The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-13 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

I,IIIIOIOIK. rAFXRII SIEsipAY4 .
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• • TILLEGRAIIOIIC DIVIPATCI!,
A telegraPic despatch,*dated from the head-quango at
I thglith- of 'August, announces thatitillasteres
has given in his submission, and acknowledged the Regency.
—(Journal des Deliata.)
17 oThe some papal after sverottog what had before been
stated respecting the defeat of Ilallesteros, observes—
" The route was complete—a bulletin was promised for
the 4th. (at Nlanzanares). Ballasterus who fled to the moun-
tains, had proposed to treat, but on conditions which it was
not thought proper to accept. It was thus that Morillo, in
the first instance, made inadmissible propositions, which be
soon aftertvards reduceed to more reasonable terms."
(room Tim Quotidietme.)
We are informed that the English Cabinet has transmit-
ted to Sir Wm. A'Court a note thus conceived :
" The English Ambassador will repair immediately to
Cadiz, .whither the British Government nispatch two fri-
gates. Sir Wm. A'Conrt will make known to the Cortes,
that England dues not interfere, and never will interfere,
with the form of flovernment of any country, observing it
strict neutrality; but that, after all that lias passed at Se-
ville, she is under the necessity of making common cause
with all the Sovereigns of Europe, with respect to the
li-
berty of the King of Spain.
"Consequently England offers her mediation for an am-
nesty; and all those who are considered the most compro-
mised, and who wish to come to England, may avail them-
selves of the two frigates., they may believe that the means
of existence will he afforded them until Ferdinand pro-
nonnce on their future fate. But in case the Constitution-
alists of Cadiz should refuse, the British Cabinet charges
its Minister to notify the same to his Government; heiause
the British squadron, which is ready for sea. will then sail
to join the French svadron before Cadiz. Moreover Eng-
land decbres that the Constitutionalists will have nothing
more to hope for, if they refuse this last resource, and yet
recto, oa the hospitality of the English Cabinet."

. .• SPAIN.
•
MALAGA, JULY 12.-1 hoped erethis to have been enabled
to send you good news, but am miserably disappointed.—
That line army, which was raised at so much cost and with
so much care, tailed the Army of Reserve of Andalusia, has
been allowed by fleneral Villaeampa, to fritter away and
disperse amongst the various towns; so that of the 30,000,
not 1,500 are this day in a body, and himself retired to en-
joy the h.iths of Alhaina! Upon theapproach of the French
is Valencia, Ballasteros retired into Murcia, and it no*
arrived at Baia and Granada; and people remark, that the
same policy prevails with him also, in dividing into small
,tliviaions his army, ought to consist of 25,000 wee.
The French invest .Cadiz closely, by sea and land. It
appears the Cortes propose to snake a stout resistance, and
as yet are well supplied with provisions of every kind, by
means of their little armed provision boats. In this quar-
ter we are truly in the absence of all information of what rs
toitig on in other parts of the Peninsula, the French hay-
: big' pasarssion of the principal post roads from Bayonne to
Madrid and Cadiz. 1 know that the greater part of the
kinorslorWof
:Cordova, Jaen, and Seville, have taken flown
ihel.:Onstitution stones in their squares, an that a strange
*theta is seen in this country, and 1 believe has no pre-
redert in Aber anetent or modern history, the military
andeltvoniing to give and preserve liberty to a people, and
the people refusing it ; hot with all the knowledge 'tithes..
facts, I say that'yet tie French may soon find themselves in
a scrape ; these leg:mint people take down the emblems of
the Uonshitntiocal Neste's], not from any real dislike to it,
bur from the hopes float they will not be called upon for con- ,1
trihnlions,• which the French make them believe they'
will be exempted from by declaring in their favour.
It requires not the gift of a prophet to foresee that the
French must live upon the country they consider as eon-
queied by them—they must lay on contributions--the peo-
ple will soon be itmleceive4l. They are a vindictive race,
and if once roused, the Lord have mercy on the souls of
their invaders. Yet the people of this country are easily
governed : at present, although it may he said that we have
no liovernment at all, neither military nor ivil—and,
although morality is hardly known or pi-actised, yet by the
ffirce of the social virtues, which p-evnil amongst this pew.
pie in a singular degree, we are governed, and tranquillity
prevails.
PERPIGNAN, JULY 31.-1 hasten to inform you that we
have received the news of an engagement, somewhat serious,
which t. ok place on the 25th of this month near Manresa.
The official details of this affair not having been yet pub-
lished, I have only the honour of coo leading. to yon
the most accredited version of it. It appears that the
advanced guard of the Lumps who pursued the Spa-
dards, heving found them in position on tbat day, did
not hesitate to attack then oith the intrepidity which
characterizes the French soldiers. The 12th Light, which
executed this attack, being borne down by numbers,
the 60th were detached to their support. The efforts of
the Spanish divisions were immediately concentrated
against these two regiments; but on the arrival of the rest
of the troops,commandeil. 1 ant assured, by the Marshal in
person, they were repnlaeil on all sides. The loss on both !
aides appears to have been very considerable, since a great'
number of dead and wountlett are announced, among whom
are some officers. It is generally believed that there has
been a second affair, but it is spoken of very vaguely. Tie
blockade of the strong places cannot be maintai null strictly,
and cunimunications err thus kept np, which are not with-
out inconvenience. The desertions from the fort of Figueroa.
of which mention was made. has entirely ceased. and 1 leant
positively, besides, and not without surprise, that some moo
of the blockading forces, and even Sub-officers, have julo-
ell the besieged.
" There arrived yesterday from the interior a detach-
ment of 100 men, and a convoy of the like manner of sick,
among whom are many wounded. It appears that the hos-
pitals of the army are crowded, and that the dysentery, the
ravages of which ate so dangerous in Spain, is the prevail-
ing malady."
Pants, Aug. 10.—The Memorial Bordelais gives the
following account of the death of aluatilla :—" Montilla
was killed, but not until after the action. These are the
official particulars of his death. This Chief, on his retreat.
perceiving tine of the former companions of his infancy,
requested him to keep guard a short time near him (wh
he wrote a letter to the Captain (leneral of La Providence)
and to inform him if the Royalists made the least "note-
ment. Montilla having begun to write, fatigued without
doubt, with the toils of the preceding eight days, during
Which he had been in unceasing action, fell asleep, which
his friend observing, shot him through the head with his
:musket, and instantly fled upon the horse of Montilla.—At
.the report of the muskets, the Officer of the French party
hastened to the spot; collected all the papers of Montilla,
and bore his corpse to the village of Valtierra, where was
Col. La Barthe, who, after having identified the body, by
the assistance of the prisoners, had a statement of the facts
drawn up by the Alrade of the pia' e. Montilla has been in.
terred with all the ceremonies of the Church."

, On Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, the congrega-
tion assembled in Newington Church, were interrupted in
their devotional pursuits, by the intrusion of a maniac, a
man of very gentlemanly appearance. At the moment the
Rev. M r lilankard entered the pulpit to read the prayers,
he presented himself in the aisle, with his hat on. Mrs
Mason, the pew opener, assisted him to a pew, and in the
middle of the prayers lie jumped up, saying, " Which mad
are we going." All was consternation, and the clergyman
suspended his dories for some time. Many personarntreat-
ed the unfortunate man to leave the church, but he into
herently protested he would not ; at length Snow,the beadle,
ejected him by force, and he was carried home in a coach to
his friends in' threat Suffolk-street, Borough.