The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-16 00:00:00

srATESMAN;

in I 2 days after her arrival. The seal end activity
manifested by the diffent ntechipika4 departaiente
in the Navy-yard employed io refitting the Macedo-
nian, certainly deserve the highest commendatioa ;
and sear, happy to learn that Cipt. Downes and his
Officer% have, in every particular relating to the
equipzient of their ship.. been satisfied beyond their
expectation.
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Al L XIGO.

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The following k an extract of a letter, dated, Vera
Cruz, Sept. 26: - -

" We have had two interesting sights since I
closed my last ; the one a skirmish between 45 or 50
fusurgents, well mounted, and about the same num-
ber of dismounted volunteers (called Patricia:),
within- a mile of the walls, whom at length they
charged and dispersed, after cutting to pieces anti
carrying off shoot half of them ; the other happened
only yesterday, and was an attack by, probably, the
same party on thepost for Mexico, shoot thiee mites
eff, which they detained dearly the whole day urn the
scorchiug seeds, carrying eff a few of the loaded mulei,
which took adveotage of the convoy,ind killing two
and wounding eight of the escort,• w ithout further loss
than that done prisoner ; a reinforcement of 100 Men,
horse and foes, sallied out from-hence sod returned
this morning, having cleared the ravine ih wlitch.the
convoy was blockaded, bet neither recovered the pro-
perty nor injured the enemy. On the former occa-
sion the insurgents did not lose a man, although they
charged to within a hundred yard* of the' walls; on
that occasion they had also consideiahle booty, for
they carried off about 50 or 60 cows end 35 muskets.
it is, however, surprising, that a set of men, who
master so extremely weak, should be able to keep
the country as they do, and always come off victo-
rious; from what I can see and pick up, they are
diminished in numbers but emboldened in spirit. The
ftevolotion of this country dates from the middle of
1810, say about six months after the deposition.
of the Viceroy of Buenos Ayres, and still more
after the iosurrection at Caraccas ; the original
mover was a French General, named Davibar (I am
not sure if I have spelt it right), who penetrated
into the kingdom on foot from New Orleans, dis-
guised as a ped.ar, until he disclosed himself to the
Vichy Hidalgo; the plot was, however, discovered,
and the person of Davibar seized and sent to Vera
Crux, and from thence to Spain • but Hidalgo con-
tinued his intrigues, until fearful of further disclosures
he wet induced to precipitate measures. When the
insurrection broke out it was like a torrent; in a mo-
met& all the most wealthy and populous districts were
in the hands of the Insurgents—the Intendericy of
Vera Cruz, excepting the capital and X.alapa, that of
Guadalszara and Guaira:sato, with their seats of
Government and Mint., and the whole country reach-
log from this to the city of Mexico; the first army,
co..,iisting of 80 or 100,000 (the most moderate say
W,000), marched to the plain of Mexico without any
impediment, but on a mere 'how of hostilities, M.
large body of men were all dispersed, Three aid
four years back it was difficult to make up a shipment
of dollars at Vera Cruz without inclodiwg a quarter
era third of the Independent stamp; bet now they
have all disappeared."

FRENCH PAPERS.

PA ins, DEC. It—We are assured that the conse.
cration and coronation of his Majesty will take place
in the course of the mouth of May nest.—(Journal
des Debat..)
Lord Wellington will set out on Sunday nest for
Landon.

It is thought at Lisbon that the Prince Royal of
Portugal will return to that kingdom in the approach.
ing spring, and assume the Administration ; but this
hope seems to rest on a very doubtful fouudstion, for
troops are still required for the Brazils, where the
King appears anxious to establish a great power.—
Portugal remains abandoned to the resentment of
Spain and the insults of the Independent cruisers,
who rain the Portuguese commerce, and capture its
ships in the very mouth of the Tagus.
The privilege of plsyiug at cards in Sweden most
be purchased hi, paying a taz of 21 escudos ; and
that of smoking tobacco, incept by soldiers and
sailors, by paying a tali of from four to eight escalins
a year.
An Ordinance of his Bavarian Majesty authorises
the Electors of the kingdom to proceed without de.
lay to the election of Deputies for the first General
Diet of. Bavaria, which will open on the Ist of Jan.
neat.

Her Majesty the reigning Empress of Rasgis per.
posed to depart on the littb from Carisruhe. Her
Majesty returns to St. Petersburgh, by Prague and
Warsaw. Her Majesty the Empress Mother, on
her departure from Weimer, will go to Berlini where
she will stop some daysofter which she will continue
her route to Petersburgh. Neither of these Prin-
cesses will visit Vienna. The Emperor end thelm-
presses propose to be in Petersburgh before Christ-
mas Day, which, in tbi Russian calendar, falls on
the 6th of 3anuagy;
French Funds.—Five per Cents. 63f. Bank
Stock, 1486 f.

VIENNA, Dec. I..—Wer have daily arrivals here of
persons of distinction. Magnates of Hungray, No-
blemen of Bohemia and Austria, &c. who iatend to
he present at the brilliant fetes to be given during
the stay of the Emperor of Russia, A camp of plea•
sure is also to be formed in the neighbourhood.

WWITZBURGII, DEO. 3.--The Emperor of Russia
arrived Lers this afternoon atone o'clock, and Bet out
sig three, to continue his journey to Maentlerstadt,
CONSTANTINOrLE, OCT. 26.--The Porte has re-
ceived the following details relative to the escape of
Prince Karadja, Ilospodar of Wallachia :—He was
accompanied by bis wife and son, his two nephews
Argiropulo and Vlakutsky, and also by Bojard
Mauro Cordate. It appears, that be had long had his
escape in contemplation, for be had remitted consi-
derable sums to Switzerland, England, and Russia,
several mouths previously. Th. Porte gave. friendly
notice of the Ilospodar's Hight to the Russian Mini-
ster, tied represented to him the necessity of tilling
his moot office. Baron de Strogonof sieved with
the Porte as to this necessity; but he observed, that
patil the expiration of the severs years' Regency; sti-
pulated by Wilily, the sane of Hospodar cpald only
be eljed qd tnlcrim by a kaimacau.

• PRIPitTE CORRESPOWDENCR.
(mom AN OCCAIIbIUL CORRWONDENT•)
Paris, Dec. 13.
The opening of the Chawberi took place amid an
assemblage of very brilliant company. Among the
foreigner•, of distinction Lord and Lady Castlereagh
exited particular observation. When M. de 144.
fayette was cilled to take the oath,. movement of
cariosity% like an electric shock, spread throughout
the Assembly. The speech from the Throne men-
tioned nothing new, eacept that the King will won
'go through the ceremony of his Coronation—a cur.
mutant.* which proves that the negociations con.
cerning tbeCescordat are nearly brought to a ter.
ruination. There if tta yet, however, no prospect
thatit will be submitted to the Chambers in the pre.
sent Session. •
All the efforts of.the bankers and brokers of Park
have been unable to prevent the fall of the Public
Feeds. They fell yesterday to 60, although the
11 printed •geotatien of the Bank makes them 63. ft
was espected that the Speech from the Throne would
hive restored confidence; but the stagnation of com-
merce is still very great in the principal commercial
cities of France.

hinelrid, Nov. 30.

An embargo has been ordered at Cadiz and some
other ports, upon ships of a certain size, for the trans-
port of the troops, which are to be sent immediately
to Seeth•Auserica ; the ezpences of every description
which may be ;mimed by them will be paid by the
ownert of the. ships.
There is a very odd rumour in &collides in this
Capital, about the arrival of a personage, who, it is
supposed, has been sent by the Congress at Aix-la-
Chapelle with some commission to King Ferdinand ;
end the most curious thing is, that a great many pee-
ple, who think themselves very well•informed in po-
litical matters, are very busy in making-conjectures
about the subject of this strange message*.
We are surrounded here with spiei and informers;
no one dares to enramoulcate his opinions to another;
from hence flows a want of confidence, which he can-
not find words to describe. The evils which are pro.
duced by the scourge of the human race are of such
a kind, that no person, however high his rank, is se.
cure against its attacks. A report is whispered, with
great mystery, that a plot of these villains has been
discovered, the object of which was to implicate dif.
fount Grandees of Spain, and the Captain-General
of New Cliti;e; Don Gaspar de Vigodet, in a charge
of designing to subvert the ezisting Government,
and to sobstitute in its stead an Oligarchy like
that of Venice. The number of persons intended
to be affected by this infernal plot amounts, it is said,
'to 60, besides several others who are accused of
agreeing to co-operate with them. The w hate
scheme is reported to have been organized, by per-
sons in office, who, however, are merely lustre.
meals in the hands of the Cl“rical faction, at the
head cf which are the Pope's Nuncio, the Patriarch
of the Indies, and the loquisitor-General.
The state of this country is dreadfol. The roads
are infested with robbers to such a degree, that tra•
Telling, even for the shortest distances, is unsafe.—
The poverty of the People is overwhelmiug, the went
of money severely felt, and every thing announces
an approaching and inevitable catastrophe.
• [There was a report at Aix-la-Chapelle of an autoersph
letter having been sent to King Ferdinand front the Allied So-
vereigns. ib Ohich the SpnatiA King Nal advised In change his
nseawires.]

PRICK OF STOCKS THII
Hank Stock
3 per Cent. Reti.77o
3 per Crnt. ,Conook,
Si per Cent. 860
tuns°lo for Acc. 79i
4 per Cent.

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
5 per Cent. Navy 95
ladia Son& 78 79
Long Ana. 90 1-16
lizeisequer bilks 13 17 1$ p
Osmium

THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IG, 1818.

Every thing that has for some time arrived from
Spain has tended to pepare us to expect a convulsion
in that misgoverned country. Indeed, we are only
surprised that such an event has been delayed so long
—that the People of that country, who cannot be
Ignorant of political right after what has token place
amongst them, and whilst all the rest of Europe are
shaking tyrants upon their Thrones by the mere force
of their opinions, should have bowed their necks until
now to the most ignomidions yoke that ever op-
pressed and degraded human nature, the yoke of at
otrce the weakest and the cruelest of usurping Despots,
of whom, as a brother Sovereign, even the canting
Alliance of Aix-la-Chapelle are ashamed.--
We have now, however, reason to believe, that the
reign of that bigotry and intolerance which could
dare to insult a nation in 'the nineteenth century,
by prescribing to it what books it should read,
turf applying the torture to the moat en-
lightened of its patriots, is about to be brought
to an end.--The internal state of Spilt' and
of the public' mind, in consequence of this horrid
and galling system, has been rapidly approaching that
crisis which renders a great, change inevitable. It was
reported last night, and even the Cortrkr asserted the
circumstance, that intelligence of a very important
nature has been received from Spain, relat;ve to the
internal state of that country. We have t►nt been
able to obtain any particulars of the information thus
hinted at, but it is believed that our Government is
in possession of facts, which lead them to expect
tidings of the deepest interest speedily from Spain.
It is understood that one of thejtecret acts of the late
, •
Congress was to warn and advise ESIDINAND as to
his system if government. This King of Load
IVEisLANGTOS*I making cannot stand to s very