' .. the-return cargoes oftlie imports, is that pro-
? ‘of the year 1822, to be over $17,000,000.-
_to her with interest !
. England ; for the writer, on whose principles
‘ of the U. States to Foreign countries, includ-
' ing $i20 millions assumed balance nftrade in
_ purposes, at about p70-millions. Coirsequent-
' than 480 millions l And still tli__e,great_est por-
" shipped beyond the Cape of Good Hope.
od_——wc are not ruined ; nay, we have been
-. But it is plain that this is delusive in many
1- broad.
,' -more than he carried oirt ;—-by the excess of
FROM THE rrxnirfv vi'_si{roR.
‘ TH E PROSPECT » BEFORE US.’
Many 'of our readers _{,will recollect that a
worik tv’asZpublished in Philadelpliia, fin 182%,
entitled», ‘ The Prospect before us, or Facts‘
‘and observations illustrative of the past.and-
-‘present situation andfuture Prospects 01 the
U. States, embracing a view of the causes of
the late Bankruptcies in Boston : to which is
added a Sketch of the restrictive systems of
the principal nations of Cbristeiidorii.’
This work, notwitlistanding its recent pub-
lication, has gone thro’ four editions ; which
shews that, either it excites a powerful and
-.iinusnul .iiiterest in our country, or.that no
pains are spared on the part ofits friends to
give it" a general circtilation. It contains the
creed of that school of economists, who, be-
ing alarmed lest the U. States should be ruin- -
ed by the exportation ofspecie to pay the bal-
ance of trade against us, are calling on the
government to save us, by fostering manuf2_rc-
tures and restricting commerce. The prin-
ciples adoptcd, and the facts stated in this
; work, are examined in the last number. ofthe
_ North American Review, by a writer who ap- -
- pears to possess a perfect knowledge of com-
‘ mercial afifairs in all their bearings. The ar-
. ticle should be read by every person who feels.
anyinterest inthe subject. As it is probable
‘ however that many ofour readers cannot con-
veniently have access tort, we propose to give
“tliein some of the nrost important facts which
' it contains. I ‘ _ _ -
L ‘The authoroftlie work reviewed, statesthe
- excess of'iin'ports over exports for 9 months
* This he calls a balanceiagainst us to be paid
' in specie. Tlie reviewer states it as matter of
' notoriety, that in this sense of the term, the
"balance of trade has always been against us
ever since we have had a national existence,
and with the exception of one year, to a large
amount. This balance, in our trade with
England alone, from 1795 to 1801', the gold- .
' en age of American prosper-_ity, was 106,000,-
000 dollars; from 1802 to_ 1804 inclusive,
$51',*213,7_59 ; fro'm‘the lastmentioned date to
' 1811, a period of? years, it was $13 f,‘.Z.14,98Q;
trial-:in_g an aggregate of more than 310 mil-
lions in 17 years! If to thisbe added the bal-
ance, since 1811, which can scarcely be esti-
mated at less than 815,000,000 annually, we
shall have the enormous sum of 520 millions
._..w1;ich, on these principles, we have either
' paid England in specie, or are now indebted
' But it appears that this sum is not due to
Lit has thus accuiriulated, estimates the debts
' 189.2 and 31 millions bor_rowcd for riatioual
ly during the period already mentioned, we
must have exported to England alone _no less
tion of specie exported from tli_is.,cou.ntry is
But notwithstanding this losing trade—tlie
exportation of moreisilver than the mines of
_,Peru probably af’forded during the same peri-
growiug wealthy. .We here give an ‘extract
from the review : . ’ V .
‘This excess [ofimports over exports] is of
‘course obtained from the customhousc‘returns,.
._w.hich exhibit the domestic ‘price of ou'r’e'x-’
ports, and the invoice price of ourimports.
ways. Our foreign‘ trade is the exchange -a-
broad of our exports against the articles we
import. W'e pay for the latter with our ex-
ports, not at the price at-which these are here
estimated, but atthat which they will beara-
This must be greater than the price
at home, by-the fair profit on the capital eru-
ployed in the trade ; and of course a" part of
fit. Our readers-already perceive that our
author’s excess of imports over exports, must
- undergo the great reduction of at least inter-
-- lest on the capital vested in those exports,
which cannot be less than several millionsof
dollars. ‘ ' '
v ‘ Brit amuch more iniportaut reduction still
remains. The excess ofour imports isto pay
not only the difi'erence ofthe foreign and do-
inestic price of our exports, that is, the irnine-
diate profit on the sale of the articles export-
‘ed ; birt it is to pay freight, to -keep ‘our im-
- inense tonnage in repair, to pay the wages of
the shipwrights, chandlers, riggers,'and the
thousand other mechanics, employed in the
construction ofour shipping ;' and it is to pay
' the seame'n’s wages, which form the mainten-
ancc of the wives and children of seameri.-—
All tli‘ese'pi'odigious charges are to be deduct-
" ed from .tbc excess of our imports over our
exports. Iftlie rnerchafit brought back a val-
ue no‘ greater than he sent out, he would of
course not only not be richer, but much poor-
er than he was before" making the voyage.
He‘ would not only make no profit, but he
would lose the interest of his capital, the wa-
ges ofall those whom he employs, and the de-
terioration of his stock. These, however, in
a good business must all he paid. And of
coirrsc they must be paid by bringing back
imports over exports. All these great sums
are accordingly covered by that excess, which
our author makes so ruinous, and which in
-reality is the very profit of the enterprize.
The excess which is so pertenaciously said to
be liquidated by an exportation of specie, is
the reward of thrift, the enhancement of the
, exports in a foreign market, and the value
' added to them by the industry and skill ofour
citizens. And these are the precious doc- A
trines of our author and his school ! An ex-
' cess of value imported, brought home, which
has built up our American navigation and
’ withit our Auierican navy ; which has reared
‘ Boston, New-York, Pliiladelpliia, and Balti-
more,-from inconsidcrable ports to_g'reat'cap-
itals; andwhich has spread comfort, prosper-
ity, and wealth through all the channels of
- the country, is called ruinous.’ '
The writer ofthe work which has occasion-
ed these remarks, attemptsto prove the ruin-
ous nature of our trade by the recent failures
in Boston. The principal facts are these. In
the year 1899, chiefly in the months of May
_ and June, ninety three failures took place_in
j Boston. They were confined, with scarce
one exception, to the class of traders who
stand between the importer and coirsuirier.
' In the first six months of the year 18Q2there
‘ were slripped from Boston $1,004,446. There
' were,‘ in the beginning of the same year,
June $405,975‘; but the notes on these banks
in circulation were diminished during this
time only $16,370. A sliipmentof $400,090,
one of the largest during the year, was made
at the .tiine of» the greatest scarcity. , Money
terest; prices of goods were not materially
infected, and sales for cash might be made
without any great sacrifice. » .
The reviewer infers from these facts that
the failures were not the coirsequeuce ofa‘
fered a reduction of only $16,370, but ofa
want of proper_ty to_ conimatid it, on the part
of those who failed. They failed, in other
words, because they were insolvent. jThere
had been buta few failures in Boston for sev-
eral years; capital had been abundant; facil-
ities for obtaining it, even, at a low rate ofhi-
terest, had been great _;.and t_lius those who
had traded _oii borrowed, that i's,_on nocapital,
were enabled to postpone the time of bank-
ruptcy, until the market was filled to reple-
tiou, and a comparative scarcity of money
produced. Thus the failures of several years
were crowded into the space ofa few weeks.-
ll -‘”QQQ«'-. . ..
. FOREIGN NEWS. ' _
_ From the Pliilrtdelphia ./V'atz'9nal Gazelle.
’ \Ve have a file ofthe Cadiz papers, ‘ Gnoc-
,t.a Espanola,’ as late as the 27th, July, inclu-'
sive, a week beyond the date of the most re-
cent before receivcd. The rrrost reiirarkable
part ofits contents isa correspondence bet ween
en." l3U_R[llEL, commiruder in chief ad inte-
rim of the Army of Reserve in Cadiz, and
Gen, BOUa1t[«_‘,soULL‘F., commander of the
French besieging army. Burriel addressedutt
note, on the l7tli July, to Boui'desoull.e, pro-
posing siinply the exchange ofa Fre'nch dra-
,_oon, made prisoners by the Corr_stitutiorial-
ists,for one ofthe Madrid‘volunteers; whohad
fallen into the hands of the French. The
‘French commander replied in tliese ternis. '
.‘The elévation_of‘suuland_ the generotsity
which so eminentely characterize’ HLR.H. the
Duke d’Ang0uleme, and the conduct which
the French army has ‘obse'r-red since its entry
into Spain, must have proved to you that we
do not war against Spaniards--tliat w_ecorri—
hat only the errors _‘ which have plunged your
country in an abyss of evil,‘ and_'p'ro'duced_'tlie
wretcliednessof your King and his ‘family;
and that it depends but upon you to put an
end to this state ofthiugs. In consequence, I‘
give orders for the voluriteers to be restored
to you, &Lc. _ ' ‘ ‘
The Spanish General rejoined thus—- ,
‘Your Excellency cannot fail toknow that
all that you liave's:iid' upon political subjects‘
in reply to ‘my note respecting the exchange
of a soldier, is very iriopportune, and exceed-
ingly afi_’ronting to the dignity ofrriy station,
andto the character of the army which I have
the honor to command. I_ wrote you simply
in proper terms, about a military affair‘--I have
an answer, in which you extol the greatness
of soul of the Duke d’Angonleme, and urge
the iirrposture that the French do not combat
Spaniards, but their errors. It is certainly
very extraordinary on the part ofthe general
of a French army, that he should endeavour
to sustain with his pen, in the 19th century,
the interestand notions of the bad friars and
irristocratic orders,and the selfish fanatics who
have cornmited the base act ofcalling in the
French troops to fight for therii in Spain.—
VVhen yott observe, in your letter, that our
.error_s.liave plunged my country’ in an abyss,
and occasioned the infelicity ofthekingiaiid
family, you repeat the fictions and calumnies
which the persons just mentioned have inven-
ted in order to blind the people, and persuade
them, thatthe institutions so highly beneficial
to them are noxious. Your Excellency knows
better than I,’ that the ills of Spain proceeded
from the aid which tl-ie,iFrehcli —goverumeirt
has extended to those who rebelled against
institutions ‘established here, and sporitancous-'
ly adopted by the king; and from the invasion,
ofthe‘Pen_iiisula, equally unjust $L scand'alous,,
by the Freirc_li army, with the view of over-
runingiand destroying it, and protecting the
ideas of the 12th century, to the desti'iicti'on
ofthe intelligence of France and Europe-—
Your Excellency‘ may be_ assured, that there
is not in the world, a man who will second
your assertions, except the persons of whom I
have spoken. ' , ,
I beg ofyour excellency to confine yourself
like a good soldier, to making war upon iisin
pursuance of your ‘duty, _and to abstain fr-loin
indicating to us, in so offensive a manner,what
you suppose to be oirrs. have deemed it in-
cumbent on me to reply to you,and to cutoff
the opportunity ofa repetition of the afl"ront
either by you or any of your sulrorcliriate offi-
cers. ‘I have therefore given orders at the ad-
vanced posts,‘that while your Excellency coin-
urands the French force opposite. to me, no
flag of truce, ‘norfany communication brought
by one, shall be admited, and I will receive
no letter by any other channel. ’ ‘his is the
only mode ofreseriting the affront whichyou
have offeredto the army.’
The Secretary of State at Cadiz,-‘expressed
on the cad July, in a note to Gen.-Burriel, the
-satisfaction ofthe King and Government, at
his energetic rejoinder to the ‘ iinpertinent re-
ply’ of the French commander, and their ap-
probation of the system of non-intercourse
which was resolved upon. The English pa-‘
pers that announcednegotiations between the
authorities in Cadiz, and the French, could
riot, we may presume, have lieardof this cor-
respondence. _ '
On the 22d July the Kim: appointed Don
Meznuel de la Purrnte, as Secretaryof War,
an oflice to which Zorraqiiin, who was killed
in Catalonia, had been nominated.
The Cortes have passed various decrees,
the object of which is to provide -for the con-
stitutional forces, otrt ofthe effects of the con-
vents and ecclesiastics, ‘forfeited to the na-
_tion. On the 94th‘ July, in that assembly,
one of the members having remarked that
the Regency was not appointed at Seville in
a constitutional manner, another said that he
was as much scandalised by his words as by.
the treason of Morillo. It was moved to re-
fer the words to a committe to report upon
them, but the ayes and noes were equal. Ar-
guelles observed that if any'confii‘mation was
wanted of the legaality and necessity of the
proceeding of the Cortes at Seville, it inight‘
be found in the shortness of the interval be-
tween the departure of the Cortes and thenc-
cupation ofthe city by the enemy.
-By the ar. at New-York on’ the Elélil inst. of
the packet ship Amity, London papers to the
l4tli ult. have been rec’d. The rriost impor-
1.27 in the Boston banks, and on the 2?.d
taut news they contain is the defection ofBal-
to alarge amount "was borrowed, at‘ legal itr- '
want of circulating medium, which had_su,f-_
Iasteros, wlio, likTe..Abisbal'aird Moi-illo, has‘
turned traitor to.his-‘country’. The articles of
Convention’ agifee'd upon between him and
the French Geiieral, Molitcr, are 7 in ‘num-
ber, of which the following is an abstract :—
1‘. Ballasteros and his army* acknowledge
the Regency"’of Spain. 22 He-will order all
the,genertils'and coiniri'ariders of places with-
in his district also to‘ acknowledge it. 3. His
troops to be stationed in such places as shall
be agreedon, ‘and to act, in ‘concert with him.
4.’ His officers to preserve their rank, employ-
ment, and pay. ’ 5. No individual of his army
to be molested for his opinions anterior to the
convention.- 6. The :pay'to be issued by the
treasury of Spain-‘in the-'re'gular form. 7. A-'
ny individual of‘ his army desirous“ of return-
ing home, to be permitted to do it.
-*By this it would seem that his whole‘ ‘for-
ces had also abandoned the Constitutionalists,
but private accounts deny this, and assert that
they are to keep the field under Generals Rie-
go and Zayas. It is said the Cortes had for
some-tini'e suspected Ballasterns, and were a-
bout to dispossess him ofhis coiiririand, when
he joined'the"eneirry.
No ‘later accou_'nts'fr_om Corunna are rcc’d
by this arrival. Ferrol lraving capitulaled,the
blockade ofthat port has been raised.
The American ‘says’-—-A fresh attempt at
mediation has bieenmade, (as will be seen by
the" following extract from the Courier) be-
tween France and Spain, by Great Britain,
but without success; audit is plainly intima-
ted that no peace‘can be tirade between those
two governments -which Russia shall notap-
pro_ve. To the fortr'e'sses of"Spain and chiefly
of-Cadiz must we now look for-the salvation,
if~it can be saved, of the Spanish cause:
and if force alone were to be the arbiter, we
should not yet despair ;hiit with such numer-
ous instances oft-reachery before our eyes, as
this short-contest has presented, we confess
our hope is sick. _ _ '
Sir Robert Wilson’s pretended negociation
with Morillo is ridiculed in the English pa-
pers. The friends of-Sir Robertjnstify it as
-a russe dc guerre to gain time‘.
Front. the London Courier. .
The following political intelligence hasjust
been rec’d frorri the Peninsula,and is the most
authentic iritellig-eiioe from Cadiz andMadrid.
When the-Dtrke d’Angoir|eine left Madrid
for Seville, it was for thepnrpose of ma king
every effort to bring tlie.contest to a termina-
tion, byisouridingtlre viewsuof the Cortes, and
ascertzrirring whethera negociation could not
be entered into upon such grounds as might
allow France..to ivitlidraw--.lrer troops from
Spain,-Twithout comproinitiiiig the principles
iiponwliicli she had undertaken, the war.—
This desire to terminate the contest —was-in-
creased by the infatuated conduct of the Re-
gency at Madrid, ietidiiig to aggravate rather
than allay the difi'ere_uces between the Royal-
ists and Constitutionalists. ,-
It was first lll01l‘._',l1t thatthe fall of Cadiz
would reduce the Cortes to the necessity of
submissionebut thetviolent part_v carried their
opposition to the _v_ieivs of the Royalists and
French to such lengths that they have openly
declared they "would saci'ifice the lives ofFer-
din_and and _tlie_RoyalFaniily rather than sub-
fllif. Yiet s(;iiie,.coi‘i'¢lesp<l)gidlpn:p hzis actually
ta en p ace etween t, re u e_ a ew mem-
bers of tlie‘.Cor_t_e_s. ;,',I,‘liis_‘negociation, how-
ever, inet with an ii'npediinerrt'm liininc, for
the mem_ber__s der_nand.ei_l, wliatvgguarantee his
Royal Highness could give upon which the
Cortes could rely for ffulfillirrg his engage-
merits, and _pointed to_Great Britain as media-
tor and guarantee, but this was. out of. the
question.“ Gireatliritain ‘will always be ready
to interpose her good oflicesfor _the purpose of
terminating llt)SlLlll_tl6S,’_,l)lll. that irrterposition.
must be reqtiested,‘not‘by one _ofthe belliger-
ent parties, but by all. But to any such de-
maud from all the hel'liger‘eut parties, France
opposes a strong‘ obstacle, ‘for, rrccordingto
the principles laid dow.n by theDirke de Morit-
rnorency in his Note 'of_Dec._ last to the Duke
ofwellirrgton, France considers that it would
coniproiniselier dignity if, situated as she is,
Englaiid were to be7reqnired to act as niedia-
-ator in a B‘oiir‘-bon ‘qinirrel-‘-‘she is,-' th‘erefo_re,
not disposed to"allow'ari'y,party to‘ undertake
this mediation. Such was-'tli'e state ofaffairs
at the last accounfsi ' But this is not all.
. There i,s,,it l11lgllt«ttlll1OS[_l‘)e said, ‘as Wl(_lE_
a difference between the views of Franceund
the Regency of Madrid, as ‘between France
and the Cortes. ~ France might have been
content with a inoilification ofthe Constitu-
tion,and tberestoraiion of the King to polit-
ical an_d personal-frccdorn. , Btitthe Regency
seem to reject all sucli views, and to act as if
nothing wotild_.C.oritcrit them short ofabsolute
andurrcoriditioiial subiriissiorr on the part of
the Ctrnstitiitiiinalists. hat any set of men
could be guilty ofsticli irifatrratiorr and blind-
ness, segcirjs sc(prcely chrediblc..l . Bolt pos.-.|ibly
it may e ouir , t rat t ey are ess t re autiors
ofsncli an unwise policy than the agents act-
ing from the secret.sir_ggcstions ofa ‘foreign
and a distant power, If it could be believed
that such sirggestions proceeded from that
Power, the world would he at no loss to see
how little the professioiis.of some Cabinets a-
grce with theirconduct. ._ It would be a policy
which could only be dictatedby a desire to in-
flame, not to sooth the aninrosities ofthe two
Partiesin Spain-—to prolong, not to shorten
ilre lcaliaruities ofiyar, _aiitlrfiha|_lI_y to ririsé: up
resi oostac es in .1 re ii ay 0 [le ,renci ov-
ernmeut. If France see it in this light, and
if this be a correct view ofaffairs, there would
be but one policy, which it would be the duty,
not only of France and S_pa_iu, but even of
this cotintry to adopt; upon whi_c_li, however,
we shall not enlarge at. present trusting that
the suspicious of any such conduct may be
found to bile, if not altogether unfounded, at
least great y exaggerate . _
Butto return to the cniiductofthe Regen-
cy. »Wheu the Duke .D’Angouleme was a-
bout to leave Madrid for Seville the Regency
perenrptorily deirianded that they should be
the coinpau_ions ofhis Royal Highness. The
deinaud was as peremptorily refused. Still
the Regency pressed their, demand of being
always at the head-quarters of the French ar-
iny. Upon which it was deemed necessary
to hold out threats, which alone prevented
their carrying their intentions into execution.
One of these threats we iinderstaiid was, that
the French army __would leave them to them-
selves, and take up a position behind tlreEbro.
Grecce.—-—Advices are received from Smyr-
na to the 4th ofJuly, wlrtch state thatthe war
has assumed in every direction, a character
ofdesolation and extermination. The force
of the Captain Pacha, on the islaiudlof Negro-
poutris cstiinated at "8000 irieu. Counii has
been invaded by him, and set on fire ; and al.
most all the villagesof‘ Eubcea have success-
ively nie_t the same fate.
says the Spectateur Oriental, we seetha smoke
arisi-rg on all sides of‘us, in- a large extent of
coiiirtry. Many Greeks. have perished,and
iriany have been indebted to flight for their
safety, and have taken refuge in the moun-
tains. The woineir and children have been
spared, but their situatioir is truly -deplorable.
They wander here and there on the borders
of the shores, with sonre few trifles saved
from the flames, and looking towards the sea
with countenaucesful_l of niclanclioly, and a
vague hope, constantly disapointcd ;for to fill
up-their evils, the pirates, the growth of the
times, vomited by the sea, rnakc descents on
the-coast, and rob misery in its last retreat.
_ Conflicts of minor importance and doubtful
issue have taken place at Sanderli, Pergami
and Mytclene. The Ipsariots, with 150 ves-
sels, full of warriors, made a descent on the
former place, and were successful in their at-
tack, though pliiuder and vengeance seem to
have been the principal objects of the incur-
sion. Immense numbers ofTiirks have haste-
ned thither, and their exasperation is ex-
treme. The Greeks at Myteleiie have reject-
ed every proposal for peace, and have decla-
red their deterurinatioir to conquer or perish
in the attempt: _ .
Consfanlinaple,J:il_1y 10.—-Abdulhad Pacha
lias.seiit .12,000 irieii from Salonichi to the
Gulf. of Volo, to put down the insurrection
which has broke out there. . Tie insurgents
.took refuge at Trikeri, but the Turks have
burnt 24 villages, and massacred 8,000 men;
the women and children have been carried off
"_ll_0 slavery. It is said that theI’achaof Sonta-
rr is in possession of the pass of'Ther.mopyla:.
Odessa, July 9222.-—On the 15th inst. a fire
broke out at Constantinople, in the suburb
Costirii, contiguous to tlrenaval arsenal. In
a short time £1,500 houses were consumed by
the flames. The fire soon gained the arsenal,
and all.efi'orts to extinguish it were vain. It
was re,-liglited three times sucr:essively by the
authors of the conspiracy. _The_ Turks had
the grief of seeing consunred ‘one ship of the
line of 74 grins, two corvettes, five brigs and
110 smaller ships of every degree. Dismay
prevailed throughout the capital. The Greeks
say, that God is with them, on lhus seeing
that in the space of one year the two great
arsenals,-those_ of Toplrana and Tersana, have
been consumed by fire.
Salem", July ‘21.——The latest letters from Se-
res and Bitoglia agree in asserting that the
plague has broken out at Larissa, and thatthe
Turksare flying in all directions to_escape the
pestilence,‘which is certainly very contrary to
their old l‘el1gl'dt1S‘110liOnS.
LATER.-‘—Tlie ship Union ar. at New-York
on the 22d, from Liverpool, -brings advices 6
days later than were rec’d by the Amity.
it was rumoured that the Cortes had fled
and the King set. at liberty, but there was no
news from Cadiz so late as has reached us by
way of Gibraltar. Corunna was still in the
possession of the patriotis on the 3d inst. The
French were bombarding it by intervals, and
possessed all the surrounding heights.
Gen. Manso with 150 troops has gone over
to the French. A French lcticr writer says,
his desertion has given a death-blow to the
C-onstitutionalists in Catalonia. , ,
' The Duke d’Angouleme and the Spanish
Regency are still at variance in their views.
The following decree is published in the last
papers, and caused a great sensation in Paris-
. -“~\Ve, Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Infant of
France, Duke d’Angouleine,'Commander-in-
Chiefofthe Army of the Pyrenees, consider-
iug that the occupation of Spain by the army
tnider our comiuand places us under the obli-
gation of watching over the tranquility-ofthat
kingdom, do command as follows :
1st. The Spanish authorities shall not make
any prisoners without authority from the
French commanders. 2d. The French Coni-
mandcrs shall demand the release of all per-
sons who liave been imprisoned in an arbitra-
ry iiiariucr for political iriotives,cspecially sol-
..diers, that they may return to their honies.—
8d. The Coiriiiraiult-rs are ordered to seize
all such persons as shall disobey these orders.
. 4th.All publishers and periodical writings shall
be under the direction of our commanders.”
TheLiverpool Mercury suys,liis correspond-
ent writes that the duke d’Ang_oulenre has ac-
tually dissolved the Regency.
The intelligence from Catalonia is confus-
edland contradictory, hurt the weight of testi-
riroriy favors the belief that there has been
some hard figliting the result of which was
not known. On the 19th of August, a letter
was received in London from the agent of
Lloyds, dated Genoa, August 7, which says,
that“ A vessel arrived this morning which
sailed on the 9d inst. from San Felicio, coast
ofCatalonia, the master of which reports,tliat
on the 227th oh. 5 divisions, 'coinm-anded by
generals Milairs, Lloberas, and Mans, attack-
ed the French near Manresa, that a very ob-
stinate‘ battle took place, which lasted 2 days,
in which the Fr‘ench lost 3000 prisoners, and
agreat number of killed and wounded, and
that the Spzririards set fire to Mauresa ; that
on the flmh ult. Gens. Mina and‘Rotten salli-
ed out from Barcelona, with all their forces,
and attacked the Frencli on the 30th, near
Mataro; that the battle was not ended on the
‘Ed inst. when he sailed, as he saw a great fire
along the coast, and on the tops ofthe iriorrn-
tains, so that the final result of this action is
yet unknown.” The Courier of the Elfltll re-
rnarks—-There has been, we suspect, more
fighting in Catalonia, than is admitted by the
accounts from that quarter. Another[French]
account says-—“ In (_.‘atalonia the war contin-
ues with unabated activity. Altlloirglr affairs
are going on with great rapidity in Andalusia,
Catalonia continues to present the same as-
pect. Barcelona is not yet invested; every
where we cxperieirce an obstinate resistarice.
It appears, that in that part ofthe Peninsula,
the campaign has only begun. The Constitu-
tiunel says, that Tarragona has been siipplieil
with arms, provisions, and money by an Eug-
lish brig, on whose account does not appear.
Moncey is inactive before Barcelmia, and it
is evident that he has suffered very heavy loss-
es. Though he had corisitlemble liospitzfls
before Barcelona, 400 sick and wouridcd are
to be removed from Gerona into France, to
make room for an equal number coming from
before Barcelona, in addition to the great
number already removed. J '
O_n the 9th the garrison of Figueras tnade a
sortie, with about 360 men, btit were obliged
to retire within the walls. The French say,
‘ we lost but 5 men, although "200 cannon balls
At this moment, ‘
were fired on us.’ It is somewhat réniarkabl'e
that of all the battles which liave.been'.f'nuglrt_ A
the French have lost only jive in each ! !
Paris, flu-g. l8.——A.courier brings the fol-
lowing intelligence from Head Q_uarters.
Carpio, ./lug. 11.-—A report ‘prevails this
-morning that there has beerrfiglititig in the
streets of Cadiz. The conrmerci:il.part of the
town wished‘ that the king should be set at
complete liberty, and a smallinurnber of orifi-
tia who arein the town wished to oppose it.
The most ardent persons ofthe Revolution
have taken refuge in the Island ofLeon.
It is certain that since the 3d inst. the king
is more free. We are on the eve of great e-
vents ; we shall arrive to-morrow at Cordova.
The Duke D’Angouleme has set off post with
part of his household, and will arrive on the
15th at Puerto de Santa Maria; and ifCailiz
does. not surrender on the ;-.’0th, the bombard-
rrierit will couimence immediately. A part ot'
the 2d corps, under the orders of Donirarlieu,
iuust have arrived under the walls ofthe above
place,where the.Duke D’Angouleme will find
himself at the head of 30,000 troops.
Paris, ./lug. 15.—A few days ago it vessel
was sunk by a shell from Santona, having on
boarrlFrench ofiicers going on lfoard the squad-
ron, in all 46. persons, 8 only were saved. -
Carolina, .‘1_ug. 6.—Baillasteros has written
to the principal Members of the Cortes at Ca-
diz, and declares that he is answerable that
before 15 days the king will be set at liberty.
PARIS, Aug. I7th.—-The last account re-
ceived from Cadiz are ofthe 6th. The King
was then in good health, as were all the Roy-
al Family; btit affairs were not so far advan-
ced as we had reason to believe. At Madrid
all the symptoms ofpublic rejoicing were couri-
termaricled, the intelligence ofthe deliverance
ofthe King being premature.
Extract qf a latter, dated ‘ .'l]adrid, Aug-.11.
‘ VVe have been here in the midst of rejoi-
cings. All the houses were tapestried, the
bells were rung, petards were fired, a numer-
ons crowd appeared in the streets, embracing
each other, or laughing or weeping with joy.
All the churches were filled with people, who
went thither to return thanksto God for the
happy deliverance ofthe King,thus proving at
least how much that Prince is beloved,and
showing what we are to believe ofthe calam-
riies circulated by the Liberals..
‘The great news, however, which caused all
this joy is not confirmed. -The following is
probably what gave rise to the story.
‘ The anouncemerrt of the departure of the
Duke d’Angouleme for Andalusia excited at
great sensation at Cadiz; tlrerseditious leadt.-rs
begarrto make serious reflections, aucltliey
thought it right to relax the measures of rigor
adopted against their Sovereign. They, pm-
mitted him to go to church,and to take air air-
iiig in the city, and from thence arose the re- «
port that the King had been set at liberty.-—
The people of Cadiz, who had scarcely seen
the King, ttstified an excessive joy at the ap
pezrraircc ofthe unfortunate Monarcli. Tins
ebullition of loyalty was felt among the sol-
diers, and several rigments shouted Vice le
Roi! with an"enthnsiasm which alarmed the
Cortes. Tliis is all thatis known with certain-
ty, and we are ignorant of the result of
this first hiovcineut but it l'l1l]Sl._l)C i'em:_rrked
that it took place between the 1st and 4th in-
stant, and that at that period the two defeats
of Ballasteros. and his capitulatiorr, signed :1!
Greriada on the 4th, were unknown at Cadiz.
We may judge of the effect which would be
produced by these accountsarriviug success-
ively in a ctiy ‘already so agitated. Add to
this the rcinforccnient of our squadron, the
approach of the troops of Gen. Molitor, and
the presence ofthe Duke d’Angmileme, who
would arrive at Port St. Mary in the night of
the 16th, and you will-agree that we ought to
entertain reasonable hopes of an event which
will fill up the measure of the glory of the
Duke d’Angouleme and of our brave aririy.
Lisbon JuI_y28.—-Tlie Count Rio-Mayor
and another gentleman have embarked on
board the Voadcr corvette of war, to proceed
to the Bra:/.ils, for the pm'pn:~e of endeavour-
ing to rnalte a satisfactory ai'rangemeritAu-ith
that country.
The Ex-Emperor Itur-bide and suite, have
arrived at Leghorn, from l‘i'iexico.
Lord Byron,“-ith severalEnglislr oflicers ar-
rived at Leghorn on the Mid Jrrly, and sailed
next day for Zante and the Peloponriesiis.
The wife of Sir Robertwilson died in Lon-
don on the 13th day of August last.‘
The Morning Chronicle asserts that the
Russian Envoy has entered into a secret trea-
ty with the Regency, for the transfer of the
Balearic Islands, viz. Majorca, Minorca, 814:.
to Russia,indepentleiit of France is’. England.
Tire advices from Dnbliri are to the 19th of
August..Disturbances still continued, and irra-
ny outrages were cominitted. Apprehension:
were expressed in I re_l.and for the wheat crops,
in consequence ofthe very heavy rains.
S1'iL1.LA'rr:n.—Tlie ship Leeds, from Liv
erpool, ar. at New-York on the 26th, bringing
London papers to the 23d ult. They announce
no new war events of importance.--—--It is
hinted that the submission of Ballasteros may
have taken place on an understanding with
the government at Cadiz. It is said that in
an extraordinary sitting of the Cortes on the
4th, it wasresolved to , receive propositions
from the French. The order of the Duke
of Angouleme, for setting at liberty the Span-
ish Constitutionalists, who had been impris-
oned by‘the Regency, it is said, has not been
obeyed in some plat:es.———Lelters fijom Lis-
bon of the 10th, mention the arrival of.Sir R.
Wilson at that place, in the Nassau iiierchant
vessel. He was taken on board, it appears,
of? Vigo, the boat of that ship having lJ(Z1'1l
sent to fetch him and Mr. Eskine from the
island of Ozmzis, where they had gone to es-
cape froni the French, on their entry into Vi-
«_go.. The French, aware ofhis being conceal-
ed in that quarter, were anxious to secure his
person, and he was only enabled with much
difficulty to escape them. The Portuguese
had prohibited all iutercouse with the vessel,
though an English surgeon was perinittcd to
go on board and dress Sir R’s wounds. SirR.
would proceed for Gibraltar. The Dritisli
ship Spanish Patriot, a rcgiilar trader between
London and Cadiz, has been taken possession
of by the French,
l\IAD1?.1D, Aug. 14.—The Government has.
received news from Cadiz, dated the 8th inst.
at which time the king and his august family-
eujoyed good liealtli. Death and. disorder
daily increase in Cadiz, and the IsleofLeoii.
A voluminous corresporulence has been in-
terceptcd in a vessel which was endeavoring
to escape from Cadiz, and on board of which
wastzkcir a noted revolutionist, named Caligu-
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