The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-12 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

direction taken, it liss.passed the Alpojarrs. This is all
thr itiformition Limes at present to coinniunicate to your
Excellency,&e.
"14anada, July', "JUAN SENEN DE CONTRERAS.
"To the most cecrlleut Secretary of State
for the War Department. "

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CORRESPONDRNCE RETIV BEN SIR ROBERT WIL
SON AND MURILLO.

..

The Aloinenp, Chronicle, from which we yesterday copied
the correeponslenre between Sir R. Wilson and '3lorillo, has
published to-day the follosing ekplanation, of the circum-
stoners under which the correspondence took piece, and the
Motives by which Sir Robert was actuated on the occasion.
The respectability of the splatter from which they derived
the explanation, entitle it, they state, to the utwost autho-
rity :
In publishing the Correspondence between Sir Robert Wil-
son and General Morillo. the Editor of The Chronicle nc-
knowlestged that "the perusal of it had ailed him with some
astonishment."
Circumstances enabling one of its readers to throw some
Ughu upon those documents, he imparts for The Chronicle.
information, and with great pleasure, the following fads'
and reasons which certainty induced the proceedings above ale
laded to :
The Chronicle is aware that Sir Robert Wilson reached
Vign on the sKith July. At that time all was in alarm and con-
sternation at that place, in consequence of the defeat and dis-
persion of a force rather imprudently sent to attack General
Morillo, at the Bridge of San Payo. Morino had moved after-
wards to itedondela. only two leagnes from Vigo, his detach-
ments occupying Soligno, a point that intersected the commu-
nication wilts Grosse, and connected him with the factious of
'Pug and Guardia.
from Redondo!s he had sent a submens to the town of Vigo,
to snrrendet, arid the Junta was actually sitting at the moment
Sir Robert arrived, to return an answer, with the undisguised
intention of capitulating, there not being more than WO men
in the town, issciustlngthe volunteers.
Such was the actual state of affairs at Vigo when Sir Robert
Wilson rescued that place, and ender circumstances (namely.
his wound), which rendered any military exertion on his pert
impossible. HIS only object. therefore, was toguirs lime, and
but one mode of doing so presented itself, viz. negociation.—
He renewed in consequence a correspondence with Morillo,
for the avowed purpose of obtaining an armistice, if pos-
sible, upon an enlarged scale; but at all events, to procure
such a suspension of that General's operations as might give
time to restore order and confidence at Vigo, and facilitate the
dislocation of the forces in that twighneurhood. Ills corre-
spondence, it will be perceived. commenced on the 2.lth July,
and sees terminated by General hlorillo's answer, dated near
Punts. Vedra, August Ist. Thus the object of Ifir Robert
Wilson was'pdatlally Obtained, and advantage was taken of
that suspension of hostilities, on the part of General Murillo,
to fee ..e arrangetbentt and adopt measures with a view to fu-
turecnntingenc4a.
tied Morino areepted the propositions, en armistice was
secured, and Coranna preserved from impending peril : if he
declined the propositions and continued hostilites, the noto-
riety of the. fact of such refusal to enter into negociations cal-
culated to terminate the evil of civil war, must have an effect
prejudicial to his authority and power. Neither the Spanish
Government nor city individual Spaniard was committed by the
propositions whether accepted or not accepted by General Mo-
rino. it was the proposal of a Foreigner, upon Isis own indi-
vidual responsibility, 'whose acts might be disavowed or not as
the Government pleased ; bit: supposing the propositions ac-
celtesl by Morino, use certain resett would here been the pre-
servation of Coruna mist Vsgo at a very critical moment and
season of the year, for a given time.
That the enemy shouid accept such propositions could hardly
be expected ; by the result, therefore. Sir Robert Wilson's ob-
ject was so far realized. that hostile operations against Vigo
r were suspended from the :nth July to the SJ August, and all
that time gained from the enemy for further arrangement and
disposition of 'the Constitutional forces under G Is Vego
and Palarea. It was a rase dc guerre," ably played off
at a moment of distress to serve a temporary purpose, and in
this light only will any mass in his senses view the whole pro-
ceediUll.

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TU ESDAr EVRNDIO, AUGUST 12, 143.

TI e following note was this morning issued from the
office of the Mo,niis Herald:—
Morning Herald Office,Nine o'Clock. a.m.
We have received the following important information, by
an Express from Paris :

Paris, August O.

TELcaRAPTite

" A Tel egraphic Despatch, dated from the Head Quarters at
Caroline. the oth of August, announetts that Ballasteros has
given in his submission, and acknowledged the Regency."
P. S.—The Paris Papers of Sunday do not contain any other
news of importance.

A letter, received this morning from Falmouth, states
that the Spanish Royalists had made an attack on the Con.
stitution alists, at Saint Roche, and were, in some degree
suceessitil; but afterwards, on making an attempt on the
lines, they were repulsed.

A Flanders, Mail arrived this morning, has brought us
Brussels papers to the 9th instant. Their contents are not
devoid of interest. An article from Corfu, dated June 30
after stating, what we had previously learnt, that the Pacha.
of Scutari had yielded to the importunities of the Sultan
and sent some of his troops ag.rinst the Greeks, now inform 5
us that the fort• or fifty thousand Albanians, which the
Turks and their friends had talked of, are reduced to an
auxiliary force of about two thousand men. The Com-
mander of this small corps goes to Iligtolia or Macedo-
nia, whence he will proceed to Thessaly. The whole
region of Chassia which embraces the chain of
mountains that unite Pindns to Olympus, it is understood,
has taken arms against the Turks.—ln Germany, the spirit
which had manifested itself so strongly among the young
men at the Universities, appears to have but little subsided. In
the University of Lei psig, an investigation is carrying on for
the detection of some suspected secret associations. The
suspicion of their existence has been excited by a kind of
Ipilgrimage made there by some students from Ilalle I and
some disorders have taken place among the Polish students,
who are very numerous at Leipeig. In the mean time, an

active hostility is employed against the agents of the
press. Dr. Murhard, editor of the Universal Political
Annals, who has resided for several years at Francfort, on
the Maine, Las experienced some obstacles to the
continuation of his abode in that free city. It
is not known whether foreign influence is concerned
in it. However, this he, Mr. Murchard, has applied
to the Diet, whose Constitution expressly prohibits
all personal persecution of writers. But it is in Switzer-
land, (once and long the asylum of Freedom) that the
Press is doomed to experience the most galling restraints.—
The following intelligence is from Zhrich, dated July 23d:—
The Report of the Committee on the Police of the Press has
beep unanimously adopted by the Confederation. All the Can-
tons will therefore take the most rigorous measures to hinder
the journals and pamphlets from containing any thing oTensive
to Allied Powers, and which may cause the least inisunder-
stsuding between Switzerland and the neighbouring States.—
They will therefore refuse admission to all refugees who have
quitted their own country, after having disturbed its Iran-
. quillity, and who are consequently pursued as agitators, as
well as those who, during their abode la Switzerland, have
abused the hnspit.lity afforded them by enraging in secret in-
trigues, either against Switzerland or against other Govern-
ments. In future all strangers coming to Switzerland must
have regular passports signed by the Magistrates of their re-
spective Cantons.
Accounts from Carlsrulte, dated July 29th, announce some
negotiations of importance, in which the. British Cabinet is
engaged. The Gazette of that City contains an article
dated Augsburg, to the following effect :
" Let tars which we receive from all quarters, inform us that
the English Cabinet has made important overtures to those of
Copenhagen and Stockholm. Denmark, it Is said, enters en-
tirely into the English policy. Sweden has not yet giVila a
decided answer to the note of the British Minister; but the
Council of State has met several times to discasshis proposals ;
and the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs hay had con-
ferences with the English Ambassador; the object of which
is, to draw still closer the bonds which unite the two countries.
" On the other hand, a letter from Vienna glees us to under-
stand that the East will shortly be the theatre of important
events. as the Cabinet of St. Petersburg at length perceives
that the intervention of the •English and Austrian Ministers at
Constantinople has produced no satisfactory result. A report
has already been circulated at Vienna. that the Porte has
withdrawn its forces which it had assembled in Thessaly, to
• send them to the banks of the Danube."

STOCK ESCRANOE, 12 O'CLOCK.—ConSoIi opened at 62F3,
at which price they have remained steady.
The arrival of the Express from Paris, bringing the ac-
count of the submission of Ballasteros to the Regency, has
caused great surprise in the city. Spanish, which opened
at 333, got up on the above news to Mt. There is a re-
port prevailing that the Duke of Somerset bas gone to
Cadiz ; the object of his mission is as yet kept a secret.
FOREIGN FUNDS.—The information of the submission of
Ballesteros caused a' great bustle in the Foreign Market
this morning, as it is now imagined that the Cortes will
come to some accommodation with the Duke d'Angouleme
New Spanish, 3a—Russia, Se— Columbia, O to 88—French
Scrip, 24i.

In a preceding column we have inserted a communica-
tion, extracted from the Morning Chronicle of this day, in
explanation of the correspondence between Sir Robert Wil-
son sud Morillo, which yesterday excited very general as.
tonishreent and perplexity. Before we notice the particu-
lars of the object of the correspondence, or empire how far
Sir Robert may he justified in its use as a deception on the
person whom he engaged in it, we cannot but condemn the
rashness which published to the people of England the
enigma without the key, and left them to labour ander im-
pressions as injurious to the character of its contriver, as
painful to his friends. After the public had for four and
twenty hours been much further led astray to the publica-
tion, than Zdorillo was by the correspondence, they are
set at ease this morning by the intimation that the eorre.
spondence with that traitor u as only intended to gain time
for other objects, and that the proposed negotiation was a
ruse de guerre.
After the affair at San Payo and Redondilla, to which the
explanation refers, and of which we have given an account
in another part of our paper, Morillo, it appears, despatched
a letter to the Governor of Vigo, stating, " that as he
had commenced hostilities, he (the General) was determined
to possess himself of Vigo; that he offered terms which, if
refused, the inhabitants and soldiers of Vigo would soon
find the foreigner would not be disposed so generously to
grant." Retiondilla, front which Alorillo's letter was dated,
is only about two leagues from Vigo. Sir Robert, with a
view to delay, proposed the correspondence with Morino;
and this proposal was approved of by the Authorities of
Vigo. blorillo at first hesitated to suspend his movement
against Vigo, during the negotiation. but at last consented
to do so—and time, then of the greatest importance, was
thereby gained.
Such are the particulars as given to day in the piper
referred to, and which, it is expected, will appear sufficient
to justify the conduct of Sir Robert Wil.on. He bed an
important object to accomplish, anti lie arcomplished it to
the satisfaction of those who were most deeply interested in
the issue. It is admitted, however, that in his anxiety to
effect the object lie had at heart, Sir Robert will be thought
to have proceeded further in his compliments to Mdrillo,
and made more free nub the English Government than
were strictly necessary for that purpose. That policy is
very questionable which expresses opinions, for the acc.om-
plislonent of a temporary purpose, of which an enemy may
afterwards take the advantage.

In another part of our paper will be found a Report of
the speech of the presiding Judge at the late Kilkenny
Assizes. It is another satisfactory evidence of the end.a.
your now pursued by the Judicial Authorities in Ireland to
restrain those abuses of power, which, under the colour of
law, had, heretofore, prevailed in that misruled country.
A principal object with the Bench, during the recent As.
sizes,frout the Chief Justice to the youngest Judge on the
circuit, has been, as the Irishman gratefully obset yes, to
inculcate a milder and more correct course of conduct on
Magistrates and their subordinate officers. "Hitherto, they
have " borne the snord in vain." They have neither been
" a terror to evil &Ire" nor obtained " the praise of those
who do well."

ng e
The followl accotent of thes affaiebeitmen MAN and
the Constitutionalists at the Bridge of Sampayo, may be
depended on:—
" The affair of Morillo calls the battle of Redondela,
to 1k place in this way :—A detachment of 800 men was
sent from Vigo for the purpose of dislodging him from his
position at the bridge of Sr. Pavo, and fortifying it against
any future attack. The detachment was commanded by a
Colonel, who had 'elicited the honour for reasons which
will appear by the result. His inferior officers who led the
advance, beat Morillo's cavalry, and drove in all his out-
post in great confusion. He commenced barricading the
bridge; on the cowing up of the Colonel commanding, he
dismissed the men to refresh themselves and take some rest,
and remaitted with a chosen guard at the bridge. Morillo,
who was well acquainted with his intentions, came on with
all his force. This Colonel and his guard offered no re-
sistance, did not even fire an alarm shot, bet remained with
Morillo nominally his prisoners, and the sleeping detach.
meat thus betrayed, had the dragoons amongst them before
they had the slightest notice. Immediately, however, they
watt as touch resi•tance as the circumstances permitted,
and succeeded in getting to the hills dispersed,hut without
loss, save those of traitors, and the same evening re-assew-
'bled it Vieu,indig mint at the base conduct of the fellow who
betrayed them."
Extract of a letter, from Madrid, July 28:—The Duke
d'Angoaleme left us at two olock this morning for Seville.
accompanied by 2,000 of the Royal Guard, and the whole
of the sta. As he proceeds by easy stages, it may be 13
or 20 days err lie reaches Seville. Several detachments of
troops have left this of late for the South, and in a day or
two the whole of the present garrison will take the same
direction; then will he relieve I by the troops that have
been vatiored between this and Vittoria, who are marching
hitherward, and some have arrived to day; these, in like
manner, will be relieved by the divisions forming the block-
ades of San Sebastian and Patupeluna—the new troops from
France succeeding them. The soldiers in the surround-
ing villages are also tinder orders for Andalusia; so that
in the whole. his Royal Highness takes a reinforce-
ment of abent fifteen thousand men. Conjecture
is now at an Ohl with respect to the origin of the fire on the
20th at the Church and Convent of the Espiritu Santo. A
German whooccnpied one angle of the building as a coffee-
house and brewery, has confessed that the fire broke out is
his brewery; that he was 24 hours endeavouring to extin
guirlt it ; that he had called in no assistance, nor mention-
ed it oa account of the heavy floe imposed on all persons is
whose premises a fire breaks out. A great mauy persons
were arrevell on suspicion, all of the Constitational party,
to whom it was at first ascribed, but who are, however,
not likely to be released, notwithstanding the discovery
now made.
There is no foundation whatever, rays the Courier, for
the statement of one of our con eneporaries yesterday, that
the " Cabinet, at its late sitting, came to a resolution, de-
clining all interference, as mediators nr otherwise, between
the belligerent parties in the Peninsula, should overtures
towards a reification ericeeded from the offending Go-
vernment.' From whatever quarter such overtures wry
come, es are persuaded that they will be equally well re-
ceived by oat Government. The feelings which it enter-
tains on the subject are still the same as were expressed in
Mr. Canniug's last words on the subject, previous to the
breaking out of time war:—" I 3111 commanded, in conclu-
sion," said die Right Hon. Secretary, in his Despatch to
Sir Charles Stuart, of the 31st of March, 1n23, " to direct
your Excellency to declare to the French Minister that his
Majesty wi' I be, at all tinter, ready to renew the interposi-
tion of his :rood offices fur the purpose of terminating those
hostilities which his Majesty has so anxiously, though in-
effectually, endeavoured to avert."
The Repott of an approaching Congress, to be held ei-
ther at Vienna, or some place mere metrical, continues to
be talked of in the Ministerial circles. It is said, however,
that It will not be attended with all that diplomatic forma-
lity which c haracterized the proceedings at Verona, while
at the save time it will be more general in its details.—
limides the Affairs of Spain, which are to form the grand
feature of deliberation, those of the smaller States of Ger-
m toy are likewise to be eticussed. The policy which for
soma years oast his b -en pursued by the Courts of Bavaria
and Wirt. m.berg is slid to have given the highest offence
to the Holy e ; that of the latter answer in particu-
lar. One treat object of the ensuing Coct Tes. will be, to
set forth to Europe, in a clear and convincing light, the
prieciples tat which the Holy Alliance refers to act, and
the compact by which they are held together:
A vessel arrived from Gilboa brings intelligence, that
by a recent order front Madrid, that Port had been re-
stored to the freedom of Cradle which existed previous
to the Eseablislonent of the Constitutional Government.
We learnt by a letter from Paris of Saturday last, that the
report of Altishal's death in a duel is not correct. He lives
at Limoge I, in a state of retirement.
The Dieali mail arrived yesterday, bringing letters from
Corte, dat.sd July 9, which contain further reports respect-
ing the in. gtary operations in the Morea. These letters
state that the Sereskier Mehemet Paella would not wait till
a part of the Turlcish fleet should reach Patras before he
wade an attack on the Mores on his side, but to soon as the
Captain Paella had landed mouse troops in Negropont, be
advanced with his army, consisting of 18,000 omen, bath
Asiatics and Europeans, by way of Z itouny towards the
Thermopylr. Odysseus, who at that dose had only 2,000
mer, defended that celebrated pass with greet bravery.—
The, Greeks sustained great loss, but maintained their
ground till the arrival of a reinforcement of 9,000 men,
with which they attacked the Turks, earl made them ree
• treat in confusion. They took Zeitouny by storm. The
Turkish fleet which arrived off Patras had. up to this date.
done nothing besides pluntieri eg a dozen merchant vessels of
different (triune in the vicinity of 31isKrlan;lai. It isaffirmed
that the ilinssulmen have banged an Italian eat Ill!!!: It
the first tart of this account should he manned, It May be
presented that the fourth expedition of the Tails against
the Moro will have no better success than the three pree
ceding.
Accnutits from Remlin, dated the 01st Jaly, state that
i the latest letters from Servs and Ilitoglia agree in assert-
, ing that the plague has broken out at Larissa, and that tie
Turks art flying in all directions to escape the pestilence.
' —This precaution is, hoe ever, certainly very contrary le
the religious prejudices and usual practice of the Slur
submits',
LordA letterc o. fromi nes
iPne tate
consequence
coef•lft ea 2,
mutiny f J uanmeo,
nstgatt
here,
sa thati-
ors of the Brazilian squadron, had Leen compelled to du,
mantle and lay up some of his ships, and that be remained
at sea with only one matt of ear and a frigate—a force too
weak for the attack lie had meditated on time Portuguese
fleet. On the Ifith affairs at Bahia continued in the same
state, but ammunition and supplies of food had been got in.
Oenetal Madeira felt quite confident that he could main-
tain the place. Accounts from Alvranham stated, that the
interior was in a very distressed condition.

By a Royal ortlinsree of the King of the Netherlands
dated the 2Sth ult, the commissioners for the sinking had
have bees authorized to raise a loan of 84.1,1100,000 guilder'.
about 140110,000/. sterling. The luau is proposed to be
raised by subscription,
A respertable mercantile house in the city has received
letters from Corunt,a, which state that in the battle of the
Lith, ono French regiment was entirely destroyed. The
writers entertain no apprehensions for the security of Ca
twins.
Advice. from Leghorn, of the ,`tli of July, states that
all communication between that place and Corsica Wei
interrupted by the numerous Spanish privateers which are
at gem.
A shock of an earthquake was distinctly felt, on the
evening of the jth nit„ in the }al isites of Colnue, Veld'
tone, and Stratbdon, in Abcrdeemthire.

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get possession of the line
and returnrd to San Roe

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from Naples, and on the
from Leghorn, for Litrrte
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passing through for the r
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Wigtown Bay to-day, h
nearly opposite tatslnisl
ing got wet, and burned
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from this side of the bay,
toast and upper works, d
but no lives were lost, a
near the land.
WIIALI FISHERY.—EI
Anzust s:—" l'hc Hope
from Greenland. She re
lost, and that she heard
been beset nr damaged.
died of a fever the end of
July, perhaps sooner that
event takes pate.—The
23 6sh, 130 mos."
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werpoal, arrived at !Strop
left the ice the 12th Jules
25 tons of oil. Brings it
later than tlicew inserted i
vessels as follows lett
Gleaner, Shand, '2 ; Jean
sun, 2; Union, 11a4k:e,
4.—Leith. Juno, 14411,
Greenock. Johns, Jacks
was a gnat de.il of thick
upon the whole very unpr

RETURN OP WARM WI
moineter, exposed to the
and two o'clock to-day, at
FREEMASONRY.— In co
meat respeeting s-cret n
and ffonnurahle Society
Ireland have been placed
the strictness of Alatonie
their Order from giving
and consequently that, et
might possibly, if they et
disagreeable alternative o
to the Magistracy on the
Masotti° duty on the °Oil
sanction, and with the t
tirace the Duke of Lein"
Irel.wd, duly considerin;
the Order is placed, order
ration of 14 days from
say, after theist day of 44
middies of Freemasons i
Freemasons, until again
of the Grand Master, wh
dom may think it expeilii
modify the same, as that
Ireland may be placed an
of the Freemesons of Eng
. An immense meteor p
to north, on Woli.esdaY
surpassed its brilliancy
to dissipate in a long t
Star.)
A NOVELTY IN rats Nell
private stills which had
spirits, were seized in an c

east of this town, togeti
sixty gallons of wash.
Parliament in such cases
spirits., wash, and other n
proprietor of such stills,
the sable shall he found
for every place in arida
and also for every still
!Arils/ detected an aidii
Fel practices, are liable
Imprisoned six months, if
not be psid. Four Scott
tioned Wisner, were on tl
order $ military escort, al
fore T. Partington, Esq.;
not appear to the Magi-tr
found aiding and assisi
against them, and they
, (Sussex Advertiser.)

Yus CoNsTururrnNAL
,np this defendant ar
hie mad expence in prep!i
ry.guarciian of the public
has cotutienwanded his
Ridgway and his family •
and harassing suspense,
die his conscience to th
tempts to uppregs and ot•
conceive: Possibly, host
though it should be deal
dialo
The. Grand Jury at the
hilt preferred against Mi
Duke of Buckingham, for
mons, which, our readers
the Chnvaick came time
his Grace's conduct test•
His Oraoe appears to he
visem--(Buckinghamsk
WEIGETS AND MEASURE
of Dumfries has made * du
work of a new and infallk
'Tres. The instrument by
suable end is at once rem
end is at the same time lei
ston.—(DistAfries paper.)

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