The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

to remove their crops, but on the payment of rent.

old paper money of %pain was Lot worth the interest due
upon it; and upon the restoration of the tyranny, sic
finances of the nation will return to their desperate condi.
tion. The revenue cannot be carried to the extent requisite
for the bare maintenance of the authorities; many of
whom were accustomed to be several years in arrean
and no loan could have been raised upon any other secnritl
than that which the royalist faction will now abolish. A
free government, after struggling with the difficulties is
cidental to its situation for a few years, would have fogad
ample resources in the lands hitherto misappropriated,
or unappropriated ; but the restoration of despotism and the
inquisition, leaves no hope to the fundholders, either of
security for the principal advanced, or the interat,
expected. The Columbian Bonds have been sufficiently
depreciated; but the bonds of royalist Spain would
Ibe literally worth nothing but the paper on which
they are written, in a few months. The Cortes perhaps
erred in not snaking a more extensive division of the
Church property, and national domains. They bad
better have employed them to obtain the affections of the
I people, than the money of foreigners; but they were hr
too moderately disposed. They wished, like the old nu
in the fable, to please everybody; and like him they he,
pleased nobody, and are likely to lose their cause into the
bargain.

The French papers we received yesterday, have a detail
of certain arrangements, obtained through the me iisro
of Lord Strangford, to settle the disputes between Russia
and the Porte. We are not anxious that these dispute
should be settled; because the reconciliation of the tm
despotisms, might tend to injure the Greek cam;
Russia being as averse to the independence of the Gred
States. as Turkey imelf. England, it is said, is to be ore
of the mediators on the part of Greece; and that Etame
in general has discovered it to be a duty to protect
Christian Greece, against the disciples of Mahomet. The
discovery comes rather late; and the Greeks had ler
better trust to their own swords, than to the proposed
mediation.

Sir Charles Stewart, in his despatches from Paris, as.
nounces that Ferdinand is on his way to Madrid ; but his
not stated from whence he derived his authority; nodes.
patch having even announced that the Spanish King if
actually reached the French head quarters ; and the beet
ligence of the Chronicle to-day, goes to negative the probo
bility of his being permitted to leave Cadiz just at present
The royalist force in South America has suddenly ad.
vanced upon Lima, and taken possession of it, without
any resistance. Such a movement, however, can han
no seriously injurious consequences to the republican eauss.
It is a measure probably prompted by despair. The royaliu
army is too insignificant in number to make any hover
sion upon a country of such an extent.
The reign of the new Emperor of the Brazils it likely to
be nearly as short as that of the Emperor of Mesita
Republican spirit is agitating the country ; and it is pus
balite that the King of Portugal may have his eldest hole
returned upon his bands, on the failure of royal business a
the new world.
EPTTHETB.—A morning paper, in its theatrical critique,
has the epithet of hail-stone hearted, as applicable to sad
beaus as Lord Foppington! An explanation eould bed
use to some of its readers we are certain.
EXPECTATIONS :—Another morning paper saps—Feri•
nand of Spain, has a glorious opportunity of immorts
hieing himself, in the present crisis. Ye—just as matt
as an ass of flying. He is incapable of an idea that
could lead to the paths of honor.
Vera Crux Gazettes to the beginning of Angust inform
us that on the 27th of the preceding mouth several shock'
of earthquake were felt in that city, and some of tit
buildings injured. The lights of European improveasen
seem to be making a steady progress in the South. Is
the public prints at Vera Cruz, the propriety of toleration
Is openly discussed. A Committee of the Congress he
prepared the plan of a Constitution, which is to be die
sussed at the meeting of that body. It commences wilt
laying down certain political axioms, from whence it inks
the 1. reedom of Mexico, and then goes on to provide for
the details of 6ovei nnient and protection.
A letter from Charlesto3 (United States), states that
some fears were entertained by the citizens there of another
Negro Plot, in consequence of the appearance of one of the
Blacks at large, who had been spared for the former cor
spiracy, on condition of leaving the State. Large rewards
had been offered for his apprehension, and active MIAOW
were taking to attain it.
Accounts from Cape Missurado and the neighboariag
parts state, that that portion of Africa had been wet
healthy down to the end of July, than for some onset
The report of a tornado having destroyed the fort there is
contradicted ; and, at the subsiding of the rains, it vases.
petted the cultivation of the land would activelyeesnawatt
The French merchants are loud in their complaints tket
the chief products of France, oil and wine, are wholly is.
terdicted an the Netherlands. This trade was went le
carried on to a considerable vaunt. In the course of tbe
last year only (1822) from the pert of Dunkirk elves
10,735 bl dk. of wine were shipped off for various ports el
the Netherlands.
On the 29th of August, a dreadful conflagration Nob
out in the village of Monasterzyska, in Gallic's. Fog
dwelling houses were utterly destroyed, besides the Imp!!
Tobacco Magazine. The entire loss se estimated at 3110,w1
florins, about 30,0001. sterling.--(Vecnne paper.)
The Journal of Caen states, that on the e2d nit. as 11, de
la Pommeraye, Member of the Chamber of Deputies,
returning from Caen to his seat at Crenilly, aecompTtrt
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by his Lady, the horse which was drawing the cabr".
was struck dead by the Archie fluid. The kWh,'
themselves were no further hurt, except experient
very smart shock, as if from a Galvanic battery.