The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-31 00:00:00

COLOMBIAN LOAN.

The following is a Copy of a Notice posted this morning,
at the Foreign Stock Ecehange :

The Contractors have received this morning by the
Jamaica mail, a letter from their Agent at Begets, Mr
W. C. Jones, dated August the 9114 of which the follow-
ing it an extract:—

"On the 39th of July 1 received a note front General
Santander,* requesting snyattemlance at the Palace at two
o'clock. I accordingly waited on hits at that boar, and
was informed that the purpose for which I was summoned
was to acquaint me that the Congress had conferred full
powers to the Executive to arrange the *Clair of Mr. Zea's
loan, anti that he purposed, in conseqnenee, to retss4enise
the 24 per Cent. discount, the interest, and th:t commission,
—that is to say, all the leading stipulatioos of the col.-
tract. That it only remained for the contrictors to prove
that the money had been paid by them for the Republic to
Mr. Zea's order. To the justice of this, lof course most
readily assented, and assured him that you were quite as
desirous to place this point beyond a question as himself."
Freeman's Court. Oct. 21, 1933.
" The Vice-President.
+This expression refers to the contract price of the loan.
which was SO per cant.

By the arrival of an Express this morning, we have re-
ceived Paris NMI of yesterday's (late ; but their con-
tents are not very interesting. The following are extracts
fr )rn the Eioile of Oct. 30 :

Fes hlajesty presided at s Council of
.3finis-
ters. The King did not go oat te•day.

NEWS FRONT SPAIN.

(OE COURIER EXTRAORDINARY.)
MADRID. OCT. 24.—Tbey write from Gibraltar of the
16th as follows:

Since the King has gained his freedom at Cadiz, there
have arrived here 480 individuals, made and female, (of the
Revolutionary party) from Negreria. One of the most
conspicuous amongst them, is Bertrand de Lys, whip is in
prison for debt.
Extract from the Report of Marshal Duke de Conegliano
to the Minister of War :

DIY LORD,

SARRIA, OCTOBER 22.

The place of See Uriel is in the power of the Royal
troops, and it has surrendered to the authority of his
Catholic Majesty. The garrison are prisoners of war,
and are conducted to France; 916 men, officers, and sol-
diers. They had still provisions for nearly two months. The
allied troops took possession yesterday of the Forts.

Molten%
Gantt/awe Or THa KlNG.—Article I.—Oar cousin, the
Marshal Duke de Bellune is appointed Bliniatrr of State,
and Member of the Privy Council. Louts.
A coasuau, Orr. 24.—.0ur Gazette Universe! gives to.
day the first part of the note remitted on the 30th Aug.
to the Reis Effendi by Lord Strangford. This was the
note which caused the Porte to make concessions to Russia,
and it is to be remarked that the Court of Petersburg has
left in stain quo the affairs concerning the places in Asia
which were reclaimed by the Turks ; and it does not make
any mention concerning the Greeks.

New York papers to toe 29th Sept., and Philadelphia to
the 29th Sept. arrived this morning, from which we select
the following :
(rams Tat FRANKLIN GAZETTS.)

COLOMBIA is stated ill accounts received
from Carthagena to the 3rd of August. that the pro►ince of
Mutton's has joined the Republic of Colombia. This was
to be expected from the recent events which 'have taken
place on the Spanish Main, so favourable to the cause 6f li-
berty. The total extinction of the Royalists ioColombia.is not
only calculated to inspire confidence in seek of the neigh-