The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-23 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY U, 1823.

STOCIC EXCHANOZ, 12 o'CLoca.--Consols opened this
morning at ts3l, at which price they have remained
steady, with scarcely say business doing.

One Express has arrived from Paris, bringing the
French Fends at 91. 60., which is nearly the same as
they came by the last Express. This is an indication
that there is no news of consequence from the French
armies in Spain. We cannot as yet find any confirmation
to the ieport of the French having retreated from Port
St. Mary's, as the passengers to whom the report is attri-
bated, and who arrived in the vessel from Gibraltar, are
performing quarantine.
FOREIGN Forrus.—ln consequence of the report of
the French having retreated from Cadiz, Spanish Bonds
have lowered. They opened at 3211, went down to 32,
and are now 321, with a heavy market.
New Spanish, 3,l4—New Prussia, 86k—Russia,
8S4—
Danish, 88I—Colombia, 61—French Scrip 91 pr.

•Theaceounts in the late French papers, If they do not
afford any reason to hope that the Spaniards will be soon
able to rid themselves of their base invaders. give as lit-
tle Indication of the close of the coated. The treason of
Morino appears to have been almost as barren of effect
to the royal cause as the treason of D'Alplabal ;—and al-
though General Saarfield Is said to haetigone over to
Marshal Moncey, and Villa Camps to hive been super.
ceded in his command.—These matters seem lahave bad
little effect in producing any coaclusioo of the business.

The news in the French journals remains of the usual
trifling and contradictory nature; and Mina continues
as great an object of solicitude and terror as before.—
By a singular felicity of expression, the latest intelli-
gence describes him as having quitted the village of Sans,
a where his illness compelled him to tarry." Neither
wounds, nor fatigue, nor an absolute compulsion to re.
main, can fix him any where, until the French can come
sufficiently near to take him. He rivals already the
early escapes of Bonaparte from inevitable fate. The
French have now sht him up in Barcelona ;bat if we
were accustomed to ba, we would take any fair wager,
that he escapes them attain. They also announce that
the investment of Barcelona is complete; and almost in
the same paragraph, they tell us that Milano, the Con-
stitutional General, has let that place, and directed his
much to the east plains of Tarragona." How came
the French, who have been so long preparing for the
investiture of Barcelona, to suffer as officer to march
out of the town without fighting him ? This circuits.
stance does not not promise much for the capture of Bar-
celona. The curate Merino, the Madrid papers inform
us, has returned from a "brilliant expedition; in which
" he delivered a great portion of Estremadara from
" the Constitutional forces." But why did be pause
here? Why did he not remain to conclude his brilliant ex.
pedi don by the complete deliverance of tbatmrovince ? Ha
would not be likely to stop in his career while he could
go on. Was he not driven bootless home, and weather-,
beaten back ?" Did he not find a portion of Estrems-
dura, where the loyalty of the Army of Faith was not
only detested, but effectually resisted ?
Another French account tells us that at San Sebas-
tian, the Constitutional garrison has only an allowance
of twelve ounces of black bread per day; and that a de-
structive murrain has broken out amongst the conk.
They must be very much distressed, indeed, if the cattle
die faster of the murrain, than the butcher wants to kill
them for food ; and •while the allowance of bread re-
mains at twelve ounces, the place is not likely to fall by
famine.

A ministerial parr of yesterday, says " the accounts
" from all parts of Spain concur in proving that the
" people are every where tired of the savage domina
tion of the Jacobi* faction." The writer pullet, of
course, mean the rebel Regency at Madrid, for there is
no other savage domination in Spain; nor has there
been any other domination at all for some months. When
the Cortes left Madrid. their domination ceased; and if
that domination had any fault, it was that of being see
mild, and too confident in the honor of those who of-