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

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TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1823.

CITY. 12 o'CLoca.—This being a holiday, both the Bank
and Stock Exchange are closed, but the Foreign Market re-
mains open, owing to its being pay day in all foreign securi-
ties. We do not hear of any failures in the market, but a great
deal of accommodation has taken place.

Some private bargains have been done in Consols,at SS for
the Account, sellers.

In the Foreign Market, Spanish opened at 36i ; they were
afterwards done at 3, and are now 37.—Columbia opened at
45-44-441 to 45.—A1l other foreigl► securities remain sta-
tionary. _ _

There was a current report in the early part of the Morning
that two Expresses had arrived from Paris, with an account of
the Cortes having rejected the terms of the Duked'Angouleme,
but we Mad not trace the above report to any authentic source.

We have received this morning advice. from Bayonne,
which contain the following article:
MADRID, Ave. IS.—The capital enjoys tranquillity, not-
withstanding the endeavours of ill-disposed persons to disturb
it, by spreading all kinds of reports. One day it is affirm-
ed that Quiroga has had 100 Royalists shot, another that Mina
has had an equal number hanged, &c.
The accounts from Saragossa are more satisfactory than they
lately were. The firmness of the military authorities of the
Allied troops, has restored order in that city; the prisoners
have been released with the exception of about thirty of the
most violent Constitutionalists. This was effected on the 15th,
and on the following day above 200 of these individuals left the
city. The arrival of General Quesada at Madrid with his
troops, is much s?okeo of. The moderation of the principles
of the General is known, but bis troops do not participate in it.
After haring powerfully contributed to establish the Regency
at Madrid. he has been removed from it.
The military operations of both parties afford little new.—
Those of the Constitutionalists are confined to the defence of
the Fortresses, and those of the French to the blockading them
and repelling the sallies of the besieged. The Constitutional
bands proceed in their usual system. Marshal Lauriston has
detached 1300 men to Arragon, and the siege of Pampeluna is
proceeding with activity. The orders of the Prince to press
it are urgent. Every body is looking with the greatest impa-
tience for the result of the negociations commenced with the
Cortes, of which, however, we shall know nothing till some
time after the arrival of the Prince before Cadiz ; en event
which is greatly desired there also ; for the situation of that
port is very unpleasant, not that they want means to resist the
French army, whic% forms the blockade to the number of
13,000 men, but because there is an extraordinary effervescence
of party spirit and agitation in the minds O 1 the people. It is
impossible to foresee how these negotiations will end, but it
is much to be wished that they may have a favourable issue,
and put an end to the war and the divisions that tear the coun-
try to pieces. It must be owned that this does not seem easy.
The partisans of the Regency are in general averse to any
treaty with the Constitutionalists, having taken up arms, as they
say, in the cause of the Kieg, with the design of exterminat-
ing the re►olutionary faction. The Constitutionalists, on Ile
other hand, discouraged by the desertion of the Generals, still
entertain some hopes of their cause, especially since the decree
of the Sth, issued by the Prince. 'rho truth is, that the two
parties, who are armed, have no objection to the continuance
of war, anarchy, and disorder, because the principal leaders

have nothing to gain by peace.
The adversaries of the Constitutional system continue to
publish pamphlets which are so violent. that the military com-
manders endeavour to hinder the circulation of them, espe-
cially at Madrid.
There are frequent interviews between some Members of
the Regency and the Russian Ambassador, and very constant
correspondence is kept up with Portugal, from which kingdom
succour is asked to make a diversion on the side of the Minbo
and of Cuidad Rodrigo.