
blockades Hostalrich is composed of a battalion of
the 31st of the line, and a Spanish battalion ; it is about
1,300 strong. The points which it occupies are entrenched.
It has been reinforced by a marching battalion of six or
mien hundred men, which Lient.-General Baron Dames
has sent from tierona to Hostalrich, the garrison of this
pice being hardly four hundred men, among whom there
iia pretty considerable number of sick. the enemy can
expect but a small co-operation from it. It is affirmed that
the Tocsin is ringing on all sides, and that the peasants are
arming for the Ammon cause. On the 10th Sept. at five
o'clock, s. at. the garrison of Barcelona made a general
sally. Several points of our line were attacked all at once.
The enemy directed his greatest efforts against the right of
this line. General de la Roche Aymon. with the Voltigeurs
of the 12th Light Regiment, and a detachment of
the 6th Hussars, marched against him, drove him from
the village of Bordetta, and forced him to retreat. The
attacks attempted upon Esplugas Garcia and St. Martin
were also repulsed with the greatest vigour. The fire from
our artillery powerfully seconded die efforts of oar troops.
--(Here follow the names of those who distinguished thetn.
selves) 1 shall leave Villa Franca to-morrow. 1 shall ar-
rive the same day before Barcelona.
"1 have the honour to he, Bcc.
" The Marshal Doke of Cornegliano, MO:4CM"
The Journal dee Defied. contains intelligence from Ma-
drid, dated 14th. On that day, M. de Ta!aru sat off for
Port St. Mary, in consequence of a letter which he received
the preceding evening from the Duke of Angonletne, and
which summoned him to the headquarters of the army.
The members of the commission, who accompanied do
Sub-Prefect of Bayonne to Ernani, as an inquiry relative
to the fever, returned on the 14th; and the &Hewing
statement on tbis important subject is given in a letter,
dated Bayonne, Sept. 15:—
" Opinions are divided as to the oatnre of the disorder.
M. An,lenard, chief physician of the sth corps, has gone
to the spot to observe and ascertain its character. 'f he or-
dinary population of Passage is shout 1,200; but it is now
augmented by refugees from St. Sebastian. Every measure
has bee* adopted for contracting the focus of the malady.
A doable cordon, which was regularly established yester-
day, insulates Passage—an arrangement which its geogra-
phical situation facilitates; thus all communication with
that port is intercepted."
The Journal der Debate states that the document pub-
lished io the Pi/ore, purporting to be a protest of the
Spanish Regency against the execution of the Andujar de-
cree, is a forgery.
Fermat FUNDS Sept. 19.—Five per Cents. opened at 90.
93. closed at 91 ; Loan of 1823, 21; Bank Stock, 1,595 ;
Neapolitan .5 per Cents., 774. Exchange on London, ooe
month, 25. 80; three months, 25.60.