The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-02 00:00:00

of the fortress, rather than fail in the observance of their
honour and their oaths. " I lament the prospect," con-
tinues be in his answer to Marshal Money, " that pre-
cious blood must low on both sides ; but it is not in my
power to prevent it. With your Excellency and your
army alone resides the power to prevent the calamities
which you deplore, by uniting yourselves with a people
who so much desire liberty, instead of unjustly and for-
cibly imposing chains upon a nation which enjoys that
liberty, and which neither acknowledges, nor will ever
acknowledge, the right of any other Power to in-
terfere in its political concerns, or receive at foreign
dictation, laws it alone must frame for itself." There
was every appearance that Figneras would hold out long.
Moncey has left 5,000 men, French and Spaniards, to
invest the place ;'of these, 3,000 are French troops. The
French are beginning already to feel difficulties in ob-
taining provisions in Catalonia. It is therefore deter-
mined to fortify Rosas, that they may use it is a port for
'receiving supplies from France. All the troops not to
he employed in blockading Figneras, and the other for-
tresses in Catalonia, are to be divided into small parties,
and are to be sent against the constitutional guerillss.—
A letter from Perpignan states, that on the night of the
20th alt. "a party of horse (belonging to Money's'
army), led by su ignorant or perfidious guide, fell into
an ambush laid by the constitutionalist infantry. Five or
six chasseurs were killed or wounded. Amongst
the latter the Captain of the party is mentioned as
having reeeivil a wound on the head, and smelter
Officer, whose thigh was pierced through. The guide
was immediately seised and shot. This is the only en-
connter there has been with the enemy." The same er-
tide announces that an insurrection had broken out on
that day in the borough of Saint Esters amongst the
Spanish Royalists collected on the French territory un-
der the command of the Cargol, one of the Chiefs of the
Faith. Two French Officers having been sent by the
Duke of Itelluno to serve in that division, were denied
admittance by the Cargol, who addressed his troops, and
told them that the Army of the Faith had not been raised
for the French, and that no individual belonging to that
nation should be employed in their corps. Finding that
they shared his anger and indignation, he then called up-
on them to march back into Spain, but was Immediately
arrested by superior French orders, and was lodged
in the Csatillet, the military prison of Perpignan...-
It is stated in some accounts, that the functions of the
new Junta of Government will cease immediately after
the arrival of the Duke d'Angouleme at Madrid. It was
reported at Paris on the2Bth ult. that M. de blareillac,
an officer on the Duke of A ngouleme's staff, had quitted
the head-gnomes at Vittoria, for Seville, on an important
mission to the Cortes. By letters received yesterday from
Passages, a small village on the coast of Spain, adjoin-
ing St. Sebastian, it appears that subsequently to the 9th,
three other sorties had been made by the garrison, in
which, though compelled to retire within the fort, the
'punish troops greatly distinguished themselves. Of
these, it should he observed, no notice has appeared in
the French papers. The number of the garrison of St.
Sebastian's amounted to 3,000 men, and they were sup-
plied with provisions fur five months.
Farmer' Forms, April 29.—Five per cents. opened for
money, at 84f. 60c. closed at 8.5 f. For the Account
closed at 85f. 30c.

Baronne papers to the 35th alt. hare reached as this
morning. Troops continue to pars through that city,
and another regiment of cavalry was expected. The dif-
ficulty of finding teed for so inlay horses is such, that
it is said the Prince, in a late Order of the Day, had de-
cided that all persons who are not entitled to horses,
must send them hack to France. The mail from Madrid
bail not arrived, nor had any bulletins or news been re-
ceived from head-quarters, but both were expected soon.
Meantime, it is observed, people still talk of the affair at
Logrono, and they affirm, that the French loss in the en_
gagement which preceded and followed the taking of the

town was considerable. It is reported, that a General
dangerously wounded was on hie way to Bayonne. There
is also a report of an affair at Burgos, but these reports
are so vague that they cannot be implicitly credited. In
a proclamation addressed by Count L'Abisbal to his

troop% and the province, he says:—" The French come
with 100,000 conscripts, to modify or destroy the Consti-
tution; hat we will return their good for evil, by giving

them their Constitution, because it is fit to serve as a mo-

del to all codes which are intended to govern men."—
Great complaints are made of the conduct of Sicard, as
Intendant General of the army. The rations are distri-
buted very irregularly; bread is very dear to the inha-
bitants and shoes for the troops very scarce. It is stated
that all the Spanish priests who bad taken refuge at Ba-

Yonne and its environs, have received orders to depart
for Spain without loss of time. They are auxiliaries
Irbo are to be employed, if not to combat, at least to
maintain the good disposition which some fanatic inha-
bitants show towards the French. The French bishop
of Tarranno, formerly Grand Inquisitor, is of the num-
ber. It is said that the
.Trappist,,dimatisfied with the
treatment he has met with in the French army, has
inned the lines and gone to join Merino in the province
of Lerma.

Brussels papers have also arrived this morning. They
state that the communications between the Court of Vienna

and St. Petersburg have again become very frequent ; and
.thattbe unexpected halt of the Austrian troops, in Lombar-
dy, has excited no small alatm la Switzerland, and the
sittings of the Council of State of Lausanne have given

rise to a thousand ►eports. In some of 11 e Canton
most rigorous measures have been adopted towards the
Italian refugees, who, not having been included in any list
of prescription, nor individually claimed by their Govern-
ments, had till now enjoyed an asylum in Switzerland. The
Greek emigrants are going to be sent away without know-
ing to what quarter they shall turn, considering the mea-
sums that have been taken with respect to them la all the
imeroundie,q countries.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TstrbVt O'CLOCK.—Consols opened
this morning at 77j and got up to 78ii with a good
market. An Express arrived this morning from Paris,
and it is said brings the French Fonds 65-10, Spanish
371. There was still a report current in the above awl-
t4l that Saragossa bad fallen. We do not hear of any
other news from the armies in Spain. Tomorrow, be-

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