The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-18 00:00:00

(FROM VIZ JOITRNiI. DRS MOATS.)
PARIS, JULY 15

INTELLIGENCE FROM SPAIN.
liesD-QUARTLRS, MADRID, JULY 9.
(Rg. a Special Mceseagsr.)
Major General the 31arquess de Margnerye, command-
ing the blockade of Santona, has sent an account to his
Royal Highness, that on the 2d instant the garrison of
that place made a sortie, disembarking from 5 to 600
men on the point of Sable, opposite Colindres. The
eremy advanced in three columns, anti forced our ad-
vanced posts to retire.; but their progress was soon stop-
ped by two companies of the 35t11, and one of the 21st
line. The engagement became very brisk, and the ene-
my, protected by the fire of tit: forts. maintained his
position for some time. The vigorous attacks of our
troops at length compelled him to abandon them, and
the Spanish General Valero having arrived from Laredo
with another company of the 2lst, and h'aving imtne•
diately engaged the left of the enemy, thelatter retreated
in the greatest disorder, succeeding with difficulty in
re-embarking nailer the fire of all the batteries of the
fortress. which fired grape shot upon our troops. The•
ererny's loss may he estimated at about 50 men killed
end wounded. We hare taken some' prisoners on our
side, two men of the 35th were killed. and we have eight
wounded, amongst whom is Lieutenant Archias, of the
21st regiment.
After expatiating in praise of the troops engaged on
this oecasion, the bulletin proceeds to state as follows:
" The expeditions to the Ast,trias being terminated,
Lien'enantlieneral Bourck commenced his movement on
Galicia. His advanced guard, commanded by M. de la
Roetejoquelin, bas been for sonic time at Astorga. One
°fills reconnoissances fell in with a detachment of the
enemy at 3lansanale and Torre, on the road to Lugo,
hill:a-fix men, and took an officer, three privates, and
tem
" General Murillo, who commands the Constitutional
try ars in Galicia, beim:- indignant at the conduct of the
tortes towards ;the King.or Spain, refused to recognize
the Regency which they created on their departure from
Seville. A complete schism has taken place between
him and Qiiiroga.. The consequence is a very great
Lesitstion among the troops, which cannot but favour
opera;:ons in Galicia. General Bourck was expected to
arrive at Lugo on the 10th of this month." .
Other letters from Madrid, dated the 9th. state, that
Bourck was, with his division, expected to arrive
at Corunna on the 15th. The French cruisers, it was
paptetad, would stop the resonant of the Constitutional
forces who may attempt to escape by sea.
Tie same letters speak of the division betweeß,Morillo
pod gairOga, respecting which so much contradictory
rumour has been circulaied. • In consequence of that dif-
fererce, the French troops would have entered Galicia,
and footed no more oppoiltion than in theother provinces.
$t was considered wertatalhat 31orillo bed renounced all
idea of resistance, and that he would retire as D'Abiabal
lad done.
• . ihRON A, JULY' 7.—The head-quarters of the Marshal,
Commandant-in-Chief of the 4111 corps, Tatted Gemini on
the 4th inst., to proceed to Arenis de Mar. beyond Ma.
taro. Troops continuitto arrive, and every thing is pre
?whiz to blockade by land the town of Barcelona, which
as already clese:y blockaded by sea.
It is only the militarv.head-quarters whichhave quitted
Gerona. . The Civil A.iiiiiiithdrations remain there, and
• not rejoin the Marshal until he shall be established at
SI two.
Nothing more is said of Mina. It is affirmed that be
returned to Bareelona in a very bad state of health.
(FROM TIM, CONditilaitli/ifi.)
It may be possible that the importance of the objects that
were tr+tted in the conferences which the Morgues' al
Ilas'ings held with our Minititers, induced hinato bastes tit
• I.:indent to make a report himself without delay to his Go-
-1,-riment ; nor is it, perhaps, at all improbable •that his
has been charged with a mission which will bring
: back shortly to the Continent.
FRIINCH rvNos,. Jets- 13.—rise per Cents. opened at
Oif.; Aches!, 9if. 15c.; closed, Oil(. li3;•.—flank Stock,
1..M3 —Nenvolitan fire per Cent., 701.—Exchsnee on Lon-
doe, one month, 23f. 70c.; three months, 2.3 f. 60c.

SPAIN

142031 THE DIARIO CONSTITUCIONAL DE LA CORUNA OP
• lUNDAT,JULT 13.]
CORONNA, Juhr 12.—General Wilson, having on Lis
arrival at Corunna known that the new Regency of Se-
ville hvd, on his arrival at the Isle of Leon, restored to '
the King all his Constitutional authority, wrote to the
Coma of Cartherna, (Murillo) to inform him of the
even', and to desire that as he was charged with distri-
,st:lig aid to the patriotic Spaniards defending their
Ctrstitition, they in;glit unite to secure the internal
peace of the province, whatever might be the opinion of
the Cortes as to Legislative measures, so as to oppose the
foreigners invading our country.
"Ehe Count of 'Carthagena did not acceptthis propttsi.
lion, but on she contrary suggested to General %%Use° to
counsel the Spaniards in general to submit to the enemy;
aid, notwithstanding the restoration of authority to the
King, to disobey the Cortes. General Wilson having
received this answer, transmitted it to (len. Quiroga,
wit►: the following letter:—
" SENOR GENERAL-A have the honour to tend- your
Excellency copies of the correspondence which has
passed between the Count of Carthagena and myself.
" Your Bacellency will see that 1 took advantage of
an opportunity which appeared favourable to penetrate
the views of the Count of Carthagens, and to re-establish
tt,e harmony and union so desirable, and on which de-
l:ells the general safety.

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. all sacs►._ which a straeger
can snake, and which honour permits; 1 spallAlsra)4l be
ready to offer in behalf of the generous Bpastish people;
but, in the present state of things, and in the situation in
Which 1 am placml, I can do no no more than reyeat my
determin‘tion to suffer the same lot as the Spaniards, be
it what it may.
I pray your Excellency to receive de assurances of,
the high consideration, &r.
" ROBERT WILSON.

" Corunna, July 10, 1823."
Every preparation was making at Coronae for the de-
fence of that place. A proclamation, published by Oe-
neral Quiroga, recommends internal union, and con-
cludes " War! war! with the French 1"
tleneral 31orillo remains at Lugo with the part of hi
troops who adhere to him; the remainder have put them-
selves under the command of General Quirool, who is
faithful to the Constitudon. Even from those troops
who adhered to3lorillo desertions are daily taking place

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FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 18, I8:3.

STOCK Excnasina, 12 o'Ci.ncr.—Consols opened at
84 to I, at which price they remain steady. This being
settling day, most parties are busy in settling their
I
Accounts. The Expresses from Paris have brought the
French Funds, 91. 5., and Spanish 36.. There does not
seem to be much doing in the French Scrip, which is 2
premium.
The Foreign Funds remain steady this morning:—
Spanish opened at 33, and are now 321,
Russia, 811.—Colombia; Ml.—Prussia, 85k.

We have received, this morning, by Evpress, Paris
Papers of Wednesday, of which the following are ex
tracts :

NEWS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF SPAIN.
Extract of a Report from Baron Eroles
:
All our marches are made with continual rain, and
very often without provisions. A great number of our
soldiers are without shoes, owing to the wet weather,
and we have not means to replsce them: but the order of
the Chief Officers and Soldiers is such, that it has caused
no other effect than to lesve them barefooted. I was
informed that Mina was matching on Llivia. He ar:
rived there at nine o'clock at night, and left three hours
after. The moment 1 kucw that the enemy bad arrived
at Llivia, 1 judged they would go by the way of the
mountains to Urge!. (The above Report has no date.)
VALLADOLID, JUNE 26.—1 t is said that Villa Campa
and his Armyhave refused to acknowledge the Regency
of Seville, and that the General nes resigned, and the
command has been given to another.
ARMY OF THE PYRENEES, 4th CORPS.
MOLINI DEL REY, JULY 9.—Despatched from Mar-
shal Moncey.—The first operation of the Blockade of Bar-
celona was executed on the Sth and 9th of July. On
the Sth of July the division of Dennadieu occnpied Saba-
dell and Sentinel. The division of Curial took a posi-
tion on the Besos, and the Ripollet. Milan has two
battalions on the left side of the Llobregat, before
Molins del Rey. Lloberm; oceopies with four battalions
the frontier of Martorell. The three regiments of the
line, on approaching Moline del Rey, were received by
a smart lire. They immediately attacked the enemy, and
reputed them. General Achard and the 18th regiment of
the line, had to fight with about 4000 men in a strong posi-I
tion,which this regimentearried with great bravery,during the
operations of the block aby the division of Curial. The
enemy made a sortie composed of two columns, one by
Mount loni, and the other by Barcelona. They attacked
the brigade of General Vasserot at Espuglas. but they were
vigorously repulsed on all sides. The firing lasted 3 hours.
The first column re-entered In disorder. The' second re-
turned to the Village of Sans under the fire of the place.—
Our losses in the various combats are 13 men killed, and
about 110 wounded- I cannot as yet give the enemy's loss,
I only know that at rtorell they lost abont 130 men killed
and a great ■umber wounded. Their loss at Molias del
Rey was less eousiderable,because they threw themselves on
the mountains.
MADRID, JULY 11.—The Extraordinary Gazette
which appeared, contains the following :
Government are informed that up to the 6th inst. their
Majesties continued in good health. The French Nita.
drop took on the sth several vessels laden with provision,
trying to enter Cadiz.. On the above day two persons
were arrested at port St. Mary's, coming from Cadiz,
bringing letters bf importance.
The French squadron has set at liberty, several odor.
mate persons who were sent from Cadiz to Cents. On
the above day there were seen going to Seville, 32 officers
of the Spanish guard.

Head-quarters, Gerona, July 9.
The (lead-quarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the
Ith Corps is at Allele, between Barcelona and Illataro.—
Thu investment of Barcelona is finished. Since yester-
day tbis place is blockaded by sea and land. A few
days before the blockade a great number of persons- left
the towh.

GZRONA, JULY 12.—An Eepress has arrived from Jo-
seph Morales from Head quarters, announcing that on
the 9th, at night, the Royalists made themselves masters
of Cardona, and the Constitutionalists retreated in din.
order. The firing of the Carlson which was heard from
the fort of Seu, was a diversion. About NO men es-
caped

from the fort. •
MADRID, JULY 10.—A letter from Cad's, of thia2d
states that the last sessions of the Cortes was boisterous.
The question was agitated to submit, and the individuals
who opposed it, and the militia of Madrid, cried, " Bring
'halos." It is added, they causcd them to go out, and

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the Isle of Leon.

part gone to Giiiraffsitc
t. eitiotity leiter of the 3d 'states, that the people are
greatly *Rated in favour the King. It appears that
the troops have joined the inhabitants., A letter from
At4orga announces that Generals Boarck and Morillo
have unite.l, and march together oo Conmssa, and that
the Spaniards form the advance guard. A letter from
HatauroslZa Hankie, states that Quiroga received from
Oen. Morino- a passport; with 40,000 reels, to go to
England.
CADIZ, JULY S.—The Infante, are in the greatest grief.
The Prince and Princess do not cease to pray ; they
have transferred them to the Hospital. We are assured
that the Prince Carignan has demanded to visit the Queen,
in the name of his _father, and a Portuguese vessel has
come to reclaim the Princess of Ikryra, and her son;
but her Royal Highness wished to remain with his Ma-
jesty.

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(FROM TBC QUOTIDTCNNC, JUT 16.)
MATARO, JOLT 11.—We this instant received import-
ant news, that General Sarfirld Las given himself ap a
prisoner to one of' our Generals.
In the Gazette of Madrid, of the 10th of July, is a
long T'roclatnation from Morillo, dated Laps, July 3, to
the inhabitants, and troops of the 4th corps of the
Army.

We have received this morning Bayonne papers to
the 11th instant, of which the following are eatracts
BAYONNE, JULY, Io.—As there is no Mail from Madrid
to-day, we have no news to communicate from that capi
tal. The following statement respecting the Governor
of St. Sebastian is, however, interesting, as it shows that
lie is still disposed to defend himself :—A French Officer
with a flag of truce was very lately sent to the Fortress
to Inform the garrison of the events that have taken
Place in Catalonia, at Madrid, Seville, &c. and especially
of the submission of Morino to the Regency. A propo-
sal nas made to the Governor of St. Sebastian to send
one of his officers to Madrid, that be might be able to
convince himself of the truth of the facts that were stated
to him. The Governor replied to this that all he
wished to know to guide his conduct, was. the
actual 'state of
,the garrisons of Santona and Pautpe-
lona. The French Government not having thought fit
to allow him to have any communication with these
places, the negotiation was broken off as quickly as it
was began. It is said that our soldiers, that thinking
an accommodation was about to take place, iw-
prndently approached nearer to the fortress, and
were immediately saluted by a volley of grape
shot, the garrison at the same time making a brisk sally;
by which we sustained some loss. Letters from Sara-
gossa received to-day, assert that little bands of Con-
stitutionalists become more numerous, so as c.nsidershly
to harrass our troops in ArragOn and the flank of our
as my in Catalonia. People here talk of a great person-
age being soon to arrive here from Spain; and they say,
but without affirming it, that it is the Duke of Angou-
leme. A Courier from Madrid says, that one of his
companions has been sfopPed and plundered; the heat
which has set in late is, lie says, now excessive, and our
army has many sick in the hospitals. Numerous wag-
gons with provisions and military stores continue to go
to Spain.
We hear that M. Ouvrard has ceased, since the first
of this month, to be the Contractor General. We have
heard the whole day a brisk cannonade in the direction
of St. Sebastian. This, it must be confessed, does not
look like a suspension of hostilities.

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Brussels papers to tLe 12th of July have also arrived
to day. They conaln an article from Zante, da ed the.
6th ult., which states that the Egyptian squadron is at
dieted by the plague ia a dreadful degree, so that
it is supposed, that the, Flotilla will not be able to
ail this Smuttier to aid the Turks. The , same
scourge does not fail to appear in other places where the
army makes any stay. Hitherto this army does not in
crease, except in the bulletins of the partisans" of the
.Porte. European Turkey, it is asserted, is quite ex
hausted by the campaign of 1820, and 1822, in which the
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prinapal Turkish troops were destroyed. In cores
quence of the dilapidated state of the Turkish forces and
finances, the Pacha of Scutari is represented as remain
log quiet at his residence, an unconcerned spectator of
the struggle between the Turks and Greeks.
From these papers we select the followingextracts:—
BRUSSELS, JULY IL IL the Duke of Gloucester.
who arrived here the evening before yesterday, went rater.
day evening to the theatre, with Her 'Majesty the Queen,
end Prince Frederick, and Princess Marianne. His Royal
Highness landed on the 6th at Calais, under the name of
Earl of Connaught : he is going to• Spa to-day, 'an I will pass
some weeks on the Continent.

VIENNI, JULY 4.—Their Imperial Majesties will come
here to-day. Sir 11. Wei Lesley, the new English Arnhem.
dor, will have his first audience to-morrow. , The next day
the whole Court, accompanied by the Archth;chess Maria
Louisa, will go to litt•!eo.
The King of Naples, with his family, will return to Naples
on the 17th of this month. Ilia Majesty will go to Leghorn,
where he will embark on board the Neapolitan frigate, the
Syren.
American papers to the 26th of June have come to hand
to-day, from which we have only room to extract the follow-
ing. dated Curacoa, 30111 May:—
We have had for severe) days eying rumours of the fall
of Maracaibo, and the defeat of General Morales. By an
arrival to-day from Aruda, Me have received the gratefu
Intelligence, that the report 3 are true, and that Maracaibo
has *Wally surrendered.

The Royal George Steam Packet, arrived yesterday at
Portsmouth froin Gorunna, which plAce she left on Sun-
day last, having thus completed her p tssage in three
days across a sea considered peculiarly unfavourable to•a
Vessel of that description. The persons on board rehtte
Many circumstances calculated to encourage hopes of
the final' success of the Spanish cause. A gentleman
who passed through a French division of 10,000 men
.whom he inspected with. a soldier's eyeotatea that they
were a parcel of men boys, the oldest apparently not
exceeding 22 years of age ; that there was not a veteran
among them, or an individual who he could suppose had
ever seen a year's service. This may, partly account for
the inactivity and sluggishness of the Spaniards. An army
composed of such materials, it is not necessary to meet
with fire and sword. Left to itself, it will not fail to do
its own work, and complete its own destruction. In the
heat and bustle of a campaign, sickness is sot felt; hot,
the campaign over, when the troops go into camp or can
tonments, mortality commences. That period is not now
far distant; and when it arrives, those French striplings

Some o. contemporaries. _ ..c. tnat Spait
is completely subdued. They exclaim, there is no war—
tbe people offer no resistance ;—but there is a great dif-
ference between acquiescence and non-resistance, The
spirit is not dead, bat sleepeth. It is not because we hear
of po pitched battles in. Sp.aiPsiii9.SECOADIOSei of Into
opposed to each other in the field, that-we are to conclude
there is no war. Time and the climate Wrsi carrying cds a
more deadly war than the French could encount.: in
the field; and pestilence will sweep away those whom she
sword has spared. But with whatever degree of justice other
parts of Spain may be charged with apathy, the north-west•
tern districts traversed by our informant, are free from that
reproach. From the preparations dishing in Gallicia, it
promises ere long to rival Catalonia in guerilla enterprizeF.
By the Royal George, we also learp that the establishment
of this safe Sod quick conveyance from England to Carmine,
and the constant intercourse between the two Countries to
which it affords such extraordinary facilities, hue given a
new direction to-the public mind hi that part of Spain, end
a strong Impulse to spietlelions 'of Internal Improve-
ment. Coruuna, Lisbon, and other towns are to he.lighted
with gas, and plans are forming for the improvement of the
road communicating with Madrid, and the establishment or
mall coaches. We also learn that the Royal George is des-
tined to sail direct in future between England and Corunns,
and that other steam vessels of less site will be built for
the conveyaaCe of the passengers from that port to Lisbon
and

PARLIAMENTARY Cqt/MMENTARY.
The question relative to the Weavers of Spits Mel& is
now set at rest for some time. The master-manufacturers
are to be allowed to 'employ their capital where they
please, and the present regulations irefavour of the work-
men are to be maintained. We hope the trotter will rest
here q although Lord Ellenborough sa" " if hereafter
" the journeymen refuse to accept reasonable wages, it
" may ha necessary to repeal the existing laws." • There
can be no doubt but that workmen will always be ready'
to accept of reasonable wages: Oh the point, the only
question is, wko is to determine what those reasonable
wages are; and if the j mrneymae is not permitted to
judge, surely the employer is not the proper person to
settle the matter. IVe have known manufacturers who
would' drink three bottles of wine of.er dinner, and
argue, during the period of their enjoyment, that sit
shillings a week was quite enough for a poor man; and
that mere made them lazy and luxurious! We are afraid
this feeling fi not interdicted to oar atquairtance ; anti the
time of the legislature wonid have been better empleyed
in passing similar acts to those which regulate the trade
of Spitalfields, to protect the woilts.pen of Birneslev, of
Knaresborough, and other manufacturing towns. When
Lord Harroterby objected to the repeal of the Spit:Melds
Acts, because he did not wish the journeymen to he
reduceffto the " deplorable condition" of those at Co-
ventry, the reason equally required that something should
be done to mend that deplorable condition. In Bar-
nesley and Knaresborough there is now said to
,exist a combination against the journeymen
amongst the masters, under the pretence that
the Scotch masters undersell them in the market.' Such
pretences can lover be vaned ;_liu't it is the business of
the legislature, through the means of, the local magis-
tracy, to take care that the price of labour never falls
below the means of purchasing the-necessaries of life.
A branch of manufactures which can only he maintained
by reducing the labourers In it to pauperism, is not a
blessing, but a-marse, and ought to be abandoned. We
were sorry to perceive Lord Caithorpe, whose good in-
tentions no ono can diapute, regret the loss of 04 Bill.
" foamied as ft was, (as he said) en the strictest maxims
4. of political economy, and on the strictest rules of jos-
-44 tice and humanity!' His Lo-dship should remember
that these are all relative terms. if there were no re-
strictions upon the labour of the jourdeyman, it might
be consistent with a true political economy, to !cave these
matters to regulate themselves. We say it migit he;
for even then the labourer would often be stilkject to
injustice and oppression ! But when a hundred different
causes combine to orrate against the journeyman—when
the laws forbid him to take his labour to where he email
get a remuneration from it —and the taxes take from him
one third of what he can earn at Lome—ivli-n a •rirg-
of statutes send him to prison for end, avouring to ob-
tain a fair compensation for his industry—while the twis-
ters are permitted to combine to reduce wages to the
lowest ebb—the case is materially altered ; and both
justice and humanity require that the legislature stould
protect the interests of the weaker party. We have long
since abandoned every thing like true political economy
in our system ; and must to the best we can usi.le
batch of expedients we have introduced into stead.

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Several deputies of will die off like se many flies, at she approach of *winter.
I Some of our contemporaries flatter themselves that Spain