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FROM ENGLAND.
Rv llie arrival of th packet ship
Corinthian, at New-York, Liver
pool papers to the 25ih and London
to the 23d March have been receiy.
ed. The following summary Con
tains all the intelligence worthy ©f
notice.
Although hostilities pad not com
menced, the active, preparations go
ing on in and Spain, and
the rapid movements of troops,
combined with the desponding tone
of Minister* in the British Parlia
ment, seem to leave no doubt that
the sword will be speedily unshea
thed. About 50,000 French sol
diers were expected to enter Spain
in three divisions, and Gen. O Don*
nel is named as the individual who
is to command the van guard of the
invading army, Ibe regulars, it
would appear arc to be preceded by
ihe “ Army of the Faith,” led by |
Questda. A reserve,consisting of
5,6000 cavalry nnd infantry, was to
remain at Vittoria, Logrono, &c.—
In orders to give effect to these
movements, the French Govern
ment is stated to have sent 27 mil
lions of francs to the army of Spain,
and 15,000 uniforms fer the army
✓of the Faith. It seems, however,
notwithstanding this intelligence,
that all is not right at Paris, nor in
the French army. The latest pa
pers, which ar* of 21st ot March, j
speculate on a change of Ministry,
and it was confidentlv saidthatthis
event was expected to he brought (
about by Talleyrand, who had for
med a league with Decazes, and
others, in the Chamber of Peers,
and with the Liberals, in the Cham
ber of Deputies, to turn out the pre
sent Ministry. Whatever may be
in this, it appears certain that little
or no business could be done in
the French Chamber of Deputies,
owing to the continued irregulari
ties there, and the non-attendance
of members. It is further stated
that a very unexpected dilemma
had occurred at Paris in conse
quence of the-magnanimous decla
ration of the Portuguese Cortes, to
consider the aggression of the
French as equally levelled against
Portugal.
This dilemma had been height
ened bv the arrival ol a formrfl pro
test from Lisbon against the prin
ciples contained in the French
King’s speech to the chamber, to
gether with a peremptory order to
iheTortuguese Charge d’Affairs in
Paris to .quit the French territory,
the moment the Duke of Angous
leme shall have crossed the Spanish
Premiers.
The one hundred millions voted
with so much ease bv the Chamber
of Deputies of France, towards
carrying into effect the invasion of
Spain, owing to the desertion of
opposition members on account of
dhe expulsion of M. Manuel, met
with considerable opposition in the
Chamber of Peers.—This vote was
112 to G 6. Other accounts say,
that many French officers of all
ranks, from -Generals down to the
lowest military gradation had arri
ved in Spain, and an effort, it was
generally understood, would at all
events he made to raise the stand
ard of the chartered rights of
Frenchmen in their own country, as
soon as the invasion of Spain was
attempted.
In addition to all this, it is stated
in private letters, that fdty-'two
French soldiers had deserted from
Perpignan and gone over to the
Spaniards, and we observe it men
tioned in the French papers that a
new organization of the national
guards had been contemplated, by
which the companies would not be
permitted to choose their officers, a
circumstance which, at least, indi
cates a suspicion of the loyalty of
that body on the part of the gov
ernment. An attempt had been
made to destroy bv fire the Arsenal
at Toulon, and the Brest squadron,
which put to sea on the 15th of Feb’
had returned on the 11th of March,
in consequence of having suffered
by a ga'.c.
With regard to Spain, we find
verj little information in the French
papers respecting her armies. An
article ot the 19th March, from
Paris, savs “ tl\e Constitutional
troops in Catalonia advance upon
our frontier. —The foreign Legion,
organized at Barcelona, embarked
pn the 4th inst. for the siyne <ksti-
nation. Letters frtunCi.Jiz of rise
Ist. announce that the national
guard of that tgwn, to the number
of 6000 m’en, are exercised every
day in uniform, and that it will
meet dp,ftih sooner than fall again
under the yoke of despotism. —For-
eign menaces hate at last put a>l!
upain in motion, and if the inva
ders have not large corps of the ar
my to encounter, they will not find
the feWcr enemies on that account.
Orders had been received at Sarra
gossa, on the sth March, to hate
provisions ready for 2000 horses
i and 10,000 troops, which were on
1 tiieir way under Gen. Ballosteros,
sand Mina, is stated to have up wards
of 7,000 men, who once formed
part of the “ Army of the Faith,”
but “ the moment they heard that
foreigners were about to attack
their country, they buried their
own private dissentions in oblivion,
and are now among the staunchest
defenders of national independence
the armv of Catalonia can boast of.”
Official accounts of the 11th of
March, say, that 70*) men of the
‘ Army of the Faith, 1 repulsed by
the Constitutionalists, had arrived
at St. Jean Pied de Port, in a de
plorable condition, dhe Bayonne j
papers of the 12th March represent (
the situation of the Spanish provin- (
ces bordering on Fiance, as ‘ ini- t
proved in every respect, and that
order will be entirely restored >
there if the French army delays
but a little longer its invasion of the
Peninsula. 1
The Morning Chronicle, of the
22d March, speaks with the great
est confidence of the ultimate suc
cess of the Spaniards. The editor
assures his readers, that “however
the French Journalists have labored
to impress the public with an opin
ion ot the disunion of the Spaniards
they may rest assured that the
whole of the conscripts last voted
by the Cortes have been furnished
by the provinces, .armed, clothed
and accoutred without a single ex
ception, and within twenty days.'—
When we state we have the most
authentic information on this sub
ject, we trust we have not bad
grounds for hope with respect to
this cause. The Spaniards are
confident—they know their army
trebles the French, and while the
✓French are marching on Madrid,
they will march an army towards
France, both in hopes of gaining
converts —the one against liberty,
the other in favor of it. Spain has
notv 200,000 men in arms, and whe
ther they are good or bad soldiers,
with respect to conduct in pitched
battles, We shall not attempt to de
cide ; but tve believe we may say,
in defence of their country, in the
mountains, and in their strong
towns they stand unrivalled. Their
spirit is excellent, and they do not
hesitate to state, that the French
army can command not more of the
country, than on which it stands. —■
They admit the entrance of the
French in to Madrid, but they add,
what have they then accomplished
except that they have marched into
the heart ofSpain without the means
of support, without the protection
of the inhabitants, and without the
means of resisting the enormous
force of irregular troops that will
lie opposed to them in every direc
tion, should they quit a high road
even a mile. The French antici
pate an easy conquest, but the best
informed Spaniards we well know
are of a direct opinion. They ad
mit the French will march to Mad
rid with case. Yet they are confi
dent of the ultimate defeat of the
French army.”
Nothing lias transpired to justi
fy a belief that Great Britain will
depart from its neutrality, even
though ministers should not suc
ceed in their attempts to effect a
reconciliation with France and
Spain.
A Taylor had been applied to in
London, to ascertain the price at
which he will furnish uniforms for
1000 Irishmen, who are about to
join the Constitutionalists of Spain.
From the Georgian.
London Papers to the 25th
March, inclusive, have been recei
ved at Barbadoes by the British
Packet.
The report of the march of a
Russian army in three divisions of
40,000 men each, having been put
in motion, with a view to enter
France is repeated —this army is
intended to keep down the liberals
of France, whilst the French army
performs the same kind office for
.the liberals of Spain. The proba
bility is, that it is a mere report
raised to intimidate both.
In the House of Lords on the
24th of March, Lord Liverpool ex
plained that the late increase in the
strength of the navy ought not to
be taken as an indication of any
apprehension on the part of the
Government that G. Britain is in
danger of being involved in the war
impending on the -Continent. Ihe
increase in question was, he said,
to he treated as a measure of the
ordinary policy, which directs that
when other countries arc likely to
be engaged in hostilities, this coun
try should nut be unprepared for
any event.
French papers of the 23*1 of Mar.
state, that an extraordinary Courier
had brought to Paris the news,
“ that King Ferdinand, although
still slightly indisposed with the
gout, had quitted Madrid on the
14th inst. for Seville, accompanied
by the National Cortes, the Su
preme Tribunal, the Public Re
cords, and all the material of the
official Journal /* Universal. Her 1
Majesty, the Queen, was in the!
King’s carriage. The departure of j
his Majesty was effected with the j
greatest order, in the midst of an I
immense crowd, which shouted con- \
stantlv on his way, “ Long ltvci
the Nation! Long live the Consti
tution !”
Paris papers of the 24th March
have been received in New-York.
They state that a manifesto was
about to be published, which will
contain a decoration of war ; and
that all couriers between the
kingdoms are likelv to be prevent
ed from travelling, as the French
have forbidden suen as are not em
ployed by the government, and the
Spaniards have refused all without
exception.
Accounts from Vienna affirm
that Austria will maintain a strict
neutrality, and that this report has
produced a considerable rise in then
funds.
Bessieres, with 900 or 1000 men
that remained with him after the
losses he sustained on his retreat,
was attacked on the right bank of
the Ebro near Lagrone, and so
completely routed that he has not
since been fouud. The constitu
al cavalry to the number of 400, af
ter a wearisome slaughter, took 500
prisoners, who were taken to Sara
gossa : on the 4th 3000 troops were
expected there from Valencia. Ge
neral Ballasteros had reached Tu
dela, on his tvay to his post in Ar
agon.
The factious bands of Navarre,
to the number of 1000 men, form
ing three battallions, have entered
France by the mountains about St.
jean Pied de Port, on the 11th 12th
and 14th. They came to get arms
aucl equipments, and to undergo a
new organization. Charles O’Dou
nel has gone to that place to sup
ply them. It was proposed to quar
ter the soldiers in private houses,
hut the inhabitants refused their
consent, which enraged the sol
diers so much that they attempted
to heat their general.
The Portuguese army is in full
march for the-‘frontiers, which they
will pass at the same time the
French army cross the Pyrenees.
Troops are continually arriving
at Bayonne. A military post was
established at the palace ot the
archbishop, where the duke of An
gouleme will stop.
The duke of Angouleme is to
be attended by a non descript offi
cer called a military Magistrate.
Fur key. — The Greeks have got
possession of the fortresses of Zit
tunv and Volo, the latter of which
commands the strait of the same
name. Larissa has also been cap
tured. The Greeks have advanced
along the coast, and all the cities
have declared for independence.
It is said that orders have been
issued at Bayonne not to permit the
passage of any couriers connected
with commerce. Manufactories
are languishing and commerce dull.
“The Minister of Finance is said
to have intended to negocigtc the
loan at 82 to 84 francs,and that con
siderable efforts have been made
for this purpose ; hut the attempt
has not availed against the public
opinion, which shrinks from the
consequences of a war.
An arrival at Boston on the 29th
ult. brings Gibraltar dates to the
27th March. Papers were receiv
ed, from which the following are
extracts:
It appears that an insurrection
had*! ecu commenced in Portugal
by Count Amaranths, has in
consequence been deprived of his
honors, titles, &c.
Lisbon letters of tire Bth bt ing no
particular news. Accounts reach
led that capital every dav, of the re
bels 1 project having been defeated.
The natives of Tras-los-montes had
not listened to Amarante's perfidi
ous suggestions, and no doubt was
entertained that the garrison of Bra
ga would coutinue faithful. A
letter of the 2d, from the last men
tioned city states, that Gen. Qui
roga had offered everv assistance
in ltis power to General Louis de
Re go.
By the latest news of the Count’s
movements, received in Lisbon on
the 9th of March, he had marched
out of Chaves with his troops, pro
ceeded <to the Pazo de Regoa with
a view to cross the l)uero and fall
upon La me go., and even embarked
some men for this purpose ; but the
latter had beAv driven back with
some loss by the government troops
on the opposite bank.
In die sitting of the Portagese
Cortes, of the 6th, Mr. Moura pro
posed, and the assembly approved
of, the establishment of the Nation
al Guard—and at the conclusion of
his speech, the Hon. Member, all
his colleagues and the spectators,
repeated the oath to die, if necessa
ry, for the constitution.
An Algerine Squadron sailed
February 4, for,Egypt. The Dutch
Consul had givennotice that if they
took a Spanish vessel the Dutch
squadron would attack them.
Thc king of France has issued a
decree cashiering the sergeant who
refused to comply with the order
for seizing M. Manuel in die cham
ber of Deputies.
A Spanish decree of the sth
March prohibits the admission of
French, Austrian, Russian and
Prussian vessels and merchandise
into the Island of Cuba.
A letter from LkUon of 17th
March, mentions, that a scarcity of
grain has been occasioned by inces
sant rains, which have destroyed
not only what seed was sown, but a
great part of what was in store. In
consequence of which the ports
are open to the importation of In
dian corn, rye and barley. It was
expected wheat would soon be ad
mitted.
Ciikistiana, Feb. 21.
Ills Majesty, the King of Swe
den by a decre e of 18th of Decem
ber last, ordered, that all Swedish
and Norwegian ships which should
be detected carrying on the Slave
Trade, shall forfeit the protection
ot the Swedish and Norwegian Go -
vernment, for having violated the
laws ot the kingdom, and shall he
denied such protection if they apply
for it.
Boston, April 28.
A passenger in the Sally’ Anne,
from Smyrna, has favored us with
the <v Spectator ” of the 7th Feb.—
We b ave not time to translate much
of the information it furnishes. It
contains the particulars of the de
feat of the Turks in their attac k on
the important fortress of Missolon
gv, on die 6th January ; but announ
ces the complete surrender, at
length, of the Peninsula to the
Turks; and that the Vizier of Bos
nia, had succeeded Chourschid Pa
cha as Seraskier of Romelia and the
Mo tea, and had arrived at Larissa,
with 16,000 men. “ We continue,”
says the Spectator , “ to enjoy the
most perfect tranquility.”
Cent in el.
FROM PERU.
Cam ao, Feb. 6, *823.
A battle was fought on the 20th
Jan. between the royal army under
Generals Cantarnc and ttaldes, and
the liberating army under Gen. Al
varado, which resulted in the al
most total destruction of the latter,
only 7 or 800 men and officers es
caping. The wreck of the army ar
rived here this morning. This will
be the last eilort that can possibly
he made in Peru by the liberating
army. The Peruvian Congress,
which has been in session at Lima
some time, 1 am informed will be
uisqpLed, and the government pi.,.
ceil in the hands of a Military
Chief.
This is unexpected and unpleas
ant intelligence. It is but a fc-. v
months ago since the independence
of Peru was supposed to be com.
pletely established. It is within ±
few days only since we received t
number of newspapers from thin
country, full of assurance of tLu,
effect.
‘1 lie Nantucket Inquirer sav&
that a few days after the earthquake
at Valparaiso the priests drew up a,
petition for the expulsion of all ih c
English and Americans, (or lieu
ticks as they style then*,) that resi
ded there, ns being the cause id
the earthquake and its calamities
by their wickedness. 1 hey aj pH.
ed to one Biskla, he being tbs oili
est judge of the city, to induce him
to sign it. He inquired of them
how they could attribute it to tii c
‘ Anglices* when their houses were
most of them standing and all their
lives spared as witnesses of their
innocence—while you, said lie, who
call yourselves good catholics, with,
all your prayers,and the assistance
of patron saints, could not save our
churches, houses, and hundreds cl
catholics from utter destruction;
and as lor myself, on the night ot
the earthquake with the rest of my
family, I was taken from impending
ruin by an American, at the immi
nent risk of his life, when no coun
trymen of my own would come to
our assistance. I shall therefore -
not subscribe to any such thing.
MORE OF THE PIRATES.
Mr. Walter Marston, from Ha*’
vana, has furnished us widuthe fol
lowing information :—Sailed from
Salem in the schr. Evergreen, (of
which I was part owner,) Captain
Henry Upson, master for Havana.
Off Matanzas was chased three
times bv two piratical vessels.—
The same pirates took an Ameri
can brig in sight of us. Chased
again by another pirate, for four
hours, and fired upon ; throwing off
the deck load, escaped. Arrived
at Havana, March 24, when we in
formed the Custom House officers
that we had been chased, they were
verv indifferent about it. When at
Havana I was recognized by some
persons, who had taken away my
vessel from me on a former voyage,
as having been on board Capt. Al
len’s vessel at the time he was kill
ed ; and my life was in danger.—►
Whenever the boat came on shore,
they were watched continually to
see If I was there, and lav watching
round the vessel all night, when
not finding me they took capt. Up
son up into a store, and drawing
their knives, said that they were de
termined io have me at all events,
the American Consul advised me
to come as soon as possible *
in consequence, I hid myself, and
came awav in the Albert, of Port
land. The pirates are more nume
rous than ever. Three were fitted
out openly while we were there.—
The night before we sailed, a brig
was taken directly under the guns
of the Moro Castle. They hung
up the captain, and beat him se
verely, plundered the vessel and
got her into the harbor. The cap
tain procured assistance from the
English brig Tyne, and got posses
sion of her again. These wretche*
are particularly inveterate against
our countrymen. ‘Three Ameri
cans were killed while we were
there. Two were stabbed on the
Mole at the dusk of evening. The
other was stabbed in the market in
the open day. The government
takes no steps to put a stop to i>,w-*
There was a small schooner tWq
from Baltimore—some perionssof*
sered the captain S3 OCX) for her*,
and when he refused to sell, tli&v
said they would take her fr om him,
when lie went out.
Salem Observer.
Havana, May 7.
<he suffer at the present moment
a very severe drought, which will
materially affect the next crop. —
Hogs will have therefore a good
price during the mouths of June,
July and August.
1 he new. Governor General Vi*
ves, and anew Intcudant have just
arrived, hut we can as yet say noth
ing about them.
Com. Porter was here several
days ago, but J regret to sav, he was?
not noticed by the high authorities*
naval and twiluarv —whether ipteo*^