The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-29 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

Paris papers to the 28th instant hate arrived, contain
nag the Proclamation of Abisbal, to which we yesterday
referred, and which we have inserted in another of our
columns. While some persons in this country are un-
willing, for the sake of Spanish patriotism and honour,
(we suppose) to inter from the Proclamation that Abisbal
is actually a traitor, the French journals agree in stating
that his letter had been understood by his army i■ an
unfavoatable sense, and that his liberty, if not his life.
had paitithe forfeit of hisdeclarations. The Pilate of
Tues.:ay asserts that in consequence of Abishal's having
attempted to harangue his troops, and to impress upon
them the sentiments expressed in his answer to Count
Montigo, he had "been arrested, tried and shot." An-
other account, however, in the same Paper, only says
.that be became the prisoner of his soldiers, but owed
his life to•some of the Chiefs ; and that it was believed
he would be sent off to Seville, to give an account of
his conduct. These reports are not recorded by the Li-
beral Journals alone ; the Quotidienne of Monday last
gives them with a variety of subsequent circumstances.
" Ulterior reports," says that paper," announce that the
troops under the command of Abisbal, to the number of
1,500, have rebelled against their Chief, so much had
they been irritated by his Proclamation. Abishal be-
came their prisoner, Immediately after the officer who
way at the head of the Staff set off for our head-quarters,
hoping to obtain a capitulation. His Royal Highness
the Duke of Angoulrtne refused to receive him, and
continued his movement upon Madrid, where it is
tel'eved that• the Duke of Reggio must have arrived
on the 23d instant." Private advices of Monday night
from Paris, indeed, add that a Telegraphic De-
spatch had jest arrived, announcing the entrance of
the Duke d'Angouleuse into' Madrid on the above
day. fln the other band the Constitutionalists, it is ad-
mitted, have obtained considerable advantages on the
Austrian and Biscayan coasts. At Samoan it is said that
they were joined by the Royalists, and in consequence of
which the siege was raised. The Qaotidienne denies the
fact, but says that " the Spanish battalions intrusted with
the siege of Santona, and whom it had been neglected to
supply nit!) provis'ons and clothing, have lately beets re-
duced to 200 men, because most of the soldiers had re-
Varied to thrir homes. The besiiged to the number of
2,500, protitting by that circumstance, made a sortie in
the night of the 15th, and surprised the 2d and 31 batta-
lions of the besiegers. It is confidently stated that the
latter lost 250 men, killed, drowned, or taken prisoner:,
amongst whom are the Commander of the 2d battalion,
both Majors, and the Adjutants. Nothing, however, is
known quite officially, except that all the soldiers have re-
turned home, aid that consequently the siege is given op."
The same thing is said to have happened to the Royalist
Bement Longa, who was deserted by his troops at Saint
Andero, and compelled to abandon that town to the Con-
stitutionalists. In Catalonia, the Patriots have been
equally successful, and a corps of Royalists commanded
by Morales, was, it is said, cut to pieces, together with
its Chief, by a part of the garrison of Lerida. Moncey's
bateau, of which we gave the substance yesterday from
the Quotidienne, is inserted at length in these papers
It differs in nothing from what we published except io
this, that after having claimed a victory for Romagosa
at St. Felin on the ISth, it ;announces the return of that
General on the ms,:aing of the 19th to Casteltersol.
This turning away from the pnrenit of an enemy alleged
to have been defeated, seems unaccountable, except on
the supposition that it was from a recoil.
Fiescu FUNDS, MAI. 2.6.—Five per cents opened at
89 45; closed at 8920. Neapolitan Five per Cents, 77g.
Exchange on London, One Month 25 85; Three Months
25 65.

STOCK EKCRAMOS. TWELTK O'CLOCK.—This day being
a holiday, the Bank is shut, but4the Stock Exchange and the
Foreign Market remains open. Consols opened this morn-
ing at Site. but soon after lowered to SI!: for the Account.
We are informed that the French Fonds came SS-35, and
Spanish 431 i. The cause of their lowering may be attri-
buted to the expected French Losu. Fria; letters from
Paris state that the populace of Madrid became tumultuous
on the approach of the French Army, and were anxious to
make a resistance. Abisbal perceiving the dangerous si-
tuation in which he Iris placed, and fearing his life, hurried
the advance of the French army. The account of his being
arrested is not generally believed in the city. Consols for
Money are about SOfl with a flat market. In the earlier
par! of the day there was a good deal of business doing..

FORICION MARKET.—Spanish Bonds opened at 37n, and
went down to 37U, with little doing.

Chili, nothing done—New Spanish 3711—New Prussia,
St sellers—Sushi', SOl—Dettish, 804-Oo—Colombian, 60.
CITY, Ore o'Cipcc—A report this moment prevails
that a division of 5000 French were attacked by Aforil-
lo's army, whieh had been considerably reinforced by
troops from Vigo, and various other towns ; and after an
obstinate battle. the former were defeated with consider-
able loss, the Spaniards refusing to give quarter.

Boston Papers have this morning arrived to the sth
of May, from which nee:tract the following:—

Rusers.—As a new Ambassador from Russia has ar-
rived at Washington. our Government will km a favour-
able opportunity of remonstrating against the recent
Russian proceedings in the North West Coast, and as
Britain has already protested against the extravagant
Ukase, and has as deep an interest as ourselves, in re-
sisting it, measures of opposition might be concerted
with her, if the pretences. set up are not abandoned or
reduced to reasonable limits.

lie Doke of York visited the Meg yesterday.
Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool and Count Munster had
audiences of his hiejesty.

MARRIAGE ix )linit Lire.—Yesterday evening were
married, by special license, at Devonshire House, by the
Archbishop of York, Earl Gower. eldest son of the Mar-
quess of Stafford, to Miss If. Howard, third daughter of
Lord and Lady Morpeth. The Bride, entered into liar
18th year the preceding week; the Bridegroom is la big
Seth year.
Letters have been received in town from Gibraltar. dated
;heath instant, which state, that It was expected the Mar-
quess of Hastings would embark at that (*rinse, the follow-
ing day, for Genoa. The suite of the Noble Marquess Is
coming to England.

SPAIN.

PROCLAMATION OF COUNT DR L'APISIAL.

INHABIT►NTH OP 31•DRtD1—If military operations,
and a desire not to compromise the generous inhabitants
of Madrid, compel me to evacuate the capital, I will not
abandon it until the garrison destined to preierve the
public traNninillity is replared by an enemy's force, intro-
duced by a Convention authorised by the laws of _war.—
'lf souse ill designing men flatter themselps with the
hope of pillage and disorder, let them renounce their cri-
&nal projects, and be snared that etemplary chastisi-
ment will be :stlicted far every movement pot authorised
by law.
I have respected, and I respect, the opinions of all, be-
cause I am persuaded, that a liberal Government ought so to
act, so long as those who are not agreed as to the merit of
established laws do not, nevertheless, fail in punctual obe-
dience to them ; but I will not suffer party fury to stain with
blood the soil of the capital of the most enlightened nation,
or the ambitious and perfidious views of a small number of
individuals to compromise the tranquillity of a city distin-
guished for its patriotism and talents.
(Signed) The Count DE L'ABISBAL.
Madrid, May W.

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ATTEMPTED NEGOCIATION, UNDER TDB ►USPICES or END-

LAND, BETWEEN ?RANCE ♦ND SPAIN.

By a note subjoined ,to a memorial on the state of the di-
plomatic relations of Spain, read to the Cortes on the 24th
of April, by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, San
Miguel, it appears that oar Ministers did propose that the
Spaniards should make some change in their Constitution
' likely to suit the Bourbon taste. While Great Britain was
taking steps in favour of peace. "the Spanish Government."
says M. San Miguel, " was shown two or three communi-
cations made to sir William A'Court—one by the Minister
for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Canning; pad the others by the
English Ambassador In France. In the former, the toglish
Minister stated, that it would be impossible that his endea-
vours to prevent the war could have a favourable result,
while we made no concessions on our part which might serve
as bases for the mediation. The other two were copies
of despatches which the English Ambassador In France
had transmitted to Mr. Calming, in which he related con-
versations he had had with the Viscount de Cheteau-
brland on the point in question.' The substance of
these communications, and the reasons why the overtures
were rejected, are thus stated by M. San Miguel :—The
pretensions, as he terms them, were—" I. That the Consti-
tution should be declared to be given by the King, from
whom it should proceed es from its true source. S. That
the Council of State should be appointed by the Kiag, and
participate in the legislative authority. S. That it should
be declared that the time for making reforms in the Consti-
tution had arrived. 4.That the Deputies of the Cortes should
in future have the property indicated by the Constitution ;
and something more which Ido nut recollect. In the com-
munications of Mr. Canning to Sir W. A'Coart no intuition
is made of the first of these modifications.

" These communications. verbally made and brought for-
ward in an indirect and vague manner, could, according to
the view of his Majesty's Government, make no change in
the question ; in the first place, because the alterations to
the Censtiteolon which they involved were altogether eon-
trary to what had already been manifested in the most public
manner to the Cabinets of the Holy Alliance. 9.11 y, Be-
cause these alterations ere also contrary to the solemn de-
clarations made by the Cortes in the sittings of the 9th and
11th of January. Idly, Because the propositions were not
made in a manner suitable to matters of such high import-
ance. And 4thly, Because the vague manner in which the
Viscount de Chatesubriand bad declared himself, carried
with it all the character of the bad faith of the Govern-
ment of the Tuilleries, of which Spain has already received
so many proofs."-

ADDRESS or TYE CORTES TO Tin Ne. ,
The Cortes, on the Ist of May presented an address
to the King, in answer to his address to the Spaniards
on the 26th of the preceding month. In this address.
after complimenting his Majesty on the sentiments he
had expressed, though they observe that this language
is only what was looked for, they Sill—" Yet in the
actual crisis, every new manifestation is of use, and if
our foreign and domestic enemies repeat their insults,
and confirm them with their acts—if they profess shame-
lessly their invariable resolution to subject us to the
yoke of an absolute government, it is just and proper
that you, Senor, the Cortes, and the nation, should at-
tach themselves most firmly to the altar of the Consti-
tution. in which alone are conceatrated our glory. our
independence. and our security.
" So do the Cortes. Senor ; and again they protest,
that, assembled around the Constitutional Throne, they
will triumph or fall with it, sparing no means to sup-
port it, and to conquer in the arduous struggles which
is prepared, and on the issue of which depend the most
precious interests of Spain. of Europe, of the present
genetatioo, and of posterity."