The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-19 00:00:00

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To neither of these communications has it been thought
necessary to return any answer ; and, if I now deviated
irons the course pursued in those tivo instances, it is nob
because 1 would not appear to be guilty of incivility, in
sending back your messenger without a written acknow-
kdgment of your letter.
1 have, however, nothing to add to that acknowledg-
ment. The King, my Master, hating a Minister resi-
dent near the person of his Catholic Majesty, retract re-.
eeive a communication of this description ;—.iod it is,
therefore, not consistent with my (44 /to jay before the
• • King, the letter addVessed to hisilliffesty, which I ray;
' the honour herewith to return.
I have the honour, &e.
• (SignedV) Um CANNING.
xcelleney Don ictor Saes, &c. &c.

FRENCH PAPERS.
Nitta, JULY 16,—Baron Hyde de Nenville, A mimes*-
, dor from one Court to his Marty the King of Portugal,
will set off this evening for Lisbon.
The Prince de Poliguae onr Ambassador to the
British Court, will set a to-morrow (yesterday) for
London.
We are informed from a good source, that the King of
Portugal has sent two Commissioners to Rio Janeiro,
charged with a letter to his son, and positive orders to
stay hostilities immediately. Similar order, have been
sent to Bahia, and Rio de la Plata. There is good
ground for belief that the Prince Royal will not hesitate,
under existing circumstances. to second the intentions of
his august father.
The following letters has been written to General
Quiroga by, the Count of Carthagena, (Moral° :)
Lego, June 29.
My dear goiroga,—iiron have done a foolish thing in op-
posing yourself to the passage of an Officer, who. by my
orders, was carrying despatches to the Authorities of Co-
'ru nos, to whom I wished to communicate the events which
had occuree. in this city on the 26th Inst., and in permitting
the persons who accompanied him to falsify facts by paint-
ing my coneuct es that of a traitor to my country. You
know very well—for you were witness to it, that my de-
claration of my determination not to reeognisethe Regency,
which had been established at Seville on the 11th of this
month, in contempt of the Royal author:ty, sprung from the
very same principles as those which induced me to accept
ibe command of this army. Determined to make every
iscritice to repel foreign invasion, and to defend the Politi-
cal Constitution of the Monarchy, I saw that it was funda-
mentally attacked, and I could not sanction a proceeding
which both the people and army detested. You yourself
were witness of the ppinion generally expressed, by those
whom I assembied, for the purpose of proceeding upon the
surest grounds, in so delicate a matter. As for yourself,
•eshile you acceded to the principles which actuated them,
but doubted the authenticity of the Journal which had con-
vinced there, and of the particular news which confirmed
the whole, you alone recognized the Regency conditionally:
D. t..riniued to secure the safety of your person, )ou demand-
ed of me, tor that purpose, aid, which I willingly granted
you. though I could not do so without difficulty, because my
biods were but scanty ; they atnoented only to 70,1100 reels.
Not feeling myself at liberty to appropriate for your use, at
*het momeet, more than 4.000, I promised to supply you at.
a ititure period with a larger sum, derived by my own pri-
son fortune. .
What is it, then, which you now demand? Will you have
the !mistiness to falsify the promise which you voluntarily
made me at the time of Your departure, and which l did not
ask of you? Will you fix that stain epee your honour, and
wound mine also, by listening to those lying aceonnts of my
conduct which are propagated by those about you? I have
a better opinion of your delicacy, and I shall continue to
rely neon that opinion. being persuaded that you will adopt,
the onli coarse which becomes you when you learn the em-
berrassinent in which you have placed me. He who in the
Isle of Leos, raised with sincerity the cry of liberty, can
never cease to regard as the exclusive object of all his
effi.rts, the prosperity of his country. You, above all, who
were burn In this beautiful prowinew of Galieia, yen wilt
certainly be ready to sacrifice your opinions and your life to
deliver her from the evils with which she is menaced.
It appears that the French have already invaded the As-
turias. and that on the 24th of this month they were at
Oviedo. They have assembled—considerable forces at
Leon. and Galicia has to fear an immediate invasion.
Under these circumstances. I determined to resist the in-
- vssion try every effort in my power. if the French did not
consent to the proposition which I made to (fen. Bourck.
fir suspending hostilities. and for agreeing to an sr-
mistice, during which he should leave Galicia and the other
prov niers free, to be goy. reed by the established authorities.
and waiting fur the happy moment when the Kim: and the
Nation should adopt that form of Government which would
hr most expedient. But how can I resist the iuvasioo, if
you eateriy separate opinion from the force which I must
employ ? 12,11,0 on the evils into which toe imprudence of
those who surround you are precipitating you ; refl-ct that
they have never had the public good, or your individual
&or) at heart ; that by their rashness they will compel you,
to plunge a dieser in the bosom of that country which loves
you. kty friendship for you, and my gratitude for that friend-
ship whicii you have always shown towards me; make it a
ditty that 1 should not confine myself to mere advice; bat
that i should offer you whatever is in my power for your per-
spoil safety.
Relieve me. Quirogo. your Impotent efforts will merely
produce popular commotion, and oblige the people to invoke
the aid of an invading army, which wlil advance, giving
laws to those Provinces wnose tranciiiitity I intend to main-
tain. Determine, then, to banish far from you those who
give such imprudent advice; fulfil the promises which you
• voluntari.y made me; give to your unhappy country the
proof of your love for her, and rely always upon the frank
and sincere friendship of thy friend,
(Signed) Tor Count de CARTHAGENA.
FRENCH FUNDS, JULY 16.—Five per Cents, opened at
Olt Ilk.; closed at 01.1.—Bank Stock. I,3Ss.—Neapolitan
live per Cent., 74—Exchange on London, one month, 23f.
70c. ; three months, 2M. tiOc.

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DIARY FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.

WIT!I TES TINES 01 111011 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE.
July W. 14.-0711NUND. APTARIN.
High water—morn. Est o'clock ; even. 17 m. aft. 12.
21. 4.—Suu rises 2 m. aft. 4.
High water—worn. 43 m. aft. 13 ; even. I Ins. aft. I.
22, T.-31hanhisn.
High water—morn. 30 in. aft. 1 ; even. 2 o'clock.
23; W.—Fr xi, MOON AT 3 HORN.
, tifith water—morn. 23m. aft. 2; even. 43 m. after 2.
24, Tu.—Jupiter vises 211 m. after I morn.
High water—morn. 1 m. aft. 2; even 17 in. aft. 2.
25, F.-Bv. JANRI Ds.
High water—morn. 31 m. aft. 2; even. 4L m. aft. 2.
26, S.—St. AIM.. Duns or CAMS. BORN.
High water—morn. 57 m. aft. 3; even. 10 min. aft. S.
NATURALISTS' CALENDAR.—To enable our readers to
judge of the season, we select from the calendars of the Rev.
White of Selborna, and Mr. Markwlck, of the neigh.
bourhood of Battle, the dates of the following familiar oc-
currences, which have been observed during a course of
years, add which may usually be expected about the present
period :
(Where two dates are given, they denote the earliest and
iwbt‘ the latest limes at which the occurrence was observed. The
letters W. and M. are the initials of the names of -the ob-
Dodder flourished.—W. July 20.—M.July 9, Aug. 7.
Wild Clover 11.—W. July 21.—M. May 11, June 7.
Ruck Wheat 9.—W. July 21.—M. June 27, July 10.
Wheat Harvest begun.— W. July Id, Aug.-VS.—if. July
1, -Aug. 26. •
Wild Cherries ripe.—W. July 22.
Bees kill dronis.— W. Judy 23.
Wild Marjoram 6.—W. .110 96.—M. July 1-7, Aug. 29.
Shifts begin to depart—W. July 117-99.—MtAug. 11.
(To be continued.)
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