The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-02 00:00:00

LONDON:
MOVDAY ErENINII, APRIL 2, )S2l.

STOCK EXCIIANGR, ONE °Timex.

The Funds have been upon the rise this morning ;
Consols being now bityers at 721 fur the Account,
the Market looking well. Some fresh intelligence is
the cause, but the particulars up to this time, have not
transpired.

Intelligence from Maple. has at length reached us
through the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday last.
and we regret to add, confirms, in a great degree. the
tuortifying accounts that had previously prevailed, re-
specting the dispersion of an important portion of
the,lcapolitan army. The following detail appears,
is; part official :
Nae Les, Mauen It —Within these four days, says
the journal called the race del Scrub), great events
have occurred in this kingdom. We abstain from
all commentary : it would be too painful to make it.
Yesterday we received a second bulletin from Gene-
ral William Pepe, dated Castel di Sangro, twenty
leagues Cann this capital. It is as follows :
" The corps commanded by Oeneral Pepe was chiefly
composed of legionaries and provisional militia, who
were hastily assembled on the first announcement of the
movements of the Austrian troops, and who never be-
lieved the war in which we were engages!.
" With this corps General Pepe haul to guard the
Talley of Rovelo, Tagil:owrat, Antroduco, Leonessa,
and the 'frisuto. The enema- appeared in force its the
neighlmorl lof Civita !Mettle. Among the refuses
nlsich General l'epe had it in his power to follow, the
t prudent was to &hostels from his position, and to
attempt an extensive reconnoissance. On the morning
of the 7th he attacked the enemy near Rieti, and at the
same time directed an attack to be made near lA.onessa
by three battalions. The national troops, and par-
tieularle those of the line, drove hack the enemy
with ,Ise greatest bravery. .'t sleets' Isettal. of
the Cat.itanata distinguished itself in the first line, as
slid a oirmi lut!talion of the 31 light infantry.
" In vain slid the enemy eleploy all his cavalry in the
plain of Rieti, our sharpshooters handled the hussars
severely. awl killed a great number of them, including
some superior officers.
" After a warm tire had continued for seven hours,
the enemy brought up fresh reinforcements. HIS nuns.
hers soon became very superior to ours. The General
urslered a retreat, which was efferted without any of our
troops receiving either a musket shut or sabre cut. Bat
the enemy advanced ; the fire of his artillery threw iota
disorder the seemed line of one militia, who, perceiving
that the troops composing the first line were retreating,
believed the corps del...eta! which they had so bravely
sustained fur seven boars under the hottest fire. Many
of the battalion of militia dispersed.
• The enemy, surprises! at the conrage onr troops had
opposed to them, did not ventnre to aelvatwe on any
point: but having learned from spies the disorder which
had taken place, he seised the propiti moment, and
tried with large Misses to farce the passage of Antes,-
duce). This defile was defended with extreme valour by
the brave general Russo, whose troops fought well;
butt our troops were overcome by numbers, and the
defile was carried. General Pepe then moved Isis head-
quarters to Subsume, and on the Ilth to Castel di San•
gro, where he intends to recompose his corps, and to
present to the enemy that resistance which be ought to
expect from Neapolitan soldiers, when recovered from a
first surprise. This corps will he re-organiaesl, and will
be rendered worthy of the esteem of the enemy and. the

nation:*
The journal adds to this bulletin, that General. Pepe
has displayed all the coolness and bravery of a veteran.
We are, however, assured, that he is this day expected
in the capital, and that lie is replaced lit his commies'
by tieneral
It was yesterday announced that the artily of the
I centre, and that of the left, in which. are many troop.