The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-02 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

The following' are some further extracts, in addition to
those of our last, Grim the Paris parer. Of Saturday.—
NEWS FROM SPAIN.
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'Vico, Atm. 11.-1 i 1 111;rilia entered San Jago
Compostella, on the 3d of this month. Two days before
he was Joined by the brigade of beroehejscpielin. at Pon.
tevedra, he received a canner from Sir Robert Wilson, to
announce that lie himself was coming in pertion to submit
propositions of great importance. General Morino imme-
diately dispatched an Aid-.le-Camp to meet Wilson, to say
that fie could not, on any account, receive him, and to
require that he should turn bark. The Aid-de-Camp met,
just before he readied the bridge of St. Payo, two light
horsemen, then two infantry soldiers. afterwards, the Aide-
de-Camp of Wilson, and at last Wilson himself. He was
mounted on a small mule, with a woman's saddle; his feet
supported on a piece of wood, and a leather strap passed
round his neck, held his wounded leg; one man led the
mule by the bridle, another supported him by the arm, and
a third carried his crutches. It was ivith this equipage
that Wilson set out upon his expedition to settle the destiny
of Spain with the Count de Carthagens. The Aide-de-
Camp signified to hini the order of his General, to which
he with difficulty submitted ; he then said that he had com-
manded in the affair before Corunna, that he bad been
wounded, and that he was suffering greatly; lastly, lie
assured the Aid-de-Camp that General Morillo might
attack the bridge, but that he would not find such soldiers
as hail guarded it when he forced it a few days before.
In fart, Gen. Palarea had fortified the passage of the bridge
San Payo, which is naturally a very strong position, in
such a manner that it could not be forced without great
loss.

(FROM THE MONITEUR.)
!.lent-General Count Bnnrck writes, that General Mo-
rino, united with Larochrjacquelin, after having dispersed
the hands of Palarea and Rosella, took- possession of the
important place of Vign, and, consequently, of Bayona.
The garrison of this latter place joined the troops of M
rutin, who was marching with Larochrjacquelin upon
Orensa.
The Moldiesr also contains a despatch from the Duke de
Reggio to the Minister of War, giving an account of an
affair between a body of French troops, commanded by
the Marquess de Rocbdragn, and the Partisan Chief, Don
F. A. Chaleco, on the 18th ult. near the village of Puebla
del Principe. The result was the defeat of the latter, and
the recognition of the Regency by Chaleco.
(FROM TITS RTOII.E.)
PORT ST. MART, AUG. 20.—M. de Ditto would not con-
fide to the Ministers of the Cort,4 the letter which the
Prince Generalissimo had charged him with for the King.
He would accept no other than a General as an intermediary.
It is generally thought here that the fear of a bombard-
ment (which may easily be effected, the Trocadero once
tiken) will cause the triumph of the party that wishes to
submit to the King.
VITTORI t, Aug. 21.—The discussions which existed he.
tween the French and Spanish Authorities arc terminated,
to the great satisfaction of the town and the whole pro-
vince. The Gopnty General and his Alcade have been set
at liberty; it is known that the IVegency and the diploma-
tic corps deeply interested themselves in their situation, as
soon as an extraordinary courier had reached Madrid with
the intelligence of tittle arrest. The Prince dc lioheulolie
yesterday caused it to he signified to the Deputy lien. that
br should oppose no obstacles to his decisions, and lie would
aid him with his troops whenever the Revolutionists were to
be arrested.
[The F:toile also contains a Report, without date, from
the Count d'Espagne to Viscount de t onchy, stating, that
the enemy haul been repulsed in two sorties which they had
made from the fortress of Pampeluna. The Count particu-
larly commends to the notice of the Prince Generalissimo
the valonr displayed on these occasions by the officers
and soldiers of the 3,1 Light Wintry French Re-
giment. and of the Spinish Regiment of the Infant Don
Carlos.]
FRENCH Fe ens. Aug. 30.—Five per cent. opened at 92.
63; cl.,ed at 92. 73. Bank Stock, 1,390. Neapolitan five
per cents, 77. Exchange on London, one month, 25. 75.;
three do. 25. 55.

LORD COCIIRANE AND THE PORTUGUESE
SQUADRON.

Letters from Peen-imbue° to the 20th of July were re•
(circa yesterday, containing some further details of the
fate of the Portuguese squadron, on the voyage from Ilahia '
to Lisbon. Madeira, it now appears, abandoned the place
on the 2d of July, but wit:tout entering into any capitol-
lalon with the Brazilians; neither Lad he concluded any
convention with Lord Cochrane to allow the ships to pro-
ceed unmolested. His Lordship, on the contrary, had suc-
ceeded in capturing many of the squadron. On the Stb
of July there arrived at Pernambuco the Imperial brig of
war Bahia, with the Portuguese ships Harmonia, Cari-
dade, Principe Real, and Ulysses, as her prizes, which
had all been captured between that port and Bahia, and
which formed part of the Portuguese fleet. They had on
hoard from 400 to 500 troops. Lord Cochrane was reported
by the Bahia, when that vessel quitted him, to be carrying
on a series of bold and successful manceuvres. against the
rest of Ma leira's squadron, must of whom seem to have
been left by the Commander-in•chief to provide as they
could for their own safety. Lord Cochrane had then cap-
tured 21 sail, and was still pnrsuing the fleet, though with
a force extremely inferior, to the hope of being able to
snake prize of the Dom Joao VI., a shop of war of the first
class, on board of which was Herferal Madeira himself,
with all the Portuguese treasure, as well as that plundered
from the churches and inhabitants of Bahia. The Bahia
sailed again on the 14th from Pernambuco on a cruise,
with orders to capture all vessels bearing the flag of Por-
tugal, and on the following day made two prizes—the
Alexander from Lisbon, and the Thos Te tjuarde from
Oporto. On behalf of these vessels a claim had been set
up at Pernambuco, by some persons asserting ownership in
them, and they had consequently been sent to Rio for ad-
judication, the parties giving bond to abide the Empe►or's
decision. They had also been allowed to withdraw the
cargoes on giving security in a similar manner for the full
value.

EXTRAORDINANT METEOR IN Faatect.—The 2Gth of
August, the sudden and extreme heat announced a storm,
which took the direction from the S. E. in the village of
Banconrt (in the south of France). Near this place ap-
peared a water spout, the have resting on the ground, and
the top was lost among the clouds, it was formed of a thick
vapour, in the midst of which appeared dames in different
directions. It took the direction of the storm, and tore up
or broke, in the space of about a league 7 or 800 trees of
different sizes, and then broke upon the village of Marche-
froyy, where it destroyed half the houses in an instant. The
walls' were thrown down on all sides, and the ruins carried
ball a league by the force of the aerial torrent. The pea-
sants in the fields were knocked down or carried away,—
Seveml animals were killed, and men were wounded by the
stones which the coarse of the torrent removed from their
bed. Vehicles heavily laden were broken in pieces. Ma-
chinery of the strongest workmanship gave way to its
force. Several bandits and villages sustained a good deal
of damage.
yesterday, the attention of a considerable crowd of per-
sons was attracted, in consequence of the suspension of a
.an in a basket, on the dome of St. Paul's, who was em-
ployed laying some sheet copper thereon. In his perilous
situation, he performed his task with the utmost coolness,
occasionally looking around, while using his mallet, and
at times apparently conversing with two of his companions
who were holding the ropes, by which the basket. was
suspended within the railings.